Chapter 5: Better to be Lacking than to have Chaos

  At this time, Zheng Yong walked over and said considerately: "Xiao Hui, here's a Coke for you! And some tissues, look at all the sweat on your face! Wipe off the sweat!"

  Liu Hui took the Coke and started drinking, everything seemed natural to her. "Come on, I'll teach you how to dance!" Liu Hui drank some Coke, got up excitedly and pulled Zheng Yong onto the dance floor. Wan Chao Hui looked at them, one willing to hit and the other willing to be hit, and had nothing to say.

  "Don't mind them, Liu Hui is not stupid at all, Zheng Yong is very obedient to her and listens to her words." Zheng Hongxia said into Wan ChaoHui's ear.

  "But I always feel that Liu Hui is not sincere to Zheng Yong! If she's not sincere, why bother dating? There are so many boys in school, she should find someone she really likes, just like you and Wang Xiaoliang, and have a good relationship!" Wan Zhaohui still didn't agree with Liu Hui's views on love, thinking that she was being reckless and arbitrary.

  "Hey, don't think that I'm getting along well with Xiaoliang. I do like him, but you know what? When we're together, most of the time it's me accommodating him. Sometimes he gets angry and acts like a kid, so you have to give in to him and coax him, just like my little brother. It's exhausting when I think about it!" Zheng Hongxia said this after Wang Xiaoliang went to buy Coke.

  "How could you still indulge him? Still coddle him?" Wan Chao Hui asked in surprise.

  "Ah, Chuihua, don't be so surprised, everyone's way of loving is different! There are many people like Liu Hui in our school, they just find a partner or a companion during college to save some money, they didn't think that far ahead, let alone your lifelong romance!" Ye Caiyun said expressionlessly.

  "Caiyun, your school is considered one of the best second-tier universities in our city. The quality of university students should be higher, but I didn't expect it to be even more absurd! How can these people be like this? How did they become so pragmatic? Why can't they treat love with true feelings?" Wan Zhaohui wasn't ignorant either, as she liked reading magazines and often saw summaries of the lives of university students in Beijing and Shanghai. But what Ye Caiyun said was about things that happened around her, which made her feel unbelievable.

  "Ah, Chui Hui, have you been watching too many Qiong Yao dramas? Nowadays young people don't believe in such beautiful love stories anymore," said Zheng Hongxia.

  "I'm not a frequent viewer of Qiong Yao's works, I'm extremely disgusted by the crying and screaming scenes where characters are on the verge of death. I also don't like the female protagonists in Qiong Yao's stories, they're always so weak and would sacrifice everything for love. I think girls should pursue true love, but not at the cost of losing themselves!" Wan Chao Hui said with conviction.

  "So you're the most unique one among us! The coolest! Let's see who can tame you in the future!" Zheng Hongxia gently pushed Wan Chao Hui and said with a smile.

  A gentle waltz began, and a bespectacled young man with a refined demeanor walked up to Wan Chao Hui. He made a slightly awkward bowing gesture, "May I have the pleasure of this dance, miss?"

  Wan Chao Hui couldn't resist the polite treatment, so she followed him onto the dance floor. "Excuse me for being presumptuous, but you don't seem to be from our school. I've never seen you before!" The boy in front of her spoke slowly and politely, Wan Chao Hui thought: You look like a bookworm with your gentle demeanor, originally thinking you should be diligent and studious, didn't expect you to also be "a wolf in sheep's clothing". You can tell that I'm not a student from this school, it's obvious that those "four eyes" aren't always focused on studying, must have been checking out the beautiful girls around campus.

  "You're right, I'm not a student at your school, I'm just an ordinary student at an ordinary junior college!" Wan Zhaohui replied calmly. She didn't follow Liu Hui's previous reminder: if someone asked her which school she came from, to casually mention a famous university. At the time, Wan Zhaohui didn't want to spoil Liu Hui's mood, so she held back and didn't say what was on her mind: boosting others' morale while undermining her own prestige! She thought to herself that she wouldn't do as Liu Hui said. This time, she intentionally emphasized the word "ordinary" with a playful tone and expression, looking at the refined young man's reaction.

  When he heard Wan Chao Hui's answer, the handsome boy felt superior in front of her. After all, B University was a pretty good school, and his back straightened up a lot, as if he had more confidence to pursue beautiful girls. "I'm studying numerical control major, do you know what that is?"

