I rejected your confession, but you took my best friend home?

Chapter 126 Building good relationships will... be helpful to you later...

"Ah...me...can I come too?"

Yin Mengran pointed to herself with some surprise.

She knew that Zhou Heng and Liao Haomiao were on good terms now, and she was happy that Zhou Heng had a friend.

However, as Zhou Heng's girlfriend, she knew she needed to keep her distance from other men at all times; she didn't want Zhou Heng to be unhappy.

This is especially true for guys like Liao Haomiao who have confessed their feelings to her...

"Ah, you're in too, it's related to you too."

Liao Haomiao nodded, allowing Yin Mengran to stay.

Zhou Heng looked at Liao Haomiao, frowned slightly, and asked, "What do you want to say? Why aren't you home chatting with that person at a time like this? Why are you stopping us here..."

"That's the problem, brothers. I want to ask you two, are you free this weekend?"

"This weekend?" Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran exchanged a glance, somewhat surprised.

They hadn't made any plans for this weekend, so they all assumed they would stay home and study.

"What do you want to do?"

"Oh, I made plans to go out with Zhu Tao... but I felt it would be a bit awkward just the two of us. I needed a partner, so I thought of you two. You helped me a lot this time, so I'll treat you to a meal to repay you."

Zhou Heng paused for a few seconds before slowly speaking, pointing to himself and Yin Mengran, and asked:

"You're asking the two of us... to go on a date with you?"

"Yeah, let's go together. It'll be a date for four, I don't think it'll be awkward that way. What do you think?"

Liao Haomiao looked at the two of them expectantly. He felt that he definitely needed to talk to Zhou Heng and the others about this in person.

So, with his half-crippled legs, he quickly arrived here and intercepted them.

"I'll discuss it with my girlfriend."

Zhou Heng put his arm around Yin Mengran's shoulder and led her around, walking a few meters away.

Zhou Heng whispered in Yin Mengran's ear, "What do you think? I'll listen to you."

"I...I'll listen to you too..."

Yin Mengran stammered in response. She panicked when she heard Zhou Heng say to listen to her.

She certainly wouldn't make any decisions; as long as she could be with Zhou Heng, she would do anything and go anywhere.

"So...would you prefer us to spend the weekend alone, or with them? I'd like to know your thoughts..."

"I..."

Yin Mengran thought for a moment, glanced back at Liao Haomiao, and said softly:

“If it were up to me, I would definitely prefer to spend time alone with you... but I think it would be better to be with them.”

"Oh? What do you say?"

"We weren't really that helpful this time. In fact, we owe him a favor. You said it yourself, without him, we wouldn't have gotten together so smoothly. Now he needs emotional support, so we should help him... Secondly, isn't he your friend now? You should agree to his request if you can; it's just simple social interaction. To be blunt, he's a good student, his future is definitely bright. If you maintain a good relationship with him... it might be able to help you later..."

Yin Mengran's core ideology was still to prioritize Zhou Heng's interests.

If it were her, she wouldn't care about any of that; if she didn't want to, she simply didn't want to.

Wouldn't it be great to spend the weekend alone with Zhou Heng?

But she definitely has to think about Zhou Heng's feelings; that's what a girlfriend of Zhou Heng should do.

"Hmm...that makes sense. You're very thoughtful. Let's agree then."

"Uh-huh."

Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran returned to Liao Haomiao. Looking at their expressions, Liao Haomiao seemed to already know the answer and smiled slightly.

“We agree, we have nothing to do on the weekend anyway.”

"Great! I'll contact you then."

Liao Haomiao nodded, then turned and left without hesitation.

Seeing his limping gait, Zhou Heng sighed helplessly. In truth, if he hadn't asked Yin Mengran's opinion, he definitely would have agreed to Liao Haomiao's request.

But if he asked Yin Mengran for her opinion and she disagreed, he definitely wouldn't agree. In his heart, Yin Mengran was still the priority.

"Come on, let's go home."

"Ah."

The two returned home together.

Yin Mengran hurriedly went to cook. Zhou Heng was very tired today, so she had to cook him a good meal so he could eat well.

The thought that Zhou Heng would have nothing to do tomorrow and could spend the whole day with her made her very happy.

Zhou Heng put down his bag, took out the bulging envelope from it, and...

He felt that Yin Mengran was very reasonable, and he didn't need to think of any special methods.

If you just talk to her directly and explain it clearly, she should be able to accept it...

However, having so many favors owed to her is difficult to repay, which puts pressure on her.

So he decided to be direct and give her the choice, letting her decide for herself, as he had no right to decide for her.

About an hour later, Yin Mengran finished preparing the meal and brought it to the table.

Zhou Heng had already taken his seat at the dining table and placed the envelope directly on the table.

After seeing it, Yin Mengran didn't ask any further questions; she seemed to realize what it was...

So she didn't ask first, but waited for Zhou Heng to speak.

After she had served all the food, she slowly sat down, without touching her chopsticks, and quietly watched Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng pushed the envelope forward a little and said softly:

"Teacher Wang said that from now on, she will turn a blind eye to our relationship, and this is what she is giving you."

Yin Mengran took the envelope, opened it, and glanced at it. Just as she had expected, there was a stack of money inside.

She put down the envelope, still saying nothing, and silently looked at Zhou Heng.

“Teacher Wang originally told me not to tell you, because she knew you definitely wouldn’t accept it, so she gave it to me so I could spend the money for you in my own name. But I can’t do that. I feel I have to let you know that this is Teacher Wang’s good intention.”

"Well, I see."

Yin Mengran nodded, pursed her lips, and looked as if she was thinking.

After a while, she looked up at Zhou Heng and asked, "So, do you think I should accept it?"

Zhou Heng took a deep breath and said:

"Well... I'm not sure... Different perspectives will likely lead to different opinions, so it's up to you to decide. I'll support whatever you do."

Yin Mengran's biggest concern is that she can accept the kindness, but only if she has the ability to repay it.

If I accept these few thousand yuan, what I'll have to repay later won't just be money; the value of the favor I owe will definitely be far greater than the money itself. Otherwise, I'll have failed to live up to expectations...

Yin Mengran lowered her head, clenched her fists, and asked softly:

"Then...will I...be able to repay Teacher Wang's kindness in the future...?"