Chapter 32 Chapter 32 “It turns out that my niece thinks she is the eldest…
Jin Ruyi looked at Yao Yingxia with a worried look on her face, and was about to speak up for her, just like before, when she was always willing to fight for her deskmate unconditionally, even though Jin Ruyi never admitted that she was addicted to women.
But on this day, Yao Yingxia was the first to speak. She faced the angry, seemingly irrational girl directly and said, "From what you said, it seems like I was the one who killed them all?"
The girl pursed her lips and said nothing, just glared at her fiercely.
So Yao Yingxia asked again: "Did I really kill them? Did I kill He Ming, Qin Mian, Zhao Xiaohui, and Fan Xiangyang?" She seemed to be asking herself more.
After a long silence, a classmate she didn't know well whispered behind her, "It was clearly He Ming who killed them."
Soon, more and more classmates spoke up for her: "If they hadn't mingled with He Ming and committed evil, how could they have ended up like this?"
"Yeah, what does this have to do with Yao Yingxia?"
"Why would you blame a victim?"
Yao Yingxia was a little surprised that so many people would speak up for her, and then she heard Jin Ruyi explain in a low voice: "Everyone thinks He Ming has gone too far." Besides, her deskmate had always been popular, but everyone was afraid of He Ming in the past, so they didn't dare to speak up for her.
But now He Ming is dead.
The girl, feeling helpless, suddenly broke down and burst into tears: "I know, I know everything, but if you had accepted He Ming in the first place, how could these things have happened?!"
Yao Yingxia wasn't angry at her unreasonable behavior, she just felt sad. For her, for He Ming, and for herself: "I think I have the right to choose."
The girl cried and shouted: "So you chose to be supported by Shen Xingchuan?"
The class fell silent again. Many students who knew Yao Yingxia well actually had doubts about this matter, but they had never verified it in person. Now they all wanted to hear her response.
But Yao Yingxia asked about something completely unrelated: "Do you know how much effort I've put into studying these past few years?"
The girl frowned and said, "How should I know?"
Yao Yingxia stretched out her hand, thickly callused from gripping a pen. "After evening study, I'd go home and do homework until almost one in the morning. I only slept an average of five or six hours a day, with no lunch break. Even when I was sick, I didn't dare slack off. I'd do my homework while on an IV drip. This went on for three years."
Yao Yingxia rarely spoke so many words in one breath, and thus it pierced many people's memories. The school provided dormitories for naps, but no one had ever seen her go back to rest. Occasionally, when students skipped naps, they would see Yao Yingxia doing homework in the classroom. Even during physical education class, she was always reading.
All her classmates knew how hard she worked on her studies.
Yao Yingxia gave a wry smile: "If I really want to take a shortcut, do I need to work so hard?"
The girl was stunned for a moment, and actually began to think about what she said, and then she felt that what she said made a lot of sense.
How could someone who takes shortcuts be so hardworking?
In an instant, most of the onlookers sided with Yao Yingxia. One classmate recalled the original source of the rumor: "In the beginning, it was Zhao Xiaohui who told everyone that Yao Yingxia was being kept, right?"
Another added: "After he falsely accused Yao Yingxia of cheating and was exposed."
"Since Zhao Xiaohui can falsely accuse Yao Yingxia of cheating, he can certainly also falsely accuse her of being kept."
"Besides, there is no substantial evidence."
"This is more like malicious revenge."
The girl gradually became shaken and finally apologized to her: "I'm sorry." Then she ran away after saying "Good luck in the college entrance examination."
After the onlookers dispersed, Jin Ruyi shook her with admiration: "Xia Xia, you seemed to be shining just now."
Yao Yingxia, however, was not happy. She hadn't been to school for a long time, yet the shadows of those people seemed to be everywhere. She couldn't help but wonder: "If I had explained it clearly earlier, would all this have happened?"
At that time, everyone was only discussing those rumors behind her back, and no one asked her about it publicly. On the one hand, Yao Yingxia felt that it was her own family matter and did not want to disclose her mother's privacy for people to discuss. On the other hand, she was too lazy to waste her breath and did not expect that it would cause such a serious chain reaction.
