Chen Yu’s gaze and voice both grew darker. He stared at the two of them. “Let me see.”
Zhao Zicheng wanted to insist that it really was nothing.
But before the words could leave his mouth, his hand moved on its own, unlocking the phone and handing it over to Chen Yu.
Chen Yu took the phone and looked. On the screen was a photo of Cen Sui getting out of a car.
Although the photo was dark, under the streetlamp’s illumination one could still make out that the person in the driver’s seat was a man.
The man’s face was not clearly visible, but from his vague bearing it was clear he was not a student.
Chen Yu’s eyes grew darker and darker, as though a storm was gathering inside them.
The knuckles of the hand gripping the phone turned stark white, the veins on the back of his hand standing out sharply.
Just when Zhao Zicheng thought he would smash the phone in anger, Chen Yu loosened his wrist and tossed the phone back into Zhao Zicheng’s arms.
Zhao Zicheng caught it at once and subconsciously let out a long breath of relief.
But before that breath had fully settled, he saw Chen Yu stand up, pick up a dart, and fling it with a sharp swish into the bullseye of the dartboard.
The heavy thud made both Zhao Zicheng and Wang Jie feel a chill run down their backs.
The chill on their backs had not yet faded when they suddenly heard Chen Yu say, “Let’s go.”
Wang Jie looked at him and forced out a response. “Where are we going?”
Was it… to look for Cen Sui?
Chen Yu walked out without looking back. “To drink.”
Wang Jie and Zhao Zicheng both let out a breath of relief and quickly followed. “Should we call a few more people?”
Chen Yu’s tone was cool. “Call more.”
Wang Jie thought to himself that he was finally acting normal again.
A breakup was nothing to him. In fact, being broken up might even make things easier.
If he wanted to date, finding a girlfriend would be a matter of minutes, wouldn’t it?
As soon as Wang Jie got in the car, he called Wen Ting and told her to gather a few more people to come out and have fun.
After that, he contacted Zhou Yimiao and told him to hurry over and keep their brother company.
Wang Jie and the others arrived at the bar first and opened a booth. Not long after, Zhou Yimiao and Wen Ting each brought one or two people along. Soon they had roughly ten or so people, sitting around drinking, chatting, and playing games.
Wen Ting also brought along the newly acquainted girl and intentionally nudged her to sit beside Chen Yu.
The girl was dressed plainly, with long hair and straight bangs, completely out of place in the bar’s atmosphere.
She looked very inexperienced, and even spoke with a hint of shyness. She said to Chen Yu, “Hello, my name is Lin Yuxi.”
Chen Yu glanced at her but said nothing. He simply placed a glass of alcohol in front of her.
Lin Yuxi lowered her eyes to look at the drink and said with some difficulty, “I can’t really handle alcohol.”
Chen Yu responded coolly, “If you can’t drink, what are you doing in a bar?”
A flush rose on Lin Yuxi’s cheeks. She pressed her lips together and didn’t speak.
At that moment, Wen Ting spoke up to help her out. “Xi Xi is coming to a bar for the first time. Chen Yu, can’t you take it easy on her?”
Chen Yu gave a cold laugh, looking as though everything irritated him. He said, “I don’t know how to take care of anyone.”
Wang Jie thought to himself that of course, Chen Yu had never taken care of a girl in his life.
He wasn’t some gentleman. He had always been cynical and carefree, with no patience for girls. His attitude had always been that he didn’t care what anyone thought.
In order to keep the atmosphere from turning awkward, Wang Jie hurried to smooth things over. “Brother Yu, come on, I’ll drink with you.”
Chen Yu had not been deliberately trying to make things difficult for Lin Yuxi. He lifted his glass and looked toward Wang Jie, directly ignoring her.
Lin Yuxi truly was visiting a bar for the first time, only curious and wanting to experience it.
She had only just become friends with Wen Ting. On a whim, she had tagged along today, never expecting things to become so awkward.
Fortunately, Wen Ting looked after her, keeping her from completely losing face.
Later, as she slowly adjusted, she drank a few glasses along with the mood at the table, her cheeks gradually taking on a rosy tint.
Then, just as the atmosphere at the table was warming up, she suddenly heard Wen Ting call out brightly, “Cen Sui.”
Hearing those two words, everyone at the table turned their heads to look. Sure enough, they saw Cen Sui standing not far away. Her long, lazily styled hair flowed over her shoulders, and she wore an army-green trench coat that reached her calves. The belt at her waist accentuated how slender she was, her calves were fair and slim, and she stood in a pair of Martin boots.
It seemed she was looking for someone. When she heard the call, she turned around directly.
Looking more closely, one could even see that under the trench coat, she appeared to be wearing a silk nightdress.
*
After returning to the dormitory and resting for a while, Cen Sui had just finished her shower when she received a call from Tao Miner.
Tao Miner said Zhou Erbao had gotten drunk at a bar. Chen Danuan had something urgent and could not leave, and she could not drag Zhou Erbao home by herself. She told Cen Sui to hurry over and help carry the person, so Cen Sui came immediately.
Hearing how anxious Tao Miner sounded, Cen Sui had no intention of going out to have fun. Not wanting to fuss with clothes, she simply threw on a trench coat over her nightdress.
