Pampered by the School Bully
Chapter 372 - 366, Holding You in My Sleep! (13)

Chapter 372: 366, Holding You in My Sleep! (13)

On April Fool’s Day, Pu Sangzhi had an uneventful day.

However, two of her friends indeed experienced a very unusual day.

Pu Sangzhi, because she had spent the afternoon holed up in the library with Huo Feng, didn’t notice what had happened with other friends outside.

It wasn’t until after evening self-study ended that Pu Sangzhi discovered something was off with both Zhu Dandan and Wen Miao!

The three of them still walked back to the dorm together, but Zhu Dandan and Wen Miao hardly spoke today.

Zhu Dandan, who should have been cheerfully tricking people, now seemed as if she had been struck mute, remaining silent throughout the whole trip.

With her mind in a fog, Pu Sangzhi returned to the dorm with them, and while Dai Ya’an was still out and Zhu Dandan was in the bathroom for a big one...

Wen Miao shared her worries with Pu Sangzhi, "Sangzhi, today, I brought up that matter with Fatty."

Pu Sangzhi certainly wasn’t slow on the uptake and immediately grasped Wen Miao’s point, expressing a bit of surprise, "You? You with Fatty? Pan Bo?"

Wen Miao looked around to make sure no one was near and confirmed Zhu Dandan wasn’t about to come out of the bathroom, then whispered to Pu Sangzhi, "I just brought it up, isn’t today, this stupid holiday, quite suitable for a confession? Then I asked Fatty if he wanted to take over my family’s martial arts gym and train himself from fat to thin."

Pu Sangzhi nodded slowly, thinking: Such a confession is quite subtle, very much Wen Miao’s style.

"What did Pan Bo say?" Pu Sangzhi asked.

Wen Miao then took out her phone, opened her WeChat chat with Pan Bo, and showed his reply to Pu Sangzhi...

It turned out, Pan Bo had replied: [Miao bro, happy April Fool’s Day!]

"His reply..."

Pu Sangzhi thought of the idiom Huo Feng had used today, "It’s complicated!"

Wen Miao looked at Pu Sangzhi in confusion. "What do you think, is he playing dumb or rejecting me?"

Pu Sangzhi felt that Pan Bo was probably rejecting her.

But she didn’t want to hurt Wen Miao’s feelings, so she changed her tune, "I think, he thought you were joking?"

Wen Miao blinked immediately, "I suppose he thought I was joking too, so he sent me that. I didn’t even dare to reply, because I didn’t know what to say. If it were you, what would you have replied to him?"

Pu Sangzhi shook her head, "I wouldn’t be in this situation."

Wen Miao asked, "Hypothetically speaking?"

"Hmm..."

After a moment of serious contemplation, Pu Sangzhi said, "If it really were like that, I might not reply to him at all. I value my self-esteem, so I generally don’t take the initiative in pursuing someone, and, if a guy responds like that, he’s actually hurt my self-esteem a bit."

"Oh..."

Wen Miao seemed to understand.

For someone as proud and accomplished as Pu Sangzhi, she would never do something like making the first move in a confession!

That left such actions to a tomboy like Wen Miao.

Wen Miao herself had mustered a lot of effort to convince herself to send such a message to Pan Bo today.

Who would have thought she’d receive such a reply from Pan Bo? Wen Miao was actually quite disappointed!

Since Pu Sangzhi couldn’t solve this problem, Wen Miao had no choice but to put away her phone and say, "Then let’s pretend I never asked, or consider that he rejected me. Finding a boyfriend isn’t easy; I’ve decided not to bother with it in high school and to focus on my studies instead!"

Wen Miao gave up on the whole idea all at once; she had no thoughts of dating whatsoever anymore.

Pu Sangzhi remembered that just last term, she had found a long wig in Wen Miao’s bedding and realized that Wen Miao was a girl who loved beauty as well.

She never expected that a single setback would cause Wen Miao to beat a retreat and abandon everything.

However!

For a model student like Pu Sangzhi, giving up on romance wasn’t a big deal!

Pu Sangzhi even encouraged Wen Miao, "Yeah, what’s the point of dating in high school? Studying is the most important. Haven’t you improved recently? With studies, hard work pays off, nothing else matters."

"Is that so..."

Wen Miao cheerfully replied to Pu Sangzhi.

Actually, Wen Miao could’ve guessed she would receive such a response about studying hard if she discussed this topic with Pu Sangzhi.

Because that’s just the kind of person Pu Sangzhi was.

Wen Miao really shouldn’t have discussed this topic with Pu Sangzhi.

"Wen Miao, do you know why Dandan has been silent all evening?"

