"Thank you, Xiao Wu." Zhu Zhuqing stopped and gave Xiao Wu a grateful smile. "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known that Dai Mubai is such a disgusting person. Thank you for helping me see him clearly."
Although Zhu Zhuqing had a grateful smile on her face, Xiao Wu saw intense disappointment in her eyes.
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes revealed a hint of sadness and sorrow; her eyes even seemed slightly red, shimmering with tears.
"Zhu, Zhuqing…" Xiao Wu couldn't help but tremble slightly.
She felt like she had truly made a mistake. Not only did this completely break up Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, but it also caused the Shrek Seven Devils to fall apart and even made the strong Zhu Zhuqing cry… "I'm fine. It's just normal sadness. I thought he had changed, but I didn't expect him to still be that way," Zhu Zhuqing said calmly, wiping away the tears welling in her eyes.
"Alright, you two go back first. I want to be alone for a bit," Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath and said slowly.
"We'll stay with you," Xiao Wu said, looking at Zhu Zhuqing worriedly.
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head and said, "No need. I just need to be alone. You two go back first."
"Alright," Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong exchanged glances, both seeing helplessness and worry in each other's eyes. Then, they both sighed and turned to leave.
Zhu Zhuqing watched them leave, then slowly closed her eyes, leaned against the tree, and slowly slid down to squat on the ground, tears streaming down her face.
Bai Qinchen had been following the three girls, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong, since they left the campus, quietly observing everything that happened.
This scene was exactly the outcome he wanted: Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai completely broke up, and Zhu Zhuqing's heart was utterly shattered at this moment.
And he could seize this opportunity to enter her heart, replace Dai Mubai's position, and help Zhu Zhuqing heal her wounded soul.
As he thought about it, Bai Qinchen couldn't help but curl his lips.
"Zhu Zhuqing, why are you here?" Bai Qinchen pretended to stumble upon Zhu Zhuqing, looking at her with a puzzled expression.
Zhu Zhuqing heard the voice, opened her moist eyes, looked up at Bai Qinchen, then wiped away the tear stains from her eyes and said indifferently, "It's you."
"What's wrong? Are you crying?" Bai Qinchen deliberately moved closer to Zhu Zhuqing and asked in a caring tone.
Zhu Zhuqing frowned, moved a few steps to the side, maintaining her distance from Bai Qinchen, and said lightly, "Nothing. You saw wrong."
Although her relationship with Dai Mubai was completely shattered, it didn't mean she would open her heart to other men.
Bai Qinchen didn't mind. He took out a tissue from his pocket and handed it to Zhu Zhuqing: "Maybe I saw wrong. You probably got something in your eye. Wipe it."
"No need," Zhu Zhuqing didn't reach for Bai Qinchen's tissue, but said with a cold expression, "Thank you, I brought my own handkerchief."
As she spoke, she pulled out a handkerchief from her bosom and wiped her cheeks.
"Oh, if that's the case, then I won't force it," Bai Qinchen shrugged and said nothing more.
The two sat there quietly, neither of them speaking first.
After a long while, Zhu Zhuqing was the first to break the silence.
"What are you doing here?" Zhu Zhuqing glanced at him and asked.
"I saw you alone, so I'm keeping you company!" Bai Qinchen smiled gently.
"Who asked you to keep me company?" Zhu Zhuqing glared at Bai Qinchen, stood up, and walked forward.
"Hey, hey, hey, where are you going?"
"Mind your own business."
Bai Qinchen didn't say anything and continued to follow Zhu Zhuqing.
"Why are you following me?" Zhu Zhuqing stopped, turned around, and glared at him, asking.
"Nothing, I just see that you're in a bad mood and I'm afraid you'll do something foolish, so I'm following you," Bai Qinchen said with a smile.
"I'm going back to the academy."
"Oh, then it's on the way. I'm going back to school too," Bai Qinchen smiled and said.
Hearing Bai Qinchen say that, Zhu Zhuqing quickly turned her head and walked in another direction.
Seeing this, Bai Qinchen continued to follow her.
"Didn't you say you were also going back to school?" Zhu Zhuqing furrowed her delicate brows and said coldly.
"Before I said that, I said I was afraid you'd do something foolish, so I'm following you," Bai Qinchen still smiled gently.
"I don't need you to follow me," Zhu Zhuqing refused indifferently, quickening her pace as if trying to shake off Bai Qinchen.
However, Bai Qinchen stubbornly followed her.
"Aren't you annoying?!" Zhu Zhuqing suddenly stopped, turned her head sharply, and stared coldly at Bai Qinchen, "I warn you, don't follow me anymore, or don't blame me for being impolite to you."
