Chapter 372 : Green Plum Meets Wine 23 (1/2)

Shi Sheng didn’t know what Yu Jiu had been up to, and he also didn’t say anything to her. Ever since that day, he seemed to have forgotten what happened then and returned to being an obnoxious little hobby-horse.

Shi Sheng raised the matter which the foreigner had entrusted her with, as payment for telling her Yu Jiu’s identity.

As for how Yu Jiu would deal with it, that was none of her business.

In the third year of senior high, other than the occasional disappearance, Yu Jiu would usually arrive punctually to fetch Shi Sheng home from school. Sometimes he’d bring flowers or arrange something romantic.

The whole school knew their infamous bad student had an adorable boyfriend.

Plus, this bad student had some shady deal with the Principal. Why else would such a strict principal be so amicable towards her? And he even helped her skip classes without being marked down for it! It was simply an underhanded business dealing if they ever saw one!

Yao Qin, who was in the know, scoffed at this. ‘How could you mere mortals understand the world of a top student?’

“Xiao Yao Qin, still burning the midnight oil? C’mon, here’s something to rejuvenate you.” Shi Sheng placed a glass of lemon-flavoured drink in front of Yao Qin.

“Einstein[1], tutor me?” Yao Qin held onto Shi Sheng’s hand which the latter hadn’t withdrawn in time. Since the university entrance exams were coming up, everyone was busy studying. Only Shi Sheng…the dunce, could be so idle.

“Pfft— Yao Qin, have you gone dumb from reading too much? Actually calling her Einstein…” Cao Ke, who was seated behind Shen Jiayin, mocked. ‘Who doesn’t know that woman’s grades are always at the bottom?’

Having been raised to be an aloof queen by Shi Sheng, Yao Qin merely harrumphed coldly and refused to engage in an argument that was beneath her.

Shen Jiayin tugged Cao Ke. “Hurry up and revise.”

The university entrance exams were coming up, so Shen Jiayin had remained in school during this period.

‘University eh? FL’s all grown up and ready for slaughter.’

Shi Sheng swept a wicked look at Shen Jiayin, before patting Yao Qin on the head. “Come with me after school.”

“Einstein, my life is in your hands!” Yao Qin spoke earnestly.

After school, Yao Qin brought her books with her as she happily followed Shi Sheng home.

This was the first time Yao Qin had come to Shi Sheng’s house, so she looked around curiously. It was very tidy, as if it had been constantly cleaned.

Yao Qin then thought of Shi Sheng’s desk at school. ‘I’m always the one who helps clean up her desk, but it turns out this fellow’s actually so hardworking at home!’

“What d’you want to drink? There’s milk…” Shi Sheng searched the fridge but didn’t find any milk. ‘That idiot Yu Jiu’s drunk all the milk again! Why does someone who’s over 20 seem like he hasn’t been weaned yet?!’

In the end, she could only take out a carton of orange juice. “Looks like there’s only this.”

Yao Qin was fine with drinking anything. The only thing she wanted now was some tutelage! Otherwise she’d be screwed for her university entrance exams!

“C’mon, let’s study!”

Yao Qin found that those difficult-to-understand questions suddenly became easy after Shi Sheng explained them to her.

Yao Qin felt like the teachers in school were simply idiots. ‘This is what teachers should be like! If they were all like this, would my grades be this bad?’

Yao Qin was sorely lacking in the science and maths department, to the point Shi Sheng didn’t even want to look at her work.

Click.

Shi Sheng lifted her head in time to catch Gu Yan, who she hadn’t seen in a while, enter, followed by Yu Xingyun and Yu Jiu.

“Xiaoxia… Oh Yao Qin’s here too.” Gu Yan was surprised.

Yao Qin immediately turned a little more reserved. “Uncle Gu. Uncle Yu.”

“Ah great. It’s Xiaoxia’s birthday today, so we’ll all go out to eat later. Have you guys finished your homework?” Gu Yan smiled and nodded.

‘Birthday ah… Nearly forgot.’

Shi Sheng blinked and spoke, “Yep.”

“Uncle Gu, when have you ever seen Xiaoxia-meimei doing homework?” Yu Jiu shot down her pretence.

Yao Qin had eaten together with them several times over the past few years, so she was pretty familiar with them. Still, this was the first time she would be interacting with Yu Jiu at such close proximity.