Chapter 93 Modern IF Illegitimate Son x Young Master (1): Ruthless Rich Illegitimate Son x Charming and Spoiled Young Master
"Hey, have you heard? The young master of the Yao family, the apple of their eye, has recently returned to the country and is transferring to our school."
A girl walked down the corridor arm in arm with another girl. The private high school building was built like an art gallery. The two girls were wearing school uniforms in the style of shirts and skirts and had light makeup on. If a photo were taken, they would look like two college students visiting an exhibition.
The girl who just spoke had short, ear-length hair. Her name was Zhang Ruru. She came from a well-off family and had a good personality. Many people liked to hang out with her.
The other girl she was holding had much longer hair, reaching her waist when tied up. She looked shocked. "Yao Ruyi? The one who had a child late in life in the Yao family? Isn't she abroad?"
"Yes, it's him. I heard that the old master of the Yao family is not in good health, and that young master is worried about his grandfather, so he insists on returning to China. But I heard that Yao Ruyi is good at studying, and he can keep up with the college entrance exam even if he returns to China."
The long-haired girl, Xie Qiao, shrugged and said, "Fine, if someone is good at studying, they can study wherever they want."
"Hey, what I mean is that if Yao Ruyi goes back to China, many families will probably have their eyes on her again. The Yao family is a big family. If that young master had grown up in China, he would have become a prince, just like Gu Huai'an."
Upon hearing this, Xie Qiao looked around. The two were about to enter the music room and there was no one around. Seeing this, she felt relieved. "I was afraid that Yao Ruyi would cause trouble every day like Gu Huai'an. Even Teacher Chen didn't want to talk to him. Yesterday morning, he blocked Gu Huizhou at the school gate again, and the principal saw it."
Zhang Ruru's eyes widened. "They blocked Gu Huizhou again?"
"Yeah, ever since Gu Huizhou was taken back by the Gu family a couple of years ago, Gu Huai'an has been making trouble for him. I think the Gu family is just keeping Gu Huizhou around like he's a nobody, so why is Gu Huai'an being so careful?"
"How could he not be careful? They were taught by the same teacher in the same class, one was first in the grade and the other was ranked over 300th. If it were me, I would also be worried."
Xie Qiao thought for a moment, "That's true."
The two pushed open the door to the music room and happened to see Gu Huizhou inside. Their faces froze instantly. "Gu...Gu Huizhou."
Now we're in our final year of high school, and we've been classmates for over two years, but Gu Huizhou still has that same slightly long hair that covers half his eyes, a tall and thin figure that stands ramrod straight, and he speaks to everyone with a detached air. Even when he smiles at you, it can be intimidating.
What's more, the two girls were just talking about him.
Zhang Ruru gave an awkward laugh, and the two of them stepped aside to let Gu Huizhou leave, looking at each other, unsure of what to say.
"Practice... practice the piano."
"good."
Three days later.
The class has been noisy since early morning. A few days ago it was just speculation, but today is the day that the young master of the Yao family is transferring to their high school. Their principal is practically hanging a banner at the gate.
"It's 100% in our class, no need to guess."
Their class has the strongest teaching staff. Although the private school teachers are all outstanding educators at home and abroad, there is still a hierarchy. Several of the most renowned teachers are in the first class.
Chen Yu touched his nose. He was thirty-two this year, and after teaching this class for two years, he felt like he had aged ten years. The Chen Yu who frequented various bars a few years ago was no longer there; now he was a qualified people's teacher.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Yu turned to the boy behind her and smiled kindly, "Ruyi, are you nervous?"
Yesterday he was worried that another troublemaker was coming, but he received a call from his brother early this morning saying that the person was not bad and was a well-behaved kid. He didn't believe it at first, but when he met him, it was indeed as his brother said.
But the Yao family is too strict with people; Yao Ruyi has been back in China for a week, but she only showed up today.
Yao Ruyi smiled. He grew up abroad and his Mandarin wasn't very good. When Chen Yu asked him, he slowly replied, "It's okay, teacher, I'm not nervous."
Chen Yu nodded. "Come in."
