Shocking! The Broke Campus Heartthrob Is My Child’s Father - Chapter 34
What Lu Yicheng just did was even more shocking than Jiang Yan drinking for Lin Kexing earlier!
Du Yu howled, “No way, no way! Boss Lu, since when did you have something going on? I’d bet my head that the last female you contacted was definitely a girl!”
Wang Jianfeng snickered, “You really aren’t well. Of course she’s a girl if she’s female. Do you really need to bet on that?”
“No, no! That’s not what I meant—damn, don’t you understand?” Du Yu said. “I mean someone who’s not a teacher, not a student’s parent, and definitely not his aunt—but a girl he could potentially develop a relationship with. Boss Lu, come on, honesty gets leniency!”
Lu Yicheng finished his beer without changing expression and replied calmly, “Truth or dare—it’s just one question.”
This wasn’t an interrogation scene.
Everyone had to suppress their gossip-seeking impulses. When Du Yu spun the bottle again, he muttered dramatically, “Please, please land on Boss Lu, please…”
The result…
The bottle pointed to Jiang Yan.
Du Yu: “…”
What was going on? With Lu Yicheng’s gossip in play, no one cared about Jiang Yan’s truth or dare anymore—it just felt dull and irrelevant.
But the game had to continue. Du Yu cleared his throat, “Truth or dare.”
Jiang Yan casually replied, “Dare.”
As he spoke, he looked in Jiang Ruoqiao’s direction. His mood was heavy. He wasn’t completely oblivious—just slow to catch on—but by now he had realized that Ruoqiao was being cold toward him.
He didn’t understand. It had only been a little over a month since they’d last seen each other. What could have possibly happened?
Du Yu knew Jiang Yan was in a bad mood, thought for a moment, then said, “Then pick someone among us to kiss.”
Bro, I’m creating an opportunity for you here.
Whether you can seize it depends on you.
Jiang Yan’s heart skipped a beat. He looked at Jiang Ruoqiao, his gaze expectant. At this moment, he couldn’t see anyone else, only her.
But Jiang Ruoqiao averted her gaze, clearly unwilling to cooperate.
She had been dating Jiang Yan for a few months now. They had held hands, embraced, and even kissed. But that was before. They were about to break up, so why be clingy? Besides, her child was present.
Among Jiang Yan’s good qualities, which could be set aside temporarily due to his actions…
His ability to read people was quite good, and he respected Jiang Ruoqiao enough to not push her.
Jiang Ruoqiao had genuinely liked him before. But with Siyan’s arrival, and the plot awakening, things had gotten complicated—so complicated she could no longer feel the same way about him as before.
Jiang Yan remained silent.
He could certainly sense Jiang Ruoqiao’s resistance.
Feeling even more frustrated and agitated, but among those present, besides her, who could he kiss? Who would he want to kiss? He simply got up and opened another bottle of beer.
By now, everyone had noticed the tension between Jiang Yan and Jiang Ruoqiao.
Had they fought?
No one was surprised though. Lu Yicheng knew that Jiang Ruoqiao wanted to break up, while others thought Jiang Yan’s “sister” Lin Kexing was making Jiang Ruoqiao uncomfortable. In any case, no one was surprised, and everyone could understand.
After several more rounds, Jiang Yan had drunk more, either for himself or for Lin Kexing.
Du Yu asked Lin Kexing if she had a boy she liked right now.
Lin Kexing didn’t want to answer.
Jiang Yan again drank for her. After several bottles of beer, Jiang Yan’s head was starting to hurt. This game wasn’t really fun anymore, so he stood up on his own and said he wanted to go back to his room to rest. No one stopped him, except Lin Kexing who was extremely worried. She hadn’t expected things to turn out this way… He’d been so cheerful when they arrived, and now he looked miserable.
What was making him feel so bad?
Had he and Jiang Ruoqiao had a falling-out?
The others were about to continue when Lin Kexing bit her lower lip. In the end, her concern for Jiang Yan won out, and she quietly stood up. No one noticed her leaving except Jiang Ruoqiao. Right after Lin Kexing left, all the lights in the courtyard went out. The owner hurried out to explain that the power supply here was unstable, that he would fix it right away, it wouldn’t take long, at most half an hour, and he hoped they would understand.