Who knew her luck would be like this. She did not find Tao Miner upon entering the bar; instead she first ran into Chen Yu, Wen Ting, and that whole group.
They were not strangers at all. In the past, whenever Cen Sui occasionally went out with Chen Yu, these people were always there.
Cen Sui did not like how Chen Yu spent every day fooling around with these friends. She wished he would spend more time alone with her. She also was not good at blending into a crowd when she did come out, and because Chen Yu found her bothersome, he did not bring her along very often.
Since they all knew one another, and since Wen Ting had directly called her name, it obviously would not be appropriate for her to turn around and leave.
Cen Sui stood where she was and smiled. Her gaze swept across the group and was naturally drawn to Lin Yuxi sitting beside Chen Yu. The female lead truly did look pure. Her appearance was not breathtaking, but she had the gentle temperament of a girl next door.
While Cen Sui was looking at Lin Yuxi, Wen Ting had already walked up to her. Smiling, she said, “You came to play? What a coincidence to run into you here. Come drink a couple of glasses with us.”
Cen Sui kept her smile. “No, I still have something to do. You all have fun.”
Just as Cen Sui was about to leave, Wen Ting reached out and pulled her back a little, deliberately acting warm. “Don’t be like that. Even if you two broke up, you can still be friends.”
While Wen Ting was holding onto her and speaking, Chen Yu had already risen from his seat. He stood at the side of the table, his gaze heavy as he stared at her.
Lin Yuxi stood beside Chen Yu and softly asked, “Do you know her?”
Chen Yu did not answer. Wen Ting deliberately raised her voice and said, “She is Brother Yu’s ex-girlfriend. They just broke up.”
As she spoke, she introduced Lin Yuxi to Cen Sui, smiling faintly. “This is Lin Yuxi, Chen Yu’s girlfriend.”
Hearing this, Lin Yuxi’s face flushed. She wanted to explain, but the words never came out.
Cen Sui lowered her eyes and let out a small, quiet laugh. Of course she knew Wen Ting was using Lin Yuxi to provoke her. Wen Ting had never liked her. In the past, she had loved making sarcastic, barbed remarks with a smile, just to see her lose composure and embarrass herself.
Still, this was fine.
Without the “obstruction” of her, the supporting female character, the male and female leads had managed to get together this quickly. Good, perfect.
So she looked at Chen Yu with a smile, meeting his dark gaze head-on, and said aloud, “Then congratulations. You finally found your true love.”
Chen Yu continued to stare at her without speaking, his eyes so heavy it seemed they could swallow everything whole.
Wen Ting appeared dissatisfied with her reaction. In her mind, Cen Sui ought to be losing control and making a scene.
They had all witnessed how much Cen Sui used to like Chen Yu.
Feeling unwilling to give up, Wen Ting wanted to probe further, so she asked again, “Then you don’t have… anything else you want to say?”
Cen Sui looked at her and thought for a moment. Was she supposed to ruin the male and female leads’ happily ever after by adding some unpleasantness for them?
She really did not mind. Anything that could make Chen Yu uncomfortable or annoyed was something she was more than happy to do.
So she lowered her eyes, letting a faint shimmer of moisture appear in them.
Then, wearing this heartbreakingly sorrowful expression, she walked up to Lin Yuxi, slowly took Lin Yuxi’s hand, sniffed once as though holding back tears, and looked at her “emotionally” as she said, “Sister Yuxi, from now on, I leave Brother Chen Yu in your care. You must take good care of him for me. He doesn’t like spicy food, it makes him overheated. When he drinks, you should watch him a little and not let him drink too much. He also never likes eating breakfast, which is bad for his stomach. You have to make sure he eats properly in the mornings. From now on, all these things will be up to you. Please love him well on my behalf…”
Nothing disgusts a couple more than an ex saying these overly sentimental things to the current girlfriend.
Her entire heartfelt performance would become a thorn that would stay lodged between them for a very long time.
And while Cen Sui was saying all this, Wen Ting seemed satisfied at last. Together with the girl beside her, she wore an expression of smug enjoyment, as if watching a show.
She just wanted to see Cen Sui hurt and upset, and she thought she had finally gotten what she wanted. Look at how deeply emotional she appeared.
Even if Cen Sui did not lose control and make a scene, this was still entertaining enough for her to watch with satisfaction.
But none of them, including Cen Sui, noticed that Chen Yu, standing to the side, had eyes that were growing increasingly murky and dark.
After Cen Sui finished her “heartfelt” speech, he suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist, staring at her as he said, “If you are that sad and that reluctant to let go, then you can keep loving me yourself.”
Cen Sui froze. “???”
Give her a moment, what was… going on?
Before she could process anything, Chen Yu explained on his own, “She is not my girlfriend. I met her for the first time today. I don’t even know her name.”
First time meeting?
Not his girlfriend?
Doesn’t even know her name?
Cen Sui immediately understood. Wen Ting had lied just to provoke her.
The moment she processed it, she pulled her hand back, gently wiped at the corner of her eye, and instantly switched both expression and tone. “Then sorry. I wasn’t sad. I was acting.”
Wen Ting and Chen Yu: “…”
Everyone else present: “???”
The girl standing next to Wen Ting even failed to hold back a snort of laughter, letting out a “pft,” only to get glared at by Wen Ting and quickly swallow it back down.