67: Chapter 67 Holding Her Hand 67: Chapter 67 Holding Her Hand After the marriage arrangement had been set, she actually wanted to back out.
She specifically sought out Shen Zhihua, but, unexpectedly, he said he couldn’t marry her anymore.
She later found out that he had slept with Bai Yanjiao, who became pregnant.
Afterward, he married Bai Yanjiao as his wife.
This wife of his was no easy handle, she thoroughly destroyed the bright future he was supposed to have.
By the time she died, the two of them indeed never divorced despite their rocky relationship.
Shen Zhihua told her that if Bai Yanjiao hadn’t made him drink too much, he wouldn’t have done that kind of thing.
Then there wouldn’t have been all the trouble that followed, and he regretted it deeply!
Now that she had come back to this life, An Hao didn’t want Shen Zhihua to go down the same old path.
She first alerted Shen Zhihua to Bai Yanjiao’s designs on him, to mentally prepare him, so he wouldn’t let Bai Yanjiao ruin such a promising young talent.
“An Hao, what are you thinking about?” Seeing An Hao slightly distracted, Shen Zhihua gently waved his hand in front of her eyes.
“Oh, it’s nothing!” An Hao laughed, “It’s getting late, you should head back now, monitor!
The two of them walked out one after the other, the yard dark and devoid of any light.
While passing through the corridor, An Hao failed to spot a small hole in the ground and carelessly twisted her ankle.
“Ouch!” She let out a cry of pain and nearly fell.
Shen Zhihua quickly steadied her, his low voice tinged with tenderness as it reached her ear, “Be careful.”
“Sorry about that, monitor!” An Hao regained her footing and was about to draw back her hand, but Shen Zhihua clasped it tightly and didn’t let go.
An Hao looked up and saw Shen Zhihua’s gaze shining brightly in the darkness.
She was startled, having assumed that in this life Shen Zhihua’s feelings towards her were quite ordinary; she thought perhaps the trajectory of fate had changed, which was why things were as they were.
But some things had changed, and some remained the same.
“An Hao, I…” Shen Zhihua’s words got stuck in his throat.
He had always liked An Hao, but never mustered the courage to express it.
“What do you want to say?” An Hao asked him calmly.
In that brief moment, she had already decided what to say to Shen Zhihua; her purpose in this life was simple.
It was to compensate for the regrets of her past life!
In her previous life, she owed Qin Jian affection.
Only at death did she realize how much that man, who was not eloquent, cared for her so deeply and loved her so profoundly.
She hated herself for being blind, for not loving such a good man.
Since fate had given her the chance to start over, her goal was clear: to live her life well, to protect her family, to marry Qin Jian and love him deeply.
Therefore, she couldn’t be with Shen Zhihua.
She had no feelings for Shen Zhihua in her heart now!
Deep down, she had a feeling that she would meet Qin Jian again, and this time she definitely wouldn’t let Song Yueqin covet her man.
I think your hands are a bit cold; you should head back quickly.
If you catch a cold, you won’t be able to visit Teacher Wei on Saturday.” Shen Zhihua released her hand, thankfully in pitch darkness, otherwise An Hao would certainly see his red face.
An Hao almost choked on her own saliva.
She had prepared her speech, and he was backing out now?
To prevent such awkward situations in the future, An Hao decided it was best to give Shen Zhihua a preemptive clarification: “Seeing you like that, I thought you were going to say you liked me!
You scared me quite a bit!
Since that’s not what it was, that’s good!
Otherwise, I really wouldn’t know how to face you later on!”