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

Chapter 82 Can I hug you?
"What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Oh." Lin Shi clicked his tongue, thinking he had cleverly guessed the correct answer, "It's your date's perfume!"

"..."

Qin Zhao gave him a push and slipped past him sideways: "You really have a lot of free time."

Lin Shi chuckled twice and shouted at her, "So what if you're dating? Your parents don't care."

As he spoke, he casually draped his arm over Shen Yanci's shoulder and said with a grin, "Right? She was still pretending with me—"

His upturned lips subconsciously fell back when they met Shen Yanci's dark eyes.

Shen Yanci didn't know what was wrong with her: "You're so free."

"..."

When he walked away, Lin Shi lost his balance and almost fell.

He cursed.

Yes.

Aren't they supposed to join forces to attack Qin Zhao?
Why are all the artillery pieces aimed at him?!
"..."

Qin Zhao took a shower, and only when she went to the toilet did she realize that she had started her period. She took out a sanitary napkin from the hidden compartment and changed into her pajamas.

She hasn't eaten anything yet and is feeling very hungry, so she plans to go downstairs to find something to eat.

As soon as she opened the door, she saw a dark figure, which frightened her so much that she quickly closed the door and backed away.

An arm braced against the door, opening it a crack.

Qin Zhao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Shen Yanci's face clearly: "Brother Yanci."

She remembered the tutoring session again. It was already nine o'clock, and if she ate something, it would be very late. Plus, she was very tired: "Can the tutoring session be tomorrow?"

Shen Yanci did not answer the question, but looked into her eyes and said, "Qin Zhao, you have broken your promise twice."

Qin Zhao was stunned. One time was during today's tutoring session, and the other time was... those five minutes waiting at the mall?
But she always told him in advance that he didn't need to wait for her.

She opened her mouth, gripped the doorknob, but ultimately said nothing: "I'm sorry."

It was as if Shen Yanci had punched cotton; it didn't hurt, but the sinking force was strong.

He knew it wasn't her fault, but he was just jealous, so jealous he was almost going crazy.

He had no right to demand that she stay away from that girl.

"Is she that important to you?" He heard his own voice tremble. "You like her."

He used a declarative tone.

Qin Zhao was already feeling dizzy from hunger, and with her period on, she felt even more dizzy.

"You two kissed today."

"Huh?" She roughly touched her forehead, trying to clear her head. "What are you talking about, Brother Yanci?"

Her freshly blow-dried hair was incredibly fluffy, but when she touched it, it became a mess, with a single stray hair standing up.

“She is me…” Qin Zhao was a little unsure how to describe the relationship between her and Xia Yaoyao.

Before those things happened, Xia Yaoyao was one of the few people who were kind to her.

People disliked her for picking up trash, saying she carried the virus, and kept their distance from her. Some even made sarcastic remarks without spitting on her.

Xia Yaoyao wouldn't do that; in fact, after seeing the injuries on her body, she would bring medicine from home for her and always smile at her.

During the days when she was penniless after Jiang Dahai robbed her of her money, and she was so hungry that her stomach cramped and she had no strength left but to lie on the table, it was she who shared half of her steamed bun with her.

Xia Yaoyao was like a tiny ray of light in those dark and hopeless days.

She may not have done anything, but her days were so hard to endure. She was in so much pain every day, but it was as if there was light in the air, and it made her feel a little better.

So when she was led to Jiang Yu's group and stood on their side to give false testimony, she felt anger and sadness, but no resentment.

She couldn't hate her.

That's just how her world is. She's been abandoned too many times, and she's not surprised if anyone doesn't choose her. She can even make excuses for herself, after all, she's just a person with no value.

Even if she's on my side, so what? She can't even protect herself, so in the end, we'll both suffer together.

Xia Yaoyao may no longer be the same person she was back then, but Qin Zhao can't forget that ray of light.

Qin Zhao exhaled a breath of stale air: "She used to be a very kind older sister to me."

I don't know if it's due to hormones during her period, but she seems to have become much more fragile.

She disliked those memories at all; every time she thought of them, it was like falling into a nightmare, sinking deeper and deeper, as if she could never escape them in this lifetime.

She pouted, her expression somewhat out of control. She opened her mouth, looking a little aggrieved, and asked, "Brother Yanci, can I hug you?"

She rarely reveals these emotions in front of others, and always uses many small gestures to cover them up, which actually makes them more obvious.

Shen Yanci looked at her, who seemed somewhat helpless with tears welling up in her eyes, and felt a lump in his throat.

His jealousy, anger, helplessness, and darkness seemed to vanish all at once.

Instead, a dense, throbbing pain rose in my chest.

Before he could even utter the word "can," Qin Zhao took a step forward and wrapped her arms around his waist.

The world seemed to fall silent all at once; he could only hear his own heart pounding like a drum.

Qin Zhao rubbed her fluffy head against his chest. The unpleasant perfume smell was gone, and she smelled sweet and fragrant again.

His body involuntarily tensed up; he wanted her to hold him tighter, yet he was afraid that his heartbeat would frighten her.

He held the door open, trying to calm his racing heart by breathing softly.

Qin Zhao's eyebrows seemed to furrow slightly. Had she noticed something?

He heard his own voice, which he was trying to keep calm—

"You've broken up with your boyfriend?"

"..."

Qin Zhao was both amused and exasperated: "You're just like Lin Shi."

"What's wrong with me?" Lin Shi's voice arrived before he did.

Qin Zhao gasped in fright, took two steps back, tripped over the door, and almost fell, but Shen Yanci pulled her hand back.

"..."

Shen Yanci was blocking the doorway, so Lin Shi could only crane his neck to look inside, and that's when he saw this scene.

He frowned, a look of unease on his face.

Looking at Shen Yanci, then at Qin Zhao, and then at their clasped hands: "Holy crap, are you two gay?"

"..."

Qin Zhao gripped the door and pulled his hand away: "Isn't it because you suddenly scared me that you became gay?"

"What did I scare you about? It's because you did something wrong."

Qin Zhao was startled by Lin Shi's words, which actually cleared her mind a bit. Realizing what she had just done, she really wished she could travel back a few minutes to clear her head.

She glanced at Shen Yanci and stubbornly insisted, "I didn't."

"I heard everything and you still say you didn't." Lin Shi scoffed, mimicking her tone from before, "How come you're just like Lin Shi?"

"And you still say you didn't talk badly about me behind my back!"

"..."

Shen Yanci glanced at him, her expression not very friendly: "You can listen to it in person if you want."

"..."

Qin Zhao went downstairs, and Shen Yanci glanced at Lin Shi impatiently. Why was he everywhere?

(End of this chapter)