Your classmates haven't taken the college entrance examination yet, but you are carrying bricks

"Stop! Stop now!" Zhao Linger slammed the car window and shouted at the driver.

Zhao Yiming was startled by his sister's behavior and frowned in dissatisfaction, "What are you crazy about? Why did you stop the car when all was well?"

"I saw Gu Ci, he was on the side of the road!" Zhao Linger pointed out the window, her tone anxious.

"Gu Ci?" Zhao Yiming followed Zhao Linger's gaze and was stunned.

It’s really Gu Ci!

Why is he dressed like this?

Zhao Yiming's heart was full of doubts, but more of it was contempt and disdain.

"He's a bricklayer, isn't it normal for him to dress like this?" Zhao Yiming sneered, his tone full of disdain, "Ling'er, you're not feeling sorry for him, are you?"

Zhao Linger suddenly opened the car door and jumped out without caring about her image, almost hitting a cyclist on the side of the road.

"Oh my god! How can people driving luxury cars have such poor quality!" The passerby almost overturned the car and shouted in frustration.

However, Zhao Linger turned a deaf ear and ran straight towards Gu Ci.

"Gu Ci, why are you here?" She ran to Gu Ci and asked breathlessly.

When Gu Ci saw Zhao Linger, he was stunned at first, then a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, and he subconsciously hid the bread in his hand behind him.

"Zhao Linger? Why are you here?"

"I was just about to ask you! Why are you dressed like this?" Zhao Linger looked at Gu Ci's tattered clothes and dirty face, feeling very distressed.

Gu Ci smiled awkwardly, "I... just came back and didn't have time to change clothes."

"Change clothes?" At this time, Zhao Yiming also got out of the car. He looked Gu Ci up and down, his eyes full of contempt, "You? Change clothes? Look at what you look like now, like a beggar, and you still have the nerve to stand here?"

"Brother!" Zhao Linger glared at Zhao Yiming in dissatisfaction, "Don't say that about him!"

"Why can't I say it? Am I wrong?" Zhao Yiming snorted coldly, "Ling'er, I'm telling you, you should avoid interacting with people like him, lest you be led astray by him!"

Gu Ci looked at Zhao Yiming's face and decided to stop pretending. He took out the bread and continued eating with a faint smile on his face.

"Mr. Zhao is right. I am marrying above my station. Ling'er, if you have nothing else to do, I will leave first."

After saying that, Gu Ci turned around and was about to leave.

"Gu Ci, are you going to school?!" Zhao Linger grabbed Gu Ci's arm and said, "Don't listen to my brother's nonsense. He can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth!"

The smile on Gu Ci's lips deepened. He raised his chin slightly, revealing his well-defined jawline. His deep eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, making it impossible to see his true thoughts.

"Mr. Zhao is right. People like me should hide in the corner to avoid offending Mr. Zhao's eyes."

"Brother, stop talking!" Zhao Linger pulled Zhao Yiming's sleeve, her eyes full of pleading.

"Ling'er, you..." Zhao Yiming was about to say something but was interrupted by Zhao Ling'er.

"Brother, can you go back to the car first? I'll be back soon after talking to Gu Ci." Zhao Linger's tone was firm and did not allow for refusal.

Zhao Yiming looked at his sister's determined eyes and finally compromised. He glared at Gu Ci fiercely and turned back to the car.

"Gu Ci, don't pay attention to my brother. He just has a bad mouth, but he's actually a very nice person." Zhao Linger looked at Gu Ci, her eyes full of apology.

"It's okay, I know."

Gu Ci smiled faintly. How could he not know what kind of person Zhao Yiming was? What did his good or bad have to do with him, Gu Ci?

"Are you going to school?" Zhao Linger looked at Gu Ci's tattered clothes and felt even more distressed.

"Yeah." Gu Ci nodded, "I've wasted too long, I have to hurry up."

"It's just right that you can take our Zhao family's car..."

"Take your Zhao family's car? Ha," Gu Ci looked down at his muddy shoes as if he had heard something funny. "Look at me, I'm not afraid of dirtying your Zhao family's car."

After saying that, he pointed at Wukong on the side and said, "Besides, I have a monkey with me!"

Zhao Linger wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Gu Ci, "Linger, you go first." He raised his head, looking directly at Zhao Linger with deep eyes, and there was a hint of imperceptible tenderness in his tone, "I don't want to have any more unpleasantness with your brother because of you."

Zhao Linger was stunned. She looked at the young man in front of her, who was clearly dressed in rags but still stood as tall as a pine tree, and her heart was filled with mixed emotions.

"Gu Ci," she bit her lip, but ultimately said nothing.

Gu Ci smiled at her, turned and walked towards the school.

"Gu Ci!" Zhao Linger suddenly called him. Gu Ci stopped and looked back at her in confusion.

Zhao Linger took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind. She quickly walked up to Gu Ci and stuffed an exquisite box in her hand into his.

“What is this...?” Gu Ci looked at the box in his hand puzzled.

"Open it when you return to school!" Zhao Linger's cheeks blushed slightly, and she didn't dare to look directly into Gu Ci's eyes.

Gu Ci didn't look back. He clenched the box in his hand and quickened his pace.

Zhao Linger's words made him feel a little confused, and he didn't know how to deal with this sudden kindness.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak..." Wukong jumped off Gu Ci's shoulder, scratched his ears and cheeks, and called out a few times in the direction of Zhao Linger, as if he was thanking Gu Ci on his behalf.

"Thank you, little monkey."

Zhao Linger squatted down and gently stroked Wukong's hair, her eyes full of tenderness. Wukong squinted his eyes comfortably, enjoying Zhao Linger's touch.

Gu Ci turned and left, his back looking a little lonely.

"This kid is quite courageous."

The luxury car slowly drove up to Zhao Linger, and the window slowly lowered, revealing Zhao Yiming's face that deserved a beating.

"Brother, can you please stop targeting Gu Ci all the time?" Zhao Linger stood up with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone.

"I'm targeting him? Ling'er, don't be fooled by this kid! He's just a poor boy, he smells like a poor kid, he's not from the same world as you!" Zhao Yiming said disdainfully, "Look at his clothes, and then look at his monkey, he looks like a beggar!"

Zhao Linger looked at Gu Ci's receding back, feeling mixed emotions. Her brother's words pierced her heart like a needle, but Gu Ci's lonely back made her feel distressed.

"What are you looking at, you silly girl? They've all gone far away!" Zhao Yiming honked the horn impatiently a few times, "Hurry up and get in the car. Don't forget your business."

Zhao Linger bit her lip, said nothing, turned around and got into the car.

The luxury car drove away, and Gu Ci, holding a monkey, walked towards Shangqing University dejectedly.