Chapter 118: A Slap in the Face

Hearing these words, the crowd reacted in various ways. Most of their classmates were filled with a mixture of surprise and excitement; after all, this was the first time they had ever seen Gu Zehuai, and who knew if they would ever get another chance in the future. Shen Mengxia and Wen Jiu, however, remained perfectly calm.

The one who reacted the most was Xu Weiwei. She had not expected that a casual message to that person would actually bring Gu Zehuai here. Amid her shock was a massive surge of satisfaction. Indeed, this grand entrance was more than enough to satisfy her vanity.

Before the others could snap out of their daze, Xu Weiwei tossed her hair, stood up, and walked straight toward Gu Zehuai. But her excitement had clouded her judgment; she failed to notice that Gu Zehuai had not spared her a single glance.

As she stepped in front of him, the eyes of all their classmates fell upon the two of them. This only heightened Xu Weiwei's excitement, drawing her deeper into the illusion, as if she truly were Gu Zehuai's girlfriend.

"Zehuai..." Xu Weiwei called out shyly.

Before she could say another word, Gu Zehuai interrupted her. "Excuse me, but who are you?"

The expression on Xu Weiwei's face froze. Seeing the strange looks appearing on everyone's faces, she was just about to quietly laugh it off when Gu Zehuai spoke again: "Apologies for the intrusion, everyone. I came to find my girlfriend. Tonight's bill is on me, so please enjoy yourselves."

With that, before Xu Weiwei or the classmates could react, Gu Zehuai walked straight in one direction. Stopping in front of Wen Jiu, he smiled warmly at her and took her hand.

Wen Jiu offered a gentle smile in return, raising their intertwined hands to introduce him to the room. "Let me introduce you all. This is my boyfriend, Gu Zehuai."

Not only was the crowd stunned, but Xu Weiwei was also rooted to the spot in sheer shock. Why? Why was Gu Zehuai's girlfriend Wen Jiu? Even if it wasn't her, it shouldn't have been Wen Jiu!

The way everyone looked at her had completely changed—there was scrutiny, doubt, and mockery.

A few of the more curious ones immediately voiced their skepticism. "Xu Weiwei, are you sure Mr. Gu is your boyfriend?"

"Yeah, it doesn't look like it." After saying this, the speaker exchanged a look with the person next to her, and both burst into laughter. These two girls had also been targeted by Xu Weiwei back in high school. Back then, they had not known how to expose the scheming nature hidden beneath her innocent facade. Now, after all these years, they had finally gotten their sweet revenge.

Wen Jiu, delivering the ultimate blow, also looked at Xu Weiwei with feigned confusion and asked, "Oh, Weiwei, why hasn't your boyfriend arrived yet? He really must be incredibly busy."

Wen Jiu mimicked Xu Weiwei's usual tone and expression to near perfection. Standing beside her, Shen Mengxia struggled to suppress her laughter. As expected of Jiujiu. If the timing had not been so inappropriate, she would have given her a thumbs-up on the spot.

Gu Zehuai had never seen this side of Wen Jiu before. Finding it refreshing, he looked down at her with fond indulgence.

"No matter how busy he is, could he possibly be busier than Mr. Gu? Besides, she didn't deny that Mr. Gu was her boyfriend just now." Although the speaker murmured this quietly, it was loud enough for everyone in the silent private room to hear every word.

Xu Weiwei's face turned pale and red in turns. She stood frozen, glaring venomously at Wen Jiu, who was standing side-by-side with Gu Zehuai, their fingers tightly laced together.

Why was it Wen Jiu again?!

Even if Gu Zehuai had not come, she could have easily spun a lie to cover it up. And even if he had come, as long as he was not Wen Jiu's boyfriend, she would not have been humiliated like this.

It was all because of Wen Jiu!

The mask on Xu Weiwei's face was on the verge of cracking, yet not a single classmate stepped forward to help her. Sensing that this farce had gone on long enough, Wen Jiu did not want to waste any more time on Xu Weiwei. Just as she was about to bid everyone farewell and leave, someone else who loved to stir up trouble spoke up.

"Xu Weiwei, how did your boyfriend end up being Wen Jiu's boyfriend? Then who were those posts on your Moments about? You admitted yourself back then that it was Mr. Gu."

The sheer mockery in the first half of the sentence made Xu Weiwei sway, but hearing the latter half, she managed to gather a bit of confidence. "I never admitted it was Mr. Gu. Don't spread rumors."

Her face quickly reverted to its usual innocent and pitiful look, which was deeply frustrating to behold.

A few of the quicker-witted classmates were already scrolling through Xu Weiwei's past Moments. When they saw the photos of the Gu Group headquarters, the interior office shots, and the accompanying captions, they finally realized just how scheming Xu Weiwei was.

The caption read in plain sight: *Thank you for your hard work, busy Mr. Gu!*

With such suggestive phrasing and photos, the comments were naturally a mix of flattery and curiosity.

One of the comments read: [Wow, is that Mr. Gu, the president of the Gu Group? Weiwei, you're so lucky!]

Xu Weiwei had not directly confirmed or denied it, replying only with a blushing emoji.

Only now did everyone finally realize the truth, seeing Xu Weiwei for who she really was.

Wen Jiu was in no hurry to leave now. Remembering something, she spoke up slowly, "Xu Weiwei, don't use those petty tricks of yours on me. I won that audition back in our freshman year of high school fair and square; I would never stoop to using the back door. You, on the other hand, instigated others to spread rumors behind my back while keeping your own hands clean."

Having said her piece, she did not look at Xu Weiwei again. Turning to the rest of the room, Wen Jiu said, "I hope you all have a wonderful night. We'll be taking our leave now." With that, she led Gu Zehuai out of the private room.

Indeed, after such an unpleasant incident, who would want to stay? If they were in Wen Jiu's shoes, they would have done the exact same thing.

Shen Mengxia glanced at Xu Weiwei, swept her eyes over the room, offered a few polite parting words, and left as well.

Standing where she was, Xu Weiwei had already adjusted her expression, looking as though nothing had happened. However, the former "good classmates" whom she had manipulated in the past did not share her composure.