Chapter 67 – The school beauty is cheating on the school grass?

“Ah! My precious!”

Roommate Zhang Ming looked in agony at his shattered phone on the ground.

However, Lu Bei frowned, his face dark and displeased, as if he was the one who had his phone smashed. “Don’t yell. I’ll compensate you with the latest high-spec model tomorrow.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ming immediately beamed and gave a thumbs up. “Bei-ge, you’re truly impressive! You can shatter a phone in one go, your strength is amazing!”

Lu Bei didn’t have time for Zhang Ming’s flattery. His eyes were filled with indignation as he stared at his two roommates, as if demanding an explanation from them: “Why are these people calling Tang Qing ‘wife’?”

Another roommate, Li Er, explained, “Bei-ge, everyone is just joking around. When they see someone good-looking, they call them ‘wife,’ regardless of gender. It’s just an expression of affection.”

Zhang Ming chimed in, “Yeah, yeah. Bei-ge, just like you’re so handsome, many girls even joke about wanting to have your babies. It’s just teasing, no one is actually going to have your babies.”

Lu Bei, however, remained dissatisfied. “What right do they have to call Tang Qing ‘wife’ just because he’s good-looking?” It’s also expressing their affection.

Tang Qing is so good, isn’t it natural to like him? What’s there to express?

Just the thought of so many strangers online, calling Tang Qing “wife” behind his back, made Lu Bei want to track them down one by one through the internet and force them to change their ways.

“Don’t be upset, Lu Bei. They’re just joking, no one is serious,” Tang Qing softly reassured.

Being called “wife” by a group of strangers for no reason, Tang Qing was also surprised. But seeing Lu Bei so much angrier than himself, he couldn’t help but focus on calming him down.

Tang Qing tilted his head to look at Lu Bei, tugging lightly on the young man’s sleeve, a gesture of comfort.

Lu Bei looked at Tang Qing, who just finished showering, his eyes bright and clean, with a soft and warm demeanor. He couldn’t help but find him very cute, truly very likable.

But why did those people do so, don’t they have their own childhood friends?

Why call someone else’s childhood friend “wife”?

The more Lu Bei thought about it, the angrier he became. He gently touched Tang Qing’s silky hair, then leaned down and planted a kiss on his clean forehead.

“I have some things to take care of, I’ll come find you later, Tang Tang.”

With that, he stormed out, slamming the door in frustration.

The two roommates were shocked, their jaws dropping. Did they see it correctly? Was it just a friendly gesture? Did their roommate just casually kiss another roommate?

Tang Qing was used to it because every night when he turned into a cat, Lu Bei liked to kiss his forehead.

However, Tang Qing couldn’t figure out where Lu Bei had gone. Was he really going to track someone down through the internet?

In the afternoon, Tang Qing went to the classroom alone. It was the first time he attended a class alone, and there was no one teasing him along the way, making it unusually quiet.

He found a secluded spot, sat down quietly, and opened his book.

“Tang Qing, what a coincidence.” It was his teaching assistant, Chen Ming.

“Is anyone sitting here?” Chen Ming asked.

Tang Qing shook his head, gesturing for Chen Ming to sit down.

“This class is so hard to get into. It took me two years to secure a spot. It tests not only internet speed but also hand speed,” Chen Ming whispered.

Tang Qing chuckled at his words. This class was known to be difficult to enroll in, but he managed to grab spots together with Lu Bei. He wondered how Lu Bei managed to secure two spots.

Looking around, Chen Ming curiously asked, “Where’s your good friend, junior brother Lu?”

Tang Qing explained, “He’s got something to do, so he’s busy this afternoon.”

Chen Ming nodded. “Junior brother Lu is great in every way, but it seems he’s a bit lenient in some aspects.”

Tang Qing couldn’t help but purse his lips. He knew Chen Ming was right.

Chen Ming continued, “I can see you’re quite independent. Have you ever considered maintaining an appropriate friendship with him? You can’t always stick together, right? After all, we’re in university; you should find a girlfriend, shouldn’t you?”

Tang Qing was momentarily stunned, not responding.

After a while, Chen Ming changed the topic back to academics, discussing various study-related issues. Chen Ming was their class’s top student, and Tang Qing felt he learned a lot from their conversation.

After class, Chen Ming, looking at his phone, exclaimed, “So, junior brother Lu went on a date.”

Tang Qing looked at Chen Ming, puzzled. Chen Ming handed him the phone.

The post displayed a candid photo of Lu Bei chatting with a girl at a coffee shop. The cafe exuded a cozy atmosphere, and Lu Bei looked tall, handsome, and charming, sipping coffee. The girl had long hair, lovely makeup, and a gentle and captivating demeanor.

The atmosphere between the two was very harmonious, and anyone who saw them would say they were a well-matched pair.

“Oh, this girl is named Lu Xiaolin, she’s our school flower. Same year as me, a sophomore, truly very beautiful, many people like her. Everyone calls her a goddess. I can’t believe junior brother Lu managed to ask her out.” Chen Ming explained.

