Chapter Thirteen

  A person's change is formed through a long period of transformation, and it can't be accomplished overnight. Li Hui understood this principle, but he still decided that Wang Zhiqiao's changes over the past few days were minimal, almost negligible.

  Looking at Wang Zijiao's calm and contented expression, there was no sense of urgency as when she needed help herself, the problem was handed over to her, and that was the end of it.

  It's not her that needs to change, but herself. She thinks every day about what to do and takes the initiative to talk to her, but she still passes notes as usual.

  She's like that, wanting to learn how to talk to the boys around her, a fantasy. Is she the eunuch in the saying "the emperor is not anxious, but the eunuchs are anxious to death"?

  Same as before, in class except for reading books, after class except for sometimes going to the toilet, rarely go out and exercise, even if I do, it's with Yang Rui, no initiative to talk to others.

  Li Hui couldn't help but feel that she was being too stubborn, even if she had a wooden brain, she should understand that these things required her to take the initiative, and he could only assist her from the side.

  "Class is over, let's talk!" As soon as class was over, Li Hui decided to give Wang Zhiqiao a ideological education. She must make her deeply realize that it was she who needed to change, not herself. She had to take the initiative and think for herself in everything. But she wasn't proactive, did she really want to change or not?

  "Oh." Wang Zhiqiao closed her eyes halfway, turned around, lowered her head to pick at her fingernails, and didn't even glance at Li Huan. Li Huan felt anxious, looking at her lukewarm attitude, couldn't help but get a little angry, his tone slightly heavy.

  "What's your attitude? Can't you look at me when speaking? Don't you know this is disrespecting others? You don't even look at me, how do I know you're still talking to me? You want my help, but it seems like I'm the one begging you. Is that right? With an attitude like yours, I don't think you can change much." The more Li Miao spoke, the less Wang Zhiqiao looked at her. Li Miao was so angry she wanted to slap her to death, just to relieve her own frustration. But thinking about it, maybe she would be too scary and frighten Wang Zhiqiao. She calmed herself down.

  "Alright! If you don't want to see it, then so be it. But understand one thing: even if others offer to help you, it still depends on your own actions. No one can replace you in doing anything. Take the initiative yourself, and stop repeating the same mistakes as before."

  "If you want others to take 99 steps towards you, then you need to take the first step towards them. You say you won't take a single step, but others aren't mind-readers, how would they know that you actually want to talk to them?"

  Li Hui got excited and felt that in the past, he was always being taught by others. He never thought that one day he would be teaching others. This feeling is especially great. No wonder there were so many people teaching him before. Suddenly, he felt that the atmosphere wasn't right. He faintly heard a sobbing sound. Lowering his head to look, he saw Wang Zijiao with her head down. Tears fell onto her hand and slowly flowed onto the math book she had placed on the table, creating a patch of water stains.

  Li Hui's mind went blank at that moment, realizing she had made her cry, what to do?

  If it were someone else, I would have washed my hands of her immediately, regardless of whether she lived or died. What I hate most is when girls cry, once they start crying, there's no end to it, it's so annoying.

  But seeing Wang Zijiao cry, he felt his chest stuffy and uncomfortable. Her tears were like stones, heavily falling onto the calm sea of his heart, stirring up waves.

  "Are you crying?" Li Huan stretched out his hand, gently pressing against Wang Zhiqiao's forehead, wanting to see her face. But when he lifted her face and saw her tearful eyes, his heart felt like it was being fiercely grasped and pulled back and forth.

  Her tears would make him heartache. He didn't want to see her cry anymore, he wanted to see her smile.

  "Don't cry anymore, okay? I won't tell you off, do whatever you want." Li Hui gently wiped away the tears from Wang Zhiqiao's eyes.

  "I won't be mad at you anymore, and if you're not mad at me either, I absolutely won't get angry. If it's still not satisfying, you can even hit me."

  However, I must say beforehand that when hitting someone, don't hit their face. Although I'm not someone who makes a living off my looks, I still need to save some face. After saying this last sentence, he immediately closed his eyes and waited for Wang Zhiqiao to hit him.

  "Hmph..."

