Chapter 1453: I Mind It Very Much (4)

Only just now, Xiao Rou realized that Zhou Chengchen was using her current identity as Zhou Qi’s girlfriend.

Actually, she is the eldest daughter of the Zhou Family, an identity that bears much more weight than her current undefined status. Bringing her here was hardly necessary; evidently, she was only here to add fuel to the already shocked expressions of those four people.

However, isn’t she just Zhou Qi’s girlfriend for now?

They haven’t really reached that stage yet, and if they break up afterward...

Without realizing it, Xiao Rou was lost in thought, when suddenly someone yanked her arm, making her stumble sideways.

"Little Rou’er, what are you doing? Going to crash into a lamppost?"

Zhou Chengchen’s voice came through, snapping Xiao Rou out of her daze, and she noticed the solid lamppost not far from her. Clearly, if Zhou Chengchen hadn’t quickly pulled her aside, she would have run right into it.

"Little Rou’er, what’s wrong?"

Zhou Chengchen noticed something was off with Xiao Rou, and after they got into the car, he immediately asked.

Xiao Rou forced a smile: "It’s nothing."

Zhou Chengchen looked at her; they had known each other for years and were close friends, so he understood Xiao Rou quite well.

Seeing her like this, and recalling what happened earlier, Zhou Chengchen guessed most of it right.

He didn’t rush to drive but instead tapped his fingers lightly on the steering wheel, looking unexpectedly serious: "Little Rou’er, don’t be fooled by how my brother seems indifferent and careless about everything, he’s actually quite stubborn."

Xiao Rou was a bit surprised at Zhou Chengchen’s sudden revelation.

"From what I know, if he doesn’t see a future with you, he wouldn’t be with you. For the things he doesn’t care about, he just goes with the flow. Like back in high school, he joined the competition class not because he enjoyed it, but because he had good grades and talent, so when the teacher suggested it, he went along. But his effort probably wasn’t even a tenth of Si Yan’s, and then he casually got a score and moved on."

Xiao Rou blinked. She knew what Zhou Chengchen was talking about, but never paid much attention before. She always thought Zhou Qi just didn’t care about the benefits the competition could bring, never realized it was like this.

"There aren’t many things he truly cares about. Our Zhou Family kids may seem like they have it all, but in reality, we’ve been burdened with heavy responsibilities from a young age. I’m relatively lucky, my father favors me and doesn’t want me to bear such a load. But Zhou Qi is genuinely more outstanding and suitable, so he is destined to shoulder the Zhou Family. Now, he can still play games and do what he likes because our father gave him that, it’s his last bit of freedom."

Xiao Rou froze again. She’s not from an affluent family and doesn’t understand the intricacies. Even hearing Zhou Chengchen say this made her feel a little lost, but out of nowhere, she suddenly felt a pang of sympathy.

She is actually quite content with her current life and frankly can’t really imagine what so-called wealthy family life is like.

And now Zhou Chengchen told her about Zhou Qi’s constraints.

"But now, besides games, there’s something else he cares about. Little Rou’er, I think it’s wonderful that you like him and can stay by his side."