After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 188: Don’t Be Twisted by Life

Chapter 188: Chapter 188: Don’t Be Twisted by Life

Shi Yaoguang nodded at him, "Hello."

She had just finished speaking when Shen Huan snorted coldly, "I am sitting here too, what, can’t you see me?"

Seeing him in a huff, Su Yike wasn’t flustered and immediately chuckled, "Hello, classmate Shen Huan."

Shen Huan pursed his lips, "How do you know me? Did you do some digging?"

"Yeah." He said somewhat sheepishly, "I familiarized myself with everyone in advance, and I really admire the style of classmate Shen Huan."

Shen Huan rolled his eyes at him, "What about my style do you admire?"

Su Yike hesitated before saying, "My life has always been planned out, and no matter what I do, I am confined by frameworks, so I particularly envy a free life, just like classmate Shen Huan."

He spoke with genuine sincerity, and Shen Huan, finding no fault, could only give him a glare and stayed quiet.

During the following classes, Su Yike didn’t speak much to Shi Yaoguang.

It wasn’t until noon after classes ended that he actively asked Shi Yaoguang, "Classmate Shi Yaoguang, are you going to the cafeteria for lunch?"

Before Shi Yaoguang could respond, he spoke in distress, "Earlier the teacher said I should find a classmate to go to the cafeteria with, but I just arrived in the special class and am not familiar with everyone, so I hope classmate Shi won’t despise me."

As he said this, he looked at Shi Yaoguang with puppy-dog eyes, appearing as if he would cry if she rejected him.

Watching him like this, Shen Huan felt sick to his teeth.

"You, a grown man, are whining like what?"

Shi Yaoguang glanced at him, "Should I be like you then?"

Shen Huan became defensive, "What’s wrong with the way I am? I haven’t eaten his family’s rice, how I look is none of his business."

After saying that, he glared fiercely at Su Yike, "Stop getting any ideas about her!"

"I... I’m not..." stammered Su Yike.

Shen Huan rolled his eyes, "Who cares whether you are or not."

As he spoke, he stood up and patted his shoulder, "I’m just warning you, don’t think about anything happening with her, not even coveting is allowed!"

Su Yike looked at his menacing figure, feeling somewhat uneasy, "Why not?"

He hesitated before asking, "Could it be... are you two dating?"

"No!" Shen Huan retorted, "Just remember one thing, she is not a woman you can fancy!"

Su Yike nodded gloomily and apologized to Shi Yaoguang.

After he finished speaking, he got up and left.

His retreating figure looked utterly forlorn.

Seeing him like this made even Shi Yaoguang feel a bit heartless. She looked at Shen Huan and raised an eyebrow, "Why are you so wary of him?"

"That kid obviously has no good intentions, of course I have to be on guard," Shen Huan declared righteously, "I won’t be a male ’other woman,’ and I won’t allow anyone else to be one either, or what kind of person would that make me?"

Shi Yaoguang’s mouth twitched, "What you’re saying, it really has no logic at all."

"You don’t need to care about what I’m saying, as long as you understand my meaning," he responded.

Shen Huan crossed his arms over his chest, resolutely determined to prevent any potential male ’other woman’ from appearing next to Shi Yaoguang.

Shi Yaoguang thought for a moment and asked, "You’re taking such pains to watch over me, you wouldn’t have something to do with Quan Jinbei, would you?"

"What could I have to do with him?" Shen Huan retorted openly, "It’s just that my principles are too upright, there’s nothing I can do about it."

After saying that, he even sighed to himself about his own character.

Gao Wenlan couldn’t help but retort upon hearing his words, "Character? Do you even have that?"

"Don’t you look down on me, my character is beyond question!"

"Oh," Gao Wenlan said with a cold face.

"What do you mean by that, Gao Wenlan?" Shen Huan was dissatisfied with her attitude.

Gao Wenlan said, "Your attitude is my attitude, I’m just here to remind you, there’s no need to be so defensive against Su Yike."

"Just because you say there’s no need, there’s no need?"

"Nonsense," Gao Wenlan pursed her lips, "Who Su Yike is, do you think I don’t know? Right now he’s probably interested in Shi Yaoguang because she can play the piano."

"There can’t be more to it than that."

Shen Huan chuckled lightly, "Are you so sure about that?"

"Of course."

Gao Wenlan said, passing him a meaningful glance, "Between him and Shi Yaoguang, there can be no story beyond friendship... But with you, it’s a different matter."

"What do you mean ’with me it’s a different matter’?"

Shen Huan gave her a sidelong glance, "You make it sound like he’s interested in me."

Gao Wenlan shrugged, "Anyway, I’ve given you my advice; you can do as you see fit."

Having said that, she turned and left.

Shi Yaoguang’s gaze shifted from her retreating figure to Shen Huan’s face.

After a moment, he displayed a thoughtful expression.

Seeing this, Shen Huan rubbed his arms, "What’s with that look?"

Shi Yaoguang curled his lips, "I suspect she’s hinting at something to you."

Shen Huan: "Is there even any doubt?"

"I think she just can’t stand to see me doing well!" he complained directly. "As if nobody knows, she’s just jealous that I’m close to you, probably even thinking I like you."

Watching Shen Huan filled with righteous indignation, Shi Yaoguang hesitated for a while but still didn’t speak out loud.

She suspected Gao Wenlan’s words held a deeper meaning.

And furthermore...

It concerned...

Shen Huan’s lifelong matters.

Exactly what reason made Gao Wenlan so certain that Su Yike would definitely not fall for Shi Yaoguang?

This surely wasn’t skepticism of Shi Yaoguang’s charm.

Even a girl who might not seem very charming can still be liked by someone.

The only reason that could definitively eliminate this possibility was one.

That is...

Su Yike...

Doesn’t like...

Girls.

This touched on the issue of sexual orientation, and since Su Yike, the party concerned, had not expressed himself, Shi Yaoguang couldn’t make wild guesses.

He could only hope that Shen Huan wouldn’t play too recklessly, and avoid getting himself involved.

If Shen Huan were naturally inclined that way, it would be one thing, but if he were to be forcibly swayed, it would be disastrous.

While Shi Yaoguang was thinking this way, he couldn’t help but feel a bit of schadenfreude.

Indeed, gossip is human nature.

Shen Huan was unaware of the unscrupulous thoughts going through Shi Yaoguang’s mind.

He was still contemplating how to strictly guard against Su Yike approaching Shi Yaoguang.

As for why he was so insistent on this...

That story began just before the artistic performance.

He was performing a gender-swapped Cinderella, and before his turn, everyone was waiting backstage.

Wanting to get some fresh air, he just happened to overhear Shi Yiqing and Su Yike talking.

From their conversation, Shen Huan could tell that Shi Yiqing and Su Yike were quite close.

Su Yike even wanted to perform a piano duet with Shi Yiqing, but he changed his mind halfway upon hearing Shi Yaoguang’s piano playing, and Shi Yiqing was begging him to reconsider.

The thought of Su Yike being able to play piano duets with Shi Yiqing, and then crowding around Shi Yaoguang, made Shen Huan sense that this man had big plans.

Even for the sake of his own grandfather, he couldn’t stand to see Shi Yaoguang get deceived, so naturally, he took on the responsibility of standing his ground.