Pampered by the School Bully-Chapter 1025 - 1011: Huo Feng Will Always Protect Her! (Part 2)
The waiter, unhurriedly, served up pizza, pasta, appetizers, and juice, all ordered by Wu Di for You Xinran.
Wu Di had ordered half a table’s worth of food just for You Xinran, clearly taking the opportunity to show off.
To prevent awkwardness, once the food arrived, Wu Di said to Huo Feng and Pu Sangzhi, "I ordered a lot, um, let’s eat together. Huo Feng, Pu, let’s eat together."
Huo Feng glanced at Wu Di, sipped some juice, and remained silent.
The atmosphere at the dining table was undeniably awkward; having these four people sit together was inherently awkward.
Especially since You Xinran wasn’t being honest.
The conversation went on for a while, yet You Xinran kept using the Musical Club as an excuse, repeatedly citing reasons related to her club classmates, sounding overly official, as if her actions were unrelated to her personally.
Everyone present knew that the club classmates weren’t as drama-filled as she claimed. Whether Huo Feng was in the club or not didn’t matter to those classmates.
You Xinran’s actions were all for herself.
Perhaps having her personally admit her feelings for Huo Feng was extremely difficult!
There was still plenty of food on the table, though Huo Feng and Pu Sangzhi had finished their meals.
Until now, You Xinran hadn’t spoken a word of truth.
Huo Feng was unwilling to waste any more time on her, so he abruptly said, "We’ve eaten about enough. Whether or not you’ve said everything you wanted to say, my stance has been made clear."
You Xinran and Wu Di tensely exchanged glances with Huo Feng, vaguely guessing what Huo Feng was about to say...
"Starting this semester, I’m really busy, extremely busy!"
Huo Feng firmly stated while staring at the two of them across the table, "Since I’ve already quit the Musical Club, it means I need to free up that time to do other things I want to do. So please don’t come to me about anything related to the Musical Club in the future! Activities, performances, gatherings... they don’t concern me. I have no time!"
"Yes, yes, yes..." Wu Di nodded, "We know you’re a busy person; in the future, we won’t bother you with club matters."
"Right." Huo Feng nodded, "Also, I want to clarify that except for Wu Di, with whom I can chat a bit, I’m not really familiar with any other club members. So, don’t use the ’club members miss me’ excuse; it doesn’t exist."
"Yes, yes, yes..." Wu Di nodded superficially, echoing Huo Feng’s words, "We understand your point."
Huo Feng furrowed his brows and sternly looked at You Xinran, "Do you understand too?"
You Xinran pursed her lips in silence, her gaze falling without responding.
Seeing her remain silent, Huo Feng decided to let it go. He scratched the back of his head, leaned against the chair, and glaring at her discontentedly, he said, "Moreover, the most important point is that my girlfriend has no ties to the Musical Club or any relationship with all of you. Don’t presumptuously think that by listening to her, you can bypass me and cause trouble for her."
After that, the atmosphere at the table froze for a while, Wu Di nodded heavily, "It won’t happen again."
"Glad you understood." Huo Feng then took Pu Sangzhi’s hand again and said one last thing, "I’m Huo Feng, born with a bad temper, and even as an adult, many things can’t be reasoned out peacefully. So, with wild people like me, you’d better not make friends. Let’s go."
After speaking, Huo Feng stood up casually, telling Pu Sangzhi, "Let’s go, darling."
Pu Sangzhi quickly stood up to follow him, obediently tagging along.
Just as Huo Feng was about to leave with Pu Sangzhi, You Xinran, who had been sitting quietly opposite, suddenly spoke again, "What are you busy with?"
Huo Feng and Pu Sangzhi both turned their gaze to You Xinran, and You Xinran’s eyes were fixed on Huo Feng...
She was looking at Huo Feng, wanting to know whether his busyness was real or not.
"Why do I need to report what I’m busy with to you?" Huo Feng replied flippantly.
After replying, he smirked scornfully, let out a dismissive laugh, and without saying more, took Pu Sangzhi’s hand and turned to leave.
The table was still filled with food Wu Di ordered for You Xinran, freshly served and steaming, yet she hadn’t eaten a bite...
It was clear that at this moment, You Xinran had no appetite.
Even though Huo Feng didn’t say anything harsh, didn’t lose his temper, didn’t get angry, or say anything vulgar tonight.
