Chapter 151
Choked by Han Shengyi, Cao Lu took a second before asking him confidently, "Aren't you afraid that I'll tell Chu Jiujiu about this?"
Keeping a distance of nearly two meters from Cao Lu, Han Shengyi curled his lips and said, "Don't be afraid, go ahead."
Cao Lu: “…”
She thought Han Shengyi was a secret admirer, and since he had never said anything, he must not want Chu Jiujiu to know, which was the fundamental reason why she dared to come and blackmail him. However, the devil is always stronger than the good.
Han Shengyi really didn't want Chu Jiujiu to know about this now, but he also understood that Cao Lu was just bluffing, and she would not be stupid enough to tell Chu Jiujiu about this.
After all, in her eyes, both herself and Chu Jiujiu were hateful people. If she said that and they got together prematurely, she would be vomiting to death.
Cao Lu thought she had Han Shengyi outwitted, but in the end, she was outwitted by Han Shengyi. She had lost all her chips. She was neither standing nor sitting, with a variety of expressions on her face. After a long time, she turned around angrily.
Han Shengyi's expression remained the same as always. He lowered his mouth and prepared to move forward.
But just as he took a step forward, he saw Cao Lu, who had turned in front of him, standing there in a daze. She opened her eyes wide in panic, looking guilty, embarrassed, and a little scared.
Han Shengyi: “…………”
It can’t be such a coincidence.
As it turned out, it was such a coincidence.
Chu Jiujiu stood at the corner, not knowing how long she had been listening. She glanced at Cao Lu with cold eyes, then looked at Han Shengyi with even colder eyes.
In an instant, Cao Lu and Han Shengyi's thoughts were synchronized.
It’s over, it’s over, it’s over…
——
Chu Jiujiu didn't say a word to Cao Lu. She just turned around and left. She walked very fast and didn't look back along the way. Even if she didn't look back, she knew that Han Shengyi was following her.
Chu Jiujiu didn't go to the cafeteria. She walked towards the experimental field. There was a small pavilion here. It was said that it was left over from the Republic of China era. Everyone went to eat and no one wanted to enjoy the scenery in the cold wind. Therefore, there was no one here.
Chu Jiujiu quickly walked up the stairs, pursing her lips. After two seconds, she turned around and Han Shengyi happened to walk up the last step. The two looked at each other, and Han Shengyi's heart skipped a beat.
Han Shengyi's plan was to wait a few months, until Chu Jiujiu truly fell in love with him, before making this clear. Now that Cao Lu had disrupted his plans, he felt annoyed, but he didn't really think anything bad was going to happen. If this were a game, then it was merely a switch from medium difficulty to high. Han Shengyi still felt he could complete it without a bad ending.
But Chu Jiujiu's expression caused a crack in his confidence.
Chu Jiujiu pointed at herself and asked, "Do you like me?"
Han Shengyi stood there calmly, his thoughts swirling in his mind, and then he nodded.
Chu Jiujiu asked again: "When?"
Even Han Shengyi himself was not clear about this problem. He suddenly realized it one day, but when he realized it, he found that he had liked Chu Jiujiu for a long time.
Han Shengyi replied in a low voice: "I can't remember clearly."
If this was an ordinary confession scene, such an answer would definitely make the girl's heart bubble with emotion. However, after hearing this answer, Chu Jiujiu's heart was fine, but her blood pressure rose.
"Then why don't you tell me the truth? Instead, you hint to me that you like someone else."
Han Shengyi frowned, "I didn't hint..."
Chu Jiujiu interrupted him angrily: "You have!"
"You knew I would think the wrong thing, but you still said that. What do you mean? You want me to be jealous, to realize how good you are, to compete with someone who doesn't exist, right?"
Han Shengyi was stunned.
These were indeed his thoughts, but when he thought about them, they were obviously very sweet. Why did it feel so...unbearable when it came out of Chu Jiujiu's mouth?
Han Shengyi's sense of crisis finally came to his senses. If he didn't speak up, something big would happen.
