Chapter 293

Hua Xin was quite proud of herself for speaking. Well, she didn't seem like a normal person either. Looking down at her ill-fitting black trousers and shoes, the girl almost couldn't help but twitch her lips. The moment she looked up, she saw Xia Yan walking about half a body length ahead of her. Hua Xin's gaze calmed slightly, her steps slowing even more. She took a deep breath, calming her racing heartbeat, but maintained a half-body distance from Xia Yan, quietly watching him. It had been three days, 17 hours, 34 minutes, and 56 seconds since Xia Yan's return. Almost a month had passed since their private conversation and heartfelt confession in the park. Every minute and every second, Hua Xin had been thinking about the same thing, but often without any results, left only to ponder this seemingly impossible matter alone. "Did Xia Yan really go to see what she looked like that night?" Or rather... "Did Xia Yan notice the bracelet on her right wrist?" Actually, Hua Xin didn't remember what she looked like when she was drunk and unconscious, but she was absolutely certain she had never taken off that bracelet. It wasn't just because Xia Yan always wore it while she didn't. Rather, this bracelet was a gift of great significance to both Hua Xin and Gu Xin Hua. It wasn't just a gift she gave to Xia Yan, but also a gift to herself. Thinking of this, Hua Xin took two steps to the left. Without the obstruction, she could clearly see the obviously cheap bracelet on Xia Yan's left wrist. He had worn it like that for a year without complaint... But... wouldn't anyone be curious?! How could she, a "friend" who had never truly met Xia Yan "face-to-face" yet had spent so much time with him, not be curious to see what was under the mask? "Would Xia Yan be so gentlemanly as to respect her even though he's drunk and asleep? What kind of god is he?!" The girl's small fists clenched involuntarily, but she restrained the urge to rush up and give Xia Yan a Pegasus Meteor Fist. Her fingers slowly parted, and she sighed. That was the last and only way she could think of to "tell" Xia Yan the answer to everything that had happened to her over the past year. Hua Xin couldn't think of any other way to tell Xia Yan everything. Now that things had come to this, how could she bring herself to say it? She couldn't possibly go up to Xia Yan and ask, "Have you even seen what I look like?" (Clamping -Young Loli's eyes sparkled) It felt like she might as well jump off the teaching building; at least she could get a few people into graduate school if she couldn't handle it. She was actually very timid. The terrifying consequences of a confrontation always flashed through her mind. Perhaps Xia Yan wouldn't speak harshly or glare angrily, but most likely he would coldly retreat away from her. Every time she thought of this, she felt as if a knife was slowly cutting into her heart. That's why Hua Xin chose to get drunk in the park to become her "answer." But this answer remained unresolved. Would it continue like this?... While the girl hesitated in her thoughts, she didn't notice a familiar figure appearing before them, a gentle voice with a hint of a smile, as if a long-planned encounter had been prepared for this moment. "Long time no see, Xia Yan." "Haven't seen you back at school in a long time. How's everything at home?" But the only discrepancy seemed to be that Xia Yan wasn't alone; there was another woman beside him. Hearing this familiar female voice, Hua Xin's eyes narrowed instantly, her gaze filled with hostility and wariness as she looked at the woman radiating a powerful aura. This time, Hua Xin wouldn't be afraid. Before she could even think further, her arm was grabbed by someone. "?" Hua Xin stared blankly at her own unconsciously accelerated pace, now almost a jog, not quite understanding what was happening before she had already brushed past Lin Qingyu. What's going on? When did Xia Yan become so unreasonable? Xia Yan's voice rang out after they passed each other. "Sorry, in a hurry." Although he apologized, there was no real remorse. Instead, the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up slightly. 228. A bad woman is a bad woman, not just today. "Chun Qiu, I'm asking you." "?" Hearing Hua Xin call its name, Chun Qiu, who had been busy licking its fur, looked up in confusion at the harpy-like creature leaning against the headboard, fiddling with a Rubik's Cube that seemed impossible to solve. "..." "Sigh..." After struggling for a few more seconds, the girl dejectedly put down the Rubik's Cube and tossed it onto a corner of the bed. The Rubik's Cube was covered in a complex maze of colors, with no two sides displaying the same color. Clearly, the person didn't know the formula or have any talent; they were simply looking for an excuse to vent their unmanageable emotions and frustration. In Chun Qiu looked quite heavy, with its paw pads, it could still walk silently, hopping around a couple of times before crashing into Hua Xin's leg in a near-miss. Hua Xin angrily rubbed the cat's head with both hands until Chun Qiu looked like it was questioning its very existence before letting go. She slumped back in place with a worried expression, her tone somewhat serious: "Are you a cat or a dog?" "... Meow." "Okay, probably you're a cat." "So, assuming you're a cat, can you understand human language?" "If you can understand human language, then meow once or blink." As soon as the girl finished speaking, Chun Qiu closed its eyes as if in deep meditation, lying motionless on the blanket, only its tail occasionally twitching. "Okay, then let's add twitching the tail too." Then Chun Qiu stopped moving even its tail. Hua Xin stared at it speechlessly, sighed deeply, and then tilted her head back on the pillow, silently staring at the Rubik's Cube that she could never solve. "Chun Qiu, what should I do..." she said, her voice choked with emotion, like a helpless wife who had been bullied by some wicked woman and could only secretly wipe away her tears in bed. Chun Qiu silently took two steps back, then jumped off Hua Xin's lap, intending to go to the living room to get some water. It knew that if Hua Xin kept grabbing it, it meant the harpy man was having another episode, and it was better to run away sooner rather than later, otherwise it would get another beating. "?" Hua Xin's eyes narrowed. She sat up and silently watched Chun Qiu run away, a feeling of loneliness welling up inside her.