How did I know?
"Mom, you and Dad don't need to hide it from me. I know what the situation is like at home. Don't put too much pressure on yourselves. I'll help you figure something out after the college entrance exam."
At this moment, Xu Tinglong walked in. He had overheard the conversation between the mother and son at the door.
"Your job is to study hard. Don't worry about the business. Even if the sky falls, your father will take care of it..."
Before Xu Tinglong could finish speaking, Xu Xiu interrupted him, saying, "Dad, when you can't hold on anymore, you'll still crush me to death."
"We might as well help you hold it up before it collapses. When the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken."
"Dad, you can't possibly not understand this principle, can you?"
At this moment, Fang Xueting came to her senses and hurriedly said, "My son was talking about Qianxue, how did you bring up business?"
"What exactly is going on between you and Qianxue?"
Xu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Actually, it's a simple matter. I confessed my feelings, she rejected me, and then I let it go. It's that simple."
Hearing this, Xu Tinglong couldn't stand it anymore. "Girls aren't that easy to pursue, especially her. With her looks and family background, she'll have countless suitors in college."
"You only have the advantage of knowing each other early on, but you don't know how to cherish it."
Hearing his father's scolding, Xu Xiu remained calm and said indifferently, "Love is when two people go together, but when one person gives, it's when someone is a simp."
"Furthermore, if one lacks the ability to pursue love, even a mutually devoted relationship may not last."
"So, to ensure everything goes smoothly, I need to study hard now and constantly improve myself so that I can have a sufficient material foundation to support my mutually beneficial love in the future."
Xu Xiu's words left Xu Tinglong and Fang Xueting dumbfounded. How could their son's ideological awareness have suddenly become so high?
Moreover, Fang Xueting gleaned something from Xu Xiu's words; it seemed her son had fallen for someone else.
“Son, you’re an adult now. You should make your own decisions about your relationships, as it concerns your future happiness. We just hope you can find a compatible soulmate.”
"If you really don't like Qianxue anymore, just say so. Since you've let go, you've done a good job of minimizing contact with her."
“Our Xu family has backbone. If it means sacrificing our son’s happiness, we’d rather close the factory down. At worst, the three of us will all go to work.”
Xu Tinglong patted Xu Xiu on the shoulder, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Focus on the college entrance exam first, and we can talk about other things after the exam."
Xu Xiu responded with a firm look in his eyes.
After saying that, Xu Tinglong and Fang Xueting left the room.
The couple returned to their room and said in unison:
"Old Xu..."
"Xueting..."
"You go first..."
"You go first..."
Finally, Fang Xueting spoke first: "I always felt that my son was not quite normal."
"I've become too mature, too rational, too..."
"This is completely different from last week."
Xu Tinglong was also completely baffled. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Xueting, should we go find a Taoist priest or something to take a look?"
"Could my son be possessed by some kind of weird or supernatural force...?"
Before he could finish speaking, Fang Xueting interrupted him, saying, "What are you saying? How can you curse your son like that?"
"This isn't urgent. I'll talk to him in the next few days. Overall, things are looking up for him."
"It may really be a miracle from our ancestors. Our beloved son began to transform during our most difficult time."
Xu Tinglong nodded, indicating that this would be the plan, and the two reached an agreement and began to discuss it in hushed tones.
A week later, Liu Qianxue returned to school, looking very listless. Fang Xiaoxiao would visit Liu Qianxue every day after class and talk to her.
Liu Qianxue didn't actually want Fang Xiaoxiao to come and keep her company, but she didn't have any other friends. At this moment, she realized that apart from Xu Xiu, it seemed that no one was really nice to her.
This doesn't mean just buying things or running errands; there's no shortage of people like that. Beautiful women are naturally attractive.
She's right, she's referring to the kind of person who knows what you're going to do just by looking at you or making a gesture, and who anticipates your needs and prepares things in advance.
Moreover, it's very comfortable and natural to get along with them; they don't make excessive demands or take any aggressive actions, nor do they have any aggressive gazes.
In the two weeks without Xu Xiu, Liu Qianxue realized that he was the only person who was truly good to her.
Liu Qianxue subconsciously looked towards where Xu Xiu was, her eyes revealing her undisguised grievance.
When the bell rang, Liu Qianxue followed Xu Xiu to the corridor outside the classroom and blocked his way.
"Is something wrong, Liu?"
"Xu Xiu, didn't you know I'm sick?"
"I know, congratulations on your recovery."
After saying that, he tried to bypass Liu Qianxue to go to the teacher's office, but Liu Qianxue wouldn't let him, which left the students in the corridor dumbfounded.
Why don't you ever come to see me?
Liu Qianxue said, feeling wronged.
"Liu, it's just a fever and a cold. You have a housekeeper and a maid at home, what use would I be?"
The moment Liu Qianxue followed Xu Xiu out of the classroom, Ning Bufan and Wang Mengqi followed her out and hid to watch the show.
Xiao Ruoyan was also pulled out by Wang Mengqi. Originally, she didn't want to come out, but she was forcibly dragged out.
Liu Qianxue clenched her hands tightly and said emotionally, "You used to come and take care of me."
Xu Xiu waved his hand helplessly and replied, "You said it yourself, that was in the past."
"Alright, Liu, please make way. I need to deliver something to my homeroom teacher."
After saying that, he walked straight past Liu Qianxue toward the office. Liu Qianxue could no longer hold back and ran back to the classroom, where she buried her face in her desk and cried.
The classmates were completely confused. Why was Liu Qianxue crying? They didn't think they had ever seen her cry in all these years of high school.
Xiao Ruoyan probably cried the most, but she seems to have become much more cheerful lately and occasionally greets her classmates.
Fang Xiaoxiao was really angry, so she whispered to comfort her, "Qianxue, don't be sad. Why bother with someone like Xu Xiu? Leaving you is his loss."
"He'll definitely regret it later."
Liu Qianxue completely ignored Fang Xiaoxiao's words because she now realized that she didn't know whether Xu Xiu would regret it or not.
She felt she would definitely regret it; some things are only appreciated when they are lost, while others are squandered recklessly when they have them.
When you finally want to cherish it, you find that you've already squandered it all.
As a result, some busybodies went to report him, and Xu Xiugang was called back in by Li Hansong as soon as he came out of the office.
"Xu Xiu, what's wrong with you? Why did you make Liu Qianxue cry again?"
"Why do you, a guy, always make girls cry?"
"Teacher Li, it's really not my fault. I was just stating the facts."
"What can I do if Liu wants to cry? It's normal for girls to cry."
Li Hansong was also helpless. Xu Xiu had become so shrewd now that he really couldn't understand what was going on in his head.
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