Murong Beichen and Xu Chun's first argument?
Zhu Yaya seemed to understand why the weather had turned out like this. She remembered the universal law in those melodramatic romance novels she used to read: whenever the male and female leads argue, there must be a heavy downpour. Could the weather have changed just because Murong Beichen and Xu Chun were about to fight?
Looking thoughtfully at the sky above the Qinxue Building, Zhu Yaya said, "Yan Heng, I want to go back to the Qinxue Building."
The Qinxue Building was the teaching block where Zhu Yaya and Yan Heng's class was located.
Yan Heng frowned, but his brow quickly smoothed out. "I'll go with you."
It was a statement.
He didn't look like he would take no for an answer.
Zhu Yaya smiled sweetly at him, revealing two faint little dimples. "I know."
I know that no matter where I want to go, you will follow me without hesitation.
Zhu Yaya and Yan Heng headed back toward the Qinxue Building. When they reached a small flowerbed, the rain began to fall.
Fortunately, Yan Heng was attentive and opened the umbrella just in time.
It seemed as though this little flowerbed was the dividing line.
North of the flowerbed was heavy rain, while south of it was clear skies.
Zhu Yaya paused by the edge of the flowerbed before continuing toward the Qinxue Building.
She noticed that the closer they got to the building, the heavier the rain became.
Zhu Yaya could feel water seeping into her shoes, which was very uncomfortable.
But for the sake of her lifespan and some cold hard cash, she charged ahead!
When they reached the small central square of the Qinxue Building, Zhu Yaya indeed spotted Xu Chun and Murong Beichen.
The two of them stood face to face in the torrential rain without saying a word.
Zhu Yaya was speechless...
Why did the male and female leads always have to get drenched when they argued? Why did they have to stand in the rain to fight?
Wouldn't it be better to find a place out of the rain to argue?
A hundred alpacas stampeded through Zhu Yaya's mind.
She wasn't that stupid; she certainly wasn't going to stand foolishly in the rain. She and Yan Heng ran up to the second floor, where looking down gave them a perfect view of Murong Beichen and Xu Chun in the central square.
Although the eaves provided shelter, Zhu Yaya was worried the rain might blow in, so she even kept Yan Heng's umbrella open.
Taking advantage of the fact that Murong Beichen and Xu Chun hadn't started yet, Zhu Yaya took a fruit box out of her backpack, opened the lid, and started stuffing cubed watermelon into her mouth.
She even popped a piece into Yan Heng's mouth. Her fingertips brushed against his lips.
Yan Heng's lips... were actually quite soft!
Zhu Yaya thought to herself.
However, while Zhu Yaya's current setup kept her dry and gave her a good view of Murong Beichen and Xu Chun in the central square, the rain was just too heavy. It was as heavy as the day Yiping went to ask her dad for money.
Zhu Yaya worried that she wouldn't be able to hear what Murong Beichen and Xu Chun were arguing about. But on second thought, the system only required her to witness their argument with her own eyes; it never said she had to hear the exact content. Thus, she stayed on the second floor with peace of mind, looking down at Murong Beichen and Xu Chun.
But she didn't expect the two of them to argue so loudly.
"Xu Chun!" Murong Beichen shouted, his voice tearing through his lungs. "I love you so much! Why must you trample on my true feelings like this? Can you hear it? The sound of my heart breaking!"
Zhu Yaya was speechless...
She definitely couldn't hear the sound of a heart breaking, but she sure could hear the rain.
Immediately after, Xu Chun shook her head frantically like a madwoman. "No, no, no! Murong, listen to my explanation! It's not what you think! Ling Yiming and I are just good friends!"
Zhu Yaya took a bite of her melon. Tsk, tsk, tsk, who would have thought Xu Chun's voice could be so loud too! What a girl with iron lungs!
"Heh, friends?" Murong Beichen sneered contemptuously. "Do you think I'd believe that? How could there be pure friendship between a man and a woman?"
As if hurt by Murong Beichen's heartless words, Xu Chun cried out, "What about you? Why are you so close to Shen Wandan? Didn't you just say there's no true friendship between a man and a woman?"
"I..." Murong Beichen was momentarily at a loss for words, but then replied self-righteously, "I just treat her as a younger sister. What we have is familial love!"
Zhu Yaya calmly chewed the watermelon in her mouth.
Oh ho ho, there it is, the classic scumbag sister excuse!
I like hanging out with girls other than my girlfriend.
But I just treat them as my sisters! Our bond is familial!
Screw you!
Go ask your mom to give birth to a bunch of sisters for you to play with! Stop trying to fool people here!
Who would have thought, who would have thought that the domineering CEO Murong Beichen actually had such scumbag potential. Don't you know that domineering CEOs who don't keep their hands clean have no market nowadays?
However, this Xu Chun was no better! As someone who already had a boyfriend, she should have paid attention to boundaries and proper distance when hanging out with other guys. Zhu Yaya had personally bumped into Xu Chun going alone to find the supporting male lead, Ling Yiming. Furthermore, they didn't meet openly, but rather alone in private. No wonder Murong Beichen misunderstood.
Moreover, if Zhu Yaya remembered correctly, Xu Chun knew that Ling Yiming liked her.
Cough, cough, from a certain perspective, they were actually quite a perfect match.
Downstairs, Murong Beichen and Xu Chun were arguing more and more fiercely, and the rain was pouring harder and harder!
Finally, with a look of absolute heartbreak, Xu Chun slapped Murong Beichen across the face, covered her own face, and ran away.
Then, Zhu Yaya watched helplessly as several dark clouds above, carrying their raindrops, floated away right behind Xu Chun.
Zhu Yaya: !!!
Clouds could actually do that!
The remaining dark clouds stayed in place, continuing to drench Murong Beichen.
Murong Beichen covered the side of his face that Xu Chun had slapped, standing there with a look of sheer disbelief.
Just when Zhu Yaya thought he was going to run away too, Murong Beichen suddenly spread his legs wide, closed his eyes, tilted his head back, flared his nostrils, clenched his hands into fists, and beat his chest desperately, howling in agony, "Ahhh!!! I'm in so much pain! Why am I in so much pain, yet my heart still loves that hateful girl? Ah!"
Zhu Yaya was speechless...
Murong Beichen, it's like you have some serious mental illness!
Zhu Yaya also noticed that Yan Heng's expression was a bit subtle.
Fortunately, after Murong Beichen threw his little fit, he also left, taking the remaining dark clouds with him.
The rain stopped.
The sky, which had just been densely covered with dark clouds, immediately cleared up. Sure enough, the rain and everything else was just to set the scene for Murong Beichen and Xu Chun's first argument.
Yan Heng closed his umbrella.
Zhu Yaya also heard the system's notification sound:
"Congratulations on successfully completing the seventeenth task. Reward: three years of lifespan and 20,000 RMB."
Zhu Yaya let out a breath and whistled happily. Her little piggy bank had welcomed a new addition.
On the way home, as Yan Heng walked Zhu Yaya back, he remained silent the whole time. Zhu Yaya guessed he must be thinking about that bizarre rain. Yan Heng was so smart; he must have noticed something!
Zhu Yaya didn't know how to explain all this to Yan Heng either. She'd just explain it later! But as for exactly when this "later" would be, Zhu Yaya had no idea. She merely treated this "later" as a protective umbrella to deal with Yan Heng's eventual questioning for now.
