Huai Xiang lowered her head with a flushed face, looking visibly uncomfortable.
This was the first time the four of them were going to school together.
Unfortunately, the atmosphere was quite awkward.
After the hug, Huai Xiang had taken An Yu’s other hand.
Being caught by Cheng Shimumeng while acting spoiled and sneaking off made Huai Xiang feel like she had been caught red-handed.
She felt both embarrassed and strangely excited.
“You’re really something~ You’ve been completely silent the whole way without saying a single word~”
Cheng Shimumeng curved her lips, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly.
After being discovered, Huai Xiang had quickly pulled away from An Yu’s embrace but hadn’t said a word to her.
She was genuinely curious about how this scene had come about.
Ning Wanciu and An Yu going to school together was understandable. Most likely, An Yu had stayed over at her house last night.
But what about Huai Xiang?
Don’t tell her that Huai Xiang had also spent the night at Ning Wanciu’s place? That seemed highly unlikely no matter how she thought about it. Why would this silly girl try to squeeze in when the other two were together?
Thinking this, Cheng Shimumeng moved closer and walked beside Huai Xiang, speaking softly:
“Hey, you’re still holding hands. Xiangxiang, what exactly are you doing?”
She knew Huai Xiang didn’t want to face reality, but since she had seen it, there was no way she was letting her escape.
Besides, it would be better to leave these intimate actions for Ning Wanciu alone~
That way, things would progress even faster, right?
Cheng Shimumeng narrowed her eyes, her emerald-green pupils fixed on the red-haired girl in front of her.
“Our little spoiled girl, are you planning to keep ignoring me~”
She casually tugged at Huai Xiang, causing the girl to suddenly lift her head.
Huai Xiang’s pretty face was bright red, her beautiful brows slightly furrowed. Even so, she didn’t let go of An Yu’s hand.
“Oh?”
For a moment, Cheng Shimumeng fell silent.
“Tch, I don’t want to explain anything to a bad woman!” Huai Xiang muttered under her breath: You can just be jealous!
She deliberately twisted being caught sneaking off into Cheng Shimumeng being envious, making herself feel less embarrassed.
“Ignore you. Little An Yu, let’s hurry or we’ll be late!”
With that, Huai Xiang pulled An Yu and began speeding up.
“Hm?”
Cheng Shimumeng was left farther and farther behind. For some reason, she didn’t chase after them but instead savored the moment.
Ha~
After standing silently in place for a long time, the green-haired girl suddenly curved her lips into a pleasant smile.
Pfft, hahahaha~
Cheng Shimumeng couldn’t hold it back and burst out laughing until tears formed at the corners of her eyes.
“This is really interesting~”
Originally, she had thought Huai Xiang was just butting in, but now it seemed that might not be the case.
Recalling Huai Xiang’s flushed face and the way she looked at An Yu, Cheng Shimumeng found it incredibly amusing.
Even the fool was starting to change~
All of this was because of An Yu. Ever since she had noticed An Yu, she had seen it clearly.
So many people were changing because of An Yu.
And now, the situation was becoming more and more interesting—interesting enough that Cheng Shimumeng couldn’t stop the smile on her face.
She raised her hand and counted on her slender fingers.
One, two, three…
Cheng Shimumeng paused, then stretched her hand toward the backs of the three girls walking ahead.
She quickened her steps and followed behind them.
“Little An Yu, you’ll give me even more surprises, right?”
Cheng Shimumeng smiled joyfully. “Hehe… Let me see more interesting things~ Little An Yu~”
Inside the An family car, An Qing was staring blankly at her phone.
【Sisters Are Right】: So you mean you and An Yu haven’t had much interaction lately?
It wasn’t just lately. From the moment they met, the number of words they had exchanged could be counted on one hand. They might not even greet each other when they saw one another.
Unconsciously, An Qing had given Chen Yu a rough summary of their current situation.
She simply hadn’t mentioned anything she couldn’t reveal, such as her plans for revenge.
Handing over some unimportant information in exchange for useful intel wasn’t a bad idea.
However, things seemed quite different from what she had imagined.
It appeared Chen Yu didn’t know about the actual relationship between her and An Yu and even assumed they had a good relationship.
Because he kept asking questions like “How is the progress between you two?”
What progress could there possibly be between her and An Yu?
An Qing couldn’t understand why Chen Yu was so concerned about her relationship with An Yu, but she had learned one important thing: Chen Yu most likely had no contact with An Yu.
From start to finish, Chen Yu had only been asking about matters between her and An Yu. It was completely different from what An Qing had previously assumed.
Even Chen Yu’s intentions didn’t seem to be what she once thought. From his words, she couldn’t detect any malice.
An Qing frowned, a trace of irritation appearing in her crimson eyes.
If An Yu and Chen Yu had no connection, then those manga books and the two times he had helped out had nothing to do with An Yu.
For some reason, although she felt very displeased, An Qing also experienced a strange sense of clarity.
She had always been puzzled about what Chen Yu and An Yu wanted to achieve.
Now, she finally understood.
Whatever Chen Yu did probably had nothing to do with An Yu.
Whether it was helping her or sending gifts, they were all his own spontaneous actions.
As for An Yu, from beginning to end, she had treated her like a complete stranger and never once looked her way.
Through Chen Yu’s messages, An Qing finally realized that her revenge was completely meaningless.
She wasn’t even a clown jumping around; in An Yu’s eyes, she was nothing more than a passerby.
The black-haired girl’s hand holding the phone trembled slightly. Although she had figured this out, the things she couldn’t understand had only increased.
Then why, in her previous life, had An Yu treated her that way?
If she had never cared about those people from the very beginning, why had she treated her like that?!
She didn’t understand… didn’t understand… couldn’t understand!
Indeed, she still didn’t truly understand An Yu.
An Qing’s crimson pupils trembled faintly. All the light in her eyes disappeared, leaving only darkness.
Approaching her, abandoning her, humiliating her, and showing that kind of attitude in front of her—was it all simply An Yu’s twisted form of entertainment?
Or was there something else she didn’t know about?
No matter what the reason was, An Qing knew she could no longer continue like this.
All her previous revenge plans were now suspended.
She had to find out exactly what was going on with An Yu.