Chapter 58 Visiting City One For A Look

Gu Nanqian’s voice sounded pleasant to the ear.

Even though she meant to protect Ning Meng, Ning Meng didn’t feel comforted at all, feeling as if something were odd.

Perhaps, this was how little white flowers spoke.

Gu Nanqian stepped out from behind and told the boy, “It’s nothing. Meng Ning wouldn’t do anything to me. She treats me very well, you should quickly head back.”

Ning Meng could only say, “I really want to eat something right now. If you want to get on my good side, can you please make way? I’m really hungry.”

She had only eaten biscuits after a long time and was almost about to starve to death.

Gu Nanqian, who had tears in her eyes, suddenly burst into giggles, saying in a low voice, “Meng Ning, you haven’t eaten yet? Let me accompany you, you must be starving.”

“Don’t eat together with her.” The boy beside her held her back, “What if she makes a move on you? Who knows what she’s thinking, you won’t be able to beat her.”

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Even if there were students who couldn’t understand homosexuals, they would definitely only number a few people.

Meng Ning was only a lesbian who hadn’t forced anyone to do anything, but she was being isolated by the entire department. There was no doubt there was something fishy at play.

Ning Meng also remembered from the memories that Meng Ning usually had a good character. Even though she was a bit self-abasing, she was willing to help others and was a good student who worked hard at her part-time so she also had a few friends.

It was only until the matter of being homosexual was brought to light that it seemed like her friends looked at her with a disgusted gaze and distanced themselves overnight.

As a bystander, Ning Meng was certain that there was something going on.

The biggest possibility was that Gu Nanqian had played a role, influencing the reputation Meng Ning had in the department.

She immediately measured Gu Nanqian several times.

Gu Nanqian was delicate but looked strong…an image fitting of a little white flower.

The boy was originally going to urge Gu Nanqian to leave, however, when he lifted his head, he saw Meng Ning’s gaze fixated on Gu Nanqian’s body, even measuring up and down.

He couldn’t help but think of all those rumors.

There was no doubt they were true!

He pushed Gu Nanqian behind him, blocking her whole figure, “Meng Ning, take your disgusting eyes off of her. You’re merely a toad lusting for a swan’s flesh¹To crave for what one is not worthy of. Nobody would take pity on a person like you!”

Ning Meng looked at him flabbergasted.

The man straightened his back, brimming with righteousness. He felt touched by his own valor, certain that his display was going to leave a deep impression on Gu Nanqian.

However, he didn’t expect the girl in front of him to start laughing.

Ning Meng then put on an indignant expression and pointed to the figure behind him, “How could you just push her like that? Gu Nanqian’s body is so frail, what if something happens to her? Are you going to take responsibility for her?”

Her long string of words made the boy stupefied. He quickly turned his head to look and sure enough, Gu Nanqian was sitting on the ground, rubbing her legs.

Gu Nanqian had just been fiercely pushed and immediately fell to the ground. Her small yelp was overtaken by the boy’s loud voice so he naturally didn’t notice it.

The boy quickly crouched down in panic, “Nanqian, I didn’t do it on purpose! Are you alright? Should I send you to the infirmary for a look? Does it still hurt….”

A mini figure of Ning Meng had her hands on her waist on the inside.

What a pleasant show. First, he made her cry, now, he caused her pain.

After watching this good play for a while, she recovered her expression and sashayed, taking a detour around them.

The sky and earth were massive but eating took utmost priority. She didn’t have the strength to argue with other people.

There weren’t a lot of people in the dining hall as it was already 2pm in the afternoon. There were also only a couple of private stores open.

Ning Meng wanted a bowl of noodles. Upon paying her bill, she realized that the girl working part-time was someone she recognized. Strictly speaking, it was Meng Ning’s previous classmate.

The two people’s family circumstances were not that different, that was why, at times, they usually worked part-time together.

