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Luo Zhi looked at the photos on Sheng Huainan's phone, both surprised and angry. She never expected that Sheng Huainan would do something like stalking, and even dare to show them to her.

"so what?"

"Aren't you angry at all?" Sheng Huainan looked at Luo Zhi with some surprise.

He originally thought Luo Zhi would be angry after seeing the photos. After all, anyone would be angry, or even break up, if they knew their boyfriend was intimate with another girl, especially their best friend.

"I actually knew about what you're describing a long time ago, and they even got together earlier than you think."

"Luo Zhi, I never expected you to be such a shameless girl. I thought that when you confessed to me, you at least genuinely liked me. But now it seems that you're no different from any other girl."

With that, Sheng Huainan turned and left without giving Luo Zhi a chance to explain.

Luo Zhi never expected Sheng Huainan to say that about her. She suddenly felt that her more than ten years of unrequited love was not worth it at all, and she returned to her dormitory to shed tears silently.

Jiang Baili cried when she saw Luo Zhi return, and cried with Luo Zhi, saying:
"Don't cry, Luo Zhi. Actually, Gobi has never said he likes me. He likes another girl. You know, that girl is completely different from me. She's the most artistic girl I've ever met. Her skin is so white, like snow, and her hair is so long. She's so beautiful. When she walks, she holds her head high and has a particularly carefree smile on her face. I know that if she beckons, Gobi will definitely run to her immediately. So you see, even though Gobi has done so many terrible things to me, I'm willing to forgive him. I'm really afraid of losing him."

Luo Zhi said, "I'm not like you. How could Sheng Huainan think of me like that? I was just pretending to be a couple with Qi Ming."

"But Sheng Huainan doesn't know that, does he? But honestly, Luo Zhi, I think you made a mistake before. You just confessed to him, and then you turned around and got together with another girl. No one could accept that, right?"

Luo Zhi was silent for a while, then said, "But what can I do? Sheng Huainan rejected me. I can't just cry in front of him, can I? Qi Ming just happened to show up and pretend to be my suitor so that I wouldn't lose face."

"Sigh, I can't really explain it, but do you still like Sheng Huainan?"

Luo Zhi fell silent, recalling the past. How could fifteen years of unrequited love be erased from her heart so quickly? She had long since equated this feeling with patience, so she was willing to wait, to wait for an outcome she herself didn't know if it would even happen.

Sheng Huainan was a little angry because Luo Zhi didn't care, so he returned to the dormitory early, but inadvertently overheard his roommate's complaints.

They talked about the amusement park. Because Sheng Huainan followed Luo Zhi halfway through, Xu Zhian's girlfriend Xiaosen got a little angry and left Xu Zhian behind, not even eating her birthday cake.

Lei Tian's girlfriend also left because Sheng Huainan left, feeling that it wasn't fun anymore, and she left with Xiao Sen. So the roommates all felt that Sheng Huainan shouldn't have left without saying goodbye.

Sheng Huainan angrily said:
"Is she my girlfriend or yours? I care about my brothers, there's no need for me to fawn over their girlfriends."

Lei Tian said, "You're right, we do rely on you for a lot of things, but in our hearts, we brothers are no different from family. If we've done anything to make Sheng Huainan uncomfortable, just say so. Is it really necessary to get so angry?"

"That's right. Yesterday, Xiaosen wanted to buy you a gift to thank you for fixing her phone. When she saw that you didn't come with us, she even asked me if I looked down on them."

Seeing that the dormitory residents were about to have a disagreement, Zhang Mingrui quickly mediated and managed to prevent a fight from breaking out.

Zhao Shucheng had no idea that because of his relationship with Gu Senxiang, Sheng Huainan had misunderstood him and even criticized Luo Zhi for not respecting herself.

He and Gu Senxiang went to school as usual, but now they had a new activity: they were planning to rent a house near the school.

Although this was only a temporary place for them to stay, Gu Senxiang was very motivated and even carefully selected it. She felt that she was setting up a little nest that belonged only to them, so she did everything herself, from the layout to the furnishings.

Zhao Shucheng didn't really care about these things. After all, this place was just a place for him to speculate and invest in stocks.

Of course, he didn't dampen Gu Senxiang's enthusiasm; instead, he cooperated in showing her the house and decorating the room. Because Gu Senxiang was allergic to pollen, Zhao Shucheng even bought a lot of artificial flowers and placed them in vases to fill the room with a sense of life.

