186.14 cm of Pure Genius Chapter 1

During an argument on the bus, my "school bully" boyfriend broke up with me.

I sneered, "Out of the two of you, you're the only one with problems."

He instantly lost it, demanding to know who the "other one" was.

I made up some nonsense: "Student Council President, 6'1", handsome, long legs, better than you in every way. Hehe."

The next moment.

The guy sitting next to us, wearing a grey hoodie, took off his headphones and pulled down his mask.

He coughed lightly: "Correction: I'm 6'1.28"."

Help. I was caught lying by the person I was lying about.

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It was Friday after school.

Brad and I were arguing on the bus.

Half the bus full of grandmas and grandpas perked up their ears, listening with relish.

"Joy, can you stop overthinking? Sarah is just a really good friend," Brad said, one hand in his pocket, face full of annoyance.

There were no seats left, so we were standing in the aisle.

Outside the window, green shadows flashed by rapidly.

The wind blew the hair on Brad's forehead, revealing his cold, impatient eyes.

"Friend? What kind of platonic friend uses matching couple avatars in a game?" I scoffed, exposing him mercilessly.

If I hadn't just seen Sarah posting game screenshots and match records, I wouldn't have known Brad's cat avatar had a matching half.

Good job.

Texting me "goodnight" one minute.

Gaming with his "female bro" until midnight the next.

"You don't play, what's wrong with me matching with her?"

"I treat Sarah like a bro."

"Why do I need to explain? What does a couple avatar prove?"

"Are you delusional? Or just paranoid?"

"Stop being unreasonable."

Brad frowned, looking exhausted, like I was the problem.

I was stunned.

How could he be so shameless?

Gaslighting me? Really?