The two entered the classroom one after the other. As soon as the door opened, there was a commotion in the classroom. Chen Yu led the group to the podium and said, "Quiet down, everyone."
"This is so beautiful!"
"Holy crap, is that someone from the Yao family?"
"Holy crap, Yao Yao is already handsome enough, but I never expected... their family genes are absolutely amazing."
...
A gaze seemed to be there from the very end, and he paused for a moment when he looked up, then quickly looked down again.
Chen Yu then said, "Quiet."
Logically, the homeroom teacher of such a class should be a senior, experienced teacher, but Chen Yu is not very old.
The principal had many considerations. The students in their private class all came from wealthy and influential families and were more or less disobedient. If they had found an old teacher, the teacher might have caused them serious harm. But Chen Yu was different. Chen Yu's appearance made the principal breathe a sigh of relief.
Chen Yu's family is also a prominent family in City A, so it is quite remarkable that they have a young member who is so dedicated to academic research.
After completing his doctoral studies, Chen Yu spent several years playing around. Eventually, he got tired of playing around and was asked by the principal to take charge of a class. Although he was not as experienced as the veteran teachers, he had a powerful family background. Before those troublemakers caused any trouble, they had to think about whether they could afford to offend the Chen family. If they couldn't, they should stay put and not cause any trouble.
Nowadays, there are only a few families in City A, such as the Yao family, the Gu family, and the Chen family...
Now it's like we're about to wage a business war in Class One.
The students stared wide-eyed, eager to see what kind of person this young master of the Yao family was. If he started playing with Gu Huai'an, Teacher Chen might not be able to keep him in check.
"Hello everyone, my name is Yao Ruyi. I just returned to China and am not very familiar with the country yet. I am very happy to be able to attend classes with you all from now on." He spoke slowly and deliberately, but he was pleasant to talk to and good-looking. No one urged him on. Except for the person at the very back, all the students looked at Yao Ruyi with smiles.
Yao Ruyi smiled, her eyes crinkling, "Let's stop here for now. We'll get to know each other better in the future."
Chen Yu was very satisfied with the students' performance. "Yes, welcome, Ruyi."
"Welcome! Welcome, welcome!" The students were even more excited than expected. No one had told them that the young master of the Qiao family was so handsome, looking like a celebrity, but with an even more noble air.
And they're so easy to get along with.
"Ruyi, Ruyi, do you want to sit over here? I talk a lot, I'll teach you how to talk!" A boy grinned and tried to get rid of his deskmate, vying to have Yao Ruyi as his new deskmate.
"No, don't bother him," another boy cleared his throat. "Me, me, me, Yao Ruyi, be my deskmate."
...
For a time, the young master of the Yao family became the target of everyone's scramble. The boys flaunted their good looks, while the girls felt a little embarrassed when they saw a peer with such appearance.
Xie Qiao and Zhang Ruru were both quite surprised. They really hadn't expected the young master of the Yao family to be so easy to get along with, much better than Gu Huai'an.
Thinking this, the two secretly glanced at Gu Huai'an, who was sitting in the back. When Yao Ruyi first entered, he was indifferent and leaned back in his chair, but now that Yao Ruyi was so popular, he was unhappy and his eyes were inexplicably hostile towards Yao Ruyi.
"Hiss—" Zhang Ruru winked at Xie Qiao.
Look!
"Hiss—" Xie Qiao blinked.
I knew it right away.
Yao Ruyi is popular abroad, but he wasn't intimidated by the crowd. He smiled sweetly and said, "I'm new here, so I'll go to the back and get familiar with things first."
He neither agreed nor refused, and chose to stand next to a boy who kept his head down.
later?
Several students were stunned. Who was behind them? Was it the Gu family's illegitimate son?
Even Chen Yu was a little confused as to why Gu Huizhou was chosen. Could it be the Yao family's idea? But he quickly realized, "Alright, Ruyi, go ahead first. We're about to start class."
Yao Ruyi nodded and walked to the back in front of the whole class. He stared at the person next to him, who was doing math problems in a book. He craned his neck to look at it. It was the same book that he had just finished a few days ago. It was hellishly difficult and had taken him a lot of time, but somehow... this person finished it very quickly.
