I Get a New Character Design Every Week (Chapter 122)
The three parted ways on the first floor of the teaching building. Chen Zhenzhen walked into Class 1, and before she could even sit down, Wang Qianzi couldn't wait to come over.
" Zhenzhen, tell me quickly, did anything happen last night?"
"It's nothing," Chen Zhenzhen said calmly, "We just had Barbecue together."
"Nothing unexpected happened?" Wang Qianzi's tone was a little disappointed. "That's not right. Generally speaking, when a love rival tries to escape from the dorm for the first time, something unexpected should happen, triggering an important plot point, right?"
"What kind of important plot points do you want?" Chen Zhenzhen glanced at her speechlessly. "Also, Qingqing isn't really a love rival; she doesn't like Zhang Zaowan."
"Just because you don't like someone now doesn't mean you won't like them later!" Wang Qianzi said earnestly, " Zhenzhen, as Zhang Zhaomu's childhood sweetheart, the thing you need to be most wary of is someone who suddenly appears out of nowhere. If you don't handle it properly, you could easily become a helpless loser!"
"Don't wait until it's too late to regret it." She mimicked a character's tone. "I was here first..."
"Stop watching those brainless romance anime." Chen Zhenzhen rolled her eyes. "How could I possibly be a loser?"
"Even if you don't admit it, I feel like that's how the story is unfolding..." Wang Qianzi complained, "If you're unwilling to be honest about your feelings for Zhang Zhaomu and always think it's just pure friendship, you'll never be able to get involved and can only watch helplessly as his relationship with other girls deepens."
"Don't worry about that." Chen Zhenzhen shook her head. "I've thought it through."
"How could I not worry!" Wang Qianzi retorted reflexively, then paused for a moment, "What have you figured out?"
Chen Zhenzhen said calmly, "My relationship with Zhang Zaowan isn't just friendship; I like him."
Wang Qianzi widened suddenly, and she grabbed Chen Zhenzhen's hand, her voice excited. " Zhenzhen, you've finally figured it out!"
"That's right! That's exactly it! As long as you change your mindset, it's not too late!"
She had been eagerly anticipating this day, and now she was incredibly excited, speaking rapidly, "I can be your strategist! I have a million ways to bring you and Zhang Zhaomu together!"
"Ten thousand kinds? That's a lot." Chen Zhenzhen smiled. "But I probably won't need them. I just confessed to him."
Wang Qianzi: "?"
"I think I'm hallucinating, Zhenzhen, say it again?"
"I said, I just confessed my feelings to Zhang Zaowan," Chen Zhenzhen repeated.
Wang Qianzi's mouth slowly opened wider.
" Zhenzhen, you..." She didn't know how to put her words into words for a moment. "You moved too fast... You wouldn't admit you liked him last night, and you confessed this morning?"
"Hmm." Chen Zhenzhen nodded. "Because I've thought it through, I just took the opportunity to confess."
"As expected of you, Zhenzhen, you always manage to surprise me." Wang Qianzi gave a thumbs up, then added regretfully, "However, confessing your feelings can't be done casually! It requires the right time, place, and people... Oh well, it's done now, so it's not important anymore."
" Zhang Zhaomu must be very touched, right? You confessed first, did he agree without hesitation?"
"No, not at all." Chen Zhenzhen pouted. "He just treats me like a buddy."
"How is that possible?" Wang Qianzi exclaimed in disbelief. " Zhang Zhaomu definitely likes you! Otherwise, why would he study so hard?"
Chen Zhenzhen said helplessly, "Is it possible that Zhang Zhaomu is just a person who does whatever he wants? Last week he wanted to study hard, this week he wants to exercise, and maybe next week he wants to go back to being a lazy bum?"
"This isn't right... this isn't right." Wang Qianzi fell into self-doubt. "Why aren't you two playing by the rules..."
"Love isn't like this. You should test each other, go back and forth, confirm each other's feelings, and then on a special day, naturally get together! Why did you suddenly confess to Zhang Zhaomu? Why did Zhang Zhaomu even..."
You haven't agreed yet? This is unreasonable! I won't accept it!
"Is it possible that all these tricks you know are just scenarios, and don't apply to real life?" Chen Zhenzhen asked a probing question, "Ultimately, Qianqian, you've never really been in a relationship, have you?"
Wang Qianzi instantly turned ashen.
Zhang Zhaomu slept through the entire morning self-study session.
This made the classmates start to suspect that the class monitor's enthusiasm for learning had finally run out and that he was planning to go back to being a poor student.
Then, another rumor that quickly broke out provided an explanation.
"I heard the class monitor is so tired because he took Xiang Qing to a hotel last night."
Holy crap! That's exciting? No way! Is this melon even ripe?
"It's absolutely true. Xiang Qing didn't return to the dorm all night last night, and the class monitor personally called Song Xuanxuan to help deal with the dorm supervisor."
"Hiss," I just asked Song Xuanxuan, and she didn't admit to it.
"She's a member of the class monitor's faction, so she'll definitely cover for him. I won't mention the source of this information, but it's true."
"The version I heard was that the class monitor just took Xiang Qing out for Barbecue, not to a hotel room."
"You don't know this, but someone from the next class owns a hotel. She said she saw the class monitor and Xiang Qing at the hotel this morning... Oh, and Chen Zhenzhen from the first class too!"
"... Three people together?"
"I always felt that the class monitor and that Chen Zhenzhen had a complicated relationship, but I never expected that even Xiang Qing was involved... sigh."
"But what about Duan Chan'er? We didn't bring her along!"
"Is this a question of whether he brought it or not? This is cheating on three women at once! The class monitor is definitely a scumbag!"
"I hate scumbags more than anything in my life! I never imagined our class monitor would be this kind of person!"
"Shh, you can't say that. You're still in line with the class monitor, aren't you? You don't want to annoy the class monitor and have your line canceled, do you?"
"... But then again, it's normal for a class monitor who's so handsome and outstanding to have many girls around him. Maybe there's some misunderstanding? Like, maybe he just took them to a hotel for makeovers or something."
"Speaking of which, we've already had three boats on our hands, I wonder if the squad leader would mind having one more?"
Inevitably, the increasingly outrageous rumors reached the ears of Zhang Zhaomu and Duan Chan'er.
Zhang Zhaomu didn't really care; he had already mentally prepared himself for this when he decided to take Xiang Qing away from the dorm.
It's just a rumor; one more won't make a difference.
People can only talk, and explanations are useless; things will just fade away over time.
Unexpectedly, Duan Chan'er actually came looking for her.
"Squad leader, you must have heard those rumors too, right?"
Zhang Zhaomu was a little embarrassed and said, "Did I bother you? I'm really sorry."
"That's alright." Duan Chan'er shook her head, her eyes full of eagerness to hear the gossip from the parties involved. "What happened between you and Xiang Qing... it's not true, is it?"