Zhang Xiaoshan was like he had seen a ghost, really startled, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, instantly sobering up.
His vision gradually became clear.
"Little Ya, why are you in my house?"
Zhang Xiaoshan was startled.
"Why can’t I come? But you, Zhang Xiaoshan, what did you do last night?"
Li Ya glared at him, questioning him as if he were a criminal.
Zhang Xiaoshan was shocked by Li Ya’s attitude.
Normally, Li Ya was always polite to him, sweetly calling him "Little Shan brother," with a gentle and soft demeanor.
Now, she was fierce, calling him directly by his full name.
"Little Ya, so early in the morning, are you on edge?"
"If you don’t clarify things today, not only am I on edge, I might as well have swallowed a bomb," she retorted.
Zhang Xiaoshan, seeing Li Ya so angry, also felt uneasy and didn’t want to argue further, so he made up an excuse.
"Where could I have gone? Of course, I was sleeping at home. But you, why did you come here so early?"
Li Ya bluntly did not give Zhang Xiaoshan any face, directly exposing his lie.
"You liar, I’m already a grown girl; do you still think I’m a three-year-old?"
"To tell you the truth, I first went to your house yesterday afternoon, Sister Xiu told me you were staying in the infirmary, not going home, so I came here looking for you. I waited for you all night, but you never came back. How dare you lie to me?"
"If you don’t come clean now, I will tell Sister Xiu about your not returning home last night."
As she spoke, Li Ya jumped off the bed and made to leave.
"My dear, wait a minute," he pleaded.
Seeing Li Ya about to go and tattle to Yu Xiuxiu, Zhang Xiaoshan panicked.
Feeling guilty as a thief.
Yu Xiuxiu was already upset about his close relationship with Xu Jing; if she found out about him not coming home last night and hanging out God knows where, how could he handle that?
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"Humph, to tell you the truth, I didn’t go to your house yesterday. I didn’t see Sister Xiu. I lied to you," she said with a pout, a triumphant look on her face.
Zhang Xiaoshan then realized he had been tricked by this young girl.
Zhang Xiaoshan was a bit angry.
But Li Ya was not flustered at all.
"Now I’m asking you again, not you asking me. Tell me honestly, what did you do last night? Did you go to see Luo Meili or did you go see Teacher Xu Jing?"
Jealousy was evident in Li Ya’s words.
"What are you talking about? I’ve been completely honest with them; don’t ruin my reputation."
Zhang Xiaoshan outright denied it.
But Li Ya was relentless. She grabbed Zhang Xiaoshan’s arm, her eyes brimming with tears.
Zhang Xiaoshan had thought Li Ya was about to start a big fight.
Li Ya burst into tears, seeming absolutely heartbroken.
She kept blubbering on.
"You, you big liar, you’re the biggest liar."
"You had promised me that if I got into a good university, you would let me be your girlfriend, you said you would wait for me to grow up."
"But, but you went and saw other women. You, you big liar."
"No, don’t cry, please don’t cry," he said.
Zhang Xiaoshan could never stand to see a woman’s tears, especially not those of a young girl like Li Ya who was just blooming into a woman.
He instantly became confused.
"Little Ya, don’t cry. I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you everything. Is that okay now?"
At these words, the weeping Li Ya finally calmed down a bit.
"You, speak up, explain it to me clearly," she demanded.
Zhang Xiaoshan said nervously.
"I can tell you, but you have to promise to keep it between us. This matter must only be known to you and me, it absolutely must not be known by a third person, especially by my sister-in-law."
"If my sister-in-law finds out, I’ll never speak to you again."
"Alright, speak," Li Ya waited eagerly for Zhang Xiaoshan’s explanation.