Chapter 29 A friend said

"I'm not hiding from you." Yan Sui said.

"You have."

"I don't."

"You have."

"..." Yan Sui felt somewhat powerless. She felt that she could not withstand the seventeen-year-old Yu Shuli. "It's your illusion."

After saying this, Yan Sui couldn't help but start thinking, was Yu Shuli as clingy as he is now when he was in high school in his previous life?

The two's struggle by the pool had already attracted the attention of the students nearby. Yan Sui coughed twice and said sternly, "Yu Shuli, I explained everything to you last time at the alley entrance."

She paused: "Don't come to me again."

Yan Sui left this sentence and turned to leave without waiting for Yu Shuli's reaction.

But just as she took a step forward, the person behind her suddenly murmured, "It shouldn't be like this, it's obviously not like this..."

Yan Sui was stunned for a moment and turned back: "What do you mean?"

Yu Shuli realized what he had said and waved his hands: "Nothing."

Yan Sui turned around and looked him up and down. Yu Shuli subconsciously avoided her gaze, clearly lying.

The two stood there in a stalemate for a while, and Yan Sui gave up first.

She knew that Yu Shuli would not tell anyone no matter how long she stood there. Just like the incident at the last sports meet, he was hiding something but would not tell anyone. Instead, he used one lie after another to cover it up.

Yan Sui turned and left, ignoring Yu Shuli who was chasing after her and calling her name.

She walked out of the cafeteria and found Tan Shu and the others still waiting at the door.

Not wanting Tan Shu and the others to misunderstand, Yan Sui turned around and was about to tell Yu Shuli not to follow.

Yu Shuli suddenly called out to her, "Yan Sui, I have something to tell you."

Yan Sui frowned, and just as she was about to speak, the other party spoke first, causing her refusal to get stuck in her throat.

"Your father is hiding something from you."

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After Yu Shuli finished speaking, he realized that his words were not clear, and when he was about to say something else, Yan Sui's expression changed.

The next second, she suddenly grabbed her wrist: "What do you know?"

Her grip on his wrist bone was so tight that it hurt.

But the hand that was grasping the wrist bone was shaking slightly, perhaps because of excessive force or something else.

Their actions quickly attracted the attention of the people around them, and even Yan Sui's classmates who were standing not far from him cast puzzled glances at them.

Yu Shuli lowered his head and saw Yan Sui still maintaining the same posture, staring at him intently.

This kind of Yan Sui made her feel a little unfamiliar.

In his impression, Yan Sui always looked self-contained and aloof. Occasionally when she was with Tan Shu or her friends, she was usually the quiet one.

Even when facing him and listening to him say things that were inconsistent with reality, Yan Sui's face revealed a puzzled expression at most.

She controls her emotions and rarely loses her composure.

But today, he just said, "Your father is hiding something from you," and Yan Sui's reaction was like this.

Yu Shuli thought that after he said this, Yan Sui might ask him how he knew, or refute him for talking nonsense.

But he didn't expect that she would question him.

Obviously, that time has not come yet.

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After hearing Yu Shuli's words, Yan Sui let go of his hand, his eyes deep and complicated: "You really didn't tell the truth."

Yu Shuli's smile froze.

Because of the commotion just now, Chen Ling and Wen Qingman came over.

Seeing the subtle atmosphere between the two, Chen Ling spoke cautiously: "Sui Sui, did something happen?"

Yan Sui looked away and smiled at them: "It's nothing, don't worry."

"That's good, shall we go back to the classroom?"

"Yes, yes, I'm in a hurry to go back and check my test results!" Wen Qingman tried to smooth things over.

Yan Sui said "hmm" and walked towards the classroom with her friend without even looking at Yu Shuli.

Walking from the cafeteria to the teaching building, Yan Sui still looked straight ahead without looking back.

Wen Qingman, who was standing beside him, looked back several times, and when she looked at Yan Sui, she seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

Yan Sui kept her lips tightly pursed and said nothing.

Seeing that she had no reaction, Wen Qingman was unable to ask the question in her heart until the three of them arrived at the classroom. A circle of students checking their grades gathered around the back wall of the classroom, which also attracted her attention.

After Wen Qingman left, Yan Sui's tense body relaxed instantly.

The tiled surface at the back of the classroom is their bulletin board, and all school announcements and test score rankings are posted on the back wall.

I originally thought that only the English results were out, but when I came back from lunch, I didn’t expect that the school had already sorted out the results of each subject and ranked them.

