Chapter 77

Liu Shangmin stormed out, not because he was stuck by Wen Zhengyou's move, but because Song Huirin, just as the conflict between the two was about to erupt, turned and left the activity room.

She left very mysteriously. Liu Shangmin looked at Wen Zhengyou, who was still bent over, and then turned and ran out, bumping into Jin Taeyeon as he left.

"Ah." Jin Taeyeon rubbed her shoulder, lowered her head, and frowned, but didn't dare to say anything.

Two consecutive door slams, not far apart, made Wen Zhengyou pause, stand up, and walk toward Jin Taeyeon. It was indeed the sound of doors slamming, and even though Wen Zhengyou could understand Song Huirin's emotions to some extent. He sat cross-legged on the ground, so even if Jin Taeyeon lowered her head, she could still see his expression.

A small face, smaller than his own palm. Sparse eyebrows, but rosy lips and white teeth, with smooth skin. Her slightly pouting lips retracted when she looked into Wen Zhengyou's eyes.

But then she suddenly felt that Wen Zhengyou's gaze was a bit too bold, and frowned, glaring at him, "What... What are you doing?"

Wen Zhengyou looked for a while, sighed, and shook his head. Wen Zhengyou was never a troublemaker, but since he took charge of the school anniversary event, he had occasional conflicts with those around him, especially those who were closer to him. And all the reasons were because of her.

This classmate named Jin Taeyeon. She had caused a rift between him and his closest senior, and even almost led to a conflict with another senior who was also close to him. This was a bit... unscientific.

"Did you tell others about me asking you to cheat?"

Jin Taeyeon originally thought about saying something unpleasant to warn him, after all, staring at someone like that was very disrespectful and impolite.

But when Wen Zhengyou asked this question, she subconsciously felt guilty, and the counter-question that slipped out made her want to slap herself, "How do you know... uh."

Wen Zhengyou shook his head helplessly, "Why did you do that? Later, I didn't force you anymore. I explained that drawing the lot was an accident, not something I did, so why did you still say it out loud?"

Jin Taeyeon fidgeted with her fingers timidly, "I... I didn't mean to."

Wen Zhengyou stood up and sat down beside her, "Actually, they didn't have much prejudice against you at first. But later, they learned from your relative that I had approached you to cheat, and they all thought I wanted to pursue you and wanted to perform with you."

"Mo?!" Jin Taeyeon looked up, wide-eyed at Wen Zhengyou.

Wen Zhengyou laughed, "Are you surprised? Didn't you say it first? If you hadn't told your relative... Li Yayuan, right? How would Senior Huirin and the others know that I asked you to cheat and wanted to perform with you? It's normal for them to misunderstand our relationship, right?"

Jin Taeyeon quickly stood up, "I... I'll go explain." She turned to run out the door.

"Have you ever dated a senior? But his girlfriend found out and you denied it?"

Jin Taeyeon instantly stopped, her hand on the doorknob, but she didn't move.

Turning to look at Wen Zhengyou, Jin Taeyeon's expression was now very cold. Especially when she saw Wen Zhengyou's smiling eyes, she really wanted to punch him with her small fists.

"Who told you?"

Wen Zhengyou shook his head in admiration, looking at Jin Taeyeon, "You don't seem like that kind of girl, but there are quite a few people in the school who know about this. It caused quite a stir at the time."

Jin Taeyeon took a deep breath and spoke softly to Wen Zhengyou, "Who I am is none of your business. If you're afraid I'll drag you down in the performance, then our cooperation is over."

Wen Zhengyou touched his nose and smiled at Jin Taeyeon, "You're so angry, and there are two possible reasons. One is that these are things you really did, and you're upset that someone has brought them up again."

Jin Taeyeon finally became a bit more assertive, changing from her usual introverted and defensive self to something more like a hedgehog.

"You're already leaning toward the first possibility, right? Anyway, as a top student, you're popular with classmates and teachers because of your intelligence, and you love to think you're right."

Jin Taeyeon's lips curled into a strange smile. This smile was complex, with elements of sarcasm, self-mockery, and self-abandonment.

