You are all bad women! Don't come over!

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The sky grew increasingly dark red, the old sun laboriously dipped into the horizon, and the evening breeze scattered the clouds as birds danced between the telephone poles.

The once bustling school gate was now desolate and empty; the security guards who had been maintaining order had mostly returned to the guard's room, leisurely smoking their cigarettes, with only a chubby little figure standing at the gate, looking around.

His name was Liu Bo, Shen Mochen's childhood neighbor. After Liu Bo's family encountered a generous benefactor, they flourished and moved out of the poor district, and it had been about seven or eight years since he last saw Shen Mochen. It was only after Shen Mochen transferred to State First Middle School half a year ago that they were reunited.

Liu Bo still remained loyal; even after his family's success, he didn't look down upon his former playmate. At school, he took good care of Shen Mochen and was his only friend, although it was a pity they were seated quite far apart despite being classmates.

As Shen Mochen approached from the distance, Liu Bo initially didn't notice his distressed expression. He slung an arm over Shen Mochen's shoulder, full of curiosity, "I heard Gu Yange was looking for you, she didn't confess her feelings to you, did she? She knows your secret?"

Shen Mochen was troubled about Catherine's incident; the whole affair was so bizarre that his brain had seized up, only snapping back to reality when Catherine had said "See you next Monday," but by then, she was already walking away, and he had been unable to respond.

In other words, they were at least nominally in a relationship now, albeit one that Catherine had unilaterally determined.

With the weekend coming up, he could consider it a temporary stay of execution, but come Monday, he would have to face this reality at school.

The more he thought about it, the more headaches he got. He casually brushed off Liu Bo, "No, she just asked me about what our class is preparing for the school anniversary celebration, I'm the procurement officer for our class."

The most troublesome part of the school anniversary event was logistics and procurement, which required running all over town to purchase items, budgeting funds, and ensuring a supply of various materials... Since no one wanted to do such a painstaking and error-prone task, the class president, Catherine, had decisively assigned it to Shen Mochen.

Why do they always throw the troublesome tasks at me, this is definitely school bullying... No, it's more like domestic violence now!

Liu Bo clearly didn't believe him, "You think I'm stupid? I saw her red-eyed when she ran out just now! But the Princess seemed to be in a good mood, smiling so beautifully, and even took the initiative to greet me..."

Shen Mochen simply hummed in reply and fell silent. He was too emotionally exhausted to want to talk.

Catherine was in a good mood? That was built on my suffering! Just a few minutes ago, I was a happy single dog, and then suddenly I was forced to have such a big girlfriend!

Although this girlfriend is a tiny bit prettier than others, has a slightly better figure than others, comes from a family that is a bit more prestigious than others, and has grades that are a bit stronger than others... but that still depends on whether the person concerned is willing!

What a mess, how am I going to solve this? Shen Mochen pondered his strategy seriously.

How about coming clean to Catherine about the truth on Monday when school starts?

Actually, I don't like you, this was just an excuse to get rid of Gu Yange, you're reading too much into it, let's break up now!

But if he did say that, would Princess be infuriated and dispose of him in the river?

Shen Mochen immediately dismissed the idea; it definitely wouldn't be appropriate to directly snub Catherine and risk her animosity.

"... How can I break up with her without offending her?" Shen Mochen murmured.

"Just let her dump you... wait a minute, are you together with Gu Yange?" Liu Bo's eyes bulged.

He had been classmates with Gu Yange during their first year of high school, the proverbial blossoming flower sought after by the commoner. She was the most beautiful girl in the class; when Liu Bo had nothing better to do, he would daydream about her, and she still remained one of his unattainable crushes, so naturally, he felt a tinge of jealousy now.

"I'm not dating her," Shen Mochen denied.

Thinking to himself that this was the only choice for now, it might be difficult to make a girl fall for him, but making a girl hate him should be a piece of cake.

"Really not dating Gu Yange?"

Shen Mochen clenched his fist, dead serious, "Really, right now I just want to study hard, get into a good university, and then find a well-paying job, climbing to the peak of life!"

How dare you falsely accuse me, I'm obviously with Catherine!

However, Shen Mochen didn't plan to tell Liu Bo about his situation with Catherine; after all, his goal was to break up with her as soon as possible, and he didn't regard her as a girlfriend. Also, knowing Liu Bo's big mouth, if he were to tell him, by next Monday even the school canteen auntie's dog would know about it!

Most importantly, he didn't know what Catherine's thoughts were. If she didn't want others to know, blabbering about it would anger her, and that would be a disaster.

Liu Bo looked at Shen Mochen's face, hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but say, "But you know, there's more to life than just going to university. Look at Gu Yange, she's pretty and comes from a good family..."

Shen Mochen laughed indifferently, "Relying on heaven or earth is not as good as relying on oneself, even if Gu Yange took a liking to me, it doesn't mean her family would approve of me. Being a kept man isn't so easy!"

"That's one way to put it... but you just can't let her go, can you?" Liu Bo mumbled under his breath, nudging Shen Mochen with his elbow and winking, "But seriously, with your looks, it's a waste not to be a kept man!"

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