Chapter 17
The next morning, Xiang Wan sat at the dining table as usual to eat breakfast, and the maid brought her the freshly cooked seafood porridge.
"Miss, the grouper in the seafood porridge was air-freighted; it's extremely fresh."
"Hmm." She glanced at it, picked up a spoon, scooped a spoonful, and put it in her mouth.
The porridge was delicious, and she ate a few more mouthfuls. Only when she saw Chen Yan coming down the stairs did she put down her spoon and say to the maid, "Give Xiaoyan a bowl too."
"yes."
Chen Yan walked over, feeling a little awkward inside, but pretended to be nonchalant: "Good morning, sister."
"Good morning, Xiaoyan." Thinking about what happened yesterday, Xiang Wan wasn't too embarrassed, but rather a little worried.
She worried that the little girl might have had a hard life in Lijia Village, which might have caused her to be in poor health and not yet developed.
'Should we take the little devil to the hospital for a checkup?' But for some reason, Xiaoyan is very reluctant to have a physical examination, and Xiang Wan knows this too.
Thinking about Xia Yueshen saying yesterday that she only started developing in the first year of junior high school, Xiang Wan felt that she was being too tense. Perhaps everyone develops at different times.
Thinking of this, she glanced at Chen Yan's chest again without making a sound. He seemed to have noticed her gaze as he shrank back behind the dining table.
"..."
Xiang Wan handed her the papaya juice on the table: "Drink this first."
Chen Yan looked at the orange drink and found it strange, as they never drank beverages before meals.
"What's this?"
Papaya juice.
"..."
Chen Yan didn't dare to look her in the eye. After hesitating for two seconds, he took the cup of papaya juice and drank it all in one gulp.
He knew the benefits of papaya juice, but he didn't know if it was harmful for boys to drink it.
If so, then it's his just deserts, he thought.
On the other hand, seeing how obedient the 'little sister' she had taken in was, Xiang Wan was very satisfied and felt even more that bringing the little devil into the Xiang family was the right decision.
So much so that now when she thinks of those people from Lijia Village, her disgust has lessened somewhat.
After breakfast, the two of them took a car to the affiliated high school. Since Chen Yansheng entered the affiliated high school last semester, the two of them have been taking the same car to school.
Wang Yidong took Green Hair and Orange Ball for a walk, so he didn't go with them. Besides the driver, only Xiang Wan and Chen Yan were left in the car.
When they arrived at the entrance of the affiliated high school, the two got out of the car and walked. The road was mostly filled with students from the affiliated high school, and the two walked side by side without saying a word to each other.
A little while later, Xiang Wan suddenly looked at Chen Yan and said, "Xiao Yan, I'll take you to buy a vest after school." Her tone was calm, as if she had just talked about something trivial.
Obviously, without her explanation, the other person knew what a vest was. Most sixth-grade students understand this too.
He understood but remained silent, hesitating for a moment whether he should be honest with her now.
But the words she had spoken before echoed in his ears once again.
I don't like little boys.
—Because they can't be tamed.
Chen Yan felt his heart being torn apart, and he felt only torment.
He kicked at a pebble at his feet, but never dared to look her in the eye. His tone was very soft: "Can you not go?"
Xiang Wan raised an eyebrow, thinking that the other person was probably shy. She thought for a moment and then backed down: "Then I'll buy it for you, and you can wear it."
"good."
She smiled and affectionately patted his head: "See you after school."
See you after school, sister.
The sixth-grade and ninth-grade teaching buildings are not in the same building. Xiang Wan turned around and walked forward with her schoolbag on her back, without looking back even once. Naturally, she could not see the brokenness and struggle in Chen Yan's eyes.
He felt like a pervert dressed as a woman, but dared not give himself away, for fear of being rejected by his savior.
He kept watching her retreating figure until the preparatory bell rang, then slowly walked into the classroom...
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Grade 9 (A)
The bell has rung for class, but the teacher hasn't arrived yet.
Xiang Wan didn't need to listen to the junior high school curriculum, and naturally didn't care when the teacher came. So she just sat in her seat reading the original Chinese books.
Her seat was near the corridor, and sunlight filtered through the pine and cypress trees next to the teaching building, casting a beautiful dappled light on her books, as if deliberately illuminating a word.
Liberté is the French word for freedom.
For a moment, Xiang Wan had a strange feeling, as if she were talking to herself from her previous life.
Live freely in this life.
She was somewhat lost in thought, and her emotions were difficult to express for a moment.
When the homeroom teacher entered through the front door, Xiang Wan's eyelids fluttered slightly as she looked at the sunlight, but her emotions returned to their initial calm.
The homeroom teacher first tapped on the podium: "Our class has a new student."
Then she looked at the new students and said, "Please introduce yourself to everyone."
"Hello everyone, I am Shen Feiyang. Please give me your guidance."
After she finished her self-introduction, there was initial silence, followed by whispers.
"What the heck? Isn't she in Class F? What's she doing in our class?"
"And she got into a fight with Gu An'an and the others yesterday, but she was completely unharmed."
"After all, she is the daughter of the Shen family. I heard that after what happened when she was young... the Shen family has always doted on her ever since they brought her back."
It's no secret that the Shen family's daughter went missing as a child; almost everyone in the Bei Yi aristocratic families and the second generation of wealthy families knows about it.
When Shen Feiyang was found and brought back, the Shen family held a month-long banquet in order to help her establish herself in the entertainment industry.
