Self-disciplined individuals like Pu Sangzhi, once they made a plan, would follow it without fail.
Therefore, on Saturday, the day indeed went according to Pu Sangzhi’s planned schedule.
In the morning, she tutored Huo Feng, then in the afternoon tutored Lin Qianqian and Huo Feng together, right up until around 6 in the evening when she finally stopped the tutoring sessions and saw them both off.
After six o’clock until bedti, Pu Sangzhi was finally all Ye Qingcao’s!
This left Ye Qingcao, who had been waiting for Pu Sangzhi the whole day, in tears!
After dinner, Pu Sangzhi took Ye Qingcao for a walk in Jinhe Park to digest the al.
Jinhe Park was where Pu Sangzhi usually went for her morning runs and was also a place where she occasionally hung out with Huo Feng.
For soone who didn’t enjoy wandering around, Pu Sangzhi’s most frequent outings were still to this park.
It was Ye Qingcao’s first ti strolling through such a small park with her. They walked along the cobblestone paths, chatting as they went, strolling and talking in turn.
They walked round and round, touring for quite a long ti.
Though wandering around a park might sound boring, having a good friend to talk to made the activity less so.
Ye Qingcao had a lot happening around her recently, and she was just looking for soone to confide in. So, she took the opportunity of the park walk to chatter non-stop with Pu Sangzhi about many things.
Only then did Pu Sangzhi learn that Ye Qingcao had been secretly in contact with Yan Siyuan.
Ye Qingcao had added Yan Siyuan on QQ back in middle school and had been chatting with him online as an anonymous friend for a long ti without revealing her identity, and Yan Siyuan never suspected her.
When Ye Qingcao first added Yan Siyuan’s QQ, she deceived him into thinking she was a boy. Moreover, at the beginning, she even had her brother talk to Yan Siyuan several tis using voice chat to set his mind at ease and convince him that she was indeed a boy.
After chatting for so many years, Yan Siyuan had always thought she was a boy, and their online interaction was based on a brotherly bond, with no awkwardness.
But having sustained the deceit for so long, Ye Qingcao felt burdened with things she couldn’t share with anyone.
She couldn’t talk to her classmates or sisters about it, and usually, she could only slightly discuss her affairs with Yan Siyuan with her brother.
But her brother was a boy and didn’t understand the thoughts of girls. Thus, the conversations with her brother felt quite aningless.
Today, after seeking out Pu Sangzhi, Ye Qingcao honestly revealed the secret she had kept for many years.
After listening to Ye Qingcao’s outpouring, Pu Sangzhi felt trendous admiration for her!
She couldn’t help but exclaim, "You really do stir things up! It’s amazing how much trouble you’ve managed to cause..."
Ye Qingcao pouted and nodded, "Yeah! I don’t know how I ended up doing so much! Now the lies keep piling up, growing like a snowball. Sangzhi, to tell you the truth, I’m really scared!"
As she spoke, Ye Qingcao grabbed Pu Sangzhi’s hand and shook it, "I’m just afraid that one day he’ll find out that the boy he’s been talking to for so many years is actually a girl, and not just any girl, but ! He might think I’m a liar, that I’ve deceived his feelings, and then he might have a poor impression of , not wanting to have anything to do with anymore. Do you think that’s possible?"
Pu Sangzhi thought about it and nodded, "It’s possible. After all, he has always thought you were a boy, and he must have invested his emotions after chatting for so long. Then to suddenly find out you are a girl, and that you approached him with a purpose, he might not be able to accept it?"
"Right?!"
Ye Qingcao nodded vigorously, grasping Pu Sangzhi’s hand firmly, her hands restlessly rubbing Pu Sangzhi’s palms, "Lately, Yan Siyuan keeps saying he wants to et up in person. I don’t know if he’s serious! I’ve turned him down so many tis, kept turning him down... I’m starting to feel like he’s getting suspicious! What should I do, Sangzhi?"
Pu Sangzhi didn’t know what to do either.
After all, Pu Sangzhi had never experienced such a bizarre situation.
"I think if you really can’t keep it up, then just wait for the sumr break when Brother Ye Xi returns, and let him help you et up with him!" Pu Sangzhi could only suggest this since she really had no other ideas.
