Complexity and Confusion

"Look, they're chatting and laughing as if they've known each other for a long time," Cornelia remarked to her classmate as she watched the two sit together.

"Just wait," a girl next to her said with a smirk, clearly enjoying the prospect. "Maybe we'll get to see Liu Qingyue's embarrassment and the confession maniac's disappointment. It'll be quite the spectacle." She covered her mouth and giggled softly.

"Your sense of humor is really..." Cornelia shook her head at her classmate, unable to finish her sentence.

"Who asked Liu Qingyue to act so pretentious all the time? It annoys me to no end. Now that there's a good show, of course, I'm in high spirits," the girl said haughtily, glancing at Su Cheng as she spoke. "Last time, Su Cheng made you lose face. Besides Liu Qingyue, I can't imagine anyone else in school wanting to get close to him."

But as soon as she finished speaking, her face showed astonishment because she actually saw two girls running towards Su Cheng.

Her smile didn't fade; it just shifted to Cornelia's face: "Look, there are two girls heading his way."

"They're just passing by!"

"Look, they've stopped in front of Su Cheng."

"Hmph, they're definitely here to cause trouble for him!"

"Look, they seem like they're about to confess to him!"

"Impossible, those two must be his stooges!"

"You're really stubborn."

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Su Cheng looked at the two girls in front of him, who were earnestly apologizing to him. To be honest, he was utterly surprised. After all, these two, one blonde and one black-haired, had been berating him this morning, yet now they were apologizing sincerely.

He was at a loss.

Liu Qingyue, on the other hand, was observing them with great interest, pondering what had happened.

"Sorry x2."

The two girls stood on either side of Su Cheng, bowing their heads in shame. Both had exclamation marks above their heads, indicating their backgrounds were not ordinary, and they were both very beautiful.

The blonde was a punk, the black-haired girl was quiet and studious.

What's more, both had teary eyes.

"Uh, you..."

Su Cheng was caught off guard by the scene but found their expressions genuine. This left him puzzled, unable to understand their sudden change of heart.

"We're really, really sorry for this morning."

"I deeply regret and am ashamed of my actions today."

"Please don't punish yourself because of our mistakes."

The two girls kept speaking, their eyes glistening with tears.

Su Cheng was at a loss for words, just staring at the two girls, utterly confused.

"If there's anything we can do to make amends, please let us know. We won't refuse anything within our power."

The blonde girl spoke again, her eyes showing firm determination.

The other girl nodded.

"Please give us a chance to make it up to you."

Both girls spoke from the heart and bowed together.

Their sincerity was evident; they wouldn't stand up unless Su Cheng spoke.

Seeing this, Su Cheng finally snapped out of it, glancing at the two girls and then at Liu Qingyue beside him before turning back to them and asking, "Can you tell me what happened?"

"It's Eddie. Eddie slandered you. Without any evidence, we jumped to conclusions and wrongly accused you."

"We're really sorry. It's all our fault."

The two girls' eyes welled up with tears again.

As daughters of prominent families, this incident was a stain on their lives. Not only had they wrongly accused someone but also hurled insults. This filled them with anger, self-loathing, and they couldn't help but cry.

What does Eddie have to do with this?

Su Cheng frowned, recalling how she had threatened the blonde girl yesterday due to personal reasons.

Could Eddie be a saint?

Taking all the blame for himself?

"Excuse me, but what exactly happened before?"

Seeing Su Cheng's confusion, Liu Qingyue pretended to be curious and asked on his behalf.

Su Cheng also looked at the two girls, waiting for an answer.

"Senior, yesterday during gym class, Eddie brought a box of water to offer to our class girls, but no one drank it. He then threatened us in Su Cheng's name, saying he'd confess to each of us if we didn't drink."

The black-haired girl glanced at Liu Qingyue and said, feeling both angry and wronged, her eyes turning red. "It's all this liar. We never thought he could be so despicable, resorting to such underhanded tactics."

"And before that, he said his phone was stolen by Su Cheng, who was using it to confess to girls in our class."

"………"

Liu Qingyue, sitting nearby, looked puzzled, while Su Cheng was left speechless, almost looking like a big victim.

Now he understood.

No wonder the girls in his class had been looking at him strangely; someone had been throwing him under the bus!

"Sorry, sorry!"

Seeing Su Cheng's dark expression, the two girls hurriedly bowed again, repeatedly apologizing.

They deeply regretted their actions. They would have preferred Su Cheng to scold them rather than remain silent and cold.

Su Cheng glanced around at the crowd of students passing by, all with varying expressions of curiosity, wondering what he had done to warrant two girls coming to apologize to him.

"Please raise your heads."

Su Cheng said, his eyes fixed on the two girls.

The blonde girl lifted her head, revealing her true face. She was very beautiful but pale, her eyes slightly swollen, her makeup smudged from crying.

