Chapter 30 Gelato: What to do when your friend becomes your sister-in-law? ...

"Oh my god," Wen Han exclaimed, "I'm quite scared. This is only one. What if the parents of the remaining five all like Gu Zong?"

It will then turn into a war between the previous generation.

"Host, you used to think six was too few."

"Isn't this the idea that the more the better?"

Although Liu Chuanze was friendly to them, it was because Wen Han had met him on the subway before, and his house happened to be the Wen family's old house, so going to see him would reduce some suspicion.

Liu Chuanze is only a junior high school student; the older he gets, the more vigilant he will become.

There was a dental clinic at the entrance of the residential area. Wen Han stopped and noticed that there was also an ice cream shop next to the clinic.

A thought suddenly occurred to him: "Jingyu, let me treat you to ice cream."

Jing Yu followed his gaze and saw a gelato shop that looked like it had been open for quite some time. Wen Han's voice also became a bit lighter as he whispered, "When I was little, my baby teeth were falling out and they wouldn't come out at all. My mom had to bring me here to have them pulled. I was too young then, and the dentist didn't dare to use anesthesia, so they just pulled them out by force."

"After the tooth was pulled, the dentist told my mom to go next door and buy an ice cream to comfort her."

Wen Han laughed and said, "Later I found out that the ice cream shop was owned by the dentist's wife."

Jing Yu smiled upon hearing this.

In Wen Han's memory, the shop owner was a young and beautiful aunt, but now there were many wrinkles around her eyes. She didn't recognize Wen Han, but warmly invited her to try a certain flavor.

It's been years since I've been here, so it's normal not to recognize it. As Wen Han looked down to choose her ice cream, she paused, surprised by the price. Was this ice cream always this expensive?

Luckily, I brought enough money, otherwise it would have been embarrassing. Wen Han asked Jing Yu, "Jing Yu, what flavor do you want to eat?"

Jingyu asked him, "What kind of food did you used to like to eat?"

...He used to like stamp collecting, and he had so many different tastes that Wen Han would always pick something different each time.

Let's try something different this time. Wen Han glanced at the menu quickly and said, "Coffee, please."

The shop owner scooped out two small scoops of coffee ice cream. Food gets smaller as you grow up; Wen Han remembers the ice cream scoops used to be much bigger than her fist.

Wen Han couldn't wait to take a spoonful; it was a little bitter.

"Hmm?" Jing Yu saw Wen Han frowning and asked him with a smile, "Wen Han, did you like to eat slightly bitter ice cream when you were little?"

He tilted his head slightly, and Wen Han looked at his smiling eyes, then looked away somewhat embarrassedly: "I forgot."

Jing Yu took the portion from Wen Han's hand and said to the shop owner, "Give me another one of hazelnut milk chocolate."

Jingyu paid for the ice cream herself; the two cups of bitter coffee had already used up all the money Wenhan had brought.

In the end, Wen Han ate the chocolate, while Jing Yu ate both cups of bitter coffee.

*

On the way back to the Jing family home, Jing Yu thoughtfully refrained from asking Wen Han how she had moved.

Wen Han was grateful that Liu Ruyan was a naive woman by nature. When Wen Qingke sold the house at a loss, Liu Ruyan believed his lie that he wanted to buy a new house. Even though Wen Han could tell from her clothes that her family was not well-off, Liu Ruyan didn't notice and thought Wen Han was doing well. If she had found out, Wen Han would have felt embarrassed.

After the joy brought by the sweet ice cream faded, those emotions slowly welled up again.

In Wen Qingke's original plan, Wen Han's grievances would fade with time, those memories would gradually become blurred, and eventually, like those whose families had fallen on hard times, she would accept the reality one day and start a new life.

But for Wen Han, as time went by, those negative emotions snowballed and grew increasingly severe. The inevitable setbacks, the dilapidated tenement building he returned to every night after school, the meager meals that felt like ascetic practices, the constant noise from upstairs and downstairs even while he slept, and Wen Qingke's seemingly random old clothes that he happily invited Wen Han to try on—poverty clung to him like a ghost. In these moments, Wen Han's pain would transform into hatred, only growing stronger.

He didn't have to live this kind of life. The reason he was in so much pain was ultimately caused by Wen Qingke. What good was it if he was good to him?

As for why Wen Ruo can accept this kind of life, that's because he's shameless. Why should you expect yourself to be like him?

Why should Wen Ruan accept this kind of life? He's partly responsible for his family's poverty, so he should feel guilty. Similarly, it's only natural that he was made things difficult for himself; what's there to apologize for?

The car entered the tunnel, and in the darkness, Wen Han's expression changed again and again. Let him be bad if he wants; being a good person only leads to losses. I'm going to be the bad guy.

A delicate floral fragrance suddenly filled the air, calming Wen Han's emotions somewhat.

He will succeed. Wen Han didn't even feel his finger when he pinched it until it bled. He will definitely change his fate.

——

Although Jingzhao couldn't finish today, she was happy to be able to go out, since there's always tomorrow.

