The little one was whimpering, clearly not wanting to leave. Song Xia gently patted his head: "Don't disturb your brother's studies and sleep."
"It's alright, stay here. I'll go downstairs and get a doghouse."
Song Xia put it down smoothly: "As long as you don't find it troublesome."
Because Ji Ye had stopped him a few times before, Xiao Wu no longer bites the teddy bear. Occasionally, when Ji Ye is tired, he looks at the little guy. Having a dog in the house has really brought a lot of joy.
The next morning, Ji Ye didn't see Uncle Chen, but Song Xia was waiting for him: "I'll take you to school today."
Ji Ye didn't ask any more questions. They talked about the Ji family the whole way. The more they talked, the more he admired her. Perhaps Aunt Song's abilities were even stronger than his grandfather thought. Some of her ideas were enough to make the Ji family stand out from the competition.
"Don't overthink it. The company isn't something you should be worrying about right now. This is just to let you understand the basic operations of the company so that you won't be deceived by your subordinates when you take over in the future."
"Aunt Song, I always learn a lot from chatting with you. You are really amazing."
Song Xia chuckled: "When you develop the Ji family into an even stronger one in the future, my efforts today will not have been in vain."
"Aunt Song, will you continue working at the Ji family business?" Ji Ye asked this because he had a worry in his heart: he felt that the Ji family business could not contain Aunt Song, who was like a soaring eagle.
"No, after the contract I signed with your grandfather ends, I want to use the money to do something else."
Although he had expected it, Ji Ye was still disappointed.
"Xiao Ye, I can help you for a while, but I can't help you forever. In the end, you can only rely on yourself. You are very capable. As long as you study hard and don't go down the wrong path, you will definitely do better than me in the future."
Ji Ye was both amused and exasperated. Even at this point, Aunt Song was still worried about him falling in love with Su Ge.
“Aunt Song, I assure you, the Ji family will not perish in my hands.”
"Okay, get off the bus and study hard."
Ji Ye noticed that her gaze wasn't on him, but rather wandering around, and guessed that she was looking for Su Ge or Xiao Mo. It has to be said that Xiao Mo truly deserves to be the male lead in Aunt Song's hands; he has already become a prominent figure at school after only one day of school.
Han Jie put his arm around his shoulder at the right moment: "I've found out Xiao Mo's background. He's the young master of the Xiao family, who made his fortune in real estate. He was sent back to his hometown to study for a few years because of fighting. No wonder he came here with friends and family. The Xiao family's assets are no less than your Ji family's."
Ji Ye said calmly, "The two companies are in different fields, so there's no comparison."
"That's true. But you used to be the most popular guy at school. Now all the girls are pursuing him. It just doesn't feel right."
"I don't care, so why do you care? You'd be better off reading more economics books and being undisturbed, wouldn't that be better?"
"That's because they don't want to bother you, okay?" Han Jie said jealously. "Do you think everyone is as detached from worldly desires as you? I still really want to be in a relationship, but unfortunately, none of them are interested in me."
"Come on, you think I don't know people are making advances towards you? Don't you look down on others too?"
Han Jie chuckled: "I can't hide it from you after all. I feel like I'm being too naive. I'll learn from you and wait until I go to university to talk about it."
After getting used to the seating arrangements yesterday, there were some changes today. The homeroom teacher was very open-minded and let us choose most of the seats. Those who didn't have a choice were reassigned.
Su Ge changed her deskmate today and sat next to Bai Xinyi, with whom she had a pleasant chat yesterday. The two smiled at each other, their eyes filled with ambition for good grades.
Everything was normal in the morning, but something happened in the afternoon that surprised Ji Ye. It was during the PE class in the next class that afternoon. He saw a group of people rushing to play basketball with Xiao Mo. However, by sheer coincidence, Su Ge had just finished getting water and was about to return to her seat when she bumped into Xiao Mo in the corridor, and the water spilled all over her.
Because he happened to witness this scene, Ji Ye was very confused. There were several classmates around Xiao Mo, so how did the water end up on Xiao Mo? But judging from Su Ge's expression, it didn't seem to be intentional. Most importantly, the two seemed to know each other before.
"It's you again," Xiao Mo said in a deep voice.
Su Ge turned pale with fright and kept apologizing, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
The henchman next to him shouted, "You soaked Brother Xiao, do you think an apology is enough to make it all go away?"
Another girl said, "He's doing it on purpose, trying to get Xiao Ge's attention."
"No, I didn't." Su Ge waved her hands repeatedly, looking flustered. "I really didn't mean to."
"Who would believe that? A girl like you coming to our school is just deliberately looking for a rich guy to be her boyfriend, isn't it?"
"You're talking nonsense." Su Ge's eyes were red. "Does being rich give you the right to slander people like this?"
Given Ji Ye's personality, if he happened to witness such a situation, he would definitely step in to help, especially since the argument had escalated into a conflict between the two students. However, thinking of Aunt Song's concerns, he suppressed his urge to help.
But by sheer coincidence, just as he looked over, Su Ge looked over and met his gaze directly, her eyes filled with pleading.
"What are you looking at? You want Ji Ye to speak for you? Who do you think you are? It's not enough that you've been flirting with Brother Xiao, you also want to covet Ji Ye?"
Su Ge was at a loss, and tears fell like glistening pearls: "I really didn't, I really didn't mean to."
"Alright." Ji Ye finally couldn't help but speak, his first conversation with Xiao Mo, "She's in our class, I apologize to you on her behalf."
To his surprise, Xiao Mo seemed even angrier when he spoke up for Su Ge: "What does her business have to do with you?"
Seeing that he didn't appreciate Ji Ye's kindness, the atmosphere around them seemed to freeze, with only Su Ge's intermittent sobs.
"Who are you trying to fool with this act? It's like I've bullied you. What's the point of playing ball? I'm not playing anymore." Xiao Mo threw the ball, almost smashing it against the glass, displaying his utterly willful and capricious nature.
The crowd quickly dispersed, leaving only Su Ge standing there. She then pursed her lips and walked towards Ji Ye, her voice barely audible: "Ji Ye, thank you for what you just said."
The girls in the class frowned, but Ji Ye said calmly, "No need to thank me. I just happened to see it. Xiao Mo didn't hold it against me, so it's not like I helped you."
Su Ge bit her lip: "No matter what, I still want to thank you."
"Class is starting."
"What?"
"The school bell rang, and the teacher arrived."
Su Ge blushed deeply and, after returning to her seat, whispered to Bai Xinyi, "Not all of these wealthy classmates are cold-hearted. Ji Ye is actually a very nice person."
"Hmm." Bai Xinyi gave a casual reply, but listened attentively. The workload in high school was much heavier than in junior high. Most of the wealthy classmates in her class had good grades, not all of them had bought their way in. She needed to work even harder.
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