Chapter 0101 Confession Amidst Screams

The four words 'gossip is a fearful thing' were seen in the suicide note of Ruan Lingyu at the age of twenty-five. Zhao Fusheng gradually came to understand this truth and stopped speaking recklessly, because a single word could destroy a person and also bring oneself unending karma. In this world, you reap what you sow—he believed this deeply and accepted it calmly.

Regarding Dong Chenxi's incident, Zhao Fusheng didn't remember the exact truth, but he knew that Wang Zhen had once said Dong Chenxi had never been a thief.

Wang Zhen was Zhao Fusheng's friend.

"My name is Zhao Fusheng, a friend of Wang Zhen. Do you know Wang Zhen?" Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and said to Dong Chenxi.

"Wang Zhen?"

Dong Chenxi was startled, then actually smiled: "Is he planning to return my thermos now?"

It turned out she had known about that guy Wang Zhen's little tricks all along; only Wang Zhen himself thought she knew nothing.

"Senior, don't you think that guy is especially annoying?"

Since they had a common topic, Zhao Fusheng naturally wanted to quickly capture Dong Chenxi's attention, so he said to her with a smile. After all, possessing an adult soul, even when striking up a conversation, Zhao Fusheng's skill was far superior to most of his peers.

Dong Chenxi chuckled softly, tilted her head in thought, and said, "Not really. He likes me, doesn't he?"

"Yeah, that guy originally planned to steal five hundred and twenty of your thermoses." Zhao Fusheng unhesitatingly betrayed Wang Zhen.

"Why?" Dong Chenxi looked puzzled.

"Because he planned to confess his love to you then." Zhao Fusheng helplessly rolled his eyes: "We all said he must be crazy."

"I think so too." Dong Chenxi was speechless, clearly also thinking Wang Zhen's behavior was not very reliable.

So many guys impulsively like to confess to girls in self-righteous romantic ways, but they never consider whether the girl actually likes their method of confession.

What is a confession? A confession is expressing your affection for the opposite sex, hoping they will accept your feelings. No one confesses just to say 'I love you' without expecting a response.

Therefore, if you're not even sure whether the other person likes you, confessing with the so-called reason of 'I love you' and expecting them to accept you is, in a sense, no different from shamelessly forcing someone into prostitution.

The only difference is that the latter is illegal, while the former is done in the name of love.

"By the way, senior, have you thought about who would be happiest if you jumped like this?"

Zhao Fusheng suddenly asked Dong Chenxi.

Dong Chenxi was taken aback, then opened her mouth but couldn't name anyone.

Zhao Fusheng shrugged: "I think maybe those who misunderstood you would be very happy."

As he spoke, he stepped forward, but before he could take two steps, Dong Chenxi suddenly waved her hand: "Don't come closer! If you come closer, I'll jump!"

"Okay, okay, I won't come closer, and you don't move either." Zhao Fusheng quickly nodded. But inwardly he was cursing that bastard Wang Zhen for not coming up yet.

"I know, you all look down on me, thinking I'm that thief. I..." Dong Chenxi's face was pale, staring into Zhao Fusheng's eyes: "No matter what I say, no one believes me."

Zhao Fusheng looked at her and silently sighed in his heart. In his previous life, perhaps this girl had left the world with such regret.

No one believed her, no one stood by her side willing to listen.

So she had to use death to prove her innocence.

"There's no need to explain yourself too much to others; after all, those who like you don't like you because of your explanations, and those who hate you won't like you because of your explanations." Thinking this, Zhao Fusheng spoke softly: "Everyone has their own life. You can't force others to do things the way you want, but you can make your own life a little happier."

He paused, a smile appearing on his face because he heard heavy footsteps and heavy breathing coming from behind.

"What are you smiling at?" Dong Chenxi, who had just begun to change her impression of Zhao Fusheng because of his few words, looked at him confusedly, not knowing why he suddenly smiled. This boy always gave her a strange feeling.

"Nothing, my task is basically done." Zhao Fusheng shrugged, looking relaxed.

Dong Chenxi was startled. Before she could speak, the small door to the rooftop was pushed open, and Wang Zhen's panting figure appeared there.

