Chu Youwei's face was flushed, her whole head buried deep in the quilt.
She lit up her phone screen and tapped into Su Can's Qzone.
In an instant, her previously joyful smile froze on her face.
The page was still filled with everything about Lin Shanshan.
Recalling everything that had happened today, a trace of a smile flashed across the corners of Chu Youwei's mouth.
Perhaps everything that happened today was just an illusion.
Yet just a single day like that was enough to make her happy for a long time and remember it for a lifetime.
Actually, what Chu Youwei did not know was that the Su Can who used to pour his emotions into that space had long since vanished from this world.
The posts still lingering on the page were simply because Su Can had forgotten about them.
In later generations, most people had abandoned Tencent, with more choosing WeChat instead.
As for Qzone, Su Can had no idea how many years it had been since he last opened it.
He simply hadn't expected that his own carelessness would cause a misunderstanding, neither too big nor too small.
Tapping on Su Can's profile picture, Chu Youwei was just about to send a message when a few harsh voices dragged her back to reality.
"I'm dying of laughter, the 'new campus goddess' indeed. Does Chu Youwei seriously think that putting on some makeup and clothes makes her a goddess?"
"Pfft, who knows where she got the money to buy those clothes in the first place."
"It's definitely that simping dog Su Can footing the bill again, obviously."
"Su Can really went all out with every trick in the book just to provoke Shanshan."
"Don't tell me Chu Youwei actually believes Su Can likes her."
"Su Can chased Shanshan for a whole year. 365 days a year, except for Chinese New Year, he followed around behind Shanshan's ass like a dog. Who's going to believe he changed his mind in a single day?"
"Chu Youwei is nothing more than a tool Su Can is using to get back at Shanshan."
"Exactly, used and then thrown away. You'd think Chu Youwei wouldn't still be enjoying it, I'm dying."
Listening to the harsh voices of her roommates, teardrops the size of beans slowly welled up and spilled from her eyes.
*It's not true!*
*Su Can isn't that kind of person.*
*Did Su Can really only treat me as a tool when he got close to me?*
Chu Youwei curled herself up tightly inside the quilt, not daring to make the slightest sound.
Her tears dripped onto the bedding without a single sound, just like Chu Youwei herself at this moment—still so lacking in confidence, still so humble down to her very bones.
Lin Shanshan looked at the bed where the quilt was trembling with continuous sobbing, a slight smile playing at the corners of her mouth as she quietly walked out of Chu Youwei's dorm.
Everything the three gossips had said was orchestrated by Lin Shanshan. How else could she keep the fish in her pond under control?
What she wanted to do was far more than just take revenge on Su Can.
Since Chu Youwei dared to steal her thunder, she had better prepare herself to feel the wrath of Lin Shanshan's revenge.
Su Can took out his old-school feature phone.
Although it was still a keypad phone, fortunately it could still open Tencent.
He tapped on Chu Youwei's profile picture, which currently showed her as online.
Su Can hesitated for a long time, typed out his message with a racing heart, and hit send.
"I didn't mean to hold your hand the whole time today..."
The message went out, but it sank like a stone in the ocean, without stirring up the slightest ripple.
Looking at the online status, Su Can finally sighed and closed his phone.
Su Can assumed Chu Youwei was angry and ignoring him.
In reality, Chu Youwei was curled up tightly beneath her quilt, crying until her whole body grew weak, and then slowly falling asleep.
The moon gradually sank as sunlight poured down across the earth.
Chu Youwei slowly opened her eyes.
*Did I really cry all night, crying myself right to sleep?*
*You really are fragile, Chu Youwei.*
Lighting up her phone, Chu Youwei discovered that the battery had died and the phone had shut down.
She took out her charging cable to plug the phone in, put on her old, worn-out clothes from before, used her hair to hide her face, and walked slowly toward the cafeteria with her head down.
Would today start off just like all the days before?
Eating every day, attending classes, and only during class being able to exchange a few words with Su Can.
Everything that happened yesterday had truly been nothing more than a fleeting dream.
Just as Chu Youwei stepped out of the dormitory building, a familiar, slightly angry voice rang out softly beside her ear.
"Chu Youwei!"
Chu Youwei raised her head. Su Can was standing right in front of her, looking her over.
"Didn't I go over this yesterday? Don't wear these clothes anymore. Chest out, head up, push your hair back. You're very pretty, don't ever doubt yourself."
"Su Can..."
Chu Youwei kept her head down, refusing to utter a word.
Su Can instantly noticed something was wrong with Chu Youwei.
Before they parted ways yesterday, Chu Youwei's spirits had still been high.
Early this morning, he had come straight down to wait under the dorm building.
Just what on earth had happened during the time he wasn't around?
Without even needing to think, whatever had happened definitely had everything to do with those few moronic roommates of Chu Youwei's.
Su Can made up his mind: even if Chu Youwei was reluctant, he was going to make her switch dorms, or else she would undoubtedly keep suffering from the influence of those three idiots.
Lin Shanshan woke up in a great mood today.
According to Chu Youwei's roommates, Chu Youwei had spent the entire night sobbing under her quilt.
Putting on a pretty little skirt and applying exquisite makeup, Lin Shanshan looked right now like an adorable, frail little girl in need of protection, as if last night's malicious cruelty had nothing to do with her at all.
Stepping out of her dorm, Lin Shanshan spotted Su Can at a glance.
After some guidance from her roommates, Lin Shanshan had also figured things out.
You can't expect a dog to wag its tail happily while refusing to feed it any dog food—the world doesn't work that way.
With a brisk stride, Lin Shanshan walked up to Su Can, extending her hand out toward him like an elegant princess.
"Su Can, I forgive you. Let's go. I know you approached Chu Youwei just to get my attention. I have to admit, you succeeded. As long as you promise me never to contact Chu Youwei again, I'll consider being your girlfriend. How about that?"
As she spoke those words, the corners of Lin Shanshan's mouth curved upward.
Victory seemed just within reach, and in her eyes, Chu Youwei was nothing more than a clown.
She was already prepared to let this simping dog Su Can hold her delicate, exquisite hand. For the sake of experiencing the sweet thrill of revenge, letting the dog have a tiny little lick—what harm could that do?
Seeing this scene, a crowd instantly gathered around them.
Victory seemed so close she could touch it, and Lin Shanshan's mouth was curling up into a triumphant grin.
Su Can stood right where he was, looking at Lin Shanshan's idiotic expression.
He felt a wave of second-hand embarrassment so intense he could dig a hole with his toes—it seemed he would never shake his habit of feeling awkward on other people's behalf.
Chu Youwei's body couldn't stop trembling; she had already steeled herself for being abandoned by Su Can.
Just as the crowd gathered tightly around them, ready to watch a good show, Su Can slowly opened his mouth.
"Moron."
Lin Shanshan: "???"
Chu Youwei lifted her head to look at Su Can, her eyes filled with sheer disbelief.
The surrounding onlookers: "???"
A collective trio of question marks floated over everyone's heads.
Lin Shanshan even thought she must have misheard.
Who didn't know that Su Can was her obedient simp? When had the simp ever bitten the master back?
"Su Can! I'm giving you one last chance! Kneel down and apologize to me right now, or I will never forgive you."
Su Can looked at Lin Shanshan as if he were staring at an absolute idiot.
"Are you out of your mind? Aside from my mom and dad, nobody is getting me to kneel. If your brain is broken, go see a doctor. If you don't have enough cash for a psychiatric evaluation, I can still sponsor you a bit for that."