"Qianxue, you've known how I feel since high school. We've been together for ten years, haven't you ever liked me?"
Xu Xiu grabbed Liu Qianxue's wrist, his voice slightly tense.
"Xu Xiu, don't you know your family's situation? You don't even have a decent job right now, what do you have to offer me for the future?"
"My parents will never approve of us being together."
"I...I can try my best to prove it to you!"
Xu Xiu looked at Liu Qianxue with pleading eyes.
Liu Qianxue shook off Xu Xiu's hand and said coldly:
"Xu Xiu, we're not from the same world. Let's just go our separate ways."
"If we maintain the status quo, we can still be friends. But if you continue like this, we can't even be friends anymore!"
After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for Xu Xiu to speak.
Watching Liu Qianxue's departing figure, Xu Xiu smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, I have nothing, how could I be worthy of you?"
When I came to my senses, I realized that tears had already soaked my cheeks.
During his days spent drinking, he suddenly learned from a friend that Liu Qianxue was getting married...
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"Mr. Xu, it's been a pleasure doing business with you. I'd like to propose a toast."
"Mr. Liu, you're too kind. This place must be quite expensive, right?"
"Mr. Xu, look at what you're saying. I'm already honored that you've graced me with your presence. This place is more befitting of your status."
The heavy door to the elegant and unique private room was slowly pushed open, and a woman wearing a sexy black dress walked in. Her figure was graceful and slender, with soft jade arms, long jade legs, and a magnificent peak on her chest that captivated the eye.
"President Xu, President Xu!"
Liu Hong looked at Xu Xiu, who was in a daze, and then glanced at the woman standing at the door with a half-smile.
Xu Xiu suppressed his anger and spoke softly in Liu Hong's ear in a calm tone.
Liu Hong's expression shifted. "President Xu, she's the top courtesan here, and I heard she's still a virgin."
"Don't let her good looks fool you; unlike others, she's also an expert in politics, history, and business."
"High-ranking officials and wealthy merchants all like to come here, so there's a reason why the prices here are high."
"Now, wealthy people are starting to pursue spiritual pleasures."
After Liu Hong finished speaking, he stood up and walked towards the door. He walked to the woman's side, whispered a few words, and then left the private room.
The private room was dimly lit, and the woman couldn't see Xu Xiu's face clearly. However, there was light near the entrance, and Xu Xiu recognized the woman.
The woman approached slowly with light steps, but when she saw the man's face clearly...
My whole body tensed up instantly, my pupils dilated slightly, my mouth opened slightly, and my mind went blank.
Xu Xiu slowly raised his head, suppressing his anger, "Xiao Ruoyan, I need an explanation."
The cold tone made Xiao Ruoyan's heart pound. She, who was usually able to handle any customer with ease, was completely panicked at this moment.
Xiao Ruoyan just stood there blankly, moving her sexy red lips, but no sound could be heard.
Her hands were clenched tightly, and she kept rubbing her black dress.
Looking at the graceful woman in front of him, Xu Xiu still couldn't believe that this was his old, unsophisticated, and somewhat dull classmate from high school.
He preferred to believe that she was her twin sister or younger sister, and he simply couldn't understand what had happened to cause such a dramatic change in her.
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Scenes from the past crashed against Xiao Ruoyan's long-frozen heart.
"Hey, isn't this that wild girl?"
"This pencil case is nice."
Several junior high school students surrounded a girl and threw pebbles and twigs at her from time to time.
The boys enjoyed it immensely, and whenever they were bored, they would wait for the girl here every few days.
The girl clung tightly to her pencil case, letting them bully her.
Why are you bullying a girl?
The girl looked up and followed the sound, only to see a handsome, slender boy standing in front of her.
Before he could even react, the group started fighting.
I tried to pull it up, but I was pushed to the ground, and my pencil case was trampled beyond recognition.
In the end, the parents, teachers, and the police station were all alerted. After understanding the cause and effect of the incident, and considering that everyone was unharmed and were all minors, the police learned that the incident had been resolved.
The police officers at the local police station could only give them a lecture and then tell the parents to discipline their child properly when they got home.
The next day, the girl saw the boy in the same place.
"Hello, I'm sorry about yesterday. I was too impulsive and you broke your pencil case."
The boy took out a brand new pencil case and handed it to her.
"This is for you."
After saying that, he shoved the object into her arms, turned around, and ran away.
When the girl finally realized what was happening, she mustered up the courage from who-knows-where and shouted, "Hey... what's your name?!"
All that could be heard in the distance was the voice, "I am Xu Xiu, the great hero!"
That name was deeply imprinted in the girl's heart from then on.
The gears of fate began to turn. Xiao Ruoyan and Xu Xiu were admitted to the same high school, were assigned to the same class in their first year, and even became deskmates.
The girl has changed so much in the past three years. She used to always keep her head down, and even now she covers half of her face with thick bangs.
Xu Xiu didn't recognize the girl at all; she was the same girl he had given the pencil case to.
Xiao Ruoyan recognized Xu Xiu on her first day of class. Just as she was about to tell him about what happened in the past, she suddenly noticed that Xu Xiu was grinning foolishly at a girl.
Following the gaze, she saw the other person's face, a face that even made her heart flutter. Her long-standing inferiority complex welled up again. Looking at her pencil case, which she had used for three years, she silently lowered her head again.
Meeting the boy I've been thinking about for three years again is already the greatest fortune. What more could I ask for?
"Hi, what's your name?"
"Huh? You use this pencil case too?"
The sudden question left Xiao Ruoyan at a loss for words.
"Ah, I... my name is Xiao Ruoyan."
"This...this pencil case was...a gift from someone."
"Oh, I see. Hello, my name is Xu Xiu. Xu is the character for two people, and Xiu is the character for cultivating immortality."
Scenes from her three years of high school flashed through Xiao Ruoyan's mind.
"Xu... Xiu, could I... borrow your pen for a moment?"
"Just take what you need; you don't need to tell me."
"oh!"
"Xu... I'm not quite sure how to do this problem... you."
"Can you please stop stuttering? Am I that scary?"
"And how can you be so stupid? You can't even do this question?"
"Xu..." Xiao Ruoyan hadn't finished speaking.
"Slowly, slowly, slowly... what's with the 'slow'? I've said it so many times, can you please stop stuttering? It's so annoying to listen to."
"If you're really that afraid of me, then tell the homeroom teacher to change your seat."
"You're already in your second year of high school, how come you're still like this?"
"I'm speechless. I hate girls like you the most."
In the first semester of their senior year, Xiao Ruoyan and Xu Xiu were assigned to the same class again. Their classmates all said they were a match made in heaven, since they had been separated into different classes twice already.
These two rascals are always in the same class and even sit at the same desk.
But as soon as the seats were assigned, Xu Xiu asked the homeroom teacher to change seats, and the homeroom teacher eventually agreed.
Since Xu Xiu was the top student in the entire grade, he was directly assigned to the same table as Liu Qianxue, whom Xu Xiu had liked for almost six years.
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