Chapter 178: As Long As I'm Satisfied

While Yang Tianxing was holding Tan Zhizhi, Shao Ziyang was sitting on the chair behind them, and he saw it all clearly.

Yang Tianxing wasn't crying at all; the son of a bitch was just being fumigated by the smell of the spicy crayfish!

What was even more shameless was that as his tears flowed, that irritating smell was gradually washed away, and his speech was no longer choked with sobs.

Consequently, Yang Tianxing gritted his teeth and actually reached out to rub his eyes again, and the tears came down once more.

"It's been so long, will you still not forgive me?"

Yang Tianxing let tears stream down his face while allowing Tan Zhizhi to push and even pound on his back.

Her strength was very small; she couldn't push Yang Tianxing at all.

Yang Tianxing's words also never stopped.

"You know I've never cried since I was a child, but as soon as I think about our current situation, the tears just fall without me knowing."

"Sometimes in the middle of the night in the dormitory, I suddenly wake up from a dream, and when I touch my pillow, it's all wet."

"Don't keep making a scene, I need you."

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Just like that, Shao Ziyang watched as Xiao Zhiliao went from intense resistance at the beginning, to movements that became smaller and lighter, until finally, she stopped struggling and let Yang Tianxing hold her in his arms.

Xiao Zhiliao was crying too, and she was truly crying; Yang Tianxing's shoulder could feel the warmth of her tears.

"But you are too bad. I finally managed to calm down during this time, why did you have to come find me? Can't you just let me live my life in peace?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Yang Tianxing's tone was low as he repeated the same apology, while simultaneously taking Tan Zhizhi's small hand into his own.

"How can you still be like this..."

Shao Ziyang suddenly felt very uncomfortable. He felt that he had given his whole heart to Jiang Mumu, only to have to endure the fact that Jiang Mumu was being intimate with other men, while Xiao Yang could get infinitely close to coaxing Xiao Zhiliao back just by faking a cry.

On what grounds?

A sense of justice surged in Shao Ziyang's heart. He actually really wanted to tell Xiao Zhiliao that Xiao Yang wasn't crying at all, that it was impossible for him to wake up crying in the middle of the night, and even more impossible for him to truly change those habits of his.

After a while, Tan Zhizhi's tears stopped and her emotions stabilized slightly. Yang Tianxing pulled her toward the chair and gestured with his chin at Shao Ziyang, signaling for Shao Ziyang to give up his seat.

Shao Ziyang stood up sluggishly and reminded him hesitantly: "Xiao Yang, w-we should both be good people."

Tan Zhizhi didn't understand the meaning, but Yang Tianxing did. He sneered and said: "Of course I'm a good person. Ziyang, the 4,137 yuan and 50 cents you owe me—I've never kept it in mind, and I certainly wouldn't tell your mother."

"Fuck!"

Shao Ziyang immediately stopped posturing and walked dejectedly toward a seat further away.

Yang Tianxing claimed on the surface that he hadn't kept it in mind, but in reality, he had calculated even the few cents clearly, and in the end, he even brought up Shao Ziyang's mother to firmly keep the "rebellious" Shao Ziyang in check.

You little punk!

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Just now, Yang Tianxing and Xiao Zhiliao had held each other and "cried" for a while. Because of this delay, it was already past 12:00 at night. The area downstairs of the girls' dormitory was becoming quieter and quieter; apart from the occasional shadow passing by, there was only the sound of sycamore leaves slowly drifting down.

The atmosphere now was somewhat strange; there were some once-familiar feelings, and some long-lost unfamiliarity. The two of them hadn't sat together like this for several months.

Returning to this scene again was actually inseparable from Yang Tianxing's repeated "efforts," and Tan Zhizhi's seemingly resistant but actually slowly accepting indulgence.

"The scenery at your school is really nice." Yang Tianxing started a conversation for the sake of talking.

"Mm."

Tan Zhizhi responded in a low voice. Having suddenly vented her emotions by crying, she felt a bit embarrassed given her personality.

Yang Tianxing turned his head to look at Xiao Zhiliao. When he called her, she was likely about to rest, so she was wearing a set of cartoon pajamas, with a pair of cute ribbon slippers on her feet. Her exposed ankles were round and graceful, and her ten toes were pink and tender.

