Rebirth: I have Monopoly System

Chapter 189: Chapter 189: The Usual Tricks of a Green Tea

Wu Yun opened his chat with Zhang Qiuyue. She had sent a few voice messages.

Wu Yun played them directly over the speaker.

A voice, choked with sobs, came from Wu Yun’s phone, making Liu Yongheng and the other two feel an urge to protect her.

"SOB... Wu Yun, I’m so sorry. I never thought things would turn out this way. A lot of people know about it now!"

The tearful voice continued, "I’m sorry, I didn’t want to cause a misunderstanding between you and Senior Sister Wen Meng. It’s all my fault!"

"If I’ve caused a misunderstanding between you two and made Senior Sister Wen Meng get the wrong idea, I’ll go and explain it to her for you."

"I’m sorry, it’s my fault. I’ll go and post a clarification on the school forums later."

Wu Yun turned off the screen and looked at the three dumbfounded guys. "So? Was I right or what?"

Li Shiming jumped to Wu Yun’s side, looking at him with reverence. "Boss, you’re basically a modern-day Zhuge Kongming! You can even figure out the inscrutable hearts of women!"

"Yeah, yeah! Boss, from now on, I’m counting on you to screen my future girlfriends!" Liu Yongheng looked like he wanted to kneel and hug Wu Yun’s leg.

But then he felt like something was missing. "Boss," he asked, "didn’t you just say there were two groups involved? Who’s the other one?"

Wu Yun sneered. "It must be some petty trick from the Student Council President, Li Yuantao. He was chasing Wen Meng during his freshman and sophomore years, but then I swooped in over the summer. He probably resents both me and Wen Meng for it."

"But a Student Council President can only throw his weight around on campus, which is why he resorted to this disgusting tactic to annoy us. He’s just a pathetic clown."

Seeing that Wu Yun wasn’t bothered by any of this, Liu Yongheng dropped the idea of stirring up trouble and instead asked excitedly, "Boss, aren’t you going to reply to this Zhang Qiuyue?"

Wu Yun thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Let’s leave her hanging for a bit. Otherwise, she’ll think I actually care. She’ll probably send some more pitiful-sounding messages soon. Come on! Let’s eat first!"

Liu Yongheng hesitated before asking tentatively, "Boss, should we call Senior Sister Wen Meng and help you explain things?"

"No need for explanations. I’ll ask Wen Meng if she wants to join us, and I can introduce you guys to some third-year seniors from the dance department while we’re at it!" Wu Yun flashed a smile, and the three guys immediately got excited.

They urged Wu Yun to hurry up and call.

Wu Yun checked the time. There were still about ten minutes left of class, so he sent Wen Meng a voice message asking if she and her friends wanted to eat together and telling her to call him back when class was over.

Just as he sent the message, another notification from Zhang Qiuyue popped up.

Wu Yun held up his phone. "See? Was I right or what? Here she comes again!"

"Quick, quick! Open it and let’s hear what she’s saying!" Li Shiming’s voice was distorted with excitement.

The four of them huddled together, staring at the phone in Wu Yun’s hand.

"I’m sorry, Wu Yun. Why don’t you just delete me? That way, neither you nor Senior Sister Wen Meng will be upset."

"I know you have a girlfriend, but I just can’t control myself. I just want to be friends with you."

"I’m not popular like Senior Sister Wen Meng, and I don’t have any male friends... SOB SOB SOB~"

Wu Yun raised his eyebrows. "So? What do you think, brothers? Could you guys handle a woman like this?"

The three of them shook their heads in unison. Her level was way too high. If the three noobs weren’t watching from the sidelines, they’d be completely wrapped around her finger.

"Believe it or not, if I agreed to delete her from WeChat today, she’d definitely go somewhere crowded and start sobbing to win everyone’s sympathy. Then I’d be painted as the scumbag who abandoned his girlfriend, and in the end, I’d have no choice but to add her back and console her!"

"And if Wen Meng were the petty type to actually get angry about this, Zhang Qiuyue would start acting all understanding, saying things to me like, ’A good girl wouldn’t be like that.’ That would make me gradually lose patience with Wen Meng, and the moment we break up would be her chance to take her place!"

The three of them shivered in unison upon hearing Wu Yun’s analysis.

"Boss! You have to be the one to subdue this demon with your divine powers! Don’t let her out to harm us pure, innocent souls!" Li Shiming said with dramatic flair.

"Yongheng, you’d better be careful! Once you show up in a flashy new car, the number of women you’ll have to deal with won’t be any less than me!" Wu Yun said with a laugh.

Liu Yongheng put on a pained expression. "Boss, I was just getting excited about the future! How could you pour cold water on my dreams like that?"

After sharing a few more words of wisdom about women with the trio, Wu Yun finally picked up his phone to reply to Zhang Qiuyue’s message.

Wu Yun held his phone, pondered for a moment, then pressed the talk button. "Zhang Qiuyue, you don’t need to explain anything. Don’t do a thing. I believe the truth will speak for itself. I’ll talk to Wen Meng myself. As for us, we’re just ordinary classmates right now, which I’m sure many people are aware of, so this will all blow over in time!"

Wu Yun was adhering to the philosophy of inaction, letting the incident run its course. He knew Wen Meng wasn’t a fool, and besides...

Liu Yongheng gave Wu Yun a thumbs-up. "Boss! I’ve really learned something today! But I’m curious, how did you get to be so experienced?"

Wu Yun smiled mysteriously. "It’s nothing special, merely a matter of practice."

"Boss, can you say that in plain English?!"

...

Wu Yun and his three friends walked through campus toward the school gate, where they had arranged to meet Wen Meng and her friends.

Since neither group had class in the first afternoon period, they had consulted the girls and chosen a hot pot restaurant not far from campus.

When they reached the school gate, the sight of four girls standing by the roadside in black, form-fitting dance outfits made Liu Yongheng and the others stare, their eyes wide.

"Ahem, watch yourselves. Don’t start drooling! Don’t act like you’ve never seen a pretty girl before!" Wu Yun coughed, reminding the three to mind their image.

Wen Meng and her three friends were huddled together, talking about something.

Seeing Wu Yun’s group approach, Wen Meng smiled and linked her arm with his. "Junior, I haven’t seen you for half a day, and you’re already stirring up this kind of trouble!"

To be honest, people who didn’t frequent the school forums would have no idea what was going on. But unfortunately for them, someone in their class did, and had relayed the news to Wen Meng with the same "This is a disaster!" expression as Li Shiming.

"Ah, it’s nothing, it’s nothing! The popular always attract haters! Just a petty little trick. I’ll tell you all about it tonight." Wu Yun waved his hand dismissively, then pointed to his three roommates. "Seniors! Let me introduce you to three of my juniors!"

"This is Liu Yongheng! He’s the rich guy treating us all today!"

After Wu Yun introduced the two groups of roommates to each other, they all started walking toward the hot pot restaurant.

Wu Yun was a bit puzzled. Lai Yi, who was usually talkative and lively, was rather quiet today and didn’t even crack a joke during the introductions.

But after taking a closer look, a faint smile touched Wu Yun’s lips.

’Liu Yongheng is in danger!’