Chapter 11: What is this little girl doing running around late at night?

The smile on Ye Ci’s face stiffened for a moment.

Ning Li actually wanted her to help write a self-criticism?!

What was this supposed to be—

“Hmm?”

Ning Li raised an eyebrow.

“Didn’t you just say you were willing to help with anything? This little task shouldn’t be too difficult for you, right?”

The surrounding area fell into a pin-drop silence.

Just then, a hand reached out from the side and took the paper.

Lin Zhouyang said with a grin

“Oh, I’m an expert at writing self-criticisms! Let me, let me!”

Ye Ci had been a model student since she was young; how would she know how to do something like this?

“Besides, Ye Ci’s hands are meant for painting, how could she do something like this? Right?”

Ren Qian, watching from the side, let out a scoff.

Lin Zhouyang had liked Ye Ci for two years. She hadn’t spared him a single glance, yet he remained undeterred.

Ye Ci pursed her lips.

“Thank you. But this matter is still—”

Lin Zhouyang was immediately flattered.

“Don’t mention it! It’s a small thing!”

It seemed he was determined to write it no matter what.

Ning Li lazily withdrew her gaze.

In her past life, how had she failed to see the contempt and jealousy hidden behind that smiling face?

Ye Ci was actually just like Ye Sheng; they both viewed her as an intruder in their family. It was just that Ye Sheng was still young and didn’t know how to hide it.

“Anything else?”

A hint of impatience colored Ning Li’s expression.

Even a fool could see that she wasn’t welcoming Ye Ci.

Ye Ci’s face flushed red and then turned pale. Finally, she shook her head gently and turned back to her seat.

She lowered her eyes slightly, her expression looking somewhat dejected and aggrieved, as if she had been subjected to a great injustice.

Many in the class exchanged glances.

These “sisters” didn’t seem to have a very good relationship.

Seeing Ye Ci get snubbed, Cheng Xiangxiang immediately flared up.

“Xiao Ci, are you just going to let her bully you like this!?”

Ye Ci tugged at her hand and managed a forced smile.

“Sister Ning Li just arrived; she probably isn’t used to things yet.”

Cheng Xiangxiang rolled her eyes.

“What’s she acting so high and mighty for? She’s just living under someone else’s roof! Eating their food and using their things, yet she acts like a young lady of a wealthy family!”

The voice was sharp, and everyone in the class heard it clearly.

Many looked at Ning Li, only to find her resting her chin on her hand. Far from looking embarrassed, the corners of her lips curled up as she looked straight at them.

“Did you pay for her meals?”

Cheng Xiangxiang was instantly choked for words.

“The affairs of the Ye family aren’t for you to comment on, are they?”

She was an outsider, but at the very least, she had an undeniable blood connection with Su Yuan.

What was Cheng Xiangxiang, anyway?

Cheng Xiangxiang wanted to retort, but upon meeting those clear, cold, and indifferent eyes, she suddenly felt a sense of unease and shut her mouth.

After a long while, she leaned over to Ye Ci and said, unwilling to let it go

“Ye Ci, did you see that? She’s too arrogant! You should be careful of people like her in the future and stay away from her!”

Ye Ci frowned slightly.

“I don’t know what I did wrong. Sister Ning Li seems to really dislike me.”

Ever since Ning Li came to the Ye family, she had always been warm and attentive, so why—

Ning Li looked out the window at the brilliant, dazzling September sun.

What was this.

Whatever they owed her, she would take back with interest!

The day passed quickly.

Aside from a few people who came out of curiosity to sneak a peek at Ning Li through the window, her day was relatively peaceful.

At six in the evening, Ye Ci was picked up.

With the finals approaching, she had been setting aside time these past few days to practice and prepare at Teacher Zhan’s house.

Ning Li didn’t get up to leave until the evening self-study session ended at nine o’clock.

She had already told the Ye family that she would return on her own, and the Ye family was happy to save the trouble.

As the streetlights flickered on, Ning Li walked out of the school gate with the flow of students.

Suddenly, the roar of an engine came from ahead, mixed with the startled cries of girls.

Ning Li seemed to sense something and looked up.

Not far ahead, a black heavy-duty motorcycle was parked at the school gate.

The young man sitting on the bike wore a black leather jacket, his frame lean and muscular.

He took off his helmet, revealing a handsome, rebellious face.

With short, silver-gray hair and sharp, brazen coffee-colored eyes, his entire being exuded a natural, wild spirit.

He was a stark contrast to the well-behaved students in their school uniforms.

He braced his long legs on the ground, scanned the area, and then fixed his gaze on one point. He curled his lips into a smile and let out a whistle.

Everyone turned their heads in unison, stunned.

The person he was looking for was... Ning Li!?

Ning Li: “...”

She walked over with an expressionless face.

“Why are you here?”

Didn’t she say she would go there herself?

Ji Shu looked at her with a smile

“You personally gave the word that you were coming; would it be right if I didn’t come to pick you up myself?”

Ning Li looked him up and down: “There was no need to be so—”

Flashy.

Ji Shu knew what she was going to say, but he didn’t mind and handed her the helmet.

“Get on, I’ll take you.”

At the same moment, in a bookstore across the street.

Lu Huaiyu stood in front of the bookshelf for senior year supplementary materials, holding a phone to his ear and speaking in a low voice while picking out books.

“...Hmm, she just started her third year of high school, her grades are... average, I suppose. Her physics grades seem a bit lacking.”

“I’ve already got the ‘Five-Three’ series.”

“‘Thirty Sets of Yungang Secret Scrolls’? Is that the one? Would that be a bit too difficult?”

He was picking them out very carefully.

Zhou Fei on the other end was going crazy

“Young Master Lu, Second Master Lu! What exactly are you doing? You weren’t even this diligent when you were picking out materials for yourself in high school! No, wait! You never even did those back then!”

Lu Huaiyu remained unmoved.

“Are these enough?”

Zhou Fei gritted his teeth in secret: “Enough!”

Enough to make everyone hate you!

“Alright.”

Lu Huaiyu glanced at his watch.

“She should be done with evening self-study. I’m going to deliver the books, hanging up.”

Zhou Fei was stunned

“Wait, hold on! Evening self-study? A student at our school!? You—”

Lu Huaiyu ignored him and hung up to pay.

The cashier took a few extra looks at him and asked with a smile

“Sir, you’re buying these for a child at home, right?”

The man was refined and cold, looking no more than twenty. Seeing him buy these, she assumed he was buying them for a younger brother, sister, niece, or nephew.

Lu Huaiyu pondered for a moment and smiled.

“Yes.”

The cashier packed the stack of books and sighed

“You’re really attentive!”

If she had had a man of this caliber buying her study materials back then, she would have been admitted to Xijing University long ago!

Lu Huaiyu carried the bag of books and pushed the door open.

However, the moment he looked up, his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly.

Ning Li glanced down at the helmet, her brow furrowing quickly.

In her past life, Ji Shu had been in a very serious accident because of this bike.

“Change the bike.”

She said.

Ji Shu was stunned.

Before he could speak, a lazy, cold voice suddenly came from the side

“A young girl not going home to do her homework at night, why are you running around?”

Lu the Second: Wife, do you like this gift?

Ning Li:...

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