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

Chapter 175 Where do you live?

Qin Zhao lowered his eyelids and finally saw her face clearly.

His face, weathered by time, bore wrinkles that concealed an indelible tan, and his eyes held a concerned gaze.

But it wasn't her grandmother.

The sanitation worker grabbed her arm: "I saw you hitting your head the whole time, do you have a headache?"

Her speech was tinged with dialect, and her expression was simple and honest.

Qin Zhao shook his head: "I'm fine."

"It's good that you're alright. Even if something happens, you shouldn't hit someone on the head." Grandma said, "You're young, this is the time to use your brains."

Grandma took a crumpled tissue out of her pocket, tore off a piece, and handed it to her: "Wipe your tears."

Seeing that Qin Zhao didn't take it, she placed it there somewhat awkwardly, mud between her fingers: "It's clean, never been used."

Qin Zhao's eyes stung with tears. He took the paper and turned his head away.

Do you want some water?

She was holding a large, clear plastic water cup, which had been used for a long time and was covered with a layer of yellow limescale that couldn't be washed off.

Qin Zhao shook his head.

"There's a water dispenser over there with disposable cups."

Qin Zhao's voice was a little hoarse: "No need, I'm not thirsty."

Grandma sat down next to her, keeping a little distance, and took a plastic bag out of her pocket: "I have painkillers here for my shoulder pain, I don't know if you can take them."

Qin Zhao smiled and said, "I'm fine."

Grandma slowly put the plastic bag away again: "It's better not to take it; all medicine has some side effects."

Grandma asked casually, "Where do you live?"

Qin Zhao lowered her eyelids; she didn't know where her home was either.

She doesn't even know who she is.

She remained silent and did not speak.

"Did you have a fight with your parents?" Grandma thought she had guessed right. "It's dinnertime, why aren't you home yet?"

"Parents and children don't hold grudges overnight. Just go home for a meal, and everything will be fine. They're worried about you too."

Qin Zhao pursed her lips: "Have you eaten?"

"I brought my own lunch," Grandma said, taking out two steamed buns and a plastic bag of pickled vegetables from her bag.

Qin Zhao raised his eyelids slightly and let out a shallow breath.

"I still have water, I have everything I need." Grandma was very content.

Qin Zhao's eyes stung terribly as past scenes flashed back one after another.

She looked at her grandmother and asked, "Can I treat you to a meal?"

"No, no, I have food here. I also have water and vegetables." Grandma quickly waved her hand in refusal, and even held up a glass of water to indicate, "You should go home now."

"I..." Qin Zhao stared blankly at the bushes not far away, lowered his head, and after two seconds, looked at her again, "Let me treat you to a meal."

Perhaps it was because one of her gazes was too direct and striking.

Grandma followed her, still muttering to herself on the way.

Qin Zhao listened quietly. They went to a small street shop not far away. When they got to the door, Grandma changed her mind again: "Maybe we should just forget about it. I haven't finished my steamed buns yet."

Qin Zhao: "Since you're already here, let's go in."

The sanitation worker grandma probably didn't have much experience eating out, and she seemed a bit awkward.

Qin Zhao pulled her to sit down and, after asking her, ordered two rice bowls.

Grandma was initially embarrassed, but she ate very quickly afterward.

She had a break at noon. After Qin Zhao parted ways with her, he wandered aimlessly until he reached another park, where he continued to sit.

Pedestrians hurried along the road as the sunlight began to set in the west.

Her phone rang, waking her up; it was Qin Qiong.

She stared at the screen for a while before answering the call.

"Zhaozhao, what time will you be back? Mom bought you new clothes today."

My eyes, which haven't moved for a long time, start to hurt when I blink.

Qin Zhao opened his mouth, but found that he could not make a sound.

"Zhao Zhao?"

She gave a weak "Mmm" and said, "I'll be back in a bit."

"Mom is waiting for you." Qin Qiong was as gentle as ever, urging her to try on clothes.

The intimacy she usually cherished became incredibly hurtful at this moment.

These are all wrong.

None of this belongs to her.

She is Jiang Ye, and nothing more than Jiang Ye.

Qin Zhao pushed up his clothes, and under Qin Qiong's puzzled expression, lowered his eyelids: "I'm a little tired."

"I'm tired, it's okay if I don't try." Qin Qiong put the clothes aside. "Would you like some water?"

Qin Zhao felt extremely stifled: "I'm going to change my clothes."

She splashed cold water on her face to wake herself up.

When she came out, Qin Qiong was in her room: "Is there anything wrong with you?"

Qin Zhao roused himself and shook his head.

Qin Qiong pulled her aside: "What's your opinion on chatting with the young lady? Are you free these next couple of days?"

Qin Zhao was silent for two seconds, then smiled and hummed in agreement.

"It's okay, Zhao Zhao, we're just chatting."

Qin Zhao didn't fall asleep this time; he didn't force himself.

She turned over and went to her desk to write on her test paper. She finally fell asleep at 4 a.m.

—

That was a meeting room in a hotel.

Qin Zhao thought it would be a hospital.

She was wearing a white casual suit and looked to be in her early twenties.

She greeted Qin Qiong and smiled at Qin Zhao: "Hello, my name is Lin Jianwei."

Qin Zhao shook her hand, his voice harmless and gentle: "Hello."

Lin Jian smiled and said, "You're Zhao Zhao, right? May I call you that?"

Qin Zhao lowered his eyelids and hummed in agreement.

"Then let's have a seat first. Mr. Qin, please wait outside for a moment."

Lin Jianwei poured her a glass of water: "Is warm water okay? Or would you like something else?"

"Water is fine."

Lin Jianwei handed her the water: "Was it your mother who arranged this heart-to-heart talk? Did you know about it and agree to it?"

Qin Zhao hummed in agreement: "I know."

"This chat will only last 40 minutes. If you feel uncomfortable in the middle, you can stop it at any time. You don't have to answer if you don't want to talk, or you can even leave directly. The door is over there." Lin Jian smiled.
“You are an adult now, and this chat was only between the two of us. If you don’t agree, I will not disclose the contents of our chat to anyone, including your mother.”

Qin Zhao curled his fingers and smiled, "There's nothing I can't let her know."

"Did you just return from your study abroad trip to the UK? How was it?"

After Qin Zhao finished answering, she asked some more trivial questions.

If this is just small talk to put the patient at ease, then it might not be too long.

How have you been feeling lately?

Finally, we're getting to the point. Qin Zhao: "Not too good. I feel a lot of pressure in my senior year of high school. And I'm taking the IELTS soon, and I'm not confident I can do well."

She acted like a stressed-out high school senior.

Lin Jianwei chatted with her for a while.

"Ten minutes left," Lin Jianwei said. "Is there anything else you'd like to share with me?"

"As for the others, my brother might not like me."

Her situation is very clear: a high school senior under a lot of pressure, and a child who hopes to be liked by her family.

Lin Jianwei listened to her talk the whole time.

There are 3 minutes left.

Qin Zhao: "Don't we need to do any questions?"

Lin Jianwei raised an eyebrow: "You had looked into this before?"

Because this night was too difficult, I'll skip it.
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