novelraw Chapter 71 : Nine Cups of the Holy Grail
Chapter 71 : Nine Cups of the Holy Grail
Chapter 71: Nine Cups of the Holy Grail
“Seriously, what was that Zhou Yong thinking? Did he really believe we were all freshmen trying to get into the student union? Pulling out that set of tricks he uses in the student union—was his brain short-circuited?”
Inside the car, Sichuan Girl complained loudly. Clearly, he was very angry today. Luckily, in the end, he and Lin Mo teamed up to argue back, otherwise it would have been unbearable. Since there were no outsiders in the car this time, of course, he had to vent about it.
Hearing this, the class monitor Wang Jing, who was sitting in the passenger seat, spoke up in response: “Who knows? Chasing a girl is normal, but pulling something like that is just disgusting. Anyway, his character isn’t great!”
Things like “guys pay, girls free,” or “all freshmen pay, sophomores and juniors get in free” were quite common in the student union. After all, they had already heard when they were freshmen that classmates who joined the student union had to chip in together to organize dinners.
Then when you became a sophomore, freshmen would also treat you.
It was obvious. Zhou Yong had just been elected president of the student union, and with the semester just beginning in his freshman year, it was exactly the time when he was feeling inflated. Naturally, he brought out this rule. Only he forgot—there were no freshmen here, so naturally no one was going to give him face.
“But wait, how do you all know that Zhou Yong wants to chase her? He never confessed, did he?” Wang Chu suddenly interrupted.
In an instant, the whole car went quiet.
Sichuan Girl: →_→
Wang Jing: →_→
Lin Mo: →_→
“What are you staring at? Look at the road!” Wang Jing gave Lin Mo a punch, finally breaking the silence.
Wang Chu was dumbfounded: “What? Why are you all looking at me like that?”
“What do you think? Not only did I see that Zhou Yong likes Zhao Tingting, I also know you like her too!” Wang Jing rolled her eyes as she spoke.
Wang Chu was startled when he heard this, and immediately looked toward Sichuan Girl and Lin Mo. After all, this matter was only known in his own dorm, and he had never told anyone else!
“What’s with that expression? Don’t bother looking at them. It’s not hard to guess. I’m not blind. There were only two bouquets of flowers in her room. One was from Zhou Yong, one was from you. One red rose, one white rose—you two are really a pair of hidden dragons and crouching phoenixes gathered together!” Wang Jing said disdainfully.
Wasn’t that obvious?
“Exactly. Who gives white roses and Dior lipstick to just a normal friend on their birthday?” Sichuan Girl added a jab from the side.
Realizing that his feelings had been exposed to everyone today, Wang Chu couldn’t hold it together anymore. He hurriedly explained: “It was all online recommendations! They said it’s never wrong to give lipstick for a female friend’s birthday. And the flowers, the clerk recommended them!”
Class monitor Wang Jing smiled faintly as she asked: “Do you know what the flower language of white roses is?”
“Pure and the only love?”
“Oh~ and you’re ‘pure’?” Wang Jing laughed.
At this time, Lin Mo spoke: “Isn’t the flower language of white roses actually ‘deserving a beating’? I saw it online. They said white roses were slapped open by shop assistants. Basically, sending white roses is like giving away a hundred slaps right off the bat.”
The three of them: …
They had seen that video too. How could they ever look at white roses the same way again?
“Stop talking nonsense.” Wang Jing rolled her eyes at him, then looked toward the back seat and continued: “Normally, opposite-sex friends don’t give roses for birthdays. Look at what we gave—just some small things, just a token.
But with all this going on, Zhou Yong probably has no chance now.”
At this, the three of them all nodded. But since it wasn’t their concern, Lin Mo spoke again:
“Wang Chu, what do you think about today?”
“What do I think?” Wang Chu asked, confused.
Lin Mo sighed: “I mean Zhao Tingting’s behavior today. What’s your opinion?”
“It was… alright, I guess. Just felt kind of weird, but I can’t put my finger on what was weird.” Wang Chu thought as he answered.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Wang Jing, as another woman, cut straight to the point: “A bit flirty! With her intelligence, there’s no way she didn’t understand what the gifts from you two meant. But she made no attempt to explain. The first time Zhou Yong suggested the guys pay and the girls go free, she hesitated a little. Sigh… I never thought she was like this before.”
Lin Mo smiled at this: “The class monitor is right. With Zhao Tingting’s intelligence, she definitely understood what you meant. If she still hasn’t said anything, that means she has no feelings for you. If you don’t believe it, when you get back to the dorm, you can just ask her directly.”
“I… I’ll think about it.”
Seeing Wang Chu shrink back, the three of them didn’t continue. Soon, the car reached the school gate, and after finding a parking spot, the four of them walked in slowly.
“Hey Lin Mo, can you walk me for a bit? It’s kind of dark over there.” At the intersection between the male and female dorms, Wang Jing suddenly spoke, blinking at him as she did so.
Seeing this, Lin Mo nodded to Wang Chu and Sichuan Girl, signaling them to head back first while he accompanied her.
He knew the class monitor probably had something to say to him. After all, this wasn’t their first year at school, so she was already very familiar with the environment.
“Alright, we’ll go first then!”
Wang Chu and Sichuan Girl waved, and soon the four split up.
“So, what’s so mysterious? What’s up?” Lin Mo asked with a smile.
“Zhao Tingting seems really interested in you. Ever since the day we returned to school, she’s asked me a lot about you. With Wang Bo being the way he is, what’s your take on it?” As soon as they were alone, Wang Jing asked directly.
“No thoughts. She’s not my type.” Lin Mo answered decisively.
Wang Jing nodded at his reply: “That’s fine then. You don’t know, when Wang Bo was around, I didn’t even know how to remind you. It was way too melodramatic.
Anyway, her previous boyfriends all had pretty good conditions. That might be why she’s interested in you. But you decide for yourself.”
Hearing this, Lin Mo nodded: “I don’t really care. It’s up to Wang Chu. If he wants to pursue her, let him. If he fails, then let it go. If he gets strung along, well, that’s his choice.”
“That’s true. But come to think of it, in this kind of thing, you guys do have it better than us girls. At least you’re straightforward. Alright, I’m heading back. You should go too.” Class monitor Wang Jing smiled, waved, and jogged toward the dorm entrance.
Lin Mo stood there and waved back. That was just his class monitor’s carefree personality. She got along well with the guys. If it were an ordinary girl, who would go out of their way to warn him?
Wang Jing’s words seemed casual, but the information she revealed was plenty. She subtly hinted at why Zhao Tingting might be interested in him, while not interfering too much with his thoughts.
When he reached the dorm building, Wang Jing sent him a message saying that Zhao Tingting had already returned. After asking, he found out that just as they had left, Zhou Yong had grabbed another guy and taken a taxi away—afraid there would be another round.
Lin Mo chuckled. Sichuan Girl had guessed it right after all.
“What did the class monitor want with you?”
As soon as he walked in, Sichuan Girl asked.
“She just talked about Wang Chu’s goddess and whether she’s worth pursuing. Wait… what’s going on here?” Lin Mo had just answered when he saw Wang Chu kneeling sincerely in front of his computer, hands pressed together. On the screen was a photo of a certain celebrity with the surname Liu.
“Praying to Mazu, asking if he should give up.”
“And the result?”
“Liu… uh, Mazu gave him eight Holy Grail cups. This is the ninth one!”
Lin Mo: …
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