Chapter 36: Chapter 36: No Fate
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“Is this money enough to pay your tuition?” He Jingyao asked with a smile.
Su Zixi nodded and mumbled, “I’ll find a way to repay you.”
“Hmm? What’s it got to do with me?” He Jingyao raised an eyebrow.
Su Zixi couldn’t help but giggle.
“Yes, it has nothing to do with you!” She emphasized the “you.”
He didn’t admit it was unrelated, as long as she remembered, she would always have a chance to repay him.
Thinking this, Su Zixi raised her head and said, “Young Master He, I should go back to class.”
“But I can’t bear to let you go,” He Jingyao looked at her deeply, “When will I see you next time?”
Su Zixi’s face turned a little red, she avoided his gaze and murmured, “Um, not too long…”
After speaking, she quickly ran off.
She could always feel a burning gaze on her back, causing the heat on her cheeks to linger.
In the afternoon, during class, Su Zixi was still distracted, taking out her phone from time to time and smiling foolishly at the bank notification message.
Next to her, Shen Yushan suddenly nudged her with her elbow, “Zhixi, what’s up with you, staring at your phone all the time? That’s not like you!”
Su Zixi hurriedly put her phone away, pretending to be calm, “It’s nothing.”
“Liar.” Shen Yushan stared at her face, suddenly discovering something new, “Are you in love!”
“I’m not!” Su Zixi quickly retorted.
“You look like you’re up to something,” Shen Yushan kept staring at her, “It’s only been a weekend, and you’ve turned into a daydreamer. Tell me, has your Prince Charming finally been moved by you?”
The person Shen Yushan referred to was Ning Yichen. Su Zixi was usually very low-key and rarely interacted with others, but she always got along well with Shen Yushan, so it was not surprising that Shen Yushan knew about Ning Yichen.
A few months ago, when Ning Yichen woke up, Shen Yushan even said she had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel.
But Su Zixi didn’t tell her that Ning Yichen was with her sister, Su Lianxi.
Listening to Shen Yushan’s question, Su Zixi’s eyes flickered with sadness. She forced a smile and shook her head, “It’s not him.”
“If it’s not him, then who is it?” Shen Yushan’s gossip instincts flared up, “You’ve given so much for that man, and given your own good conditions, how could he reject you? Is he really a prince?”
Su Zixi shook her head, “Saving him was my choice; it doesn’t mean he owes me anything.”
Shen Yushan glared at her, “Su Zixi, you’re so silly sometimes!”
“As long as he woke up, then my efforts were worthwhile,” Su Zixi muttered, not knowing if she was convincing Shen Yushan or herself, “Really.”
Shen Yushan thought for a moment, “Could he be an ingrate? Repaying kindness with enmity?”
Su Zixi shook her head, “No, he’s a good person.”
Ning Yichen really treated Su Lianxi well, practically with no limits, spoiling her and indulging her.
So when he ended up with Su Lianxi, Su Zixi was so heartbroken because she felt that if it weren’t for Su Lianxi’s interference, that indulgence and love should have belonged to her.
But later, she gradually understood that even if Ning Yichen knew she was the one who saved him, he might not have fallen in love with her the way he did with Su Lianxi.
He was a good person, but they were not meant to be.