He Jin finished the entire bottle of water Shen Yutang had given him.
A whole large bottle of water, gone in just over ten seconds.
The man’s sexy Adam’s apple bobbed up and down, and the next moment, he suddenly leaned in close, slipping the medal around Shen Yutang’s neck.
With a light hook of his fingertip, he pulled Shen Yutang to his side, his scorching breath enveloping her completely.
“What… what are you doing?” Shen Yutang instinctively took half a step back.
The cool, minty scent of He Jin slowly wrapped around her entire body.
“For you.”
A roguish smile played at the corners of his lips, his voice low, magnetic, and seductive. “And a little reminder, Miss—don’t forget, you owe me a meal.”
As agreed: he’d crush Fu Hansheng, and she’d treat him to dinner.
“Fine,” Shen Yutang certainly hadn’t forgotten, nodding as she said, “I’ll treat you next time I get the chance.”
After the match ended, the crowd trickled out of the venue.
Shen Yutang packed up her small bag and was walking up the steps when, as luck would have it, she ran into a group of people head-on.
Fu Hansheng, Su Ruanruan, and Qi Lin stood right in front of her.
Su Ruanruan feigned confusion, blinking her dewy eyes as she asked:
“Sister Yutang… why didn’t you come to cheer for Fu Hansheng today?”
Shen Yutang raised an eyebrow, smiling as she shot back:
“Who I cheer for is none of your business, is it?”
“…” Su Ruanruan choked for a moment before quickly replying, “No matter what, you shouldn’t have taken Hansheng’s side against him. Not cheering for us… it hurts our feelings…”
“Why should I cheer for you?”
Shen Yutang pretended to be puzzled. “Would cheering actually help you beat He Jin?”
She asked with genuine sincerity.
As soon as the words left her mouth, the expressions of the group shifted dramatically.
The impact of that statement was absolutely devastating.
Because today, the math department had suffered an especially humiliating defeat—it even felt like He Jin had been deliberately mocking them, publicly shaming them.
Fu Hansheng’s face darkened.
Shen Yutang happily shook the gold medal hanging around her neck. The sunlight hit it, reflecting a dazzling glare.
Before leaving, she tossed out one last remark:
“If you’re bad, just practice more.”
Shen Yutang walked away cleanly and decisively, not sparing them a single extra glance.
Fu Hansheng’s expression grew even gloomier, an inexplicable, indescribable fire burning inside him.
Qi Lin stood there completely stunned.
This was nothing like the Shen Yutang he knew.
In the past, her eyes seemed to sparkle with stars, and when she looked at Fu Hansheng, it was as if her eyes were glued to him.
Moreover, she’d always been friendly to his friends, never acting so high and mighty like this.
Qi Lin couldn’t help but say, “Brother Han, I can’t shake the feeling that this time… she might actually be serious?”
Fu Hansheng let out a cold, light laugh. “Impossible.”
There was no way Shen Yutang would really be willing to stay angry with him.
Every time he ignored her,
she’d start to panic.
Su Ruanruan blinked her innocent, deer-like eyes and said, “Sister Yutang probably just has a bit of a temper. She’s been spoiled since childhood, getting whatever she wants—she’s got that princess personality. So throwing a little tantrum is pretty normal…”
Only then did Fu Hansheng’s expression gradually improve, further solidifying his belief.
He was waiting for Shen Yutang to come apologize to him.
Back in her dorm, Shen Yutang immediately continued organizing her things.
She lived in a single dorm room. Staying on campus had only ever been about getting closer to Fu Hansheng at school.
The dorm room was lavishly decorated, but—the walls were covered with posters of Fu Hansheng.
Every! Single! One!
Even the desk was filled with photo frames, small cards, and badges of Fu Hansheng.
Living here, surrounded on all sides by Fu Hansheng’s face, was downright terrifying!
But it had to be said, Fu Hansheng’s face truly fit the mold of a novel’s male lead—aloof and proud, refined and dignified, with an air of detached isolation.
He excelled in his studies, was sharp-minded, and exceptionally good at science. With Shen Yutang’s financial support, he quickly founded a tech company, becoming a rising star in Imperial City and smoothly achieving a class leap.
In her previous life, under the control of the novel’s plot, Shen Yutang fell in love with Fu Hansheng at first sight and remained devoted to him.
To pursue him, she joined the student council just to run errands for him. To pursue him, she brought him an umbrella when it rained and handmade lunchboxes during lunch. Whenever Fu Hansheng turned around, she was always there behind him, her eyes sparkling with admiration.
She gave so foolishly and clumsily, asking only for a little bit of his affection.
“Sigh.”
Shen Yutang rubbed her forehead with a bitter smile.
How could a woman be so love-struck?
Fortunately, in this life, she had awakened from the novel’s plot.
She wouldn’t cling to him shamelessly anymore.
After cleaning up a pile of trash, Shen Yutang carried two large cardboard boxes downstairs.
“Thud—”
The trash bin was instantly filled with unofficial Fu Hansheng merchandise.
Many photos were scattered haphazardly among the pile.
“Shen Yutang… you, you actually…”
Su Ruanruan, who had appeared out of nowhere, stood nearby, her eyes wide with shock. “How could you throw away all of Hansheng’s photos?”
Shen Yutang glanced at her and smiled generously. “Trash belongs in the trash bin. If you like them, you can have them.”
Su Ruanruan: “…”
Soon, she looked like a panicked little white rabbit, flustered and uneasy. “Are you still angry with Hansheng? If it’s because of me… I, I’m willing to apologize to you.”
After saying this, she bowed her head deeply.
She looked as pitiful as could be, like someone who had been wronged.
In the past, whenever she put on this act, Shen Yutang would explode with anger.
Now, Shen Yutang simply watched her performance calmly, as if observing a clown.
Su Ruanruan and Fu Hansheng came from the same impoverished village. They were neighbors, childhood friends who grew up together.
Fu Hansheng said he only saw her as a younger sister.
In the original story, when Shen Yutang pursued Fu Hansheng, she loved him and extended that affection to his “sister,” Su Ruanruan, showering her with care and attention.
She shared her beautiful, expensive clothes with her and gave her delicious food to eat.
Who would have thought this “sister” would slowly turn into a “romantic interest,” constantly playing the victim and acting pitiful, using Shen Yutang’s things to imitate her while secretly undermining her behind her back?
Who wouldn’t go crazy in such a situation?
The female antagonist’s villainy wasn’t without reason.
Su Ruanruan felt unnerved by Shen Yutang’s icy gaze. She bit her lip, her eyes slightly red, and said:
“No matter what, you shouldn’t throw away Hansheng’s photos just because you’re angry… If you do this, he won’t like you!”
Shen Yutang: “Huh? Is that really a good thing?”
Su Ruanruan: “??”
She was dumbfounded and blurted out anxiously, “Shen Yutang, what do you mean by that!”
“Exactly what I said~”
Shen Yutang crossed her arms, smiling as she said, “I don’t want Fu Hansheng anymore. If you like eating shit, go ahead and eat more—no one’s competing with you.”
With that, she turned and walked away.
She didn’t even spare Su Ruanruan a glance.
Su Ruanruan: “!!”