Chapter 10 Engagement
  Liu Xiuxiu changed her happy look and quickly apologized carefully with tears in her eyes. She looked fragile and aggrieved, as if Wen Ling had done something terrible to her.

  Sun Changqing frowned. Although he didn't like this Liu Xiuxiu, she was a girl by his side after all. It would make him look useless if she was bullied like this.

  So he stepped forward to support the fragile Liu Xiuxiu, turned around and glared at Wen Ling, no longer shy and kind, "My classmate, we are just catching up with classmate Fang Qing, why are you so aggressive?"

  Wen Ling was furious at what Sun Changqing said, "Where did you come from? My Qingqing is shy and doesn't like to talk to strangers, let alone there is no old ties to renew!"

  It was obviously this Xiuxiu who was harassing her Qingqing and secretly doing something dirty. She was not wrong! Just as he was about to continue speaking, Fang Qing stopped him and said, "Forget it. We're not familiar with each other anyway. Let's go."

  Seeing Fang Qing being so indifferent to him, and not even smiling from beginning to end, Sun Changqing felt that his self-esteem had been severely hit, and his face immediately darkened.

  "Fang Qing, I didn't expect that you have become like this after not seeing you for a few years. Even if you don't remember us, you shouldn't be so indifferent to your classmates! I didn't believe those rumors about you at first, but today I see that maybe those statements are not groundless! I thought you were very good before, I was so stupid..."

  Seeing Fang Qing unmoved, Sun Changqing finally couldn't help but shouted in the direction where Fang Qing left, "Fortunately, my family and your family broke off the engagement. A woman like you is not worthy of entering our family!"

  Hearing this, Fang Qing finally stopped and turned to look at Sun Changqing and Liu Xiuxiu, "What? Break off the engagement?"

  Sun Changqing finally regained some initiative, looking at Fang Qing with his head held high, "That's right! My family discussed with me about canceling our childhood engagement. At first, I felt a little sorry for you, but now it seems..."

  "That's great!" Fang Qing suddenly smiled, "I didn't want this engagement in the first place, but I didn't expect your family to be so sensible and take the initiative to cancel it. This is really good news! Thank your parents for me."

  After that, he pulled Wen Ling out of the shop, leaving the two standing there with dark faces.

  "Fang Qing! What do you mean? Explain it to me clearly!"

  "Brother Changqing, forget it. You two have nothing to do with each other anyway. Let's go..."

  Liu Xiuxiu had just heard the news. She was so excited that she couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth. Then she thought of something. She stopped Sun Changqing who was about to chase out and tried to comfort him with kind words.

  But Sun Changqing felt that he had been greatly humiliated. He would never give up unless he talked to Fang Qing clearly! He pushed away Liu Xiuxiu who kept muttering in his ear and strode out. As

  soon as Fang Qing pulled Wen Ling out of the store, he saw Wen Ning waiting on the side of the road. But before Wen Ling could shout out, Sun Changqing had already caught up with her and grabbed Fang Qing's arm and pulled him back.

  Sun Changqing was like a madman at this time, staring at Fang Qing, "Tell me clearly, what do you mean by not wanting this engagement? According to you, you don't like me at all? How am I, Sun Changqing, not worthy of you?"

  Fang Qing staggered and before she could stand firmly, she was pulled into another embrace. Dizzy, Fang Qing only noticed the clear fragrance of the soft fabric under her palm, which rushed into her nose, making her mind go blank.

  Wen Ning snatched Fang Qing back and shoved her into his sister's arms, then positioned himself firmly in front. Then he looked at the sullen Sun Changqing. "I never thought someone like Sun, a student council member known for her gentleness and kindness, could be so ungracious in public."

  "Wen Ning! What's your business? Get out of the way. I need to speak to her!"

  Wen Ning smiled faintly, turning to look at Fang Qing. Seeing Fang Qing's pale face and shaking her head, he immediately dropped his smile. "Did you see? The girl doesn't want to talk to you. As a student council member and a model student, don't let your impulsiveness embarrass you."

  Wen Ning's words gradually calmed Sun Changqing. He gritted his teeth and stared at Fang Qing for a long moment, figuring that they were in the same school and would have plenty of opportunities to find her later. Only then, despite Liu Xiuxiu's repeated urging, did he turn and leave.

  The three of them walked back in silence.

  Shortly after arriving at the Wen residence, Grandma Wang from next door asked Wen Ling for help, leaving Wen Ning and Fang Qing alone in the room, sitting awkwardly opposite each other.

  Although Fang Qing lowered her head, she could still feel a gaze fixed on her. Her face involuntarily grew redder and redder, and she lowered her head even lower.

  "Is this how you usually do your homework? Sit up straight. Good posture is the best way to protect your eyesight."

  Wen Ning, watching Fang Qing's head practically buried in her book, finally couldn't help but remind her. Seeing Fang Qing obediently sit up straight, he nodded. "Don't be naughty with Lingzi. You have good grades and will go to a prestigious university in the future. Without good posture and eyesight, you'll be far behind others."

  It was the first time Fang Qing had heard him say so much at once. She peeked out from behind her book and nodded earnestly.

  Wen Ning couldn't help but repeat his instructions until she saw Fang Qing's flushed face. "What's wrong with you? Do you have a fever?"

  Fang Qing shook her head awkwardly, explaining that her face looked like that when it was cold. It wasn't until Wen Ling returned that she breathed a sigh of relief.

  When the wall clock struck eight, Fang Ming finally knocked on the Wen family's door. But when the siblings returned home, they found the atmosphere at home somewhat subdued.

  Father Fang Decai and mother sat on the sofa without saying a word. When they saw the children coming back, they just waved their hands and told them to go to the kitchen to eat.

  Listening to the sighs of their parents in the living room, the brother and sister were even more confused. Finally, the father could not help it and called Fang Qing to announce something.

  "What? Cancel the engagement? What right do they have?" Fang Ming shouted, and was immediately stopped by his father.

  "Keep your voice down! How can this be a good thing? If others hear it, it will be rumors! I told you this so that you will have an idea in your mind and don't get too close to that family in the future! Even if our Fang family is incompetent, we can't lose our backbone and let people look down on us!"

  The father was so angry that he slammed the table, cursing the rumormongers as shameless and saying that human nature is unpredictable.

  The four members of the family, except Fang Qing, were all furious. Fang Ming even wanted to run to the Sun family and beat them up. Only Fang Qing had a calm face. She went forward to pour a glass of water for her parents and then spoke carefully.

  "Dad, Mom, you don't have to be so angry. I actually knew about this a long time ago."

  Fang Qing told her family about what happened in the afternoon and explained it for a long time with great effort. Finally, she convinced her family that she didn't care about the engagement at all and that being able to regain her freedom was a good thing.

  (End of this chapter)