Chapter 84: Officially Dating

All the female students’ eyes were on me today with strange looks. Their gazes followed me along every step I took, sharp and full of anger. The glint in their eyes was almost identical, as if they had agreed to hate me together.

“Oh my God, that’s her,” someone whispered softly behind me.

“The one they say is Kevan’s girlfriend?” another replied in a cynical tone.

If you looked more closely, the stares of those girls reminded me of angry black gorillas. Just look at them, many of them were huddling together while whispering scornfully in my direction. I was sure that after this they would plan something terrible, jumping together in kung fu poses, grabbing me with their long arms, then tearing me apart with their sharp fangs.

“How dare she,” a resentful snort was heard.

“She must just be looking for attention,” another chimed in.

Alright, that did sound a bit too exaggerated. But wait. You might think twice after you know what actually happened. I will tell you a little about the reason why they were staring at me like angry gorillas.

You surely still remember, I am officially dating Kevan.

It all started because this morning Kevan picked me up and asked me to go to school together. Since he opened the car door for me in the parking area, almost all the female students who saw us looked shocked with wide eyes and mouths agape.

“That’s Kevan, right?”

“Yeah. But why is Kevan with her?”

Moreover, from the parking lot until we arrived in front of my classroom, Kevan did not let go of my hand at all.

“They didn’t let go of each other’s hands even once,” someone whispered in disbelief.

“As if they’re deliberately showing off,” another replied sharply.

I was sure they were extremely shocked to find out that we were now officially a couple. Perhaps they had just realized that my words yesterday were not mere bragging and now I had proven them. So it was only natural that Kevan’s admirers reacted with such anger.

“They said it was just gossip.” A soft voice was heard. “It seems it’s not gossip anymore.”

However, I remained calm. As long as they did not act beyond the line, I would treat all of this as passing wind and pretend not to hear anything.

“Take a breath, don’t take the bait,” I whispered to myself.

Just like now, I kept walking calmly and acted indifferent to the gazes watching me with dark auras from all directions.

“Just you wait,” someone threatened softly.

I pretended not to hear it.

Suddenly, my eyes sparkled when I saw the figure who was now my boyfriend walking toward me with a sweet smile on his face. Reflexively, I stopped walking, and my body felt stiff as if it refused to move. My gaze was fixed only on him.

“Oh my God,” I murmured almost soundlessly. “Why does he have to look that handsome this morning?”

It seemed that I was not the only one frozen while staring at Kevan. Proof of that was that just a few minutes ago, whispers full of mockery could still be heard around me, but now the atmosphere suddenly fell silent, as if those voices had vanished, swallowed by the earth.

“Have you been waiting long? Next time, just wait in the classroom, let me come and get you,” Kevan said while looking at me with an incredibly charming smile.

“Actually, not very long, I just stepped out of the classroom,” I replied softly, trying to hide my nervousness.

“Really? I was worried you might feel bored standing here alone,” Kevan continued while tidying the stray strands of hair that covered my forehead.

I fell silent and held my breath for a moment. In my heart, I wanted to scream with joy hearing his gentle words meant only for me.

“Please, don’t faint now,” I whispered to myself.

It still felt hard to believe that Kevan had truly become my boyfriend. If he were not standing in front of me right now, I might have already jumped around in excitement and danced without caring about anything.

“Frel? Are you angry? Why aren’t you answering?” Kevan asked in a worried tone. “I’m sorry for making you wait too long. There was a sudden matter with a teacher in the student council room.”

Angry? How could I possibly be angry at a guy as kind as him.

“He looks worried,” I whispered in my heart. “It would be so foolish if I made him misunderstand.”

Kevan took both of my hands and looked at me with a worried expression. I jolted. It felt like being struck by a high-voltage electric current.

“Are you okay?” he asked softly.

Before he felt even more guilty, I immediately shook my head. “No, I’m not angry. I just wanted to catch up with Dara. She ran out of the classroom earlier without waiting for me.”

“Thank goodness.” I saw Kevan let out a relieved breath. “I saw Dara with Ari in the classroom earlier.”

“Oh, that explains it,” I murmured softly.

So Dara ran off and left me just to pick up Ari. Truly an amazing friend of mine.

“I’ll scold her later,” I grumbled inwardly.

“In that case, let’s just go to your classroom now and join them.”

“It seems unnecessary,” Kevan replied quickly. I frowned in confusion. “I already told them to go to the cafeteria first. Let’s just go straight to the cafeteria, shall we?”

“Are you already hungry?” I asked.

“A little, but more importantly, I want to spend this break with you without any interruptions,” he answered honestly.

Kevan fell silent, still waiting for my answer. A smile curved on his lips again.

“Why do you keep smiling like that?” I panicked inwardly.

Oh God, please don’t smile like that again. If this keeps up, I might suddenly get diabetes.

“So, what do you think? Do you mind if we go there together, just the two of us?” Kevan asked once more to make sure.

This time I was truly at a loss for words. I could only hope that I wouldn’t do something embarrassing in front of Kevan.

What if I tripped and fainted in a completely inelegant way?

“Just nod, Frel,” I whispered to myself.

In the end, I simply nodded softly in response and happily let my hand be held by him as we headed toward the cafeteria. I ignored the hysterical screams and curses from the girls behind me.

“That’s outrageous,” someone shouted.

“She’s really holding his hand!”

The most important thing now was that Kevan had truly and officially become mine.

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