Chapter 1069: Chapter 139 Rebirth_4

Finally, the bell rang for the end of class, and all the students stood up as if they were set free, some casting covert glances at Zhao Yu, others beginning to whisper to each other, and some who seemed more familiar with students from other classes had already run out to share the news.

Zhao Yu sat for a while, his face burning hot.

He had thought he could withstand it all, but actually being in the class and seeing the odd looks from his classmates was still somewhat torturous.

It doesn’t matter what these people think of me, what matters is Su Xinxin.

Zhao Yu kept giving himself mental cues in his heart to boost his courage.

Thinking this way, he felt much better, and the strength within him grew tougher.

Zhao Yu glanced at the front row, Su Xinxin was still there, in the same group, chatting with a few classmates around her.

He gathered his courage, stood up, and walked over to them.

In the past, he used to sit with Su Xinxin and her group as well.

In college, the seating is not fixed; everyone can sit wherever they like.

Today, when he first arrived in the classroom, Zhao Yu could have directly taken the seat behind Su Xinxin, but he didn’t dare and instead went to the last row.

“Why does he still dare to go over there?”

“Heh, some people just have thick skin…”

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Ignoring the mockery of others, Zhao Yu walked up to Su Xinxin.

Su Xinxin noticed Zhao Yu’s approach, looked up at him as if waiting for him to say something.

“Su Xinxin, can you step outside for a moment? There are some things I’d like to discuss with you alone…”

“What’s there to talk about?”

“You, man, have such poor character. If you don’t have money, then just admit it–why pretend to be wealthy?”

Before Su Xinxin could speak, a girl nearby said disdainfully, “How can someone like you even have the nerve to approach us?”

Zhao Yu felt a bit panicky, but still looked at Su Xinxin, awaiting her response.

Slightly shaking her head, Su Xinxin said, “Zhao Yu, the one thing I hate the most is being lied to…”

“If you still want to talk to me, first pay back the money you owe. Your dad works so hard, you should be more sensible, right?”

After speaking, she turned her head away, indicating that she didn’t want to continue the conversation.

Zhao Yu sighed deeply, understanding that reconciling with Su Xinxin was still a long way off.

Moreover, he discovered that when he first entered the classroom, Su Xinxin’s affection for him was at 25, but now it had dropped to 22.

What troubled Zhao Yu the most was that Su Xinxin’s affection continued to decrease, seeming to worsen the longer he stayed there.

With this thought, Zhao Yu nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll pay back the money I owe, and then I’ll come find you…”

Having said this, he turned and walked away.

Back at his seat, Zhao Yu glanced at Su Xinxin and noticed her affection remained at 22, which somewhat relieved him.

Then, Zhao Yu looked at Su Xinxin’s friends, He Rongrong and Wang Yue, with whom he used to hang out, noticing that their affection for him was also in the teens.

After looking around, Zhao Yu suddenly noticed that among the affections ranging from ten to twenty, there was one girl whose affection had reached 55.

“Hao Jingjing?”

Zhao Yu carefully recalled that he didn’t have much interaction with this girl named Hao Jingjing, only knowing that she was a financially deprived student with a timid and weak nature, always speaking in a meek and compliant manner.

The deepest impression he had was of a time a teacher asked her to read in English, and as she read, her voice became softer until it was practically inaudible, almost as if she had lost her voice.

Eventually, her voice was so low it resembled a mosquito’s buzz, and the whole class burst into laughter, causing her to start crying.

Likewise, Zhao Yu recalled that Hao Jingjing often seemed to work part-time in the cafeteria.

Every time he went to the cafeteria, he would see Hao Jingjing working to support herself through school, either tidying up the dishes or washing them in the kitchen.

However, Zhao Yu felt slightly disappointed that Hao Jingjing’s available credit limit was only fifty thousand.

This meant that even if he could boost Hao Jingjing’s affection to a hundred points, it would only yield two hundred thousand.

“Two hundred thousand isn’t too little…”

Two days ago, in the school’s conference room, Zhao Yu thought of the discussions between school leaders and the lending agents; his total debt amounted to nearly six hundred thousand.

Two hundred thousand would mean repaying one-third of the debt.

Looking back, Zhao Yu hadn’t realized that he had accrued six hundred thousand in debt.

The problem was, he hadn’t bought anything significant, mostly just eating and drinking with Su Xinxin and the group.

After all, to stay in Su Xinxin’s circle, he couldn’t let others always pay without contributing himself.

But the issue was, many expenses that seemed normal to others required Zhao Yu to take out loans to keep up.

Those three months, for Zhao Yu, represented an unimaginable life prior and had been his happiest days.

Lost in these thoughts, the bell for class rang soon after, and seeing everyone settling into their places, Zhao Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Being the topic of so much gossip was not without its pressures, and starting the class somehow felt better.

During class, Zhao Yu opened his phone, logged into the class group chat, and found Hao Jingjing, intending to add her as a friend, only to see that he had already done so.

When did he add her?

Zhao Yu felt puzzled, but after opening the chat, he noticed there was just one message there, a “thank you” from Hao Jingjing.

On his part, he hadn’t replied at all.

Looking at the time of the friend request, it turned out to be two months ago.