Chapter 9: Drawing a Line with the Scumbag

He Xiaolan couldn’t help but ask Xia Keqing, “Keqing, I’m just so curious, I can’t help but ask, don’t be angry if I offend you.”

Xia Keqing blinked her eyes, knowing what she wanted to ask, and she also wanted to take this opportunity to draw a line with the scumbag, so she was very tolerant of her curiosity.

“Hmm, not angry, ask away.”

He Xiaolan smiled awkwardly, took a deep breath, “It’s just… you and Chen Zhou aren’t dating, right? Why haven’t I heard of you having a boyfriend before?”

“And a soldier who’s so tall and serious? He looks so scary!”

In contrast, although Zhao Juan was silent, there was a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

Xia Keqing slightly facepalmed.

It was true.

She could use those words to fool Shen Jichuan, on the one hand because she wasn’t the original owner, she didn’t have any feelings for Chen Zhou.

She even hated the scumbag because she had read the original text and had all the original owner’s memories.

So she wasn’t nervous at all.

On the other hand, Shen Jichuan was far away, so he was really easy to deceive.

He hadn’t seen firsthand how the original owner and Chen Zhou interacted.

Of course, the way the original owner and the scumbag Chen interacted, from the perspective of the future, was just the level of ordinary friends.

They went to class together, took walks together on campus after class, ate together, studied together, and they saw each other often.

Most men and women in this era were conservative, even if they were seriously dating, they would at most hold hands, hugs were rare, and most couples wouldn’t do anything inappropriate before marriage.

But because of this conservatism, in this era, if a young couple were together all the time, even without any intimate actions, their relationship was enough to make people speculate.

The original owner’s roommates were different from Shen Jichuan.

They were all in the same major, they saw each other every day, and they could see that the relationship between the original owner and Chen Zhou was quite close.

Xia Keqing took a deep breath, “My engagement with my fiancé was arranged by our elders.”

“We haven’t met before today.”

He Xiaolan looked surprised, “Ah?”

“Keqing, how can your parents be so traditional?”

Xia Keqing acted naturally, “Aren’t most of the older generation like that, arranged marriages, I can’t resist.”

“Besides, my family isn’t well-off, when I got into college, my parents couldn’t afford to pay for my studies, they wanted relatives to take me to work in a factory.”

In that era, and even in the future, rural children, besides studying, would be taken to work in a factory by relatives or villagers.

If someone took them, their parents could feel more at ease.

He Xiaolan was immediately sympathetic.

“You can’t tell.”

He Xiaolan sighed, although the original owner was quite thrifty, she had Shen Jichuan’s allowance every month, she didn’t lack money.

People’s state is different depending on whether they lack money or not.

Xia Keqing said shyly, “I wasn’t willing to give up, I worked so hard to get into college.”

He Xiaolan and Zhao Juan looked serious.

The college entrance exam in this era was indeed not difficult, but it was much harder than in the future, it was like thousands of troops crossing a single plank bridge.

Getting in could truly change your life.

They had all worked hard to get into college, the two roommates could empathize deeply.

“It’s so hard for us to get into college, it would be a pity to give up.”

He Xiaolan couldn’t help but say.

Zhao Juan nodded.

But they quickly realized something, how did Xia Keqing go to college later?

They both looked at Xia Keqing.

The latter’s expression was gentle, as if she had thought of something embarrassing, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she said with a smile, “As for me, I didn’t believe in fate, I wrote a letter to my fiancé telling him that I wanted to go to college.”

The two roommates looked at each other, their expressions a bit surprised.

He Xiaolan widened her eyes, “So he supported you going to college?”

Xia Keqing shyly nodded.

The two roommates looked at each other.

He Xiaolan said playfully, “So, your big, strong fiancé is your benefactor?”

Xia Keqing nodded, “It’s not an exaggeration to say he’s my parents in this life.”

“So my fiancé has such a great favor on me, how could I betray him?”

“Chen Zhou and I are really just ordinary classmates.”

“If I have to say, we just have some common hobbies.”

Xia Keqing pondered for a moment, “We’re classmates after all, he comes to find me every day, I can’t refuse.”

When she said this, He Xiaolan frowned, “He’s really annoying.”

Zhao Juan also said, “Actually, we’ve wanted to say this for a long time, that Chen Zhou isn’t sincere to you, he’s not only looking for you, he’s also looking for Xu Li and the others.”

He Xiaolan immediately said, “Yes, I saw him being very intimate with Xu Li at noon today.”

Xia Keqing lowered her eyes, slightly curling her lips, “You’re talking about Xu Li, they’re a couple.”

“I ran into them today when I was out to eat with my partner.”

He Xiaolan and Zhao Juan looked at each other, “Ugh! What a jerk, he has a girlfriend and still bothers you every day, isn’t that ruining your reputation?”

Zhao Juan was also indignant, “Isn’t it? We have to help you clear things up, it wouldn’t be good if people misunderstand.”

Xia Keqing nodded, “Hmm, thank you, I will also take the initiative to clarify things.”

“But to tell you the truth, my fiancé has a great favor on me, but he’s far away, and Chen Zhou comes to find me every day, we have common hobbies, actually, I was quite conflicted for a while.”

He Xiaolan interrupted Xia Keqing, “We understand, we understand, we’re all young, unlike Sister Fen, who has a family and children, who doesn’t have youthful feelings? It’s just a pity that Chen Zhou, that bastard, doesn’t deserve it!”

“You and your partner were arranged by your parents, you don’t have feelings for each other, and you’re far apart, it’s understandable if you have different feelings for someone else for a short time.”

“But isn’t Chen Zhou Xu Li’s boyfriend? He’s been making appointments with you every day behind Xu Li’s back, Xu Li is too useless, she can’t even keep an eye on her own boyfriend.”

“What a jerk! A promiscuous bastard!”

Xia Keqing looked at He Xiaolan, wishing she could give the girl thirty-two thumbs up!

You’re the one who can talk, you’re the one with a big mouth, please say more, I love listening!

The next morning, Li Fen came back, she came back and jokingly teased Xia Keqing, “Keqing, your Chen Zhou is waiting for you downstairs.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly realized that the atmosphere in the dorm was not right.

“What’s wrong?”

He Xiaolan immediately said, “Sister Fen, don’t say that anymore, Chen Zhou is dating Xu Li!”

Li Fen was completely dumbfounded.

Didn’t everyone know that Chen Zhou came to see Xia Keqing every day?

Everyone thought they were dating.

“No, when did he start with Xu Li?”

He Xiaolan was quick-tongued, she told Li Fen everything Xia Keqing had said yesterday, and after she finished, she didn’t forget to criticize Chen Zhou.

“This bastard, he’s dating Xu Li, and he made our Keqing misunderstand, almost making her have inappropriate thoughts. It’s a good thing Keqing’s partner came, and she woke up in time.”

“What is he doing here now?”

Li Fen had a man and a child of her own, so she couldn’t stand this kind of fickleness.

She was furious when she heard it.

“There’s actually such a thing? Did you tell the counselor? Chen Zhou’s conduct is not right, contemporary college students should have responsibility, he’s ruining the reputation of our college students.”

Zhao Juan gave Li Fen a thumbs up.

“Sister Fen is still the one with the highest awareness!”