Chapter 95: Postgraduate Study Ruined (28)
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Xu Xi and Xia Shu are different.
Xia Shu was deceived and had no choice. After discovering the truth, he immediately broke up with Zhou Ziqian.
But Xu Xi had a choice.
He obviously had a decent job and knew about the mess between Xia Shu and Zhou Ziqian, but he still plunged in for the money, claiming that he was as innocent as Xia Shu.
Zhu Qingchen certainly did not agree with the original book's approach of throwing him into the high seas, but he also did not think that he was really innocent.
While trying to please Zhou Ziqian, he also told Xia Shu how innocent he was, trying to get the two of them to fight, which was not very kind.
He is an adult and should understand that this kind of fence-sitting behavior is risky.
Now he has lost his house and car, which is a very light punishment compared to the original book.
"Oh, I see."
Fortunately, Xu Xi was quite obedient. After Zhu Qingchen's words, he didn't dare to act pitiful anymore and just sat on the sofa obediently.
At this time, Xia Shu came out of the elevator and saw Zhu Qingchen at first sight.
"Teacher!" Xia Shu came forward quickly with her bag on her back, "Aren't you and Mr. Huo going to get the cake?"
Zhu Qingchen said: "I haven't been there yet. I met a guest."
Xia Shu then saw Xu Xi and smiled at him: "Long time no see."
Xu Xi nodded carefully: "Long time no see."
Zhu Qingchen stood up and patted Xia Shu's arm: "Let's go, Mr. Huo and I have ordered flowers and cakes, but we haven't picked them up yet. Go and help get them first."
"Okay." Xia Shu was pushed out by Zhu Qingchen.
Zhu Qingchen took the opportunity to turn around and said to Xu Xi: "You are older than me. To be fair, I don't have much affection for you, but I still want to give you some advice."
Zhu Qingchen sighed and said calmly: "If your ability is not enough to support the life you imagine, withdraw immediately and improve yourself. Don't think about taking shortcuts anymore, and don't think that you will get your money back one day."
"I don't object to you being a playmate. I know it can be a serious job, but I object to you using the identity of a playmate to imagine that you can get something for nothing."
"This is essentially a gamble. You pretend to be eighteen years old and keep betting at the poker table, betting that you can meet a sucker and live a worry-free life for the rest of your life. But even someone as stupid as Zhou Ziqian can't be tricked by you. Do you think you can meet one?"
"What will you do if you are 28 or 38 and can't pretend anymore?"
Xu Xi stood there, looking thoughtful.
Zhu Qingchen patted his shoulder as he patted Xia Shu: "Of course, I'm just a teacher, I've never been rich, maybe you're right, I don't know anything about these things."
The system was on his shoulder: “You are so modest, Prince Taifu.”
Zhu Qingchen smiled at Xu Xi: "Well, this is your own life."
Zhu Qingchen has never been one to preach, so these words were just the hints.
It doesn’t matter whether Xu Xi heard it or not, Zhu Qingchen has already said it.
After saying these words, Zhu Qingchen turned around and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, Xu Xi stood beside him, lowered his head, and responded sullenly: "I understand, thank you Teacher Zhu."
In the past, he followed Xia Shu and called Zhu Qingchen "Teacher Zhu" in order to get closer to him.
But this time, he meant it.
Zhu Qingchen turned around and waved at him with a smile.
*
After leaving the group, Huo Jun drove the car while Zhu Qingchen and Xia Shu went to get the flowers and cake.
Xia Shu followed Zhu Qingchen and said softly, "Teacher, you don't have to hide it from me. I actually know everything."
"Hmm?" Zhu Qingchen was puzzled. "What do you know?"
"I know Xu Xi is not as miserable as he says. He said those things to me just to avoid offending me."
"Really? You know?"
"Of course I know." Xia Shu said, "I know his little tricks, and I also know that he is vain and materialistic, but I also know that although he is wrong, the main responsibility still lies with Zhou Ziqian."
"Besides, since he doesn't want to offend me, it means that he sees the situation clearly and doesn't want to make an enemy of me. Then I won't bother with him. Anyway, he won't get in my way."
Zhu Qingchen patted his head and said, "That's good."
Xu Xi thought he was smart and he deceived Zhou Ziqian and Xia Shu.
In fact, Zhou Ziqian was on guard against him, and Xia Shu had seen through his tricks long ago.
If he was really smart, he should have stopped there.
The two of them took their things, Xia Shu holding a bunch of sunflowers and Zhu Qingchen holding a big ice cream cake, and stood on the side of the road waiting for Huo Jun to drive over.
