CLG Chapter 18

Shi Hua pondered for a while and typed a reply on his phone. He intended to find out what exactly she was doing, partly to give himself an explanation regarding their relationship, and partly to do his best for the friendship between the three of them.

In fact, there had often been such rumors about Chen Xuelin, but no one had ever confirmed their truth or falsity. No one dared to guarantee whether they were true or false. These were just some rumors circulating among the students, and everyone had become accustomed to them.

Chen Xuelin was always a topic of much discussion, of course, mostly among the female students.

Back in the dormitory, Shi Hua was a little depressed. After all, he still felt regret about Mo Wenli. He tossed his phone aside and lay on the bed motionless.

The sudden question caught him off guard. Everyone in the girls’ dormitory basically knew about the romance. After all, Shi Hua and Mo Wenli were often together, and the girls never tried to hide it. Shi Hua also readily admitted it. Mo Wenli’s roommates also knew, and they all believed that Mo Wenli hadn’t been returning to the dormitory lately because she was out with Shi Hua. Meng Yue wasn’t familiar with the situation and didn’t offer any explanation.

Seeing Shi Hua sitting there blankly without explaining, Shi Hua wasn’t anxious, but they were.

“Did you guys argue?”

The three of them chattered, from initial curiosity to various comforting words. Shi Hua didn’t explain anything from beginning to end. He was only curious about who the woman they were talking about was. Seeing that Shi Hua wasn’t saying anything, they naturally didn’t want to press him further, but just patted him on the shoulder, telling Shi Hua not to worry too much.

“Goodbye is goodbye, the next one will be better. I think that girl next to her is pretty good, Brother Shi, do you know her? Can you…”

“Get lost.” Shi Hua glared at them. Of course, the girl they were talking about was Meng Yue. He didn’t want these old guys to bother her. Besides, he had talked to Meng Yue about this issue before, and Meng Yue said that she wasn’t considering it for the time being.

With Meng Yue, he could always feel an invisible pressure, or rather, a sense of distance. She and Mo Wenli had a similar yet dissimilar feeling. Mo Wenli had once said that she came here to study only because her mother asked her to. Although Meng Yue hadn’t said it, Shi Hua hadn’t felt that kind of student vitality from her either, as if she was studying for some purpose.

The maturity and sense of distance that Meng Yue possessed made him feel that even if they spent too much time together, he couldn’t get close to her. She was protecting herself, and also rejecting others.

He half-believed what they said. After all, although he and Mo Wenli were currently on the verge of collapse, Mo Wenli had been dragging it out without any response. He secretly decided that he had to investigate the situation himself. If it was true, then there was no need to drag out this relationship any longer.

At night, “Has she returned to the dormitory tonight?” Shi Hua used his phone to inquire about the situation from Meng Yue.

“No,” came Meng Yue’s message.

“Are they…together?” Before he could continue asking, Meng Yue suddenly added another message.

“No, she didn’t come to see me today, but it should be soon. I heard that she seems to have met another guy?” Shi Hua didn’t hide anything. He really treated Meng Yue as his good friend.

Shi Hua didn’t expect that Mo Wenli had actually reached this point: skipping classes and disappearing.

As a result, not only did Shi Hua not find Mo Wenli, but even Meng Yue hadn’t seen her for a week. But if he sent her a message, she would still reply, usually with:

“Okay, got it.”

“Don’t worry.”

On the weekend, Shi Hua arranged to meet Meng Yue at a restaurant.

“I don’t know. She’s never said. I’ve had very little contact with her in the past two months. She must have rented a place outside. I asked her before what she was doing all night, and she just said she was having fun, but didn’t say anything specific,” Meng Yue said.

“Could it be that she met someone there?” Shi Hua said suspiciously.

Even if Mo Wenli’s family wasn’t that good, judging from her usual spending habits, her money basically came from home. Although she hadn’t talked about her family, she also didn’t usually economize, so she didn’t seem like the kind of person who would do such a thing for money.

As for work, Shi Hua and Meng Yue had never heard her mention it.

As a public figure, Chen Xuelin’s topics had never stopped. In the early days, there were rumors that he had an affair with a female student, but later the female student came out to clarify that she was just asking for advice on related topics offline, which naturally shut the mouths of some people.

“Yes, we even saw other male students following him after class. Too crazy,” Meng Yue said with emotion. She couldn’t really understand this kind of behavior.

“Done being idle? Look at me, I’m pretty free in the next few months,” Meng Yue looked at Shi Hua, seeing that he was a little worried.

“After being idle, you find that your girlfriend is gone.”

“Hey, don’t laugh at me. Maybe we weren’t suitable from the start.” Saying this, Shi Hua felt quite emotional.

Seeing Shi Hua hanging his head and feeling sad, Meng Yue nodded, as if she understood a little.

“She likes freedom, and you also like freedom, so you walked together, but the freedom she likes is willful freedom, it’s adventure and impulsiveness, while you have regulated freedom, relatively peaceful, so you’re incompatible.” Shi Hua sighed, in fact, he could see it not long after they fell in love that Mo Wenli and he didn’t seem that suitable.

This was the first time he had loved someone, and he didn’t understand what relationship people’s personalities had with love. Liking was liking, until he discovered that in the process of slowly getting closer, those inconspicuous corners would rub against each other until the two began to diverge and break apart.

“Look at me, as if I understand her better.”

“No, maybe I’ve never understood her,” Shi Hua shook his head.

Shi Hua said goodbye to Meng Yue. When he passed a bar, he looked inside. This was a place Mo Wenli liked to go to, but he didn’t like it because he didn’t like drinking.

Finally, he wanted to taste what Mo Wenli’s favorite wine tasted like.

He chose a glass of wine that she often ordered, and sat alone in the corner, slowly drinking it. It was a bitter taste, as expected, he still didn’t like it. He didn’t finish drinking it. He put down the glass and prepared to leave.

Getting up and coming to the counter, “Boss, check out,” a man said next to him.

Although it was already winter, wearing a baseball cap and scarf in the bar was a bit redundant. Most people would only put them on after coming out. This contrast made Shi Hua think for a moment. That face was a little familiar. After searching his mind for a while, he realized that the man he had just discussed with Meng Yue, Chen Xuelin.

Remembering the rumors, he suddenly became a little interested. He quickly paid the bill and walked outside. He just happened to see the woman walking to the next intersection. A muffled groan came from behind her. A man ran out and bumped into her. She repeatedly apologized. Shi Hua didn’t care, after all, drinking too much would numb the brain.

“It’s okay.” After receiving Shi Hua’s response, the girl turned and walked away. Out of curiosity, Shi Hua followed her. He personally also had some curiosity. Secondly, he planned to be able to talk about it next time he chatted with Meng Yue, and use it as conversation material.

Shi Hua suspiciously squatted in a corner to observe. He was waiting. After a while, it didn’t exceed his expectations. Soon the car drove out. He fixed his eyes and saw that the woman in the passenger seat was exactly the one who had walked in just now.

Shi Hua watched the vehicle disappear from his sight. He wasn’t in a hurry. Knowing the parking location, Shi Hua prepared to carefully explore the truth behind this so-called “genius teacher”, whether it was black or white.

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