Heartthrob, Your Image is Crumbling!

Chapter 458: Liu Jing and Su Qing

On an early May morning, the campus looked exceptionally fresh.Cuckoos chirped incessantly outside.

Su Qing opened her eyes, her eye sockets still feeling slightly damp.

But it was different from before.

This time, Su Qing had cried, but she did not make a scene.

She had just lain in bed last night, letting her tears run dry, before falling into a deep sleep without realizing it.

Ever since her rebirth, all Su Qing had thought about was Zhou Yuwen. After last night, she wondered: 'What would my life be like without Zhou Yuwen?'

Bathed in the morning sunlight, Su Qing freshened up simply and changed into a clean white shirt paired with black, waist-cinching denim shorts.

Standing before the mirror, she tied her hair into a ponytail.

With her clothing corner tucked into her jeans, Su Qing's waist looked exceptionally slender.

Only then did Su Qing suddenly remember that she was only nineteen this year.

When the sunlight shone in, Zheng Yanyan stretched lazily. Opening her eyes, still dazed, she originally wanted to go back to sleep. Truth be told, having gotten used to sleeping on the Simmons mattress in the Big Flat, she suddenly found herself quite unaccustomed to sleeping on this hard wooden bed in the dormitory.

However, when she cast a casual glance and saw Su Qing getting ready over there, she jolted awake. Sitting up in bed, she stammered, "Su, Su Qing, what... what are you doing?"

"?" Su Qing looked at Zheng Yanyan in confusion.

Zheng Yanyan pointed out that Su Qing was dressed up so neatly this early in the morning—what was she planning? Was she going to continue tearing into that old woman?

Su Qing chuckled upon hearing this. "What are you thinking about? Getting up this early, of course I am going to class," she said.

"Class?"

Zheng Yanyan blanked for a moment.

Su Qing asked, "Should I not?"

Zheng Yanyan looked at Su Qing, who seemed exceptionally calm. But beneath this calm, she felt an unimaginable flash flood was hidden. Thus, feeling extremely conflicted, Zheng Yanyan wanted to probe Su Qing's true thoughts.

She said, "I am also partially responsible for what happened last night. If I had not been standing there blocking you, you and Zhou Yuwen..."

"It is already in the past."

It was a rare occurrence for Zheng Yanyan to want to apologize, but it was glossed over by a single sentence from Su Qing.

This inevitably made Zheng Yanyan feel even more guilt.

She wanted to say something else.

But Su Qing spoke up, "I am going to grab breakfast first. You guys should attend a few more classes too, right? Otherwise, you won't even know how you will graduate."

After saying that, Su Qing left first.

Actually, Su Qing had woken up a few minutes earlier than Shen Yu. At this moment, Shen Yu was using the toilet in the restroom. After Shen Yu came out, she went out to eat with Su Qing.

Shen Yu had already roughly heard about what happened last night.

However, Shen Yu's thought at the time was that she no longer wanted to be a pleaser, going around comforting this person and that person.

Because in the end, after all the comforting, she would just be the clown.

Surprisingly, Su Qing did not take the initiative to bring up the matter with Shen Yu.

Instead, it was Shen Yu who did not quite know what to say.

The university in the early morning was extremely vibrant.

Students coming and going engaged in loud, lively discussions, and the fresh fragrance of grass radiated throughout the campus.

Su Qing gazed at everything before her, feeling that it was so beautiful.

Su Qing and Shen Yu chatted a lot while eating. May was already coming to an end, and in the blink of an eye, it would be June.

The official end of an academic year.

This meant the senior students were truly going to graduate.

The new Student Union President would likely be Chen Wan.

Shen Yu said that, honestly, it didn't matter who it was.

"Senior Sister Chen Wan listens to your every word now. If she becomes President, it would basically be the same as you being the President." These were Shen Yu's true thoughts. During the first semester, Shen Yu had felt that she and Su Qing should be on equal footing, perhaps even slightly better than Su Qing.

But it only took one semester.

Now, the Student Union was filled with Su Qing's people, inside and out.

She had to admit, there was indeed a gap between them.

Su Qing just smiled upon hearing this. Taking a sip of the Iced Americano she had just ordered, she said, "We still have to fight for it. Who knows, there might be a chance."

"Stop being sarcastic with me." Shen Yu rolled her eyes at Su Qing.

Su Qing let out a soft laugh.

When they came out of the canteen, people from the Student Union who recognized them came over to greet them.

Addressing her as "President Su" with every breath.

"Good morning, President Su!"

"President Su is personally eating breakfast today?"

There was a teasing tone in these words, but it also illustrated Su Qing's position among the crowd in the Student Union.

After the leadership change, even though Su Qing couldn't become the President, the Vice President position was basically set in stone.

Aside from the leadership change issue.

There was the final farewell gala at the end of May and the beginning of June.

"Commemoration of May."

This gala was primarily planned by the Student Union to send off the graduating seniors.

It was currently in the preparation phase.

Some people from the Student Union who greeted Su Qing would chat with her about this matter.

Su Qing was solely responsible for this gala.

