Ruan Yingzi shrugged and stopped joking, but after a while, she said seriously, "I really wasn't joking just now. Hua Xiaolou is paying special attention to you."

Ye Qingqing didn't take it to heart. "Maybe he's just grateful, after all, I helped him."

"Maybe, but gratitude could very well develop into admiration!" Ruan Yingzi reminded.

"That's none of my business. I'm already taken."

Ye Qingqing rolled her eyes at her and said, "If a naturally beautiful and talented woman like me had to respond to every man who admires me, wouldn't I be exhausted!"

Ruan Yingzi was stunned for a moment, then made a vomiting face to show her disdain, which earned her a big eye roll from Ye Qingqing.

She wasn't wrong, and she even forgot to add "wealthy and beautiful" to the list.

Wow... how can she be so perfect?

Ye Qingqing couldn't help but feel narcissistic. A girl as outstanding as her must be loved by everyone!

The bell rang, and Lü Ziqun walked over with a notebook in his hand. He asked, "I'm thinking of buying some gifts to visit Du Peiran. I need to raise money. Five yuan per person, it's entirely voluntary!"

Ye Qingqing spotted several names on the notebook; there were already about ten names. Lü Ziqun had asked her from the side, and she and Ruan Yingzi were sitting in the middle.

She glanced at Qian Manduo, who was not far away. The girl looked somewhat embarrassed and restless.

Ye Qingqing understood her feelings. She guessed that she was hesitating about whether to pay the five yuan. After all, five yuan was enough for Qian Manduo's food expenses for several days!

Ruan Yingzi took out two ten-yuan bills from her bag. Before she could speak, Ye Qingqing gently kicked her and shook her head slightly. Ruan Yingzi shut her mouth in confusion and looked at Ye Qingqing suspiciously.

Why not let her pay for Qian Manduo?

Ye Qingqing took out three ten-yuan bills from her bag and stuffed them all into Lü Ziqun's hand. "Except for Sun Yurong, I'll pay for the rest of the female classmates, so you won't have to ask them one by one, class monitor."

Although she only glanced at it, she saw it clearly: five female classmates had already been charged money. There were a total of twelve female classmates in the class, and seven were left. Apart from Sun Yurong, there were six of them, which would amount to exactly thirty yuan.

In this way, Qian Manduo won't feel like he's being given charity.

Lu Ziqun was taken aback for a moment, then said with a smile, "If I had known you were so generous, Ye Qingqing, I should have asked you first."

She was a quick-witted person and soon understood Ye Qingqing's intention. She couldn't help but envy Qian Manyu's good luck. How did she manage to catch Ye Qingqing's eye?

The other female students who hadn't paid yet also thanked them with smiles. Those who had paid didn't think much of it, since it was only five yuan.

Only one person had a gloomy face. It was Sun Yurong, who had been deliberately excluded by Ye Qingqing. Her face was covered with dark clouds, and she was gritting her teeth with hatred, but she dared not show it and had to pretend to be nonchalant.

"My share."

Sun Yurong suppressed her anger and took out five yuan, handing it to Lü Ziqun.

The other students' expressions became meaningful, but they didn't say anything. In their hearts, they looked down on Sun Yurong. No wonder Ye Xiaohua didn't care about face or feelings. Sun Yurong was dishonest and had an immoral private life. Who would dare to be friends with such a person?

Qian Manduo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, burying her gratitude to Ye Qingqing deep in her heart, and secretly vowed that she would make a name for herself in the future and repay those who had helped her!