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Chapter 2227 Conflicts in the Girls' Dormitory, Zhou Chen's Ubiquity

"Congratulations, Nie Xiguang, you have successfully passed your graduation defense. Once you receive your diploma, you will no longer be a college student and will soon be entering the workforce. Are you ready?"

Zhou Chen's congratulations made Nie Xiguang very happy, but when she heard the last part, her smile suddenly froze.

"Zhou Chen, can you stop being so discouraging? Now that you mention it, I suddenly realize that passing the graduation defense smoothly isn't all that great."

"That's not quite right. In my opinion, you'll be an outstanding student, whether you're in school or working in the future."

"I'm not as good as you say, so don't try to fool me."

"Okay, that's enough drinking. To celebrate your successful graduation defense today, I'll treat you to dinner, how about it?"

"Not tonight. I've already told my aunt and uncle that I'll be staying at their house. I'll go to my dorm to get some things and then head over."

"Ok."

After hanging up the phone, Nie Xiguang went straight to his dormitory. Once there, he received a call from Jiang Yun, who happily shared the good news that she had passed her graduation defense with her mother.

Just as she finished packing her things and was about to leave the dormitory to go to her uncle's house, Fei Siliang suddenly walked in from outside, looking at Nie Xiguang with a complicated yet determined gaze.

"Xiguang, I'm treating you to dinner today."

Nie Xiguang looked surprised, but quickly replied awkwardly, "No need."

There were six people in their dormitory, and naturally, there were different levels of closeness among them. She was closest to Xie Xiaofeng, and not so close to the others, especially Ye Rong.

As for Fei Siliang, their relationship wasn't actually that good. Fei Siliang was closest to Ye Rong, so naturally her relationship with Nie Xiguang was a bit worse.

But Fei Siliang's reaction greatly surprised Nie Xiguang.

"No, you have to eat this meal."

Nie Xiguang was helpless in the face of her attitude. After all, they were classmates and roommates for four years, so she had no choice but to agree.

"Okay, let's invite Xiaofeng and the others to come along."

"Just the two of us."

Nie Xiguang couldn't understand what Fei Siliang was up to, but seeing Fei Siliang's unusually serious and determined expression, he could only nod in agreement. He then packed his things and went out with Fei Siliang.

When Nie Xiguang went out alone with Fei Siliang, she remained wary. However, to her surprise, although Fei Siliang did invite her to dinner, they did not eat at a restaurant. Instead, they bought wine and snacks and had an outdoor meal on the grass on campus.

What Fei Siliang said next surprised her even more. Fei Siliang said she envied her and also expressed that she actually had feelings for the outstanding Zhuang Xu, but with Ye Rong around, she didn't dare to show it. Later, Nie Xiguang also treated Zhuang Xu differently and even boldly expressed his feelings, which made her both envious and jealous.

Actually, ever since they started living in the same dormitory, she had felt jealous of Nie Xiguang. Not only her, but also the other girls in their dormitory had their own opinions about Nie Xiguang, because Nie Xiguang's family background, appearance, personality and so on easily aroused envy and jealousy, especially among the girls, this feeling was more and more intense.

When Fei Siliang said those words, Nie Xiguang was indeed surprised. But after thinking about Fei Siliang's personality, she wasn't so shocked anymore. Among the six people in their dormitory, Fei Siliang seemed to be quite shrewd and charming, but in reality, she was quite calculating and had a lot of thoughts, making her hard to understand.

Fei Siliang was different today. Perhaps it was because she was about to graduate, or perhaps it was because she had drunk too much. In any case, she said a lot of things that she would never have said before. Anyway, Nie Xiguang's opinion of Fei Siliang changed a bit today.

Fei Siliang, who had already drunk two cans of beer, was starting to feel a little dizzy, but when she looked at Nie Xiguang, her eyes became bright and alert.

"Nie Xiguang, I want to ask you a question."

"Go ahead and ask."

"Have you already fallen for someone else?"

Fei Siliang stared intently at Nie Xiguang, who was speechless at her question and remained silent for a long while.

"Siliang, why would you ask that?"

Fei Siliang said, "Because you've changed recently. You used to be really persistent in pursuing Zhuang Xu, but not anymore."

"Persistently pestering me? Me? Is that how you see me?" Nie Xiguang looked astonished.

