jdhmnovel Chapter 11 Campus Unrequited Love (10)
Chapter 11 Campus Unrequited Love (10)
With a slightly puzzled look in her eyes, Xia Mingwei turned on her computer and logged onto the campus forum.
The once peaceful and harmonious forum has changed completely. Like a drop of water falling into a pot of boiling oil, the entire forum is now in an uproar.
The first thing that catches the eye is a large, secretly taken photo. In a restaurant, the man is feeding the woman, who looks sweet and happy. The woman's face is clearly visible—it's Qiao Jing, a mutual friend of Lin Zeyang and Jiang Mengyi. The man is turned to the side, so only his blurry back is visible. But Xia Mingwei, with her years of experience with unrequited love, recognizes him immediately. The man in the photo is none other than Lin Zeyang.
The photo also had the words "Award-winning couple breaks up, suspected of third-party interference" written in large red letters, making it very eye-catching.
The onlookers below were in an uproar, expressing their opinions and creating quite a stir.
[I know this woman, she's Qiao Jing from the art school. I heard she and Jiang Mengyi are good friends; they used to be so close, like they were one person.]
[What?! My best friend actually did something like this to steal someone else's girlfriend? That's just awful!]
[When I first saw the two of them, I thought their friendship was just a facade, destined to fall apart sooner or later, and sure enough, I was right.]
[Looking at this woman's foxy face, I knew she was no good; she's a born mistress.]
[If I'd known this kind of woman was restless, I would have made my move, guys, you know what I mean.]
[She always wears designer clothes and eats well; with such high spending, who knows where she gets her money?]
.....
Am I the only one who thinks this guy is no good either?
Isn't this man entirely blameless?
Comments criticizing the man were negligible, like a pebble dropped into a deep pool, quickly sinking into silence without causing much of a splash. Even these voices were swiftly suppressed by posts.
The men in the comments section showed little interest in the "cheating" incident itself; most were focused on how to discredit Qiao Jing. The comments section was filled with a cacophony of noise, with some even making lewd jokes about her. Unaware of the situation, passersby joined in, flooding Qiao Jing's personal page and overwhelming it.
After reading these posts and recalling what Lin Zeyang had said before, Xia Mingwei roughly guessed the truth of the matter.
It seems Lin Zeyang hasn't given up on the "pretending to be his girlfriend" method, but because Xia Mingwei "ungratefully" refused, the choice has changed from Xia Mingwei to Qiao Jing. Therefore, naturally, the victim of this cyberbullying has changed from her to Qiao Jing.
They thought Xia Mingwei would be furious after seeing this upsetting story. But her roommates, who had been watching her closely the whole time, were completely baffled by her calm and collected demeanor after reading the post.
They could only look at each other in bewilderment. One of them finally mustered the courage to speak, "Weiwei, aren't you angry?"
"Angry? Why would I be angry?" Xia Mingwei asked naturally, taking over the conversation.
"Weiwei, didn't you say you liked Lin Zeyang before? We all thought you would be very angry when you saw this news of him cheating!" Perhaps afraid of hurting Xia Mingwei, she tried her best to choose her words carefully, afraid of touching Xia Mingwei's sore spot.
That's true. No one can recover from such a traumatic experience in such a short time. But who is Xia Mingwei? A mission taker! This little matter won't trouble her for now.
So she spoke up, "I took leave before and went back to my alma mater to sort out my feelings. Now I've let go of these things!"
Seeing her genuine and seemingly sincere demeanor, her roommates felt relieved.
Seeing that the group had laid everything out, the women poured out all the remaining words in their hearts, like a wheel rolling downhill.
"Weiwei, it's good that you've let go of this relationship! Lin Zeyang really isn't a good match for you, otherwise, we wouldn't know how to advise you!"
"Besides, Lin Zeyang has a girlfriend. It's best for us ordinary people to stay away from their world and not get involved in their relationship. Otherwise, it will be too late when we really get burned!"
"That's right, Weiwei, you have no idea how badly Qiao Jing is being scolded right now! It's a good thing you rejected Lin Zeyang's unreasonable request before, otherwise you might be the one being scolded now!"
"However, I heard before that Qiao Jing was cyberbullied and is now afraid to contact her family! She even got a major demerit recently because of these things, so she'll probably have to work really hard to get her diploma!"
"You guys have to admit, Qiao Jing's mental fortitude is really strong! If this happened to me, I probably would have given up long ago!"
As soon as her roommate said that, Xia Mingwei had a sudden flash of inspiration and realized something. So she left her surprised roommates behind and hurriedly went out the door.
She ran to the dormitory building of the art college in one go, grabbed a classmate at random, and asked, "Excuse me, do you know which dormitory Qiao Jing lives in?"
The man looked at the panting Xia Mingwei and sized her up. "Are you Qiao Jing, the one who's been making headlines lately? You're looking for her? The dormitory on the third floor, the one with the biggest crowd, is hers!"
"But let me give you a piece of advice: stay away from her for now. She's no good!"
Before Xia Mingwei could finish speaking, she left hastily after saying those words.
She finally found Qiao Jing's dormitory after following her instructions. She knocked on the door, but it was Qiao Jing's roommate who answered.
After inquiring about Xia Mingwei's purpose, her expression immediately changed. "Why did you come to see her? Don't you think she's done enough harm to our dorm?"
These words ignited a long-suppressed anger within the entire dormitory, resonating with many.
"Ever since her scandalous affair was posted on the campus forum, people have been coming to our dorm every day, staring at us like we're watching a monkey!"
"If you know her, you should try to persuade her to move out of our dorm as soon as possible. It would be better for everyone!"
"She looks so lifeless all the time, who is she trying to impress? She's the one who willingly became the 'other woman,' so who can she blame?"
"She's not..." Before Xia Mingwei could finish her sentence, the dormitory door was slammed shut.
In an instant, Xia Mingwei thought of something and immediately ran towards the rooftop.