Get up, brat

After browsing the chat history, the young miss contentedly returned the phone to Zhou Yining, then nestled in her arms, ready to sleep.

Zhou Yining looked at the little fox in her arms, her eyes curving slightly, and she reached out to find the light switch.

“It’s eleven thirty, I’m turning off the lights?”

Jiang Xizhi rubbed comfortably in her arms, then nodded.

Zhou Yining turned off the lights in the room, then pulled Jiang Xizhi closer, wrapping her arms around Jiang Xizhi’s lower back, ready to sleep.

Zhou Yining felt that this experience was quite novel; after all, she had never slept holding someone else before.

At five forty in the morning, Zhou Yining’s phone alarm rang. Jiang Xizhi, nestled in Zhou Yining’s arms, frowned slightly and snuggled closer.

Zhou Yining quickly turned off the phone alarm.

It wasn’t even dawn yet, so she turned on the lights in the room, then reached out and gently patted Jiang Xizhi’s lower back. “Wake up, we need to get up and go to school.”

Jiang Xizhi whined and rubbed her nose against Zhou Yining’s neck, acting spoiled.

“So sleepy, I want to sleep a little longer.”

Zhou Yining looked at the young miss in her arms, amused, and gently stroked her back, coaxing softly,

“Be good, it’s really time to get up. We’ll be late if we don’t get up soon.”

“So comfortable, I don’t want to get up.” Jiang Xizhi buried herself in Zhou Yining’s arms again, taking a deep breath, with no intention of opening her eyes.

Actually, she didn’t usually like to lie in bed, but Zhou Yining’s arms were too comfortable, and she didn’t want to get up.

Zhou Yining looked at the young miss in her arms with her eyes closed, shook her head with a smile, and could only continue to coax patiently,

“Be good, it’s really time to get up. Open your eyes and you won’t be so sleepy.”

“Don’t want to~”

On the other side, Liang Jing and Jiang Sheng were already up.

They usually woke up early, and now they were both sitting in the dining room.

Seeing that her daughter hadn’t come down yet, Liang Jing looked at her watch, wondering,

“Aren’t Zhizhi and her friend up yet? It’s already this late, if they don’t get up soon, they won’t have time for breakfast.”

“Probably the two girls stayed up too late last night. Go call them,” Jiang Sheng said with a smile.

He hadn’t expected his daughter to have a friend she got along with so well.

“Okay, I’ll go take a look.” Liang Jing replied, then got up and went upstairs.

She walked to her daughter’s door and was about to knock when she heard the sounds inside.

It sounded like Zhou Yining was coaxing her daughter to get up?

Geez, are all young girls this clingy now?

Liang Jing knocked on the door twice, then turned the doorknob and opened the door.

She was about to go in when her eyes fell on the room, and she saw her daughter lying in Zhou Yining’s arms, whining and unwilling to get up, while Zhou Yining seemed to be hugging her and coaxing her?

Liang Jing felt like she shouldn’t have come in. She cleared her throat lightly and then said,

“Zhizhi, you should get up, or you’ll be late. Don’t cling to your classmate.”

“Mm.” Hearing her mother’s voice, Jiang Xizhi barely opened her eyes.

Zhou Yining smiled at her and gently patted her lower back, coaxing, “Get up now, be good.”

Jiang Xizhi stared into Zhou Yining’s eyes with her beautiful fox eyes for a long time before reluctantly getting out of Zhou Yining’s arms.

Liang Jing cleared her throat and instructed,

“Come down to eat after you’ve washed up. I’ll have the driver take you to school later.”

“Okay, thank you, Auntie.” Zhou Yining thanked her politely.

Liang Jing smiled at her. “You’re welcome, I’ll go downstairs first.”

After saying that, Liang Jing left Jiang Xizhi’s room.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong.

How did Zhou Yining and her daughter’s relationship seem off?

Would someone coax their friend to get up like that?

The more she looked at it, the more she felt like they were a couple?

Liang Jing shook her head, thinking she must be overthinking things.

Maybe young people were just this clingy now.

When she went to the dining room, Jiang Sheng asked with a smile, “Are they up?”

Liang Jing nodded. “They’re up, probably washing up now, but it’s strange, how does Zhizhi like this little classmate so much?”

“It’s good, anyway, Zhizhi doesn’t have any close friends. It’s good to have a friend to play with,” Jiang Sheng said with a smile.

Back in the room, Zhou Yining and Jiang Xizhi were already up. Zhou Yining’s clothes from yesterday had been washed but hadn’t dried yet, so she had to wear Jiang Xizhi’s clothes.

Jiang Xizhi seemed to be playing a dress-up game, finding many outfits for Zhou Yining to try on.

Zhou Yining stopped her with a smile. “Okay, anything is fine, if we keep trying, we’ll be late.”

