I rejected your confession, but you took my best friend home?

Chapter 118 And... this isn't my first time here.

"Girl...girl? Who is it?"

Yin Mengran's heart skipped a beat, as if it had stopped abruptly.

She had never heard anything about girls from Zhou Heng before...

In just a few seconds, Yin Mengran had already considered hundreds of possibilities.

"Don't overthink it! Um... I'm not familiar with that girl. It's none of my business if I need to find her. I mainly want to repay a favor..."

Zhou Heng seemed to notice that something was wrong with Yin Mengran, and quickly offered an explanation.

He didn't want to cause problems in his relationship just because he was repaying a favor.

Hearing Zhou Heng's explanation, Yin Mengran immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that the girl had nothing to do with Zhou Heng...

However, he still didn't understand what repaying a favor had to do with this girl.

"Repaying a favor?"

"Well, it's a long story. Do you remember the day we got together... what did Liao Haomiao talk to me about...?"

Zhou Heng then explained the whole story to Yin Mengran.

After hearing what Liao Haomiao said to Zhou Heng, Yin Mengran was incredulous, her eyes widening in shock.

So, they were together that day. Did Liao Haomiao really have such a big role in it?

For a moment, Yin Mengran's feelings towards Liao Haomiao also began to change.

After all, he successfully brought himself and Zhou Heng together.

When Zhou Heng said that they should repay the favor, Yin Mengran wholeheartedly agreed.

"Oh, I see... Where is that girl?"

"Right over there."

Zhou Heng pointed to the fence in the distance, where Zhu Tao and the others were still standing, their gazes seemingly directed at Zhou Heng and his group.

"Okay, then I'll go with you!"

"Really?"

Yin Mengran nodded and said:

"Of course, Liao Haomiao has helped me so much, so I should owe him a favor too."

As Yin Mengran spoke, she gently took Zhou Heng's hand, her thin lips curving into a gentle smile.

Zhou Heng's eyes flickered, and he pursed his lips slightly:

"Ah."

The two approached the fence together. The closer they got, the clearer they could see Zhu Tao's expectant face.

Her friend, however, seemed shocked. Pointing at Zhou Heng and the other man, she whispered in Zhu Tao's ear:

"They're actually a couple! It feels...unbelievable, yet somehow reasonable. They actually seem quite well-matched..."

Zhu Tao couldn't listen to any of this; all she wanted to know was about Liao Haomiao.

When Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran arrived in front of Zhu Tao, Zhu Tao couldn't help but ask:

"Um... what did you mean when you asked me if I knew Liao Haomiao? Do you know me? Did he send you here?"

Zhu Tao's anxiety surprised both Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran. They exchanged a glance, seemingly puzzled.

From their perspective, Zhu Tao in front of them should have broken up with Liao Haomiao a long time ago and hadn't been in contact with him since, right? Logically, she shouldn't care about him anymore, right?

But now it seems that Zhu Tao cares a lot about Liao Haomiao?

"Uh, don't rush, let's talk slowly..."

Zhou Heng reached out his hand and spoke softly, trying to calm Zhu Tao down and prevent her from getting too anxious, otherwise they wouldn't have enough time to talk.

"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Zhou Heng, and this is my girlfriend, Yin Mengran. I am Liao Haomiao's friend. The reason I know you is because he told me about you two."

Zhu Tao calmed down a bit. After all, Zhou Heng's words meant that she had a chance this time, and Liao Haomiao was indeed there.

Furthermore, they had told others about their story, meaning they had not been forgotten.

"Well... let me introduce myself too. My name is Zhu Tao, and this is my friend, her name is Xi Manni. We are both students at No. 1 High School."

"Hello." Xi Manni, standing to the side, flashed a peace sign and gave a simple greeting.

Yin Mengran seemed to understand something, and stepped forward directly, asking:

"You came here to find Liao Haomiao, didn't you?"

Hearing Yin Mengran's words, Zhu Tao lowered her head, nodded gently, and replied:

"Well, and... this isn't my first time here, but even now, I don't even know if Liao Haomiao is actually studying here..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Heng frowned and asked in surprise:

"Huh? How is that possible? Since this isn't your first time here, how could you not know Liao Haomiao?"

"what..."

Zhu Tao was somewhat puzzled and paused for a moment, unsure of what Zhou Heng meant.

Yin Mengran spoke first, explaining to Zhou Heng:

"When we were in school, she was also in school, so she rarely had the chance to come here. It's normal that she wouldn't know if she didn't have any friends here..."

"Wait... I don't quite understand, what... do you mean?"

Zhu Tao quickly interrupted them, eager to know what they meant.

Why would I know Liao Haomiao if it wasn't my first time here?

Zhou Heng tilted his head, looked at Zhu Tao, and asked:

"You really don't know? I remember Liao Haomiao saying that you broke up back then because his grades were bad, right?"

Mentioning this was like touching a sore spot for Zhu Tao. She bit her lip and said:

"Well... but I didn't have a choice back then. I was too young and had to listen to my parents. Now that I'm an adult, I came to find him right away..."

Zhu Tao began to recall that in the past two years, not a single day had passed without her thinking about Liao Haomiao.

I often have big arguments with my parents about this, and in the end, they always give in.

As long as they can keep up with their studies, they won't interfere once they become adults.

So from then on, she looked forward to growing up quickly so she could come and find Liao Haomiao.

Finally, around the beginning of this year, she turned 18. She had finally waited for this moment, but at the same time, she also realized the most important issue.

That means so much time has passed; Liao Haomiao must have lost interest in me by now, and probably already has a new girlfriend.

Or perhaps they've already forgotten themselves...

Even so, she still came here often, just to see Liao Haomiao and explain things to him.

Yin Mengran looked at Zhou Heng with some surprise and asked, "Liao Haomiao's grades are bad? Really?"

"Yes, he said it himself. He said that his grades were very bad in junior high school, and that's why they broke up."

Zhu Tao watched as the two of them started chatting again, still not understanding. Was Liao Haomiao's poor grades really that surprising?

Zhou Heng glanced at Zhu Tao and said:

"I don't know what Liao Haomiao is like in your memory, but he is now... the class monitor and academic representative of Class 1, and his grades have always been the best in the whole grade."