Li Peifeng smiled subtly, understanding what Xu Manning was talking about through [Heartfelt Connection], so he sent Wu Wenyue a WeChat message.

"I support Manning; go home, take off your clothes, and dance for us!"

Xu Manning saw the message, smiled softly, and lightly kicked Li Peifeng under the table.

The three of them were plotting in their own ways, Bai Xiaoyang clapped his hands and said:

"Everyone, please be quiet."

After saying that, he stood up with his wine glass, volunteered to read a poem he had written himself.

"Where’s the microphone?"

"On the coffee table, quickly grab it."

"Put it here!"

"Come on, listen to Old Bai read his poem!"

Everyone was eager to hear, and Bai Xiaoyang stood in front of the microphone in the center of the private room, closed his eyes facing the others at the table, and after a few seconds of brewing, he slowly began to speak;

"The most romantic love poem I’ve ever seen"

"is not the long-winded fancy phrases"

"it’s very short, only seven words"

"It’s when I think of you day and night"

"And you say that phrase;"

"I have a place for you in my heart"

After finishing the last word, Bai Xiaoyang paused slightly, looked at the soft girl from the department of Marxist Philosophy sitting next to him, and shouted loudly, "Xiaorou, let’s be together."

Then he knelt down on one knee, and Shen Liao suddenly pulled out a bouquet of roses from under the table, running over to hand it to Bai Xiaoyang...

The poetry reading session of the party instantly turned into a confession scene.

"Wow~"

"What’s going on?"

"Wow, Old Bai, you’re actually pulling this off?!"

The scene exploded, and everyone started making noise.

The girl named Xiaorou seemed quite surprised, too, but her eyes were full of delight and emotion, covering her mouth as if she was going to cry, unable to speak, she just nodded.

"Agreed?"

"If you agreed, hurry up, take the flowers!"

"Oh, right!" 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

With a reminder from the people next to her, Xiaorou quickly got up, went in front of Bai Xiaoyang, and took the roses.

At last, this newly confirmed couple hugged tightly and kissed amidst the crowd’s cheers, while Shen Liao and another male student pulled out two party poppers from somewhere, each giving them a twist.

"Bang, bang~"

Two noises echoed as streamers danced in the air.

Witnessing such a warm scene, everyone’s faces were smiling, sincerely feeling happy for them, and some girls expressed envy, complaining quietly to their boyfriends;

"Look at them, so romantic!"

"When you pursued me, not to mention writing poetry, you didn’t even have a ceremony, making my youth devoid of memories, humph!"

Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning heard these complaints too, and the smiles in their eyes turned into questioning as they looked at Li Peifeng, their implicit meaning clear...

"What the heck is Xiaoyang doing? I thought we were just eating, but ended up eating dog food?! Eating dog food is one thing, but you did it in front of them? You’re trying to overshadow me?!"

Li Peifeng cursed silently in his heart.

This meal unexpectedly evolved; it shouldn’t have come!

To escape the two girls’ displeased stares, Li Peifeng pulled Shen Liao aside and motioned with his mouth, "What’s going on with Old Bai and that girl?"

Shen Liao laughed, "I just found out before eating. The School of Arts and Sciences and the Marxist Philosophy department frequently host joint events, you know, so Old Bai and Xiaorou developed a mutual affection. They’ve been a couple for half a month now, but Old Bai felt there was a lack of ceremony, so he asked me to help hand over a flower... Hey, when are you going to have a serious relationship? Let me help you with a confession ceremony then."

"Thanks, but you should get yourself a date first!"

Li Peifeng replied somewhat crossly, and Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning weren’t exactly pleased with him either.

Happiness is a matter of comparison, and women’s competitiveness is quite serious!

After the meal, there was a murder mystery game session planned, but Li Peifeng and the two girls didn’t attend; he settled the bill and returned to Jintian City Apartments with Wu and Xu.

The car ride was silent, and when the three got home, Xu Manning couldn’t help but say while changing shoes, "You rascal, when will you do a ceremony for me and Yueyue? Whether it’s public or not doesn’t matter, it can be anything secretive, but there ought to be a ceremony!"

