Seeing that the two of them had no interest in acknowledging her, Yu Kaixin didn’t bother to make a fuss.
Before leaving, she asked Jiang Fuyue, “Can I add you on WeChat?”
Jiang Fuyue smiled, “Of course.”
“Great!”
The two girls exchanged warm smiles.
Yi Ci, standing nearby, looked utterly confused. If he wasn’t mistaken, Jiang Fuyue didn’t actually like this “Xin” girl, right?
If that’s the case, then why give her WeChat? And smile?
Women, your name is “mystery”!
After Yu Kaixin left, the two resumed their previous conversation.
Jiang Fuyue: “You suspect Yu Jiaze?”
“It’s not just suspicion. I’m sure he’s up to something! With that position and angle, if he didn’t pull some kind of trick, Zhong Ziang wouldn’t have fallen.”
“Did you see it yourself?”
Yi Ci shook his head, “No. But I’m not stupid!”
“Right,” Jiang Fuyue sighed, “No one’s an idiot.”
…
Yu Kaixin left the school grounds and walked right out the gate.
Yu Jiaze stood under a tree, one hand in his pocket, looking cold and distant—like he didn’t quite belong in the school setting. It was as if… the strict, neat uniform didn’t quite fit him.
“Brother,” Yu Kaixin approached with a smile and a sweet voice, “I got Jiang Fuyue’s WeChat! You’d better work hard now.”
Yu Jiaze sneered, walking away.
“Don’t go so fast! I’m not done talking. They suspect you of deliberately injuring Zhong Ziang~”
“They?” Yu Jiaze stopped.
Yu Kaixin nodded, smiling slyly, her eyes curved, “Yes, Jiang Fuyue and Yi Ci.”
“Heh…” He let out a scoff and continued walking.
Yu Kaixin caught up, “Brother, wait for me! We need to go home together, or we’ll get scolded…”
He didn’t even look back.
She struggled to keep up, her smile growing even brighter.
…
At the hospital.
Slap—
Yi Ci slapped down a folder onto the little table attached to Zhong Ziang’s hospital bed.
Zhong Ziang: “What’s this?”
“Homework.”
“…Hey, aren’t you thirsty? I could ask the nurse to bring you a glass of orange juice.”
Yi Ci stood by the bed, arms crossed, looking down at him, “Stop with the excuses. Do it.”
Zhong Ziang’s expression immediately changed, “Are you crazy? If you want to do it, go ahead, but I’m not doing it.”
“First, you’re the crazy one. Second, Jiang Fuyue said to watch over you. If you don’t want to do it, tell her. I’ll leave immediately. Who wants to hang around with you anyway?”
At the mention of “Jiang Fuyue,” Young Master Zhong caved instantly.
“But… why does she care about my homework? If she really wants me to do it, shouldn’t she come supervise herself? What’s the point of leaving you here?”
Yi Ci snorted, “Save your petty schemes. Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to.”
“W-what am I up to?” Zhong Ziang’s eyes darted, his tone rising a notch.
“Then why do you look so guilty?”
“Who’s guilty?! You’re the one who’s guilty! Your whole family is guilty!”
Yi Ci glanced at the time, annoyed, “Just get on with it. Once you finish, I’ll check it over, and I can finally leave.”
“Check it? You?”
“What’s wrong with me?”
Zhong Ziang grimaced, his disdain unfiltered, “Can you even understand the questions, you dunce?”
“Oh, I’m sorry to disappoint, but I not only understood them—I already finished them.”
“You?” Zhong Ziang looked at him like he was looking at some kind of fraud. “Yeah, right.”
Yi Ci scoffed, pulled his own homework from his bag, and slapped it down in front of Zhong Ziang, “Look closely. What’s this?”
Ten seconds later… “You actually finished it? You didn’t just make up answers, did you?”
Yi Ci smirked, “With the goddess supervising me, how could I dare?”
“Huh? Who supervised?”
“Who do you think?” Yi Ci smiled smugly. “Besides Jiang Fuyue, who else could possibly be my goddess?”
“D*mn—she tutored you with the homework?!”
“Mhm~”
“Why only you? Why didn’t she come to help me?!” Zhong Ziang was sour. He turned his head, showing only his puffed-up, sulky face.
Now, he was a lemon—a giant, sour lemon! Ready to burst at any moment!
Yi Ci suddenly realized that coming to deliver Zhong Ziang’s homework wasn’t so bad after all. Not bad… it was actually satisfying.
“Maybe…” He rubbed his chin thoughtfully, “I’m better-looking and more appealing to her?”
Zhong Ziang whipped his head around, unable to believe this shameless guy’s words. “You? Handsome? Handsome like a cricket? Have you even seen yourself in the mirror lately?”
“Oh, struck a nerve, huh? Wonder why that is?” Yi Ci taunted. “Must be because I hit the mark! Deep down, you probably know it too—you’re not as good-looking, you can’t fight, and if she ever noticed you, that would be a miracle~”
It even rhymed, skr.
“Bull—”
“So, then, why did the goddess only tutor me?” he finished with a killing blow.
Zhong Ziang: “?”
He was crushed.
Crushed by a clueless fool.
“Now, get out of here, this instant!”
Yi Ci: “See? I told you you’re upset.”
Zhong Ziang: “Get—out!”
“But your homework’s not done. How am I going to report to Jiang Fuyue? Besides, don’t you think we’re like parents tutoring their kid? Jiang Fuyue and I are the parents, and you… well, you’re the kid!”
Zhong Ziang: “I’m gonna kill you!”
“Bring it on, try and hit me. Oh wait, you can’t move your leg…”
In the hospital room, an epic showdown of clucking chickens was underway.
