"So what do you mean?"
He leaned closer, his voice kept extremely low during class, carrying a hint of stubborn resentment.
Zi Xi: "Let's go to class first, and make sure to finish today's homework properly."
Jiang Yanli persisted, "Ha...so we're that close? You're going to tell me whether I do my homework or not?!"
Zi Xi paused for two seconds, then looked down and opened her textbook: "Class is starting. Let's make a bet. If you can get into the top ten in the grade in this quiz, I'll grant you a request that I can do."
Jiang Yanli stared at her pink lips as they opened and closed, and only heard her say, "I will grant you one request," when her mood suddenly brightened.
Conditions? What are conditions? What the hell are conditions?!
It's a condition where Zixi will agree to do whatever he asks!
Haha, then let's forgive Zixi for saying she wasn't familiar with him earlier!
Jiang Yanli felt completely relaxed. She leaned back in her chair, arrogantly propping her long legs up on the desk crossbar, and happily assured them, "No problem, I'll show you how amazing... Little Brother Li is! Just in the top ten of the grade! So easy!"
Zi Xi paused, her pen poised. "You're that confident? Then let's make it a little harder. Top eleven in the grade, that's one condition. First place in the grade, and I can grant you two conditions I can do."
"A generous reward will surely bring forth brave men," Jiang Yanli said confidently. "Too easy, my deskmate! Just wait and see what I'm going to say!"
Zi Xi smiled but remained silent. Whether he hadn't noticed or simply didn't care, he had agreed to the two conditions that he could fulfill.
*
After school, Jiang Yanli was in a good mood and hurried to the cafeteria to buy snacks for Zixi, who had promised him that he could watch her live stream.
Zi Xi sat in the classroom doing her homework, waiting for him to come back.
There were no students left in the classroom. Only Chu Bai leaned against the window, slowly wiping the glass, her red lips curving into a mocking smile. In this life, Jiang Yanli was like a dog, circling around Bai Zixi.
That's disgusting.
If her brother hadn't given her a strict order, why would she have swapped her cleaning duty with someone else and instead wasted time here instead of going back to her newly recovered apartment to lie down and enjoy the air conditioning?
"Bai Zixi, my brother asked me to tell you that I'm going back to S City next week for a banquet, but I'm telling you, you're nothing but a thief who stole my life. Don't even think about things you shouldn't be thinking about..."
Her smile was both sweet and malicious, and she deliberately dragged out the word "thief."
With a snap, she threw a faded velvet box onto Zixi's desk.
"You can go to the dinner party next weekend if you want, but you have to go even if you don't want to. Don't be ungrateful. If you agree to the dinner party on Saturday, I can give you your parents' belongings."
"Otherwise... I wouldn't give it to you even if I threw it away!"
Zi Xi's fingers paused slightly when she saw the velvet box.
Suddenly, memories of the velvet box flashed into her mind. The ginkgo leaf embroidery on the box was worn and tattered. It was indeed the jewelry box containing the rings worn by her biological parents, the Bai family couple, before their deaths.
Zi Xi felt her heart suddenly tighten, as if an invisible hand had suddenly gripped her heart, making each beat difficult and sluggish.
Her chest felt tight and congested, and the lingering discomfort felt like tiny needles were being piercing her heart.
"Did you hear that? You have to come to the charity gala next weekend! And you have to bring Jiang Yanli with you."
"I'm telling you... for someone of your status, being able to attend those high-society events is already a tremendous blessing. What more could you possibly want? Why are you even considering it?!"
Seeing Zi Xi remain silent, Chu Baiyi angrily threw the glass-cleaning cloth at her.
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