24 – High EQ Fu Yao
Su Hangyi slowly walked over, step by step, holding his gift box, stopping in front of Fu Yao.
Fu Yao looked at the pink decorations on him, always having a somewhat uneasy premonition, but she still maintained her composure perfectly, wearing her signature smile as she waited for Su Hangyi’s next move.
Su Hangyi then took out his gift box, opened it, and inside was an extremely beautiful necklace, undoubtedly worth several thousand yuan.
Su Hangyi said, “Fu Yao, from the moment I first saw you, I liked you… This is the gift I prepared for you, and it’s also my confession. I hope you can accept it. In the future, at First High… no one will be able to bully you. I will protect you.”
“I promise, if you date me, I will give you the best of everything and will never disturb your studies or your college entrance exams.”
The people around them all let out a collective “wow” and started cheering. No one expected such excitement during a self-study evening session. Some began swaying and setting the rhythm.
“Say yes!”
“Say yes!”
“Say yes!”
…
Jin Zhi watched the scene before him, feeling as if his mind had gone completely blank, momentarily devoid of any thoughts.
Of course, he knew what dating meant.
He shouldn’t interfere.
But if it were Fu Yao and Su Hangyi… just the thought of that scene made him unable to suppress the restlessness in his heart, wanting to pin that bastard Su Hangyi to the ground and beat him up!
Fu Yao was a good person… even if she had abandoned him, she was still a good person.
How could someone like her be ruined by Su Hangyi!
He wanted to go up and persuade Fu Yao not to agree, but he restrained his impulse.
What identity could he use to stop her?
For a moment, a sense of powerlessness washed over Jin Zhi.
In everyone’s eyes, he was a mad dog, his grades were poor, he was useless. What identity could he use to persuade Fu Yao?
He clenched his fists, his eyes fixed intently on Fu Yao, waiting for her decision.
At this moment, the young man’s heart was filled with turmoil, yet he remained unaware that a budding sprout of affection had quietly emerged, taking root deep within him.
Fu Yao, however, only felt a headache. As expected, this was not a good thing.
Su Hangyi’s public confession was nothing short of a rogue act.
It made it seem as if rejecting him would be her fault.
But no one could force her to do something she didn’t want to do.
Fu Yao still wore her signature smile, like the warmth of early spring or a gentle breeze, leaving nothing but comfort and goodwill in its wake.
“I’m sorry, Su Hangyi, but I’m not interested in dating. Right now, I just want to focus on studying and getting into university.”
“I’ve never believed in love at first sight. If I accepted you, I might end up hurting you, and I don’t want to give myself the chance to hurt others.”
“So I think it’s better if we remain friends and classmates.”
Fu Yao’s words were the perfect response.
In short: It’s not that you’re not good enough; it’s all my fault. Please don’t let me make the same mistake again.
After hearing this, no one would feel it was too harsh, and any lingering thoughts would be dismissed.
The crowd felt too awkward to continue cheering.
However, Su Hangyi persisted, “It’s okay. Feelings can develop after we start dating.”
Fu Yao shook her head.
But Su Hangyi felt his pride was wounded—who had ever rejected Young Master Hang since he was a child?
Only Fu Yao!
If it weren’t for her good looks and her qualifications matching his… and being Fu Chengyu’s daughter.
He would have already exploded!
He suppressed his anger, trying hard to keep his smile from cracking, and said, “Then, then you don’t have to agree to me for now, but there’s no problem accepting the necklace, right? I prepared small gifts for everyone, and it would be a shame if you didn’t have one. Is that okay?”
Fu Yao still shook her head: “If this necklace were just a simple gift, then I could accept it, but now… the necklace carries a different meaning. I’m sorry, I don’t want any chance of rumors causing trouble for you.”
This was the epitome of a polite rejection.
Everywhere was rejection, everywhere was politeness, everywhere was: I’m rejecting you for your own good.
Everyone was stunned, even believing it to be true, silently bowing down to Fu Yao in their hearts.
How many people must she have rejected to be so skilled at this!
Even Jin Zhi couldn’t help but curl his lips, feeling a surge of joy, a faint layer of orange enveloping him, though he didn’t notice it himself.
Su Hangyi took a deep breath, making one last effort: “Fu Yao, the necklace is nothing, just accept it… Everyone has a gift, and if you don’t, it might seem a bit awkward…”
“I have a gift.”
Fu Yao quietly pulled out the one yuan belonging to the wolf cub.
The clueless crowd: ??
Su Hangyi widened his eyes, then looked at Jin Zhi in surprise.
Jin Zhi also quietly pulled out a lollipop: “I, also have a gift.”
The clueless crowd: Holy crap! Mad dog… uh, Jin Zhi, is this something Jin Zhi would say?!
This completely shattered everyone’s usual perception of Jin Zhi—wasn’t he the type to be silent and snarl? How could he be holding a lollipop with a hint of green tea flavor, almost like showing off?!
Su Hangyi, who knew part of the truth, was about to explode!
Could it be that his necklace worth thousands couldn’t compare to one yuan?!
He was about to question Fu Yao.
But Fu Yao coughed lightly twice, signaling that the teacher had arrived outside.
As soon as Su Hangyi turned around, he saw Yao Lu standing at the door, straight and stiff, her eyes filled with “I’m going to destroy you.”
“Su Hangyi, come to my office!”
Fu Yao didn’t say anything, just smiled.
Under the desk, her phone displayed an anonymously sent message.
[Anonymous User: Teacher Yao Lu, Su Hangyi is harassing Fu Yao.]
It would be better to find an opportunity to completely resolve this trouble.
The people around immediately fell silent.
Any more commotion and the whole class might face public criticism.
Qin Ke beside her was laughing so hard she could barely keep her head on, sneaking over to hug Fu Yao’s shoulder: “Hahahaha, I’m dying… I was worried you’d fall for that scumbag Su Hangyi, but you’re too good… I can’t find any fault in how you rejected him, you’re amazing, beautiful.”
Fu Yao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “Then why didn’t you help me out?”
Qin Ke pouted mischievously: “Where? I wanted to help, but you handled it yourself.”
Fu Yao sighed helplessly.
Qin Ke rubbed her face against Fu Yao’s: “Come on, let’s study hard and aim high. I’ll definitely help you get into the top ten in the school and into Tsinghua or Peking University!”
Fu Yao: Uh, Kejie, as long as you’re happy.
Looking back, the people around also thought.
Fu Yao’s rejection was right.
Su Hangyi and Fu Yao were just too incompatible in personality.
If we really talk about it, both sides will end up hurt.
Fortunately, Fu Yao has high emotional intelligence.
Low emotional intelligence: “I don’t like you.”
High emotional intelligence: “I’m afraid you’ll get hurt.”
The more I think about it, the funnier it gets.