Wen Zhengyou looked at Jin Taeyeon, just looking. After a while, he sighed, stood up, and came to stand in front of her, looking at her. Jin Taeyeon didn't show any more timidity, but raised her head to meet his gaze, her eyes as wide as they could be. Even though they were a bit sore and moist.

"There's another possibility... your relative has a crush on me. When they saw me call you out and talk to you alone, they questioned the relationship between us. Although you refused me, you were afraid that telling the truth would affect me, so you didn't tell them the truth. As a result, they misunderstood you, and in the end, for the sake of friendship, you told them that I asked you to cheat."

Jin Taeyeon's expression was one of surprise, and she looked at Wen Zhengyou in disbelief. For some reason, the tension that had been building up suddenly relaxed. It also made her eyes, which she had been controlling, lose their function.

Wen Zhengyou handed her a tissue, squatted down, and looked at her with a smile, "I have a bad habit. Because I'm smart and a bit narcissistic. When I called you out to talk about cheating that day, your relative saw us together and looked disappointed... I noticed that too."

Wen Zhengyou winked playfully. Jin Taeyeon, while wiping her tears, couldn't help but laugh.

Wen Zhengyou also laughed and sat down beside her, "As for the senior and your relationship, I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but I trust my own deductions. I think he actively pursued you, and you refused, but because he was a senior, you couldn't reject him. He thought he had a chance, so he kept pestering you. In the end, it turned out he was cheating, and when his girlfriend found out, he immediately blamed everything on you, making you bear all the responsibility while he watched from the side... Am I right?"

Jin Taeyeon bit her lip and clutched the tissue tightly. Wen Zhengyou smiled and shook his head, "Life is life, not a TV drama. Normally, I would have misunderstood you, thinking you were that kind of girl. Then I would have distanced myself from you, not cooperated with you, and watched everyone continue to exclude you."

He went to the cabinet, took out a microphone and a pair of headphones, and while plugging them in, turned and smiled, "But unfortunately, I'm not a Korean drama hero. I wouldn't easily follow such a cliché... come over. It's time for us to practice."

Jin Taeyeon paused, then returned to her usual introverted and defensive self. She lowered her head, walked forward, and took the microphone from Wen Zhengyou, cooperating with him to test the sound.

After everything was set up, Jin Taeyeon looked at Wen Zhengyou, who was frowning and wiping the CD, and asked softly, "You don't really understand all this, so why are you so sure?"

Wen Zhengyou looked puzzled, "Mo?"

Pretending! Jin Taeyeon thought to herself, fidgeting with the microphone, "It's... it's about me telling others about your cheating, and... and the incident with the senior."

Wen Zhengyou suddenly understood, putting the CD into the drive, "You mean this?"

He blew into the microphone a few times and looked at Jin Taeyeon, "It's simple. I don't really care what kind of person you are, so I can objectively analyze these things."

Jin Taeyeon frowned, "Is it that simple?"

Wen Zhengyou nodded, "Yes, that simple. But add a bit of intuition."

Jin Taeyeon looked puzzled, and Wen Zhengyou smiled as the prelude began, "When I first saw you, I could feel that you didn't seem like that kind of person. If these feelings were inaccurate, but from your serious attitude toward singing, I felt that such things happening to you seemed a bit out of place. So..."

Jin Taeyeon was still looking at Wen Zhengyou seriously, waiting for his evaluation. Wen Zhengyou laughed and shook his head, "Sing quickly. How old are we this year? Why think so complicated? Don't we both love singing and performing? Focus on that."

Jin Taeyeon was taken aback, looking at Wen Zhengyou, who turned to adjust the wires, and couldn't help but gesture. Of course, he didn't see it.

Didn't you say these things first? Then you talk about how complicated it is. Back and forth, you say it all. Jerk!

But as Wen Zhengyou said, when the prelude ended and Jin Taeyeon started singing with the microphone, the atmosphere changed immediately. Wen Zhengyou also put away his smile and became serious and engaged.

This time, it was a formal collaboration. A collaboration... perhaps also a competition.

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