Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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2. Rumors stop with the wise and die with Luo Zhan.
Not long after K University opened, following the news that “Luo Zhan is taken”, another wave of rumors spread throughout the school.
There were many different versions, but to sum up, there was only one core essence:
The reason why Tang Ran was able to be with Luo Zhan was because she was thick-skinned enough, and she tried hard to pursue him, and she was persistent, so she finally got Luo Zhan.
Some “insiders” also revealed that after the two got together, Tang Ran still tried hard to be Luo Zhan’s bootlicker.
These words soon reached the ears of the girls in Dormitory 716. Tang Ran didn’t care much, but Xu Xuanqing was furious.
Before the “College Physics” class for freshmen in the Department of Automation, the classroom was noisy.
Sitting in the front row, Xu Xuanqing suddenly slammed her phone, which was displaying the forum interface, on the table and said angrily, “They just can’t eat the grapes and say they’re sour! This is jealousy, slander, and malicious rumor-mongering!”
Tang Ran, who was reviewing a book nearby, was startled and looked up blankly: “What happened?”
“Xiao Ran, look at those people on the forum… Forget it, don’t look at them. They are just a bunch of villains who maliciously slander you, saying that you kept pestering Luo Zhan and that Luo Zhan is with you because he couldn’t stand being harassed by you – what kind of bullshit is this!”
Tang Ran was stunned for two seconds and then smiled.
Xu Xuan asked angrily, “How can you still laugh?”
“I just imagined the scene of me chasing Luo Luo, and I thought it was quite interesting.” Tang Ran lowered her eyes and smiled, “But they don’t understand Luo Luo. He is not the kind of person that others can chase just by pestering him.”
Xu Xuanqing curled her lips and said, “That’s for sure. If pestering worked, these rumor mongers would have rushed up countless times.” Xu Xuanqing glanced at her phone as she spoke.
As a result, the anger she had just suppressed came up again, and she slammed the phone on the table again: “F**k!”
Tang Ran was stunned for two seconds, and after making sure that the phone and Xu Xuanqing’s hand were fine, she smiled with her eyes curved down: “Xuanqing, your temper is like a little firecracker, it explodes at any time… What happened this time?”
Xu Xuanqing pointed at her phone and gnashed her teeth: “Some idiots are gloating over your misfortune, laughing at you for having ‘fallen out of favor’ and saying that you will soon be dumped by Luo Zhan!”
Tang Ran asked curiously: “Why?”
“Because they haven’t seen Luo Zhan and you together for a long time.” Xu Xuanqing gritted her teeth and turned around with a frown, “Although their conclusion is stupid, their question is not wrong – where is Luo Zhan? He hasn’t shown up at your place for a week, right?”
Tang Ran was helpless: “The INT lab is usually fine, but it gets very busy when they have to meet the deadline for a project. Luo Luo is the leader of INT, so he is even more indispensable at times like this.”
Xu Xuanqing was suspicious: “Are you sure it’s just because of the lab?”
Tang Ran blinked: “What else?”
“…If he dares to have another dog outside, we in Dormitory 716 will definitely help you destroy him!”
“Oh, this is horrible. It’s the 21st century and there are still people who use threats to continue being in a relationship.”
In the suddenly quiet classroom, before Tang Ran could open her mouth, a voice came back from the aisle.
Tang Ran and Xu Xuanqing stopped talking and turned to look across the aisle.
The three girls sitting together over there obviously didn’t expect the silence in the classroom to come so suddenly, and the one who spoke at the edge showed an embarrassed expression.
Xu Xuanqing reacted and raised her eyebrows: “What did you just say?”
“…No, nothing.” The girl was frightened by Xu Xuanqing’s expression and instinctively shrank back.
Her friend next to her retorted, “Why are you so cowardly? We didn’t say anything wrong.” The person raised her head and said, “What’s the matter? Can’t people tell the truth? Now everyone is free to fall in love. If you don’t like each other, you can just break up. Why can’t people propose a breakup? You always want to destroy someone. Who are you pretending to be a big sister for? It’s really funny.”
“Bang!”
Xu Xuanqing also had a bad temper. She slammed the table and stood up, glaring at the girl: “It’s none of your business whether they break up or not. Are you the gossipiest person this side of Pacific?!”
