Chapter Fifty: One Word—Begone!

Xu Ruowei panicked, a deep-seated and intense unease finally rising within her.

"Xu Ye!"

She raised a hand, pointing at Su Zijin, and demanded of Xu Ye, "Who is she?"

"Who on earth is this woman?"

Xu Ye’s expression darkened, and just as he was about to speak, Su Zijin let out a soft laugh.

"Fellow student, it seems your memory isn't very good."

"Since that's the case, let me reintroduce myself."

"My name is Su Zijin, a freshman in the Law Department this year, and also Ah Ye's girlfriend."

With that, she raised her hand and extended it directly toward Xu Ruowei.

The onlookers, however, erupted in disbelief, their faces plastered with sheer astonishment.

A freshman in the Law Department—that wasn't a big deal, but Xu Ye's girlfriend?

How could that possibly be?!

After all, who in Jiangzhou University didn't know that Xu Ye wasn't just Xu Ruowei's lackey, but her absolute simpering bootlicker—the kind she could never chase away no matter how hard she tried!

How could someone of such lowly status, so completely ordinary and pathetic, possibly find a girlfriend?

And the crucial point was that this girlfriend was even more stunning than campus belle Xu herself!

"I get it, it's an act! You did this on purpose!"

Wu Jiajia jumped out, looking at Xu Ye with the expression of someone who had seen right through a ruse.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xu Ye asked, baffled.

"An actress! This is an actress you hired, right?"

"You did this on purpose. You're just playing hard-to-get, trying to catch campus belle Xu's attention..."

Before Wu Jiajia could finish, Su Zijin burst into a chuckle. "Ah Ye, are everyone's brains around here wired like this?"

Xu Ye had been quite annoyed, but at the sight of Su Zijin's smile, his expression instantly softened, and he nodded. "Their brains are all diseased, and quite severely at that."

"What... what do you mean by that?"

Some people looked at the two of them with a mixture of anger and absolute incredulity. "Are you telling us she isn't hired?"

"Why would I bother hiring someone just to piss her off?" Xu Ye looked at the person and said word by word, "Does she even deserve it?"

"Xu Ye!!!"

Xu Ruowei was boiling with rage, on the verge of losing her mind as she lunged forward, wanting nothing more than to give this stinky bootlicker of a Xu Ye a vicious slap across the face.

To dare humiliate her in front of so many people yet again—this guy was really pushing things too far!

Just then, another voice drifted in from outside the private dining room.

"Xu Ye!"

It was Pei An's voice.

He rushed in from outside, frantically shooting warning glances at Xu Ruowei while addressing Xu Ye with an air of reproach. "Ruowei came to look for you of her own accord, so why are you still talking to her like this?"

"Fine, even though everyone knows about your relationship with Ruowei, she has never looked down on you and has always stayed close to you. Could you please stop provoking her anger?"

This tone, dripping with green tea vibes...

These ambiguous and manipulative words...

And the worst part was that as soon as he finished speaking, he actually tried to reach out and pull Xu Ye into an embrace.

Xu Ye was thoroughly amused to the point of anger, and without a shred of politeness, he sent Pei An flying with a single kick.

"Ah—!"

A chorus of shrieks instantly echoed through the room.

Xu Ruowei was driven completely out of her mind with fury. "Xu Ye! If you have any anger, direct it at me! Why did you hit Brother Pei An?"

With that, she rushed over to cradle Pei An with a heart-wrenching expression. "Brother Pei An, Brother Pei An, how are you? Are you hurt?"

"Xu Ye! Let me tell you, if you hurt Brother Pei An today, I'm not letting this go!"

"Right now, apologize to Brother Pei An immediately!!"

The others also chimed in with aggressive momentum.

"Arrogant, simply too arrogant!"

"Ruowei, you absolutely must put this lackey in his place today!"

"If he refuses to apologize, let's all go straight to the Dean's office and report him. We have to get this scum expelled no matter what today!"

"Apologize! Apologize! Apologize!"

Pei An glanced around the room, a deep sense of triumph flashing in the depths of his eyes.

Yet, remembering the purpose of his visit today, he quickly raised a hand and feigned weakness as he addressed the crowd. "Forget it, everyone's classmates after all. There's no need to blow things out of proportion."

Saying this, he turned to Xu Ye with a hypocritical expression. "Besides, I'm sure Xu Ye didn't mean it. Maybe he's just in a rather bad mood today."

Xu Ruowei, however, had forgotten the very reason she came here today. She only knew one thing: this jerk Xu Ye actually dared to lay a hand on the person she loved most—he was simply courting death!

With rage written all over her face, she pointed at Xu Ye and insisted, "Xu Ye, you must apologize to Pei An today, or else—"

"Ruowei!!"

Panicking, Pei An yanked her aside and lowered his voice to remind her, "Have you forgotten why we came here today?!"

"This..."

Hearing this, Xu Ruowei snapped back to reality.

Oh right. She had come here to seek a truce, yet she was still acting so high and mighty... Wasn't that just forcing Xu Ye to fight her tooth and nail?

So no, no matter what, she had to temporarily coax this bootlicker into a good mood first. As for the score from these past few days?

They would settle it later.

Once she managed to move back in, she would naturally find plenty of ways to make this jerk pay.

Humph!

Having figured this out, she took a deep breath and walked up to Xu Ye. "Fine, I won't hold today against you anymore. Stop making a scene, okay?"

After saying that, she glanced at Su Zijin on the side. "You said before that you'd love me for a lifetime. You've made enough of a fuss these past few days, haven't you?"

"I miss home. Take me home, will you?"

Xu Ye smiled, looking at her with an ambiguous gaze. "So, you went through all this trouble just to figure out a way to move back into my place?"

Su Zijin was a very confident person.

Normally, her hands were exceptionally steady, and in reality, she could consistently hit ten rings with every shot.

Yet, upon hearing this, her fingertips began to tremble uncontrollably.

It's fine, it's fine...

She comforted herself.

Xu Ye wouldn't lie to her. He had said he was already sober, which meant he was truly sober. There was no way he would go back...

But what if?

That was his white moonlight after all.

She didn't dare to think—she truly didn't dare to imagine what would happen if Xu Ye...

She lifted her head, staring unblinkingly at Xu Ye.

"If it's because of my relationship with Brother Pei An, I can keep my distance from him in the future, and from other men as well," Xu Ruowei said. "So Ah Ye, can you please stop making a fuss over all this recent nonsense?"

Xu Ye burst into laughter at last.

So you actually knew everything all along.

And you're even willing to compromise?

Well, of course. After all, nobody knew this woman's vanity better than he did; without him, her previous lifestyle simply couldn't be sustained!

Too bad—realizing her regret only now?

Too late!

With absolute ruthlessness and coldness in his eyes, he spat out a single word: "Get lost!"

At that moment, Su Zijin’s tightly clenched hands instantly relaxed.

Zhao Yang let out a long breath of relief, and a gratifying smile crept up the corner of his mouth.

Xu Ruowei's face, meanwhile, turned instantly pale as a sheet.

Pei An felt his heart tighten even further. Disregarding the fact that there were others around, he hurried forward and leaned close to Xu Ye's ear, whispering urgently, "Xu Ye, Ruowei has already lowered her pride, and I've already lectured her. Why must you be so petty?"

"Pei An and I... the two of us really are just cousins. Stop bickering with her and just make up already!"