Chapter 65: Lu Chi publicly breaks off his engagement with Su Yun Jiao

Lu Chi never knew that Su Yun Jiao felt so much distress inside.

Seeing Su Yun Jiao sing so beautifully, Qin Xue was instantly flustered.

Qin Xue glanced sideways several times to see Lu Chi's reaction, but his deep eyes were filled with an obscure, unfathomable expression.

"Lu Chi, Jiao Jiao sings so beautifully, she has never sung in front of you before, has she?"

Qin Xue tried to divert Lu Chi's attention by striking up a conversation.

But Lu Chi didn't answer Qin Xue; he simply stared silently at Su Yun Jiao playing piano and singing on stage.

The auditorium fell silent; everyone was captivated by Su Yun Jiao's performance of the song "She De".

When Su Yun Jiao finished singing, thunderous applause suddenly erupted from the audience.

Everyone wanted to know who the singer was.

Even a few students from Yi Ban couldn't help whispering, asking, "Who is this girl? How can she sing so beautifully?"

"Wasn't it just said that it was Zhou Tingting from Liu Ban?"

"Zhou Tingting? I don't see how she looks like Zhou Tingting."

"Wrong, wrong! It's not Zhou Tingting; it's Su Yun Jiao from Liu Ban!"

"What! Su Yun Jiao?"

Everyone obviously didn't believe that the person who had just sung on stage was Su Yun Jiao.

Don't they know what kind of temperament Su Yun Jiao has?

At school she is timid and lacking confidence, not daring to speak to others, so how could she dare to sing on a stage before thousands?

"It really is Su Yun Jiao! I saw it with my own eyes."

A few boys nearby were eagerly discussing how Su Yun Jiao had replaced Zhou Tingting backstage and gone on stage.

Seeing the boys in her class praising Su Yun Jiao, Fang Hong angrily said, "So what if Su Yun Jiao can play and sing? Is her singing better than Xiao Xue's? Are you guys blind or deaf?"

"You can't say that... Although Su Yun Jiao previously had nothing noteworthy, just now her performance truly surpassed Qin Xue by more than a little bit."

Hearing the boys in her class betraying themselves for a pretty face, Fang Hong went over and slapped one, saying, "Which class are you from? Why are you speaking up for Su Yun Jiao?"

"I'm stating the facts; why did you hit me? Qin Xue, you tell me, is that right?"

A boy behind her asked Qin Xue for her opinion.

Qin Xue glanced at Lu Chi beside her; since he was there, she naturally couldn't appear petty, so she forced down her inner bitterness and said, "Yeah... Jiao Jiao, you're really impressive."

"Look, Qin Xue has said that much; why are you still competing here?"

Seeing the boy say that, Fang Hong could only swallow her anger.

"Lu Chi, I..."

Qin Xue still wanted to say something to Lu Chi, but he stood up inopportunely and said:

"I have something to do; I'll go out for a bit."

Seeing Lu Chi rise without looking back, Qin Xue's face turned as ugly as it could get.

What occasion is this today?

The students of Yi Ban are all here.

Qin Xue didn't expect Lu Chi to just abandon her and walk away.

Fang Hong anxiously took Qin Xue's hand: "Xiao Xue, don't panic; maybe Lu Chi has something else to attend to."

"Something else? Besides Su Yun Jiao's matter, what else could there be?"

Lu Chi just rushed off so impatiently to find Su Yun Jiao; didn't he even think of her?

Backstage.

Su Yun Jiao had just stepped off the stage when several Liu Ban classmates came up to greet her.

"Su Yun Jiao! You sang so beautifully just now!"

"Yeah, yeah, when did you learn to sing? Why haven't we heard you sing before?"

Several girls hadn't expected Su Yun Jiao to sing so well.

Meanwhile, a few of Lu Chi's lackeys standing nearby saw the girls in the class being so friendly to Su Yun Jiao and sneered, "It's just singing a song; is it such a big deal?"

"Exactly! Moreover, Su Yun Jiao, you clearly can sing; why didn't you before? Are you doing it on purpose? Just waiting to show off today, right?"

Several boys began to make malicious speculations.

Zhou Xian, hearing these words, furrowed his brows: "Su Yun Jiao stepped up for the class in a crisis, yet you still dare to say such things? When no one went on stage, why didn't I see you volunteering? Now Su Yun Jiao has solved the problem for everyone—is this really your attitude?"

The two boys whom Zhou Xian spoke to also felt a little guilty.

No matter what, Su Yun Jiao helped their class earn honor.

After this performance, their class is likely to be looked upon differently by other teachers.

"I'm just saying offhand—how fragile could Su Yun Jiao's inner self be? To turn her own life experience into a song, you really are something else."

Hearing the other's words, Su Yun Jiao felt puzzled: "What do you mean, turning my own life experience into a song?"

"Isn't it? The song you just sang—doesn't it talk about your secret crush on our Lu Ge?"

"Isn't it? To me it sounds like that too."

The other two boys were convinced that the song Su Yun Jiao just sang was meant for Lu Chi.

Seeing these two so certain, Su Yun Jiao almost laughed out of anger.

This song was originally sung by Zhou Tingting; it has nothing to do with her.

How can they keep piling all kinds of filth on her head?

