Chapter 73: Glass Box

  Except for Song Kai, who was unclear, the other three people were stunned on the spot, especially Zeng Yu, whose face turned red, staring blankly at Song Kai, who had been gazing affectionately at her, giving flowers to Xia Xi and calling out his own name, with doubts rising in her heart like a vast dark cloud.

  Doubt and shock filled her chest, she looked at Xia Xi with questioning eyes, not daring to believe that this outspoken person would betray herself.

  Xi Xi didn't reach out to take the bouquet of flowers presented by Song Kai with both hands, and she couldn't figure out where things went wrong, why he called her Zeng Yu. Flustered, she opened her mouth to explain: "I can't accept it, I'm not Zeng Yu, Zeng Yu is..."

  "Sorry, I got your name wrong." Xia Xi originally wanted to pull Zeng Yu over, but was interrupted by Song Kai with a apologetic face before she could finish her sentence. "The flowers were specially sent for you, didn't you say...you...liked them?" Song Kai's voice gradually lowered, and his wheat-colored face rose with a suspicious blush.

  Xi Xi was frantically thinking of a way to deal with the situation, she turned her head to look at Zeng Yu for help, but saw that she was looking at herself with an incredulous expression, with tears welling up in her eyes. In her heart, she secretly thought "this is terrible", Zeng Yu must have misunderstood her. Among all the scenarios she had imagined, this one was the worst. Xi Xi felt like Zhu Bajie looking into a mirror, where inside and outside were not the same person. It was supposed to be a sunny day, but at that moment, Xi Xi felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

  "Xia Xi, is this how you help me? You're two-faced, saying one thing to my face and another behind my back. I trusted you so much, what have you done using my name, secretly befriending the person I like? Are you satisfied with this result now?" Zeng Yu emotionally accused Xi, large tears rolling down her cheeks.

  "It's not like that, little Yu..." Xi Xi was in a flurry to explain to her, but before she could finish speaking, Zeng Yu had already turned around and run off.

  The two boys were even more confused, Song Kai saw his little apple running away with a broken heart, and it felt like he had been stabbed in the chest by someone. He couldn't care about his own position anymore, and harshly blamed Chen Yan: "Aren't you going to chase after her?"

  "Why should I go after him?" Chen Yan looked at Song Kai in confusion, not understanding what he meant.

  "Isn't she your girlfriend?"

  Chen Yan shook his head and immediately guessed the ins and outs of this matter, smiling and pushing Song Kai a push. "Hurry up and chase after your Zeng Yu."

  Song Kai heard this sentence, the entanglement of many days found an outlet, and his eyes suddenly opened up, a rare smile appeared on his handsome face, and he didn't even bother to greet the other person left behind, and quickly chased after the white figure that had run far away.

  Xia Xi didn't understand and was anxious to go after Zeng Yu, but Chen Yan pulled her back: "Alright, there's nothing for you here anymore. If you go now, you'll be the real third wheel."

  "Why are you guys so selfish, it's clearly your own business but you have to drag in people who have nothing to do with it, and I end up being misunderstood by others. Is your so-called friendship built on the foundation of flirting together and scheming against others?" She vented her anger at Chen Yan.

  Chen Yan sneered: "And what about you? You stabbed your friend in the back, lowered yourself to make him look better, and what did you get in return? She still suspects you without hesitation at the slightest doubt."

  "That's better than being calculating with each other!" Xi Xi immediately retorted, but her tone was clearly somewhat lacking. Chen Yan ruthlessly pointed out the thing she least wanted to admit in her heart, that by helping Zeng Yu, she still doubted herself, and tried to attribute this doubt to Zeng Yu's straightforward and simple nature, but this explanation was so forced that even she couldn't convince herself.

  "Not everyone deserves to be treated with sincerity, what did you get in return for being so sincere to others?" Chen Yan's words were sharp and direct, Xia Xi's face turned pale and red as she listened, but couldn't find any words to refute him, and could only listen silently.

  "You care about people like Zeng Yu, Gu Xiao, Liu Xuanmei, but in reality, each of them is smarter than you, each knows what they want, and even uses you to achieve their goals without hesitation. Xia XiXi, when will you stop being so naive?"

  "Don't brainwash me with your conspiracy theories, human hearts aren't as complicated as you think. You say I'm naive? You're just unwilling to admit that you lack the basic trust in people's genuine relationships. Chen Yan, I pity you." Xia Xixi found a breakthrough and immediately countered his words. She refused to accept his overly realistic view of human relationships, even if deep down she knew it was true, and would rather live in her own idealized world.

  "Today's invitation wasn't initiated by Song Kai, but rather Zeng Yu asked me to help invite Song Kai. Have you ever thought about why Zeng Yu wanted to bring you along?" Chen Yan's mouth curled up into a sarcastic smile as he continued, "It's not because she's shy, nor is it because she trusts you, but rather if you weren't here, I wouldn't have helped her invite Song Kai."

  Xixi was stunned, the unbreakable friendship she had always believed in turned out to be so fragile. She couldn't blame Zeng Yu, but a subtle estrangement grew in her heart. Growing up is a process of gradual gain and loss. The most frightening thing isn't the sudden change, but that the things we once deeply trusted begin to slowly crack.

  Chen Yan saw Xia Xi's dejected appearance and felt a twinge of regret for saying such words to her. Her eyes were clear and discerning, yet she only ever saw the good in people's hearts. It wasn't that there was no darkness in life, but rather that she obstinately believed in all things beautiful. Such was Xia Xi, like a flower encased in a glass box, pure and transparent.

  He didn't want to continue the topic, unwilling to see a hint of disappointment in her lively eyes. He lightly knocked on her forehead: "Let's go, do you want to be sun-dried into jerky under the sun?"

  "I want to go back." Xi Xi was struck by Chen Yan's words and had no interest in continuing, she just wanted to go home, back to the warm place in her heart.

  "You can't hail a taxi here, follow me." Chen Yan led her out of the square.

  It's not the weekend, and there aren't many people in the square. Two people walked through a fragrant patch of roses, and Chen Yan suddenly smiled: "I knew Song Kai's flowers were for you, I should have reminded him not to buy lilies."

  Xia Xi suddenly recalled that chaotic night, in the dim and confusing atmosphere of "rumors", Chen Yan stood in the only light source with a large bunch of lilies, waiting for her. Without words and complex psychological struggles, the scene remembered was surprisingly warm.

  They turned around in a circle and somehow ended up back at the starting point, XiXi couldn't help but laugh awkwardly.

  Although he said he was going to hail a taxi, Chen Yan finally took her to the shopping mall next door and pushed her to the salesperson without saying a word. He looked at her with disdain and instructed the salesperson beside him: "As long as it's not this set, anything is fine." You can search for "冤家校草不易解?哈十八" on Baidu to find the latest updates of this book!