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

Chapter 85 It's okay, it's really okay

"I said, what's so high-class about her?"

"It's obvious you fall for this."

"..."

Shen Yanci pursed his lips: "Who said I fall for her act?"

The phone lit up again.

Zhao Zhao: "Brother Yan Ci, do you still have time to help me with my IELTS exam?"

"..."

Chen Yu shrugged, indicating that he should demonstrate.

Shen Yanci typed: "No time."

He lowered his eyelids, deleted the message, and turned off his phone: "Why should I reply to her instantly?"

"..."

Chen Yu glanced at the extra drinks on Shen Yanci's table as he spoke: "Well done, you don't show favoritism at all."

"I'll take this opportunity to compare their apology behaviors and see how they differ."

"..."

At noon, the two groups met in the cafeteria.

Chen Yu invited them to sit together.

Shen Yanci's face was cold, making him appear even more distant and aloof.

After Qin Zhao greeted him at first and he ignored her, she glanced at him several times.

After Jiang Man finished eating, she said she wanted fruit salad. Qin Zhao's eyes lit up: "You guys want fruit salad? I'll buy it for you."

Lin Shi: "One serving, please."

Chen Yu: "Thank you for the forced kiss, bro."

Shen Yanci remained silent.

Qin Zhao pursed her lips and called out to him.

Shen Yanci lifted his eyelids, understandingly saying, "Am I included? No need to include me, so as not to bother you anymore."

"..."

Qin Zhao bought three servings of fruit salad.

Lin Shi: "Aren't you going to eat?"

Qin Zhao hummed in agreement: "I don't want to eat."

Lin Shi handed a serving of fruit salad to Chen Yu with one hand, and habitually hooked his arm around Qin Zhao's shoulder with the other.

When Shen Yanci went over, he reached out and handed him the fruit bag.

Lin Shi: "Take it."

Shen Yanci pursed her lips and glanced at the spot where the two of them were arm in arm, her voice cold: "I'm full."

"..."

Lin Shi scoffed and shrugged at Qin Zhao: "See? I told you he's crazy."

"Keep it for yourself! Why are we clinging to him like that?!"

"..."

After school, Qin Zhao saw Shen Yanci and immediately ran over to him.

But Shen Yanci didn't seem to care about her.

"Brother Yanci!"

She shouted something gruffly, sounding a bit like she was getting angry, and Shen Yanci stopped.

Qin Zhao started to back down again, his voice lowering: "That's not what I meant that day. I was just... I was just too tired and wanted to rest."

Shen Yanci pressed closer: "You mean I disturbed your rest? You were the one who fell asleep on Nanyin Island and ended up in my arms, weren't you?"

"..."

"Or did I remember wrong? Did I run into your arms and disturb your rest?"

"..."

Qin Zhao pinched the seam of his trousers and stammered, "So that's why I was afraid of disturbing your rest."

Shen Yanci gave a half-smile: "Then I should thank you."

Seeing that she couldn't give a reason, Shen Yanci was about to leave.

Qin Zhao, in a moment of madness, started watching the video Jiang Man had shown her. She gasped and squatted down, clutching her ankle.

He gasped for breath, observing Shen Yanci as he muttered to himself in pain, "I think I twisted my ankle, it hurts so much."

"..."

Looking down at him, her face was scrunched up, and she was looking at him pitifully.

Noticing his gaze, she became even more engrossed in her act, pretending to close her eyes in pain.

A shadow fell over the room, and Qin Zhao initially mistook it for Shen Yanci. Then, a faint scent of perfume lingered in his nostrils, and a familiar, clear female voice rang out—

"Are you OK?"

It's Fang Tian.

Qin Zhao opened her eyes and saw Shen Yanci looking down at her intently, while Fang Tian wore an awkward expression of worry.

She looked a little embarrassed and guilty, forcing a bitter smile: "It's nothing." Fang Tian took Qin Zhao's arm and helped her up: "I'll take you to the hospital."

"Really, really nothing's wrong."

Lin Shi and Chen Yu appeared from behind. Lin Shi looked at Qin Zhao, who was being helped up, and said, "Who's been bullying you again!"

