The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot

Chapter 149: Chapter 149 Nameless, Without Share

Shen Yixue threw herself into Li Jingming’s arms, choking up as she began to speak, “Jingming, I thought you wouldn’t come. I thought you didn’t want me anymore. Now I only have you. If even you don’t want me, I really wouldn’t know what to do.”

Li Jingming stiffened momentarily when suddenly embraced by the gentle and graceful figure, but soon he extended his hands, wrapping them around Shen Yixue, gently patting her, then spoke in a warm voice, “Aren’t I right here? Alright, let’s go inside and talk.”

A flicker of an unusual light passed through Shen Yixue’s eyes before she obediently nodded.

Soon, Li Jingming and Shen Yixue entered the room. However, after sitting down, they fell into a silence.

Even though Li Jingming had shown up for the meeting today, he actually still hadn’t figured out how to face Shen Yixue. He had only come because he was worried that Shen Yixue might do something foolish. Now, to speak words of comfort seemed beyond him. Because in this incident, no matter how you looked at it, it was Shen Yixue’s fault.

“Jingming, do you really despise me now?” Shen Yixue raised her head to look at Li Jingming, her eyes full of sorrow. “Now I am being seen as a thief by everyone. I will no longer have a place in the academy.”

“Yixue, how could you do something like this?” Li Jingming’s voice carried confusion. “Your talent in art is very high. Even the professors at the academy said that you had a great chance of winning first place in this competition. Why—” would you switch Zhong Niangyao’s work?

Although he didn’t finish his sentence, everyone knew what he meant.

“I didn’t want to. I really didn’t,” Shen Yixue’s tears could no longer be held back. “I never thought of switching anyone’s work. But… but I really want to be with you! You said that if I could win first place in this competition, your mother would agree to our relationship.”

“But when I was submitting my work, I inadvertently saw that painting. As soon as I saw it, I knew I had no chance of winning. If I couldn’t win first place, we would truly have nothing left.”

As she spoke, Shen Yixue’s tears kept falling. Her pale face and pitiful appearance were always enough to tug at one’s heartstrings.

Seeing the person he liked so sad, Li Jingming set aside all the dissatisfaction in his heart. He sat down next to Shen Yixue, pulling her into his embrace, and began to comfort her gently.

After a while, Shen Yixue’s tears finally subsided.

She looked up at Li Jingming again, her eyes full of hope. “Jingming, you won’t break up with me because of this, will you?”

Facing his beloved girl’s expectant look, Li Jingming naturally couldn’t bring himself to break up. He shook his head gently, “Xiao Xue, I like you a lot, not because you won first place this time. But—”

His face showed a trace of difficulty as he spoke.

Shen Yixue tried to hide her reaction, but her heart couldn’t help skipping a beat. She didn’t ask anything, simply fixing her tearful, red and moist eyes on Li Jingming.

Despite his reluctance, Li Jingming finally spoke up, “Xiao Xue, I don’t want to lie to you. You know that everything that happened in the auditorium, when Chairman Xue came to the school, my mom saw it all. She has already commanded me to break up with you.”

“So—” Shen Yixue’s expression was bitter, her voice filled with an indissoluble sorrow. “You plan to listen to your mom and break up with me, right?”

She had already anticipated this outcome. However, she wasn’t going to accept her fate without a fight. No matter what, she would not break up with Li Jingming.

“I haven’t,” Li Jingming quickly confessed his feelings. “Xiao Xue, I have never thought about breaking up with you, but—”

He couldn’t help but sigh as he spoke, “My mom has given the ultimatum. If I don’t break up with you, she will tell my dad. I’m afraid of what my dad might do to you when he finds out.”

A flicker of fear flashed in Shen Yixue’s eyes, but then she lowered her head, her voice choking, “If it has to be this way, let’s break up! Jingming, I don’t want to put you in a difficult position.”

Her gaze lingered, filled with reluctance. Biting her lower lip tightly, she clearly couldn’t bear to part, but still had to let go.

Seeing Shen Yixue like this, Li Jingming was heartbroken. “Xiao Xue, I truly love you very much, how could I bear to break up with you! Actually, I’ve already thought about it, we can keep dating, but we might have to keep our relationship hidden.”

“Otherwise, if my mom really takes it to my dad, then you—”

“Jingming, don’t say anymore, I understand,” Shen Yixue’s face lit up with joy. “As long as I can keep being with you, I’m already very happy. Even if I have to follow you namelessly for the rest of my life, I will have no regrets.”

She naturally was not satisfied with such an outcome, but she couldn’t change the situation she was in now. Moreover, Li Jingming was right; his father would certainly not show her any mercy.

She was just a poor student, without any power to stand against the Li family.

Yet, she couldn’t accept a lifetime without recognition. The current situation was only temporary. She would definitely marry Li Jingming in the future and become the legitimate Mrs. Li.

Moved by Shen Yixue’s words, Li Jingming was deeply touched. However, at that very moment, he dared not make any rash promises.

Having laid everything out, the atmosphere between the young couple was no longer filled with the previous silence and tension, but instead, a hint of intimacy.

But there was still an unresolved issue.

“Xiao Xue, what we need to resolve first is the academy’s matter,” Li Jingming frowned slightly, his voice carrying a tinge of worry. “The academy’s punishment hasn’t come out yet.”

When Li Jingming brought up the academy, Shen Yixue’s face showed a troubled look. This was also what she was worried about; she dared not return to the academy, fearing the strange looks from others.

Of course, what she worried about even more was the school’s disciplinary action.