"Su Yun Jiao."

Behind her, Lu Chi's voice suddenly reached Su Yun Jiao's ears.

Su Yun Jiao had just turned around when she saw Lu Chi.

Zhou Xian, upon seeing Lu Chi, his first reaction was to step in front of Su Yun Jiao.

Lu Chi, this is backstage; you shouldn't be here—go back to your seat.

I'm here to find Su Yun Jiao; what does that have to do with you?

Lu Chi had long been fed up with Zhou Xian's behavior in front of Su Yun Jiao.

After all, he and Su Yun Jiao are childhood sweethearts.

There's no room for an outsider like Zhou Xian to chime in here.

Seeing Zhou Xian's words had no effect, this time Su Yun Jiao stepped in front of Zhou Xian and said to Lu Chi, "Lu Chi, this is backstage; please leave."

Seeing Su Yun Jiao actually ask an outsider to make him leave, Lu Chi's face darkened: "Su Yun Jiao, I'll count to three—come with me right away."

Lu Chi used to find this trick most effective.

Sometimes, without Lu Chi even counting to three, Su Yun Jiao would obediently follow him away.

But now it's different.

Su Yun Jiao didn't move at all.

Lu Chi, with a dark face, counted: "One! Two!"

He deliberately paused before saying the word "three."

Yet Su Yun Jiao still had no intention of moving.

Under everyone's gaze, Su Yun Jiao bluntly said: "Three."

Seeing Su Yun Jiao say "three," Lu Chi's face turned as ugly as possible.

Su Yun Jiao said: "I'll say that three for you, Lu Chi—this is backstage; please leave immediately."

"Lu Chi!"

At the backstage entrance, Qin Xue had arrived at some point.

She immediately stepped forward, linked arms with Lu Chi, and apologetically said to Su Yun Jiao, "Sorry, Jiao Jiao—just now Lu Chi came to find me; he didn't intentionally come backstage, nor did he expect to run into you here."

Qin Xue, trying to save Lu Chi's face, tugged his arm again and said, "Lu Chi, let's go quickly—you said you'd take me out to eat later, right?"

After the cultural performance ended, school let out.

Lu Chi's gaze remained fixed on Su Yun Jiao.

Seeing Su Yun Jiao show no reaction to him and Qin Xue going to eat together, his gaze darkened: "Let's go."

Lu Chi pulled Qin Xue's arm and left the backstage.

Su Yun Jiao found Lu Chi bewildering.

He came backstage to look for Qin Xue for no reason, and even went out of his way to bring her bad luck.

Zhou Xian said to Su Yun Jiao, "Jiao Jiao, I'll accompany you to change clothes."

"Okay, class monitor."

Over by the backstage, Lu Chi's steps, which had been about to leave, stopped.

A man accompanying Su Yun Jiao to change clothes—yet Su Yun Jiao, who's lacking something, actually agreed?

Unable to swallow this anger, Lu Chi immediately turned around, while Qin Xue still thought she could easily bring him away.

Who would have thought Lu Chi would suddenly turn back?

Qin Xue cried out in surprise:

"Lu Chi!"

Lu Chi stepped forward and, without a word, grabbed Su Yun Jiao's arm: "Come here!"

Su Yun Jiao's arm was suddenly yanked, and the jerk immediately strained her waistband.

Su Yun Jiao felt the two wires inside her clothing almost poking her ribs.

The pain made her tears flow.

"Lu Chi! Are you sick?"

Su Yun Jiao, not knowing where the strength came from, shoved Lu Chi away in one motion.

Zhou Xian immediately stepped forward, shielding Su Yun Jiao behind him.

"Lu Chi! Don't go too far!"

Seeing Zhou Xian, usually so good-tempered, raise his voice for Su Yun Jiao, Lu Chi snorted and said, "Su Yun Jiao is my fiancée; I'm taking my fiancée away—is that really over the top?"

The single sentence "She is my fiancée" made the people around suck in a breath of cold air.

"Su Yun Jiao is Lu Chi's fiancée?"

"When did this happen?"

The other people in the class also didn't know about this, and they were all stunned.

Especially Qin Xue, who froze upon hearing that.

She wasn't unaware that Su Yun Jiao and Lu Chi had an engagement.

But Lu Chi had once said he didn't like Su Yun Jiao.

And he really didn't want to be with her.

Lu Chi had never publicly acknowledged his relationship with Su Yun Jiao at school.

But this time, Lu Chi actually admitted their engagement in front of so many people!

"Lu Ge... is this for real? Are you joking?"

"Yeah, Lu Ge—Su Yun Jiao is just staying at your place, right? How... how did she become your fiancée?"

The other classmates remained stuck in that shock, unable to snap out of it.

If Su Yun Jiao is Lu Chi's fiancée, then Qin Xue...

Su Yun Jiao never expected Lu Chi to suddenly bring up their engagement at school.

In his previous life, Lu Chi avoided this engagement as much as he could, and even outside he never mentioned their relationship.

This time, he actually said it outright.

"Lu Chi, stop talking nonsense, when did I ever have an engagement with you?"

Su Yun Jiao definitely didn't want to get involved with Lu Chi at school.

Seeing Su Yun Jiao anxiously trying to distance herself from him, Lu Chi felt even more resentful.