With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

"Isn't it all because of that Shen Ci?" Lin Biqi retorted, standing up. "She's a laughing stock at school now, shamelessly saying she'll donate four of the most advanced telescopes to the astronomy department. Li Xiao, wake up! What's so special about someone like that that you can't forget?"

"Are you going to be ridiculed by everyone along with her? Your aunt did all this for you, and now you're still so stubborn. How can you face your uncle and aunt!"

Neither of them controlled their volume, and the scene of their argument was witnessed by many passing students.

Li Xiao already felt that his current situation was a mess. He had done one absurd thing after another in front of Shen Ci, and he really didn't want any more trouble to arise.

Lin Biqi is a huge problem that can't be shaken off.

"I've wronged no one and that's none of your business. I'll say it again, leave me alone."

Li Xiao spoke these words in a low voice, but they were incredibly powerful.

All he wants now is to repair his relationship with Shen Ci; Shen Ci is the only one in his heart.

Shen Ci had just woken up in her 60-square-meter bedroom when she received Gu Lianxing's message, but she had no intention of not returning to school.

You can run away from something one day, but you can't hide forever. Besides, she had no reason to avoid Li Xiao, and she hadn't done anything wrong.

Most importantly, she wasn't afraid to face Li Xiao at all.

When Shen Ci got back to school, it was noon. She went straight to the school cafeteria to have lunch with Gu Lianxing, but as soon as she got out of the car, she ran into Qu Yang and Shao Yu at the school gate.

"Shen Ci?"

Shao Yu saw Shen Ci and waved excitedly.

Shen Ci smiled and nodded, turning her gaze to Qu Yang. Unlike the previous times she had seen him, when he was always wearing a sports jersey, today Qu Yang was wearing a clean white T-shirt and gray sweatpants, looking less wild and more well-behaved.

"You came back from off-campus?"

Shen Ci asked in a natural tone.

Qu Yang nodded, and Shao Yu interjected, "Don't even mention it. This kid dragged me out of bed at five in the morning to queue at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store, but when we got there, the queue was already two streets ahead. It was all for nothing."

Hearing this, Shen Ci asked curiously, "Why are we queuing? There are so many people!"

"Sneakers, huh? This kid just loves shoes. This time it's a Nike x LeBron collaboration, a limited edition worldwide. All that money you gave us for the carnival, he's saving it all up to buy these shoes today!"

"Shao Yu!" Qu Yang glared at him angrily, signaling him to shut up immediately.

Only then did Shao Yu belatedly cover his mouth, realizing that he had let something slip in his moment of carelessness.

Qu Yang was extremely embarrassed; if it weren't for his skin tone, his face would have been completely red.

Shen Ci, on the contrary, showed no sign of anything amiss, and asked with a somewhat surprised smile, "You know that person is me?"

Qu Yang recalled showing off his abs to the top-ranked player back then, and now he wished the earth would just be destroyed.

Shao Yu cautiously pointed at Qu Yang: "He recognized him!"

Shen Ci became even more curious and looked at Qu Yang, asking, "How did you recognize him?"

Qu Yang felt his ears burning, so hot they tickled him. He said awkwardly, "I only saw your post once by chance, but you deleted it quickly, so I remembered it."

“Your ID is ‘Yangbao,’ and his name is Qu Yang, so he remembers it very clearly,” Shao Yu added.

Qu Yang shot Shao Yu a sharp glare, which startled him so much that he immediately shut his mouth.

"I'm not being presumptuous, I just subconsciously remembered it," Qu Yang quickly explained.

Seeing his flustered and bewildered expression, Shen Ci smiled even more broadly: "I know, my ID is because Faye Wong has a song called 'Yang Bao,' which I really like."

"Oh." Qu Yang nodded.

Shen Ci found him adorable, but didn't tease him further, instead steer the conversation back on track: "Didn't you buy those shoes?"

Shao Yu dared not speak again, and Qu Yang said to himself, "It's definitely not possible to buy it at the original price. Let's try to come earlier next time."

You could hear the obvious disappointment in his tone.

The group chatted as they walked into the cafeteria before parting ways.

Upon finding Gu Lianxing, she discovered that Gu Lianxing had already prepared food for Shen Ci. As soon as they met, Gu Lianxing eagerly asked, "Have you gone back to your dorm? Is Li Xiao still there?"

Shen Ci shook her head: "No, I came straight here as soon as I got back to school."

Gu Lianxing's pretty face scrunched up like a bun: "He seems to be possessed. He really waited for you downstairs in the dormitory all night. What did you do to him this time?"

"I didn't," Shen Ci quickly shook her head to disclaim any involvement!

Not wanting to discuss anything related to Li Xiao anymore, Shen Ci turned to Gu Lianxing and asked seriously, "Lianxing, do you have connections? Do you know any shoe vendors?"

"A shoe vendor? What kind of shoes do you want to buy?" Gu Lianxing blinked in surprise.

"I heard that a lot of people lined up last night for the new Nike x LeBron James collaboration."

"Sneakers?" Gu Lianxing looked slightly surprised, and subconsciously lowered her voice to blurt out, "Buying them for Li Xiao?"

“I’ll buy him a coffin!” Shen Ci immediately rolled his eyes.

"Then... then why did you buy sneakers?" Gu Lianxing asked in confusion for three seconds, then her eyes widened suddenly: "You have a guy you like?"

"Sister, can't I just buy a pair of sneakers for no reason at all?"

"Normally, it's unlikely."

Shen Ci: ...

Sighing, and thinking that there was nothing she couldn't say to Gu Lianxing, she simply said, "Qu Yang has helped me several times, and I was thinking of buying him a pair of shoes to thank him. It's just a simple way of expressing my gratitude, and I have absolutely no ulterior motives. Of course, if he'd like me to touch his abs, that would be fine too."

Gu Lianxing exclaimed in surprise, "Shen Ci, you're so heartless! Li Xiao waited for you downstairs in the dormitory all night like a homeless child, and you're telling me you want to touch Qu Yang's abs? If you had any conscience at all, you should have included me! I want to touch them too!"

"That's why we're such good sisters," Shen Ci said with a smile. "So, can you actually help me with this?"

Gu Lianxing picked up her phone with a smug look on her face, raised her eyebrows triumphantly, and said, "Sister, I may not have much else, but I have a wide network of connections. Wait for me to ask around for you."

Seeing this, Shen Ci nodded with satisfaction. Just then, her phone rang, and she swiped right to answer it.

"Excuse me, is this Ms. Shen? We are SF Express, and the four telescopes you ordered have been delivered. We are currently at the USTC campus gate. Could you please tell us where you wish to deliver them to?"

Shen Ci was startled. So fast?

"Please wait a moment, I'll come out to meet you right away."

Shen Ci hung up the phone and hurriedly got up to leave, but when she looked up, she saw Li Xiao walking quickly from not far away, followed by Lin Biqi with a resentful look on her face.

Seeing Shen Ci's actions, Li Xiao thought she was going to avoid him again. He stepped forward, grabbed her wrist excitedly, and said with red eyes, "How long are you going to keep hiding from me?"

Seeing Li Xiao tightly holding Shen Ci's hand, Lin Biqi's eyes immediately reddened. Noticing the onlookers' curious gazes, she pretended to shout, "Brother Li Xiao, she's not avoiding you at all, she's just ashamed to face people because she boasted!"