CHAPTER 268: CHAPTER 267: ALSO IN PUPPY LOVE?

Amidst Bai Xue’s incessant nagging, the preliminary audition date for the arts performance was finally set. During Wednesday’s morning self-study, Teacher Jiang announced that the preliminaries would take place starting at eight o’clock this Saturday, and students interested in participating should first report their acts to the class monitor.

Zhen Yu didn’t go to Shen Qi herself to sign up, instead she had Bai Xue casually mention it to Shen Qi when signing up.

After all, involved in a bet as they were, Shen Qi would overlook anyone’s act but hers!

With this thought in mind, Zhen Yu turned a blind eye to the chaos in the classroom caused by the sign-ups, and continued to bury herself in her studies.

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"Zhen Yu! Zhen Yu!"

Through a cacophony of noise, Zhen Yu vaguely heard someone calling her name.

Looking up and around, it turned out to be Liu Ting looking for her, now standing at the classroom door frantically waving at her.

Zhen Yu turned her book upside down on the desk and got up to leave the classroom.

"What’s up? Coming to find me so early in the morning." Zhen Yu asked with a smile.

Although she wasn’t in the same class anymore, the junior high classrooms were all in the same area, and they often ran into each other and played together during breaks.

Liu Ting sneakily glanced around and, seeing that no one was paying attention to her, finally whispered, "I left school a little late last night, and as a result, I accidentally ran into two people! That’s why I came to seek your advice first thing in the morning!"

Zhen Yu immediately caught on to the key point, "Two people? Who?"

Liu Ting, as if wanting to cling to Zhen Yu, tightly cupped her hands over Zhen Yu’s ears and whispered, "Qian Duoduo and the class monitor of Class Two!"

"Class Two? Lu Wei!" Zhen Yu instantly felt a surge of realization! Had the inevitable finally happened?

Liu Ting nodded her head furiously with a solemn face. This was at school, and Qian Duoduo’s dad was a teacher; Liu Ting had to be as cautious as possible!

She came to seek Zhen Yu’s advice because she didn’t know what to do! She had seen it; had anyone else stumbled upon it too?

She was truly afraid that Qian Duoduo’s secret would be revealed! The consequences... were too frightening to even think about.

"What exactly happened?" Zhen Yu’s face grew serious as well.

In her past life, this incident wasn’t revealed until after the high school entrance exams, from the mouths of the people involved. This showed how careful Qian Duoduo and Lu Wei had been! How well they had kept their secret!

How could it be exposed so early in this life?

Liu Ting said somewhat sheepishly, "The two of them were hugging each other! For quite a while too!"

Zhen Yu glanced sideways, "You were peeping..."

"Is now the time to talk about this?" Liu Ting said anxiously, her face turning a shade between black and red, "These two are obviously together! If this gets out,"

Zhen Yu interrupted with a question, "Besides you, did anyone else see them at the time?"

Liu Ting was startled and stuttered, "No, maybe not? I guess, I guess not!"

Zhen Yu patted her shoulder, "Relax! I’ll ask Duoduo during the long break!"

"Ask her directly?" Liu Ting’s mouth fell open, "Is that a good idea? What if she can’t save face?"

"Go back for now, just listen to me when it’s time."

Feeling half the weight lifted off her shoulders, Liu Ting responded, "Okay then, I’ll go back to class."

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As soon as the long break ended, Zhen Yu headed over to where Liu Ting and Qian Duoduo were standing.

Before Zhen Yu could even start talking, Qian Duoduo approached her and said, "Zhen Yu! I have something I need to tell you!"

Zhen Yu smiled, "That’s perfect! I have something to tell you too! Let’s find a secluded place to talk!"

"Then," Qian Duoduo glanced at Liu Ting behind her with the corner of her eye, subtly signaling to Zhen Yu that she wanted to talk in private.

Zhen Yu grabbed Qian Duoduo and started walking forward, calling out, "Liu Ting! Keep up!"

The two ahead had a silent exchange of glances behind Liu Ting’s back, and eventually, all fell quiet.

And regarding all of this, Liu Ting was completely oblivious.

"Alright, this spot should do." Zhen Yu stopped at a corner of the empty playground, "Who wants to speak first?"

"Zhen Yu!" Qian Duoduo couldn’t wait and blurted out, "Han Mingyue is secretly dating other girls behind your back!"

"!" Zhen Yu, who originally wanted to solve someone else’s problem, was stunned by the bolt from the blue and couldn’t speak for a while.

Liu Ting also blinked, the statement quite heavy with information, and she couldn’t quite wrap her head around it...

She was acquainted with Han Mingyue, but weren’t he and Zhen Yu just friends? Could it be... Zhen Yu was also in an early romance??

Seeing Zhen Yu speechless with a bewildered expression, Qian Duoduo realized that she definitely wasn’t aware of the situation and couldn’t help but righteously say, "I can’t believe it! He’s two-timing! That’s just outrageous!!"

Zhen Yu didn’t look very well, but she still spoke the truth, "He’s not. You’ve misunderstood, our relationship isn’t what you think."

Qian Duoduo was extremely surprised, her mouth so agape she could almost fit an egg inside.

"Not? Really not?"

"Really not." There was a hint of loss in Zhen Yu’s tone.

"How can it not be..." Qian Duoduo was still struggling with the idea! However, Zhen Yu’s tone had returned to normal, "It’s my turn to talk now."

Qian Duoduo wanted to say more, but Zhen Yu raised her hand to stop her and directly asked, "Are you in an early relationship with Lu Wei?"

This question caught Qian Duoduo off guard! Her face turned bright red and she hesitantly asked, "How did you know?"

"Last night Liu Ting came across you two, you were really careless!" Zhen Yu pointed at Liu Ting, exposing her in a blink of an eye.

"Uh, uh, Duoduo! I only told Zhen Yu," Liu Ting touched her nose and explained.

Qian Duoduo looked at her with a smile, her eyes full of trust, "Yeah, I got it."

Suppressing the frustration in her heart, Zhen Yu started to care about Qian Duoduo’s issues, "How long have you been together?"

"Just since the winter vacation."

"Duoduo!" Zhen Yu said with particular seriousness, "Can you listen to some advice from me?"

Affected by the atmosphere, Qian Duoduo straightened up her attitude, "Go ahead! I’m listening!"

"For Teacher Qian’s reputation, you’d better keep your distance from him at school!"

Qian Duoduo bit her lower lip, "I know! I will never contact him at school again."

"It’s best not to go on dates alone, having one or two people who know about it can prevent a lot of trouble! And it can protect you."

Upon hearing this, Qian Duoduo looked up at Zhen Yu and silently nodded her head.

Seeing Qian Duoduo so cooperative, Zhen Yu spoke meaningfully: "Lastly, and most importantly! I hope you don’t indulge in an early romance to the extent that it affects each other’s academic performances. Have you considered the consequences you would face if he fails his middle school exams?"

"No, he won’t fail!" Qian Duoduo immediately replied, "I am confident about that! Don’t worry!"

Zhen Yu forced a smile, but what use was it whether she worried or not?