Chapter 6: The Ex-Boyfriend's Phone Contact Name

Zhou Xiaoru carried her bag, held her high heels in her hand, and walked barefoot on the way back to the dormitory.

Today, she had truly lost all face...

Her mood was beyond depressed, but the moment she thought of those women in the dormitory, she instantly reignited her fighting spirit!

Once she saw them in a moment, she would definitely give them a harsh lesson!!

She quickened her pace back to the dormitory, and with a "click," the sound of the doorknob turning, Zhou Xiaoru had just pushed the door open and entered when she was nearly scared into a heart attack...

After the door opened, two "bang bang" sounds followed!

Hearing the noise, she initially thought she had been shot, and in a panic, she hurriedly checked her body for wounds.

Immediately following a "surprise," large amounts of ribbons and confetti fell onto the person standing at the doorway, still shaken...

Zhou Xiaoru wore a dejected face, staring blankly at the bunch of idiots in the dormitory...

Several of them were wearing little flower hats, had small flower wreaths around their necks, and were holding "large party poppers," their faces full of excitement.

On the glass door of the balcony inside the dormitory, a large banner was hung: "Wishing Zhou Xiaoru a double harvest in love and career"...

Seeing this scene, the momentum she had on the way back—sharpening her knives for the sheep and pigs—was completely deflated, leaving her with no temper at all.

She tossed the high heels in her hand inside and said coldly, "Is today April Fool's Day! Huh?!"

The group had prepared all afternoon, and their high spirits were like being doused with a large basin of cold water.

Jiang Bufan hurriedly trotted over and, like a servant attending to an empress dowager, helped the person with the sour expression to stand.

"What's wrong? Did the interview not go well?" That shouldn't be, isn't Gu Liyan at Tengyuan Company?

They all felt that with that scum Gu Liyan there, he would surely pass her for the sake of their past relationship...

Zhou Xiaoru walked silently to under her bed, took off the bag she was carrying, and removed her wool coat as quickly as she could.

Thinking about how she had worn this outfit today, standing in front of that person like a clown, a fire burned in her heart.

At this moment, her breathing became heavy, and just as she was about to start cursing this group of foolish women...

But as she turned her head, she saw three women in pajamas standing respectfully in a row behind her with their heads bowed, looking just like maidservants in a period drama about to be abused by their mistress.

Zhou Xiaoru only felt the veins on her forehead throbbing; she was truly speechless at these idiots.

Her fury subsided by more than half, and the words she wanted to scold them with could not be spoken. No matter how angry she was, she knew their intentions were for her own good.

She let out a heavy breath.

"Phew... I'm telling you... what were you thinking? And... how come I didn't know about Gu Liyan being at Tengyuan Company?"

The girl who interviewed with her during the day also knew Gu Liyan was at Tengyuan; it seemed this wasn't a secret, so why was she the only one who didn't know?

The three wrongdoers looked at each other with wide eyes, and Jiang Bufan pursed her lips and took a step forward.

"Let me say it... you didn't know because... I secretly uninstalled QQ from your phone."

They had a campus group where all the gossip and news about Gu Liyan were posted.

Zhou Xiaoru's face couldn't help but twitch. They really understood her; she didn't usually play with QQ, and only checked it when she saw a notification that someone had sent a message.

She hadn't paid much attention to it, but this person had actually uninstalled QQ behind her back, and she hadn't known all this time?!

At this time, Yao Xiang hurriedly came over to smooth things over, "Don't blame Fanfan. We knew you had planned to go to Tengyuan since last year, and we were afraid that if you knew Gu Liyan was there, you wouldn't go."

Zhou Xiaoru looked heartbroken, "A Xiang, I thought you were the most rational one among us. I didn't expect you to fall into depravity with them too."

At this, Xiao Lan walked over, placed one hand on Yao Xiang's shoulder, and pushed up the frames of her glasses with the other, looking as if to say, "That's where you're wrong."

"I say, babe, you can't judge a book by its cover. If I told you this idea was A Xiang's, would you want to beat her to death?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Xiang looked "terrified" at the person next to her, "Xiao Lan, you traitor! We agreed not to tell about me!"

"I had to protect myself too."

Zhou Xiaoru was completely speechless. At this point, Jiang Bufan shouted for them to stop making a scene, as they hadn't asked the important question yet.

She asked the person sitting on the stool with anticipation, "How was the interview this afternoon? Did you see Gu Liyan?"

As she finished speaking, the other two hurriedly crowded over like sycophants, three expectant faces and six starry eyes fixed on Zhou Xiaoru.

After sweeping a glance at them, Zhou Xiaoru lowered her head to look at the lake-blue wool coat lying on her lap and sighed deeply.

"As you wished, not only did I see him... the interviewer today was also him." It was truly more depressing the more she thought about it.

Huh? So dramatic? The three surrounding her were all full of surprise, "And then?" They couldn't wait to know what happened next.

Throwing the clothes on her lap onto the table, Zhou Xiaoru stood up and looked at the three people surrounding her in a 180-degree arc.

"And then, a handsome interviewer asked me to describe my ex-boyfriend, and I said my ex-boyfriend was dead... and the interview ended!"

The three stared at her again as if she were a monster. What kind of interview was this? Were interviews so trendy now that they even had to inquire about an ex-boyfriend?

Zhou Xiaoru only later found out that the handsome man she met in the elevator was the Vice President of Tengyuan Company, Su Poyang.

She did not know the relationship between Su Poyang and Gu Liyan, nor did she know what position Gu Liyan held at Tengyuan Company.