After hearing about what happened at the restaurant, Jing Feng broke out in a cold sweat: "I told you to bring bodyguards, this is too dangerous."

“That wouldn’t be convenient to play like that,” Jing Zhao said excitedly. “Brother, Wen Han is amazing. She made that Alpha so angry.”

Jing Feng peeled the grapes diligently, a task that seemed like a difficult job, and he felt embarrassed to let his aunt peel them.

After finally peeling a bowl of grapes, Jingyu and Wenhan returned. Jingzhao generously said, "Brother, Wenhan, come and eat some grapes!"

Jing Feng watched helplessly as the bowl of grapes was devoured by the three of them in no time.

"Wen Han, what were you saying to that Alpha back then?" Jing Zhao asked. "Why did you say you wanted to look at his thumb? Does he have cancer?"

The round grape almost got stuck in his throat. Jing Yu quickly patted his back and reached out to ask Wen Han to spit the grape out, but Wen Han wasn't shameless enough to do that, and he swallowed the grape with all his might.

Jing Feng coughed lightly and quickly changed the subject: "Jing Zhao, have you finished reading the book I asked you to read?"

"Dream of the Red Chamber is too long; it's not easy to finish reading it," Jing Zhao sighed. "Can't we just memorize the key points?"

The high school entrance exam will test one or two points on knowledge of classic literature. Wen Han didn't finish reading Dream of the Red Chamber back then because reading it would evoke memories for him. Although his family's conditions were vastly different from the Jia family's, the endings were still somewhat similar.

"Brother, we've already had dinner, so we won't eat anymore."

Back in his room, Jingyu took out his physics exam paper again.

Wen Han: "......" Why do they have to take exams every week?!

There were monthly exams, and then there were weekly exams. The exams lasted from morning self-study until the end of evening classes. Wen Han had to finish all six subjects in one day. Every time she finished an exam, she felt completely drained.

Wen Han's physics grades were as abysmal as ever. Fang Songxia even joked with him, "Everyone says that if you're good at physics, math, and chemistry, you're usually not bad at the others either. What's wrong with you?"

The system knew that Wen Han often spaced out in physics class, and later on, even if she wanted to listen, she couldn't understand it.

Listening to Jing Yu explain the problem to him, Wen Han finally understood why one-on-one tutoring was so expensive; you simply couldn't be daydreaming.

*

When Wen Han went to sleep that night, she still had a dream. However, this time, facing the furious Gu Cheng, she kicked him expressionlessly, breaking through that barrier.

Now that she could finally get some restful sleep, Wen Han decided to open her eyes.

Moonlight streamed in, and Jing Yu frowned. Wen Han stared at him for a while, then slowly hugged him, just like before, and gently patted his back.

The system was deeply moved; it rarely saw Wen Han being kind.

This is purely wishful thinking on the part of the system. Wen Han did this not out of kindness. The ability to be considerate of others out of kindness was extinguished from his body at some point.

He was kind to Jingyu because Jingyu's pain was similar to his own; they had a common enemy, and to some extent, only the two of them could understand each other.

The person in her arms gradually slowed their breathing and took the initiative to hug Wen Han tightly. Wen Han was starting to wonder if he was a dodder vine in his past life.

"Host, host!" the system exclaimed excitedly, "What a great opportunity!"

Wen Han was completely baffled: "What good opportunity?"

"Didn't you want to know what abs feel like to touch?" The system chuckled twice. "Anyway, Jingyu is asleep, it's a perfect opportunity."

Wen Han retorted that it was a little pervert.

——

After several classes, the teacher called Fang Songxia's name first each time. The reason was simple: the kid's smile was so bright that Wen Han was starting to wonder if his family had won the lottery.

After class, Wen Han teased, "What happened? Did something good happen?"

Fang Songxia whispered, "Let's go outside and talk."

Once everyone was alone, Fang Songxia whispered, "Do you remember when I told you before that I had a crush on an idol?"

The idol who made Fang Songxia fall for someone else and no longer like Wen Ruo, Wen Han asked, "What, your mother agreed to let you go to the concert?"

"No," Fang Songxia said awkwardly, "it's just... I bumped into him by chance."

Meeting her idol was exciting, but this kid was so pathetic. Wen Han laughed, "This is what makes you happy for so long?"

"No, he also added my contact information."

Wen Han sensed something was wrong; who adds fans' contact information so casually?

"You absolutely mustn't tell anyone."

Wen Han promised, "Okay, I won't tell."

"I guess I'd say I'm in a relationship."

"...Don't tell me it's with that idol."

"It's him."

"Ah!" Wen Han exclaimed in surprise, "Are you crazy?!"

Wen Han quickly lowered her voice: "Were you lied to by him?"

"No, we are serious."

"I think you've lost your mind. You're still a minor. How can someone be a good person if he's dating a minor fan?"

Fang Songxia paused for a moment, then said cautiously, "He's also a minor, and a month younger than me."

Wen Han: "......"

Are all idols underage these days? But that's not the main issue. Wen Han questioned, "Even so, he shouldn't be dating you, right? Aren't you afraid his fans will find out and tear you apart?"