Shocking! The Broke Campus Heartthrob Is My Child’s Father - Chapter 36
After the incident, Lin Kexing returned to her room.
Everything had happened so suddenly, without any buffer. She felt regretful and humiliated—the sweet thrill she’d felt from kissing Jiang Yan had completely vanished. Hiding in her room, her first instinct was to avoid it all. She didn’t know how to face Jiang Yan, afraid he’d question why she had done it. And she certainly didn’t know how to face Jiang Ruoqiao; those clear, penetrating eyes truly frightened her.
She listened to the commotion from downstairs and moved her numb body to the windowsill.
From that distance, she couldn’t make out their conversation clearly—until a furious shout from one of Jiang Ruoqiao’s friends cut through:
“If you’re not breaking up, what are you waiting for? New Year’s?”
She froze instantly.
Break up?
Her eyes filled with terror. How could they break up? How dare they break up? Unease surged through her, her eyes unconsciously reddening. She blamed herself—if she hadn’t insisted on coming, if she hadn’t been bewitched and failed to speak up when he mistook her for someone else, none of this would have happened.
Lin Kexing had liked Jiang Yan for so many years—no one understood better than she did how much he liked and was devoted to Jiang Ruoqiao.
If Jiang Ruoqiao really wanted to end it, what would he do? What could he possibly do?
When Jiang Ruoqiao left by car, Lin Kexing was consumed by self-loathing. She cried bitter tears. She felt terrible—not only had she failed to help him recover, but now she’d destroyed his relationship, leaving him heartbroken! She deserved to die!
If only she could just disappear.
Through her tears, Lin Kexing despised herself for the first time.
Downstairs..
After Jiang Ruoqiao left, silence fell everywhere. At this moment, Jiang Yan didn’t even think to ask Lu Yicheng why he had stopped him—he just stood there in a daze for a long while. Then, suddenly snapping back to reality, he pulled out his phone to call her, only to find the line constantly busy. His hands trembling, he tried sending her messages, but discovered he was no longer on her friends list.
Without a doubt—the moment she stepped into that car, Jiang Ruoqiao had already blocked all of Jiang Yan’s contact methods.
She was determined to break up, wanting no further relationship with this person.
This was the first time Jiang Ruoqiao had ever been so resolute.
Jiang Yan completely panicked.
The whole world seemed to spin around him. He staggered, nearly falling. Finding his car keys in his pocket, without thinking he wanted to drive after her.
His action alarmed everyone else.
Du Yu and Wang Jianfeng rushed forward to stop him.
Jiang Yan continued struggling, “I have to go after her—she hasn’t even heard my explanation!”
The scene became chaotic again, with Yun Jia and her two friends coldly observing from the sidelines. Finally, Lu Yicheng, unable to tolerate it anymore, stepped forward, gripped him firmly, and sternly said, “Are you out of your mind? Driving now? Do you even know how much alcohol you’ve had? If you want to die, no one will stop you, but what if you hit someone on the road? Can’t you take some responsibility for yourself and others?!”
Drunk driving harms not only oneself but others as well.
At the very least, one shouldn’t harm others.
Jiang Yan’s eyes were bloodshot with urgency, but he was left speechless.
Yun Jia and her friends were somewhat surprised—it was the first time they had seen Lu Yicheng truly lose his temper, the first time they had seen him so harsh.
But Lu Yicheng was right—Jiang Yan had drunk too much; he couldn’t drive in this state.
Jiang Yan crouched down, grabbed his hair, and cursed loudly.
Du Yu was beyond frustrated.
He had planned to use this opportunity to confess his feelings to Yun Jia. Now, could he still go through with it? This chaotic situation was not at all suitable for a confession. More importantly, Yun Jia now had a terrible impression of all of them.
What a mess!
Even if not for the confession, this trip was supposed to be relaxing, and now look at this disaster!
Everyone’s mood was terrible.
Du Yu had always been blunt. Looking at the dejected Jiang Yan, he couldn’t contain his anger and said irritably, “If I’d known this would happen, I’d never have agreed to bring her along!”
Jiang Yan stiffly raised his head. He stood up, clenched his fist, and moved to punch Du Yu—not because of what Du Yu said, but purely because Du Yu had provoked him.
Having been punched for no reason, Du Yu became furious and shouted, “You think we don’t know what happened just now? You think we can’t guess? Who do you take us for—idiots? What kind of man are you, two-timing without even realizing it!”
He became increasingly agitated and pointed up at the second floor, “And some people, knowing full well others have girlfriends, don’t keep their distance and insist on coming over. Do they think no one sees? I didn’t even want to say it, but it was like this in the game too. What ‘little sister’? Who are you trying to fool? Jiang Yan, I’m telling you, Jiang Ruoqiao breaking up with you today—you totally deserved it!”
Those words struck a nerve with Jiang Yan. His eyes reddened, his face tense, looking particularly frightening.
He charged at Du Yu for real this time.
He looked at Du Yu like he was his worst enemy.
Wang Jianfeng sensed trouble and rushed forward to restrain Jiang Yan, but Jiang Yan was now so enraged that one person couldn’t hold him back. Wang Jianfeng struggled, desperately calling to Lu Yicheng, “Come help quickly! Do you want blood spilled today?!”
Only then did Lu Yicheng rush over again, helping Wang Jianfeng restrain Jiang Yan.
Du Yu continued recklessly shouting, “What, I can’t even say anything now? Then don’t do such things! Jiang Yan, I’ll say it today—you and that ‘sister’ of yours are absolutely disgusting!”