Hearing her say this, Jin Ruyi pinched her face angrily. "Classmate, are you sick and confused? Even if you explained at the time, would He Ming really believe it? He's just looking for an excuse to do evil, how could he listen to you? Read it after me, He Ming is the instigator, He Ming is the source of all evil, He Ming is a heinous garbage beast, and none of this has anything to do with you."
Yao Yingxia was amused by her elegant and vulgar description. She suddenly hugged Jin Ruyi and said, "Thank you."
Jin Ruyi was silent for a moment, then hugged her tightly: "Classmate, don't think about anything now. After the college entrance examination is over and you are admitted to university, no one will mention these things anymore. Then it will be a new beginning."
A new beginning? How tempting.
Now the only person she was worried about was Xu Nian. However, her mother had been sending messages to her every day recently and calling her every two or three days. Everything sounded normal to her, as if she was really just taking care of patients in the hospital. She could occasionally hear the nurses' voices.
One day in early May, Yao Yingxia returned home after evening self-study and finally saw Xu Nian, whom she hadn't seen for a long time. She seemed to have just arrived home, and in such a hot weather, she was wearing a fleece jacket. Even so, it was obvious that she had lost a lot of weight.
Yao Yingxia hugged her distressedly: "Mom, is the food in the hospital very bad?"
Xu Nian was startled, thinking her daughter had discovered something, and said nervously, "No, the food in the hospital is okay."
Yao Yingxia raised her head and looked at her face carefully. Fortunately, Xu Nian's complexion looked good with the help of makeup, but she rarely used such a bright lipstick color in the past.
Then I heard Shen Changhe laughing at the side: "The hospital is naturally not as good as home. Xia Xia, from today on, you must supervise your mother's eating. We will try to make her fatter."
Yao Yingxia nodded, and saw Shen Changhe holding his mother's hand: "You have been too busy recently, go upstairs and rest for a while."
Seeing Xu Nian was hesitant, Yao Yingxia suggested, "Mom, will you sleep with me tonight?"
The man's voice was firm: "No."
Yao Yingxia looked towards the source of the voice in surprise. She had occasionally slept with her mother before, and Shen Changhe had never objected. But this time he sounded very determined, leaving no room for negotiation.
Then he explained, "Your mother has been suffering from insomnia lately, and I'm afraid she will affect your rest."
Yao Yingxia keenly grasped the key point: "Why is Mom suffering from insomnia?"
Xu Nian had to come up with an excuse temporarily: "I went back to my hometown and kept thinking about the past." Then she continued to follow Shen Changhe and said, "Xia Xia, you are about to take the college entrance examination. Mom will not disturb your rest."
After saying that, he went upstairs with Shen Changhe.
At that time, Yao Yingxia vaguely sensed something strange, but time was tight, so she focused all her attention on studying.
Just like that, everything went smoothly until the eve of the college entrance examination. On the morning of June 1st, Yao Yingxia was drinking porridge in the restaurant as usual when she suddenly felt a large hand rubbing the top of her head: "Happy holidays, little one."
Yao Yingxia's scalp tingled, and she had to remind him, "I'm an adult."
Shen Xingchuan sat down opposite her: "So my little niece thinks she's an adult."
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but Shen Xingchuan seemed to be in a very good mood, much like a high school student who had struggled for three years and finally welcomed the long vacation after the college entrance examination, full of expectations and infinite hope.
Shen Xingchuan was indeed happy. After all, when his niece went to college, his moral pressure would be reduced a lot. At his age, falling in love with a high school girl would make him seem too perverted. But when Yao Yingxia became a college student, his degree of perversion would at least be reduced by half.
Yao Yingxia couldn't help but frown when she saw him laughing to himself, remembering that the last time they met was in the hospital. Shen Xingchuan was so angry with her that he was fuming. The gloomy face when he left made her have nightmares for two days. But now, he was able to be amiable and pretend that nothing had happened.
This man is really moody.
Yao Yingxia was trying to recall the reason why he was angry last time when she heard Shen Xingchuan ask, "Now that you're an adult, can you consider adult matters?"
Seeing that he suddenly became serious and looked straight at her face, Yao Yingxia felt that she had nowhere to hide. She was not good at dealing with Shen Xingchuan in this state.