The students in Class 1 focus on grades. As soon as it came out, a group of students gathered there, looking and discussing.

Seeing that there were too many people, Yan Sui gave up the idea of ​​squeezing in to see the results and sat back in her seat to rest.

Yu Shuli's words kept spinning in her mind. Perhaps because her mind was starting to wander, the system took advantage of this opportunity to jump out.

"Host, why does Yu Shuli know about your family's affairs?"

Yan Sui's eyes paused, and she asked in her heart: "You are the system, why are you asking me?"

"Host, don't you already have a guess?"

Yan Sui's breathing stagnated, and she thought that since they were one body, nothing could escape the system's eyes.

"You mean to say that Yu Shuli was also reborn?"

"It's just a guess," Yan Sui sighed. "Although it's possible, many things can't be explained. So I don't dare to make any rash guesses. It's just based on his previous unusual behavior and what he said this time that I have this guess."

In fact, the possibility of this is very low.

Because in her previous life, she was separated from Yu Shuli for many years before she was reborn into this world.

She returned to her 17-year-old self, but her heart remained at 28. Even though she tried her best to disguise it, friends like Tan Shu still said that she looked different and more mature.

If Yu Shuli was also reborn, she would definitely be able to feel that he was different. Moreover, compared to his previous life, Yu Shuli in this life seemed more proactive, lively, and childish.

So Yan Sui felt that Yu Shuli did not seem like someone who had been reborn from that age.

But there are some things he did that still cannot be explained.

Coincidence? Yan Sui didn't believe it.

"Host, when you have more points, I will randomly take some answers from your previous life that can solve your inner doubts every once in a while."

This was the first time Yan Sui heard the system talk about this function, and her attention was slightly drawn: "Really?"

"Yes, although it is taken randomly. But I think if it can solve the host's doubts, it must be something that can help the host complete the task."

Yan Sui raised an eyebrow and teased the system for the first time: "This seems to be the first time I have felt like I have a golden finger."

“…”

"Host, are you trying to say that my system is useless?"

Yan Sui was about to speak when her name was suddenly called from behind her.

The system vanished from her mind in a flash. Chen Ling quickly pushed through the crowd and ran to her position, excitedly saying, "Sui Sui, you're in the top ten in the class this time."

Yan Sui smiled and stood up to make room for her: "Really?"

"Yeah, you're first in the class in English," Chen Ling said as she copied Yan Sui's results onto a piece of paper. "That should be it. I just made a rough note of it."

Yan Sui looked at her grades. Most of them were within her expectations, except for Mathematics.

Chen Ling obviously also discovered this problem: "You just have some problems with math. If you improve your math a little bit, you can probably get into the top five!"

Yan Sui nodded and asked, "How about you? How did you do on the exam?"

"I'm in the middle or lower half of the class! My English is a little bit weak, which drags down my score too much." Chen Ling looked distressed.

"When can I help you mend it?"

Hearing this, Chen Ling immediately hugged Yan Sui's neck, rubbed her cheek against her body, and said coquettishly: "Ahhh, thank you Sui Sui!"

Yan Sui patted her on the back and teased, "As long as you don't make excuses to escape like before!"

"ah--"

The two were arguing when a classmate suddenly called out from the back door of the classroom: "Yan Sui, someone is looking for you."

Yan Sui let go of her hand and looked towards the back door. Tan Shuzheng raised his head and waved at her.

After greeting Chen Ling, Yan Sui walked quickly towards the door.

"Sui Sui, you did very well on the exam this time!"

Yan Sui was a little surprised: "Aren't the results just released? You know it so soon?"

"The list of the top twenty students in arts and science has been posted on the bulletin board downstairs. I think you're seventeen, right?"

No. 1 Middle School was even stricter than other schools in terms of student achievement. Monthly exams, midterms, finals, and any other major school-wide tests all ranked students by grade. The top twenty students in each grade, both in arts and science, were posted on a notice board. Students whose names were on the notice board were rewarded with books, pens, and other stationery.

The top three students in each grade will receive bonuses from the school to motivate everyone.

After a brief chat with Tan Shu about the midterm results, Yan Sui took the initiative to cut to the chase: "You didn't come to me to talk about your grades, did you?"

Tan Shu slowly let out a sigh of relief: "Nothing can be hidden from your eyes."

She took out a few crumpled pieces of paper from her pocket. They were receipts issued by Tan Shu's father.

