Prince charming, your persona has collapsed!

If Zheng Yanyan had won this battle, she'd likely have gloated and even boasted in front of Zhou Yuwen about how she beat up Tao Tian, warning him not to think about all that pointless stuff in the future.

But the problem is, she not only failed to win, but also got taught a lesson by Tao Tian.

Tao Tian openly admitted her feelings for Zhou Yuwen and even declared her intention to pursue him.

And what about you?

Do you think you're worthy of being in a relationship with Zhou Yuwen?

If you're not capable, then step aside for someone better.

This comment hit a nerve with Zheng Yanyan.

"No, I absolutely must not let Zhou Yuwen find out about this!"

Zheng Yanyan tightly grabbed Su Qing, who was about to make a phone call.

Su Qing, pretending not to understand, asked, "Why not?"

"You've been beaten so badly. Zhou Yuwen is your boyfriend, after all. This is a good chance for him to teach her a lesson."

"No way. I absolutely can't let Zhou Yuwen find out!" Zheng Yanyan's face looked panicked; she feared that if Zhou Yuwen learned about this, he would think she was just causing him trouble and was also useless, unable to even win a fight, having been schooled by Tao Tian instead.

In other words, Zheng Yanyan now realized that Tao Tian was truly better than her.

What if Zhou Yuwen actually took a liking to Tao Tian and decided to break up with her? What then?

So, she absolutely couldn't let Zhou Yuwen find out.

Su Qing said, "So you just let yourself be slapped for nothing?"

Zheng Yanyan struggled for a long while before responding, "Matters between women must be settled by women themselves."

The truth is that Zhou Yuwen would eventually find out, only he'd find out a few days later. Such minor incidents might even be posted on the campus forum, but Zhou Yuwen never browsed it.

Frankly, nowadays Zhou Yuwen spent very little time at school apart from attending classes, so he was quite out of the loop in terms of campus news.

Today, with nothing much to do, he spent more time with the teachers walking around the campus and recognizing quite a few trees.

Zhou Yuwen's school, being primarily agricultural, boasted a rich variety of trees in its campus. Some common trees were well-known among the students, but the more obscure ones, like Malus halliana, were unfamiliar to many.

However, it was impressive that Zhou Yuwen was familiar with these plants.

Well, it's no surprise since Zhou Yuwen had studied this field in his previous life.

Zhou Yuwen's knowledgeable and capable image had greatly impressed the teachers, who even praised him in front of all the classmates, saying that this student had clearly worked hard and that the others should learn from him.

Upon hearing this, his classmates couldn't help but laugh and kept silent, thinking to themselves that Zhou Yuwen was the one most likely to skip classes.

Just like that, after five classes in the afternoon, when it was almost time for the last class to end, the teacher made an announcement—it was about a practical opportunity for their class this term.

In previous years, the practice would take place in Hangzhou, but this year, considering time constraints, it was planned to be in Suzhou.

Since the subject of landscape architecture is inseparable from gardens, and Suzhou's gardens are famous worldwide—three of the top four gardens are located there.

This time, the main goal was to visit the Humble Administrator's Garden and the Lingering Garden, and depending on time allocation, they might also visit other gardens.

The teacher had already informed the tutor and planned to depart on Friday for a two-day trip, staying overnight there.

The specific details were left for the class president and other class committee members to discuss.

After finishing, the teacher left first, followed by Chang Hao taking the stage to explain the specifics for the Suzhou trip.

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Most people had no objections to this study-related expense, and a small group was excited about the outing, already planning to buy snacks for the journey.

Seeing that there wasn't anything else, Zhou Yuwen left early.

Since it was still early, Zhou Yuwen leisurely made his way to the parcel collection station. Strangely, on days when he wasn't at school, Zheng Yanyan would be desperately searching for him, yet today, when he was rarely at school, Zheng Yanyan hadn't even called him once.

So, Zhou Yuwen called Zheng Yanyan to ask where she was.

Zheng Yanyan hesitated before saying that she was out eating with her roommates.

"Oh right, you mentioned taking them out, how's it going? No issue with the car, right?"

"It's, it's okay, I guess." Zheng Yanyan's tone was a bit odd.

But Zhou Yuwen didn't really notice and just hung up after a brief chat.

When Zheng Yanyan slapped Tao Tian, she didn't notice any swelling at first, but later it became slightly apparent. Though not obvious to others, Zheng Yanyan was terrified that Zhou Yuwen would notice and refused to meet him no matter what.

Her friends, like Su Qing, couldn't understand her reasoning at all.

After hanging up the phone with Zhou Yuwen, fire sparked in Zheng Yanyan's eyes as she declared that she definitely couldn't let Tao Tian get away with this!

She needed a proper talk with her!

She called Tao Tian.

Seeing the caller ID, Tao Tian was dismissive and asked what she wanted.

Zheng Yanyan asked, "Are you free at nine tonight?"

"What, are you calling to ask for a fight?" Zheng Yanyan, always fiercely independent, had unfortunately picked the wrong rival. After all, how could Tao Tian become the head of the literary arts department without any skills?