"?" Teacher Ni was greatly shocked. Even after many years in the teaching profession, it was rare for a student to dare to speak to him like that.

But when he thought of Jiang Wanfeng and Hu Yu'en as his precious top students, he could only pretend not to hear.

"Then you two are not allowed to fight anymore... The teacher needs to consult Yu'en's opinion first."

"Ah."

Will Lin Mo come back for the graduation photos?

"this..."

"If I do well on the test, can the teacher ask him to come back?"

"Teacher, please try your best... If there's nothing else, please call Yu'en down."

Jiang Wanfeng nodded, then went upstairs.

When I'm feeling restless, even walking becomes difficult.

Upon seeing Hu Yu'en, she attempted to turn and run away at least three times.

But her longing for Lin Mo overcame her inner turmoil and hesitation.

At this moment, Hu Yu'en was staring blankly at her phone screen, looking forlorn.

Upon seeing her arrive, Hu Yu'en turned off her phone and looked at her somewhat awkwardly.

"Is something wrong?"

"Your teacher is looking for you."

"Oh..." Hu Yu'en stood up, seemingly hesitant, her arm dragging against the table and chair with a jarring clatter.

"That..." X2

They both suddenly spoke in unison.

"You go first," Hu Yu'en said.

Jiang Wanfeng hesitated, feeling a ticklish sensation in her heart, like being scratched by a cat.

She knew what asking that question meant...

She abandoned the dignity that belonged to a girl, the pride that belonged to Jiang Wanfeng, and instead etched obsession and madness into her heart...

This approach would definitely get her scolded to death by her mother, and Lin Mo might not even accept it, but she really had no other choice.

As long as she could see him again and hug him, Jiang Wanfeng had a million ways to win him back.

There are a million ways to coerce him, whether it's through physical means or moral persuasion.

Even if none of these work...

She would never do what her mother said and let him be with Hu Yu'en... This isn't love, it's not liking, it's weakness, it's incompetence, it's being a madwoman who watches him leave without doing anything...

She didn't believe that if she was willing to become his mistress, he would still abandon her.

But all of this is predicated on first bowing down to Hu Yu'en...

It must be done.

I want to see him...

Jiang Wanfeng's voice was very soft, almost a whisper. As she spoke, the girl's small hands, hidden behind her back, clenched tightly, her nails digging into her palms.

"I... I'm begging you..."

Hu Yu'en was stunned for a moment. How come... Jiang Wanfeng said what she wanted to say?

"what?!"

"Is it not allowed... You've taken him away from me... Can't I even see him? Did you do something to him? Why won't he see me?" Having broken down her own defenses, Jiang Wanfeng became emotional again.

"When did I rob you?" Hu Yu'en asked in return, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"You dare say you didn't?!" Jiang Wanfeng was furious. It had been so long, and this former best friend was still pretending to be stupid... Really... Did she want to make her give up completely?

"I don't know what you're talking about." Hu Yu'en's face darkened. She was clearly feeling wronged herself, yet Jiang Wanfeng was turning the tables on her...

What's going on... Is he deliberately provoking her, not wanting her to have any more contact with Lin Mo?

She'd already decided to compromise, to back down, and to find someone she could trust to pursue her love...

and many more...

"You haven't seen Lin Mo in a long time...Are you sure?"

"Otherwise, what am I supposed to say to you..."

"But he's not here with me! How can you expect to see me if you can't even see me yourself!"

"..."

The two girls stared at each other, their intense anger and resentment gradually transforming into shock and confusion. They even ignored the bewildered glances from their classmates.

"What did Lin Mo... say to you?"

“He said he likes you more... and he won’t see me anymore…” Jiang Wanfeng said blankly.

Hu Yu'en was stunned after hearing this.

"He, he clearly, he clearly told me the same thing... So where is he? He's not here with you, and he's not here with me either."

"How would I know..." Jiang Wanfeng slumped back into her seat.

She didn't immediately consider Lin Mo's motives; she simply felt that his sudden disappearance and the resulting sense of bewilderment were far more terrifying than if he had been abducted.

At least the latter can still be found.

Jiang Wanfeng began to worry that his trip home a couple of days ago might be another one that would end in his execution...

why?

Why on earth...

No, Lin Mo said he liked Hu Yu'en, but he also said he liked himself... It's quite obvious, so what's his purpose...?

Just as she struggled in her sleep, unwilling to face it, Lin Mo didn't want anyone.

It wasn't her, nor Hu Yu'en, it was both of them, or even... Li Qingran.

Jiang Wanfeng contemplated an even more terrifying reality: was there any possibility...?

