Dedicated to studying, yet forced into a chaotic situation.

Chapter 37 is quite captivating...

Did your classmate catch you getting into a fight off-campus?

If she told Chi Yan the truth, that she was challenged to a fight, and then took down three stupid and hateful men in five minutes?

No, that would completely ruin her image. She might even be misunderstood as a violent girl, and her deskmate would hate her...

Caught off guard, Shi Sui clutched her schoolbag nervously, her big, confused eyes wide, and asked, "Classmate, what are you doing here?"

Yan Ze peeked out from behind Chi Yan, panting as he carried several bags in his hands. "It's because you forgot to bring your things. Everyone said these things were gifts from Brother Chi, why didn't you take them? Don't you want them?"

Yes, Chi Ge definitely came along because he was delivering something, it couldn't possibly be because he cared.

Shi Sui saw the orange bags and thought to herself, "Damn it! I forgot, I forgot my uniform..."

She definitely wants the work clothes! Why not take advantage of new clothes?

"I usually only have my schoolbag." Shi Sui lowered her eyes guiltily and said softly, "I was in such a hurry when I left the classroom that I forgot about these things. Thank you, deskmate. You're the best."

Then she moved slowly to Yan Ze's side, holding the schoolbag in one hand and grabbing the gift bag with the other. Great, it's all hers.

Chi Yan just stared at her head.

So cute.

I really want to touch it.

Chi Yan clicked his tongue and said smugly, "Of course I'm the best."

Then, glancing around, he spotted the three people lying flat in the alley and asked, "Who are these people? —"

These are the idiots who wrote you love letters? There are three more! They're quite charming... (feeling threatened)

"When I arrived, I didn't know why they were fighting like this," Shi Sui said without batting an eye, sounding aggrieved. "I was going to try and break it up, but they insisted on fighting to the death, and I just couldn't stop them..."

Before Shi Sui could finish her fabrication, Yan Ze recognized her and bent down to identify her, saying, "Aren't these those good-for-nothing hooligans from Class 12? They're usually such good friends, like brothers who wear the same pair of pants. How come they're fighting today?"

Just as the three were about to give their report, they saw a friendly gaze directed their way.

Shi Sui was smiling, a friendly smile.

The three of them muted their microphones.

Yan Ze saw that they didn't speak, so he didn't bother to ask. Talking to this bunch of trash would be beneath him.

But why does it feel like these three are scared? It doesn't seem like they were beaten by their own brothers, it seems more like they were beaten up by someone else.

"Let's go, it's too dirty here." Chi Yan told Shi Sui, "If you see them fighting in the future, just let them kill each other. Don't try to stop them."

Goodness, these three brothers are killing each other for you, you're quite the charmer... (Sense of crisis surges)

Shi Sui nodded obediently, clutching the gift bag tightly: "I was just passing by, and when I heard the fight, I went to join in the fun..."

"Don't go and join in the fun, in case you get hurt."

"Okay, okay. I'll listen to my deskmate." She doesn't want to hurt anyone, so please don't provoke her anymore, okay?

Very nice.

A stretched Maybach slowly drove up, standing out conspicuously at the entrance of the quiet alley. Yan Ze noticed it immediately and said, "Brother Chi, your car is here. Let's go."

Chi Yan's mind flashed to the image of Shi Sui riding a dilapidated bicycle, and he couldn't help but say, "I'll take you home."

His voice betrayed a barely perceptible tension.

This was the first time he had offered to take a girl home; he had been so proactive, she couldn't refuse.

His initiative was definitely only because it was on his way, not because he wanted to spend more time with her or was afraid she would run into some stupid suitor or some other random thing on her way home.

Yan Ze cheered, "Yay!"

Was she just imagining things? She thought her classmate was going to walk her home, saving her a few yuan on subway fare.

Shi Sui said, "Then I'm going home too. Bye-bye, deskmate. See you next week."

She immediately picked up the gift bag and left without looking back.

If I linger any longer, I'll waste study time, and I'll have to go to bed at 3 a.m. again tonight.

Chi Yan glared at Yan Ze, then impatiently grabbed him by the back of his collar and dragged him into the car.

The interior is spacious and well-air-conditioned.