Zhou Yining randomly grabbed a white short-sleeved shirt and a pair of light gray casual pants.

Zhou Yining had left a school uniform jacket in the classroom, so she could just put it on when she got to school.

Jiang Xizhi reluctantly stopped.

She had wanted Zhou Yining to wear everything for her to see.

After Zhou Yining washed up, Jiang Xizhi also changed her clothes.

Jiang Xizhi’s eyes lit up. “Beautiful.”

Zhou Yining smiled at her and teased, “Am I beautiful, or are the clothes beautiful?”

Jiang Xizhi leaned closer, blinking her beautiful eyes. “Of course you’re beautiful. I’m going to wash up too, or we’ll really be late.”

“Mm.” Zhou Yining nodded.

While Jiang Xizhi went to wash up, Zhou Yining tidied up the room, and she also tidied up the bed that she and Jiang Xizhi had messed up.

After she finished tidying up, Jiang Xizhi came out.

“Is everything packed up? Where’s your bag?” Zhou Yining asked.

Jiang Xizhi moved closer to her, reaching out to hug Zhou Yining, burying herself in her arms. “I don’t want to go to school, I want to stay with you.”

Looking at the clingy little fox in her arms, Zhou Yining’s eyes curved.

“You can always find me if you miss me. I can come find you too, listen up, go to school today and study hard.”

Jiang Xizhi pouted. Shouldn’t she say something nice to coax her at this time?

Why was she encouraging her to study?

Seeing the little fox looking upset, Zhou Yining said softly, “Don’t you want to go to the same university as me? Work hard, and we can always be together in the future.”

Hearing this, Jiang Xizhi’s eyes lit up. She nuzzled Zhou Yining and nodded emphatically.

That’s right, she should work harder so she can always be with Zhou Yining in the future, and prevent Zhou Yining from being snatched away by other pretty girls.

“Okay, I’ll work hard.”

“Good girl, let’s go, let’s go downstairs.” Zhou Yining said, helping Jiang Xizhi carry her schoolbag and walking out.

Jiang Xizhi saw her schoolbag and remembered Zhou Yining’s bag.

“Oh right, isn’t your bag still at home? Should we take you back to get your bag first?”

“No need, it’s just for the morning. I can borrow some papers from others and muddle through, don’t worry.” Zhou Yining said with a smile, holding her hand as they walked downstairs.

When the two went downstairs, Jiang Sheng and Liang Jing hadn’t left yet.

“Come sit down, breakfast is ready. After you eat breakfast, I’ll have the driver take you to school.”

“Thank you for the hospitality, Auntie and Uncle.” Zhou Yining said quickly.

Jiang Xizhi pulled her down to sit. “Why are you being so formal? You don’t need to be so polite with my family.”

“That’s right, you’re Zhizhi’s good friend, so just treat this place as your own home and be comfortable,” Jiang Sheng said with a smile.

“Okay, thank you, Uncle.” Zhou Yining said and started eating breakfast.

Jiang Xizhi’s family had wontons and soup dumplings for breakfast today, as well as sandwiches and milk. Zhou Yining chose the wontons and soup dumplings.

The wontons were freshly made, and the fillings contained water chestnuts, which were particularly sweet and refreshing.

The soup dumplings’ fillings had crab roe and crab meat, leaving a fragrant taste in her mouth.

Zhou Yining’s eyes lit up as she ate. This was the most delicious breakfast she had had since coming here.

Seeing that she liked it, Jiang Xizhi’s eyes curved.

“Eat more. You can tell me in advance what you want to eat next time, and I’ll have the kitchen prepare it.”

“No need, I’m not picky.” Zhou Yining winked at her.

Seeing that his daughter was in a good mood again, Jiang Sheng was relieved.

He said to Liang Jing beside him, “It’s about time, I’m going to work out first, see you at the company later.”

“Mm.” Liang Jing nodded.

Zhou Yining and Jiang Xizhi had almost finished eating too, so Liang Jing arranged for the driver to take them to school.

Zhou Yining and Jiang Xizhi sat in the back seats. Jiang Xizhi looked at the distance between herself and Zhou Yining, then moved closer to Zhou Yining. “Sleepy.”

Zhou Yining looked at the young miss beside her acting spoiled and said with a smile, “What, want to lean on me and sleep for a while?”

“Mm!” Jiang Xizhi’s eyes lit up, and she immediately leaned into Zhou Yining’s arms.

She was also wondering why she liked being in Zhou Yining’s arms so much.

Anyway, she just felt that leaning in Zhou Yining’s arms was very comfortable, even more comfortable than her soft mattress.

Zhou Yining put her arm around Jiang Xizhi’s lower back, watching the person in her arms with a smile, while Jiang Xizhi closed her eyes to rest.