Jiang Ruoqiao figured the timing was right and said to Yun Jia and the others, “Jiang Yan is alone in his room. I’ll go check on him.”
Du Yu overheard and sighed, “What a good girlfriend.”
Having a girlfriend is nice.
When you don’t feel well after drinking too much, you have a girlfriend who cares about you.
Ah, when will I stop being single? Even Boss Lu has someone now!
Right, I should ask Lu—
Huh?
“Kid, where did Boss Lu go?” Du Yu turned his head and found only Lu Siyan there; Lu Yicheng had disappeared.
Lu Siyan said with an innocent face, “He went to the bathroom.”
He wasn’t about to tell them that his father had followed his mother.
His father had told him so.
Lu Yicheng had noticed Lin Kexing leaving, and also noticed Jiang Ruoqiao following. He hesitated for a good while before deciding to follow, mainly because he was worried something might happen.
Jiang Ruoqiao frowned as she groped her way upstairs in the dark to Jiang Yan’s room.
Thinking about her fate in the original novel, Jiang Ruoqiao almost wanted to change the sweet romance into a revenge story. However, neither Jiang Yan nor Lin Kexing deserved to occupy too much of her thoughts.
In the original novel, this rural guesthouse was a very important plot point.
It was also the “sweet treat” that countless readers had raved about.
That night, they had all been drinking. The male lead felt unwell and returned to his room. Just then, the power went out, and Lin Kexing, whose heart was full of the male lead, quietly came to his room. The male lead was tipsy, and with the power out, he mistook Lin Kexing for his girlfriend and, in a moment of passion, kissed her.
Lin Kexing never mentioned this, and the male lead didn’t know he had mistaken someone else for his girlfriend.
Lin Kexing secretly treasured the sweet memory.
It wasn’t until much later, when they were together and playing truth or dare with friends, that the topic of their first kiss came up. Lin Kexing finally revealed this incident, much to the male lead’s surprise.
Jiang Ruoqiao: “?”
Jiang Yan was truly a rotten cabbage!!
People have emotions, and Jiang Ruoqiao wasn’t magnanimous enough to completely disregard the original novel. Think about it—if she didn’t fight back, wouldn’t she be crushed by these two, directly or indirectly? It didn’t matter. She was the vicious female supporting character anyway, so of course she had to be vicious. Otherwise, wouldn’t she be failing in her role as the villainess?
But things could have gone differently..
After all, she hadn’t controlled Jiang Yan’s eyes or mouth, making him mistake someone and kiss the wrong person. She certainly hadn’t controlled Lin Kexing’s legs, making her sneak into the room of a man with a girlfriend during a power outage at night.
If either of them had been just a bit more clear-headed, none of this would have happened.
Jiang Ruoqiao reviewed all the plot points. Maybe it was a matter of perspective, but as the supporting female character, she had truly been treated disgustingly.
She really couldn’t understand what she had done wrong in the novel to deserve such a fate.
Of her three boyfriends, Jiang Yan was the one who irritated Jiang Ruoqiao the most.
Regarding Jiang Yan and Lin Kexing, she respected and even wished them well. Thinking carefully, these two were the noble protagonists who were destined to be together. She had just helped them along the way.
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Jiang Ruoqiao felt her way up the staircase, growing calmer with each step.
In the room, Lin Kexing quietly pushed the door open. The power was out, and everything was pitch black. Through the night, she could only see a person lying curled up on a bed. He looked so forlorn. Her heart was filled with worry and pain. If only Jiang Ruoqiao had known Jiang Yan when he was young—would she still be able to treat him this way?
She walked over. The room was carpeted, and she didn’t make a sound.
Arriving at the bedside, she bent down and patted Jiang Yan’s arm. Before she could speak, she heard Jiang Yan’s voice, seemingly foggy but with a hint of surprise, “Ruoqiao?”
Jiang Yan had drunk too much.
His alcohol tolerance wasn’t great to begin with, and he rarely drank. After a few bottles of beer, he felt quite unwell. From his perspective, this was a long-haired girl, so he naturally assumed it was his girlfriend, Jiang Ruoqiao.
