Chapter 440: A Complete Falling Out

Zheng Qiuhang hadn’t been in a good mood for the past couple of days.

Her mood had been sour ever since Wang Chenning left on his trip a few days ago.

Zhao Xiao’an, Yang Xiaofei, and the others all had the chance to go sightseeing with him, but she didn’t. The thought left a sour taste in her mouth.

What’s more, Wang Chenning hadn’t messaged her first at all these past few days, and when she messaged him, he would take forever to reply. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

It left her feeling anxious and unsettled.

When you love someone, you always end up putting yourself in a vulnerable position.

She’d been overthinking everything and hadn’t been sleeping well, which led to her making a mistake at work and offending a Platinum VIP client.

The client was quite angry about Zheng Qiuhang’s mistake, but in the end, he didn’t press the issue out of respect for Wang Chenning.

Although she had ultimately earned the distinguished client’s forgiveness, Zheng Qiuhang still felt quite dejected.

She had wanted to do everything perfectly, to give Wang Chenning a pleasant surprise, but instead, she had ended up causing trouble while he was away.

Wang Chenning had returned yesterday, but he didn’t come to the hall last night. He didn’t come by this morning, either, and he hadn’t even called or messaged her. This only amplified her insecurity. She’d wanted to call or text him several times, but she held back, worried that she might be disturbing him if he was busy. This constant worry left her feeling miserable.

But what she never expected was for Zhou Jieyang to show up today with a group of classmates, announcing he wanted to hold a small reunion.

Everyone’s internships were almost over, and they would soon have to go back to school to prepare for their graduation exams.

Plus, they would all be busy job hunting before and after the exams. Their free time was running out, so they decided to get together now while things weren’t too hectic.

Zhou Jieyang hadn’t contacted her beforehand; he just showed up at Li Garden Hall with a dozen or so classmates. Zheng Qiuhang was furious, but she ultimately swallowed her anger.

Her breakup with Zhou Jieyang hadn’t been made public, and some classmates even thought the two of them were still a couple.

Zheng Qiuhang was on good terms with her classmates. She had always made an effort to get along with them in school, knowing full well that college friendships were valuable assets. You never knew when you might need to rely on them for help in the future.

So today, with her classmates gathered and congratulating her on finding a good job before graduation—many even bringing gifts—she felt she had no choice but to host them.

However, she hadn’t expected that her decision to keep their breakup and subsequent conflict private from their classmates would lead to such an awkward situation.

As the reunion went on, everyone kept bringing up her and Zhou Jieyang’s “love story.” They said that the two of them getting together was the pride of the entire class and something to be envied.

A few classmates even egged them on, telling them to hug and kiss, to link arms and drink a toast.

Zhou Jieyang played along, gazing at her with a look of deep affection.

Not wanting to have another public falling-out with Zhou Jieyang in front of their classmates, Zheng Qiuhang muttered a few quiet warnings to him before having a few drinks with everyone.

But after a few drinks, she quickly realized something was wrong.

Her body was growing hot, and that intense desire she felt when she was with Wang Chenning began to stir uncontrollably.

When Zhou Jieyang was fawning over her, she found that she didn’t find him so repulsive anymore.

She even had the fleeting thought of just letting herself go for once.

She knew someone had tampered with her drink.

The drinks were all provided by the hall, but it would have been easy enough for Zhou Jieyang or someone else to spike them.

Looking around at the other classmates, she saw their moods seemed off, too.

A boy and a girl who usually just harbored a mutual crush on each other were now, under the influence of the alcohol, confessing their feelings. Then they threw their arms around each other and started kissing in front of everyone.

This bold move by the couple—who had used the alcohol to finally break the ice and take their relationship to the next level—seemed to ignite the emotions of the other students who had also drunk the tainted wine.

The atmosphere in the private room grew charged and amorous.

Zheng Qiuhang knew she couldn’t stay any longer, or she would definitely lose control of her emotions.

But just as she tried to leave, a few of the other female students grabbed her and held her back.

Zhou Jieyang seized the opportunity to move in closer, trying to pull her into his arms and get intimate.

Zheng Qiuhang instinctively resisted, but her body’s primal urges were overwhelming, and her self-control was plummeting.

Just as Zhou Jieyang wrapped his arm around her shoulder and tried to force a kiss on her, the door to the private room was thrown open from the outside.

“Who is it?” a male student with bloodshot eyes shouted angrily. He had been making a move on a female student, who didn’t seem to be resisting much, and was furious at the interruption. “Qiuhang, don’t let your staff bother us!”

The moment Zheng Qiuhang saw who had entered, a jolt of shock ran through her.

The self-control that had been slipping away suddenly came rushing back.

She threw off Zhou Jieyang’s hand with all her might and, while she was at it, slapped him hard across the face.

“Zhou Jieyang, we broke up a long time ago! Keep your hands off me!” She quickly backed away to Wang Chenning’s side, gasping for breath. “You despicable, shameless bastard! You drugged the wine again! What are you trying to do?”

“I didn’t do anything!” Zhou Jieyang spread his hands with an innocent look on his face. “I didn’t do a thing. You’re the one who provided the wine. If anyone drugged it, it must have been you. You’re just horny, aren’t you? I know you’re still not over me. Even though you’re some rich guy’s kept woman now, you can’t forget me. You just wanted to use this as an excuse to let loose, and if anyone found out, you could just deny everything. A slut like you who’d sell her own body for her future—is there anything you wouldn’t do?”