It was almost time for class and the noise in the classroom was not loud to begin with. Xu Xuanqing’s voice immediately drew everyone’s attention.
The three girls’ faces changed slightly.
The two on the left and right pulled the one in the middle and whispered a few words of persuasion. But the girl in the middle was obviously a little embarrassed under the gaze of so many people, so she stiffened her neck and glared back: “I just can’t stand the way you guys cling to the school hunk and threaten to destroy him if you break up!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the classroom fell silent for a few seconds, and soon people began to murmur in surprise.
Xu Xuanqing’s face flushed red: “You–who are you talking about who is clinging to the school hunk! Who, who said that I would destroy him if he breaks up, I meant if he dares to mess around outside! He, he–“
Seeing that the situation was getting worse and worse, Xu Xuanqing was so angry that she almost died.
Tang Ran came back to her senses and quickly stood up to comfort her: “Xuanqing, calm down first and don’t get angry with them… If you pass out from anger, those two have skipped class, and I can’t carry you to the infirmary by myself.”
Xu Xuanqing was halfway angry but was almost amused by Tang Ran’s serious expression and tone. She finally glared at Tang Ran in annoyance: “I am venting your anger for you. It would be fine if you didn’t encourage me, but you still discouraged me.”
“Don’t get angry about this kind of thing, it’s not worth it.”
“Then just listen to them spreading rumors like this!”
“Didn’t Xunzi say that rumors stop with the wise?” Tang Ran remained serious, with a calm and earnest expression. “People whose brains are so clogged that they believe in such unfounded rumors and continue to spread them are not worth your anger and time.”
“…”
Xu Xuanqing paused, then nodded thoughtfully: “You are right.”
The quarrel between the two parties was like a seesaw. Tang Ran successfully pressed down one side, but the other side tilted up.
“Rumors?” Across the aisle, the girl sitting in the middle stood up angrily, ignoring the two people beside her trying to stop her. “What, you chased Luo Zhan and now you want to pretend to be noble and deny it?”
Tang Ran looked at the girl calmly: “Am I pursuing Luo Zhan?”
The girl sneered, “How many people in school don’t know about this? What are you trying to pretend for? A few days ago, someone saw you running to the lab building to deliver breakfast to Luo Zhan – you’ve worked hard. It’s fine if you don’t have a boyfriend to deliver breakfast, but you have to run errands to buy it yourself. Isn’t it like hiring a free babysitter for the INT lab? And you accused us of spreading rumors, but it’s obviously you who has completely given up on your dignity just to keep pestering Luo Zhan!”
“Really? How come I didn’t know that?”
In the noisy classroom, a cold voice came from somewhere.
“Of course. I heard that she not only sent breakfast but also paid for the occasional visit to the cafeteria.” The girl crossed her arms and looked at Tang Ran with disdain. “She humbled herself to this extent just to have a relationship with Luo Zhan, and then she turned around and accused us of spreading rumors. It’s really embarrassing for a girl!”
“…”
The girl was so excited that her head flew into a rage. After she finished speaking and calmed down, she realized that the classroom, which had been originally filled with noisy discussions, had suddenly become so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Even the students who were originally standing scattered in the aisle and leaning against the tables, wherever she looked, now sat back in their seats quietly and obediently.
The girl’s figure froze.
She suddenly remembered that the voice that had just asked her seemed a little… familiar?
She guessed something, but didn’t dare to look back.
“Besides that, what else have you heard?”
The familiar cold voice walked slowly down the aisle of the classroom and stopped beside Tang Ran’s desk.
The man half-leaned and sat on the empty table behind Tang Ran. He paused for only two seconds before leaning down, as if he was about to act like a hooligan.
Tang Ran was startled and quickly pushed the evil face away with a slightly red face: “Luo Luo!”
Luo Zhan pressed the girl’s hand down in dissatisfaction: “I have been oppressed to the point of not seeing the sun for three days in the laboratory. I just came out and haven’t even had my meal yet, but I’m here to find you…”
Tang Ran was now very familiar with Luo Zhan’s temper. She knew he had another sentence to say, so she waited in silence.
As expected, the young man changed his lazy demeanor and approached with his dark eyes sparkling: “Just a kiss, okay?”
“No.” The little girl blushed, but her refusal was very cold and ruthless.
“…”
Life is not easy, Luo Zhan sighed.
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