Once the matter about her sexual orientation was spread, because she bumped into a lot of the department people in this place frequently. in fear of being confronted with their gazes, Meng Ning immediately quit her part-time job at this noodle shop.

After that, she looked for other short term jobs, like click-farming, and had to pay 100 yuan as a group entrance fee.

As for this girl, when Meng Ning contacted her afterwards, the girl merely put her on blacklist and never said another word to her.

When the two people met eyes, the girl immediately lowered her head.

Ning Meng could still see the alienation in her eyes and didn’t think anything of it. If one person were to have heard of her matters, it was normal for them to have such a reaction.

On the other hand, the girl standing beside her promptly put on a disgusted expression and nearly told her to leave her sight.

Ning Meng didn’t recognize her but she knew she was from the neighboring class.

Every class in the department had their own classrooms and their class schedules were almost the same so they would often bump into each other in the hallway.

Ning Meng didn’t say anything. After she paid her bill, she immediately found a seat closest to the side and sat down.

On the way, her phone kept vibrating nonstop. She was preoccupied with thoughts about Gu Nanqian so she didn’t take a look at it. Even though she possessed Meng Ning’s memories, it was still best to watch her actions.

She logged into her weChat and found the group of click farmers, the messages kept ringing nonstop and there were quite a lot of members in the group but she quickly exited it.

This kind of group that deceives others operates by brainwashing people to pull other people in as the quickest way to make money, known for only sounding nice.

The other one was a bit similar to multi-level marketing. One person would pull on in and each one had to hand in a hundred yuan to enter the group and then pull in other people, the process repeating itself.

And the ones who profited from this were naturally those standing at the top.

She didn’t count on Meng Ning getting her hundred yuan back so she simply quit the group in order to save herself the trouble and started to find normal part-time jobs.

After scrolling down and seeing a couple of other shady groups, Ning Meng simply exited all of those groups.

Just after she finished, she discovered someone from the click-farming group contacting her, “Why did you exit the group? Don’t you want to earn money? There’s still a couple of lists to go through today, I’ll send the files to you.”

Following this message was the content of the files which were things that online shop owners wanted to buy as well as a screenshot and phone number requirement.

That person then sent, “Why haven’t you replied? If you don’t respond soon, I’ll pass this list onto someone else. Speaking of which, have you pulled in a person yet? It’s been several days but you haven’t pulled a single person in. This kind of efficiency is unacceptable. Look at the people in the group, there’s a few hundred members being added every day, living a good life.”

Ning Meng promptly deleted his contact and cleared her contact list.

Fortunately, Meng Ning had a bit of privacy awareness, the identity she had given them was false.

As for the people watching her in the surroundings, she simply ignored them.

In any case, she didn’t see anything that Meng Ning did wrong in her memories, she was what people call an upright and good citizen so there was nothing for her to fear even if ghosts come knocking on her door in the middle of the night.

Though…there might be several ghosts residing on campus.

Ning Meng cast this thought away. Right now, the most important thing for her to do was to eat, the temptation of hot noodles in front of her quickly drew her attention.

As soon as she was almost finished with her noodles, Gu Nanqian suddenly appeared in front of her.

She sat across from her and watched her wolf down her food, speaking in distress, “Meng Ning, you must have been starving. I’m really sorry for what happened this time.”

Ning Meng didn’t pay her any attention and continued eating her food.

Seeing her like this, Gu Nanqian bit her lip, her big eyes tinted with sorrow, “Meng Ning, I found a part-time job for you, but it only starts during late night self-revision period. Are you willing to take it?”

Late night self-revision period?

Ning Meng looked at her suspiciously and felt more assured that her initial thoughts were correct.

The English Department had compulsory requirements for first year students to take late night self revision classes. Not only did the class leader take roll calls at random, the teacher would often come by and do a random inspection, it was very strict.

If she skipped late night self revision classes often and was caught because of it, she would be punished to write a self-reflection piece. If the number of times the teacher caught her continued to increase, she may even receive a warning.

This would lead to a huge impact on her later assessment.

