Chapter 208 Mao Mao waits for her brother to come home
Police cars came in a flash and then sped away.
They took away the troublemakers, leaving the remaining teenagers jumping up and down in frustration.
"My homework!"
"All that homework I did was for nothing!"
"Who added the chili oil? Oh no, it's all ruined!"
The group pinched their noses and salvaged their workbooks from the mess on the ground. However, after the incident, all of their workbooks were unreadable.
Unfortunately, the wontons came with soup, and to make matters worse, they had chili oil added for a strong flavor. The remaining wonton soup was spilled all over the homework book, and the chili oil left red stains on it.
Because the rescue was not timely, the chili oil had been absorbed by the paper and still had a pungent, sour and spicy smell.
The boys complained bitterly.
Lou Yansui hadn't brought her homework. With her hands in her pockets, she said calmly, "I told you, you should do your homework at home."
"I'm just worried I won't have enough time tonight, so I'm making sure to catch up on some more..."
"Sigh, I have to rewrite it again."
"Those people are awful! I should have thrown a couple more punches earlier!"
"Forget it, they still have knives in their hands."
"Um... thank you."
Suddenly, a voice of thanks rang out from the side.
The boys who were trying to salvage the workbooks turned around and saw He Mingshu and his mother standing beside them, bowing gratefully to them.
"Thank you all," He Mingshu said gratefully. "Thank you for your help in driving those people away!"
"Huh? Oh."
The boys looked at each other.
Although they were in the same class, they didn't usually interact with He Mingshu. They only knew that he was a good student, and they rarely spoke to him.
Jiang Cheng scratched his head: "You're welcome. We just happened to be eating wontons here. Oh, your wontons are pretty good... No, what I mean is, those people are unreasonable. Nobody can stand them. Right, Asui?"
As Jiang Cheng spoke, he glanced at Lou Yansui.
They were all stunned for a moment, but Lou Yansui was the first to react. She sent someone to call the police and stood up to stop them.
He muttered to himself: During the day, Teacher Shen had to choose between Ah Sui and He Mingshu, and chose He Mingshu, leaving Ah Sui depressed all day. It was already a miracle that she didn't hold a grudge against He Mingshu; now, Ah Sui had turned around and saved He Mingshu?
What kind of nonsense is this?!
He Mingshu looked at Lou Yansui gratefully and bowed to him again. He had clearly seen that Lou Yansui was the first to step forward and stop everyone, and the others had all listened to Lou Yansui.
He Mingshu said gratefully, "Thank you, Lou Yansui, thank you for standing up... Lou Yansui?"
Before he could finish speaking, Lou Yansui had already turned around.
He took out his wallet from his pocket, placed the money for the wontons for the group of people beside him, and without giving He Mingshu a second glance, silently turned and left.
He Mingshu was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly picked up the money he had put down and strode after him, saying, "Classmate Lou Yansui, you don't need to pay. You've helped us so much, this bowl of wontons is on me..."
"Need not."
Lou Yansui coldly refused, saying, "You're here to do business; we're not going to take advantage of you."
"but……"
"Don't worry about it. We just happened to be passing by and saw our classmate being bullied."
"But……"
Lou Yansui looked past him and said to the others, "Jiang Cheng, it's time to go home."
"Oh? Oh!"
Jiang Cheng and the others hurriedly stuffed their workbooks into their schoolbags and quickly caught up with him.
"Ah Sui, wait for us!"
"See you tomorrow, He Mingshu... Ouch! Jiang Cheng, why did you hit me again?!"
"Can't you speak properly?!"
"ah?"
The boys then left, playfully bickering.
The dim streetlights cast long shadows of them, and their laughter drifted over from afar. He Mingshu clutched the money in his hand, watching their retreating figures, but couldn't find an opportunity to interject.
Before long, the group of people got into rickshaws waiting for passengers by the roadside and went their separate ways to go home, disappearing from his sight.
Mother He stepped forward: "Xiao Shu, have your classmates left yet?"
"Um."
When He's mother saw the money in his hand, she was immediately annoyed: "How could you let those younger students pay?"
But they've already left, why aren't they going back?
As Mrs. He cleaned up the mess on the floor, she said, "Here's what we'll do: take some things to school tomorrow for the students, but I don't know if they'll accept them..."
She had just heard that although they were all wearing Haicheng Middle School uniforms, those students were no ordinary people.
One is the son of the police chief, and the other is the son of the warlord Lou.
Good heavens! She'd never seen such an important person before!
These students come from such high-ranking backgrounds, their standards must be incredibly high. I wonder if they'd even appreciate the gratitude she offered...
After much deliberation, Mother He felt uneasy, but accepting the help without repaying the favor would be too shameless.
He Mingshu had already agreed: "Okay."
He Mingshu and his mother bent down to clean up the mess on the floor.
He suddenly spoke up: "Mom, the classmate who helped us, his name is Lou Yansui."
Mother He: "Oh?"
"He is exceptionally intelligent. In the last major exam, he ranked first in his grade. Except for Chinese, where he lost two points, he got full marks in all other subjects."
Mother He's eyes widened in surprise: "So amazing!"
“Yes, it’s really impressive,” He Mingshu said.
...
As night deepened, Lou Yansui returned home.
The mansion was quiet; it was too late, and everyone had gone to bed. Only the maid came to open the door for him.
"Fourth Young Master, you're back."
Lou Yansui didn't look back and went straight upstairs. In the quiet of the night, the sound of her shoes stepping on the stairs was particularly noticeable. Fortunately, no one was woken up.
Once inside the room, he didn't even bother to turn on the light, and threw himself onto the soft bed.
Although he saved someone from injustice, he didn't feel much joy.
Upon seeing He Mingshu, he was reminded of what had happened during the day.
Just as Jiang Cheng had thought, he had been depressed all day. This depression was not only directed at Teacher Shen, but also somewhat at He Mingshu.
From childhood to adulthood, he was always the smartest and proudest, never losing to anyone, and brimming with confidence. He would accept losing to someone simply because of a lack of ability, but he believed that he was by no means inferior to He Mingshu.
I'm so unwilling to accept this!
Thinking of this, Lou Yansui clenched her fists and angrily punched the quilt next to her.
"Ouch!"
Suddenly, a childish gasp escaped from the bulging blanket beside them.
Lou Yansui was stunned for a moment, then jumped up.
He suddenly pulled back the covers and, sure enough, saw a small, white, and tender little bundle of flesh underneath.
"Maomao?!"
Mao Mao sat up blankly, hugging her little foot that had been innocently punched, her big eyes still full of sleepiness.
Lou Yansui snapped on the bedside lamp and looked at her younger sister in front of her, feeling helpless.
"Mao Mao, are you alright? I didn't know you were here. I didn't mean to. I didn't hurt you, did I?"
"hold head high?"
Mao Mao rubbed her eyes sleepily.
Through the blanket, the punch only woke her up; her little feet weren't injured.
Lou Yansui held her foot and examined it carefully. Seeing that there wasn't even a red mark, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
What followed was a great deal of confusion: "Mao Mao, what are you doing here?"
"Mao Mao is waiting for her brother."
Mao Mao leaned over sleepily, reaching out her little hands to hug him, her small body nestled affectionately into his arms. Lou Yansui instinctively pulled her closer, embracing his warm, soft little sister.
She was so sleepy that her eyelids were almost closed. Her chubby little face was pressed against her brother's arm, and she mumbled, "Mao Mao was waiting for her brother to come home... and accidentally fell asleep..."
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