The male student was singing with drunken abandon from the bottom of the beer bottle, so engrossed that even his girlfriend tugged at his shoulder several times but he remained lost in his own reverie, gazing skyward...
"Classmate..." The girl tugged him the first time, her voice hoarse and low.
"Classmate..." The girl tugged him a second time, her pitch rising slightly.
"Classmate!" The girl tugged him a third time, her voice now completely unleashed. As the words left her mouth, the onlookers' jaws nearly dropped...
That voice, rough and powerful, as rich as the desert itself, so intensely masculine...
"Hey big brother, you've been holding me back without letting me speak. What's the deal..."
The seemingly gentle and lovely "girl" in the puffy dress suddenly changed demeanor. She gazed helplessly at the male student before her, tugging at her top and saying, "What kind of look is that, huh? Look closely, I'm a man, a man! Can't you tell at all?"
"What did you say?"
The male student's pupils instantly dilated, his eyes filled with disbelief. "Impossible, impossible!"
"How is it impossible..."
The "girl" in the puffy dress pursed her lips, readjusting her clothes before gazing at him with disdain. "Don't think just because we chatted on WeChat for a few days that you've actually seduced a girl. At the poetry recitation event, you insisted on getting my WeChat. I gave it to you out of pity, but we've been chatting for so long and I've rejected you so many times. Others may not see it, but can't you tell I'm not your little sister? I'm your big brother!"
The male in the puffy dress scoffed, "I hadn't planned to reveal my identity today, but since you insist on putting on this show in front of everyone, I'll have to embarrass you a bit... Go home and look in the mirror. If your bottle-bottom glasses aren't strong enough, you might want to add another pair on top. How about two layers? I guarantee you'll instantly have Kardashian eyes..."
The puffy dress male's words cut like a knife.
Jiang Wei's eyes narrowed slightly as her heart sank inch by inch. It was clear that Shen Yuzhe from the Chinese department truly liked "the other person." Throughout their acquaintance, the cross-dressing male never directly revealed his identity to Shen Yuzhe. But after Shen Yuzhe had already fallen deeply, he blatantly caused this embarrassment in front of so many people...
"How...how could you do this?"
Shen Yuzhe bit his lip tightly, his over 6-foot frame standing dejectedly in place, as pitiful as an abandoned child.
Jiang Wei couldn't bear to watch any longer. She glanced at Xiao Liang beside her, who understood her meaning and nodded firmly.
Jiang Wei parted the crowd and walked into the open space.
The dejected Shen Yuzhe stood amidst the burning gazes, unsure whether to stay or go, his big frame trembling with shame and reddened eyes. When Jiang Wei approached him, he lacked the courage to even look at her.
Anyone coming over now must be here to laugh at me, he thought mournfully.
"Shen Yuzhe."
Jiang Wei's voice was crisp and clear. She gazed at him steadily, then suddenly smiled faintly, "What's wrong with you?"
Shen Yuzhe was taken aback and finally lifted his head to look at her.
"You..."
"What about me..." Jiang Wei's expression remained calm as she patted his shoulder and said softly, "I told you, you lost the dare just now. No one forced you to confess your feelings. And this—"
Jiang Wei drew out the word, turning her gaze and naturally taking the ring from his finger before calmly putting it into her sling bag. "I was wondering where the Drama Club's ring box went. Turns out you, this 'acting genius,' took it. I'm telling you, your performance just now was so bad... so bad I could hardly bear to watch. Go learn from the club leader. Don't embarrass him."
"I..." Shen Yuzhe looked at Jiang Wei in confusion. He was about to raise his hand to say something when Jiang Wei cut him off, calmly grabbing his sleeve and heading out of the crowd. "Let's go back. The closing ceremony is about to start. If you keep causing a scene, the counselor might catch you..."
Shen Yuzhe looked down at the slender fingers tightly gripping his arm.
In that moment, his mind went blank.
The scene before him began to blur, like a dream. A long ponytail swayed lightly in front of his eyes. The petite girl walked ahead of him, as if her presence alone allowed the light to pour through the dark clouds...