Chapter 2201: Lu Meng (13)
When they reached the restroom door, Wu Huan noticed that she was the only one talking. Ruan Jiaojiao hadn’t responded at all, so she asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Jiaojiao, am I talking too much?"
Ruan Jiaojiao shook her head and smiled, "No, I’m just not very interested in his matters."
In the past, listening to Yu Rou talk about it could be entertaining, and they’d gossip together. But now, she genuinely found it a bit annoying to even listen; Yu Rou felt the same, which is why she hadn’t mentioned it during their phone calls these past few days.
"Is that so? Did you know?" Wu Huan recalled what had happened with Ruan Jiaojiao at the karaoke and was not surprised by her response, promptly changing the topic.
As expected, Ruan Jiaojiao became much more talkative, and they shared laughter along the way. Since there were only two classes on Friday morning, Ruan Jiaojiao planned to head straight home after class and had arranged to meet Duan Xi at the school gate.
The foreign language department’s teaching building was the oldest type, with staircases at both ends. Even walking alongside Jiang Xun made her resist; once she saw him leaving the classroom to the left, she instantly went right.
She thought this would mean no interaction, but surprisingly, she saw Jiang Xun waiting in front of the building, looking like he was expecting her.
Ruan Jiaojiao frowned, feeling infinitely annoyed inside; she stood rooted to the spot without any inclination to approach.
Last time, in the living room, they had really fallen out, right? Although Ruan Jiaojiao rarely held grudges with people, she wished to cut ties completely with Jiang Xun. But Jiang Xun always seemed to have a severe case of amnesia, showing aversion towards her while persistently approaching her.
Initially, Jiang Xun remained still, but seeing Ruan Jiaojiao stop after coming downstairs, he stepped forward—still with that look of disgust—yet compelled to come over, simultaneously producing a red invitation card.
"Next month on the 28th, this is my and Nianian’s wedding." Jiang Xun handed over the invitation, fearing she might misunderstand: "My family insisted I give this to you; come or don’t, it’s up to you..."
"I won’t be coming, thank you." Ruan Jiaojiao rejected him outright, her expression even sourer than his, promptly sidestepping him in front of many others and leaving.
Right in front of everyone, being snubbed by Ruan Jiaojiao darkened Jiang Xun’s face, and he reflexively reached out to grab her, but before his hand could touch her, someone blocked his way.
"Truly, ugly souls make much ado, blind-eyed and heart-blind." Shen Ting seemingly appeared out of nowhere, directly seizing Jiang Xun’s wrist as he attempted to grab Ruan Jiaojiao, pushing him back hard, causing Jiang Xun to stagger back two steps.
Then, Shen Ting looked at Ruan Jiaojiao disdainfully, urging her, "Why are you still standing there stupidly, are you coming or not?"
Upon hearing this, Ruan Jiaojiao hurriedly shouldered her bag and caught up.
Jiang Xun’s face could no longer be described as merely sour; from the moment Shen Ting transferred to the school over a year ago, he didn’t consider himself familiar with him. Yet every time Shen Ting encountered him, he made ambiguous, sarcastically toned comments.
In the past, since it wasn’t explicitly directed at him and he maintained composure publicly, he didn’t bother too much about it.