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were cold and sharp, as if they wanted to pierce Bai Qinchen's chest.
But Bai Qinchen was fearless, still looking at her with a smile on his face.
"Hmph!" Zhu Zhuqing snorted coldly, her eyes narrowed, and a powerful killing intent instantly erupted. She transformed into a gust of wind, sweeping towards Bai Qinchen. Her right fist swung out, smashing fiercely into his abdomen.
"Ugh~" Bai Qinchen was hit in the stomach, grunted, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
He clutched his stomach, gasping in pain.
"You, why didn't you dodge?" Zhu Zhuqing froze when she saw Bai Qinchen not dodge a single step, taking her heavy punch head-on.
Bai Qinchen smiled, extended his arms, wrapped them around Zhu Zhuqing's slender waist, and pulled her into his embrace.
"What are you doing? Let go of me!" Zhu Zhuqing struggled, trying to push Bai Qinchen away, but one sentence from Bai Qinchen made Zhu Zhuqing completely freeze in place.
"Does that make your anger subside?" Bai Qinchen's gentle words echoed in her ear, making Zhu Zhuqing feel a moment of trance.
The reason she was in a trance was that the punch just now had indeed dissipated much of the anger in her heart, but she didn't understand why Bai Qinchen would do this.
Another reason was that when she was held in Bai Qinchen's arms, the Dismal Hand of Soul Destruction also took effect.
Bai Qinchen could have forcibly embraced Zhu Zhuqing and used the Dismal Hand of Soul Destruction earlier, but the consequence of doing so might have been that Zhu Zhuqing, in extreme anger, would launch a frenzied attack on Bai Qinchen.
That's why Bai Qinchen chose to take the punch head-on, to dissipate the anger in Zhu Zhuqing's heart, and then, combined with the Dismal Hand of Soul Destruction, it would lower Zhu Zhuqing's psychological defenses to their lowest point.
"You, why did you do that?" Zhu Zhuqing remained quietly in Bai Qinchen's embrace, and after a long time, she finally asked.
"I can feel that you're very sad," Bai Qinchen held Zhu Zhuqing's waist tightly and whispered.
"What does it have to do with you…"
"Cry if you want to. You'll feel much better after you cry," Zhu Zhuqing was about to retort something else when Bai Qinchen interrupted her.
"I, why would I cry? I, I'm not…" Zhu Zhuqing bit her red lip lightly, stubbornly refusing to admit it, yet tears streamed down her face.
Before Bai Qinchen arrived, she was already crying, but because of Bai Qinchen's appearance, she held it back, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
Now, Bai Qinchen's gentle voice shattered the softest defense in her heart, making her unable to hold back any longer, and tears flowed.
"Cry, cry. Let all the sadness and grievances in your heart out," Bai Qinchen kept patting Zhu Zhuqing's back, coaxing her softly.
"Waaah~~"
Finally, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but burst into loud sobs.
"Why, why did he do that?!" Zhu Zhuqing's fists continuously landed on Bai Qinchen's body, punching and venting all her emotions.
Bai Qinchen naturally knew why Zhu Zhuqing was so sad. He let Zhu Zhuqing hit and scold him, not resisting at all, allowing her to fully vent her sadness and grievances.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Zhuqing grew tired, cried enough, and her emotions stabilized.
"Tha, thank you…" Zhu Zhuqing wiped the remaining tear stains from her face and said choked up.
"You feel much better now, don't you?" Bai Qinchen asked softly.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
"The person who made you sad, was it Boss Dai Mubai?" Bai Qinchen suddenly asked.
Zhu Zhuqing was slightly stunned, but still nodded gently.
"What did he do? To make you so sad?" Bai Qinchen asked, knowing the answer.
"He went to a brothel to find women. I caught him, and he still wouldn't stop," Zhu Zhuqing sniffled and said slowly.
Because of that cry, she had completely opened her heart to Bai Qinchen, willing to confide her troubles to him.
"What?! He actually did such a thing? I'll go find him!" Bai Qinchen looked indignant, making a move as if to go find Dai Mubai and seek justice for Zhu Zhuqing.
"Don't, don't go!" Zhu Zhuqing quickly hugged Bai Qinchen, shaking her head.
Bai Qinchen looked at her in confusion.
"He and I have no relationship anymore. If he likes to play, just let him be," Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath and said indifferently.
"But he actually made you so sad and upset, I must teach him a lesson," Bai Qinchen insisted.
However, Zhu Zhuqing held Bai Qinchen's body tightly, refusing to let go no matter what.
