CHAPTER 269: CHAPTER 268: DEATH BY EUPHORIA

Qian Duoduo’s life is naturally for Qian Duoduo to decide! As a friend, Zhen Yu has already said all the advice she could offer; she wouldn’t meddle any further.

She wouldn’t urge Qian Duoduo to break up, nor would she overstep her boundaries to tell their teachers and parents.

So much has already changed in this life, who’s to say that Qian Duoduo and Lu Wei can’t end up together?!

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After their heart-to-heart talk, the three of them went their separate ways.

Zhen Yu walked aimlessly with her head hanging low, pondering over one thing relentlessly.

When did Han Mingyue get entangled with another girl? Why hadn’t she noticed at all??

She and Han Mingyue were classmates and would be together after school too. She had never seen him interacting with any unfamiliar girls...

But the tone of Qian Duoduo’s voice definitely didn’t sound deceptive, so what exactly went wrong?

As she wandered, Zhen Yu unconsciously found herself at the rarely visited western side of Fangshan where she had talked to Han Mingyue a couple of times...

As soon as she turned the corner, Zhen Yu was suddenly facing someone, eyes locked!

In the awkward silence, Wang Ping came forward from behind Fu Yu, and greeted her with a hushed voice, "Zhen Yu!"

Zhen Yu snapped back to reality, glancing at Fu Yu and then at Wang Ping. Suddenly, she turned around and dashed, "Just passing by! I’m seriously just passing by! I’m off!"

"Stop right there!" Fu Yu called out in a low voice.

But how could Zhen Yu stop? Hearing Fu Yu’s words, she bolted at a sprinter’s pace, racing back to the ninth grade, class one classroom!

"There’s still a bit of time before class, why are you running like you’ve seen a ghost?" Bai Xue chuckled as she watched Zhen Yu panting beside her, teasing her.

"Something even more terrifying than a ghost! Chased by Fu Yu!" Considering Bai Xue was Fu Yu’s close cousin, Zhen Yu just silently complained in her heart.

"By the way! Wang Meng came looking for you just now. He said to set a time, after the preliminary selections, to practice coordination." Bai Xue relayed the message truthfully.

"I got it, we’ll talk about it after the preliminary selections!" Zhen Yu would procrastinate if she could; she didn’t want to bother with people she didn’t want to deal with, not to mention giving them another glance... unlike...

Thinking of Han Mingyue, Zhen Yu raised her head to lookout for his seat, but to her surprise, he was not in the classroom.

She thought about asking Bai Xue but remembering how displeased Bai Xue had recently been with Han Mingyue, Zhen Yu decided against it.

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It was only when the bell signaling the start of class rang that Han Mingyue returned to the classroom, just in time.

Seeing this, Zhen Yu felt as if a bottle of mixed seasonings had been knocked over inside her, with all sorts of flavors spilling out.

Her feelings for Han Mingyue were already incredibly complex. And now, on top of that complexity, there was an added layer of uncertainty.

Had Han Mingyue been in an early romantic relationship in their past life?

No one could answer this question for Zhen Yu. Because she didn’t know! And surely, nobody else around her did either!

Initially, knowing from her dreams that Han Mingyue would eventually like her, Zhen Yu felt a bit more certain about ’being together.’

But now, with the sudden appearance of a girlfriend for Han Mingyue, she was at a loss for what to do.

She would definitely not become the third party. If she were to blame someone, it could only be herself for being too late...

While she was still considering early romance from the perspective of an adult, Han Mingyue was already putting it into action.

Thinking about it now, her plan to wait until university to confess to him was truly foolish.

Just like her speculations about Qian Duoduo and Lu Wei! Who knows! Maybe in this life, Han Mingyue and that girl would end up together in the end?

Just the thought made Zhen Yu feel very sad.

Ever since Zhen Yu was reborn, her life has been incredibly smooth compared to her previous one!

She’s been achieving everything she wants, step by step.

Perhaps it’s for this reason that she slowly lost her vigilance.

She’s become silly and naive without realizing it, naive enough to believe that as long as she tried hard, she would reap rewards.

"Heh..."

Zhen Yu, oh Zhen Yu, have you forgotten the painful lessons from your past life? At this rate, you’ll ’die from comfort’ sooner or later!

She knew, not all efforts in this world pay off!

Just like between her and Han Mingyue, aside from effort and courage, maybe they also lacked a bit of luck...

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It wasn’t only Zhen Yu who found it hard to concentrate during this class.

Han Mingyue spent the whole lesson feeling anxious, his mind preoccupied with one question, "Has Zhen Yu heard about it?"

Because during the long break, his younger brother Han Jiayang came to him with a face full of questions about something.

"Bro! Fu Yu said he saw you on a date with a female classmate! What were you thinking?"

Han Jiayang and Fu Yu used to be good friends, too. Although they had fallen out now, Han Jiayang knew Fu Yu wasn’t the kind to slander others out of thin air.

"...Fu Yu said that?" Strictly speaking, Han Mingyue and Fu Yu weren’t really friends, they should be considered friends of friends.

When Han Mingyue thought both parties would keep that day’s chance encounter a secret, Fu Yu went and betrayed him!

"Yeah! He said it!" Han Jiayang said somewhat guiltily.

He and Fu Yu had been at each other’s throats every day, but now there seemed to be a tendency for reconciliation. Therefore, he felt kind of guilty for potentially betraying his brother.

Han Mingyue hesitated for a moment before asking again, "Who else did he tell?"

"Bro!!" Han Jiayang widened his eyes, becoming somewhat excited as he grabbed Han Mingyue’s arm, "Is it true?!! Aren’t you fond of,"

"Jiayang!" Han Mingyue cut off his brother on time to prevent him from saying that name. "I wasn’t on a date then."

"Then what were you doing?" Han Jiayang immediately followed up.

"...That’s none of your business!" Han Mingyue didn’t want to discuss the matter any further, pressing again, "Who else did Fu Yu tell?"

With an innocent face, Han Jiayang replied, "How should I know? You gotta ask him!"

Seeing his brother’s tormented expression, Han Jiayang kindly offered, "Want me to ask him for you?"

Han Mingyue immediately nodded, "Mhm!"

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During the third lesson’s break, Han Jiayang first sought Fu Yu, then went to his brother. He passed a message between the two, "Besides your brother, I haven’t told a soul."

Only then did Han Mingyue’s heart settle. Even if the matter wasn’t true, he still didn’t want it to reach Zhen Yu’s ears.

Perhaps he cared too much about how he appeared in Zhen Yu’s eyes...

Meanwhile, Liu Ting was grilling Qian Duoduo for gossip about Zhen Yu.

"Hurry and spill, Duoduo! What’s the deal between Zhen Yu and that Han Mingyue?"

Qian Duoduo wasn’t one to speak ill behind someone’s back, but thinking of Zhen Yu’s previous insistence on including Liu Ting, it seemed she wouldn’t mind Liu Ting knowing about this matter, so she let slip.

"This whole thing started with my dad tutoring Zhen Yu in English..."