Fei Siliang suddenly laughed: "It's not just us who see it that way, it's many people who see it that way. Everyone knows about Zhuang Xu and Rongrong's relationship, but they don't know the inside story, so they think you are the one who came between them and that's why you are so persistent in pursuing Zhuang Xu. Actually, we all know the inside story, but gossip is a powerful force, and you have probably experienced this more than once."

Nie Xiguang laughed self-deprecatingly. What she thought was a bold pursuit of love turned out to be laughable in other people's eyes. At this moment, she also felt ridiculous.

"Nie Xiguang, you still haven't answered my question. Don't you like Zhuang Xu anymore?"

Nie Xiguang remained silent: "I don't know either."

She couldn't give a definite answer, because Zhuang Xu, who used to be so radiant in her eyes, no longer seemed to evoke the same feeling in her now. It was as if he had been demystified, and she no longer felt the same excitement when Zhuang Xu was mentioned.

"You've disappointed me so much, Nie Xiguang." Fei Siliang suddenly raised her voice, her tone full of dissatisfaction.

This completely baffled Nie Xiguang: "I disappointed you? How did I disappoint you?"

"Yes, I'm disappointed. Before, because of Zhuang Xu, I didn't think much of what you did, but I really admired you because you could do what I didn't dare to do. You're braver and more determined than me. But now, I'm disappointed in you. You gave up your persistence and love and actually fell in love with another man. Although that guy named Zhou Chen is also very outstanding, that's not a reason for you to fall in love with someone else."

The tipsy Fei Siliang talked a lot in one breath, but when she talked about Nie Xiguang, her eyes revealed a complex and inexplicable light.

Envy, jealousy...

Although Zhuang Xu's relationship with Nie Xiguang is currently awkward, it's clear to anyone with eyes that Zhuang Xu treats Nie Xiguang differently. Otherwise, Ye Rong wouldn't have targeted Zhou Chen so much, because she sensed that Nie Xiguang posed a significant threat.

In their eyes, Zhuang Xu was already extremely outstanding, belonging to the category of university heartthrobs. Therefore, Fei Siliang was very jealous of Zhuang Xu's special treatment of Nie Xiguang. In any case, over the years, she had never seen Zhuang Xu treat her differently.

Zhuang Xu was already making her jealous, and now there's Zhou Chen, who seems even more outstanding than Zhuang Xu, so openly and boldly pursuing and protecting Nie Xiguang.

So even though they were classmates and roommates, she still felt it was unfair. She felt that God had been too good to Nie Xiguang. Why did all the outstanding men like her? Was it because Nie Xiguang came from a good family and was rich that children from ordinary families like them didn't deserve to be treated well?

"I……"

When Fei Siliang mentioned Zhou Chen, Nie Xiguang was indeed speechless and unable to refute her.

She wasn't sure what her feelings for Zhou Chen were, but one thing was certain: she had fallen for him. If she hadn't fallen for him, she wouldn't have spent so much time alone with him, would have accepted his help, and would have immediately shared any good things that happened with him.

"Nie Xiguang, you've fallen in love with that boy named Zhou Chen, am I right?"

Nie Xiguang hesitated for a moment, then gave an uncertain answer.

"I do not know."

"Again, I don't know, Nie Xiguang. Really, sometimes you're really annoying, but I know it's not your problem, because you never care about that..."

Fei Siliang said too much tonight. On the one hand, she had been holding these words in for a long time. She was about to graduate, and if she didn't say them now, she might not have the chance to do so again.

On the other hand, it was also because she really wanted to vent to someone, but after thinking it over, she found that the person she could speak freely with was actually Nie Xiguang, the imaginary enemy she had always envied and was jealous of. So sometimes it was really strange.

Nie Xiguang sat with Fei Siliang for a long time, and Fei Siliang did most of the talking. This was the first time she had seen Fei Siliang talk so much, and it was all her heartfelt words after getting drunk.

Finally, Fei Siliang got completely drunk while talking, and Nie Xiguang had to go through a lot of trouble to take her back to her dormitory. When she got there, she was exhausted.

However, after that night, Nie Xiguang's opinion of Fei Siliang changed slightly.

Time flies. After Nie Xiguang completed her graduation defense, they were about to graduate and go their separate ways.

The first person to leave their dormitory was Zhou Yufen, who was going back to her hometown to take the civil service exam. Because she was the first to leave, everyone gathered together to see her off. The long procession accompanied her all the way to the train station before reluctantly saying goodbye.

