Ever since Jiang Li laughed at him like that, Lu Jiming has felt a chill run down his spine.
After finally getting through get out of class, Lu Jiming wanted to say something to Jiang Li, but was interrupted by Jiang Xueqi who came over.
"Jiang Li, it's your first day at school, so you don't know the school well yet. Let me take you to the cafeteria," Jiang Xueqi said to Jiang Li with understanding.
"Thank you, but I don't need it," Jiang Li replied politely but distantly.
Having dinner with Jiang Xueqi? Is she crazy?
Jiang Xueqi bit her lip, looked at Jiang Li pitifully, and asked in a teasing tone, "Jiang Li, don't you like me?"
"Does it matter whether I like you or not?" Jiang Li was too lazy to pay attention to Jiang Xueqi, but she was also annoyed by her antics. She said very rudely, "If I don't like you, does that mean you'll die?"
Jiang Xueqi was speechless. She lowered her eyes, looking extremely wronged. "I just wanted you to fit in with our class, that's all..."
"Xueqi, don't bother with this person who got in through connections. She doesn't appreciate it, and we don't want to deal with her either!"
"Xueqi, don't be sad. Someone like that doesn't deserve to be your friend!"
"Do you know who Xueqi is? She's the daughter of the Jiang family. So many people want to be her friend. You really don't know her!"
"Who knows where this 'connected' person came from? Doesn't she know which class we're in? She better not reveal her true colors during the exam!"
"..."
Seeing Jiang Li instantly become a pariah because of Jiang Xueqi's actions, Lu Jiming's expression immediately turned cold.
It's unacceptable to bully his future aunt right in front of him!
"Are you ever going to stop?" Lu Jiming said with a stern face. "What does this have to do with you? Are you all so eager to be sycophants, scrambling to stand up for Jiang Xueqi?"
As soon as Lu Jiming spoke, everyone fell silent.
Although Jiang Xueqi has many supporters and suitors, they are all still afraid of the Lu family's power.
They can protect Jiang Xueqi, but they cannot offend Lu Jiming.
They had worked so hard to get into the school, and they didn't want to be expelled for this reason.
"And you!" Seeing that Jiang Li remained silent, Lu Jiming was furious at her lack of self-respect. "They said those things about you, and you didn't even know how to refute them!"
"If a dog barks at you, you can't bite back." Jiang Li wasn't about to waste her time playing such a childish game. "But thanks for speaking up for me. Let's go, I'll treat you to dinner."
Lu Jiming immediately took Jiang Li to the cafeteria.
As Jiang Xueqi watched the two figures leave, a venomous glint flashed in her eyes, and her fists clenched tightly.
On what grounds?
She and Lu Jiming had been classmates for so many years, yet he never even gave her a glance.
How long has Jiang Li been here?
Lu Jiming spoke up for her and even ate with her...
Why should I?!
"Choose whatever you like to eat." The cafeteria was filled with a wide variety of food, and Jiang Li said generously to Lu Jiming.
"You really let me choose whatever I want?" Lu Jiming asked uncertainly.
The dining halls at Sacred Heart College are all staffed by professional chefs, so the food is delicious but also expensive.
certainly……
There's also a high-end restaurant on the second floor, with even better food and higher prices.
He was afraid that if he ordered something casually, Jiang Li's wallet wouldn't be able to handle it.
“Of course.” Jiang Li nodded. “Don’t try to save me money, it’s unnecessary.”
Lu Jiming: "..."
You're so poor you resort to swindling and cheating, yet you're still not short of money?
Just as Lu Jiming hesitated, Jiang Li pulled him upstairs to the second floor.
"Hey? Why are you upstairs?" Lu Jiming hurriedly took out his meal card. If he was going to treat someone to a meal here, he should treat his future aunt.
Otherwise, if his uncle finds out, he'll probably lose all his allowance.
"There are too many people on the first floor, but fewer on the second floor," Jiang Li replied.
Lu Jiming: "..."
He accepted this reason.
After all, apart from new students, no one who knows anything about the school cafeteria would say such a thing.
Jiang Li casually asked Lu Jiming a couple of questions about his dietary restrictions, and then ordered food for him herself.
I swiped my meal card without even blinking at the displayed price.
"Eat up, what are you daydreaming about?" Jiang Li was enjoying her meal, and when she saw that Lu Jiming hadn't touched his chopsticks, she urged him on.
"Um, that's too expensive." Lu Jiming felt a little guilty. As if he had just thought of something, he suddenly said, "By the way, don't you have some amulets? Why don't you sell me two?"
Otherwise, he wouldn't feel at ease eating this meal.
"So you think the food is too expensive, so you're trying to slip me some money?" Jiang Li found it amusing, then waved her meal card and said, "There's really no need, the food is all-you-can-eat."
"You just returned to the Jiang family, how could they give you so much pocket money?" Lu Jiming was skeptical.
Based on Jiang Xueqi's attitude towards Jiang Li, he could guess that Jiang Li's situation in the Jiang family was definitely not good.
“It has nothing to do with the Jiang family.” Jiang Li shook her head and waved the meal card in her hand. “The principal said that as long as I study here, all my fees will be waived and I will receive an extra subsidy. The money on the meal card comes from the school’s account, so I don’t have to spend a penny.”
Lu Jiming: "..."
I'm envious.
Even he, who was ranked first in his grade, didn't receive this treatment.
etc……
Lu Jiming looked at Jiang Li with astonishment, "Why are you receiving such good treatment? Is it because you were engaging in feudal superstition in front of the principal?"
"Oh, no, I just gave him full marks on all the test papers." Jiang Li replied with a forced smile.
"You must be joking. You got full marks on all the tests? You're kidding me!" Lu Jiming didn't believe it. He was more convinced that Jiang Li had cast a spell on the principal.
"Mmm, just take it as a joke," Jiang Li replied perfunctorily. "Eat quickly, I have something I need your help with after you finish eating."
Lu Jiming: "..."
As a transfer student, what else can you do on your first day of school besides getting familiar with the school?
After lunch, Jiang Li asked Lu Jiming, "Does your school have a dance studio?"
"Huh?" Lu Jiming looked bewildered. "Which one are you talking about? There's more than one dance studio at our school."
“It’s…the kind that’s been abandoned and is no longer used,” Jiang Li said after thinking for a moment.
If Lu Jiming hadn't taken her black hair clip, transferring the scent from the clip to him, she wouldn't have needed to ask Lu Jiming for help.
“There really is one.” Lu Jiming remembered and couldn’t help but gossip to Jiang Li: “That dance studio was shut down last year because the location wasn’t very good and the facilities weren’t very good either. So the school built a few new dance studios in the new teaching building. As a result, some students started talking nonsense, saying that the old dance studio was haunted. Isn’t that ridiculous?”
Jiang Li looked up and smiled at Lu Jiming.
That smile sent a chill down Lu Jiming's spine.
After walking through a gloomy corridor, the two arrived at the door of an abandoned dance studio.
Lu Jiming pushed open the door, then suddenly remembered to ask Jiang Li, "Why did you want to come to this place? Wait, how did you know there was an abandoned dance studio on campus?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a cloud of black mist suddenly billowed out of the dance studio.
The next second, Lu Jiming felt something wrap around his neck and body. Before he could speak, he was quickly dragged into the dance studio.
"ah--"
"A ghost!"
A piercing scream shattered Jiang Li's eardrums.
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