No wonder Zhu Yaya always felt that Duan Zong's pursuit of her was a bit strange. He was not interested in her at all.
No wonder he was not affected by Xu Chun's female lead halo either.
Xu Baoying looked at the stiff Zhu Yaya, let out a deep sigh, and said with lingering fear, "It is a good thing you did not accept Duan Zong's pursuit. Otherwise..."
Zhu Yaya thought about it again and again, but still could not figure out why Duan Zong wanted to pursue her. Was it really just to deceive others? If so, why didn't he find a girl who was easy to control, but came to her instead?
The school bell rang, so Zhu Yaya did not think too deeply about it anymore.
When it was time for the break, she immediately slipped upstairs to Class 17 of the second year and sat next to Yan Heng.
She stretched her neck and patted Li Hao, who was sitting in front of Yan Heng, "A certain Senior Li of Class 17, you were the one who posted that viral thread on the school forum, right!"
Li Hao's body jolted, and he pushed his glasses up in surprise, "I remember setting it to anonymous. How did you know?"
"The idiotic aura radiating between the lines."
"You're the idiot..." Li Hao wanted to retort, but after catching Yan Heng's half-smiling expression out of the corner of his eye, he immediately chickened out and said weakly, "Right, right, right, I am the idiot."
Zhu Yaya naturally noticed the reason for Li Hao's change of tune. She smiled with her eyes narrowed and asked Li Hao, "Someone like Duan Zong would definitely hide his privacy very deeply. How did you find out?"
Speaking of this, Li Hao revealed a smug smile. "I am no good at studying or whatever, but I am a professional when it comes to digging up gossip. I racked my brains to tear off this hypocrite's mask. To get firsthand information, I painstakingly tailed Duan Zong for several days..."
Yan Heng pretended to cough lightly beside them.
Li Hao answered resentfully, "Alright! Brother Yan told me."
Yan Heng?
Zhu Yaya's sparkling eyes looked at Yan Heng, and being looked at like this, Yan Heng's heart softened.
Zhu Yaya remembered Yan Heng's hobby of doing part-time jobs.
Her gaze became meaningful. "Yan Heng, you didn't go to the Daffodil Club to do part-time work, did you!" The Daffodil Club was a known gathering place for gays!
Li Hao winked and let out a mischievous, drawn-out howl.
"No," Yan Heng's face turned cold as he stated categorically.
Afraid that Zhu Yaya would overthink it, Yan Heng explained, "The manager of the 'Once in a Lifetime' shop told me about this."
Zhu Yaya recalled that the man with the full beard did somewhat look like a top.
She seemed to understand something.
Wearing a mysterious smile on her face, Zhu Yaya smiled and nodded.
Later, she shared her doubts with Yan Heng again, "With so many girls in our Scott High School, why did he have to pester me?"
Yan Heng, who knew the truth: ...
Yan Heng's eyes darted elsewhere as he mumbled, "Maybe it is because he is most familiar with you."
She and Duan Zong had only collaborated on the New Year's Day Gala. They were not really that close!
Yan Heng also mentioned a few things about Duan Zong, such as how Duan Zong was very smart and the creator of a new type of drug. And that Duan Zong was already under state control.
And...
Yan Heng lowered his eyes to look at Zhu Yaya and said softly, "The mastermind behind Uncle Zhu being attacked on New Year's Eve and someone breaking into your house is Duan Zong."
Zhu Yaya was shocked by this news.
She looked a bit dazed. Did she have some deep-seated hatred with Duan Zong? Otherwise, why would Duan Zong do this to her and her family?
Yan Heng sighed and silently said "I am sorry" to Zhu Yaya in his heart.
He was the one who had implicated Zhu Yaya and Uncle Zhu.
Li Hao, who was beside them and completely oblivious to all this, felt like he was just thin air. He touched his nose and turned his body back around.
