Fu Hansheng had waited a full three days, yet Shen Yutang still hadn’t taken the initiative to lower her head and admit her mistake.
Normally, if he ignored Shen Yutang for just half a day, she would grow anxious.
Once anxious, she would frantically transfer money to him and send him lots of gifts to coax him.
Sometimes it was limited-edition sneakers, sometimes expensive watches, sometimes Italian handmade custom pens.
But these past three days, she hadn’t made a single move.
This time, she’s really holding out.
Fu Hansheng’s thin lips were pressed tightly together, radiating an icy aura that kept others at a distance.
Qi Lin couldn’t help but shiver beside him.
Why did he always feel like Fu Hansheng was acting strange today?
He scratched his head and couldn’t help but ask, “Hansheng, Shen Yutang still hasn’t come looking for you today?”
Fu Hansheng sneered coldly and indifferently, “It’s best if she doesn’t come. Peace and quiet.”
But today was destined to be anything but peaceful.
It was the fifth day of the month, also the day for the monthly meeting of the school’s student council. All members were required to attend.
Participating in the student council could earn academic and comprehensive assessment points, which were beneficial for evaluations, awards, and made it easier to receive national scholarships.
In his freshman year, Fu Hansheng had become the student council president thanks to his outstanding grades.
Since then, countless girls across the school had fought to join the student council just to catch a glimpse of him, the campus heartthrob.
The early bird catches the worm.
Shen Yutang had originally joined for him too, eventually becoming the president’s assistant. She spent her days doing thankless tasks just to get a few more glances at him.
He was waiting for Shen Yutang to take the initiative to lower her head and admit her mistake.
In the meeting room, most people had already arrived, waiting for the meeting to start.
Not long after, a graceful figure slowly appeared at the entrance of the meeting room.
Shen Yutang was wearing a simple and elegant white dress. Though it was a very ordinary dress, her face, reminiscent of a first love, with bright eyes, pearly teeth, and snow-white skin, exuded a natural radiance amidst her innocence, captivating hearts.
Almost as soon as she appeared, she drew the attention of everyone in the room.
It seemed that no matter where she was, she was the center of attention.
Shen Yutang took her designated seat.
Having slept poorly the night before, she held a cup of iced Americano, intending to refresh herself.
Fu Hansheng sat in the main seat beside her.
Today, he was wearing a clean, crisp white shirt, looking aloof, noble, and distinguished, exuding an aura of restraint.
Fu Hansheng glanced at Shen Yutang, his eyes fixed on the iced Americano in her hand. He couldn’t help but sneer inwardly.
So, she couldn’t hold back and came to reconcile and apologize?
Fu Hansheng’s expression remained indifferent as he spoke in a cold, lofty tone:
“Shen Yutang, I don’t want coffee today. Throw it away.”
Shen Yutang, who was about to unwrap the straw for herself: “…?”
She fell silent.
Had she said it was for him?
Wait, was there a possibility that she had bought it for herself?
Could the male lead please stop adding drama for himself? What audacity!
The dozen or so classmates around them also heard Fu Hansheng’s words and couldn’t help but sigh.
A few of the girls even felt a bit sorry for Shen Yutang.
In the past, Shen Yutang was always the first to arrive at every meeting, and she would always prepare all sorts of delicious treats and drinks for Fu Hansheng.
Sometimes it was buttered buns, sometimes ice cream black tea, sometimes truffle cookies… These snacks were all imported brands, ridiculously expensive.
To pursue someone to this extent—even they had to admit defeat. They were so moved and softened that they almost wished they could marry Shen Yutang themselves.
But every time, Fu Hansheng would act indifferent and aloof.
However, before this, he would coldly accept those delicacies.
Today, he didn’t even bother to take them.
How pitiful, truly pitiful.
Just as everyone thought Miss Shen would once again be disheartened and sad,
Shen Yutang directly unwrapped the straw, took a couple of sips, smiled slightly, and retorted:
“What are you pretending for? Did I say I was giving it to you?”
The entire room: “…?”
Fu Hansheng: “…?”
The man’s face instantly froze over, as gloomy and overcast as the weather today, dark clouds gathering.
Suddenly, a deathly silence and stillness spread throughout the entire conference room.
The dozen or so classmates around were stunned.
Were they hallucinating? Was this… something Shen Yutang would say?
Had she been soul snatched?
Fu Hansheng’s expression darkened slightly. “Shen Yutang, say that again?”
Shen Yutang took another sip of her iced Americano and repeated word by word: “I said you’re quite pretentious, even more so than my oversized trash bag.”
The entire room: “…”
The world has gone mad, truly mad.
Fu Hansheng’s expression finally broke completely.
His jawline tightened abruptly, and even the surrounding temperature grew colder, adding insult to injury.
“Shen Yutang, starting today, you no longer need to come to the student council.”
In other words, Shen Yutang had been expelled by him.
The surrounding students pitied Shen Yutang even more.
In the student council, Shen Yutang had always been the most diligent and responsible member. Moreover, her family was wealthy, and whenever activities exceeded the budget, she would cover the extra costs out of her own pocket. It could be said she was the most core and important member.
How could she just be expelled like that…
However, contrary to everyone’s expectations, Shen Yutang inwardly thought, “Oh my.”
Such a display of authority.
And yet, he doesn’t even hold any real official position!
How absurd. Does he really think the student council is some lofty, prestigious thing?
“What a coincidence,” Shen Yutang said with a smile as she took an envelope from her bag containing her resignation application and slapped it onto the table.
“I was just planning to leave.”
From the moment she learned that this world was a romance novel, she had resolved to stay away from the male and female leads.
Besides, why would she, a wealthy heiress, want to exhaust herself working in the student council? Was she competing to be a beast of burden? And an unpaid one at that, just for a few comprehensive assessment points.
What a sucker.
When Fu Hansheng saw the envelope on the table, his fingers suddenly paused, as if he hadn’t expected her to actually want to leave.
Even the people around hadn’t anticipated it.
Shen Yutang had fought so hard to get in back then, yet now she was leaving so decisively, even having prepared her resignation letter in advance.
Fu Hansheng’s face instantly darkened. “Are you sure you want to leave?”
“Absolutely,” Shen Yutang replied cheerfully. “Besides, didn’t you just tell me I don’t need to come anymore?”
“…”
Fu Hansheng’s expression grew increasingly grim.
Qi Lin stepped in to mediate, advising Shen Yutang, “Come on, it’s just a small matter. Why make things so tense? Besides, you fought so hard to get into the student council back then. It’s easy to leave, but getting back in will be difficult!”
Especially the position of the student council president’s assistant—countless girls wanted it just to be close to Fu Hansheng.
“No need to persuade me. I came today specifically to submit my resignation.”
Shen Yutang looked completely indifferent as she continued taking documents from her bag, responsibly stating:
“This is a summary of the previous few events. I have completed all my tasks, and I also want to thank everyone for taking care of me over the past two years.”
After speaking, she stood up and walked out of the meeting room, leaving everyone stunned.
Fu Hansheng stared at her slender, graceful figure, his chest slightly heaving as an inexplicable flame ignited within him.
How could she really be willing to leave?!
He had always wished for Shen Yutang to stay away from him, but now that it was actually happening, he suddenly felt furious.
Yet he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what he was angry about.
With a dark expression and an icy tone, Fu Hansheng called out, “Shen Yutang, stop right there!”