Chapter 53 What was your first impression of me?

"I'm sorry, Jiang Sui. Zhao Jia has told me the whole story."

The next day, Jiang Yuexin came to apologize to Jiang Sui, saying, "I apologize for accusing you without distinguishing right from wrong before."

Jiang Sui's impression of Jiang Yuexin wasn't bad.

Although she is easily fooled, this also proves that she is a righteous person who would go to great lengths for her friends.

Moreover, after learning the truth, he was able to realize it in time and immediately came over to apologize to her, which is much more likable than someone like Zhao Jia who is stubborn.

He was a hundred times better than the guys she had known before.

"Remember to be more careful in the future."

Jiang Sui's little expressions are so easy to understand.

Jiang Yuexin looked embarrassed and couldn't help but retort, "Mainly because Zhao Jia is really good to me."

Her English grades were poor, so Zhao Jia tried various methods to help her improve them, and even sacrificed her own rest time to tutor her.

Jiang Yuexin could tell whether someone was sincere or feigning.

But this time Zhao Jia did make a mistake, and she became an "accomplice".

I accept your apology.

Jiang Yuexin was stunned for a moment, then finally smiled with relief, "Jiang Sui, you are completely different from what I imagined."

Jiang Sui became interested. "So, what kind of person do you imagine me to be?"

It probably wouldn't be a good impression, because Jiang Yuexin just smiled at Jiang Sui without revealing her true thoughts.

"By the way, have you finished copying that punishment? If not, I'll copy the rest for you as an apology."

Jiang Sui nodded. "I'm all better now."

Ji Jingyu had already copied it all for her.

After Jiang Yuexin returned to her seat, Jiang Sui propped her head up with one hand and absentmindedly fiddled with the pen on the table with the other.

This was the first time Jiang Sui had ever resolved a matter with such patience.

Fortunately, the result was satisfactory to her.

He accidentally used too much force, and the pen rolled over to Ji Jingyu's side.

Just as she was about to take the pen back, someone else was faster than her.

The pen was held down by a long, slender, pale hand.

Jiang Sui looked up and met a pair of deep, dark eyes.

Ji Jingyu pursed his thin lips, staring at her for an unknown amount of time.

Neither of them spoke, but Jiang Sui could read his thoughts from his eyes.

Jiang Sui smiled at him and said, "I might have a constitution that makes people apologize."

One or two people came to apologize to her.

Ji Jingyu continued to look at Jiang Sui without saying a word.

Jiang Sui is hiding something from him.

He went to a meeting in the grade-level office yesterday at noon.

When they returned, they saw that both Jiang Sui and Xia Fan had been punished by Qin Lin, and Jiang Sui's reason for punishing him was that he had not followed the rules.

At the time, he thought that Qin Lin had caught the two of them talking secretly, but now it seems that things are not as simple as he thought.

This matter is actually related to both Jiang Yuexin and Zhao Jia.

Ji Jingyu had no intention of prying into Jiang Sui's privacy; he was just afraid that Jiang Sui would be hurt in a corner he couldn't see.

Under Ji Jingyu's gentle yet unyielding gaze, Jiang Sui finally gave in, "Alright, I'll tell you what happened."

Jiang Sui told Ji Jingyu everything about Zhao Jia's original plan to frame her.

"I didn't tell you because I felt the matter was already resolved. Zhao Jia and the others have already apologized to me, so there's no need to talk about it anymore."

Jiang Suiqing's bright eyes seemed to say, "Isn't that good enough? I repay evil with good."

"Hmm." Ji Jingyu nodded, never stingy with his praise for Jiang Sui. "You handled it very well."

“If this had happened before, I would have made her lose face in public, and she would have to avoid me from now on!”

Regardless of what would happen to Zhao Jia if she actually did it, some people in the class would definitely think that she was too extreme and ruthless.

Zhao Jia intended to drag the whole class into this mess, and if things went according to plan, Jiang Sui would inevitably have to argue with them.

At her old school, she could disregard other people's feelings without a second thought, partly because she disliked them, and partly because she was absolutely certain she would never have any contact with them again.

But not in Senior Three (2) class.

Her friends are all very popular in class.

Ji Jingyu was, in a sense, the real "favorite" of Class 2, Grade 12. Almost everyone in the class liked him and trusted him.

Yu Xiaocheng is the class monitor, Jiang Deyu is the sports committee member, and Xia Fan, although not a class officer, has her own social circle within the class.