"I'm sorry, I have no choice. You don't like me. You've rejected so many people, but you always treat me as a friend. I'm afraid that if I tell the truth, my ending will be the same as those people's. I'm sorry, Jiujiu, I didn't think it through, but I really don't want you to snatch me from someone else. I just want you to look at me differently."
His posture was very humble and his tone of voice was low to the ground. After he finished speaking, he took a step forward, as if he wanted to get closer to Chu Jiujiu. However, seeing his movements, Chu Jiujiu quickly took two steps back.
Seeing this scene, Han Shengyi's body suddenly froze.
This was the first time that Chu Jiujiu avoided his approach.
His explanation and apology had no positive effect at all, but instead intensified Chu Jiujiu's anger. "You only denied the third idea. It seems that I was right about the first two."
"Who am I in your eyes? Do you think you can control the minds of everyone in the world? You think I'm Han Jibin, right? You think I'm as stupid as him and can be manipulated by you."
Chu Jiujiu scolding him was better, but Han Shengyi couldn't stand it when she said such derogatory words. He didn't want to listen anymore, so he raised his voice a little, "Jiujiu!"
Chu Jiujiu is soft-hearted and doesn't tolerate harsh words. When she heard his voice getting louder, her voice suddenly became louder: "Don't call me!"
"I've had enough. Why are you always so self-righteous? When we were at home, you always wanted to control everything for me. At that time, I thought you were insecure, so I didn't say anything. But now I understand that you are not insecure at all. This is just your nature!"
"You think you're the smartest, so everyone has to listen to you. If they don't, you use this method to force them to listen. You did this to Han Jibin and your mother. They hurt you before, so you don't say anything. But what did I do wrong? Do you know what I've been thinking for the past few months? I feel like I'm really bad. I feel sorry for everyone who raised me, and I also feel sorry for you!"
Han Shengyi stood there, his face pale.
He opened his mouth and wanted to defend himself, but every word Chu Jiujiu said was like a knife stabbing his heart. He didn't know what to say, and he felt that he shouldn't say anything.
He didn't refute a word and just stood there in a daze. Chu Jiujiu had vented enough and calmed down a little.
Being calm does not mean calming down.
Chu Jiujiu closed her mouth and looked at the ground. She said the last sentence, just like she had rejected those passers-by before, and also sentenced Han Shengyi to death.
"Han Shengyi, you don't like me at all. Someone who likes me won't destroy my dignity and make me look forward to being a mistress."
After saying this, Chu Jiujiu didn't want to stay here anymore. She wanted to walk out of the pavilion. Just after taking a few steps, Han Shengyi suddenly reacted and grabbed her arm.
Chu Jiujiu frowned. She turned her head and found that Han Shengyi looked very flustered.
How ironic, it turns out he gets panicky too.
Han Shengyi is always planning things out. Before something happens, he has already calculated many steps after it happens. His brain is always active, but at this moment, his mind is blank.
Let alone calculating it, even if you asked him his last name, he probably wouldn't be able to react right now.
Every word he said was driven by instinct.
Looking at Chu Jiujiu, he blurted out, "I was wrong."
"You are right. I was wrong. Please let me change. Please supervise me to change... okay?"
He spoke the last two words very softly because he had already seen Chu Jiujiu's answer from her face.
Looking at him steadily, Chu Jiujiu lowered her eyes, and exerted strength in an instant, she suddenly pulled her arm out. Han Shengyi staggered when she pulled him. Chu Jiujiu saw it, but did not react at all. She walked out with an expressionless face, never looking back.
A huge sense of panic filled Han Shengyi's heart, and he chased after her reflexively. Just when he was about to run into Chu Jiujiu, suddenly, Chu Jiujiu turned around. There seemed to be frost and snow in her eyes, which directly froze Han Shengyi's blood. She looked at Han Shengyi coldly, as if she was looking at the person she hated the most.
She said word by word: "Try touching me again."
Han Shengyi felt like there were nails stuck in the soles of his feet. He didn't dare to move and could only watch Chu Jiujiu leave. The street lights had come on, and the light stretched Han Shengyi's shadow infinitely, but to be honest, his face looked even grayer.
