Shocking! The school heartthrob who was adopted by a wealthy family is actually a heiress!

Chapter 120 Only you can save yourself.

Qin Zhao disliked making threats, because it meant that he had no other options.

Just like she is now.

The wind blew her brain into a paste, as if it were glued shut, preventing her brain from functioning.

Xia Yaoyao watched as she walked over with a blank face, her expression unchanged: "Jiang Ye, what did they say?"

"Are you concerned about me?"

Qin Zhao lowered his head, holding his phone without saying a word.

Xia Yaoyao looked at the lights in the distance, wondering to herself, "Why can everyone else be so happy?"

"There is no one who truly loves me. I really dislike this world."

The firefighter advised, "Everyone has their own difficulties, and every family has its own problems. You live your own life, and everyone faces different challenges in their lifetime."

Xia Yaoyao didn't know if she had heard him or not: "God is too biased. Some people clearly don't lack love, yet all the love flows to them. Some people don't even get a little bit of love."

She looked at Qin Zhao: "Am I really that bad, or is it because I'm not a boy?"

If she were a boy, would her parents love her a little more like they love her brother?

When faced with this kind of problem, do they consider her feelings more?

Doing foolish things requires impulsiveness; now that she has calmed down, all that's left is exhaustion and powerlessness.

Qin Zhao sat down next to her and looked down at the overpass with her. The sound of traffic was constant. This world was so vast, yet so small.

“I’ve had a tough time before, you know that.” Qin Zhao hugged his knees. “I’ve thought about whether there’s someone who can save me and help me, but no one.”

"Even when people helped me later, I would subconsciously suspect that they had ulterior motives. This helped me avoid some dangers, but it also betrayed some sincere hearts. But I have never regretted it. If I had to do it again, I would still make the same choice."

"Xia Yaoyao, do you know?" Qin Zhao glanced at her, "The only one who can save you is yourself."

"The love you just mentioned is a luxury for most people in this world," Qin Zhao said softly. "It's too ethereal to be measured, and there's no way to even determine its authenticity or expiration date."

"If there truly is definite love, after you have developed self-awareness, it should first come from yourself."

"Myself?" Xia Yaoyao smiled bitterly. "I love myself? What do I have that makes me worthy of being loved?"

"I don't want to advise you anything. Most of the time, I also feel that I am an unremarkable person and not worthy of being loved." Qin Zhao closed his eyelids. "It's like once you get love, you become insecure and suspicious about what conditions and bargaining chips are needed later."

“I hate myself too.” Qin Zhao lowered his eyelids. “But I think I love myself, to the point of selfishness. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have persisted until now, and I wouldn’t have abandoned my self-respect at that time.”

“Every choice I make is the best solution in my eyes at that moment, and that must be love.” She looked at her. “You called me because you wanted a helping hand, right?”

"You love yourself too."

"If you really want to, you can save yourself."

Xia Yaoyao cried silently.

Seeing that she had calmed down, the firefighters led them down the overpass.

After the firefighters safely removed Xia Yaoyao from the danger zone, they asked her if she wanted to go home, and then arranged for someone to take her back.

Xia Yaoyao lowered her head: "I have no home."

She thought her parents' house was her home, and after she went out to work, her room was filled with clutter.

Her parents said the house would belong to her younger brother in the future.

Later, she thought that Jiang Yu's place was her home, and that he could kick her out whenever he wanted if he was unhappy.

It's as if she's never had a home since birth.

She's only just realizing this problem.

The firefighter looked at Qin Zhao: "Can you stay with your friend?"

"It's inconvenient." Xia Yaoyao smiled indifferently, but tears welled up in her eyes again.

What's the point of not dying? She has nowhere to go anyway.

The firefighter said, "We can help you find a rest stop, but the conditions might be basic. Do you need it?"

Xia Yaoyao clutched the hem of her dress: "I... have no money."

The firefighters were pleased to see her growing will to survive: "The first seven days are free; it's a public service project. But after that, it will be chargeable."

"You can rest for a couple of days first, then contact your family and have a good talk. You can also call the relevant numbers to apply for family relations mediation and the intervention of the Women's Federation."

"If all else fails," the firefighter advised in a lighthearted tone, "you can call us. Don't go to such high places to relax anymore; it's very dangerous."

Xia Yaoyao nodded.

When the firefighters took her there, she grabbed Jiang Ye and asked, "Can you come with me?"

"You still don't trust us?" the firefighter joked. "Fine, we'll take you there together, and your friend can see what the place is like."

It was an apartment-style hostel. The apartment wasn't very big, with each room being about 30 square meters. The decor was minimalist, but it was clean and tidy.

"Let's see, what do you think?"

"It's already very good," Xia Yaoyao said sincerely. "Thank you."

"It's what we should do," the firefighter said. "If you really want to thank us, then don't meet us during work hours anymore."

Xia Yaoyao blushed.

After the firefighters left, only Qin Zhao and Xia Yaoyao remained in the room.

But they both remained silent.

Qin Zhao spoke first: "You should get some rest. I'm going back now."

Xia Yaoyao stopped her: "Jiang Ye."

"I've caused you trouble again, haven't I?"

She looked at her and said, "I...I really don't know who to turn to."

"After we parted ways last time, I—"

"Xia Yaoyao," Qin Zhao interrupted her, her voice very soft, "I'm really tired today, and I can't comfort you."

Xia Yaoyao looked at her for a few seconds, then finally let go of her hand: "No matter what, thank you for being willing to save me today."

"..."

When Qin Zhao returned to the Rose Garden, it was already past 12 o'clock. She felt completely exhausted, her steps were a little unsteady. When she passed the pavilion, she stared at it for a few seconds, then turned her toes around and sat down there.

She wasn't deliberately thinking about anything; images flashed through her mind one after another, yet she lacked the ability to think.

She sat on the bench, looking up at the moon.

The moon was partially obscured today, as if someone had deliberately erased part of it with an eraser; it was a deep, cold white moon.

She lowered her eyelids, looking utterly dejected.

When I lifted the lid again, there was a pair of familiar black sneakers in front of me.

"..."

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