Seeing Zhou Yining standing at the door smiling at her, Jiang Xizhi smiled and immediately put down her pen and ran out.
Zhang Ye, who was chatting with other boys in the class, was confused.
He had recently felt that Jiang Xizhi was very strange.
If it was before, Jiang Xizhi would find opportunities to talk to him, but it was different these past half a month.
Jiang Xizhi rarely tried to get his attention, which made Zhang Ye quite unaccustomed to it.
Jiang Xizhi had already left the class.
She reached out and took Zhou Yining’s hand and went to the corridor.
“Why are you here?”
“I wanted to come see you. I happened to be free right now, so I came.
What were you doing just now?” Zhou Yining asked softly.
“Doing problems.
Didn’t you leave me a lot of homework?
I’m doing it properly.”
Jiang Xizhi looked at Zhou Yining with bright eyes.
The corners of Zhou Yining’s lips curved up, and she smiled lightly.
“Good girl, but you also have to remember to rest.
Don’t get too tired.”
“Yeah, are you very tired?
You don’t seem to have any energy.”
“It’s okay, I’ve been busy with a lot of things recently, and I didn’t have time to take a nap,” Zhou Yining explained with a smile.
“But seeing you makes me not feel tired anymore.”
Hearing this, Jiang Xizhi’s ears turned slightly red.
She gently pinched Zhou Yining’s palm with the hand she was holding.
Zhou Yining was amused by her.
“I’m fine.
It’ll be good after I get through this year.”
“Yeah, have you thought about which university you want to go to?” Jiang Xizhi asked.
Zhou Yining thought for a moment and said, “I’ll probably choose the best university in Beijing.”
Jiang Xizhi’s eyes dimmed slightly.
“Then I definitely won’t be able to go to the same university as you.
With my grades, no matter how hard I try, I won’t be able to get into Peking University.”
Zhou Yining reached out and pulled Jiang Xizhi closer to her, saying softly,
“Then you can also choose other universities in Beijing.
There are many different types of universities in Beijing, or we can discuss it later.
Actually, it doesn’t matter which university I go to.”
“Yeah, I’ll work hard.” Jiang Xizhi wanted to go to the same university as Zhou Yining, or at least study in the same city, so that they could meet often.
“Okay, class is about to start, and I have to go back too,” Zhou Yining said, looking at the time.
Jiang Xizhi was still holding Zhou Yining’s hand and didn’t want to let go.
She felt like she had only said a few words to Zhou Yining and there was no time left.
Jiang Xizhi curled her lips and said reluctantly, “Okay.”
That’s what she said, but she didn’t let go of Zhou Yining’s hand.
Zhou Yining gently patted Jiang Xizhi’s back.
“Okay, I really have to go, or I’ll be late for class.”
“Yeah.” Jiang Xizhi reluctantly let go of her hand, her eyes still looking at Zhou Yining.
After Zhou Yining returned to her class, she rested in her seat.
The afternoon classes were two math classes.
She listened to the class for a while and then started writing an outline again.
It wasn’t until it was time for dinner that Zhou Yining stopped.
She had organized four outlines this afternoon, but she didn’t have time to write them.
Tian Xue walked over.
“Let’s go, it’s time to eat.”
Zhou Yining raised her eyes.
“I have something to do, so I won’t go eat with you.
Let’s go together tomorrow.”
“What are you going to do?” Tian Xue asked.
Zhou Yining smiled at her.
“Anyway, it’s a very important thing.
By the way, I have too many snacks.
I can’t finish them, so I’ll share some with you.”
As Zhou Yining spoke, she found a plastic bag and packed a bag of the snacks she had earned from lecturing today for Tian Xue.
“Take this bag and eat it. I have a lot more here.”
Tian Xue took the bag and asked, “Then should we walk together after school?”
“Of course, I just have something to do today. We’ll still eat together tomorrow.”
Knowing that Tian Xue was sensitive, Zhou Yining quickly comforted her.
After Tian Xue left, Zhou Yining sent a message to Zhong Yumeng.
Zhou Yining: [I’m done packing. Where should we meet?]
Zhong Yumeng: [Go to the cafeteria. I’m starving.
I’m waiting for you at the cafeteria door.]
Zhou Yining was stunned for a moment.
She knew that someone came to deliver food to Jiang Xizhi’s house every night, but Zhong Yumeng, a young lady, was eating in the cafeteria?
Zhou Yining: [Okay, I’ll go down now.]
Zhong Yumeng: [Okay, see you later.]
Thinking about the video, Zhou Yining quickly left the classroom and went to the cafeteria.
Zhou Yining had just arrived at the cafeteria door when she saw Zhong Yumeng already waiting there.
“Did you arrive early?”
“No, I arrived just before you. Let’s go get food first, and then we’ll sit down and talk,”
Zhong Yumeng said, pulling Zhou Yining into the cafeteria to get food.
Shi Yuanyuan and Si Yaqing were also nearby.
Shi Yuanyuan reached out and pulled Si Yaqing.
“Hey, look, isn’t that Zhou Yining?
When did she hook up with Zhong Yumeng?”
“I don’t know, she’s quite capable. It’s Jiang Xizhi and Zhong Yumeng.
How do all these rich girls know her?”
Si Yaqing snorted coldly and echoed.
“Shouldn’t we talk to Jiang Xizhi about this?” Shi Yuanyuan winked at Si Yaqing.
Si Yaqing smiled knowingly.
“We really have to let Jiang Xizhi know about this.”
Zhou Yining didn’t know about this.
She had already gotten a bowl of wontons and a fried chicken leg.
She found a table and waited for Zhong Yumeng.
Zhong Yumeng got a bowl of spicy hot pot and brought two bottles of soda.
“You actually eat in the cafeteria too?”
