Push Me Away When I Come, Don't Hold Me Back When I Leave - Chapter 127

Chapter 127: Jiang Ruhua’s Sense of Crisis

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The next day, after Xia Ruoming woke up early and finished her daily communication with Qin Wuyue, she officially began her college life.

Xiao Qinghan had officially launched the Raspberry App, directly approving the decision to invest 30 million in promotional funds. With Xiao Qinghan’s viral marketing, various cash benefits, and Ye Han’s promotional channels, the App’s first-day downloads exceeded 10,000 users.

With Zhejiang University’s official support, as Xia Ruoming walked through the campus, she heard many people discussing the Raspberry App, and some people seemed to be pointing at her, though she wasn’t sure what they were saying.

When she checked the so-called Raspberry App herself, she was stunned. A verified account named “Ye Han” had posted a video, which appeared right on her recommended homepage, showing her surprising performance singing and playing at Guiyu Mountain House.

“Puh… cough cough cough…” Xia Ruoming had just been drinking water and spat it out.

The video’s clarity was completely unlike something shot on a phone, and she had no idea when this crazy woman had secretly recorded it.

She had originally planned to keep a low profile, as Xia Ruoming herself had noticed that her recent luck in romance seemed a bit too abundant, and she was having trouble handling it, so keeping a low profile would be better.

But since things had already come to this, and since Xia Ruoming couldn’t really confront that crazy woman Ye Han, she could only let things take their course.

When she arrived at the classroom, there were already quite a few people inside. As soon as Xia Ruoming entered, many eyes immediately focused on her.

“Look, that’s this year’s top scorer, she looks quite pretty.”

“Have you downloaded that Raspberry App where you can earn cash by watching videos? I heard that App is hers.”

“Really? I heard Raspberry is under Qinghan Culture, and the boss of Qinghan Culture is that woman called Xiao Qinghan.”

“Hey, your information is outdated. I heard Xia Ruoming owns 70% of Qinghan Culture’s shares, she’s the real boss.”

“Wow… I saw her playing the guqin video on Raspberry, it was really beautiful.”

Some starry-eyed girls even directly asked for Xia Ruoming’s WeChat contact.

Although many people wanted Xia Ruoming to sit next to them, and Jiang Ruhua waved at her from a seat near the front, Xia Ruoming seemed to ignore them all. After scanning the classroom, she sat next to an inconspicuous girl.

“Good morning, Susu,” Xia Ruoming gently blew on Chu Suhe’s hair and whispered in her ear.

“Ruo… Ruoming, this is the classroom…” Chu Suhe said softly with her head down. She could only be slightly more outgoing at home and high school gatherings; in such an unfamiliar environment, she immediately became quite shy.

A nearby female student saw Xia Ruoming sit next to the inconspicuous Chu Suhe, thinking she preferred quieter places, and decided to casually try to sit nearby. But before she could get close to Xia Ruoming, she was pushed aside by a shorter girl. She wanted to protest but seeing the girl’s cold gaze and elegant clothes, she didn’t dare say what she had intended.

Jiang Ruhua threw her bag on the desk and directly leaned next to Xia Ruoming.

“Little princess, I remember you don’t like sitting in the back, you were sitting so well in the front, why did you come sit next to me?” Xia Ruoming asked the displeased-looking Jiang Ruhua with confusion.

She didn’t think she had offended Jiang Ruhua, yet she came over looking so angry, even abandoning her preferred front row seat.

“You already called me little princess, so can this princess sit wherever she wants without your interference!” Jiang Ruhua said irritably after staring for a while at Chu Suhe, who appeared shy but actually wore a sweet smile. “Besides… this seems to be our first time in the same classroom, Ruoming, how did you know I like sitting in the front row?”

Upon hearing the latter half of Jiang Ruhua’s statement, Xia Ruoming’s expression changed slightly.

This was bad, she had slipped up, but in such crucial moments, one must stay firm.

“I guessed from seeing little princess sitting in front, is that not allowed? Besides, since little princess won’t tell me why she came to sit here, then how I know little princess likes sitting in front isn’t little princess’s business either,” Xia Ruoming said, imperceptibly concealing her somewhat flustered expression before returning to her usual bantering tone with Jiang Ruhua.

Actually, Jiang Ruhua hadn’t thought that deeply about it. She just felt that Xia Ruoming must be interested in her and had secretly investigated her, but this woman Chu Suhe was standing between her and Xia Ruoming, and Xia Ruoming probably liked Chu Suhe more.

This somewhat awkward atmosphere between the two didn’t last long, as it was interrupted by a voice from the doorway a few minutes later.

“Good morning, Senior!” A youthful shout came from the door, and everyone inside looked at each other in confusion. This classroom was full of freshmen, so why would someone be calling someone else “Senior,” and what was more surprising was that this girl ran straight towards Xia Ruoming…

“Good morning… Qingxuan…” The look of helplessness on Xia Ruoming’s face increased, because she could clearly see that the current false peace was not a truly peaceful atmosphere. Luo Qingxuan had never hidden her hostility towards Jiang Ruhua, and she could also see that Jiang Ruhua had no goodwill towards Chu Suhe, the air was clearly filled with gunpowder.

“I’ve downloaded Senior’s App too, and I got a 68 yuan red packet. As expected of Senior’s work, it’s always so perfect.” Luo Qingxuan’s gaze only lingered on Jiang Ruhua for a moment before she went to sit beside Chu Suhe, and even tickled Chu Suhe’s waist a few times, making the usually introverted girl giggle.

“App? What App?” Jiang Ruhua turned her head to stare at Xia Ruoming. Had her company’s product already launched, and she was the only one who didn’t know?

“Ah… just Raspberry, it’s just a video platform, definitely not something that would catch little princess’s eye,” Xia Ruoming said dismissively, as she didn’t think Jiang Ruhua would have any interest in such things.

“Raspberry…? Raspberry is your App?” Jiang Ruhua’s expression seemed to change somewhat.

“Yes, but it just launched yesterday, it’s not a big project.”

After hearing Xia Ruoming’s words, Jiang Ruhua’s expression changed dramatically. She suddenly remembered the recent rumors in high society about Ye Han joining some company as executive director, and many people thought this crazy woman had suddenly changed her personality. Combined with Ye Han’s recent promotion of Raspberry on social media, the melancholic and eccentric second young lady would never kindly promote anything for others…

She could only reach one conclusion: she had been outmaneuvered! And the one who outmaneuvered her was that childhood frenemy.

Well played, Ye Han, taking advantage of being close to the source, like plants thriving in the sun.

At some point, Jiang Ruhua suddenly wasn’t so confident anymore, and her usual sense of having victory in hand completely disappeared. First it was Chu Suhe, and now Ye Han, was this woman really that popular?