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"He made you so sad, and you still want to protect him?" Bai Qinchen asked softly.
"I just don't think it's necessary," Zhu Zhuqing gently shook her head.
"Why?"
"Then why do you want to stand up for me?" Zhu Zhuqing asked softly, her beautiful eyes fixed on Bai Qinchen, as if she wanted to see through him.
"Because…" Bai Qinchen pursed his lips, hesitating to speak.
"Because of what?" Zhu Zhuqing pressed on.
"Actually, the first time I saw you, I fell in love with you," Bai Qinchen was silent for a while, and after a long time, he stared intently into Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful eyes and slowly spoke, his words surprising Zhu Zhuqing greatly.
"You… are you serious?" Zhu Zhuqing blinked, a little confused.
"Mm," Bai Qinchen responded, leaning his head a bit closer to Zhu Zhuqing, their faces even closer.
"It's just that I heard you and Dai Mubai were a couple, so I hid these feelings in my heart," Bai Qinchen said, a bitter smile appearing on his lips.
"If Dai Mubai loved you and cherished you, I wouldn't say anything. I would just wish you well from afar. But now that he's done something like this to you, how could I possibly stand by and do nothing?" Bai Qinchen's eyes were fixed on Zhu Zhuqing, filled with tenderness and admiration.
Zhu Zhuqing stared blankly at Bai Qinchen, her heart pounding wildly, her pretty face turning red hot, even her earlobes became crimson, and her breathing became rapid.
"Are you serious?" Zhu Zhuqing asked tremblingly.
"Of course," Bai Qinchen's gaze was burning.
"…" Zhu Zhuqing's face grew even redder.
She didn't know why, but Bai Qinchen's words brought a sense of sweetness to her heart.
Dai Mubai hadn't failed to say sweet nothings to her; in fact, his words were even more cloying than Bai Qinchen's, but she had never been as moved as she was today, as if her heart was about to burst from her chest.
"So, I want to stand up for you, I want to teach Dai Mubai a lesson for you, because he hurt you, the one I like," Bai Qinchen said word by word. After he finished speaking, Bai Qinchen cupped Zhu Zhuqing's delicate face with both hands, leaned down, and kissed her.
In that instant, Zhu Zhuqing completely froze, stunned.
She had never imagined that her first kiss would be gone just like that, not given to Dai Mubai, whom she originally thought was her destined one, but to Bai Qinchen, whom she had only known for a few days and met a few times.
She didn't resist Bai Qinchen's kiss; on the contrary, she inexplicably, and of her own accord, extended her tongue, intertwining it with Bai Qinchen's lips.
After a long while, Bai Qinchen reluctantly left Zhu Zhuqing's red lips, his eyes looking at Zhu Zhuqing filled with fervent admiration and infatuation.
Facing Bai Qinchen's fervent gaze, Zhu Zhuqing's heart trembled violently. She frantically avoided Bai Qinchen's eyes, not daring to look at him again.
"Zhuqing, I will take care of you for the rest of my life. I hope you can consider me," After a moment, Bai Qinchen reined in his fiery gaze and looked at Zhu Zhuqing seriously, uttering this heartwarming confession.
"I… Could you give me some time to… consider it?" Zhu Zhuqing's voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
"I won't force you to agree right now. I know you need time to process it," Bai Qinchen chuckled. "I'll give you time to think slowly; you don't need to rush to give me an answer right away. I look forward to your reply."
Bai Qinchen was not in a hurry to win over Zhu Zhuqing; after all, for all things, only the outcome after going through the process is the most exciting.
It's like playing soccer; a shot without defenders or a goalkeeper might go in, but it won't give anyone any excitement.
Only when the opponent defends desperately, breaking through their defense, and finally breaking through the goalkeeper's defense to enter the penalty area, can it be considered a brilliant, exhilarating, and exciting match.
Moreover, if he were to forcefully demand Zhu Zhuqing's agreement now, it might backfire. After all, she had always rejected even Dai Mubai, so how could she suddenly agree to him?
Since Xiao Wu reported the incident and Zhu Zhuqing caught Dai Mubai cheating, the atmosphere among the Shrek Seven Devils had become tense. Xiao Wu also felt somewhat guilty because of this, and her mood had been deteriorating daily.
"What's wrong with you? Why have you been so down?" In the small forest, Bai Qinchen looked at Xiao Wu, who had been frowning all the time, and couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing!" Xiao Wu forced a smile.
"Tell me honestly, I don't want to see you with such a long face," Bai Qinchen held Xiao Wu in his arms, gently stroking her soft hair, and said with a hint of dominance in his tone.