At that moment, someone in the classmates' group chat tagged me.
I clicked in and saw that Joanna, who rarely showed up, was unusually active in the group chat today, constantly interacting with Liam and posting photos she took of him.
Some photos were quite intimate.
Joanna was leaning on Liam's shoulder while Liam was stroking her hair.
It seemed they went to take photos together this morning, enjoying their happy world.
The classmates were all making a fuss, and many asked me how the photos looked.
I simply replied with "nice."
The group chat fell silent instantly.
Joanna didn't show up again.
In fact, as someone who used to see Joanna as the center of my world, I had long seen through everything.
Joanna deliberately sent me the pictures and then retracted them to make me ask about them.
Then she would send the pictures again to provoke me.
But I was in an interview and didn't reply, so Joanna posted them in the group chat.
She just wanted to make me more angry and jealous, then call to question her or even trouble Liam.
Then she would call me petty, use all sorts of psychological manipulation, defend Liam, and get some classmates and friends to mediate.