Chapter 43 He wants to get married and is working hard towards it...

“Your majors are different now, so I definitely can’t tutor you. You’ll have to rely on yourself from now on.”

Yu Kui led Xie Xingzhi through the school gate. "Have you had lunch?"

"No," Xie Xingzhi said, "Would you like to take me to your cafeteria?"

“Sure,” Yu Kui said, since she happened to have her meal card with her. “Let’s see what you want to eat.”

Xie Xingzhi smiled and said, "I'm not the first person to eat in the cafeteria with you, am I?"

“Hmm,” Yu Kui thought of her parents who had just left and regretted not bringing them to the cafeteria. “You can eat whatever you want, I’ll pay.”

“Looks like I’m quite honored,” Xie Xingzhi said, walking behind her and looking at her slightly raised ponytail. “I didn’t know you were going to apply to this school, otherwise I would have applied to the same university as you.”

Yu Kui paused for a moment, then said, “I think you should choose the university you really want to go to, instead of having to be in the same city as me.”

“It doesn’t matter to me which university I go to, but it makes a big difference whether I can see the friends I care about,” Xie Xingzhi said. “You don’t care about me at all.”

Yu Kui: "......"

Normally she would have rolled her eyes and retorted, but thinking of that book, she fell silent.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Xie Xingzhi snorted lightly, "Did I hit the nail on the head? You're really heartless. I've been good to you, and you still dare to treat me like this."

“No,” Yu Kui interrupted him in a low voice, “I didn’t think that way.”

"Then I want to eat something good today, so you'll have to pay more."

Yu Kui: "......"

Xie Xingzhi said he wanted to eat something good, but he only ordered a casserole. The food in the cafeteria was cheap, and it didn't cost Yu Kui much.

Seeing this, Yu Kui bought him drinks and fruit, saying, "Eat more."

Xie Xingzhi glanced at the orange beside him. "Will you peel it for me?"

"What are you thinking about?" Yu Kui was not about to peel an orange for him. "Peel it yourself."

"It's just an orange," Xie Xingzhi said, looking at her with a mischievous glint in his eyes. "If you're so bothered by it, do you still consider me a friend?"

Yu Kui: "......"

“I have germs on my hands,” she said irritably. “You have hands too.”

“I don’t mind,” Xie Xingzhi said quietly, looking at her with a deep, unfathomable gaze that made it impossible to discern what he was thinking.

Yu Kui reluctantly picked up the orange, "Okay, okay."

She peeled the orange and handed it to Xie Xingzhi, saying, "Here you go."

Xie Xingzhi then smiled with satisfaction, "That's more like it."

He's incredibly thick-skinned, and when he's grinning, his smile is surprisingly handsome, making the girls around him turn their heads frequently.

Yu Kui got up, washed her hands, and came back to find someone asking Xie Xingzhi for his contact information. The boy lazily looked up and said casually, "It's inconvenient to give it to you."

"It's just about making friends, it won't bother you."

“You’re already bothering me,” Xie Xingzhi said with a smile. “This is putting me in a difficult position.”

Seeing his languid smile, the girl became even more smitten, but she couldn't win him over and could only leave awkwardly.

"What are you still looking at?" Xie Xingzhi said without turning his head, "People are already asking for my WeChat, and you don't even know to help me fend them off."

Yu Kui walked to the seat opposite him and sat down. "Didn't you not give it to me?"

"I don't want to give it." Xie Xingzhi put down his chopsticks. "If something like this happens again, you can't just sit back and watch the show."

"Isn't this a good thing?" Yu Kui looked into his eyes and said softly, "We're both adults now, we can date freely, and it's a good thing that someone wants to get to know you."

Yu Kui remembered the plot of the book, in which Xie Xingzhi did not develop any romantic feelings for anyone because of his family background.

But if he finds someone he likes and completely starts a new life, can he change his fate?

But when she thought of his suffocating parents, Yu Kui worried that the girls who were with him would be hurt. She realized that she was really meddling. What did it have to do with her whether Xie Xingzhi wanted to have contact with girls?

"Do you think it's good?" Xie Xingzhi asked. "Or do you want to be in a relationship?"

Yu Kui immediately denied it, "How could I possibly want to be in a relationship?"

"You're still thinking about your childhood sweetheart," Xie Xingzhi stared at her face. "What's so good about him?"

“I have nothing to do with him anymore,” Yu Kui lowered her eyelashes. “Don’t confuse me with him anymore.”

"Really?" Xie Xingzhi moved closer to her.

"Why would I lie to you?" Yu Kui said awkwardly, "The reason I was sad that night was because they lied to me, otherwise I wouldn't have lost control of my emotions."

Xie Xingzhi curled the corners of his lips, "I thought you still had feelings for him."

“There’s no such thing as past feelings,” Yu Kui said softly. “We never even started.”

"Alright, alright." Xie Xingzhi's eyes were full of laughter. "As long as you figure it out yourself, that's fine."

