Chapter 98 The Childhood Friend Who "Passed Away"
The boy who spoke had black hair and round eyes with a lot of black in them, and his appearance was rather aloof.
At this moment, his brows and eyes were filled with a chilling aura, and he looked like an iceberg. His handsome face was a little gloomy, and the way he looked at Shu Qingqing and Zuo Chenxing was as if he were looking at some cheaters he had caught.
When Shu Qingqing saw that it was him, she frowned, then stood up with a sullen laugh, using her rather petite figure to block Zuo Chenxing's path, and asked, "Lie to you? What would I lie to you about? No, I should ask you, Si Ming, what makes you think that I, Shu Qingqing, would waste my time lying to you?"
Si Ming said angrily, "You clearly told me that you didn't have anyone you liked, so who is he?"
Zuo Chenxing looked at the two who were facing off and noticed that everyone in the cafeteria was looking this way. He frowned, then pulled the two out of the cafeteria and found a secluded lakeside. He asked Shu Qingqing what was going on.
"Senior Zuo, you don't need to worry about him. He's just a mad dog. Sorry for disturbing your dinner. If you have nothing else to do, you can go back first. I'll deal with what happened between him and me later."
Shu Qingqing's furrowed brows relaxed considerably when she faced Zuo Chenxing.
Si Ming watched this scene in front of the two of them, his anger growing stronger and stronger. Just as Shu Qingqing was about to say something to Zuo Chenxing, he grabbed her arm and pulled her sharply in front of him.
"Shu Qingqing, have I become like this in your eyes? You'd rather be kind and gentle to other men than treat me like this, is that it?!"
The boy had a strong grip; from Zuo Chenxing's perspective, Shu Qingqing's fair wrist already had a noticeable red mark.
He frowned, grabbed Si Ming's right hand, pulled his large hand, and shielded Shu Qingqing behind him, saying unhappily, "No matter what your relationship with Junior Qingqing is, if she doesn't want to have anything to do with you, you can't treat her so rudely!"
"Who gave you the right to interrupt? I'm talking to her, get out of my way!!" The boy's features were cold and sharp, his eyes full of aggression, like a wild beast enraged after its prey has been stolen.
Shu Qingqing laughed, stepped in front of Zuo Chenxing, and retorted, "Who gave you the right to yell at Senior Zuo? I take back what I said before. Yes, I do have someone I like, and it's him. We're boyfriend and girlfriend now. Are you satisfied?!"
The moment she said those words, the boy, who had been furious, froze for a moment. His right hand, which was hanging by his side, unconsciously clenched into a fist, and his eyes reddened with anger. He looked at Shu Qingqing with a hurt expression and asked, "Are you serious?"
Shu Qingqing tightened her grip on Zuo Chenxing's arm, kissed his cheek to his shocked expression, her ears turning bright red, but she maintained a calm demeanor and retorted sarcastically, "I've done this to him, what do you think?"
After saying that, Shu Qingqing, afraid of being exposed, grabbed Zuo Chenxing's hand and left, without even glancing at Si Ming, who seemed to have come to catch her in the act.
Once she was sure she couldn't see Si Ming anymore and they had reached a small grove of trees, Shu Qingqing quickly let go of Zuo Chenxing's arm, her face flushed red as she gave him a perfect 90-degree bow and apologized.
"I'm so sorry, Senior Zuo. I had no choice but to treat you like that just now. If you felt disgusted or if it caused you any trouble, I'll make it up to you however I want. I'm really sorry!!"
After rattling off these words, Shu Qingqing took out a wet wipe from her smart bracelet and handed it to Zuo Chenxing, telling him to quickly wipe the spot where she had just kissed him.
This very kind attitude made Zuo Chenxing hesitate to say anything, especially since he didn't find the whole thing unacceptable. He had filmed several low-budget web dramas and had scenes where he was kissed on the cheek, so it was nothing to him.
So instead of taking the wet wipes Shu Qingqing offered, he patted her shoulder to comfort her, saying, "It's okay, but who exactly is that guy? Is he your ex-boyfriend?"
Shu Qingqing still felt that Zuo Chenxing's face had been tainted by her earlier. As she wiped his face with a wet wipe, she shook her head and said, "No, he was just a childhood friend with whom I used to have a very good relationship. But later, due to some things, our relationship broke down. Now we are strangers, at least that's how I see it."
As she spoke, there was a clear sense of melancholy in her eyes. Zuo Chenxing had been in the interstellar entertainment industry for quite some time, and her ability to read people was quite good.
Sensing something unusual, he wisely ended the conversation, not pressing the issue further. Instead, he asked her what she planned to do next if he were to contact her again.
"After that..." Shu Qingqing thought of Si Ming's controlling and stubborn nature, and scratched her face in frustration, "After that, I'll think about renting a fake boyfriend. As long as I can handle him, that'll be fine."
"Rent a fake boyfriend? I remember it's not cheap. You can keep asking me for help. Anyway, I don't have a girlfriend. If you feel bad about it, you can rent me as your boyfriend for half the market price. What do you think?"
The young man smiled, his eyes narrowing, which, combined with his messy golden hair, made him look like a large golden retriever smiling at someone.
Shu Qingqing was stunned for a while before stammering, "This...is this really okay?"
"Yes, of course. We're friends now, aren't we?"
Seeing the young man's unguarded expression, the girl didn't dare to voice her despicable thoughts about him. After swallowing hard, she mumbled an "Mmm," her eyes filled with genuine joy that instantly dispelled the gloom that Si Ming had brought her earlier.
After she had agreed on this matter with Zuo Chenxing and transferred the Star Coins to him, she discovered that she had received a message from Si Ming.
The deceased childhood sweetheart: "When did you get together with him?"
Shu Qingqing selectively ignored the chat window that was making her feel bad and sent a summary of her "adventures" to Qiao Mei.
Qiao Mei had just finished showering herself and Ao Cang and was about to blow-dry her hair when she received a message from Shu Qingqing.
He could only put down his long, wet, curly black hair, wipe his hands, and check the message.
Upon discovering that the relationship between Shu Qingqing and Zuo Chenxing had made good progress, she replied briefly, expressing her happiness for Shu Qingqing, and then retrieved the interstellar card containing 30 million interstellar coins from her personal terminal and gave it to Ao Cang.
"Keep it for yourself. I'm going to blow-dry my hair first. I'll make the offering for you later."
Ao Cang has transformed into a young boy.
He looked at the interstellar card he had worked so hard to obtain on the table, pursed his lips, his golden eyes dimmed, and he said in a deep voice, "An'an, did I do something that backfired?"
Shu Qingqing: Family, tell me I'm not dreaming! I actually kissed the face of the person I pushed, and he even became my rented fake boyfriend!
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