"After talking to you, I wondered if there was any way I could help you, so I went to my parents' room to see if I could find any clues about that woman."

"But no clues were found, only these receipts were found."

"Sui Sui, I don't know if I'm overthinking it."

Tan Shu held Yan Sui's hand, stared at her seriously and asked, "Is your father transferring your family's property?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she looked away again, not daring to look into Yan Sui's eyes again: "The amount of these invoices is so large, and the column of items says calligraphy and paintings. My father doesn't have any interest in collecting these. Is my father helping your father transfer property..."

As Tan Shuyue spoke further, his voice became lower and lower, and the last few words almost disappeared.

Yan Sui stared at the person in front of her. When Tan Shu mentioned the receipt, the guilt on her face made her dare not look directly into Yan Sui's eyes.

No matter how she talked it out with Yan Sui, her father also contributed to Yan Sui's family tragedy.

She and Yan Sui are best friends. Although they had talked it out long ago, Tan Shu still felt guilty about these things.

Yan Sui could also sense Tan Shu's guilt. Her eyelashes drooped as she took the receipt from his hand and glanced at it: "Actually, it's not just your dad."

Tan Shu suddenly raised his head. Yan Sui looked calm, as if she had known about this for a long time. "Many people are helping Yan Zhaoting hide these things."

"Did you know this a long time ago?"

"I can guess that your father was involved, but I haven't confirmed it." Yan Sui smiled at her comfortingly, "Don't be too upset. In fact, whether your father was involved or not, Yan Zhaoting had others helping him transfer his property. And-"

Yan Sui paused and said, "How your father does things has nothing to do with you."

She waved the bills in her hand and said, "Thank you for bringing these bills to tell me the truth!"

Tan Shu hesitated for a long time and was unable to speak. Yan Sui stuffed the bill back into her palm: "Thank you, Shushu."

In fact, Yan Sui knew that Tan Shu had been feeling extremely guilty ever since he knew about this matter, both in his previous life and in this life.

She was caught in the middle, torn between family and friendship, not knowing how to strike the right balance. Ultimately, Tan Shu was just a seventeen-year-old girl.

Like Yan Sui in her previous life, she would feel confused and at a loss as to what to do when faced with these things.

Yan Sui had separated her from her father long ago. Even if Tan Shu didn't help her, she would not vent her anger on Tan Shu because of her father's affairs.

But today, Tan Shu came to her with the bill. In fact, Yan Sui was a little surprised. She knew that Tan Shu was a good person, but she also knew that multiple-choice questions were always difficult to answer.

She just didn't expect that Tan Shu would choose her in this choice. "Just tell me about this, and take this thing back yourself! In case your father finds out—"

"No!" Tan Shu stuffed the bill back into her hand. "He lost this little thing a long time ago. Besides, what I can do for you is not much to begin with, so every little counts."

Mentioning Tan Shu's father, Tan Shu sighed softly: "It was my father who did something wrong. Even if I go to talk to them now, they won't listen. Friends, they are not like them at all."

Seeing that Tan Shu looked a little sad, Yan Sui changed the subject and asked about their choir.

The choir's performance will be at their school on New Year's Day, but before New Year's Day, they will also represent the school in a district competition.

The competition will be held in early December, the same time as in the previous life.

She confidently led the choir members onto the stage, thinking their program would make it to the city competition. However, she didn't expect that another school had also organized a choir that year, and its score was 0.3 higher than theirs.

They unfortunately ended up missing out on the city competition.

That was also one of the few times Yan Sui lost control of her emotions.

She could usually control herself with reason, but in this matter she was still unwilling to fail.

After the show, she walked home alone.

Since the beginning of winter, the weather in Sushan has been damp and cold.

Yan Sui was wrapped in a bulky cotton-padded jacket without changing out of her performance costume. Her eye makeup was smudged due to the tears she had just shed behind the scenes, and the black eyeliner was smudged around her eyes.

She walked to a park by the lake, and without caring how cold the lake was in winter, she sat down on a bench.

The cold wind was howling, making her blink constantly and her face turned pale with cold, but she still did not move from the chair, and dried tears still remained on her face.

In fact, it was not self-abuse. She just wanted the cold wind to make herself more sober and blow away the sadness in her heart.

Just as she was wondering if she hadn't done well enough, someone suddenly sat down on the bench next to her.

Before she could turn around to look back, the person next to her stuffed something warm into her hand.

"It's so hot, help me hold it for a while."