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingcao nodded as if she found a kindred spirit, her eyes shining brightly, "Exactly! That’s what you think too! I tell you, that’s what I was thinking, but I wasn’t sure if it was the right thing to do! Now that you think the sa way, I feel like it’s probably okay to do it! You’re always so thorough in thinking things through!"
"Uh..."
Pu Sangzhi felt sowhat embarrassed.
She indeed was soone who always thought things through thoroughly, so soone like her would never have found herself in such an odd predicant.
Especially online friends...
Pu Sangzhi’s personality also wouldn’t allow her to make friends online.
"Alright! Then I’ll have a good talk with my brother tonight! I must persuade him to agree, so that I can et with Yan Siyuan during the sumr vacation!"
Ye Qingcao nodded vigorously, as if she had made an important decision, "But you said Yan Siyuan is so smart, won’t he trick my brother? What if my brother can’t keep up with him?"
Pu Sangzhi tugged at the corner of her mouth, "Then you’ll have no chance. If Brother Ye Xi’s identity is exposed by him, he’ll imdiately know you’ve deceived him, and he might probably delete you as a friend."
"Ah!"
Unable to help herself, Ye Qingcao clutched her head and scread, her face filled with terror, "For real? I can’t handle this consequence! What should I do, Sangzhi!"
Pu Sangzhi shook her head, "However, Brother Ye Xi is so smart, he shouldn’t slip up easily, right? As long as you prepare well with Brother Ye Xi and let him know to what extent you and Yan Siyuan understand each other, I believe a single eting shouldn’t reveal anything."
Ye Qingcao finally took a deep breath and patted her chest, "You scared to death. I almost thought I was done for just now. Ah~ Sangzhi, it’s so good to have soone as smart as you by my side~ I’m truly lucky in this lifeti, to have a brother who’s so smart, a friend like you who’s so smart, and a future husband who’s also so smart~"
Pu Sangzhi couldn’t help but question, "Future husband?"
Ye Qingcao nodded emphatically, "Yan Siyuan, of course! He’s definitely going to be my husband in the future! I’ve been chasing him for so many years, made such great changes and sacrifices for him, and I understand him so well! I’m definitely going to marry him!"
This inexplicable confidence... suddenly made Pu Sangzhi think of Huo Feng!
It seed like last year, when Huo Feng had only just t her, he was already calling her his future wife.
Why is everyone so shaless these days?
How can they say such things so casually?
Pu Sangzhi was truly shocked!
"Ay, Sangzhi~ I feel really happy right now~"
As Ye Qingcao spoke, she tilted her head and leaned on Pu Sangzhi’s shoulder, "Seeing you being pampered by Huo Feng and looking so happy, I just think life is beautiful!"
This exclamation inevitably tugged at Pu Sangzhi’s heartstrings.
It made Pu Sangzhi’s mood drop several notches, and a lancholic mood appeared on her face, "But actually, I’m not that happy."
Ye Qingcao looked up, her chin resting on Pu Sangzhi’s shoulder, "Hmm?"
Pu Sangzhi glanced sideways and looked at Ye Qingcao, "I have a secret, do you want to hear it?"
Ye Qingcao nodded vigorously, "Of course I do! We’re besties, we have to share secrets!"
Pu Sangzhi pursed her lips, "The principal’s daughter from our school likes Huo Feng."
Ye Qingcao’s brows arched slightly but didn’t find it strange, "Oh~ That’s pretty normal~ Huo Feng is so handso, it’s only right that girls like him~"
Pu Sangzhi continued, "Yesterday, I happened to witness that girl confessing to Huo Feng. And I heard her telling Huo Feng that if he doesn’t get into Tsinghua, or if I don’t want Huo Feng, he could always turn to her, and she would wait for him forever."
"Ah..."
Ye Qingcao couldn’t help but cringe, "How shaless is that? To blatantly interfere in soone else’s relationship like that! She’s a howrecker!"
Pu Sangzhi glanced at Ye Qingcao, "Xiaocao, actually, the principal’s daughter and Huo Feng are quite a good match."
Ye Qingcao puffed her cheeks, lost for words.
"Huo Feng cos from a very good family background, with elders in politics. It’s a family I’m not worthy of. That principal’s daughter, she’s well-matched with Huo Feng in status, and she’s also pretty. If the two of them get together, they will likely have a good future," Sangzhi said.
"But Huo Feng and ... my family might beco a burden on him."
Ye Qingcao: "Why would you think that..."
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