Chapter 111 The Harder You Try, the More Unfortunate You Are

Shen Zhi scheduled the dinner date for Chu Shi to be the evening of the He family banquet.

Shen Zhi knew that He Qili would stay at He's house, which made him feel at ease.

Shen Zhi chose a medium-priced Western restaurant so that he wouldn't feel too cramped.

"Take a look at what you want to eat?" Shen Zhi took the menu and handed it to Chu Shi.

Chu Shi didn't have any requirements for the dishes. He cared more about why Shen Zhi invited him to dinner, so he ordered two dishes at random and handed the menu back.

Shen Zhi glanced at the prices on the menu, ordered two dishes and handed them to the waiter.

Shen Zhi had no other reason to look for Chu Shi. He just wanted to ask Chu Shi, "How long have you known Heng Yang?"

How much do you know about Song Hengyang?

Chu Shi looked at Shen Zhi in surprise, and without thinking much, he told Shen Zhi, "Fifteen years."

It’s been a long time, so long that we have become an inseparable family.

"Why are you asking this?" Chu Shi frowned. In fact, he didn't believe what Shen Zhi said about being good friends with Song Hengyang.

Song Hengyang has been very handsome since he was a child. As he grew older, his appearance became even better, attracting the pursuit of countless men and women.

Song Hengyang has a somewhat cold personality and a strong sense of boundaries. His relentless rejection has stopped many people in their tracks. There is still a small number of people who refuse to give up, and he will help deal with them.

Chu Shi has met many crazy suitors of Song Hengyang, some of whom even wanted to kidnap Song Hengyang just to keep him by their side forever.

When Shen Zhi isolated Song Hengyang from normal social interaction under the pretext of being his friend, Chu Shi sensed something was wrong. The reason he stayed put for the time being was that he did not feel that Shen Zhi liked Song Hengyang.

Shen Zhi's expression remained unchanged. He took a sip of water and said what he had prepared, "Nothing. It's just that Hengyang's birthday is coming up soon. I don't know what he likes, so I thought about preparing a birthday present for him."

Shen Zhi had indeed seen Song Hengyang's birthday information in the documents he had submitted, so it wasn't a lie.

"Don't you know what he likes?" Chu Shi's question did not scare Shen Zhi.

Shen Zhi smiled warmly, "I have only known Hengyang for a few days, not as long as you have. I am afraid I can't make the right choice, so I want to ask you for advice."

Shen Zhi was so tight-lipped that Chu Shi began to wonder whether Shen Zhi had feelings for Song Hengyang.

It didn't seem like he liked her, but Shen Zhi was always concerned about Song Hengyang, which made him a little hesitant.

Chu Shi didn't answer, but asked another question, "Were you in their dormitory on the day when Yang Yang had an allergy?"

Among the suitors of Song Hengyang that Chu Shi met, there were many who deliberately injured Song Hengyang and then pretended to be the savior and jumped out to save the beauty.

And ever since Song Hengyang had an allergy last time, Shen Zhi had been acting very strangely towards Song Hengyang, always using the excuse of taking care of Song Hengyang to get close to him, which made it hard for Chu Shi not to think of something.

A lot of harm is done in the name of love. Maybe Shen Zhi got the opportunity to get close to Song Hengyang by hurting him.

Shen Zhi paused for a moment and smiled: "Chu Shi, what do you mean?"

Chu Shi was not frightened by Shen Zhi's questioning, and said naturally: "It's nothing, I just want to confirm whether it has anything to do with you."

It can be said to be very direct.

Shen Zhi's heart sank. He didn't expect Chu Shi to ask him so directly, as if he was sure that he would cause some harm to Song Hengyang.

But what is the truth? !

That morning, Shen Zhi found his broken watch face, the straw he had bitten, and a half-finished bottle of water from Song Hengyang's desk.

Song Hengyang collected the things he used without his knowledge. Who is the victim?

Shen Zhi's eyes were frozen, his face turned cold, and he hooked his lips at Chu Shi, as if to provoke him, "It does matter, how can it not matter?"

Shen Zhi looked at Chu Shi's alert eyes, deliberately leaned forward, and let his soft golden hair brush his jade-like face. He raised his long eyelashes, looked at him with pure eyes, and smiled: "I deliberately didn't let him host the freshman meeting because I wanted this opportunity."