Du Yu was straightforward and the youngest in the dormitory, so the other three never held anything against him.
This time Du Yu was truly angry. He couldn’t understand why, despite his repeated warnings, Jiang Yan couldn’t listen to a single word.
Lu Yicheng finally shouted, “Enough!”
He turned to Du Yu, his warning unmistakable, “Du Yu, shut it!”
Du Yu was startled but straightened his back, though he stopped shouting.
When emotions run high, people say the most hurtful things. But could their friendship continue? They all knew why Du Yu was so furious—not just because Jiang Yan hadn’t listened to him, but more importantly, the four girls in Jiang Ruoqiao’s dormitory were extremely close. What Jiang Yan had done had offended all of them, and they would be lucky not to become enemies. With Yun Jia’s personality, she would find it difficult to accept the friend of her friend’s ex-boyfriend.
Du Yu was younger than all of them, and this was the first time he had seriously liked a girl.
Lu Yicheng looked at Jiang Yan again, his gaze heavy.
Jiang Yan finally relaxed his grip.
Lin Kexing had seen everything from upstairs. She hid behind the curtain, terrified, tears streaming down her face. It was all her fault, all her fault. Teary-eyed, she got up to pack her luggage. She had to leave this place, but didn’t know how to handle the situation. Her mind was in chaos, a complete mess. She could only think of those close to her. In her panic, she took out her phone, fingers hovering over her contacts for a moment, skipping past her mother and dialing Jiang Yan’s mother’s number.
The voice that answered was gentle, “Kexing?”
Hearing this voice, Lin Kexing couldn’t hold back anymore and began sobbing quietly.
She was terrified, her whole body trembling. She didn’t know how she had ended up like this. Du Yu’s words had reached her ears too—they all despised her, didn’t they? She had done something wrong, hadn’t she? Yes, he had Jiang Ruoqiao, so why had she come along? Why had she gone to his room? Why hadn’t she immediately denied it when he mistook her for someone else?
How terrible of her.
She just cried while Mrs. Jiang grew increasingly worried, repeatedly asking questions that she wouldn’t answer.
After a while, she finally choked out, “Auntie, I want to go home. I want to come back. Please send the driver to pick me up!”
Mrs. Jiang’s heart skipped a beat—she had a terrible feeling—but she still reassured her gently as always, “Alright, I’ll come right away. Kexing, don’t cry anymore.”
After hanging up, Mrs. Jiang changed her clothes. After much thought, she still didn’t want Madam Lin to know about this.
She couldn’t let anyone else in the Lin family know either, because she didn’t know what had happened. What if Madam Lin blamed her when she arrived?
She forced herself to remain calm, her face showing the same serenity as usual. She went to Madam Lin’s study and said with a smile, “Madam, I need to take some time off. Something urgent came up and I may not return until tomorrow morning.”
Madam Lin was preparing for a charity event. Hearing this, she looked up, “Is it important? What happened?”
Mrs. Jiang replied gently, “It’s nothing major. An old friend was hospitalized and has no one to take care of them. I’m going to check on them.”
Madam Lin nodded thoughtfully, “You’re very kind.” She didn’t ask for details—she had plenty to deal with herself. As Mrs. Jiang was about to leave, she suddenly said, “I wonder how Kexing is doing over there. I called her, but she didn’t answer.”
Mrs. Jiang smiled, “They’re all young people having fun together. Probably too busy to check their phones.”
Madam Lin laughed, “That’s true. I completely trust Jiang Yan. With him there, I don’t worry at all.”
Mrs. Jiang nodded, “Of course. His girlfriend is there too, and I hear she’s quite caring. Jiang Yan treats Kexing like his own little sister—both of them will take good care of her.”
Madam Lin sighed, “Then I really have no worries. Kexing is so introverted, she never tells me anything. I just hope she can become more lively.”
After chatting briefly, Mrs. Jiang left the Lin residence and the upscale residential area.
She didn’t alert anyone else in the Lin family, and she didn’t call for the driver. Instead, she hailed a taxi by the roadside, offering double the fare before the driver agreed to make the trip.
On the wide road, Jiang Ruoqiao’s Hummer passed by a taxi going in the opposite direction.
Back at the guesthouse, Yun Jia and her two friends, fed up with the bad atmosphere and unwilling to face Jiang Yan again, retreated to their room.
In the courtyard, Du Yu’s face was bruised. Wang Jianfeng had borrowed a first aid kit from the owner and was treating Du Yu’s wounds, who winced in pain.
Jiang Yan crouched nearby, mechanically repeating the same action, calling Jiang Ruoqiao over and over again.
But she had blocked him.
His eyes were vacant. When Lu Yicheng came to bring him water, he finally raised his head in a daze and said, “Brother Lu… she won’t take my calls. She’s blocked me and won’t even listen to my explanation…”
Lu Yicheng said nothing.
This incident… was so dramatic. Even he hadn’t expected that the relationship between Jiang Ruoqiao and Jiang Yan would end this way.
Jiang Yan mumbled, “Brother Lu, can I borrow your phone?”
He wanted to use Lu Yicheng’s phone to call Jiang Ruoqiao, but as soon as he asked, he slapped his forehead, his face bitter, “What am I thinking? You don’t even have her number.”
Lu Yicheng felt bad too.
But with things already so messed up and chaotic, all he could do was answer softly, “My phone is out of battery.”
He couldn’t lend it to him.