Chapter 5: Why Are You Suddenly Not Pursuing Me Anymore?

“We’re doing business!”

Guo Zihang was the type who could smile warmly at anyone. If he was a bit better looking he could definitely be considered a “warm man”, but unfortunately his looks weren’t up to par. He could only barely be considered a passionate Brother Bolin.

So when Wang Huiru asked what they were doing, Guo Zihang directly spilled the beans about them selling boxed meals today, his words full of pride as if it was something to brag about.

In fact, Guo Zihang wasn’t wrong. This matter was indeed quite impressive if you talked about it.

You have to know, high school students of this era were quite shy. They would get nervous for a long time just from being asked for directions by a stranger, let alone going out to make money.

Of course, there were indeed some high school students who wanted to experience life and had thoughts of making money.

But at most they would do a part-time job, hand out some flyers.

But Jiang Qin was actually able to use the tactic of “empty glove white wolf” to make a few hundred bucks, doing a middleman buy-and-sell to earn the price difference. Who wouldn’t be baffled hearing about this?

Wang Huiru’s dad was an elementary school teacher with a monthly salary of only three thousand yuan. After deducting the five insurances and one fund, spread out it was less than a hundred per day.

Although the amount earned can’t be measured by the average, Jiang Qin being able to make 270 yuan in a day was already a huge shock to their worldview.

Especially when they heard Guo Zihang vividly describe how Jiang Qin nonchalantly tossed cigarettes to the internet cafe manager and sold an address for two hundred yuan, Jiang Qin’s image directly grew quite a bit taller in Wang Huiru’s heart.

“Jiang Qin, why did you suddenly start learning to do business?”

“To save up money to marry a wife.” Jiang Qin casually made up an excuse.

Wang Huiru was amused into a chuckle by his words, “You’re starting to save up from now? Just how precious of a wife are you trying to marry?”

Jiang Qin slightly raised the corner of his mouth, “That depends on how many I’m marrying. The more I marry, the more money I’ll need.”

“You want to marry several? In your dreams!”

Afterwards, Wang Huiru also chatted with Guo Zihang about filling out college applications, her tone full of yearning for university life.

While Jiang Qin remained in the perspective of a spectator the whole time, a smile on his face, not really saying anything more.

He had already experienced university once, so he didn’t have too much yearning or desire to interject.

Even if many of Guo Zihang and Wang Huiru’s fantasies about university life were way off the mark, he didn’t go out like a know-it-all elder brother to correct them.

Life is something you need to experience yourself for it to have meaning. No one has the right to self-importantly shatter other people’s hopes, even if you really do know a lot. You have to consider if the other person even wants to know.

And during this process, Chu Siqi had slightly cold eyes and a gloomy expression as she looked at Jiang Qin.

From the moment she rejected Jiang Qin’s confession, she felt as if he had become a different person.

He didn’t look for her on QQ anymore, didn’t send good morning and good night anymore, didn’t secretly leave messages on her Qzone anymore. Even his avatar and signature had changed.

It was as if they had already become strangers.

The most infuriating thing was, yesterday she had been in the mood to look at his Qzone when she was suddenly forcibly logged out. When she went back in, she found that his Qzone was already locked.

This made her feel restless and the more she thought about it the more wronged she felt. So she pretended to be casual and sent him a message asking why he locked his Qzone. Was it locked for everyone or just her?

In the end, up until now, Jiang Qin hadn’t even replied with half a punctuation mark.

But based on what?

It was you who liked me, not me who liked you. What are you basing this on to suddenly not send me messages anymore, to not let me visit your Qzone!

I never clearly said I disliked you or told you to stop pursuing me. What are you basing this on to unilaterally decide to give up!

Thinking of this, Chu Siqi couldn’t help but recall that afternoon when she took the bus home. She encountered Jiang Qin on the roadside and thought he had come to apologize.

She had it all thought out at the time. If Jiang Qin’s attitude was good enough and admitted he was just talking tough, then she might give him a slight chance.

But who would have thought he just slightly nodded his head and then rode away on his bike and disappeared.

Teenage girls have very sensitive hearts and very proud self-esteem. Being treated like this by someone who used to ardently pursue her, anyone would feel a belly full of grievances.

So as soon as Chu Siqi got home she threw a tantrum and vowed to never say another word to Jiang Qin!

Even if Jiang Qin apologized however much, begged however much, she would not soften her heart one bit.

But up until just now, when she once again ran into Jiang Qin on the street, Chu Siqi couldn’t help but start imagining again.

She secretly thought in her heart, as long as Jiang Qin took the initiative to say hi and admitted he was wrong in a fawning manner, then she could also coldly reply a few words to him.

But what she didn’t expect was that Jiang Qin stood there calmly from beginning to end. Other than chatting a few words with Wang Huiru, he didn’t even glance at her.

The more Chu Siqi thought about it the angrier she got, her ample chest heaving non-stop, subconsciously exerting force on Wang Huiru’s arm that she had linked with her own.

The pained Wang Huiru came back to her senses. She glanced at her bestie, then at Jiang Qin, suddenly recalling the emotional entanglement between the two on the day of the college entrance exam.

No wonder these two haven’t spoken at all.

Jiang Qin is probably feeling inferior and doesn’t dare speak to the goddess who rejected him, right?

Actually, Wang Huiru had a pretty good impression of Jiang Qin.

Especially after hearing Guo Zihang’s praise of Jiang Qin, it made her feel he had a kind of maturity that other boys didn’t have.

So she planned to help Jiang Qin out. Maybe she could bring about a good match?

“Jiang Qin!”

“Hm?”

A hint of craftiness flashed through Wang Huiru’s eyes, “You just said you were earning money to marry a wife. Were you hinting at our Siqi?”

Jiang Qin’s face paled and even his right eyelid started twitching, “Give me a break.”

“Wasn’t that it?”

“The temple is too small, I don’t have the good fortune.”

Hearing these words, Chu Siqi couldn’t hold it in anymore. She clenched her silver teeth together, a layer of moisture welling up in her eyes, “Jiang Qin, what exactly do you mean?”

Jiang Qin waved his hand, “Nothing. I’m leaving first. You guys continue playing.”

“You’re not allowed to leave. I haven’t let you leave so you’re not allowed to leave!”

Jiang Qin pretended not to hear and waved his hand. He got on his bike by the roadside and rode away without looking back, merging into the crowd on the street.

Reborn in this life, there was no need to explain too much to people he wouldn’t have ties with in the future. So he didn’t even bother speaking.

Stay true to the original aspiration, keep the mission firmly in mind. You thought I was joking?

Chu Siqi stood in place watching his retreating back, feeling utterly aggrieved, tears uncontrollably spilling out from her eyes.

She wasn’t like those cliche female leads in novels who suddenly discovered they liked Jiang Qin and felt regret.

She just felt that Jiang Qin seemed to look down on her now, as if she was some detestable thing he avoided at all costs.

Seeing her bestie choked up and speechless, the Wang Huiru beside her instantly panicked.

Wasn’t it the bestie who rejected Jiang Qin’s confession?

How come now Jiang Qin left and the bestie is crying? What scene is this?