"Mengyan? Why is he the one bringing you back?"
Sun Qing had just returned to the school gates after a shopping trip with a few girlfriends. From a distance, she spotted a red Ferrari parked by the entrance. She knew Gong Liyang owned one. Assuming Gong Liyang's confession had succeeded and he was dropping Yun Mengyan off, she watched as Yun Mengyan stepped out of the passenger seat.
A red sports car—even the way its doors opened looked cool. Word had it this was a Ferrari worth five million. Sometimes, she really envied Yun Mengyan. Clearly, she wasn't lacking herself; she had the looks and the talent. Why was everyone's attention always fixed on Yun Mengyan alone? Was it just because she was the eldest daughter of the Yun family?
That had to be it! Without that status, Yun Mengyan was a nobody. Still, wealthy young heirs lacked nothing except excitement. Without missing a beat, Sun Qing adjusted her dress, particularly the neckline. From afar, her little adjustment looked like nothing, but up close—especially for a guy taller than her—he would definitely be able to see the color of what she wore underneath. If she couldn't be Gong Liyang's official girlfriend, being his secret mistress would do just fine. Looking at the shopping bags piled in her hands, without the shopping cards provided by Gong Liyang, where would she get the spare cash for this kind of spending?
With a practiced smile ready, she saw the driver step out from the driver's side—Zhou Yu.
Her expression froze instantly!
Why wasn't it Gong Liyang? How could she not know their school had another second-generation wealthy heir who drove a red Ferrari?
The closer he got, the more familiar that person looked! Zhou Yu! It was actually Zhou Yu!
As the top student of their grade, Sun Qing naturally knew who he was. But wasn't he just a poor nobody? What did it matter if he was first in his professional courses? He was completely incomparable to a second-generation rich kid on Gong Liyang's level. Even someone like Li Qiang, a fake rich kid, outranked him. Why on earth would he suddenly be driving a Ferrari to drop Yun Mengyan off at school?
It wasn't until she drew closer that she saw clearly. She gasped sharply!
It was actually a top-tier, multi-million-dollar Ferrari sports car—the SF90 Stradale. She had seen it in magazines; there was no mistaking it. No wonder Yun Mengyan hadn't accepted Gong Liyang. It turned out she had found a better target!
Sun Qing looked at Zhou Yu, a spark of calculation in her eyes. She had thought he was a poor nobody, but he turned out to be a stealth wealthy heir. She was thrilled! Shrugging her shoulders, she let her neckline drop a little lower. Yun Mengyan already had Gong Liyang acting like a devoted lapdog; she deserved to hand this one over to her.
As Zhou Yu stepped out of the car, he saw some inexplicable woman practically hurling herself toward him, especially that pair of heavy artillery on her chest, which were practically aimed at his face. He quickly took a few steps back! Had he run into one of those scam artists staging fake accidents?
"Please show some self-respect, fellow student!"
Sun Qing batted her eyelashes and giggled behind her hand. "Zhou Yu, why are you pretending you don't know me? It's me, Sun Qing! Don't you remember, during our grade-wide gala last time, I was the one who signed you up!"
Memories flashed in Zhou Yu's mind. His expression turned grim.
Back then, this exact woman had been in charge of registering everyone's performances for the gala. He had originally signed up for a solo dance show. But when he went on stage, the host announced that he was singing "Red Ridge Mountain." It had clearly been a dance show during rehearsals; who had the power to replace his performance with a singing act right before the official show? Aside from insiders, who else could it be? And since Sun Qing was the backstage coordinator, how could she possibly not know?
It was true that his professional coursework was top-notch, but singing was his fatal flaw; even with every ounce of effort, he could barely manage a passing grade. The person who had set him up simply wanted to watch him make a fool of himself in public, which was why they picked "Red Ridge Mountain," the hardest song on the entire playlist! If he hadn't frequently practiced in secret, and if "Red Ridge Mountain" hadn't been a song incorporating various traditional opera vocal techniques, he barely would have managed to muddle his way through to the end. That night would have undoubtedly become his nightmare.
