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

Chapter 15: They're even now

"Or else—" she looked into Shen Yanci's eyes and said, word by word, "If you don't get a single cent, you can call the police."

Her expression was serious, like a hedgehog that had suddenly raised its quills, extremely defensive.

The two men stared at each other, a subtle tension hanging in the air, as if the negotiating table was about to be overturned.

Qin Zhao felt that the sounds of fighting not far away had drifted away.

"careful!"

A male voice rang out like a thunderclap in the corridor, and she saw a basketball rushing towards her out of the corner of her eye.

To be precise, it was Shen Yanci's position.

She instinctively reached out and grabbed Shen Yanci's wrist, trying to pull him up, but then she caught a glimpse of his foot with a joint brace, frowned slightly, and loosened her grip.

Instead, he stood in front of him and forcefully pushed the basketball away with his hand.

The immense impact instantly numbed her entire right arm, and a dull pain shot through her wrist. She groaned, grabbed her wrist, and shook it violently, trying to shake off the pain.

Two boys came running over, panting, and gasped when they saw Shen Yanci: "Senior... are you alright?"

The other person looked at Qin Zhao, whose face was pale, and asked, "Are you alright, classmate?"

"When did basketball become allowed in the teaching building? Why didn't I receive any notification?" Shen Yanci frowned, her tone inexplicably cold.

Knowing he was in the wrong, the boy's face turned bright red, and he apologized several times. Seeing Shen Yanci's icy expression, he turned to Qin Zhao for a breakthrough.

"I'm so sorry, classmate. We were just joking around and didn't notice anyone was in the corridor. We're really sorry!"

"How are you feeling now? Should we take you to the infirmary?"

The skin on their necks was red and warm, and their foreheads were covered in sweat. They were extremely flustered, and their expressions were quite sincere.

Qin Zhao was in a lot of pain, but once the pain subsided, he felt he could still bear it: "No need, I'm fine."

Before she could finish speaking, a hand suddenly reached out and lifted her up with a cane. Shen Yanci's voice was cold, and his tone was a bit low: "You call this nothing?"

The palm of the hand that caught the ball was bright red, and there was some redness and swelling on the wrist, which was obviously different from the rest of the skin.

"I'm so sorry! Classmate, let us reimburse your medical expenses."

The two boys hit it off immediately, took out their phones to transfer money to Qin Zhao, and apologized sincerely before leaving.

Looking at the extra 2000 yuan in his balance, Qin Zhao felt that this world was too mysterious.

She never dreamed that she would suddenly have so much money in just a few minutes.

Moreover, her wrist was really fine, only her palms were a little hot.

Is this the price level here?
She stared at the numbers on her phone, blinking, forgetting even the heat in her palms.

From this perspective, her initial offer of 5 yuan to compensate Shen Yanci was indeed a bit too little.

"It doesn't hurt anymore?"

The cool voice snapped Qin Zhao out of her reverie. She cried out, her face contorting in pain, "It hurts so much!"

"..."

"Still the right hand."

She hissed and grimaced a few times, then looked at Shen Yanci as if it were nothing: "Student Shen, how much do you think my injury is worth?"

"……""two thousand."

"..."

Shen Yanci glanced at her indifferently, his voice calm and unfazed, "I think you're quite satisfied."

"..."

“But Shen,” Qin Zhao held up his hand in front of Shen Yanci and waved it, “I got hurt because of you.”

She tried to convince him: "If it weren't for me, that basketball would have hit you on the head."

Shen Yanci lifted his eyelids slightly and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Then should I take responsibility for you?"

His eyes are rather narrow and long, with a faint sense of aloofness and pressure, but when he stares at someone, his eyes are naturally affectionate.

Seeing that things were looking promising, Qin Zhao pressed his advantage: "You helped me once, I'll help you once. We both got hurt because of each other, so shouldn't we be even now?"

Shen Yanci ignored her and lowered his eyes to rummage through the plastic bag.

“Of course, your injuries are a bit more serious than mine. How about I give you back the compensation I just received?” Qin Zhao tried to negotiate. “Would that even things out?”

Shen Yanci finally looked up at her, and Qin Zhao instinctively shut her mouth, tilting her head back to look into his eyes.

His right hand was gripped and lifted up, still red, looking terrifying.

"pain?"

Qin Zhao realized that Shen Yanci was asking her a question. Remembering that she had just been extorted for a million yuan, she swallowed back the words "It doesn't hurt anymore." Instead, she nodded and said, "There's also the possibility of internal injuries."

The cool liquid sprayed onto his hand, and Qin Zhao's fingertips twitched.

Her hands had long, slender fingers with distinct knuckles, which was one of the reasons why her identity had not been discovered.

But being a girl, although her palms had calluses, her skin was still relatively smooth, and the veins on the back of her hands were clearly visible, but not as prominent as those on a boy's hands.

She instinctively tried to pull back, but was gripped even tighter.

Shen Yanci's emotions were indistinguishable: "Didn't you say it hurt?"

His body temperature was slightly higher than hers, and the places where they touched felt especially hot. From as far back as she could remember, she had always treated her own injuries, except for a few times when she was beaten so badly she couldn't move, and Grandma Jiang would apply medicine for her.

Her interactions with men were mostly limited to fists. She pulled her hand back in frustration and clenched it tightly.

If Shen Yanci wants to negotiate, he should do so properly; there's no need for these messy, sentimental approaches.

Her movement of withdrawing her hand was a little strange. After thinking for a moment, she gave an awkward laugh and explained, "It's kind of weird for two men to be like this?"

She regretted saying it as soon as she finished speaking; it sounded even stranger. She paused for two seconds and said, "I'm used to girls helping me."

"..."

Shen Yanci: "You said you didn't discriminate between men and women when you forcibly kissed Lin Shi."

"..."

She touched her nose and changed the subject: "We're even now, aren't we?"

The fullness in Shen Yanci's palm disappeared, leaving only empty air. He rubbed it for a moment, then tossed the plastic bag containing the medicine to him and lifted his eyelids slightly: "It's flat."

(End of this chapter)