Chapter 56 The Provocation at the Start of the Semester (2/2)
”Stand right there!” Ji Xue yelled.
Ignoring her, A Miao pushed the door open and exited the building. She didn't expect Ji Xue to have steeled her determination to make things difficult for her.
”A Miao, I advise you to drop out of the university on your own accord. I won't let you graduate successfully.” Ji Xue shot her a malicious stare. ”Or you can leave my brother on your own. I'll let you off.”
The girls around Ji Xue looked at A Miao like they were delighting in her misery. Many girls shared this sort of mentality. What they couldn't have, they wouldn't want others to have it either.
”There's something I don't quite understand.” A Miao turned around to stare Ji Xue down with a curious expression. ”On what basis are you telling me those words earlier?”
Without waiting for Ji Xue to recover her senses, A Miao continued, ”Firstly, the one you call your brother doesn't think of you as his sister. Secondly, never mind you, I don't suppose even your mother has the right to speak on Shen Xinglan's behalf?”
”You... You...”
”Silence.” A Miao looked coldly at her. ”I don't want to get into any sort of conflict with you but only on the condition that you don't provoke me.”
Ji Xue glared contemptuously at her. ”Hmph. Don't be too smug. Don't think you're that great just because he's protecting you. With looks like yours? He'll throw you out of the house soon enough. I'll wait to see how unlucky you'll be.”
”Save your concern.” A Miao turned around and left.
The environment of a prestigious university like Fujing University was great. The dormitory building for the double rooms was hidden behind a cluster of lilacs. The three-story building looked beautiful from the outside.
A Miao's room was located in the deepest corner of the first floor. When she entered the room, she found that her roommate was either existent or haven't arrived. She randomly picked a bed and started putting together her books and bedsheet.
”Phew!” When she was done straightening out the place, she lay on the bed and looked around the clean, neat dorm with a pair of bright eyes.
”I'm finally at the university. I can't relax either. I need to find a job.” Thinking of this, A Miao turned a strained expression.
She couldn't find a job outside of the campus. Shen Xinglan would definitely bring her home if he knew. She could only find a job inside the campus.
”Let's worry about that when classes officially begin!”
Simultaneously, Shen I returned to the Ji Conglomerate to make his report.
”Boss, fortunately, I'm smart enough to secretly follow after her. That Ji Xue is like a mad dog. I'm worried that she'll bully Miss at the university.”
Shen Xinglan sneered. ”You underestimate that woman too much.”
”Oh, that's right, Boss! Looks like Miss' scholarship isn't enough.”
”Hehe, it'd be a surprise if that's enough. Who told her to give the reward to someone else...”
”Tell her, don't go back to university if someone photographs her working outside.”
Shen I made an ”oh” sound. ”Then... Then I'll send her the card?”
”If she had wanted the card, she wouldn't have left it in her room.” Shen Xinglan pursed his lips. ”Give her a call to warn her. Then, ask Shen II to come in.”
”Boss?” Shen II waited for his instructions.
The bad mood that Ji Xue put A Miao in finally dissolved on the third day since she started classes.
”Student A Miao, come to my office.” One fine day, the program supervisor stopped her after class.
She followed the program supervisor to the office, where she was handed a form.
”Are you willing to help out at the campus library?”
A Miao glanced at the form and saw that it was a form for student jobs.
”Teacher Lin!” she cried out in surprise. ”Can I?”
The program supervisor, who was close to being in her fifties, had a favorable impression of A Miao. A Miao was the best student in her class. Even though she couldn't tell A Miao's character yet, the latter had always been quiet in the past two days and spoke very little.
”I think you're a rather gentle and quiet person. You might be more suited to work in a library, so I want to recommend your name.”
A Miao didn't know how to describe her current emotions. She could only repeatedly thank her program supervisor.
”I'm glad you're willing to take the job.” Teacher Lin looked like she was relieved too. The university dean met her this morning and told her to hand A Miao the form. She was clueless as to what was going on.
What if A Miao didn't agree to it? After all, many students were unwilling to work these days. They were either too lazy or found it to be beneath them.
”Thank you so much!” A Miao filled up the form and handed it to the program supervisor.
Teacher Lin nodded after scanning the form. ”Great. I'll turn this in for you later. Wait for me to inform you as to when you can start the job.”
A Miao was in high spirits as she had found a job. Moreover, her roommate never turned up. The dorm caretaker didn't know what was going on either when she asked.
She had no class on Friday afternoon. After having her lunch at the dining hall, she packed her luggage and waited for Shen I at the junction.
”A Miao!”
A Miao rolled her eyes.
”Don't misunderstand. I'm not the one looking for you. It's my cousin.”
A Miao turned around and saw a girl standing next to Ji Xue. The girl wore a green skirt and an eye-catching hair clip bedazzled with crystals.
Unlike the beautiful and alluring Ji Xue, she possessed a more classical look. Her eyes, particularly, looked glazed over. Suddenly, A Miao thought of Shen Xinglan. That man had always been interested in such eyes.
More importantly, she found this girl to be very familiar. However, she was certain she hadn't seen her...