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

Chapter 313 That day is almost here again.
Qin Zhao glanced at him: "Shen Yanci."

"Hmm?" His expression had a forced naturalness.

Qin Zhao pursed her lips and said softly, "I want to hold your hand a little longer."

She took his hand first. Shen Yanci looked at their clasped hands and then at her, his emotions rippling like the surface of a lake disturbed by the wind.

He let her lead him, and they walked half a circle around the villa.

There was a small bug behind her ear.

Shen Yanci stopped and approached to grab him, the shadow and body heat falling as his fingers touched the skin behind Qin Zhao's ear. Qin Zhao's breathing hitched slightly, as if he had to use some strength to avoid pulling back.

His fingers paused, his eyelids lowered, he tossed the insect aside, and his voice was faint, like a silent accusation after being misunderstood: "There's an insect."

Qin Zhao hummed in agreement, his lips moving slightly as he said, "Thank you."

Shen Yanci's lips remained straight, and he didn't say anything more.

Returning to the villa entrance, Shen Yanci released her hand.

Qin Zhao grasped his fingertips: "Can we hold hands a little longer?"

Shen Yanci blinked slightly, the veins on the back of his hand throbbed, and he flicked her forehead: "It's too hot, I need to go back and take a shower."

He gave all his reasons, and Qin Zhao nodded: "Then let's hold hands again tomorrow."

Shen Yanci hummed in agreement.

Qin Zhao looked at him for two seconds, turned around, took two steps, and then came back.

She hugged him.

Shen Yanci was taken aback. His arms were filled with her, and a hint of grievance suddenly appeared in his eyes.

He raised his hand, but in the end, he didn't bring it down.

Qin Zhao thought about his complaint about being hot, but only hugged him for a few seconds: "You can't finish your work, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

As she let go, Shen Yanci looked down at her as she left his embrace, his lips pursed.

Qin Zhao looked at him and said, "I'm going home."

A faint smile appeared on Shen Yanci's lips: "Mm."

He watched her enter the house and then slowly walked back home.

Shen Yanci did not take a shower after returning home.

He lay on the sofa, one arm behind his head, holding a cheap plastic sheet in his hand, which was wrinkled, tattered, and old.

Inside was a brand new red rope.
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"These are supposed to be a pair. If you buy one, the other one will be heartbroken."

"This is just a diplomatic phrase used to sell things."

"Then you can keep it. Maybe what your mother-in-law said is true. You can give it to your partner later."

Her expression and tone were so clear that a smile appeared in Shen Yanci's eyes, his gaze gentle.

The red hue spread before my eyes, as if tinged with dampness, and then the scene shifted back to that gloomy, rainy day.
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"Brother Yanci, please stop being so nice to me."

"All you want to do is kiss, is that it? What's the difference between you and Jiang Yan!"

"I have everything. My mom, dad, and brother are all very good to me." Qin Zhao lowered her eyes. "I don't want you to kiss me anymore."

"I don't want you to kiss me anymore."

"I don't want you to kiss me anymore."

The smile on Shen Yanci's lips disappeared. Even though almost four years had passed, the humid and sultry feeling of that summer still lingered.

That day is almost here again this year.
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"It was confirmed the year I left, so why didn't you contact me? Or do you have some other reason?"
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"No."

Shen Yanci moved his fingers and grasped the red rope in his palm, causing the plastic bag to emit a soft yet piercing groan.

She didn't want him to kiss her.

She is resisting.

Those details that he overlooked.

It seems that he was the only one who was ever truly immersed in it.

His eyes were unconsciously fixed on the ceiling, and he said in a low voice, "After 'I'm sorry,' will there still be 'I'm sorry'?"

It was completely dark outside. He didn't turn on the light, and there was only a tiny bit of light coming through the window, making him feel as if he were drowning in darkness.

Only a tiny bit of red showed up in the palm of his hand, standing out vividly in the darkness.

It's almost August 24th again.

"..."

in the bathroom.

Qin Zhao stood in front of the mirror, raised her hand to touch her neck, a thought flashed through her mind, but she dismissed it.

It's been four years, and she's back to normal. It was just so sudden; she wasn't prepared.

Shen Yan's decision to leave his family was going too far.

She turned on the tap and splashed several handfuls of cold water on her face.

The cool touch calmed my emotions.

She's going to talk about Shen Yanci tomorrow.

The next day, she hugged her dark fish doll and sent a message to Shen Yanci: "Want to go on a date today?"

After a long pause, Shen Yanci replied, "I have to go on a business trip today."

Qin Zhao's smiling expression faded, and he froze, typing, "Why the sudden business trip?"

Shen Yanci typed for a while: "There's work in the UK that I need to go there to handle."

Qin Zhao's fingers hovered over the keyboard, about to type but then stopped. She knew the business trip was for work, but it was still too sudden.

She pursed her lips: "When are you leaving?"

Shen Yanci: "Noon."

"..."

That means I'll be leaving in a little while.

Qin Zhao: "Where are you now?"

"Family."

Qin Zhao changed his clothes and went downstairs. He hesitated for a moment at his door before going upstairs.

Shen Yanci was packing clothes into his suitcase when he saw her and casually said, "You're here."

Qin Zhao looked at the nearly packed suitcases on the ground: "What time is your flight?"

"I'll be at the airport in half an hour," he said in his usual voice.

Qin Zhao inexplicably sensed that there was an invisible barrier between them.

He used to tell her his itinerary in advance, and he would always try to choose a later flight when he left.

She asked, "How long will you be gone?"

"A week." Shen Yanci closed his eyelids briefly and casually put the clothes into his suitcase. "Maybe half a month."

Qin Zhao lowered his eyelashes and remained silent.

Shen Yanci closed his suitcase, put it aside, and then glanced at her.

Qin Zhao's expression clearly showed his displeasure.

Shen Yanci walked up to her, keeping a little distance: "What's wrong? Are you reluctant to part with me?"

Qin Zhao looked up at him, not wanting to cause trouble at this moment. She pursed her lips and asked, "What job is it that came up so suddenly?"

She didn't respond to him, and Shen Yanci's languid expression faded slightly.

He closed his eyelids and said, "An AI project I worked on in the UK is currently in the delivery phase. I need to go back and keep an eye on it."

The reason is valid and sounds credible.

Qin Zhao still felt that something was off.

Perhaps he was too considerate of her feelings in the past, and now that his emotions are being addressed a little later, she feels neglected.

She lowered her eyelids.

Shen Yanci sighed softly and flicked her forehead: "It's not like you're not coming back."

"It hurts." Qin Zhao's tone was a little harsh.

Shen Yanci looked at her with his dark eyes.

Qin Zhao covered his forehead: "If I hadn't asked you, would you have told me after you left?"

"No." Shen Yanci lifted his eyelids slightly. "I'll tell you before I leave."

Qin Zhao wasn't sure if she should be comforted, but perhaps because they were one step closer to parting, her emotions calmed down: "Will work be very troublesome?"

Shen Yanci stared at her for two seconds, and inexplicably felt a little angry.

Can't she tell he's unhappy?

Doesn't she care at all that he's ignoring her?

Although he was pretending.

“A little.” He turned around and went back to packing his things.

　Shen Yanci: Qin Zhao, why aren't you taking your temper out on me?!
　　One chapter for the little cat who's been urging me to update.
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