Chapter 82: Chapter 82 Dear, This is Not Love

Not long after.

The milk tea and cake were served.

Su Huanqing sipped the overly sweet milk tea and said irritably, “It’s rare for old classmates to reunite, am I making you unhappy? You’ve been sighing continuously.”

Wang Qingya apologized, “Sorry, my sighing isn’t because of you, it’s because of Xiaojun. He’s really a handful, and I’m a bit worried about him.”

Xiaojun?

Su Huanqing’s eyes suddenly lit up and she asked, “Is it your fiance, Xu Lingjun?”

“Mm.”

Su Huanqing quickly ate a piece of cake and asked, “Did you go find him?”

Wang Qingya nodded and said, “You know Qingzhou City was attacked, right?”

“I saw it on the news; the casualties were reportedly severe. He didn’t die there?”

Noticing Wang Qingya’s displeased expression, Su Huanqing laughed softly, her lively ponytail swaying as she smiled brightly, “Sorry, I was being blunt. Let me rephrase: He wasn’t among the casualties?”

Regarding Wang Qingya’s fiance.

No one knows more than Su Huanqing.

You know, Su Huanqing and Wang Qingya have known each other since middle school–over ten years of friendship…

She’s long heard about this fiance.

But precisely because she has heard about him.

That’s why she doesn’t like this Xu Lingjun.

In her view, when Xiaoya’s family had an accident years ago, Xu Lingjun’s parents died saving Xiaoya, causing Xiaoya to harbor guilt towards Xu Lingjun, a guilt that almost turned into a psychological condition.

She stubbornly believes she owes him, wants to compensate him, and takes care of him selflessly, losing herself in the process.

This is called a psychological compensation mechanism, it’s an illness.

And from years of understanding, Xiaoya is quite ill.

If it’s an illness, it needs treatment. Xu Lingjun may have done nothing wrong, but since I’m closer to Xiaoya… if you’re going to burden him like this, I can only dislike you.

Wang Qingya glared angrily at Su Huanqing, annoyed, “We were together at the time; you might as well wish for us both to have died there.”

Su Heqing waved her hand, laughing, “I didn’t mean it that way.”

Wang Qingya sighed softly and said, “I’m here today to ask you for a favor. I might be returning to Zhanzheng College the day after tomorrow because something urgent requires my attention… I’ll try to return as soon as possible, but when I’m gone, Xiaojun will be all alone, unfamiliar with everything here, and my dad is busy, so no one can look after him…”

Still needs taking care of?

Isn’t he just a big-sized baby?

“Qingzhou City is now engulfed in flames, and rebuilding the campus for use will take at least a year, so I suggested to him to come to Fangyi City at that time.”

Wang Qingya held Su Huanqing’s hand seriously, “I know you’re currently the homeroom teacher for the senior Martial Arts Class. When Xiaojun comes to your school, he should be assigned to your class. I hope you can look after him for me… of course, not overly, just ensure he isn’t bullied.”

After a pause, Wang Qingya gritted her teeth and seemed to make a decision, “I’ll try to come back before his Dragon Gate Examination, so… before I return, Xiaoqing, I’m entrusting him to you, okay?”

Su Huanqing nodded seriously and said, “Okay, I’ll take good care of him, don’t worry.”

“With those words, I’m relieved.”

Wang Qingya relaxed with relief, shaking her head and sighing, “Honestly, when it comes to Xiaojun, I really feel like an old nag, can’t seem to put my mind at rest… Even though he’s so reliable and steady, I still can’t feel at ease. But it’s not my fault, who asked him to be intermittently unreliable.”

Remembering before she left.

Xiaojun held that book, Lightweight Step, filled with joy, saying he wanted to give it a five-star review with a follow-up review!

How can one feel at ease with that?

But now she isn’t even certain about her previous judgment. Xiaojun’s talent now even Elder Feng praises. Seeing his excitement, could it be that the Cultivation Technique is really genuine?

How could a Legendary Martial Skill in the world only sell for 8888, with a full 500 discount and a 10% off coupon?

Su Huanqing listened with a blank face, thinking if he really were reliable and steady, you wouldn’t be unable to let go; it seems blinded by tinted glasses…

Wait a minute!

They say love makes women blind.

Could it be…

Seeing Wang Qingya’s absent-minded state,

Su Huanqing scrutinized her intently and suddenly asked, “By the way, you said you were with him when Qingzhou City was attacked, did you go to find him before?”

Wang Qingya nodded and said, “Mm, I stayed in Qingzhou City for over a month. Initially, I wanted to find him while interning to earn some academic credits, but didn’t expect so many things to happen.”

Over a month?

Su Huanqing’s heart sank, a pretty woman with a big chest living with a young guy who fancies her for over a month…

Xiaoya really doesn’t cherish herself, being so unprotected in front of Xu Lingjun?

Could it be… it’s already too late for everything?

If that’s the case, it makes sense.

Xiaoya has never dated, never even held a man’s hand, suddenly slept with someone… she might have given her whole heart to him, and since he happens to be good at sweet-talking, she was completely captivated?

Su Huanqing couldn’t help but feel secretly anxious; she’s repeatedly told Wang Qingya that what she calls compensation is actually an illness. If she wants to compensate, she could just throw a few million at him, and this man would certainly be overjoyed, ecstatic.

Why sacrifice a lifetime of happiness?

Perhaps… ask to confirm…

No, directly asking if she’s slept with him is too blunt, girls don’t ask like that.

Be subtle… be subtle…

In the end, Su Huanqing held a tiny hope and asked seriously, “Xiaoya, can I ask you a bold question, would you answer me?”

Wang Qingya, in the middle of rambling, paused and asked, “What question?”

Su Huanqing subtly asked, “You… is that membrane still intact?”

Wang Qingya’s face turned bright red, her eyes showing slight panic, and she said irritably, “What nonsense are you talking about? He’s… he’s not even of age yet… I don’t like eating ‘spring chickens’…”

“Hehehehe…”

Su Huanqing laughed.

This reaction, it’s probably still intact… but what’s the difference between it being intact and not?

It feels like if Xu Lingjun wanted to force, Xiaoya wouldn’t resist but instead obediently let him do what he wants…

She thought indeed it’s up to me to save Xiaoya.

This is gratitude, this is guilt, this is your desire to compensate him.

But it’s anything but love!

“Rest assured, I’ll take good care of that Xu Lingjun for you.”

Su Huanqing smiled earnestly, taking a bite of the cake in her hand, chewing slowly, her silver-white teeth shimmering attractively.

It seemed as though she wasn’t eating cake but rather someone not present here.

As she ate, she said seriously, “Don’t worry, Xiaoya, I’ll take good care of her for you… after all, it’s your man, I should give some respect, right.”

“He’s still not.”

Wang Qingya blushingly turned to one side, not knowing why, before she could candidly narrate their relationship to her best friend, even talk about plans of having children.

But now, just the word ‘man’ alone made her feel inexplicably lost.

I am much older than him after all.