He Yushui had long grown accustomed to Shazhu’s recurring patterns of behavior, and she had become thoroughly disillusioned with him. She still remembered the last time she visited him at the detention center; Shazhu hadn't spared a single thought for her future. It felt as though a heavy blow had been struck to her heart, leaving it completely cold. From that moment on, she stopped harboring any fantasies about him. Furthermore, with the financial support she now received from Xushu, she was no longer dependent on her brother. Consequently, she couldn't care less about who Shazhu ended up giving his lunchbox to. However, the sheer lack of boundaries in Shazhu’s favoritism toward the Jia Family still caused her immense distress. Every time she thought about it, a heavy stone seemed to lodge in her chest, leaving her breathless.
Because of this, even though Shazhu had been released from the detention center and resumed his normal life, He Yushui rarely returned to the courtyard. Most of the time, she stayed in her school dormitory or visited Yu Haitang. She only made the effort to return home once a month when her homesickness became truly unbearable. Even then, she would only stay for a quick look, exchange a few brief words with Xushu and the others, and then hurry away.
Jia Dongxu’s situation was a world apart from that of Shazhu and Yi Zhonghai. The bicycle he craved so desperately had remained a distant dream ever since he first mentioned it to Yi Zhonghai, with no resp…
Chapter 144