Jiang Sui didn't want them to be in a difficult situation because of her.

Especially with basketball games and sports meets coming up, there's no need to make the atmosphere in the class strange over such a small matter.

Ji Jingyu's voice was low and hoarse, as if he was suppressing some kind of emotion, "It's okay to be a little bad."

"Hmm, what did you say?"

Ji Jingyu raised his hand and placed the black pen into Jiang Sui's hand.

Warm fingertips brushed across Jiang Sui's palm seemingly unintentionally, bringing a slight tickle.

Ji Jingyu looked directly into Jiang Sui's eyes, a barely perceptible tenderness flickering in his calm gaze, "As long as you're not wronged, it's okay if you're a little bad."

Jiang Sui had many concerns because of them.

Ji Jingyu told her that her own feelings were the most important.

He was more worried than anyone else that Jiang Sui would be wronged.

—

When it was time for lunch, Jiang Sui suddenly asked everyone a question, which was a result of Jiang Yuexin's arousal of curiosity.

What was your first impression of me?

"I'll go first."

Xia Fan quickly finished the soup in the small bowl, clearly very interested in the topic.

Jiang Sui reminded her, "Tell the truth, be objective, and don't let personal feelings get in the way."

"Of course, do we need to be hypocritical and say nice things between us?"

Xia Fan patted his chest, assuring everyone that he was speaking from the bottom of his heart.

"The way you're saying it, I suddenly have a bad feeling. Is it going to turn into some kind of denunciation meeting?"

"At the time, Jiang Deyu said in the WeChat group that Brother Ji's family had a pretty little sister, and asked Brother Gu Ci and me to come and see. As soon as I heard that, I immediately changed my shoes and rushed to Brother Ji's house. I was so excited that I forgot to bring my phone."

Jiang Sui remembered this incident; it was because Xia Fan couldn't find her phone that Ji Jingyu took the initiative to add her as a friend.

Thinking of this, Jiang Sui looked at Xia Fan with deep affection, "Luckily you forgot your phone at the time."

Xia Fan: "...I haven't gotten to the point yet."

She glanced at Jiang Deyu, as if she had thought of something funny, and continued, suppressing her laughter: "But Gu Ci said that Jiang Deyu's aesthetic sense is different from normal people, and told me to just listen to it and not take it seriously, so as not to be disappointed later."

Jiang Deyu was immediately displeased. "What do you mean my aesthetic sense is different from normal people's? Gu Ci's words are a blatant personal attack. When he comes back, I'm going to have a good talk with him!"

His protests went unheeded.

"When I heard Gu Ci say that, my heart sank. But when I walked in and saw Sui Sui, my first thought was, 'So Jiang Deyu does have a normal sense of aesthetics after all.'"

Xia Fan recalled the scene at the time. Jiang Sui was sitting in Ji Jingyu's living room when she heard a noise at the door and immediately looked in the direction of the sound.

This was their first meeting.

Xia Fan is slow-paced, and because Gu Ci protects her well, she often follows behind him.

That one time, however, she took the initiative to greet Jiang Sui.

On the way home, Gu Ci asked her, "You only met her once, and you already want to invite her over to your house? You like her that much?"

Xia Fan was still immersed in the joy of making a new good friend. She smiled and said, "Sui Sui is so beautiful."

Gu Ci frowned slightly, a look of disapproval in his eyes.

In his view, Jiang Sui was still just a stranger whose background was unclear, and he did not approve of Xia Fan getting so close to her.

They had known Teacher Su for so many years, but they had never seen any relatives come to Xunning to visit her. Now, suddenly a child from a distant relative appeared and wanted to stay at her house. Gu Ci felt that something was strange about this.

Jiang Sui clearly doesn't belong to their world.

Jiang Sui did not stay in Xunning for long.

He reached out and pinched Xia Fan's pretty little face. "Don't rush to open your heart to someone. Observe them more, okay?"

Gu Ci is about to leave Xun Ning to go to university, and he won't be able to accompany Xia Fan all the time like before. He is worried that his Fanfan will be bullied and still have to help her count the money.

"Okay, I understand."

After a pause, she asked again, "Do you think Sui Sui's hair is naturally curly or permed? If it's naturally curly, that's fine, but if it's been done, I need to remind her to go back to its original state, otherwise Lao Qin will definitely chase her to the ends of the earth. Oh dear, where did I lose my phone? When I get home, the first thing I need to do is add Sui Sui as a friend..."