Upon hearing this, Chu Shi frowned and examined the truth in Shen Zhi's words.

There is no need. Shen Zhi does not need to do this in order to host the freshman meeting.

Chu Shi saw all of Shen Zhi's efforts. Before Shen Zhi became the president of the Student Union, he would stay up all night in the dormitory to write materials with only a dim light.

Later, Shen Zhi had his own office, and Chu Shi basically never saw him in the dormitory at night.

Shen Zhi is capable enough to host a freshman convention and there is no need to use such means.

The first thing Chu Shi thought of was not to question Shen Zhi about the harm he had done to Song Hengyang, but to subconsciously excuse Shen Zhi.

But Chu Shi disliked Shen Zhi precisely because Shen Zhi was too utilitarian. Such people were most likely to go down the wrong path. What if Shen Zhi wanted to be absolutely sure and use some tricks?

"It's wrong for you to do this," Chu Shi said calmly, as if he had convicted Shen Zhi of the crime at this moment.

Shen Zhi chuckled, leaned back slightly, and asked, "So what? What evidence do you have?"

Chu Shi's eyes outlined Shen Zhi's handsome features. His voice was hoarse. Shen Zhi had lost his gentle outer shell. Chu Shi had no idea how to treat him.

It seemed as if the seemingly harmonious relationship between them was all supported by Shen Zhi alone. Now that Shen Zhi didn't want to pretend anymore, the illusion of their forced peaceful coexistence was easily torn apart.

"Senior Shen? You are here too," a surprised female voice came from behind Shen Zhi, attracting Shen Zhi's attention.

Following them are Ji Shilu, Ruan Zhu and Song Hengyang.

Shen Zhi's gaze paused when it fell on Song Hengyang, and then naturally shifted away.

These days, he tried to find Song Hengyang, but was always rejected for various reasons.

Shen Zhi is not a fool, he knows that Song Hengyang is deliberately avoiding him.

Ji Shilu waved at Shen Zhiyang and walked over with Ruan Zhu.

Shen Zhi glanced at Ruan Zhu who was being dragged by someone and looked uninterested. He didn't know what had happened.

"Let's go together," if his money would allow.

Ruan Zhu sat down exhausted. She had just been urged by her best friend to confess her love, and the confession led to a breakup. Now she was dragged by her best friend to eat a breakup meal, which was treated by the person to whom she had failed in her confession.

In the words of Ji Shilu, there is nothing that cannot be solved by one meal, and if there is, then have two meals.

The problem was that Ruan Zhu really wasn't in the mood to have dinner with the person to whom she had failed to confess.

"Thank you, senior." Even so, Ruan Zhu still thanked him politely and sat next to Shen Zhi.

Ji Shilu next to her was more excited. She couldn't wait to pull her good sister out of the shadow of broken heart.

She knew that Ruan Zhu liked Song Hengyang, but Song Hengyang didn't look like the type who liked girls. Of course, she didn't dare to tell Ruan Zhu directly, so she encouraged Ruan Zhu to pursue love boldly.

I still have some feelings for you now, but if I really can't let go in the future and get rejected again, it won't be solved by a meal.

"Senior Shen, what were you talking about just now?" Ji Shilu asked casually, livening up the atmosphere.

On Shen Zhi's left is Ruan Zhu, on his right sits Song Hengyang, and opposite him is Chu Shi.

Shen Zhi smiled, looked at Chu Shi across from him, and said slowly, "Nothing, I was just chatting with classmate Chu. I deliberately gave Song Hengyang an allergy and snatched his job as host of the freshman meeting."

The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder as they spoke, so thick that it stunned the three people who had just arrived.

Besides, Chu Shi on the opposite side rarely raised his eyes and looked deeply. He thought Shen Zhi would evade the question, but he didn't expect him to say it so directly without any fear.

"Hahaha, how could this be? This is too unbelievable." Ji Shilu really didn't know who came up with this conspiracy theory. Who would do such a thing just to be a host?

It is enough to file a case for murder.

Ruan Zhu also quietly raised her head, "But classmate Song is not the host. He was replaced by a senior a few days before the freshman meeting. He was sent to the hospital after eating lobster the night before yesterday, so senior Shen was forced to take over."

Shen Zhi found out about the replacement of the host when he woke up early in the morning and found out in the work group. He was too busy those days and did not complete the process and only memorized the script of his speech.

