Chapter 11 "Didn't she reject you?"
"I don't know him well, really!"
"I knew about it last night, and he was there too."
"He's Yanci's friend, that's why he takes care of me a little."
"I didn't know I would run into him here."
Finally, she paused.
"In short, it's all a coincidence."
Si Yue could only understand a little bit of the meaning; she didn't know the specifics.
However, she understood this point as well.
Song Shiyi didn't seem interested in that handsome guy.
But...
She recalled He Jinzhao's kind and gentle attitude towards her earlier, as well as the tone of his voice.
Hmm...it doesn't look like someone who's innocent at all.
Although He Jinzhao on the other side didn't know what they were saying, fortunately he could understand sign language.
He noticed Song Shiyi's hasty attempt to distance herself from him.
His dark eyes flickered slightly, his tongue touched the roof of his mouth, and his brows furrowed slightly.
Tsk.
She's a lovely person.
What are they gesturing about?
There wasn't a single thing he wanted to hear.
While he was lost in thought, a soft voice came from beside him.
"Is she the girl you like?"
He Jinzhao nodded lazily.
"ah."
Xie Lin glanced at Song Shiyi across from him. She had an extremely beautiful face, bright eyes, and a natural, elegant and serene aura.
He thought that He Jinzhao's type of girl was either flamboyant and bright, or at the very least gentle and tender.
I never expected her to be so gentle and obedient.
But it must be said that elders tend to like obedient girls like Song Shiyi.
However, what intrigued him was something else entirely.
"Didn't you two break up?"
"Didn't she reject you?"
He Jinzhao's smile faded slightly, and a dark glint flashed quickly in his eyes.
He smiled slightly, "Alright, stop talking, or I'll be sitting at your doorstep crying at midnight tonight."
Xie Lin: "?"
"...Are you sick?"
He Jinzhao said with a smile, "You've already told me I'm emo, so can't I let off some steam?"
Xie Lin was somewhat speechless, and continued to ask, "So you're still determined to change your mind?"
He Jinzhao gave him a disdainful look. "Can't you speak properly? Is this how your Chinese teacher taught you to use idioms?"
Xie Lin was not ashamed, but rather proud, and smiled, "You know, I grew up abroad."
He Jinzhao: "..."
When a person has no other options, they are helpless.
"...I have nothing to say to people who don't love their country."
Xie Lin laughed in exasperation, "You talk as if you're not the same way."
He Jinzhao touched his nose and muttered softly, "That's because I was heartbroken back then..."
"So you graduated early and went to Peking University for her?"
He Jinzhao nodded.
Xie Lin raised an eyebrow, a hint of mockery in his eyes.
Undergraduate studies in the UK typically take three years, but he graduated early and was exceptionally admitted to Peking University's economics program as a postgraduate student.
He really put in a lot of effort for true love.
Xie Lin clicked his tongue and said nothing more.
That concluded their conversation.
He Jinzhao's gaze lingered on Song Shiyi's profile, his eyes focused and filled with a hint of tenderness.
After being rejected, he considered giving up.
So he went abroad.
But as time went by, Song Shiyi's image became clearer and clearer in his mind.
I thought time would smooth over my feelings, but I always lose control when I'm alone at night.
The more you try to push away a memory, the more it wraps around your heart like vines, tightening with each struggle.
He came back on the day Song Shiyi graduated from high school.
He stopped in his tracks, wanting to offer his blessings, when he saw the joy in her eyes as she looked at Shen Yanci.
In the end, he didn't go up to bother her, but asked her classmate to give her the graduation gift he had prepared.
It's okay, as long as she's happy, everything is fine.
Liking someone is enough to make even a proud person feel inferior.
Besides, he had already been rejected.
Appearing in front of her again might make her uncomfortable.
On the other hand, he was also afraid of seeing Song Shiyi's distant and guarded gaze.
He knew that the relationship between Song Shiyi and Shen Yanci was not as it appeared on the surface.
Besides being young at the time, this was probably also one of the reasons she rejected him.
Even when he was abroad, he kept an eye on news about Song Shiyi.
If Song Shiyi and Shen Yanci were to be together, he would choose to respect that and offer his blessings.
However, it seems that God is on his side this time.
Shen Yanci is in a relationship.
In other words, his opportunity has arrived.
Since we can't let go, then we won't let go.
The outcome couldn't be worse than it is now.
Indeed, what happened after the meeting was much better than he had imagined.
This is a good development.
Perhaps his gaze lingered for too long, for the girl slowly raised her eyes to look at him. Upon seeing him, she paused for a moment, then gently smiled at him, her expression sweet and gentle.
He Jinzhao raised his eyebrows, neither dodging nor flinching, and a slight smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of his mouth.
A strange glint flashed in Song Shiyi's eyes, and she lowered her gaze.
At that moment, two coughs were heard in the air. The other three looked over and saw Si Yue.
"Hey, do you have ice packs in your shop?"
Si Yue touched her cheek. It didn't hurt much anymore, but it was a little hot and swollen.
If this isn't dealt with soon, everyone who sees her back at school will probably know she was beaten.
That won't do.
Xie Lin glanced at her, nodded, and ordered, "Get an ice pack."
He thought for a moment, then said something else.
"Bring the first-aid kit from the store as well."
He Jinzhao glanced at him with some surprise.
"Tsk, so kind?"
Xie Lin said something meaningful.
"For whom?"
He Jinzhao raised an eyebrow and smiled.
"Thank you."
Si Yue naturally knew that the two people were only being kind to her because of Song Shiyi.
She couldn't help but sigh.
Her beloved turtle is just so lovable.
She glanced at He Jinzhao discreetly, and had to admit...
She's definitely good-looking.
Her gaze unconsciously shifted to the white-haired man beside him.
He truly deserves to be called a handsome man on par with Shen Yanci.
It's pleasing to the eye.
Si Yue sighed, feeling somewhat depressed.
She finally felt a stirring of affection, only to encounter a scumbag.
That's really something else.
Song Shiyi took the ice pack from the shop assistant. It was a familiar face—the girl Peng Zhi had pushed away earlier.
Song Shiyi smiled politely at her and carefully placed the ice pack on Si Yue's cheek.
The other person hissed involuntarily.
Song Shiyi's eyes immediately turned worried.
"It's okay, it's just too cold. I wasn't used to it at first."
"Give them to me, I'll keep them myself."
Song Shiyi nodded, then examined the ointment in the medicine box.
See which ones can be applied.
Peng Zhi covered her face, watching their relaxed atmosphere from behind with displeasure.
She also got slapped by Si Yue, so why is she being treated differently?
No one has ever hit her in her entire life.
She had never suffered such injustice before.
She retorted defiantly, "I want one too."
Si Yue immediately rolled her eyes.
"You want my ass."
Xie Lin glanced at her, nodded to the shop assistant, and said calmly, "Give it to her."
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