Living Only For Myself: Make Those Who Hate Me Regret It-Chapter 129:

"..." Xu Su was speechless for a moment. She gazed at the boy’s face so close to hers, watching his Adam’s apple bob slowly as he spoke. Then, she did something she had long wanted to do.

She rose lightly onto her toes and pressed her lips to the slight bulge of his Adam’s apple. Ignoring how the boy instantly went rigid, and still not feeling satisfied, she gave it a light bite before pulling away.

Xi Zirong’s hands lost their strength from the shock. Xu Su easily pushed her dumbstruck boyfriend away, tilting her head and smiling at him. "There. I’ve never kissed him like that. Is that good enough for you? The final exams are tomorrow. I really don’t want to skip class just to stand out here in the cold with you."

All the way back to the classroom, Xu Su sighed to herself. ’Appeasing a boyfriend is really hard work...’

Meanwhile, Xi Zirong was distracted all evening, his eyes drifting over to stare at Xu Su from time to time.

Xu Su put up with it for two evening study sessions, but by the third, she finally couldn’t take it anymore. She gave him a helpless nudge. "Can you rein in your staring a little, Xi Zirong? Your eyes are practically glued to me. How am I supposed to study?"

Xi Zirong simply flopped onto his desk, turning his head toward her with a goofy smile. "But I’m so happy, Susu. I’m finally sure that you really like me."

"...?" Xu Su truly hadn’t expected this. They had been together for over two months, yet Xi Zirong was only just now certain that she liked him.

She was so exasperated she almost laughed. "If I didn’t like you, why would I be with you? Xi Zirong, do you think I’m the type of person who needs to force herself to be with someone she doesn’t like?"

Even though Xu Su was terrified of Zhou Mochen’s madness, she had resisted him with every rebellious bone in her body, precisely because she refused to be with someone she didn’t like.

What she wanted, from start to finish, was the absolute right to choose. The more Zhou Mochen pressured her, the more he annoyed her.

Xi Zirong was taken aback by the question, and his eyes quickly filled with an accusatory look. "It’s because you’ve always been so cold to me," he said. "I’m always worried I’ll wake up one day and you won’t want me anymore."

’This guy is getting clingier by the day.’ Xu Su put down her pen and turned her head to look at him.

She took the initiative to grasp his hand and said solemnly, "This is just my personality. I may not show it much, but Xi Zirong, I’m very serious about our relationship. I won’t leave you."

’It’s the first time in two lifetimes that I’ve been in a relationship; how could I not be serious about it?’

Besides, she had been truly happy over the past two months. Xi Zirong was a boyfriend she couldn’t find a single fault with.

’He might be clingy, but not in an annoying way.’

Who wouldn’t like a gentle and clingy boyfriend?

Xu Su’s promise, "I won’t leave you," had a huge impact on Xi Zirong. He was walking on air all the way through the end of the final exams.

The exam results came out quickly. Xu Su’s name was still right below Xi Zirong’s, ranking second in the entire grade.

Staring at the name "Xi Zirong," which loomed over hers like a mountain, she pouted at the person beside her. "With you around, no other student ever gets a chance to shine."

Xi Zirong smiled indulgently. "Next time, I’ll calculate my score so I can get second place instead. How about that? Susu, I’ll let you be on top of me."

"..." Xu Su paused. Her mind wasn’t as pure as that of her peers, and her thoughts immediately went astray.

In contrast, the other students nearby who were checking the results fell silent for a moment after hearing Xi Zirong’s words.

’Is this what the daily life of the first and second-ranked students is like?’

’He can just give up the number one spot by calculating his score?’

A group of students stood there, utterly shocked.

As the Lunar New Year drew closer, winter break for the second-year students at City No.1 High School was about to begin.

This year, the winter break would be five days long. It would start on the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, and students were to report back to school on the fourth day of the first lunar month—a total of five days off.

On the evening before the break, the twenty-eighth of the twelfth lunar month, Xi Zirong left campus for a bit. After returning, he called for Xu Su from the entrance of the girls’ dormitory.

It was already past ten o’clock at night. Because winter break was starting the next day, the final exams were over, and the weather was getting colder, Qian Jia and Huang Feng had been returning to the dorm early for the past few days.

They were all in the dorm room, and when they saw Xu Su take a call and prepare to leave, they gave her suggestive smiles.

Qian Jia’s opinion of Xi Zirong had improved, and she no longer felt that Xu Su was becoming subservient in the relationship.

She teased with a wide grin, "Aww, the break starts tomorrow, so you won’t see each other for five days. It’s only natural that God Xi can’t bear to be apart. Calling you out this late at night... TSK TSK TSK..."

Huang Feng gave Qian Jia a light nudge and corrected her, "Who says they won’t see each other for five days? They’re both in Chang City. If they want to meet up, it’s just a phone call away, isn’t it? But... we probably don’t need to know the details..."

Their other roommate, Zhao Mei, was already in bed. She poked her head out and chimed in teasingly, "God Xi is so head-over-heels in this relationship. He really, really likes you."

Xu Su: "..."

Fortunately, she had grown used to their teasing these days and could now hear such comments without batting an eye.

Xu Su bundled up in a thick down jacket and walked out of the girls’ dormitory, where she saw the tall, slender boy standing straight in the darkness, waiting for her.

She hurried over, placed her hand in Xi Zirong’s, and said with a smile, "I didn’t wear gloves. Warm my hands for me."

The girl’s hands were ice-cold. Xi Zirong’s brow furrowed. "Why don’t you go back inside and get your gloves?"

Xu Su shook her head, smiling at him. "But I have you, don’t I, Xi Zirong? Would you let my hands get cold?"

"..."

Xi Zirong led her to a secluded spot, tucked her hands into his own pocket, pulled the hood of her jacket over her head, and then cupped her frozen, red ears with his hands.

After they had warmed up a little, his hands moved to cup her face, and he gazed at her quietly. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Xu Su felt a little uncomfortable under his intense gaze. Her hand, still in his pocket, brushed against something, and she asked in confusion, "Why do you have two phones?"

Xi Zirong bent down, leaning closer. "I got you a New Year’s gift."

He pulled two identical cell phones from his pocket. They were the latest model of feature phone from a well-known brand.

Xu Su didn’t know the exact price, but they probably weren’t cheap.

Xi Zirong handed one to her. "Susu, please get rid of the phone that person gave you and use this one I bought for you, okay?"

"..." Xu Su didn’t understand why he was so fixated on the phone. "My phone works just fine. It’s not broken, so there’s no need to replace it."

Xi Zirong was insistent. "Susu, I’ve hated that phone for a long time. Please try to understand. No guy wants his girlfriend using a phone given to her by another man."

His words actually made a lot of sense, and they instantly convinced Xu Su.

She reached out and took the phone. "Fine, I’ll use the one you bought. Xi Zirong, you’re really so petty."

’To think he was secretly plotting to replace my phone this whole time, without saying a word. And he even bought identical matching ones for us...’