Chapter 101 One in a Hundred
The light in Su Heng's eyes softened instantly, a kind of doting affection that seemed to want to hold someone in the palm of one's hand.
"Stop pretending!"
Gu Yuanyuan reached out to punch Mu Guangcheng in the face.
Mu Guangcheng's eyes turned cold. Just as he was about to reach out to block, another hand moved faster than him.
Su Hengyi gripped Gu Yuanyuan's wrist, tightened his knuckles, and then twisted Gu Yuanyuan's hand backwards.
Gu Yuanyuan immediately shouted, "It hurts! Su Hengyi, you're hurting me! Let go!"
"Get out if you don't want to break your bones!"
Su Heng forcefully shook off Gu Yuanyuan.
Mu Guangcheng was still resting his head on Su Hengyi's shoulder. He made a face at Gu Yuanyuan, deliberately pulling his eyelids down and sticking out his tongue.
Feeling emboldened and fearless.
Gu Yuanyuan gripped his wrist, which was being pinched painfully. Jealousy and anger distorted his facial features, but he ultimately held back.
He's injured and alone. Let alone fighting both of them, even if he picks on just one, he'll only get beaten up.
Gu Yuanyuan was intelligent. He glanced at Mu Guangcheng with a sinister look, then turned and left.
He'll break them up sooner or later, he definitely will.
Su Hengyi can only be his!
After Gu Yuanyuan had walked away, Mu Guangcheng pushed Su Hengyi away and said, "Alright, acting in this play is tiring enough. Look at Gu Yuanyuan's masterpiece."
Mu Guangcheng stretched out his arm, which had seven or eight crescent-shaped marks on it, showing how angry Gu Yuanyuan was at the time, wishing she could dig her nails into his flesh.
Su Hengyi gripped Mu Guangcheng's wrist, his fingertips about to land on the raw, chapped nail marks.
Mu Guangcheng suddenly remembered that day at the hotel, when Su Hengyi's hands had parted his legs.
For a moment, he couldn't bear to look directly at those beautiful hands.
Even breathing became disordered.
Mu Guangcheng abruptly pulled his hand back and pushed Su Hengyi away, saying, "We're going to be late for class."
He made up an excuse and quickly went up the stairs.
Su Hengyi stood at the bottom of the stairs, watching Mu Guangcheng's retreating figure as if he were fleeing in panic. The emotions in his eyes were inscrutable.
The class is almost full.
Everyone was up early and working late. Those who arrived at the classroom early were reviewing what they needed to review or doing practice problems. There was basically no one chatting.
Shi Nianzhi sat in the first row below the podium, lying face down on the table as if he were sleeping.
Mu Guangcheng figured he was probably tired from studying and wanted to take a nap, so he didn't disturb him and went back to his seat. He also needed to review his study materials, as the monthly exam was approaching.
Su Hengyi sat down next to Shi Nianzhi and glanced at her. "Didn't sleep well?"
The teacher walked in carrying a stack of test papers, looking serious.
Su Heng tapped Shi Nianzhi's desk. "Class is starting."
Shi Nianzhi then got up, gave a muffled "hmm," and sat up obediently, but with his head resting against the ground.
From Su Hengyi's angle, Shi Nianzhi's eyelids were drooping, and she seemed to have no energy.
"Are you sick?"
He placed his slightly cool hand on Shi Nianzhi's head and checked its temperature.
Shi Nianzhi raised her eyes slightly because of Su Hengyi's action, her eyes reddening and tears welling up in them.
Su Heng glanced at Shi Nianzhi, paused for a moment, and then withdrew his action. He didn't say anything and focused on the lesson.
He couldn't talk to Shi Nianzhi at this moment. Men have pride, and Shi Nianzhi was already holding back her tears, which meant that she didn't want to cry or let others know that she wanted to cry.
Su Hengyi did not disturb them.
Shi Nianzhi's hands on his arms tightened slightly. He looked at the exam paper in front of him, but his mind was filled with Gu Yuanyuan's words.
'Only a country bumpkin like you can't tell the difference.'
'But your love was stolen, stolen from someone else, and you have to pay it back, you know?'
His love was stolen...
All the kindness Lu Jiunian showed him, everything he gave him, was stolen from him...
It's heartbreaking. Every word and every sentence feels like a sharp blade piercing my heart, churning and twisting, tearing my flesh apart. My heart is breaking.
Physical education class.
After free time, many students chose to go back to study. Shi Nianzhi secretly sat on the stairs leading to the rooftop, where it was quiet and deserted.
He placed his hands on his knees, lost in thought.
Mu Guangcheng ran up, holding two cans of cola, and handed one to Shi Nianzhi, "What's wrong? You seem to be in a bad mood."
Shi Nianzhi reached out and took it, pulled the tab, took a sip of cola, and then shook his head.
Footsteps sounded behind him. Mu Guangcheng leaned against the stair railing and turned around, seeing Su Hengyi.
He waved the Coke in his hand, "I didn't know you were coming, so I didn't buy any."
"I won't drink it."
"oh."
Mu Guangcheng tilted his head back, as if he were thirsty, and gulped down a lot of water in one go, his sexy Adam's apple bobbing up and down.
Su Heng looked for a while, then sat down next to Shi Nianzhi. "You haven't had any energy all day, are you alright?"
Mu Guangcheng crushed the Coke can slightly and sat down on the other side of Shi Nianzhi. "Did Gu Yuanyuan bully you again? Tell the boss, and I'll go beat him to death."
