Chapter 128 With Me

Gu Yuanyuan grabbed Shi Nianzhi's collar and pulled him forward slightly, the veins on his knuckles bulging as he exerted force.

"Why are there so many questions! You should just side with me!"

He was fierce and angry, yet it was all so inexplicable.

Shi Nianzhi showed no fear. His calm voice said, "Not the whole world will indulge you, Gu Yuanyuan. You are too arrogant."

You're calling me arrogant?

"You are not only arrogant, but also spoiled, domineering, and don't know how to respect others..."

Before Shi Nianzhi could finish speaking, Gu Yuanyuan shouted, "Am I really that worthless in your eyes? What about Mu Guangcheng? Compared to him, I'm far superior!"

"The eldest brother never bullies his classmates. He is reasonable and righteous."

"Bullshit! You don't know anything! You call him 'boss'? He doesn't even deserve to be called 'boss' by you! Have you hit your head or something?!"

Gu Yuanyuan went up and pressed down on Shi Nianzhi's head. He rummaged through his hair, and finally, as if he felt that rummaging around like that was pointless, he gritted his teeth and shook Shi Nianzhi's head back and forth forcefully.

"Family background, grades, looks—in all these aspects, in what way am I inferior to him? Tell me, in what way am I inferior to him?!"

Shi Nianzhi was shaken until he felt dizzy. He held onto the back of the chair and said helplessly, "Gu Yuanyuan, even if Mu Guangcheng is not good, so what? Su Hengyi still loves him."

Gu Yuanyuan suddenly stopped what he was doing, let go of Shi Nianzhi, and looked at him with disappointment in his eyes.

He stared for a long time, so long that Shi Nian subconsciously shrank his neck, thinking that Gu Yuanyuan was about to beat him up.

Su Hengyi also stood up, wary of Gu Yuanyuan.

"You've changed."

He left the dormitory with a forlorn silhouette before departing.

Gu Yuanyuan clenched her fist as she went down the stairs.

Shi Nianzhi might not even be his uncle yet, and he's already stopping him from being with Su Hengyi. If he really were his uncle, he'd have a say in the Gu family.

If we don't stand by him and make him break up with Su Hengyi, what will he do?

No one can stop him from being with Su Hengyi.

Gu Yuanyuan's eyes welled up with tears, but he forced them back. "No one!"

Since Shi Nianzhi is so disloyal, then let him reflect on his actions!

Since the Gu family already has an imposter, Shi Nianzhi shouldn't come back for the time being!

"I don't want you to come back."

Gu Yuanyuan covered his ears, as if trying to escape, and rushed downstairs like a madman.

Gu Yuanyuan did not return that night.

The next day, he did what he always did: read books, went back to his dormitory, teased Su Hengyi, bickered with Mu Guangcheng, and threatened to fight every now and then.

The dormitory was still bustling with activity.

Lu Jiunian often came to see Shi Nianzhi. At first, Shi Nianzhi would not see him, but later, he came more often.

Shi Nianzhi would see him occasionally, and after a while they would go out for a meal.

Strangely, Gu Yuanyuan never commented on this again, nor did she ever mention Gu Zijian.

He didn't speak to Shi Nianzhi, and outwardly it seemed that his relationship with Shi Nianzhi had reached a freezing point. In reality, Gu Yuanyuan often didn't dare to look Shi Nianzhi in the eye, as if he felt guilty.

School days are always filled with struggle, monotony, yet brimming with youth and passion.

The relationship between Mu Guangcheng and Su Hengyi has been on and off, but recently it seems to be warming up.

Winter break is here in the blink of an eye.

Shi Nianzhi wanted to go back to his hometown, but the school's winter break started too late, coinciding with the Spring Festival travel rush, making it extremely difficult to get a ticket.

His family also called him, saying that it was the first year of their marriage and that he should stay with Lu Jiunian. They also said that the school holiday was short and that he shouldn't travel back and forth, as it had snowed heavily and was very cold at home, and he would be freezing if he came back.

They were unaware that Shi Nianzhi and Lu Jiunian had already divorced.

Seeing Nianzhi's distress, Su Heng handed him a train ticket, saying, "There are no direct flights from there, here you go."

"Thank you, Brother Yi."

Shi Nianzhi was very happy to receive the train ticket.

On the afternoon of the holiday, they walked out of the dormitory. The winter sun was gentle and shone on them, giving them a warm glow.

Little Fatty came out of the dormitory, holding up his newly bought camera, "Let me take a picture of your dormitory."

Gu Yuanyuan had just seen Mu Guangcheng hook Su Hengyi's hand with his little finger, and his face was very sour. "What are you taking pictures of? Are you going to disappear next semester?!"

Gu Yuanyuan pushed the chubby boy aside and left.

Su Hengyi, however, said, "Nianzhi should stand in the middle."

Little Fatty, holding up his camera, grinned and asked, "What are you doing, Brother Yi? Is this a family of three?"

He was about to raise his camera to take a picture when Gu Yuanyuan rushed back, ran to Su Hengyi's side, and grabbed Su Hengyi's shoulder.

Before anyone could react, there was a "crack!"

The four of them looked at the camera with smiles on their faces. They wore blue and white school uniforms, were tall and had long legs, and looked so youthful, handsome and beautiful.

Then Mu Guangcheng and Gu Yuanyuan started arguing, and then they started fighting. Shi Nianzhi, unable to avoid it, squatted down.

Su Heng reached out to stop them.

Little Fatty took many pictures with his camera.

