Chapter 56: A Private Conversation (1/2)

Zhao Qingfeng tried to break free, but how could a 18-year-old boy overpower a driver who was also a part-time bodyguard? He remained pinned under the tree shade, eye to eye with the driver.

A minute later.

Liu Ruoxin hurried back, clutching something in her small hand.

As she approached, she opened her hand to reveal a bank card.

Zhao Qingfeng didn’t understand what she meant.

Liu Ruoxin spoke earnestly, “This is the New Year’s money I’ve saved myself. There’s over eight thousand in it. Take it. Haven’t you always wanted a computer? I’ll give it to you!”

This sudden gesture of goodwill took Zhao Qingfeng aback.

In the past, Zhao Qingfeng always paid for everything, while Liu Ruoxin never spent a penny.

Zhao Qingfeng glanced at the bank card in Liu Ruoxin’s hand and gently shook his head.

He indeed wanted his own computer, but he didn’t want it as a gift from anyone, especially not from Liu Ruoxin.

He coldly refused.

This seemed to make it even harder for Liu Ruoxin to accept. “Zhao Qingfeng, I really want to be with you this time. I want to help you achieve your dream. Can you really treat me like this? I won’t let you leave today if you don’t accept it!”

Crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide were Liu Ruoxin’s usual tactics.

And usually, as soon as she started crying, Zhao Qingfeng would soften and agree to anything.

This was the first time she made a scene. Could Zhao Qingfeng really remain heartless and refuse?

Liu Ruoxin looked at him with hopeful, innocent eyes. Zhao Qingfeng thought briefly and then reached out to take the bank card.

“For you.”

Liu Ruoxin reacted quickly, grabbing Zhao Qingfeng’s hand.

Her hand was soft and white, her fingers slender and delicate, unforgettable to anyone who touched them.

But Zhao Qingfeng, as if electrocuted, immediately let go again, stuffing the bank card into his pocket, saying impatiently, “I’ve taken it. Can I go now?”

Liu Ruoxin’s tears turned to smiles, and she coyly said, “I knew you couldn’t bear to leave me. Remember to add me on QQ after you buy the computer. You know my number. You’ve memorized it well.”

Zhao Qingfeng didn’t respond and looked at the driver.

After Liu Ruoxin’s approval, the driver stepped aside.

Zhao Qingfeng hailed a taxi, with Liu Ruoxin following him.

As he got into the taxi, Liu Ruoxin stood nearby, trying to look as cute and charming as possible, earning envious glances from the taxi driver.

“Remember to add me!”

As the taxi drove away, Liu Ruoxin stood on the sidewalk, waving and shouting, as if reluctant to part with a lover.

Zhao Qingfeng checked the time and realized he had wasted an hour. Being late was inevitable now, and he wondered if Sister Liu had managed the negotiation.

Three hundred meters away from the scene, he stuck his head out of the window to look back.

Liu Ruoxin was still standing there, her eyes filled with reluctance. Zhao Qingfeng smiled, took out the bank card from his pocket, and threw it out the window, shouting, “Here’s your card, take it back!”

The card fluttered in the wind, falling to the smooth ground and getting crushed under the wheels of passing cars.

Liu Ruoxin saw it clearly and felt as if her heart was being violently gripped.

Her driver became furious. “Ruoxin, we’ve caught the red light. This kid even dared to look back and laugh. He’s really asking for it. Do you want me to chase him down and teach him a lesson?”

Liu Ruoxin didn’t answer, standing still, staring at Zhao Qingfeng in the distance.

As they locked eyes, she seemed unable to control her emotions and burst into tears, crouching down, her shoulders shaking with sobs.

Zhao Qingfeng didn’t look back again and withdrew his gaze as the light turned green, and the vehicle moved on.

Liu Ruoxin took a while to stand up, her emotions and selfish thoughts swirling uncertainly in her heart.

The Zhao Qingfeng she once knew had changed.

Changed too much.

He had become cold, heartless, a stranger to her.

But inside her, a strange feeling was emerging.

It was itchy, like a seed growing upwards, breaking through the soil…

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