Chapter 11

After arriving home, Jin Chuwan glanced at her classes for the next day.

Whether it's because it's a prestigious school or because this is a fictional world, their curriculum has become increasingly unpredictable since their senior year. It's not just finance and calculus; strange things like flower arranging, Go, and embroidery are also mixed in.

In short, these things are completely useless to Jin Chuwan, who has already gone through five high-level mock exams and three mock exams.

Jin Chuwan frowned as she looked at the schedule, when suddenly an impulsive idea struck her.

She might as well skip class too.

However, she gave up on this idea after a short time. The reason why Jiang Chen and the others could do whatever they wanted was because the aristocratic school itself was their family's business.

As for myself, I'd better just go to class.

Jin Chu woke up very early the next day. She didn't have to go to school today, so she planned to study at the library. The municipal library was also close to the cram school, so she could go there directly after she finished studying.

As Jin Chuwan went downstairs, she saw Jiang Chen, who had just returned from exercising.

The boy was wiping his sweat in the entryway when he saw Jin Chuwan and walked straight over.

At first, Jin Chuwan thought he was going upstairs, so she stepped aside at the foot of the stairs, but Jiang Chen stopped when he reached her side.

Have you had breakfast yet?

Jin Chuwan was suddenly puzzled when she heard Jiang Chen's question. Was this the kind of friendly greeting they usually exchanged?

"have eaten."

After Jin Chuwan finished speaking, she walked around Jiang Chen and went downstairs.

Aunt Hui, who was cleaning, happened to see this scene and couldn't help but shake her head.

"Young Master, you should smile more. Any girl would be scared if you always had such a stern face..."

The boy standing on the stairs silently wiped his cheeks with the towel draped over his head.

He's always been like this, but as far as I can remember, apart from Jin Chuwan, no other girl has ever avoided him so obviously.

Just then, Jiang Chen's phone rang. He answered it and put it to his ear.

It was a bit noisy on the other end of the phone, but you could still hear Yin Zhihua's excited voice.

"Hey Jiang Chen, I'm being discharged from the hospital today, come over and celebrate with me!"

Jiang Chen instinctively wanted to hang up the phone, but he stopped himself. The boy stood on the steps, silently gazing in the direction the girl had left.

"Yin Zhihua".

"ah?"

"Do you think I usually look nasty?"

Yin Zhihua, who was in the hospital room discussing with his friends where to go, paused for a moment. He looked down at his phone, made sure the number was correct, and then continued talking on the phone.

"Excuse me, are you Jiang Chen?"

There was no reply from the other end, but Yin Zhihua soon heard a busy tone.

Jiang Chen pressed his forehead, looking dejected. He must be crazy to ask that brainless guy.

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I don’t know if it’s due to abnormal weather, but even though it’s only mid-March, the weather feels like summer has arrived early.

Jin Chuwan saw that some people on the street had already started to put up sun umbrellas, so she raised her hand to shield herself from the glaring light.

What a blunder! The library was closed to the public today due to renovations.

Where is she going now?

Jin Chuwan subconsciously opened her phone, then fell into confusion again.

It wasn't until she lost them that she realized how wonderful those location search apps were.

Kim Chu-wan wandered aimlessly through the streets.

Because she usually has no appetite in the morning, Jin Chuwan often just eats a boiled egg or plain porridge to tide her over, but now she seems to be a little hungry again.

The restaurants near the library seemed too upscale, so Jin Chuwan moved to a different neighborhood and found a relatively quiet-looking coffee shop.

Jin Chu ordered two cakes that evening, then found an empty seat to sit down.

Perhaps due to her previous work habits, Jin Chuwan has always been very particular about her learning environment. She doesn't like it if it's too noisy or the space is too small.

But this coffee shop seemed pretty good. Jin Chuwan opened her workbook. She had just finished one round of review, but that was far from enough. She hoped to consolidate her knowledge again before the college entrance examination.

Jin Chuwan was the kind of person who, once she focused on something, rarely noticed what was around her. So, when she finished two sets of mock exams and was about to stretch her body, she realized that someone was sitting opposite her, and that this guy was openly eating her cake—

"Ran Xian!"

Kim Cho-wan snatched the cake back.

"Are we that close?"

The boy opposite chuckled, then slowly stood up and moved the cake back in front of him.

"Don't be so stingy, we're classmates in tutoring class."

Jin Chuwan looked at the boy sitting lazily and didn't know what to say for a moment. "If you want to eat, you can buy it yourself..."

"But this is exactly the piece I want to eat."

Jin Chuwan looked at Ran Xian with slight disdain. She remained silent for a moment, then turned and waved to the barista.

"Hello, two more coffees and a chocolate waffle, please."

After speaking, Jin Chuwan pointed to the boy sitting opposite her.

He paid the bill.

Ran Xian seemed completely unconcerned and calmly took out his wallet.

"By the way, have you thought about what I told you before?"

Jin Chuwan didn't like being disturbed while she was studying, and now that Ran Xian had brought up that matter again, she frowned slightly.

“I remember I already answered that if Ran Min wants to pursue Jiang Chen, she can do it herself. I need to study and don’t have time to play matchmaker for anyone.”

Hearing the same answer again, Ran Xian rested his chin on his hand and glanced at Jin Chuwan.

So you like Jiang Chen?

Jin Chuwan didn't want to talk to him anymore. Ran Xian stared at him for a while and then changed to a more comfortable sitting position.

"If not, why not? It's just a simple dinner invitation..."

At this moment, the waitress came over with a tray. After the waitress left, Jin Chuwan rubbed her temples wearily.

"Ran Xian, you should know that I hate getting involved in troublesome things. Today it's Ran Min, what about tomorrow? Am I supposed to arrange things for you one by one?"

"Furthermore, dating is a private matter and should not be interfered with by others, and my younger brother should not have come to test me once or twice."

After saying that, Jin Chuwan packed her schoolbag and went out.

Ran Xian watched Jin Chuwan leave, opened his phone and replied "failure," then took out some money and put it under the coffee. After saying goodbye, he also went out.

Jin Chuwan's face was slightly gloomy, while Ran Xian followed closely behind.

"I thought you were just a bookworm, but I didn't expect you to have so many ideas."

Jin Chuwan took out her phone and checked the time, completely ignoring Ran Xian behind her. She looked up at the opposite side of the road and realized that the bus was about to arrive, so she jogged across the street.

After Jin Chu got into the car, Ran Xian followed shortly after.

"Don't you have anything else to say?"

"Yes, that's why I went to tutoring class with you."

Ran Xian answered decisively, and Jin Chuwan moved to a spot a little further away from him.

However, Ran Xian did not follow this time.

Jin Chuwan breathed a slight sigh of relief; the personalities of the two siblings were both quite difficult for her to handle.

She never expected that Ran Min, who usually only liked to dress up and revolve around Jiang Chen, would have an elite younger brother. She also never expected that Ran Xian, who looked like a spoiled rich kid, would leisurely act as a messenger between her and Ran Min.

What frustrated Jin Chuwan was that Ran Min seemed convinced that there was something between her and Jiang Chen, so she would always intentionally or unintentionally cause her trouble.

He even once waited outside her tutoring center, saying he wanted to trade his younger brother for Jiang Chen...

Thinking back to that day, Jin Chuwan still felt it was absurd. She had tried to persuade Ran Min, but Ran Min didn't seem to listen.

and.

Jin Chuwan glanced at Ran Xian, who was leisurely listening to music. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but she always felt that her younger brother Ran Min really enjoyed watching the fun between her and Ran Min.