Ren Ming couldn't stand being mocked like this.
"Junior, let's go. We won't bother with this impolite person."
Ren Ming said indignantly.
"Senior, perhaps you could just return my suitcase? I can manage on my own, and I don't need your help."
Qiao Zixuan said with an apologetic smile.
She could tell these two boys were interested in her.
But she had absolutely no interest.
For Qiao Zixuan, Wang Yue was the one she had chosen.
"Junior, the steps over there are really high. Just let me help you. Don't worry, I'm not someone with ulterior motives; I'm simply helping a new student."
The tall boy said with a smile.
"I have ulterior motives? I think some people are the ones with ill intentions!"
Ren Ming chimed in with sarcasm.
"Hahaha, isn't your name, Ren Ming, famous enough at our school?"
The tall boy laughed. "Junior, let me introduce the person next to you. I didn't want to expose him, but he's acting so defiant now."
"Ren Ming, a third-year student in the Economics department. Every year during freshman orientation, he likes to hit on taller and prettier girls, using the guise of helping them to ask for their contact information, and then he becomes relentless."
"He doesn't look aggressive, does he? It's all a pretense."
"There was actually a junior who was moved by him before, but what did he do? He dumped her after he got bored. So, at our school, he's quite notorious. They call him an ugly scumbag – both ugly and a scumbag."
Being exposed so publicly.
Ren Ming's face flushed with embarrassment.
"You're talking complete nonsense! Stop spreading rumors about me. Everyone knows I, Ren Ming, am the most deeply devoted man in Modu."
Ren Ming argued, his face crimson.
"Pfft."
As soon as he said that, not only the tall boy laughed,
but even the senior and junior students around, who were helping with orientation, burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, Ren Ming claims to be the most deeply devoted man in Modu? Did I hear that right?"
"You heard correctly. I never thought someone could be this shameless. I still remember the girl he dumped back then, frantically complaining about him under his dormitory building."
"Hahaha, that incident was all over the school forum, right? It's still pinned at the top."
"Ren Ming's reputation is already ruined. He only dares to target freshmen now because all the upperclassmen know his character. No one among us would be interested in him."
"Not even freshmen might be interested in him. Looking at his appearance, I can't imagine how he managed to chase that girl back then. She was at least 170 centimeters tall."
Hearing the discussions around him,
Ren Ming's face turned a shade of bruised liver.
Qiao Zixuan's expression gradually turned cold.
If she had merely found the short guy in front of her somewhat distasteful earlier, she now felt outright disgust.
"Excuse me, Senior, please return my suitcase."
Qiao Zixuan said calmly.
"Junior, don't listen to their one-sided story. I actually have my reasons."
Ren Ming quickly said.
"Oh? You have your reasons? We'd love to hear them. Classmate Ren Ming, why don't you tell us?"
The tall boy said with a smile.
Ren Ming shot a hateful glance at the tall boy, thinking that if this guy hadn't interfered, he might have had a chance to win the beauty's heart. But now it had escalated to hell difficulty.
Ren Ming's mind raced, and finally, he said with a look of despair, "Everyone thinks I'm a scumbag, but they only know the outcome, not the reason. That girl was my first love. How could I bear to hurt her?"
"Those were the happiest days of my life. I never told anyone about this. Since you all want to hear it today, I'll tell you."
"During that period, I wasn't feeling well, so I went for a medical check-up and was diagnosed with lung cancer!"
"Receiving this news felt like a bolt from the blue. I had no choice. For her happiness, I had to heartlessly break up with her, making her think I was a scumbag so she could forget me completely."
"Pfft!"
As soon as Ren Ming finished speaking,
the onlookers burst into laughter.
"No way, Ren Ming, if you had lung cancer, why are you still in school? Why aren't you in the hospital for treatment?"
"How pitiful. If it's true, I hope it's false. If it's false, I hope it's true."
"Hahaha, this is hilarious. Is he here to perform comedy?"
"I'm dying of laughter. Only Ren Ming could come up with such a melodramatic plot!"
"Everyone, be quiet. Let's see how our classmate Ren Ming will fabricate his lies next."
Ren Ming put on a sorrowful expression.
Ignoring the surrounding gossip, he continued, "But later, when I went for a follow-up appointment, I found out the doctor had made a mistake. I didn't have lung cancer. That was the happiest moment of my life. Although I recovered, I had lost her completely."
"But she had already moved on with her life, and I couldn't disturb her anymore. So, no matter how the world slanders me, I don't care. Who told me to bring it upon myself?"
There was deep affection in Ren Ming's eyes.
He seemed like a devoted man.
However, how intelligent was Qiao Zixuan?
Putting aside the numerous flaws in his story, Ren Ming's acting was far too exaggerated and superficial.
True acting emanated from within, not from mere contortions of the face.
"Alright, Senior, I don't want to hear your story anymore. Please return my suitcase. Otherwise, I'll have to call campus security."
Qiao Zixuan said politely.
Ren Ming was stunned. He hadn't expected Qiao Zixuan to be unmoved, not even showing a shred of pity.
Was this girl's heart made of stone?
"Did you hear that, Ren Ming? Hurry up and return the suitcase to the junior."
The tall boy said.
Seeing Qiao Zixuan's persistence, Ren Ming had no choice but to reluctantly return the suitcase.
"Junior, won't you really listen to my explanation?"
Ren Ming asked one last time.
"Excuse me, Senior, I'm not interested in your story. Also, I have a boyfriend, so you don't need to trouble yourself."
After taking her suitcase, Qiao Zixuan dragged it away.
At this moment, the tall boy quickly caught up, smiling. "Junior, don't worry, I'm not helping you with your luggage, just showing you the way. I also heard you mention you have a boyfriend, so I won't be having any designs on you."
"Thank you."
Qiao Zixuan replied politely.
"You're welcome! We're all alumni."
The tall boy smiled. "Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Ning Sha. I saw you registered as Qiao Zixuan when you reported earlier, right? It's a pleasure to meet you."