As long as no mistakes were made, Su Qing would absolutely be the Student Union President for the term after next.

Faced with everyone's compliments, Su Qing did not show any arrogance. She simply said they would see how things played out when the time came.

Today's Su Qing and yesterday's Su Qing were like two completely different people.

Shen Yu still remembered what Su Qing looked like when she first returned to the dormitory last night, and then looked at how Su Qing was to talk and laugh cheerfully with her schoolmates right now.

After separating from the others, Shen Yu couldn't hold back and asked, "Su Qing,"

"Hmm?" Su Qing turned her head. With her hair in a high ponytail, Su Qing looked exceptionally capable.

Shen Yu asked, "Are you alright?"

Su Qing let out a light laugh. "What could possibly be wrong with me?"

And so, they went to the classroom together just like that.

Even though she had told Zheng Yanyan to try her best to come to class.

But obviously, Zheng Yanyan had struggled for a bit before lying back down.

One couldn't really blame Zheng Yanyan for this.

Primarily, it was because Lu Lin had an unwavering resolve; if she hadn't slept enough, she would definitely continue sleeping.

Someone as easily swayed as Zheng Yanyan would certainly follow Lu Lin's lead and stay in bed.

In fact, after Su Qing left, Zheng Yanyan and Lu Lin had a brief exchange.

Zheng Yanyan said, "Linlin, don't you feel that Su Qing is acting a bit weird today?"

"Mhm." At that time, Lu Lin wasn't fully awake yet, and she answered Zheng Yanyan in a dazed manner with her eyes closed.

Zheng Yanyan gave a heavy pout, unable to resist saying, "Linlin, are you even listening to me?"

Sunlight filtered through the curtains and hit Lu Lin's face. Feeling a bit irritable, Lu Lin grunted, pulled the blanket over her head, and continued to sleep. "Mhm."

Zheng Yanyan was still worrying about gains and losses. She said, "Tell me, do you think Su Qing is actually planning to leave Zhou Yuwen for real?"

Lu Lin felt helpless and threw off her covers. "Isn't that a good thing? Haven't you always wanted her to leave?"

"That is true."

Zheng Yanyan pursed her lips, admitting that she used to want that all the time.

"Now that it really feels like she is going to leave, it suddenly seems meaningless. Hey, Linlin, do you want her to leave?" Zheng Yanyan asked.

Lu Lin said, "I don't care either way."

Zheng Yanyan felt somewhat uncomfortable. For some unknown reason, seeing Su Qing act like this today made Zheng Yanyan feel even more reluctant to part with her than Zhou Yuwen would be. She even found herself thinking that if Su Qing left Zhou Yuwen, how boring her own time by his side would become.

"Sigh, if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have gone against her. Don't you agree, Linlin?"

Zheng Yanyan called out to Lu Lin.

As a result, Lu Lin had actually fallen asleep.

Zheng Yanyan was so speechless.

But turning her head, she too began to snore and sleep soundly.

The entire morning passed without anything special happening.

In the classroom, Shen Yu kept a close eye on Su Qing's mood.

However, today's Su Qing was truly more emotionally stable than anyone else.

In front of Zhou Yuwen, Su Qing acted like a madwoman, to the point where some people might even think she was very cheap. But in places Zhou Yuwen did not know about...

Su Qing was actually an unattainable goddess to everyone else.

This was a common occurrence in life.

It was like seeing a girl on the street who was beautiful, tall, and elegant, giving off an aura that screamed "do not disturb."

But, in reality, such women would also bow down and act subserviently in front of a certain boy.

Su Qing was exactly like this.

Away from Zhou Yuwen, she was dazzlingly brilliant.

Every time the teacher asked a question, not a single person in the class could answer it.

Then, the teacher would helplessly ask, "Su Qing, do you know?"

At such times, Su Qing would stand up and calmly rattle off a long string of correct answers.

Sometimes, even Shen Yu would feel jealous of Su Qing's talent.

It felt as if Su Qing had already studied everything in advance.

She was dignified and beautiful.

Sunlight spilled in from the south-facing French window, dying the exposed lock of Su Qing's bangs a brilliant golden hue. Su Qing's face still bore a hint of the sorrow she had shown last night. This sense of brokenness—so tranquil like a delicate flower illuminated by the moon, dotted with the glimmer of tears—added an extra layer of unapproachability to her.

Watching Su Qing keep her head down as she took notes so seriously, Shen Yu couldn't help but stare blankly at her.

It wasn't until Su Qing lifted her head and shot Shen Yu a curious glance.

"What's wrong?"

"N-nothing."

Shen Yu hastily averted her gaze.

After the class ended, a few female students who excelled at studying gathered around Su Qing to ask questions and casually chatted about the upcoming Student Union gala.

Su Qing suggested sticking to the agreed-upon promotional plan: everyone could sign up to perform, they would hold selections first, and then begin rehearsals.

Everyone expressed that there was no problem with this.

At noon, some students suggested having a group meal in the canteen.

Su Qing smiled and agreed.

And so, a group of five or six girls left the classroom, chattering cheerfully like a flocking of beautiful women.

