Chapter 560: Chapter 560

That evening’s self-study session, Huo Feng was deeply caught in a brainstorm!

He was constantly thinking of solutions, thinking non-stop...

He thought of countless methods but always failed to predict the outcomes, especially fearing that the consequences would involve Pu Sangzhi. As a result, after a whole night of thinking, he was still unable to make a decision. The source of thɪs content is 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽

During this self-study session, Pu Sangzhi, from Senior Class 2 (1), was also unable to concentrate on studying, lost in thought.

Her thoughts tonight were chaotic, a disorderly kind of chaos!

She often thought of the creditors in Shanghai, remembering all their various tactics...

She thought back to that semester of ninth grade when those people forced her to skip classes and couldn’t return home, spending her days hiding here and there, living a life of uncertainty...

That half-year remained the deepest shadow in her heart, lingering even now, often appearing in her dreams.

At the same time, she would occasionally ponder, where should she go now? What kind of situation would those people push her into?

Why does life have to be this way?

Why does life have to be ?

Sometimes, Pu Sangzhi also wondered, why was it only her life that was ? Why were there always people pushing her towards a dead end? Why weren’t the responsible people stepping forward?

Why did the person she trusted so much, cared about so much, and had such high hopes for, always managed to hide so well at critical moments?

Why... does such pressure fall on her as a student?

Why... isn’t her dad coming out? Still hiding somewhere like last year, leaving her and her mother to be bullied and humiliated...

Pu Sangzhi’s mood this evening was so bad, so bad that she even preferred to be alone with her thoughts.

Even undisturbed by anyone, she still felt the world was chaotic, noisy, crowded, hardly bearing room for her...

All kinds of negative emotions pressed down on her, like a dark cloud looming over her head, dreadfully afraid of triggering a thunderstorm...

Fortunately, this evening, no one around her became that trigger, no one provoked her, pitied her, sympathized with her, nor looked down on her, disgusted her, despised her...

All her classmates unanimously did one thing—they ignored her.

That was respect for her, and even more so, kindness toward her.

After the self-study, Pu Sangzhi headed back to the dormitory as usual with Zhu Dandan and Wen Miao.

Zhu Dandan and Wen Miao accompanied her on either side, one draped over her shoulder, and the other linking arms with her, their intimate actions letting her feel their presence.

What they did well was...

They also didn’t ask her any questions, just quietly accompanied her all the way.

The three of them hadn’t walked long on the campus path when suddenly, Huo Feng, catching up from behind, sprinted to them, panting as he blocked their way forward.

"Sangzhi, I was talking to the teacher after class, sorry I’m late..." Huo Feng said, looking anxiously at Pu Sangzhi.

The moment Huo Feng arrived, Zhu Dandan and Wen Miao quickly understood and let go of her, making room for Huo Feng at her side. They quickly walked off as a group.

Thus, Huo Feng came to Pu Sangzhi’s side, his large hand hurriedly seizing her small one, their fingers tightly interlocked!

Pu Sangzhi looked up at him. Huo Feng curled his lips up and asked softly, "Do you feel like burrowing into my arms now?"

Pu Sangzhi didn’t know how he could be in the mood to joke at such a time...

But after he said that, Pu Sangzhi also unconsciously curled her lips, responding to him, "Sorry, I don’t feel that way."

Huo Feng pouted, "I thought you might miss me now, want to hug me, to press your face against my chest, and feel a man’s sturdy torso."

Pu Sangzhi snorted sharply and said mercilessly, "Disgusting."

Huo Feng tilted his head, deliberately leaning close to her ear and asked softly, "Hey, how about we find a corner to hug a bit?"

Pu Sangzhi reflexively rejected him, saying, "I want to go back to the dorm and lie down. I want to sleep early tonight."

"So you’re not going to chat with me tonight?" Huo Feng asked her.

Pu Sangzhi turned her head, her dark eyes intensely fixing on him, "I don’t even know what to say to you... Have you finished your homework yet?"

One moment she said she didn’t know what to say, and the next she was asking about something related to studies.

Huo Feng actually wanted to talk about her family situation...

When such a major event had happened, Huo Feng really wanted to know how she was feeling now? What was she thinking?

He wanted to hear her innermost thoughts...

But this woman, always asking about studies when she had nothing else to do!

Asking about studies at such a critical moment, it was really toxic...

