Chapter 84

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Qin Huai came out of the house and wanted to drive, but found that he’d left his car keys on the coffee table. All he could do now was walk for ten minutes to find a taxi.

Nan Shu was a little surprised when she saw that he’d come back so soon. “Why so fast?”

Qin Huai didn’t want to let these things affect Nan Shu’s mood, so he pretended to be okay. “My dad had something to do, so I just said a few words and left.”

“It’s because you haven’t been to class recently, right? I’m already well, I’m used to the life here, and I won’t have nightmares when I sleep. You don’t have to accompany me every day. Go back to class! Come back after school, and I’ll cook something delicious for you,” Nan Shu said softly.

“That won’t work. I can’t bear to let you go to the kitchen,” Qin Huai said with a smile. “I’m a little sleepy. You can sleep with me for a while!”

Nan Shu didn’t have the habit of taking naps, but she saw that Qin Huai’s expression was not good, and she thought that he hadn’t had a good rest, so she nodded.

Nan Shu fell asleep after a while, but Qin Huai opened his eyes and didn’t feel sleepy at all.

He was very happy that Nan Shu could come back. But now he realized that he was not prepared for anything, and Nan Shu was wronged. If you gave him a few more years, he’d definitely be stronger and better-prepared than he was now. Nan Shu would definitely not be aggrieved.

However, it was too late now. Seeing what his parents meant, Nan Shu would definitely be wronged. What to do! Nan Shu was his life—he couldn’t bear it!

Qin Huai thought about it for a long time, but he couldn’t think of any way to deal with the current predicament.

He knew that the only magic weapon with which his parents could control him was money, but it was also the most important, and it was a hit. Needless to say, his card must have been suspended.

Before that, he didn’t know the importance of money at all. He was the only child in the family. Whether it was the company or the property, it would be his sooner or later. As for a car and house, if he wanted, he could buy it. Even when he was in a relationship, he could also buy those bags that costed hundreds or thousands of yuan.

He took out his cellphone. His Alipay and Wechat accounts added up to less than 30,000 yuan. He did have a few watches, and the most expensive one was worth more than 6 million. If he sold it… But his parents must have thought of what he could think of long ago. He couldn’t find it now, even if he went back.

Did he need to borrow money from friends? Qin Huai couldn’t open his mouth. What’s more, his friends were similar to him—spending money like water, but when it came to savings, there was definitely not much. Then again, this was a war of attrition. One could borrow once or twice, but what if it took a long time?

What to do in the end?

Qin Huai was very troubled.

“A-Huai, have you encountered any trouble? Is it related to me?” Nan Shu suddenly said. It turned out that she hadn’t fallen asleep at all. She’d seen Qin Huai’s embarrassment, anxiety, and checking of his Alipay balance just now.

Nan Shu was also a smart person; she immediately made a guess. Uncle Qin and the others may have already known that she was back, and maybe A-Huai had already talked to his parents. His parents should be against their being together. After all, she was no longer the daughter of the Nan family, so she couldn’t help A-Huai and the Qin family. If it were her, she would also not agree with this.

Seeing Nan Shu’s sad face, Qin Huai felt badly distressed. “Don’t worry, you have me!”

But Nan Shu knew the most effective way to punish children in a family like theirs. A-Huai was still a student. How could he have the capital to compete with his parents? She was too impatient. She should have come back a few years later. At that time, everything would be different.

But under such circumstances, seeing A-Huai’s confession, she’d been moved and couldn’t bear it anymore, so she’d come back.

“A-Huai, listen to Uncle and Auntie! Go home! Don’t worry, just listen to me.” Nan Shu thought about it a lot. She liked A-Huai, and she didn’t want to give him up. But if A-Huai fought with his parents without any capital, the final result could be imagined—they would definitely lose.

Rather than being there, revealing more in difficult circumstances and embarrassing each other, it would be better if she took the initiative to take a step back, which would make A-Huai feel guilty for her, and she would be better off.

“A-Huai, don’t argue with Uncle and Auntie because of me. They’re doing this all for your own good. I know it’s not your fault—I believe that, if you were given a little more time, you would definitely be able to do better. Not like now, passive like this. But, A-Huai, I don’t regret it. We love each other across time and distance. I believe that, as long as our love for each other remains unchanged, we can overcome everything. A-Huai, I am willing to temporarily withdraw from your life. I will wait, and keep waiting, waiting for you to pick me up!” Nan Shu said, looking directly into Qin Huai’s eyes.

Qin Huai was very moved by Nan Shu’s affectionate confession. He hugged Nan Shu tightly in his arms. “No, I can’t bear it. I waited so long for you to come back, and I’ll never let you go. I’ll never let you leave me!”

The two hugged each other and cried for a long time.

But in the end, Nan Shu was moved by love and reason, and she finally persuaded Qin Huai. The two moved from out in the open to hidden underground, and Nan Shu willingly became Qin Huai’s secret lover. Qin Huai also promised her that, within three years, three years at most, he’d overcome all obstacles and marry her in an open and aboveboard manner.

However, no matter what, Qin Huai was reluctant to let Nan Shu go to the United States. After discussing for a long time, Qin Huai remembered that his deceased grandmother had left him a house in Gangcheng, and it had always been empty, so he decided to have Nan Shu live in Gangcheng.

