“?? Is that Jiang Yibai?”
“Oh my gosh! I saw what he really looked like on the first day of school, but he wasn't this handsome!”
The classmates stared at Jiang Yibai, whose breathtaking looks left them stunned.
Some of the girls were already looking at him with starry eyes.
The moment Lu Yinghan stepped into the classroom, she stopped walking side-by-side with him.
Jiang Yibai looked at the empty space beside him.
A slight pang of disappointment washed over him. Pursing his little lips, he shook his head.
No! I have to be satisfied. Right now, I'm the one in class who's closest to Lu Yinghan.
With that thought, Jiang Yibai unconsciously straightened his small back, his heart swelling with pride.
“Lu Yinghan, want to partner up for PE class?”
“Lu Yinghan, let’s cook together.”
“Yinghan, let’s do homework together.”
It only took a single morning for Yibai to go from calling her by her full name to affectionately calling her Yinghan.
Xie Chengsheng watched the two grow closer and closer. During the last class of the afternoon, calisthenics, he squeezed his way right between them.
“What are you doing??”
Jiang Yibai made no effort to hide his displeasure at Xie Chengsheng’s sudden intrusion.
“What? It's free choice for groups. Can’t I join?”
Naturally, Jiang Yibai was not happy about it!
However, considering that Xie Chengsheng had helped him before, Jiang Yibai held his tongue.
Pouting, he forcefully went through the motions of the exercise, venting his frustration.
Lu Yinghan, on the other hand, couldn't care less.
They were all just kids anyway.
The dismissal bell soon rang. Lu Yinghan walked toward the bus stop. As she stepped onto the bus, her foot paused, and she sharply turned her head to glance toward a certain spot.
Perhaps she was being overly sensitive, but she had felt a malevolent gaze on her.
Seeing no one in the direction she looked, Lu Yinghan boarded the bus under the driver’s urging gaze.
As the bus drove off into the distance, several pairs of feet clad in leather shoes appeared right where Lu Yinghan had just looked...
When Lu Yinghan arrived home, everything was the same as usual. He Shu and Lu Xiong hadn't waited for her again, choosing instead to eat dinner in the dining area with Lu Xuanyao.
Even though it was only a matter of ten-odd minutes.
Lu Yinghan didn't mind. She was used to it.
She walked toward her room. Just as she reached out her hand, she saw her second older brother, Lu Yue, frowning with documents in hand, looking thoroughly annoyed.
As if sensing Lu Yinghan’s gaze, he turned to look at this younger sister he felt nothing toward.
The two stared at each other in silence.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. After staring at Lu Yinghan for a moment, he immediately turned around and hurried back into his room, busy with who-knows-what.
“Tch, making a fuss out of nothing.”
After being stared at so inexplicably, Lu Yinghan rolled her eyes at Lu Yue in her mind.
However, she didn't slow down her movements.
After all, the items she had ordered earlier had arrived!
Butler Liu had thoughtfully placed the items on the desk in Lu Yinghan’s room.
None of them were opened, but their exteriors had been wiped squeaky clean.
Lu Yinghan tossed her backpack—worth tens of thousands of yuan—casually onto the bed.
Rubbing her hands together excitedly, she used all her strength to roughly unwrap the packages on the desk.
Standing at the doorway holding a dinner tray, Butler Liu watched Lu Yinghan’s back as she opened her packages, pulling back the foot he had been about to step inside with.
Hiss... I should let Miss finish opening them first.
Lu Yinghan happily examined the fabrics and embroidery tools in her hands.
The filming equipment sat quietly to the side as well. Lu Yinghan’s heart was filled with immense satisfaction as she admiringly handled these treasures.
“I’ll be counting on you from now on.”
As Lu Yinghan muttered to herself, Butler Liu finally pushed the door open.
“Miss, it’s time for dinner.”
Butler Liu gently pushed the door wider and placed the tray on the desk.
He could feel Lu Yinghan’s joy, and the smile on her face was much brighter than usual.
Butler Liu’s mood lightened as well.
“Miss, these are all of your items. If you need anything else, just let me know.”
“Okay! Thank you, Butler Liu!”
“You’re very welcome, Miss. It is only my duty. Once you finish dinner, just leave the dishes at the door, and I will come collect them.”
With that, Butler Liu left with a smile.
In high spirits, Lu Yinghan had a much better appetite than usual.
Shoveling big mouthfuls of food into her mouth, her mind filled with embroidery patterns that would become wild hits in the future.
She was bursting with motivation.
As Lu Yinghan’s mind hummed with embroidery designs, she suddenly recalled that suspicious, alarming gaze from earlier that afternoon.
Her chewing slowed to a stop, and her brows knitted together once more.
The food in her mouth suddenly lost its flavor.
After a moment of thought, she set her dishes at the door and went to ask Butler Liu for a few things...
The next day, Lu Yinghan arrived at the bus stop right on time. There were a few extra third- and fourth-grade girls standing around at the stop, chattering noisily. The moment the bus pulled up, they immediately scanned the inside for Lu Yinghan.
Upon catching sight of Lu Yinghan’s head, the girls sitting on the bus stop bench stood up instantly, their eyes locked firmly onto her.
Boy, they really are here for me.
Lu Yinghan narrowed her eyes slightly, grabbed her backpack, and stepped off the bus.
The group of girls marched straight up to her, surrounding her completely.
The leader was a young girl with slightly wavy hair and a somewhat mixed-race appearance.
She crossed her arms over her chest, looking down condescendingly at Lu Yinghan.
“Are you Lu Yinghan?”
“Something wrong?”
Seeing that Lu Yinghan showed not the slightest trace of fear or hesitation in the face of such a crowd, she understood a bit better why Squinty-Eyes had been forced to transfer.
The girl with wavy hair glared at Lu Yinghan with a tinge of anger.
“What is your relationship with Jiang Yibai?”
Tch.
Lu Yinghan didn't answer immediately. Instead, she appraised the young girl up and down.
So it's her? She had a crush on Yibai, so Squinty-Eyes got jealous of Yibai and led a group to bully him?
Tch.
As if she didn't know what Squinty-Eyes was up to.
What a disgusting coward.
“Jiang Yibai and I are just classmates. You’re looking for Jiang Yibai? Then why are you looking for me?”
Feeling like she was punching soft cotton felt truly unpleasant.
The explosive temper inside the wavy-haired girl began to build up, bit by bit.
“Watch your attitude! If you and Jiang Yibai are just classmates, then don’t get so close to him and cause misunderstandings!”
The wavy-haired girl’s tone was brimming with threats.
Lu Yinghan glanced around at her surroundings. Every single one of them was well-dressed, fair-skinned, and pretty.
They clearly came from wealthy families. Turning her eyes back to the wavy-haired leader, Lu Yinghan couldn't help but admire Jiang Yibai’s handsomeness.
To think he could captivate girls older than him.
Captivating them was one thing, but looking for trouble with her?
Her gaze darkened.
“Getting close? Aren’t you standing close to these lackeys of yours, too? When I walk with my classmate, shouldn't we be close as well? Besides, who are you to Jiang Yibai? Why should I listen to you?”
“You!...”
Before the wavy-haired girl could recover her senses, Lu Yinghan’s face suddenly turned cold and menacing.
“Since you like Jiang Yibai so much, why didn’t you step up to help him when your admirer was beating him up? At this point, if Yibai finds out about this, do you think there's any chance you two could still be friends?”
Thump...
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