And yet, as an accomplice who knew the truth, this Sun Qing actually had the nerve to bring it up... Zhou Yu clenched his fists. If the person standing in front of him were a guy, he would have smashed Sun Qing's face without a second thought.
A woman's sixth sense warned Sun Qing that if she didn't get away from Zhou Yu immediately, danger was coming. Wisely, she took a step back.
"Mengyan, why didn't you come back with Gong Liyang?"
Sun Qing hurried over to Yun Mengyan's side, grabbed her arm with a best-friend smile, and put on an ingratiating, cutesy act.
Instead, Yun Mengyan violently yanked her arm away. The news about going to the restaurant for a group gathering today was something Sun Qing had told her in the first place. She hadn't wanted to go, but Sun Qing insisted she had always wanted to try that restaurant's signature dishes and really wanted to give it a shot, arguing that it was just a casual get-together for classmates anyway. She hadn't expected that even after arriving long past the agreed time, there was no sign of Sun Qing. The private room contained only Gong Liyang and a few of his good buddies with their respective girlfriends. Those people had spent the whole time egging everyone on, crowding her closer and closer to Gong Liyang.
Even a fool could see what Gong Liyang was trying to do. She simply made an excuse to use the restroom and escaped from the private room. When she called to interrogate Sun Qing, no one answered at all. If that wasn't a guilty conscience, what was it? No wonder Sun Qing kept whispering good things about Gong Liyang in her ear, painting him as the most flawless, peerless good man in existence. It turned out she had taken bribes from Gong Liyang.
Catching sight of the luxury shopping bags in Sun Qing's hands, Yun Mengyan sneered inwardly. She had sold her out just to trade for some perks!
"Who I come back with is none of your business!"
With that, Yun Mengyan walked over to Zhou Yu, linked her arm through his, and gave Sun Qing an ice-cold look.
Sun Qing lost face entirely, her expression stiffening.
Was this bitch Yun Mengyan out of her mind? All she had done was help Gong Liyang set up a confession setup; if Yun Mengyan agreed, she should be thanking her like a matchmaker. If she didn't agree, there was no real loss either. Did she have to fly into such a rage over it? She was just resting on her laurels as the eldest daughter of the Yun family!
Sun Qing was furious, itching with resentment, but on the outside, she had to fake a deeply wounded expression. "Mengyan, why are you taking that tone? How on earth did I offend you? Just tell me, and I'll definitely fix it! Please don't ignore me!"
The three-way argument finally drew the attention of passing pedestrians.
"Isn't that the Hangzhou University campus belle? Why is there a guy standing next to her? Who is he? Could he be the campus belle's boyfriend? Look, they're even holding arms! My heart is broken!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Look at that guy wearing cheap knockoffs from a street stall—how could he possibly be the campus belle's boyfriend?"
"Heh heh! Then you guys are really behind the times! Check the campus forum! It's guaranteed to blow your mind! The guy next to the campus belle is Zhou Yu from the performance arts department—the guy drove a multi-million-dollar Ferrari to bring her back! What do you know? This is called keeping a low profile!"
The crowd erupted in commotion!
Most people refused to believe it; after all, they had arrived late and hadn't actually seen Zhou Yu step out of the car. They scrambled to open the Hangzhou University campus forum.
[SHOCKING! The freshman campus belle is officially taken!]
[Zhou Yu turns out to be a stealth wealthy heir!]
[Did Zhou Yu own that multi-million red Ferrari sports car, or did he rent it?]
[Campus belle sitting in Zhou Yu's passenger seat—heartbroken!]
[Yun-Yang shippers! Your ship has wrecked!]
[Zhou Yu gifts campus belle a million-dollar Heart of the Ocean!]
Holy crap!
Holy crap!
Holy crap!
Everyone stared at the campus forum in sheer disbelief, completely blown away by the text and photos inside, not knowing which way was up.