Lu Yinghan ended up taking a leave of absence for a long time.
For as many days as she took off, Jiang Yibai worried just as long.
He had even gone to Teacher Zhao to ask for Lu Yinghan's home address.
However, all he received in response was Teacher Zhao's indifferent and slightly impatient tone.
Teacher Zhao had even shown him Lu Yinghan's basic student profile. After all, she couldn't afford to offend any of the children in this class.
Jiang Yibai read through it carefully from top to bottom several times, yet he couldn't find her home address anywhere.
“Why doesn't she have a home address listed?”
Jiang Yibai was puzzled, but overwhelming his confusion was deep concern.
That morning when she had been cornered by those girls, he knew she had been targeted by someone. And then, starting the very next day, she stopped coming to school.
He looked at Xie Chengsheng sitting in the back, steeled his resolve, and walked up to him.
“Do you know where Lu Yinghan lives?”
Xie Chengsheng looked at Jiang Yibai, who was questioning him, and the corner of his lips curled up. “What's the matter? Aren't you Lu Yinghan's good friend? You still don't know where she lives even now?”
The arrogance radiating from Xie Chengsheng caused Jiang Yibai's pupils to contract slightly. His expression shifted, shedding his usual adorable and aloof demeanor. His sinister gaze locked with Xie Chengsheng's dark eyes.
Neither of them said a word, but with the two of them at the center, not a single classmate dared to approach.
“What's going on?”
“I don't know! But it's so scary!”
“After going to the bathroom, I didn't even dare walk past the back door. I took the long way around to get back to my seat...”
“Was Jiang Yibai always like this?”
“I'm not sure what he was like before, but I do know that his change has a lot to do with Lu Yinghan.”
“So why isn't Lu Yinghan here?”
“I don't know. Maybe she's sick?”
The classmates were all speculating about what had happened to Lu Yinghan.
After staring at Xie Chengsheng for a long time, Jiang Yibai suddenly relaxed his body. “Alright, so you don't know either.”
“What makes you so sure I don't know?” Xie Chengsheng scoffed softly.
Jiang Yibai rolled his large, bright eyes at Xie Chengsheng. “If you knew, you would've made an even more mocking comment right off the bat. With your personality, if you really knew, would you hold back?”
Xie Chengsheng—utter defeat.
Well, he really would have.
Being exposed like that was extremely frustrating. His expression, which had been somewhat arrogant a moment ago, instantly turned dark as night.
Seeing Xie Chengsheng's face suddenly turn hostile, Jiang Yibai's mood instantly lifted. He turned back to his desk without looking back, ignoring how foul Xie Chengsheng's glare was.
Back at his desk, Jiang Yibai only gloated for a brief moment, followed by a heavy sense of reluctance.
No way. Next time Lu Yinghan comes back, he was going to ask her properly!
At home, Lu Yinghan's complexion gradually improved under Butler Liu's meticulous care. Her sallow skin grew a bit fairer, and her overall energy looked several times better than before.
“Mhm, I'm in good shape.”
She looked at her equipment on the desk and the half-embroidered sachet. For the first time since her rebirth, her heart felt satisfied and fulfilled.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
“Who is it?”
“It's me.”
Lu Yue's voice reached Lu Yinghan's ears.
Lu Yinghan, who had been resting, immediately stood up, packed away everything on her desk, and opened the door.
“What is it?”
“I came to talk to you about the variety show.”
Lu Yinghan's eyebrow twitched. “So fast?”
Without even asking Lu Yinghan, Lu Yue walked straight into her room and sat down on her bed.
Lu Yinghan frowned imperceptibly.
Tsk.
She would have Butler Liu throw away these bedsheets later.
“This is the card for your personal account. Your appearance fees from now on will be deposited directly into this card.” Lu Yue observed her expression and handed her the card placed under the document first.
Sure enough, her dark, gloomy expression instantly brightened. She didn't bother hiding it at all.
Looking at Lu Yinghan like this, Lu Yue felt a slight tug at his heartstrings. Lu Yinghan like this was actually pretty cute.
Though, that feeling only lasted for a moment.
He picked up the document in his hand and handed it to Lu Yinghan. “This is the filming location for the variety show. Take a look yourself. The environment isn't great, so see if you can accept it.”
Lu Yinghan took the materials and read through them carefully.
Mhm, the same old place.
“I'm fine with it. Let's lock it in. Are you guys starting soon?”
Lu Yue hastily caught the document tossed back at him, eyes wide with shock. “Are you sure? You can endure a place like this?”
After all, even he had thought it was bad back then. Lu Yinghan was so young, so she would definitely find it hard to adapt.
Yet unexpectedly, after just a casual glance, she handed the documents right back to him.
“I'm sure. Living in a house in a place like this isn't much different from living in a storage room.”
Lu Yinghan spoke in a flat, indifferent tone, but sitting on the bed, Lu Yue was rendered completely speechless, choked on his words.
He gripped the documents tightly, unsure of what to say, but a burning sensation surged in his chest. It was a feeling of shame.
Lu Yinghan looked at Lu Yue, waiting for him to state when the broadcast would start, but after waiting a long time, she saw him sitting there dumbfounded without saying a word.
“When does it start?” Her tone grew a bit stern.
Lu Yue snapped back to reality. The younger sister before him insisted on keeping such a vast distance between them, and even her voice was so cold...
Lu Yue took a deep breath. “It'll probably be the day after tomorrow. Someone will come to the house to pick you up, and the live stream will start around then. Your intern dad will be Xie Bei...”
Lu Yinghan's eyes instantly lit up, and she barely heard whatever Lu Yue said next...
Xie Bei, one of the young masters of the Xie family.
He was the only one who had bypassed Old Master Xie's wishes, refused to join the military, and plunged straight into the entertainment industry.
It wasn't that he didn't want to, but his innate physical constitution made it impossible for him to handle it. Not only was he nearsighted, but overexertion would cause him difficulty breathing. His body was weak.
Trying to build up his strength through physical training was out of the question—because Old Master Xie had already tried it, and Xie Bei had nearly kicked the bucket.
Of course, these were all things she only learned later in her past life.
Right now, at this early stage, Xie Bei had not revealed that he was a member of the Xie family. In the eyes of others, he was just a quiet, hardworking, and ambitious young man.
And he was very unyielding. When someone filed a lawsuit against him, he resolved it with ease.
It was just that he had one trait...
Terrible luck...
Recalling this, Lu Yinghan's body stiffened slightly.
Hm...
It shouldn't be a big problem, right?
Could it be any worse than her 150-yuan shack?
Finding a shred of comfort in that thought, Lu Yinghan gladly accepted...
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