Yao Ruyi immediately felt a lot of goodwill towards her deskmate.
Then he looked at his deskmate. He was tall and thin with long hair, and he exuded an aura that kept people at a distance.
Yao Ruyi didn't care; her deskmate didn't like joining in the fun and focused on studying.
He thought this was a good thing; coming to school meant studying.
Class started soon, and Yao Ruyi took out his textbook from his schoolbag to listen to the lesson. The teachers were all very nice, and some of them would even come to ask him after class if he could understand the lesson.
Yao Ruyi said no problem. He was especially good at science, not to mention English. The only thing he found difficult was classical Chinese, which he found a bit challenging to memorize.
The Chinese teacher was an old man wearing a cotton-linen shirt, who spoke in a refined, scholarly manner, saying, "Hmm, take your time."
He hadn't expected the young master to pay attention in class, but he hadn't expected him to be a studious person, just like the Gu family's child.
Yao Ruyi nodded to indicate that there was no problem, and that he would definitely focus more on Chinese language in the future.
All morning, Yao Ruyi was either in class or observing his deskmate, but he could only do so during breaks in class. After class, someone would always come to talk to him, either a teacher or one of the boys who were supposed to be his deskmate that morning.
Several girls secretly tried to befriend him.
There were too many people, so he couldn't remember them all. What impressed Yao Ruyi the most was his deskmate.
After attending classes for a week, Yao Ruyi got to know this person a little better. He didn't like to talk, didn't listen to the lectures much, and just did his own exercises.
Gu Huizhou didn't linger after school; he grabbed his bag and left immediately.
The two have been sitting at the same desk for a week now, but they've only exchanged one sentence, which has left the young master, who has always been the center of attention, somewhat frustrated.
"Why won't you talk to me?" Yao Ruyi frowned and muttered to herself as she watched Gu Huizhou stride away again.
The week of classes improved his Mandarin considerably, but he still spoke slowly, which made people eager to hear him speak.
Qiao Yu, who was standing nearby, came over with her bag. "Ruyi, do you want to go to an internet cafe together? There's a new game that's really fun. I pre-ordered it when it was released. It's definitely a big production."
"No, I need to go back and study. Thank you."
Yao Ruyi has rejected Qiao Yu many times. If Qiao Yu asked him to go to the library, he might not refuse, but Qiao Yu keeps taking him to places like internet cafes and bars, which his brother has explicitly forbidden him from going to.
"Okay, okay, I'll go by myself. I'll tell you about it after class tomorrow. It's really, really fun."
Yao Ruyi waved her hand, "Okay."
The class had just finished assigning homework, and almost all the students were still there. Only Gu Huizhou had left. Class monitor Xie Qiao looked around and quickly shouted, "There's a performance next month, and Teacher Chen wants everyone to sign up. Here are some forms; please fill them out here before you leave!"
"Come."
"Come on, let me go first. I have to fill it out first, otherwise I'll only have dancing left. Last year it was so difficult for me."
"I must say, you danced so gracefully last year."
"Go to hell with you."
Yao Ruyi slowly packed his things; he didn't like to rush forward. He only went up when almost everyone had left. Xie Qiao was looking at the famous single-person form and pondered. The last student who had been crowding around had finished filling out the form and left with a smile. As long as it wasn't time to dance, everything was fine.
Xie Qiao looked up and saw Yao Ruyi. She quite liked this young master of the Yao family. "Yao Ruyi, take a look. But there's only one item left."
Last year, their class had an odd number of students, so the final duet dance was changed to a trio dance. But this year, they had enough students, so the duet dance is back.
Yao Ruyi blinked. "All that's left is the duet."
Only he and Gu Huizhou were left to fill in the blanks. Yao Ruyi was secretly pleased. Surely his deskmate wouldn't be able to avoid him this time?
However, Yao Ruyi was curious about what her deskmate's personality had been like last year. "What did Gu Huizhou act out last year?"
Xie Qiao was somewhat surprised to see that he had written Gu Huizhou's name down as well. "Him? He plays the piano."
The piano performance, which doesn't require singing or dancing, certainly suited his deskmate's personality.
"I didn't expect him to be so good at snatching things."
