Chapter 1424: Good Intentions Leading to Bad Results

"My brother."

"Why would he do that? Giving away his own family's money, is there something wrong with his brain?"

Why?

Back then, Zichen just felt that the fact his family had earned so much money was inseparable from the hard work of all the students in Class Twelve; although the students were all beneficiaries, they should be given some bonus money since money had been made.

The reason was that simple, yet Zichen couldn't explain it clearly to Litian at the time.

Litian insisted that the bonus shouldn't be issued, and his brother shouldn't have gone to ask their father for such a request in the first place.

Never mind accompanying him, even if Zichen wanted to go by himself, he would have stopped him!

So Zichen made up a reason on the spot, saying, "You don't lack money, and the vast majority of students in our Class Twelve don't lack money either, but there is one classmate who does, and this bonus is very important to her..."

He didn't mention a name, but Litian quickly figured out who this classmate was.

That was why he finally agreed to accompany his older brother to go and propose the terms to their father.

Now that Lu Feifei was asking, he said what he understood to be the case: "There's nothing wrong with his brain; he did it for you. You work so hard, working three jobs all by yourself. If you had this bonus, it would solve a big problem..."

Lu Feifei walked out of the Physical Education University, her face full of smiles, her expression sweet.

It was just as she had thought; Sheng Zichen liked her.

If he didn't like her, how could he have been so thoughtful for her sake?

He knew she had extremely high self-esteem; if the bonus had been given to her alone, she definitely wouldn't have accepted it, so by giving it to everyone, it both solved her big problem and prevented her from being gossiped about.

As for that woman... she was certain they had absolutely no relationship.

Girls are very observant; although Zichen and that girl were holding each other's waists, if she thought back carefully, there was basically no eye contact between them!

And the look that girl gave her was full of curiosity, but held no hostility.

Body language can deceive, but eyes cannot.

Lu Feifei rekindled her hope for Sheng Zichen, and once the little spark of hope formed, it was like a single spark that could start a prairie fire.

Of all this, Litian was still foolishly unaware.

At night, he lay on his bed, the small pack of tissues in his palm, unable to put it down.

Love me, love my dog; because he liked a girl, even the tissues she gave him seemed adorable.

"Litian, what are you looking at so intently? What treasure is it? Show it to me."

A roommate came over to grab it, but he clutched it tightly in his hand and wouldn't let him see.

"Guys, come over and help."

One call, a hundred responses.

With strength in numbers, they finally snatched the thing from Litian's palm.

"Tch! Tissues."

"I thought it was some kind of treasure, turns out it's just a pack of tissues. Sheng Litian, you've reached a whole new level of stinginess..."

"No, you're all wrong. This pack of tissues was given to me by that pretty girl this afternoon."

"Oh—"

"Oh—"

"Oh—"

The classmates drew out their voices, teasing him in tacit understanding.

After the teasing, his roommates encouraged him to pursue her.

Such a beautiful girl was very popular on the university campus; if he didn't pursue her, his roommates were going to make their move.

Didn't Litian want to?

But he didn't dare.

Because he had been rejected before, and there had been one brief period of dating... if that could even be called dating.

Although he wasn't smart and was a bit slow, he still had self-awareness; he knew that Lu Feifei didn't like him, she liked his older brother.

If she didn't, she wouldn't have come running to ask him those questions today.

And after getting the answer, she had left happily with her eyes shining.

"Stop talking, you guys. She doesn't like me; she has someone she likes."

Litian's explanation didn't make his roommates lose heart; instead, they kept cheering him on.

"So what if she has someone she likes? Who says that once you like someone, you can't change? Pursue her boldly. As long as you swing the hoe well, there's no corner you can't dig."

"Exactly, a good woman fears a persistent man. If you pester her long enough, she'll naturally like you..."

"We students of the Physical Education University never admit defeat!"

Sportsmanship was being used as a love manual; regardless of the outcome, it sounded quite plausible.

Litian hesitated and couldn't make up his mind, so he told his older brother about it, letting his brother give him advice.

He was already used to it; from childhood to adulthood, he let his older brother make the decisions for things he couldn't decide himself.

After listening, Zichen made a decision he would later regret: "Fine, Litian, I think your roommates are right. Go ahead and pursue her. Let Lu Feifei see your sincerity; after a long time, she will be moved."

"Older brother, is it really okay? What if she rejects me again?"

"This time, pursue her for a longer period. If she rejects you again... then stop pursuing her. After all, things shouldn't happen more than three times."

"Okay, older brother, I'll listen to you."

The two brothers hung up the phone, both feeling quite happy.

But both of them overlooked one thing—not only was Litian stubborn, but Lu Feifei was also just as stubborn; once she set her heart on someone, she wouldn't turn back even if she hit a brick wall.

Three days later.

After evening self-study, everyone had just come out of the teaching building when Gu Yuxin caught up with Sheng Zichen: "Hey! Why are you running so fast? You made me chase you all this way."

Zichen didn't even think about it and blurted out, "There's a tigress behind me, of course I have to run fast."

"You're asking for a beating!"

"You're so fierce, watch out or you won't be able to get married later!"

"No need for you to worry, you scumbag, you rotten peach blossom."

The two of them bickered whenever they met, and their classmates were already used to it.

The two of them bickered every day, which had become a habit; whenever the classmates saw them together, they would automatically stay far away to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

"My grandfather said, come to my house for dinner after class tomorrow, don't be late."

"Not going."

Zichen refused without even thinking.

Whatever grandfather said, it was just Gu Yuxin talking.

Every time, she used her grandfather's name to trick Sheng Zichen into going home to teach her culinary arts!

If it were just purely wanting to learn culinary arts, it actually wouldn't be a problem, but the key is that she wasn't really learning.

She insisted on using those "high-tech" gadgets to cook, and Zichen said that was wrong, that food made with those things had no soul.

Then Gu Yuxin would argue with him, saying things like technology improves life and saves time, telling him not to be old-fashioned and to learn to keep pace with the times.

Zichen would say she didn't truly like culinary arts, so he wouldn't teach her.

So Gu Yuxin would use her grandfather's name to invite him to her house, where she would observe his cooking techniques every time, record the time, and then secretly compare it with her own "high-tech" methods.

Zichen felt that this kind of culinary competition was completely meaningless, so he didn't want to go.

"No, you must go." Gu Yuxin was used to being a young lady and ordered him.

Zichen was an Eldest Young Master himself; although he usually looked easygoing, he still had a young master's temper.

"I'm just not going, I said I'm not going so I'm not going, what can you do to me..."

"I'll deduct your credits!"