"Keep your voice down, didn't you see that Gu An'an's face looks like she's eaten shit?"
"..."
The person who spoke turned around and glanced at Gu An'an. Only after the other person glared at her did she awkwardly shut up.
Gu An'an glared fiercely at Shen Feiyang, snorted coldly, and then, as if remembering something, turned back to look at Xu Chengran sitting in the last row.
Sure enough, his gaze clung to Shen Feiyang like a stubborn plaster.
At the other end of the classroom, Xiang Wan looked up at the podium when she heard Shen Feiyang's name, but there was no particular emotion in her eyes, only some surprise.
She only glanced at her before shifting her gaze from the podium to the window. However, not long after, she heard scattered footsteps beside her.
Xiang Wan glanced sideways, only to meet Shen Feiyang's bright eyes.
"Hello, may I sit next to you?"
"..."
Xiang Wan always sat alone. It wasn't that she didn't like having a deskmate, but rather that no one had ever asked her about it.
Therefore, when Shen Feiyang asked, she didn't dislike her much, so she simply nodded in agreement: "Okay."
Upon hearing this, another considerable commotion erupted around them, with Che Nanbei and Jiang Zhuochun reacting the most strongly.
The two exchanged a glance, and then tacitly pulled out their phones from the drawers of the table.
Che Nanbei: [Does Guanguan know Shen Feiyang from Class F?]
Jiang Zhuochun: [You probably don't know him, we're from different circles.]
Che Nanbei: [Why did Wanwan only agree to let her sit next to her?]
Thinking of something, Jiang Zhuochun's brow twitched, and he asked a question that silenced both of them.
Jiang Zhuochun: [Did you ask Xiang Wan if you could sit next to her?]
Che Nanbei: [...It seems not.]
Che Nanbei: [Then why didn't you ask?]
Jiang Zhuochun: [I'm afraid of being rejected.]
Che Nanbei: [...]
After putting their phones away, the two were filled with regret, but there was nothing they could do but listen to what the other two were saying.
But the two didn't interact much until school was over.
After school, Xiang Wan had just walked to the side of the teaching building when she saw Chen Yan standing at the school gate with his schoolbag on his back, waiting for her.
He neither called her name nor waved to her; he simply stood there quietly waiting for her.
The moment their eyes met, they both smiled.
Xiang Wan quickened her pace until the two stood side by side: "Did you pay attention in class?"
"have."
"Were you daydreaming?"
"No."
"Good boy/girl."
Chen Yan thought she was going to reward him by patting his head, so he moved his head a little closer to hers. Although Xiang Wan hadn't originally intended to do so, she took the opportunity to pat the top of his head.
Although Xiao Gui's foundation was weaker than others, he rose to the top of the grade in just one semester.
Last semester, when Xiang Wan attended his parent-teacher conference and saw his report card, she couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised. Even Zhou Chengze in his previous life was only in the top ten of his grade.
The little devil is well-behaved and obedient, and has good grades. Although she was just a 'little sister' she picked up on a whim, Xiang Wan still felt a little proud.
The two walked to the car. Chen Yan opened the door but didn't get in first; instead, he let her get in first.
After returning to the villa area, Xiang Wan went straight to her bedroom, while Chen Yan, as usual, played with Green Hair in the backyard for a while before going upstairs to start doing his homework.
Before going to bed, Xiang Wan first drank the hot milk that Wang Yidong brought over, and then took another cup of milk from the tray and knocked on the little devil's door.
The door opened quickly, and after opening it, Chen Yan quickly hid under the covers, only his head sticking out.
He took the milk and drank it all in one gulp, thinking she was about to leave: "Goodnight, sister."
To everyone's surprise, Xiang Wan didn't leave. She simply placed the empty cup on the bedside table and then handed him the gift box she had brought.
"A small gift for you."
Thinking that she would give him millions of dollars worth of expensive jewelry again, like last time, Chen Yan hesitated to accept it: "Sister, I don't need it..."
"It's not a very expensive item."
Upon hearing this, his eyes still held considerable doubt, because Xiang Wan had said the same thing last time.
"real."
Chen Yan carefully unwrapped the gift box, but fell completely silent when he saw the vest inside.
He stared at the vest for a long time, then glanced quickly at Xiang Wan, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.
"Try it on quickly to see if it fits."
"..." His voice was a little muffled, "I'll try it in a bit."
"Do you like it?" Xiang Wan was a little worried that he might not like pink.
"……like."
"That's good."
After giving the gift to Chen Yan, Xiang Wan still showed no intention of leaving, casually asking, "Xiao Yan, does school teach you about physiology?"
Ever since she saw Chen Yan not wearing a towel, she had been considering whether she should give her a crash course in physiology.
But unfortunately, the little devil is always too shy, and lately he has been intentionally or unintentionally avoiding her. She was affected by the little devil's emotions and also felt a little embarrassed to speak.
She remembered that the high school in her previous life had a physiology class, which she thought was in the sixth grade.
"The teacher taught me that."
Xiang Wan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
She turned off the lights in the room, leaving only the desk lamp next to Chen Yan on: "Goodnight, Xiaoyan."
Goodnight, sister.
Xiang Wan closed the door very quietly, and only when Chen Yan was left alone in the room did he finally relax.
When asked if his school taught him about physiology, he was so nervous that his palms were sweating.
He said he had taught him, but he was lying.
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