Chapter 312

Chapter 312 Why Are You Two in a Relationship So Early?!

After making up for not verbally expressing her feelings before and having a deep heart-to-heart with You Xi, Lin You Xi finally returned to her usual proactive flirtatious behavior towards Mei Fang.

Even though they were in their tense senior year of high school, You Xi’s intensity had even surpassed that of the past.

Xia Yuan, who had earlier started experiencing the benefits of this new dynamic, felt guilty about You Xi but was initially happy to see their relationship warming up. She hoped they would soon go public with their relationship and “offer her blessings.”

Now, aggressive You Xi became someone who replenished Super Afang energy after every class.

She never cared about others’ opinions; the only things holding her back were her guilt towards Yuan Yuan and her bashfulness in front of Mei Fang.

However, these two constraints on Lin You Xi had now been broken.

Mei Fang originally planned to use his free time to find Yuan Yuan to connect emotionally, but as You Xi’s pace quickened, the possibility of such micro-operations gradually disappeared, leading to a day where Xia Yuan didn’t see her childhood friend in the corridor during breaks.

The action-oriented Xia Yuan, unwilling to remain idle, still tried to take action, but being in the third-floor classroom, she lacked geographical advantage compared to You Xi. Every time she rushed to the classroom to find Mei Fang, she could only hear Xiang Bingbing’s statements about Mei Fang being taken away by You Xi and Zhu Nainai’s delayed tears.

“Senior Yuan! Though I’m overstepping a bit… you know… did Senior Fang start dating Senior Xi after you two broke up?”

Xiang Bingbing nodded thoughtfully, “I also think so… I used to think Fang and Xi together seemed odd, but now they look like a perfect couple—damn!”

Zhu Nainai tilted her head curiously, “What’s so damn about it, Senior Bingbing?”

“Uh… what?”

Xiang Bingbing scratched her head, thinking, “I don’t know, just… feels so unfair!”

“I get it, you’re upset for Senior Yuan! The guy just broke up and already found a new love interest. How does Senior Yuan feel? Are Senior Fang and Senior Xi really together now?”

“Yes, I want to know too—”

Xiang Bingbing and Zhu Nainai looked at Xia Yuan, who smiled and made a shushing gesture.

“This… I can’t tell you yet, it’s our secret.”

“Oh, no wonder you’re childhood friends! Even if Senior Yuan is an ex-girlfriend, I envy your close relationship.”

Ex-girlfriend!

Xia Yuan, while maintaining composure among her friends and juniors, almost lost her cool hearing the term “ex-girlfriend.”

Feeling wronged, Yuan Yuan sulked after school. Mei Fang noticed immediately and quickly comforted her, prompting Yuan Yuan to express her grievances:

“You two haven’t been paying attention lately! Sure, you’re planning to go public, but why completely ignore me and not play with me anymore? This isn’t how we talked about it!”

Yuan Yuan pouted, “When you two got together, did you plan to stay together forever, leaving me as the third wheel…”

“That’s not true! Don’t overthink it.”

Mei Fang hugged Yuan Yuan, comforting her gently, “If we go public, there needs to be some preheating. If we do it suddenly, people won’t understand…”

“Actually, everyone is busy with exams, studying should come first.”

Lin You Xi, while stroking Yuan Yuan in Mei Fang’s arms, said to Mei Fang, “Even if they interfere, I can’t imagine them hurting us. To me, the only ones who can hurt me are Afang and Yuan Yuan.”

“I’m not hurting you, it’s you who’s hurting me!”

Yuan Yuan, hugging Mei Fang, grumbled at You Xi, “We agreed to share Afang, more in public, more privately. Is that okay?”

“Sure, tonight Afang is all yours,” You Xi smiled.

“Do you consider my opinion?”

“Can you choose? It’s just Afang!”

Yuan Yuan rubbed Mei Fang’s face repeatedly.

The next day, the trio went to school as usual. As they approached the teaching building, they saw a crowd gathered under the bulletin board.

Curious, Yuan Yuan peeked and everyone made way when they saw Lin You Xi, Yuan Yuan, and Mei Fang.

Someone shouted from the crowd, “There’s a show to watch!”

A letter of accusation was posted, showing photos of Mei Fang and Lin You Xi in a pavilion, with accusations of You Xi being a third party, filled with insults and slurs.

Seeing You Xi being insulted, Yuan Yuan was furious and wanted to tear down the letter, but You Xi held her back.

“Why tear it? It’s well-written, sharp words, like knives. If I were your best friend, I’d fight for you too.”

“But… this letter is so harsh, why keep it?”

“It’s meant to upset me. If I get upset, I fall for their trap. Keep it.”

“You Xi, you’re not getting along with the girls in class. I bet one of them did this.”

Mei Fang’s expression was unreadable, wanting to solve the problem, “Let’s talk to your homeroom teacher. Maybe he can help find out who did it.”

You Xi pondered, “I have an idea who did it, but I doubt we need to talk to the teacher. He’ll find us.”

“True… considering we’re in a relationship and at school…”

Yuan Yuan shuddered, “Will they expel Afang and You Xi?”

“No, but we might have to talk. Maybe more…”

You Xi thought, “This might be a good opportunity?”

“What opportunity?”

You Xi pulled Yuan Yuan and Mei Fang aside and whispered…

You Xi entered the classroom, which was buzzing with discussions. Someone had written “You Xi is a third party” on the blackboard. You Xi ignored it and sat down.

