Chapter 9: Who would confess to me? It’s so hard to guess

At noon the next day, the sun was shining brightly, and the weather was beautiful…

“Wow, honey, you smell so good. Have you been using that body wash I bought you?”

“Yeah, babe, that? I’ve been using it, but the scent feels a bit weird.”

“No, it’s not! Your original scent was the one that was weird~”

“Is that so? Then what about this orange scent on me now?”

“Pfft, haha… where’s the orange scent? If there really was one, wouldn’t that just make me want to take a bite and eat you up like an orange?~”

“…”

Ye Zhou slumped on a wooden bench on the sports field, his arms spread over the backrest and his legs wide apart in a casual yet helpless posture.

Listening to the sweet talk of the couple passing by, he had originally intended to take a walk after lunch to help his stomach digest, but he ended up even more stuffed from this unexpected dog food.

His head felt a bit dizzy, and he couldn’t help but recall something his parents often told him:

“Xiao Zhou, your goal right now isn’t to date, but to study hard. Once you get into a good university, love will naturally come to your doorstep.”

Looking back now, the credibility of that statement was no better than the lucky money relatives gave during New Year, only for it to be confiscated by parents under the pretext of safe keeping it for your future bride price when you grow up.”

“Yawn…”

Ye Zhou stood up and stretched, put on his black backpack, and walked forward slowly.

Better not think too much about it for now; he needed to prepare the necessities for his afternoon classes.

However, at that moment, the Daily Intelligence in his mind began to refresh:

[Today’s Intel: Someone in the Drama and Film Club will confess their love to Ye Zhou.]

Ye Zhou took a cursory glance and didn’t see anything strange at first. He thought it might be some member of the club confessing to someone else today.

But looking closer, who else could “Ye Zhou” be but himself?

Fine, fine, fine! Ye Zhou understood now—this Today’s Intel was clearly targeting him!

Moreover, he highly suspected the reason the Daily Intelligence existed in his mind was mostly related to him breaking that so-called Treasure of the Club. Otherwise, why would the three intel reports it had given either be directly related to the Drama and Film Club or indirectly related to it?

The two were practically tied together.

But what could he do now?

Complaining was just complaining; if it really came to, he either had to endure it or not. Was there even a third option?

Just as President Jiang Yingxue had said, since he was the one who broke the Treasure of the Club and chose the latter option, he should prepare to stay in the Drama and Film Club until graduation.

“Sigh!”

Ye Zhou walked into a shaded path nearby, shaking his head and sighing.

According to Today’s Intel, he began to ponder who in the Drama and Film Club would confess to him.

Who could it be? It was so hard to guess.

If he only filtered for the people he was familiar with, there were only three: President Jiang Yingxue, with whom he shared the secret of being a fake lover; Su Zhihan, who shared the experience of their first stage play, Platonic Love; and Senior Student Chen Yuhe, who had recruited him into the club and was full of enthusiasm for everyone.

Cough, cough, cough… But before that, he had to apologize for his previous disrespectful thoughts toward his parents’ words—the credibility of their words was truly as clear as the sun and moon.

However, having learned from his previous experience, Ye Zhou wasn’t excited at all this time; instead, he felt a bit helpless.

Because as expected, this would likely be another accidental confession caused by an unintended situation.

The reason? It was simple.

For example, they might be bored and playing Truth or Dare together. Whoever lost and chose “Dare” might be punished by being told to confess to someone in the Drama and Film Club. As the only male in the club, wouldn’t it obviously be him?

Ye Zhou’s brain capacity was limited; regardless, he couldn’t imagine the cold and slightly dark-bellied President Jiang confessing to him.

As for Su Zhihan, their shallow relationship was like a piece of paper—and note, it was the kind of kraft paper that a single chopstick couldn’t poke through.

Finally, there was Senior Student Chen Yuhe…

Speak of the devil.

“Oh! Junior Student Ye Zhou, what a coincidence! I didn’t expect to run into you on the way to the club!”

A familiar voice came, accompanied by a push on his back. Although it wasn’t heavy, to be honest, Ye Zhou was startled as he was lost in thought.

“Why the long face? Tell your Senior Student. Who bullied you? I’ll help you get revenge…”

Ye Zhou was slightly stunned and turned around.

He saw Chen Yuhe patting her chest confidently.

Under the sunlight, she wore a white baseball cap backwards, her crimson hair draped over her shoulders. Her almond eyes sparkled like stars.

She wore an open white shirt over a black camisole, denim hot pants, and Doc Martin boots, showing off her slender waist and long, fair legs.

Ye Zhou’s eyelids couldn’t help but twitch; it felt like Chen Yuhe never had a day where she wasn’t full of energy.

“It’s nothing, just some academic issues…”

“Oh! So it’s academic issues. Well, you can’t come to me for that, because I’m a big dummy too…”

Chen Yuhe tapped her own head and stuck out her tongue playfully.

“Yeah, I won’t look for you. I’ll handle my own academic problems.”

“Speaking of which, have you heard the various discussions people are having on campus today?”

“Huh? Sorry, I’m not aware.”

“Ugh, what a silly Junior Student. They’re definitely talking about the Platonic Love stage play you did with Junior Student Su Zhihan. After all, it was a complete success and left everyone wanting more.”

“Then I’m truly grateful.”

“But even though you’re both newcomers, you’re much stronger than I was back then. I still remember the first time I performed on stage; I was so nervous I made a mess of the whole thing. Club Leader Jiang was so angry her fair face turned black instantly, pfft…“

“Hmm, how do they put it? Experience matters. Seniors are always seniors. As juniors, we should definitely ask for guidance and learn with an open mind.”

“…”

The two chatted as they walked, quickly arriving at a fork in the road.

However, just as Ye Zhou put his hands in his pockets to take the other path, Chen Yuhe reached out and grabbed his wrist, asking, “Aren’t you going to the club?”

“I have a full schedule of classes this afternoon. If I’m going to the club, it’ll probably have to be tonight.”

“Alright then, you must come to the club tonight. I have some private matters to discuss with you,” Chen Yuhe said, letting go, her tone relaxed yet peppered with a bit of seriousness.

A flash of doubt crossed Ye Zhou’s brow.

“Uh… can’t you tell me now?”

“Stupid Junior Student, I said it’s a private matter, so it obviously has to be said in a private setting. How can I say it in public?”

“My apologies for not thinking it through. I’ll head to the club as soon as classes are over.”

“Then it’s a deal. I’ll be waiting at the club, so you must come, Junior Student.”

Chen Yuhe added another sentence, as if she wasn’t quite at ease.

Ye Zhou nodded without hesitation, and the two went their separate ways.

He wasn’t sure if he had mis-seen it, but Ye Zhou thought he captured a hint of bashfulness in those almond eyes that were usually full of enthusiasm for everyone.

But Ye Zhou didn’t think much of it; after all, it was almost time for his first afternoon class and he was nearly late.

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