Gu Senxiang found Luo Zhi and told her that she was going to become Zhao Shucheng's assistant, so she would go off-campus when she didn't have classes.

"Really, Xiangxiang, Qi Ming is paying your salary, this..."

"I know you think this is like keeping me as a sugar daddy, right?"

Luo Zhi didn't know whether she should nod, after all, this was a really hard thing to explain.

“Actually, Qi Ming didn’t want me to go out to work at first. I felt that I should earn money through my own efforts, just like you. But he was worried about me working, and you know about my health condition, I can’t go to places with flowers. So Qi Ming asked me to be his assistant, and if he starts a company in the future, he will also ask me to be his assistant. This is my way of getting used to work in advance.”

"But what if others find out and start gossiping?"

Gu Senxiang laughed upon hearing this and said, "What others say is their business. Only we ourselves know the truth, don't we?"

Gu Senxiang genuinely didn't care what others said. She and Zhao Shucheng had already gone home to meet each other's parents, and both sets of parents had even met, and they were all very satisfied with their relationship. If they weren't just starting university, they probably would already be eagerly making wedding arrangements.

"You are so open-minded."

Luo Zhi was somewhat envious of Gu Senxiang's attitude. After all, while she was still holding a grudge because of Sheng Huainan's misunderstanding, Gu Senxiang already had enough courage to face the storms of the future.

"It's not really about being open-minded, but rather that rumors stop with the wise. Besides, if we care too much about what others think, we can only live according to their ideas, which will unconsciously make us become what they want us to be, instead of our true selves. It's better to be authentic and true to yourself; that's more comfortable and makes you happier."

While Luo Zhi was chatting with Gu Senxiang, Sheng Huainan was participating in a joint debate competition with Southern University as a contestant.

Actually, the student council had invited Zhao Shucheng to participate in this competition, but he flatly declined. After all, he was someone who had navigated so many different worlds, and his life experience far surpassed that of current college students. If he were to participate in the debate, it would be tantamount to bullying children, which was somewhat inappropriate. If it weren't for participating in the plot, Zhao Shucheng probably wouldn't have even taken the college entrance examination, since passing it would have taken up a university's admission spot.

In the debate about whether love is selfish, Sheng Huainan thought about Ye Zhanyan's actions and Luo Zhi's unrequited love. His entire speech was full of hostility, making Ye Zhanyan, who was sitting in the audience, unable to tell whether it was directed at her or a veiled criticism of Luo Zhi.

Ye Zhanyan originally hoped to reconcile with Sheng Huainan by supporting his debate, but Sheng Huainan kept his distance and wouldn't give up his legal education class because of her words.

During class, Luo Zhi suddenly remembered something and sent a message to Gu Senxiang.

After their last visit to the amusement park, the two children really liked Zhao Shucheng and Gu Senxiang, so their mother hoped to invite Zhao Shucheng to work as a part-time tutor.

Luo Zhi didn't want to ask Zhao Shucheng directly, so she asked Gu Senxiang to inquire with Zhao Shucheng whether he could agree.

Before, she thought inviting Zhao Shucheng wouldn't be difficult, but after learning that Zhao Shucheng and Gu Senxiang were planning to rent a place off-campus to start their business, she knew that Zhao Shucheng was not short of money, and that he was making money at an astonishing speed. She knew that Zhao Shucheng would definitely not care about such a small amount of money as part-time tutoring.

After hearing Gu Senxiang's message, Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Tell Luo Zhi that we are currently starting a business and don't have much time to tutor. However, if you have time, you can go play with the children. But to avoid future disputes, we will charge by the hour, with a minimum of fifty yuan per hour."

"Isn't this unnecessary?"

Zhao Shucheng shook his head and said, "Xiangxiang, I have my reasons for doing this. As the saying goes, you reap what you sow, and besides, we're going to someone else's house to play with the children. Helping is a favor, not helping is our right, but a small favor can breed resentment. If we don't make it clear from the beginning, and one day we don't go, they'll blame us for breaking our promise. So, if we make it clear from the start and pay according to our labor, there won't be any disagreements, and no one will feel that it's our duty to go."

Gu Senxiang looked at Zhao Shucheng and said, "Aren't you thinking too badly of people?"