In the end, Gu Yuanyuan left with a sour face; he and Mu Guangcheng always parted on bad terms.

Mu Guangcheng was taking Su Hengyi to the bus stop.

Su Hengyi suddenly spoke up, "Are you hiding something from me?"

"No."

Mu Guangcheng answered very decisively.

Su Hengyi, however, was certain, "Yes, you have a plane ticket to Country A."

"It's nothing, my family just wants me to go for the Chinese New Year, and I'm still considering whether to go or not."

"I'll stay with you."

"No need. I might not go, and if I do go, I'll be back soon. You should spend the New Year with your family."

"My family isn't in Beijing, but no matter where you are, I'll be with you."

Where are your parents?

Su Heng paused for a moment before saying, "Actually, I don't have parents, I only have a grandfather."

"And what about your grandfather?"

"It's too cold here, the old man couldn't stand it, so he went to visit a friend in the south."

"So you're going to be watching over your family's scrap yard? The Lunar New Year isn't the best time for business."

Su Hengyi suddenly looked at Mu Guangcheng, "Want to come collect recyclables with me?"

Mu Guangcheng proudly raised his chin, "If the salary and benefits are acceptable, I'll consider it."

Su Hengyi suddenly sat down next to him. "You've never talked to me about your family before."

"I just gave you permission to try being with me, and we don't even know how it will go yet, and you're already trying to figure me out?"

Mu Guangcheng's hand was being held tightly, and he hadn't even turned to look at Su Hengyi yet.

The man said with absolute certainty, "I've thought about the future."

No love quote could be more touching than this one.

'I've thought everything through for the future. I want to give you a home, and I want to spend my whole life with you.'

Mu Guangcheng suddenly lowered his head and laughed.

Su Hengyi couldn't resist. He cupped Mu Guangcheng's face in his hands, and the two kissed passionately under the warm sun at the sparsely populated train station in winter.

......

As Shi Nianzhi bid farewell to Su Hengyi and Mu Guangcheng, she looked up and saw the black car parked on the side of the road with its window rolled down.

Given that their relationship isn't as cold as it used to be.

Shi Nianzhi walked over to Lu Jiunian, who stood outside the car and waved the ticket in his hand. "I'm going home for the New Year."

Where did you get the ticket?

"Did the First Brother give it to me?"

"Aren't train tickets red?"

"It's been green for a long time."

"show me."

"promise."

Shi Nianzhi handed the train ticket to Lu Jiunian, muttering, "Have you never ridden a train before? My brother gave me a soft sleeper ticket, so the 10+ hours won't be so tiring..."

Then Shi Nianzhi watched helplessly as Lu Jiunian tore the train ticket in half, and then tore it into smaller and smaller pieces.

Shi Nianzhi exploded, yanked open the car door, and tried to snatch it from Lu Jiunian, yelling, "What are you doing! Give it back to me!"

Lu Jiunian tossed the torn ticket aside, then pulled Shi Nianzhi into the car and closed the door.

As if he had succeeded, he ordered the driver, "Go back."

Enraged, Shi Nian punched Lu Jiunian, yelling, "You owe me my train ticket! Do you know how hard it is to buy tickets these days? Do you know how difficult it is to get verification codes?!"

Lu Jiunian touched Shi Nianzhi's waist, perhaps because it had been a long time since he had touched it, and he felt a little reluctant to do so.

"You've lost so much weight. When we get back, I'll have Aunt Zhang cook you something delicious to help you recover."

"I won't get in your car, and I won't go back to your house."

"Where else can you go? The weather forecast says it will snow tonight. Aren't you afraid of freezing to death if you sleep on the streets?"

"I'm very angry that you're doing this."

Lu Jiunian held Shi Nianzhi's waist, his thin lips close to the contour of Shi Nianzhi's ear as he spoke, "I've been coaxing you for so many days, and you're still not over it?"

His low, teasing voice made Shi Nianzhi want to dodge, but Lu Jiunian held him even tighter.

Even though so many days have passed and there has been some progress, Shi Nianzhi absolutely refuses to let him hug her.

Having seized the opportunity, how could the man let it slip by? He asked him softly, "Have you missed me?"

"No. What are you doing with your hands!"

"Let me touch your heartless heart. I've missed you so much, but you haven't thought of me at all."

"Who knows if you really miss me."

"Um?"

"Who knows if you went to see Gu Zijian, or if you missed Gu Zijian."

Lu Jiunian said seriously, "I haven't seen him since I made things clear with him last time."

Shi Nianzhi lowered her head, picking at her fingers, her expression filled with jealousy. "Didn't he come looking for you? If he had, would you two have been bickering again? Anyway, I'm superfluous. Hurry up and pay for my ticket so I can go home!"

“Gu Zijian has a very aloof personality. Although he likes me, he rarely lowers his stance. If I break up with him, he won’t try to win me back, let alone see me.”

Shi Nianzhi pushed Lu Jiunian, "So you're saying that someone like me is shameless enough to come back to you?"

Lu Jiunian finally managed to hug Shi Nianzhi, and he wasn't about to let go; he hugged her even tighter.

She coaxed him softly, "No, I coaxed you back, I didn't find you."

"You're just trying to sleep with me, that's why you're trying to coax me like this."

As soon as Shi Nianzhi finished speaking, Lu Jiunian's face darkened.

He pinched Shi Nianzhi's chin, "Have I spoiled you so much that you've become unruly?"

"Don't yell at me again!"

Lu Jiunian threatened, "With all your bones, believe me, even if you beg me now, I won't sleep with you."