Yu Kui rolled her eyes inwardly. "Have you finished eating? I'll take you to see other places."

"Hmm," Xie Xingzhi got up, washed his hands, and followed her out. "Where's my milk tea? Did you carry it for me?"

Yu Kui shoved the unopened packaged drink into his hand. "Here you go."

The two walked around the school, seeing all the more famous places.

“The library is very big,” Yu Kui said. “You can come here to study in the future.”

“Our school has one too,” Xie Xingzhi said. “Want to go take a look?”

Although Xie Xingzhi did not apply to the same university as Yu Kui, the school he attended was also highly ranked, even better than the one described in the book, and he would have a good job prospect in the future.

“It’s too late today, let’s do it this weekend,” Yu Kui said, also curious about his university. “I’ll come visit you then.”

"Okay," Xie Xingzhi escorted her to the dormitory building. "Go upstairs and rest. Contact me on WeChat if you need anything."

"good."

Xie Xingzhi turned and left after watching Yu Kui enter the dormitory.

Yu Kui stood by the window, watching his receding figure, her mind filled with countless thoughts.

Xie Xingzhi ended up in the same city as her, something she had never imagined. She thought that after graduating from high school, the two would lose touch, but fate had already changed without her realizing it.

He didn't go to the university featured in the story, nor did he apply for an unpopular major. Instead, he worked hard to get into a top-tier university and chose a major he liked. This shows that his future is not unchangeable.

She will help him as much as possible, subtly changing his mindset so that he is not influenced by his family of origin. At the point of his death, she will do everything in her power to alter his fate.

Yu Kui didn't know if she would succeed, but she had to try, both for Xie Xingzhi and to avoid leaving any regrets in her life.

Yu Kui looked away, and her roommate Shu Jia asked with a smile, "Is that your boyfriend downstairs?"

Yu Kui shook her head. "He is my friend."

“Oh, I see,” Shu Jia immediately grabbed Yu Kui’s arm. “Then introduce me to someone. I’m just missing a boyfriend right now.”

Yu Kui: "......"

She never expected that her first day meeting her new roommate would involve introducing her to a potential boyfriend.

"Let me ask him first," Yu Kui said, gently pulling her hands away from the woman's, as she was not used to being close to strangers. "If he wants to get to know you, I'll introduce you two."

"Okay, thank you."

In the afternoon, Yu Kui sent a message to Xie Xingzhi, telling him about it, "If you're interested, you can add her contact information first."

"So you ignored everything I said at noon," Xie Xingzhi snorted. "I'm not thinking about personal matters right now, so don't ask me about this kind of thing again."

Yu Kui told Shu Jia the answer, and the girl was very disappointed, "As expected, all the handsome guys belong to other people."

Yu Kui: "......"

University life was pretty much what Yu Kui had imagined. After military training, she entered the study phase. In addition to attending classes every day, she also joined the dance club and the English club. Whenever she had time, she would learn dance with her classmates or do English dubbing and other activities, making her days very fulfilling.

Over the weekend, Xie Xingzhi invited her out for hot pot. "Didn't you say you wanted to visit our school? Today is the perfect time."

"Okay, I'll get ready and come find you." Yu Kui put on her coat and went to Xie Xingzhi's school. The boy was already standing by the roadside waiting for her, his tall figure like a straight tree.

Yu Kui jogged over, "Let's go, let's eat first."

“Hmm,” Xie Xingzhi said, “There’s a pretty good hot pot restaurant nearby, with high ratings.”

After having hot pot at the food street behind the school, the two of them took a stroll around Xie Xingzhi's school. "The library here is also nice; we can go in and sit for a while later."

“Okay,” Yu Kui bought two cups of milk tea and sat with him by the window to read. She has a wide range of hobbies now and also likes to read some miscellaneous books.

How have your studies been lately? Are you keeping up with the pace?

"I thought you were a bad student," Xie Xingzhi said irritably as he sat down next to her. "I'm an excellent student now."

"So what do you want to do after you graduate from university?" Yu Kui asked.

"Get a job," Xie Xingzhi said calmly. "Find a job, work honestly, and earn more money."

"Work here or go back home?"

"Why are you asking that?" Xie Xingzhi narrowed his eyes. "Are you worried about me?"

Yu Kui: "Just asking."

"It depends on the situation," Xie Xingzhi said after a few seconds of silence. "It's not certain yet."

"Have you thought about what kind of life you want to live in the future?"

Xie Xingzhi looked at her and remained silent for a moment before saying, "Make money to buy a house, find someone you like, marry her, and live a good life."

Yu Kui's pupils contracted slightly, and she said in a daze, "Have you thought about marriage?"

"Why can't I think about it?" Xie Xingzhi said with amusement, "So, you think I can't find a partner, right?"

“That’s not what I meant,” Yu Kui shook her head, but her mood was much lighter. “I think it’s great that you think this way. Living your own life well is more important than anything else.”

“Of course,” Xie Xingzhi said with a smile, “I’m working hard for that right now.”

Yu Kui: "......"