Living Only For Myself: Make Those Who Hate Me Regret It-Chapter 205: Still Feeling a Little Backstabbed...

Chapter 205: Chapter 205: Still Feeling a Little Backstabbed...

Qian Jia apparently thought the same thing. Xu Su was a little speechless. She shook her head. "It has nothing to do with Shen Chen, so don’t jump to conclusions. We’re all seniors, so studying should be our priority. We shouldn’t have been dating in the first place."

"Heh." Gu Yunjia, who had been silent, set her soda bottle on the dining table. She let out a cold laugh and suddenly flew into a rage. "What do you mean, ’studying is more important’? Did your grades ever drop when you were with God Xi? Using studying as an excuse now, don’t you think that’s ridiculous?"

She placed the half-eaten beef pie in her hand onto her tray, stood up straight, and looked at Xu Su, her eyes filled with a hint of hatred.

"No wonder God Xi came back this afternoon with red eyes. He was so good to you—every student could see it. He only had eyes for you. Do you have any idea how many people envied you? How could you bear to break up with him? Xu Su, do you think you can get away with anything just because you’re pretty? That you can just play with people’s feelings? Do you even have a heart?"

Xi Zirong’s seat was right behind Xu Su’s, and Gu Yunjia was Xu Su’s deskmate.

It was no wonder Gu Yunjia had noticed Xi Zirong’s red eyes.

In fact, her tone as she questioned Xu Su was also perfectly understandable.

Because, Xu Su suddenly realized, this girl was Xi Zirong’s number one fangirl!

Hadn’t Gu Yunjia first started interacting with them because she overheard Huang Feng comparing Xi Zirong to that popular sophomore, and she couldn’t help but jump in to defend him?

She had always been very protective of Xi Zirong...

Xu Su had almost forgotten about that. Now, being questioned by her own deskmate—who was also her ex-boyfriend’s fangirl—she was momentarily at a loss for words.

’It’s true that I was in the wrong in this matter, although it’s still baffling to be interrogated by a third party.’

Gu Yunjia didn’t wait for an answer. She said her piece in one breath, abandoned the rest of her pie, and promptly grabbed her tray and hurried away.

The cafeteria was full of students eating, and Gu Yunjia hadn’t made any effort to lower her voice, so many people had heard her.

The fact that Xu Su and Xi Zirong were dating was no secret at First High School.

Now that they heard the two had broken up, the gazes of many students converged on Xu Su and, not far away, Xi Zirong, as they began to whisper among themselves.

Xu Su was already immune to the pointing and staring. She finished the last bite of her beef pie and gave Huang Feng and Qian Jia a small smile.

Huang Feng squeezed Xu Su’s hand. "Don’t smile. You’re obviously not happy, so what’s there to smile about?"

Her allegiance was crystal clear. She glanced indignantly in the direction Gu Yunjia had left. "You break up with God Xi, and she gets all heartbroken for him? Her intentions are as plain as day!"

The more Huang Feng thought about it, the angrier she became. "No wonder she’s been getting so close to us! She must have been plotting to steal your man! I heard she liked God Xi before, but I thought she would have given up by now. I can’t believe she pounced the second she heard you two broke up."

Qian Jia finally snapped out of the daze caused by Gu Yunjia’s outburst, still a little stunned. As the number one shipper of their couple, even she hadn’t had a meltdown over her favorite ship sinking, yet here was Gu Yunjia, completely losing it.

’And to question Xu Su in front of so many people, isn’t that just...’

Qian Jia gritted her teeth. "I’m done with her! Even if she was genuinely angry, couldn’t she have said it in private? She had to make such a huge scene. It’s obvious she just wanted everyone to start gossiping about Susu. How can someone be so scheming!"

The three of them had forged a deep bond ever since they started school; there was no way they’d let someone who’d joined their group halfway through bully one of their own.

United against a common enemy, Huang Feng and Qian Jia were worried Xu Su would be upset. They took turns lambasting Gu Yunjia as they flanked Xu Su on their way out of the cafeteria.

Qian Jia grumbled under her breath for a while as they walked, then suddenly asked, "Gu Yunjia is your new deskmate. After a scene like that, do you want to ask Teacher Wu to change your seat?"

Xu Su shook her head. "There’s no need."

’Going to Teacher Wu to ask for a seat change over something like this... It’s not like I’m looking for trouble and actively trying to make a teacher unhappy.’

Teacher Wu had already made it clear that she wouldn’t tolerate any more incidents of "fighting over boys out of jealousy."

Huang Feng was a walking encyclopedia of gossip, and her train of thought suddenly switched tracks. "Last year, before the classes were reshuffled, I heard Gu Yunjia passed God Xi a love letter. Back then, God Xi only had eyes for Susu and didn’t even spare her a glance. But now, you think he’ll see how she’s defending him and be so moved that he’ll devote himself to her?"

She tightened her grip on Xu Su’s arm, a look of disgust on her face. "Isn’t that how it always plays out in TV dramas? The main couple’s relationship hits a rough patch, and the second female lead swoops in to take advantage. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Susu, are you really not worried at all?"

That reminded Qian Jia, too, and her brows knitted together tightly. "No way. God Xi is so aloof. There’s no way he’d get together with Gu Yunjia over a few words. I don’t believe it."

Although Huang Feng had no dating experience herself, she spoke on the topic like a seasoned expert.

She spoke with conviction. "Who’s to say? God Xi got his heart broken by Susu. Gu Yunjia’s not bad-looking, either. If she cozies up to a heartbroken God Xi and coaxes him gently, she might actually manage to snag him."

"..." Lines of exasperation seemed to form on Xu Su’s face. "Fengfeng, why do you have to be so crude? What do you mean, ’snag him’..."

’As if Xi Zirong were some kind of expensive toy...’

"Don’t change the subject." Huang Feng grabbed her hand. "Tell me, God Xi has always been popular. Susu, are you really not worried that someone will get between you two while you’re broken up?"

Having witnessed Xi Zirong and Xu Su’s relationship firsthand, Huang Feng couldn’t believe they would break up for good. To this day, she still thought they were just a young couple having a spat.

Qian Jia thought the exact same thing. Terrified that the pure, innocent campus romance she shipped would be tainted, she asked anxiously, "What on earth did you two break up over? Weren’t you guys perfectly fine back in Kang County?"

The only new variable had been that guy, Shen Chen, but Susu had already made it clear that he had nothing to do with it.

Qian Jia believed Xu Su one hundred percent. If she said the breakup had nothing to do with Shen Chen, then it must be because of something else.

But the girls were together practically day and night, so Qian Jia and Huang Feng couldn’t for the life of them figure out why the school’s model couple had broken up.

Seeing her two best friends, who had just defended her so unconditionally, now looking so incredibly worried, Xu Su felt truly touched, but also a little helpless...

’Friendship really is a beautiful thing.’ She didn’t want to brush them off with polite platitudes. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Xu Su began to speak seriously. "I was the one who broke up with Xi Zirong. If he really does fall for Gu Yunjia or some other girl, I’ll respect his decision and wish him the best."

She took one of their hands in each of hers and said with an amused smile, "The breakup was my decision; Xi Zirong did nothing wrong. If being apart makes him happier, then I’ll only be happy for him. Please don’t worry about me. We’re all seniors now, so let’s just focus on our studies, okay?"