Xie Qiao was taken aback. "Of course not, why would he steal it?" He's already doing well enough by filling it in.
Xie Qiao looked around, wanting to get closer to Yao Ruyi. "Last year, he was the first to leave and missed filling in the blanks. In the end, only three people were left to dance, but the other two refused to go with Gu Huizhou, so they pulled Li Wei, who played the piano, over and treated him to several meals."
"And now it's Gu Huizhou's turn to play the piano."
So that's how it is.
Yao Ruyi took a picture of the list with her phone, especially zooming in on the section about ballroom dancing. The font was neat and bold, and the names "Yao Ruyi" and "Gu Huizhou" were written on it. Yao Ruyi smiled smugly, "Thank you, I'll be going now."
"Okay, bye-bye."
"Bye-Bye."
As Yao Ruyi walked out of the classroom, many people greeted him. He was more popular than Gu Huai'an now. Both came from powerful and influential families, so if someone wanted to curry favor with him, they would definitely choose the one who was easier to get along with.
Even if you don't have those kinds of thoughts, having a classmate as good-looking and kind as Yao Ruyi is a pleasant thing.
Yao Ruyi waved to them while fiddling with his phone. He skillfully found Gu Huizhou's profile picture in the class group chat, a black kitten. He had memorized the cat's appearance over the past few days.
With a smile, the young master clicked the "Apply for Friends" button and, quite naturally, wrote in his reason for the request that he wanted to rehearse dance together.
Yao Ruyi typed the message and sent it without hesitation.
I'll teach you to ignore me, let's see what excuse you have this time.
Yao Ruyi proudly raised his head, looked at the Maybach parked at the door, strode over, and smoothly got into the car. "Brother, what brings you here to pick me up today?"
Dressed in a black suit with his hair slicked back and gold-rimmed glasses subtly reflecting the light, Yao Yuan didn't answer but instead asked, "So happy? What interesting thing happened?"
"No way." The young master, who usually only accepts friend requests, glanced at his phone every now and then. "The arts festival is next month, I think it looks like it'll be a lot of fun."
Yuan Yao stepped on the gas, "That's right, when has our multi-talented young master ever been afraid of this?"
Yao Ruyi hummed twice. He occasionally replied to a few messages, but no new little black cat appeared in his list until he finished his homework. Yao Ruyi was dissatisfied. He put down his pen and sent another friend request. "I'll pretend I didn't see it once or twice, but not a third time."
He was waiting for the person to approve his request before sending the photo; he had a legitimate reason for adding the person.
However, nothing happened until 1 a.m., so Yao Ruyi put down the hair dryer and angrily threw her phone on the table to charge.
A ray of moonlight shone softly into the room, which was filled with luxury. On the soft, warm bed lay the youngest son of the Yao family, who couldn't sleep. He tossed and turned in the blankets, muttering, "Why wasn't I included?"
Even as she fell asleep, her eyes were filled with confusion and grievance.
On the other side, inside a private room in an internet cafe.
The two-person private room was occupied by only one person. Gu Huizhou rubbed his reddened eyes, took off his headphones, put in some eye drops, and when he opened his eyes again, he had already packed up the orange-red equipment on the game interface and clicked "gift".
Then, I opened my phone and clicked, "Send money."
They replied quickly.
Holy crap! You're amazing! Seriously?! I'll definitely buy from you again next time!
A six-figure sum was deposited into his account instantly. Gu Huizhou glanced at it and wanted to turn off his phone. He couldn't hide the weariness in his eyes. The cramped space, filled with the smell of smoke, made him uncomfortable, and he couldn't even stretch his legs out.
My calves are starting to feel numb.
Just as the screen was about to turn off, he noticed that his usually inactive alternate account had two red dots.
[I'm Yao Ruyi, your deskmate. We'll be rehearsing a dance together for next month's arts festival. Let's add each other as friends and discuss it, thank you.]
[My name is Yao Ruyi. We need to discuss a dance routine. Please add me on WeChat. Thank you.]
The profile picture is of an expensive dessert from a dessert shop, a white dumpling.
Gu Huizhou frowned, then after a while, his brows relaxed, a smile playing on his lips as he glanced at his phone again. He then turned off the screen, slung his bag over his shoulder, and turned to leave.
