Chapter 10: Let’s Never Meet in This Lifetime

Tang Shu wanted to say:

Your son is way too good at this.

In just two days, he had already started flirting back.

Aunt Qiao: 【If he doesn’t dislike you, he’ll definitely fall in love with you.】

【When he’s so in love that he can’t pull himself out—】

【Break up with him.】

【Hit him hard.】

Tang Shu stared at the string of messages.

Was Aunt Qiao really Shi Zhiyu’s biological mother?

What kind of mother set traps for her own son like this?

Shu Shu You Tang: 【I feel really guilty.】

Aunt Qiao: 【It’s fine. I’ll take responsibility if anything happens.】

【Is it because the money isn’t enough? I’ll add another hundred thousand.】

Transfer: 100,000 yuan

Tang Shu immediately returned it.

Shu Shu You Tang: 【Auntie, there’s no need. You’ve already given me a lot.】

【I understand. I’ll definitely dump him properly.】

Aunt Qiao: 【Good girl. Don’t forget to come visit on Saturday.】

Shu Shu You Tang: 【Okay, Auntie. I’ll be there on time.】

After exiting WeChat, Tang Shu sat quietly.

A cool evening breeze brushed against her face.

Shi Zhiyu was clearly a good person.

So why was Aunt Qiao arranging all this?

Did he have some unforgettable first love?

Maybe his white moonlight had married someone else.

Or perhaps she had died.

Was Aunt Qiao trying to shock him out of heartbreak?

Tang Shu’s imagination immediately ran wild.

In her mind:

Shi Zhiyu stood before his mother with tears in his eyes.

“Mom, I only love her.”

“I won’t marry anyone else.”

“Worst case, I’ll stay single for the rest of my life.”

Qiao Yaxin angrily smacked him.

“You little brat! What nonsense are you talking about?”

“There are millions of women in this world. Why must it be her?”

“She’s already dead—”

Holding his aching cheek, Shi Zhiyu replied stubbornly,

“Then you should be grateful I didn’t go with her.”

Qiao Yaxin became so furious she started throwing things.

Later, devastated by heartbreak, Shi Zhiyu left for America.

Jiangcheng had become a place full of painful memories.

He no longer wanted to return to China and planned to immigrate permanently.

Then Aunt Qiao happened to meet Tang Shu.

And asked her to break his heart one more time so he could finally move on.

Tang Shu shook her head.

What kind of ridiculous melodrama was she imagining?

At that moment, she finally noticed someone sitting beside her.

The boy had apparently been watching her the entire time.

Smiling, he asked,

“Classmate Tang, what are you thinking about?”

“Why have you been shaking your head this whole time?”

Startled like a frightened deer, Tang Shu looked toward the source of the voice.

A handsome, refined face greeted her.

Xu Yan.

Their class monitor.

Instinctively, she shifted slightly farther away.

“Class Monitor… why are you here?”

Xu Yan noticed her subtle movement.

His eyes darkened briefly.

But he smiled anyway.

“I was playing with some friends on the field.”

“I saw you sitting here alone.”

“One minute you were slapping your face, the next you were shaking your head.”

“So I came over to see if something was bothering you.”

“Huh?”

Tang Shu looked around.

Shi Manman, Shen Wenbin, and the others were nowhere to be seen.

Ahhh!!!

Manman had completely abandoned her for romance again.

Actually, Wei Chengze had told her they were leaving.

But she’d been too focused on chatting with Shi Zhiyu to notice.

“I was just thinking about something.”

“I got carried away.”

Xu Yan nodded.

“As long as nothing’s wrong.”

“Mm. Everything’s fine. Thank you for your concern, Class Monitor.”

Tang Shu stood up.

“It’s getting late, so I’ll head back first.”

Xu Yan quickly rose as well.

“I’ll walk you back.”

“It’s not safe for a girl to walk alone at night.”

Tang Shu immediately shook her head.

“No need.”

“I’m meeting Yang Xi at the west field later.”

“We’ll go back together.”

“Then I’ll walk you there.”

“As class monitor, it’s my duty to protect my classmates.”

