Living Only For Myself: Make Those Who Hate Me Regret It-Chapter 122: One More, and I Won’t Want You Anymore.
Shoved hard by her, Xi Zirong stumbled back half a step before catching his balance.
He quietly watched Xu Su for a few seconds. Once he confirmed she was genuinely angry, a happy little chuckle escaped him, but he quickly adopted a serious tone. "What are you talking about, cheating? Don’t be ridiculous. I haven’t said a single unnecessary word to her besides explaining problems."
Xu Su raised an eyebrow. "Don’t change the subject. Answer me."
"..." Xi Zirong was silent for a moment, then took her hand. "At first, I just thought her attitude was a little strange. But then she kept asking the same simple question over and over, and I started to get a vague sense of what was going on. Susu, I ignored her. Don’t use this as an excuse to be mad at me."
Xi Zirong was terrified that Xu Su would use this as an excuse to start a fight and break up with him.
His grip tightened slightly as he pulled Xu Su back into his arms. He bent down a little, resting his head on her shoulder, his tone grave.
Xi Zirong said, "I swear, I haven’t even let my hand touch another girl’s. Susu, I’m so sick of her. If you hadn’t insisted I tutor her, I wouldn’t have said a single word to her."
Xu Su was speechless for a moment. ’So, was I really just making trouble for myself?’
Thinking of Wu Qianqian, they had been deskmates for months. She had considered their friendship as classmates to be quite good. She never thought... that Wu Qianqian would actually try to steal her boyfriend.
Xu Su looked up at Xi Zirong. The boy sensed her gaze and lowered his head to look back at her.
In the dark of the night, Xi Zirong’s face was a little blurry, but she could still make out his handsome features. He was an exceptionally outstanding young man.
’In the eyes of girls their age, he really is the perfect boyfriend material, isn’t he?’
Perhaps she couldn’t blame Wu Qianqian for developing feelings for her friend’s boyfriend. After all, in all of City No. 1 High School, how many Xi Zirongs were there?
After a moment’s thought, Xu Su instructed, "Starting tomorrow, don’t switch seats for evening self-study anymore. I don’t need you to tutor me either."
Xu Su had no intention of making a scene with Wu Qianqian over this.
She had the mindset of an adult. If she could resolve things gracefully, she would prefer to do so. She would just pretend she didn’t know anything about it.
Xi Zirong froze, a little unhappy. "The final exams are in less than ten days. Susu, I want to review with you."
Xu Su said helplessly, "You’ve been explaining problems to Wu Qianqian this whole time. If you suddenly ditch her, what am I supposed to say to her? Should I just tell her you’re my boyfriend and to back off?"
She couldn’t bring herself to say something like that.
Xi Zirong’s jaw tightened, his tone a bit stiff. "I’ll go talk to her. What obligation do I have to keep teaching her? Susu, I’ve told you before, I don’t have much patience for other people, and I’m not in the habit of catering to their feelings."
"..." Xu Su remembered the first-year girl who had cornered him before, whom he’d reduced to tears. Her hand on his waist couldn’t help but tighten slightly. "No. Don’t you go making another girl cry. If this blows up and everyone finds out, Teacher Wu will summon us to his office."
Recalling Old Wu’s specific warning against any repeat of last semester’s incident with Gu Yunjia, Qiu Kai, and Deng Hui, Xi Zirong had no choice but to give up.
He stiffened for a second, then compromised. "Then you switch over and be my deskmate. I’ll have Fu Jun give you his seat."
Xi Zirong’s deskmate was Fu Jun, the same discipline monitor who had participated in the competition with them.
"..." Xu Su really couldn’t understand how this guy could be so clingy. "You’re not even going to ask Fu Jun? You’re just going to decide for him?"
Xi Zirong chuckled softly. "As long as you’re willing to come over, I can arrange it."
What could Xu Su say?
She was speechless for a moment and could only silently agree to let him handle it.
Xu Su tugged on the corner of his shirt, her tone teasing. "Xi Zirong, haven’t you had enough of a hug? Let go, I have to go back."
Xi Zirong faltered, and his arms loosened slightly. Just as Xu Su was about to pull away, he tightened his embrace again. "Just a little longer, okay?"
Xu Su poked him in the waist, a little displeased. "Hey, you’ve been hugging me all night. That’s a bit much, don’t you think?"
"Then you hug me back." Xi Zirong nuzzled her neck and said in a muffled voice, "Susu, you hug me back too."
"...Xi Zirong, have you learned how to be coy now?" Despite her words, Xu Su couldn’t resist the temptation. She reached under his jacket, wrapping her arms around his waist over his sweater.
Having to constantly look up at him was making her neck a little sore. Xu Su asked curiously, "Xi Zirong, how tall are you?"
"I was one meter eighty-three when I measured a month ago." Xi Zirong remembered something she had said and added, "I’m still growing."
"..."
’...He really doesn’t need to get any taller.’
After hugging for a while longer, Xu Su finally saw Qian Jia enter the girls’ dormitory building and couldn’t help but push the boy away. "Alright, I really have to go back now. Stop being so clingy."
This time, Xi Zirong obediently let go. He smiled and said, "I’ll wait for you tomorrow morning to go to morning self-study."
"Okay. You should go back, wash up, and sleep early too." Xu Su waved and left.
Back in the dorm, Xu Su briefly explained what had happened to Qian Jia and the others. She didn’t mention that Wu Qianqian liked Xi Zirong, only that she had asked Xi Zirong to tutor her.
Whatever Wu Qianqian was thinking, Xu Su didn’t want to put a girl in an awkward position, nor did she want to damage her relationship with a classmate.
During evening self-study the next day, after Xu Su switched places with Fu Jun, Fu Jun then switched with another girl. The seat changed hands a few times, but in the end, Wu Qianqian’s deskmate was still a girl. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
When she saw that Xi Zirong hadn’t come over tonight, and that Xu Su had taken his place instead, she looked like she wanted to say something but held back.
Xu Su patted her shoulder and said, "Qianqian, the final exams are coming up, so you should review and consolidate the material on your own. If there are any really difficult problems you don’t understand, you can ask me. If I don’t know the answer, we can have Xi Zirong teach us, okay?"
Wu Qianqian looked up at Xu Su, her expression turning a little stiff.
Seemingly understanding the situation, she nodded and gave a slightly awkward smile. "That’s okay. God Xi taught me very well over the past month. My grades have improved a lot. I definitely won’t be at the bottom of the class for the finals, so there’s no danger of being kicked out of the ’Rocket Class’."
Xu Su said no more. It was best for some things to remain unsaid.
Sitting in Fu Jun’s seat, Xi Zirong, who had waited a long time for this, was finally deskmates with Xu Su again. The smile on his face was one that had rarely appeared in recent days.
Xu Su felt a prickle of jealousy watching him. ’A smile that dazzling... no wonder he’s so bewitching.’
’It hasn’t even been that long, and already two girls have shown their interest in him, openly or otherwise.’
Xu Su shot him a look, feeling a little annoyed. "Stop smiling, Xi Zirong. Stop attracting people. If one more shows up, I’m dumping you."
She was just saying it casually, complaining about her boyfriend attracting so much attention.
But to Xi Zirong’s ears, her words were a cataclysmic storm. The boy’s expression changed in an instant.
The dazzling smile from just a moment ago vanished. He grabbed the hand Xu Su had on the desk, his voice low and cold. "What did you just say?"
