Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 207

Drinking down a whole cup of cold tea, Qian Xiaofang’s foggy mind cleared up. After refilling everyone’s tea, she sat on the armrest of the sofa next to Lin Mengting.

“Tingting, do you know which university Wang Hongbo got into?”

Wang Hongbo?

The boy Qian Xiaofang had mentioned during their intense study sessions in their final year, saying he had a long-time crush on her?

“No idea,” Lin Mengting said with a smile, a rare expression of nostalgia and longing on her face. “You know, I haven’t been home for years.”

Indeed, it felt like nearly twenty years since she had been home, if you combined her past and present lives.

With China’s rapid development and the drastic changes in both cities and rural areas over the past twenty years, seeing her old classmates again made Lin Mengting feel oddly aged.

Of course, she was mostly amazed by how some people seemed to be born schemers.

In both her past and present lives, she had been a naive and easily deceived “sweet girl” during middle school.

—What kind of friend would mention a popular “school heartthrob” secretly liking her for years right before the critical high school entrance exams?

Qian Xiaofang sipped her tea, hiding the mocking glint in her eyes.

She knew it—no girl could escape Wang Hongbo’s “charm”!

Even though, technically, none of them had seen him in almost five years, including Lin Mengting.

Look, as soon as his name was mentioned, the girls who were just chatting happily with Lin Mengting now looked at her with jealousy and resentment.

“He liked you for so many years without any response, so he tore up the acceptance letter from the same school as you and went to a top high school instead.”

“I heard he’s now a student at the National Defense University. He’s doing exceptionally well, even in such a competitive environment. He’s admired by both teachers and students.”

It was easy to imagine that someone like him would have a bright and enviable future!

In a few short years, he could surpass many who were working hard, effortlessly reaching the top!

Such people could shape the era they lived in!

“Are you close with him?” Lin Mengting’s light question shattered the atmosphere Qian Xiaofang had painstakingly created.

Instantly, the other girls, who had been looking at Lin Mengting with “jealousy and resentment,” turned their curious and thoughtful gazes to Qian Xiaofang.

“Otherwise, none of us knew about Wang Hongbo’s situation, yet you seem to know everything,” Lin Mengting said with a smile. “By the way, can you share his contact details?”

“What are you planning?!” Qian Xiaofang looked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, glaring at Lin Mengting with undisguised anger. “You caused him so much pain before. Now that he’s finally moved on, I beg you, don’t mess with him again, okay?”

“You’re overthinking it,” Lin Mengting raised an eyebrow and said meaningfully, “Someone like him isn’t easily messed with.”

Qian Xiaofang’s eyes narrowed, and she gripped her teacup tightly, her knuckles turning white.

“We were classmates for years. It’s normal to want to reconnect when given the chance,” Lin Mengting said. “Qian Xiaofang, don’t you think so?”

Qian Xiaofang “…”

She was furious!

Qian Xiaofang felt a burning anger in her chest, as if someone had poured boiling oil on a fire, scorching her soul. She wanted to curl up like a cooked shrimp to escape the pain.

“They say, ‘At home, rely on parents; outside, rely on friends.’ We should make friends who can help each other. Especially our elementary, middle, and high school classmates.”

Lin Mengting, seemingly oblivious to Qian Xiaofang’s venomous glare, continued slowly, “The elderly always say that school friendships are the purest, so we should cherish them. Over the years, I didn’t realize the truth of this saying, but now I regret it. Luckily, it’s not too late to fix my mistakes.”

Did Qian Xiaofang think she didn’t know that she was the one who was crazy about Wang Hongbo?

Trying to push her out to bear the brunt of everyone’s anger?

Dream on!

…

“Tingting, that might not be a good idea,” Qian Xiaofang sighed, looking at Lin Mengting with fake sympathy. “Wang Hongbo’s parents have forbidden anyone from giving you his contact details. They don’t want you to bother him.”

“I don’t even like Wang Hongbo. Why would I abandon my pride and follow him around like a pathetic puppy, enduring his abuse, just for a smile? Willing to do anything for him?”

Lin Mengting’s calm words and indifferent expression left everyone speechless, even Qian Xiaofang, who had planned to use the “Wang Hongbo issue” to make Lin Mengting a target of scorn.

How did things turn out like this?!

What went wrong?

How could Lin Mengting not like Wang Hongbo?

Who could resist his “charm”?!

…

Lin Mengting delivered her final blow with precision, “Oh, I forgot to mention, I have a boyfriend. He’s a soldier.”

“Want to see his picture?”

…

The reunion meal that Qian Xiaofang had carefully planned ended in confusion for everyone.

Qian Xiaofang was so furious!

She wished Lin Mengting would get hit by a car or drown crossing a river…

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