Right after getting dumped, He suddenly learned that his best buddy was the legendary cold-as-ice school beauty. - Chapter 68

Chu Chu looked at Ji Qingqian walking up to Lu Yibei.

Then she glanced at Zhou Zhou.

“I remember now.”

She whispered to her two dormmates, “On the first day of military training, we already met this senior.”

“Really?”

Ma Jiaojiao couldn’t recall anything from half a month ago.

“Yeah. Back then, some guy complimented her, and I even said she wasn’t as pretty as Ji Qingqian…”

Chu Chu nodded firmly. “After military training ended, Ji Qingqian even treated us to ice cream and milk tea. Didn’t we wonder privately that day why she was in such a good mood?”

Ma Jiaojiao had a vague recollection of that.

“Ji Qingqian must have some grudge against that girl,” Chu Chu muttered.

Chu Chu had downgraded Zhou Zhou from “senior” to “that girl.”

Although she didn’t know what the grudge was about, Ji Qingqian’s aloof personality didn’t seem like someone who would pick fights.

But seeing her stand up with a dark expression, and now walking to Lu Yibei’s side…

Could this have something to do with Lu Yibei? Chu Chu speculated, disregarding other concerns.

“If Ji Qingqian ends up fighting her… Jejue, you stay out of it, it could get dangerous. Jiaojiao, the two of us will go break it up—pretend you’re helping, I’ll find a way to kick her a bit on the side,” Chu Chu whispered.

“…Okay.” Ma Jiaojiao nodded.

Just like the girls’ dorm, the 404 boys were brainstorming too.

“Going to eat with Ji Qingqian.”
“Looking for Ji Qingqian.”
“Dating Ji Qingqian, huh?”
“Watching Ji Qingqian.”

Liu Jie’s mind echoed Lu Yibei’s earlier words.

Then his jaw dropped.

“What!? The intel is real…?”

Zhao Sun couldn’t help cursing with a laugh:

“Damn.”

They had been planning to avoid Lu Yibei and wait for a chance to strike.

But this freshman beauty was so fierce, she turned the tables immediately.

…Wait, where did Lu Yibei find such a fierce “Big C”?

And her style was brutal—going straight in, full force.

Fingers intertwined…

It was as if she were swearing her claim over Lu Yibei, right in front of Zhou Zhou.

Zhao Sun glanced at the guy next to him.

“…Hair tie.”

Hao Pang suddenly laughed, relieved.

In the dim light, he couldn’t clearly see the blue-green hair tie on Lu Yibei’s wrist.

He only faintly remembered it was the same color as the one Ji Qingqian used for her ponytail.

At the time, it was just a guess. Now… yep, it really was a gift from Ji Qingqian.

Zhou Zhou’s face turned even paler.

Ji Qingqian’s aura was already cold, and now her eyes were like ice.

She was staring at Zhou Zhou.

Zhou Zhou’s smile froze.

She looked at their tightly clasped hands; her mouth twitched as she tried to smile.

“You dare come at Lu Yibei again?”

That’s exactly what Zhou Zhou read in the eyes of the junior a year below her.

…Ji Qingqian.

Zhou Zhou knew her name.

A few days ago, she had been obsessed with the campus beauty rankings.

After confirming she had secured first place among the second-year students, she even bought milk tea for everyone in the dorm.

That was when she first saw this striking face on the voting page.

And learned she had won over 85% of first-year votes.

She, too, was called a “campus beauty.”

But even among campus beauties, there were differences.

Lu Yibei… how could he know this freshman?

Their tightly held hands were glaringly obvious to Zhou Zhou.

“Besides you, I have others chasing me—”

Zhou Zhou’s actions were meant to say just that to Lu Yibei. And in only half a month, he had already been “taken”—after two and a half years of failure, proving she was outclassed.

But before Zhou Zhou could even break through his defenses…

Ji Qingqian’s actions were like two sharp slaps to her face.

—Zhou Zhou, if you won’t take Lu Yibei, there are plenty willing, taller, and prettier than you!

It wasn’t that Lu Yibei was lacking.

It was Zhou Zhou’s eyes that were blind.

What made it worse? She got slapped by Ji Qingqian entirely because she had brought this on herself.

This mess was hers to start…

Ji Qingqian didn’t speak a word—just stared.

Cold, indifferent.

Yet to Zhou Zhou, it was full of disdain, scorn, mockery…

Ji Qingqian’s presence was overpowering. Combined with her height and beauty, confronting her made anyone doubt themselves.

Zhou Zhou was no exception.

She instinctively swallowed and even wanted to retreat.

Realizing her urge to escape, she grew more frustrated, finally standing firm, chest out.

A “What are you looking at!?” almost escaped her lips.

But Ji Qingqian had already turned, gently tugging Lu Yibei’s hand.

“Bei,” she said softly.

Her voice with Lu Yibei was gentle and warm, nothing like the icy glare she had given Zhou Zhou.

“Let’s go.”

With that, she led him through the crowd toward the playground exit.

Lu Yibei couldn’t help but smile wryly. Letting this heroine lead him, he raised a hand over his chest, gesturing a polite bow toward “Monkey Brother.”

Skipping class, sorry…

Military training wasn’t even over yet. Evening training too. Heroine, openly skipping—aren’t you afraid Monkey Brother will punish you?

But if he said something so offbeat now, Ji Qingqian’s long leg would probably kick him squarely in the rear.

Sun Bing bared his teeth, his expression full of disgust, waving his hands like shooing something away.

Go.
Go now.

What am I even seeing? Too sweet, it’s giving me toothache.

No, after training ends, gotta call the wife first…

Most students had the same thought as Sun Bing.

They didn’t know the tangled relationships. All they saw was Ji Qingqian holding Lu Yibei’s hand and leaving…

“Wait, did she really get him?”
“In the time of one song, she pried away the campus beauty?”
“Coach! I want to learn to sing!”
“Bro, we’re on the same side! Shut your mouth!”

The freshmen erupted in noise.

Ji Qingqian’s classmates could already guess the pair’s special relationship, feeling respect and blessing.

Other classes just heard the snap.

Sensitive, fragile young hearts breaking.

“…Bro, why break twice?”
“I liked Ji Qingqian, and I also like Lu Yibei. Is that wrong?”
“Dude, you shouldn’t… at least not!!”

Amid envy, good wishes, and playful teasing, the previously outspoken Zhou Zhou became an unnoticed, forgotten supporting character.

“…Senior.”

Suddenly someone called her. Chu Chu grinned: “Are you going to sing more or not?”

Zhou Zhou trembled in anger, struggling to speak without breaking tone. She forced a smile and shook her head:

“Forget it…”

“What a pity.”

Ma Jiaojiao chimed in: “I was actually looking forward to it.”

Their voices were calm, yet Zhao Sun detected a trace of sarcasm.

He nodded approvingly, silently praising: This kid’s got class!

Zhou Zhou said no more and turned to leave.

Haha.

Zhao Sun hurried to follow—time to finish her off!