Song Lan told Wu Youyou everything, but still couldn't help saying, "Youyou, the reason your father and I haven't told you yet is because we're afraid you'll overthink it and it will affect your studies. You see, the college entrance exam is just around the corner, and we're worried it will affect your mindset, since you're still so young!"
After learning the truth, Wu Youyou felt extremely disgusted and angry at Wei Zhibin's despicable behavior. However, she knew that her parents were doing it all for her own good, and she couldn't hurt them. Now that things had come to this, she could only try to find a way to deal with it slowly. So she comforted Song Lan, saying, "Mom, I know you're all thinking of me. Don't worry, I'm fine!"
"Are you really alright?" Song Lan asked, somewhat doubtful. Her daughter had been so sensible lately, so sensible that it broke her heart.
"Oh my! Mom, this is wonderful news! There aren't many husbands who are so rich, famous, and powerful. I'm overjoyed!"
When Yang Min saw Shi Zhan standing at the door, her eyes widened in disbelief, as if her eyeballs were about to pop out of their sockets. When did he arrive?!
Liu Xiaolan also saw Shi Zhan and Song Shaojie behind him. She saw that Song Shaojie was also looking at Wu Youyou angrily, and she knew in her heart that the two of them had definitely misunderstood Wu Youyou.
Later, Liu Xiaolan learned how tightly Wu Youyou had gripped her hand while on the phone, causing her to wince in pain.
She knew how angry Wu Youyou was, but she still spoke to her mother as if nothing was wrong. What else could it be but to keep her mother from worrying about her? She could empathize with this kind of thing the most.
Song Lan hung up the phone with relief.
Wu Youyou put down the phone wearily, her expression immediately becoming very depressed.
Yang Min pretended to cough a few times, and Liu Xiaolan also tugged at Wu Youyou's arm, gesturing to Shi Zhan who was standing at the door.
Wu Youyou looked up and saw a pair of sharp eyes mixed with a hint of disappointment. She paused for a moment, then smiled bitterly to herself. He must have heard everything she said just now!
She stood there, staring intently into Shi Zhan's eyes, as if everyone around them didn't exist.
Shi Zhan's gaze didn't waver as he broke the silence, announcing, "Tutoring time is here!"
After saying that, Shi Zhan turned and left, his figure gradually becoming blurry in Wu Youyou's sight.
He didn't ask, and she didn't tell.
Wu Youyou let out a long sigh of relief, telling herself to be strong and become stronger. She suddenly stood up and said to Yang Min and Wu Youyou, "Let's go study and become stronger. Nothing external matters. Only by becoming strong ourselves can we avoid becoming easy targets for others."
Yang Min and Liu Xiaolan were also inspired by Wu Youyou's words. They followed Wu Youyou into the classroom of Class 1, Grade 3. Shi Zhan acted as if nothing had happened and continued to teach and tutor seriously.
Everyone may be experiencing turmoil inside, but they can still control their inner turmoil and appear indifferent.
Evening classes proceeded very quickly.
Surprisingly, Song Shaojie and Yang Min were incredibly focused, seemingly absorbing the information even better than they had in the afternoon.
The golden light in Liu Xiaolan's eyes shone even brighter.
Wu Youyou watched Shi Zhan explain various knowledge with his mouth opening and closing. Throughout the course, his eyes would occasionally meet hers, but she stubbornly did not flinch and instead met his gaze.
Through Wei Zhibin's incident today, Wu Youyou realized a truth: rather than relying on the strong, it is better to become strong yourself.
The man before us, Shi Zhan, will be the world's richest man in the future. In terms of power, wealth, and ability, he is a top-tier individual.
Looking at Shi Zhan explaining on the stage, she seemed to see him standing confidently at an economic forum with tens of thousands of people in the future. Now they were all classmates, but the difference in the future would be real. Whether she could still fit in depended on her own efforts. When the time came, she would be someone who was not easily ignored, standing next to him.
After the course ended, everyone tactfully left.
The entire classroom was silent, with only Shi Zhan and Wu Youyou present.
"Do you have someone you like right now? Tell me!"
The voice was soft, yet it resonated clearly in every corner of the classroom.
Wu Youyou looked at Shi Zhan, whose face was indifferent, and heard that although his voice was not loud, it carried a storm of questions.
Wu Youyou smiled. She stood up, walked to the window, and looked up at the crescent moon in the sky.
Shi Zhan looked at her back and waited quietly for the answer.
"I once had a dream. I thought that as long as there was love, it would be everything in my life. I was willing to be a crawling, worm-eating creature, kept as a pet, for it. Until the storm came and ruthlessly destroyed the fortress I thought was invincible. The person I loved turned into a powerful, bloodthirsty monster. When I looked up at him, all I felt was endless hatred. I writhed my boneless body, wanting to fight him, but he crushed me to pieces with a single step."
Shi Zhan's eyes flickered a few times. When he looked at that back, his soul trembled involuntarily, as if he himself had been crushed by that foot.
Wu Youyou slowly turned her head, smiled at Shi Zhan, and said, word by word, "My heart is harder than I imagined. I have no one I like, and I will not like anyone. My only purpose in this life is to become stronger, so strong that others dare not look down on me or manipulate me. I want them to fear me and be afraid of me!"
Shi Zhan's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the completely new Wu Youyou in front of him, who seemed to be the person he had been searching for all along.
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