Chapter 108: Chapter 108: I Got Married Chapter 108: Chapter 108: I Got Married Lu Youxi was utterly fed up with the recent rumors at Jing University about her and Lin Jingshen—there was no doubt Lin Jingshen had a hand in them.
With his limited mental capacity and cunning, he couldn’t escape Lu Youxi’s notice.
In her past life, Lin Jingshen was no match for her, and the gap between them had only grown wider.
And in this life, how could a 19-year-old schemer like Lin Jingshen compare to Lu Youxi, who was armed with the experience of a 38-year-old.
Lu Youxi suddenly smiled coldly, lips curled, “Do you want to know who I’m chatting with?”
Her smile was too cold, too mocking.
Even someone as confident as Lin Jingshen couldn’t help but doubt Lu Youxi’s true feelings towards him at this moment.
“I’m talking to my husband,” Lu Youxi said.
“Oh my!” Lu Xiaohui, startled by Lu Youxi’s comment, tripped over her own feet, nearly falling.
Lu Youxi quickly reached out to stabilize Lu Xiaohui, “What’s wrong?”
Lu Xiaohui had a complicated expression on her face.
You’re asking me what’s wrong?
Listen to what you just said!
In Lu Xiaohui’s eyes, Lu Youxi had always been an honest and determined hero who came from a simple village background.
And now Lu Youxi says she has a husband?
“No way, you study so hard every day, and also do farm work, when did you have time to find a husband?” Lu Xiaohui’s face looked as if it had been struck by lightning.
It was hard for her to imagine!
Even a top student couldn’t handle all that, right?
A master of time management!
She had been working day and night to get into Jing University.
At home, her parents wouldn’t let her do anything but focus on her studies.
And with school and self-study, there wasn’t any time for anything else.
Coming from a family that favored boys over girls, it was hard enough for Lu Youxi just to go to school, let alone manage household chores and farm work—how could she have time to find a husband?
Suddenly, Lu Xiaohui considered the possibility—could it be an arranged marriage by her family?
She had indeed heard that some less affluent villages still maintained the old custom of arranged marriages.
Lin Jingshen’s expression became rigid; his first thought was that Lu Youxi had fallen in love so quickly at school?
But this idea only lasted a few seconds before he dismissed it.
If that were the case, he would know.
“You have a boyfriend?” Lin Jingshen still couldn’t hide his surprise as he asked.
Although Lu Youxi called him husband, it was common for young girls to refer to their boyfriends that way.
Yet Lu Youxi looked surprised, “Why would you think it’s a boyfriend? I clearly said husband.”
“My marriage certificate is still in the dorm,” Lu Youxi turned to a stunned Lu Xiaohui and said, “I’ll show you when we get back.”
Lin Jingshen hadn’t intended to make his pursuit of her widely known, and she felt her arrangement with Zhou Shuyan was a fake marriage that would soon end in divorce.
So she didn’t bother explaining too much, otherwise, she’d have more to clear up later.
But with Lin Jingshen causing such a scene, Lu Youxi had no choice but to speak up.
Explaining a divorce later was preferable to being linked with rumors involving Lin Jingshen.
Anything related to Lin Jingshen now made Lu Youxi feel sick,
including his presence beside her, making her arm feel as if insects were crawling on it—utterly disgusting.
“You’re married?” Lin Jingshen raised his voice in shock, attracting glances from nearby people.
Seeing this, Lu Youxi nodded vigorously, “Yes, I’m married. So the recent campus rumors have been really troubling me, in case my husband hears about them and gets the wrong idea.”
“How could you get married so early? You’re so young!” Lin Jingshen asked with a frown.
He couldn’t believe Lu Youxi was already married.
He had been pursuing her, and he didn’t believe she hadn’t noticed, but she’d said nothing before.
Now that the whole school was abuzz, she finally revealed it.
Lin Jingshen felt like he’d been played.
Lu Youxi pursed her lips and smiled, an apologetic look on her face, “People from my rural area marry early. I’m actually considered late.”
Lin Jingshen took a deep breath, “But I haven’t seen you wearing a ring.”
“I’m here to study; I wanted to keep a low profile and not start more rumors just by wearing a wedding ring,” Lu Youxi explained. “Who knew some blabbermouth somewhere would start spreading rumors about your pursuit of me? This concerns my reputation, and I had to speak up.”
“Senior, if you don’t believe me, I can also show you the marriage certificate,” Lu Youxi said. “It’s legitimate.”
Lu Xiaohui silently sighed, realizing she was right—Lu Youxi and her husband must have had an arranged marriage in their village.
Lin Jingshen, at a loss for words, used the last bit of his wit to salvage his dignity, “I also don’t know how these rumors suddenly sprouted.”
“Indeed, who knows which shameless, low-quality person spread them,” Lu Youxi finished speaking and, supporting Lu Xiaohui, walked away.
Not long after they returned to their dorm, Xia Jinqiao and Mo Yuchun also came back, bringing dinner they had just picked up from the cafeteria for all four of them.
Upon entering, Xia Jinqiao immediately asked, “Youxi, there are rumors going around that you’re already married, what’s that all about?”
Even the usually quiet Mo Yuchun remarked, “How is it getting more ridiculous? It used to be rumors about Lin Jingshen pursuing you, now it’s shifted to you being married.”
Xia Jinqiao placed their meals on the table, saying, “I think someone is jealous that Lin Jingshen is after you, deliberately spreading marriage rumors. No idea who would be so shameless, to get this sour.”
“Yeah, we thought about it on the way back, and that seems most likely,” Mo Yuchun nodded, “Definitely someone jealous, spreading them deliberately.”
Hearing this, Lu Xiaohui’s mouth twitched, giving off an expression that said it all.
This was all spread by Lu Youxi herself!
Now she understood it fully.
If Lu Youxi truly wanted to keep it lowkey, and didn’t want to start more rumors about being married, she could have simply explained it privately to Lin Jingshen.
With Lu Youxi’s intelligence, it was impossible not to think of this.
But right there in the campus, where a lot of people were around, Lu Youxi chose that moment to tell Lin Jingshen about her marriage.
True, Lin Jingshen couldn’t control his volume in his shock, but when Lu Youxi was discussing her marriage with Lin Jingshen, her voice was even louder than his.
It’s as if she wanted the whole school to hear she was married.
Lu Youxi getting married was indeed intentionally spread, but it wasn’t out of jealousy.
“I am married,” Lu Youxi smiled, “This isn’t a rumor, it’s true. And I’m the one who said it.”
“What???” Xia Jinqiao rushed over to Lu Youxi, “When did you get married?”
“Right after the college entrance exams, during the summer,” Lu Youxi stood up and walked over to her desk, pulled out a marriage certificate from a locked drawer, and showed them, “Here, I was waiting for you all to get back so I could show you.”