This outrageous move instantly plunged the entire classroom into silence.
Everyone stared wide-mouthed and incredulous at the scene unfolding before them.
Someone let out a soft sigh.
And with that, the class exploded with excitement.
However, afraid of waking Xie Chengsheng, they could only whisper frantically among themselves.
“Who is she?! Why is the Great Demon King being so nice to her? He even lent her his textbook!”
“Normally, if you try to borrow a pencil from him, he'll glare at you for ages!”
“Does she have some special background? Why else would the Great Demon King treat her so well?”
Surrounded by a group of girls, a cute little girl with long hair and wide eyes stared at Lu Yinghan.
In her youthful eyes, a surge of hostility toward Lu Yinghan suddenly flared up.
However, she quickly hid it away.
Under the watchful eyes of the class, she stood up, walked over to Lu Yinghan, and offered what she believed to be a friendly smile.
“Hello, my name is Zhu Xiyue, and I'm seven years old. My family owns a huge shopping mall—the biggest one in the capital. My dad is the boss. What does your family do?”
She didn't come with good intentions.
Lu Yinghan glanced at her, deciding to just brush it off.
“Oh, my family just runs a regular company.”
The Lu Corporation was indeed a massive conglomerate, but beneath it were hundreds of subsidiary companies.
Lu Yinghan wasn't lying.
Zhu Xiyue's expression turned puzzled.
Just a regular company?
She had thought this girl was a member of the Lu family her father kept constantly talking about.
But looking at her outfit and hearing how she described her family's line of work, Zhu Xiyue began to feel even more doubtful.
Glancing at Xie Chengsheng sleeping on his desk ahead, Zhu Xiyue decided to press on with her next question.
“Oh right! When did you buy the clothes you're wearing? I have an outfit from the same line, but my mom said that collection is a bit out of style now, so she bought me new ones. Doesn't your mom buy you new clothes?”
...
Little girl, so young and already skilled in the green tea act.
Her future is truly boundless.
However, none of this had anything to do with Lu Yinghan.
She put on a smile and offered Zhu Xiyue a “friendly” reply.
“You mean what I'm wearing? Another child at home didn't want it, so they gave it to me. As for whatever collection you mentioned, I really don't know.”
The moment those words left her mouth, the entire class buzzed in excitement.
Up front, Xie Chengsheng, who had been “sleeping,” twitched his fingers.
Zhu Xiyue's expression immediately lit up with excitement.
Any lingering worry that Lu Yinghan might be part of the prominent Lu family vanished into thin air.
“Ohhh~ So that's how it is. Thank you!”
Delight covered her small face now that she had her answer, and she trotted back to her circle with a smile.
Surrounded by her classmates, they directed a barrage of mocking, disdainful glares straight at Lu Yinghan.
Another group of students merely cast a single glance before returning to their books and homework.
They couldn't care less about Lu Yinghan's background.
Hmph.
Lu Yinghan sneered internally.
Little brats. So young, yet instead of learning properly, they learn to play these meaningless petty games.
If their parents weren't backing them up, personalities like theirs would get utterly crushed the moment they crossed someone stronger.
Still, right now, their family backgrounds really were solid.
Dammit.
She actually felt a tiny bit envious.
Even though she was born into the Lu family, it felt completely fake.
For a time, she had even wondered if she had been picked up from the trash.
She curled her lips in a nonchalant smirk.
She looked at the math textbook Xie Chengsheng had handed her and began reading it seriously.
After holding on for three minutes, she decided to give up.
“Hey, does your family really just run a regular company?”
Having “woken up” at some point, Xie Chengsheng turned around to face Lu Yinghan.
“Yeah, they just run a company.”
Lu Yinghan nodded in earnest confirmation.
Xie Chengsheng narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Lu Yinghan.
“Hmph.”
Huh??
What was that “hmph” for?
She wasn't lying; her family really did run a company.
It just happened to be a pretty big one.
Lu Yinghan didn't feel a single trace of guilt.
Xie Chengsheng went back to sleep, but before closing his eyes, he handed Lu Yinghan another textbook.
It was for etiquette class.
“Take a good look at what's in this textbook for now. That math book doesn't seem to suit you.”
Snatching back the math textbook that Lu Yinghan had been struggling to comprehend, he ignored her stunned expression, and drifted right back off to sleep.
...
Fine, he was the big boss, whatever he said went.
Lu Yinghan rolled her eyes at Xie Chengsheng's back.
Choosing to lower her head, she began reading the book.
She completely failed to notice the jealous and angry expressions on the girls' faces over by Zhu Xiyue.
“Yueyue, she isn't part of the Lu family! You can totally give her a proper warning!”
“Yeah! You should tell her off and make sure she doesn't get any ideas about the Great Demon King!”
“Right! Look at how much attention the Great Demon King is giving her right now. If you don't lay down the law, she might fall for him and try to steal him away!”
The classmates around Zhu Xiyue chimed in one after another.
Her face grew darker and darker.
“Shut up!”
She barked softly at her group of lackeys.
Zhu Xiyue's gaze fixed firmly onto Lu Yinghan.
She carefully appraised Lu Yinghan's clothes, as well as her overall grooming and appearance.
The closer she looked, the more confident Zhu Xiyue felt.
Relieved, she turned back around to accept the praise of her lackeys once more.
Over the course of the whole day, Lu Yinghan barely managed to keep up with the class pace.
Before entering elementary school, these children had all been sent to specialized academies to study elite school curricula ahead of time.
Therefore, the current lessons were second nature to them.
Yet for Lu Yinghan, it still felt somewhat unfamiliar...
Is this really nine-year compulsory education content?
They're only in first grade!
If she hadn't attended middle school in her past life, she would practically be illiterate here!
This state of affairs lasted until school let out in the afternoon, when Lu Yinghan's tense body finally relaxed a little.
The school gate was lined with luxury cars picking up students.
Lu Yinghan didn't see her family's car anywhere.
At home, only three people knew she was attending school: Lu Xiong, Lu Jiansen, and Butler Liu.
Butler Liu didn't have the authority to order the drivers around, which meant Lu Xiong and Lu Jiansen had completely forgotten about picking her up after school.
Heh.
How ironic.
Standing at the school entrance, she spotted a bus stop sign not far away.
Pulling out the coins she had saved in her pocket beforehand, she strode briskly toward it.
“Hey, Yueyue, she's going home by herself!”
At the gate, some classmates who had been keeping an eye on Lu Yinghan to see what car would pick her up gasped.
Only to watch her go to take a bus home?
Watching Lu Yinghan squeeze onto the bus alongside commuters leaving work, the classmates who noticed her stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
What does riding a bus even feel like?
“Young Miss/Young Master, it's time to get in the car.”
The drivers holding the doors open for their young masters and misses looked at each other in confusion.
Is there something over there?
Why is almost everyone looking over that way?
Isn't that just a regular public bus?
Xie Chengsheng glanced at Lu Yinghan boarding the bus. Clutching his backpack straps, he stepped into his car.
“Home.”
“Tsk, what's with that tone? Watch your mouth.”
Sitting inside the luxury car that picked up Xie Chengsheng was a gorgeously dressed young man in his early twenties.
Xie Chengsheng gave him a disdainful glare.
“Why are you here? Shouldn't you be with your military unit?”
“What, I'm not allowed to take leave and get some rest?”
Taking off his sunglasses, the man glanced into the rearview mirror and rolled his eyes right back at his younger cousin, who was staring at him with utter disgust.
Xie Hongyang clicked his tongue in annoyance.
Tsk! Knew nothing good would come of this!
Why did he happen to get leave today of all days?
Turns out it was just to pick up this brat!
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