His head hurt, but he was also happy.
Happy that she had come to find him.
Lin Kexing swallowed the words on the tip of her tongue. What was she supposed to say? Tell him she wasn’t Ruoqiao?
Her silence made Jiang Yan believe she was tacitly agreeing. Jiang Yan held her hand and said with an infatuated tone, “Ruoqiao, don’t ignore me, don’t ignore me…”
Lin Kexing’s eyes grew hot.
Her nose stung, and tears fell onto Jiang Yan’s hand.
Never had there been a moment when she understood more clearly that she had never stood a chance. Even if Jiang Ruoqiao stepped aside, Jiang Yan would never love anyone else the way he loved Jiang Ruoqiao.
But what would he do?
If Jiang Ruoqiao broke up with him, what would he do?
Lin Kexing wanted to tell him the truth—that he’d mistaken her—but the next second, Jiang Yan suddenly pulled her into his arms. Before she could react, she felt warmth on her lips. Her eyes widened in disbelief!!
Jiang Yan thought Jiang Ruoqiao was crying.
He was half-drunk.
He didn’t even dare to make her angry, and now she was crying. He felt awful. She was the person he cherished in his heart; how could he bear to see her sad?
Their lips entwined. Lin Kexing had the opportunity to push him away, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it. Jiang Yan was the person she had secretly loved for many years. She had been trapped in this hopeless love for far too long, to the point where she stubbornly believed that in this lifetime, she would never love anyone but him. Now he was right in front of her, holding her. She could only close her eyes, allowing herself to indulge just this once. Afterward—she would definitely return to a safe distance, definitely wish him and Jiang Ruoqiao well. After all, in this world, she was the one who most wanted his happiness.
Both seemed immersed in their own worlds.
Until a beam of light shone on them.
Lin Kexing suddenly awoke and instinctively pushed Jiang Yan away. She turned around, and the person at the door was… Jiang Ruoqiao.
Jiang Ruoqiao had turned on her phone’s flashlight and was looking at them expressionlessly.
Lin Kexing was immediately thunderstruck.
Jiang Yan, who had been dizzy, now squinted, trying to see clearly who had arrived. Through the halo of light, he finally saw that the person at the door was Ruoqiao!
Then who had he just been kissing?
Jiang Yan’s gaze froze.
Jiang Ruoqiao stepped to the side, picked up a bottle of mineral water from the table, walked past Lin Kexing, unscrewed the cap, and poured the entire bottle over Jiang Yan’s head.
Lin Kexing stood paralyzed.
Jiang Ruoqiao tossed away the empty bottle, looked silently at Jiang Yan, and said softly, “Sober now? Can you see clearly who you were kissing just now?”
At the same time, Lu Yicheng had also followed and witnessed this scene. He stopped, standing at the doorway, hesitating to enter.
Jiang Yan had been drunk, but now he was soaking wet and wide awake, his head splitting with pain. Yet He knew—without a doubt—that he’d made a terrible mistake. He instinctively tried to grab Jiang Ruoqiao’s hand, but she avoided it, merely glancing at the petrified Lin Kexing before mockingly saying to Jiang Yan, “Still calling her your ‘sister’ now?”
Having said that, Jiang Ruoqiao no longer wanted to stay. She turned to leave, without looking at Lin Kexing or Jiang Yan again.
The breakup was inevitable.
Jiang Ruoqiao walked to the door and only then noticed that Lu Yicheng was also there.
She was puzzled but merely paused for a moment before walking out of the room.
Lu Yicheng hesitated briefly but then turned to follow her.
From the room to the staircase, there was a long corridor. Jiang Ruoqiao heard Lu Yicheng’s footsteps and stopped, turning around. Just then, the power came back on. The lights in the corridor ceiling made a sizzling electrical sound, and the next second, the corridor was brightly lit, the incandescent light shining on her.
Lu Yicheng had already adapted to the darkness after the power outage. Now, with the power back on, his eyes couldn’t adjust to the sudden brightness, and he instinctively squinted.
She smiled at him.
It wasn’t like her usual smile.
..It was like the light itself.
Lu Yicheng said nothing. He only looked at her.