Zhong Yumeng smiled.
“Otherwise?
I’m tired of eating the food at home.
I actually like eating junk food.
I don’t have a chance to eat it at home.”
“That’s good, down to earth,” Zhou Yining said with a smile.
Zhong Yumeng took out a USB drive from her pocket and pushed it in front of Zhou Yining.
“The video is in here.
I’m sorry.
I’ve already watched the contents to confirm if it’s that video.”
Zhou Yining nodded calmly.
“It’s okay.
How did you do it?”
Zhong Yumeng ate a mouthful of spicy hot pot before saying,
“The two people around Lin Shaohui aren’t good people either.
I asked someone to buy it from Han Fei.
That day, Han Fei wore a wig and mixed into the girls’ dressing room.
He’s a money-grubber. When he heard someone wanted to see the video, he sold it directly.”
“It cost you money. How much did it cost in total?”
Zhou Yining asked.
She thought that she couldn’t let Zhong Yumeng pay for this, and she had to pay her back.
“You don’t need to worry about this.
Don’t worry, I didn’t give him a lot.
And you’re going to help me with math for a year.
You can’t think about paying me back, or you don’t consider me a friend,”
Zhong Yumeng said, looking at Zhou Yining.
Zhou Yining nodded.
“Okay, I won’t ask how much it is.”
“That’s more like it. By the way, when are you planning to take action?”
Zhong Yumeng asked, drinking a mouthful of soda.
“I’ll find a chance to take action tomorrow. I’ll have to trouble you to arrange it in advance.”
“No problem.
I’ve already told them in advance.
Just tell me when the time comes,”
Zhong Yumeng was very concerned about Zhou Yining’s affairs.
Even if it wasn’t that Zhou Yining tutored her effectively, she would still help other girls who asked her for help because of this kind of thing.
“Okay, thank you,” Zhou Yining said.
She really owed a lot to Zhong Yumeng for helping her with this matter.
Otherwise, with no money and no connections, it would be difficult for her to make Lin Shaohui pay the price.
“No need to thank me.
Why are you being so polite?” Zhong Yumeng said, and started eating the spicy hot pot again.
“Okay, I won’t be polite,” Zhou Yining said with a smile, and started eating her chicken leg.
The place where the two were sitting was close to the center of the cafeteria.
After Tian Xue put down her plate, she saw Zhou Yining eating with another girl.
Her eyes darkened, and she went around without saying a word, and saw that the person eating with Zhou Yining was their school’s beauty, Zhong Yumeng.
Tian Xue clenched her fists tightly.
After a long while, she left the cafeteria through the side door.
Zhou Yining and Zhong Yumeng left the cafeteria in a good mood after eating.
While chatting, they talked about studying again, and they parted ways on the third floor.
Zhou Yining planned to go to the Internet cafe after school later.
She had to back up the video to the cloud drive and send it to her phone.
On the other side, Shi Yuanyuan and Si Yaqing also returned to class.
After they returned to class, they went to find Jiang Xizhi.
Jiang Xizhi was doing problems in her seat.
Seeing the two coming over, she didn’t want to talk to them.
“I have to do problems, you two go talk yourselves.
Don’t disturb me.”
Shi Yuanyuan winked at Si Yaqing, and Si Yaqing immediately understood.
“Zhizhi, haven’t you been getting close to Zhou Yining recently?
We just saw Zhou Yining eating with Zhong Yumeng in the cafeteria.
They were talking and laughing.
I don’t think that Zhou Yining is a good person.
She plays with whoever has money,” Si Yaqing said, leaning closer to Jiang Xizhi.
“Yeah, yeah,” Shi Yuanyuan also echoed.
Jiang Xizhi frowned and subconsciously said, “That’s impossible.”
“Really, Zhizhi, don’t you even believe us?” Shi Yuanyuan also helped.
Jiang Xizhi pursed her lips tightly.
She turned her head to look at Zhong Yumeng, who was sitting diagonally behind her.
Zhong Yumeng had already taken out her workbook and started doing it.
Feeling Jiang Xizhi’s gaze, Zhong Yumeng looked up and saw Jiang Xizhi looking at her.
Zhong Yumeng looked at Jiang Xizhi and asked, “Is something wrong?”
Jiang Xizhi shook her head, then suddenly turned her head and didn’t look at Zhong Yumeng anymore.
Zhong Yumeng’s family’s group also covered various fields.
Speaking of which, it could rank in the top three in Nanchuan City.
In the past, if the two families had gatherings or events, they would invite each other.
However, Jiang Xizhi didn’t like Zhong Yumeng.
Zhong Yumeng had been the model child since she was young.
Not to mention that she was good-looking, she was also good at studying.
She was very outstanding among the wealthy second generation.
Later, she was obsessed with Zhang Ye and found that Zhong Yumeng had a good relationship with Zhang Ye, so she liked Zhong Yumeng even less.
Jiang Xizhi found it strange.
She had finally gotten over Zhang Ye, so how did Zhong Yumeng get involved with Zhou Yining again?
Didn’t Zhong Yumeng usually eat with Zhang Ye?
Jiang Xizhi lay on the table and didn’t want to talk to Shi Yuanyuan and Si Yaqing.
Shi Yuanyuan and Si Yaqing looked at each other, and they left very sensibly.
Jiang Xizhi only felt sour in her heart.
She took out her phone and wanted to send a message to Zhou Yining to ask if it was true, but she was afraid that she would ask too much and Zhou Yining would find her annoying.
But if she didn’t ask, she would feel very uncomfortable.
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This conflict feels a bit contrived. I understand not telling Xizhi about meeting Yumeng but Yining already asked Tian Xue about the video, why not tell her directly that the important thing she has to do is related to that video?