Dedicated to studying, yet forced into a chaotic situation.

Chapter 62 Idiot, can't even chase someone properly

Many students from Xinghua University lived in the villa area where the Jiang family lived. That evening, someone posted on the forum.

Because it involved the name of the recently popular celebrity 'Jiang Tianyao', and because of such explosive news, almost all the students at Xinghua University were gossiping about it.

[Have you heard? Jiang Tianyao's brother actually likes her!]

[No wonder I always felt there was something strange about the atmosphere when her brother came to pick her up.]

[Could she and her brother have been together for a while?]

[She always has her brother pick her up and drop her off at gatherings; their behavior has long surpassed that of siblings. Didn't you notice?]

[Oh my god, she also said her brother is single, and quite a few girls in our grade like him. She even said she could help set them up.]

[No way, isn't she Gu Chenyi's girlfriend?]

[Playing the field? Who knew Jiang Tianyao would go this far? Hahaha, she's really screwed up this time.]

[......]

Jiang Tianyao cried her heart out all night.

She had done nothing wrong, yet her parents accused her of seducing her brother. She and her brother were innocent; they had done nothing wrong.

But the ambiguous nickname Jiang Chenjin used in his WeChat contacts was real, the photo of her behind the traditional Chinese painting in the study was real, and the bedside table in the bedroom that had been smashed open contained her long-lost personal clothing.

It's all Shi Sui's fault.

Their family of four was originally harmonious and happy, but Shi Sui's presence destroyed her family. Her father had never scolded her, her mother had never spoken harshly to her, and her brother—

Although her brother was still on her side, he did not stop her when she left the Jiang family with her suitcase.

Everything has changed.

Jiang Tianyao dragged her suitcase to the Gu family home. Gu's parents had gone abroad to discuss business, and Gu Chenyi took her in.

She was on his bed, crying as she tried to prove to him that there was nothing between her and her brother.

It's all Shi Sui's fault. If only she weren't here.

*

Shi Sui was preparing food and studying, so she had no idea that the gossip was spreading so fast.

I had a wonderful dream all night; I've never slept so well at the Jiang family's house.

The next day, Shi Sui finished making the bento boxes and went out, but did not run into Jiang Tianyao. Later, she learned from the nanny's chat that Jiang Tianyao had not returned home all night.

System: [Host, you have changed the plot.]

In the novel, Jiang Tianyao was coaxed back home by her family. Her running away from home was just a momentary outburst, and she never really intended to leave.

[Hehe, the plot really isn't unchangeable after all.] Shi Sui was in a good mood. [What about Xu Chaomu? Can geniuses live long lives?]

The system escaped.

On her way to school, Shi Sui ran into Xiao Youran.

"Shi Sui, what happened at your house last night? I heard your brother likes Jiang Tianyao."

Shi Sui was really happy to share. She sniffed and said sadly, "I've always respected him, but I never expected that he would like Jiang Tianyao. They're siblings, even though they're not related by blood, they're siblings in law. It's really... disgusting."

Xiao Youran burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Shi Sui asked, bewildered.

"Your voice sounds so affected, just like Jiang Tianyao's," