Chapter 84 Don't Pretend to Be So Affectionate in Front of Me

"I want you to stay away from me."

He Huaisheng's brow twitched slightly, thinking that she was unwilling to forgive Jiang Zhiyao: "Yaoyao didn't do it on purpose. She has been in poor health since childhood and made a mistake in a moment of confusion. She has already been punished, so please don't hold it against her anymore, okay?"

Why is she being petty again?

An Shixia wanted to hold back, but couldn't, and retorted: "She was punished because of her own fault, not because of me. Does her poor health justify her wrongdoing? She should have thought of this consequence when she spread rumors about me online. If no one testifies for me, do you know what will happen to me?"

He Huaisheng actually thought about it seriously.

If An Shixia has no evidence to prove her innocence, she will forever bear the stigma of being kept by a sugar daddy, and people will gossip about her wherever she goes.

He Huaisheng almost stopped breathing. He had been thinking about Jiang Zhiyao, but he had never considered things from An Shixia's perspective.

He felt like he had done something wrong, but at the same time, he also felt like he hadn't done anything wrong.

"That's not how it is... Shi Xia, even without evidence, I will clarify things for you."

He Huaisheng's voice had lost its initial firmness and even sounded somewhat weak.

"You're going to clear my name? He Huaisheng, if you wanted to clear my name, you would have made Jiang Zhiyao delete the photos as soon as you found out, instead of doing this after the fact."

Perhaps thinking of the grievances she had suffered before, An Shixia's voice trembled slightly.

"He Huaisheng, what did I do wrong that you treat me like this? Just because you don't like me, you let Jiang Zhiyao keep hurting me, yet you expect me to forgive her unconditionally. I used to chase after you, but now I've woken up and I won't wrong myself anymore. Don't pretend to be so affectionate in front of me!"

She didn't like He Huaisheng, but the memories of those three years were truly imprinted in her mind, and even if she didn't deliberately think about them, they would still pop up from time to time.

Every time I think about the grievances I suffered, I can't help but feel sad.

She tried to forget it all, that she hadn't done it, that she was being controlled by the plot, but the hurt was still there.

This was the first time He Huaisheng had seen An Shixia so distraught. He stood there, stunned, with an indescribable feeling in his heart.

Yes, An Shixia didn't do anything wrong, so why should she be the one to hurt her?

But doesn't she like me? If she likes me, what's wrong with suffering a little?

"Shi Xia, I will never do this again. I only see Yao Yao as a younger sister and don't want her to get hurt. Besides, you weren't hurt either. I just want you two to live in peace. You should understand me, right?"

As He Huaisheng spoke, he tried to take An Shixia's hand, but An Shixia suddenly took a step back, glaring at him fiercely with icy eyes.

"I don't understand! He Huaisheng, I've said that from now on I have nothing to do with you anymore. I don't need your apologies because you weren't sincere. I just want you to disappear from my sight!"

He Huaisheng's face suddenly turned pale, and his outstretched hand even trembled slightly: "Shi Xia..."

"I don't want to hear my name come out of your mouth, it's disgusting."

After venting her anger, An Shixia felt refreshed and all her previous frustration disappeared. She turned and left without pausing for even a second.

He Huaisheng seemed to be hurt by An Shixia's words, feeling weak all over, and struggled to walk to the flower bed and sit down.

An Shixia's words kept echoing in his mind.

She said she didn't want to see him, didn't want to hear him call her name; she thought it was disgusting...

Thinking of An Shixia's cold demeanor, He Huaisheng couldn't stop trembling.

Was she just saying it out of anger, or did she really stop liking him?

The frustration in his heart almost prevented him from thinking. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and took a deep drag.

Amidst the swirling smoke, the events of the past few days are carefully reviewed.

He seems to be constantly demanding an apology from An Shixia, and every time it's Jiang Zhiyao who's in the wrong.

He suddenly slapped himself across the face: "He Huaisheng, what are you doing? Aren't you the most selfless person in the eyes of your classmates? How could you do such a thing?"

He doesn't deny that he was wrong, but didn't An Shixia also make a mistake?

An Shixia clearly knows that Yao Yao has never had a mother since she was a child and is very dependent on her, so why can't she understand?

If she had been more tolerant, none of these things would have happened, right?

He just wanted to balance the relationship between the two of them. Yao Yao had already agreed to admit her mistake, so An Shixia should accept it. It would be better for everyone.

He felt as if he were having a split personality, sometimes feeling that he was wrong and sometimes feeling that he was right. These thoughts kept coming back to him, vying for the top spot.

He smoked one cigarette after another until he finished the last one. He shook the empty cigarette box and sat there dejectedly.

Students passing by occasionally glanced at him curiously, but seeing that he was smoking alone, they quietly walked away.

He suddenly stood up: "Yaoyao is still in the hospital and needs me to take care of her."

No matter what, he had to protect Yao Yao; this was not only his own thought, but also his mother's.

He would never let his mother be sad.

As for An Shixia, she'll always be appeased.

She's angry now. I'll buy her more gifts when I have more money in a while, so she can see my sincerity.

After figuring it out, he went to the cafeteria, got a meal, put it in a thermos, and went to the hospital.

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Yan Lingyu noticed that An Shixia was acting strangely as soon as she arrived.

But An Shixia didn't say anything, so Yan Lingyu silently stayed with her.

"Brother Yu".

An Shixia suddenly called out to him.

Yan Lingyu immediately stopped what he was doing and sat down next to her: "What's wrong?"

An Shixia felt wronged and wanted to cry.

She did the same, resting her head on Yan Lingyu's shoulder, her tears soaking his shirt.

Yan Lingyu didn't disturb her, just quietly letting her lean on him. He felt a warm, wet sensation on his shoulder, and his heart clenched.

He has never let Xiaxia suffer any injustice, so why should others?

Yan Lingyu gently stroked the back of An Shixia's head with one hand, while his other hand was clenched into a fist, veins bulging.

An Shixia cried silently, as if she wanted to cry out all the grievances she had suffered.

From the moment she awakened until now, she had been pretending not to care about those things and had been deliberately ignoring them, but today those feelings seemed to pile up and all flooded into her heart.

I just want to cry.

Let those bad memories flow away with these tears, and never think of them again from now on.

"Brother Yu, I ran into He Huaisheng at school today."