"No, this is exactly reality. Before, we were in school, so we didn't have much contact with the outside world. We always thought the world was beautiful and society was beautiful. But only when we really go into society will we know that the world is not black and white, but also gray."

As Zhao Shucheng spoke, he took Gu Senxiang's hand and said, "Have you forgotten what happened with Tang Xiaomi before? Just for a small matter, she was willing to have someone teach you a lesson. Although people as extreme as her are a minority, no one can guarantee that they won't encounter them in the future. So, you shouldn't have the heart to harm others, but you can't be without the heart to guard against others."

“I understand. Sometimes I feel like you’re an old scholar, always lecturing, which is not like someone our age.”

Zhao Shucheng asked with a smile, "Then what age do you think I should be? Am I precocious, or is it because I've read a lot of books and naturally know more?"

"Keep bragging. That's my reply to Luo Zhi."

Zhang Mingrui was borrowing notes from Luo Zhi, so he naturally saw that Luo Zhi was replying to messages.

Luo Zhi had expected Zhao Shucheng's refusal, but the fact that he would charge for his companionship was somewhat beyond her expectations.

However, she didn't think Zhao Shucheng was greedy for money; on the contrary, she felt that Zhao Shucheng was doing this to protect his pitiful self-esteem. After all, it was because of her family's limited financial resources that she started working part-time as a tutor after entering university to supplement her living expenses.

When she was in high school, she couldn't even afford a book she liked, while Sheng Huainan could easily buy it.

From Gu Senxiang's words, Luo Zhi already knew that Zhao Shucheng was very wealthy, but instead of offering to play with the child for free, he insisted on paying by the hour. Wasn't that taking care of her?
Zhao Shucheng had no idea what Luo Zhi was thinking. If he did, he would definitely tell Luo Zhi that she was overthinking things.

Zhao Shucheng simply didn't want the children's parents to continue troubling him with this matter, nor did he want Luo Zhi to lose her tutoring job just because the children liked it.

After all, if she also became a tutor, she would be competing with Luo Zhi, and Luo Zhi might lose her tutoring job and find a suitable family again.

On the eve of the debate competition finals, Ye Zhanyan took the initiative to find Luo Zhi and asked her to watch Sheng Huainan's debate.

Luo Zhi didn't want to go, but Ye Zhanyan forcefully kept her there. Zheng Wenrui naturally wouldn't be absent either, so Luo Zhi was sandwiched between the two, becoming the center of attention.

Today's debate topic is white lies, which makes it difficult for Luo Zhi to rationally consider the arguments, especially since Sheng Huainan believes that white lies are not forgivable.

This made Luo Zhi think of the white lie she told Sheng Huainan. If Sheng Huainan felt he couldn't forgive her, wouldn't that mean that she and Sheng Huainan had really reached the end?

But what I did didn't hurt anyone, and was even well-intentioned, so why can't I be forgiven?

Luo Zhi was so engrossed in her own emotions that she couldn't pull herself out of it. By the time she came to her senses, the debate was already over. It was only with Zhang Mingrui's help that Luo Zhi was able to extricate herself from the situation.

Zhao Shucheng passed by the Great Hall of the People at this moment and saw Luo Zhi looking somewhat lost and dejected. He couldn't help but ask, "Luo Zhi, what are you doing here? Oh, right, you're here to listen to the debate, right? How was it? Was it intense? And very interesting?"

Luo Zhi shook her head and said, "I was dragged there by someone, and I was distracted the whole time, so I didn't pay any attention to the content of the debate."

"I see. That's a pity. Actually, debates can be very interesting. There are two sides to every argument, and each side has its own reasons. But nothing is absolute. Both sides are right and both are wrong. It all depends on how you look at it."

Ye Zhanyan chased after Luo Zhi as she walked out, and just as she was about to question Luo Zhi, she saw Luo Zhi chatting with Zhao Shucheng and realized that he was the boy she had mistaken for someone else in the classroom that day.

Zheng Wenrui also saw Zhao Shucheng chatting with Luo Zhi and immediately said angrily, "This woman is really good at flirting. What about her previous crush on Sheng Huainan?"

Hearing Zheng Wenrui's words, Ye Zhanyan turned to look at her and asked, "Do you know the guy who was chatting with Luo Zhi?"

"Of course I know him! He's a star student at our school, the top scorer in Shanghai's college entrance exam, Qi Ming!" (End of Chapter)