Ning Hongze put it quite tactfully.
He didn't say it directly or explicitly.
Qin Zhen's affection is probably not genuine; it might be a bet or a mission.
After all, this wasn't the first time he'd encountered something like this.
Not only him, but the original owner of this body also encountered such a thing.
"Aren't you angry?"
“Why should I be angry?” Ning Hong spread her hands. “I have not lost anything.”
Qin Zhen lowered her head, her eyes slightly red.
Ning Hongze's idea is correct.
At that time last year, she didn't really like him.
For someone like her, a top student like Ning Hongze is someone she cannot easily approach.
Unlike the Sui and Tang dynasties, she came from a well-off family.
However, her parents divorced, her mother left, and her father didn't care about her, only providing her with money, which led her to develop a playful and mischievous personality.
She and Sui Tang were friends.
When Sui Tang asked her to get close to Ning Hongze, she thought about it for a day and then agreed.
She knew very well that Sui Tang liked Bai Xiaoquan, and that sending her to seduce Ning Hongze was to break up this perfect couple.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard she tried, Ning Hong remained cold towards her, never even giving her a second glance.
That's how Qin Zhen truly fell for him.
She felt he was a good man she could entrust her life to.
She began to restrain herself and change herself.
Striving for excellence means wanting to improve oneself and be worthy of Ning Hongze.
But in the end, Ning Hong still didn't like her.
They say a prodigal son's return is more precious than gold, and she, a woman, was willing to turn back for love.
However, it seems to be of no use.
Qin Zhen felt her eyes stinging. She sniffed and tried to appear more at ease.
Am I really that bad?
Why do you ask that?
“My past was terrible.”
“But you’ve only ruined yourself. Really, you haven’t harmed anyone,” Ning Hong said casually. “You’ve already turned back, haven’t you?”
"I did it all for you—"
“Classmate, that’s not how it works. As a human being, you must first learn to love yourself before you can learn to love others. If you’ve ruined yourself and want to turn back, you need to learn to cherish yourself, not for me, but for yourself.”
"If I become a better person, will you like me?" Qin Zhen asked after a moment of silence.
"What if I say I don't like it? What are you going to do? Go back to how you were before? Continue living your life in a daze?"
Qin Zhen: "..."
How can she possibly go back to how she used to be?
Seeing Qin Zhen's silence, Ning Hong understood her choice. "How did I, a male escort, end up acting as a psychological counselor?"
"Thank you," Qin Zhen said.
"No need to thank me, just buy some wine."
Knowing that Qin Zhen was not short of money, Ning Hong did not stand on ceremony with her.
He felt it was his duty to help his future wife earn money.
As they were leaving Night Capital, Qin Zhen suddenly reached out and hugged Ning Hongze.
"I know you're right, but I like you even more now, so I won't give up." Qin Zhen wanted to cup Ning Hongze's cheeks and kiss him, but he hurriedly pushed her away and took a few steps back.
"We will never give up."
Qin Zhen's eyes brightened even more. She raised her hand and gave herself a cheering gesture before leaving.
"Girls these days are so daring."
Ning Hong turned around and saw Jiang Cha standing at the corner, staring straight at him.
“Acha, I can explain. It wasn't me; I was the one who was forced into it—”
"snort."
Jiang Cha turned and left, and Ning Hong hurriedly chased after her.
In another private room, Ning Nian'en, carrying a book, peeked out, glanced at her brother, and couldn't help but shake her head. "Brother, you have a long way to go."
"What do you know at such a young age?"
"I know a lot."
Ning Nian'en closed her textbook. "It won't be easy for my brother to win over the young lady, sigh—"
The sight of the young child sighing and lamenting made Shuiyao chuckle softly.
"Small in stature but big in mind—"
When Qin Zhen returned to school, she ran into Sui Tang and Bai Xiaoquan.
The two of them seem quite affectionate.
However, at this moment, Qin Zhen had absolutely no desire to see these two people.
She kept her head down, wanting to pass by them quickly.
"Qin Zhen?"
Sui Tang suddenly called out to her.
Qin Zhen did not stop and continued walking forward.
Sui Tang stepped forward in a few strides and blocked her way.
"Hey, we're friends after all, why pretend to be strangers?"
"Sui Tang, you and I are being so intimate. Aren't you afraid your beloved will get jealous?"
With her path blocked, Qin Zhen didn't try to dodge. Instead, she looked up gracefully and spoke.
"Koizumi isn't that kind of petty person. Come, Koizumi, let me introduce you. This is my good friend, Qin Zhen."
"I know her."
Bai Xiaoquan frowned as he looked at Qin Zhen.
This is the female classmate who used to keep pestering Ning Hongze.
How did you come to know her?
Although she has broken up with Ning Hongze, she still dislikes this female classmate very much, after all, she did cause a lot of trouble for her and Hongze back then.
"Didn't you tell her that you were the one who asked me to pester Ning Hongze in the first place?"
"Qin Zhen?"
Sui Tang scoffed, "What nonsense are you spouting?"
“I’m not making this up, it’s the truth. I thought you stopped me because you wanted her to know how much you care about her.”
"I'm not—" He just wanted Qin Zhen to continue pestering Ning Hongze.
In any case, he didn't want to see Ning Hongze with that young lady.
Having worked as a male escort for quite some time, he was well aware of the young lady's influence. If they were to actually get together, it was hard to guarantee that Ning Hong wouldn't use the young lady's power to deal with them.
He didn't want his father and Miss Jiang to clash because of him.
Therefore, the best way is to sabotage Ning Hongze's plan.
It would be best if he were disliked by the eldest daughter of the Jiang family.
Who would have thought that Qin Zhen would be so tactless as to reveal their past?
He's contacted the wrong person.
Judging from Qin Zhen's expression, you should know that this person is probably really interested in Ning Hongze, otherwise why would she be putting him down?
They used to be friends—
Qin Zhen intended to upset the two of them, but Bai Xiaoquan's reaction surprised her. She never expected it to turn out this way.
Bai Xiaoquan was not angry at all; on the contrary, he was genuinely touched.
She even felt that it was because Sui Tang liked her so much that he did such a thing—
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