Shocking! The school heartthrob who was adopted by a wealthy family is actually a heiress!

Chapter 23 I'll treat you to a meal
Qin Zhao ultimately refused to accept the 10,000 yuan that Shen Yanci had transferred, as the amount was too large for her.

The next day, when she saw Shen Yanci at the school gate, she greeted him cheerfully: "Good morning, Brother Yanci!"

The sound is crisp and full of energy.

Shen Yanci raised an eyebrow, lifted his eyelids to look at her, and saw her smiling brightly, her eyes narrowed into beautiful crescent shapes, which was very infectious.

A smile unconsciously crept into his eyes: "Good morning."

After greeting everyone, Qin Zhao ran off to the classroom like a free bird.

Lin Shi calmly closed the car door and muttered, "She's so happy to be going to school so early in the morning. I'd think she was on vacation."

As he spoke, he put his arm around Shen Yanci's shoulder, and the two walked towards the school like good buddies.

Shen Yanci glanced at him: "Did you play games yesterday?"

"Don't even mention it. My mom came back yesterday and bought a bunch of clothes. She's playing a real-life version of Miracle Nikki." Lin Shi waved his hand and then gestured with his chin toward Qin Zhao. "That guy seems to be having a lot of fun. He tried on clothes for two hours without getting tired, and he and Ms. Qin were really going at it together. No wonder she's surnamed Qin and I'm surnamed Lin."

Shen Yanci said thoughtfully, "She does seem to be much more cheerful than at the beginning."

"Not a few? She's practically running wild. I wonder what she's been doing. Let her be." Lin Shi pouted and made a fist gesture. "However, if she dares to confuse the big and small and try to steal my things, I'll let her know who the original inhabitants of this house are."

Shen Yanci pushed him away with her hand and gave him a lazy sidelong glance: "If you have nothing to do, just uninstall Tomato Novels."

"..."

"Chen Yu only reads that kind of mindless stuff, okay?" Lin Shi complained. "I don't read any books."

Shen Yanci: "..."

"Besides, my aunt already said so," Lin Shi argued logically. "Qin Zhao is a complete stranger to our family. My parents are treating her exceptionally well right now because they feel guilty. Who knows if she harbors resentment or hatred? If I don't keep a close eye on things and maintain a proper distance, she might completely manipulate our family."

Shen Yanci couldn't say much about Lin Shi's family affairs, but when he recalled those crescent-shaped eyes from earlier, he said calmly, "She doesn't seem like that kind of person."

"Who can say that?" Lin Shi said with a bright smile. "But I think my aunt is overthinking it. She's not that smart at all."

"..."

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Jiang Man has her own good friend, but her friend is about to go abroad to study, and the two of them have been quite affectionate and reluctant to part recently.

Qin Zhao still prefers to be alone, but she's long been used to it and doesn't find it strange.

At lunchtime, Qin Zhao was about to go to the cafeteria when Jiang Man suddenly called out to her, "Zhao Zhao, that fruit salad you had last time was really delicious, where did you buy it?"

"The cafeteria." Qin Zhao paused, then invited, "Want to come along?"

"Never mind." Jiang Man slumped onto the table. "I'm going to film a video with Chengzi later, let's eat it next time."

She was in low spirits, perhaps because Orange was about to leave.

Qin Zhao understood and smiled at her: "I can help you bring it."

"Really?" Jiang Man's eyes lit up. She started looking for her meal card, but after searching around and not finding it, she muttered to herself, "Where's my meal card?"

"It's okay, I'll treat you to it."

This scene happened to be witnessed by the trio. Chen Yu playfully nudged Lin Shi and said, "Your younger brother is something else. He's been kissing me forcefully and treating me to meals. He's much better than you."

Lin Shi: "..."

"Forced kiss, bro!" Chen Yu yelled.

Qin Zhao didn't realize that he was calling her, but Chen Yu's deep voice was too noticeable in the empty corridor, so she subconsciously glanced back.

Shen Yanci and the other two walked side by side, wearing Yinghua school uniforms. They were tall and had long legs. As they walked towards the light, they looked quite like characters from an idol drama.

If we ignore Chen Yu's gossipy and slightly lewd expression, several other people turned around with Qin Zhao, their gazes lingering on the three of them and the so-called "forced kiss guy."

Qin Zhao silently closed his eyelids, slowly turned his head, took two steps unhurriedly, and then ran away.

"..."

"Why is she running?" Chen Yu frowned, looking left and right. "Neither of you have transformed into your beast forms."

"..."

Shen Yanci gave him a cool glance, and Chen Yu immediately made a shushing gesture, then clicked his tongue at Lin Shi: "Did you bully Brother Qiangwen again?"

"..."

"Please tell me," Lin Shi said, looking utterly speechless, as if he'd been falsely accused. "I haven't run into her at all lately, okay?"

He emphasized the word "碰" (pèng).

Chen Yu asked, puzzled, "Then why did she run away?"

Shen Yanci glanced at him and said indifferently, "If you shout 'Da Congming' on the street, only Lin Shi will come out to answer you."

"..."

Qin Zhao was caught by the three of them in the cafeteria.

"Hey, what's up with the guy who forced a kiss? He turned around and ran away as soon as he saw us, without even saying hello?" Chen Yu's voice wasn't loud, but it was still quite jarring.

Qin Zhao frowned, glanced around, and then solemnly declared, "My name is Qin Zhao. You can call me Zhao Zhao, but don't give me any random nicknames."

"Fine, I'll force a kiss... Zhao Zhao." Chen Yu was the quickest, only changing his mind when he saw Qin Zhao was about to get angry.

Qin Zhao then gave up, met Shen Yanci's gaze, and relaxed slightly: "Brother Yanci."

Shen Yanci hummed in agreement. Although he still had that aloof and unapproachable expression, his aura was not as intense as before.

Chen Yu smacked his lips and quietly said, "I'm Brother Chen Yu."

"..."

Qin Zhao still only took two dishes. As she walked to the end of the line, she placed an extra bowl of fish soup on her plate with one hand.

She paused, looking at Shen Yanci with a puzzled expression.

But he was already continuing to choose his own food.

Qin Zhao thought that since it was Shen Yanci's money anyway, he might as well buy it for him. After swiping his card, he found a seat and sat down.

After Shen Yanci and the others sat down, Qin Zhao naturally placed the fish soup next to Shen Yanci.

Chen Yu raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping between the two men, and slowly asked, "Qiang... Qin Zhao, why did you only buy fish soup for Ci-ge?"

"..."

Shen Yanci lazily lifted his eyelids and pushed the fish soup back: "Drink it yourself."

Qin Zhao was baffled. He was the one who took it, and now he was making her drink it.

Lin Shi happened to have just finished paying and walked over. Seeing this, he snorted at her and became even more aggressive: "Shen Yanci is my brother. We've known each other for over ten years. You think you can steal my man with just a bowl of fish soup? You really dare to dream."

"..."

(End of this chapter)