"Homework is no big deal; I finished it a long time ago!"

Huo Feng waved his hand, then asked again, "Don’t you have any other things to talk to me about?"

Pu Sangzhi pursed her lips, feeling hesitant and uncertain about whether to discuss a heavy topic with Huo Feng.

After some thought, she ultimately decided not to say anything. "I don’t have anything I want to talk to you about."

Huo Feng could tell she was in a bad mood, but he also knew she didn’t want to talk about anything right now...

Since that was the case, he couldn’t force her and just tried his best to cheer her up.

"Hey, do you have any plans after class tomorrow at noon?"

Huo Feng leaned in close to Pu Sangzhi’s ear and whispered softly, "I am very free!"

Tomorrow was Saturday.

Being seniors, they also had classes on Saturday morning. However, they had only a morning session, and the usual students could go home after morning classes.

Since both Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng were not going home and since both were at school, they surely needed to seize the chance to do something affectionate!

Huo Feng thought to himself.

However, Pu Sangzhi’s actions and decisions never followed what Huo Feng desired...

"I know you’re free, go to the library and study," Pu Sangzhi said.

"Wow...are you sure you want to do that?"

Huo Feng couldn’t help but open his mouth wide as he spoke.

"It’s so hot, naturally we should stay indoors."

Pu Sangzhi casually analyzed, "Our second year studies are so heavy, and in mid-September, we’re going to Hangzhou for a competition. Even though participating in competitions is just an auxiliary means, we still need to prepare seriously. So, tomorrow I will properly tutor you in math."

Perhaps they had played too much and studied too little over the summer break...

So much so that now, even though school had started, Huo Feng found it very upsetting to see his rest time being clearly arranged!

School had only started a week ago, and the math competition classes had already begun every afternoon...

Afterwards, between Saturday and Sunday, he found that scant day also scheduled by Pu Sangzhi!

Entering such a high-intensity study mode so quickly...

Huo Feng felt his mentality was still collapsing; he just couldn’t adjust for the moment!

Huo Feng puckered his lips towards Pu Sangzhi, "Are you really entering study mode so soon? We’re going straight into Saturday morning...are you sure we have to study in the afternoon? I’ll give you a chance to change your mind. You can think about it all night if you need to!"

Pu Sangzhi looked at his unwillingness to study, she lightly chuckled with pursed lips, "I’m sure we start tutoring tomorrow. I suggest you also seize the chance!"

Huo Feng raised his eyebrow, "Seize the chance? What chance?"

Pu Sangzhi looked ahead, took a deep breath, and spoke honestly, "Seize the chance while I’m still by your side. Who knows when... I might be gone."

Her words were spoken lightly, but each word landed heavily like a rock onto Huo Feng’s heart!

In that instant, Huo Feng involuntarily stopped in his tracks.

As he stopped, Pu Sangzhi, whose hand he was holding, also stopped. She turned her head, her surprised gaze landing on his face...

In that moment, Pu Sangzhi could see lots of emotions in his tightly furrowed brows...

The atmosphere between them suddenly turned heavy; even the silence seemed to squeeze the air, nearly suffocating.

Around them, classmates continuously passed by, occasionally glancing at the two of them.

Even to those casual observers, it was apparent that something wasn’t right between them; perhaps they were arguing.

Actually, it was Huo Feng who was feeling upset.

Pu Sangzhi tugged Huo Feng’s hand, "Walk me back to the dorm."

Jolted back to reality by her pull, Huo Feng, who never feigned emotions, for once disguised his feelings and forced a grim smile, saying, "Got a bit scared by you..."

Pu Sangzhi tugged at his hand.

Huo Feng started walking with her.

Afterward, the two of them walked silently, slowly making their way to the girls’ dormitory.

By then, there were hardly any students left at the bottom of the girls’ dormitory building, and Pu Sangzhi must have been the last student to arrive there.

"I’m going in, see you tomorrow."

Pu Sangzhi waved at Huo Feng, also managing a somewhat forced smile.

But just as she was about to withdraw her hand, Huo Feng grasped it tightly.

He looked at her intensely, his gaze filled with determination and reluctance, his brow furrowed with serious concern...

"You are not allowed to leave me."

Having held back all the way, Huo Feng finally couldn’t restrain himself from saying those words.

The moment the words fell, Pu Sangzhi’s heart uncontrollably quivered.