Xia Shu smiled sheepishly: "I'm sorry for making the teacher spend money."
Zhu Qingchen looked at him in surprise. Xia Shu had completely forgotten his birthday.
His birthday is at the end of July, and it's already the beginning of August.
There have been too many things going on recently. Xia Shu had to fight back against Zhou Ziqian, take care of Xia Chi, and do her internship. She was so busy that she even forgot her own birthday.
Zhu Qingchen smiled at him and said without saying anything: "It's okay, just a little money."
Xia Shu didn't think there was anything wrong and nodded: "Yeah."
Not long after, Huo Jun drove over and the group went to the Xia family for dinner.
*
Teacher Zhu and Mr. Huo were coming to their house for dinner, so the Xia family started preparing early, going to the market to buy vegetables, cleaning the house, and sending messages every five minutes to ask Xia Shu if they were almost there.
When Xia Shu said that they would be home in about five minutes, Xia's father immediately put down what he was doing, took off his apron, and went downstairs.
The old neighborhood had a complicated terrain and not enough parking spaces. For fear of neglecting the guests, Father Xia went to the gate of the neighborhood to wait and escorted them all the way until Mr. Huo parked the car perfectly in the parking space.
Huo Jun and Zhu Qingchen got out of the car, and Father Xia hurried forward to greet them: "Teacher Zhu, President Huo, welcome, welcome. I was in a hurry at the hospital last time and didn't have time to thank you two properly. It was so rude."
He was exactly like Xia Shu, and wasn't very good at speaking. He had prepared all these words a day in advance, and now he poured them all out at once, like reciting a jingle.
"Go upstairs, come in."
Although the Xia family's home is old, it is very clean and warm.
Xia Shu shouted inside: "Mom, Xiaochi, we are back."
Xia Chi immediately ran out of the room to greet him: "Teacher Zhu!"
Zhu Qingchen handed him the sunflower in his arms and said, "This is for Xiaochi. Congratulations on your discharge from the hospital."
"Thank you." Xia Chi took the bouquet, stretched out his fingers, and gently touched the petals that still had water droplets on them.
Huo Jun also handed him the fruit gift box in his hand.
"Thank you, Mr. Huo."
Xia Shu smiled, took out two pairs of brand new slippers from the shoe cabinet and put them on the ground: "Teacher Zhu and Mr. Huo, please sit wherever you want. I'll go get some water."
Zhu Qingchen and Huo Jun probably only came this time, but the Xia family still bought them new slippers.
Just as he was about to leave, he turned back and said, "By the way, teacher, let me put the ice cream cake in the refrigerator."
"good."
Zhu Qingchen handed him the cake, and Xia Chi looked at Zhu Qingchen in disbelief.
"Teacher Zhu, my brother doesn't know..."
Zhu Qingchen spread his hands and said, "I don't know. He thought the cake was just a snack after dinner."
"Ah?" Xia Chi was shocked, "Brother even forgot his own birthday?"
At this time, Xia Shu came out of the kitchen holding a glass and saw them still standing at the door: "Xiao Chi, what are you doing?"
"Nothing." Xia Chi raised his head and smiled at Zhu Qingchen and Huo Jun, "Teacher Zhu and President Huo, please come in and sit down."
Zhu Qingchen and Huo Jun sat down on the sofa in the living room. The floor and furniture were polished to a shine, and the coffee table was filled with fruit snacks.
Mother Xia came out to greet them, then hurried back into the kitchen to work.
Father Xia stayed for a while and then went in to help.
Xia Shu and Xia Chi stayed outside to accompany the guests.
While Xia Shu was boiling water, Zhu Qingchen took a pack of snow cakes from the table, gave one to Huo Jun, and whispered to him, "We still have to celebrate Xiao Shu's birthday today. I'll get up and turn off the lights in a moment, don't be afraid, Mr. Huo."
Huo Jun nodded slightly: "Okay."
Not long after, Father and Mother Xia prepared the meal.
Father Xia carried a large round table from the corner and set it up in the living room.
Mother Xia put the dishes on the table one by one and said, "Xiao Shu and Xiao Chi, stop pestering Teacher Zhu and Mr. Huo. Go in and get the bowls and chopsticks and bring out the drinks."
"good."
Zhu Qingchen and Huo Jun were seated in the middle, and all the dishes seemed to be facing them and very close.
Zhu Qingchen felt a little embarrassed: "No need to be so troublesome."
Mother Xia smiled and said, "As I should. There aren't many dishes at home, and my cooking skills aren't very good, so I just made some. I hope Teacher and Mr. Huo can enjoy it."
