Chapter 529
He couldn't imagine what would have happened to her if he hadn't come today.
Even if he killed those people and used his own life to atone for her sins, he still wouldn't be able to forgive himself.
Fortunately, she is alright.
Zong Mu was filled with lingering fear, and a strong sense of resentment welled up in his heart.
He won't let any of those scumbags get away with it.
He didn't care what they wanted to do to him, what they wanted to do to him, but they shouldn't have touched her...
Wen Xin didn't expect him to say that, but she also understood that the boy in front of her, who seemed domineering and rebellious, was actually clear about his love and hate and dared to take responsibility for his actions.
She said slowly, "Even if it weren't for you, those guys might still have caused me trouble."
Zong Mu paused, then asked in a hoarse voice, "You don't blame me?"
Wen Xin blinked. "Then wouldn't I be considered an ungrateful person?"
He saved her, and even if she didn't need it, he still saved her. She can't just turn around and repay kindness with enmity, can she?
Zong Mu curled his lips slightly, "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have encountered this situation."
Okay, the problem is back to square one.
This shows how guilty he felt about her and how unable he was to let go of the matter.
How can I let go of this?
She almost...
Zong Mu felt extremely depressed, his heart was clenched and a fine, throbbing pain was emanating from it.
"No wonder you dislike me so much."
"I didn't..."
"You haven't had any good luck since you met me, you should hate me."
She already kept her distance from him, and from today onwards, she probably wished that this jinx would never appear in front of her again.
If... if he says he will handle it and that she will never encounter anything like what happened today again, and never suffer any harm, will she... believe him?
But Zongmu felt like something was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say a word.
Words and promises are always utterly inadequate.
His gaze suddenly fell on the flyers she had placed beside her, and his expression darkened. "Were you just handing out flyers for your family's shop?"
Her family's dessert shop opening today was supposed to be a good thing.
But because of him, she almost got into trouble.
Zong Mu felt increasingly distressed. Perhaps he should stay away from her and stop bothering her; that would be best for her.
Wan Dapeng is right. She is a good girl and a good student. She is not from the same world as him.
What just happened seems to prove that he shouldn't have gotten close to her in the first place.
Wen Xin didn't notice that someone was torturing himself. Upon hearing this, she picked up the flyer next to her, smiled, and nodded.
She pulled out a flyer and handed it to him, "My mom makes really delicious desserts, would you like to try them?"
Zong Mu was stunned, his eyes reflecting the girl's bright and charming smile, without a trace of gloom.
She truly didn't hold a grudge against him even slightly because of what had just happened.
They didn't avoid him like the plague because of this.
The oppressive darkness in Zong Mu's heart instantly felt like it had encountered warm sunshine, and the violence in his eyes slowly faded away.
He took the flyer somewhat awkwardly, "W-would you let me go?"
Wen Xin couldn't help but chuckle. "What are you talking about? Does opening a shop mean you have to pick and choose your customers? My family doesn't run any high-end business. Besides, I told my mom before that I made some friends at school, and she even asked me to invite you guys out for dessert."
Friend?
Zong Mu's eyes suddenly burned with fervor. "You consider me a friend?"
The girl tilted her head. "You're my deskmate."
"no the same."
"How come it's different?"
"It's just different!"
"..."
Fine, you're a crazy kid, whatever makes you happy.
Zong Mu pursed his lips and stared intently at her. "You really don't dislike me?"
Wen Xin puffed out her cheeks. "You're the one who's always complaining about me, okay?"
Zong Mu retorted, "When did I ever look down on you?"
This is slander from the little white rabbit!
Wen Xin counted on her fingers, "They said I was easy to fool, that I was stupid, and that I was a bookworm."
Zong Mu: "!!!"
He wasn't being disdainful, he was... well, he was just being sarcastic.
If he really disliked her, why would he act so unusually, trying to get close to her and tease her to attract her attention?
He even coerced and bribed her to write him love letters.
Just as she said, there were plenty of girls at school who would give him love letters, but he didn't want any of them; the only one he wanted was hers.
Yesterday afternoon, just before school ended, he made a special trip back to the classroom, hoping to use the love letter incident as an excuse to talk to her and reconcile.
But the result...
Zong Mu no longer dares to mention love letters.
He had realized that if he continued to be domineering towards her and distracted her from her studies, it would only make her more and more distant from him.
Zong Mu also knew that if she had a choice, she would definitely not sit at the same table as him.
But domineering methods can only make her compromise temporarily; they can never truly win her heart.
How could Zongmu be willing to accept this?
He didn't want to be just an unreasonable and indifferent deskmate to her.
Zong Mu gazed at the seemingly delicate but actually principled girl beside him, "I... apologize for what happened before."
He completely surrendered to her.
Whoever falls in love first loses.
And now, he accepts his defeat willingly.
But compared to being excluded from her life, what does something as trivial as face matter?
After Zong Mu figured it out, he felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted from his heart.
As for the fact that the little white rabbit doesn't like him yet?
What's the connection?
As long as there's no one else around her, and as long as he keeps his hands on her, even if she's a rock, he can warm her up.
But wait, Zong Mu asked tentatively, "Do you like guys like Wei Yu or Cui Wenlin?"
In that case... he could at least put on an act?
He can create a persona for her based on whatever she likes.
Nobody can take it from him!
Wen Xin was still in shock at him suddenly putting aside his pride and apologizing to her.
She knew better than anyone how strong a teenager's sense of self-esteem could be at that age.
Especially for a prodigy like Zong Mu, who is extremely arrogant and unruly, it would be as difficult as climbing to heaven to get him to bow down.
But at this moment, he gave in to her.
Her importance in his heart seems to be beyond doubt.
Wen Xin hadn't actually expected him to back down, but she didn't want to indulge his bad habits and disliked his constant conflicts and cold wars with her.
If she keeps giving in, he will only take advantage of her and become more and more domineering. Such a relationship is abnormal.
When the day comes that she can no longer stand him, she will turn away without hesitation, letting him fall into an abyss without ever looking back.
But that would be a much bigger problem.
She completely rejects sadomasochistic or tragic love stories, and even being moved to tears by fragments of her soul.
Therefore, it would be better for her to make her position and principles clear from the beginning, so that he would understand that she was not someone he could control or manipulate at will.
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