However, with calm words, Huo Feng had clearly shattered all of You Xinran’s fantasies and possibilities.
Watching Huo Feng leave with Pu Sangzhi, You Xinran immediately fell into silence, lips pursed, saying nothing.
This meal was not enjoyable.
Wu Di could sense that the meal lacked any relaxed and carefree atmosphere throughout.
He and You Xinran seemed to come looking for Huo Feng’s reprimand.
Once Huo Feng left, Wu Di felt relieved; at least he no longer had to mediate among so many people, at least now he only had to face You Xinran alone.
"Xinran..." Wu Di approached cautiously, dealing with You Xinran’s scowl, "Maybe Huo Feng is genuinely busy recently. I heard he’s working on his career, he mentioned it casually last time we chatted. So, you don’t need to be too sad."
Wu Di tried to comfort her, but You Xinran said nothing, lowering her gaze, falling into silence.
"You didn’t eat at noon and cried all afternoon. At least eat something this evening."
Wu Di put on a pair of fresh gloves, carefully tore off a slice of pizza, and placed it on the plate in front of You Xinran, "Eat something. People are made of iron, food is made of steel; you’re already quite slim, don’t starve yourself."
"About Huo Feng..." Wu Di thought aloud, "If you want to know anything about him in the future, I’ll keep checking for you. I’ll reach out to him again tomorrow morning, try to relate with him, he shouldn’t cut ties with me..."
"I don’t want to know." You Xinran retorted coldly, then put on gloves, picked up the pizza from the plate, and took a bite.
Wu Di was momentarily stunned by her sudden comment...
A few seconds later, he reacted, his face gradually showing a pleased expression, "Good, good, so, eat some more. Not wanting to know is good; after all, besides being good-looking, Huo Feng doesn’t really have many advantages, right?"
"He’s ugly." You Xinran took a big bite of pizza, angrily responding to Wu Di.
"Right, right... he’s not handsome." Wu Di nodded, his lips twitching as he stifled a laugh.
For some reason, at this moment, You Xinran made Wu Di very happy.
Because she finally started disliking Huo Feng!
"Eat more, eat more." Wu Di urged, his eyes twinkling as he watched You Xinran...
Yet as he rejoiced inside, You Xinran beside him was stuffing her face with food, her nose tingling, and her eyes growing red...
During the ensuing time, she ate and cried, unable to contain her grievance with food alone.
Wu Di frantically comforted her, continuing for a long time...
Within tonight’s memorable moments, Wu Di remembered one thing most clearly: You Xinran cried, saying, "What is he... With my good conditions, he rejects me... He doesn’t even deserve to be my friend..."
Though he knew she was venting anger, Wu Di was quite happy.
...
Meanwhile, after leading Pu Sangzhi out of the restaurant, Huo Feng and Pu Sangzhi both hopped on bikes and rode off together.
The moonlight was pleasant tonight, the temperature refreshingly cool, and their moods were extraordinarily bright, just like the breeze gently brushing against their cheeks.
Pu Sangzhi was very satisfied with Huo Feng’s manner today, and his calm and effective way of handling things without losing his temper.
Such a calm and natural approach is the adult way to handle matters.
Tonight, Pu Sangzhi felt Huo Feng grew a bit more mature. It seemed the impulsive personality was starting to build fences, now capable of emotional self-restraint.
Huo Feng had indeed grown more stable, steadily advancing towards the path of a mature man...
Over the years, Pu Sangzhi witnessed his growth, watching him mature step by step. She began to anticipate what kind of man Huo Feng would ultimately become in the future?
"Huo Feng, let’s not go back to the dorm just yet, how about we go for a walk?"
As these thoughts crossed her mind, Pu Sangzhi boldly suggested.
"Hmm?" Huo Feng responded slightly surprised, but quickly understood, nodding in agreement, "Alright, let’s go for a walk. Where to?"
"Let’s go to the Lotus Pond as the moon shines." Pu Sangzhi replied, "Even after being in the school for so long, I’ve never been to Lotus Pond. How about we go sit there?"
Huo Feng laughed, "Alright, you handle the navigation, guide me!"
Tsinghua is vast...
Even after a whole semester there, some corners remain unexplored.
So, to discover new spots on Tsinghua’s map, navigation is essential.