"Okay, okay."
Zhu Qingchen looked at the dozen or so dishes that were almost filling up the table. At the end, there was still a dish of duck soup that couldn't fit on the table and had to be placed on the coffee table. He felt a little confused.
Wow, is this also called "eating whatever you want"?
Zhu Qingchen took the bowl and chopsticks from Xia Shu, and the drink from Xia Chi.
Both brothers wanted to sit close to him. Huo Jun sensed a sense of crisis and quietly moved closer to Zhu Qingchen.
Go away, go away, this is his Zhu Qingqing.
After Mr. and Mrs. Xia finished their work, they took off their aprons and sat down at the table.
As soon as their butts touched the chairs, they immediately stood up and raised their glasses to Zhu Qingchen and Huo Jun: "Thank you, thank you so much."
They kept saying thank you until finally only the word "thank you" was left, and finally they couldn't help laughing out loud.
The table was filled with food, like a small mountain, and it was all about to burst out.
Zhu Qingchen kept eating until his cheeks were sore from biting the food, but the amount of these sticky dishes did not decrease at all.
The Xia family kept persuading him to eat vegetables.
Zhu Qingchen nodded repeatedly, talking non-stop: "Yeah, I'm eating, I'm eating."
During this period, whenever Zhu Qingchen wanted to put down his bowl and chopsticks, Xia's father and mother would see it and continue to persuade him to eat.
This time, Zhu Qingchen made up his mind and looked around. Before Father and Mother Xia could persuade him to eat more, he immediately waved his hand and said, "I'm really full. Everything is delicious, but I really can't eat any more."
Father and Mother Xia looked at each other and then reached a consensus: "Then I wish Teacher a rest for a while."
Zhu Qingchen breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great..."
"Take a rest before eating."
“…”
The system burst into laughter and said to him, "You can only get off this table after the chicken has pecked the rice mountain, the dog has licked the noodles mountain, and the candle has burned through the copper lock."
The meal lasted for two hours. Zhu Qingchen sat in his seat, holding the cup in both hands and drinking Coke in small sips.
Suddenly, Xia Chi gently poked his arm and quietly slipped a birthday hat to Zhu Qingchen from under the table.
Zhu Qingchen understood and made an "ok" gesture to him.
Xia Chi stood up: "Mom, I also want a small bowl for soup."
Mother Xia was puzzled: "Isn't this bowl okay?"
"This bowl is soiled by the food. I'm going to get another one."
"Kid, what's so dirty about the food? Go in, go in."
Xia Chi's performance was a bit clumsy, but he still took the opportunity to sneak into the kitchen.
He looked back and made sure that his brother was eating and not paying attention to him, then quickly opened the refrigerator and took out the cake.
He put the cake on the table, turned his back to the living room, and hurriedly put the candles on it and then lit it with a lighter.
Xia Chi turned around and made a gesture to Zhu Qingchen.
Zhu Qingchen quickly stood up and turned off the lights in the living room.
Xia Shu raised her head: "Xiao Chi, what are you doing?"
In the darkness, only the candlelight flickered. Xia Chi walked out of the kitchen carefully, holding the cake in both hands.
The candlelight shone on his face, revealing a childish and innocent smile: "Happy birthday, brother!"
"Happy birthday!" Zhu Qingchen immediately followed, then held Xia Shu's head and put a birthday hat on him.
Xia Shu was still a little unresponsive. He was stunned for a moment, looking around, his eyes sweeping over everyone's faces. Everyone was looking at him expectantly.
Xia's father and mother were kept in the dark. They angrily slapped Xia Chi twice and whispered, "We specially invited Teacher Zhu and Mr. Huo to our house for dinner today. How can we drag them to celebrate brother's birthday together?"
Zhu Qingchen smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, Xiaochi has already told me and Mr. Huo about it."
While apologizing, Xia's father and mother helped to take away some of the dishes on the table so that Xia Chi could put the cake on the table.
"Brother must have forgotten his birthday, right? I still remember it."
Xia Shu wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say, and her eyes became red unconsciously.
His birthday was too close to the time when Xiaochi had the accident. He was afraid that something would happen to Xiaochi, so how could he dare to think about his own birthday?
The candlelight shone into his eyes, making him a little dazed.
Xia Chi's voice brought him back to his senses: "Brother, make a wish."
"Okay." Xia Shu clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and silently made a wish in his heart.
Just like his birthday wishes over the past decade, he hopes that -
I hope Xiaochi gets better soon.
Zhu Qingchen looked at him knowingly and reminded him softly: "Make a wish for yourself."
