Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 148 - 106: Just Resting, Nothing Else!

"No way!"

"360 thousand is too little!"

After mentioning the figure of 360 thousand, Xu Zhengyi immediately regretted it. He said with reddened eyes, "Raising you wasn’t easy. At least 500 thousand!"

"Yes, it has to be 500 thousand!!"

Xu Zhengyi then looked towards Shen Qiushan, his face pale: "500 thousand, not a cent less!"

"500 thousand..."

"At least 500 thousand..."

The old gambler was still muttering to himself.

However, the next moment he simply collapsed to the ground.

As if he had fainted!

"Old Xu!"

"Don’t play dead!"

Zhang Xiaowei was taken aback, he hurriedly swore and rushed over to check the situation.

Shen Qiushan immediately dialed 120.

Earlier, when Xu Zhengyi was kicked to the ground by Zhang Xiaowei, Shen Qiushan already felt that something was very wrong with the old gambler Xu Zhengyi’s mental state.

His eyes were scattered, his face pale, it looked like he was seriously ill.

"Brother Wei, could it be that you kicked him to death?"

At this point, the tattooed guy was also stunned. He was just following some debt collectors but had never killed anyone.

The yellow-haired kid following him was even more scared, he said tremblingly, "Brother Meng, this is none of our business, maybe we should run!"

Tattooed guy Sun Meng looked at Zhang Xiaowei and then at Xu Zhengyi lying on the ground, unable to make up his mind.

"So scared, just don’t learn to be a thug like others!"

After calling 120, Shen Qiushan glanced at the yellow-haired kid and then said to the tattooed guy, "If you don’t want someone to die, quickly have your men take the door off, then carry Old Xu to the alley entrance. The ambulance will be here soon, but they can’t get into the alley."

"Yes, yes!"

The tattooed guy felt Shen Qiushan made sense, he hurriedly directed Huang Mao and crew to take the door down, then carried Xu Zhengyi towards the alley entrance.

Witnessing it all, Xu Pipa spoke not a word, nor shed a tear.

The little girl’s state right now was probably "deep sorrow with a broken heart!"

"Pipa, if your grandfather really has a mishap, it has nothing to do with me. I just lightly touched him twice, it can’t be this serious."

Sun Meng and others were probably scared, they took turns carrying Xu Zhengyi and quickly reached the alley’s entrance.

Under the streetlight’s shine, Xu Zhengyi’s face was even paler, without a shred of color, looking no different from a dead person.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaowei hurried to Xu Pipa’s side to shirk responsibility.

Xu Pipa remained silent, she looked quietly at the lying Xu Zhengyi on the doorboard.

This scene seemed familiar.

Before grandma passed away, she was probably in this state, though grandma was lucky at least to be lying on a hospital bed.

Whereas Xu Zhengyi was lying on this broken doorboard.

Sanjiang City in June was already very hot, daytime temperatures could even soar to around 33 degrees.

But at midnight, the wind was somewhat cool.

This was probably because a big river runs through the city.

Xu Pipa felt tonight’s wind particularly cool, messing up her mushroom-shaped hair, and blowing away the last bit of emotion in her heart.

Xu Zhengyi died!

He stopped breathing right on the ambulance.

For Xu Pipa, this was probably a good outcome.

If he died after a few days in intensive care, that would be salt in the wound!

The hospital’s initial cause of death was a cerebral hemorrhage.

Xu Zhengyi always had high blood pressure, had stayed up two nights in a row, and with Zhang Xiaowei and others pressing for debt, he was perpetually in extreme tension. Zhang Xiaowei’s violence and abuse probably became the last straw to crush the camel.

In the hallway outside the hospital morgue.

The entire way, Xu Pipa hadn’t spoken, nor shed a tear but finally couldn’t hold it together.

She threw herself into Shen Qiushan’s arms, bursting into tears!

Upon hearing of Xu Zhengyi’s death, Zhang Xiaowei’s father Zhang Jun arrived at the hospital immediately; after saying a few polite words, he voluntarily indicated that the debt would be canceled and he would cover the funeral expenses for Xu Zhengyi.

The condition was to not pursue accountability from Xu Pipa.

To this, Xu Pipa had no objections, and both sides reached an agreement!

The next day.

Xu Zhengyi was cremated and buried.

Although Xu Pipa didn’t want him buried with the grandmother she loved most.

But before grandma died, she had left a will saying that after Xu Zhengyi’s death, they should be buried together.