Fang Tian: "Her shoes."

"..."

"She twisted her ankle."

Lin Shi clicked his tongue and looked down at her height-increasing shoes: "I told you not to wear those lousy height-increasing insoles every day, you're bound to get hurt sooner or later."

Chen Yu: "I was wondering why the kissing guy's height seemed to fluctuate. Turns out he was wearing height-increasing insoles."

"..."

Qin Zhao closed his eyes and said, "Thank you so much."

Lin Shi took her arm, his tone still irritating: "Can you walk? Do you need a wheelchair for an encore?"

"..."

Qin Zhao noticed that Shen Yanci was still looking at her, so she forced herself to say, "It's alright, it was just that one moment, I'm fine now."

Fang Tian insisted on helping her to where the car was parked.

Chen Yu nudged Lin Shi's arm and muttered, "You know what, maybe the 'Forced Kiss Bro' will actually get a kiss."

"Right, Yanci?"

Shen Yanci stared coldly at the two eyesore figures. What a load of rubbish!
"..."

The break between classes at Yinghua University was quite long, and Lin Shi asked Qin Zhao if he wanted to play basketball.

Qin Zhao didn't want to go, but then he heard that Shen Yanci was also there.

She scratched her hair and replied with an "okay".

Qin Zhao was carrying a bag of water at the supermarket when he ran into Gu Yiming.

Gu Yiming: "Buying so much water?"

Qin Zhao hummed in agreement: "I brought it for someone else."

Gu Yiming: "Are you going to play basketball?"

Qin Zhao nodded.

"Are you short-handed? Take me with you."

"It was a gathering organized by someone else; I didn't know about it."

Gu Yiming, a top-tier player: "It's okay, I'll be a substitute. I haven't played in a long time, and my hands are itching."

Qin Zhao himself doesn't actually play basketball, though his aim might be pretty good. Considering that his goal isn't to play basketball, and that Gu Yiming could fill in for him, he agreed.

"You were really good at basketball last time, you even beat Liu Sheng," Gu Yiming praised.

"coincide."

Gu Yiming laughed and said, "Don't be modest. Liu Sheng violated the rules and bumped into you at the end, and the ball still went in under those circumstances. You must be something special."

The two chatted casually until they reached the basketball court.

Shen Yanci saw her from afar, accompanied by a boy, chatting and laughing.

Chen Yu followed his gaze and looked over: "Why did the guy who forcefully kissed you bring someone with him?"

Lin Shi followed closely behind.

Gu Yiming was thus subjected to intense scrutiny.

He returned Qin Zhao's gaze and, without needing Qin Zhao's introduction, took the initiative to introduce himself: "Hello, seniors, I am Qin Zhao's classmate, my name is Gu Yiming."

Lin Shi dunked the basketball, looking at Qin Zhao: "Never seen you before, are you a new friend?"

I suppose so. Qin Zhao nodded.

Gu Yiming smiled and said, "We've known each other since we were barbecue buddies."

Qin Zhao: "..."

The moment he mentioned barbecue, she recalled his resolute back as he turned away, and her lips twitched involuntarily.

Gu Yiming understood what she meant: "Wait for next time, I'll definitely treat you to a good meal."

Qin Zhao glanced at Shen Yanci, then looked at Lin Shi and the others: "Would you like some water?"

Chen Yu praised, "Brother Qiangwen is so considerate."

"..."

Qin Zhao took out a bottle separately, intending to give it to Shen Yanci later.

Gu Yiming is the kind of person who is naturally enthusiastic. Seeing Qin Zhao dividing the water, he started to help with Qin Zhao's bag.

He walked over to Shen Yanci, grinning, and said, "Senior, have some water."

That expression, in Shen Yanci's eyes, inexplicably took on a different meaning—

"Senior, have some wedding candy."

"..."

Yanci: Am I spoiling her too much by coaxing her so easily...?

Gu Yiming: Senior, would you like some water?

Yan Cige: Urgent! What should I do if my wife, whose sexual orientation is unknown, is surrounded by many men and women?!

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