A Young Woman's Heart

Mo Xueyao pretended to be asleep and didn't say anything, but the class monitor remembered her and asked caringly, "Mo Xueyao hasn't said anything yet, has she?"

"Oh, Mo Xueyao hasn't said anything all this time?"

Others chimed in with their comments.

"Ah... what... what happened?"

"It's nothing." Li Wanyan didn't continue the previous topic. "Don't be shy. It's not difficult to integrate into a group."

Mo Xueyao felt that the class monitor didn't seem to have the right to say that...

However, it seems easy for her to integrate into the group; it just depends on whether she's in the mood.

"Speaking of which, does Mo Xueyao have a boy she likes?" a girl she didn't know well asked.

"Eh!? I...I don't like...no..." Mo Xueyao was somewhat incoherent.

"Oh dear, Xiaoyao has only known us for a short time. She hasn't even met all the girls yet, let alone the boys! Asking her is pointless."

“Hmm…yes, yes…” Mo Xueyao quickly echoed, hoping to shift the topic to someone else.

"That's not necessarily true. Didn't we directly team up with Zhou Yong for the home economics class before?"

"It might not be Xiaoyao's idea. Maybe one of the girls in her group likes Zhou Yong?"

"Huh, Mo Xiaoxiao and Wang Jiale?"

"Ugh, I absolutely hate Zhou Yong! He's not handsome at all, and sometimes he's even a bit sleazy with Liu Xiaowei and the others!" Wang Jiale vehemently denied. "That day's decision was entirely Xiaoyao's own! It had nothing to do with me or Xiaoxiao!"

“An explanation is just a cover-up,” someone chuckled mischievously, making Wang Jiale even more anxious.

"I... I would never like Zhou Yong, even if I liked that big, dumb guy Li Hongran!" Wang Jiale shouted.

"Ahem, keep your voices down, or the instructors will be here soon." Li Wanyan coughed, and everyone immediately lowered their voices even further.

"So it seems Wang Jiale likes Li Hongran?"

"No, that's not what I meant..."

"Alright, alright, stop bullying Lele," Cha Li said on behalf of Wang Jiale. "Why don't you tell me which boy in our class you all like?"

"Can't I not have someone I like?"

"Then tell me, who do you like more? Or who do you think is handsome? Or who would be a good boyfriend?" Cha Li asked a series of questions.

Although the girls said that none of the boys in the class were suitable to be boyfriends, they still had a heated discussion about it.

"What do you think of Mr. Xue?" someone asked.

"Mr. Xue is quite nice. Although he is not the handsome type, he has the air of a refined scholar."

"But he seems like a bookworm?"

"And it seems like he doesn't interact much with other guys."

"He probably won't take care of girls."

"Little Yao Yao, what do you think?" Hua Yinyin nudged Mo Xue Yao's arm and suddenly asked.

"Me...? Uh... I think it's alright. He seems to be quite mature and knows how to navigate social situations, so it won't be too tiring to be around him."

"Wow, you've explained it in such detail. Do you like him?"

"No, no! I was just saying, as a friend..."

"The kind of friend your boyfriend has?"

"Hua Yinyin, why do you always bully Mo Xueyao?" Li Wanyan said, standing up for Mo Xueyao.

"Hehe, because I think she's cute when she's shy~"

You really are a devil.

Mo Xueyao muttered to herself.

……

Chapter Fifty-Eight: Girls' Gossip (Part Two)

Once girls start gossiping, it seems they can't stop.

"And what about Li Hongran?"

"He's a big, clumsy guy. Besides being tall, he's good for nothing, and he probably's only about 1.8 meters tall at most, right?"

"1.8 meters is already quite tall—"

In this day and age, a man who is 1.8 meters tall is indeed considered to be outstanding in terms of height.

People's height changes over time.

The more affluent a life is, the more abundant the nutrition, and consequently, boys are generally taller than the previous generation, while girls generally have better skin...

The more peaceful the times, the more beautiful the women there are—that's the reason.

Whether someone is good-looking or not is not simply a random result of the combination of genes; environmental factors can also influence their appearance.

A comfortable living environment tends to produce more beautiful women.

"1.8 meters is considered tall in China, but how does it compare to foreigners?"

"Why do you always compare yourself to foreigners? If you like foreigners so much, why don't you marry one?"

"Hmph, I'd like to."

It was just a casual chat, but for some reason it took on a tense, hostile tone.

Li Wanyan broke the awkward silence, saying, "If there were only two men left in the world, would you choose Gao Yuan or Liu Xiaowei?"

"I won't choose any of them."

"I'd rather die alone than choose that."

"That's right!"

Poor Liu Xiaowei and Gao Yuan, because of their sleazy appearance, none of the girls in the class had a good impression of them.

Of course, it's also possible that she doesn't actually hate them that much, but seeing how much other girls dislike them, she has to pretend to dislike them as well to show that she has absolutely no interest in these two guys.

Where is Zhou Yong?

"Although he's a bit plain-looking, he's still much better looking than those two guys."

"But I still don't want to choose him."

"Speaking of which, who is the most handsome guy in our class?" Mo Zhuyou asked a question that made people think.

"Hmm... An Ruosu?" Wang Jiale said uncertainly.

“An Ruosu, a sunny young man? He’s handsome, but he’s still missing something,” Hua Yinyin said, scratching Mo Xueyao’s chin.

Logically, shouldn't one scratch their own chin?

Mo Xueyao silently moved her restless hand away.

"That's because your preference is for pretty boys, right?" someone joked with a laugh.

"Well, actually I prefer pretty girls, you know?"

"Alas--"

"Lü Bolun?"

"He has a square face!"

"Does having a square face preclude one from being considered handsome?"

"Hmm... at best, I'd say he's robust?"

"Isn't Chen Cheng the most handsome? He's tall, fair-skinned, and quite good-looking."

"Hmm... he is... quite handsome, I guess."

The girls were surprisingly united in their opinions.

"I think Ma Jianhang is also very handsome."

"He's too dark-skinned—" This was immediately refuted by someone.

Well, girls really have picky tastes.

"It suddenly occurred to me, haven't you overlooked someone?" Mo Xiaoxiao reminded her, "Jun Ruohuan... what about him?"

"Oh, right!"

"He is even less talkative than Mr. Xue."

"Every day is spent in silence."

"A melancholy, beautiful boy?"

"Yes, yes, she's the type Hua Yinyin likes—"

Hua Yinyin didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, she agreed and replied, "Yeah, I like this kind. It's perfect for being the one who's pinned down~"

"Cough cough!" Everyone else choked on her cough and coughed awkwardly.

Mo Xueyao felt like she had finally found her people; it turned out that the other girls couldn't accept Hua Yinyin's progressive ideas either.

"So the most handsome guys in our class are An Ruosu, Chen Cheng, and Jun Ruohuan?"

“These should be the three,” Li Wanyan chimed in with her gossipy nature. “I think An Ruosu is the best choice.”

"Huh—could it be that the class monitor has feelings for An Ruosu...?"

"No, I just think he's gentle," Li Wanyan said calmly, unlike Mo Xueyao who was too shy to speak earlier.

Actually, that's the case; otherwise, people wouldn't keep teasing her.

"Do you think Xiaoyao would look cool if she cut her hair short?" Wang Jiale suddenly asked, bringing the topic back to Mo Xueyao.

"Oh~! Maybe he'll be really handsome?" Even in the darkness, Mo Xueyao could feel that Hua Yinyin's eyes were shining.