It turned out that Lin Shanshan had taken a nice, long nap during the lunch break. She was now sitting right in front of her vanity mirror, touching up her makeup and getting ready to reel in some wealthy guys.
And as luck would have it, just as Su Can pulled Chu Youwei out from the small woods, he was caught dead to rights by a few of Lin Shanshan's sharp-eyed roommates. They quickly pulled Lin Shanshan over and said, "Shanshan! Look over there! Isn't that Su Can, that loser who used to chase after you all the time? Why is he pulling another girl out of the woods?"
Hearing this, Lin Shanshan felt a wave of anger rise straight up from the pit of her stomach. She hadn't even told her roommates yet about Su Can demanding his money back. She had simply assumed it was just a simp going through a rebellious phase, and that a few days of silent treatment would set him straight.
Never in her wildest dreams had she expected Su Can to actually drag another girl into the woods. This was no longer just some simp's rebellious phase—this was a full-scale uprising!
"Oh, wonderful!"
"Well, well, well, Su Can!"
"So that's why your attitude toward me did a complete one-eighty all of a sudden! Turns out you found yourself a new piece!"
"Fine! Let's see just what makes this bitch better than me!"
Lin Shanshan gritted her teeth in fury. Not even bothering to finish her makeup, she rushed downstairs in a towering rage and finally intercepted the two of them before they could leave.
"Well, well!"
"If it isn't our dear classmate Su Can?"
"What's the matter? Forgotten all about me so fast? Taking your little lover out for a romantic date in the woods?"
Hearing Lin Shanshan's sarcastic and venomous tone, Su Can and Chu Youwei turned their heads instinctively. A blush rushed across Chu Youwei's face in an instant. The word "lover" simply carried far too much impact. Being somewhat introverted by nature, she shrank back behind Su Can, not even daring to show her face in public!
......
"Lin Shanshan? What kind of crazy fit are you throwing now?"
Su Can was completely bewildered. He had thought he was completely done with having anything to do with this toxic woman, yet she had actually taken the initiative to latch onto him again.
"I don't mean anything special! It's just that, after all, you used to chase after me! I was actually thinking about saying yes to you this month. But who would've thought you'd change your mind so fast? Heh! Men! Do you have absolutely no perseverance at all? I just wanted to see what on earth your new catch has that makes her better than me!"
You have to hand it to Lin Shanshan—she was a top-tier green tea bitch. With just a few words, she had successfully cast herself in the role of a pitiful girl abandoned by a heartless man.
In an instant, the passing female students who had stopped to watch the show began casting hostile glances at Su Can and Chu Youwei.
Right at that moment, someone managed to recognize Chu Youwei hiding behind Su Can.
"Hey! Isn't that Chu Youwei from Su Can's class?"
"I know her! She sits right next to Su Can!"
"That girl is so weird. She gives everyone the cold shoulder and hardly says a word to anyone, not even the girls in her own dorm."
"I never would've guessed! She acts like a total wallflower normally, but when it comes to hooking men, she's got a whole bag of tricks."
Since Lin Shanshan was the campus belle and was skilled at portraying herself as innocent and sweet, she was exceptionally popular in school. With her playing the victim just now, naturally, the majority of the female students chose to side with her and speak up on her behalf.
Hearing people start pointing fingers at Chu Youwei, even more opportunists eager to kick someone while they were down stepped forward one after another.
"That's right! I'm in the same dorm as Chu Youwei."
"That girl is truly awful!"
"Ugly people sure love to make a scene."
"And she's super unsocial, plus she's an absolute cheapskate!"
"Whenever our dorm organizes a get-together or goes out to hang out, we ask her out of courtesy if she wants to come along, but she's never agreed even once!"
"Besides, we're all dormmates, right? When someone runs out of skincare products, shampoo, or body wash, borrowing a little from each other is no big deal, is it?"
"Well, once when I ran out of shampoo, I just went and pumped a bit from her bottle. I figured it was just a tiny bit of shampoo, what's the big deal about borrowing it?"
"Who would've thought that when Chu Youwei saw it, she didn't say a single word—she just threw that bottle of shampoo right onto my desk, and went out and bought a brand-new one for herself!"
"After that, we never saw her put her toiletries out in the common area again. She kept them all locked away and used them secretly!"
???
What the hell!
The moment he heard this, Su Can's mind went completely numb. He actually felt a pang of sympathy for Chu Youwei. What kind of freaks and weirdos were living in that dorm room?
The worst she had done was dislike other people touching her personal belongings—how on earth could that be twisted into being cheap?
Seeing that the surrounding girls were still gossiping and running their mouths endlessly, Su Can couldn't hold back anymore. He quickly stepped in front of Chu Youwei to shield her, then sneered:
"Lin Shanshan! I have to hand it to you—you really do have a talent for inciting mobs. If I didn't already know what kind of person you are behind closed doors, I probably would've been fooled by you too. Cut the act already. We're both seasoned veterans here, who do you think you're trying to fool? It's just that a fish got away from your pond and you're feeling a bit sore about it, isn't that right? Let me make it crystal clear to you again: chasing you before was just a sign that I, Su Can, was blind. As for Chu Youwei? The two of us aren't boyfriend and girlfriend right now—we're simply business partners! You gold-diggers only ever dare to run your mouths here and bully others by ganging up on them! I'm giving you all back one exact sentence: Ugly! People! Love! To! Make! A! Scene!"
With that, Su Can grabbed Chu Youwei without another word and pulled her away.
......
Along the way, Chu Youwei kept her head down, not saying a single word. Su Can assumed she had been crushed by the harsh words of those people earlier, and quickly comforted her:
"Don't take to heart what those people said just now. Just pretend they were blowing hot air! If you can't stand living in that dorm anymore, you can just ask your counselor to apply for a room change!"
"I swear, those people are an absolute circus."
Su Can had seen how stunning Chu Youwei would become in the future, which was why he didn't believe a single word of those women's nonsense. As for the claim that Chu Youwei was cheap? Su Can found it hilarious! You're telling me a little rich girl who could casually pull out a million bucks is a cheapskate? Su Can wouldn't believe that even if he died trying.
However, Chu Youwei simply shook her head and said with a helpless sigh:
"No! That's not what I meant. I don't care what other people say about me. Ever since I was little, I've had plenty of people pointing fingers at me. I'm completely immune to it by now. But you... you just stood there and gave that group of girls a thorough tongue-lashing. Su Can, do you have any idea how cliquish girls can be? I'm just worried that for the rest of your university years, you won't even be able to find a single girlfriend on this campus!"