In an instant, Cheng Yi froze, as if the blood in her body had been frozen, and a chill ran down her spine.
She glanced at Yan Hanxi, who remained calm and collected: "Cheng Yi, you don't need a reason to dislike someone. Please don't come near me anymore."
Cheng Yi's legs began to tremble uncontrollably. A deep fear welled up inside her. Then, she forced herself to calm down and kept reassuring herself: No, no, there are no surveillance cameras in the cafeteria kitchen. It's impossible for anyone to know.
Moreover, she did not administer the drug herself; it was someone else who did it.
She had no obligation to stop the person who drugged her; in fact, she saved someone's life!
Even if Yan Hanxi guessed that she was even slightly involved, he couldn't produce any evidence.
So Cheng Yi forced himself to remain calm and said, "Yan, I don't understand what you're saying."
"It's best if you don't understand." Yan Hanxi's eyes flickered meaningfully. "I don't want a criminal to appear in Yin Gao. Yin Gao's stock price will drop."
Cheng Yi breathed a long sigh of relief; the back of her clothes had already been soaked through without her realizing it…
She knew that Yan Hanxi was just guessing.
Cheng Yi didn't dare ask any more questions and quickly returned to her seat. Liu Sisi listened for a few moments from a distance and asked in confusion, "Xiao Yi, what is Brother Xi saying?"
Cheng Yi forced a smile and vaguely replied, "It's nothing, let's hurry up and review our lessons before class."
Meanwhile, He Jing put down her pen, looked up, and asked, "Was it Cheng Yi who poisoned the whole class?"
Yan Hanxi said helplessly, "Why are you more concerned about this matter than about her tattling on us?"
He Jing choked, then glared at him with slight annoyance: "Isn't it because you talked nonsense in front of her?"
With the male lead about to be "snatched" away by the female supporting character, it's no wonder the female lead couldn't sit still; the plot has actually collapsed to this extent.
If this continues, how will the male and female leads ever get together?
Could it be...?
The original novel was unknowingly altered, and the male and female leads went from a sweet and romantic relationship to one of love and hate.
Then Yan Hanxi said, "Good student, have you prepared your dress for the masquerade ball?"
He Jing: "...No."
Yan Hanxi's lips immediately curled up: "After school, I'll take you to pick one out."
He Jing didn't feel she had any right to accept Yan Hanxi's gift, but when Yan Hanxi said, "You owe me so much anyway, one more won't make a difference. If you want to thank me, dance the first dance with me," He Jing couldn't refuse.
She said with utmost sincerity, "Thank you, Yan Hanxi."
Yan Hanxi looked at her with a smile, his voice clear as water: "How about you kiss me?"
He Jing: ...I don't need the dress anymore, thank you.
In the end, He Jing still went to the department store with Yan Hanxi.
It's still the same building where I bought the pen last time. On the eighth floor, there's a dress and wedding gown shop with an extremely luxurious decor.
As soon as the two entered, the shop assistants greeted them warmly. It was clear that Yan Hanxi rarely came here, and the shop assistants did not recognize him.
The shop assistant glanced at them up and down, then asked hesitantly, "Are you two here to buy a wedding dress?"
He Jing's face darkened, and she said speechlessly, "Sir, I'm only eighteen years old."
Yan Hanxi suppressed the urge to burst out laughing and said seriously, "Well, let's try on the wedding dress first!"
The shop assistant then realized the huge blunder she had made and, blushing, led the two inside.
Yan Hanxi walked beside He Jing, leaned slightly over, and whispered in her ear, "You're forty years old already, so stop pretending to be young, stepmother."
PS: Six updates today too, I really worked myself to the bone. Check out this "stepmother literature" trope. For those of you who don't remember this, you can go back and read the first few chapters. He Jing claimed to be Yan Hanxi's mother in order to get into the club. Keep giving rewards and likes, let me see your hands! Goodnight!
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