Xia Shu was a little confused and opened his eyes.
Zhu Qingchen said seriously: "You can make one more wish about yourself. Teacher promises that all of them will come true."
Xia Shu was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yeah."
He closed his eyes and made a new wish.
For his 20th birthday wish, he hopes to successfully obtain a place in graduate school.
*
Nine o'clock in the evening.
The Xia family sent Zhu Qingchen and Huo Jun to the gate of the community, feeling a little reluctant to let them go.
They all loved Teacher Zhu very much. If Teacher Zhu hadn’t waved at them and asked them to go back quickly, they would probably have walked all the way to the teachers’ apartment building.
Huo Jun drove Zhu Qingchen back to school.
The Xia family was so welcoming. The ice cream cake was very big and he ate a big piece.
Zhu Qingchen sat in the passenger seat and fastened his seat belt, but he felt it was a little tight on his stomach.
Zhu Qingchen patted his belly, shook his head, and whispered, "I'm pregnant. I got pregnant in just one try."
When Huo Jun heard this, he froze and his hands holding the steering wheel also froze.
What is Zhu Qingqing talking about? What kind of lewd words are these? Whose cub is he pregnant with?
Zhu Qingchen continued, "Soy sauce beef and steamed sea bass."
Oh, braised beef in soy sauce and steamed sea bass.
Huo Jun cleared his throat and regained his normal expression without changing his expression.
Afterwards, Huo Jun stopped at a roadside milk tea shop and bought a cup of hawthorn tea for Zhu Qingchen.
Have an abortion, it's not Mr. Li's baby, it must be aborted!
No, it promotes digestion and does not affect sleep.
Huo Jun handed him the hawthorn tea and started driving again.
Zhu Qingchen held the cup with both hands, drank it in small sips, and felt much better.
He turned his head and rolled down the passenger window to let the night breeze in.
The evening wind was a little cold, blowing on Zhu Qingchen's face, ruffling his hair, and making him more awake.
The system stopped at the door frame: "Luxury cars are different. The scenery outside is especially beautiful. Chenchen, I will arrange a wealthy identity for you someday."
"Great." Zhu Qingchen looked at the scenery outside the car window with great interest. "The big villain is either a domineering boss or an emperor. I also want to be a big villain."
"Your thoughts are dangerous, and can you drive? Being a boss requires driving skills."
"Won't."
"Oh, system." Zhu Qingchen suddenly remembered something. "Doesn't Xiaochi need to undergo surgery? Won't a suitable heart appear soon? When exactly?"
He was worried that the Xia family didn't have enough money, so he planned to wait until Xia Chi had safely completed the operation before leaving.
The system said: "Xia Shu has completely escaped the control of the original book, so I changed the plot slightly."
"Huh?" Zhu Qingchen was puzzled.
"Only when they have saved enough money for Xia Chi's surgery will a suitable heart appear."
"You linked these two things together?" Zhu Qingchen nodded, not quite understanding, "Then they don't have to borrow money."
"They are fully prepared, and Xia Chi's body is in the best condition, which is a necessary condition for the appearance of a suitable heart. Now in this world, this is a logical chain."
"Okay, thank you, system."
"You are welcome."
Now that everything was resolved, Zhu Qingchen felt relieved and tilted his head towards the car window.
Even the wind blowing in your face is sweet.
The system and he lay by the window together, enjoying the sweet breeze and chatting casually.
The system said: "In fact, I have never dared to tell you the ending of "Lost Fairy Tale"."
Zhu Qingchen thought for a moment: "Isn't it just that Zhou Ziqian kneels down, Xia Shu forgives him, and then the whole network watches the domineering president chasing his wife, and in the end they reconcile?"
"No." The system said, "The ending of the original book is indeed like this. Zhou Ziqian successfully cured Xia Shu, and in front of Xia Chi's tombstone, he held Xia Shu's hand and promised that he would love Xia Shu for the rest of his life."
"Is there another ending?" Zhu Qingchen was puzzled. "Extra story? They live happily together? Everyone is envious of Xia Shu?"
Zhu Qingchen was no longer surprised; these articles were just like that.
"No." The system continued, "I mean, when the main text of the original book and the extra chapters are finished, this small world will have a new ending in a place that readers cannot see."
"What?"
"Xia Shu took care of his parents and sent them off. On a very ordinary morning, he got up early to make breakfast. After Zhou Ziqian got up, he brought the noodles to Zhou Ziqian and watched him eat them."
Zhu Qingchen seemed to have guessed something and stared at it blankly.
