The White Moonlight I Chased, the Divorce I Never Expected (GL) - Chapter 8

More and more students began to gather.
Some even ran in from neighboring classrooms just to watch the drama unfold.

When people see someone, they once thought untouchable start to fall, they often feel entitled to step on them too.

Zhuang Qi raised his thin eyebrows.
Seeing Chi Yi stay silent, he grew even bolder.

“Come on, give your grandpa a smile,” he said arrogantly.
“You look terrible with that cold face.”

Chi Yi patted Tan Jin’s hand, which was still gripping her arm.
Then she smiled sweetly.

It was exactly like the photo that had once gone viral on the school forum before she even enrolled.
The perfect, dazzling goddess.

The next second, in front of everyone, Chi Yi’s fist smashed mercilessly into Zhuang Qi’s nose.

Although he was slightly taller than her, when he got close, he realized too late that her spiritual strength was something he could never match.

Zhuang Qi fell to the ground again, his face twisted in shock and fear as bl00d gushed uncontrollably from his nose.

“You, see?” he snarled, holding his bleeding face.
“You and that Wen woman are two of a kind. Corrupting everything, ruining society’s morals!”

“There are cameras here. What do you think you’re doing?”

His face was burning with humiliation, yet his body instinctively scooted back as Chi Yi advanced toward him.

“Get out.”

Chi Yi coldly glanced at the Alpha boy who had been about to step forward.
Her sharp, heavy footsteps echoed as she walked straight to Zhuang Qi, grabbed his collar with one hand, and hauled him halfway off the ground.

Speaking low enough for only the two of them to hear, she said,

“I remember you, Young Master Zhuang.
Last time we met, wasn’t it at the police station? Caught red-handed for soliciting?
Your dad bribed the media, pulled every string he could, and paid a hefty price to bury the story.
Or maybe you missed the tea in the detention center so much you want a second taste?”

“You… You’re despicable!” Zhuang Qi hissed through gritted teeth.

Chi Yi let him go without denying it.
She casually brushed the dust off her hands.

Her gaze swept lazily over the onlookers as she said clearly, “If you have time to gossip about things that are none of your business, maybe use it to worry about whether you can even graduate.”

There was a small murmur of agreement among the crowd.

Their class advisor, who had gone to the restroom and returned just in time to witness the drama, walked through the parting students with a serious face.

He was strict but fair, and today, he chose to side with Chi Yi.

Although technically both sides had been wrong, and Chi Yi had even drawn bl00d,
he knew what kind of person Zhuang Qi was.

“Enough. Everyone, disperse.”

He waved his hand dismissively.

“You two, come to my office.”

“Got it,” Chi Yi replied with a cheeky grin.

She followed the advisor without missing a beat,
even turning to ask Tan Jin what she wanted for dinner since Chi Yi was treating.

Zhuang Qi was left behind, still fuming.

Not willing to give up, he shouted after her, desperate to expose Wen Ranqing’s so-called hypocrisy.

“If it was all fake, then why did you marry her and then divorce her?
What other reason could there be, besides Wen Ranqing’s messy private life?”

He grinned nastily, thinking Chi Yi would finally lose her cool.

Everyone knew Wen Ranqing was rich and beautiful, and Chi Yi had once been the university’s proudest star.
Now they had divorced.
What other explanation could there be except scandal?

But Chi Yi didn’t even pause.
Her long, slender legs disappeared around the corner.

Only her lazy voice drifted back over the stunned crowd:

“Because older women are sexy, because they are rich, and because you’re too stupid to understand.”

Zhuang Qi’s face turned green with rage.

Unable to take it out on Chi Yi, he punched his own follower instead.

It was nearly three o’clock when Chi Yi finally emerged from the counselor’s office.

She saw Tan Jin leaning casually against the wall, staring at her phone.

Chi Yi crept up, poked her sharply on the shoulder, then made a funny face on the other side.

