The tones between the two of them were too aggressive. And they were in public. Zhuo Ziyu and Xiang Yutang tried to hold them back respectively.
"What's wrong with you two? Why did you start arguing out of the blue?" Zhuo Ziyu patted Ying Zikui on the back to soothe him. "Don't make a scene in public." They couldn't let others seize the opportunity to gossip.
Xiang Yutang put her arm around Zhu Zhengchu. "Let's go back first."
Zhu Zhengchu pulled her away. Ying Zikui wanted to stop them, but Zhuo Ziyu grabbed him.
"What on earth is wrong with you? Can you tell me what's going on? I'm afraid it'll be really bad if you cause a ruckus."
"Let's talk in the dorm. Be good."
Xiang Yutang also pulled Zhu Zhengchu back to the dorm. At first, Zhu Zhengchu seemed quite normal. After all, he didn't want to take out his grievances against Ying Zikui on Xiang Yutang.
Xiang Yutang poured him a glass of water while trying to ease the tension between him and Ying Zikui.
"Do you have some misunderstanding with Zikui? Can you tell me? Zikui is a really nice guy. Don't quarrel, okay?" Hearing her mention Ying Zikui all the time, Zhu Zhengchu felt a bit annoyed.
Just as Xiang Yutang was about to say something else, Zhu Zhengchu suddenly stepped forward and kissed her. This kiss was different from the gentle ones before. It was filled with a strong sense of hostility, which startled Xiang Yutang.
Then Zhu Zhengchu slipped his hand into her clothes. His hot palm touched Xiang Yutang's smooth skin. Xiang Yutang stared at him in shock and pushed him away.
"What are you doing!" Xiang Yutang was a bit angry. She had told him several times not to do this.
"It's okay for you to hug other men, but not your boyfriend?"
Hearing the dissatisfaction in his tone, Xiang Yutang felt a bit guilty. "Zikui suddenly hugged me just now. I didn't do it on purpose. I also told him to let go."
"Then if I hug other women in the future, I can also say they hugged me first."
Xiang Yutang's nose started to feel sour. "What are you doing? I didn't do it on purpose."
"Didn't he also say he slept in the same bed with you? You've been with me for so long. Have we ever slept in the same bed?"
Xiang Yutang explained aggrievedly, "That was all when we were kids. It's not like that now!"
"Tsk, who knows how young you were. You act like a chaste woman with me, but you're quite open with him." Zhu Zhengchu didn't even realize how jealous he sounded.
There were tears welling up in Xiang Yutang's eyes. "How can you say that! We're just good friends!"
"Yeah, then I'll find a good friend to hug and cuddle with someday."
Xiang Yutang didn't know what had gotten into Zhu Zhengchu. Why was he fine just now, but suddenly started saying such mean things?
She sat on the sofa in silence for a while. Xiang Yutang still didn't want to quarrel. "I know I was wrong today. I shouldn't have hugged Zikui. I'll make it clear to him in the future. There won't be a next time. Don't be angry with me, okay?"
Xiang Yutang didn't want them to say such hurtful things when they quarreled. She wanted to be the first to give in.
Seeing her like this, Zhu Zhengchu softened his heart. "I don't think that Ying Zikui is a good guy. Don't associate with him in the future."
Xiang Yutang tried her best to explain. "No, Zikui is a really nice guy. There's really a misunderstanding between you two. I... Please don't be like this, okay?" She really liked Zhu Zhengchu, but she also regarded Ying Zikui as her good friend. It was really hard for her to give up Ying Zikui because of Zhu Zhengchu.
Just thinking about Ying Zikui's provocative look just now, Zhu Zhengchu felt uncomfortable.
"Whatever. I'm going back to sleep." Zhu Zhengchu walked out of the door and slammed it shut hard. Xiang Yutang was startled.
Xiang Yutang sat on the sofa for a while. She still felt very aggrieved. She didn't want to stay here anymore.
She wiped the tears off her face, put on a mask and a hat, and walked out. She wanted to go back to the dorm and ask Zhuo Ziyu what was going on and why things had turned out like this.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she pushed open the dorm door, she found Ying Zikui was also there.
When Zhuo Ziyu and Ying Zikui saw her coming, they both stood up. Seeing her red eyes after she took off her hat and mask, Ying Zikui got really angry. "What's going on?! Did that bastard do this? I'll go fight him right now."
"Stop!" Zhuo Ziyu shouted coldly, making Ying Zikui calm down.
Then she led Xiang Yutang to sit down. "Tangtang, what happened? Can you tell me first?"
Xiang Yutang wiped her tears and said helplessly, "I don't know what's going on either. After we got back, he suddenly came over and kissed me, and then tried to touch me. I resisted a bit, and he suddenly started throwing a tantrum."
Zhuo Ziyu looked at the crying Xiang Yutang in front of her and started to question herself more and more. Was it the biggest mistake she had ever made in her life to keep this secret from the beginning?
The former Xiang Yutang was always cheerful. Since she became conscious, the number of times she cried could be counted on one hand. She was always happy. But now she had become like this because of this lousy relationship. Should she still keep her in the dark?
Zhuo Ziyu took a deep breath and held Xiang Yutang's hand. "Tangtang, I have something to tell you."
"What's wrong?" Xiang Yutang looked at her nervously.
Zhuo Ziyu bit her lower lip and still said, "Tangtang, have you ever considered that you and Zhu Zhengchu are not suitable for each other at all?"
Xiang Yutang was stunned.
Zhuo Ziyu said cruelly, "I'm sorry. Actually, I checked Zhu Zhengchu from the very beginning. He's not exactly a playboy, but he's not a person who takes relationships seriously either. Judging from the girlfriends he's dated before, this man is just going to be with you for a while. He never thought about being with you for a lifetime."
"I don't know if you've ever talked about this topic, but I believe you've told him that you want your first love to last forever. I also don't know why Zhu Zhengchu, who has a different view from you, still didn't reject you."
"I know he's good to you and you like him very much. But the reality may not be as optimistic as you think. He... may really not be the right man for you."
Before Xiang Yutang could interrupt, Zhuo Ziyu told her everything else she knew.
"The ring he gave you wasn't actually bought for you. He bought you a necklace. The ring was supposed to be a gift for his parents. But you might have taken it by mistake at that time, and he didn't explain for some reason. I'm sorry. Zikui and I knew about it, but we were afraid you'd be sad, so we never told you. But now we think it's better to cut it off if you're really not suitable. It's better to suffer a short - term pain than a long - term one..."