The Hot-tempered Young Master and His Village Flower Child Bride - Chapter 31

Chapter 31: Let’s Break-up 

After waking up, Zhao Xunyu found Chu Zhi Lu in the living room. He tried to sit beside her, but she stopped him. 

“Sit opposite me. We need to talk.”

There were two cups of milk tea on the coffee table, and Zhao Xunyu had a bad feeling. After he sat down, she handed him a kumquat lemonade.

He felt apprehensive, as if it were a final meal before execution. Not wanting to be anxious, he asked directly, “Did you check my scores?”

Chu Zhi Lu took a sip of her milk tea and nodded. “Mm. This year’s exam was difficult.”

Zhao Xunyu instantly understood. Although he was prepared, his heart still sank. “Did I do poorly? What did I get?”

“588. It’s actually not bad. It’s sixty points above the first-tier university admission line.”

Zhao Xunyu slumped back and said, “Sigh. Miracles don’t happen. I was twelve points short of 600.”

“Your father called. I told him your score. He’s very satisfied. He said it was a great performance. Your best mock exam score was only 565. So, we both think you don’t need to retake it,” Chi Zhi Lu replied.

Zhao Qingtang had thought that he had failed and wouldn’t even reach the undergraduate admission line. He was ready to arrange for him to repeat a year. Unexpectedly, he did so well. Why repeat? Repeating would cause him trouble, and Zhao Qingtang didn’t want that.

“Yes, I wanted to get a 650. I wanted to go to a better university.”

“If you think studying is painful, why do you want to repeat a year? If you want to go to a better university, your current score is fine. I’ve seen that with your score, you can choose a 985 university in other provinces.”

Zhao Xunyu was incredulous. She was looking at universities in other provinces? “If I went to another province, we’d be in a long-distance relationship. Wouldn’t that make it even more necessary for me to retake the year?”

Chu Zhi Lu calmly looked at him and replied, “You want a better university? Fine. You want to be in the same city as me. Fine. But I can’t bear the pressure of you repeating a year because of me.”

“I said it’s not because of you! I’ve awakened to the desire to strive. Isn’t that okay? It’s not because of you, and I’m not morally blackmailing you by saying that I’m doing all this for you. This is my own personal wish. I genuinely want to repeat a year.”

“You can’t even read a book. Is that your awakening?” Chu Zhi Lu disliked this conversation. “First, you know you won’t work for a company after graduating. Repeating a year to get into a better university won’t significantly benefit your career. Second, if you loved studying and this exam was just a fluke and repeating it could lead to a significant improvement, I’d support you. But I don’t see that possibility. You said you’re realistic. What’s the point of repeating?”

Zhao Xunyu paused. “I want people to praise me for being a high-achieving student. It’s about vanity.”

Chu Zhi Lu confronted him. “Before you knew my grades, did you consider repeating the year? Did you worry about your score? No, so where did your vanity suddenly come from? Your classmates at the same university won’t laugh at your score. It’s higher than you expected. You won’t be embarrassed when asked. Praising you as a ‘high-achieving student’ isn’t insincere. Therefore, I can’t believe you’re not repeating the year because of me.”

Zhao Xunyu was stunned but adamant, “I’m determined to become a better person. Why should that be prevented?”

Chu Zhi Lu clenched her dress and finally asked, “Was repeating a sudden idea, or did you seriously consider it?”

Zhao Xunyu answered without hesitation, “Of course I considered it seriously.”

Chu Zhi Lu lost her patience, her voice growing colder as she said, “Fine, then let’s not interfere with each other. I won’t stop you from becoming a better person. Don’t stop me from meeting better people at university. I can’t be in a long-distance relationship. I don’t need a boyfriend who can’t reply to messages promptly or be with me often. We’re done. Let’s break up.”

Chu Zhi Lu had always been patient with Zhao Xunyu, and everything had gone smoothly. Where had Zhao Xunyu ever seen her look so cold or want to cut off ties?

He stood up and sat beside her, trying to hold her hand. “I’m sorry. Don’t be angry.”

Chu Zhi Lu avoided his hand and moved away. “You seriously considered it and want to become a better person. What’s wrong with that? It requires more effort, and you won’t have time to play with your phone or go on dates. If I’m affecting you, then I’m at fault.”

Her words were too sarcastic. They were like pouring a bucket of glass fragments, just taken out of the freezer, on Zhao Xunyu’s heart. They pierced him, leaving him cold and in pain.

Zhao Xunyu hugged her tightly despite her struggles and frantically apologized. “Chu Zhizhi, I’m sorry. Don’t do this. I don’t want to break up with you. Let’s talk. I’ll listen to you, okay?”

Chu Zhi Lu didn’t respond, and he repeated himself over and over again. Her outburst was so intimidating that it blew Zhao Xunyu’s skin and fl*sh apart.

After Zhao Xunyu’s panic subsided, she looked at him. “Didn’t you seriously consider it? Didn’t you think about how I can’t wait for you for a year? I’ll meet more boys at university, and my social circle will change. We’ll drift apart. Even if we don’t break up now, won’t we eventually? Do you think that if I promise you something now, everything will be fine?”

Zhao Xunyu’s heart sank, and he confessed. “I’m sorry. I was wrong. I didn’t think it through. I only thought I couldn’t embarrass you. I didn’t want your classmates to laugh at you for having a useless boyfriend. I didn’t want the people who like you to ignore me, thinking I was no threat. I didn’t intend to break up with you. I didn’t think you couldn’t handle a long-distance relationship and would want to break up with me.”

Subconsciously, Zhao Xunyu felt that Chu Zhilu would always be infinitely tolerant of him and never get angry with him, let alone break up with him.

This argument would leave him shaken for a long time.