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Chu Jiujiu went back to the dormitory without eating. Cao Lu came back later than her. When she came back, Song Xiaoying and Shen Dongkui also came back. When they saw Chu Jiujiu sitting in the dormitory, they were so scared that they trembled all over.
Chu Jiujiu raised her eyelids, glanced at her, and then looked away.
Chu Jiujiu was in an extremely bad mood, and the other three roommates all noticed this.
Even Song Xiaoying didn't dare to go over and disturb Chu Jiujiu. She was very self-aware. Her relationship with Chu Jiujiu was not that good yet. If she went over to cause trouble now, her fate would probably not be much better than Cao Lu's.
The wise chose to play it safe, while the foolish, frightened, dared not utter a word. This night was probably the quietest night in the dormitory. From after dinner until lights out, no one spoke.
…
The atmosphere didn't recover the next day, but it was better than yesterday. Yesterday, Song Xiaoying almost suffocated. After washing up, Song Xiaoying and Shen Dongkui were about to go out. Usually, Chu Jiujiu went out alone, but today, she followed them.
The two people over there looked at each other and said nothing.
When they got downstairs, the three of them came out together. Song Xiaoying saw Han Shengyi standing outside at a glance. She subconsciously turned her head and looked at Chu Jiujiu, but the latter acted as if she didn't see Han Shengyi and walked forward on her own.
When he was about to pass him, Han Shengyi suddenly said, "I'll come find you after your get out of class."
Song Xiaoying was walking close to her, so she naturally heard these words. Even she stopped for a moment out of curiosity, but Chu Jiujiu seemed to have temporarily lost her hearing and did not react at all.
Song Xiaoying: “…”
What the hell is going on? Others are arguing, but she's the one who's almost dying of anxiety.
The History Department was full of classes this morning. When they came out of the teaching building, just like in the morning, Song Xiaoying and her group saw Han Shengyi again. The same thing happened when the get out of class was over in the evening.
This situation continued from Monday to Friday.
Song Xiaoying was really impressed.
At first she was curious about why they were arguing, but now she just wanted to know how long Han Shengyi could hold on.
He never came to disturb Chu Jiujiu. He showed up every day regardless of the weather. Chu Jiujiu never paid any attention to him, but he was not discouraged. He showed up three times a day without fail.
Looking at Han Shengyi's upright posture and firm attitude, Song Xiaoying believed that if there were no other restrictions, he would be able to persevere until graduation from university.
The problem is... there are conditions.
For example, Han Shengyi looked like he was about to collapse.
His face became more and more haggard day by day, but his spirit and energy remained the same. However, people do not live on spirit and energy. It has only been a short time, but even Song Xiaoying can see that he has lost weight. Looking at the dark circles under his eyes, Song Xiaoying wondered if this man had not eaten or slept for a long time.
Come to think of it, he always comes here at mealtime, and breakfast is only served for a short time. If he insists on waiting for Chu Jiujiu, he will basically not be able to buy any good meal.
Although he couldn't buy good food, he could still buy food. Song Xiaoying seriously judged that Han Shengyi had made such a fuss about himself, and it was his subjective will that was more important.
…
What Song Xiaoying could see, Chu Jiujiu could certainly see it even more, but even though she saw it, she didn't intend to pay any attention to Han Shengyi.
Everyone thinks Chu Jiujiu is kind and soft-hearted, especially when it comes to Han Shengyi. She has no principles at all. Now she has shown everyone through her actions that they don't know her well enough.
Friday is the day to go home, but Dabao didn't go back, so he didn't come. Qi Baozhu came to find Chu Jiujiu alone, and when she saw Han Shengyi, she was shocked.
Seeing Chu Jiujiu's indifferent look, she immediately understood that the two of them were having a conflict.
Qi Baozhu was silent for a moment. She looked at Chu Jiujiu and found another question, "Where's your bag?"
Chu Jiujiu shook her head at her and said, "I'm not going back this weekend. I'm going to go out and have some fun."
Qi Baozhu suddenly felt a sense of mental suffocation.
