Chapter 117: Not as handsome as me, it's normal to have a sense of crisis

Yang Zhou saw the two people who weren't speaking, looked at him, then at Shen Li, and said: "You know each other?"

Shen Li didn't deny it: "Classmate."

Billiard room.

Xie Qin had played two games but wasn't really in the zone, so he just sat on the side playing games to kill time, feeling that time could pass faster that way. Xu Zhouyuan and Zhou Mingyu had been playing all afternoon, winning one game and losing one; it was almost meaningless without him coming.

Zhang Zixin sat on a single black sofa, scrolling through her phone, buying some clothes and cosmetics. She was using Xu Zhouyuan's card, and her phone was bound to his intimate payment, with no limit. While scrolling, she saw a jacket that she thought suited him, so she bought it for him. He would receive the deduction record on his side too.

She picked up the drink placed beside her, took a sip, and suddenly thought of something. She spoke to Xie Qin, who was sitting next to her: "Actually, I only said half of what I said last time; there was another half I didn't tell you."

Xie Qin: "Let's hear it."

Zhang Zixin hadn't wanted to say it either, because at first, she also thought Xie Qin was just playing around with Shen Li, thinking she was pretty and just wanting a temporary sense of freshness, and felt that saying too much wouldn't be of any use.

So at the time, she said half and kept half.

She told Xie Qin that Shen Li also liked him.

Zhang Zixin generally didn't like to meddle in other people's business, especially regarding feelings.

She really liked Shen Li; it was very comfortable to be around her.

This point probably had to do with people's magnetic fields. There were quite a few girls who approached Xie Qin, but she wasn't willing to talk to Bai Chuyue, Zhao Zhouyuan, or Song Yuewei; any conversation was just a superficial relationship.

Except for her being a bit indifferent and slow regarding feelings.

Zhang Zixin hadn't seen any flaws in her.

Shen Li's appearance easily misled others; just with that face, people thought she would be a scumbag who played with others' feelings. When she didn't speak, she was too cold, making people feel she was hard to approach, a very arrogant type.

She didn't expect the contrast to be so big. She was a good person, didn't have any messy relationships, and her surrounding circle was quite clean.

When she said she also liked Xie Qin, as a friend, Zhang Zixin had also advised her to consider it carefully.

She couldn't help it; she was just hooked by Xie Qin.

Xie Qin, on weekdays, did look like a playboy and didn't really refuse girls who approached him. She still hoped that Xie Qin could treat his relationship with Shen Li seriously.

She didn't expect that in the end, for Shen Li's sake, he would cut off his bad peach blossoms. For this point...

Thinking about it, she still said it.

Zhang Zixin drank juice through a straw, her tone also understated as she said to him: "That time at lunch, when she disappeared halfway through eating, I found her in the dormitory and chatted with her for a while."

Xie Qin stopped his game and glanced over at her.

"I think she... lacks a sense of security."

"Because of your past."

Xie Qin's eyes darkened. "..."

Zhang Zixin continued without looking at him: "She thinks you're a playboy, and even if she dates you, it won't last more than three months. That's why she rejected you at the time, thinking that with such a relationship, it would be better to just be friends with you."

"At least in the end, you wouldn't even be able to be friends, and you could spend more time together, and you would continue to pay attention to her."

"At the time, I was also quite shocked by what she said. I don't know what you did to make her like you so much."

Honestly, besides Shen Li's poor academic performance, she really... didn't have any flaws. Her family background, although not comparable to Xie Qin, this big spender from Di Du, was at least from Haishi, and her grandmother was a former university professor. How bad could it be?

Xie Qin leaned on the sofa chair, lowering his eyes, unable to see what he was thinking.

He just thought of the night they decided to be together.

Why Shen Li said that sentence.

"I won't break up with you after dating for a month."

"..."

"Xie Qin, can we date for three months first?"

"..."

"I want... to spend more time with you."

After a long while, Xie Qin finally had some reaction. "What else did she tell you?" His voice carried a bit of calmness that wasn't after deep thought.

"Hmm..." Zhang Zixin thought for a moment. "Nothing else, just that for now."

As she spoke, Xie Qin took out his wallet from his pocket, took out a shopping card for a mall, and gave it to her. "Thanks."

Zhang Zixin noticed his action and gave him a strange look. "I have principles when I accept benefits, okay? I really treat Shen Li as a friend, that's why I told you this."

"If it were someone else, I would have accepted it and wouldn't be polite with you."

She didn't want it.

Xie Qin didn't have the principle of taking back something he had given away. He closed his wallet and shoved it back into his pocket. "One thing is one thing."

At the time, she actually felt quite heartbroken seeing Shen Li like that.

Xu Zhouyuan, on the side, saw their small movements and hurriedly dropped his cue, rushing over. "What are you doing? What are you doing?"

"What's the meaning of this?"

"What's the meaning of giving this?"

He was anxious, he was anxious.

Xu Zhouyuan immediately hugged Zhang Zixin over, looking at him with vigilant eyes, and then threw the card back. "Take your stinky card back immediately."

Zhou Mingyu, who was halfway through playing, also walked over. "Yo, you three, what's this scene about?"

Xu Zhouyuan: "Wife, tell me, is he seducing you?"

Zhang Zixin gave him an elbow strike and rolled her eyes, full of disgust: "Xu Zhouyuan, do you have maggots in your brain?"

Xie Qin stood up slowly, not wanting to give even an extra glance. "Not as handsome as me, it's normal to have a sense of crisis."

"Fuck!" Xu Zhouyuan immediately exploded, rushing forward to fight him. "Xie Qin, your grandfather! You fucking shameless dog thing."

Zhou Mingyu laughed on the side and reached out to pull him back. "That's enough. You've been talking here for a long time, and we've lost someone without even knowing it."

Seeing that it was time, several people prepared to leave.

Xie Qin walked in front, head down, sending a message to the person who didn't know if she was awake yet to ask if she had gotten up.

He was afraid that if he called,

she would throw a big tantrum.

Her morning temper was quite big.

Xu Zhouyuan and Zhang Zixin walked behind, with her smoothing Xu Zhouyuan's fur and explaining the matter to him.

The billiard room wasn't far from the East Gate, just a few minutes' walk.

Zhou Mingyu saw Qiao Lang in a convenience store not far ahead. He rushed over in a big stride, hooked his neck, and pressed him against his chest. "What's going on with you? When did you walk here? And you didn't even say hello."

Qiao Lang smiled gently, stood up, and scratched his messed-up hair. "Came to buy something."

Xie Qin's peripheral vision swept across the glass window, his eyes narrowed slightly, hands in his pockets, and he turned sideways, walking in nonchalantly. ===== CHAPTER 118 =====