Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 352 - 157: Returning to Modu, The Heartbroken and Fasting Zhong Tingyue_2

"Weixi, hurry up and drive the sports car back to school! Take a few of us for a spin around campus..."

"I remember at the start of the term, Bai Weixi and Li Yuan were bidding each other farewell in the class group chat, putting on a whole melodramatic show. Now they’re back together and making it official? Am I out of touch, or is the world just moving too fast?"

"To the person upstairs, it’s normal for a couple to have little tiffs. What are you even thinking? Li Yuan chased Bai for three years. Why would he suddenly give up after they both got into the same university? Use your head and think about it."

"Little Chili, I saw you and Xu Zhi in the photo too. Were you guys there?"

"Yeah, Wang Shuai, you missed out big time."

"Haha, Yuan, Dazhi, you’re all paired up and just ditching your good brother like that? I’m so over it..."

...

Li Yuan read the comments one by one, a tingling sensation creeping up his scalp as he suddenly remembered something he had overlooked.

I’m such an idiot, an absolute fool. How could I have not thought of this? Li Yuan slapped his head, filled with regret.

He had been so busy juggling dates and dealing with various other matters that he’d completely overlooked their social media posts. He didn’t have time to browse QQ Space or Moments, but other college students had plenty of free time and loved to go through everyone else’s profiles.

He vividly remembered that in this era, what college students loved most was "stomping Spaces," a slang term for visiting and leaving comments on each other’s profiles. He had done it in his past life, too, checking Bai Weixi’s QQ Space several times a day.

And the QQ Spaces of goddess-level beauties like Bai Weixi, Zhong Tingyue, and Xia Zhijin naturally attracted a great deal of attention.

Most importantly, Bai Weixi and Zhong Tingyue were university roommates and best friends, so they were definitely friends on QQ. As long as Zhong Tingyue logged into QQ and saw Bai Weixi’s feed or her photo album, she would see the photos of him and Bai Weixi together. She would instantly understand the whole truth.

Even if Zhong Tingyue was too busy to log onto QQ every day, it was impossible that her other roommates hadn’t seen Bai Weixi’s updates. Especially not after Bai Weixi made such a grand, public announcement on her Moments feed. They would definitely see it.

And he himself had even eaten with Zhong Tingyue and her two roommates, Xu Tingrou and Ding Shanshan, on two occasions.

So, Zhong Tingyue might already know the truth. The battleground has likely already erupted, and I’m the only one who doesn’t know it yet?

Li Yuan felt his scalp tingle. He hurriedly looked up Zhong Tingyue’s QQ account, only to find that her QQ Space was now locked, blocking his access.

Li Yuan’s heart sank.

Just two days ago, her QQ Space had been open to him. Now that he couldn’t access it, there were only two possibilities. Either Zhong Tingyue had blocked and deleted him, or she had deliberately locked her QQ Space.

Either way, it all pointed to one thing.

Damn it. Little Moon already knows the truth. She knows about my relationship with Bai Weixi.

Li Yuan then realized why he hadn’t heard from her. No wonder Zhong Tingyue hadn’t sent him a single message from yesterday through today. This was a complete departure from her usual attentiveness and her daily habit of sharing updates about her life.

When a girl who’s deeply in love suddenly stops contacting you for a day or two, it means she’s definitely angry...

And he had been so preoccupied with buying a house for Xia Zhijin that he hadn’t noticed what was happening with Zhong Tingyue.

Li Yuan stared at Zhong Tingyue’s QQ avatar. He wanted to type something, to say anything, but he didn’t know how to start. He was afraid she would block and delete him outright, and he also had no idea how to explain himself.

Zhong Tingyue, just like Xia Zhijin, had pinned all her hopes on him, only to be met with the fact that he was two-timing her.

Li Yuan hesitated for a long time, trying to come up with an excuse. Just as he was about to send a probing message to Zhong Tingyue, there was a knock on the door.

He froze, then called out in a low voice, "Come in."

Xia Zhijin pushed the door open gently, a smile on her face as she walked toward Li Yuan, her steps slightly unsteady.

Her cheeks still held a bashful tint as she looked at him and asked softly, "Li Yuan, you seem a little unhappy?"

Li Yuan was startled. He rubbed his nose and thought, Is my expression that obvious?

"No, just thinking about some things," Li Yuan smiled and pulled Xia Zhijin into his arms.

"Zhijin, are you feeling better?"

"Yes, much better," Xia Zhijin nodded shyly.

Li Yuan kissed her cheek and made a suggestion.

"Let’s stay in Shancheng one more day. We can handle the property transfer and taxes. Then, we can buy some gifts for your grandmother, Ning, and your uncle. We should also take Ning for a tour around the city. I doubt he’s ever had the chance to explore Shancheng before..."

"Yes, the day before yesterday was my first time exploring Shancheng, too," Xia Zhijin answered happily. "As for Ning, he’s never even been to Jinjiang County. He’s spent his whole life at home in the countryside."

Li Yuan knew that the lives of left-behind children in the mountains were already pitiful. For orphans like Xia Zhijin and her brother, who had no parents, life was even more tragic. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Zhijin, let’s make sure Ning has a great time today. We’ll buy him some new clothes and shoes. We should also get a phone for your grandmother. That way, you can call her and Ning whenever you’re free."

Deeply moved, Xia Zhijin leaned against Li Yuan’s shoulder.

"Okay, I’ll do whatever you say."

Seeing how obedient and understanding Xia Zhijin was, Li Yuan felt a sense of comfort in his heart.