Chapter 17 World One [17]

Shang Siyu had no thoughts about He Minmin beyond the friendship of classmates, and he would only sigh when they met occasionally.

After a few simple pleasantries, Shang Siyu asked about the other person's recent situation. "I remember you were admitted to a sports university outside the province. Why did you choose to return home to develop your career?"

After hearing this question, He Minmin smiled bitterly. "My talent is pretty good in Mu'an County, but it's nowhere near as good as those truly talented people. I felt there was no future, so I came back to develop."

Shang Siyu frowned, not quite believing this statement, but didn't delve into it further. "Is that so?"

"Well, it's good to develop at home. I don't need to worry about rent, water and electricity. I can rest whenever I want." He Minmin smiled and couldn't help but look at the two people holding hands.

"By the way, Shang Siyu, you want two pounds of prawns, right? I'll get them for you." He Minmin moved quickly, picked up the scoop net and scooped up a basket of lively prawns.

"I'll give you a discount. Just give me one hundred, the cost price." He Minmin said with a smile and started packing the goods in bags very quickly.

Seeing this, Jing Ke let go of Shang Siyu's hand and took out his mobile phone to scan the code.

"132 yuan has been credited to your Alipay account." The notification sound of money arriving sounded immediately.

He Minmin was stunned for a moment and looked at Jing Ke, "One hundred yuan is enough, you don't need to give me that much."

"Shang Siyu is your old classmate, you can give her a discount, but I'm not, I will pay the original price." Jing Ke said seriously, took the bag from He Minmin's hand and held it with one hand, and held Shang Siyu's hand again.

"This is my good friend, Jing Ke." Shang Siyu added a belated introduction, "We are also partners, so we came back together to celebrate the holiday."

"Your friend is quite serious." The smile on He Minmin's face became a little forced.

So many years have passed, and the excitement of my youth has been washed away by time and there is little left.

After seeing the still beautiful and outstanding Shang Siyu and the equally outstanding Jing Ke, He Minmin felt more ashamed of her own incompetence and ordinariness than the remaining trace of affection.

How can you, such an ordinary person, dare to hope to get someone who is always shining?

"Are you going to the class reunion on the 3rd?" Shang Siyu suddenly asked.

He Minmin was a beat late before answering, "Yes, I'm in Mu'an County, so of course I have to go."

"Okay, then we'll see each other at the class reunion." Shang Siyu smiled, raised his hand holding the ginger bag, and waved at He Minmin.

"Okay, see you then." He Minmin waved and watched the two of them walk away hand in hand until their figures disappeared.

If I had not chosen to give up, would I have had the opportunity to appear in national competitions and achieve brilliant results?

If I can really get the honor, when I meet Shang Siyu again, will I be able to confess my love to her as bravely as I did when I was young?

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"He Minmin, she seems a little special to you." After putting the purchased ingredients into the trunk, Jing Ke asked.

"Yes, I thought I'd see her on the track in the future, but I didn't expect to see her at the farmers' market." Shang Siyu sighed softly, "I remember her. He Minmin loved sports in high school. Her teachers praised her for her talent, but she shouldn't be like that."

"Are you feeling sorry for her?" Jing Ke tilted her head slightly.

"It's not a regret, just a little sad." Shang Siyu's eyes showed a trace of reminiscence. "She has her own life. There is no need for me to feel worthless or sorry for her. This is her own choice and the path she has walked."

"If she needs me in any way, I will try my best to help her, that's all." Shang Siyu quickly adjusted his mentality.

Although He Minmin has changed her lifestyle, she is still self-reliant. There is no need for me to sympathize with her, and I am not worthy of doing so.

Jing Ke nodded, seeming to understand, and told the details she had observed, "She looked at you with a strange look in her eyes, and even glanced at our handshake twice."

"Really? You've noticed this?" Shang Siyu widened his eyes slightly and couldn't help but think about it more.

"Well, the way she looks at you is different from the way she looks at other people. It's more complicated." Jing Ke showed a thoughtful look, "Maybe you are also a special existence in her eyes."

Shang Siyu licked his lower lip, hesitated for a moment, and felt that there was no need to explain to Jing Ke.

Those were things that happened seven or eight years ago. If I bring them up suddenly, I'll seem guilty and weird.

Fortunately, Jing Ke only shared his findings and had no intention of discussing the matter in depth. After loading his things, he returned to the driver's seat and waited for Shang Siyu to arrange the destination.

"Go back directly, or go somewhere else?" Jing Ke asked.

"Let's go home. School will be over soon and there will be traffic jams." Shang Siyu suppressed his thoughts and said calmly.

Jing Ke nodded. With her excellent memory, she didn't need navigation when she went back. She could return the same way skillfully.

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Mother Shang had a filter for Jing Ke to begin with. When she saw Jing Ke was about to go into the kitchen to help, she directly drove him out and only left Shang Siyu to help.

Jing Ke, who had nothing to do, was taken to Shang Siyu's room and asked to sit down and read some of his old collection of books to relieve her boredom.

Acquiring knowledge is a relatively pleasant process for Jing Ke. She reads very fast, about five times faster than the average person, and finished the first collection of short stories in less than an hour.

After putting the collection of short stories back in its place, Jing Ke took out an English classic with an almost new cover, preparing to read a difficult foreign language book.

But just as Jing Ke pulled out the book, the bookmark that was originally stuck inside fell out.

Jing Ke squatted down and picked it up. It was more like a piece of ordinary white paper cut to the size of an ordinary bookmark than a bookmark.

There was also a famous quote written in ballpoint pen on the white paper, a very simple eight words, "If a man has a will, he can do anything."

Well, this should be Shang Siyu’s motto when she was in high school. She seems to have been practicing this motto all along.

Jing Ke held the thin bookmark in his hand, his mind slowly drifting to Shang Siyu.

The research that Shang Siyu participated in is a huge blessing for many people with physical disabilities, giving them hope of regenerating their nearly amputated limbs.

If he had not developed self-awareness and left Xue Fan in time, not only would Shang Siyu be bullied by Xue Fan, but the important research results would also fall into his hands.

A profit-seeking person like Xue Fan will definitely try every possible way to make money with this technology, and in the end, ordinary people will be left with nothing but despair at the high price.

Such a person has poor personal morality and even lower public morality. His luck is almost entirely cultivated through acquired efforts. How could the will of the rules not see this?

Jing Ke didn't understand why the rules bound her to someone like Xue Fan. She didn't understand it before, and she still had no answer now.

But Jing Ke vaguely realized that the rules he created seemed to have other intentions, not just to allow him to create and reap luck.

Knock knock——

While Jing Ke was lost in thought, Shang Siyu knocked on the half-open door and looked over with a smile, "Jing Ke, your favorite braised spare ribs and prawns are out of the pot. Come and try them."

"Okay." Jing Ke quickly pulled herself out of her previous thoughts and put the bookmark back on her hand.

It is true that we are the creators of rules, but rules can only affect ourselves who have no self-awareness.

Anyway, the rules cannot interfere with the internal operation of the small world, so let's put these unclear questions aside for now.

When I have collected enough clues and information in the future, maybe I will know the answer.