Chapter 417: After Losing Weight, You All Love Me (29)

Chapter 417: After Losing Weight, Everybody Loves Me (29)

A storm was visibly gathering in his eyes!

When Lu Tongchu looked over with anger in his gaze, Gu Jiajia finally realized… his eyes… were deeply unsettling.

"You…"

"Who are you?"

Her confidence instantly halved. Only when Lu Tongchu lifted her up like a chick did Gu Jiajia notice that there was someone else standing beside Tang Qing.

"I like her."

Blunt and completely unrelated words—just like that, they spilled out of Lu Tongchu’s mouth!

Both Tang Qing and Gu Jiajia stood frozen!

Wait…

He was asked who he was—

What did he mean, suddenly declaring he liked her?

All her resentment vanished completely because of Lu Tongchu’s utterly baffling confession. Instead, Gu Jiajia was thrown into confusion…

What exactly did those words mean?

Still dazed from being effortlessly moved aside by Lu Tongchu, Gu Jiajia then heard Tang Qing’s voice. She explained, "What I wanted to say earlier was, did you misunderstand something?"

"Xing Zhe and I, we're not dating."

"So… what you said about me stealing him away…"

Tang Qing’s tone was tinged with confusion as she continued, "I don’t really understand."

She and Xing Zhe weren’t dating!

Those world-shattering words!

Only then did Gu Jiajia jolt back to reality, murmuring, "How is that possible? Everyone on the forums said you two…"

Tang Qing’s tone was firm. "We’re really not together."

"It’s because I helped Xing Zhe with his thesis project… so he invited me."

They weren't even a couple!

Hearing Tang Qing’s words, Gu Jiajia suddenly realized—

It seemed…

She'd made a huge mistake!

Snapping out of it, Gu Jiajia immediately apologized, "I…"

"I’m sorry, I was just… too worked up…"

The fiercer she was at the beginning, the more timid her apology is now!

Especially when she thought about how she was about to throw hands earlier...

Gu Jiajia wanted to slap herself right then and there!

"It's all good, just a misunderstanding."

Tang Qing took another look at Gu Jiajia in front of her. Compared to the state she had seen at the gym that day, it was like night and day!

It was hard to imagine that a stunner could look so worn down.

"You..."

"You seem... off."

Even without Tang Qing's reminder, Gu Jiajia knew how bad she looked.

The time when she was dating Xing Zhe was undoubtedly the happiest period of her life...

Even now, she still wasn’t over the breakup!

Especially with Xing Zhe graduating, she might never see him ever again... Just the thought of it was something she couldn't accept at all!

Without Xing Zhe, everything in life seemed to lose its meaning.

Gu Jiajia knew her state wasn't right, but it was useless... Only Xing Zhe was the only thing that could fix her!

Out of nowhere, it was Tang Qing who spoke first.

She said, "The last time I saw you... I was so jealous of you."

Gu Jiajia jerked her head up!

She almost thought she had misheard! Gesturing at herself, baffled, she asked, "You said you were envious of me?"

Tang Qing replied, "Yes."

"You might not remember, but I was that fat girl at the gym back then..."

"Fat girl?" Gu Jiajia repeated softly, her memories flashing back...

It was hazy, but she kinda remembered.

On the day of the breakup...

Staring at Tang Qing’s face... Gu Jiajia's eyes widened in disbelief! "You've lost so much weight!"

That fat girl...

She had been standing right next to her and Xing Zhe, they spotted her the second they walked in.

Back then, she had even looked down on her, thinking, how’d a girl let herself get that big...

A few months later, she seemed like a whole new person, entirely transformed!

"Yes, I lost weight through dieting."

She said, sounding almost relieved, Tang Qing continued, "You have no idea, that day when you walked in, I thought, you're so beautiful."

"I wish I could be like you someday."

A simple, matter-of-fact description.

But for Gu Jiajia, it felt like a bomb had been dropped!

All her thoughts these days had revolved around Xing Zhe. She had even gone to the boys' dorm several times!

Unfortunately, each time she came up empty-handed.

She felt like a worn-out soccer ball booted away by Xing Zhe—no matter how hard she tried, he was unwilling to patch things up.

"So, that day, I remembered your name, Ms. Gu."

No wonder she knew who I was!

So that was it, she thought!

"Ms. Gu, you looked really beautiful that day."

Hearing such praise again, Gu Jiajia was frozen for a second!

All the frustration that had surrounded Gu Jiajia these days seemed to instantly find an outlet!

It was her... who had completely lost herself in this relationship!

She had wanted Xing Zhe's love so badly that she became like a pesky piece of sticky candy, even chasing after him and humbly begging him to love her again...

She had sunk so low!

Suddenly, everything became clear!

The dimness in Gu Jiajia's eyes suddenly lit up with new energy!

She gave a sincere bow in Tang Qing's direction.

"Thank you!"

"Just now... you told me something crucial..."

"I almost..."

She had almost made a huge mistake, but Tang Qing's words—"you were beautiful"—had pulled her back!

There was still a trace of emotion in Gu Jiajia's voice. "These past few days, I’ve been the one getting in my own way."

Xing Zhe is indeed outstanding.

Just standing there, he's so dazzling you can't look away!

It was her—she had wanted that light so badly, wanted to bask in that glow... that she forgot she, too, could shine.

After finally collecting herself, Gu Jiajia got a good look at the two people before her.

Only then did she notice that the guy standing next to him was very tall!

And really good-looking!

Though he wore a pair of kind of out-of-place black-framed glasses, Gu Jiajia could still tell—this man had great looks!

Not one bit worse than Xing Zhe!

Remembering what Lu Tongchu had just said, Gu Jiajia asked, "So, are you two actually a couple?"

Just as he was about to explain, he thought!

Lu Tongchu's stubbornness about getting that gift at the restaurant suddenly resurfaced!

Once again, answering a question that wasn't asked!

"Yeah, I like her."

Not talking about the relationship, just talking about feelings!

His inexplicable way of responding managed to sidetrack Gu Jiajia!

"Oh, I get it."

"It seems everyone on the forum had it wrong! You two are the real couple then!"

Gu Jiajia spoke sincerely, "Best wishes to you both!"

"You seem very well-matched."

Lu Tongchu replied with his usual casual tone, "Thank you."

Hearing this blessing, though his answer seemed plain, the corner of Lu Tongchu's lips still subtly gave away a hint of his growing happiness.

System alert: "Detected an increase in Lu Tongchu's affection value. Current affection value: 58 points now."