Chapter 265: Can You Give Me a Chance?
“Seriously, what does ‘Dragon Brother’ even mean?” Wang Li Juan just couldn’t wrap her head around it.
Whenever she mentioned Shen Meng Jie, she got kinda mad—like someone just yanked her brain out. She was fuming, but suddenly a little panic crept in. What if Dragon Brother, after hearing Li Hao’s words, thought she was utterly trash and decided not to help her anymore?
“Maybe you should try calling Xu Shuai?” Zhang Meng Meng whispered, shaking her phone.
Hearing that, Wang Li Juan’s eyes lit up: “Yeah! Xu Shuai probably knows a thing or two.”
At this moment, Shen Meng Jie also looked over at the three of them. Even though she didn’t say it, she was thinking the same thing. She really wanted to know—what kind of attitude does Dragon Brother have towards her now?
Just as Wang Li Juan was about to dial Xu Shuai’s number…
Bing! The ringtone of Shen Meng Jie’s phone suddenly sounded.
She glanced at her phone, confused, and muttered, “Huang Fei’s ringing.”
Before she could answer, the call was already connected.
“Huang Fei, is there something you need?” Shen Meng Jie asked.
“Waiting for you in the woods by the playground. There are some things I want to talk about face to face,” came Huang Fei’s hurried reply.
Before Shen Meng Jie could say no, the call was abruptly cut off.
She blinked in surprise, then looked at Han Xiao Jing and the others.
“Go ahead. Maybe he really has something important,” Han Xiao Jing whispered.
Wang Li Juan nodded approvingly: “I think Huang Fei actually treats you pretty well. The day he found out you didn’t go back to the dorm and couldn’t reach you by phone, he almost freaked out…”
“He’s a good guy,” Zhang Meng Meng added.
After a moment of hesitation, Shen Meng Jie put on her hoodie and hat, then stepped out of the dormitory.
As she walked down the street, her mind replayed the first time she met Huang Fei. She could be 100% sure back then—the emotions she saw in his eyes? Yeah, that was pure desire.
She’d seen that look so many times before, too many to count. She hated that look, especially when it was directed at her…
But… wait, maybe it’s not just that anymore. Her feelings seemed to be shifting. Those eyes… the emotion behind them was changing.
Now she felt a bit uneasy facing Huang Fei, because it seemed he was starting to take her seriously.
…
In the small woods, Huang Fei heard footsteps. He stubbed out his cigarette on the ground and turned around.
Seeing the figure approach, he broke into a smile: “You’re here.”
Shen Meng Jie looked around, then took off her hat. “What’s up?”
Hearing her cold tone, Huang Fei scratched his head. “Is it really that stressful being with me?”
She chuckled softly, looked up, and shook her head seriously. “Honestly, I’ve probably shouldn’t have messed with you from the start.”
“It’s probably been me that started it first,” Huang Fei said, locking eyes with her and smiling.
Shen Meng Jie shrugged with a bit of humor. “Who knows?”
“Can I ask why?”
“In this world, there aren’t that many ‘whys.’ If there were, wouldn’t that be great?” she shot back.
“And do you know how many people would stab me in the back if we got together now?”
“What if I said I didn’t care?” she countered.
Huang Fei stepped closer, staring directly into her eyes. “What if I told you I really don’t care at all?”
Faced with Huang Fei’s passionate, serious gaze, Shen Meng Jie suddenly felt a bit unable to meet his eyes.
She looked away, and Huang Fei laughed bitterly. “Liking you is my thing. You don’t need to feel any pressure.”
Back in the day, Shen Meng Jie wouldn’t have felt pressured—she was unshakable, even when Dragon Brother pointed his finger in her face and scolded her, she remained calm… even meeting up nonchalantly with Wang Senior.
But after everything she’d been through, she was genuinely hesitating now.
“I just want a chance.”
“You don’t have a boyfriend, I don’t have a girlfriend. Give me one shot. I won’t interfere with you. If, after a year, you’re still not moved by me, I’ll really give up.”
Huang Fei poured out his heart. Giving up now felt so hard—he so badly wanted to try, to put in effort. Maybe then, he’d truly give up for good.
The stubbornness and sincerity in his eyes made Shen Meng Jie’s heart flutter in chaos.
“A year?” she thought. She knew she didn’t harbor any feelings beyond friendship for Huang Fei. But looking into his earnest eyes, seeing what he’d done for her, hearing him say, “I don’t care what others think at all!”
Suddenly, she couldn’t find words to refuse.
If she still didn’t develop feelings after a year, maybe he’d accept it and truly give up.
Ugh, so complicated…
“If you don’t reject me, I’ll take that as you agree,” Huang Fei said with a smile. “So, you don’t need to worry or hide from me anymore.”
Shen Meng Jie rolled her eyes. “Who’s under pressure? Who’s hiding from you?”
This eye roll didn’t hurt Huang Fei; instead, he smiled even more happily. That’s Shen Meng Jie’s default expression.
Listening to Huang Fei’s laughter, Shen Meng Jie couldn’t help but chuckle softly.
“If you’re just gonna come here to say all that, I’ll head back now.”
“Of course not,” Huang Fei’s smile faded, replaced by a serious look, and he directly revealed Dragon Brother’s wild guess, word for word.
When she heard that, Shen Meng Jie genuinely didn’t want to believe it.
The person who had been humiliating her, trapping her in shame, was her own roommate—how could that be?
But Dragon Brother’s guess was actually the closest to the truth.
Getting 38 chat logs so easily? The simplest explanation—those logs had to come from her own phone.
And who in her dorm could have done that? Only her roommates.
Seeing Shen Meng Jie’s expression of disbelief and inner turmoil, Huang Fei added, “Old Ao told me, if I tell you these guesses, you’ll have a target in mind. Whether you believe it or not, you can test it out.”
Indeed, after hearing Dragon Brother’s theory, even if she didn’t want to believe it, she started to suspect someone.
After a long pause, Shen Meng Jie looked at Huang Fei. “Can you leave for a bit?”
She knew her mind was made up.
Huang Fei nodded and headed outside the small woods.
After Huang Fei left, Shen Meng Jie took out her phone and dialed a number…
