"I have nothing to lie to you about. I did send someone some beef jerky, but that's none of your business," Song Ze said coldly to Qin Jiajia, his words piercing her heart.
Qin Jiajia couldn't hold back any longer and shouted hoarsely, "How can it not be my business? Grandpa Shen said that I would marry you as my wife in the future. Now that you are with someone else, you are betraying me."
"Who you marry is none of my business. If my grandfather said so, then you can tell him to marry you. Anyway, it has nothing to do with me," Song Ze said, taking advantage of his grandfather's absence.
At this moment, he also harbored a hidden resentment towards his maternal grandfather, all because the old man always liked to pair him up with Qin Jiajia.
"Song Ze, you're a bastard, I hate you!" Qin Jiajia glared at Song Ze heartbrokenly, then covered her face and ran out.
"Jiajia, wait a minute!" Liu Xiaoying was afraid that Qin Jiajia might do something rash, so she quickly chased after her.
After driving Qin Jiajia away, Song Ze turned his attack on Jiang Tao: "If you ever dare to spread my affairs around again, don't blame me for being rude to you."
Jiang Tao was somewhat in the wrong. Although he didn't spread the news himself, and Liu Xiaoying overheard it, it was wrong of him to follow Song Ze.
But seeing Song Ze treat Qin Jiajia so cruelly, Jiang Tao's last shred of rationality vanished. He looked at Song Ze with accusatory eyes and said, "You gave that girl beef jerky, and I didn't say anything. Aren't you two dating?"
"She and I are just friends. You're spreading rumors and ruining her reputation." Song Ze didn't like people talking about Xia Qingqing, so he suppressed his anger and didn't lay a hand on Jiang Tao.
Seeing Song Ze's clenched fist, Jiang Hai quickly tugged at his brother's arm, telling him to quiet down and stop talking.
Jiang Tao wouldn't listen to any advice at this point. He shoved Jiang Hai aside and gave Song Ze a mocking snort: "Do you think I'm stupid? The way you look at her, do you dare say you don't like that girl?"
"It's really great that you two aren't dating, because you, Song Ze, are not good enough for anyone. You're the kind of person who's destined to live a lonely life."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Song Ze's fist slammed into his face, sending him staggering back several steps.
Jiang Tao looked at Song Ze in disbelief: "You fucking dare to hit someone? I'll fight you to the death!"
All of this happened so suddenly that Jiang Hai, who had just been pushed out by his younger brother, had no time to react.
Seeing that his younger brother was about to confront Song Ze, Jiang Hai immediately stopped him: "Grandpa, just shut up for a bit."
"Song Ze, let's just let this go. You've already hit him, so I'll apologize to you on Taozi's behalf." Jiang Hai looked at Song Ze with complicated eyes. It wasn't that he blamed Song Ze for hitting him; after all, Jiang Tao's mouth was just too foul, and anyone would want to hit someone if they heard it.
Oh dear, what a mess! His younger brother liked a girl that Song Ze didn't like, and even stood up for her, only to get beaten up by Song Ze.
"Brother, let me go! I want to fight Song Ze to the death!" Jiang Tao struggled as his brother dragged him away, uttering threats as he went.
In an instant, Song Ze was left alone in the courtyard. He frowned deeply, recalling Jiang Tao's words: Did he like Xia Qingqing?
So the reason he felt so insecure and cared so much about someone before wasn't because he wanted to be friends with her, but because he liked her?
Song Ze quickly accepted this fact, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips: Xia Qingqing, I want to make roast chicken for you for the rest of my life.
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On the other side, Qin Jiajia ran while crying, and soon reached the riverbank.
She picked up a stone and threw it into the water, venting her anger: "Song Ze, you bastard, ahhh, I'm so angry!"
Liu Xiaoying, who was chasing far behind, was panting heavily. She had no idea that Qin Jiajia's stamina had improved so much. With this kind of stamina, how could she have spent money to avoid working? It was unnecessary, so unnecessary.
When she finally caught up with Qin Jiajia, and saw her standing blankly by the river, Liu Xiaoying's heart skipped a beat.
He grabbed Qin Jiajia's arm nervously: "Jiajia, let's talk about it when we get back. Please don't do anything rash."
Qin Jiajia remained silent, which frightened Liu Xiaoying even more. She couldn't swim either, and if Qin Jiajia jumped into the river, would she be able to call for help in time?
For a moment, the two stood there in a stalemate, one unwilling to leave and the other unwilling to let go, until their legs went numb, before they tacitly found a clean place to sit down.
Liu Xiaoying sat by the river and sighed helplessly: "Jiajia, I've always had a question: what exactly do you like about Song Ze? I really can't figure it out."
Song Ze is sharp-tongued, has a bad temper, and lacks any gentlemanly manners; he's even worse than Jiang Tao.
Although Song Ze is very handsome, good looks can't put food on the table. Liu Xiaoying is a pragmatic person. When looking for a man, she has to find one who is good to her. Otherwise, no matter how good-looking he is, it's useless.
When Qin Jiajia heard this question, her tone was a little sad: "But I just like him. When we were little, Grandpa and Grandpa Song said that we would get married when we grew up. I have always looked forward to growing up and becoming Song Ze's bride."
Liu Xiaoying, bored, dipped her hand into the river and rubbed it around, then casually said, "Those are just jokes adults make. What era are we living in? Now we're all about free love, okay?"
"But I've liked Song Ze for so many years. If I can't marry him, I'll really be unwilling to accept it." Qin Jiajia felt as if her heart was being scraped by a razor blade when she thought about Song Ze falling for someone else.
"It's all that damned country girl's fault. If only it weren't for her," a fierce glint suddenly flashed in Qin Jiajia's eyes.
Liu Xiaoying stared in astonishment at Qin Jiajia, who had uttered such harsh words: "You, you must not do anything foolish. Murder is punishable by death. Think of your parents. Do you want them to bury their child?"
To ruin one's bright and beautiful life for a man—isn't that just pure love-struck foolishness?
Liu Xiaoying felt she had given her all the advice she could, but there was nothing she could do if the person wouldn't listen; after all, it's hard to persuade a damned person with good intentions.
"I would never kill anyone, I'm not stupid," Qin Jiajia said, looking at Liu Xiaoying with a complicated expression, as if Liu Xiaoying was the one who was the big fool.
"So what do you mean?" Liu Xiaoying asked tentatively.
Qin Jiajia's face was full of confidence: "I have a way, just wait and see, Brother Song Ze will definitely belong to me."
Goodness, just a moment ago he looked heartbroken and indifferent to life and death because of Song Ze, but in just a few minutes he's fully recovered. Is Song Ze really that charming?
For a moment, Liu Xiaoying didn't know whether she should mourn for Qin Jiajia or for Song Ze.
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