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Chapter 9 Who will you choose?

For a time, wherever Xu Sui went, people would point and whisper behind her back.

It's almost noon.

She had just returned to her dormitory and was planning to take her lunchbox and food coupons to the cafeteria to get something to eat.

Qiuju, who shared a dorm room with me, suddenly ran back and tentatively spoke up.

"Xu Sui, your fiancé, no, Battalion Commander Qin, is waiting for you at the dormitory entrance."

"Oh, right, he's also holding a lunchbox, probably for you."

Xu Sui paused, turned around, walked to the window, and lifted the curtain to look down.

They met Qin Shu's deep, unfathomable eyes.

Their eyes met, and for a moment the air seemed to freeze, and silence fell over the surroundings.

The other person was still holding the lunchbox that had been used to deliver meals to the original owner.

Everything seemed the same as before.

Xu Sui paused for a moment, then quickly raised her hand and drew the curtains, blocking the man's view.

Qiu Ju was stunned by what she saw, feeling that something was very strange.

She asked, "Xu Sui, what's going on between you and Battalion Commander Qin...?"

Xu Sui raised her hand to interrupt her, turned around and left the dormitory, and came to Qin Shu.

"Is there something you need?"

"I brought you some food."

Qin Shu handed the lunchbox to Xu Sui, and smiled calmly as if nothing had happened.

He was handsome with deep-set eyes and brows. If you looked closely, you could see that he and Gu Shuang were somewhat similar.

Xu Sui did not take the lunchbox. She took a step back, putting distance between herself and Qin Shu again.

"This morning, I wrote a letter back to my hometown, and this engagement will be dissolved soon."

"However, even if it's not resolved for the time being, it doesn't really concern you."

"After all, the person I'm engaged to is the son of the Qin family, while you are now a member of the Gu family."

Qin Shu's eyes narrowed slightly as his gaze fell directly on Xu Sui's face.

"So, you still want to choose Gu Yunzhou?"

Xu Sui shook her head. "It's not him I'm choosing."

"Our affairs have little to do with him."

"Qin Shu, I am no longer the person I used to be. You don't need to waste your time on me anymore."

She shares many similar habits with the original owner, even their appearances are identical, and their personalities are quite similar.

The only difference is their different ways of doing things.

But the two are not the same person.

She didn't want to be with a man who liked the original owner of this body. No matter how good Qin Shu was, he was a man who loved someone else and had nothing to do with her.

Moreover, the Gu family would not accept a daughter-in-law like her. Besides the original owner, Qin Shu will meet the female lead again in the future and marry her.

Qin Shu suddenly laughed, but there was no hint of a smile in his eyes; his gaze was deep and unfocused.

"Didn't you say you wanted to win me back that night?"

"Didn't you most want to marry into a family like the Gu family?"

"I can grant your wish now, as long as you agree, I can pretend nothing ever happened."

Xu Sui pursed her lips, her attitude resolute, "I'm sorry."

"The person I was before is the person I was before; the person I am now doesn't want what you're saying anymore."

"Qin Shu, don't come looking for me again. I don't like people disturbing my life."

Qin Shu's eyes darkened, and he gritted his teeth, "Are you serious?"

"Yes, I'm serious." Xu Sui just wanted to get to the bottom of things quickly.

Qin Shu spoke again, "Do you know that the rumors about you and Gu Yunzhou have already spread throughout the entire army?"

"If you choose him, it means you've tacitly accepted the rumors, and from now on you'll both be burdened with this stigma and live a life of being pointed at and gossiped about."

"But if you choose to stay with me, that's different."

The rumors will fall apart on their own.

After all, no one except him witnessed them having sex that day.

Xu Sui looked up at the man in front of her. "Qin Shu, you don't mind now, but what about later? Can you guarantee you won't mind in the future?"

"And also, are you really not bothered at all?"

As expected of the male protagonist in this book, he first uses courtesy before resorting to force, clearly laying out the pros and cons in plain sight.

But what man in this world wouldn't mind if his sweetheart slept with his best friend?

Qin Shu stiffened and remained silent for a long time. "It would be a lie to say I don't mind."

"But compared to all that, losing you hurts me more."

"Besides, it wasn't just your fault, I was also at fault."

No one knew that when he saw Xu Sui and Gu Yunzhou disheveled, he felt like killing someone.

Especially when he learned that Xu Sui originally only wanted to win him back, and didn't really want to be with Gu Yunzhou.

He hated himself even more.

He was clearly just angry that Xu Sui was more important to him, and wanted to leave Xu Sui out of the picture for a while, so he temporarily swapped places with Gu Yunzhou.

But I never expected this to happen.

Xu Sui shook her head. "No, this can't be let go."

"Qin Shu, forget about it. From now on, let's go our separate ways and go our own way."

A flicker of pain crossed Qin Shu's eyes, his eyes reddened, and his voice was hoarse. He gripped Xu Sui's hand tightly, "What if I can't forget?"

"Xu Sui, tell me, what if I can never forget her for the rest of my life?"

They grew up together.

Even when he was very young, he knew that they were destined to be together.

Xu Sui was beautiful from a young age, and everyone in the compound liked her.

He liked it too, even more than those people.

As Xu Sui grew up, she became even more beautiful. She would sweetly call him Brother Qin Shu, and in secluded places, blushing, she would tiptoe and lightly kiss his cheek and hold his hand.

She would write him letters, knit him sweaters by hand, care about everything about him, and understand his thoughts.

They were finally about to get married when this happened.

How could he possibly forget that?

……

I just chased Qin Shu away and refused his lunchbox.

Xu Sui's stomach was growling with hunger. She took the food coupons she had won yesterday and went to the canteen to buy a black flour bun and a bowl of cabbage soup.

We are currently in the midst of three years of natural disasters, resulting in a severe famine.

The army had it tough too; most of them ate dark brown bread.

Of course, if you have food coupons and money, you can occasionally eat at state-run restaurants in the city.

However, state-run restaurants didn't have much food either. They were only slightly better than the military restaurants. If you were lucky and arrived early, you might be able to get some refined grains like white flour.

If you arrive late, you won't even be able to get in, let alone get any steamed buns.

State-run restaurants have designated meal times; you can't eat there anytime you go.

After getting her food, Xu Sui found a quiet spot in the cafeteria and sat down.

Most cabbage soup is just clear broth with a few cabbage stalks floating on top, and there's not a trace of meat or oil in it.

Xu Sui sighed and took a bite of the now-cold dark bread.

However, after taking that sip, her face turned red, and she clutched her chest, coughing incessantly, nearly choking to death.

The cold, dark-colored steamed buns were not only irritating to the throat, but also dry, hard, and cold.

Taking a bite feels like biting into a stone.

Xu Sui, who had already succeeded in starting her own business in her previous life and had a net worth of hundreds of millions, and whose food, clothing and daily necessities were all the best.

I haven't eaten anything this hard in a long time.

Before her business succeeded, she was a poor orphan in the countryside who supported herself by collecting garbage.