255. The Confused Wang Jie
A night has passed, and Wang Jie’s complexion has slightly improved, though his lips are still a bit pale.
He still looks lethargic; he’s no longer fiddling with his phone in class, slumped over as if he has exhausted all his energy dealing with his girlfriend, completely drained.
“Nice one, Wang Jie!” Zhang Shaoqing hooked his arm around Wang Jie’s shoulder, teasing with a grin, “If I had known you were this weak, I would’ve bought you two boxes of health supplements!”
Wang Jie let out a soft sigh, remaining silent.
“Come on! You can’t even handle one girl! Need some little pills? I have a friend abroad, I could get him to send back some strong ones!”
“Look at me! I still party all night and I’m in great shape!” Ning Chu chimed in, unable to hold back.
“You don’t even have a girlfriend, and you’re talking about partying all night?”
“Hey, defending your buddy, huh?”
Zhang Shaoqing straightened his back proudly, “I have money! Beautiful girls are just waiting for me to pick!”
Ning Chu shot him a glare, suspecting he really would turn cowardly in front of girls. Look at his track record—knowing his childhood friend for more than ten years and still hasn’t made a move!
“Hey, Wen Yang,” Zhang Shaoqing suddenly turned to Wen Yang, “What about Qiao Qiao? You interested? I’m about to make my move!”
Wen Yang looked dumbfounded, “Qiao Qiao? Who’s that?”
“The Catgirl! That Catgirl! The most wonderful creature on Earth and you can’t even remember her name! What a disgrace!”
“???”
He still looked confused. After a moment of pondering, he finally recalled that floorsweeper of a catgirl who followed his roommate around calling “older brother.”
She’s got a worse figure than Ning Chu!
“Go for it. Do what you want,” Wen Yang waved him off nonchalantly.
But Ning Chu suddenly became alert.
In the plot, Qiao Qiao and Wen Yang were roommates working together, drinking milk every day!
Although Qiao Qiao seemed no longer interested in Wen Yang these days, who knows if she still had a thing for him?
“Just make sure you don’t drag her to Wen Yang!”
“Are you jealous?”
Zhang Shaoqing teased Ning Chu, “I told you, not letting Wen Yang date is just pure jealousy. You can’t deny it!”
“……”
At first, it was just a matter of plot integrity, ensuring she wouldn’t get tangled in a male-centric fate.
But now……
Ning Chu stubbornly replied, “Back then, I just did not want Wen Yang to be deceived by a bad woman……”
“So now you’re jealous?”
This guy just won’t back down! She angrily picked up her textbook to hit Zhang Shaoqing but he ducked.
“Ow! Why are you hitting me?”
“No, really, Shaoqing, can you tone it down? Why do you poke the bear with Ning Chu every day?” Wen Yang, stuck in the middle, pleaded, “Ning Chu, just talk this out calmly.”
“Wait a minute, what are you all talking about?” Wang Jie looked at the chaotic group, totally lost, “I don’t understand a word!”
Everyone paused, turning to look at him.
“Ha! Come look at the daft one!”
Wang Jie rubbed his head, perplexed, and looked at Zhang Shaoqing. “What’s so daft about me? At least I’m the number one in the whole dorm, okay?”
“What’s wrong with you?”
Then he looked over at the smiling Wen Yang and then met Ning Chu’s evasive gaze.
“Hey, should I say it or not?” Zhang Shaoqing grinned at Ning Chu, “It’s not fair to keep it a secret from him!”
“……”
Assuming silence was consent, he draped his arm around Wang Jie’s shoulder, “Wang Jie, take a look at Ning Chu. Doesn’t she look like a girl?”
“Pretty okay, I guess?”
“Pretty okay? Are your eyes blind? You think Ning Chu isn’t pretty or is it just that she’s not your type?”
“Uh, yeah, she’s quite beautiful…” Wang Jie mumbled quietly, quickly added, “Ning Chu, I didn’t mean anything bad! I didn’t say anything bad about your mom, don’t take it to heart.”
“Why are you so timid? She’s a girl, isn’t she supposed to be pretty?”
He responded affirmatively, but suddenly froze, staring blankly at Ning Chu.
That still youthful face unexpectedly radiated a feminine charm, her slightly raised eyebrows making her alluring peach blossom eyes even more captivating… As he started to consider her as a girl, it dawned on him that his roommate’s looks could easily compete with the school beauty.
Not seeing Ning Chu shaking her head in denial or hear her fuming with anger, Wang Jie scratched his head in confusion, “Wait, how can a girl possibly live in our dorm…”
“Chase Wen Yang, of course~”
Ning Chu lay her head on the desk, trying to hide her rosy cheeks.
There’s no way she could tell her roommates that she used to be a guy, so she’ll just let them think she’s chasing after Wen Yang… not that it wouldn’t work out.
After all, this school is the main stage for Little Emperor Wen, where outlandish things happen all the time.
“Ah?”
Wang Jie still looked dazed.
Zhang Shaoqing, feeling a sense of urgency, slapped Wang Jie on the shoulder, “Bro! Are you blind? Can’t you see those two are already together?”
“I… I thought they were just close friends.”
“Close friends? Don’t you think they have a bit of a gay vibe? Always together, inseparable.”
“Doesn’t mean anything! We hang out together all the time too.”
“Unbelievable…”
Zhang Shaoqing shot Wang Jie a look, “How did you even manage to get a girl?”
“Me? She chased me…”
“d*mn! How come no girl chased me?”
Suddenly, he was crushed, clutching his chest in agony, “What’s wrong with me? I’m even worse than a shut-in~”
Ning Chu peeked up, only to find Wang Jie still gazing at her with shocked and incredulous eyes, quickly burying her head back down.
I wonder how Black Bean is doing right now? Is she still not home, causing a ruckus in the car wanting to find her?
“By the way, Ning Chu, where’s that little catgirl from your home?” Zhang Shaoqing asked, “I heard you brought her to school yesterday. Why haven’t I seen her today?”
“She went home.”
“That was fast…”
Ning Chu shot him a look, “You’re not actually thinking of hitting on a ten-year-old, right?”
“I can wait eight years!”
Zhang Shaoqing stated boldly, “It’s normal for a man with money to marry a girl ten years younger, especially if she’s only eight years younger!”
“Go chase your Qiao Qiao then.”
Ning Chu scoffed; she had no interest in this carefree rich kid, who showed no sense of responsibility and would surely be messing around.
Besides, she had already given him a chance, and it was Zhang Shaoqing who didn’t appreciate it.
But then again, thinking about Zhang Shaoqing calling her “Mom” while respectfully serving tea…
Ning Chu couldn’t help but burst out laughing, which earned her a fierce glare from Zhang Shaoqing. “You must be thinking of something nasty!”
“Why would I have to report my thoughts to you?”
“Shut up, just shut it.”
Wen Yang sighed heavily, “Can you let me focus on the class? If you’re going to make noise, do it away from the front row, in sight of the teacher.”
Finally, Ning Chu looked up at the teacher on stage, “Oh, class is already in session?”
“……”