“Especially a beautiful classmate like Tang.”

Tang Shu felt awkward.

She understood perfectly well what Xu Yan meant.

She had already been keeping her distance.

Yet he seemed completely oblivious.

The problem was—

He had never actually confessed.

So she couldn’t exactly assume things.

For some reason, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

If Shi Zhiyu were here right now, this would be much easier.

…

Wait.

Why was she thinking about Shi Zhiyu?

She quickly forced out a polite but distant smile.

“Thank you for your kindness, Class Monitor.”

“But it’s only a short walk.”

“So there’s really no need.”

Seeing her reject him so clearly, Xu Yan finally relented.

“Alright.”

“Then be careful.”

“Okay.”

Tang Shu immediately turned and hurried down the steps toward the stadium entrance.

Watching her leave, Xu Yan couldn’t help laughing softly.

“Am I really that scary?”

Returning to the center of the field, he was instantly surrounded by friends.

“Class Monitor, why did Little Beauty Tang leave?”

“Still haven’t won her over?”

“Exactly.”

“If you like her, just tell her.”

“If you keep staying silent, that shy little girl will never know.”

Xu Yan smiled.

“Slowly.”

“I don’t want to scare her.”

One of his friends sighed.

“Then you’d better hurry.”

“A lot of people like Tang Shu.”

“She’s cute, obedient, and makes people want to protect her.”

“Plus she’s the kind of good girl every parent loves.”

Xu Yan didn’t respond.

His mind replayed the image of Tang Shu sitting alone moments ago.

Lost in her own world.

Adorably expressive.

Completely captivating.

Back in the dormitory, Tang Shu showered and climbed into bed.

After turning on her phone, she noticed unread messages.

Shi Manman: 【Shu Shu, are you back at the dorm yet?】

Tang Shu typed a reply.

Shu Shu You Tang: 【Yep~ Already lying in bed~】

【But Manman, you’re seriously choosing romance over friendship. You left without even telling me!】

The response came instantly.

Shi Manman: 【Didn’t Wei Chengze tell you? I asked him to tell you.】

Only then did Tang Shu vaguely remember that happening.

Shu Shu You Tang: 【Maybe he did. I wasn’t paying attention.】

【By the way, why did you all leave?】

Shi Manman: 【Caught someone cheating.】

Shu Shu You Tang: 【Details please~】

Shi Manman: 【Uh… be good. I’ll tell you when I get back.】

Shu Shu You Tang: 【Deal~】

After closing the chat, she noticed a red notification dot beside Shi Zhiyu’s conversation.

She blinked.

He had actually messaged her first?

Yu: 【Still outside?】

Shu Shu You Tang: 【Already back in the dorm~ And currently lying in bed.】

Yu: 【Mm.】

Shu Shu You Tang: 【The only thing missing beside me is big brother~】

As soon as she sent it, the familiar words appeared:

The other party is typing…

Tang Shu grinned.

Ah.

Another successful flirt.

Perfect.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in America—

Shi Zhiyu repeatedly typed and deleted words on his keyboard.

Looking at her message, he suddenly regretted going abroad.

They had only just become boyfriend and girlfriend.

Surely she wanted dates.

Wanted to spend time together.

Not an international long-distance relationship.

When she saw couples walking around campus, she probably wished they could do the same.

That must be why she kept sending messages saying she missed him.

The only thing he could do now was speed up his work in America.

And see whether graduating a month early was possible.

Finally, he typed:

Yu: 【Wait a little longer.】

【I’ll be back in a few months.】

【I’ll make it up to you then.】

Tang Shu stared at the messages.

So he really was planning to return to China.

If she broke up with him first…

Would he decide not to come back?

Wouldn’t Aunt Qiao’s entire plan fail then?

But that wasn’t her problem.

Her only responsibility was completing the mission.

Shu Shu You Tang: 【Okay~ Big brother should hurry back then~】

【I’m really looking forward to the day we finally meet~】

Then she silently added in her heart:

Please don’t.

Let’s never meet.

Not in this lifetime.

Yu: 【Mm.】

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