Chapter 42: A Jinling Love Story

This was destined to be a night where some were happy and others were sad.

Zhao Gaoyang had finally managed to scrape together a little money and wanted to show off in front of others, but he ended up almost losing all face in front of Dan Yuyue and her dorm mates.

Xu Heng helped him pay the bill, which counted as preserving his last shred of dignity.

Although Fan Xi still maintained her usual smile toward him, Zhao Gaoyang could clearly perceive that the distance between the two of them had grown even further.

On the way back to school, Zhao Gaoyang wanted to find a topic of conversation, but he didn't know where to start; he could only watch helplessly as Fan Xi left with the people from Dan Yuyue's dorm, his head hanging in disappointment, the confession he had prepared still left unspoken.

Seeing that Cheng Huaiyu wasn't with Dan Yuyue, Sheng Bo asked curiously, "Cheng Ge, aren't you going to see your girlfriend off?"

"See her off for what? Yueyue has her roommates, she's perfectly safe. Don't look at how carefree those roommates of hers seem; they're actually very petty. If I follow them, I can't take advantage of even the smallest benefit from Yueyue. It's boring," Cheng Huaiyu joked.

In any case, Dan Yuyue and the others were far away and couldn't hear what he was saying.

"Cheng Ge is really tough on his girlfriend, I admire that." Sheng Bo gave him a thumbs up and laughed, "If I treated my girlfriend like that, I'd already be kneeling on a washboard right now."

Praised like this, Cheng Huaiyu's indifferent expression turned awkward instead, looking somewhat guilty.

When they reached the entrance of the men's dormitory, he suddenly whispered to Xu Heng and the other two, "I have something to do tonight, you guys go back first."

"Huh?" Sheng Bo and Zhao Gaoyang both looked at him in astonishment, seemingly unable to understand what could be so important late at night.

Xu Heng, however, guessed a little and sighed, asking, "Does it have to do with that junior from yesterday?"

"Uh... as expected, I can't hide anything from you, old Xu. That junior from yesterday invited me to a bar. She said there were already several girls on her side, but too few boys, and she was afraid something might happen. They're all just a bunch of students who just graduated from high school and aren't very familiar with the adult world yet. As a senior, I should help my junior, don't you think?" Cheng Huaiyu said, scratching his head.

Sheng Bo and Zhao Gaoyang were shocked to hear this.

No wonder Cheng Huaiyu was acting so abnormally today, not even seeing his girlfriend off; it turned out he had a date with a beauty.

"Too few girls and afraid something might happen"—that's complete nonsense!

Can girls who start hanging out in bars as soon as they enter university be decent?

He didn't know if she had used connections to get into Jin Da, but in Sheng Bo's eyes, such girls were basically the type who didn't respect themselves. He hurriedly advised, "Cheng Ge, you must not make a mistake of principle. Dan Yuyue is a pretty good person and she's beautiful too; there's no need to wrong your girlfriend for a junior you've only known for a day!"

It would have been fine if Sheng Bo hadn't said that, but as soon as he did, Cheng Huaiyu's face immediately turned ugly.

He was originally from a big city and had pride in his heart. If others usually followed his lead or said the same things as him, then naturally it was fine, but once someone said something contrary to his thoughts, he would feel that they were looking down on him.

I'm a person from Modu who has received the best education; do I need you to teach me such a small principle?

At this moment, Cheng Huaiyu was already annoyed with Sheng Bo, but Sheng Bo didn't know it. He was still there earnestly saying that cheating on two people was wrong, that one should be loyal in a relationship...

Cheng Huaiyu thought with a cold sneer, people from the countryside are just from the countryside. Even if their family has a little money, it can't change their conservative thinking. It's already the 21st century; the trend of this era is to have the red flag at home stay standing while the colorful flags flutter outside.

Besides, with his conditions being so good, does he have to be focused only on Dan Yuyue?

Watching the two of them confronting each other, Xu Heng shook his head.

He could probably guess what Cheng Huaiyu was thinking at this moment.

Men are all like this. Before chasing Dan Yuyue, Cheng Huaiyu thought she was the most outstanding girl in the world, but after chasing her, he discovered, "Damn, this chick dresses like a slut, but she won't even let me touch her, and she makes me beg for half a day just to hold her hand."

The two had been boyfriend and girlfriend for two or three months, and they hadn't even kissed. What kind of situation is that?

On the other hand, the junior he met just yesterday had been holding his arm within two hours of meeting, smiling and saying, "Senior is really a good person, let me treat you to a meal tonight."

Cheng Huaiyu didn't know what happened at the time, so he just muddled through and agreed.

After they finished eating, when he was taking the junior back, she suddenly pulled him behind a tree in a small park and took the initiative to offer a kiss.

She coquettishly told Cheng Huaiyu that it was her first kiss.

At that moment, Cheng Huaiyu felt what is called "love."

Damn, this is the normal way for city couples to interact! Dan Yuyue's behavior of giving a carrot after a stick is too low-class.

So in these past two days, Cheng Huaiyu had been chatting with the junior more and more heatedly, and their feelings had warmed up rapidly. As for the relationship with Dan Yuyue, it had become somewhat neglected.

Today, as soon as the junior asked him if he was coming out at night, he immediately agreed.

Bar, junior, late night...

Once these keywords were combined, the hormones in Cheng Huaiyu's brain secreted wildly, stimulating his nerves.

He was obsessed with that kind of thing, so no matter how others tried to persuade him at this time, he wouldn't be able to listen; it might even cause him to feel antipathy.

Therefore, Xu Heng just listened to the argument between Cheng Huaiyu and Sheng Bo from the side, without interjecting at all.

Zhao Gaoyang, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said at this moment, "Sheng Bo, why are you managing Cheng Ge so much? Cheng Ge has money at home, it's not like he can't afford to support two women."

"No, this isn't a question of whether he has money or not..."

"Alright, we are all adults. I have a sense of proportion about my own affairs, nothing will happen." Cheng Huaiyu impatiently interrupted Sheng Bo's words, "A whole bunch of people over there are still waiting for me, I'm leaving."

After saying this, he left in the opposite direction without looking back. Sheng Bo didn't even have time to ask, "Are you coming back tonight?"

Xu Heng walked over to Sheng Bo, patted his shoulder, and said, "Huaiyu's personality is arrogant. It's useless for us to persuade him; we have to wait for him to figure it out himself."

"Then should we tell Dan Yuyue about this?" Sheng Bo still had misgivings.

Xu Heng just shook his head faintly.

Zhao Gaoyang followed behind him and said, "We definitely can't tell Dan Yuyue. You know that woman's explosive temper; if she really finds out about this, she'll probably tear our dorm apart. By then, the news of Cheng Ge cheating on two people will spread, and we, as roommates, won't have any face either. Let's keep it for him for now; maybe Cheng Ge is just playing around with that junior and hasn't developed real feelings."

Although Sheng Bo was helpless, he could only do this. He couldn't really go and snitch; that would be too lacking in emotional intelligence.