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Chapter 253: Chapter 124 Use Others as a Shield_2
Huang Mengting was truly frantic, balling her fists and ready to charge forward.
Su Huai got scared, Ah! He quickly inserted himself between the two, his expression stern as he chastised in a low voice, "Stop messing around!"
Hmm, quite authoritative, but then what?
Su Huai also didn’t know what to do next.
Bai Huitian and Huang Mengting had a long-standing grudge, so a small spark would set it off, and without careful attention, conflict would erupt.
Moreover, Dorm 515 and Dorm 511 both had exceptional cohesion, so their opposition was not just personal enmity but also entangled with a lot of collective competitive desires, making it even less likely for them to back down.
Su Huai could indeed stop the two from fighting, but what about the two real cores?
No one ever taught that!
Even Douyin didn’t have scripts this complicated...
Forget it, drag it out!
Su Huai mentally hadn’t given up, but when it came to methods, he was indeed lacking effective ones, so he could only control the situation for now.
He looked at Chen Nuanhan, who returned his gaze with a stubborn, tsundere attitude, not willing to show any weakness.
He turned his head to look at Gu Jiuyue, the fairy-like girl, who’s eyes slightly flickered, clearly disliking the current scene.
Should he persuade her to leave first?
But Chen Lan and Shu Shengnan, their necks stiff, stood flanking her one on each side, neither of them willing to show weakness.
Good lord, a deadlock!
But in the end, Gou Huai is Gou Huai, with a survival instinct unmatched by anyone else, and more sly moves than anyone.
In a flash of inspiration, he waved at Wu Tianyou, who was reluctantly looking this way, and smiled with a kindly, beneficent expression.
"Tianyou! Come here, come here!"
Hmph!
So, you can’t do it without me, huh?!
Wu Tianyou was very excited, he took a sneaky glance at Gu Jiuyue, then another at Chen Nuanhan, broke free from his buddy pulling at him, and walked over, all puffed up with importance.
"Old Su, just look at you, upsetting Nuannuan again..."
Su Huai sighed, with a look of feigned helplessness, "Alright, alright, my fault... By the way, are you going home for the holiday on the eleventh?"
"Yes, of course!"
Being able to make Su Huai concede, Wu Tianyou felt an immense joy.
He stood beside Su Huai and brazenly threw an arm around his shoulder, chuckling mischievously, "Stop pretending with me, we brothers know each other, don’t we?"
Damn it!
Look at this backstabber, showing no mercy when I’m down!
If that’s how it is, don’t blame me for being heartless.
Su Huai shook his head, not joining in the banter, and went straight for the catch, "I got involved in a little side business partnership and really am busy. We three can’t go back together this holiday, but luckily there’s you. I’m quite relieved..."
Hey, which dog wouldn’t get confused hearing this?
Especially Wu Tianyou who had never come out on top in front of Su Huai, hearing such acknowledgment out of the blue, felt a surge of elation in his heart.
Youyou immediately slapped his chest vigorously, "Old Su, you just get on with your business. I’ll accompany Nuanhan home, guaranteed safe delivery!"
Then Chen Nuanhan laughed in annoyance, "Where did you come into the picture?"
Before Wu Tianyou could start fawning, Su Huai frowned, coming to his good buddy’s defense, "Wu is offering a favor, don’t be like that. If I were to accompany you home, wouldn’t I just be carrying a bag? Anyone can carry it..."
Fine, fine, playing dumb with me, right?!
Do you think I want you just to carry my bag?!
Chen Nuanhan, realizing Su Huai’s placating attitude, didn’t engage with the grinning Wu Tianyou but instead deliberately glanced at Gu Jiuyue.
Gu... her expression softened.
She thought: Su Huai really didn’t lie to me, if he only treated Chen Nuanhan as an ordinary classmate, why else would he ask another guy to accompany her home?
Having grasped the crux, she wasn’t interested in hearing their group of fellow townsfolks’s babble about going home or how to get there. She pulled Chen Lan forcefully, ready to leave.
"Stop looking, let’s go."
From start to finish, that was the only sentence she said.
Chen Lan and Huang Mengting saw that another of Su Huai’s high school classmates, and a guy at that, was getting involved. They no longer intended to keep arguing with the other side.
They could deal with Su Huai sandwiched in the middle, being their own class leader, but to continue bickering in front of a strange man would seem too uncouth.
"Alright, let’s go!"
Dorm 511 gradually lowered their banners and left, leaving Huang Mengting showing her teeth and snarling at Bai Huitian with a fist shake that came off more as a threat than a real attempt to fight.