Pu Sangzhi went on to ask Wen Miao about Zhu Dandan’s situation. "Also, she said she had a big one, but she’s been in the bathroom for a really long time now. I don’t think she’s actually there to go number two, right?"

Wen Miao glanced towards the bathroom, then turned to Pu Sangzhi and said, "She feels that Wang Chao doesn’t care about her in their relationship. So, taking advantage of April Fool’s Day, she wanted to tell Wang Chao they should break up to test his attitude. But she actually wanted to be with Wang Chao; she just wanted to gauge his reaction. The result was that Wang Chao agreed..."

"Ah..."

Pu Sangzhi showed an expression of disbelief, "How could this happen? This method is just too... strange, right?"

I’ve seen people test the waters with a confession...

But I’ve never seen anyone test the waters with a breakup...

Pu Sangzhi was truly shocked by Zhu Dandan’s actions.

Actually, how can love withstand such tests?

Love is fragile and should be carefully protected by both people in the relationship.

Pu Sangzhi felt that Zhu Dandan’s actions were utterly unnecessary.

Wen Miao said, "I guess now she’s either hiding in the bathroom messaging Wang Chao on WeChat or hiding and crying. She brought this on herself, so she doesn’t dare tell us."

Pu Sangzhi nodded, "Mhm... So does Wang Chao actually like her? What’s his attitude like?"

Wen Miao shrugged, "That I don’t know. Dandan doesn’t tell me everything. Compared to talking to me, she would rather confide more in you because I can’t help but scold her."

Pu Sangzhi: "But she didn’t tell me this time either. It looks like she wants to suffer on her own."

Wen Miao: "Then let her suffer by herself. Sigh..."

As she spoke, Wen Miao let out a long sigh, "You know, love is often troubled. So, it’s better to be open-minded and not too fixated. Like me, even though my confession failed today, I’m totally unconcerned!"

Pu Sangzhi thought that Wen Miao only seemed unconcerned, right?

Tonight, two of her close girlfriends had issues, yet Pu Sangzhi didn’t know how to comfort them.

She didn’t know how to comfort Wen Miao, who pretended to be carefree.

And she had no place to comfort Zhu Dandan, who said nothing at all.

So, on April Fool’s Day, Pu Sangzhi could only see that everyone didn’t seem very happy, but she had no idea how to alleviate the mood.

At 10:30 p.m., the lights were out, and unusually, the dormitory was silent, free of chatting.

Feeling helpless, Pu Sangzhi reached out to Huo Feng on WeChat.

She typed out two long paragraphs, telling Huo Feng about Wen Miao and Zhu Dandan’s situations, and asked how he viewed the fact that both girls were feeling down.

To this, Huo Feng simply replied to Pu Sangzhi with: [They’re overthinking! Today Chaozi and the fatty lost at basketball and are in a bad mood!]

Pu Sangzhi: [...]

Pu Sangzhi: [Is it really just because they are upset about the basketball game that they replied to the two girls like that?]

Huo Feng nodded: [There was a bet involved. The loser had to treat the winner to a meal! Without me there today, they got trashed again by the high school sophomore basketball team! So, they’ve got quite a grudge against me!]

Pu Sangzhi read and reread Huo Feng’s messages.

She suddenly remembered an article she had read online not long ago.

The article described how a girl spent the whole day with wild thoughts when a boy didn’t contact her, pondering whether he loved her or liked her.

But for the boy, his only thought that day was: "Lost the basketball game."

Pu Sangzhi instantly understood Huo Feng’s point!

What Huo Feng meant to say was, the logic in men and women’s thinking is different, which leads to these kinds of misunderstandings in relationships!

Pu Sangzhi nodded in sudden realization, then quickly replied to Huo Feng: [I get it now. Your analysis makes quite a lot of sense.]

Huo Feng replied to her: [Of course! If you have any interpersonal issues in the future, just come to me! I’m practically a social butterfly!]

Looking at Huo Feng’s response, Pu Sangzhi couldn’t help but smile.

She replied: [Talking to you has made me feel a lot better. It’s getting late, let’s go to sleep.]

Huo Feng: [Sure, let’s sleep together! Hold each other tight! (smirking emoji)]

Pu Sangzhi: [I’d rather not...]

Huo Feng: [One day I will hold you as we sleep! I’ll give you half of my bed!]

Pu Sangzhi: [Happy April Fool’s Day...]

Huo Feng: [Damn! I’m serious!]

Pu Sangzhi laughed softly: [Good night.]

Huo Feng: [Good night! Holding you tight as we sleep! Then kissing your forehead! Then saying I love you! (And I’m totally not joking for April Fool’s!)]

After reading the last message, Pu Sangzhi’s lips curved into a slight smile.

Putting down her phone, she quickly fell asleep.

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