Gu Ci: "..."

He kept saying "Sui Sui" and didn't take his words to heart at all.

Seeing that Xia Fan was in high spirits, Gu Ci didn't want to say anything that would spoil the mood and upset her.

He sighed helplessly, thinking that it was most reliable to ask Ji Jingyu to handle this matter.

[Gu Ci: Xiao Jing, could you please keep an eye on Jiang Sui across the hall?]

Ji Jingyu is neither Xia Fan nor Jiang Deyu. Even if Gu Ci only hints at something, the other party will understand his meaning.

But Ji Jingyu ignored him.

At first, Gu Ci thought it was his imagination.

After all, Ji Jingyu is an indifferent person at heart.

It wasn't until later that he realized it wasn't his imagination; Ji Jingyu was genuinely angry with him at the time.

It's because he doesn't trust Jiang Sui and doubts her.

Gu Ci scoffed: "Love really does make people blind, making you lose even the most basic interpersonal skills."

Ji Jingyu gave him a cold look. "Before you criticize others, take a look at yourself first."

We are all the same, so who is more noble than whom?

Gu Ci: "..."

—

Xia Fan solemnly stated his first impression of Jiang Sui: "This is the first time in my life I've seen someone so good-looking."

Jiang Sui covered her slightly flushed cheeks with her hands, her slightly upturned eyes blushing with embarrassment. "I'm embarrassed by what you've said."

Jiang Deyu touched his nose. "I had just come back from my grandparents' house and was telling Brother Ji about the fun things in the countryside. I was so tired from talking that I finally managed to make him laugh. Then I turned around and saw you standing at the door."

Yu Xiaocheng asked thoughtfully, "Are you sure it was you who made Brother Ji laugh?"

What a coincidence!

"Of course!" Jiang Deyu was absolutely certain of this.

"Oh dear, we've gone off on a tangent again. I thought it was one of Brother Ji's admirers coming to his door, and I even joked with him that this girl was so pretty, and he should hurry up and get her."

"Really?" Yu Xiaocheng gripped the spoon tightly in her hand excitedly, completely ignoring the fact that both parties involved were present, and continued gossiping, "So what did Brother Ji say to you?"

Jiang Deyu didn't understand why Yu Xiaocheng was suddenly so excited. He gave her a strange look and said, "What else can I say? Is this your first day meeting Brother Ji?"

Jiang Sui also had a question for Ji Jingyu. She moved closer to him, her sweet breath brushing against his ear, "Do girls really come to your door to confess their feelings?"

Ji Jingyu paused, but her expression remained unchanged as she coldly replied, "No."

“That’s right, Sui Sui, don’t listen to Jiang Deyu’s nonsense.” Xia Fan chimed in from the side, “Brother Ji won’t even give anyone his contact information, how could anyone possibly know his home address?”

It was Yu Xiaocheng's turn to speak.

"My first impression of Jiang Sui was, of course, that she was beautiful." Yu Xiaocheng paused for a moment, "However, when you first transferred to our class, I was a little worried."

What are you worried about?

"I was worried that a domineering and arrogant young lady would come to our class." She smiled sheepishly. "Mainly because your appearance is too deceptive."

Jiang Sui's strikingly beautiful appearance and arrogant demeanor, which seemed out of place with the rest of Xun Ning, made her appear difficult to get along with.

As the class monitor, Yu Xiaocheng was afraid that a rebellious "troublemaker" would transfer to the class.

After all, Yu Xiaocheng still vividly remembers the utterly miserable face of the Class 8 monitor at every grade-level class monitor meeting.

“That Chi An never listens to the lectures. He always sleeps in class. Then some people follow his example. When I talk to them, they accuse me of bullying the weak and picking on the easy targets. They say I don’t talk to Chi An.”

"Chi An skipped class, and the homeroom teacher blamed me for not keeping a close eye on him. How could I keep an eye on him? How dare I look at him? What could I do if he wanted to skip class? Kneel on the ground and beg him not to leave?"

"Didn't we get a new student teacher in our class? I guess she's a new broom sweeping clean and trying to make a name for herself by taming a troublemaker. But of all things, she chose Chi An, and I was so angry that my blood pressure almost went up."

Hearing this, Yu Xiaocheng couldn't help but interject: "Your student teacher must not be very popular, otherwise why didn't any teacher tell him not to mess with Chi An from Class 8?"