"Senior, senior, don't jump!"

Wang Zhen's voice rang out, full of anxiety.

"Well, the male lead has arrived." Zhao Fusheng even joked at this point, then stepped back two paces, letting Dong Chenxi and Wang Zhen face each other.

"Why are you here?" Dong Chenxi clearly recognized Wang Zhen. Although this guy had never confessed to her, he always seemed to appear coincidentally in various places around the school. Over time, Dong Chenxi wasn't stupid and could sense something.

"I... I..." Wang Zhen looked at Dong Chenxi, panting heavily, but only stammered 'I' without saying another word.

Zhao Fusheng couldn't stand it anymore and helplessly said, "He likes you."

"Yes! I like you!" Wang Zhen suddenly found some unknown courage and shouted loudly: "Dong Chenxi, I like you!"

Dong Chenxi's face visibly reddened, even her ears turned red. Full of shyness, she glared at Wang Zhen: "Shut up, shut up!" Pointing at Wang Zhen, she shouted loudly, a rare sight.

"Okay, okay, I won't speak, I won't speak." The courage from moments ago seemed to vanish in Dong Chenxi's shout, and Wang Zhen obediently listened to her.

"You should go. Don't like me anymore." Dong Chenxi suddenly smiled bitterly: "My reputation is ruined, don't you know?"

"I know, I know." Wang Zhen suddenly looked up: "They don't believe you, but I do. I know you're not that kind of person. They must be wronging you. Don't worry, I will find evidence!"

"You believe me?"

Dong Chenxi was stunned, her expression extremely surprised. When everyone believed the new student and thought she had stolen his wallet, Wang Zhen actually believed her—she really hadn't expected that.

"He believes you, I believe you, everyone in our dorm believes you." At this moment, Zhao Fusheng lightly kicked Wang Zhen and whispered: "Jump with her."

Then he looked at Dong Chenxi: "Don't think things are so bad. Some people believe you, some misunderstand you—that's normal. You know in your heart whether you did something wrong. If you didn't do it, jumping like this would mean you can never clear your name for the rest of your life."

Dong Chenxi didn't speak, just stood on the rooftop railing, thinking about something unknown.

Whether by sudden inspiration or Zhao Fusheng's reminder, Wang Zhen suddenly said: "When it rains, the road gets muddy and dirty, and everyone has to walk through it. I know I'm not outstanding, not handsome, and my grades are average, but I have one life. I'm willing to work hard, earn money desperately, so that all the hardships in this world can never hurt you again. I will keep persisting like this."

"If you want to jump, I'll accompany you." Without another word, Wang Zhen walked straight toward Dong Chenxi.

Zhao Fusheng was completely stunned behind him. This part was entirely Wang Zhen's own improvisation. Perhaps in his previous life, he had always held back these words without a chance to say them, and now he finally spoke them.

"You, don't come closer, don't come closer!" Dong Chenxi was dumbfounded, just watching Wang Zhen walk step by step toward her.

She was truly panicked. No one had ever said such things to her. There had been boys who liked her and pursued her, but after this incident, they all treated her like the plague, wanting to stay ten thousand meters away. Only this fat guy, like a fool, walked toward her without hesitation.

As Wang Zhen was only two or three steps away from Dong Chenxi, she instinctively stepped back, not realizing there was nothing behind her. Her foot slipped, and Dong Chenxi's arms flailed as she let out a scream.

In that instant, Wang Zhen's obese body suddenly burst forth with energy Zhao Fusheng had never seen before, and he flew out directly.

Below the rooftop, everyone was stunned, because in their view, Dong Chenxi fell backward off the rooftop, and then a figure leaped out and embraced her. The two of them fell straight down from the rooftop.

Accompanying this was a heart-wrenching shout.

"Dong Chenxi, I love you!"

Zhao Fusheng stood on the rooftop, watching the two disappear, and suddenly recalled a saying: Liking someone is ten thousand heartbeats and breaths, and also ten thousand sighs of resignation. The shortest spell in this world is a person's name—the one you love.

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