Although everyone had prepared themselves mentally, when the moment of parting actually arrived, they still couldn't hold back their tears and cried uncontrollably at the train station.

After dropping Zhou Yufen off, it was already dark when they returned. Everyone crowded together to catch the last bus. In order to be alone with Nie Xiguang, Zhuang Xu quietly backed away and deliberately did not get on the bus when he saw that Nie Xiguang had not boarded it.

In the end, only he and Nie Xiguang were left. He hadn't asked Nie Xiguang about something before, so he wanted to make things clear to her as they were about to graduate and part ways. He lied and said that he didn't have any money, not even enough for a taxi, and asked Nie Xiguang to walk with him.

His idea was good, but things didn't always go as smoothly as he hoped.

They hadn't walked more than a few steps, and before he could even say much to Nie Xiguang, a Porsche suddenly drove up from behind.

"Drip!"

The clear and loud whistle attracted the attention of Nie Xiguang and Zhuang Xu, and the two turned around at the same time.

Upon seeing the car, Nie Xiguang's face lit up with joy, while Zhuang Xu looked puzzled. However, his expression changed immediately after he saw who was in the driver's seat.

'It's him again?'

It was Zhou Chen again, which made him furious. Why did this guy always inexplicably appear whenever he wanted to be alone with Nie Xiguang, as if he had a tracking device installed on Nie Xiguang?

The car came to a smooth stop next to Nie Xiguang. Zhou Chen opened the window, completely ignoring Zhuang Xu, and looked at Nie Xiguang with a smile.

Are you walking in high heels?

Nie Xiguang said with an embarrassed look, "I took a classmate back to his hometown today. I missed the last bus back and didn't have any money on me, so I had to walk. What are you doing here?"

"What a coincidence! I just happened to be passing by and it looked like you, so I drove over. Are you heading back to school?"

"Uh-huh."

"Get in the car, I'll take you back."

"it is good."

"No need to trouble yourself."

Nie Xiguang and Zhuang Xu spoke at the same time, but Nie Xiguang happily agreed while Zhuang Xu refused expressionlessly.

Although Nie Xiguang's relationship with Zhuang Xu is currently strained, she is essentially a kind girl, and when she heard Zhuang Xu's refusal, she kindly tried to persuade him.

"Zhuang Xu, you don't have any money, so you can't take a taxi. It's also far from the school. Why don't you get in the car and let Zhou Chen take us back to school?"

Zhou Chen also said, "Yes, it's on the way anyway, so it's no trouble."

Zhuang Xu's expression was not good. He really didn't want to trouble Zhou Chen, and he didn't want to see Zhou Chen and Nie Xiguang together, ride in Zhou Chen's car, or watch Zhou Chen and Nie Xiguang talk. This would make him feel even worse.

However, after some consideration, he ultimately did not refuse and got into Zhou Chen's car.

The car slowly drove towards Jiangning University, but the atmosphere inside made Nie Xiguang very uncomfortable. She was now really regretting letting Zhou Chen and Zhuang Xu get together. Now she didn't know what to say, and it was not as relaxed and comfortable as when she was alone with Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen and Zhuang Xu naturally sensed that the atmosphere was off, but for Zhou Chen, it was nothing and didn't matter at all. However, for Zhuang Xu, he was getting restless and wanted to say something to ease the tension.

"Mr. Zhou seems to have a lot of free time. What do you do for a living? Where do you work? I'm sorry, I'm just curious. If it's inconvenient to say, then never mind."

This was also what puzzled him. For so long, Zhou Chen had been appearing by Nie Xiguang's side without him doing anything, yet Zhou Chen's clothes and car were all of high quality. Therefore, he thought that Zhou Chen was probably from a very well-off family, just like Nie Xiguang.

Having grown up in a poor family, he has always had a sense of aversion to rich kids from privileged backgrounds, which is why he lectured Nie Xiguang before.

He resented Nie Xiguang's status as a rich second-generation, yet he himself felt inferior. His strong sense of pride prevented him from facing Nie Xiguang at this moment. He wanted to improve himself because he felt that only in this way could he be more worthy of Nie Xiguang.

He has a strong sense of self-esteem, yet he is also insecure, which makes him a very contradictory and conflicted person.