Chu Jiujiu spoke to her as if no one was around, but Han Shengyi was standing aside with his eyes downcast, looking very calm.
She didn't want to go back, and seeing Han Shengyi like this, she probably wouldn't go back either. Qi Baozhu could go back by herself, but looking at their condition, Qi Baozhu thought that she should not go back and should first find out what was going on between them.
Qi Baozhu dared to ask about the relationship between them, even though Song Xiaoying didn't dare to ask about it. After all, she had a good relationship with Chu Jiujiu for so many years.
She and Chu Jiujiu went to a restaurant outside the school to eat. After ordering the dishes, Qi Baozhu asked her what happened. After holding it in for a week, Chu Jiujiu's mentality became calmer and she was no longer as unwilling to open her mouth as before.
However, she still didn't want to say what exactly happened because it was too embarrassing.
Chu Jiujiu poked at the rice in the bowl and said bitterly, "I'm done with him."
Qi Baozhu was stunned. "Which one is over?"
"It's all over! I won't say a word to him again, nor will I go to their house again. From now on, as long as he is in a room, I won't go there. I won't stop you from having a good relationship with him, just don't bring him to me."
Qi Baozhu: “…”
She and Han Shengyi have known each other for several years, and the words they have said to each other so far can be counted on one hand. It is impossible for them to have a good relationship in this life.
Qi Baozhu asked her tentatively: "Did he bully you?"
Basically, everyone thought the same thing. Chu Jiujiu was so angry because she must have been bullied by Han Shengyi. Because everyone felt that Han Shengyi was the dominant person in their relationship, and Chu Jiujiu was always being bullied by Han Shengyi.
The last time someone asked this was Chu Shao, and now Qi Baozhu said it too, Chu Jiujiu immediately became disgusted. "I'm not a child anymore. I'm just angry with him. It has nothing to do with bullying. Don't ask anymore. Anyway, I see through him. In my heart, he's already dead!"
Qi Baozhu: “…………”
Without knowing the previous situation, Qi Baozhu really found it difficult to say words of comfort. However, she thought of Han Shengyi's appearance just now and couldn't help but frowned: "He's not in a good condition."
Chu Jiujiu hummed, "Serves you right."
Qi Baozhu was stunned. Is this still the Chu Jiujiu who wanted to rush up to the roof when she saw Han Shengyi had a headache or fever?
"Aren't you afraid something might happen to him?"
Chu Jiujiu chuckled: "That's what he asked for."
After a pause, Chu Jiujiu looked at Qi Baozhu and her attitude became more serious. "If someone does something wrong, it's wrong. I won't forgive them just because they've suffered. I only sympathize with those who deserve sympathy."
Qi Baozhu was shocked again.
Although she still didn't know what had happened, Qi Baozhu knew that she didn't need to persuade her. Chu Jiujiu knew what she was doing and she was not impulsive, and Han Shengyi was not innocent either.
Chu Jiujiu only looked bad-tempered. In reality, she had never been truly angry with anyone. Even Cao Lu had only annoyed her. To say she was angry was not the case at all. Han Shengyi was quite impressive to make Chu Jiujiu so angry.
Qi Baozhu ate in silence and did not mention this matter again. After all, she was just on good terms with Chu Jiujiu. No matter Han Shengyi or Chu Shao, they were just acquaintances to her. Since Chu Jiujiu's attitude was so clear, she would definitely stand on her side.
I thought the topic was over, but two minutes later, Chu Jiujiu suddenly spoke again: "When you get back, tell Han Shengyi about this."
Qi Baozhu: "...Are you kidding me?"
Not to mention that she is a severe social anxiety patient, even if she were an ordinary person, she would not dare to act as a mouthpiece in this situation!
Chu Jiujiu gnawed on a piece of pork ribs, her voice muffled, "I'm not kidding, I won't talk to him anymore. You can only tell him this."
"I have to let him know that I won't take any hard-earned bribes."
Qi Baozhu was silent.
She thought Chu Jiujiu was really as hard as a rock, but she was still afraid that he would torture her too hard. With a sigh, Qi Baozhu did not refuse.
