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

Chapter 50 I'm Afraid of the Dark
Qin Zhao never expected that she would run into Xia Yaoyao again.

The temperature in City B has dropped this season. She wore an off-shoulder top, paired with a black mini skirt and stockings.

"Jiang Ye, it really is you!" Xia Yaoyao exclaimed excitedly, then looked at Shen Yanci beside her and softened her voice, "Your brother?"

She had just heard Jiang Ye call him Brother Yanci.

Shen Yanci could tell at a glance that there was something wrong with the atmosphere between them.

But while they were chatting, I still consciously gave them space.

They went to a dessert shop where melodious and light music flowed through the air, the decor was stylish and sophisticated, and the lighting was carefully adjusted.

Everywhere you look, you can tell that the prices here are quite high.

That was indeed the case. When Xia Yaoyao saw that the 58-yuan ice cream was indeed the size of a real peanut, she knew that she had guessed correctly.

She took the photos: "The cost of living in B City is really different. Fifty-eight yuan can buy two boxes of ice cream where I live."

She looked at Qin Zhao: "Is this delicious?"

Qin Zhao lowered his eyelids: "I've never eaten it."

Xia Yaoyao clearly didn't believe her, but didn't refute it: "You're doing pretty well now, aren't you?"

She poked at her ice cream, occasionally stealing glances at Qin Zhao: "He looks like a completely different person from before."

Qin Zhao remained silent.

"I heard from people in our area that your biological parents are very wealthy. Were they good to you?"

Qin Zhao lifted his eyelids slightly, his light eyes looking at her.

Xia Yaoyao awkwardly looked away, stirred the coffee in her cup, and got down to business.

"Jiang Ye, could you lend me 20,000 yuan?"

It's much easier to say it out loud.

Qin Zhao: "I have no money."

"How could you not have it!" Xia Yaoyao didn't believe it. "Your parents are so rich, you're dressed in designer brands, and you eat desserts in a place where a single meal costs hundreds of yuan. Twenty thousand yuan is nothing to you."

She realized her voice was a bit high, and remembering Jiang Yan's words, she took a breath, tucked her stray hairs behind her ears, and softened her voice.

She placed her hand on the back of Qin Zhao's hand and rubbed the back of her foot against Qin Zhao's leg: "Please, Jiang Ye."

Qin Zhao withdrew his hand without changing his expression, his demeanor distant: "You don't need to do that."

"Don't they all say you like me?" Xia Yaoyao laughed self-deprecatingly. "That's true, you can definitely find someone better now."

"You don't need anyone to share breakfast with you anymore."

Qin Zhao's fingers curled slightly, and he pursed his lips: "What do you need so much money for?"

Xia Yaoyao knew she was giving in: "I accidentally broke Jiang Yu's laptop. You know his personality; he's vengeful. His family has connections; you were almost—"

Realizing she had misspoke, she bit her lip.

“I’ll die if I don’t buy him a new one.”

"Please help me out, considering how many times I've shared breakfast with you."

After a long while, Qin Zhao finally said "okay".

Xia Yaoyao smiled and reached for her hand, saying, "Thank you, Jiang Ye. I knew you wouldn't abandon me."

Qin Zhao dodged away, looked into her eyes, and said, word by word, "Here's your breakfast back."

Xia Yaoyao's face paled slightly. She wanted to make amends, but then she remembered what she had done before, and in the end, she couldn't open her mouth.

"I don't have that much money right now, I only have 1,600."

Xia Yaoyao glanced at Shen Yanci in the corner: "Your brother seems to be quite wealthy, or perhaps he's a friend of yours. Why don't you borrow some?"

Qin Zhao looked directly at her: "Are you sure you want him to know?"

Xia Yaoyao fell silent.

Qin Zhao: "I'll give you two thousand a week for living expenses, in installments, and the rest in two months, okay?"

Her expression was indifferent, as if she were looking at a stranger.

Xia Yaoyao had a premonition that they were completely finished.

She hummed in agreement: "Hurry up."

Qin Zhao transferred 1200 to her and got up to pay at the cashier.

Xia Yaoyao called out to her, "Jiang Ye, are you still blaming me? I had no choice back then. If I hadn't brought you there, I would have been the one being bullied." Qin Zhao didn't turn around.

She paid the bill, including Shen Yanci's portion.

A shadow fell over them. Shen Yanci asked, "Finished talking?"

She hummed in agreement.

She reverted to the coldness and defensiveness she had shown when they first met. Shen Yanci glanced thoughtfully in Xia Yaoyao's direction and said in a clear, cold voice, "You're the foolish, rich sucker, aren't you?"

Qin Zhao was taken aback.

He lifted his eyelids slightly: "I saw you enter the password."

"..."

Qin Zhao opened his mouth slightly: "You have excellent eyesight."

His interruption dispelled some of Qin Zhao's gloom.

"Ex-girlfriend?"

"No," Qin Zhao forced a smile, "a creditor."

She didn't want to talk about the past: "Is the movie about to start?"

Shen Yanci finally withdrew his burning gaze: "Soon."

Qin Zhao had never been to a movie theater before. She was initially quite curious and excited, but now she had lost interest.

She lay on the leather chair, her eyes somewhat vacant.

The movie was playing in the theater, and it was very dark all around. Qin Zhao felt an indescribable tightness in his chest.

A boy who arrived late didn't see the steps clearly and dropped the popcorn bucket on Qin Zhao. The moment the boy raised his hand, Qin Zhao instinctively covered his head and curled up.

"Qin Zhao."

Shen Yanci grabbed her wrist, and Qin Zhao subconsciously flinched.

Shen Yanci paused, his voice softening: "Were you frightened?"

"Qin Zhao."

Through the white light of the movie screen, Qin Zhao saw Shen Yanci's dark eyes, and her eyelashes trembled.

She is Qin Zhao.

She is not Jiang Ye.

She is Qin Zhao.

She forced a smile: "I'm fine."

She turned her gaze back to the movie screen, her face turning deathly pale from the screen's light.

Are you afraid of the dark?

Shen Yanci: "If you're not feeling well, let's go home first."

"Did I bother you?" she apologized. "I'm fine."

She didn't want to exercise and dragged Shen Yanci to watch a movie instead.

The content on the movie screen gradually became distorted: a dark room, a dirty mop, a fist falling from above, and a grotesque, ugly laugh seen from an upward angle...

Qin Zhao's arm suddenly started to tremble.

That's enough! I said that's enough!
Bear with it, don't cry out in pain.

When will this end...?

Under the warm hand, Qin Zhao instinctively flinched back, his eyes widening suddenly, filled with defensiveness, like a hedgehog.

Shen Yanci was stunned for a moment.

After a while, as his senses slowly returned, Qin Zhao said in a hoarse voice, "I'm afraid of the dark."

Shen Yanci looked at her intently for a few seconds, then hummed in agreement and took her hand: "Do you want to go home?"

Qin Zhao's eyes stung, and she blinked incessantly. Turning her face to the other side, she casually wiped away her unruly tears, saying, "Okay."

Thank you to the following readers for your recommendation votes: Flower Blooms at Sunset, Half Heart_bd (sorry baby, I can't type that symbol), and Book Friend 120***842! Love you all!
I originally wanted to write a sweet little scene later on, but this chapter made me feel emo, and I didn't even manage to get it right.

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