Good news! My sister Lin finally stopped being abstract today!

After waiting for about ten minutes, the door to the room was finally opened. Meng Jiao rushed forward and saw Chen Man walk out with an unhappy expression. Yun Yi inside the room was no longer crying, and there was no sound either.

The room was unusually quiet.

Meng Jiao went in, and Chen Man stepped aside to let her pass. Then, out of humanitarian concern, he said, "Take good care of her. I hope she won't bother me again. No one needs to pay for someone else's affection, and don't try to create a devoted persona. That doesn't move me; it only confuses me."

Meng Jiao paused in her tracks. She looked up at Chen Man in surprise. These words were too cruel, too cruel, but there was no room for rebuttal.

The moment Chen Man came out and his eyes met Lin Zhihao's, his cold gaze suddenly softened.

"I'm sorry, what happened today was my fault."

Even though he had rejected her many times, she still liked him. Her friends even insulted the girl he liked because of him.

Lin Zhihao waved her hand dismissively, "It's nothing, it's nothing. Is she alright?"

When Lin Zhihao asked the question, Chen Man looked at her in surprise, and then suddenly understood. Yes, that's the kind of girl she is. Even though she herself has been wronged, she still cares about and feels sorry for other girls.

Chen Man placed his large hand on the girl's head and scratched it a few times. "She's fine. This kind of thing won't happen again."

He just said he wanted to pursue her, what if this happens again and scares her away?

Lin Yu and Jing Yifan looked on with expressions of utter disbelief, saying, "Oh dear, this is killing us single people!"

Lin Yu started a commotion.

Jing Yifan: "You're not a single dog,"

"Yes, I said it for you."

Jing Yifan: ...Thank you so much.

The three of them talked as they walked, leaving the hotel.

Inside the room, Meng Jiao looked listless, as if she had suffered a heavy blow and felt utterly powerless.

"Are you... alright?" Meng Jiao asked cautiously.

Yunyi murmured, "He said he would never like me in this lifetime. He said my feelings are just a burden to him. He said he didn't want me to threaten him by hurting myself. He said I don't even love myself, so how much of my love for him is genuine..."

Yunyi wept silently...

Meng Jiao hugged her and said, "Cry, it'll make you feel better."

Yunyi could no longer hold back her emotions and burst into tears in Mengjiao's arms. She felt like her heart was about to break after being told such hurtful things by the boy she had liked for so many years.

"How could he be so heartless? How could he say such things to me? I've liked him for so long. I was the one who met him first, and I was the one who was with him first."

When she saw the photos on the campus forum, she was completely devastated. It was okay that he didn't accept her, it was okay that he was single, but... but he actually bowed down for another girl.

How could she not be sad?

She thought, she thought, that as long as she was willing to go all out, he would give her a second glance.

But now, he actually told her that they should no longer have any contact with each other.

The bright moon hangs high, yet it shines not on me...

-

Lin Zhihao did nothing else at school except attend classes and visit the old professor.

Because they cleared up the misunderstanding with Chen Man, the two grew closer and closer, and the old professor immediately noticed something was off between them.

After catching Chen Man for another experiment, he would stare at Lin Zhihao's direction during any break, like a statue waiting for its wife.

The old professor laughed, then slapped him hard across the face.

"You boy."

Chen Man withdrew his gaze and looked at the old man, "?"

His eyes seemed to ask, "Why did you hit me?"

"Why are you staring at Xiao Lin all day long?"

Chen Man:......

He should have been hiding it well, was it really that obvious? How did this old man figure out that he liked Shen Zhihao?

Chen Man did not respond directly, but turned to continue the experiment.

The neglected old professor shook his head helplessly. "Tsk, we've known each other for so long, why are you giving me such cold treatment?"

The old professor got angry and turned to leave.

"The finest Baiyunshan liquor has been delivered to your office."

Chen Man's voice suddenly came from behind.

The old professor turned around in surprise, "Really?"

"Go and see."

Chen Man gave three words, and the old professor, upon hearing them, happily jogged back to his office.

That brat, he sent him tea again.

Hehe, I'm happy.

Suddenly feeling neglected for a bit is actually quite nice!

When Lin Zhihao and Chen Man came out of the laboratory together, they saw Yun Yi waiting downstairs in the laboratory building.

She stood there awkwardly, with Meng Jiao and Wu Youyou beside her.

Upon seeing them, the three people immediately stood up from their chairs and jogged towards them.

Lin Zhihao: ?

Wu Youyou's hand has been put in a stent, and Lin Zhihao has covered all her medical expenses. Now, Wu Youyou is still a little scared when she looks at her.

In the dorm, I stopped arguing with her and didn't even say a word to her.

"Chen Man, Zhizhi."

Yunyi spoke softly, then handed them the two gift bags in her hand, "What happened before was my fault. I booked a private room at the restaurant to apologize and make amends. Can you forgive me?"

She looked at Lin Zhihao first, seemingly anticipating her reaction.

Lin Zhihao didn't accept the gift because she didn't like accepting things casually, especially things of unknown origin, as there might be unspeakable consequences behind them.

Lin Zhihao didn't answer, and neither did Chen Man.

Yunyi looked dejected.

She lowered her raised hands. "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I hope you can forgive me. I didn't mean to. We've known each other for so long, and I don't want our relationship to become so strained."

Chen Man said that they were no longer friends, and immediately blocked all her contact information and wouldn't even give her a chance to meet.

If you encounter them on the road, it's like encountering a plague god; you immediately change your route.

Their classmates noticed that something was wrong between them.

The story of her outburst that day somehow got out, and she became quite a minor celebrity in the class.

Those who already disliked her were now mocking her behind her back.

But she didn't care. What she cared about was that she had lost the opportunity to stand next to Chen Man.

She was too impatient.

She was too anxious because of Shen Zhihao's appearance.

Otherwise... why would Chen Man hate her so much now, and not even want to be in the same place as her?