Shocking! The school heartthrob who was adopted by a wealthy family is actually a heiress!

Chapter 254 Can I Date?
She had her exam at 10 o'clock, and went back to her study to review the key points again.

Around nine o'clock, she came out, but there was no one on the sofa.

There was no one in the living room, and the blanket was still a little warm.

She said, "Shen Yanci."

She frowned slightly and walked around the room in her slippers: "Shen Yanci."

She turned around and was startled when she saw the figure.

"Find me?"

Shen Yanci stood lazily by the door of the guest bathroom, his arms crossed, watching her. His bangs were slightly damp, indicating that he had just washed his face.

Qin Zhao: Why aren't you saying anything?

He raised an eyebrow: "Why make a sound when you're doing something wrong?"

"..."

Qin Zhao: "What did you do?"

"Now you know to ask." Shen Yanci took a long stride and walked towards her, stopping in front of her.

“A drunk woman,” he glanced at her, paused, “and a pretty one at that.”

“Bringing a man home.” He looked at her. “What do you think will happen?”

His tone wasn't harsh, and his eyes were fixed on her.

Qin Zhao pursed her lips: "The boy was slapped and forcibly kissed 11 times."

"..."

Her eyes were clear and her voice was neither too loud nor too soft: "This story teaches us that boys shouldn't casually take drunk girls home."

"..."

Shen Yanci was speechless for half a second: "You're still very proud?"

He lifted his eyelids slightly, bent down, and looked at her: "Do you really think I'm at a disadvantage, or do you think I won't do anything to you?"

The crisp scent pressed down, and Qin Zhao lowered his eyelids, fidgeting with his fingers.

"He was so drunk he didn't even know if I'd left or not." Shen Yanci paused. "At least he knew not to bring me into the room; he has some sense of safety."

"..."

"But if I really wanted to do something to you, do you think the sofa could stop me?"

Qin Zhao: "Didn't you set an alarm all night to check my vital signs?"

"..."

Shen Yanci: "Not everyone is like me."

She looked at him and said, "I don't bring just anyone back."

Qin Zhao lowered his eyelids: "Only my dad, my brother, and you have come."

After she finished speaking, she pursed her lips and went to the study to pack her schoolbag.

Shen Yanci paused for a moment, then chuckled.

His Adam's apple moved slightly.
She flirted with him again.

He raised his eyelids and looked toward the study.

He tilted his head and smiled.

cut.

Qin Zhao's exam is finally over.

She continued to seek psychological counseling from Lin Jianwei as always.

At the start of the routine psychological counseling session, she pursed her lips and asked, "Am I ready now?"

"You've gone through the toughest part of the neural remodeling, like an upgraded computer. While basic functions have been restored, some plugins still require regular maintenance."

Lin Jian smiled and said, "This is the sixth time you've asked me this question. Do you have any concerns or worries?"

"I don't know if I'm considered normal, or if I'll cause trouble for others." Lin Jianwei: "People with nearsightedness need to wear glasses, you just need some special care for your brain. But that doesn't mean you're abnormal, it just means your brain is programmed differently from others. The fact that you can think about this shows that you're very clear-headed."

The truly important people will help you cherish it.

Qin Zhao lowered his head and fidgeted with his fingers: "Can I date now?"

"The fact that you're asking this question shows that you're ready to take dating seriously. That in itself is progress," Lin Jian smiled. "Whether we're compatible in a relationship can be viewed from several perspectives."

"From the perspective of treatment progress, your core trauma has been handled relatively stably. During the functional reconstruction period, romantic relationships can also serve as a special form of rehabilitation training. However, just like when you underwent EMDR, there must be safety measures in place."

"Realistically speaking, your advantage is that your family can provide professional support, but you should also be aware that your background may complicate your romantic relationships, such as whether the other party has ulterior motives."

"The most crucial question is whether you are prepared to accept that being in a relationship might trigger emotional fluctuations."

Lin Jianwei: "My suggestion is that it's possible, but it should be started slowly."

"You can start gradually. In the first 1-3 months, you can establish a non-romantic platonic relationship, such as co-caring for therapy dogs; then you can move on to low-risk practices."

"Choosing the right person is more important than the relationship itself. An ideal partner should be someone with cognitive empathy, emotional stability, and basic psychological knowledge."

"In short, there's nothing wrong with you being in a relationship, you just need to have contingency plans and monitor it."

Qin Zhao lowered his eyelids: "Would I hurt him?"

"This awareness itself is a form of responsibility. The risk of harm depends 50% on your partner's psychological resilience, not on you alone. We can start by conducting a stress test on him, such as simulating a slight lapse in concentration in front of him and observing his reaction—"

“That means making him, like me, involved in this abnormal life.” She pursed her lips. “I’ve already hurt him once.”

"...The real perpetrators don't consider this issue. Building a culture of repair is more important than avoiding all risks. Allow for imperfect repairs. A 51% success rate is progress."

Qin Zhao: "Only a 51% success rate is unfair to him."

Lin Jianwei: "The 51% success rate you're worried about actually includes quantum superposition states—"

When the partner chooses to stay, the success rate collapses to 92%.

When your partner chooses to leave, the success rate collapses to 0%, but that's not your responsibility.

True fairness means allowing him to 'autonomously observe' this probability wave function.

……

Jiang Man spent a month in Alaska during her summer vacation, which began in June.

She called Qin Zhao to complain, "I'm never going to be a good person again."

Qin Zhao: "What's wrong?"

She took a sip of water, clearly furious.

“Last night, we were at the hotel bar when a girl said she was also staying at that hotel and came over to ask Fu Xinrong if he had a power bank. Fu Xinrong said no, but I said I did.”

"Oh, I wasn't sitting with him."

"Then the girl said that her phone was a bit troublesome and had been used for a long time, and asked Fu Xinrong if she could charge it in his suite."

"I was so stupid that I said it was fine and told her to use it as she pleased."

"guess what?"

Qin Zhao: "What's wrong?"

"Damn it, they came out of Fu Xinrong's suite together today! No! The three of them!" Jiang Man's face turned red with excitement as she told Qin Zhao the whole story.

"The girl went to Fu Xinrong's suite and said that her friend had forgotten his room key and asked if she could come and stay with him for the night."

"Guess what!"

Qin Zhao asked, puzzled, "You forgot your room key, why didn't you go to the front desk to get a new one?"

"..."

Jiang Man was exasperated: "Of course, she and her friend never booked a hotel room at all!"

"what?"

Jiang Man shook her head: "Zhao Zhao, you're still too naive!"

　Keeping a pet dog isn't really an option, but would gardenias be suitable?
　　(End of this chapter)