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Chapter 374: Chapter 174 Chaotic Heart, Trembling Hands_2
"Awesome!"
Xia Yu and Sao Ji gave thumbs up, clearly impressed that Huai dared to set his sights on anyone.
Who does Gu Jiuyue think she is, with that background of hers?!
Chu Changkuo couldn’t help laughing either, truly amused by the thought of Su Huai stubbornly clashing with Gu Jiuyue, bound for a bruising encounter sooner or later.
"Alright, alright, I’ll definitely try my best to relieve you of your worries as soon as I can!"
With fists clenched and full of fighting spirit, Chu Changkuo swore his oath, while Gou Huai smiled in satisfaction and nodded approvingly.
Hurry up, will you? If you don’t annoy her to desperation, when will she ever swallow her pride and take the initiative to contact me?
This time I really angered her, huh, and the favorability rating keeps dropping... Is she stabbing a voodoo doll of me and cursing my whole family in her dorm right now?
Wouldn’t be surprised.
Su Huai knew this hurdle wouldn’t be easy to overcome. Chen Nuanhan might often laugh till she cried, but there were very few times when she actually shed tears out of sadness. Today was definitely a day I hit a nerve.
Losing favorability is a good thing because the favorability that climbs back up afterward is even more solid.
But holding a grudge and not getting in touch isn’t good, it’s easy to turn resentment into a thorn, deeply embedded in the heart, hard to remove. If it lasts too long, it does become a bit troublesome.
So it’s best to find her an excuse, let her take it to make the first move, then gradually mold the situation.
Why doesn’t Su Huai take the initiative to give her an out?
Because it’s all about who’s strong and who’s weak, who’s tough and who’s soft...
The master of tricks, Baguette, once said, "The art of wooing is fleeting as a swift horse passing by, strike when they least expect and they shall invariably rescue; vague as the river current carrying the boat, charge when they’re unprepared and they’ll be caught off guard."
Therefore...
Su Huai can’t remember where he picked up all this knowledge from, but after reaching sufficient emotional intelligence, it all comes naturally, not confined to any formality.
What does it matter if Chu Changkuo has his sights on Chen Nuanhan?
The less wise react with anger, seeing him as an enemy, guarding against him, insulting him.
The wiser welcome it, seeing him as a tool, enticing, utilizing, and directing him.
All untimely sycophants are simply providing assists to oneself, don’t worry about the unnecessary, just hold your ground and you can’t lose.
Class dismissed!
...
While Gou Huai was sweet-talking the naive young master, dormitory 515 in building 7 was also holding a ’trial.’
Bai Huitian flung a towel forcefully, "Are you going to confess or not?!"
Chen Nuanhan, pinned down by the shoulders by Dandong Girl and Shu Shengnan, struggled in vain, "I haven’t done anything, what’s there to confess?"
Dandong Girl scolded, "How did your lips get swollen?!"
"The food was too spicy!"
Shu Shengnan immediately followed up, "How do you explain the smell of smoke on you?"
"The smoke from the barbecue!"
Out of the blue, Bai Huitian reached across the T-shirt to Chen Nuanhan’s chest and felt around, "Hmph! Then where’s your cafeteria apron?!"
Huh?
This this this...
Chen Nuanhan was furious with Gou Huai and equally annoyed at her own lack of caution.
In a fit of rage caused by Su Huai, she had returned to her dorm wearing his jacket. When she took it off, she forgot that she was missing something inside, and with a simple stretch, they had caught her red-handed.
However, she felt she could still save the situation.
"The clasp was broken! Why else would I borrow Su Huai’s jacket and come back so early?"
"Really?"
Yunnan Little Potato Xu Yueyue almost completely believed her on the spot, finding it very plausible.
"Of course, it’s true. Otherwise, while we were grilling meat there, imagine me suddenly pulling that thing out and tossing it on his face, cooing, ’Gou Dongxi, does my bra smell good?’
Does that make any sense? Huh? Are you guys stupid?"
"Eh? That really doesn’t seem likely, huh?"
All the girls were bewildered by her, and Dandong Girl and Shu Shengnan loosened their grip. Chen Nuanhan immediately broke free, grabbed Bai Huitian’s towel, and struck.
"I’ll let you judge me, I’ll let you spread rumors... You’ve all had enough, haven’t you?"
"Ow!"
The girls scattered like birds, each jumping onto their beds and curling up into a ball.
Chen Nuanhan took charge, hands on hips, brows inverted.
"Come on, it’s my turn to question you! Whoever snitched to Su Huai, step forward!"
"What snitching?"
"I know nothing about it!"
The five sisters looked at each other, confused.
"What secret has your uncle learned about? Why do you think it was one of us who told him?"
"\"It’s just... It’s just...\"
Chen Nuanhan’s cheeks flushed red, feeling a bit embarrassed to bring it up.
The words that had felt so good to say at the time, now brought so much pain upon recollection... She truly felt unbearably mortified from deep within her bones.
What on earth was I thinking to be so carried away back then?
