No one knew where Liu Mei heard about Lin Yi often coming last in exams.
It seemed like she wanted to flaunt her noble status, so she told my mom something like if he's not cut out for it, he might as well not go to school. Instead, her husband could arrange a job for him or something.
You can talk about your own child, but when someone else says he's not cut out for it, how could my mom possibly appreciate that?
And now, this Liu Mei's husband actually brought up the topic when he saw me, which instantly made Lin Yi displeased.
However, engaging with such uncouth people felt immature to Lin Yi.
"Oh, it's 'Sunzi' Uncle, well, thanks for your kind offer. If I don't make it to college, I'll surely look you up. I have to head to school, so I'll be leaving now."
After saying that, Lin Yi didn't bother to deal with the guy any further, and just got on his bike and left.
Watching Lin Yi's back, Sun Zhi pretended to shake his head and lamented, "Ah, what a hopeless mess."
"Whoa, Manager Sun, is this a grand Porsche? This must be worth several million, right? Tsk tsk, being a leader sure is different!"
Just as Sun Zhi was about to close the car window, a neighbor's greeting voice chimed in.
Hearing this compliment, Sun Zhi felt quite pleased, and a proud smile immediately appeared on his face as he waved his hand:
"Oh, just getting by, it's second-hand, didn't cost much, fifty tops. Got work at the company, so I gotta go, Lao Wang."
After finishing, he rolled up the window and hit the gas pedal.
Looking at the old Porsche spewing black smoke, the neighbor Lao Wang curled his lip in disdain:
"This is a classic case of a facade to show off. My son deals in second-hand cars, and this old 2000 Cayenne, fifty tops, yeah right, fifty tops thousand maybe, it's worth at most fifty thousand yuan~ as if I didn't know..."
...
This small episode quickly passed, and Lin Yi didn't take it seriously at all.
Just like yesterday, he went directly to the classroom, pulled out a book, and started leafing through it quickly.
One book, five books…
Perhaps because many of the books contained somewhat repetitive content, by the time it was almost noon, Lin Yi had already finished all the study materials prepared by the head teacher, faster than he had anticipated by half a day.
"Phew~ finally done!"
He exhaled deeply, raised his arms, and stretched lazily.
Now, Lin Yi could confidently say that there were no high school knowledge points he couldn't handle. With his current level, if he wanted to, scoring full marks in the college entrance exam was no problem at all! That's how confident he was!
Now that all the academic issues were solved, the next thing on his list was making money.
Ring ring ring...
Just as Lin Yi was contemplating whether to take the afternoon off, the bell signaling the end of the school day rang.
"Boss, I've got the spicy hot pot arranged, let's go!"
As soon as the bell rang, Li Huiqun, who was next to him, sprang up and invited Lin Yi to grab some food.
But Lin Yi wasn't in the mood for food at the moment, having spent the whole morning focused on the books without any distractions. Now, his mind was filled with thoughts of selling the treasure in his bag to make money!
He was just about to refuse, but when he lifted his gaze, he happened to see Xiao Zihan in the front row, taking a lunch box out from her desk pocket, which immediately changed his mind.
Making money wasn't urgent at the moment; after all, the treasure wasn't going anywhere. His lifelong matters were more pressing!
"C'mon, boss, what are you looking at?"
By this time, Li Huiqun had already reached the back door of the classroom, but when he turned around, he saw Lin Yi still sitting in his seat. He was curious and followed Lin Yi's gaze.
In the next moment, Li Huiqun was dumbfounded. Could it be that the boss was eyeing the ugly girl in front, Xiao Zihan???
Sure enough, Lin Yi's next action confirmed Li Huiqun's suspicions.
He saw Lin Yi slinging his backpack over one shoulder, then stood up and walked toward the front.
And his direction was none other than~ Xiao Zihan.
"Hey, didn't have breakfast, this hunger is unbearable. Wow? Xiao Zihan, you brought two buns? Just lend me one to tide me over."
Walking against the flow of students heading out, Lin Yi boldly plopped down across from Xiao Zihan.
Seeing Xiao Zihan nibbling on a bun with pickled vegetables, Lin Yi rubbed his belly and, without any hesitation, grabbed another home-steamed bun from Xiao Zihan's lunch box, stuffed it into his mouth, and began to chew heartily.
This sudden act momentarily stunned Xiao Zihan, who was focused on eating her bun, so much so that she forgot to chew the half-bitten bun in her mouth.
Not only her, but her deskmate Wang Lingling was also dumbfounded, rubbing her eyes vigorously. What the heck was happening? Lin Yi came for Xiao Zihan's bun?
"What the...! Boss, you..."
Standing at the back door, Li Huiqun immediately burst into an expletive upon witnessing the scene, feeling a flush of embarrassment on his face. Had the boss gone book-crazy? That was the ugly girl! Was her stuff even edible…
In an instant, the previously noisy classroom fell eerily silent.
Noticing this, Lin Yi frowned, turned around with a glare. Without waiting to speak, all the onlookers quickly turned away and slipped out.
Soon, however, a huge rumor spread across the school: the campus heartthrob Lin Yi had a heavy taste, having snatched the ugliest girl's bun at the school...
Seeing everyone leave, Lin Yi turned back around, gave Xiao Zihan, who was still in shock, a glance, and unabashedly reached out to grab some pickled vegetable strips and tossed them into his mouth, chewing heartily.
Watching Lin Yi's bold actions, Xiao Zihan finally snapped out of it, though she remained somewhat at a loss.
However, at that moment, Lin Yi pushed the half-eaten bun into his mouth, then reached his hand towards Xiao Zihan.
Instantly, Xiao Zihan instinctively tightened her grip on the bun she had just taken two bites from, as if fearing he would take her last bun away:
"No, I, I'm not full yet..."
Witnessing this gesture and hearing her weak voice, Lin Yi momentarily froze, then couldn't help but chuckle out loud.
However, his hand didn't stop and continued reaching towards Xiao Zihan, then under her slightly apprehensive gaze, took a crumb hanging near her mouth.
The realization made Xiao Zihan's face instantly redden, while witnessing the entire scene, Li Huiqun couldn't help but curse again!
[To be continued....]