16: Too late to regret

Watching this scene, an inexplicable surge of jealousy and stubbornness flared up within her.

It shouldn't be like this; Chen Li was hers, and all of this should have been hers.

She had to break things off with Yang Bin today and then go find Chen Li.

Chen Li loved her so much; as long as she swallowed her pride and acted a bit spoiled, she could definitely win him back.

"Meng Yu, I'm really happy to have met you today," Li Tingting said vibrantly. "Let's hang out when we're free; I know a few good places."

"Tingting, I'm happy too. Let's make plans later," Meng Yu agreed with a smile.

Setting aside other factors, Li Tingting's cheerful personality was indeed quite likable.

Standing to the side, Liu Yu had been somewhat uneasy from start to finish. After managing a few words, this brief encounter ended in a subtle atmosphere.

In the Dormitory, Li Yuan and Cai Fen were surrounding Meng Yu, chattering about today's experiences, their voices filled with envy and excitement.

"Meng Yu, your boyfriend spoils you too much, buying an Audi A4 just like that."

"Exactly, exactly! When are you going to take us out for a drive again?"

...Meng Yu smiled as she dealt with their enthusiasm, her peripheral vision catching Liu Manman, who had remained silent.

She saw her sitting alone on the edge of the bed, head down, constantly fiddling with her phone, her expression very ugly.

At this moment, Liu Manman was chatting with her new boyfriend, Yang Bin, about breaking up—

"Manman, what do you mean by this? What exactly did I do wrong?"

"Let's end it here. Don't come looking for me anymore."

"What do you mean end it here? Weren't we fine when we were in Sanya?"

"Incompatibility is incompatibility; there's nothing more to say."

"Fine, if you want to break up, you can," Yang Bin suddenly sneered on the other end, "then give me back the necklace I gave you."

"What did you say?" Liu Manman's eyes widened in disbelief. "That was a gift you gave me, and... I gave you my first time."

"First time?" Yang Bin scoffed. "Who knows if it's true or false? That thing can be repaired. You were with that loser Chen Li for so many years,"

"Who knows what you two did in secret? Don't treat me like a sucker like him who's at your beck and call."

Either give the necklace back to me, or I'll go to your Dormitory building right now and let everyone see what kind of person you are."

"You... bastard." Liu Manman trembled with rage... In the end, she humiliatingly agreed to return the necklace.

The moment she sent the message, she felt her heart being violently torn by an invisible hand.

She was truly blind and deluded to have personally pushed away Chen Li, who held her in the palm of his hand, and chosen a scumbag like Yang Bin.

Even if Chen Li didn't have his current immense wealth, what he had given her was unreserved devotion and impeccable sincerity.

Recalling every bit of Chen Li's past devotion and comparing it to her current situation, Liu Manman felt a wave of heart-wrenching distress.

Vanity, meanness, stupidity—she had driven away the best man alive. She was simply incredibly foolish, playing a winning hand into a disaster.

Most hateful of all, who on earth sent the video of her and Yang Bin kissing to Chen Li?

If it weren't for those two ruining things, all the glory Meng Yu was enjoying now should have belonged to her, Liu Manman.

Now, she had to find a way to win Chen Li back.

As long as she could make him go back to being as obedient to her as before, she swore she would cherish him and never be as headstrong and difficult as she used to be.

By then, wouldn't luxury cars and luxury goods be hers to choose from?

But right now, she didn't even have a way to contact him; it was all because she had spoken too harshly back then.

Suddenly, she remembered someone—Chen Li's roommate, Zhang Yixi. She still had his WeChat saved on her phone.

That was over a year ago; after she had blocked Chen Li, he had specifically asked Zhang Yixi to add her so he could apologize. Since then, the two of them hadn't been in contact.

She couldn't care about that much now; as long as she could add Chen Li again, she was confident she could make him change his mind.

She opened Zhang Yixi's WeChat, carefully weighing her words and editing them several times before finally pressing send:

"Hi, Zhang Yixi. Are you busy? I'm Liu Manman, Chen Li's girlfriend. Do you still remember me?"

...On the other side, Chen Li's Dormitory was bustling. The guys had slept through class all day, and their spirits had recovered slightly.

They were sprawled haphazardly in their chairs, their faces showing the lingering fatigue of a hangover, but their eyes sparkled with excitement.

"That place last night was really not bad," Zhang Yixi smacked his lips. "It's a completely different story from having a girlfriend. A Li, where did you run off to later?"

"Oh, I had an urgent matter, so I went out to take care of it."

"You really should try it," Guo Zihong said with a look of reminiscence. "That feeling is a completely different ballgame from being in a relationship."

Chen Li looked up and said seriously, "It's better to go to those kinds of places less often."

"Indeed," Wu Qiang pushed up his glasses. "It's not like we don't have girlfriends. Why should we go to such unsavory places?"

"Just for the novelty," Zhang Yixi waved his hand. "I definitely won't go again."

"Exactly," Guo Zihong quickly chimed in. "If Chen Jing found out about this, I'd be finished."

Chen Li listened to their chatter, his mind as clear as a mirror.

This kind of thing was all about personal choice; in any case, he would never set foot in such a place again.

Now, he had the charming Department Belle Liu Yu by his side, the gentle and lovely campus belle Song Lingyun,

and an undeveloped Meng Yu. Why would he need to go to such places of pleasure for fun?

Zhang Yixi was in the middle of a heated conversation when a message suddenly popped up on his phone—Liu Manman. He raised an eyebrow and opened the chat box.

"I remember. What's up?"

Zhang Yixi replied quickly, but he was sneering in his heart: 'Of course I remember. I saw that video of you and your new boyfriend getting intimate in Sanya very clearly.'

"Then could you please help me tell Chen Li to add me back? I accidentally deleted him."

"Oh, I'll ask."

"A Li, Liu Manman is looking for me, asking you to add her back."

"Holy crap, what does this woman mean?" Guo Zihong immediately exploded. "She gets dumped by her new flame and wants to come back to you? That's way too shameless."

"What? She wants to be added back?" Wu Qiang pushed up his glasses.

Chen Li didn't even bother to lift his eyelids. "She's crazy. If you want to chat, go ahead; if not, just delete her. I don't recycle trash here."

"Got it." Zhang Yixi grinned. "Chen Li says he doesn't recycle trash here. Goodbye!"

...After Liu Manman sent the message, she waited anxiously for over half an hour before receiving a reply.

She stared at the short but incredibly piercing reply on the screen, and her whole body froze.

"Doesn't recycle trash..."