Chapter 31 Is your love something precious?

“Wow~~~”

"Master Zhou, you can!"

Yue Zifeng's eyes almost popped out of the window: "Just take the cards, why are you holding Sister Shuangxu's waist!"

He Tingzhou looked very lazy and nonchalant: "How can I answer it if I don't accept it. How about you come?"

Shuang Xu could hear them making fun of He Tingzhou, but the sound entered her ears but could not be processed by her brain, and she could not hear clearly what they were saying.

With her fingers resting on the edge of the sofa, she stared at the patterns on the floor for a while, waiting for the temperature on her face to slowly cool down.

The game ended here, and the people at the stern dispersed sparsely. When Shuang Xu stood up, he met Shen Yu's eyes.

"You don't have to play this kind of game." Shen Yu said, his voice still gentle, "Don't be so stubborn next time."

Shuang Xu nodded: "Yeah."

Only then did she realize that He Tingzhou had left without her knowing.

She turned and left from the stern. Shen Yu sat on the sofa and lit another cigarette.

Yue Zifeng patted him on the shoulders twice. As an elder brother, he understands the feelings of an elder brother best. As an adult, who wouldn't want to overturn the table when seeing his sister playing this kind of game with others?

"As for the game, my sister doesn't play it too hard."

Song Leyan wanted to see a good show. Although the final effect was not as exciting as she expected, seeing Shuang Xu's expression, he must have felt very uncomfortable doing these things in front of Shen Yu, haha.

Yue Zifeng looked at her and said, "I'm telling you, why do you always bully your sister? She didn't provoke you."

"You bullied her just because she played a game?" Song Leyan said disdainfully, "You were the one who asked her to play with you, so you bullied her."

Yue Zifeng said with a click of his tongue: "You are such an unpleasant girl."

This made Song Leyan frown: "Who cares about your favor? Who do you think you are?"

Shen Yu rested his hand holding a cigarette on the armrest. He looked calm and composed, but his voice sounded particularly cold in the sea breeze.

He didn't even look at Song Leyan, he lowered his eyes, brushed off the cigarette ash, and said to Yue Zifeng, "Send her off the boat tomorrow morning."

Shuang Xu walked along the side aisle of the ship for a while. She walked slowly. The sounds of people talking and laughing in front of her gradually disappeared. Some people were not satisfied yet and made plans to go to the spa together or find a place to have another drink.

There was also the one I just hooked up with today, and they entered the room together, inseparable.

When she returned to the third floor, she saw He Tingzhou on the deck.

There was no one on this deck and it was dim. She approached and only then did she see a tall figure standing in front of the railing.

He Tingzhou was smoking, his silk shirt was blown tightly to his body by the strong sea breeze, and the cigarette dispersed between his fingers in the shape of wind.

Shuang Xu originally wanted to go straight back to her room, but after thinking about it, she walked towards him.

"Brother Tingzhou."

The wind was strong on the sea, her voice was soft, and He Tingzhou looked back.

Her long hair was blown into disarray, the deep, dark colors of the sea set off her snow-white skin, and her eyebrows and eyes were clear and delicate, like a carefully drawn meticulous painting.

He Tingzhou: "What's the matter?"

Shuang Xu could feel that he was particularly cold today, although he didn't understand the reason.

Of course, He Tingzhou had never been friendly to her.

"Thank you for giving me the steps for the game just now."

She carefully considered her words: "Actually, I... don't have a crush on you, nor do I have any improper thoughts about you. I'm afraid I'll cause you to misunderstand, so I'm going to explain it to you. I didn't explain it before because I thought you knew..."

She didn't finish.

"What's the misunderstanding?" He Tingzhou asked

"Misunderstanding that I like you."

He Tingzhou slowly took a puff of his cigarette, flicked it with his fingertips, and the ashes fell into the sea. He said in a contemptuous tone: "Is your love something precious?"

Shuang Xu was stunned.

He Tingzhou said, "Aren't you using me to cover up your secrets? What are you doing? Aren't you afraid that others will find out about your little secret?"

It seems that I was worrying too much.

He had been teasing her all the time, and she was actually afraid that he would misunderstand.

It's really stupid to bring humiliation upon yourself.

"I hope you didn't misunderstand."

After she finished speaking, she turned and left. He Tingzhou looked at her back with an unclear look in his eyes.

Shuang Xu walked to the stairs and then turned back, pursing her lips and frowning as she came back to him: "Have I ever offended you? Why do you always mock me?"

She didn't want to offend him, but those words were really hurtful.

It was so understated, but it was a hundred times more hurtful than what Song Leyan said.

Song Leyan targeted her because she hated her, but she didn't understand why He Tingzhou did that.

Shuang Xu was originally very grateful to him, both for today's step and for his help several times before.

That bowl of hot noodles made her think that she had gotten closer to He Tingzhou. She even dared to be unrestrained in front of him and express her complaints. But now she realized that she thought too highly of herself.

He Tingzhou asked back: "What did I say to mock you?"

"Why is my love not precious?" Shuang Xu questioned, "What gives you the right to say that to me?"

He Tingzhou leaned against the railing with his long legs propped up on the ground: "If you want to know whether it's precious or not, go ask your brother. Why ask me? You like him, not me."

"What does it have to do with you whether I like my brother or not? He is the best person in the world to me, so what's wrong with me liking him? What did I do wrong?"

Maybe it was because her emotions had been fluctuating and suppressed to the point of breaking point, or maybe it was because He Tingzhou's sharp words really hurt her. She was a little overwhelmed.

"You are so righteous, why don't you go and talk to him?" He Tingzhou's eyes were dark and sharp, and his voice was cold and cold. He glanced at the cabin behind her.

"He should not be asleep yet. I'll call him out for you. How about you confess in person?"

"This is my own business. It has nothing to do with you!" Shuang Xu clenched his whitening fingers, "I didn't hurt any of you."

He Tingzhou broke the cigarette and threw it into the trash can.

"Then don't act like you're wronged by everyone."

"Why am I showing off?" Shuang Xu's voice trembled slightly in the sea breeze. "Everyone is on guard against me, and everyone can use this to control me. I want to go back to China and have to consider the faces of many people. Who am I showing off to? Who cares if I feel wronged?"

The dim light of the boat lights fell into her moist eyes, and He Tingzhou saw that the corners of her eyes were extremely red. The look she gave him was like that of a wounded but stubborn rabbit, or like a wild lily soaked by the rain.

After getting angry, Shuang Xu suddenly remembered from his cold attitude that he was Lu Manman's cousin.

Although he and Lu Manman seldom interacted and were not close, to the point that she had forgotten that she was his cousin, there was no doubt that he would stand on Lu Manman's side.

Then the anger that had been rising and falling in my chest slowly subsided, and along with the calmness came a belated sobriety.

Who is she to be arguing with He Tingzhou here?

She admitted that she did love to cry, but she knew that her tears would only be cherished in front of people who cared about you.

So I suppressed all the emotions.

"Sorry, I forgot that you are Miss Lu's cousin. You should protect her and think that I am superfluous."

He Tingzhou didn't say anything. His pupils were very dark in color. When his gaze fell on her, it was like the dark sea in the distance, without a single ripple.

"In your eyes, I am just a step-sister who is not related to her by blood and is a threat to her, even though I have never done anything. It doesn't matter, I understand. If I were in your shoes, I would also hate being a stumbling block like myself."

"Don't worry, I won't ruin my brother's life. I want him to be better than any of you."

Having said these words, she turned and walked away against the wind.