Let’s Squander A Billion First!

Chapter 778: Chapter 778: The Childhood Sweetheart Gets Married (4)

Chuzheng spent the last few minutes spending a million, then leaned against a dark corner to catch her breath.

Whirr, Whirr, Whirr—

The phone suddenly vibrated.

Chuzheng fumbled it out and glanced at the screen, a name flashing—Shang Yu.

Her step-father.

Without any hesitation, she hung up and blocked the number.

Calling her at this time, he must be up to no good.

Only a fool would answer.

Chuzheng stuffed her phone back into her pocket and took a ride back to her place.

-

Yan Xiu and his group came from wealthy and powerful families; even if they were taken away, they’d be fine soon enough.

But the next day, Chuzheng didn’t see that Hummer.

It was probably confiscated by his family.

Yan Xiu glanced at her from a distance, his expression a bit strange, which made her feel uneasy.

He couldn’t possibly know it was me who reported him, right?

No way.

Anyway, I just need to deny it.

Chuzheng, expression unchanged, walked into the school, quickly leaving Yan Xiu’s line of sight.

News of Chuzheng and Yan Xiu’s breakup spread quickly.

But...

Jiang Jin pulled Chuzheng into a corner, ”Xiao Chu, have you heard the rumors going around outside?”

”What?” Chuzheng leaned against the wall, asking indifferently.

”They’re saying you cheated...” Jiang Jin said, ”You greened Yan Xiu.”

Chuzheng: ”???”

Jiang Jin cautiously glanced at Chuzheng, ”Xiao Chu, you didn’t really...”

”No.”

”That’s good.” Jiang Jin breathed a sigh of relief, but then she got tense again, ”But now everyone’s saying that, and they’re all blaming you.”

Jiang Jin took out her phone and logged into the school’s forum to show her.

Yan Xiu was handsome and a rich second-generation.

There were who knows how many little fangirls.

Before, when Yan Xiu was orbiting around the original owner, those fangirls probably could’ve made enough voodoo dolls to circle the Earth.

Now that the news of her cheating had suddenly burst out, they must be ready to eat her alive.

Their heartthrob, whom you have but didn’t cherish, even cheating on him, that’s unforgivable!

The forum was full of ugly words, and Jiang Jin was so angry that her chest hurt just reading them.

”These people don’t know anything and just start cursing,” Jiang Jin felt indignant on Chuzheng’s behalf.

”Xiao Chu, what exactly happened between you and Yan Xiu?”

Everything was fine before the weekend.

In just one weekend, everything changed.

”He cheated,” Chuzheng said.

”What!” Jiang Jin raised her voice, then quickly covered her mouth, looking around to check if anyone had noticed, and then whispered, ”Yan Xiu cheated? Really?”

”Yeah.”

Yan Xiu indeed cheated.

He was only with the original owner to get important information through her. The person Yan Xiu truly liked was someone else, and they had been dating all along.

When the original owner confronted Yan Xiu, what she saw was the two of them being disgustingly affectionate.

”Doesn’t that mean...” Jiang Jin was a bit flustered, ”Yan Xiu cheated, and now he’s trying to blame you instead?!”

”Yeah.” The plot didn’t have this twist; it must have changed because of her.

Jiang Jin was furious, ”That’s too much! I’m going to confront him.”

Chuzheng held her back, ”No need.”

If arguing was useful, we wouldn’t need the police.

[...Miss, forgive my bluntness, but I don’t understand the causal relationship in that sentence?]

Chuzheng: If arguing worked, there wouldn’t be so many homicides.

[...]

”Aren’t you angry? Xiao Chu, he treated you like this! Now he is ruining your reputation, he’s just a scumbag!” Jiang Jin was more anxious than the Emperor, like a worrying eunuch.

Chuzheng agreed with the ”jerk” label Jiang Jin used.

For the original host, Yan Xiu was just that, a jerk.

However...

