Chapter 38 Stars in the Sky
When school was over, Lu Ci appeared again, but he only greeted his friends before being called away. Before leaving, he gave Xia Zhen a very charming smile.
Xia Zhen found Lu Ci's attention-seeking behavior annoying, but once he left, she could be alone with Lu Jin, so her mood quickly improved.
As the sun sets, the streetlights come on.
Xia Zhen kept talking about today's exam, and then she kept rambling on about what she talked about with her classmates while eating in the cafeteria. In short, she seemed to have endless things to say and could talk non-stop.
Lu Jin listened patiently, not finding it annoying at all. He would only respond gently when she occasionally paused.
Xia Zhen suddenly stopped. "There's a cake shop here."
Lu Jin asked, "What would you like to eat?"
Xia Zhen smiled and said, "Strawberry mousse!"
A beautiful girl and a white-haired boy in a wheelchair, both wearing the same school uniform, always attract the attention of passersby.
The employee in the cake shop naturally noticed the figure parked outside. She only saw the girl bend down and talk to the boy, and then the boy took out money from his pocket.
The girl accepted it without hesitation or reservation.
The employees in the cake shop frowned uncomfortably.
The boy looked like he was struggling financially, while the girl didn't seem to need the money. How could she possibly accept the boy's money?
But the moment the girl walked into the store, the saleswoman still gave a professional smile and said, "Welcome, is there anything I can help you with?"
Xia Zhen pointed directly at the strawberry mousse in the glass case, "I want this."
The female shop assistant nodded and said, "Okay."
Xia Zhen received the packaged strawberry mousse and gave the money in her hand to the female shop assistant. The female shop assistant couldn't help but glance at the person in the wheelchair waiting outside.
Because there was a threshold at the shop entrance, it was inconvenient for a wheelchair to come in, so the boy had to wait outside. Even so, his gaze remained fixed on the girl.
Young people these days mature early, and these two don't look alike, so they should be a young couple, but their appearances don't seem to match...
The female shop assistant felt a little guilty holding the money. After hesitating for a while, she saw that there were no other customers around, so she said softly, "Never mind, I won't take your money. Consider it my treat."
Xia Zhen didn't take the money either. She asked, "Why won't you take our money?"
The female shop assistant earnestly said, "I think that no matter how good your relationship is with someone, you should try to see things from their perspective. Have you ever thought that this small amount of money might be something that someone else would have to save for a long time to earn?"
"I have thought about it."
The female shop assistant said in surprise, "Have you thought about it?"
“Yes,” Xia Zhen said matter-of-factly. “I’m so good to him, so of course he has to reciprocate within his means. Otherwise, my kindness to him will only become a burden in his heart.”
The female shop assistant was speechless for a moment, not expecting such a remark.
Xia Zhen smiled and said, "I spend money on him, and he spends money on me. Isn't that just how it should be?"
One-sided effort makes a relationship unequal; only mutual effort can make a relationship last.
The female shop assistant realized that she had been rash. She had no idea how Xia Zhen and Lu Jin got along, so she shouldn't have been so presumptuous. She apologized and said, "I'm sorry, I was too talkative."
She never imagined that Xia Zhen, at such a young age, would have a more mature mind than an adult.
Xia Zhen smiled, "It's alright."
Carrying the box of cake, she walked out of the cake shop with light steps. When she reached Lu Jin's side, she smiled brightly and said, "I'm back."
Lu Jin asked, "What did that person say to you?"
"She said I was lucky; the strawberry mousse that was just made was bought by me."
Lu Jin glanced at the shop assistants inside.
The female shop assistant avoided his gaze somewhat awkwardly. A moment later, she looked over again and saw the girl pushing the boy's wheelchair as they walked away, chatting and laughing.
She suddenly realized that the young couple was actually quite well-matched.
In the flower shop across the street, a boy with dyed blond hair nudged a boy with red hair next to him, "Look, isn't that the school beauty?"
Red Hair looked over, then rubbed his eyes, and said in disbelief, "How come the school beauty is walking with a disabled person!"
In their hearts, Xia Zhen was beautiful, exquisite, and superior. She was like a princess, and only beautiful things in the world could match her, because she was perfect in herself.
Huang Mao was equally surprised, "I don't think the school beauty has ever smiled so beautifully when she's talking to our boss."
The boy who was bending over picking flowers in the florist straightened up.
When Song Heng saw the figure walking across the street, he narrowed his eyes slightly. Xia Zhen and Lu Jin, those two names together were really strange.
The blond-haired guy whispered, "Could it be that the school beauty was discouraged by our boss, so her aesthetic sense became warped and she started to like that kind of guy out of despair?"
Red Hair was also a little uneasy, "It's hard to say..."
They all looked at Song Heng.
Song Heng remained silent, simply watching the figures until they disappeared from sight. He then withdrew his gaze and said in an ambiguous, almost mocking tone, "They're quite a good match, aren't they?"
The red-haired and yellow-haired men looked at each other, wondering where the word "match" came from.
A girl with a heart of stone.
A disabled boy who can only use a wheelchair.
Of course it's a good match.
If Su Su knew that Lu Jin, whom she cared about, was entangled with Xia Zhen, she would be very disappointed. When she was sad and upset, she would probably need someone to be with her.
Song Heng said, "Don't tell anyone what you saw today."
Xia Zhen and Lu Jin probably need more time to develop their relationship. Even though it's obvious that Xia Zhen is just playing around with Lu Jin, if the Xia family finds out about this now, they will undoubtedly be broken up.
Although the red-haired and yellow-haired men were puzzled, they still nodded quickly and agreed.
The florist came over and asked, "Have you all made your choices?"
Song Heng picked up a bouquet of flowers. "I've chosen."
Red Hair asked curiously, "Boss, doesn't the information say that Tang Susu's favorite flower is the lily?"
The blond-haired guy was also puzzled, "Why did the boss take a bunch of baby's breath?"
Song Heng looked slightly taken aback. Soon, he threw down the bouquet of flowers in his hand and said casually, "I took the wrong one."
Yes.
It was just a mistake.
His brows were lowered, and he seemed to have no emotional fluctuations.
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