Chen Nuanhan seldom reflected on herself, but the loss she had suffered today was too great, enough to overturn her worldview, making regret a natural emotion.
\"Was it those words you muttered about Su Huai that he found out about?\"
Bai Huitian was anything but a simple-minded sweet girl; with a quick glance, she guessed the answer.
Chen Nuanhan nodded, embarrassed, \"Yeah. He gave me a good scolding...\"
\"Wow...\"
After the sisters exclaimed in surprise, they looked at each other.
Shu Shengnan was the first to speak, very straightforwardly, \"I don’t have Su Huai’s contact information.\"
Little Potato hurriedly followed suit, \"Neither do I.\"
Weakly raising her hand, Mi Lu admitted, \"I have Su Huai’s QQ number, but I’ve never chatted with him, I can show you...\"
Bai Huitian was more straightforward, showing her phone’s chat history, \"I’ve never mentioned it to him; otherwise, call me 50 pounds heavier!\"
Tough person!
Finally, there was just Dandong Girl left, who spread her hands, \"I never dared to add his uncle, knowing Nuannuan can get pretty jealous. I wouldn’t deliberately go poking my nose in!\"
Shu Shengnan took the initiative to check Bai Huitian’s phone, saying as she looked through it, \"I’ll check for you. For sisters to murmur a couple of sentences about a guy behind his back and for the man himself to find out, such sisters are not worth keeping... Tiantian, are you sure you didn’t let it slip?\"
\"I swear!\"
Bai Huitian was not the least bit guilty, raising her hand to take an oath, allowing her phone to be scrutinized.
Chen Nuanhan shook her head and suddenly took the phone from Shu Shengnan’s hand, turning to return it to Bai Huitian.
\"Never mind, don’t look any further. I said those words, and it doesn’t matter who it was or whether it was accidental or intentional. I’ll shoulder the mistake I made myself—let’s not let this thin our sisterly bond.\"
Magnanimous!
At critical moments, Chen Nuanhan’s emotional intelligence is indeed trustworthy.
Now that everything was brought up for discussion, but handled lightly without digging deeper, this alerted everyone without deeply hurting feelings— a very mature and clever approach.
However, once she was willing to let it go, the others wouldn’t stand for it.
\"No, I must prove my innocence. I never betrayed Nuannuan; why should I take this blame?\"
Little Potato was particularly earnest, the first to speak up, offering her reasons, \"Ever since I met Su Huai, I’ve never spoken to him alone. Except for the National Day holiday, all of us have been coming and going together, so it could only have been over QQ, WeChat, texting, or by phone during that holiday. I don’t have his contact information, and Nuannuan, you can verify this with Su Huai’s phone.\"
Once she took the lead, the rest of the sisters followed suit, each with their evidence and reasoning.
Therefore, the hunt for the traitor in the game had barely begun before it fell apart, unable to continue. 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝔲𝔟.𝔠𝖔𝖒
Shu Shengnan frowned and murmured to herself, \"Could it be someone committed Su Huai’s phone number to memory and used someone else’s phone to send him an anonymous message?\"
\"But what for?!\"
Bai Huitian didn’t understand, \"Just to make Nuanhan suffer a setback? To harm without benefiting oneself?\"
Chen Nuanhan suddenly shook her head, \"We sisters aren’t like that. It might’ve been something I let slip while drinking. Let’s end it here, and no one is allowed to bring it up again.\"
The atmosphere in the dormitory became somewhat strange.
Everyone understood that what Chen Nuanhan said was to give them a way out.
So, who could be so despicable?!
The seed of suspicion was about to be sown, and Chen Nuanhan suddenly clapped her hands, speaking to everyone with utter sincerity.
\"Don’t start guessing wildly. I truly believe in you guys from the bottom of my heart. I know you’re not the kind to stab a sister in the back without rhyme or reason. It’s most likely my own fault... I’m not the only one who ever complained about Su Huai to you; it’s pretty normal that outsiders might overhear. Really, it’s all my fault for being so carried away and talkative.\"
The sisters finally breathed a sigh of relief, accepting her explanation.
Xiaomi, still shaken, patted her chest, \"You scared me to death. I thought... I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have doubted you guys.\"
\"It’s okay, I’ve been pondering it awhile myself.\" Dandong Girl laughed it off, \"But no matter how much I think, it just doesn’t seem possible. How good has Warm Sister been to us, eh? Su Huai being with Gu Jiuyue benefits none of us, right?\"
\"Yes yes yes, I only want to ship Nuanhuai CP; Gusu CP is such a lousy gimmick!\"
They all chatted noisily, and the atmosphere finally returned to normal.
But Chen Nuanhan’s mind remained utterly chaotic, as if struck by tumultuous thunder.
She could feel it; not a single sister had lied or harbored ill will towards her.
But she could also confirm that she had never uttered those words in front of any outsider.
So... was it really me who told him while drunk?!
What’s going on?
When?
Did I do anything else?
Chen Nuanhan’s thoughts became more and more disorganized, and she was utterly anxious.
*****
Here it comes, here it comes"