Meng Ning’s grades were quite outstanding amongst the class. If she wasn’t in first place then she would be second. Because of this, she often needed to maintain an outstanding behavior to be able to receive a scholarship. This was how she had managed to obtain it last semester.

Moreover, the school did not interfere with their student’s sexual orientation. Meng Ning’s behavior and grades were the main point so even if her classmates isolated her, it was of no use.

Was she really doing this for Meng Ning’s sake?

She couldn’t see it. There were so many part-time jobs around school, why did she choose one that took place during late night self-revision period?

Ning Meng took a big slurp of her soup.

Seeing that the other person didn’t have a reaction to her words, Gu Nanqian’s expression turned unsightly. Her eyes quickly turned red again and she looked as if she wanted to say something but didn’t.

A girl from the neighboring class at the side suddenly spoke out, “Gu Nanqian, what are you paying attention to her for? She has the heart of a wolf and the lungs of a dog(1). Watch out before she makes a move on you!”

1. Cruel and unscrupulous

Ning Meng’s hand that held a spoon, paused.

It was the same words again but they had come from another person’s mouth.

Gu Nanqian quickly shook her head and waved her hands. She looked at Meng Ning who lowered her head, drinking her soup and said, “Meng Ning wouldn’t do something like that. You must be mistaken.”

The girl quickly refuted, “Mistaken about what? In the beginning, it was she who…”

Ning Meng’s ears perked up, feeling as though she could finally hear the truth. Who could’ve expected that the girl’s words would be cut off by someone calling her to deliver the noodles.

Since she left, Ning Meng naturally couldn’t hear the rest of her words.

Gu Nanqian handed her a packet of tissues and carefully pulled one out for her, “Meng Ning. Don’t put her words to heart. She must have misunderstood something. I know you’re not that kind of person.”

Ning Meng put down her bowl, “I am that kind of person.”

Gu Nanqian was taken aback.

Ning Meng put on a smile, “Every day, all I can think of is how to meet you, how to kiss you and even how to…”

To verify her own words, when she took the tissue from Gu Nanqian, she stroked her hands and hummed. “En, the skin’s not bad.”

Gu Nanqian took her hand back very quickly and with a pale face, she said, “Stop talking!”

Her voice was a bit loud, causing everyone in the surroundings to look over.

Her eyes grew misty and she bit her lips, saying, “Meng Ning, you are not that kind of person. Did someone provoke you…”

Ning Meng merely wiped her lips and shrugged her shoulders.

She finally understood Gu Nanqian’s actions. She clearly resisted against her touch yet said that it was fine and that they were very good friends.

In her heart, she must really hate that she had touched her. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have suddenly reached out to her but she didn’t show it at all.

At the very least she had managed to put her assumptions to the test, as long as the words she spoke were praising Gu Nanqian, Meng Ning’s regrets wouldn’t have the slightest effect on her, proving that these actions were allowed.

From now on, she was going to lavish Gu Nanqian with praises. Perhaps, this way, she would assume that she was chasing after her and wouldn’t dare approach her anymore, staying far away.

What a great idea.

The surrounding people watched this and seeing Meng Ning stare at her fixatedly. Gu Nanqian finally couldn’t take it and with misty eyes, she said, “Meng Ning, I’m going back first. If you want to work part-time, you can contact me. I won’t cast you away.”

After she said this, she turned around and left the dining hall.

The girl who just spoke up a while ago sneered at her, “Some people have really lofty minds, but they can’t even see how wretched they look.”

Her words further proved Ning Meng’s conjecture.

Ning Meng and Gu Nanqian’s interaction was very ordinary, in fact, it couldn’t even compare to the closeness between best friends but it was certain that these actions of hers were misinterpreted.

And the person who misinterpreted these actions could very well be Gu Nanqian.

Ning Meng frowned and thought for a while before decisively leaving the dining hall. She was first going to City One to take a look as she didn’t see any use in staying in this place any longer.