Wu Wenyue looked back at Li Peifeng: "Why are you coming back to our place? Go to your own home and continue writing poems for Huang Tianxuan!"

The topic of love poems is unavoidable now, is it?

Li Peifeng coughed dryly, "There will be, definitely will be, don’t worry. But instead of thinking about that now, you’d better think about what to say when you see my parents after going home for winter break."

The topic changed, the two girls recalled the meeting the parents issue with some anticipation, and inevitably felt nervous.

"Say what? That’s for you to explain!"

"Yeah, need we speak? What are you for? If your parents don’t agree... anyway, handle it yourself."

The two girls shifted the burden to Li Peifeng, and then the petty Xu Manning brought up the confession ceremony again, and the mistake of Li Peifeng writing love poems for Huang Tianxuan.

Their covert message wanting Li Peifeng to write love poems for her too, and it seemed like one poem wasn’t enough, at least two!

Li Peifeng kept promising, "No problem, once I get inspiration, I’ll write, but first, let me use the restroom."

He turned and went into the bathroom, Xu Manning spoke more and got angry again, sat on the sofa without changing into pajamas, pouting: "Huang Tianxuan rewarded your novel ten thousand bucks, and you write poems and send her flowers? How materialistic can you get?"

Wu Wenyue laughed, "You don’t understand, online writers are like influencers. The top supporters all need to be maintained. Since they’re willing to spend real money on you, you need to give something back. What to give? Some sentimental small gifts!"

"Sending flowers or poems are small gestures, even sending yourself isn’t surprising at all!"

In the bathroom, Li Peifeng’s voice mingled with the sound of water: "Sister Yue, can you say less? If you keep babbling, I’ll share what happened between you and Tianxuan, I have evidence — videos of you two!"

"Shut up!"

Wu Wenyue’s face changed dramatically, unable to meet Xu Manning’s questioning eyes, her lips trembled a bit: "I need to use the restroom too." then hurriedly entered the bathroom.

"Yueyue and Huang Tianxuan too?!"

Xu Manning’s mouth dropped open in shock, though she found it unlikely, Wu Wenyue’s guilty demeanor explained it all.

"I-I have two green hats now?"

Miss Xu recalled various dreams, her disbelief making her face pale as she stared blankly at the living room TV, feeling lost. Though she didn’t want to believe it, the truth was undeniable!

"Who told you to say that?!!"

Wu Wenyue gritted her teeth as she watched Li Peifeng put on his pants, wishing she could tear them off him again...

"You did it but fear me mentioning it?"

Li Peifeng smiled composedly, "Ever since you complained to Manning about me, I’ve wanted to tell her you kissed Tianxuan, and during quarantine, shared the same bed multiple times, I have videos of it!"

"You delete them for me!"

Wu Wenyue was utterly embarrassed, reaching towards Li Peifeng’s pocket, trying to grab his phone, but he shifted quickly, leaving her empty-handed.

"Deleting the videos is impossible."

Li Peifeng raised his eyebrows, "Why don’t you go out there, take off your clothes and dance for Manning and me, maybe I won’t mention it to her then, and perhaps Manning will forgive you. Otherwise..."

Wu Wenyue shook her head desperately, "No, you can’t tell her, kissing... I was just... drunk, even when I shared a bed with her, nothing happened, I was just sleeping!"

"Can’t tell her? Then go dance."

Wu Wenyue looked hesitant, appeared to be struggling, her tone softened by three points: "Xiaofeng, can I dance with clothes on?"

"We’ve already seen the clothed dance!"

Li Peifeng impatiently said, "You have to take them off while dancing, or it shows no sincerity, Manning can’t forgive you, she already said at dinner she wanted to see you dance naked."

"You..." Wu Wenyue breathed heavily, gritting her teeth at Li Peifeng, her gaze murderous: "Absolutely have to undress?"

"What do you think?"

Li Peifeng smirked inwardly, his tone chillingly sinister: "Sister Yue, you wouldn’t want Manning to be more heartbroken, right?"