Alright, now Fu Xiuhan can confirm that the voice in his mind came from the guy standing in front of him—Shi Yan.
Good heavens, I didn't realize before that Shi Yan actually treated me like a stupid rich kid. Was all the concern Shi Yan showed me before just a lie to deceive me?
Fu Xiuhan's face immediately turned cold, and he said, "No need, I don't like wearing gloves."
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Shi Yan was puzzled. Hadn't he seen Fu Xiuhan wearing them before? He'd changed several pairs already. Why was he telling him now that he didn't like them?
She must have felt sorry for him because he hurt his hands while knitting these gloves! So she refused to let him get hurt again because of such trivial things!
"Don't worry about my hands, it's fine. I did it all willingly, and I'm happy to knit for you."
Shi Yan's face flushed slightly as she stared intently at Fu Xiuhan.
Unfortunately, Fu Xiuhan wasn't looking at him at all, and Shi Yan's ideal of a deep, affectionate gaze failed.
Fu Xiuhan crossed his arms over his chest, showing no intention of accepting Shi Yan's gift.
The scene became a little awkward for a moment, but Song Qi, who was standing to the side, stepped in to smooth things over. He took Shi Yan's gift and said, "I'll hold it for him first. Xiu Han didn't sleep well last night and is a bit grumpy when he wakes up."
Shi Yan discreetly observed Fu Xiuhan's expression and saw that it was indeed not good, so he awkwardly handed it to Song Qi.
Then she picked up another gift and handed it to Meng Qing. When she opened it, she found it was a close-fitting base layer sweater.
Meng Qing took the initiative to speak: "Did you knit this too?"
Shi Yan didn't expect Meng Qing to ask the question first, and paused for a moment before answering, "No... I didn't knit it."
"However... although I didn't knit this myself, I personally picked it out for you after visiting many stores. The materials are of high quality, and wearing just one of these in winter is equivalent to wearing 10 ordinary sweaters."
Shi Yan also had his own little scheme in giving Meng Qing the gift. Since Meng Qing hadn't returned to the Meng family yet, he didn't need to be too ingratiating, otherwise it would seem strange to Meng Qing. So Shi Yan decided to give Meng Qing something practical that she could use frequently, so that every time Meng Qing saw the gift, she would think of him.
Therefore, he gave Meng Qing a base layer sweater. It was winter in Yancheng, so Meng Qing could wear it every day and think of him every time she wore it. Perfect!
I originally wanted to say that I knitted it myself, but although the style of this sweater is simple, the pattern on it is intricate. It is obvious that Shi Yan could not knit it. If I had known that Meng Qing would ask, I would have just picked a simple one and said that I knitted it myself!
Meng Qing didn't say anything. After all, she was living in the Shi family now, and Shi Yan was Shi Qian's cousin. She could just accept whatever gifts he gave her. However, she had just heard Shi Yan's thoughts: a stupid rich second-generation? That actually fits Fu Xiuhan quite well.
Meng Qing said thank you and put the clothes aside.
In order to establish a good image for himself, Shi Yan would of course not forget to prepare a gift for Shi Qian. After all, who in the school did not know that Shi Qian was a distant poor relative who was put in by the Shi family because of his relationship with him?
Although Meng Qing knows the truth, who is Meng Qing? Given the current plot, he is indifferent and distant towards the Shi family, and would not care about such a thing.
Shi Qian opened the box that Shi Yan handed her, and sure enough, it contained crystals again.
If I remember correctly, the closets in his room were filled with these kinds of impractical things.
Shi's mother also liked to give herself this. Although it was not practical, it was convenient and foolproof as a gift. Most importantly, it was not troublesome. At first, Shi's mother would carefully select things for Shi Qian, but later, seeing that Shi Qian was really not going to amount to anything, she became more and more perfunctory.
Giving crystals was the beginning of Shi's mother's perfunctory attitude towards Shi Qian. Shi Yan was certainly aware of this, which is why all the gifts he gave Shi Qian afterward were these gifts that carried the meaning of neglect.
Shi Qian didn't care. The gifts weren't very important to him. He politely thanked them and put them in the drawer, thinking that he would sell them all to make some money sometime.
Song Qi's gift was simple: a beautiful diary. Song Qi has a habit of collecting notebooks, and Shi Yan's gift touched his heart. He sincerely thanked him.
The school bell rang, and everyone returned to their seats. Shi Yan distributed the other gifts, and everyone happily welcomed him back.
Shi Yan sat across the aisle from Shi Qian. He wasn't originally going to sit there, but he changed his seat specifically to be closer to Meng Qing and Fu Xiuhan. Everyone was on good terms with him, and Shi Yan said he wanted to sit closer to his cousin so he could take care of him. Naturally, no one objected, and they readily switched seats with him.
The first period happened to be the homeroom teacher's class, and the homeroom teacher specifically praised Shi Yan in front of the whole class, saying that Shi Yan won first prize in this competition and received guaranteed admission opportunities from several music colleges.
Shi Yan had been waiting for Fu Xiuhan to praise him, but he waited and waited until the morning classes were over and still hadn't heard anything.
The morning classes passed just like that. Shi Yan was restless all morning. He watched Meng Qing occasionally lower her head to talk to Shi Qian, and he also saw Fu Xiuhan always turning his head to tease Shi Qian. Neither of them gave him an extra glance.
If he hadn't forced his way into their conversation, the two of them wouldn't have spoken to Shi Yan at all.
As for Meng Qing, Shi Yan hasn't gotten along with him in the Shi family yet. There's still a long time before Meng Qing returns to the Meng family, so Shi Yan isn't in a hurry. There's plenty of time and opportunity. He can take it slow, and their relationship will improve eventually.
But what about Fu Xiuhan? Shi Yan clearly remembered that Fu Xiuhan used to hate Shi Qian. He had encouraged Shi Qian to do so many stupid things, and every single one of them had hit Fu Xiuhan's sore spot. Since the last time the two met, Fu Xiuhan hadn't even bothered to give Shi Qian a glance. How come he has changed so much since he came back?
And Fu Xiuhan's attitude towards him today was noticeably colder than before? Was it because he hadn't given her a proper gift? That shouldn't be the case.
Shi Yan saw that Fu Xiuhan's eyes were almost glued to Shi Qian, and he was practically grinding his teeth to powder.
When he saw Shi Qian and the others come into the classroom today, the three of them standing together looked so good that they seemed to have been cut out of a painting. Shi Qian actually went against his wishes and did not dress up as he asked.
Before, he always did whatever he said. Before the competition, he even reminded Shi Qian to "dress up" as a precaution. Shi Qian agreed readily, but then immediately showed off her beauty!
Damn it! Shi Yan watched as Shi Qian's beauty, which could easily attract everyone's attention, was exposed to the sunlight and in front of so many people. This made all the stupid and ugly image that he had "carefully crafted" for Shi Qian over the years go to waste.
How could Shi Qian be more handsome than him? How could he attract more attention than him? Shi Yan now wished he could reach out and peel Shi Qian's face off and put it on his own.
Shi Qian's attire was wrong, Meng Qing's attitude was wrong, Fu Xiuhan's change was wrong, and even everyone's reaction to Shi Qian was wrong.
No! None of it is right!
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