Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 738 - 736 Unrequited Love 8_1

Chapter 738: Chapter 736 Unrequited Love 8_1

Muxia, terrified of having her thoughts exposed, suddenly spoke in a tense, high-pitched voice, desperately looking for an excuse, "Aren’t we friends? It’s quite normal for friends to help each other out, right?"

It had to be said that being secretly in love was really contradictory. You hoped the other person would know how you felt, yet you were scared of them knowing how you felt.

Just the thought of him finding out about the secret little thoughts in the depths of her heart made Muxia feel like she couldn’t breathe. Her heart raced wildly, and she swallowed continuously.

The thought that had just begun to form in Xu Zeming’s mind was instantly extinguished, and he smiled gently, "Right, that’s true. If Muxia ever needs my help with anything, I’ll always be there, no excuses."

"Mhm mhm mhm!"

Muxia nodded vigorously, her heart soaring with joy.

She felt that her relationship with her senior had progressed further.

How wonderful!

After getting the new speech manuscript, Xu Zeming lost interest in playing basketball and hurried back to the classroom to memorize it.

Back in the classroom and barely sitting down, Xu Zeming heard Jiang Qingchen flipping through a book while asking, "I accidentally saw Muxia go to the sports field to find you. She seemed to give you something. What... did she give you?"

His question was so casual, as though he had just asked it in passing.

Xu Zeming raised an eyebrow, "Nothing much, just the speech manuscript."

After saying that, he couldn’t resist adding cheekily, "Your girl next door seems to be really good to me."

Expecting him to be jealous, who knew that he would still reply nonchalantly, "You’re overthinking it. She’s always been warm-hearted, nice to everyone, she’d even help a beggar if she could."

However, his hand under the table was clenched tightly, veins protruding.

He guessed that she must have stayed up all night writing the speech for him, probably without any sleep.

The thought alone made Jiang Qingchen involuntarily bite down on his molars.

That girl, she didn’t even care about her own health, how was she doing now!

Xu Zeming: "..."

He felt somewhat offended.

Meanwhile, after returning from the sports field, Muxia’s initial excitement gradually calmed down, and then drowsiness swept over her.

The worst part was that this time it wasn’t just sleepiness, she also felt dizzy as if the world was spinning, and her mind was a complete mess.

The next second, Muxia felt darkness in front of her eyes, and right before losing consciousness, she heard the alarmed screams of her deskmate, other classmates, and the teacher.

"Muxia!" her deskmate cried out sharply as if Muxia was already gone.

"Quick, quickly get her to the infirmary!"

The classroom became chaotic.

Jiang Qingchen’s heart skipped a beat, as if he had a premonition. He abruptly dropped his pen, pulled back his chair, and dashed out without a second thought.

Please, please let nothing happen!

"Jiang Qingchen, where are you going? We’re in the middle of class!" Xu Zeming exclaimed in shock, his gaze fixed on Jiang Qingchen’s retreating figure, confused by his sudden madness.

But soon he would find out, not just him, the entire school would know about Muxia collapsing.

Because of the presence of the elder sister figure Lu Nianxia, Nianxia’s name was also well-known.

Her fainting this time instantly became the talk of the whole school.

Xu Zeming’s heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt a tingle on his scalp.

Surely the girl hadn’t collapsed from exhaustion because she stayed up all night writing the speech manuscript for him?

...

When Muxia woke up again, her nose was filled with the scent of disinfectant.

She couldn’t help but frown, struggling hard to open her eyes.

But her eyelids were incredibly heavy, as if they had been weighed down with lead balls, and she struggled to lift them.

"Muxia!" As soon as her eyelashes fluttered, Jiang Qingchen, who had been watching her closely, immediately called out anxiously.

"Muxia! Are you waking up?" Likewise, Nianxia, a tomboy with an iron will, was at her side with tears streaming and red eyes as she leaned over her body, "Wake up! Muxia, wake up!"

Under her urging, Muxia finally managed to pry open her heavy eyelids.

Meeting both their worried gazes, she first was stunned, as if she didn’t understand what had happened, but soon she dared not look at them and humbly lowered her face.

She was done for!

She had just pulled an all-nighter, and yet she had fainted!

Now they must all know she hadn’t been resting properly!

Jiang Qingchen would definitely give her a tongue-lashing.

But instead of scolding her, Jiang Qingchen asked with a gentle and worried tone, "How are you feeling now, is your body still uncomfortable?"

He had intended to give her a good telling-off once she woke up, but after seeing her weak and pitiful state, he couldn’t bring himself to scold her.

Besides, what had happened had happened. Could scolding change anything?

Muxia hung her head low, her voice as small as a mosquito’s, "I’m not uncomfortable anymore, you don’t have to worry about me."

Her tone was full of guilt.

If she had known it would come to this, she wouldn’t have stayed up all night for anything.

Hearing this, the weight lifted from their hearts, finally allowing it to settle back into place.

But Nianxia was still puzzled, her brows furrowed as she stared at Muxia, "Muxia, you better come clean with me, what exactly were you doing last night that you didn’t get proper sleep? The school doctor said you collapsed due to severe lack of rest!"

"Do you have any idea how scared you made us?!"

Nianxia’s voice grew more and more urgent, her words pummeling Muxia like a torrent of beans, and tears began to well up in her eyes.

Muxia trembled from the berating, her shoulders shaking, "I’m sorry, I made you all worry..."

"Is an apology what I want?" Nianxia stared at her angrily, "Tell me the truth, what were you really doing last night?"

Muxia’s lips quivered even more violently, her head lowered, but she didn’t speak.

How could she dare to tell?

If her sister found out that she had stayed up late to write articles for Xu Zeming and ended up fainting because of it, she would definitely go and settle the score with him.

And if Jiang Qingchen realized her little crush, how embarrassed and shy she would be!

It must be said, the thoughts of a young girl are indeed complicated.

"Alright, don’t be harsh on her. Maybe she stayed up late reading, you know how much your sister loves to study," Jiang Qingchen frowned, unable to watch any longer as he stepped in to defend her.

Muxia looked up at him, feeling both grateful and guilty.

It wasn’t studying that kept her up, but the preoccupation with pleasing her crush.

"Besides, your sister desperately needs rest now. Do you think questioning her like this is more important than letting her rest?" Jiang Qingchen continued.

"If you think that questioning her is more important, then you keep asking. I won’t stop you."

How could Nianxia continue her barrage of questions after that, her attitude softened suddenly, "Alright, I won’t ask anymore, is that okay? Just get some rest, seriously, even if you love studying, you can’t ignore your health!"