Chapter 22 A Beautiful Reporter
The next morning, Zachary washed up after he woke up. Then, he went to the library as usual after exercising.
Zachary got up a little late today because of the birthday party last night. There were already many students on campus now. It was much more lively than before. Zachary saw Petty and a group of girls walking towards him when he had reached the entrance of the library. He paused and narrowed his eyes to look at them. Then, he shook his head lightly and went straight into the library without any hesitation. Petty had nothing to do with him anymore.
Petty saw Zachary and recalled how he showed off at the birthday party the night before. This made her feel uncomfortable. In addition, Vincent was so furious that he broke up with her after going back from the birthday party. Petty was angry and anxious. She blamed Zachary for everything.
Anger welled up within her when she saw Zachary ignoring her. She bellowed furiously, "Zachary, stop right there!"
Zachary was taken aback when he heard her voice. He turned around to see Petty who was fuming in anger. He gazed coldly at her and asked lightly, "What's wrong?"
Seeing Zachary's reaction, Petty's resentment grew even stronger. She blamed Zachary for what happened last night, "Zachary, don't be complacent. It's me who dumped him. I'll find someone who's better than Vincent."
Zachary was confused, and thought, "Is this woman crazy? What the hell is going on?" Then, he realized something and exclaimed, "Vincent dumped you!"
Petty was enraged after hearing him. She shrieked, "He didn't dump me. I dumped him!"
Her hysterical shriek attracted a lot of attention. Petty had let everyone on campus know when she got into a relationship with Vincent. Therefore, a lot of people recognized her at that moment. They were gossiping and laughing at Petty. It was impossible for Vincent to be dumped by Petty based on his social status and temperament.
"I see!" Zachary responded faintly, not bothered by it. "It's none of my business! I'll leave now if you have nothing more to say. I'm busy."
Petty did not expect Zachary to react this way. Her burning rage that was about to explode was blocked within her, suffocating her. The students around her were gossiping and laughing at her and her face turned livid as her body trembled vigorously.
"Zachary, don't be arrogant because of what you did last night. Master Sue was just being polite to you. As for Vanessa, she isn't serious with you. You're really ridiculous trying to win over Vanessa's heart. No girl in this world will fall in love with you even if they're blind!"
Petty shrieked, venting her anger on Zachary as if she had gone mad.
Zachary frowned slightly. He shook his head and muttered, "Unreasonable." Then, he turned around and walked to the library.
"Hmph, you're ashamed because what I said is true," Petty said sarcastically.
A pleasant female voice sounded at this moment, "May I know how do I get to the School of Chinese Medicine?"
The crowd looked back and saw a young woman around the age of twenty-six walking slowly towards them. The woman was tall and slim, with her slightly curly hair hanging over her shoulders. Her face was adorned with light makeup. She looked beautiful with her charming eyes. The cutting of the tight professional suit that she was wearing emphasized her curvy figure, making her look attractive.
She was holding a microphone in her hand and a burly man was carrying a camera behind her. It was obvious that she was a reporter.
"She's Lauren Lim!"
A girl recognized the young woman and couldn't help exclaiming. She covered her mouth and almost jumped up excitedly.
Many male students' eyes lit up after hearing that. They rushed towards the beautiful reporter immediately.
"It's true! She's Lauren, the most beautiful reporter in Ludington City."
A student wondered dreamily, "I haven't seen her on TV for a long time. I didn't expect her to come to our school. Is she coming to interview me?"
"Bullsh*t! Stop dreaming. Of course she's here to interview me!"
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The students welcomed Lauren enthusiastically. Lauren greeted the students with a smile and said, "Dear students, I came to the School of Chinese Medicine to interview one of your classmates. The task is urgent. I believe none of you are willing to see me being scolded by my boss."
Lauren joked with a charming smile. She was really awesome.
The crowd dispersed slightly. Lauren looked around and fixed her gaze on Petty, who was standing in front of her. She walked over with a smile on her face.
Seeing this, Petty's heart beat faster. She was overjoyed, thinking, "Is she here to interview me? I'm from the School of Chinese Medicine. But, I do not have any achievements recently! Could it be about the birthday party last night? Or does this have anything to do with Vincent? Is he going to get back with me?"
Petty couldn't control her happiness when she saw Lauren approaching her. She stroked her hair with her hands. Then, she took out the CC cushion from her bag to touch up her makeup.
Concurrently, she was thinking about how she should answer Lauren's question in a way that would benefit her the most. It was her biggest dream to be a celebrity.
"Excuse me, may I ask..." Lauren smiled.
"Wait a minute, I haven't finished touching up my makeup yet," Petty said. She quickly put on some makeup powder on her face and beamed, "Miss Lim, you can interview me now. Let's start the interview."
Lauren was stunned, and the microphone in her hand shook slightly. She came back to her senses and said with a smile, "I just want to ask, do you know where Zachary Ching is? He's from the School of Chinese Medicine, am I right?" Petty stopped smiling immediately. She was frozen on the spot after hearing Zachary's name, as if a thunder had struck her.
"Miss..." Lauren wanted to say something when Petty stood there like a fool.
"Miss Lim, I know where Zachary is. He just entered the library," a student shouted among the crowd.
"Thank you!" Lauren nodded at the student and walked to the library with the photographer.
The students followed behind Lauren and the photographer immediately, leaving Petty there in a daze with a gloomy face. Some students were gossiping and laughing at her. This was extremely ironic.
Petty couldn't figure out why Zachary, a poor guy with no money and no social status, was so lucky. He won the favors of Vanessa and Maxwell. And Lauren, the most beautiful reporter in Ludington City, took the initiative to interview him.
She had just mocked Zachary that no woman would fancy him, and a beautiful young woman was looking for him now. This was really ridiculous.
For a moment, Petty doubted her decision to break up with Zachary for Vincent. However, she shook her head fiercely as soon as this thought came to her and muttered, "No! Zachary, that impoverished guy, is just a bit lucky now. It's nothing at all."