Chapter 79 (1/2)

“An’an, why did you remain silent all this while?” Shu Xiaoman asked eagerly.

“Xiaoman, don’t be so hasty.” Zhang An’an sighed. “Don’t you know what Wanxin is capable of? Gu Xi told me that she hired some people to create difficulties for Lin Wenxi when he was doing his part-time job and then managed to upload photos of her and Zhao Yuan to the computer that Zhao Yuan bought for Lin Wenxi. Lin Wenxi smashed the computer to pieces upon seeing the photos. Do you think you’re able to outwit her?”

“What? How did you know these things I never heard of? It looks like Wenxi is more intimate with you…” Shu Xiaoman was surprised and somewhat annoyed.

“You care about Wenxi. So do I. He’s also my friend. But you just focus on acting against Wanxin. By doing so, you can’t help Wenxi and will probably get yourself into trouble. I seldom talk to Wenxi. Instead, I often talk with his best friend Gu Xi and he’ll tell me something about Wenxi. Besides, I always remain neutral. As such, Wanxin won’t pay much attention to me or consider me her enemy,” Zhang Anan said gently.

“Are you suggesting that Wanxin will consider me her enemy?” Shu Xiaoman couldn’t help but feel surprised. “But she didn’t do anything to me except sending her thugs to ruin my things.”

“As she has just said, she only considers those who help Wenxi as her enemies. When Gu Xi spoke for Wenxi just now, Wanxin immediately said that thing to break his heart. He must be crying alone in the garden now. You said that she never did anything to you. Do you forget how she made you tell that thing to Lin Wenxi? After you told him about the bet between her and Zhao Yuan, he began to estrange himself from you. No matter how hard you try to help him, he seldom talks to you now. He doesn’t hate you. He’s just afraid of being hurt by you again. By making you divulge the secret to Wenxi, Wanxin got close to Zhao Yuan again and hurt both you and Wenxi without doing anything by herself. What a meticulous plan! Don’t you feel afraid of such a scheming girl?” Zhang An’an said seriously.

Shu Xiaoman could not help but gasp. “I… I want to move to another dorm.”

“Really? If you move to another dorm, can you stop yourself from helping Wenxi from time to time? As now you live in the same dorm room, she won’t go too far. Once you live in another dorm, who knows what will happen in the future?” Zhang An’an frowned slightly and said.

After a moment, she added, “If you can stop yourself from caring about Wenxi and acting against Chen Wanxin, she won’t do anything to do when you move to another dorm. Perhaps she’ll even try to rope you in!”

“What? That’s impossible! She hates my guts!” Shu Xiaoman said indignantly.

“She doesn’t hate you. You don’t deserve that. Neither of us does. She hates only Wenxi and all those people who help Wenxi to act against her. Think about Zhou Nannan. She’s also a friend of Wenxi but she always stays neutral. “Among the four girls in our dorm, Nannan is the most innocent and pure-minded girl. She acts like a child, and everyone likes her. To be frank, Chen Wanxin is not a mean girl. She treats Zhou Nannan sincerely and always gives her good snacks and nice clothes. When Zhou Nannan got beaten up, she turned to Chen Wanxin first instead of Wang Zhengjuan. Now both Wang Zhengjuan and Zhou Nannan are grateful for her,” Zhang An’an said and then asked Shu Xiaoman to sit down together with her in a quiet corner. She drank some water and then looked at Shu Xiaoman while sighing inwardly, “Sigh, this girl is really not smart enough.”

Shu Xiaoman lowered her head and asked, “What if Wanxin knows that you…”

“She treats me friendly and at the same time guards against me, since she knows that I’m able to guess her thoughts. She treats Wang Xiang very well too. She sent him a signed jersey and a pair of brand sport shoes on his birthday. Wang Xiang readily accepted all the gifts. I dare not tell him any secret now, in case that he’ll divulge it when he get drunk,” Zhang Anan said dejectedly.

“Yes, you’re right. All the girls in our class like Wanxin. She often gives us a treat and always behaves modestly in the dancing team. She gives us chances to lead a dance, pick clothes or even gain more credits. She never competes with us. She treats all the boys nicely too no matter whether they’re her suitors. Once anyone needs her help, she’ll never refuse. In this sense, she’s somewhat like Zhao Yuan,” said Shu Xiaoman.

“You’re quite observant now. As to Zhao Yuan, he’s popular among the boys since he often teaches those martial arts for free and help them mend things. His family is poor, so he can’t receive any financial aid from his family. Gu Xi also takes pity on him for that. He’s such a capable young man and exceptionally good at playing basketball. All the boys in our class think highly of him. As they’ll usually accept his advice, he has helped the university counselor solve many problems. Because of this, he has been promoted from the head of the sports department to the vice president of the student union. He has organized many different activities and made great achievements in soliciting investment funds for the university. By doing so, he must’ve accumulated many business connections. His people skills are as good as those of Wanxin. The only difference is that Zhao Yuan has achieved this all by himself. He’s not as rich and powerful as Wanxin. He can rely on only his ability and… appearance. When I first met him, I thought that he was too masculine. I used to think that his future partner had to be very submissive, but to my surprise, Lin Wenxi is not such a person. I’ve been proved wrong this time,” said Zhang An’an.

“So do you… like Zhao Yuan?” asked Shu Xiaoman.

Zhang An’an slowly shook her head and said, “Girls who like him probably owed him something during their previous lives. He often coaxes those girls into helping him by smiling at them or hugging them. After he gets what he wants, he’ll get rid of them quickly without giving them any chance to pester him. What a jerk! I can’t like such a guy. Lin Wenxi really did a good thing by subduing this jerk!”

“Haha, how did Wenxi manage to do that?” Shu Xiaoman asked gleefully.

“If you want to know more about it, you can talk with Gu Xi. He enjoys talking about the things between Zheng Kai and himself and those between Zhao Yuan and Wenxi. Wenxi is usually quiet, but he’s actually well-versed in debating. Zhao Yuan seldom outwitted him.” Zhang An’an said with a smile.

“Zhao Yuan seems to get much closer to Wanxin this year. Even Wenxi feels jealous,” said Shu Xiaoman.

“Yes. Before the New Year vacation, they treated each other like strangers, but after the vacation, his attitude suddenly changed. Considering what happened to his father, I guess there are many things that we don’t know,” Zhang An’an said while smiling faintly. “Do you remember the senior military instructor named Luo Yang? Wanxin often contacts him and asks him to do all kinds of things for her. Her family must be very powerful. I guess that Lin Wenxi’s family is powerful too, although he never talks about it.” Zhang An’an said.

Shu Xiaoman was intrigued and asked, “What makes you think so?”