  Wan Zhao Hui took in his subtle facial expression changes, gave him a cold glance, unfortunately he didn't notice, then with a smile on his face softly said: "Sorry, I don't understand!"

  That Nasuwen boy didn't catch Wan Chao Hui's hint and still felt good about himself! He walked with Wan Chao Hui, saying: "We have a dance party every weekend here, you should come play often! Can I get your dormitory phone number later?"

  Wan Zhaohui felt like this dance party was being held at her own home, and she could sense that the boy thought she didn't dislike him, so he asked for her phone number. She continued to smile and said: "Sorry, I don't have time, and I also don't live on campus!"

  At that moment, the elegant young man was taken aback. He used his right index finger to push up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and, taking advantage of the flashing neon lights, took a closer look at the beautiful girl in front of him. It turned out I had been overthinking things. Feeling ashamed, my ears grew hot, and before the music ended, I walked away on my own accord.

  Wan Chao Hui walked back to her seat through the crowd, resting. Everyone else had gone down to the dance floor, including Ye Cai Yun. Looking at their happy faces, Wan Chao Hui couldn't bring herself to smile. She didn't think the rhythmic music could stimulate her nervous system and excite her; on the contrary, she became even calmer.

  Everyone took a break again, and suddenly, the most exciting disco music started. People walked into the dance floor one after another, and Ye Caiyun was also invited to join in. Although the music was loud and stimulating, allowing people's nerves to be fully released, Wan Chao Hui's mood at this time was exceptionally calm. Deep down, she felt that these people were wasting their time and energy. Looking at the "lonely men" coming and going, searching for a dance partner, Wan Chao Hui's heart was filled with disdain. She coldly stared at the boys who were hovering in front of her, and those who had intended to make a move were probably scared off by her icy gaze, one by one they walked away dejectedly. On the other hand, Xu Jia Qi, the acknowledged handsome boy from Wan Chao Hui's school computer class, smiled and stood in front of Wan Chao Hui, making an inviting gesture. In fact, sensitive Wan Chao Hui had guessed the purpose of Liu Hui's persistence from the moment she saw him. To verify whether her guess was correct or not, she quietly observed that when she was invited to dance twice, Xu Jia Qi showed a disgusted expression both times, which further confirmed her suspicions. This Liu Hui was always doing unreliable things and wanted to drag her down with him.

  It wasn't long after the start of school that Wan Chao Hui felt that Xu Jia Qi was acting somewhat unusual towards her. Several times, she would run into Xu Jia Qi riding his bicycle on the way to school, as he lived near the school. Every time they met, he would be slowly riding his bicycle, wanting to say something but hesitating, or making small talk, and his speed was almost the same as Wan Chao Hui's walking pace. Wan Chao Hui, who had a clear conscience, didn't want to attract gossip from other classmates, so she intentionally said to Xu Jia Qi: "I'm walking too slowly, you should ride your bike faster!" Xu Jia Qi would always lightly say: "It's okay." To be honest, Wan Chao Hui initially didn't have any dislike towards him. However, one day at noon, the sky suddenly poured down heavy rain, and Wan Chao Hui couldn't go home for lunch, so she went to a small restaurant near the school with Liu Hui and others. Xu Jia Qi was also there. This small restaurant was run by the brother of a female classmate from another province, whose family conditions were poor. Her mother had passed away when she was three years old, and her stepmother had always been cruel to her. If it weren't for her brother working hard outside to earn money, she wouldn't have been able to continue her studies. Therefore, the classmates took care of their business, and Wan Chao Hui would always invite Liu Hui and others to have lunch at the restaurant whenever she didn't go home for lunch. But that day's lunch made Wan Chao Hui suddenly feel averse to Xu Jia Qi. As soon as they sat down, they heard Xu Jia Qi shout: "Serve the food!"

  "Wan Chao Hui immediately rushed up to him and said: 'How can you address your own classmate like that?'"

  Xu Jiaqi replied straightforwardly, "I pay for the meal, she opens the door to do business, of course I can call her like that, unless she doesn't accept our money, we are just simple classmates."

