"How"s your day?" Ge Chen asked. Xue Lin was waiting for him in the parking lot under the supermarket. He went inside the car and saw her in good mood. He couldn"t help but question her.
"It was a fruitful day. Tomorrow, something good will happen." Xue Lin Turned on the music and started the engine.
"Tomorrow? What will happen?" Ge Chen pretended not to know anything.
"Good… something good…" Xue Lin couldn"t wait for tomorrow.
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The next day, Xiao Rong came to the school hand in hand with Susu. Susu was no nervous that blood drained from her face. Xiao Rong noticed her expression and firmly held her hand. He whispered, "Susu, do you trust me?"
Susu nodded without looking at him. He said, "If you don"t look straight, it will make people think that I"m cheating on my girlfriend which is not true. Do you want others to think that I"m a cheat?"
She could barely open her mouth. "N-no…" She wanted to speak but voice didn"t come out. She wanted to look straight ahead but her head felt heavy. She wanted to walk proudly but her legs tuned jelly. She knew how much others hated her. She experienced their wrath. She was scared thinking something bad would happen to Xiao Rong because of this incident.
"Then raise your head and walk proudly. Because we both deserve it." Xiao Rong said with confidence. As they walked together, the students gawked at them. They gathered in groups and started to gossip. Before Xiao Rong and Susu even reached their cla.s.sroom, the news had already spread like a wildfire.
Xiao Rong and Susu saw some girls blocking their cla.s.sroom entrance and Susu flinched. They were looking at the couple venomously. They were the bullies she had to face every day. She tried to take her hand away from Xiao Rong but he didn"t let go. They stepped forward and he coldly asked, "Move aside. This isn"t a place to stand."
The girls glared at Susu and they spoke to Xiao Rong, "President Rong, how can you cheat on Mumu with this shameless w*nch?!"
"Who do you think you are calling my girlfriend a w*nch? You girls don"t have a good result. You are no match for my girlfriend. And cheating on whom? The only girl I ever liked is Susu. She is the one I"m dating. Who do you think you are to try to tell me whom should I date?" Xiao Rong spoke loud and clear. Not only his whole cla.s.s heard him but also the students on the corridor heard his declaration on love. They became confused and started to whisper among themselves.
"Do you think President Rong is telling the truth?"
"Who knows?"
"But he never walked hand in hand with other girls, not even Mumu."
"Maybe he is telling the truth."
"Then Susu seducing him is a completely false rumor."
"She was bullied for nothing."
"The poor girl."
Mumu"s friends were surprised but they didn"t back down. "What do you mean you aren"t going out with Mumu? She told everyone that you two are going out. Are you telling us that she was lying?"
"Just say that you are seduced by this sl*t."
"You cheat!"
"I knew that you all lacked brains. If you declare in front of everyone that I am dating you, will others believe you? Are they stupid enough to fall for that? You say I was dating Mumu, did you see me approving it or did you ever see me walking hand in hand with her or did you see us going on a date or did you witness us kissing or doing anything a couple should do?" Xiao Rong looked like a completely different person. The Student Council President who was always calm and polite changed into a different person.
When everyone around them started to waver at his words, he said, "I don"t care who you love or who you hate but you have no right to meddle in someone else"s personal business. If you think after harming anything with a clear mind you will get away with a small apology you are mistaken. Police wouldn"t be in the society if "sorry" could cover for everything."
He gave them a hard glare and stepped forward. Those girls who were blocking the door flinched and hurriedly moved away. They were in tears. He never talked to them so harshly before. Being chided by the man they loved, it was a heavy blow to them. After going inside the cla.s.s, he turned around and told the girls "Since you are all Mumu"s loyal dogs, pa.s.s this message to her, "Just because my father is her father"s employee, doesn"t mean that I will be her a.s.sistant. I will no longer listen to her disgusting requests and she can no longer play with my life or my result. She can whine to my parents all she wants, but that"s the end of it. I quit being her slave."
Xiao Rong and Susu went to their seats. Everyone was looking at them curiously and whispered. Xiao Rong frowned at them and asked, "What? Haven"t you guys seen couples before? Did you came from the countryside or something?"
The cla.s.smates hushed after he said that. Xiao Rong"s friend came forward and asked, "Hey, is everything okay? You are acting different today."
Xiao Rong replied, "How can I be okay? I"m tired, man. That woman ruined my childhood but enough is enough. She can do whatever she wants with me but I can"t let her harm Susu. If I can"t step up for my girlfriend or myself after all these years, how can I be successful in my life? How can I become a man?"
Xiao Rong had only two best friends and they were very supportive. One of them put their hands on his shoulder and said, "If what you said was true that you were her servant because of your parents" positions at work, you should have told us. We are your friends. We will back you up."