After he learned in the group that the host was hospitalized, he pretended to be anxious and asked, "Besides me, who else has memorized the script?"

It was not surprising for Shen Zhi, as the president of the Student Union, to memorize the script, but others certainly did not. Shen Zhi excused himself by saying that he still had to speak and could not host the event, and ultimately the leader spoke and took over the host position.

Shen Zhi curled up the corners of his mouth and looked at Chu Shi with a smile that did not reach his eyes. Everything happened just right, this should have belonged to him.

Shen Zhi admitted that he pulled up the curtains, but later pulled them down again after learning that the host had been replaced. Perhaps it was only for a short while that Song Hengyang's fragile skin was touched.

Shen Zhi still wanted to make up for it, but more importantly, he wanted to know whether Song Hengyang was the mysterious man.

But Song Hengyang didn't give him any chance, so Shen Zhi could only focus on Chu Shi, hoping to get some useful information.

"I misunderstood," Chu Shi apologized on the spot after realizing that he was wrong.

An invisible confrontation took place between Shen Zhi and Chu Shi.

Ji Shilu sensed that the atmosphere was not right and tried to mediate with an awkward smile, "What's the big deal? It's not a big deal. Just talk it out."

Chu Shi turned his head and looked at Song Hengyang, "Student Shen just asked me what you like, and he planned to give you a birthday present that suits your taste. Since you are here, you can tell him yourself."

Shen Zhi: ...

Shen Zhi also tilted his head to look over, trying to smile, his amber eyes filled with honey-like light, "Song Hengyang, is there anything you like? Wait for your birthday, I can give you one."

Song Hengyang had a sharp jawline, and his facial features were three-dimensional, forming cool lines with fine brushstrokes. He didn't show any big expression, and his thin white eyelids trembled. He said in a calm voice, "It's all right."

Shen Zhi smiled slightly, "Then I'll just give it to you casually."

The dishes had been placed on the table one after another. A seafood risotto was for Shen Zhi, red wine marbled steak and pasta were for Chu Shi, and he also ordered two servings of cream of mushroom soup.

"Look at what you want to eat," Shen Zhi said to the other three people, implying that he wanted to treat them to a meal, but his eyes were looking at Song Hengyang.

Ji Shilu and Ruan Zhu didn't often eat at Western restaurants, so they asked the waiter for any recommendations. It wouldn't be a good idea to spend money and eat something that tasted bad.

"I recommend small desserts to ladies, such as grape pudding, French flambé and white chocolate ice cream. There is also our new product peach mousse, which is full of peach aroma and peach pulp in one bite. I recommend ladies to try it," the waiter said with a gentle and polite smile.

Ji Shilu and Ruan Zhu glanced at the prices of desserts on the menu, smiled at each other, and chose sirloin steak at the same time.

It is still most economical to eat meat when spending money.

The waiter kept smiling and put away the menu, "Okay, please wait."

"Song Hengyang?" Shen Zhi reminded him when he saw that he was still hesitating.

Song Hengyang looked at the waiter, leaving Shen Zhi with a cold and pale face, "I want a seafood risotto and peach mousse."

After Song Hengyang handed the menu back, he sat there and ate his food.

Shen Zhi blinked, "I didn't expect that Junior Song likes desserts."

Song Hengyang's eyelashes trembled. He still remembered Shen Zhi kissing him while eating peach-flavored candy, but the drunk Shen Zhi didn't remember it.

Seeing that Song Hengyang didn't say anything, Ruan Zhu subconsciously wanted to help him out. She always had a motherly love for Song Hengyang that she wanted to protect.

"Senior, don't you call Junior Song Yangyang in private? Why do you call him so awkwardly now?" Ruan Zhu asked jokingly, "Are you embarrassed to call him that in front of Junior Song?"

Shen Zhi's smile froze on his face. He had been hunting geese all day and only got pecked in the eye by them. His lies now came back to haunt him.

"Junior Song, does Senior Shen usually call you Yangyang?" Ji Shilu asked curiously as she looked at Song Hengyang's ears which were slightly red from the sunlight.

Song Hengyang looked at Shen Zhi with cold eyes.

Shen Zhi's hands unconsciously clenched into fists.

"No," Shen Zhi heard Song Hengyang's rebuttal, and Liangyu's voice was like broken ice.