He remembered this girl's name: Zhao Yan.

She was the class discipline committee member.

The black-haired girl had a round face, chubby cheeks, and a very cute appearance.

But the cuter the girl, the harsher the words.

He had already experienced this.

As for her name, he didn't remember.

Both girls were outstanding in appearance and temperament, rare beauties, and their heads had exclamation marks, indicating their extraordinary backgrounds. But now, these two beautiful girls were full of trepidation.

"Your apologies have reached me."

Su Cheng smiled brightly, his voice gentle. "I accept them. Please don't dwell on it anymore; otherwise, I'll feel guilty."

The two girls were stunned. They had expected Su Cheng to scold them, and if he had made any demands, they would have accepted them. But instead, he forgave them and even comforted them.

Thinking of this, their noses tingled, and tears streamed down their faces. Their delicate features were streaked with tears, making them look even more pitiful.

"Thank you."

The blonde girl sniffled, her voice hoarse and trembling.

"I... I..."

The black-haired girl wiped the tears from her eyes, sobbing a few times, not knowing what to say, only lowering her head, not daring to look at Su Cheng.

Once domineering, they now appeared so fragile, eliciting pity.

Su Cheng wasn't a saint, nor did he have any saintly qualities. But seeing their sincere apologies and their tearful state, he felt a pang of sympathy.

In such a public setting, he felt it was too much of a hassle.

And what they had said before was mostly true, after all, he had indeed threatened someone!

Threatened Cornelia.

"You should go back."

Su Cheng glanced at the onlookers and coughed lightly, addressing the two girls.

The girls also looked at the surrounding onlookers and realized it wasn't appropriate to stay like this.

"Everyone is waiting for you in class. Let's go back together."

The black-haired girl said, her face full of anticipation.

Suddenly, Liu Qingyue stood up from her seat, walked over to Su Cheng, and smiled brightly, winking at him: "Sorry, but I have some business with my junior Su."

"Senior, that's not possible!"

The blonde girl immediately stood in front of Su Cheng, glaring at Liu Qingyue with hostility.

She didn't know Liu Qingyue, but Su Cheng's reputation at school was well-known throughout the campus, and this senior was approaching Su Cheng, which seemed to have an ulterior motive.

Moreover, this person's 'Doney smile' was exactly the same as her sister's, very hypocritical, clearly trained professionally, undoubtedly a master of acting.

She was afraid that this senior would hurt Su Cheng.

So she had to protect him,

absolutely not allowing anyone to hurt Su Cheng.

This was also her psychological compensation.

"Su Cheng, let's go back to class together?"

The black-haired girl continued to persuade, but her eyes when looking at Liu Qingyue were filled with vigilance and wariness.

Obviously, she also had reservations about this senior.

Seeing this, Liu Qingyue didn't get angry, but instead revealed a brilliant smile: "But he hasn't had lunch yet."

"Su Cheng, I haven't had lunch either, let's go to the cafeteria!"

With that, the blonde girl grabbed Su Cheng's arm and was about to take him away, while the black-haired girl followed closely behind, as if worried that Liu Qingyue would take him away.

It seemed like I was caught in some strange love triangle?

Being subconsciously pulled by the blonde girl's arm, Su Cheng still hadn't fully reacted. Only when he did did he realize what was going on and couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions.

"Well, I've known Senior Liu for a long time, and we have something to discuss, so..."

Su Cheng explained.

"Is that so?"

The blonde girl glanced at Liu Qingyue, then looked at Su Cheng and said with a smile: "If that's the case, then I'll go to the cafeteria with her to buy you lunch. What would you like to eat?"

"Mm-hmm!"

The black-haired girl nodded at Su Cheng, her bright eyes filled with expectation.

"No need, I'm not hungry yet, you two go back to class first."

Su Cheng shook his head.

He wasn't used to being taken care of like this.

Especially by two beautiful girls.

He also knew that they just wanted to make up for something.

"Alright then."

The black-haired girl disappointedly took out a piece of white paper from her skirt pocket and handed it to Su Cheng: "This is from Senior Ji."

"Senior Ji?"

Su Cheng was taken aback.

"It was thanks to Senior Ji before, she saw through Eddie's true nature, and that's how we knew the truth." The blonde girl nodded and continued, "Senior Ji also said that you need to report to her club on Monday."

"Invited by her?"

Looking at the club application form in his hand, Su Cheng couldn't describe his current feelings.

His heart was very complicated and confused.

One was that he didn't understand why she invited him.

He knew nothing about archery.

And last time they had quite a disagreement.

Second, he didn't expect this S-level difficulty to help him.

If not for her, maybe he would have already escaped from the school.

This favor, no matter what, he had to repay.

He looked at the application form, then raised his head and nodded to the two: "I understand, thank you for your trouble."