Seeing the newcomer, Qin Xue's brow slightly furrowed as she said irritably, "You Junde, we have already broken up. Please stop pestering me!"
The man called You Junde seemed to be used to Qin Xue's haughty attitude. He squinted his eyes and smiled, saying, "Xue'er, today is your birthday. This is a gift I prepared especially for you. Happy birthday. I was foolish before and did something to hurt you. Can you forgive me?"
Upon hearing the words "Happy birthday," a shade of pain flashed through Qin Xue's eyes.
Qin Xue's parents had divorced when she was eight years old. At first, they still had the energy to care for their daughter. But as soon as both sides started new families, they couldn't spare any attention for her.
Consequently, she spent every birthday alone.
Last year, You Junde launched a crazy offensive on her and held a rather romantic birthday party for her. Qin Xue might seem cold and frosty, but deep down, she longed for a shoulder to lean on. Thus, she somewhat foolishly agreed to be his girlfriend.
However, due to her family background, she was extremely conservative at heart. During their year of dating, the most intimate thing she did with You Junde was to hold his hand.
You Junde was a playboy; how could he endure such loneliness? Behind Qin Xue's back, he secretly got together with a female art student and even managed to get her pregnant.
Not long ago, Qin Xue caught them in the act and angrily proposed to break up.
If You Haode had already been intimate with Qin Xue, he wouldn't have cared much about breaking up with her, having become bored with her body. Losing her would just mean losing a bed partner.
But now...
He had only held Qin Xue's hand and hadn't even reached second base when they broke up. He was not reconciled, feeling it tarnished his reputation as a playboy.
So, he launched an even crazier offensive on Qin Xue.
However, Qin Xue, having learned from her past experience, was filled with deep disgust at his harassment. But since he was the son of the school board's director, even if she despised You Haode, she couldn't do anything to him and could only bear it with gritted teeth.
Seeing Qin Xue's wavering expression, You Haode assumed that she was moved by his sincerity and was hesitating.
With that thought, he got down on one knee and presented the bright red roses in his hand.
"Xue'er, I was wrong before. Can you forgive me and give me another chance? I promise that for the rest of my life, I will be good only to you!" You Junde spoke again, his expression as earnest as ever.
A bitter cold smile appeared on the corner of Qin Xue's mouth.
"Isn't that what you promised that girl too? Look what happened to her in the end—abandoned heartlessly, suffering a life-threatening hemorrhage from the abortion!"
"Xue'er, it's not like that, listen to my explanation..."
Qin Xue gave a wry smile and said, "Heh, I've seen it with my own eyes, heard it with my own ears. You're telling me now that it's not like that, do you think I, Qin Xue, am foolish enough to be deceived? You Haode, you're not young anymore, try to grow up!"
"By the way, I already have a new boyfriend, so please don't bother me anymore, okay? It's like I'm begging you!"
"Eh, a new boyfriend?" You Haode blurted out in surprise, continuing to question.
Qin Xue nodded and naturally took Wang Hao's arm.
"He's my new boyfriend, Wang Hao!"
"Uh..."
This time, not only was You Haode dumbfounded, but even Wang Hao was a bit taken aback.
Wang Hao had never been much interested in other people's affairs, especially when it came to romance.
So, while Qin Xue and You Haode were talking nonsense, he was wandering through the Nine Heavens, planning his own moneymaking schemes, contemplating which industry to enter to make money quickly and make his proud president fiancée Lin Shihan fall at his feet, ahem, no, under his big shorts.
Working as a security guard in a girls' dormitory certainly wasn't an option. Unless, of course, he sold all the beauties from the entire female apartment complex, with clear pricing, for export to Europe and America, becoming a bestseller throughout the universe.
You Haode looked Wang Hao up and down, who was totally clueless, and scoffed coldly, "Heh, Xue'er, even if you're acting out of spite, you shouldn't degrade yourself like this. Just grabbing a construction worker and calling him your boyfriend!"
"Besides, I've been with you for a year now, and I know all about you. As for this Wang Hao, I have absolutely no recollection of him. And I've even had someone look into your circle of friends – there's not even one surnamed Wang!"
After saying this, You Haode looked at Wang Hao with a smug expression, his face brimming with a rich kid's sense of superiority.
After listening to You Haode's words, Wang Hao felt quite annoyed. What the hell? Are you saying I look like a construction worker? And what's wrong with construction workers anyway? Have they spanked your mom or slept with your wife?
Qin Xue's face remained calm as she replied coldly, "You Haode, just because you don't know something doesn't mean it doesn't exist."
Then, looking tenderly at Wang Hao, she said, "Wang Hao and I have been childhood sweethearts, growing up together. We went to the same school for elementary, middle, and high school. After graduating from high school, I went to college and he joined the army. Now, he's been discharged and came back to find me."
After speaking, as if to prove her point, Qin Xue tiptoed and gently kissed Wang Hao on the lips.
The kiss was as smooth and natural as flowing water, as if they had kissed many times before.
In that moment, Wang Hao couldn't help but wryly smile inside. Was he just caught in the crossfire while lying down? And then there was this childhood sweetheart thing – if he hadn't skipped high school, he might have almost believed it.
But, no matter what, when a beauty asks for help and even takes the initiative to kiss, oh wait, no, offers a kiss, it would be totally wrong not to help, especially when it goes against the nickname given by his Jianghu friends: Neighbor Wang!
"You Haode, is it? Xue'er has already told me all about you and her. She doesn't like you anymore, I suggest you give up for good!"
Having said that, Wang Hao casually put his arm around Qin Xue's delicate waist and pulled her close into his embrace.
Qin Xue didn't expect Wang Hao to be so bold, and her body trembled involuntarily. However, she didn't resist and just leaned against Wang Hao's broad and strong shoulders.
Seeing this, a flash of anger appeared in You Haode's gloomy eyes, and his expression turned fierce.
He might not believe their words, but the kiss and the embrace spoke volumes.
Thinking about how he had pursued Qin Xue for an entire year just to hold her hand, You Haode could no longer maintain a gentlemanly demeanor. He immediately burst into swearing, pointed at Qin Xue's nose, and cursed, "Qin Xue, you, a woman ridden by thousands, a cheap slut, spent a year with me pretending to be pure and wouldn't even let me touch you, claiming you'd wait for the wedding night."
"But look at you now, sneaking around behind my back with a pretty boy..."
Mid-sentence, You Haode glanced at Wang Hao's face, then forcefully spat on the ground and changed his words: "Ptui, sneaking behind my back and fooling around with this ugly face. You slut, you're even more shameless and despicable than Ma Jinlian, the number one prostitute of five thousand years in Huaxia!"