Yu was astonished, his eyes almost popping out. "No way? His mysterious girlfriend turns out to be you?!"
"So, he really does have a girlfriend..." Jenny learned the truth and couldn't help feeling regretful, what a pity.
Yu, with keen ears, asked, "What do you mean by that? Aren't you his girlfriend?"
"I was just teasing you. If you can't even tell that, how will you survive with me? Reflect on yourself!" Jenny scolded herself for deceiving others but still had the nerve to blame them for being too dull.
"Darn! So, you were lying to me, making me think you were his girlfriend..." Yu looked frustrated and gave her a glare.
Jenny thought that from now on, she would be his follower, feeling obliged to educate him. She instructed, "From now on, if you follow me, you have to understand which of my words are jokes and which are true, got it?"
"Oh, I see," Yu replied dazedly, but quickly reacted, "Wait! Why do I need to understand all this?"
"Alright, alright, tell me quickly, what's the deal with Eso's mysterious girlfriend? Isn't his girlfriend from our school? Why call her mysterious?" Jenny interrupted his questions, steering the conversation back to Eso.
She was very curious about this.
Because she remembered when she met Eso in the morning at the cake shop, he bought the last piece of strawberry cake. She thought he was buying it for his girlfriend, wasn't he?
Yu shrugged, "I don't know, it's said to be a mysterious girlfriend. No one knows who his girlfriend is, just rumors that he has been in a relationship with someone for many years. As for whether she is a student at our school, that's also unclear."
"So mysterious?" Jenny exclaimed in surprise, finding it unbelievable. With someone as outstanding as Eso, there must be many girls chasing after him. Despite such attention, he could still keep his girlfriend hidden?
She remembered when she was in England, it was terrifying when girls at school were crazy about someone.
Yu asked, "You don't even know about this, are you really friends with him? Could it be... you also like him and want to pursue him?"
"I'm not that unethical. I won't make a move on someone with a girlfriend. I really just see him as a friend. Alright, which way to Senior Three Class S?" Jenny asked as they walked towards a building.
"It's upstairs, follow me." Yu led the way.
Jenny couldn't help but ask about Eso again, "Is he very famous at school? Why?"
Yu said, "He is very famous. I heard he's a genius with an IQ of 200. The school recruited him from Provincial First High School. I heard not only is his tuition waived, but he also receives a high annual scholarship. While others spend money to go to school, he earns money! And he ranks first in the country in every exam, bringing a lot of prestige to the school. The principal really favors him."
Although Jenny had known that Eso was a super study nerd, she hadn't expected him to be this amazing.
As they spoke, they arrived at the door of the senior three specialized class for actuarial science.
"Luckily, just finished class, maybe he's still here." Yu said as they approached the classroom door. Jenny had already taken the initiative to grab someone and ask, "Is Eso still here? Can you help me call him out?"
The guy she grabbed looked her up and down, seeming to understand, and said knowingly, "Another one confessing to Eso? But you're late, just a moment ago, a girl called him out. He might be somewhere corner, confessing. Come back tomorrow, remember to come early, that girl is waiting outside the classroom before class ends."
After saying that, he waved his hand and walked away.
Jenny stood there stunned, feeling a bit amused and annoyed. She wanted to say that she was Eso's friend, not here to confess. But before she could explain, the guy had already left.
She shrugged, "Looks like I won't have the chance to have lunch with him today. Yu, let's go eat by ourselves!"
Yu seemed to have expected this situation, saying, "I've heard before that there are girls queuing up to confess to him every day. I believe it now."
"It's normal, isn't it? He's so handsome, a super study nerd, and has such a gentle personality. How many girls wouldn't be infatuated with him?" Jenny sighed as she spoke, feeling that guys like Eso were rare, it's worth having such a friend.
Yu, upon hearing her words, showed a surprised expression, as if what she said was unbelievable, and said incredulously, "Gentle? Are you kidding? Eso is famous for being aloof. Despite so many girls confessing to him every day, he doesn't even spare them a glance."
Jenny thought for a moment, shaking her head, "No way, I think he's quite gentle. He's not as aloof as you said."
"That's because he's like that only with you." Yu still couldn't believe it. He had witnessed Eso's aloofness and had never heard anyone say that Eso was anywhere close to being gentle.
Jenny grinned mischievously, indulging in her fantasies. "Really? Could it be that I'm special to him?"
Yu looked at her somewhat headache-inducingly, asking, "So what do we do now? Go to the cafeteria? I'm hungry."
"Let's go, of course we're going to eat. I also wanted to have lunch with Eso, but since he's not here, forget it. Let's find him next time." Jenny said, laughing, her laughter trembling like a flower branch.
Yu couldn't help but tease her, saying, "Forget it, I think you don't even know him. You just want to flirt with him, right? I advise you to give up. Eso is not that easy to befriend."
"I don't want to talk to you. Let's go eat! Which way to the cafeteria? Why is this school so big? My legs are tired from walking." After walking for a while, Jenny started to complain.
Actually, the school she attended in England was also quite large, but she had walked a lot yesterday and all morning today. Her legs really hurt now.
Yu still suspected she was pretending, but seeing her wrinkled little face, looking genuinely uncomfortable, he softened and said, "Is it far to the cafeteria?"
"It's not very far, just around the corner up ahead."
"Well, forget it then... It's almost there anyway, let's walk." If it were further, she wouldn't mind letting him carry her. But if it was this close, she didn't want to be looked at with different eyes.