On Monday, Li Jin did not come to school, which lessened Gu Ying's anxiety. He tried his best not to think about so many messy things and focused on listening to the lecture.
After returning home in the afternoon, Nanzhi and Gu Ying were watching the local news when they unexpectedly saw Li Jin's image.
According to the reporter, Li Jin's family had a lot of money, almost enough to fill a small warehouse. Li Jin's father had also embezzled a lot of things, which led to several wrongful convictions, all of which involved Li Jin's father taking money to do favors for others.
This behavior is extremely despicable.
"Sister Xixi, isn't Li Jin's father afraid of divine retribution for doing such a thing?"
As Gu Ying listened to the reporter's description, he immediately felt a sense of empathy. Such heinous acts were truly shocking and shattered his worldview. The thought of those people who had been wrongfully imprisoned for years made him angry.
Nan Zhi's lips curled into a cold smile. "Wouldn't this be divine retribution? It'll be discovered and reported on."
But the next moment, after stating the charges, the reporter continued:
"Currently, Li is suspected of fleeing overnight, and his wife and children are completely unaware of this. Our station will continue to report on the progress of the case."
"He actually escaped." Gu Ying exclaimed in disbelief, her eyes wide. "Looking at how Li Jin and his mother were on TV just now, they were actually quite pitiful."
Nanzhi couldn't help but reach out and gently pat his head. "Silly boy, there's always a reason why someone is pitiful. When you were being bullied, why didn't he pity you?"
Gu Ying thought about it and agreed. Looking at Nan Zhi, her eyes were full of joy. "Sister Xi Xi, you are so good to me."
Nanzhi: "..."
The incident involving Li Jin's family was just a minor episode. The Li family's property was seized, and Li Jin, once a prodigy, suddenly became an ordinary citizen, even worse off than an ordinary citizen. He dropped out of Nancheng Middle School, supposedly because he didn't plan to continue his studies.
They no longer had that arrogant and domineering demeanor they once had; they left in a hurry and in a sorry state.
Gu Ying thought that she would meet many people in her life, but Li Jin was just someone who had hurt her during her childhood, but she didn't remember him deeply. It was only because of his sister Xixi that she felt that there was love and warmth in the world.
......
"Xiyue, we're having a basketball game with another class after school today. If you want to watch, come watch me play basketball. I'll have my driver take you home."
Qin Yi remembered that Nan Zhi had mentioned wanting to see him play basketball, so he told Nan Zhi about it during break and casually called out to Wu Ke, "You can come over with Xi Yue, it's on the playground."
Wu Ke nodded with a smile, "I know, I'll go see it. Qin Yi, you're a heartthrob for many girls now, you're so handsome, Xi Yue will definitely like you if she sees you."
Qin Yi smiled helplessly, "You can take care of Xi Yue then."
"No problem, leave it to me."
At this point, Wu Ke suddenly laughed, "My cat can leave its nest next month. After the midterm exams, I'll bring them to your home."
Nan Zhi immediately became interested, "Great! I feel like I've been waiting for ages. Qin Yi, what about you?"
Qin Yixiao: "I'm looking forward to it too. It's settled then, after the midterm exams, let's set a time to have a meal together."
Nan Zhi nodded, as a way of repaying her as a cat. "Wu Ke, don't refuse when the time comes."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely seize the opportunity to rip you off."
The three chatted happily, and Shen Xingmian listened to their discussion like an outsider. When he heard that Nan Zhi wanted to watch Qin Yi play basketball, and Wu Ke said something like, "You'll definitely like it," Shen Xingmian's face immediately darkened. During their conversation, he glanced at Nan Zhi several times, but she was too engrossed in the conversation to restrain herself.
"Mu, have you mastered the knowledge from last lesson? We still have time to chat."
Nan Zhi was taken aback. She glanced at Shen Xingmian's displeased expression and coughed awkwardly. Physics was like a foreign language to her, and besides, it wasn't her profession. But she still felt a little embarrassed by Shen Xingmian's question.
Her physics was absolutely terrible.
"Xi Yue, if you don't understand physics, come to me. I can help you with the answers."
Qin smiled and said, "Didn't I tell you a long time ago that you could ask me questions if you didn't know the answers? Why haven't I seen you ask any lately?"
Nan Zhi gave an awkward smile, then secretly glanced at Shen Xingmian, because Shen Xingmian wouldn't let her ask others.
Strangely enough, Shen Xingmian could quickly explain any question Nanzhi wanted to ask, even in a way that was simpler and easier to understand than what the teacher would say.
Nan Zhi once felt insulted. They were in the same classroom, with the same teacher, yet Shen Xingmian had his own ideas and could make her admire him involuntarily during the explanation.
"Yes, yes, although I am a newbie, I am also a newbie with ideals. I will definitely not be ashamed to ask questions."
Nan Zhi chuckled, but as soon as she spoke, the boy beside her cast a cold glance at her, followed by his tone, which was somewhat somber, "I can explain to Mu what she doesn't understand, so you don't need to bother."
The boy stared at Qin Yi, a dark undercurrent surging in his eyes. Qin Yi: "..."
"You talk as if you know everything. It's one thing for you to do it yourself, but now you want Xiyue to listen to your explanations? Isn't that just leading her astray?"
Shen Xingmian's face immediately turned ashen. He looked at Qin Yi with cold eyes, but Qin Yi didn't feel intimidated at all. Instead, she smiled and had a provocative look on her face.
Nanzhi looked at this one, then at that one, and then spoke:
"Qin Yi, you've misunderstood. Shen Xingmian has actually been..."
"Would you dare to bet with me?"
Nan Zhi was interrupted before she could finish speaking. She stared at Shen Xingmian in disbelief. He actually wanted to gamble? Was he kidding her?
Qin remained unfazed. "Of course, how do you want to bet?"
Shen Xingmian smiled and said, "If I can sit in front of you during the midterm exam, then you should change seats and not sit next to me."
Qin Yi was taken aback at first, then sneered: "Shen Xingmian, do you hate me? It's too obvious."
Shen Xingmian looked at him quietly, "Yes, very much so."
His few words were enough to show his feelings for Qin Yi; he truly had no good feelings towards her.
Even Qin Yi, with his thick skin, couldn't help but stiffen for a moment. Nan Zhi frowned, staring at Shen Xingmian with disapproval in her eyes, "Shen Xingmian, why are you being so childish?"
Shen Xingmian glanced at her indifferently, then continued to look at Qin Yi, as if to confirm whether he wanted to gamble.
"Okay, no problem. It's just moving to a spot away from you. But if you lose, you have to promise me one thing."
"I won't lose."
Shen Xingmian's expression remained unchanged. "Because you are not good enough."
Qin Yi: "......" Damn, this guy's asking for a beating today.
Nan Zhi: "......" Where did Shen Xingmian get her confidence from?
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