Chapter 56: The Situation Takes a Turn!

  Finally, Zhang Ziheng was able to clear the air with Yu Jie, and his heart felt much lighter. For the past few days, he had been feeling guilty towards Wang Xue. But now that everything had been explained, Yu Jie wouldn't bother Wang Xue again. However, would things go as smoothly as Zhang Ziheng thought? Would Yu Jie really be willing to give up? Based on Zhang Ziheng's understanding of Yu Jie, she should be. But that was the Yu Jie from over a year ago; now, she was no longer the simple and lovely young girl he once knew.

  Actually, from the things Yu Jie has done since she came back, it can be seen that she is now a mature and elegant girl with a lot of heart. Although Zhang Zi Heng said they are impossible, but all this is because of Wang Xue, if there's a way to make Wang Xue give up, then maybe there will still be hope for herself. So, Yu Jie definitely won't give up on Zi Heng, instead she'll strengthen her offense.

  With his mind at ease, Zhang Ziheng's spirits lifted greatly and he returned to his previous working state. His attitude towards Wang Xue also became more enthusiastic. Logically speaking, this should be a good thing, but Wang Xue didn't think so. Seeing Ziheng suddenly being so nice to her, she felt like he was hiding something, not taking it to heart at all, which made Zhang Ziheng feel quite awkward.

  Time passed day by day, and there were less than two days left before Yu Jie's concert. Zhang Ziheng's mother meant to go, but after all, he had already explained it clearly to Yu Jie, so if he went again, it would feel strange. So he decided not to go that day, and just sleep at home instead.

  Seeing that his good friend had been acting strangely recently, Li Wencheng immediately sensed that something was wrong and hastily arranged for him and Xiaotian to take him out for questioning.

  Zhang Ziheng looked at his two good friends with a guilty expression and asked with a smile: "What are you doing? Can't you look at me with that kind of eyes?"

  "Hmm... there's a problem, absolutely a problem. Hey, can you see it?" Li Wencheng stroked his chin and asked Xiaotian.

  Xiao Tian chuckled and said, "Do you need to say this? Anybody with eyes can see it. Zi Heng, are we going to use severe torture to extract a confession from you, or will you come clean yourself? But before that, let me make one thing clear: our attitude in this conversation is leniency towards those who confess and severity towards those who resist, so think carefully before speaking."

  Zhang Ziheng was amused by the two of them and looked at them with a puzzled expression, saying: "What's going on? What do you mean? I don't understand?"

  "Hey, you're still pretending, okay, I'll ask you. What's going on with you lately? Not only has your attitude towards Wang Xue changed, but you also seem to be indifferent to Yu Jie. In two days, it's her concert, how can you act like nothing's wrong? And you said you won't go watch, is...is this still you?" Li Wen Cheng asked with a frown.

  "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong with that? Xue'er is my girlfriend, and I'm passionate about her. What's wrong with that? I've already broken up with Yu Jie, she's having a concert, and in order not to make Xue'er worry too much, it's normal for me not to go watch, what's wrong with that?"

  Xiao Tian looked at him with some surprise, then glanced at Li Wen Cheng and said: "It's over, is this kid sick? He's completely different from before."

  Li Wencheng nodded and said: "Indeed a bit different, he... how did he suddenly get better? I'm telling you, brother, are you really going to draw a clear line with Yu Jie?"

  "Is it? Isn't it?" Zhang Ziheng smiled and said.

  "Haha, haha, Ziheng, you're kidding me, right? That's Yu Jie, not someone else. If it were Wang Xue, I would definitely believe you, but Yu Jie..." Li Wencheng laughed incredulously.

  "What's wrong with Yu Jie? Just because we were together before, does that mean I'll be stuck with her for the rest of my life? The earth will keep spinning no matter who leaves it, can't I live without Yu Jie?" Zhang Zi Heng asked with a frown.

  "No, Zi Heng, it's like this... how to say. This time Yu Jie took the initiative to find you and said she wanted to get back together with you. Even if you didn't want to be in contact with her anymore, it's impossible for you to be so resolute. Brother, tell us, is something wrong? Otherwise, you wouldn't have made up your mind to forget about her." Li Wen Cheng asked.

  Zhang Ziheng hummed a laugh, lit a cigarette and said: "So in your hearts, my image is like this? You're underestimating me too much. Yes, I admit it, I still have feelings for Yujie now, but looking at the current situation, can I be with her? Not to mention that I couldn't pass the test of Xue'er, even my own conscience wouldn't allow it. Since we can't be together anymore, then a choice must be made. In the past, I always dragged things out, but now I don't want to do this because it's unfair to Xue'er. Anyway, I'll end up hurting someone's heart, and I can only wrong Yujie."

  Xiao Tian shook his head and clapped his hands, with a look of admiration on his face, saying: "Wow, Zi Heng, I really admire you, you're simply my idol. If it were me, I wouldn't have been able to make such a ruthless choice." He chuckled, "This kid talks as if he's telling the truth, almost making me believe him." Xiao Tian shook his head and smiled at Li Wen Cheng.

  Li Wencheng furrowed his brow and shook his head, saying: "No way, this kid seems to be telling the truth. Although I don't quite believe it either, but looking at him, he doesn't seem to be joking. Ziheng, tell me honestly, can you bear to part with it?"

