CHAPTER 229: CHAPTER 229: THE BYSTANDER SEES MOST OF THE GAME

Song Yang’s sudden coldness startled Su Ni.

He had never spoken to her so seriously before.

"I don’t want to hear about it. That woman has bad intentions." Her temper was even worse than his.

"Are you trying to piss me off?" Song Yang raised his hand, pretending he was going to hit Su Ni.

But the girl in front of him didn’t seem scared at all. Her eyes were incredibly bright, staring straight at him.

Song Yang thought about it for a moment and ultimately withdrew his hand.

"Forget it. I don’t care what you think. Just don’t tell my mom about it. If you do, you’ll regret it!"

With that, Song Yang left Su Ni behind and walked away.

For a long time, Su Ni turned her head and looked at the boy’s disappearing figure. She thought Song Yang was really foolish!

That Yun Sisi clearly didn’t seem like a nice person, yet he poured his heart out to her.

Unfortunately, she couldn’t go to his mom this time, so she decided to confront Yun Sisi herself to warn her to leave Song Yang. At that time, Yun Sisi said she would talk to Song Yang. Who would have thought the next day, Song Yang came to find her, looking angry: "Su Ni, didn’t I warn you not to bully Sisi?"

Thinking of Sisi crying pitifully like pear blossoms in the rain while complaining to him, Song Yang felt his anger ignited.

Sisi had said: "Is it because I’m no longer the Yun Family’s daughter? Everyone looks down on me now, thinking I’m not good enough for you, right?"

Hearing those words, Song Yang felt a sharp pain in his heart.

She was clearly a princess, and it was him who wasn’t good enough for her. Yet she thought she was unworthy of him so humbly.

Those words triggered Song Yang’s masculinity, making him determined not to allow others to bully his woman anymore.

At that moment, Song Yang resembled an enraged lion, terrifying Su Ni.

She stayed silent.

"I told you not to interfere, yet you still did, didn’t you?" Song Yang snatched Su Ni’s backpack, threw it to the ground, and viciously stomped on it twice.

"Next time you do this, your fate will be the same as this backpack."

Without even glancing at Su Ni, Song Yang turned and left.

Su Ni squatted down, picked up the backpack, and for some reason, tears began to fall uncontrollably.

Even when she got into a fight and broke a bone, stayed hospitalized for two months, she hadn’t cried.

Even when she was expelled by the school and ostracized by classmates, she hadn’t cried.

Even when her father scolded her and made her stand outside all night, she hadn’t cried.

But for some reason, at this moment, she couldn’t hold back her tears.

She felt extremely aggrieved. Why did Song Yang have to fall for such a manipulative woman, who was clearly using him?

She was really afraid he would end up hurt.

She didn’t want Song Yang and Yun Sisi to be together.

Su Ni thought and thought, and finally she thought of someone.

Yun Shifei was stopped by Su Ni after school. Seeing the girl in front of her, even though it had been a year, she still hadn’t forgotten Su Ni’s face.

Because their last meeting had left such a strong impression on her.

The girl in front of her had short hair with a few streaks of red dye, a gloomy look in her eyes, and didn’t seem like the type to be a good student.

Yun Shifei instinctively gripped her backpack, her face full of caution: "What do you want?"

She thought about how she hadn’t even seen Song Yang recently, so surely he wasn’t looking to pick on her again.

Besides, there were plenty of people coming and going at the school gate. If Su Ni wanted to do something to her, she could just shout, and people would rush in to stop her.

While Yun Shifei was contemplating Su Ni’s motive, Su Ni suddenly bent down and bowed ninety degrees to her.

"I’m sorry, Yun Shifei. I want to apologize for the wrongs I’ve done to you before."

This unexpected apology left Yun Shifei feeling confused.

This matter had long passed—why look for her now? There had to be something more to it.

Sure enough, in the next moment, Su Ni said, "I have something to talk to you about. Would you be willing to listen?"

At a dessert shop near the school, Yun Shifei ordered a bowl of mango sago pudding and, while eating, quietly listened as Su Ni explained everything. She found it a bit unbelievable.

"So, Song Yang is with Yun Sisi, and you came to me?"

This was rather strange.

She no longer had any connection with Song Yang or Yun Sisi.

Su Ni nodded: "Right now, you’re the only one who can help me separate Brother Yang and Yun Sisi."

"Why?"

"Brother Yang still feels guilty towards you. I heard he even wanted to give you a necklace, but you refused. At that time, he said he would look for something else to make it up to you. You could tell him to break up with Yun Sisi and ask him to promise you this one thing."

Yun Shifei looked at the girl in front of her. She had a ruthless side, yet on the other hand, she seemed so naive—naive enough to believe her words alone could make Song Yang and Yun Sisi break up.

She was such a contradiction, yet she revealed an unrefined rawness.

But everyone had multiple facets.

"You probably know better than anyone how much Song Yang likes Yun Sisi, right?" Yun Shifei said.

Su Ni paused. Yes, he had liked her since freshman year of high school through senior year—three full years.

"You probably also know how many times Yun Sisi has rejected him during this period, right?"

That’s right... They had only recently gotten together.

"Think about it. He liked her for so many years, even after being rejected countless times by Yun Sisi. Now that Yun Sisi isn’t as admired as before, many people don’t like her anymore, yet he’s still devoted to her. Do you think it’s a love I can shake?" Yun Shifei realized she could easily see the truth in others’ relationships, yet her own emotions were always chaotic.

Maybe this was the classic case of being blind to your own life but clear-headed about others’.

Su Ni’s face turned pale as Yun Shifei’s words hit her, making her feel sad and awkward.

Her body shivered, her eyes reddened, unable to accept the harsh truth.

That was, Song Yang really, deeply loved Yun Sisi.

The more Su Ni thought about it, the more unbearable it became.

Yun Shifei looked at her and asked, "Do you like Song Yang?"

Su Ni snapped back to reality and immediately returned to her previous demeanor: "Who likes him!"

As she spoke, she stood up and looked at her: "Thank you for your advice. This meal is on me. I’ll head out first."

With that, Su Ni walked out of the shop, leaving Yun Shifei sitting alone.

Yun Shifei scooped a piece of mango into her mouth and stared at the untouched milk tea that Su Ni had left, thinking to herself, what a waste.

She thought of their triangular relationship and couldn’t help but reflect on her own, feeling a bit conflicted.

Maybe she just wasn’t cut out for love. In her previous life, she had suffered because of it, and even in this life, it seemed no different.

Luckily, she wasn’t as miserable as she had been in her past life. So she decided to focus on her career instead!

Time flew by; soon, it was time for the college entrance exams.

Ming Zeqi tutored Yun Shifei one last time after being her tutor for almost three years. Watching her transform from a clueless student to this, he felt both sentimental and a sense of accomplishment.

"Shifei, you’ve practiced enough test questions. Over the next few days, don’t drill anymore. Just review the material systematically. During the exam, don’t get nervous; treat it like a regular quiz. I believe in you—you can definitely do it!"

Yun Shifei nodded.

Ming Zeqi pulled out a gift from his bag and handed it to Yun Shifei—it was an amulet with the words "Ace Every Exam" on it, looking particularly cute.

"I’ll be waiting for you at Nan City University! I hope you can come and be my junior there." He genuinely believed Yun Shifei had a good chance of getting into Nan University.

Yun Shifei smiled faintly. Maybe Ming Zeqi would end up disappointed.