Chapter 294 - 289: Phoenix Man
Zhang Meng was very aware of her feelings. If initially she felt more gratitude than liking towards Ye Qiu, now her liking definitely outweighed her gratitude.
From the very beginning of the school year when they became classmates, she started to notice this boy who stood out from the rest. She had heard some negative rumors about him and knew that he never paid them any attention. Inexplicably over time, she began to feel a growing compassion for him.
It was just because of his poor family background, not his fault. Given his circumstances, he naturally had to spend more time on his studies. How could those people understand the difficulties Ye Qiu faced?
Gradually, Zhang Meng found herself unconsciously focusing more on him, learning that in order to save money he would only eat two meals a day, only having two plain buns for breakfast and just vegetables with rice for dinner.
Ye Qiu saving her was just an opportunity; in fact, she had already fallen for him. She admired his relentless self-improvement and his hardworking nature.
So she found ways to get close to him, disregarding her best friend’s advice, just to spend more time with him. Knowing his male pride, she would often use the excuse of dieting to let him eat some meat, fully aware it might annoy him, but she did not mind.
She just liked him so much!
Zhang Meng lowered her head sadly. Did Ye Qiu actually start to hate her already? She knew she could be annoying and irritating.
"Silly girl." Ye Qiu sighed, his hands grasping her shoulders, staring seriously into her eyes, "Don’t be sad, it hurts me to see you like this."
Hearing Ye Qiu’s words, Zhang Meng looked up in surprise. Had she heard wrong?
"You’re a very good girl, you don’t deserve to belittle yourself for liking someone," Ye Qiu said gravely, "I’m just a poor student, and you are a rich girl, Zhang Meng, I can’t give you happiness."
But Zhang Meng stubbornly pressed her lips together, her gaze resolute: "Is happiness measured only by money to you? Ye Qiu, I believe in you, and I’m not going to give up. I’ll make sure you like me back."