Chapter 42 You Must Not Do Anything Stupid

The next day, when Ning Qiutang entered the school gate, Jiang Sheng put his arm around her shoulder from behind.

She was used to his physical contact. He was the only one in the school who dared to be so unrestrained. “Are you feeling better?”

Jiang Sheng took her backpack off her shoulders, naturally opened it and took out a breakfast box. He carried her backpack on his shoulder while he ate the steamed buns from the lunch box.

“Not really, I feel a little dizzy.”

Seeing that he wasn’t lying, Ning Qiutang said, “Why did you leave the hospital if you’re not feeling well? Didn’t the hospital prescribe you any medicine?”

Jiang Sheng ate eight steamed buns in one breath, not enough to fill his stomach. Boys have big appetites, especially someone like him who is 188 cm tall and weighs over 150 kilograms.

“Well, it’s because I miss Little Rose.” His eyes were deep and thick, without those annoying things affecting his body and mind, he felt relaxed.

Ning Qiutang still couldn’t get used to the embarrassing things he said. It didn’t match his cold and ruthless persona.

“Do you think it’s fun to tease me?”

He looked at her like she was a toy, holding her in his palm when he liked her and throwing her aside when he didn’t.

Jiang Sheng finished his breakfast and said casually, “There are many things that are fun, why would I specifically tease you?”

“Little Rose, why are you so sensitive? I won’t bully you.”

Ning Qiutang felt a chill run from the soles of her feet to her head, feeling uncomfortable. Goosebumps appeared all over her body. “Jiang Sheng, I still like your rebellious look before. Why don’t you go back to that?”

She always felt that he had ulterior motives, and she feared that she would fall into his trap if she wasn’t careful. She was afraid of losing control again and being unable to recover.

She said she didn’t like him anymore, why did he always come up to her and flirt with her?

It wasn’t that she was annoyed, it was just that… she was afraid of repeating the same mistakes.

“Ning Qiutang, I’m good to you, isn’t that good enough?” Jiang Sheng looked at her with deep eyes, she was always trying to keep her distance from him.

Ning Qiutang, feeling restless, said directly, “A weasel paying New Year’s greetings to a chicken, there’s no good intention.”

“Don’t say things like you suddenly discovered that I suit your taste. You want to play with me, I can guess it with my toes.”

She turned to leave.

Jiang Sheng pulled her back, gave her back her backpack, and they were almost at the teaching building. “First of all, I’m not a weasel and you’re not a chicken. Besides, you have such low self-esteem. Between us, besides entangled with each other, do you think you can really escape unscathed?”

“Tell me, what do you want to do to let me go?” Ning Qiutang felt a buzzing in her ears, she didn’t understand what he was saying.

She didn’t want to understand.

Jiang Sheng imprinted her beautiful face in his eyes, watching her persistent expression, he found it amusing. “It’s impossible forever.”

He let go of her.

Ning Qiutang really wanted to slap him again.

She turned and went upstairs, afraid of being caught by him again.

Jiang Sheng looked at her back, which seemed to be running as fast as she could, and a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. The person who used to love him to death suddenly turned back to the shore. She didn’t know that her shore was also him.

She still wanted to escape, tsk tsk, she was even immune to male charm. What had this girl been through?

“Third Brother, you threw your backpack to me, and you rushed to get Ning Qiutang’s backpack. Only I got hurt?” Chen Jinshi was carrying backpacks both in front and behind him, like a turtle.

Jiang Sheng walked upstairs without turning back. “You’re weak, exercise more. You fainted and don’t remember anything, what’s the use of you?”

“But bro, you don’t remember either?” Chen Jinshi also found it strange, he felt something was wrong.

“Damn it, I’m becoming like Zhao Linru, suspicious and paranoid.”

Jiang Sheng felt the weight of the Buddhist beads on his wrist. What happened last night? It seemed only one person knew.

…

Ning Qiutang returned to the classroom.

Yu Jiaojiao was crying her eyes out at her desk.

“Jiaojiao, what’s wrong?” Ning Qiutang asked, concerned. She looked like the sky had fallen.

Yu Jiaojiao, seeing her best friend finally arrive, buried her face in her arms. “What else could it be? I’m heartbroken.”

“Did Pei Tingxu announce something?” Ning Qiutang frowned slightly. Why was this happening so early? Wasn’t it supposed to be two years away?

Yu Jiaojiao nodded vigorously. “He said he’s already married.”

“I don’t believe it. That’s wrong. He was single yesterday.”

Clearly, Pei Tingxu had many fans in the class, mostly girls, and they couldn’t accept their idol’s marriage.

Ning Qiutang was immediately overwhelmed. “Jiaojiao, listen to me. Since he’s already married, just let it go. Don’t cry, okay? It’s okay. You can just like someone else. There are plenty of handsome guys in the entertainment industry.”

Yu Jiaojiao’s eyes were swollen from crying. “No, I only like him.”

“He’s mine.”

A hint of obsession appeared in the girl’s eyes. Her obsession with that person had reached the point of being ingrained in her bones. She wouldn’t allow anyone to touch her person.

Ning Qiutang was startled. She grabbed her shoulders and tried to persuade her. “Jiaojiao, don’t think like that. There are plenty of men in the world. You don’t need to bury your future for him. No one is worth hurting yourself for.”

“Tangtang, I’m just like this. Whoever I like, I’ll never change. But I’m petty. He either belongs to no one or only to me.”

Yu Jiaojiao had already made up her mind.

Ning Qiutang was suddenly speechless. No one could persuade someone who was so obsessed with love, especially someone like Yu Jiaojiao, who wouldn’t turn back even if she hit a wall.

“That’s not right. Wait, Jiaojiao. Let’s try a different approach. Since you like him so much, let’s try a different way to win him over, okay?”

Don’t imprison him, don’t bully him, don’t go crazy.

“What way?” Yu Jiaojiao’s heart was almost broken. She just wanted to get that person back.

Ning Qiutang immediately said, “Well, at least you need to let him know you, recognize you, right? You need to give both of you a chance to choose equally.”

“You need to see if he’s willing, not force him to do anything. Jiaojiao, liking someone doesn’t mean endlessly hurting them. If you do that, he’ll hate you for life.”

Yu Jiaojiao fell silent, seemingly thinking about what she said.

Ning Qiutang breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed she would have to keep an eye on Yu Jiaojiao for the next few days to prevent her from doing anything stupid.

For the rest of the day, Yu Jiaojiao was like a wilted flower, listless. She wasn’t interested in anything and kept looking at the trending searches on Weibo.

Ning Qiutang kept an eye on her. When school was over, she called out to Yu Jiaojiao to walk with her. However, Jiang Sheng sent her a message asking her to go to the warehouse behind the sports field.

She asked why.

He didn’t reply.

Yu Jiaojiao said, “It’s okay. I know what you mean. You’re right. I should give him a chance to choose. Don’t worry, I won’t do anything crazy.”

“Go ahead. I’ll wait for you.”

Ning Qiutang nodded and went to find Jiang Sheng.