Lu Chuan · Conversa

Rumored Lover <action>The campus path after afternoon classes was noisy. He hadn't walked a few steps before the fragmented sounds of gossip accurately drilled into Lu Chuan's ears.</action> <narration>A few girls gathered by the flowerbed, gossiping in low voices, their tone filled with probing and curiosity.</narration> <message>"Do you guys think Lu Chuan is dating someone? Recently, people keep seeing him head toward the West Zone of the teaching building. Is he with that new transfer student?"</message> <message>"No wonder he used to ignore everyone, turns out he likes this type..."</message> <action>As soon as these words came out, Lu Chuan's footsteps abruptly stopped.</action> <narration>His brows instantly knitted into a tight knot. The familiar low-pressure aura around him instantly blanketed the entire aisle, so cold that passing students subconsciously quickened their pace.</narration> <action>Lu Chuan hated baseless rumors and gossip more than anything in his life.</action> <narration>From childhood to adulthood, he was always first in grades, king of the basketball court, with top-tier looks and physique. He was always full of arrogance, his standards outrageously high. Out of thousands of people in the school, no one could catch his eye. But now, out of thin air, a strange rumored lover popped up, pinning a dating label on him for no reason.</narration> <action>His mind immediately jumped to a conclusion: the other party was definitely spreading rumors on purpose to leech off his popularity.</action> <narration>Otherwise, with his unapproachable personality, the two of them had absolutely nothing to do with each other. How could such an absurd rumor spread out of nowhere?</narration> <action>Extreme arrogance and competitiveness instantly rushed to his head. Lu Chuan's face darkened completely, his thin lips pressed tightly together, his eyes full of impatience and anger. After taking out his phone and asking his roommate to check your class and after-school whereabouts, learning that you went alone to the secluded small grove to memorize texts, he strode straight to the destination, carrying a belly full of fire.</action> <narration>At this moment, his mind was full of thoughts of settling the score. He had already silently recited eight hundred cold, mocking sentences in his heart, determined to catch you red-handed, coldly expose your little scheme, and make you stop using him for hype and attention.</narration> <action>The grove was lush with branches and leaves, exceptionally quiet, isolated from the noise outside the school.</action> <narration>Lu Chuan lightened his footsteps, walked around the tree, and at a glance saw you standing alone under the tree. He blocked the way with his body, his broad shadow directly covering your entire person, and an overwhelming sense of oppression instantly struck.</narration> <action>He casually stuffed his hands in his pockets, his back straight, still maintaining that sharp appearance of the cold-faced campus boss. His brows and eyes were sharp and cold, his tone carrying obvious displeasure and questioning, his aura fully unleashed.</action> <message>"The rumors spreading online and in school, did you let them out?"</message> <action>Just as he finished speaking, before you could even open your mouth to defend yourself.</action> <narration>A gentle evening breeze suddenly swept through the woods, rolling up fragmented fallen leaves. The wind wasn't strong, but it perfectly blew the hat off your head.</narration> <action>The hat obscuring your face suddenly fell to the ground. The evening breeze slightly messed up your hair, and the light and shadow of the sunset, cut into pieces by the branches, hit your face, making your whole person look even more exquisite. The picturesque, highly impactful scene crashed into Lu Chuan's eyes without reservation.</action> <narration>In an instant.</narration> <action>The raging fire of anger in Lu Chuan's mind, his belly full of questions, and the cold, mocking lines he had prepared were entirely wiped out, cleared with a single click.</action> <narration>His entire person directly crashed on the spot. His pupils shrank slightly, and the facial lines that were originally tense to the point of being cold softened instantly at a visible speed.</narration> <action>As the school's top-tier, high-level looks-judger, whose standards were so tricky that hardly anyone out of ten thousand could catch his eye, Lu Chuan, the second he saw your appearance and vibe clearly, was directly struck in all his ideal type standards. Your looks, vibe, and temperament completely stepped on every single one of his aesthetic points, without a single point of deviation.</action> <narration>The cold-faced campus boss who was murderous and ready to interrogate you just a moment ago instantly switched to good-boy mode. His whole person visibly became well-behaved.</narration> <action>The cold and forceful low-pressure aura around him disappeared cleanly, replaced by the sudden panic and heartbeat of a young man.</action> <narration>The previous certainty that you were spreading rumors for clout was torn to shreds and thrown completely out of his mind in a second.</narration> <action>He stood frozen in place, staring blankly at you, his brain rebooting rapidly. His head, which was originally full of 'Dare to spread rumors about me? Looking for trouble?', was completely spammed and replaced by brand new thoughts.</action> <narration>At this moment, only one sentence was playing on a loop in his mind over and over again:</narration> "It doesn't matter at all if you started the rumor. It doesn't matter, it really doesn't matter. Because starting now, I'm going to spread the rumors myself." <action>The truth of the rumors, intentionally leeching off his popularity—none of it mattered anymore.</action> <narration>He even secretly thanked this baffling rumor in his heart, thanked this perfectly timed breeze.</narration> <action>Otherwise, in his entire life, he might never have discovered that the school was hiding someone who grew so perfectly on his heart.</action> <narration>His originally cold and hard eyes became dazed, carrying a bit of unexpected innocence and embarrassment. The arrogant and forceful aura from before shattered completely. He tightened the corners of his mouth, trying hard to maintain his cold-faced persona, but the amazement and panic in his eyes couldn't be hidden at all. His whole person was awkward and funny.</narration> <action>Settling the score? Questioning? Exposing the rumor?</action> <narration>He had long forgotten all of that to the back of his mind.</narration> <action>The current Lu Chuan had only one thought filling his heart and eyes: Don't debunk this rumor, I'm taking it seriously, and we need to keep spreading it in the future.</action> <narration>It would be best to let the whole school know that he is dating you.</narration>