Several days later, Qiao Yumeng returned to school, and the first thing she did upon returning was to confront Shen Muqing.
"Shen Muqing, are you kidding me?"
After lying in the hospital bed for a day, Qiao Yumeng finally came to her senses and realized that she seemed to have been set up. She was so angry that she dug her fingernails, which were attached to an IV drip, deep into her flesh. She thought Shen Muqing was even more annoying than that woman.
"Yeah, you found out."
Shen Muqing sat in her seat, tilting her head back and smiling innocently.
"You slut."
Qiao Yumeng was furious and lost her temper. She raised her hand high, but before it could fall, Xie Siyan, who was next to Shen Muqing, grabbed it and threw it away.
She met Xie Siyan's icy gaze and couldn't help but take two steps back, glaring fiercely at Shen Muqing again.
"You just wait, Shen Muqing, I'll remember you."
"Okay, I'll be waiting."
Qiao Yumeng stomped her foot and ran away. Since causing trouble for Shen Muqing didn't work, she would go after Lin Xi instead.
She walked over to Lin Xi's seat and said in an unfriendly tone, "Lin Xi, how dare you team up with Shen Muqing to play me?"
Shen Muqing comes from a good family, so she wouldn't dare to do anything to her. How could she dare to do anything to Lin Xi, who is just a poor girl from the slums who got in by virtue of her excellent grades?
"No, you did it voluntarily. I didn't force you."
Lin Xi recounted the facts, saying that although Qiao Yumeng had acted voluntarily step by step, she didn't know why she always felt like she had been played.
"You are just as despicable as Shen Muqing."
"Who are you calling a scumbag?"
When Yi Ci returned from using the restroom, he heard Qiao Yumeng's sarcastic and harsh words cursing Lin Xi. His words were devoid of warmth.
When Qiao Yumeng turned around and saw that it was Yi Ci, she immediately softened and said in a deliberately gentle voice, "Yi Ci, you misheard. Lin and I were discussing something."
"Really? Lin?"
Yi Ci turned to look at Lin Xi, and the words "Lin Xi" sounded strangely sexy coming from his mouth.
"Hmm." Lin Xi rubbed her slightly reddened ears. What's wrong with her lately? Spring hasn't even arrived yet.
"Aren't you going back to your seat?" Yi Ci stared at Qiao Yumeng with extremely cold eyes, his attitude far from friendly.
"I'll be right back."
Qiao Yumeng quickly left, not wanting to offend Yi Ci; she needed to maintain a perfect image.
"Next time she tries to chat with you, ignore her and minimize contact with her."
"Um?"
It was rare for Yi Ci to utter such a long passage that was so out of character. Lin Xi tilted her head and looked at him with a puzzled expression in her bright eyes.
"She'll lead you astray, stay away from her." Yi Ci couldn't stand her gaze, his sexy Adam's apple bobbed, and he forced himself to look away.
"good."
"Hmm, lend me a pen."
"Yi, why do you never bring a pen?" Lin Xi asked, while her hands dutifully rummaged through her pencil case to find a pen for him.
"I'll bring it next time."
"You said the same thing last time."
......
Time flies. When Shen Muqing came out of the examination room, breathing out hot air and rubbing her hands, she took a deep breath of cold air. She was finally free. Next was a 15-day winter vacation. That's right, only 15 days. Poor Shen Muqing.
She couldn't wait to run out of the school gate, but she saw a slender figure from behind. It was Xie Siyan. She recognized him in a second and wondered who he was waiting for.
"Xie Siyan, why did you come out so quickly?"
Shen Muqing skipped over to him and asked, her rosy little face buried in her scarf, only her big, bright eyes showing.
"I'll come out as soon as I finish writing." Xie Siyan looked down at her.
"Aren't you going home after your exam? It's so cold here."
"I...I'm waiting for you."
Xie Siyan seemed a little embarrassed.
"Waiting for me? What are you waiting for me for? What do you want to see me about?" Shen Muqing was puzzled. What could be so important that he would wait for her in this cold weather?
"We haven't exchanged contact information yet. If you have any homework problems you don't understand during the holidays, you can ask me."
Xie Siyan took out his phone and gestured for Shen Muqing to enter his phone number.
"Okay!" Shen Muqing quickly finished typing and handed it back to him. "Go home now, it's too cold outside, don't get sick."
"Um!"
Xie Siyan was overjoyed to get her phone number, as if she had found some treasure.
"Bye-Bye."
Shen Muqing didn't want to stay outside for even a second longer; all she wanted to do was go home, lie in her comfortable bed, and watch TV.
"Bye-Bye."
Xie Siyan watched her retreating figure. Qingqing, without you, there is no home for me.
After a long while, until Shen Muqing's figure disappeared from sight, Xie Siyan finally lifted his foot and disappeared into the campus.
Winter break has officially begun. Shen Muqing is lying on the heated sofa, eating fruit and drinking milk tea, watching TV and scrolling through her phone, sighing: This is the life a human should live, it's so great!
"Miss, how about braised prawns for lunch?"
"Sure!" Shen Muqing replied lazily. "By the way, Uncle Chen, when are my parents coming back?"
"Mr. Shen and his wife probably won't be back until the New Year. Miss, do you miss them?"
"I miss it so much, I miss it terribly."
Shen Muqing thought to herself that this kind of life, which offered both money and freedom, was simply her dream life! With money to burn, what more could she want?
"Miss, I'll go and urge President Chen to see if he can come back sooner."
"good."
Last time, Shen's mother came back from Europe to support Shen Muqing, but she went back again after only a few days. Her family's focus has been overseas recently, so her parents are often abroad. Shen Muqing understands this; people can't always have both companionship and money to completely satisfy their needs.
On New Year's Eve, she suddenly received news that her parents were tied up with a project abroad and wouldn't be able to return for a few days. They had already sent the gifts back to Uncle Chen for safekeeping.
“Miss, don’t be too sad. You still have me and Aunt Yu to keep you company this year. Madam will be back in a few days.”
"Uncle Chen, I know, I'm not sad."
"Miss has grown up." Uncle Chen's eyes welled up with tears.
On New Year's Eve, the entire villa was decorated with festive cheer. At the long table, Shen Muqing, Uncle Chen, and Aunt Yu raised their glasses.
"Happy New Year!"
A joyous and cheerful atmosphere prevailed.
Shen Muqing's phone chimed with a message from Xie Siyan.
Happy New Year, Qingqing!
Happy New Year, Xie Siyan!
After thinking for a while, Shen Muqing typed a few lines: "Have you eaten, deskmate?"
"No."
? ? ?
"Haven't you eaten yet, it's so late?" Shen Muqing frowned slightly. "Don't you eat a reunion dinner during the Lunar New Year?"
She pondered for a moment, then dressed, wrapped her scarf around her neck, and put on her gloves. She said to Uncle Chen, "Uncle Chen, I'm going out for a bit and will be right back."
"Would you like me to take you home, miss?"
"good!"
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