  Wan Zhaohui didn't continue to explain, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, all the disgust and disdain for Xu Jiaqi hidden in her heart: a student who has not yet entered society is so worldly, doesn't understand emotions or reason, what will happen when they enter society? Won't they become even more vulgar and selfish? What kind of accomplishments can such a person achieve?

  After that, Wan Zhaohui had an opinion about Xu Jiaqi's character, but she didn't point it out. Later, she heard from Liu Hui that Xu Jiaqi was in love with a female student from another province, Xiong Min, and later heard that they broke up.

  Wan Zhaohui reluctantly walked into the dance pool with Xujiaqi, looking at his familiar dance moves, Wan Zhaohui couldn't help but sneer and laugh: "You're not bad at dancing, was it taught by Xiong Min?"

  Xu Jiaqi heard Wan Zhaohui's impolite words and angrily walked out of the dance floor with a flick of her hand. Liu Hui, who was standing beside them, also noticed this and disappointedly said to Zheng Yong: "It seems that my matchmaking attempt today has failed again!"

  Wan Zhaohui really didn't want to stay any longer, so he said a word to Ye Caiyun and made a "goodbye" gesture with Liu Hui, and the two of them left the dance floor ahead of time.

  That night, Wan Zhaohui received a call from Liu Hui: "Zhaohui, why didn't you give Xu Jiaqi some face today? He went to play because of you!"

  "Liu Hui, I appreciate your kindness, but if there's a next time, we really won't be friends anymore. Please respect me, okay?" Wan Chao Hui replied ruthlessly.

  "How far are you going to go? Don't tell me you have a secret crush on someone?" Liu Hui didn't take Wan Chao Hui's words to heart, she knew he was all bark and no bite.

  "What's wrong with you! Just focus on your own love life, can't you just leave me alone? You really are good at making wild guesses, actually saying I have a secret crush!" Wan Zhaohui couldn't get angry at people who cared about her.

  "Alright, alright, I won't guess blindly anymore. Ah Chao Hui, are you going to be cold to all the boys? Why bother? Someone loves and indulges you, isn't that good?" Liu Hui asked curiously.

  "Miss, don't impose your ideas on me, okay?" Wan Zhaohui was a bit annoyed. To be honest, she only regarded Liu Hui as a friend, not a bosom friend who could talk about anything!

  "You're really not a good friend! I tell you everything, but what about you? You don't even consider me as a friend!" Liu Hui said with puffed up anger.

  "Miss, why didn't I take you as a friend? Is it because you like to make something out of nothing? I don't have the mind to talk about romance, or rather, I don't like playing games with life. I don't have your trendy way of living, is that not okay?" Wan Zhaohui replied patiently.

  "Chao Hui, I know you actually value true feelings in your heart. I do too, but how many men these days are truly sincere? Don't be so serious, or else you'll end up getting hurt!" Liu Hui continued to share her life philosophy. Liu Hui was also the only child in her family. Her father was a workshop director at the railway's water and electricity department, while her mother worked at the unit's bathhouse, taking care of the entrance. The work was easy, and her father had married her mother when she was young because of her beauty. After Liu Hui was born, her father had always wanted to have a son. They could have even had a second child under the two-child policy, but her mother had accidentally miscarried, losing a male fetus that had already taken shape. Her father had been furious with her mother and had never looked up to her intelligence. When Liu Hui was in third grade, her father had an affair outside of marriage, which her mother remained unaware of. One day, Liu Hui forgot her key and went to her father's office to ask for it. Unintentionally, she saw her father being intimate with the other woman through a gap in the door, leaving her stunned. Because her father was the head of the household and had control over the family finances, including Liu Hui's allowance, which came entirely from him, Liu Hui feared his anger and kept the incident hidden in her heart. Instead, she became more reckless in asking her father for money to spend on food, drink, and entertainment.

  "Liu Hui, I'm glad you still understand me. I don't like to play with emotions, it's better to be alone than to mess around! If there are no good men left in this world, then I'll spend the rest of my life alone!" Wan Chao Hui said resolutely.

  "You've said it all, what else can I say? However, Chao Hui, I really admire your courage to dare to do and be! Liu Hui thought of her own cowardly and flattering nature, and she was also disgusted with herself."

  "Don't be like this, everyone has their own strengths! It's getting late, go rest early!"

  "Alright then! Bye!"

  "Bye!"