Sun Lili looked a bit haggard; she hadn’t had a good holiday at all.
"Qin Jiao, are you free?" she asked. "I’d like to talk to you."
Qin Jiao glanced at the time. Her parents had said they would all go back to the siheyuan together at six. She still had some time.
"Sure. We can talk for half an hour. After that, I have to go meet my parents."
"Okay."
The two of them walked to a small pavilion by the library entrance. Most people had gone to eat by this time, so the area wasn’t crowded.
Qin Jiao asked, "So, what’s up? Is something wrong?"
Sun Lili asked, "Do you know Lin Nian?"
"I do," Qin Jiao replied. "She was my high school classmate, and she was also Shen Feng’s girlfriend back then."
Hearing the word "girlfriend," a flash of pain crossed Sun Lili’s eyes. She clasped her hands and said, "Yeah... You were there that day, so you already know. That Lin Nian came back for Ah Feng, and she won’t leave him alone. Now my parents don’t want me to be with Ah Feng anymore, but I can’t bear to let him go."
Qin Jiao wasn’t surprised to hear her say this.
’In this book, a powerful logic was at play. It dictated that Sun Lili had to like Shen Feng, and if her own will wasn’t firm enough, she would be influenced and bound by it.’
’She had already managed to help her family break free from that logic through her own efforts, and Shen Yi himself was the best example.’
Qin Jiao and Sun Lili weren’t particularly close. If she said too much now, Sun Lili might not trust her the way Xiao Shi and the others did.
Qin Jiao simply said, "It’s normal to like someone and not want to give up when you face hardship. But first, you need to determine who’s more important in Shen Feng’s heart: you, or Lin Nian, the woman who lost his child."
Sun Lili looked up in astonishment. "So that story is true? Lin Nian was really pregnant with Ah Feng’s child?"
"Yes. But Lin Nian might not be that important to him, either. Otherwise, on the very day of our college entrance exams, when she had a miscarriage, was taken away by an ambulance, and was also wanted by the police for questioning—why was Shen Feng able to finish his exams completely unaffected and even get a good score?"
A dazed look appeared on Sun Lili’s face.
’Logically, she should have been happy to hear that Ah Feng didn’t care that much about Lin Nian.’
’But to learn that he could remain completely indifferent—continuing his exams without batting an eye while his girlfriend was having a miscarriage and being taken away by the police?’
’That... that was a little terrifying!’
Qin Jiao said calmly, "So, your current struggle isn’t the real problem. You first need to determine how much, or how little, Shen Feng cares about you. If it’s even less than how much he cared for Lin Nian..."
She didn’t finish the sentence, but a person smart enough to get into North City University shouldn’t be too slow on the uptake.
She had to leave space for Sun Lili to think for herself.
If Qin Jiao said too much, the other girl would be less likely to believe her.
Sure enough, Sun Lili was lost in conflicted thought.
Seeing that time was nearly up, Qin Jiao prepared to leave. But just as she turned, she heard Sun Lili say from behind her, "Qin Jiao, in terms of looks, grades, and character, you’re so much better than that Lin Nian. Why didn’t you and Ah Feng get together back in high school?"
Qin Jiao turned back, looking at Sun Lili in confusion.
Sun Lili bit her lip. "Ah Feng is an excellent person. There’s no doubting that."
Qin Jiao smiled.
"Then the reason is simple," she said. "I don’t like Shen Feng."