Chapter 10 He Already Has a Girlfriend

• Zhang Haichang attentively extended his regards. “Yimo, today isn’t a weekend though. Why did you come here? And you even brought such a large luggage bag!”
• Fang Haobo pulled a chair over for Liang Yimo to sit and rest.
• Ma Zhijie, who wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses and looked quiet and scholarly, poured a glass of cold water for Liang Yimo. “Yimo, have some water.”
• “Thank you!” Liang Yimo took the glass of water and sat down while smiling. Her eyes roamed around the room. “Is Xu not here?”
• Once she mentioned He Mingxu, the three exchanged a look. After a pause, Zhang Haichang replied with a smile, “He went for self-study.”
• “Y-Yeah!” Fang Haobo stuttered as he added.
• Ma Zhijie furrowed his eyebrows but he kept quiet.
• For some reason, Liang Yimo felt like they were hiding something from her, so she fished out her phone from her handbag. Before she called He Mingxu, Ma Zhijie suddenly walked toward her and snatched her phone away.
• “You don’t have to call him. I’ll just bring you to Mingxu,” Ma Zhijie suddenly said in a cold tone.
• Zhang Haichang and Fang Haobo immediately raised their eyebrows at Ma Zhijie, hinting him not to be nosy.
• After glancing at Zhang Haichang and Fang Haobo, Ma Zhijie ignored them and returned the phone to Liang Yimo before continuing, “Yimo, come with me.”
• With that, he walked out of the dorm alone.
• Liang Yimo quickly told Zhang Haichang and Fang Haobo to look after her luggage before she picked up her handbag and immediately followed Ma Zhijie out.
• Left behind, Zhang Haichang and Fang Haobo looked at each other.
• Liang Yimo caught up with Ma Zhijie. Noticing that he looked laden with anxiety, she couldn’t help but purse her lips and ask with concern, “Ma Zhijie, what’s wrong?”
• “When you meet He Mingxu later, promise me that you won’t cry,” Ma Zhijie walked forward while replying, his words heavy.
• Actually, this was between He Mingxu and Liang Yimo. Why did he have to butt in?
• However…
• Thinking of that, Ma Zhijie frowned.
• Liang Yimo thought that something bad happened to He Mingxu, causing her voice to become hoarse with anxiety. “Has something happened to Xu? Is he okay?”
• “He’s fine. In fact, he’s doing very well,” Ma Zhijie replied coldly.
• For the rest of the journey, no matter how much Liang Yimo asked, Ma Zhijie only replied her with ‘once you arrive there, you’ll know’ to brush her off.
• So, Liang Yimo could only shut up and stop asking.
• Both of them went to the back entrance of the university. Outside was a wide road, and on the opposite were blocks of residential flats with five or six floors as well as a food street.
• Ma Zhijie led Liang Yimo into an alley. After turning a corner and walking for another ten meters or so, they arrived at a stainless-steel grill door.
• The people walking in and out were all young couples.
• Liang Yimo vaguely began to realize something, but she didn’t dare to believe the thought she had in her heart.
• Ma Zhijie opened the stainless-steel grill door and walked in while Liang Yimo slightly lowered her head and quietly followed him in.
• They went up to the third floor and stopped at a dark green burglar-proof door.
• Then, Ma Zhijie took out a key from his pocket and opened the door before walking in.
• After Liang Yimo followed him in, she saw that this unit had four rooms with a living room, balcony, dining room and kitchen. It was three times larger than the small apartment she rented with Su Manxue.
• Ma Zhijie directly walked to the left most door and knocked softly on it.
• He Mingxu’s voice rang out from the room. “Who’s there?”
• “It’s me!” Ma Zhijie replied.
• He Mingxu asked, “Didn’t you say that you’ll go back to the dorm tonight? Why did you come back?”
• “Come out. I need to talk to you,” Ma Zhijie continued.
• “Wait a minute. Let me put on my clothes first,” He Mingxu replied again.
• Right after that, a woman’s voice came from the room. “Ma Zhijie is so inconsiderate. Why did he come at such a bad time?”
• “Darling, don’t be angry. Let me ask him what’s going on, and I’ll explain it to you once I come back,” He Mingxu comforted her in a gentle voice.
• The noises coming from the room were faint. Although they couldn’t clearly hear what the people in the room were saying, they could still distinguish that there was a woman other than He Mingxu in the room.
• Liang Yimo was standing beside Ma Zhijie, so she heard everything clearly.
• In the room, there was a woman other than He Mingxu.
• It wasn’t time to sleep now, but why did He Mingxu have to put on his clothes before coming out?
• A lump formed in Liang Yimo’s throat, and tears immediately welled in her eyes.
• When He Mingxu opened the door and saw Liang Yimo standing beside Ma Zhijie, he was instantly stunned.
• “Mingxu, why are you just standing there?” That woman’s voice rang out again.
• In the next second, the owner of that voice appeared in front of Liang Yimo.
• Long hair draped over her shoulder. She had red lips, white teeth and had on light make up on her face. She was only wearing He Mingxu’s white shirt, exposing her two fair and slender legs.
• “Look at that, Ma Zhijie. You finally found a girlfriend, you nerd!” After sizing Liang Yimo up, the woman moved her red lips and teased him.
• Ma Zhijie nonchalantly squinted at Lin Ruoqin. When he opened his mouth to say something to He Mingxu, He Mingxu interrupted him before he could say anything.
• “She’s my cousin from the countryside!” He Mingxu said with a smile.
• At that moment, the unbearable pain in Liang Yimo’s heart stopped her tears from falling, and only her lips were trembling.
• “Yes, your cousin suddenly came to see you, so I brought her here,” Ma Zhijie coldly echoed him.
• He Mingxu slightly turned his body to the side and gently informed his girlfriend beside him, “Ruoqin, I’ll bring my cousin for dinner first. After I settle her down, I’ll come back to accompany you. She traveled by long-distance bus all the way from the countryside, so she must not have eaten her dinner.”
• “Alright. Besides, I don’t want to go out anymore, so I won’t be accompanying your cousin,” Lin Ruoqin pouted and said. After a pause, she turned to look at Liang Yimo and smiled. “Nice to meet you, Mingxu’s cousin. I’m your cousin’s girlfriend, Lin Ruoqin.”
• “H-How long… have you b-been together?” Liang Yimo tried not to choke on her sobs.
• Lin Ruoqin smiled shyly. Then, she intimately held He Mingxu’s arm and replied, “It’s almost a year now! Xu, am I right?”
• “Let’s not talk about this now. Let me bring my cousin for dinner first.” He Mingxu quickly changed the topic.
• Lin Ruoqin nodded and let go of He Mingxu’s arm.
• After He Mingxu walked out of the room and closed the door, his expression suddenly changed and he shot daggers at Ma Zhijie.
• Liang Yimo didn’t utter a word more and turned to leave. Instinctively, she started to run.
• He Mingxu immediately chased after her.