I can no longer hide the fact that I’m secretly dating a senior
Chapter 6 - He’s Acting So Well—Should We Nominate Him for Best Actor at the Oscars?

Chapter 06: He’s Acting So Well—Should We Nominate Him for Best Actor at the Oscars?

Xu Li was Ye Fei’s classmate. Both of them were in Year 3, Finance Major, Class of 2019.

As a junior, Xu Li deeply admired Senior Zheng Wanqing. She had always considered her an idol.

Because aside from having a wealthy family background, good looks, a great figure, charm, and a gentle personality— Zheng Wanqing’s grades were also top-notch.

During the last professional skills exam, she had even outscored the previous student known as the “Exam God.”

She had become the new kǎoshén¹ of the university.

Whether it was boys or girls— freshmen or senior students— everyone was fascinated by, admired, and looked up to by Zheng Wanqing.

Naturally, Xu Li was no exception.

“That’s weird. I just went to serve another table, and then I saw Ye Fei walking out of Senior Zheng Wanqing’s private booth.”

“Are they that close?”

“As Ye Fei’s classmate and even his desk mate, how come I didn’t know that?”

“Also, in the past three years of college, I’ve never seen the two of them interact at all.”

Xu Li was genuinely surprised.

Mainly because when Senior Zheng Wanqing ran out of the booth just now— Her face was flushed red, as if she had just done something shameful inside.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been that red.

Either they kissed in there, or maybe even…

Wait a second!

Xu Li suddenly noticed something.

She quickly picked up her phone and pulled up the viral photo on the campus Tieba forum.

The one showing the mysterious man meeting Zheng Wanqing outside a hotel.

Looking at the man’s build, it did resemble Ye Fei’s.

Could it be… that Ye Fei was the mysterious boyfriend Zheng Wanqing had been secretly dating?

No way!

Xu Li was stunned.

Ye Fei was definitely handsome, but his family background was poor, and his academic record wasn’t great either.

Would someone like Senior Zheng Wanqing—a báifùměi²—fall for someone like Ye Fei?

Is she the type who only cares about looks?

That doesn’t seem like her.

Then again… maybe it is possible?

So, around six or seven in the evening, Xu Li finished her shift and told the café manager, “I’m off. Bye, manager.”

Then Xu Li returned to her dorm.

As a modern woman, gossip was her number one instinct.

So the moment she got back to her dorm, Xu Li shared everything she had seen at the café with her roommates.

Her roommates had been lying around the dorm all day— No washing up, no makeup, still in pajamas.

All of them were single, stay-at-home types.

So any hint of gossip gave them this sudden, unexplained burst of energy.

Especially when it involved Senior Zheng Wanqing.

And even more so if it was connected to Ye Fei from their class.

“What?! Lili, are you serious right now? You’re saying that the mysterious boyfriend of Senior Zheng Wanqing is Ye Fei from our class?”

“No way. We’ve been classmates for three years, and I’ve never seen him talk to her, let alone interact.”

Xu Li said, “If it’s impossible, then explain to me—why did Ye Fei come out of her private booth?”

“And why did Senior Zheng Wanqing run out blushing?”

“Most importantly, they never interact at school. I’ve seen them run into each other at the library several times, and they never even say hi. They act like strangers. But today they meet in private. Isn’t that suspicious?”

The roommates nodded. “That does make sense… but… would someone like Senior Zheng Wanqing, a total báifùměi, really like a guy like Ye Fei?”

“Although… Ye Fei is very handsome… Ahh, no! Just thinking about that face of his, my poor little heart can’t take it.”

“But still, Senior Zheng Wanqing isn’t like us. We’re all a bunch of mǔdài solo³ girls who’ve never seen the real world.”

“A girl like her—could she be that shallow?”

Xu Li said, “There’s also one more very important point—this photo. Don’t you think the guy in the picture, body-wise, really looks like Ye Fei?”

At first, the roommates hadn’t thought much of the photo.

But now, after what Xu Lili said, the guy did seem a lot like Ye Fei.

Not just “a lot”—it was almost spot on.

“Could it be Ye Fei?”

Xu Li and her roommates were buzzing with speculation in the dorm.

And since they were all big mouths— It didn’t take more than two hours before the news spread like wildfire.

Not just in their circle—tons of other girls on campus started to agree that the guy in the photo looked exactly like Ye Fei.

No, more like, it was Ye Fei.

No doubt about it.

Well damn, this guy’s good at hiding.

Secretly dating Senior Zheng Wanqing for three whole years, and fooling the entire school?

His acting is this good—should we go ahead and nominate him for Best Actor at the Oscars?

Footnotes:

1. 考神 (kǎoshén)– “Exam God.” A humorous and respectful title given to students with legendary test-taking skills and perfect grades.
2. 白富美 (báifùměi)– “Fair, rich, and beautiful.” A popular term describing an ideal woman with pale skin, wealth, and beauty. Implies status and desirability.
3. 母带solo (mǔdài solo)– A humorous internet slang meaning “born single,” implying someone has been single since birth and never had a romantic relationship. Often self-deprecating and used jokingly.

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