  Heard the laughter. Li Hui immediately opened his eyes. Staring at the person who was tearfully crying just now, but is now laughing with a smug face, he felt like he had been fooled.

  "I think you owe me an explanation."

  Li Hui pretended to be furious and stared at Wang Zhiqiao, who shrank his head in embarrassment.

  "I just saw that man, he misunderstood that girl, said he would never love her even if he died. Let her go as far as she wants. That girl, for his sake, paid so much...” Looking at Li Miao's increasingly gloomy face, Wang Zhiqiao spoke softer and softer, finally not daring to say another word.

  "So you're crying because of this." Li Huan was speechless. Despicable.

  "Hmm." Wang Zhiqiao sneaked a glance at Li Ming, like a child who had done something wrong. But she didn't think she was in the wrong. That girl was really pitiful, and that guy was too heartless. She felt sorry for the girl, thinking she was foolish to have given so much, while that guy was worthless.

  "So, you weren't crying because I scolded you just now, but because you felt sad for the woman in the middle and shed tears, not because of me."

  Li Hui now can't wait to throw away everything, completely ignoring herself. He's still foolishly thinking that he made her cry, his mood getting even worse, and he doesn't even have the charm of a worn-out book in her heart, having no sense of existence, it's better not to ask, always thinking he was being bullied by himself.

  "How much of what I said did you take in?" Looking at Wang Zijiao's bewildered face, Li Hui's heart began to pound, "You didn't hear a single word, did you?!"

  Wang Zijiao lowered his head, Li Miao covered her forehead, and didn't want to say another word, it was too hurtful to one's self-esteem. He had thought that maybe he himself had been too harsh in tone, scaring her off, but unexpectedly, she hadn't even let the words enter her ears. For half a day, it had all been him, like a monk shaving his own head, getting hot-headed for nothing.

  "I wasn't intentionally ignoring you, it's just that when you were talking to me, I was still stuck in the plot and didn't hear what you said. Give me another chance, this time I'll definitely not be distracted and will listen carefully." Wang Zijiao saw Li Miao not speaking, realized his own mistake, and quickly corrected his attitude.

  "Never mind, even if you were listening seriously, I have nothing more to say." I've been talking for half a day, but it's like playing the piano to a cow. No, I'm the one who's the cow. I spoke with bitter earnestness for so long, but it didn't enter their ears at all.

  After so many years of studying, causing so much trouble, and getting into so many incidents, every time in class, the teacher is enthusiastically lecturing, while the students are dozing off. At least it's going in one ear and out the other. But unexpectedly, after he spoke for half a day, the other person didn't even register what was said. It made him feel guilty towards his teacher for the first time, who had been so painstakingly educating him.

  From young to old, no matter where he went, he was always the focus. No one has ever dared to be as oblivious to themselves as she is, and yet she wasn't even killed by someone else, but rather by a broken book.

  "Don't be like this, okay? I truly realize my mistake. Sorry!" Wang Zhiqiao shook Li Ming's arm, begging for his forgiveness.

  "Don't talk to me, go and talk to your beloved instead."

  "It can't even speak, how am I supposed to talk to it."

  "I did say it, didn't I?" Wang Zhiqiao's face turned red with embarrassment.

  "I will definitely listen to you from now on, I swear. Whatever you say, I'll do it. If you're right, I'll listen. If you're wrong...I'll also listen. I'll definitely follow your instructions. If you tell me to go east, I won't go west. If you tell me to beat a dog, I won't scold a chicken." Li Hui was amused by Wang Zhiqiao's words, and Wang Zhiqiao secretly let out a sigh of relief, fortunately having heard Yang Rui's nonsense many times before, otherwise he would have had to apologize like the ancients.

  "I also ask you, sir, to forgive me generously." Wang Zijiao said with a bow.

  "This time I forgive you, there absolutely cannot be a next time."

  "Uh-huh."

  "Class is about to start, listen carefully." Li Huan said helplessly.

  "What is it that you want to say?"

  "It's nothing!" Li Huan said in a huff, and Wang Zhiqiao quickly turned around. It's better not to bother with him for now.