Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 546 - 546 541 So Fast

Chapter 546: Chapter 541 So Fast Chapter 546: Chapter 541 So Fast Xu Yan’s face turned slightly red, and she shot Zhu Zhen a glare before turning back to meet Mu Jiawen’s dark eyes staring at her.

“That, Jiawen…”

“Spit it out, when did you two start hooking up?”

“Yester…your choice of words isn’t right.”

Xu Yan said, giving her a reproachful look, “You’re speaking nonsense like a child.”

Mu Jiawen huffed. It wasn’t the right time or place to ask more.

Tong Wei, watching her actions, knew what she was up to, and the scene of Zhu Zhen smiling at Xu Yan had also caught her eye. Even though it made her uncomfortable, she could only repeatedly console and rationalize with herself inside.

He’s not meant for you, he’s not meant for you…

The wedding went very smoothly. After it was all over, some classmates had afternoon train tickets, so Jiang Yan and Zhu Zhen were responsible for taking them to the station.

Tong Wei and two other roommates left as well.

Zhu Jin saw them off and pulled Mu Jiawen and a few others back to their room to chat.

“I’m exhausted.”

At this moment, Zhu Jin wore a red cheongsam with golden trims. Although not too tight, it definitely wasn’t loose. After being busy all day, the first thing she did upon entering the bedroom was to change out of that dress.

Mu Jiawen was rather lazy. Though she was a bridesmaid, she just stood in the background like a backdrop for most of the time. It was Xu Yan and the others who had been helping out.

So she was still feeling okay.

“Hello?”

Zhu Jin had just changed clothes when her phone rang. Looking at the caller ID, she pressed the answer button reluctantly, “…what biologist, I don’t have any classmates who study biology… Yes, yes, I know.”

After hanging up, Zhu Jin’s face showed a trace of displeasure, “My aunt is really something, not worrying about her rebellious adolescent daughter and instead asking me if my beautiful classmate who studies biology has a boyfriend. Lost her mind.”

Wang Xiaole turned to look at Mu Jiawen.

The other kept a calm face and seriously changed the subject, “Xu Yan and Zhu Zhen are together now.”

“Ah?”

“What?”

Indeed, the two of them were attracted by this piece of news, all but Xu Yan, whose face showed a hint of discomfort.

“No, Xu Yan, I remember you saying you were single when we were drinking the night before last, am I right?”

Wang Xiaole nodded furiously, “Exactly, just the day before yesterday you two had nothing to do with each other, and today you’re suddenly a couple. How could things move that fast?”

Mu Jiawen explained, “Actually, this is easy to explain. First, the two of them may have had feelings before but just never made them explicit; second, they have only recently come to like each other, and having known each other for years, it’s natural to confirm a relationship without dilly-dallying. So, which one is it for you two?”

Three pairs of eyes focused simultaneously on Xu Yan, making her feel embarrassed.

“It should be, it should be the second one,” she said, feeling somewhat surreal about the situation.

Yesterday, she had gone to the mall to help buy a shawl, and Zhu Zhen accompanied her. After the purchase, as they walked past a clothing store, they happened to meet Zhu Zhen’s cousin.

The cousin thought she was Zhu Zhen’s girlfriend. Xu Yan wanted to clarify, but the cousin spoke too fast, looking at them with quite an ambiguous gaze, and left in a hurry after saying only a few words.

Afterwards, she felt very awkward and wanted to say something to Zhu Zhen. To her surprise, he actually asked, “That… would you be willing?”

Willing to what?

At that moment, her mind indeed went blank, not understanding what he meant, only to hear him stammer and ask if she would be willing to be his girlfriend?

The truth is, not only did others not expect them to get together but even she herself, if it had been before yesterday, had never imagined herself with Zhu Zhen.

She was more shocked than anyone else!

They had been classmates since the first year of junior high, but she was just one of the many with mediocre grades, while Zhu Zhen was always at the top of the pyramid.

He had never fallen below third place in their grade.

She barely made it into the city’s top middle school, and only got into a first-tier college like Nancheng University because of her extra points in art. She couldn’t compare to someone like Zhu Zhen, who got into Beijing University based purely on his grades.

So when the genius classmate she had always looked up to confessed his feelings to her, Xu Yan always felt a sense of unreality.

Zhu Zhen thought she was silent for so long because she was unwilling.

He seemed a bit downcast as he said, “It’s okay if you don’t want to…”

“I do!”

Her mind was still muddled, but her mouth blurted out those three words quickly.

What a joke, she would have to be kicked in the head by a donkey to refuse.

They had been classmates for six years, as familiar as one could be with each other, not to mention Zhu Zhen’s conditions… If she missed out on him, would she find someone else like him?

Mu Jiawen thought of a problem, “What about your job in South City? He’s in Beijing and you’re in South City; you can’t be doing a long-distance relationship, can you?”

“Then I’ll just quit my job and move to Beijing,” Xu Yan said decisively. “I haven’t been promoted yet, and I haven’t signed a contract, so I can leave whenever I want.”

She felt very stifled in this company. Although it was a large company that came early every year to recruit from their school, once inside, one would realize how shady it was. First, they said the probation period was six months, but when it was due, they extended it for another three months.

They would come up with all sorts of high-sounding excuses just to keep you on as a cheap labor force without adding to the permanent staff numbers.

Why?

Because just as your promotion was impending, some well-connected hire showed up in the company, and HR had to prioritize their promotion process.

What’s more infuriating was that the designs they submitted for their promotion were actually hers.

Xu Yan had been holding in her anger with nowhere to vent and decided not to go back after this holiday.

Returning to the hotel that evening, after taking a bath, Mu Jiawen sat cross-legged on the bed, waiting for Jiang Yan to come out of the bathroom, and then mysteriously said to him, “I have something to tell you, and I bet you’d never guess.”

“What is it?”

“Did you know Zhu Zhen likes Xu Yan?”

Jiang Yan, who was drying his hair with a towel, paused, and under Mu Jiawen’s watchful eyes, as she expected, he showed a look of surprise, “Really… that happened?”

“See, I told you you wouldn’t guess. What’s more, he confessed to Xu Yan, and after the New Year, she’ll be moving to Beijing with him.”

This time Jiang Yan’s surprise seemed more genuine. He had told that guy to hurry up, and he really did it that quickly.

Fine!

One move to seal the fate, this winter vacation hadn’t been in vain.

“They are quite suitable for each other.”

“Yeah, but Tong Wei seems a bit down. If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have even known they got together.”

Jiang Yan was a bit shocked, “Tong Wei still hasn’t given up?”

“I don’t know, but she’s been paying a lot of attention to Zhu Zhen.”

Jiang Yan tossed the hair-drying towel on the couch, got into bed, and wrapped her in his arms under the covers, “Let’s not worry about other people’s business anymore. Let’s sleep. We’ve had a tiring day and still need to return to Beijing tomorrow.”

“Aren’t you going to meet with Ma Zheng?”

Jiang Yan had just closed his eyes when he opened them again, “Crap, I forgot all about that kid.”

Just this morning, Ma Zheng had called him, saying he would wait for him tomorrow, but he had forgotten all about it amidst the day’s busyness.

Ah, that kid is such a hassle…