If Lin Mo dared to openly tell her that he liked Hu Yu'en and then dared to lie to her like that, besides Li Qingran and Hu Yu'en, there would be...

Anyone else?

"It seems we've all been fooled by him, Wanfeng, but..." Hu Yu'en grabbed her former best friend's hand, only to let go as if she'd been electrocuted.

The fox glanced elsewhere.

"Never mind, I'll go find the teacher first. You can ask Ya Jie. I think she heard everything and she must understand."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yajie, who had been pricked up her ears and covered her mouth in surprise, immediately looked at Jiang Wanfeng as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Wanfeng..." Chen Yajie forced a smile.

"What do you know?" Jiang Wanfeng's grief and indignation from just a few minutes ago seemed to have exhausted her last bit of emotion.

At this moment, when facing Chen Yajie, he once again displayed the same weak, feeble, and sorrowful state he had been in for the past few days.

Even the proudest cat can't withstand repeated abuse and will eventually lower its stubborn head.

But this cat is different from the cats of the past who would just bristle. She no longer hisses, and she even reflects on whether she's done something wrong, being an unloved cat...

Why are people abandoned and deceived?

But the way he deceived me clearly showed he was in great pain; he was extremely careful and wary when he showed concern for me.

So, she must have done something wrong... Even if she didn't do anything wrong, let's just assume she did.

What kind of evil thoughts could a cat possibly have if it had lost its animalistic instincts...?

She just wants her owner's pats and hugs...

therefore,

"Tell me what you know, I'm not angry anymore..."

"I...I like him too," Chen Yajie said in a low voice, "Just like Yu'en...um, I'm sorry...it's someone my friend likes, but I can't help it..."

Did he tell you too?

"I already said so."

"Then he cares about you too." Jiang Wanfeng ultimately couldn't bring herself to say, 'Then he likes you too.'

Even if you know that this is probably the truth, you still can't say it.

“Shen Yanxi…” Jiang Wanfeng continued asking, following this line of reasoning.

Chen Yajie nodded. "I...I only found out recently."

Jiang Wanfeng let out a long breath, whether relieved or extremely disappointed, her brows furrowed, her expression blank and somewhat dazed.

"But what he told me was that he wanted to be with Qingran... It seems different from what he told Wanfeng and the class monitor..."

"Um..."

"It doesn't matter anymore."

Even the dumbest cat should have figured some things out by now.

We only realize our mistakes when we've lost them.

His deception and departure were both cruel.

But Jiang Wanfeng also understood his feelings.

He's a disgusting, filthy, despicable, and utterly detestable womanizer...

Keep it from her

The whole world is keeping it from her.

But she had no reason to complain anymore.

Her identity had always been that of his childhood sweetheart, someone who frequently bothered him, a spoiled and willful landlord's daughter with a foul temper and a penchant for indulging in fantasies...

If anyone's to blame, it's only herself for liking his promiscuity; even if she was being played, it was because she wanted to cling to him...

At this moment, Hu Yu'en returned from the office. She subtly used her authority as class monitor to get everyone back to their seats and prepare for class.

Then he went to Jiang Wanfeng's side, glanced at her, silently moved his own desk and chair, and put them back together to sit next to Jiang Wanfeng. The two of them were deskmates again.

"Isn't what he said different from what Ya Jie said?"

“It’s different,” Jiang Wanfeng answered first for Chen Yajie.

"I'm a little tired, please ask my teacher for leave for me."

Jiang Wanfeng walked outside.

“I’m also asking for leave,” Hu Yu’en said to Chen Ya’jie.

"Eh..."

Although many senior high school students ask for leave to go home, Chen Yajie didn't dare to ask for leave casually, so she had to agree.

She got scolded by her mother again this morning, but it seems... her mother didn't say much or really oppose her; she just told her to focus on her studies first.

Somehow, now that she's realized there seem to be no winners, her psychological threshold has been lowered without restraint...

...

How do I get to your house?

Hu Yu'en, carrying her schoolbag, followed Jiang Wanfeng, who was stuck at the gate.

"Go straight, turn right, then right again, turn left, then go straight again. When you see the cake shop, turn right and keep going straight until you arrive."

"You say it so smoothly..."

"Yes, because he taught me it. I get lost easily, so I memorized this mnemonic."

During this time, Jiang Wanfeng discovered many things she had taken for granted, things that were actually Lin Mo's ways of caring for and protecting her... It wasn't until he left that she realized how many difficulties she had encountered in her life...

For example, before, when Lin Mo was sick and needed to leave school, he could always take himself with him and walk straight out of the school gate. But now, he's stopped by the gatekeeper...

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