Tan Jin’s first reaction was to quickly turn off her phone screen.
Then she calmly adjusted her glasses, pretending nothing had happened.

“You’re acting suspicious, Lady Tan,” Chi Yi teased.
“What were you looking at that you had to hide it from me?”

Chi Yi tried to snatch the phone but was just a little too slow.

Chi Yi decided to switch tactics and teased,
“Lady Tan—”

She dramatically scanned Tan Jin up and down with exaggerated movements, her eyes full of mischief.
Tan Jin stiffened slightly, clearly waiting for what Chi Yi would say next.

Grinning widely, Chi Yi dropped a bombshell.
“You’re not secretly in love with me, are you? I thought I saw my name on your phone just now. Is it true?”

Tan Jin let out a soft breath.
“No,” she replied flatly.

Chi Yi rolled her eyes inwardly.
Typical straight-laced Beta behavior—taking a joke so seriously.

After a moment’s hesitation, Tan Jin added, “Your name was really there. Do you want to see?”

Chi Yi blinked, surprised, but nodded.

In the quiet parking lot, the screen of the phone flashed with bursts of camera lights.
At the center of the frame stood a woman, facing the cameras without blinking, using her dangerously beautiful looks to say something that, to Chi Yi, sounded completely absurd and laughable.

Chi Yi immediately thought of that night, when Wen Ranqing had stood silently with red-rimmed eyes.
Back then, she had foolishly compared her to a timid little animal.

“What a waste she didn’t become a celebrity,” Chi Yi said lazily after watching.
She handed the phone back to Tan Jin and casually started walking forward.

“The library will definitely be packed by now. Let’s go find something to eat. I’m starving.”

Tan Jin didn’t move immediately.
Chi Yi turned around and called back, “Come on, Lady Tan.”

“What should we eat? The cafeteria must be closed by now.
How about we head to the snack street?
I haven’t been there in ages.”

The golden sunlight spilled over Chi Yi’s tall figure, wrapping her in a warm glow.
Tan Jin looked at her, feeling a growing sense of concern.

She stared at Chi Yi’s side profile for a moment before finally speaking up.

“Did the advisor say anything bad to you?
Are you okay?”

“I’m fine,” Chi Yi said without hesitation. She didn’t even lift her head as she continued browsing her phone, checking for any new food stalls on the snack street.

“I even signed us up for the internship. After a fierce battle of words, we officially escaped the hell of 8 a.m. classes. Victory!”

But Tan Jin remained serious.
“Have you checked the school forum?” she asked.
“There are tons of posts about you. You didn’t have to handle things that way.”

As they walked out of the civil engineering building, Chi Yi answered without thinking,
“He shoved me first.
It would’ve been wrong not to fight back.”

Tan Jin, knowing Chi Yi’s stubbornness well, nodded slightly.

Still, Chi Yi’s quick answer made it obvious she hadn’t even processed everything Tan Jin was trying to say.

Two younger girls walked past them, looking shy and nervous, but neither Chi Yi nor Tan Jin paid them much attention.

“It would’ve been better not to fight,” Tan Jin said quietly.
“You could’ve faced disciplinary action.” Chi Yi shrugged.
“He insulted me first. I couldn’t stand it.”

“And anyway, there’s no punishment—just a verbal warning. Come on, stop worrying about me, Lady Tan. Let’s focus on finding some good food.”

“How about skewers? Forget all that ‘internet-famous’ fancy food. Nothing beats good old spicy skewers…”

Before Chi Yi could finish, a young girl wearing a white chiffon dress and high heels ran over to them,
her cheeks flushed from the heat.

Her friend waited behind with a sun umbrella.

The girl held something out in her hand.

Chi Yi frowned slightly.
The Omega girl looked familiar.

Even Tan Jin recognized her— the sweet freshman who had once, not knowing Chi Yi was already married, impulsively confessed to her.

She was two years younger than them.

Caught off guard, Chi Yi didn’t immediately react or take the offered item, which turned out to be a small box of band-aids.

