Chapter 85: Eighty-Fifth Chapter: Their Youth

Dan Yuyue watched expressionlessly as Cheng Huaiyu acted intimately with that unfamiliar girl; Wang Yi and Dong Xinxin both knew something bad was about to happen, as this was clearly the rhythm of a storm brewing.

Dong Xinxin thought for a moment and said, "Yueyue, ask for clarification first; it might be a misunderstanding."

"Okay."

Dan Yuyue spat out the single word lightly, then said nothing more, instead walking behind Cheng Huaiyu in front of her three roommates.

"Cheng Huaiyu."

Cheng Huaiyu, who was flirting with Ji Meimei, heard this familiar voice and couldn't help but shiver, as if a cold, chilling wind had suddenly blown behind him.

He turned his head blankly, coming face-to-face with Dan Yuyue's dark, angry expression.

"Yue... Yueyue, I think... I think I can explain..."

"Senior, who is she?"

"Shut up!" Cheng Huaiyu glared viciously at Ji Meimei, and Ji Meimei took the opportunity to shrink behind him.

"Cheng Huaiyu," Dan Yuyue said with a cold laugh, "you've got quite the ability, hooking up with a junior not even two months into the semester. Not bad, really not bad."

Cheng Huaiyu couldn't help but say urgently, "It's not what you think, Yueyue, listen to my explanation, the junior and I just have a pure brother-sister relationship."

"This is the first time I've seen a brother and sister cuddling and kissing."

Dan Yuyue was no fool; the more one experiences, the more clearly one sees through things. She knew exactly what kind of behavior Cheng Huaiyu was engaging in—it was nothing more than playing both sides.

If this matter had nothing to do with her, she would at most laugh it off, but the current situation was that she was one of the boats being played, and that was something no girl could tolerate.

No wonder Cheng Huaiyu's attitude toward her had become so distant since the start of this semester; sometimes when she called him at night, he would say he was playing games and not to bother him. Looking back, those were likely just excuses to brush her off.

The more Dan Yuyue thought about it, the angrier she became; she almost smashed the bag of books in her hand onto Cheng Huaiyu's face to kill this bastard.

"Yueyue, the junior and I really have no relationship; we just occasionally go out for a meal, chat, it's just a friendship. The junior can testify for me." Cheng Huaiyu pulled at Ji Meimei behind him, hoping she would help him explain.

Ji Meimei was also a seasoned "tea" practitioner; she said timidly, "Senior, if you have any issues with him, just come at me. It's all my fault; I'm the one who got too close to him."

Hearing Ji Meimei say this, Cheng Huaiyu was deeply moved. Adversity reveals true feelings; that Ji Meimei was still willing to take the blame for him at a time like this made her a truly good girl.

Forgive him for never having experienced the power of "tea" girls; he was so easily fooled by Ji Meimei's few words that his legs went weak.

"That's right, Yueyue, I'm just making a friend. You can't stop me from having friends of the opposite sex just because we're dating, right? Don't lose your temper like this for no reason; you're scaring the junior."

Hearing this, Dan Yuyue was almost too angry to laugh. The two of them were singing in harmony, making her look like the bad guy trying to break up this pair of lovebirds.

"Do you really think you're not wrong?"

"That's not what I meant." Cheng Huaiyu turned his face away, preparing to stand his ground.

Dan Yuyue didn't say much else, stating flatly, "Let's break up."

"Huh?"

"Break up. From now on, you walk your sunny path, and I'll cross my single-plank bridge. We owe each other nothing; don't contact me again."

Cheng Huaiyu was stunned when he heard this. He had intended to act tough in front of Ji Meimei, but he had never considered that Dan Yuyue would actually suggest breaking up.

During the days he had Dan Yuyue as his girlfriend, he enjoyed the admiration of others to the fullest, because Dan Yuyue was one of the prettiest girls in their School of Liberal Arts. Many men would say to him, "Damn, you lucky bastard, how did you manage to find such a beautiful girlfriend?"

This feeling was very satisfying to Cheng Huaiyu, but external satisfaction wasn't enough; he also needed internal satisfaction, and Ji Meimei happened to fill that internal need.

Although Ji Meimei wasn't exceptionally beautiful, she was gentle and considerate, and would intentionally or unintentionally create ambiguity to tease Cheng Huaiyu.

As a hot-blooded young man, how could Cheng Huaiyu resist such teasing? So, they had actually already done "that" during the National Day holiday.

After they became intimate, their relationship grew closer. Cheng Huaiyu felt guilty toward Dan Yuyue on one hand, while on the other, he enjoyed the thrill of studying "physiological knowledge" with Ji Meimei behind Dan Yuyue's back.

Now, Dan Yuyue's single word "break up" completely shattered Cheng Huaiyu's fantasy of having the best of both worlds.

Dan Yuyue was not a "tea" girl like Ji Meimei, nor was she the type of submissive, obedient girl.

Break up.

After breaking up, was he supposed to make Ji Meimei his girlfriend?

Cheng Huaiyu looked at Ji Meimei, then looked at Dan Yuyue.

The two of them were not even on the same level in terms of looks.

Only then did feelings of fear and regret surge in his heart. He was afraid that if Dan Yuyue broke up with him, Ji Meimei would cling to him to be his girlfriend. Once everyone knew his girlfriend had been replaced by Ji Meimei, what would he have left to show off?

Would he go to the internet cafe as usual and talk about how he was stringing Dan Yuyue along, and then which junior he had hooked up with?

He fancied himself a master of romance; if news got out that he had been dumped by his girlfriend just like Xu Heng, wouldn't he lose all face? This was a result Cheng Huaiyu could not accept.

So he said hurriedly, "Don't! Don't! Yueyue, I was wrong. I shouldn't have hidden it from you while getting close to her. She's the one who kept pestering me. Give me another chance, okay? I won't associate with her anymore. I'll block her on QQ and phone."

But as soon as he said this, Ji Meimei, who was beside him, became unhappy: "Cheng Huaiyu, what do you mean? I've already slept with you, and now you're turning your back on me and dumping me? Just for this slut? Look at what she's wearing—wearing black silk stockings on campus; who knows how many men she's slept with before? Let me tell you, if you dare to dump me for her today, I'll block your classroom door every day and call you a scumbag."

Cheng Huaiyu hadn't expected his words to trigger the "tea" sister, causing her to self-destruct. Seeing Dan Yuyue's increasingly hostile gaze, he hurriedly slapped Ji Meimei across the face and roared, "Damn it, shut your mouth! What are you? You cheap woman, you were just pretending to be that way to trick me, weren't you! Look at your poor, pathetic self; coming from the countryside and still wanting to climb up to me? Isn't it just because you're after my money? Get lost!"

Ji Meimei was stunned by his slap, and once she reacted, she went crazy, her eyes red as she went to grab Cheng Huaiyu's hair.

"Cheng Huaiyu! I'll fight you to the death!"

"Damn you, you crazy bitch!"

"..."

Cheng Huaiyu and Ji Meimei were fighting intensely. Seeing this, Dan Yuyue said nothing and walked away silently.

Once Dan Yuyue left, Wang Yi and Dong Xinxin had no interest in watching the spectacle. Only Ying Ziyun remained on the spot to watch the two-person catfight for a while, and it wasn't until the crowd of onlookers grew larger that she shook her head and turned to leave.