Chapter 5: Identity Revealed?

Gu Zhizhou was gentle and patient. He not only handed Tao Ruan a towel to wipe her tears, but also personally escorted her back to her dormitory building.

“I’m sorry…” Looking at Gu Zhizhou like this, Tao Ruan suddenly felt a sense of self-blame and regret.

Senior Gu is such a good person, with a clear and gentle temperament, like a breeze and a bright moon. How could he be the pervert who toyed with her in her dream?

She shouldn’t be overthinking things.

“It’s alright,” Gu Zhizhou said with a gentle smile. “It’s already late, junior, you should go back and rest early.”

Tao Ruan said “okay” and was about to turn around and go back to her dormitory when a motorcycle sped past her.

“careful.”

Gu Zhizhou pulled her aside and drew her into his arms to avoid the motorcycle.

For a moment her heart stopped beating, and then it raced again. Tao Ruan held her breath in Gu Zhizhou’s arms, not daring to move an inch.

“It’s alright,” Gu Zhizhou told her.

Tao Ruan, however, remained focused on Gu Zhizhou’s well-defined neck and did not move.

“Junior sister?” Gu Zhizhou called him again.

Tao Ruan then realized what was happening and quickly backed away, blushing.

Gu Zhizhou had a faint, light-colored mole on the side of her neck, and she had just been staring at it in a daze.

“Go back now, be careful,” Gu Zhizhou said with a smile as he said goodbye.

Tao Ruan blushed so deeply that she looked like she was about to burst into flames, and even her farewell was just a hurried “Goodbye, senior.”

What exactly did she just do?

First she rushed onto the court and disrupted Gu Zhizhou’s game, then she cried so horribly in front of him…

And then there was that hug…

Tao Ruan was filled with regret and shame, and just as she was overwhelmed with mixed feelings, the dormitory door was pushed open.

Lu Yiqian stood behind the door, coldly watching her.

Although Lu Yiqian, Liao Taotao, and Gu Xiao are all Tao Ruan’s roommates, Tao Ruan doesn’t have much interaction with this aloof academic genius.

“Is there something you need?” Tao Ruan asked her directly.

Lu Yiqian said coldly, “Have some shame. Stop trying to seduce Gu Zhizhou and stop doing such despicable things.”

Tao Ruan frowned, but before she could retort, Liao Taotao, who had heard this, became displeased. She slammed her chair down, stood up, and pulled Tao Ruan behind her: “Lu Yiqian, what do you mean? How dare you speak to Tao Ruan like that?”

“She knows perfectly well what she did.” After saying this, Lu Yiqian slammed the door and left.

Liao Taotao looked at Tao Ruan, puzzled: “What did you do?”

Gu Xiao also saw the post on the school forum. She read it aloud: “Tao Ruan, the most beautiful girl in the Chinese department, pursued Gu Zhizhou. After being rejected, she even shed tears on the basketball court. Pictures and evidence included, come and see…”

Gu Xiao put down her phone and came over to Tao Ruan, asking, “So you cried before because of Gu Zhizhou?”

“No, I…” Tao Ruan simply didn’t know where to begin explaining.

“You really like Gu Zhizhou? Why do you like that lunatic?” Gu Xiao said anxiously. “It’s better if you like me than him.”

Liao Taotao pinched Gu Xiao from behind, then realized something was wrong: “Isn’t Gu Zhizhou the school’s heartthrob? How come he’s acting crazy?”

Gu Xiao looked hesitant, then changed the subject: “Can’t I just say I’m jealous that Ruan Ruan likes him?”

Liao Taotao glared at Gu Xiao several times with gritted teeth. Tao Ruan vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but because her mind was too chaotic, she couldn’t figure it out for the time being.

Finally, Gu Xiao asked Tao Ruan, “You’ve really fallen for Gu Zhizhou?”

Tao Ruan told the truth: “I liked him, but I didn’t seduce him. These two times today were just coincidences.”

“I knew it! How could our Ruanruan, such an innocent and lovely girl, possibly seduce someone? It’s just Lu Yiqian talking nonsense. Don’t worry, I’ll scold her for you when she gets back.”

Liao Taotao hooked her arm around Tao Ruan’s neck, looking very loyal.

Tao Ruan hugged Liao Taotao and told her it was okay, no need, and then went to the bathroom to wash up.

Gu Xiao wanted to look at the post again, but when she tried to click on it, she found she couldn’t access it.

“Huh… how did it get deleted?”

…

After taking a shower, Tao Ruan tossed and turned in bed for a long time.

She couldn’t sleep.

Or perhaps she simply didn’t want to fall asleep.

The person didn’t send any more messages, but Tao Ruan still felt scared.

She feared the pain in her first dream, but even more so the ecstasy in her midday dream…

Lu Yiqian didn’t come back that night. Gu Xiao and Liao Taotao were already asleep, and the sound of their soft breathing could be heard. Tao Ruan finally couldn’t resist the drowsiness.

She drifted off to sleep again without realizing it.

…

“Ruanruan was naughty and made me wait for a long time.”

It was the same classroom, the same man’s voice, and even Tao Ruan was still in the same position, with her pants pulled down and her legs spread wide, facing the students.

“Let me go…”

“I finally managed to lick your little hole open at noon, and now it’s closed again,” the man said, inserting a finger into Tao Ruan’s tight little hole from behind. “Ruan Ruan, what do you think I should do to punish you?”

Faced with the humiliation in her dreams, Tao Ruan had been enduring it in a daze, but after meeting Gu Zhizhou, she suddenly didn’t want to continue living in such a daze.

“Let me go, let me go…”

Tao Ruan struggled violently, crying as she struggled, but the man suddenly turned her around and hugged her tightly.

“Does Ruan Ruan like being raped by me? Originally, I thought it was your first time and I wanted to do you gently, but now it seems that’s not going to work.”

“you……”

Tao Ruan stopped struggling and stood there stunned.

It wasn’t because of the man’s words, but because of the familiar lines of his neck and the pale mole on the side of his neck.