"Are you cold?"

Yang Tianxing asked with concern.

Tan Zhizhi shook her head, tossing her beautiful, silky long hair, which drifted about and emitted a familiar fragrance. Her exquisite oval face looked a bit sorrowful, and her familiar dimples were hidden, which indicated that her current mood was hesitant and uncertain.

"Your hair has grown a lot."

Yang Tianxing reached out to stroke it, the strands sliding through his fingers to reveal her round, graceful neck and clearly visible collarbones.

"Don't touch me."

Xiao Zhiliao pouted and said.

Yang Tianxing chuckled dryly: "I already touched you just now."

"You..."

Tan Zhizhi turned her head and glared, but she also knew Yang Tianxing was thick-skinned, so she could only speak the truth: "My dad said, I'm not allowed to see you again."

Yang Tianxing thought to himself, Old Tan, what is wrong with you? I've already been to your house to apologize, why are you still interfering in our young people's love life?

"Then what do you think?" Chen Han-sheng asked.

Xiao Zhiliao shook her head: "I've already met with you, saying anything else doesn't have much meaning."

Yang Tianxing felt a surge of joy in his heart; Xiao Zhiliao's words meant that she hadn't completely obeyed her father's instructions.

"Xiao Yang."

Tan Zhizhi looked at Yang Tianxing as if she had made up her mind. The address "Xiao Yang" had returned; it seemed Yang Tianxing's "crying" tonight had been very effective, after all, he was truly someone who never cried.

"What is it?"

Yang Tianxing replied with a serious expression.

"Tell me honestly, how are things between you and her now?"

Xiao Zhiliao's gaze was bright and piercing.

Yang Tianxing replied calmly: "I really am alone now. If you don't believe me, you can go to 101 to investigate secretly at any time."

Xiao Zhiliao stared at Yang Tianxing carefully, and Yang Tianxing met her gaze frankly, without a hint of panic in his eyes.

"I'm going back first, I still need to think about it carefully." Xiao Zhiliao nodded and said.

Yang Tianxing's heart stirred; the phrase "I need to think about it carefully" sounded familiar. Perhaps for Xiao Zhiliao, this sentence was basically equivalent to an agreement.

"Fine, take your time to consider, I will wait for you," Yang Tianxing said affectionately.

"However."

Tan Zhizhi suddenly turned her head: "No matter what, if there is a next time, I will go abroad, to a place where you cannot find me."

Speaking of this, Little Zhiliao's rosy lips curled up slightly, and her proud, charming dimples appeared once again.

"If we confirm our relationship, I guarantee that such a situation will not happen again."

Yang Tianxing promised resolutely, while silently thinking in his heart that he must not confirm the relationship in the short term, he must not confirm it even if it killed him.

After Tan Zhizhi went back, Yang Tianxing went to call Shao Ziyang over.

"Were you, kid, planning to do something stupid just now?"

"I didn't do anything stupid."

Shao Ziyang stiffened his neck and said: "I just don't want you to make any more mistakes, and I don't want Little Zhiliao to fall into the mire again."

"What the hell do you know? Let's stop talking about me and Little Zhiliao."

Yang Tianxing did not care at all about Shao Ziyang's sudden "foolishness," he asked: "Ziyang, if I want to help you take revenge on Jiang Mumu, would you feel satisfied?"

"How will you take revenge?"

Shao Ziyang was stunned for a moment.

Yang Tianxing did not answer: "Just tell me whether you would feel satisfied or not; how to take revenge is my business."

"I was quite hateful just now, but later I felt that since I like her, then paying the price is also to be expected; at worst, I just won't like her in the future."

Shao Ziyang looked at Yang Tianxing seriously: "So even if you help me take revenge, I won't feel satisfied."

Yang Tianxing nodded.

Shao Ziyang felt that this reaction was not quite like Yang Tianxing's style, and could not help but ask one more question: "Then will you give up on the retaliation?"

Yang Tianxing glanced at him and replied directly: "Of course I won't give up."

"Actually, you don't need to feel satisfied; as long as I am satisfied, that's enough."