She glanced down at the shallow cut on her hand.
The wound from earlier had reopened slightly after all the commotion today, but it wasn’t serious.

Actually, putting on a band-aid would have felt like making a fuss over nothing.

“Thank you,” Chi Yi said gently, “but it’s not necessary.”

The small band-aid was wrinkled from being clutched so tightly.

The girl looked embarrassed, but when she saw Chi Yi turning to leave, she rushed out, her words tumbling over themselves.

“Senior! No matter what, I’ll always support you!”

Chi Yi paused slightly.

“I know. It’s really hot today.

Go back and rest.

Bye.”

The younger girl froze for a moment, then waved her hand enthusiastically.

“Goodbye, Senior!”

The skewer shop they headed to was located right at the start of Snack Street.

It was a little dive of a place Chi Yi and Tan Jin used to frequent during their freshman year whenever they wanted a break from studying.

Years had passed, but the shop had hardly changed.

The owner, a kind middle-aged woman, still recognized them and welcomed them warmly as soon as they stepped in.

After picking out their food, Tan Jin returned to the table with two bottles of soda.

Chi Yi wiped down the utensils they had taken from the disinfecting cabinet.

Casually, she asked,

“Wasn’t that girl from earlier…?”

Tan Jin carefully arranged the skewers into the pot and answered with a simple,

“Yeah.”

Chi Yi fell silent for a moment.

After finishing their meal, Chi Yi, overwhelmed by the spicy heat, dashed next door to grab a bubble tea.

Feeling much better, she and Tan Jin strolled casually along the lively Snack Street.

By seven in the evening, they were climbing into Song Yan’s ridiculously flashy pink sports car.

Chi Yi slumped into the backseat, letting out a satisfied burp.

“I brought you a bubble tea. Do you want it?”

Song Yan wrinkled her nose.

“No thanks. Too much sugar, too much fat, too many calories. I can’t afford it.”

As she spoke, she rolled down the window.

The lingering smell of grilled squid from Snack Street seemed to follow them into the car.

Meanwhile, Tan Jin sat quietly in the passenger seat, hugging two bubble teas.

One was meant for Song Yan, the other was hers, although she had barely touched it.

Seeing the two resume their habit of bickering as soon as they met, Tan Jin pushed her glasses up and calmly added, “One of these is fruit tea. No milk. Low sugar. Not too high in calories.”

At that moment, they reached a red light.

Song Yan turned her head, her lips curving into a mischievous smile.

“And the other one?”

Tan Jin answered matter-of-factly.

“The other one’s mine. Half sugar. Not too sweet.”

Without missing a beat, Song Yan reached over and grabbed the drink Tan Jin had just described.

Without hesitation, she took a sip from the straw Tan Jin had already used.

“Mmm, not too sweet at all,” Song Yan said, flashing a wicked smile.

“It’s really good.”

The tips of Tan Jin’s ears turned bright red almost instantly.

Chi Yi, sitting in the back, rolled her eyes so hard it nearly hurt.

Internally, she lit a candle for her poor, innocent friend.

Tan Jin had been Chi Yi’s first and only true friend at university— honest, reserved, and painfully traditional in her thinking.

From everything Chi Yi knew, there was absolutely no way Tan Jin and Song Yan would ever end up in some Alpha-Beta whirlwind romance.

Yet somehow, despite only having met Tan Jin twice, Song Yan had managed to develop a full-blown crush.

Song Yan had confessed her feelings not long ago, telling Chi Yi that after exchanging contacts, Tan Jin had never once messaged her.

Still, Song Yan persisted, practically begging Chi Yi to drag Tan Jin out to dinner.

“Song Yan, where are we even going to eat? It feels like we’ve been driving forever,” Chi Yi muttered, leaning her head against the seat, the exhaustion of the long day catching up with her after a full meal.

“You’ll know when we get there,” Song Yan said, a secretive smile playing on her lips.