CHAPTER 75: CHAPTER 74: IF YOU’RE SO CAPABLE, WHY NOT RELY ON YOURSELF?

At this moment, Su Jingchen’s whole body was trembling a little. He initially wanted to get some news from Yu Xiaolian to see if he could save his father’s life.

But he didn’t expect...

Thinking that he could only live to be thirty years old, Su Jingchen was utterly desperate.

He studied so hard and tried so hard to live, so why could he only live until thirty?

Was Heaven being too unfair to him?

After a long silence, Su Jingchen murmured, "Can you tell me about my future life?"

Since his life was already written in a book, what was the point of living?

Was it just to follow the prescribed path and complete the life arranged for him by others?

Yu Xiaolian thought Su Jingchen was worried about his father and said, "In the future, you will win top honors in the imperial examination, reach a high position, and enjoy wealth and prosperity throughout your life."

Indeed, a lifetime of wealth and prosperity, but this life was a bit shorter than others.

For some reason, Yu Xiaolian felt like she was a fortune teller.

"Ha..." Su Jingchen laughed self-deprecatingly and asked, "And then...?"

"And then...?" Yu Xiaolian scratched her head.

"How long will I live? How many children will I have?" Su Jingchen asked again.

Yu Xiaolian made an oh sound and was about to blurt out that his eccentric personality saw women as a disaster, leading him never to marry and have no children.

Thinking that saying this would be too much for Su Jingchen, as he was still just an eleven-year-old boy and probably couldn’t bear the blow, especially since his asthma had improved. Who knows, he might not die at thirty.

Yu Xiaolian pondered for a moment and then said, "Well... after your father had an accident, your fiancée came to your house to break off the engagement..."

Thinking of the series of blows Su Jingchen endured after his father had an accident, Yu Xiaolian felt some pity.

His father had just had an accident, and then his fiancée broke the engagement. Afterwards, there was a major drought year, with no food, let alone a water source. When Yao took her young son to escape, she not only took all the money from the Su family but also mercilessly abandoned the two brothers.

Yu Xiaolian suspected that Su Jingchen never married because he deeply loved his young fiancée.

Seeing Su Jingchen looking at her with blank eyes, Yu Xiaolian felt a pinch of heartache and comforted him, "Your fiancée still has feelings for you, but she couldn’t go against her father’s decision to break the engagement.

But you don’t have to be too sad or upset. After you become the top scholar, her father will no longer stop you from being together, and she will come to the Capital to reunite with you. By then, it depends on whether you are still willing to accept her. If you still love her, then naturally, you should be together."

After listening to Yu Xiaolian’s evasive answer, Su Jingchen bitterly smiled, "I saw it. I saw what was written in your book."

Yu Xiaolian was instantly startled, "What did you see?"

"I can only live to thirty, right?"

At this moment, Su Jingchen’s emotions seemed no different than usual, but Yu Xiaolian still saw his pain and defeat in his eyes.

Who wouldn’t be unhappy knowing they are destined to die young?

Yu Xiaolian regretfully exclaimed, "Your eyesight is really sharp!"

"So... is it true? Will I really only live to be thirty?"

Based on his understanding of himself, if Ning Chuyu broke their engagement, with his personality, even if Ning Chuyu had numerous reasons to reconcile, he would never accept her back.

So, was he destined to be alone all his life?

Seeing Su Jingchen deeply shocked, Yu Xiaolian quickly remedied, "That was before you met me. Now that you have met me, you will naturally defy fate and change your destiny.

Originally, it was set that you would die of asthma, unable to catch your breath, but now that I’ve cured your asthma, you won’t die at thirty."

She needed to restore Su Jingchen’s desire for life and confidence.

If he thought he was destined to die young anyway and stopped studying hard, what would happen? If he didn’t aim for the top scholar, what would happen?

What would happen to her hopes of staying close to someone powerful?

"Really?" Su Jingchen’s eyes suddenly brightened, "Is everything you said true?"

"Of course!" Yu Xiaolian patted Su Jingchen on the shoulder, "Young man, you need to cheer up and don’t disappoint me!"

"Then... why are you helping me?" This was what Su Jingchen had always wanted to ask.

Yu Xiaolian chuckled, "You will surpass all in power and nobility in the future. I just want to be friends with you for a better life!"

"But... you are so capable, why don’t you rely on yourself?"

Can someone who defies fate need anyone’s help? He was very skeptical.

Yu Xiaolian sighed helplessly.

"My fate is much harsher than yours. I can only live to be eighteen, and I will die from being drained of blood. Although I know some things about others, I don’t know if I can change my destiny."

Seeing Su Jingchen’s skeptical look, Yu Xiaolian pitifully pleaded, "So, if I ever come to beg for your help in the future, you must help me, okay?"

Su Jingchen was extremely taken aback. After everything that had just happened, in Su Jingchen’s eyes, Yu Xiaolian was like a god. Who would have thought that such a capable Yu Xiaolian would end up in such a miserable and pitiful state?

By comparing his situation to Yu Xiaolian’s even worse one, Su Jingchen felt a bit better.

Su Jingchen made an effort to calm himself, "If you really need me in the future, I certainly won’t refuse."

Su Jingchen’s promise made Yu Xiaolian overjoyed and she shared some information about next year’s disasters with him, advising him to prepare early.

It wasn’t until Mrs. Sun came to call them for dinner that Yu Xiaolian realized, unknowingly, she had been chatting with Su Jingchen for almost an hour.

As soon as Jiang Lin saw Yu Xiaolian, he complained discontentedly, "What took you so long to chat? And without including me!"

Yu Xiaolian picked a dish for Jiang Lin and apologized with a smile, "Brother Jiang Lin, I’m sorry. I lost track of time while chatting."

Jiang Lin took a bite of food and quietly moved closer to Yu Xiaolian, muttering, "Su Jingchen hardly says a word all day. I’m surprised you can chat with him so well."

Yu Xiaolian held her bowl, sneaked a glance at Su Jingchen, then whispered back to Jiang Lin, "Once you get to know him, he’s quite talkative."

Mrs. Sun made some regular home-cooked dishes today, six dishes in total, and there was plenty of food. Perhaps it was Mrs. Sun’s excellent cooking skills, as they managed to finish everything, especially Jiang Lin, who ate a lot and talked a lot, praising Mrs. Sun’s cooking as unparalleled, even saying his father’s cooking was like pig food compared to her.

Su Jingchen, however, ate slowly and steadily, chewing carefully, and only picked the lighter dishes to eat.

Yu Xiaolian felt that Su Jingchen’s appetite was like a cat’s, even smaller than her own.

After the meal, Jiang Lin had something to discuss with Yu Xiaolian alone, so Su Jingchen said he had other matters to attend to and left first.