Dew Turns White from This Night

Chapter 8

In her daze, whispers reached her ears:

"Did you forget about the school's 'Wind and Cloud List'? This Senior Lu was ranked number one on the 'Heartless List'."

"Ah, she's the one who was with Senior Gu—"

"No mistake about it. She was the one who cheated back then. This woman—"

Youyan sighed to herself, one sigh after another, as if trying to shut out the words by stepping aside. Xu Qing pondered for a moment before joining her.

"Sorry, Qing," Youyan glanced at her, speaking softly.

Xu Qing gave a cold laugh, "Youyan, you haven't wronged me. Who you've wronged, you know in your heart. I don't have the right to judge you; in your eyes, only Susan truly counts as your friend."

"I'm just curious, why did you suddenly come back to City G? I heard Chi Pu got married a few months ago, and you chose this very moment to return, not a moment off."

Youyan kept her head down, not defending herself.

In the end, she said, "Qing, why don't you just say I was abandoned by Big Brother Chi?"

Xu Qing was stunned; she hadn't expected Youyan to be so direct.

"You left following Senior Chi's footsteps back then, you shouldn't have come back today. Why torment yourself and disturb others?" Xu Qing suddenly said, her gaze falling on Zhou Huaian not far away, her mocking tone softening into a sigh.

"I understand, I'm just back for a short while, I'll leave," Youyan lowered her voice, thought for a moment, then smiled. Her peripheral vision cautiously glanced at that person.

But Xu Qing caught that glance.

She said indifferently, "Youyan, how dare you still wear that heartless smile? In the first year after you left, Lin Ziyan told me that Gu Ye Bai filled his studio with paintings of you. Watching him work without rest or sleep, Lin Ziyan and the others were so angry they wanted to wake him up from his madness; they tried to tear those paintings, but Gu Ye Bai, drunk as he was, still fiercely protected them. You know how good his martial skills are. That night, Lin Ziyan and the others were nearly beaten to death."

Youyan's heart ached deeply, her mind lost in thought, "He was always one who couldn't get drunk."

Xu Qing laughed coldly.

Indeed. He couldn't get drunk, yet he did, isn't that quite amusing?

But in this world, no one is indispensable to another.

So, Youyan, there's no place for you by his side anymore. Of course, there isn't one for me either.

"What's this about being drunk or not, Miss Xu?" A bright voice cut through.

Both turned to look, seeing a tall man, impeccably stylish. Not coincidentally, he was accompanied by several young men and women who greeted Xu Qing, to which she nodded. They appeared to be juniors from G University.

The man wasn't conventionally handsome, even had a bit of a baby face, but his smile was warm, his skin tanned, making his teeth look even whiter, radiating a sunny and handsome vibe.