The three dispersed in disappointment upon hearing the result. Zhou Xiaoru looked at the title still stuck on the glass door.

"Double harvest in love and career"—it was truly ironic. She picked up the clothes on the table, steeling her heart to throw them away...

The three, though already dispersed, were all eyeing Zhou Xiaoru's movements.

They had lived with Zhou Xiaoru for four years and knew she had never forgotten Gu Liyan in her heart, which was why they wanted to take this interview as an opportunity to create a chance for her...

But the result seemed somewhat unsatisfactory.

As expected, the stuff in idol dramas was all meant to deceive people.

Zhou Xiaoru had been suffering from unrequited love for so long, and for Gu Liyan, she had applied to the same university as him...

For Gu Liyan, she tried hard to be a quiet girl, only because Gu Liyan had once said he liked quiet, gentle girls...

For Gu Liyan, she gave up being herself, and although she eventually got her wish and was with him, in the end, it was all for nothing...

They still remembered a sentence Zhou Xiaoru said after the two broke up.

She had spent nearly seven years and hadn't been able to melt a single finger of Gu Liyan's; how many more years would she need to forget him, and how many more to mourn him...

In her past life, did she owe him something...

Zhou Xiaoru is such an optimistic and cheerful person, yet she said these sorrowful words; Jiang Bufan and the others know that what Zhou Xiaoru sacrificed was not just time, but the most beautiful years of a girl...

A secret crush is best kept hidden in one's heart...

I like you, and you happen to like me too—things like this only happen on television.

Specific characters, specific scenes and times, and love that is specially customized...

After hesitating for a long time, Zhou Xiaoru finally couldn't bear to throw that piece of clothing away. This time, she didn't put it back into the wardrobe, but folded it and placed it in a box that was rarely used. At this moment, she really had to say a complete goodbye to the past...

After tidying up, she took her change of clothes and went into the bathroom; she should have a good hot shower and cleanse herself.

As soon as Xiao Lan and the others saw her enter the bathroom, they hurried together to discuss it.

Xiao Lan felt a bit resentful toward Yao Xiang for coming up with the idea, "A Xiang, your analysis was wrong. How could someone like Gu Liyan go easy on Xiaoru?"

It would be one thing if he were interested in Zhou Xiaoru, but he had never even kept Zhou Xiaoru in his heart.

Jiang Bufan also stroked her chin with a serious look, "Sigh... I already said this scum Gu has become so scummy that not even dregs are left." It was truly a case of good intentions leading to bad results; now Zhou Xiaoru is going to be sad for a while again.

Yao Xiang furrowed her brows, her face full of deep thought. Could it be that she really calculated wrong? Why was she the only one who felt that the entanglement between Zhou Xiaoru and Gu Liyan had only just begun?

While the three were deep in thought, the mobile phone Zhou Xiaoru had left on the table rang...

The few of them walked over in unison, and in unison, they read out the name displayed on the screen.

"The man who eats shit"

The three looked at each other—the man who eats shit?

Who is it!

At this moment, Jiang Bufan slapped her forehead; this "man who eats shit" isn't that just Gu Liyan!

The three were suddenly struck with realization and stared at each other with wide eyes...

Yao Xiang even had an expression that said she hadn't guessed wrong.

Xiao Lan glanced at the closed bathroom door; at this moment, the sound of splashing water was coming from inside, and the phone was still vibrating...

"What should we do? Should we answer this call or not?"

Having learned from the previous lesson, Yao Xiang said, "Let's ask Xiaoru first." After all, it is Zhou Xiaoru's phone; they cannot make decisions on their own.

The three went to the outside of the bathroom together, pushing each other to be the one to speak first. Before they could even say anything, the phone screen went black; the call had already ended.

The three were momentarily a bit dejected. After about ten seconds, the screen lit up again, and along with it, six eyes that had been staring at it the whole time lit up too!

This time, Jiang Bufan hurriedly shouted toward the person in the bathroom, "Baby, your phone is ringing."

At this time, the person in the bathroom was washing her hair; hearing the voice, she replied casually, "You answer it for me first, just say I'm taking a shower."

Upon hearing this, the group hurried away from the bathroom door to answer the phone, and while they were at it, they turned on the speakerphone...

They all held their breath, and no one spoke. After a few seconds, a low voice came from the other end of the line, "Hello? Zhou Xiaoru?"

Hearing the voice, the three wore smiles like mothers-in-law. Jiang Bufan covered her mouth, afraid she would break character. After a brief pause, she replied in a sarcastic tone.

"Our Xiaoru is currently bathing; if Young Master Gu has any business, you might as well tell me."

The other end of the line fell silent immediately. After a while, a voice came again, "Are you Jiang Bufan?"

Jiang Bufan curled her lips in disdain, "Oh my, Young Master Gu still recognizes my voice; how rare." As soon as she finished speaking, the other end of the line fell silent again.

Yao Xiang tugged on Jiang Bufan's clothes, signaling her not to say too much, lest she ruin the relationship between Gu Liyan and Zhou Xiaoru further.

The person on the other end of the line did not stay silent for too long this time and replied, "Please have Zhou Xiaoru call me back later, thank you." Then, a busy signal came through...

Xiao Lan and Jiang Bufan both gave a cold scoff. Pretending to be cool—scum!

Ten minutes later, the person who had finished her shower came out of the bathroom. While wiping her hair with a towel, she didn't forget to ask.

"Whose call was it?"

The three said in unison, "The man who eats shit!"