My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 498 - 005: Assigned seating is not necessarily a good habit_3

Chapter 498: 005: Assigned seating is not necessarily a good habit_3
Early the next day, Lu Shishu and Cen Jin went to the dining hall for breakfast together, and people were still gossiping about her along the way. After choosing her meal and sitting down, Lu Shishu angrily slammed her chopsticks on the table, "What heinous crime have I committed? Why is everyone looking at me like that?"
Cen Jin pushed her own bottle of yogurt drink in front of her, "Don’t be mad, don’t be mad, don’t mind what they think."
"Shi Shu," just as Cen Jin finished speaking, a familiar voice called out.
Lu Shishu looked up and saw a figure dressed in a casual T-shirt and dad jeans, with a cute ponytail, carrying a tray and walking toward them. The figure waved at Cen Jin with a smile and sat down beside them.
Both of them, aside from Cen Jin, were Lu Shishu’s best friends since entering university. The slightly chubby girl was He Qianyue, and the cute girl with the ponytails was Lin Xuwan. They were in the same major and often attended classes and had meals together, naturally becoming familiar with Cen Jin as well.
"You two actually came to the dining hall for breakfast today? That’s rare!" Lu Shishu teased them with a smile.
"Oh, didn’t I hear that this morning they were serving my favorite shumai! Haha!" He Qianyue, grinning, picked up a shumai from her plate, happily swayed her body, and took a bite, exclaiming, "Mm, it’s the taste I’d hoped for."
Cen Jin and Lu Shishu couldn’t help but laugh, and Lin Xuwan suddenly said, "Oh right, Shi Shu, we saw a post on the school forum with photos claiming you’re dating the campus heartthrob, Nan Jiayan?"
Lu Shishu paused in her breakfast, the food in her mouth getting stuck, and she coughed slightly, eyes wide with surprise, looking at Lin Xuwan, "What post?"
"This one! Don’t you know? It’s gone viral around school, even in our class group chat, although you’re not in the group." He Qianyue quickly popped the shumai into her mouth, muffledly taking out her phone and showing her the post.
After looking at it, Lu Shishu’s mouth twitched several times. She suddenly realized why people had been giving her strange looks and gossiping ever since she left the library yesterday — it was all because of this ’rumor’!
"What’s wrong?" Cen Jin noticed Lu Shishu’s uneasy expression. She was sitting opposite her, unable to see the content, so she asked worriedly.
Lu Shishu handed the phone to Cen Jin, pouting unhappily and continued to eat, while Cen Jin looked at it, surprised, "Shi Shu, is Nan Jiayan the person who found your stuff?"
Lu Shishu nodded, "Yeah! The pictures on there were from when you messaged me to go to the library. We were at the East Gate, and it’s quite far from the library, about a half-hour walk, so he gave me a lift on his bike. With that bike, keeping my balance was already a feat, let alone anything romantic."
"So, you’re not with Nan Jiayan?" He Qianyue took the phone from Cen Jin, gossiping.
"I told Yuanyuan last night, you didn’t interact with Nan Jiayan at all last semester, so how come you’re suddenly together just a few days into this one? It’s unbelievable." Lin Xuwan looked at her with an exaggerated shocked expression, paused, then made a face at them, "Psst, psst, Yan Chengxi is here."
Upon hearing this, Cen Jin and He Qianyue both lifted their eyes and turned to look, seeing a figure with long black hair, wearing a white shirt and gray pleated skirt, carrying a tray and walking towards here, accompanied by two other relatively pretty figures, chatting and laughing. Only Yan Chengxi didn’t seem to be in a good mood.
Lu Shishu followed their gaze, looked around, then noticed the three of them, and asked in confusion, "Who is that?"
"The campus belle! You don’t know?" He Qianyue looked at her, astonished, lowering her voice, "Last year’s campus belle contest, remember? I asked you and Cen Jin to submit your photos, but you wouldn’t. If you two had submitted, do you think she would have been campus belle?"
"Yeah! Later, our department elected a beauty queen, and someone submitted a candid photo of you painting in the art room. That’s how you got the votes." Lin Xuwan quietly chimed in, "Also, there were rumors from the first half of the year that Yan Chengxi has been pursuing Nan Jiayan and invited him to dinner several times, but he never agreed, and it seems she still doesn’t have his WeChat or phone number."
"She managed to get his phone number and WeChat from someone else, but Nan Jiayan’s WeChat refuses any friend requests, and the first time she called, she was blocked before even saying half a word. This thing went crazy around campus in the first half of the year, and I told you before, but you didn’t want to listen."
Listening to He Qianyue and Lin Xuwan explaining like a comedy duo, Cen Jin nodded, "I heard about this too, it caused quite a stir."
"Right, I gotta say, she’s persistent. Even though Nan Jiayan rejected her like that, she still doesn’t give up, relentlessly pursuing him, so..." He Qianyue nudged Lu Shishu with her arm, "Shi Shu, watch out, you’re her number one love rival now. After all, even though Nan Jiayan is friendly and cheerful to everyone, he’s never given any girl a ride. The comments under that post even have photos of him lining up to buy you ice cream and walking side by side with you. Don’t underestimate a woman’s jealousy; it can be pretty terrifying."
Lin Xuwan nodded vigorously, agreeing with He Qianyue’s point, "Yes, and she’s coming over now."
Hearing Lin Xuwan’s voice that barely sounded above a whisper, Lu Shishu couldn’t help but roll her eyes and took a sip of the yogurt drink Cen Jin had just pushed over, feeling even more annoyed.
She just lost a phone and card case, who knew it would cause such a big issue.
"What does that have to do with me? I’m not bothering her. If she comes to trouble me over this, it shows just what kind of person she is. Her beloved man has rejected her like that, yet she doesn’t give up, and when she sees someone else with him, she causes issues. It’s ridiculous. I haven’t done anything wrong, why should I be afraid of her?" Lu Shishu’s words were confident and fearless, not caring who overheard.
As they say, a clear conscience is a good pillow — she wasn’t scared one bit.
And just as she finished speaking, Yan Chengxi, who was approaching, heard her words, her face turning green with anger, she turned around and glared at her, "You’re Lu Shishu?"
Lu Shishu heard and looked sideways, sizing her up, then glanced around before smiling and asking, "Are you talking to me?"
"Who else would I be talking to?"
"Oh, I thought you were talking to someone else!" Lu Shishu smiled, nodded, "Yes, I’m Lu Shishu. May I ask... who are you? Do you need something from me?"
"What did you mean by what you just said?"
"What? Which part?"
"What you just said, don’t tell me you’ve already forgotten?"
Lu Shishu thought for a moment seriously, "So what? You don’t think I was talking about you, do you?"
"Wasn’t it?"
Lu Shishu laughed, waving her hand, "Hey, assuming things self-referentially isn’t a good habit, you know?"