Now, only Chen Nuanhan was accumulating anger—
No matter how you explain it, it just means you can’t accompany me home, right?
"Fine, Gou Huai, you really have some nerve!"
Girls from dorm 511 have all walked out of earshot, am I supposed to keep spoiling you?
Gou Huai immediately softened, "Why are you so angry? You know I’m planning to start a business, and the first deal was something we worked on together..."
His tone was gentle, his attitude was placating, and he deliberately brought up their shared first experience, which instantly dissipated much of Chen Nuanhan’s anger.
"Uh... is it really something important?"
"It’s true!"
Gou Huai nodded frantically and then dragged Wu Tianyou back into the conversation, "Wu, am I a liar?"
Wu Tianyou was at a loss for words.
It seemed... up until now, Gou Huai indeed had never lied?
But Wu Tianyou was reluctant to vouch for Gou Huai and hurriedly shook his head, "Don’t ask me, who knows what you’re planning? It may well be something important, but can you honestly say you don’t want to spend time with Gu Jiuyue? I don’t buy that."
He was being mischievous again, but Su Huai almost couldn’t hold back from laughing.
Nicely done!
I knew you could do it!
Sure enough, after hearing that, Chen Nuanhan felt particularly upset, but glancing at Su Huai standing dumbfounded and full of indignation, and sensing Wu Tianyou’s barely concealed schadenfreude, she suddenly became somewhat riled up.
—Her anger was flaring up, but not towards Su Huai, it was Wu Tianyou she was finding more and more disagreeable.
"Why are you so nasty? It was Su Huai who helped with the major change, and whenever I get angry, Su Huai always tries to speak in your defense, yet the moment he’s in trouble, you panic and kick him while he’s down?! Like this, who would dare be friends with you?!"
What?!
With his eyes wide, Wu Tianyou was dumbfounded.
Wait, the real problem was Gou Huai being greedy, playing around with Gu Jiuyue while provoking you, how did it turn into me having a terrible character?!
Just then, Bai Huitian and Shu Shengnan also started to chastise him.
"Su Huai is just a prankster; at times he may seem not so serious, but when has he ever spoken ill of others behind their backs?"
"You might want to tone down the fanning of flames, I can’t even be bothered with you, it’s embarrassing!"
"Forget it, Tiantian, Shengnan, let’s go. They’re all no good, let’s not bother with them!"
Chen Nuanhan grabbed Bai Huitian and Shu Shengnan and turned to leave, leaving the two guys behind.
However, Su Huai’s favorability rating was still on 70+, having dropped only by 10 points.
And Wu Tianyou’s was basically in the negatives...
This idiot was staring at Chen Nuanhan’s departing figure, utterly confused about where he went wrong.
It didn’t make any sense?!
Su Huai extended his hand and patted Wu Tianyou on the shoulder, sighing in sympathy.
"Old Wu, I know you didn’t mean it. The woman is in a bad mood and taking it out on us! She’s being unreasonable. We still have to deal with her. She’s been like this for ages; I’m totally used to it..."
"Huai, you really get me!"
Actually, Wu Tianyou was extremely annoyed; who could feel happy after being humiliated in front of so many people?
But he couldn’t afford to fall out with Su Huai, so he nodded eagerly, trying to realign with his big brother’s outlook.
"It was just a joke between you and me, who knew she’d react so badly?"
"Ah, exactly!" Su Huai wholeheartedly agreed, "They don’t understand men at all, but we also can’t figure out women. I’m out of ideas."
Wu Tianyou felt that hit home and was about to begin a long tirade to vent his emotions when Liu Banzhi came over, slung an arm over his shoulder, and shook him vigorously.
"Forget it, Youyou, time to wake up. Chen Nuanhan genuinely looks down on you. Huai is right; we men can’t understand women. Let’s keep our distance from them in the future! Geez, your dignity doesn’t count or what? Just thinking about it makes me angry!"
Support from a good brother instantly brought all Wu Tianyou’s grievances to the surface.
And Liu Banzhi was different from Su Huai; Wu Tianyou was well aware that Su Huai didn’t truly consider him a friend, but Ban Zhi was someone who genuinely cared for him.
His eyes reddening, he shook his head and sniffled.
"Bro, I get what you’re saying... but me... anyway, thanks. Just give me a bit more time to think!"
Su Huai clenched his fists, feeling anxious for him.
What’s there to think about?
Liu Banzhi is such a good catch, with looks, brains, and caring. You two should just get together!
Too uncomfortable to watch any longer and not wanting to intrude, Gou Huai grabbed Er Gao and they stumbled away.
If they didn’t leave now, he really wouldn’t be able to hold back his laughter...