The system said: "Xia Shu added rat poison to the noodles, and he poisoned Zhou Ziqian to death with his own hands."
"After poisoning Zhou Ziqian, Xia Shu dragged him to the basement. In order to show that Zhou Ziqian loved Xia Shu very much, the original book specially set up a tablet for Xia Chi in the basement."
"Xia Shu dragged him in front of his brother and asked him to atone for his brother's sin. Not long after, Xia Shu himself committed suicide by slitting his wrists in the bathtub. In fact, his mental state has always been not very good. If he goes to court, he should be given a lighter sentence."
"Everyone says that he and Zhou Ziqian are the national gay couple. Zhou Ziqian is young and handsome, successful in his career, and a man who dotes on his wife. How could he kill Zhou Ziqian?"
"Perhaps Xia Shu fulfilled his wish, or perhaps the pressure from public opinion was too great. He was unable to explain clearly what Zhou Ziqian had done to him until his death, so he simply chose to commit suicide."
Zhu Qingchen was still a little shocked.
Xia Shu is not weak at all, he is just controlled by the so-called wife-chasing crematorium.
Once he regains control of his body, he will definitely fight back and kill Zhou Ziqian.
The system said: "I have never dared to tell you, for fear that you would be frightened." "No." Zhu Qingchen said, "How could I be frightened? I am just a little relieved."
Fortunately, Xia Chi was really fine, Xia Shu was still behaving well, and the Xia family was still doing well.
He was glad that Xia Shu and he had explained everything clearly online. No one would misunderstand him, and no one would tell him how good Zhou Ziqian was and how tactless he was.
From beginning to end, the only one who deserved to die was Zhou Ziqian.
Xia Shu did the right thing.
The wind was a little cold, so Zhu Qingchen raised the window a little.
Zhu Qingchen was quite shocked. He took a while to calm down and didn't speak for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, Huo Jun drove into the campus.
Zhu Qingchen came back to his senses, exhaled a long breath, and asked the system again: "Do you remember the photo we saw last time?"
"Hmm?" The system was puzzled. "The one of you and Xie Zhiheng?"
"Yes." Zhu Qingchen looked at Huo Jun, "I'll give him a try."
"Don't do that. You'll be caught by the villain."
"No, I'll just test it and then run."
There were too many things going on recently and Zhu Qingchen almost forgot about this matter. He just remembered it when he was chatting with the system.
He was not too sure. If he exposed the other party's identity, would it cause the small world to collapse?
So he deliberately finished all his work before dealing with this matter.
Zhu Qingchen turned and looked at Huo Jun.
Huo Jun was holding the steering wheel, feeling a little nervous for no reason: "System, is Zhu Qingqing looking at me? Why is he looking at me?"
The villain system casually responded: "I don't know, probably because you are too ugly."
"Get away from me."
Ten minutes later, the car stopped downstairs of the teachers' apartment building.
Zhu Qingchen got out of the car and waved to Huo Jun through the window: "Mr. Huo, see you tomorrow."
Huo Jun nodded slightly: "See you tomorrow."
Zhu Qingchen bent over, looked into the car, and said again: "Well... Demon Lord Changyuan, see you tomorrow."
Huo Jun paused, then looked back at the back seat of the car: "Teacher Zhu..."
Where is the Demon Lord Chang Yuan? Where is he?
Zhu Qingchen spoke cheerfully and continued to wave at him: "And Mr. Xie Zhiheng, see you tomorrow. Your Majesty Fu Chengzhou, see you tomorrow."
Huo Jun was the only one here, but Zhu Qingchen called out several people's names.
Huo Jun felt very scared, as if there was someone else squeezed in the same car with him.
"Dear villain, see you tomorrow, see you in the next world, and see you in the next world."
After Zhu Qingchen said this, he waved at him twice and turned to go home.
Huo Jun reacted and got out of the car to chase him, but Zhu Qingchen had already disappeared.
"See you tomorrow." Zhu Qingchen got into the elevator, pressed the door-closing button, and waved to Huo Jun through the crack in the door. "Bye."
The elevator door slowly closed, and Zhu Qingchen twisted his body happily.
He was very happy to play a prank, which made the villain sleepless all night and he couldn't figure out how he was exposed.
The next second, the elevator door slowly opened again.
Huo Jun pressed the elevator button twice outside, looked up and saw the door open, then walked straight in and stood beside him.
Zhu Qingchen's smile froze on his face.
Huo Jun rolled up his sleeves, revealing his muscular forearms, and put his arms around his shoulders: "What did Teacher Zhu say just now?"!
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