Chapter 49 Give out New Year's money and walk away without ever coming back...
Why are they different?
Yu Kui said, "I've known him longer than I've known you all."
That's it?
“Yes,” Yu Kui said, “I get along with him very well usually.”
“We can’t compare to him in that respect, but we understand you better than he does,” Shu Jia scoffed. “Can a man be as considerate as we are?”
Yu Kui: "..."
"Alright, alright, stop changing the subject," Zhang Jing said, looking at Shu Jia. "You lost, and you have to accept your loss."
Shu Jia's face fell. "Do we really have to do this?"
"Hurry up, hurry up," Xu Siyue stretched out her hand, "Hurry up."
Shu Jia, with a long face, gave each of them a hundred yuan, saying, "I definitely won't lose next time."
Yu Kui: "..." How dare they do that in front of her?
“If he’s really a good person, then it’s good for you to be friends with him.” Zhang Jing looked at Yu Kui. “I didn’t believe in pure friendship between men and women before, but after seeing you and him, I’m starting to doubt my previous judgment.”
Yu Kui smiled, but didn't know how to answer her. Everyone's judgment is different; as long as you feel you're right, that's fine.
Yu Kui put the puppet away and locked it in her locker.
After New Year's Day, final exams are just around the corner.
Yu Kui spends most of her time in the library studying. Xie Xingzhi occasionally comes over to study with her.
"What are you listening to?" The boy came in with milk tea and reached out to touch her earphones.
“An English book,” Yu Kui took off one earphone, “Want to listen to it?”
Xie Xingzhi took the earphones, listened for a few seconds, and then handed them back to her, saying, "I don't understand."
Yu Kui: "Really?"
"You're not new to the fact that my English isn't good," Xie Xingzhi said, sitting down next to her and pushing the milk tea towards her. "When do you guys get your holidays?"
“A week later,” Yu Kui asked him, “Do you want to go back together?”
“I’m not going back for winter break,” Xie Xingzhi said after a moment of silence. “I’ll take you to the airport then.”
Yu Kui was silent for a while, thinking of his suffocating parents, and felt quite relieved that he didn't go home.
"If you're not going back, where will you stay?"
"I'm staying at a classmate's house," Xie Xingzhi said. "I plan to find a part-time job during the winter break."
Yu Kui didn't know what to say upon hearing this, but she was thinking about how to help him.
"What?" Xie Xingzhi ruffled her hair. "I'm just not going back, why are you so worried?"
"Are you at your classmate's house for the New Year?" Yu Kui asked.
"I haven't decided yet."
Yu Kui looked at the milk tea in front of her, her feelings were complicated.
“Keep reading,” Xie Xingzhi chuckled. “If you keep doing this, I’m afraid I’ll fall behind your studies.”
"I've almost finished reviewing," Yu Kui said, lowering her eyelashes. "You don't need to worry about me."
"How about reading some extracurricular books?"
Yu Kui glared at him, "You'll study with me."
Xie Xingzhi: "..."
After the exam, Yu Kui bought a plane ticket home for the next day.
In the evening, she called Xie Xingzhi and asked him to meet her.
"Wait for me at the usual spot," Xie Xingzhi said, his voice as cheerful as ever, seemingly from a noisy place. "I'll be right out."
"good."
Yu Kui waited outside for about five minutes before the boy strode out. "Why are you in such a hurry to see me today?"
I'm going to the airport tomorrow morning, and there's something I want to give you before I leave.
"What?" Xie Xingzhi looked down at her.
"Here you go." Yu Kui took a bank card out of the pocket of her down jacket and stuffed it into his hand. "This contains my pocket money that I've saved up for over ten years. I hope it can help you."
Xie Xingzhi's pupils contracted sharply for a moment, and he froze on the spot. "What did you say?"
"I say, do what you want to do, stride forward, and never look back."
Yu Kui smiled and said, "Take care of yourself while you're out there. Call me anytime if you need any help. Although I'm not very strong, I'm your friend and I'll do my best to help you."
“You—” A strange look flashed in Xie Xingzhi’s eyes that Yu Kui could hardly detect. He lowered his eyelashes and stared intently at Yu Kui’s face.
She had a fair complexion, long eyelashes, and bright eyes that seemed to hold shattered stars.
“The password is my birthday. You can pay me back when you have the money,” Yu Kui withdrew her hand. “I have to go back to school now. You should go back soon too.”
"Okay." Xie Xingzhi gripped the bank card tightly, his voice a little hoarse. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight." Yu Kui waved and, like a nimble little rabbit, crossed the road and disappeared.
"Yu Kui..." Xie Xingzhi stared intently at her back, subconsciously calling her name, his narrow eyes filled with intense emotions.
Yu Kui.
He kept murmuring to himself, but a smile that was impossible to ignore appeared in the corner of his eye.
"Xie Xingzhi!" An angry voice came from behind: "Huang Qi confessed to you in public downstairs in the dormitory, how can you be so disrespectful?"
Xie Xingzhi turned around and was met with a glare from a boy. "Do you know that she's become the laughingstock of the school?"
"What's it to you?" Xie Xingzhi put away the bank card and said calmly, "If you're worried about it, go find her."
"You!" Zhang Ming's chest heaved with anger. "Huang Qi must be blind to fall for someone as cold as you."
