Chapter 486: Absolutely not!

Hard?

Shen Jingjing smiled gently and raised her hand to smooth the hair by her ear: "Naturally hard."

She never shied away from admitting the hardships of these years. Raising three children to adulthood alone—let alone a woman like her, even a family would likely experience hardships.

But even if it was hard, she had long since learned how to find joy in the midst of bitterness.

Fortunately, the three children were all quite sensible, and even during their rebellious phases, they didn't add too much extra pressure or burden to her.

Fei Yunzong felt very empathetic about this: "I feel physically and mentally exhausted raising one child alone; it's really hard to imagine how you've held on for so many years."

"But fortunately, the children are all promising. I'm really happy for you."

Shen Jingjing also wore a gratified smile on her face. Every time she thought of her three children, genuine, indescribable happiness welled up from the bottom of her heart.

The radiance of motherhood enveloped her at this moment, making Fei Yunzong's admiration for her even stronger.

"In that case, Jingjing, you are unmarried, and I am remarried. In the end, I'm the one who got the better deal," Fei Yunzong joked, suddenly using a joking tone to break the slightly heavy atmosphere.

Shen Jingjing covered her mouth and laughed: "In short, my situation is actually simple if you say it's complicated, but it's not that simple if you say it's simple. It doesn't matter if Mr. Fei feels concerned, I..."

"No," Fei Yunzong interrupted, shaking his head and saying seriously: "Actually, from the beginning, my only concern was that I have a son. For you, Jingjing, I am one hundred percent pure, and from the moment I decided to pursue you, I had already completely let go of the concerns in my heart."

His son had grown up, and he had to consider himself.

Fei Yunzong was sincere, and Shen Jingjing's heart moved slightly. Although it was a bit too ethereal and illusory to talk about "love" at her age, she was indeed very moved at the moment.

And very honored.

Because Fei Yunzong in front of her was an outstanding man from any angle.

"Mr. Fei, I'd like to toast you."

Shen Jingjing picked up her drink, not knowing what kind of feedback to give the other party for a moment, so she could only express her feelings this way.

And Fei Yunzong was very smart; he immediately received the signal Shen Jingjing sent him—the other party was willing to give each other a further chance!

He happily picked up his wine glass and smiled happily: "You can examine me as much as you want; I can handle it."

"Don't make it sound like a job interview," Shen Jingjing said with a smile: "It's never a bad thing for us to get to know each other a little more."

"You're right."

At dusk, Shen Xing and Sang Hui got off the bus together at the bus stop at the school gate.

The two walked into the school chatting and laughing. After a day of close interaction, their relationship had become much more familiar.

"I'm especially happy today. Thank you for taking so many nice photos of me. Remember to export them and send them to me later."

Shen Xing was even happier than Sang Hui. The two had coffee and ice cream together today, and even pretended to be a couple twice. Although it was fake, he enjoyed it. At noon, they had a meal together at the aquarium restaurant, and in the afternoon, they watched two animal performances and took many, many photos together.

After a day of playing, except for the lack of intimate physical contact, Shen Xing felt they were like a real couple, very invested and happy.

Now back at school and nearing separation, he felt very reluctant to part.

"I'm also very happy. Thank you for being willing to come today." Shen Xing hesitated whether to take advantage of the situation to invite Sang Hui to dinner, but when he opened his mouth, his words took a turn: "I'll walk you back to the dormitory."

"No need. You're also tired after playing all day, and you've been carrying such a heavy camera. Go back and rest early," Sang Hui said generously, then seemed to suddenly remember something and hurriedly reminded Shen Xing: "By the way, remember to calculate how much money was spent today and send it to me; I'll split it with you."

"No need," Shen Xing refused subconsciously: "I invited you out to play; I don't mean to split the bill."

Sang Hui smiled openly, looked at Shen Xing and said: "I understand what you mean, but I don't want to take advantage of you. After all, our relationship now is just friends. Since we are friends, it should be an equal relationship. If you don't want to, I won't have the face to go out and play with you next time."

Shen Xing was slightly stunned.

She said she understood what he meant?

Did she mean she knew he liked her?

But on second thought, it was true; he had been obvious enough, how could Sang Hui not see it?

Being exposed to his heart to his face, Shen Xing felt his cheeks burning. He licked his lips and asked in a low voice: "Then, then you mean, I can still ask you out next time, right?"

"That depends on the situation. I can't guarantee that to you," Sang Hui said, sticking to her principle of not making empty promises. After all, what if she wasn't free then?

Shen Xing wasn't disappointed; instead, his brain had a flash of inspiration: "Then I'll pay for this time, and you pay for the next time. That's okay, right?"

"Absolutely not!" Sang Hui rejected him mercilessly: "Don't try to play smart with me here. One thing at a time. Even if there is a next time, we still have to split it fairly. Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"

He must be thinking that when it's her turn to pay next time, everything will be kept simple.

Shen Xing pouted and finally nodded honestly.

As a result, Sang Hui added: "Send me the bill; not a cent less is allowed."

"Okay, I know," Shen Xing answered pitifully.

Sang Hui smiled with satisfaction, waved goodbye to Shen Xing, and turned to walk toward the women's dormitory building.

Shen Xing stood where he was, watching her walk away, the bits and pieces of the day flashing back in his mind, a smile of reminiscence appearing on his face unconsciously. It wasn't until Sang Hui's figure disappeared that he turned and left.

"Hey!"

Walking to the bottom of the dormitory building, Sang Hui was looking down at the photos taken today on her phone, but a powerful male voice suddenly sounded from the side.

She was startled and subconsciously looked up and took a step back. Seeing that it was Guo Yu, Guo Yu couldn't help but let out a triumphant laugh, then teased: "What are you looking at so intently? Aren't you afraid of walking into a tree?"

After seeing clearly that the other party was Guo Yu, the smile on Sang Hui's face instantly dissipated. Just as she was about to ignore him and leave, she suddenly remembered that she still had the things he had forcibly thrown at her in her bag this morning.

So she quickly opened her bag, took out the small blue exquisite gift bag, and walked up to him.

"Return this to you."

Guo Yu just glanced at it lightly and didn't reach out to take it; instead, he looked at Sang Hui and asked: "What did you do today?"

"Do I have any obligation to tell you?"

"That's true, none," Guo Yu didn't get angry, looking at her with a smile: "But I guess you went to the aquarium!" ===== CHAPTER 487 =====