You are all bad women! Don't come over!-Chapter 67 - 65: Reconciliation as Before?

On Wednesday, Shen Mochen entered the classroom as usual, but he immediately sensed a familiar atmosphere.

At the moment he stepped into the classroom, it quieted down slightly. Some people whispered to each other and curled their lips in disdain.

After Gao Le’s successive setbacks by Gu Yange and Catherine the day before, Shen Mochen’s status in the class had subtly risen, despite it not being his intention, but occasionally there were people who would strike up a conversation with him willingly.

Yet today, it seemed to have changed again.

Was it because of Gao Le?

Shen Mochen glanced at Gao Le’s seat, but the person himself hadn’t arrived yet. Returning to his own seat, he inquired about the reason with Liu Bo.

"I don’t know who started it, but there’s a rumor going around that you were asked to leave your previous school for embezzling class funds and stealing money from fellow students..." Liu Bo looked around discreetly and spoke in a low voice, "It seems like the rumor started last night."

There were even more outrageous claims that he didn’t have the heart to voice out loud—like the rumors that the scars on his face were from an attempt to rape a female student and getting beaten for it, or that he was the illegitimate child of some school official from an extramarital affair, so that’s how he managed to transfer into First Middle School...

Even though these rumors were ridiculously far-fetched, they seemed to have an influential impact now.

"I got it."

Shen Mochen nodded, not continuing the conversation with Liu Bo. A gentleman doesn’t stand under a collapsing wall, and even as friends, they should understand each other’s positions—there was no need to put someone in a difficult spot.

Liu Bo probably left out some of the more offensive words, but knowing the general idea was enough.

The accusations of stealing money and embezzling class funds were indeed vicious rumors, especially since he was currently acting as the logistics committee member, temporarily in charge of managing class funds.

Who was targeting him yet again? Could it still be related to Gao Le?

If that was the case, the latter finally came to his senses—resorting to violence was too crude and easily left one vulnerable, whereas rumors were the weapon of choice for execution.

But Gao Le had just suffered a big loss yesterday. With his intelligence, could he really recover his spirits so quickly and think of a way to retaliate? Moreover, his status in the class had plummeted, and he shouldn’t have much clout now.

Someone else was targeting him.

If his guess was correct, behind this, there should be one of Catherine’s suitors, jealous that he had the chance to go out with Catherine, calling it a so-called "date."

However, Catherine had too many admirers and currently, pinning down the culprit was very difficult.

Shen Mochen decided to quietly observe the changes for now. The current rumors hadn’t had too much impact on him. He was certain that the person who spread these rumors from the source would soon appear before him.

He took out the textbook for the first class, suddenly feeling something was missing. Tilting his head, he glanced at Catherine, who was engrossed in swiping on her tablet.

"Was it you who returned my backpack last night?" Shen Mochen asked quietly.

Last night, when he was about to head home from Yuncui’s place, he realized he had left his backpack behind, but before he could start to worry, he saw it at the doorway. Even the key that he hadn’t had time to remove from the door was neatly placed on the cabinet by the entrance.

Presumably, it was Catherine who had delivered it to him midway, and as Shen Mochen hadn’t thanked her last night, he saw it fitting to express his gratitude upon seeing her today.

"It was Fuzi who brought it up," Catherine said flatly, without looking up from her tablet.

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Shen Mochen smiled and said, "Anyway, thank you. If you hadn’t brought it back for me, I wouldn’t have been able to do my homework last night!"

Catherine let out a soft laugh, "Couldn’t you just have explained the situation to your sister and asked the teachers?" Experience more on novelbuddy

Shen Mochen paused for a moment before he realized she was referring to Yuncui as his ’sister.’

"That would be troubling her too much, and it might leave a bad impression on other teachers!"

He understood the irony in Catherine’s tone. Although they weren’t exactly in a real relationship, they were nominally so. It was normal to feel annoyed when seeing her "boyfriend" always accompanied by a closely associated member of the opposite sex.

Catherine felt annoyed, and Shen Mochen was pleased. It would be great if she proposed to break up!

However, judging by Catherine’s expression today, it wasn’t just annoyance—there was also a touch of languid style.

Those familiar with the Princess knew this style well; she had always been like this in the past. She yawned like a cat, leaning indifferently on the table as if time was a bore.

Catherine flashed a cold smile, unlocked her phone, and pushed it towards Shen Mochen.

He took a look and saw the chat history with Zhao Yuji from the previous night.

Zhao Yuji: "Kaja, someone saw you and Shen Mochen walking together today. Are you friends?"

Catherine: "No."

Zhao Yuji: "I see, I thought you two were on good terms."

Catherine: "I have nothing to do with him."

Zhao Yuji: "That’s a pity. Gao Le is my friend, and I know he did something unpleasant to Shen Mochen. I was thinking of asking him to apologize."

Catherine: "You should talk to him directly."

Zhao Yuji: "Okay, got it."

After reading the messages, Shen Mochen handed the phone back to Catherine with a slight change in his gaze.

"You are friends, after all..." said Shen Mochen.

"Barely, he just latched on by himself."

"Then why show this to me?"

Catherine’s mouth curled into a smirk, "Are friends as important as a boyfriend?"

Shen Mochen paused before replying, "I understand. Thank you."

"What can you do with that knowledge?" Catherine chuckled.

Soon enough, Zhao Yuji entered Class A with Gao Le in tow, formally apologizing to Shen Mochen.

Zhao Yuji said it was really embarrassing that he had just learned about the matter and asked for Shen Mochen’s forgiveness. Gao Le said, "I’m truly sorry, I was impulsive and caused you trouble. I’m very sorry indeed!"

Shen Mochen smiled, indicating that these were trivial matters, that bumps in the road among classmates were normal, and that he had not taken it to heart at all!

In the presence of the school’s most popular guy, Gao Le and Shen Mochen outwardly reconciled. After greeting Catherine, Zhao Yuji also left, quite content with himself.

"As expected of Zhao Yuji, born into a prominent family with a long line of distinguished ancestors; their breeding is just different from us commoners!" Liu Bo looked up at the retreating figure of Zhao Yuji, his voice filled with envy and admiration.

Shen Mochen chuckled softy, boredly resting his head on the table, gazing out the window at the bright morning sun.

Like Catherine had said, what could understanding do? Catherine wasn’t someone to mess with, let alone Zhao Yuji, the real big fish? Catherine would return to Roman after high school graduation, but the Zhao Family was rooted here.

Catherine glanced at Shen Mochen, her lips curling up with a mix of schadenfreude and vindictive pleasure.

Zhao Yuji was no saint; if he took an interest, you’d have trouble on your hands. Heh, she was keen to see how long Shen Mochen could keep up the pretense behind that thick mask of his.