Class monitor of Class 8: "..."

“But after getting to know her, I found out it wasn’t like that at all.” Yu Xiaocheng raised an eyebrow at Jiang Sui. “She’s just too adorable!”

Whether you ask her a question or ask her for help, as long as it doesn't involve physical labor, this young lady will readily agree.

Later, seeing her stop Li Lin from bullying her classmates, Yu Xiaocheng admired her even more.

Jiang Sui's family background gave her the right to "meddle," but she could have simply ignored it.

After all, even if someone like Li Lin is incredibly audacious, he wouldn't dare to mess with her.

Jiang Sui winked at Yu Xiaocheng from afar, as if in response to her affection.

She now knew what Jiang Yuexin imagined her to be like.

It's probably similar to Yu Xiaocheng's initial impression of her.

"The main reason is that my mother's genes couldn't beat my father's. My mother is an incredibly gentle and beautiful woman."

Hearing Jiang Sui say this, Ji Jingyu lowered his eyes and silently curled the corners of his mouth.

Jiang Sui is beautiful, so her parents must be good-looking too, so no one showed any suspicion.

She added slowly, "My mother is just like Teacher Su."

Yu Xiaocheng: "The homeroom teacher of Class 4?"

"Um."

Now we have a general idea of ​​what Jiang Sui's mother looks like.

"Your mother is really beautiful."

Jiang Sui helplessly shrugged, "The main thing is that my dad has a handsome face that says 'I'm the most arrogant person in the world.' Girls take after their fathers, so there's nothing I can do about it."

Men sometimes engage in comparisons at inopportune moments. Jiang Deyu swallowed the braised pork in his mouth, chuckled, and said, "What a coincidence, I also have a super handsome face that says 'I'm the coolest guy in the world'!"

Yu Xiaocheng rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the sky. "Jiang Sui's dad is 'the most arrogant person in the world,' while you're 'the most shameless person in the world.' Besides, Brother Ji is sitting right here. What does being the most arrogant person in the world have to do with you!"

“My dad is really handsome, you can ask Brother Ji if you don’t believe me.” Jiang Sui pointed to Ji Jingyu without hesitation, “He has met my dad.”

If the situation hadn't prevented it, Yu Xiaocheng would have almost let out a popping sound like a groundhog.

"You've all met the parents?!"

They still couldn't control the volume, and the table closest to them cast curious glances.

Ji Jingyu, who had been lazily observing and not participating in their conversation, glanced at her, signaling her to stop.

“My dad came on a whim, and I guess you're all already resting, so I asked Brother Ji to come downstairs with me,” Jiang Sui said. “He said he’ll treat everyone to dinner next time.”

It was somewhat risky for Jiang Yunzhao to appear in Xunning.

Jiang Sui plans to take all her friends to Licheng during the holidays so that everyone can have a great time.

Driven by a strange competitive spirit, Jiang Deyu kept asking, "So, is he handsome?"

Ji Jingyu: "..."

No wonder Uncle Jiang was always annoyed. Sometimes he really wanted to crack open Jiang Deyu's brain to see what kind of bizarre things were inside.

"So you're really not some kind of mafia boss?"

Jiang Deyu asked in a very low voice, and apart from Ji Jingyu sitting next to him, no one could hear him clearly.

Ji Jingyu thought she had convinced him, but unexpectedly, the seed of doubt was rekindled.

He answered through almost gritted teeth, "Yes, he's a decent person."

—

"So what was your first impression of me?" On the way back to the classroom, Jiang Sui asked Ji Jingyu in a low voice, "Everyone else has said it, but you haven't."

She looked at Ji Jingyu stubbornly, demanding an answer.

Warm sunlight filtered through the gaps in the lush foliage, casting pale spots of light on the school paths.

Ji Jingyu stopped in her tracks, as if standing in a pale golden halo.

"You're a good girl."

He gave a completely different answer.

As he spoke, a gentle smile crossed his handsome face.

But Ji Jingyu had always kept his feelings well hidden, and Jiang Sui seemed completely unaware.

Whether it was nine years ago or now, Jiang Sui remains as close to him and trusts him as always.

But he couldn't let himself indulge in this emotion.

Author's note: Even if Fanfan had her phone with her, Xiaoji would have added Suisui as a friend before her.

Xiao Ji means that everyone is obsessed with love, so who is more noble than whom?