Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him
Chapter 434: The Word of Love Is the Most Tormenting

Chapter 434: Chapter 434: The Word of Love Is the Most Tormenting

Qiao Xi dialed Shu Xue’s number in front of Zhou Yu, and the phone rang for a long time before it was picked up.

Shu Xue’s voice was somewhat hoarse as she asked, "Hello, Qiao Xi, what do you need from me?"

Qiao Xi looked at the pitiful Zhou Yu in front of her and said softly, "Shu Xue, Zhou Yu got drunk at the bar and is making a fuss about seeing you. Could you come and take him home?"

Shu Xue was silent for a while before she said, "It’s too late, and it’s not safe for me to go out alone. Please bother Old Chen or a designated driver to send him back."

She actually refused!

Qiao Xi was a bit surprised. She had clearly seen Shu Xue’s deep affection for Zhou Yu in the past, so why had she refused?

"Qiao Xi, I’m going to hang up now."

Shu Xue’s tone was very off as she hung up directly.

Listening to the beeping sound on her phone, Qiao Xi turned to Zhou Yu and said, "She said she won’t come."

It seemed that feigning distress was of no use after all.

Zhou Yu felt stifled inside, "Before, When she was jealous of Aru and Xiaomei, it never got to this point. She knows very well how we met and doesn’t mind my past! Why this time..."

Even now, Zhou Yu still thought that Shu Xue was simply acting out of spite.

Qiao Xi stood under the streetlight, looking at the distressed Zhou Yu, and said, "Because she knows that Aru and Xie Liuzheng are different, all the women you briefly dated combined couldn’t compare to even a finger of Xie Liuzheng. And she realized that she is nothing compared to Xie Liuzheng."

Qiao Xi had tasted this feeling before.

It’s called inferiority.

Zhou Yu called out, uncomprehending, "But I love her, not Xie Liuzheng. Isn’t that enough?"

Qiao Xi pressed on, "So the only way she can surpass Xie Liuzheng is by having your love now, but what if one day you stop loving her?"

What would remain then?

Zhou Yu was left speechless by the question.

"Zhou Yu, Shu Xue feels that it’s a gamble she can’t afford. She doesn’t have enough confidence to end things with dignity and pursue her own path if you stop loving her. You only see that she’s being petulant with you, but have you considered that if she didn’t really love you, why would she bother so much?"

Qiao Xi didn’t understand male thinking.

Perhaps men just think more straightforwardly, unlike women who tend to be more meticulous.

Zhou Yu felt like he had been hit hard by a hammer, quasi-understanding as if a thin layer of film was about to be pierced to reveal the truth.

Huo Xingzhou held Qiao Xi’s slightly trembling hand and said, "Old Chen, get him in the car. Let’s all go home together."

"Yes, Young Master,"

Old Chen dragged the dazed Zhou Yu into the passenger seat and then deliberately rolled down the window for ventilation. The fermented smell of alcohol was indeed a bit stinky.

Huo Xingzhou looked down at Qiao Xi and said, "Don’t waste your energy on this fool."

Qiao Xi pouted and looked at him, "I used to think Zhou Yu was an expert in matters of the heart when he spoke so assuredly about our affairs. But I never expected his own love life would be such a mess."

"The player is blind, while the spectators see clearly. Love is truly the greatest tormentor."

Some people become fools for love, others mad.

And even he was no exception.

"Let’s go home."

Qiao Xi nodded obediently after hearing his words.

...

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Shu Xue hung up the phone and set it aside to look at her parents sitting on the couch.

On the coffee table was a completed Aid Africa application form, only lacking the family’s signature.

Shu Xue’s parents looked upset, their eyes red-rimmed.

Shu Xue’s mother, choking up, asked, "Have you really decided? That’s Africa, where medical teams are prone to accidents. Our family isn’t as rich as some, but we’ve pampered you since childhood, never letting you suffer. You’re our only daughter!"

Shu Xue’s father said with a stern tone, "You’re not allowed to go! I will not sign this!"

"Xuexue, aren’t you just acting out against Zhou Yu and wanting to leave? If you have a conflict with him, then work it out properly. I think he’s a good kid who genuinely wants to settle down with you. Don’t do anything foolish!"

Shu Xue knew it would be hard to convince them, but she still wanted to try.

"Mom and Dad, this is a decision I’ve made after careful thought, and it has nothing to do with Zhou Yu. I won’t lie, it was I who forced him to meet you, forced him to marry me. He’s a nonconformist to marriage, originally we were just fooling around."

Tears welled up in the corners of Shu Xue’s eyes: "I know you want what’s best for me, securing me a stable job. Hai City Hospital isn’t easy to get into, and you hope I can find a good partner, get married, have children. But I don’t want to muddle through life; I want to see the world out there."

There was also a rebellious spirit in her bones.

"Isn’t stability good? Can’t our family just live peacefully?" Shu Xue’s father, anger rising in his heart, said, "Shu Xue, don’t be foolish!"

Shu Xue took a deep breath and knelt down with a "bang" in front of her parents.

"Mom and Dad, please forgive your unfilial daughter!"

She kowtowed deeply three times, her forehead knocking against the cold hard floor, reddening.

"I don’t want to live my life in confusion. Since I’ve come to this world, I must do something I believe to be meaningful. I understand your kindness, but I want to try. Whether it’s right or wrong, I’ll bear the responsibility."

Shu Xue’s father, deeply distressed, said, "You must go?"

Shu Xue enunciated clearly, "I must go."

"There’s no such thing as a medicine for regret in this world! By going to Aid Africa, you’re also severing any possibility with Zhou Yu. The conditions are tough over there, and you might not be able to endure it and give up, leaving you with nothing. If it gets even riskier, you might even lose your..."

The head of the family stopped there, his eyes reddening, nearly in tears.

Shu Xue had never seen her father like this before; her heart trembled, but she still said, "Dad, people always yearn for the path they’ve not taken, regretting the one they have. Married people envy the unmarried, while the unmarried fantasize about married life. But until the road is walked to the end, who knows which one is right?"

"I must walk my own path."

"Please forgive me."

"I’m sorry to have disappointed your expectations."

Her voice was firm.

Shu Xue’s mother had already been crying incessantly. They had always seen her as sensible and obedient, even complying with arranged marriage dates. They had no idea she harbored so many thoughts and grievances.

Shu Xue’s father picked up the application form and looked it over again and again.

He couldn’t understand her sudden rebellion, but seeing her determination...

Had they been wrong to plan such a smooth, straightforward path for their child?

He slumped slightly in posture.

Finally, with a heavy heart, he spoke slowly, "This is serious. Your mother and I need to discuss it further. Go back to your room and rest. Tomorrow is Monday, and you have work."

Shu Xue looked at them and nodded. She really hadn’t held much hope.

Her parents were state enterprise employees with traditional mindsets.

After returning to her room and leaning against the door, she could still hear her mother’s sobbing from the living room.

Was she being a little too selfish?

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