The keys were in the safe at home.

Qin Huai went home for them, but the password of the safe had been changed. He directly called Wu Huifang. “Mom, what’s the password for the safe?”

Wu Huifang saw her son’s call and knew that he had made a choice. She told him the password and said, “Son, you’ve done a great job. There are plenty of fish in the sea.”

Qin Huai didn’t speak. After hanging up the phone, he found the key. Taking a watch with him along the way, he then took it to the pawnshop and sold it, and he gave all the money from the sale to Nan Shu. Then Nan Shu was sent on a plane to the city of Hong Kong.

Qin Huai had originally wanted to personally send Nan Shu to Hong Kong to settle down, but Nan Shu refused. A-Huai was still in school, the time required for going and coming back was long, and Uncle and Auntie were going to be angry again.

Nan Shu did not panic at all. Even if she arrived at a new place, she had more than 2 million in assets in her hands, and she also had a 100-square-meter house in a port city where the land was very expensive. The most important thing was… Nan Shu touched her stomach with a smile on her face.

Originally, she’d planned to continue her studies. Her studies had been interrupted because she’d gone abroad. After she went abroad, she was busy taking care of her mother and did not continue to go to school. In the future, if she wanted to be with Qin Huai, she wouldn’t be able to do it without a degree. But right now, the bird in the hand was the most important.

Nan Shu didn’t tell Qin Huai about the pregnancy because she knew that, once Qin Huai found out that she was pregnant, she would not be able to leave. As for the Qin family, knowing that she had a child, they may accept her. But although she had nothing, she did not resign herself. She didn’t like this way of crossing the threshold.

After Nan Shu left, Qin Huai was like a different person. He stopped attracting bees and butterflies, and he studied hard. After a while, he completed his credits and offered to work at the company.

Qin Zhongde was satisfied with this. The reason was not important; the result was the most important. As for whether Qin Huai had really broken up with Nan Shu, Qin Zhongde didn’t care—she was just a woman. Well, a man had to have a hobby; if it wasn’t women, then it’d be famous cars or wine.

However, Qin Zhongde did not directly ask Qin Huai to come to the company, instead giving him a subsidiary that had been losing money for several years for him to try out. If it was good, then they’d discuss it again.

To Qin Zhongde’s surprise, the company turned into a profit half a year after the company came into Qin Huai’s hands.

Qin Zhongde looked at the financial statements and nodded with satisfaction.

Qin Huai was busy with his work.

Jiang Shuxin also graduated successfully. At the graduation ceremony, Tang Haoran, holding a rose and a diamond ring, proposed to Jiang Shuxin in front of all the teachers, students, and the parents of the Jiang family.

Everyone cheered and applauded, and even the Jiang family parents were happy to hear it. But Jiang Shuxin did not agree. She and Tang Haoran had gotten along well this year, but she’d never thought of getting married!

Tang Haoran was rejected, and he was not discouraged, but he still put the ring on Jiang Shuxin, euphemistically calling it a graduation gift.

After getting along with him for so long, Jiang Shuxin knew that if she didn’t accept it, Tang Haoran would not give up, so she had to accept it. It was just that she looked at the ring on her hand and sighed, “I’m a teacher. Do you think it’s appropriate for me to wear this?”

No one expected that Jiang Shuxin would finally choose the profession of teaching and educating people, and she’d also be a primary school teacher. She’d earned the qualification certificate and successfully passed the examination. Everyone had originally thought that she’d continue to postgraduate entrance examinations, study for a Ph.D., and, at worst, stay in school to become a teacher.

For Jiang Shuxin’s choice, the Jiang parents were all supportive. Tang Haoran did not object; being a teacher was good, and their children would not have to worry about going to school in the future.

Only, Li Huairou felt somewhat inexplicable. She remembered that, in the TV series, Jiang Shuxin had graduated from college and gone directly to the Qin family’s company to help out. Otherwise, how could Jiang Shuxin acquire the capital to go against Qin Huai, just based on Qin Zhongde’s preferences?

Later, when she’d lost, Jiang Shuxin did not suffer. She took her son and money and turned to another city. She started from scratch and was a veritable strong woman.

It was good now. The strong woman had become a teacher—this change was too fast!

As for Li Huairou herself, she majored in teacher training in college, which had been chosen by her parents. Her future job and everything had been arranged. After graduation, she would go to her mother’s school to be a teacher and become a colleague to her mother. As a result, Jiang Shuxin had become a teacher first. However, she hadn’t relied on her family’s relationship; she’d taken the test entirely on her own, and the school was also very good. Parents of primary schools in the city preferred that school.

The newly-released Teacher Jiang took office. Years of experience in fostering a sister made her liked by the whole class from the beginning, and, a week later, she was ranked first in the children’s favorite teacher list.

Tang Haoran didn’t come to pick up Jiang Shuxin to and from work some days because of academic problems. When he finally found time to pick up Jiang Shuxin from work that day, he saw those little skin monkeys chatting around their girlfriends, and some even said, “Teacher, do you have a boyfriend? My uncle is very handsome. How are you?”

“My cousin is more handsome!”

“My uncle is also handsome! He has money!”

“Teacher, consider me—I will grow up soon!”

Tang Haoran was jealous.

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