jdhmnovel Chapter 6 Campus Unrequited Love (5)
Chapter 6 Campus Unrequited Love (5)
Upon arriving at the restroom, Xia Mingwei splashed water on her face and, looking at her slightly pale reflection in the mirror, forced herself to calm down.
"Xia Mingwei, cheer up! If you handle this well, you'll have completed more than half of your mission. I believe in you, you can do it!" Xia Mingwei silently encouraged herself.
However, this incident also served as a reminder to Xia Mingwei, so she began communicating with Xiao Ba in her consciousness.
"Xiao Ba, Lin Zeyang has moved up the time for me to pretend to be his girlfriend. Do you know the specific reason?"
Xiao Ba thought for a while, "Host, this matter is a turning point related to the original owner's fate. Although we are now developing in a positive direction and our lives are different from the original owner's, these minor factors cannot affect the main plot. The major events of the original story will still happen!"
Hearing this, Xia Mingwei calmed down a little. "It seems it's not my fault. What's meant to happen will happen!"
"Host, this also gives us a reminder that will be of great help to our future missions!" Xiao Ba said, almost excitedly.
"You're right, but the most important task right now is to resolve this issue of pretending to be my girlfriend!"
After the discussion ended, the two fell silent again. Seeing Xia Mingwei deep in thought, Xiao Ba cautiously spoke up, "Host, pretending to be a girlfriend is also an opportunity to delve deeper into the mission. Do you want to agree to Lin Zeyang's request?"
"How could that be? Unless I'm out of my mind!" Xia Mingwei quickly dismissed Xiao Ba's words.
Xia Mingwei glanced at her watch, and considering the time, straightened her appearance, thinking to herself, "It seems I can only take it one step at a time!"
After calming herself down, Xia Mingwei returned to her seat and saw Lin Zeyang still sitting there. She raised an eyebrow without making a sound.
After Xia Mingwei sat down, she immediately put on an apologetic expression, "I'm so sorry about that! My reaction was too much!"
Lin Zeyang waved his hand magnanimously, "It's alright, it's alright. This whole thing sounds a bit unbelievable anyway, it's normal that you were scared!"
Hearing this, Xia Mingwei inwardly scoffed, "Knowing it's absurd, why bother others? Why meddle unrelated people in your relationship? Do you have to act like the whole world is there for your love? It's utterly unreasonable!"
However, Xia Mingwei maintained a calm and unhurried demeanor, and slowly said, "You said that you and Jiang Mengyi broke up because of a conflict. Could you tell me the reason for this breakup? After all, I need to know some of the details! I can't just agree to your request without knowing the full story, can I?"
Lin Zeyang was taken aback by Xia Mingwei's question and fell silent for a moment, which was unusual for him.
"actually...."
Xia Mingwei saw through his reluctance and, being rather "understanding," said, "If you feel it's inconvenient and you can't say, then forget it!"
However, these words solidified Lin Zeyang's wavering resolve: "There's nothing inconvenient about it! It's just..."
Seeing that her plan had succeeded, Xia Mingwei silently gave herself a thumbs-up in her heart and turned to listen attentively to Lin Zeyang's words.
"Speaking of which, this argument has something to do with you..." Lin Zeyang said, while looking Xia Mingwei up and down.
Hearing this, Xia Ming was completely confused. She pointed at herself with a finger in disbelief, "What does this have to do with me?"
Lin Zeyang nodded and said with some difficulty, "Do you remember the food stall last time?"
Xia Ming frowned slightly. "A street food stall?"
After thinking for a while, Xia Mingwei finally remembered something. "You mean the time we had a dorm dinner together?"
"Yes, that was the time when Mengyi's friend and I were sitting next to you! You looked very beautiful that day, and Mengyi and I had a big fight after that!" While recounting the incident, Lin Zeyang didn't forget to praise Xia Mingwei.
Xia Mingwei roared inwardly: If the original owner of this body were here, she would have fallen even deeper into this trap after hearing these words.
After listening to Lin Zeyang's explanation, Xia Mingwei pondered for a moment and summarized: "So, Jiang Mengyi thinks you like me, and that's why she wants to break up with you after arguing with you?"
Seeing that Xia Mingwei was starting to understand, Lin Zeyang chimed in, "Yes, yes, that's exactly it!"
Xia Mingwei was truly speechless. Such a huge scapegoat, if dumped on her, would leave her half-dead, if not dead! In the original story, the original owner had agreed to pretend to be Lin Zeyang's girlfriend; it seems she wasn't just soft-hearted, but also probably morally blackmailed!
There were already problems between Jiang Mengyi and Lin Zeyang. Both of them were rather proud, and neither was willing to back down after an argument. The original owner of the body after losing weight and becoming beautiful was just a minor factor that triggered the argument; the main problem lay with the two of them.
After their argument, it was something that could have been resolved simply if Lin Zeyang had humbled himself, apologized, and said a few kind words. However, Lin Zeyang's subsequent bizarre actions, coupled with the original owner's lack of awareness and Jiang Mengyi's accusations, escalated a simple lovers' quarrel into a complex love-hate entanglement involving multiple people.
"Host, you guessed right!" Little Eight spoke up at the right moment, confirming Xia Mingwei's idea. However, its tone changed, becoming slightly mischievous as it said, "You guessed right, but unfortunately, there's no reward!"
Thinking of the original owner's ending, Xia Mingwei sighed again.
Anyone who asks someone they've always liked for a small favor would likely be temporarily blinded by their emotions! The original owner of this body probably agreed to Lin Zeyang's absurd idea of "pretending to be his girlfriend" because of these emotions, coupled with Lin Zeyang's moral blackmail! However, no one could have imagined that this trivial matter would cost the original owner her life!
After explaining the situation, Lin Zeyang sipped his coffee and waited for Xia Mingwei's reply.
Seeing his calm and composed demeanor, Xia Mingwei thought of the original owner's tragic end, and a surge of anger welled up in her heart. Unconsciously, her words also carried a hint of anger as she spoke unkindly, "This matter is not a small thing. Give me a few days to consider it!"
After saying that, Xia Mingwei picked up her book, turned around and left the coffee shop, ignoring Lin Zeyang behind her.
If she were to turn around now, she might see Lin Zeyang's astonished expression. His face still held a hint of disbelief, as if he hadn't expected Xia Mingwei to reject his suggestion.