Chapter 1427: Still Refusing to Give Up

Zichen was speechless.

Clearly, he hadn't said anything at all, so how could it be considered finished?

Shi Youxuan said, "You are already adults and must be responsible for your own actions. I will not give you advice; you must decide for yourself what you want to do."

Her words surprised him a little, but beyond the surprise, he also felt a bit moved.

His mother was right; they were adults and could not expect their parents to provide ideas for everything.

Zichen decided to distance himself from Lu Feifei. That woman looked soft, weak, and harmless on the surface, but she was not open or honest enough; she was not the type of girl he liked.

Lu Feifei suddenly had no more flowers and no more snacks, but she did not care.

They were just small favors; having them was a nice bonus, but not having them didn't matter, and it wouldn't affect her normal life.

The weekend.

She dressed up beautifully and went to Jiang University again to find Zichen.

Zichen's gaze was cold, and his tone was even colder as he asked if she knew about Litian joining the army.

Lu Feifei's tone was extremely impatient: "Can you stop bringing him up to me? Can't we just talk about things between us?"

Zichen said, "No. Litian is my younger brother. There is nothing between you and me, but I have a deep bond with my brother."

Lu Feifei's eyes moistened, and soon tears began to fall: "I knew it, I knew you liked me. You're only afraid to date me because of Sheng Litian, right?"

Zichen:...

That wasn't right; of course, that wasn't right.

He admitted that if it weren't for Litian, he wouldn't have so much trouble, but that didn't mean he would like Lu Feifei if Litian didn't exist!

Before Zichen could explain, Lu Feifei said to herself, "It must be like this, I knew it must be like this. That person is so annoying, always standing in our way, and he won't leave even if we drive him off. It would be best if he went to the army and never came back..."

"Shut up!"

Zichen scolded, "Do you believe I'll hit you if you dare say another word?"

His fists clenched with a "crack" sound, and he was very angry.

If Lu Feifei weren't a woman, he wouldn't even have bothered with a warning; he would have already used his fists.

Before this, he had felt some guilt toward Lu Feifei, thinking that everything that happened later was because he had provoked her.

But now, he didn't have a single good impression of Lu Feifei left. This woman was too vicious—vicious enough to make one's hair stand on end!

"I'm sorry, Zichen, I didn't mean that. Listen to my explanation; I was just talking nonsense because I was too angry. It won't happen again." Seeing that Zichen was extremely angry, she realized she had said the wrong thing and prepared to make amends.

But Zichen didn't give her the chance, because Gu Yuxin, the person she disliked, appeared again.

From afar, Gu Yuxin saw a man and a woman standing under the shade of a tree. The woman seemed to be crying... and the man looked like Sheng Zichen?

Scumbag.

Rotten peach blossom.

She muttered to herself and quickened her pace as she walked over.

She wanted to see what kind of woman this "rotten peach blossom" had provoked this time, but when she got closer, she saw it was that woman who often came to find Sheng Zichen.

Seeing Gu Yuxin approach, Zichen said to Lu Feifei, "My girlfriend is here. Put away those little thoughts of yours. If you want to climb the social ladder, save your breath. Families like ours only look for partners from matching backgrounds; your family status isn't even worth considering."

After he finished speaking, he turned and ran toward Gu Yuxin: "Yuxin, why did you just get here? I've been waiting for you all morning..."

Zichen wrapped his arm around Gu Yuxin's waist and whispered, "Help me one last time. You can name any condition."

"You mean it?"

"Yeah."

So Gu Yuxin took Zichen's arm and said loudly with a feigned pout, "Annoying, why didn't you come find me if you've been waiting all morning? Why is that woman pestering you again? She's so thick-skinned!"

Her voice was loud, and Lu Feifei heard every single word.

Lu Feifei was so angry she felt like she might shatter her teeth, but she didn't dare to argue because Zichen wouldn't take her side.

The words "matching backgrounds" pierced her heart like a knife.

She was very sensitive and cared deeply about it.

When Shi Youxuan had talked to her before, she had hinted at it, which caused her great pain and made her temporarily let go of her obsession with Sheng Zichen.

Now Sheng Zichen had brought up "matching backgrounds" again, but without any subtlety—it was extremely blunt.

This broke Lu Feifei's heart completely.

Zichen and Gu Yuxin had already walked quite far and turned a corner; unless Lu Feifei had X-ray vision, it was impossible for her to see them.

Gu Yuxin let go of his hand, but he was still holding her.

He was thinking about things, not just feeling that it was a pity for Litian, but more importantly, reflecting on himself.

He shouldn't have encouraged Litian to pursue Lu Feifei, and he shouldn't have used his own thoughts as a standard to judge others. He had overlooked the fact that Lu Feifei was just as stubborn as Litian.

Although they were different in every other way, they shared one common trait—once they set their minds on something, they wouldn't turn back until they hit a brick wall.

He was thinking too deeply when, unexpectedly, his foot felt a sharp pain; he had been stepped on again.

"Why did you step on me?" Zichen snapped back to reality.

"Take your claws off me, are you ever going to stop?" Gu Yuxin glared at him, pouting in anger.

Only then did he realize his hand was still around her waist.

"Sorry."

Zichen pulled his hand away and prepared to head back.

But the back of his collar was grabbed: "You still want to go back on your word? If you dare stand me up again, I'll deduct your course credits."

"Deducting course credits" had almost become her catchphrase, but she only ever said it and never actually deducted any.

She was the classic example of being fierce in words only.

Having been threatened many times without ever facing punishment, the threats were just for show and had no deterrent power at all.

But Zichen remembered, remembered the promise he had made to her.

"Right, state your conditions."

"That's more like it."

Gu Yuxin smiled with satisfaction: "Come home with me."

Zichen:...

He hesitated and did not move from his spot.

He had been to Gu Yuxin's home more than once, but every time he went it was in the evening, when her whole family was there.

Going at this time?

There probably wasn't anyone at home; it wouldn't be very appropriate.

"What are you thinking about?"

He took a hit to the head; the palm was raised quite high, but it didn't hurt much when it landed on his head.

"I'm not thinking about anything, is there anyone at your house?"

Gu Yuxin smiled mysteriously: "No one, at this time our family members aren't home, even the nanny has gone out to buy groceries, the timing is just right, let's go."

After she finished speaking, she pulled him along as she walked.

"This isn't good, there's no one at your house..."

"Oh my, where is your mind wandering?"

Gu Yuxin stomped her foot in anger and explained: "My grandma's eightieth birthday is coming up soon, and she always talks about how good the longevity noodles her mother made when she was little tasted. I want to help her make a bowl of noodles with that same taste on her birthday; can you help me?"

Zichen: "I can!"

So that was it; this request was easy.

But it couldn't be done today, because Zichen estimated that Gu Yuxin had not prepared enough ingredients.

Gu Yuxin's grandmother was a lady from a prominent family, and her family had been scholars for generations with considerable wealth; she probably didn't eat coarse grains when she was little, but the flour from that era was also different from the flour today.