After stopping being a simp, the school heartthrob cried and begged to get back together.

Chapter Ninety-Seven: It's time to vent their anger!

Gu Heng smiled maliciously.

He was very proud.

Because I'm going to become his meal.

He pinned me down, making me unable to move.

"You look so beautiful." Gu Heng kissed my cheek. "Shen Yan, I really regret hurting you so much back then. If that hadn't happened, we would be very happy now, wouldn't we?"

"Happiness my ass!" I roared.

He chuckled softly and reached out to take off my skirt.

Suddenly.

The fire alarm on the roof went off.

Water sprayed out from inside.

Noisy footsteps could be heard outside.

Someone else shouted, "Fire!"

Gu Heng frowned, his whole body was soaked, and then he got up to open the door.

I got up, picked up the file bag from the ground, pushed him aside, and ran outside.

They ran right into a wall of flesh.

A warm suit jacket fell onto my shoulders.

I looked up.

Huo Yubai stared coldly at Gu Heng not far away, whose arms were tightly wrapped around me, without saying a word.

Was he the one who made that noise?

"Let's go." Huo Yubai picked me up and walked out.

"Did you make any noise?" I asked worriedly. "Did anyone take pictures? Be careful they don't cause you trouble."

"So what if I got the photo? I can afford it." Huo Yubai said nonchalantly.

"Anyway, thank you." I breathed a sigh of relief.

He was silent.

The guests in the banquet hall have disappeared.

Only the staff were busy.

Huo Yubai carried me to the car.

The driver got out of the car.

"Take a taxi back," Huo Yubai said calmly.

"Okay." The driver handed the car keys to Huo Yubai and left.

Huo Yubai opened the passenger door and let me get in.

He returned to the driver's seat and started the car without saying a word.

I immediately opened the file, then casually touched something: "My clothes and my phone!"

“Your phone is here.” He took it out of his pocket.

I was taken aback.

"The clothes are in the back seat of the car," he said coldly.

I looked back and it was indeed there.

"Thank you." After thanking him, I picked up my phone and sent a WeChat message to Xia Zhe, asking him to confirm as soon as possible.

I put down my phone and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Heng is too dangerous; I must never see him alone again!

Huo Yubai dropped me off at my doorstep.

I took off my coat and gave it to him: "I left my coat here."

He grabbed my hand.

"What else do you want to say?" I frowned.

His hands were clean and long, and he wore an expensive diamond watch on his wrist, exuding luxury and an air of asceticism.

"Do you not want to talk to me anymore?" He looked at me with a wronged expression.

I paused.

"Can you let me think about it?" I explained, "Huo Yubai, I've always considered you a friend, and I dated your brother before. You're suddenly saying this, so I really need to think about it."

"I'm telling you this so you won't misunderstand that I have someone I like," Huo Yubai said in a hoarse voice.

"Huo Yubai, there's one thing you need to understand: I don't like you," I sighed.

"I don't care if you like me or not, just don't ignore me." He looked at me sadly, his eyes full of regret.

He might have been genuinely anxious just now.

That's why they'll say it.

He slowly released his grip.

I got out of the car, took my clothes from the back seat, and walked towards the gate.

Huo Yubai watched me enter the room, and only left after a long while.

I stood against the door and took a deep breath.

"What's wrong?" Mu Xi stood in front of me wearing a bathrobe, holding a cup of coffee in her hand.

"Drinking coffee in the middle of the night, aren't you going to sleep?" I asked, surprised.

"There's a multinational conference at 3:30." She yawned. "What's wrong with you? Why are you so popular?"

"It's nothing." I shook my head.

"Why are you all wet?" Mu Xi frowned. "You'll catch a cold like this. Go take a hot shower."

"Okay." I went upstairs immediately.

I took off my dress and took a hot shower.

Then he came out wrapped in a bathrobe.

Mu Xi sat on the edge of the bed with a smile, looking at me: "How was the banquet tonight?"

"Muxi, what's the deal with this dress?" I asked.

Mu Xi took me to this dress shop.

She was quite familiar with Xinjing City, which is why I asked her to take me there.

"What? What happened?" she asked, feigning ignorance.

"The suit Huo Yubai wore tonight and my evening gown were clearly coordinated. Don't tell me you had no idea." I raised an eyebrow.

She gave an awkward smile: "I was just thinking that since Gu Heng keeps bothering you, I wanted to ask Huo Yubai for help."

"You were the one who contacted him, not the other way around?" I asked, puzzled.

“Yes.” Mu Xi nodded.

Did I really wrong Huo Yubai?

"What's wrong? You seem strange," Mu Xi explained. "Did I mean well but end up doing something wrong?"

"No, that doesn't count." I paused. "Huo Yubai said he likes me."

Mu Xi wasn't surprised at all.

"Why don't you seem surprised at all?" I frowned.

“I’ve known since high school!” Mu Xi exclaimed excitedly. “Back then, you only had eyes for Gu Heng, but you didn’t know that Huo Yubai had been paying attention to you for a long time.”

I:"……"

“I’ve noticed him secretly watching you several times,” Mu Xi said. “You don’t know, back in high school, a few boys talked badly about you, and he even got into a fight with them.”

I was taken aback.

Is there such a thing?

"Then why didn't you tell me?" I frowned.

"What should I say? You were completely in love with Gu Heng back then, and I was afraid that saying anything would only cause you trouble," Mu Xi replied.

It turned out to be the case.

Huo Yubai has always loved me.

But I like his older brother.

“Yan Yan, I don’t think you need to feel guilty about this. It’s just that he likes you and you don’t like him, but he hasn’t done anything to make you hate him. You can treat him as a friend.” Mu Xi comforted me, “I don’t think he will force you or threaten you like Gu Heng did.”

I understand all these principles.

"I'm going to prepare for the meeting. You should get some sleep." Mu Xi left the room.

I lay in bed, thought for a while, picked up my phone, and tapped on Huo Yubai's profile picture: "Huo Yubai, let's just be friends."

Huo Yubai: "Okay."

I sighed.

Mixed feelings.

-

Winters in Shinkyo are getting colder and colder.

People on the street were all wrapped in thick down jackets.

I bought a coffee near the school and then walked towards the lab.

This laboratory building was there when the school was first established. Later, the school expanded, and the laboratory building is now far from the main teaching building and not very close to the cafeteria.

Last year, the higher authorities specially approved a piece of land to build a new teaching building, and specifically requested that our laboratory move in.

However, the school did not comply. Instead, they placed us in the farthest place, and even the equipment was outdated.

Everyone in the lab has been holding in a lot of anger these past two days.

I know it's time to stand up for them.