Shi Nianzhi lay on his knees, one hand outstretched, gently shaking the Coke can.
"The first time I saw Lu Jiunian, I squeezed into the crowd just to get a few more glimpses of him. He was standing on high ground, and I was standing in the crowd. I looked up at him then, and I didn't dare to imagine that I would have any interaction with him. He was such an outstanding and capable person."
So when he suddenly approached me and asked if I would like to marry him, I agreed almost without hesitation.
But I know deep down that I am not good enough for him.
There's a distance between us, a gap that makes me afraid of him. He feels very unfamiliar and cold to me. But I restrain myself and still want to get closer to him.
I'm afraid I'll get too deeply involved, which is why I always try to stay away from him. Divorce or getting out, at least later when I think about it, I can naturally think, "Ah, yes, someone like me isn't good enough for him. It's normal not to be accepted." At least that way, I can farm and raise pigs, I'll be happy, and that's the life I'm meant to live.
Shi Nianzhi lowered his head and didn't continue speaking.
Mu Guangcheng held the Coke can in his hand, put his arm around Shi Nianzhi's shoulder, and patted Shi Nianzhi's back.
"Don't be sad, Nianzhi. I'll take you with me and lead you to the pinnacle of life. There's no shortage of men in this world. If one doesn't work out, just find another. It's just a breakup, nothing to be sad about."
Su Hengyi is always more rational than Mu Guangcheng, and his reading comprehension is still perfect: "The more a person gains, the more they get trapped, and the less satisfied they become."
Shi Nianzhi gave a tearful "hmm," then squeezed the Coke can tightly with his fingers, causing the Coke to spill onto his hand, turning into a puddle of bubbles before disappearing.
Shi Nianzhi seemed unable to hold back and suddenly burst into tears.
“I didn’t think farming and raising pigs was bad at first. I really liked that kind of life, even if it was just like that for the rest of my life, I never felt it was hard. But I shouldn’t have met Lu Jiunian. After I met him, I felt that farming and raising pigs wasn’t so good anymore.”
When Mu Guangcheng heard Shi Nianzhi crying as he spoke, he felt quite sad too, and kept patting Shi Nianzhi's back to comfort him.
After a while, Mu Guangcheng belatedly realized, "Is this feeling what they mean by 'I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the light'?"
Shi Nianzhi cried for a while and then stopped. He sniffled and complained, "He doesn't love me. He just uses me as a substitute."
Su Hengyi had been quite silent throughout, but he spoke up when he heard Shi Nianzhi's words, "Let him face what he's afraid to face, let him choose. If he gives up on you in the end, it's not too late to be heartbroken."
"I know, but I'm still heartbroken. No matter how you look at it, he chose me because of him. Otherwise, what relationship do we have? In this vast sea of people, who even knows who?"
"Love is such a hurtful thing. It's better to be alone and untouched, like me."
Mu Guangcheng took a sip of cola and sighed.
Su Hengyi's gaze immediately fell on Mu Guangcheng's profile. Mu Guangcheng turned his head, looked at Su Hengyi, and hummed in response.
It's like asking, "Is there something you need?"
Su Hengyi suddenly said coldly, "Aren't you sad that Wu Yi broke up with you?"
It sounded like someone bringing up old grievances.
Mu Guangcheng was stunned for a moment, then said, "What I did with Wu Yi wasn't even dating. I didn't even touch her hand."
Su Hengyi suddenly said in a deep voice, "In your heart, only holding hands, kissing, and sleeping together counts as being in a relationship."
This is actually a statement of fact.
Mu Guangcheng wasn't stupid, and immediately retorted, "Don't try to change the subject. If I don't love someone, it's not considered dating. Sleeping with someone doesn't make a difference."
Shi Nianzhi's watery eyes widened in surprise. He straightened up and looked around.
A hesitant, slightly delayed voice asked softly, "Boss, First Brother, have you slept together?"
He paused, then asked curiously, "When?"
Suddenly, Shi Nianzhi recalled the day they booked a hotel room to do homework, when Su Hengyi told him about the hickey on Mu Guangcheng's neck. He had initially thought they were just...
I didn't expect she was already asleep.
Shi Nianzhi, even more curious than ever, asked, "So, who slept with whom?"
Mu Guangcheng's ears turned red instantly. He slapped Shi Nianzhi's head and argued, "I was just using an analogy. Put away all that dirty stuff in your head!"
Su Hengyi changed the subject, "Would you like to go see Gu Zijian?"
Shi Nianzhi looked at Su Hengyi in surprise, "You know him?"
Su Heng nodded.
"I need to think carefully about whether or not I should meet with him."
The bell rang, and Shi Nianzhi stood up and walked downstairs, looking very serious.
Mu Guangcheng asked Su Hengyi, "Gu Zijian, who is he?"
"Gu Yuanyuan's uncle."
"My little brother's love rival?"
Mu Guangcheng had a look on his face as if he had just heard the juicy gossip.
Su Hengyi suddenly moved closer to Mu Guangcheng, his hand resting on the stair railing, and looked at Mu Guangcheng with a strong sense of possessiveness, "Actually, whether you love me or not, whether you date me or not, is not important."
Mu Guangcheng said arrogantly, "It's good that you understand now. Only when you understand will you stop having illusions about me."
Su Hengyi gave a half-smile, his expression revealing a roguish charm, "Mainly, I want to sleep with you."
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