Yao Yingxia had no idea that he had such thoughts before. She just subconsciously felt uncomfortable and instinctively kept her distance from him. But now she finally knew the reason.
Whenever Shen Xingchuan no longer treated her as his "little niece", her defense mechanism would be triggered instantly. The series of reactions triggered by this were all feedback to Shen Xingchuan, hoping that he would give up.
Shen Xingchuan also deeply realized the difficulty of breaking the barriers. No matter how many times he acted as a hero, Yao Yingxia would not let down her guard and allow him to step into her territory.
He was left with hope rising again and again, only to suffer in extreme disappointment again and again.
If he is still willing to put himself in the position of "uncle", then they can live in peace. Otherwise, Yao Yingxia will only feel stressed and run away further and further.
Seeing that she was defensive again, Shen Xingchuan, after more than a month of psychological preparation, was able to accept it calmly. After all, his niece was still young, and there was nothing wrong with a little girl being a little defensive.
Shen Xingchuan's demeanor gradually relaxed, and he smiled at her: "I'm just curious about your holiday plans."
Yao Yingxia finally breathed a sigh of relief and began to think seriously about this problem: "From childhood to adulthood, I have never left City A." She smiled and said, "I really want to go out and see the world."
Shen Xingchuan was stunned.
Whenever he was mad at Yao Yingxia, he couldn't help but think of ways to deal with her. One of them was to trap her in City A forever so that she couldn't get rid of him.
He was glad that this idea was not implemented, otherwise it would be so cruel to her.
When Shen Xingchuan was her age, he had seen almost the entire world. His elder brother and second sister took him on trips every holiday. Apart from some regrets caused by his parents' absence, Shen Xingchuan had no dissatisfaction with his childhood life. He could easily have anything he wanted, and he only had to wait for a holiday to go anywhere he wanted.
Shen Xingchuan couldn't imagine that there was someone who had never even left City A. He immediately began to think about where to take Yao Yingxia to play during the summer vacation.
First domestically, then abroad? But time doesn't seem to be enough.
He was thinking about it when he heard Yao Yingxia muttering to herself: "Forget it, I'd better learn how to drive first."
Shen Xingchuan looked at her helplessly: "Can you think of something other than studying?"
From a distance, another voice answered for her: "That will have to wait until after the college entrance examination."
Shen Xingchuan looked at the newcomer with a half-smile: "So my nephew doesn't even need to ring the doorbell to come in now."
Shen Qingyuan didn't think he was being rude: "After all, I come here almost every day, and Yingxia is already very used to it."
Shen Xingchuan retorted sharply: "But this is not your home after all."
Shen Qingyuan stood beside Yao Yingxia and then looked at him again: "Uncle, do you feel that you are very..."
The little nieces almost said in unison: "Childish."
At this moment, it is hard to associate Shen Xingchuan with the image of an elite who is in charge of everything in financial magazines.
Seeing them smiling at each other, as if they were in sync with each other, Shen Xingchuan became even more angry.
He has been working hard to improve his cultivation and even went to see a psychologist for this. Even though he thinks about Yao Yingxia day and night, he forces himself to stay away from her when he is extremely angry. Every time he feels that he is invincible and reappears in front of her with full confidence, he is always angered by Yao Yingxia in a new way.
Shen Xingchuan finally understood that as long as Yao Yingxia didn't love him, he would be angry forever. If Yao Yingxia didn't love him for a long time, he would definitely become a short-lived ghost.
He was already seven years older than Yao Yingxia, and he didn't want to die too early, at least not before his niece. After all, his conscienceless niece would most likely not remain a widow for him.
While he was still angry, Yao Yingxia had already gotten into the car with Shen Qingyuan. When they arrived at the school, Shen Qingyuan left first as usual. Five minutes later, Yao Yingxia saw that there was no one around, so she quickly got out of the car and went to the teaching building.
But it seemed that something extraordinary was happening that day. The school square was packed with people, and I don’t know what grand spectacle they were watching.
Yao Yingxia didn't like to watch the fun and wanted to go around and go directly into the teaching building, but suddenly she heard someone shouting, "Shen Qingyuan, I like you!"
Yao Yingxia almost fell to the ground, and her heart was filled with turmoil in an instant.
Why is a boy confessing his love to Shen Qingyuan?
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