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

Chapter 337 I feel like I'm lying to him

When Qin Zhao woke up, the phone was still connected, and the other person's breathing was even and deep.

She turned to the side and looked at the phone next to her pillow.

Last night's memories are slowly piecing together like fragments.

She couldn't even remember what time she fell asleep yesterday; Shen Yanci must have fallen asleep even later than her.

After a while, she whispered "Good morning" into the receiver and gently hung up the phone.

While she was washing up, her mind was completely blank.

She suddenly remembered Shen Yanci crying.

She paused for a moment, then quickened her mechanical washing and brushing motions.

She didn't have many classes in her senior year, but she still had to take make-up classes.

When Qin Zhao was studying, he took advantage of the fact that it wasn't too early and made a phone call to Kuang Xu.

Kuang Xu was flattered: "Why did you call your brother Kuang Xu?"

Qin Zhao didn't beat around the bush: "Kuang Xu, did Shen Yanci drink with you last night?"

Kuang Xu paused for a moment, then bravely took on all the responsibility: "It's me."

"..."

Qin Zhao lowered his eyelashes: "Why are you drinking?"

To scam your brother.

Kuang Xu touched his nose: "Do I need a reason to drink?"

"..."

There really isn't a reason needed.

Qin Zhao: "How is he feeling?"

"It's really strange." Kuang Xu spun around in his gaming chair, bored. "He cried tears of joy..."

"It must be pretty tough," he said, then changed the subject, feeling he needed to help his brother out. "He's a bit of a closet pervert, always keeping things bottled up inside. He might seem fine on the surface, but inside he's probably thinking, 'Tsk tsk.' Just give him a few kisses and I guarantee he'll be all better."

"..."

Qin Zhao hung up the phone and was somewhat absent-minded all day, leaving several black ink blots on his notebook.

She went back to the Rose Garden after school.

Qin Qiong and Lin Zheng were very happy and asked the kitchen to add a few of her favorite dishes.

Lin Shi pulled out a can of Coke: "Why are you back?"

Qin Zhao: "I'll have dinner with you."

"..."

Lin Shi glanced at her sideways and said in a sharp tone, "Fine, you'd better eat more than half of what I eat later."

"..."

Qin Zhao had something on his mind, and it was unintentionally revealed on his face during the meal.

Lin Shi called out, "Why aren't you eating?"

Qin Zhao paused for a moment, then replied rather unconvincingly, "I am eating."

Lin Shi glanced at the plum-flavored pork ribs: "Half for each of us."

Qin Zhao was far from being able to finish even half of her food. She said with a lack of confidence but a righteous indignation, "Mom and Dad want to eat too."

She picked up a piece: "One is enough for me."

Lin Shi: "I'll give half to my parents, you can eat yours."

"..."

Qin Qiong and Lin Zheng exchanged a glance and smiled.

Qin Zhao eventually ate a piece and drank half a bowl of fish soup.

She didn't eat much, but she was a little better than she had been a couple of days ago.

After dinner, the family took a walk in the rose garden. A gentle evening breeze carried a sense of leisure and tranquility.

If you don't try to understand her heart.

Qin Zhao's gaze lingered on Shen Yanci's house for a few seconds, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.

After walking for a while, they rested in a pavilion by the lake.

The wind ruffled the surface of the lake, and as Qin Zhao gazed at it, his thoughts began to drift away.

Lin Shi's sudden voice startled Qin Zhao, who unconsciously flinched.

Qin Qiong, annoyed, lightly patted Lin Shi: "Why are you scaring your sister?"

Lin Shi let out an exaggerated howl: "It hurts!"

Lin Zheng glanced at him and said calmly, "Does your mother's beating hurt more, or the bamboo shoot and pork stir-fry?" "..."

Lin Shi looked ashen-faced and speechless: "Dad! Can you please stop mentioning those four words?! I'm already over twenty! If word gets out, the whole internet will laugh at me!"

Qin Zhao's expression relaxed a bit, and he said gently, "Brother, you've had enough jokes online already."

Qin Qiong and Lin Zheng laughed in unison.

"Qin Zhao!" Lin Shi shouted, "I'm an idol! An idol! I make a living based on my looks!"

"I only have hilarious pictures! No jokes!"

Qin Zhao leaned towards Qin Qiong, who laughed and covered her ears.

……

After Qin Zhao finished his walk, he returned home.

I poured myself a glass of water at the bar and sipped it slowly, taking a few sips.

She held her water glass quietly, her eyelids drooping, seemingly lost in thought.

Lin Shi snapped his fingers near her ear, and Qin Zhao glanced at Lin Shi: "What?"

"What are you doing? Why are you looking so dejected?"

Qin Zhao lowered his eyelashes.

After a while, she looked at Lin Shi and asked, "Should I tell him about me?"

Lin Shi knew without even thinking that the "he" she was referring to was Shen Yanci.

"No need," he replied decisively.

Qin Zhao's eyebrows furrowed slightly in confusion: "Why?"

Of course, it's because he already told him.

Lin Shi's eyes flickered: "Didn't you already say you didn't want him anymore? Why bother with him?"

"Whether he knows or not is irrelevant."

Qin Zhao lowered her eyelashes and pursed her lips: "I feel like I'm lying to him."

Even though she was the one with the problem, it seemed to make him doubt himself.

"What did you lie to him about? Wasn't it consensual when you two were together?!" Lin Shi was indignant. "Before you started dating, everything was fine! We were already being kind by not bothering him."

He got more and more agitated as he spoke: "Even if someone is going to do something, it should be him, not you! Who does he think he is, making you coax him!"

There was no coaxing, just stating the facts.

Qin Zhao, considering his personality, didn't say anything more.

He glanced at the coffee cup in his hand: "Why aren't you drinking Coke today?"

Lin Shi put the cup to his lips and drank half of it: "This is cola."

"I'll be doing a live stream in a bit, so I'll put it in a cup."

"..."

Qin Zhao returned to his room.

After sitting at the table for a while, I picked up my phone and sent a message to Shen Yanci: "Are you home?"

Shen Yanci replied within two seconds: "What's wrong?"

Qin Zhao hesitated for a moment before sending the message: "I'm back in the Rose Garden. Would you like to take a walk?"

"Okay. I'm at Tianxi, wait for me for half an hour." Shen Yanci had just finished editing when she saw her face in the mirror.

My eyes are still a little swollen, and there's also redness and swelling on my cheekbones.

He deleted the message he had edited and re-edited it: "I'm at the company, I probably won't get back until very late."

After sending the message, he made a voice call to Qin Zhao.

After Qin Zhao answered the call, he said "hello".

Shen Yanci: "Why did you come back to the Rose Garden today?"

Qin Zhao twitched his finger: "Didn't my brother go home? I'm back for dinner."

She pursed her lips: "How are you?"

Shen Yanci closed his eyelids slightly: "I slept quite well, I didn't go to work all day."

"Secretary Gao delivered a pile of documents half an hour ago."

"..."

Qin Zhao couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic: "What were you doing during the day? Were you feeling unwell?"

Shen Yanci smiled slightly, but with a hint of bitterness in his expression: "I slept in the morning, then did some exercise after waking up, had lunch, and looked up some information. Then it was five o'clock."

There's no need to go into such detail.