CHAPTER 1446: CHAPTER 1447: NO LONGER A THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILD

When Zong Wangyue mentioned it, you couldn’t help but look up and found that the server at the counter was Yan Zisu. At this moment, although Yan Zisu was wearing a mask and had changed into very ordinary clothes, her unique hairstyle stood out. In such a big place like Second Heights, it’s easy to recognize her.

In fact, the familiar figure you glimpsed in the internet café earlier was indeed Yan Zisu. She was probably there to deliver takeout.

Upon your gaze, Yan Zisu noticed you; however, she only gave you a fleeting glance before she was about to turn and leave.

Yet, at this moment, you suddenly reached out and grabbed Yan Zisu’s left arm, abruptly asking, "A part-time job?"

For some reason, Yan Zisu nodded instinctively; she didn’t avoid your inquiry.

"Bang!"

At this moment, Yu Zixiao slammed the table and stood up, storming towards you in a fit of anger.

"Let go of your filthy claws!"

Yu Zixiao immediately reached for your shoulder, but as soon as his right hand touched it, a sharp jolt of pain surged through his arm, causing his entire arm to tingle even after he pulled back abruptly.

"Your boyfriend?" you asked Yan Zisu.

Yan Zisu shook her head. She didn’t know why she shook her head; it was almost an instinctive reaction, as if eager to explain herself to you.

"Your friend?"

You asked again.

Yan Zisu continued to shake her head.

At this point, you simply turned your attention to Yu Zixiao, calmly looking at him and said, "Hey, if you’re not anything, why get so worked up?"

"I..." Yu Zixiao was momentarily at a loss for words. He had pursued Yan Zisu not just for a day or two; ever since he first saw Yan Zisu’s true appearance in high school, he felt his entire heart was drawn to this pure, elegant girl.

You no longer paid him any mind and turned to Yan Zisu instead, "Since you’re out doing part-time work, do you want to do one for me? The pay is hourly, eighty per hour."

Before Yan Zisu could even process it, she reflexively nodded.

When she came to her senses, her mouth, hidden behind the mask, slightly agaped. She couldn’t understand why she agreed to you. Even though she didn’t reject you internally, she had never so easily accepted another guy’s invitation before.

"Zisu, you..."

Yu Zixiao was stupefied. He had always been investigating Yan Zisu, and he knew everything about her, from her father Yan Dongqing who was bedridden with a serious illness, to her mother who had been laid off four years ago and re-employed three years ago as a cleaner for fifteen hundred a month, to her brother Yan Yuanzhi, who had been framed and imprisoned.

For more than two years, Yu Zixiao tried various ways to help Yan Zisu, to enter her world, but Yan Zisu shut him out firmly, resisting any help he offered, not giving him any opportunity.

He never expected that Yan Zisu would so easily agree to your offer.

"You go ahead and be busy, I’ll wait for you after your shift."

After a moment of silence, Yan Zisu turned and went into the kitchen.

Zong Wangyue, seeing this, immediately gave you a thumbs up and praised, "Old Shu, impressive! Sage Qing, I can’t believe our top scholar of Second Heights was won over by you just like that."

"It’s not as dirty as you think, I just want to be friends with her. Besides, a girl like her needs the help of someone with a heart," you said, deliberately glancing at Yu Zixiao with a slight smile, then lowered your head to eat your noodles.

"Li Muyun, Zisu is mine!" At this point, two of Yu Zixiao’s followers came over, standing behind him, attempting to intimidate you.

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You didn’t even lift your head, remarking plainly, "She doesn’t belong to anyone, at least not now. If you truly like her, show it with your actions."

"Fine! I swear, I will not lose to you!" Yu Zixiao angrily retorted, turned, and walked out of the small noodle shop.

"What an idiot! Doesn’t he realize he’s already lost the moment he turned his back?" Zong Wangyue sneered as Yu Zixiao sauntered out with his two followers.

Hearing this, you couldn’t help but look up at Zong Wangyue, laughing, "Oh, not bad, Zongzi, you’ve made some progress."

Receiving your compliment, Zong Wangyue chuckled wryly, "Old Shu, we’re not three-year-olds anymore. Some truths become evident, or else all these years reading novels and love stories would’ve been for nothing."

You nodded while eating your noodles, "Makes some sense."

"But novels are still just novels, they’re the constructs of authors. True love doesn’t really exist in real life."

"Tsk tsk, a teenage little fatty talking about their views on love in such a resigned tone, you must have been deeply hit."

"It hadn’t even started before it ended, straight-up given a death sentence." When Zong Wangyue mentioned this, he lost all mood for eating noodles, looking solemnly at you, "Old Shu, truth be told, I’ve always envied you since we were kids."

You slightly raised your head, questioning Zong Wangyue, "Envy what about me?"

Zong Wangyue’s statement puzzled you since you all grew up in the same yard, conditions were pretty much the same, and in your mind, Zong Wangyue was always a carefree type, whether before or after reincarnation.

"Let’s not dwell on other things, but your current appearance alone makes me envious." Zong Wangyue sighed, currently resembling more of an elder familiar with the ways of the world than a young high schooler who barely knows about budding feelings. "You should be well aware, my personal expectations aren’t high, I just want a simple life. A year’s time passes quickly, and soon it’ll be time for the college entrance examination."

"What relevance does that have?"

To you, Zong Wangyue was just the gluttonous, playful little fatty from your childhood. Yet time has passed, and Zong Wangyue has indeed grown up. At the very least, his eyes no longer carried the clarity they once had, now tinged with sorrow and dissatisfaction.

"Old Shu, there are too many people here, how about we go somewhere else to talk?"

"Fatty, this isn’t about the number of people, your spirits shouldn’t be swayed by external disturbances at any time. The reason humans are humans is that they possess emotions unlike beasts."

Looking intently at Zong Wangyue, you spoke each word clearly.

Zong Wangyue froze, speechless for a moment before finally saying, "I like Chen Susu, no, I love her!"

"Huh?"

Now you were the one who was baffled, immediately asking, "Did I hear you right?"

Truth be told, you didn’t have a good impression of Chen Susu; she left a bad impression on you.