Huang Qi is the most beautiful girl in the Foreign Languages Department. She has liked Xie Xingzhi since the beginning of the semester. She often runs into him on campus and tries to win his favor, but Xie Xingzhi ignores her every time.
Unexpectedly, Huang Qi went all out this time, arranging red roses in a heart shape downstairs at the dormitory building and making a desperate confession while holding the flowers.
After learning that the person she confessed to was Xie Xingzhi, many classmates came to watch and cheered for Xie Xingzhi to accept Huang Qi's confession.
After all, Huang Qi is good-looking, academically excellent, and from a good family. Xie Xingzhi is truly blessed to be with such a beautiful woman.
In less than half an hour, most people in the school knew the news and asked someone to call Xie Xingzhi out to give Huang Qi an explanation.
Xie Xingzhi initially didn't want to deal with Huang Qi and told her to leave on her own, but things escalated so much that he had no choice but to step in to handle it.
"Xie Xingzhi, I like you."
Seeing Xie Xingzhi come out of the dormitory building, Huang Qi walked up to him with flowers in her arms, blushing, and said, "Can you be with me?"
"No." Xie Xingzhi looked at her expressionlessly. "I don't like you. Don't come looking for me again."
"Why?" Huang Qi was very confused. "What's wrong with me? I like you so much, why are you treating me like this?"
Huang Qi had been pursuing Xie Xingzhi for a whole semester; she genuinely liked him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have abandoned all her reserve and pulled this stunt.
She knew she was gambling, but she couldn't wait any longer. She needed Xie Xingzhi's feedback.
"There's no reason why," Xie Xingzhi said succinctly. "Stay away from me from now on."
"Do you even have a heart?" Huang Qi's eyes were red. "Even if you reject me, you should give me a reason."
Xie Xingzhi frowned, staring at her with annoyance. "You don't think 'I don't like it' is a enough reason?"
"You may not like it now, but you might like it later."
Xie Xingzhi ignored her words and was about to return to his dormitory when Huang Qi grabbed his sleeve. "Do you really have to do this? Do you know how many people will laugh at me tomorrow for rejecting me in public?"
"What does this have to do with me?" Xie Xingzhi shook off her hand. He had done such a thing and had to bear the consequences. He wasn't doing charity work, so why should he give her face?
"you!"
"What's going on?" the onlookers whispered. "Is Xie Xingzhi really going to reject Huang Qi?"
"Does Xie Xingzhi have any vision at all? Huang Qi is a rich and beautiful woman; he can save himself twenty years of hard work."
"However, Huang Qi also lost face. Knowing that Xie Xingzhi didn't like her, she still deliberately did this. She deserved this result."
"Isn't she doing all this to put Xie Xingzhi in a difficult position? Who knew he would completely ignore her?"
"Compared to Huang Qi, I feel more sorry for Xie Xingzhi. He didn't do anything, yet he became a 'celebrity' at school. Huang Qi is really something else."
"..."
Just as Huang Qi was extremely anxious, Xie Xingzhi's phone suddenly rang. After answering it, he left everyone behind and walked out of the school.
"Whose call was that? Has anyone gone to check on the situation?"
"It seems like he likes her, otherwise why would he be in such a hurry?"
Whether you follow or not, I'm going with you anyway.
"..."
Xie Xingzhi walked very fast, but some people still caught up with him. Zhang Ming was one of them. He and Huang Qi were in the same major and had always had a crush on Huang Qi. He never expected that Xie Xingzhi would dare to hurt her like this.
"What's your relationship with that girl?" He stared intently at Xie Xingzhi. "You already have a girlfriend, why didn't you tell Huang Qi? Are you enjoying the feeling of her pursuing you? You scumbag!"
Xie Xingzhi: "If you're sick, go get treatment."
He was in a good mood and didn't want to talk to someone as brainless as Zhang Ming.
"Did you see that?" the others whispered. "That girl just now, doesn't she look like she's from Yanning University across the street? Xie Xingzhi just smiled at her, that's really strange."
"Yanning University is much better than our school. That girl looks familiar, like I've seen her somewhere before."
"It's Yu Kui!" someone immediately said. "I've seen her hosting videos. She's the face of Yanning University now. I even wanted to add her on WeChat..."
"Holy crap, it's actually Yu Kui! What merit does Xie Xingzhi have?!"
"No wonder he laughed. It would be hard for me not to laugh if I were facing Yu Kui."
Everyone immediately changed the subject and started talking about Yu Kui from the school across the street. They were deeply impressed by her and felt envious and jealous of Xie Xingzhi.
Yu Kui: "..." There's no need for that.
That same evening, someone on the school forum said that Xie Xingzhi liked Yu Kui, and that Huang Qi had no chance at all.
After returning home, Huang Qi cried bitterly and questioned Xie Xingzhi on the forum why he didn't say he liked someone. She asked if it was interesting to watch her be sad and upset.
Xie Xingzhi replied online: "So, is it interesting for you to direct and act out your own self-indulgent drama?"
Huang Qi: "..." Xie Xingzhi made her cry again.
This incident caused quite a stir; even Shu Jia heard about it and asked Yu Kui on WeChat, "Do you know Huang Qi?"
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