Seeing You Xi wasn’t cleaning the board, Xiao Yang, a classmate close to You Xi, wanted to help but was stopped.

“What are you doing?”

Silence fell over the class.

“Erasing the board.”

“Did you write those words?”

“Of course not!” Xiao Yang denied.

“Then sit down. Whoever wrote it should erase it. Facing the consequences is basic morality. If you don’t, there’s nothing else to say.”

You Xi started reading, putting pressure on everyone, but no one erased the board. When You Xi began reading, everyone followed suit, waiting for the homeroom teacher to handle it.

Teacher Li arrived, everyone pretended to read, but glanced at him.

Li stared at the blackboard, feeling uneasy.

You Xi was his most trusted student and class monitor. Now she faced both early love gossip and bullying.

“Who wrote these words?”

Silence.

Li scanned the class, focusing on Shang Ce, who had frequent conflicts with You Xi.

“Shang Ce! Stand up!”

Shang Ce stood silently, avoiding the blackboard.

“Without evidence, Li Teacher, why accuse me?”

“Do you know who wrote it?”

Shang Ce remained silent, whispers spread.

Seeing the situation escalate, You Xi stood up, “Teacher Li, let’s talk outside. We’re in the exam rush, don’t disrupt our studies.”

“Admit you’re a third party or stop pretending!”

Fang Yan, angered by You Xi’s remarks, stood up after seeing You Xi’s sarcasm and Shang Ce being wrongly accused.

Li pointed at Fang Yan, “Fang Yan, did you write this?”

“Yes! What if I did? Li Teacher, is it okay for the class monitor to be a third party? Is this how you teach students?”

“What third party? You’re both in early love! Stand and review! I’ll talk to you later. You Xi, come out.”

Li called You Xi out.

Jiangcheng No.1 High School was known for its liberal atmosphere, so many students dated secretly, and teachers usually didn’t intervene.

But public handling was different, especially for early love.

Li led You Xi to the faculty office to talk, coincidentally meeting Dong Zhongying and Mei Fang.

“Teacher Dong, hey, let’s talk together!”

You Xi ran to Mei Fang, who looked serious.

Dong took a sip of tea, sighed, “I don’t know what to say… Love is natural at your age, but you’re seniors. Students should act like students. How can you do such… shameful things at school? This is a bad influence—”

You Xi and Mei Fang held hands behind their backs, secretly signaling.

…

Are you trying to create some weird experience?

Though it seemed absurd, Mei Fang complied with You Xi’s request.

After Dong finished scolding, Li asked, “So, how do you plan to resolve this?”

You Xi coughed, nodded slightly, “Teacher Li, Teacher Dong, while the stalker violated my reputation, we admit our mistakes. School is sacred, we shouldn’t do unrelated activities just to make memories.”

“…”

Dong was impressed by You Xi’s words, “No wonder you’re Li’s student, high moral standards.”

“Don’t mock me! I’m stressed.”

“So, what’s going on?” Dong stroked his beard, “What the letter said—”

“Rumors, rumors.”

Mei Fang waved, “Yuan Yuan and I broke up normally. I’m with You Xi after Yuan Yuan broke up. It’s reasonable early love, no third party involved. Actually, Yuan Yuan pushed us together.”

“Don’t make up terms! Reasonable early love? Puppy love. Just short-term youth love. When you enter society, you’ll realize love isn’t for sustenance. Look at you, Mei Fang, always playing games. It’s all show, no money.”

“True!”

Mei Fang nodded, “Making games is tough. Constantly coding, negotiating demands, arguing with planners, discussing resources with artists…”

Mei Fang reminisced about the hardships, pouring out his frustrations, regretting chasing dreams. Making games barely earns millions, writing songs is faster, and mining Bitcoin is even better.

“Stop, it’s worse than listening to a sermon.”

Li scratched his head, looking at You Xi and Mei Fang, “While you’re famous game creator and idol singer, and You Xi is our class monitor, early love is bad for class morale. We can’t favor you despite your excellence…”

Li and Dong discussed privately, then turned to them, “How about this, write a self-criticism today, public criticism tomorrow. Can you accept?”

“…”

You Xi and Mei Fang exchanged glances, You Xi shook her head, “That’s unacceptable. I can’t agree.”

“Me neither! How can we accept, Teachers Li and Dong, listen to us—”

Li interrupted, “Enough, don’t push it. This is the least punishment given your good behavior. Don’t push it—”

“Teacher Li, you misunderstood. We’re not complaining about the punishment being too heavy, it’s too light.”

“Huh?”

Dong and Li exchanged looks, “What? Are you serious?”

“We are serious.” Mei Fang said, “We should publicly apologize in front of all teachers and students, and invite parents for a discussion.”

You Xi agreed, “Without this level of seriousness, we won’t recognize our mistakes, nor will it serve as a warning to other students. Early love will just get worse.”

“Since you have such high awareness, why are you in a relationship so early?!”

“Because we like each other too much.”

You Xi looked at Mei Fang lovingly, “Me and Afang put in a lot to be together. I constantly want to be close to him, which is very normal for our age.”

She then turned to the exhausted teachers, “But I admit I’ve broken school rules. I hope you’ll handle this impartially, without favoring me and Afang.”

(End of Chapter)