In places Zhou Yuwen couldn't see, Su Qing was a presence meant to be the center of attention.

"Excuse me, is your name Su Qing?"

Just as they stepped out of the classroom, a boy wearing a suit blocked Su Qing's path.

The guy was around twenty-five or twenty-six. Wearing a suit on campus and sporting white gloves on his hands made him look a bit out of place.

The crowd even thought he was there for a confession to Su Qing.

Su Qing looked at the guy before her and asked in confusion, "Can I help you?"

The guy replied, "My boss would like to have a chat with you."

As he spoke, he motioned for Su Qing to look at the black Maybach parked not far away.

The girls surrounding Su Qing were still unclear about the situation. They thought it was some overbearing CEO plotting a forced love. Could it be Zhou Yuwen's new car?

But Su Qing knew, wasn't this Jiang Xinyi's family's car?

Heh, she couldn't tear her down last night, so today she was actually planning to use her power to bully others?

Su Qing asked the driver to lead the way, and just like that, she left with him.

The girls who had surrounded Su Qing were still standing there, chattering away in discussion.

Shen Yu, who also knew whose car it was, was somewhat panicked. After a long hesitation, she made a phone call to Zheng Yanyan back in the dormitory.

"What!? Jiang Xinyi actually dares to come looking for Su Qing!"

Zheng Yanyan directly jumped up from the bed, gritting her teeth as she declared that this was going too far!

Without a second thought, she scrambled out of bed.

Last night, she was the one who had made a mistake.

Now, Zheng Yanyan was thinking very clearly—Su Qing was also her sister!

Much better than whatever that rich old woman was!

She absolutely had to share a common bitter hatred with Su Qing against the enemy.

And not just herself.

"Linlin, we all must stand together with Su Qing!"

By this time, Lu Lin had also woken up. "You just hurry over there first!"

The two of them hurriedly left the room.

After getting into the Maybach, she saw Liu Jing sitting inside.

Su Qing froze for a moment.

Su Qing had originally thought that the person looking for her was Jiang Xinyi, but she never expected it to be Jiang Xinyi's mother?

Su Qing was slightly stunned.

Sitting inside the Maybach, even though she was in her forties, Liu Jing had indeed maintained herself well. She had a graceful and curvaceous figure, dressed in a purple qipao.

As she sat there upright, Su Qing could perfectly catch sight of her thighs exposed from the slits of the qipao, snow-white and smooth.

Su Qing asked, "May I ask why you are looking for me?"

Liu Jing's tone was very cold. "Get in. This isn't the place to talk."

Su Qing stared at the woman with an icy expression before her.

Whether it was toward Jiang Xinyi or Liu Jing, Su Qing had no good impression of either.

However, she still got into the car.

She wanted to see what's her scheme.

At this moment, Su Qing was someone embodying the principle that having no desires makes one strong.

Inside the Maybach, the two sat facing each other, yet neither said a word.

If it were You Changjin, he would probably be on pins and needles right now.

But Su Qing wasn't.

Su Qing was even very peacefully observing Liu Jing, who was wearing a qipao and high heels before her.

Liu Jing was also sizing up this nineteen-year-old girl.

The Maybach parked at a cafe near the school.

This cafe was the exact same place where Liu Jing had previously talked You Changjin into leaving.

It was quite an upscale venue.

The sunlight at noon was excellent, brightly illuminating the interior of the cafe.

After the two sat down facing each other.

Liu Jing asked Su Qing, "Do you know why I asked you to come here?"

Su Qing wore an expression of disdain. Naturally, she knew why Liu Jing was looking for her.

It was nothing more than the things she had said to Jiang Xinyi last night.

Jiang Xinyi had gone to tattle.

Truly laughable.

Twenty-five years old, and she still calls her parents when she can't win an argument.

Su Qing lacked the respect one would show an elder toward Liu Jing, and her voice carried a slightly muffled, blunt tone. "If you have something to say, just say it straight. I am not as wealthy as your family, and my time is very precious."

With just one sentence, Liu Jing felt utterly repulsed by this girl.

Liu Jing indeed somewhat disliked Su Qing, whether it was because of what Jiang Xinyi had told her last night.

Or because of Su Qing's behavior today.

So, she also cut straight to the chase.

She pulled out a bank card and placed it in front of Su Qing.

Saying very plainly, "There is half a million here. Leave Zhou Yuwen."

"?"

Su Qing blanked for a second, absolutely never expecting this.

The plot of the story would turn out like this?

Filled with disbelief, she stared at Liu Jing.

Meanwhile, Liu Jing acted very arrogant.

She said, "I know what you are aiming for by pestering Zhou Yuwen. I have seen far too many girls like you."

"When Yuwen was in high school, he was ignorant and dated you. Now that Yuwen has money, you feel that all of this belongs to you. But you must understand—what is missed is missed. I do not wish for you to affect Yuwen and my daughter."

"Continuing to pester Yuwen will not only get you nothing, but it will also ruin your reputation."

"Taking this half a million is enough to change your life. Make your own choice."