The internet cafe owner was used to this; he no longer charged Gu Huizhou. As long as the man helped him play a game every few days, what more could he ask for?
Everyone was almost out the door when the boss took his head away from the game screen for a second and said, "Don't forget to come tomorrow."
The curtain moved, but no one answered him.
The boss didn't mind. He quickly became engrossed in the game again. Seeing the announcement that the legendary weapon had been taken, he cursed under his breath, "Damn it! I just logged on tonight, which idiot was so quick!"
He's been disappointed again this quarter. He spent so much money on this legendary weapon, and now he has to wait another three months.
"Oh shit!"
Yao Ruyi fell asleep without knowing what time it was. When he got up the next day, he slowly washed up. When he looked up, he saw that he had dark circles under his eyes, and the little black cat was not on his contact list that morning.
The young master was in a bad mood, and even his appetite for breakfast was poor.
While looking at the reports, Yao Yuan asked, "What? A lot of homework? Ruyi has never been this diligent in her studies before. If the pressure in China is too great, should we send her abroad—"
Before Yao Yuan could finish speaking, Yao Ruyi interjected, "Of course not."
"What's wrong? Mom and Dad will be back from their business trip next week, so we'll go to the old house together to celebrate Grandpa's birthday. Take care of your dark circles; it'll be your first public appearance since you came back to China."
"Okay, sure."
At this moment, Yao Yuan also sensed that something was wrong. The mature man, dressed in an elite style, leaned back in his chair and said, "Not happy with school? That can't be right. You were excitedly telling your brother yesterday that there's a performance next month."
"Who upset our little Ruyi?"
Yao Yuan has always called him that since they were little. Whenever Yao Ruyi hears it, she would act coquettishly towards him. Upon hearing this, her lips would immediately pout, and her eyes would be filled with accusation, "Brother, why do some people not want to be my friends?"
Yao Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, "Someone doesn't like being your friend? That's a rare thing."
"Who doesn't love our little Ruyi?"
"My deskmate doesn't talk to me."
"Who is your deskmate?" Although Yao Yuan had taken care of Yao Ruyi's enrollment, he was not so idle as to ask Chen Shan who his younger brother's deskmate was.
"Gu Huizhou".
I do remember this person from afar. Last time, when they were having a get-together, they talked about the Gu family's two sons who were in high school. One was like heaven and the other like hell, but their fates were completely different.
Yao Yuan frowned slightly. The Gu family's affairs were much more complicated than those of ordinary families. He didn't want his younger brother to get involved. He snorted and finished his soy milk. "If he ignores you, just find another deskmate."
Yao Ruyi shook her head, "No."
To my surprise, "You seem to like him quite a bit."
Yao Ruyi fell silent. These past few days, he had watched Gu Huizhou do practice problems as if they were nothing, and he always felt a sense of admiration for him. Moreover... he thought Gu Huizhou was very good-looking.
She's prettier than everyone else.
"Just friends."
Yao Yuan raised an eyebrow and snorted, "You'd better behave yourself since you just got back to the country."
His younger brother messaged him last year saying he liked boys and asked what he thought. What could he possibly think? This isn't unusual in society, and it's commonplace in his circle.
It's fortunate that he isn't, so Yao Ruyi won't feel any pressure.
At the time, he only replied that he would not act recklessly, knowing that Yao Ruyi knew how to behave appropriately.
"Of course not."
"Alright, after you finish eating, I'll take you to school."
Yao Ruyi nodded, picked up the soy milk next to him and drank it all. He would go to school to ask Gu Huizhou why he hadn't added him as a friend.
The Maybach quickly came to a smooth stop at the school gate. "Go ahead."
Several luxury cars in the distance seemed eager to approach the car in the distance, but the car in the distance pretended not to see them.
"Okay, goodbye, bro."
"goodbye."
After watching Yao Ruyi enter the school, Yao waited in the driver's seat for a while until the other cars left before picking up his phone and scrolling through Chen Yu's phone number that Chen Shan had sent him a few days ago.
dial.
"Hello Teacher Chen, I am Yaoyuan, Yao Ruyi's older brother."
