Chapter 266: Do You Like Zhaozhao?
Chapter 266: Chapter 266: Do You Like Zhaozhao?
Xie Huaizhen looked at Su Zhaozhao and nodded at her.
"What are you doing here?"
"Huai Zheng asked me to come. I happened to be heading into the city for some business, so here I am."
’Have Xie Huaizheng and Xie Huaizhen gotten this close?’
Su Zhaozhao found it a little strange.
Then, someone poked her on the arm.
Su Zhaozhao turned to see Shu Xue’s sparkling eyes. Shu Xue carefully tugged on her sleeve and whispered, "He’s the handsome guy I was just talking about."
’Aww, she had to take back what she’d just said. If it was for a guy this handsome, Shu Xue felt she could endure a little hardship here. It would be fine.’
’After all, it’s so rare to see a top-tier hottie like him!’
’There were so many men at school, but she’d never seen anyone this handsome.’
’Xie Huaizheng was one, and now this man in front of her was another.’
Seeing Shu Xue’s shy demeanor, Su Zhaozhao knew exactly what was going on.
’This girl has a crush on Xie Huaizhen.’
She couldn’t help but cough, then immediately put on a surprised expression.
"Oh my god, talk about a coincidence! Xie Huaizhen, do you remember? I told you last time that I got the wrong person, right? Back then, Huai Zheng also had the wrong fiancée."
Xie Huaizhen’s thin lips tightened as he stared at Su Zhaozhao.
Just the mention of it made a surge of anger rise in his heart.
It felt like something of his had been lost, picked up by someone else, and would never be returned.
Although he knew he was also to blame for this outcome.
If he hadn’t resented Su Zhaozhao so much back then and refused to acknowledge their connection, things wouldn’t have ended up this way.
After learning the truth and understanding his own heart’s choice, Xie Huaizhen often wondered: ’If I had been braver back then, would the outcome have been different?’
"Why are you suddenly bringing this up?" Xie Huaizhen asked, his tone cold.
Su Zhaozhao didn’t understand why he was angry again. She had already explained everything clearly to him last time.
’It seems he still doesn’t believe me.’
Su Zhaozhao immediately pulled Shu Xue in front of him.
"This is Huai Zheng’s fiancée. Her name is Shu Xue. Her surname sounds a lot like mine, which is why there was a mix-up back then."
Then, Su Zhaozhao said to Shu Xue, "This is my ex-fiancé, the one I told you I’d introduce you to. I originally came here to find him, but I got the wrong person."
’This time, I should be completely in the clear, right?’
’They’re both here now, which proves I wasn’t lying before!’
"It’s you!"
Shu Xue and Xie Huaizhen stared at each other and spoke in unison.
Su Zhaozhao knew Shu Xue was interested in Xie Huaizhen. If the two of them could get together, even though it was clichéd and melodramatic, it would be the best possible outcome for Su Zhaozhao.
’A happy ending for everyone!’
"What a coincidence," Shu Xue said, smiling at Xie Huaizhen. "Wouldn’t you call this fate?"
But unexpectedly, Xie Huaizhen’s expression was blank. "No. You should have shown up sooner."
After speaking, Xie Huaizhen picked up Shu Xue’s suitcase and put it in the trunk.
Then he said to her, "Get in the car. I’ll take you to West State Railway Station."
Shu Xue hadn’t expected Xie Huaizhen to be so cold. She couldn’t help but pout.
Su Zhaozhao was also surprised by Xie Huaizhen’s terrible attitude. ’Doesn’t he think this is fate?’
But she had done her part by making the introduction. The rest was up to Shu Xue.
’But if even Gu Qingran couldn’t win him over, could Shu Xue...?’
Thinking of how Gu Qingran was still locked up in a mental hospital, Su Zhaozhao shook her head.
"Zhaozhao, I’m leaving! Remember to come visit me when you have time!" Shu Xue said, waving at Su Zhaozhao as she got in the car.
"Okay, be careful on your way!" Su Zhaozhao replied with a smile.
"I will. It’s just going to be a bit hard to explain things to my grandpa, but don’t worry, I’ll make it clear to them. You don’t need to feel guilty. This is your fate. Cherish it!"
Su Zhaozhao froze. Shu Xue seemed a bit bubbly and carefree, but her mind was surprisingly perceptive.
She could tell that Shu Xue sensed her guilt over the whole mistaken identity affair.
Even though she and Xie Huaizheng were truly in love, it couldn’t hide the fact that she had also, in a way, unintentionally stolen Shu Xue’s happiness.
’Previously, she had thought of Xie Huaizheng as the male lead of a story, and the female lead never lacks for admirers, so she felt no psychological burden in choosing him.’
’But Shu Xue...’
’She didn’t know if, in the novel, Shu Xue ended up with Xie Huaizheng in the end.’
’But their roles weren’t major, so it was unlikely to be one of those plots where several high-quality men fall for the same girl.’
’If they only had each other, then Su Zhaozhao would still feel a little guilty.’
In the driver’s seat up front, Xie Huaizhen heard Shu Xue’s words and couldn’t help but glance at her in the rearview mirror.
’She’s really that magnanimous?’
"Oh, by the way, your skincare products are great, Zhaozhao. When I run out, can you mail some to me? I can pay for them."
"Of course! You can just write me a letter or call me when the time comes."
"Okay."
Shu Xue waved at Su Zhaozhao.
After the car started, the cabin fell silent, leaving only the sound of the engine.
Shu Xue sat behind Xie Huaizhen, staring at him.
’It really is fate, just like Su Zhaozhao said. Yesterday, when I thought he was just a handsome stranger, I was marveling at how good-looking he was.’
’And now I know he’s actually Su Zhaozhao’s childhood fiancé.’
’Su Zhaozhao hadn’t lied to me. But when I saw that his looks were on par with Xie Huaizheng’s, I was still surprised.’
’And I prefer this man’s temperament.’
’The gentle and refined type.’
’It’s just that from yesterday to today, he seemed to be in a bad mood, all cold and icy.’
So, Shu Xue didn’t dare to speak.
After a while, Xie Huaizhen spoke up. "You don’t blame Su Zhaozhao for stealing your fiancé?"
’He knew that an outstanding man like Xie Huaizheng would never lack for female admirers.’
’Shu Xue was his fiancée. She was the one who was supposed to marry him.’
"She didn’t steal him. She’s a victim, too." Shu Xue immediately corrected Xie Huaizhen. "She just got the wrong person. It wasn’t on purpose, so why would I blame her?"
’Besides, I feel that if I had been the one to look for Xie Huaizheng back then, we definitely wouldn’t have ended up together anyway.’
’Xie Huaizheng is so fierce. I don’t like that kind of aggressive man at all.’
Hearing this, Xie Huaizhen pressed his thin lips together and fell silent.
’This girl is quite broad-minded.’
’She doesn’t care about such things, but what about me? I’m always dwelling on it. Doesn’t that make me a bit narrow-minded?’
’But...’
’I truly regretted it. There were countless opportunities to tell Su Zhaozhao that I was her fiancé.’
’But at the time, hindered by my resentment, I refused to come clean.’
Just then, Shu Xue leaned forward and asked him, "Are you in love with Zhaozhao?"