Chapter 221 If We Had Been Together Already ⑨
Qin Xiaoran blocked the door of Qin Fang's classroom as soon as school was over, "Wherever you're going to play, take me with you."

Qin Fang was annoyed just by looking at her. "Why are you playing with me, a little girl? Go play with your friends. Where's Shen Zhiyi?"

"She has something to do," Qin Xiaoran saw Pei Yu's seat was empty and wanted to sit down for a while. The next second, she saw him coming in from the back door, so she quickly moved her butt away, pretending nothing happened, and muttered, "She said a friend came here to see her, and she wants to meet him today."

Pei Yu put down the computer and squinted his eyes. "Which friend?"

"An old friend." Qin Xiaoran didn't know much about her. "She's from her hometown, right?"

Pei Yu frowned. Friends from hometown?
Because he didn't want to take Qin Xiaoran out to play, Qin Fang canceled today's plans and took the little girl home directly.

The brother and sister walked out of the school gate noisily, while Fu Songzhi and Pei Yu lagged behind them, chatting about business.

"Has your second brother been doing anything small recently?"

Among the Pei family's children, the second one is the most stupid and rash. This kind of person is easy to deal with, but it is also easy to disgust him. Who knows what despicable means he will use.

Pei Yu's face was dull, "Let someone watch."

He is about to become an adult, and these people in the family are ready to make a move. Father Pei sees it but does not stop them. He makes it clear that he wants them to solve it themselves.

"As long as you are prepared," Fu Songzhi knew his style of doing things and did not interfere. He raised his eyes and said casually, "Isn't that Shen Zhiyi?"

His attention to Shen Zhiyi was entirely because of Pei Yu. Others couldn't see it and just thought that Shen Zhiyi joined their small group because of Qin Xiaoran. However, Fu Songzhi saw something - as everyone knew, Pei Yu was the one with the final say. Without his consent, even if Qin Xiaoran brought her own mother, she wouldn't even be able to get a glance from him.

As for why Pei Yu had this attitude, Fu Songzhi had no intention of exploring.

Qin Xiaoran, who was walking in front, also saw Shen Zhiyi on the other side of the road and asked in surprise, "The old friend she wants to meet is a boy?"

Qin Fang joked carelessly, "Is it her boyfriend back home?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold gaze swept over him. He turned back in confusion and saw Pei Yu's cold expression, his eyes turned down, his lips pursed, and his whole body looked "unhappy" in capital letters.

"Brother Pei?" He was puzzled. Why did he suddenly become in a bad mood?

Across the road, Shen Zhiyi turned into an alley and said to the boy next to him, "Have you eaten? Let's talk while we eat."

Huo Heng nodded and couldn't help looking at her.

After only a few months of not seeing her, she had changed beyond recognition. Her cheeks were fair and rosy with a healthy blush. She was wearing a school uniform that he had never seen before. Under the pleated skirt were a pair of straight and slender legs, revealing the youthful beauty of a girl.

If it weren't for the scar on the back of her hand, he would hardly believe that this was the Shen Zhiyi he knew.

It’s not that Shen Zhiyi didn’t notice Huo Heng’s gaze, she just didn’t care. She found a fast food restaurant and ordered some food, but she had no appetite.

"Why did you come to see me?"

Huo Heng also had no appetite to eat. In fact, he thought this restaurant was a bit shabby. Shen Zhiyi definitely didn't usually eat in a small restaurant like this since her adoptive parents were so rich.

"Zhiyi," he lowered his head without revealing what he was thinking, looking vulnerable and humble, "My dad has been diagnosed with cancer, can you lend me some money for the surgery?"

Shen Zhiyi was stunned.

She was not only surprised that Huo Heng's father had cancer, but also that he actually wanted to treat his father.

"Your father has been abusing you and your mother for more than ten years," Shen Zhiyi found it hard to understand. "Didn't you always say that you wished he would die?"

Huo Heng's father was not an alcoholic. He was always sober when he committed violence. It was hard to say who was more hateful, him or Shen Zhiyi's alcoholic father, but they both wanted to get out of such a family. But Huo Heng was now asking her to borrow money to treat his father's illness.

"I," Huo Heng lowered his head deeply, "My mother can't let him go. He is my father no matter what."

He himself felt sick hearing such words. He had no intention of treating his father's illness. He just needed this excuse to ask Shen Zhiyi for some money.

Her adoptive parents are so rich and they must love her very much if they are willing to adopt her. It's no big deal to take this little money.

Shen Zhiyi was silent for a moment, "How much money do you need?"

"Five hundred thousand," Huo Heng stared at her closely, "I know you don't have money, you can ask your adoptive parents for it, Zhiyi, we grew up together..."

Huo Heng said a lot, but Shen Zhiyi didn't listen carefully. She looked at Huo Heng's thin face and sighed silently.

"I can't help you," she stood up, "You have my adoptive mother's phone number. If you want to borrow money, you can ask her directly."

School gate.

Qin Xiaoran sat in the car, looking at Pei Yu who was silent beside him, and felt that the atmosphere at the moment was stiff and terrible.

She didn't understand why Pei Yu suddenly said he wanted to take her car, nor did she understand why he got in and didn't let the driver drive away, and just stayed on the side of the road.

She leaned against the car window depressedly, wanting to chat with Qin Fang in the front seat, but saw him suddenly roll down the window.

"Isn't that Shen Zhiyi? She's back again."

The Shen family's car was parked not far away. When Shen Zhiyi was about to approach, a boy who was chasing her from behind grabbed her wrist. The way the two were pulling each other was very suggestive.

Qin Fang was inexplicably excited. "I knew it, this must be her boyfriend. From the looks of it, he might have become her ex-boyfriend."

Qin Xiaoran was stunned. "That's impossible. She never mentioned it to me."

"I'm sorry to say that, but this boy might be her first love. This kind of feeling must be treasured in her heart."

As the two were talking, the car door opened and closed, and Pei Yu got out.

"Huo Heng," Shen Zhiyi pulled his wrist out with force, "I've made it clear enough. I can't help you."

"Just mention it to your adoptive parents," Huo Heng said unwillingly, "and they will definitely agree."

Shen Zhiyi took a deep breath and said, "You are forcing me to ask them for money."

The Shen family gave her such a comfortable life, and she had no way to repay their kindness. How could she have the nerve to ask them for money?

And based on her understanding of Huo Heng, this money might not be used for surgery.

Huo Heng grabbed her wrist, "You——"

"Shen Zhiyi."

A cold voice came over, like a basin of cold water poured over their heads, instantly dissolving the tense atmosphere between the two.

Pei Yu stood a few steps away, wearing only a snow-white shirt with a slightly open collar, looking a little more casual than usual. He looked at the two of them indifferently, his gaze falling on Huo Heng's hand holding Shen Zhiyi's, his eyes cold.

He raised his eyes calmly, "Shen Zhiyi, I have been waiting for you for a long time."