Chapter 926: Chapter 22: Xiao Chong Extra 22
The second semester of freshman year in high school continued just like before, revolving around monthly exams and studies.
For those students participating in school clubs, life was a bit more fulfilling, but for someone like Lin Wanwan, who wasnât in any club, all her attention was naturally focused on studying.
Since sheâd previously been in the basketball cheerleading team, she showed some talent in dancing. Zheng Ying from the dance club had invited her to join, but Lin Wanwan didnât accept, which offended Zheng Ying.
Zheng Ying felt that Lin Wanwanâs rejection was a sign of disrespect, so she didnât treat her warmly.
But Lin Wanwan didnât really care what Zheng Ying thought, since they werenât even in the same class and didnât often interact, so offending her was no big deal, right?
Why should she care about Zheng Yingâs thoughts? There was no way she would waste her precious study time on rehearsing dances for the dance club.
Besides this insignificant matter, there was another thing that was bothering Lin Wanwan.
She discovered that, inexplicably, rumors about her being in an early relationship had started circulating at school.
This made her panic a bitâshe didnât want to be publicly criticized or have her parents called in!
Although since setting a three-year pact with Xiao Chong over the winter break, they had been very polite and restrained while doing homework together, not even holding hands, let alone anything else.
Still, Lin Wanwan felt guilty because she sensed her feelings for Xiao Chong were inappropriate.
But she couldnât figure out where she had slipped up. Clearly, they barely spoke at school, only exchanging a few words during study group meetings.
Their homework sessions together were at home and they hadnât told anyone. In their entire small gated community, there were no classmates.
The path between their houses was through a pebble trail in the backyard, so the neighbors would not necessarily see them. How could word have gotten out at school?
After a certain Saturdayâs martial arts class, Lin Wanwan anxiously and hesitantly brought up the topic to Xiao Chong, asking if he had heard anything.
Xiao Chong reassured her, "You donât need to worry about this. The rumor isnât about us. Someone made up a story about you and Mi Yunzhi, and Iâll take care of it."
Lin Wanwan was surprised, her mouth opening in shock, "Me and Mi Yunzhi?!"
Itâs ridiculous! Aside from a few words at school, she had no interactions with Mi Yunzhi!
Even though Mi Yunzhi and the others were Xiao Chongâs close buddies, Xiao Chong never brought them to his house in the villa area.
She had absolutely no contact with Mi Yunzhi outside of school.
Moreover, everything she did with Xiao Chong in the small villa was as safe and hidden as in an underground bunker, perfect for secret agents in training.
Knowing the rumored couple was Mi Yunzhi, Lin Wanwan could relax.
Whatâs false is false, she wasnât afraid of being questioned by teachers, she could confidently refute it.
By the time it was late night snack time, her brain, now fuelled, got clearer and Lin Wanwan suddenly slapped the table as she figured it out.
She turned to the window, angrily talking to Xiao Chong across the way, "I know whoâs messing with us behind the scenes."
Xiao Chong obligingly asked, "Who?"
"Zheng Ying from the dance club," Lin Wanwan asserted, "During New Year, we ran into her on a date with Mi Yunzhi at the movies. She was already upset when I refused to join the dance club back then.
It has to be her underground romance with Mi Yunzhi blowing up, and sheâs deflecting the blame onto me, stirring up trouble to divert attention!"
Most students at the Seventh Middle School lived on campus, while Lin Wanwan was a day student. Gossip didnât travel much between day students and boarders.
Compared to the exciting rumors among boarders, day students were like naĂŻve members of the Ancient Tomb Sect.
As for the boarding students with on-call parents, they lived like Master Extinction, ignorant of the outside world.
Since Zheng Ying and Mi Yunzhi were boarders, the rumors started among the boarders.
Thereâs no such thing as coincidence; something fishy is definitely going on!
Seeing Lin Wanwan grinding her little teeth in a cute manner, Xiao Chong couldnât help but smile.
When he first heard about Lin Wanwanâs rumor, he investigated the source of the gossip and found out that it was his buddyâs girlfriend, Zheng Ying.
Of course, the term "girlfriend" was the guysâ words, not admitted by the girl herself.
Just "ordinary friends" who watch movies together, go on dates, receive expensive gifts, and chat on QQ every day.
Xiao Chong actually didnât approve of her behavior. Although he had received twelve years of modern education, his values were ingrained during his time in the Great Tang Dynasty, so he didnât understand the so-called "friends" without boundaries.