Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets

Chapter 981: Chapter 981: Why Don’t You Marry Me?

"What did you say? Pursuing? Don’t talk nonsense and ruin my reputation." Xie Ziyao’s face darkened, her fists clenching tightly. Was she blind, or did Xie Ziyue deliberately bring Zhou Xu in front of her to disgust her?

At first, she must have had water in her brain to think of dating Zhou Xu. Although she couldn’t spark any romantic feelings for him, at least he was decent, her family was satisfied, and he was presentable. Based on these two aspects, Xie Ziyao reluctantly agreed.

But now?

What family satisfaction, what presentability—such a person was disgusting to look at.

Fortunately, she didn’t lose her mind back then and gave herself away before marriage, otherwise, it would be her in an awkward position now, without options.

"Ha, I ruined your reputation?" Zhou Xu, having had a little to drink, listened to Xie Ziyao’s words and looked at her angry red face. He snorted disdainfully, "There’s a rumor in school about you and that Qin guy being involved. What, he doesn’t want you, and your brother is pushing you to me?"

"Originally, I reluctantly considered giving you some face because you’re Ziyue’s sister, but..." He didn’t finish his sentence because Xie Ziyao couldn’t hold back anymore and started hitting Zhou Xu, beating him so badly he couldn’t get up, then gave him a hard kick. "Let me tell you, Zhou Xu, I dumped you."

With one last kick, Xie Ziyao left decisively and gracefully.

In the shadows, Qin Anhao witnessed the scene and cast a deep look at Zhou Xu. Seeing Zhou Xu cursing and struggling to stand up, Qin Anhao picked up a small stone from the ground and flicked it at him secretly.

"Ah..."

Zhou Xu, just managing to stand up, cried out in pain and fell back down immediately.

"Who is it, who hit me!"

Zhou Xu shouted angrily, his eyes scanning the surroundings. If he caught whoever was kicking him while he was down, he would beat them so badly their own father wouldn’t recognize them.

But Qin Anhao in the shadows had long disappeared; even if Zhou Xu popped his eyes out, he wouldn’t find the one who hit him.

"Xie Ziyao, I’ll get my revenge!"

"Such a fierce woman will never get married."

"My sweetheart is still gentle."

Zhou Xu grimaced in pain, his heart full of curses for Xie Ziyao.

Qin Anhao leisurely strolled in the direction Xie Ziyao had left and soon found her drinking by the roadside.

Xie Ziyao didn’t know where she got the beer from, but she sat on the steps, drinking bottle after bottle. A few empty bottles were already piled beside her.

"Drinking to drown your sorrows only adds to them." Qin Anhao snatched the beer from Xie Ziyao’s hand and looked at her flushed cheeks. "It’s not worth it for someone like that."

"Why are you here?"

Xie Ziyao’s eyes rounded in surprise, and seeing Qin Anhao’s face, she recalled Zhou Xu’s words. Dissatisfied, she said, "Qin Anhao, let me ask you, is everyone in school saying I’m chasing after you?"

"I may not be as gentle as other women, but I’m a woman too!" Xie Ziyao muttered, her head swaying. "Clearly, there’s nothing between us, yet they’ve thrown mud all over me."

"Xie Ziyao, about the things at school, I don’t know." Qin Anhao said silently, "I will clarify the rumors tomorrow."

"No."

Xie Ziyao grabbed Qin Anhao’s hand, quickly stopping him, "If you go and clarify, then I’ll really have no way to clear my name even if I jump into the Yellow River."

"Give me back the beer." Xie Ziyao reached out for the beer.

Qin Anhao put the beer aside and said, "No, why drink so much alcohol as a girl?"

"What business is it of yours?" Xie Ziyao, though marked with feminine features, had a heroic aura in her eyes that made her less soft.

No matter how many times Xie Ziyao tried to snatch it, she couldn’t get the beer back. Annoyed, she stood up, pointing at Qin Anhao, "Give me back the beer; you ruined my reputation, and now you control my drinking!"

With her hands on her hips, a cold wind blew, and her headache worsened.

"I’m sorry." Qin Anhao felt a bit guilty seeing how angry she was.

If he had been more careful, sending her straight back to her dorm after she got drunk that time instead of letting her stay in his lounge, there wouldn’t have been such rumors.

At the time, it was his lack of thoughtfulness.

"What’s the use of being sorry, it can’t be eaten?" Xie Ziyao, a bit dizzy, blurred in vision, stumbled and fell.

Quickly, Qin Anhao stepped forward to support Xie Ziyao. She smelled of alcohol. He said, "You’re drunk. I’ll take you home."

"No home." Xie Ziyao shoved Qin Anhao away, only to lose her balance, and in the end, Qin Anhao supported her again. He wanted to persuade her when Xie Ziyao looked up at him, and said, "I don’t want to go home; they all want me to marry Zhou Xu. That’s like jumping into a fire pit. I don’t want to get married. If anyone should marry, they should marry him themselves."

"Okay, okay, don’t get married." Qin Anhao didn’t want to argue with a drunk person.

Agreeing with her words.

Xie Ziyao, holding on to Qin Anhao, said: "How about you marry me?"

In the dark night, Xie Ziyao’s face was flushed, her eyes bright like stars in the sky. She grinned like she was joking, extending her fingers, counting them one by one: "They’re all forcing me to get married, but I don’t want to. Didn’t you say you’re sorry for me? Why don’t you marry me, then they won’t have to push anymore?"

"Anyway, marrying someone is all the same; I don’t dislike you."

"Your grandpa also wants you to get married, right? How about me?"

Xie Ziyao’s words were intermittent, her finger-counting seemed childish to Qin Anhao, who was left dumbfounded.

...

When Xie Ziyao woke up the next day, her head was splitting. Seeing Qin Anhao sitting by the bed, she was startled, pointing at him, then looking down at herself, relieved to see her clothes intact. She rubbed her aching temples, asking, "Why are you here?"

"Where is this?"

Xie Ziyao looked around in confusion; this wasn’t her home or school.

"This is my place in Jin City," Qin Anhao replied. He said, "Xie Ziyao, I took what you said yesterday seriously."

"What did I say?"

Xie Ziyao looked at Qin Anhao blankly, and meeting his serious face, her words from last night flashed through her mind: asking Qin Anhao to marry her. She swallowed hard, her earlier headache clearing instantly, and she shrank back, head down, pretending to know nothing.

She tugged at her tangled hair, wishing she could find a turtle shell to hide in.

Drinking causes trouble; drinking causes trouble, indeed. She wished she could slap herself to death!