Yao Ruyi walked rather quickly, afraid that if he walked too slowly, the teacher would arrive in the classroom and start teaching, and he wouldn't have time to talk to Gu Huizhou.
"Good morning, Ruyi."
"Ruyi, Ruyi, would you like a sandwich?"
"Good morning, thank you."
He greeted everyone as he walked up, and when he sat down, he was a little out of breath. But he noticed that Gu Huizhou hadn't arrived yet. He felt a little relieved; he was a minute earlier than usual today.
After placing the workbook for today on the table, Yao Ruyi would look up after finishing each problem. Finally, when she finished the third problem, she saw someone walking into the classroom with their head down.
Yao Ruyi was overjoyed. She quickly put down her pen, grabbed her phone, and prepared to show Gu Huizhou the evidence that he hadn't added her.
But Gu Huizhou kept his head down and didn't look at Yao Ruyi even when he was just a step away from his seat.
Yao Ruyi was in a bad mood and plopped down in Gu Huizhou's seat.
Gu Huizhou stopped abruptly and finally looked up. His eyes were mostly hidden by his hair. Now, he looked up at Yao Ruyi, who was sitting in his seat with a accusing and aggrieved expression, and frowned slightly. But he quickly curled the corners of his mouth into a smile. His voice was deeper than most of the people in the class, "Did you sit in the wrong seat?"
"Your seat is next to me."
There were always people in the class glancing at what Yao Ruyi was doing from time to time. At this point, many people noticed this side, teased each other, and turned to look.
Yao Ruyi's heart skipped a beat when she met those eyes, but she quickly asked firmly, "Why don't you reply to my messages?"
It's not good to make people stand all the time, Yao Ruyi said, then sat back down in her seat and took out her phone to put in front of Gu Huizhou.
Why should I reply to your message?
"We need to rehearse a dance."
"I didn't fill it in." Gu Huizhou said as she took out the exercise book. When she saw the slender, fair hand holding the phone on her desk, she touched the roof of her mouth with her tongue.
"I filled it out for you."
"You'll help me?" His eyes were dark and moist, like a male ghost emerging from the forest. He looked Yao Ruyi up and down with a chilling smile.
"What gives you the right?"
The young master, who was usually very popular, had never received such treatment before. Yao Ruyi's eyes widened. "There's only one spot left. Either I'll fill it in for you or the class monitor will. If I help you, you should thank me!"
"Starting tonight, you'll come with me to the dance studio to practice dancing."
Yao Ruyi lowered her voice but it was still firm and resounding, adding a touch of authority to her demeanor.
What do you mean, "Why should he?" He wanted to ask him why, but he didn't reply after I added him twice. He has no manners at all.
Gu Huizhou paused his tapping of the table, his brows furrowing slightly. "Hmm."
The students around them, not hearing anything, turned to discuss it, and just then the teacher walked in, and the classroom gradually quieted down.
Yao Ruyi was still angry, and Gu Huizhou's words made him feel like he was being interrupted halfway through his anger, leaving him feeling stuck and unable to calm down.
After a moment of hesitation, Yao Ruyi said in a puffy voice, "Add me as a friend."
As Gu Huizhou lowered his head, he glanced at Yao Ruyi's two long legs under the desk while taking out his phone from under the desk.
His long, straight legs were encased in dark blue trousers. Today, instead of wearing leather shoes, he was wearing sneakers, which Gu Huizhou guessed was because he was practicing dance.
They were very different from the leather shoes I dreamed about last night.
But her ankles are just as slender.
In front of Yao Ruyi, Gu Huizhou opened his WeChat and accepted the request.
Yao Ruyi couldn't help but smile. She looked at the little black cat in the list and was satisfied. "You can attend the class now."
He said, "How could anyone reject my friend request? Maybe Gu Huizhou forgot last night."
With that thought in mind, the young master put his phone back in his desk and had to continue listening to the lesson.
However, the corners of his mouth always remained subtly upturned and never came down.
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I haven't typed for four days, and I've already comfortably forgotten about the days of working six days a week.
Today, I took out my keyboard and said to my roommate, "It feels so unfamiliar."
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