novelraw Chapter 436 178: Betrayal from a Roommate, Secretary Xia's New Assignment
Chapter 436 178: Betrayal from a Roommate, Secretary Xia's New Assignment
Seeing Xia Zhijin's bewildered look, Gao Xin grabbed her small hand and gently reminded her, "Zhijin, go out and have a look."
"Oh!" Xia Zhijin responded. She glimpsed Li Yuan's departing figure, then clutched the hem of her clothes, her body trembling slightly as she obediently followed him out.
Watching Xia Zhijin trail after him so obediently, Gao Xin couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache and pity. "With Zhijin's personality, she definitely can't compete with Li Yuan's other girlfriends. Damn that Li Scumbag! Zhijin is so well-behaved, obedient, and beautiful. Why can't you be devoted to her alone?" she lamented. "If I were a man with a girlfriend like Zhijin, I'd want to hold her in my mouth, fearing she would melt, and cradle her in my palms, fearing she would fall. How could my heart possibly have room for any other girls..."
Ge Chenchen nodded in agreement. There were six people in their dorm, and no matter their own personalities, none of them ever said a bad word about Xia Zhijin. This gentle, sweet-natured girl seemed flawless in every way, a person with no faults to be found.
It was just a shame she had been deceived by a scumbag. Even though she knew he was juggling several girlfriends, she still foolishly remained devoted to him. Li Yuan's other girlfriends all had sports cars, while she had nothing...
Ge Chenchen sighed. "Zhijin is too naive and gentle. Let's secretly follow them. We can't let her be bullied."
Li Lanrong clenched her small fists and nodded in agreement. "Mhm, if that other girl dares to go too far, we won't be pushovers."
「...」
As the main attractions of the gossip left, the decibel level in the classroom instantly shot up by ninety points, becoming boisterous and lively.
[What a pity. Li Yuan's two girlfriends didn't start tearing into each other right away. So disappointing. This gossip isn't even juicy anymore.]
[They probably have to be careful about their image. This is a classroom, after all. It wouldn't look good if word got out. Since they've both left, they're probably going to fight outside. Let's hurry and watch!]
[Haha, let's go together! I've realized everyone here lives for the drama. Damn, those bastards are running off like rabbits, faster than me, terrified of missing the show.]
[If they had openly fought in the classroom, it would've been the top story on our school's hot search today... "Two Campus Beauties Clash in Jealous Fit, Tearing Each Other Apart Over the Same Man?"]
[Whoa, you're a master of clickbait. You shouldn't be studying computer science; you should go into journalism. I think a position in UC Browser's 'Shock Department' would be perfect for you.]
「...」
In a corner of the classroom, Fang Yanni nudged the still-dazed Wang Jierong and teased, "Rongrong, what's wrong? Still thinking about being stood up yesterday?"
Wang Jierong, her eyes lifeless, finally turned her head. Her gaze fell upon the fading figures of Bai Weixi and Xia Zhijin, and her heart filled with a profound sense of loss.
Just yesterday, she had been so close to finally getting Li Yuan...
But now that the news of Li Yuan four-timing had been exposed online, she couldn't see what chance she had left to "coerce" him, let alone "persuade" him in bed.
"Yanni, I don't think I have a chance anymore," Wang Jierong said, her voice utterly dispirited.
Fang Yanni suppressed a smile and continued her precision strike. "Wake up, Rongrong. You never had a chance to begin with."
"Li Yuan's standards are ridiculously high. Whether it's Xia Zhijin or that girl from the Finance Academy just now, they're both top-tier beauties. Snatching Li Yuan away from them is just too difficult. I suggest you find another target..."
"You don't understand!" Wang Jierong blurted out. She fell silent for a long moment before slowly nodding with a deep sigh. "Perhaps you're right. I think I realize where my problem lies, why I was rejected even when I threw myself at him."
"Oh? Rongrong, what's your problem?" Fang Yanni asked curiously.
Wang Jierong gave a bitter, self-deprecating smile. "Some men are very particular about cleanliness. And I... I'm not clean anymore. That must be why Li Yuan avoids me like the plague."
Listening to her best friend's self-mockery, Fang Yanni was stunned. She was once such a proud girl. How could she have changed so much after chasing Li Yuan for a while? Where had her pride gone? Had Li Yuan completely crushed her?
Fang Yanni quickly tried to comfort her. "Rongrong, you're great. Li Yuan is the one who's blind. You can't give up on yourself..."
Tears shimmered in Wang Jierong's eyes, and her voice choked with sobs.
"Yanni, you've never been in a relationship, so you don't understand. For a man, a girl's first time is extremely, extremely important. It completely determines his attitude toward you. Even if he says he doesn't care if you're a virgin when you're dating, deep down, he definitely cares. No man is indifferent to it...
"It's just that at that moment, all they want is your body. Once they have you completely, any little argument later on becomes an excuse for them to blow up. In the end, the high-quality men won't marry you because of that..."
Fang Yanni opened her mouth but then closed it, looking at the devastated Wang Jierong, at a loss for words. She clearly remembered that when she first met Wang Jierong just over a month ago, she wasn't like this at all. Back then, she had been full of life, speaking about relationships with passion and excitement. She had even been smugly proud of the boyfriends she'd had in high school. But after meeting Li Yuan and learning how outstanding he was, Wang Jierong became obsessed, as if she had been bewitched. She began a frantic pursuit, offering herself up, trying to seduce him, and even threatening him with leverage—all of which Li Yuan studiously avoided.