Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 545 - 545 540 The Two of Them Are In a Situation

Chapter 545: Chapter 540: The Two of Them Are In a Situation Chapter 545: Chapter 540: The Two of Them Are In a Situation “Is she mocking me?”

Wang Xiaole briefly explained her short-lived romance, and everything she said was filled with disdain and contempt for her ex-boyfriend. But as soon as she finished speaking, she heard Jiang Yan ask Mu Jiawen that question, to which she responded in surprise, “Why would I mock you? Are you a kept man?”

Jiang Yan raised his hand to touch his face and sighed, “Not very fair, but I do want to be a kept man.”

Wang Xiaole: “???”

She glared at him angrily and said, “It’s you who’s mocking me, right? Mocking me for being naive!”

Indeed, she had been naive about certain things. After analyzing the situation with her roommates, they all believed that her ex-boyfriend must have observed her for a long time before choosing her. Otherwise, why would a fairly handsome kept man not go after the beauties in the finance department but instead come to their business department to chase after her?

Of course, this wasn’t to say that Wang Xiaole wasn’t outstanding. But to be honest, her appearance really wasn’t as good as her ex-boyfriend’s.

And even more shameless!

Realizing that something was off that night, her roommate suggested she send a message to her ex-boyfriend saying that she had been eating with her roommate recently and was out of money, asking him to return four hundred more to her.

By that time, half the month had already passed, and she had spent most of the time eating with her roommate, only occasionally eating with him on Mondays to Fridays in the cafeteria, where they had meals that cost less than twenty – quite cheap.

So there was no problem with what she said.

But can you guess how he replied to her?

After over half an hour, and only after incessant calls and texts urging him, he sluggishly responded, “I didn’t ask you to eat with your roommate.”

What… does that mean?

It meant that since she had paid for meals, she was supposed to eat with him, not her roommate. Since she chose to eat with her roommate, he wouldn’t refund the meal money from his side.

Right, his message was clear: no refund!

Your lack of money is your problem, don’t ask me for it.

At that moment, both Wang Xiaole and her roommate were shocked. They had… never seen a guy with such thick skin!

Is this guy even human?

Wang Xiaole had a fierce temper, and if it hadn’t been for the dorm preparing for lights out, she would have stormed to the boys dorm to settle the account with him.

Her roommate held her back, saying that they’re modern college students, civilized people. Even if they wanted to get physical, it should be words first, force second.

Moreover, if you confront him like this, what if he denies it and claims you’re trying to extort money from him?

After all, no one else knew you were giving him meal money each month.

Indeed, apart from the two of them, no one else knew about it.

Her roommate advised her, “You haven’t burned bridges with him yet, so just talk to him in the tone you usually do. Tell him your mom gave you a thousand for living expenses this month, but you gave eight hundred to him, and the two hundred you had is spent, leaving you with only ten. Ask him to give you the meal money for the rest of the month before time, and you’ll pay him back next month. It’d be best if you spoke in a coquettish tone, asking him if he’s mad at you for not eating with him?”

Wang Xiaole didn’t know how to act coquettishly, so her roommate sent the text for her.

The next day at noon, when she saw her ex-boyfriend, he reluctantly gave her two hundred. Wang Xiaole was so furious she forgot her roommate’s advice, went straight to him, snatched his wallet, and took out all five hundred sixty-eight yuan and fifty cents, stuffing it into her own pocket.

She also broke the meal card.

Then she threw the empty wallet at his feet, raised her hand and slapped him across the face, and spat scornfully at him, “Trash!”

This whole sequence was completed in an instant; not just her ex-boyfriend, who had no time to react, but also the three roommates who had quietly followed her were stunned.

“It was… completely different from the original rehearsal plot, but I have to say, it really felt amazing!”

In the end, under the astonished and shocked gazes of everyone in the cafeteria, Wang Xiaole walked out of the cafeteria with her head held high and chest puffed out.

Although she had let off some steam, she still felt embarrassed talking about it. After all, she had given him four thousand six hundred over half a year, and only got back seven hundred. Who wouldn’t think she was a fool?

Even her roommate said that it was a pity she let off steam but didn’t get her money back.

…

The shoe-wearing procedure inside had ended, and Yu Hang was carrying Zhu Jin out.

Zhu Zhen called out to Jiang Yan, who then stood up and followed.

Mu Jiawen and Wang Xiaole also followed closely down the stairs.

Tong Wei somehow reached her side without notice and quietly took her arm, whispering into her ear, “Jiawen, does Zhu Zhen like that classmate of yours named Xu Yan?”

Huh?

Mu Jiawen turned her head in surprise and asked, “Why do you say that? How did you figure it out?”

“Just now in the bedroom, Xu Yan was accidentally jostled by someone, and as she staggered, Zhu Zhen caught her… in the kind like you know, holding her in his arms, you know?”

“That doesn’t prove anything, right? After all, under special circumstances, actions made in haste don’t consider so much.”

Tong Wei let out a helpless sigh, no wonder Zhu Jin said that when asking for relationship advice, she should not be the one to consult; this one had simple thoughts, not quite clever.

But nowadays, aside from her, Tong Wei couldn’t find anyone else to talk about Zhu Zhen and their high school classmate, and not talking about it made her feel suffocated and uncomfortable.

Ultimately, she patiently explained, “At that time, the situation wasn’t too urgent. If it were an ordinary classmate, there would be no need to do so, especially since…”

She paused here, and Mu Jiawen watched her, not urging, but waiting for her to continue.

By this time, they had already reached the ground floor, and the three of them were then arranged to get into the same car.

Tong Wei didn’t want others to hear the conversation, so she didn’t continue.

Actually, there wasn’t much to say, because after Zhu Zhen caught Xu Yan in his arms, she didn’t hurry to break free. Afterwards, Zhu Zhen bent down to straighten her messed-up skirt, while Xu Yan just stood there letting him do it without moving away.

In such a situation, to say that there was nothing between them would only fool ghosts.

At that time, although there were many people in Zhu Jin’s bedroom, everyone’s attention was on the bride and groom, and no one noticed the two of them, except her!

She couldn’t quite describe what she was feeling. Although, on one hand, she understood that Zhu Zhen would eventually have a girlfriend, get married, and even have children, and none of that would have anything to do with her; on the other hand, she couldn’t help but compare herself with Xu Yan.

In terms of figure and looks, she was no less than her, leaving ability aside for now; but regarding educational background, hers was definitely more valuable, since her university was better.

So why did Zhu Zhen choose Xu Yan and not her?

Tong Wei felt gloomy and very uncomfortable.

As they reached the hotel and got out of the car, Mu Jiawen couldn’t help but glance at Xu Yan who was up ahead, then she turned to look for Zhu Zhen, just in time to see that tough-looking guy with the dark face, tilting his head and peering in their direction. As for whom he was looking at… She wasn’t sure if it was Xu Yan, since there were too many girls all standing together.

Mu Jiawen blinked her eyes and then suddenly stepped forward to whisper in Xu Yan’s ear, “Zhu Zhen is looking for you.”

Xu Yan turned her head to look, then Mu Jiawen saw Zhu Zhen’s dark face break into a shy smile.

Mu Jiawen: …