Twenty minutes later, the car stopped at the school gate.

Zhou Yining reached out and patted Jiang Xizhi’s lower back. “We’re here, time to get out.”

Jiang Xizhi rubbed in Zhou Yining’s arms, not wanting to get up. “We’re here so soon?”

Zhou Yining smiled. “Mm, it’s time to go to class. We need to study hard.”

Jiang Xizhi pouted, muttering softly, “Study, study, all you know is study, bookworm.”

Zhou Yining reached out and lifted Jiang Xizhi’s chin. “What are you saying?”

“Huh? Nothing, I said I’m going to study hard today.” Jiang Xizhi said, supporting herself on Zhou Yining’s waist and sitting up. Zhou Yining had just lifted her chin?

“That’s more like it.” Learning fanatic Zhou Yining heard the satisfactory answer and then opened the car door to get out.

The two got out of the car together and walked into the school.

Zhou Yining wasn’t wearing a school uniform, so she stood out and attracted a lot of attention.

“Hey, look, isn’t that Zhou Yining? How did she come with Jiang Xizhi?”

“I don’t know, don’t they both like Zhang Ye? How can rivals get along so harmoniously?”

“Give it a rest, they used to have a good relationship. My friend is in their class, and they said that they’re not interested in Zhang Ye anymore.”

“Really? But it’s true, Zhang Ye is more suited to Zhong Yumeng.”

Zhou Yining didn’t care what others were saying. She didn’t even bring her schoolbag today, just brought herself.

The two went upstairs together. When they reached the third-floor hallway, Zhou Yining reminded her, “You’re here, go back to class and study hard.”

Jiang Xizhi pouted. She reached out and gently shook Zhou Yining’s wrist. “What do you think about me transferring to your class?”

Zhou Yining reached out and lightly patted Jiang Xizhi’s lower back.

“No, changing classes can affect your concentration. Besides, you’re already used to the teachers’ teaching methods in Class 1. Changing classes won’t be good for your studies, so in summary, no.”

Jiang Xizhi’s face fell. “Study, study, all you know is study. What am I going to do when I miss you?”

“We have phones, and if I have time during class, I can come find you. Okay, go back to class.” Zhou Yining said with a smile, pushing Jiang Xizhi to signal her to go back to class quickly.

Jiang Xizhi looked unhappy, looking back at Zhou Yining every step of the way.

Seeing that she hadn’t left, Jiang Xizhi’s mood improved slightly.

Zhou Yining watched her enter the classroom before walking towards the fourth floor.

She was particularly conspicuous among the students wearing school uniforms.

Maybe it was because she had changed her hairstyle, and her whole spirit was different from before, making her look much prettier than before.

Coupled with Jiang Xizhi’s clothes, many people were looking at her.

“Hey, isn’t that Zhou Yining from Class 19? When did she become so pretty?”

“Yeah, I remember she used to walk with a hunched back. How is she so confident now?”

“Her clothes look so good, it seems to be a new style from a light luxury brand.”

“Yes, yes, and it looks really good on her.”

Jiang Hao and Yu Yang met on the way and walked to the classroom together.

They also saw Zhou Yining not far ahead.

Yu Yang’s eyes lit up, and he decisively abandoned Jiang Hao, running towards Zhou Yining. “Sister Zhou, Sister Zhou, wait for me.”

Zhou Yining heard the familiar voice and turned around to see Yu Yang calling her.

She stopped and waited for a while, and Yu Yang quickly ran to her side.

“Sister Zhou, why aren’t you wearing a school uniform today?”

“I was at a friend’s house last night, and I didn’t have time to change, but my school uniform jacket is at school, so I can just put it on later.”

They were generally required to wear school uniforms for running exercises, but it wasn’t a big deal to wear a casual top, especially since they were almost in their third year of high school, and the class teacher focused on their studies.

The two walked into the classroom while talking, and Jiang Hao, who was behind them, couldn’t take his eyes off Zhou Yining.

He wanted to slap himself for saying those sarcastic remarks about Zhou Yining with those guys before.

When Zhou Yining entered the classroom, the classroom was quiet for a moment, and then a boy excitedly whistled at Zhou Yining. “Sister Zhou, you look really good today.”

“Yeah, these clothes really suit your temperament.”

“Mm, I think they look good too.”

It wasn’t their fault for being so excited.

The original Zhou Yining’s clothes were all from street stalls, and the styles were old-fashioned.

Even when Zhou Yining wore them, they were barely passable, and they definitely couldn’t compare to these well-designed clothes.

Xu Yueming was stunned. Was this his taciturn deskmate?

She could almost compete with Zhong Yumeng for the title of school beauty.

Zhou Yining didn’t bother to care about him.

She took out her school uniform jacket from her bag and put it on before sitting down at her desk and taking out a book to read.