Lu Xiaolin was the previous school flower, who voluntarily gave up her title as school flower after Tang Qing enrolled in the school.

Of course, due to Tang Qing being a male, it was mostly teasing. When it came to the most beautiful girl, Lu Xiaolin undoubtedly took the crown. Not only was she good-looking and well-built, but she also had a generous personality, making her the dream girl of many boys, an idol-like existence.

Who would have thought that Lu Bei hurriedly left at noon, slamming the door, just to go on a date with the goddess Lu Xiaolin?

Even if that was the case, did he need to keep it a secret, not even giving a hint? They had grown up together, and Lu Bei was actually hiding his date from him. Was he afraid that he would ruin their date?

Tang Qing couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed and lowered his head.

“Tang Qing, would you like to have dinner together?” Chen Ming asked.

Usually, Lu Bei would come to find him at this time, and they would have dinner together.

But today, Lu Bei was on a date with the school flower, so they would definitely be having dinner together.

Tang Qing felt that Chen Ming was a bit too enthusiastic. In fact, he was a bit hesitant to have dinner with someone he wasn’t very familiar with.

Seeing Tang Qing’s lack of response, Chen Ming jokingly said, “Tang Qing, you can’t always be with junior brother Lu. Occasionally, you have to give others a chance as well.”

Tang Qing knew that if Lu Bei found out he had dinner with someone else, he would definitely get upset.

But since Lu Bei himself was having dinner with the school flower, what right did he have to control him?

So he nodded and got up to leave the classroom with Chen Ming.

Unbeknownst to Tang Qing, his response to Chen Ming was actually driven by a somewhat defiant attitude.

“Junior brother Lu, won’t you have dinner with this senior sister?” Lu Xiaolin smiled and asked.

She admired this freshman. Not only was he handsome, with broad shoulders and long legs, giving off a sense of security, but he also had a mature personality. He excelled in his work in the Student Union, which is why he was highly respected by everyone. Lu Bei was indeed the type to make girls’ hearts flutter.

She was no exception.

Lu Bei shook his head, “Thank you, senior sister, for your help. I won’t trouble you tonight, Tang Tang is waiting for me to pick him up.”

Lu Xiaolin nodded; of course, she knew that Lu Bei had a very close childhood friend. She had seen the photos, and he was indeed good-looking.

She smiled and said, “You really are as rumored, always picking up Tang Qing on time every day. It’s like you want to stick together every moment; it seems like if you don’t see him for a second, he might be taken away.”

At her words, the seemingly mature and reserved young man, who had always seemed polite and distant, suddenly softened, his handsome features relaxing significantly.

“Tang Qing is too naive, very easily deceived,” he thought. His Tang Tang was indeed very simple and adorable, always needing to watch over him to prevent him from being deceived.

Seeing the smile that the young man couldn’t contain, Lu Xiaolin made up her mind.

This junior, although charming, did not need further consideration for a romantic relationship.

She did like this sporty “little wolf”, but she didn’t have the confidence to compete with the little wolf’s childhood friend for a boyfriend. Even if they weren’t really in a relationship, she couldn’t stand the thought of her boyfriend giving the most important place in his heart to his childhood friend, always being there for him, caring for him.

Lu Bei went to the counter, paid the bill, and then left the coffee shop with Lu Xiaolin.

As they walked back to school, they noticed several girls who were excitedly watching them, whispering and discussing something, eventually displaying a complex expression.

Lu Bei paid no attention to it.

From childhood to adulthood, he had grown accustomed to the attention due to his good looks.

At that moment, a teammate from Lu Bei’s basketball team loudly shouted, “Bei-ge, you’ve finally figured it out!”

Lu Bei casually nodded, not paying much attention as he looked away.

Then another male voice shouted, “Bei-ge, are you finally going to part ways with Tang Qing and find your own friends?”

Teasingly, the teammate said, “No wonder Tang Qing had dinner with his senior brother. Turns out Bei-ge wants some alone time. The new person laughs, the old person doesn’t.”

It was all in jest, as these two had such a good relationship. Lu Bei was out on a date, and Tang Qing couldn’t possibly be a third wheel, so it was natural for them to split up.

Lu Bei listened, feeling puzzled. He furrowed his brows impatiently, “What are you guys talking about? What’s wrong with Tang Qing?”

“Hey, Bei-ge, don’t you know? It’s all over the forums.” The person handed the phone to Lu Bei. The post showed a photo of Lu Bei and Lu Xiaolin at the coffee shop.

【Shocking! School grass and goddess dating off-campus! Will he remember his childhood friend, the school flower, tonight?】

Someone happened to be nearby and took a photo of Tang Qing from behind.

【Definitely not, the school grass is going to have dinner with the goddess, and the school flower is already having his own dinner.】

The photo showed Tang Qing’s back, sitting across from another guy.

Lu Bei stared at the photo on his phone, his veins bulging as if he wanted to crush the device in his hand.