Shi Xinxin glared fiercely at Sheng Chenjin, and asked in a low voice, "Now, is this enough to sober you up?"
Sheng Chenjin's eyes were filled with surprise. He looked at Shi Xinxin, unable to utter a single word.
Shi Xinxin gritted her teeth and said, "Sheng Chenjin, I'm telling you. Breaking up was your fault, and you have no right to slander or insult me. Sheng Chenjin, don't let others think you're narrow-minded. You're disgusting like this."
As each word and sentence came out of Shi Xinxin's mouth, Sheng Chenjin was stunned in place. He never expected Shi Xinxin to slap him and then lecture him.
Seeing that Sheng Chenjin hadn't moved or opened his mouth, Shi Xinxin turned and left, dragging Xu Jiayi, who had been watching the show, towards the hotel lobby entrance.
Xu Jiayi smiled in good spirits, "You're really brave. You're making such a scene in the lobby of this high-class hotel and completely stunning Sheng Chenjin. Good job, Shi Xinxin, I'm so proud of you."
Shi Xinxin didn't hear a single word of what Xu Jiayi said; all she wanted was to leave. Sheng Chenjin's words were too hurtful, and this hotel lobby was just another place she wanted to escape from.
As for Sheng Chenjin, the slap from Shi Xinxin had truly sobered him up.
Was he crazy? Sheng Chenjin thought to himself, how could he have said such things to Shi Xinxin? Perhaps it was jealousy, jealousy that had twisted his features.
Sheng Chenjin was so jealous, so envious of Xu Jiayi's ability to chat and laugh with Shi Xinxin, to casually put his arm around her, to be seen with her anytime, anywhere.
And all of this was what Sheng Chenjin had lost. Everything Sheng Chenjin had wanted to hold onto, and now it was gone.
It was jealousy, and desire, that made Sheng Chenjin desperately want to go up and talk to Shi Xinxin. But she seemed to not want to see him at all, avoiding him and refusing to speak. Sheng Chenjin didn't know how to talk, and for some reason, the words that came out of his mouth were uncontrollable.
Jealousy makes a person unrecognizable; at this moment, Sheng Chenjin truly understood the meaning of this sentence. xxs壹贰
In the car, it was clear that Shi Xinxin was still very angry; she clenched her fist tightly.
Seeing Shi Xinxin like this, Xu Jiayi, who should have been happy that she slapped Sheng Chenjin, still felt a pang of sympathy for her anger. "Alright, he was drunk, and you've already slapped him. Don't be angry anymore."
"I just can't believe that one day Sheng Chenjin would become like this, that he would say such shameless things." Shi Xinxin was still furious thinking about it.
Xu Jiayi shrugged, "What's there to say? Didn't you consider that Sheng Chenjin might be jealous?"
"Jealous!" Hearing Xu Jiayi say this, Shi Xinxin burst into laughter. "Xu Jiayi, are you kidding me? If Sheng Chenjin wants a woman, are there any he can't have? Why would he be jealous?"
"Then you don't understand, Shi Xinxin," Xu Jiayi said, driving and adopting a tone of explaining male emotions. "For men, especially handsome and wealthy men like him, as you believe, they can have any woman. But the number of women they truly find satisfactory is very few. Understand?"
Shi Xinxin dismissed Xu Jiayi's words as nonsensical and paid no attention to him.
However… recalling her interaction with Sheng Chenjin earlier, Shi Xinxin couldn't help but worry about him deep down. No matter how much Sheng Chenjin had wronged her, Shi Xinxin couldn't help but worry. Drunk, she didn't know if he had a driver to pick him up. She had just left him in the hotel lobby; was he… alright?
Time flew by, and the day for her study abroad in the United States drew nearer. Shi Xinxin had expected to be overjoyed, but for some reason, as the date approached, she felt a growing sense of fear, even a desire to avoid it.
Perhaps it was because she was going to an unfamiliar place, unfamiliar with the surroundings, Shi Xinxin mused to herself.
But Tang Tang, seeing Shi Xinxin's demeanor, knew that Shi Xinxin was deeply troubled. Tang Tang didn't see it that way.
Tang Tang believed that Shi Xinxin's fear of going to America was because she couldn't bear to leave Sheng Chenjin.
"Still can't bear to leave your Sheng Chenjin, can you?" Tang Tang glanced at Shi Xinxin, who was resting her chin on her hands.
Shi Xinxin's worried face instantly became resolute when she heard Tang Tang's words. "Nonsense. Tang Tang, Sheng Chenjin and I broke up long ago. Don't you ever mention his name to me again. Right now, I don't even want to think about him."
"You don't want to think about him now. Perhaps late at night, you'll be crying your eyes out," Tang Tang bluntly exposed Shi Xinxin's inner thoughts.
Upon hearing Tang Tang's words, Shi Xinxin fell silent.
Seeing Shi Xinxin like that, Tang Tang knew she had hit a nerve. "As I thought. Shi Xinxin, how could I not know you?"
Cornered by Tang Tang's words, Shi Xinxin could only lower her head and say nothing.
Tang Tang sighed, "I don't know what to do with you. I'm so afraid that when you're alone abroad, you'll still be thinking about Sheng Chenjin, to the point of not eating or drinking. After all, in the same city, you could still feel his presence, perhaps even run into him by chance. But in America, it's a whole year! A whole year where Sheng Chenjin won't be anywhere near you. Have you really thought this through?"
"Of course, I've thought it through," Shi Xinxin declared with a determined air. "As Shi Xinxin, if I say I'm going abroad for further studies, I will go abroad for further studies. I will never give up so easily."
Hearing Shi Xinxin say this, Tang Tang couldn't help but disbelieve her. However, since Shi Xinxin had said it, Tang Tang could only nod in agreement outwardly.
"I know, I know. You don't need to look like you're facing death. Anyway…" Tang Tang started to make another sharp remark, but seeing Shi Xinxin's expression, she decided against it.
"Oh, right. I'll take leave tomorrow to see you off. I'll come to your place and wait for you, and then take you to the airport." Shi Xinxin was deeply touched to hear that Tang Tang would be seeing her off.