I can no longer hide the fact that I’m secretly dating a senior
Chapter 7 - Seriously, What Are You All Imagining This Time?

Chapter 07: Seriously, What Are You All Imagining This Time?

Girls’ ability to gossip—Ye Fei knew it could be terrifying.

But not until now did he realize how terrifying it was, especially with someone like Xu Li.

Sigh, I let my guard down.

In less than two hours, Ye Fei’s phone calls, text messages, WeChat, and QQ were practically exploding.

Friends and classmates all came rushing to ask— Was he the guy who secretly met Senior Zheng Wanqing at the hotel last night?

Even though Ye Fei tried hard to clarify things, his classmates didn’t seem to believe him.

But then again, they also had no solid proof.

However— Thanks to Xu Li and her group of girls— The secret relationship between Ye Fei and Zheng Wanqing was now dangerously close to being exposed.

“Big mouth…”

Ye Fei grumbled internally about Xu Li, his deskmate.

His roommates surrounded him.

“What are you guys doing?” Ye Fei asked.

His roommates said, “Damn, Ye Fei, you did us dirty.”

“We’ve shared a dorm, food, and everything for three whole years.”

“And yet you kept your relationship with Senior Zheng Wanqing a secret this entire time? That’s low, man.”

“As your roommates, we must suck to have had no clue at all.”

“But to be fair, you hid it pretty deep.”

“I remember all those times you made excuses and didn’t come back to the dorm overnight. Don’t tell me you were out with the senior… doing what you did last night?”

Just as they got to this point— They stopped themselves.

Better not imagine things they shouldn’t.

They were already crushed enough.

No need to rub salt in their wounds.

The roommates had seen through him. They were just missing the final piece of evidence to confirm it.

Ye Fei’s system was already activated now.

If it weren’t for Zheng Wanqing’s sake, he would’ve gladly admitted it to his roommates.

“What are you guys even talking about? I don’t understand a word,” Ye Fei feigned ignorance.

His roommates all teased him. “Yeah, right, this guy’s acting like nothing happened again.”

“Okay, okay, that’s enough. You guys are being ridiculous.”

They all walked out of the dorm together.

One of the roommates threw an arm around Ye Fei’s shoulders and said, “Ye Fei, now that you’ve bagged the beauty, isn’t it time to treat us to a meal? We need to celebrate!”

“After freeloading off of us so many times, you owe us one, right?”

“Just think of it as comforting our broken hearts.”

“Doesn’t need to be fancy. Just a decent meal at the cafeteria to fill us up is enough.”

Ye Fei said, “Sure. Order whatever you want.”

The roommates were overjoyed, eyes tearing up. “Are you serious? Did the sun rise in the west today?”

“The king of freeloading is offering to treat us?”

“No wonder a senior fell for you.”

But then Ye Fei added, “I mean I’ll treat you guys—as long as you pay.”

Roommates: “……”

Well damn, that’s so you!

Ye Fei burst into laughter.

Then the whole group went to the cafeteria and had a casual dinner.

Even though the food at Qingteng University’s cafeteria wasn’t expensive, the dishes weren’t too bad either.

Of course, this dinner still ended up being on the roommates.

At least for the next three days, while his task was still ongoing— Ye Fei was going to keep freeloading to the end.

Meanwhile, Zheng Wanqing had been in the library for hours, busy writing her paper for her major course.

During that time, several girls came to the library looking for her.

Just like Ye Fei, she was bombarded with all kinds of questions.

Zheng Wanqing replied with just one word: “Boring.”

Though she didn’t admit anything, she also didn’t deny it.

So among the senior students, rumors began circulating quietly.

It looked like that Year 3 junior was Zheng Wanqing’s boyfriend!

At around 7:30 in the evening, Zheng Wanqing finally left the campus library.

She packed up her coursework and told her roommates— That she wouldn’t be coming back to the dorm that night, and they didn’t need to wait for her.

Her roommates were all lǎosījī¹, giving her looks full of dirty-minded understanding. “Wanqing, we get it. Go, go, don’t keep him waiting.”

Zheng Wanqing looked completely speechless.

Seriously, what are you all imagining this time?

Well, it seems like clearing things up was hopeless now.

The more she tried, the worse it would sound.

So she gave up on explaining.

Fifteen minutes later, Zheng Wanqing arrived home— Mentally preparing herself for her dad’s punishment for secretly being in a relationship.

Footnotes:

1. 老司机 (lǎosījī)– Literally “old driver.” A slang term used for someone experienced or knowledgeable in dirty jokes or adult content. Not actually about driving.