"Go find an empty seat yourself." The homeroom teacher didn't make things difficult for Su Ge. Su Ge looked up, her gaze swept over Ji Ye and she was stunned for a moment, then she found a seat to his side and behind him.
She felt that this boy was somewhat familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before. But someone as dazzling as him shouldn't be forgotten if she had seen him before. Perhaps she was just imagining things.
At the start of the semester, most students were quite restless, especially with many new faces in the class this year, chattering and making a ruckus.
The homeroom teacher was not surprised, after all, most of the previous students were children from wealthy families and were used to being unruly. However, some of the specially recruited freshmen were a little impatient. After all, the teachers in their previous schools were not so lenient and the discipline was so bad. How could they study well in the future?
Su Ge was equally uneasy, her face showing helplessness and stubbornness, but she didn't speak up. Not only her, but the other specially admitted students didn't either. After all, it was only their first day. They knew before that this was a prestigious school. Although they were young and indignant, they also knew that they couldn't afford to offend these people.
Fortunately, after two noisy classes and the reminiscing, the classroom gradually quieted down, which relieved Su Ge and the others.
Her family is not well-off. She agreed to come to this school not only because the tuition and fees are waived, but also because she can receive a scholarship every semester. If she does well in her exams, the scholarship will be much higher than what she earns from her part-time job. Therefore, a good learning environment is what she urgently needs.
But that person seemed different from the other rich young masters and ladies. He always kept his head down and read during class, as if nothing could disturb him. Moreover, he was really popular. After class, students from the next class would come and chat with him, and he didn't find it annoying. He listened to others gently.
"Who are you looking at? Ji Ye?" his deskmate suddenly asked. "Ji Ye is indeed outstanding, but he's not someone someone like you can even dream of."
Su Ge looked embarrassed and inwardly annoyed. She had only glanced at him, so why did these people see it as having ulterior motives? But then again, his name was Ji Ye!
"I'm here to study, not as bad as you think."
The girl sitting next to him snorted: "That's for the best. Ji Ye is the heir of the Ji family. He's not only popular, good-looking, and has a great personality, but his family background is also top-notch in City A. Countless girls in the school have a crush on him, but no one has ever dared to confess because he's really outstanding and not someone that an ordinary woman can be worthy of."
After saying that, she glanced at Su Ge sideways, as if to say that even rich girls like them felt they were not good enough for her, so how could she be?
Su Ge's face burned. What did this person take her for? What gave them the right to make such assumptions about her?
Seeing that she remained silent and looked dejected, her female classmate was delighted. Ji Ye was their undisputed male god. It was one thing if she couldn't have him, but if someone else took him away, it would cause public outrage.
All day long, Ji Ye didn't even glance at Su Ge, because at noon he learned that a boy named Xiao Mo had transferred to the next class.
From this point on, Ji Ye knew that Song Xia's inner complaints were probably true. After all, who could have predicted that the school would reform this year and actually transfer in two people with the exact same name? What a coincidence!
But he still couldn't understand why he would really become like that for Su Ge. He observed the classroom when he entered and found that apart from conforming to his own aesthetic, there seemed to be nothing else. It was truly unbelievable.
Uncle Chen was waiting at the school gate early after school. He knew that this was probably specially instructed by Aunt Song. After all, in the past, whether he was going to school or leaving school, he always asked Uncle Chen to stop about 100 meters away from the school gate.
"Is this what rich people are like?" A girl who was also admitted through special admissions, like Su Ge, said with a sigh, "They get picked up by drivers after school. I guess we could work hard our whole lives and still not catch up with them."
Su Ge pursed her lips and said, "As long as you work hard, there will be hope."
The girl traveling with me, however, was quite open-minded: "I don't ask to be that rich. I just hope to get into a good university, find a decent job that can support me and my mom, and then work hard to save money to buy a little home for us."
“Yes, no matter how hard we try, we can’t compare. Sometimes, birth determines everything.” It would be a lie to say that Su Ge wasn’t disappointed. At this moment, she clearly realized that she and her classmate Ji Ye were from completely different worlds. No wonder her deskmate warned her not to have any expectations.
The girl in the group shrugged: "That's because their ancestors worked hard. Who told us our ancestors to be mediocre? Don't talk about fate. The world is inherently unfair. On the other hand, at least we can study in big cities. If we study hard, we can get substantial scholarships. But compared to children in mountainous areas, aren't we also at a geographical advantage? So there's nothing to complain about."
Su Ge paused for a moment, then nodded: "Bai Xinyi, you are so open-minded."
Bai Xinyi smiled as she carried her half-new schoolbag: "After all, complaining will only make you feel worse. When I chose to come to this school, I knew that there would be a big gap between my classmates, but so what? Can jealousy make what others have become mine?"
“You’re right.” Su Ge breathed a sigh of relief. “We’re only here to learn.”
“So, as long as we focus on our studies, their lives as rich people are none of our business.” Bai Xinyi waved to Su Ge and stepped onto the approaching bus. Su Ge was going to take a different bus, one going in the opposite direction.
Even after returning home, Ji Ye couldn't relax. His tutor was already waiting for him. Song Xia would come back from working overtime at 8 p.m. to supplement his work on the Ji family business.
How was your first day of school?
"Aside from having more specially admitted students in the class, there's not much difference."
[Here it comes! Here it comes! The female lead, Su Ge, becomes Xiao Ye's classmate around this time, and through their daily interactions, Xiao Ye falls deeper and deeper in love.]
Song Xia carefully considered her tone before asking, "Have you met anyone in your class who seemed special?"
Ji Ye found her thoughts amusing, but at the same time felt a warmth in his heart for her concern. If she didn't truly care about him, why would she be so cautious and nervous?
"They're just classmates, what's so special about them?"
"Oh." Although that was her answer, Song Xia's expression didn't suggest that she was relieved.
[If I ask too many questions, will Xiaoye get upset? After all, he's a teenager. Sigh, raising kids is so hard. Xiaoyu was like that before too.]
Ji Ye raised an eyebrow. Song Yu? His cheap uncle?
"I'm not really your elder, but you can share anything that happens at school with me. I promise I won't tell anyone."
"Hmm, when have I ever lied?"
"That's true, go to bed early." Song Xia got up, picked up Xiao Wu, and said, "Let's go."
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