Qin Jiao marveled at the book’s powerful narrative logic. She and Shen Feng were practically enemies now, yet they were still given opportunities to meet alone like this.
’Would something incredibly clichéd happen next, like Shen Yi, Lin Nian, or Sun Lili stumbling upon them?’
Shen Feng hadn’t expected to see Qin Jiao here either. He was momentarily stunned, then suddenly felt a wave of relief that he hadn’t let Lin Nian come back with him for a nap, even though she had insisted.
They had argued at home last night, and he hadn’t slept well. Since Lin Nian was busy at her shop, Shen Feng had come to his rental apartment alone to rest.
He never expected to see Qin Jiao.
For a while now, Shen Feng had been having recurring dreams. In those dreams, he was always with Qin Jiao.
They studied together, worked together, and lived together.
Of course, they faced many problems and hardships. They argued, and even broke up at one point, but in the end, they always found their way back to each other.
It was all so beautiful. But when he opened his eyes, the harsh reality of his situation would instantly fill him with anxiety.
He gazed at Qin Jiao, his eyes filled with deep affection. Just as he was about to speak, he realized she had only given him a single glance before walking right past, her eyes fixed straight ahead.
Panicked, Shen Feng reached out to grab her wrist. He just wanted to stop her; he couldn’t bear to see her walk away like that.
But Qin Jiao had recently learned a few moves from Ji Changxing, a security guard at the clothing factory. The techniques were effective enough against petty thugs, let alone a delicate scholar like Shen Feng.
So she deftly dodged his grasp, took several steps back, and watched him warily. "Shen Feng, what are you doing?"
Shen Feng was a bit stunned and looked down at his empty hand.
He said, "Qin Jiao, I didn’t mean anything by it. I just wanted to say hello."
"You can say hello with your words. You don’t need to use your hands."
Seeing her so wary, like a hedgehog with all its quills raised at him, made Shen Feng feel miserable.
"Qin Jiao, I don’t think we’ve ever had any reason to hate each other, have we?"
"Objectively speaking, no, we haven’t. But Lin Nian has. She framed me back in high school, and just recently, she had people spread rumors around the university, claiming I used dirty tricks to seduce Shen Yi. You’re still with Lin Nian, right? So how can you possibly expect me to be polite to you?"
Shen Feng was taken aback. "I... I don’t know why she would do that."
"I don’t know either. Why don’t you do me a favor and ask her for me? I let what happened in high school go; I considered that her one chance. But now I’m in university, and she still won’t leave me alone. What is her problem?"
A cold sneer touched Qin Jiao’s lips, and the indifference in her eyes was chilling.
She said, "She had someone abduct my little sister. I will never forgive her for that. Now she has the gall to come and stir up trouble right in front of me. From now on, I’ll make her pay every single time I see her. I, Qin Jiao, always keep my word! You can go back and tell her to stay the hell away from me!"
After saying her piece, Qin Jiao turned and walked away.
’Truthfully, she was a little confused. Why did Shen Feng always look at her with such pained hesitation, as if he were deeply in love but couldn’t bring himself to speak?’
’But in this life, the two of them had never been romantically involved in any way.’
’Could it be... that Shen Feng also knew the plot of the book?’
As Qin Jiao walked away without a hint of mercy, Shen Feng recalled her fierce expression and, surprisingly, found it cute.
’But he was also frustrated. No wonder Qin Jiao was always so hostile toward him. It was all Lin Nian’s fault!’
He was just about to leave when a fist suddenly flew out of nowhere and smashed right into the bridge of his nose!