However, she didn't intend to really do what Chu Jiujiu said.
She did not tell Han Shengyi these in person, but wrote a letter and handed it to Han Shengyi silently.
Chu Jiujiu said a lot, more than Qi Baozhu could handle. Only after putting it on paper did she feel a little less stressed. Han Shengyi took the letter and opened it to read it. Besides Chu Jiujiu's words, it also contained Qi Baozhu's own thoughts. Basically, it told him to take care of himself, not to be so stubborn, and that Chu Jiujiu was still angry, so it would be best to wait a few days before going to see her.
After reading it, Han Shengyi smiled at Qi Baozhu and said, "Thank you."
Qi Baozhu pulled the corners of her mouth stiffly as a response.
Putting the letter away, Han Shengyi nodded to her and said, "Then I'll leave."
This time, she couldn't express herself with her face, so she asked in a very low voice, "Where are you going?"
Han Shengyi replied: "Go find Jiujiu."
Qi Baozhu: “…”
She had written the letter in vain.
Han Shengyi knew that Qi Baozhu meant well, and he didn't mean to offend her, but he had to find Chu Jiujiu.
He couldn't stand this state for a day. When he saw the words in the letter that Chu Jiujiu didn't want to stay in the same room with him anymore, Han Shengyi's left hand hung down, and his nails dug into the flesh.
It is impossible not to look for her. If he doesn't, he will really not be able to survive.
Chu Jiujiu is now like a villager in the movie "The Wolf is Coming". No matter what Han Shengyi does, she thinks he has ulterior motives and is manipulating and plotting against her. But she doesn't know that Han Shengyi doesn't dare to have any ideas now. He is not using any self-torture tactics. He really can't sleep or eat.
He already knew how serious a mistake he had made. It was because of this that he was so scared. He was afraid that if he didn't go to find her one day, then he would really have no place in Chu Jiujiu's heart.
Qi Baozhu thought that given their relationship, this situation would not last too long, but she underestimated Chu Jiujiu's principles. Until two months later, she did not give in once.
The conference was over and the whole country was in an uproar. Even Wen Xiuwei had returned from Qinghai after filming a movie.
She brought a lot of yak meat and reunited with her parents for a while. Then she excitedly came to visit everyone with local specialties. Qinghai couldn't make phone calls and it was difficult to receive letters. She only received one letter once a month. Usually, her parents and Chu Jiujiu wrote to her. None of these people told her what happened at home. Therefore, it was not until she entered the Han family that Wen Xiuwei realized something was wrong.
Grandma Han sat in the living room with a gloomy look on her face. The entire Han family was extremely quiet. Wen Xiuwei was stunned for a moment. She asked Grandma Han, "Are you home alone?"
Grandma Han shook her head and said, "Old Han and Shengyi are here too."
Wen Xiuwei looked around, "Where are they?"
Raising her hand feebly, Grandma Han pointed to her bedroom and said, "Old Han is lying on the bed."
Then she pointed upstairs and said, "Shengyi is in his room."
It was ten o'clock in the morning. Why was Grandpa Han still lying down? Considering Grandma Han's expression, Wen Xiuwei was suddenly shocked. "Grandpa Han is sick?"
"Have you seen a doctor?"
Grandma Han sighed sadly, "No need to see a doctor, it's useless even if a doctor comes. This is a heart disease, there's no cure, no cure..."
Wen Xiuwei: “…”
The atmosphere in the Han family was so weird that Wen Xiuwei even suspected that she had been gone for four years instead of four months, otherwise how could everyone have changed so much.
Wen Xiuwei didn't ask anything else and left half of the specialties here. Wen Xiuwei turned around and went to the Chu family. Chu Liqiang was not there. Chu Jiujiu was on winter vacation and she was watching TV in the living room.
She asked Chu Jiujiu what had happened, and Chu Jiujiu replied calmly, "Nothing serious. It's just that Han Shengyi and I have stopped talking to each other. Grandpa Han can't accept this. Don't worry, he's in good health, he's just a little depressed."
Wen Xiuwei was stunned.
Isn’t this a big deal?!
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