Chapter 179: Good advice can't persuade a damned ghost

Most people in the class were speaking up for Fang Hong.

Because they felt Qin Xue never treated Fang Hong as a friend.

If you truly considered Fang Hong a friend, how could you go an entire winter break without contacting her?

Only Fang Hong wholeheartedly believed Qin Xue was her best friend, never taking to heart what others said, and she said: "My relationship with Qin Xue in class is the best; she's short of money at home now, how could I not lend her? Don't say that about her—her family situation was never good."

Seeing Fang Hong not listen to them, they stopped saying anything else.

Good advice can't persuade a damned ghost.

Anyway, they thought the money Fang Hong lent Qin Xue would probably never be recovered.

In Liu Ban.

Zhou Tingting felt Lu Chi's return to school this time was a bit strange, she couldn't help saying to Su Yun Jiao: "Su Yun Jiao, do you feel Lu Chi is strange? He didn't even dare look at you when he returned to school this time."

Su Yun Jiao also noticed; from the moment Lu Chi entered the door until now, he hadn't given her a single glance.

Moreover, he had zero communication with the rest of the class.

After entering, he just sat in the back doing exercises, and appeared to be studying harder than before.

However, this might be because the Lu Family was bankrupted by Lu Jingqing, so now he has no choice but to rely on studying to face the College Entrance Exam and find a new way out.

"I heard the Lu Family went bankrupt; it seems this is true."

Zhou Tingting rarely knew about such things; she only heard it when adults chatted casually.

Now the Lu Family's company has entirely fallen into Lu Jingqing's hands; in other words, Lu Jingqing is the one who bankrupted Lu Chi and his mother.

Su Yun Jiao said: "Anyway, these matters have nothing to do with us, so we don't need to worry about them."

"Of course we know this has nothing to do with us; Lu Chi grew up with us since childhood, yet he didn't treat us as friends—why should we bother caring about him?"

Ever since Lu Chi once deliberately concealed Qin Xue's harm to her for Qin Xue's sake, and even said those words, Zhou Tingting has had no feelings left for Lu Chi.

Now Lu Chi means nothing to her.

She also won't worry about him anymore.

Early the next morning.

Fang Hong then gave Qin Xue the money she had stolen from home.

Qin Xue looked at the two thousand yuan in her hand, her eyes full of sparkle, as if having this money meant she could already become Lu Chi's girlfriend and the future mistress of the Lu Family.

"Thank you, Hong Hong; I will definitely repay you later."

Seeing Qin Xue's happy expression, Fang Hong felt a bit embarrassed: "You just remember to repay me; if my parents discover the money missing, they'll surely beat me to death, so you must not forget."

"Don't worry, I definitely won't forget."

After saying that, Qin Xue directly carried the money to Liu Ban.

Upon arriving at the door of Liu Ban, several of Lu Chi's fair-weather friends were already making a fuss, urging him to go out and see.

Because Qin Xue had come again.

Moreover, this time Qin Xue's face was all joy, as if she were about to bring some good news.

Lu Chi walked to the door and saw Qin Xue place an envelope directly in front of him, saying: "This is the two thousand yuan I painstakingly gathered; take it and use it quickly."

After saying that, Qin Xue shoved all the money into Lu Chi's hand.

Lu Chi frowned, probably not expecting Qin Xue to actually come up with two thousand yuan.

But compared to the things he had previously given Qin Xue, two thousand yuan really isn't much.

Qin Xue had thought Lu Chi would be moved, but who knew he would stone-facedly stuff the two thousand yuan into his own pocket.

"Thanks."

After saying that, Lu Chi turned and was about to leave.

Qin Xue's expression stiffened instantly; she hurried forward and grabbed Lu Chi's arm: "Lu Chi, don't you have anything else to say to me?"

"What?"

"I've already proven it—I truly like you; could it be… that you don't like me at all?"

Previously, Lu Chi would coax her and say sweet words.

He would absolutely not be this cold toward her now.

Looking at Qin Xue before him, Lu Chi said dismissively: "I have no feelings for you, and I don't like you at all; this two thousand yuan, just consider it as you repaying me—I spent so much money on you before, and you also gained many benefits from me, so this two thousand yuan isn't much, right?"

"What?"

Qin Xue looked at Lu Chi in disbelief, utterly unconvinced that these words came from his mouth.

Lu Chi seemed not to think his words were wrong; back then, Qin Xue ate his food and used his things—those items added up to at least ten thousand, and the things he casually gave her amounted to three or four thousand.

When Qin Xue received those things he gave her, she didn't refuse a bit.

After saying that, Lu Chi turned and went straight back to the classroom, not even glancing at Qin Xue.

Qin Xue only felt her mind go blank.

Never did she expect Lu Chi to act so heartlessly.

Then isn't this two thousand yuan essentially unrecoverable?

Qin Xue returned to class, and she even dared not look at Fang Hong.

Relying on her own ability, there's no way she could come up with two thousand yuan in a short time.

How is she supposed to repay Fang Hong the money?

At this moment, in Liu Ban.

Su Yun Jiao just now saw Lu Chi's pocket stuffed with an envelope; although the envelope wasn't thick, she knew it definitely contained money.

Could it be that just now Lu Chi demanded money from Qin Xue?

Lu Chi has always been a chauvinist, absolutely never demanding money from women.

What's suddenly happened?

Zhou Tingting said from the side: "Is Lu Chi really that poor now? I just heard him ask Qin Xue for two thousand yuan, and he said a lot of heartless things—tsk tsk, Lu Chi doesn't especially like Qin Xue, does he? How come he doesn't like her now?"

Su Yun Jiao shook her head, also not understanding what was going on.

Zhou Xian said: "Class is about to start; put away your gossipy hearts and study properly—that's the proper thing to do."

Okay, brother, we are studying properly, aren't we?

Zhou Tingting made a face at Zhou Xian, and Zhou Xian could only smile helplessly.

But when Zhou Xian's gaze met Su Yun Jiao's, he unconsciously withdrew it.

Zhou Tingting watched her brother's behavior and also found it strange; this time she pulled Su Yun Jiao close and whispered in her ear: "My brother is also pretty weird—these past two days he hasn't spoken to you; why do you think that is?"

Su Yun Jiao shook her head.

"I think it's definitely because of Lu Jingqing; Lu Jingqing treats everyone as a rival in love, so my brother is doing this to avoid suspicion."

Upon hearing that, Su Yun Jiao actually found it somewhat reasonable.

No wonder the class monitor hasn't been paying much attention to her these days.