  "What's there to be reluctant about? I've already said it, haven't I? Yu Jie and I have broken up, so even if I'm reluctant, it's useless now, do you understand?" Zhang Ziheng said.

  Xiao Tian frowned and looked at him, saying: "So Ziheng, tell me, what is the relationship between you and Yu Jie now? Friends? Classmates? Strangers?"

  Zhang Ziheng was slightly stunned, he had never thought about this question carefully. "This... I think it should be classmates. It's a bit difficult to make friends because we can't face each other with an attitude of friendship. But if we were strangers, it doesn't seem quite right either, so we can only have the relationship of old classmates."

  "Since you're classmates, why didn't you attend her concert? You said it's because you were afraid of Wang Xue, but as you said, you've already broken up. As classmates, what are you still afraid of? I think the one who's overthinking is you." Little Tian smiled and said.

  Xiao Tian's words suddenly stunned Zhang Ziheng, yes, since he treated her as a classmate, there was no need to fear those things. If he thought so himself, then that meant he still couldn't let go of Yu Jie, wasn't this the same as "this place has no silver three hundred taels"?

  "Hey, Xiao Tian makes sense. Zi Heng, did Wang Xue say anything about going to Yu Jie's concert?" Li Wen Cheng asked.

  "No, she's just like usual, didn't say anything." Zhang Ziheng shook his head and said.

  "That's it, isn't it? Since she didn't say anything, what are you still afraid of? I think you're just being paranoid, actually you can't let go of Yu Jie." Li Wen Cheng smiled.

  "Who? Who can't let go? I've said it before, Yu Jie and I have already broken up..."

  "You two have already broken up, we know, no need to keep saying it. I'm just asking you, are you going to Yu Jie's concert or not? Let me tell you, that day we're all going, if you want someone to accompany you, don't consider us." Li Wen Cheng said.

  "Let's talk about it later," Zhang Ziheng said thoughtfully. "Actually, whether I go or not is fine, the key thing is my mom wants to go. If she asks me to accompany her, maybe I'll go."

  "Hmph, let's get down to business? Alright, stop pretending in front of us, what's the point of putting on those airs?" Li Wencheng said with a smile.

  Xiao Tian smiled and nodded, saying: "However, Zi Heng, I still want to remind you. Although Wang Xue didn't say anything, women are all petty, if you really want to go, you must appease her well. Now your mom is also here, if she gets angry, it won't look good."

  Zhang Ziheng thought for a moment and nodded.

  At night, when Zhang Ziheng returned home, his mother was already asleep. Wang Xue sat alone in front of the computer playing a game of Lianliankan. Seeing Ziheng return, she quickly stood up and said softly: "Why did you come back so late?"

  Zhang Ziheng took off his clothes while saying, "Oh, I was chatting with Wen Cheng and the others for a bit, who knew time passed so quickly, in the blink of an eye it's already this late. By the way, is my mom asleep?"

  Wang Xue nodded and said, "Mm, just fell asleep for a short while. Tired? I'll get the water ready for you to take a bath." Wang Xue walked into the bathroom as she spoke.

  Zhang Ziheng thought for a moment, took off his clothes and followed her in. Wang Xue was filling the bathtub with water when Zhang Ziheng suddenly hugged her from behind and said: "You haven't been to work these days either, accompanying my mom everywhere to have fun, it's hard on you, isn't it?"

  Wang Xue turned her head, looked at him and smiled: "Hehe, what are you doing? Talking to me like that with your clothes off, pretending to be a rascal."

  "Seriously... don't mess around."

  "Hehe, okay, okay. Actually, it's nothing much, as long as your mom is happy and she likes me, I'm willing to do anything." Wang Xue smiled.

  Zhang Ziheng smiled slightly, kissed Wang Xue's face, and then said: "That... Snow, Yu Jie is going to have a concert in two days. With my mom's personality, she must go see it. You say that if I don't accompany her at that time, I'm not at ease with her being alone either. But I'm also afraid you'll think too much, so..."

  "Alright, I know what you want to say, I don't mind you going, it's okay." Wang Xue smiled.

  "Really... Xue Er, are you telling the truth? Actually, you don't have to be like this, as long as you say so, if you don't want me to go, I won't go, really, I can really not go." Zhang Ziheng said seriously.

  Wang Xue smiled slightly, turned around and hugged him, saying: "I'm not as petty as you think, and it's nothing, just listening to a concert, not blind dating. Besides, I also got the ticket, so when the time comes, I'll go with you, isn't that okay?"

  "What? You're going too? When did you buy your ticket?" Zhang Ziheng asked.

  "What's wrong? You seem unhappy. Don't you want me to go?"

  "No, no, how could that be. When the time comes, we'll go together, and I'll feel at ease if you're there too. Think about it, if only my mom and I went, and you didn't go, what if some handsome guy were to run off with you? I have to keep an eye on you." Zhang Ziheng said with a smile.

  Wang Xue smiled and kissed him, saying: "Well, you're a smooth talker."

  Things have become like this again, which is completely different from what Zhang Ziheng thought. In his opinion, he should have drawn a clear line with Yu Jie, but after turning around, he got entangled with her again. It's not known whether it was Yu Jie who wouldn't let go of him or the heavens that wouldn't let go of him.