Back then, Xu Zhengyi hadn’t become as addicted to gambling as he eventually did, so grandma’s decision seemed reasonable.

Xu Pipa kowtowed in front of grandma and Xu Zhengyi’s tombstone.

Supported by Shen Qiushan and Shen Yanran, Xu Pipa walked out of the cemetery.

A night of no sleep, coupled with such a major family change, rendered Xu Pipa’s mental state poor, requiring a good rest.

"Pipa, come to my house first."

"Stay with me in the same room, be my companion."

Yanran hugged Pipa’s shoulder, sincerely inviting her.

"Mm-hmm."

"Yanran, sorry for the trouble to you and Uncle Shen."

Pipa responded weakly; at this moment, she really needed a friend like Yanran by her side.

When they arrived at the Shen Family, Pipa took a shower in Yanran’s master bedroom bathroom, then collapsed onto Yanran’s bed and fell asleep...

Today was the second day after the college entrance exam. Originally, Yanran and Shen Yixiao, the siblings, planned to sleep in, but due to Xu Zhengyi’s unexpected passing, the two siblings got up early to accompany Pipa.

Having been busy for most of the day, both were naturally tired, and not long after Pipa fell asleep, Yanran followed suit.

However, Shen Yixiao did not sleep because Luo Yao had invited him for a shopping trip.

After the college entrance exam, this young couple, who had always been restrained, were finally "unsealed" and could openly date and shop.

But when they arrived at the mall, Luo Yao noticed Shen Yixiao was yawning constantly.

"Baby, are you very tired?"

"Didn’t sleep well last night?"

Luo Yao asked, puzzled, while holding Shen Yixiao’s arm.

"Pipa’s grandpa passed away. Yanran and I went to the hospital early this morning, then to the crematorium, and the cemetery..."

Shen Yixiao explained yawning.

"I see."

"Pipa is really pitiful, losing her last remaining relative too."

Luo Yao sighed and then proactively suggested, "Baby, how about we find a place to rest for a while?"

"Once we’re rested, we can go out again."

"Huh?"

Upon hearing his girlfriend’s suggestion, Shen Yixiao, who was yawning earlier, suddenly became alert: "Baby, where should we rest?"

"How about a private cinema?"

"You can watch movies and relax."

Luo Yao proposed.

"Mm-hmm!"

"That sounds good!"

Shen Yixiao nodded repeatedly, aware that a private cinema was a dating haven.

According to the accounts from his athlete buddies with experience in these matters, a private cinema is particularly suitable for students like them without overnight conditions.

"But just to be clear, we’re only resting."

"Can’t do anything else!"

Luo Yao warned sternly with a serious face.

"Of course, we’re just resting and watching movies."

"What else could we be doing?"

Shen Yixiao shrugged, then put a big hand on his girlfriend’s shoulder: "Let’s go, I’m exhausted!"

Medical Beauty Center.

After a restless night, Qiushan took some time to relax.

He lay on the beauty bed, asking for the same full-body whitening spa as before!

"Your family-in-law" Luo Meimei’s technique is undeniably perfect, leaving both body and mind greatly relaxed every time he leaves here.

"Younger Brother Shen, I saw the news online; you estimated 680 points, that’s amazing!"

"If Yaoyao could score as high as you, I’d wake up laughing in my dreams!"

Luo Meimei remarked while stirring beauty cream in a bowl.

"Yaoyao is an art student; she might become a big star in the future."

"Cultural subjects aren’t as significant; look at how few stars are good at academics."

Qiushan consoled his family-in-law.

"Becoming a star isn’t that easy!"

"Still uncertain which school Yaoyao will get into!"

Luo Meimei sighed softly and then asked, "By the way, today Yaoyao went out with Xiaoxiao from your family, right?"

"Seems so."

Qiushan wasn’t quite sure; his little rascal mentioned going out to play with classmates.

"Younger Brother Shen, though the college entrance exam is over, the two kids are still young. As parents, we have to inform them in advance about certain things to prevent a change in status before even entering university."

Luo Meimei expressed her concern.

"Mm-hmm, definitely."

"I’ll warn our little rascal when I get back!"

Qiushan agreed repeatedly, having actually discussed this with Shen Yixiao before. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

However, both he and Luo Meimei know firsthand; young people are hard to control regarding such matters, given their overflowing hormones.

The playground, rooftop, corridors—everywhere without people proves to be fair game for their ingenuity.

It’s truly hard to guard against!