”I am not angry.” I have ways to deal with him, why be angry when there will be a time for him to cry.

”...”

Xiao Chu couldn’t have gone mad with rage, could she?

Jiang Jin felt a chilling unease.

-

Jiang Jin kept a close eye on Chuzheng, fearing she might do something drastic over this incident.

But Chuzheng carried on as normal, eating when she should eat, drinking when she should drink. She saw and heard the rumors circulating about her, but she never responded, as if the person they were discussing wasn’t her at all.

”Yao Chuzheng, Teacher Qiu is calling you to the office.”

Chuzheng’s heart skipped a beat.

Had they discovered that Xu Qingzi wrote the essay for herself?

But once Chuzheng entered the office, she realized that Teacher Qiu wasn’t there because of the essay.

It was because of the recent school rumors.

”Student Yao,” Teacher Qiu said sternly, ”about the recent rumors at school, do you have anything you want to tell the teacher?”

Chuzheng thought for a moment, then spoke up righteously, ”Early romance is not good, so I have already broken up with Yan Xiu. Don’t worry, Teacher, I will study hard and not fall in love early again.”

Teacher Qiu: ”...”

He hadn’t even started his speech, and you’re already making promises?!

Teacher Qiu coughed, ”It’s good that you understand. You’re both still young, and studying is more important. It’s not too late to date after going to university.”

Chuzheng was agreeable, and whether she was telling the truth or lying, as a teacher, he had to believe his student. Thus, the educational speech Teacher Qiu had prepared was not used at all.

In the end, he could only let Chuzheng return to class.

”This kid... something’s off about her.”

Teacher Qiu muttered to himself.

-

Chuzheng left the office, silently exhaling. Good thing I’m clever, or I’d still be in there getting lectured.

The mess the original host left behind is for me to clean up.

Sigh.

Life is so hard.

”Xu Qingzi, this isn’t fake, is it?”

Chuzheng retracted her step to leave, stood against the wall carefully, and peeked outside.

Two girls were standing on the staircase.

One of them Chuzheng recognized, it was Xu Qingzi, whom she had helped with an essay.

It was during class now, so what were these two sneaking around here for?

”Hmph, would I, Xu Qingzi, buy a fake?” Xu Qingzi crossed her arms, proud as a peacock, looking at the girl above her.

”It was out of stock a few days ago, where did you buy it? Don’t make a fool of yourself with some high-quality counterfeit,” the girl said sarcastically.

”That’s none of your business where I bought it,” Xu Qingzi retorted with equal sarcasm.

”You...” The girl wanted to get angry, but she quickly suppressed it and said with a smile, ”What does it matter if you managed to buy one? It’s not like your dad bought it for you. Do you think by owning the same thing as me, you can deceive yourself into believing Dad likes you too?”

Xu Qingzi’s face immediately darkened, ”Don’t get too cocky, Xu Jiahuan!”

”Tsk, you’re just a pitiful worm,” the girl poked Xu Qingzi’s chest and shouldered her as she swaggered away.

Xu Qingzi clenched her fists and hurried up the stairs, then turned the corner and saw Chuzheng standing there.

Chuzheng looked at her calmly.

Xu Qingzi’s eyes flickered uneasily, ”You... how much did you hear?”

”I didn’t hear anything.”

Chuzheng calmly continued up to the classroom on the upper floor.

Xu Qingzi bit her lip and followed her.

Usually, Xu Qingzi acted like a proud young lady, rarely conceding. She said awkwardly, ”I’ll pay you back for the necklace.”

”...” Are you a demon?! Chuzheng sternly refused, ”No need, what we did was a transaction.”

Xu Qingzi hadn’t believed for a second that Chuzheng could actually buy the necklace.

The deal was fundamentally unfair.

”I don’t like owing people things,” Xu Qingzi promised she would pay her back.

”...” Chuzheng turned her head, ”How about you help me with my homework then?”

”????”