Su Mianmian was now the talk of the school, Gu Yizhou was exceptionally handsome, and Song Zhi was constantly chattering. The three of them practically walked to the cafeteria under the stares of passersby.
Especially when they occasionally ran into Song Zhi's classmates, who curiously asked who the handsome guy next to her was, and Song Zhi confidently declared him Su Mianmian's brother-in-law, Su Mianmian felt even more embarrassed. Her face turned as red as a ripe apple.
Gu Yizhou, on the other hand, looked completely calm, serious, and refined! While the enthusiastic classmate Song Zhi went to order, Su Mianmian complained in a low voice, "Now it's all over, everyone knows you're my brother-in-law."
Gu Yizhou sat upright in the cafeteria chair, "What can I do? You won't let me make our relationship public in front of your classmates."
Su Mianmian heard a long-lost sense of grievance in Gu Yizhou's tone, "Before, I just didn't want to make it public for a while, but now, I'm afraid I won't dare to." Brother-in-law becoming husband—whoever heard that would be furious! Gu Yizhou's gaze swept casually over the several boys who were stealing glances at Su Mianmian. "Mianmian, are there many boys pursuing you at school?" The topic shifted abruptly, almost choking Su Mianmian on her water; she coughed a few times. "Not many, oh, none."
"None?" Gu Yizhou's narrow eyes narrowed. "Then who was that guy on the forum who confessed his love to you with a drone and flowers?" Su Mianmian's cheeks flushed. Oh no, she'd forgotten he'd been checking the forum in the teacher's office.
Just as she was wondering how to explain, a familiar figure approached from afar. Su Mianmian's fingers, hidden under the table, tightened unconsciously. "Su Mianmian, I found out!"
Gu Yizhou was sitting with his back to Tang Yunzheng. Tang Yunzheng hadn't noticed him at first, only noticing him when he reached Su Mianmian. The scene of Gu Yizhou's warning was still vivid in his mind; Tang Yunzheng's thick eyebrows furrowed. "Brother-in-law?"
Gu Yizhou casually raised his chin, his gaze towards Tang Yunzheng carrying an inexplicably chilling aura. Tang Yunzheng involuntarily shivered. Seeing Gu Yizhou's unpleasant expression, he didn't bother to make a fool of himself and sat down on his own.
"I found the person who took the photos for you. Guess who it is?" Gu Yizhou's expression darkened further as he looked at Tang Yunzheng's body, which was almost touching Su Mianmian's shoulder.
At this moment, Song Zhi also finished ordering and came over. Hearing Tang Yunzheng's words, she was even more anxious than Su Mianmian. She rolled up her sleeves, "Don't keep me in suspense at this crucial moment, just tell me!" Tang Yunzheng opened the video on his phone and placed it in front of Su Mianmian.
"It's this woman. She posted the photos on the forum using a secondary account at an internet cafe. We traced her ID and then asked the internet cafe owner for the surveillance footage."
After watching the video, Su Mianmian and Song Zhi exchanged a glance. Before Song Zhi could make a move, Su Mianmian grabbed her hand. "No rush, after dinner, we'll ask her out tonight."
Song Zhi was practically bursting with rage. "That damn Tan Huilin, she's insane! Daring to do something so disgusting right under our noses! You wait, I'll kick her so hard she'll shit herself!"
Su Mianmian and Tang Yunzheng simultaneously glanced at the dishes that had just been served and silently lowered their heads. Gu Yizhou, however, remained calm. "You know this person?"
Hearing Gu Yizhou's voice, Song Zhi finally realized how rude her words had been. Her initial arrogance vanished instantly. She hung her head, playing the ostrich, not daring to utter a sound.
Su Mianmian hummed in agreement. "It's our roommate. She had a little disagreement with us last night, probably out of revenge." Gu Yizhou frowned. "So what do you plan to do? Can you handle it?" Su Mianmian nodded. "I can handle it, don't worry."
"Weren't you going to try our cafeteria food? Hurry up and eat." Tang Yunzheng found Gu Yizhou quite strange. He said he was here to experience the cafeteria food. The food was served, but he barely ate anything, his attention completely focused on Su Mianmian, constantly picking food for her and handing her water.