Looking out the window at the scenery, Chi Yan felt somewhat uneasy and asked casually, "Does she have many suitors?"

They hadn't been apart for long, but this time Yan Ze was smarter and knew he was asking Shi Sui.

Didn't Chi-ge ask that after school? Why is he asking again now? Could it be that—

Has Brother Chi become a gossip?!

"Not many, anyway, not as many as you." Yan Ze recalled, "There's a campus beauty pageant on the forum recently, and she's quite popular."

"School beauty pageant?"

“There are winners every year. Last year, the school beauties were Shangguan Ying and Jiang Tianyao. Shangguan Ying goes without saying; she's been the school beauty since kindergarten. As for Jiang Tianyao, she was chosen by Gu Chenyi and his gang through vote manipulation.”

Yan Ze continued, "Your deskmate has quite a few votes on the forum. She just transferred to Xinghua, so it's probably all votes from random people. She's pretty, and you're the only one who doesn't think so."

"I do think so." She is beautiful.

"Don't you think there's anything wrong with it?" Yan Ze was taken aback.

"She's beautiful."

Yan Ze frowned, somewhat doubting his ears, and asked again, "Don't you think anything?"

"Are you crazy?" Chi Yan pressed his head against the car window with one hand and asked kindly, "Do you want me to buy you a hearing aid?"

Yan Ze pressed his cheek against the car window, let out a wail, and only then did he feel at ease.

He almost thought that Chi-ge was attracted to Shi-sui's looks, but he got beaten up, which proved that his idea was wrong.

Fortunately, his house did not collapse.

*

Shi Sui happily returned home with a schoolbag in one hand and a gift bag in the other. To her dismay, as soon as she entered the door, she saw Jiang Tianyao sitting on the sofa playing with her hair.

Jiang Tianyao wore a pure white off-shoulder light dress with three-dimensional rose embroidery covering the entire dress. Unlike flat lace, this craftsmanship is more intricate, exquisite, and luxurious. It takes half a year to make a pure handmade custom-made dress.

Her makeup took more than an hour to complete, and her hair was carefully styled into an updo, adorned with white gauze hair accessories, giving her an ethereal look.

Hearing the noise, Jiang Tianyao glanced at the entrance hall seemingly casually, but it was actually meticulously designed, her eyes showing three parts disdain and seven parts smugness.

Then, upon seeing the gift bag in Shi Sui's hand, his smug and boastful expression cracked.

"What are you holding in your hand?" Jiang Tianyao asked.

That logo, that iconic orange color—even from a hundred meters away, she could smell it and recognize it as Hermès at a glance.

Where would a country bumpkin get Hermès? She barely has any in her wardrobe, and most of them are silk scarves. How could a country bumpkin have them?

Shi Sui ignored her and was changing her shoes.

Seeing that she was being ignored, Jiang Tianyao was furious. She strode forward and asked, "Did you steal money from the house?!"

"What's wrong with you?"

“Yes, yes.” Jiang Tianyao’s mind raced. “You must have stolen money from home, otherwise you wouldn’t be able to afford food, otherwise you wouldn’t be able to afford Hermès. You stole money from home, I’m going to call my brother, I’m going to call Mom and Dad…”

If she hadn't been holding something in both hands, Shi Sui would have slapped her across the face.

What kind of mental hospital has this guy escaped from?!

"This wasn't bought, it was a gift from someone." Shi Sui walked past her and said, "You should read more books instead of talking nonsense. What kind of Miss Jiang is she? You have no manners at all."

“It was a gift from someone else, how could it be! Who are you trying to fool—” Jiang Tianyao was about to say something more.

When she turned around, she found that Shi Sui had already quickly gone upstairs to her room.

She stood in the living room, somewhat stunned, recalling Shi Sui's words, and murmured softly, "It was a gift from someone else."

Suddenly, she thought of Chi Yan.

The country bumpkin just transferred schools and doesn't have many friends. The only people he can interact with are his classmates. The only person who could be so generous as to give so many designer brands is probably the young master of the Chi family.

Chi Yan sent Herms to that country bumpkin? She stared wide-eyed in disbelief, then picked up her phone and sent a message.