While it's understandable for a future brother-in-law like him to care about his sister-in-law, his attentiveness seemed excessive. It left him no chance to show his appreciation! After the meal, Gu Yizhou was about to leave.
Su Mianmian and Song Zhi saw him off to the school gate. On the way, they ran into several school leaders who immediately greeted Gu Yizhou. Only then did Song Zhi realize that the brother-in-law she had been calling Su Mianmian was actually the president of the Gu Group! While she was distracted, Gu Yizhou slipped something into Su Mianmian's hand without her noticing. "Take good care of yourself. If you can't resolve things, come to me. Also, tomorrow's Friday, tonight..." "I'll go home by myself tonight," Su Mianmian interrupted, then, seeing Gu Yizhou's slight frown, explained in a low voice, "The rumors haven't been resolved yet. I don't want to cause any more trouble. Besides, Yuejing Tiancheng is quite close to the school, only a ten-minute walk."
Gu Yizhou hesitated for a few seconds. "Alright, be careful on the road." After Gu Yizhou left, Song Zhi exclaimed three times, "Wow!"
"It's actually the president of Gu's Group! Mianmian, please convey my sincerest admiration to your sister. Please also give me some pointers on which way I should have prayed in my past life to marry such a man in this one!"
Su Mianmian silently smiled, secretly putting the thing in her hand into her pocket. ...That evening, Song Zhi and Su Mianmian were discussing what excuse to use to call Tan Huilin down. She happened to run into her on the playground, gossiping with some female classmates.
"Innocent? What innocence? She's just pretending. She's a master at seducing men. On one hand, she's entangled with Tang Yunzheng, and on the other hand, she's secretly dating other men."
"I live in the same dorm as her, so I know her best. Her clothes are all low-end luxury brands. Every single piece is ridiculously expensive. Tell me, where does an ordinary college student get so much money to buy all this? Even if her family is rich, why doesn't she buy big brands? Why does she specifically buy these brands that most people don't recognize? It's because her money is ill-gotten; she's guilty about it."
Tan Huilin had just finished speaking when she sensed something was off about her companions' gazes. Turning around, she saw Su Mianmian and Song Zhi standing behind her. A moment of panic shot through her, but she quickly regained her composure. "Are you two crazy? Hiding behind people and not saying a word!"
Song Zhi sneered, holding the phone up. "Cheng Yuli, did you all hear that? Tell me, what legal responsibility should my roommate bear for publicly defaming and spreading rumors about others?"
Cheng Yuli's clear voice came through the loudspeaker. "According to Article 246 of the Criminal Law, anyone who publicly insults another person by violence or other means, or fabricates facts to defame another person, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance, or deprivation of political rights."
"Okay, I understand." Song Zhi hung up the phone and approached Tan Huilin and her group step by step. "Did you all hear that? Want to squat down..." "Just tell us about the prison, Mianmian and I will see you off."
The people around Tan Huilin quickly distanced themselves, "We only heard it from Tan Huilin, we don't know anything."
Tan Huilin glared at them, her expression clearly flustered. "You, what nonsense are you talking about? It's not just me saying this, it's being spread all over the school!"
"They're spreading it because some bitches are inciting it. Tan Huilin, isn't it just that you can't stand Tang Yunzheng liking Su Mianmian? Is it really necessary to resort to such despicable tactics to frame someone?"
"Damn it! What do you mean by that? Why can't she stand me pursuing Su Mianmian?"
Tang Yunzheng had also arrived at some point, just in time to hear Song Zhi's words, his expression even more unpleasant than if he had swallowed a fly. Song Zhi laughed, "Then you'll have to ask her. Maybe she's had a crush on you for years?"
Tang Yunzheng immediately took two or three steps back. "We just had dinner, don't disgust me!" Tan Huilin, her secret exposed in public and openly disliked by Tang Yunzheng, couldn't take it anymore. She pointed at Su Mianmian and yelled, "I'm disgusted, but isn't she disgusting too?
Tang Yunzheng, are you stupid? She's hooking you up, can't you see?" Tang Yunzheng frowned. "I'm willing to be hooked by her, do you have a problem with that?" "You! You guys! You're all ganging up on me!"
Tan Huilin's eyes welled up with tears. She turned to leave, but Su Mianmian stepped forward and blocked her way. "Trying to slip away? Not so easy."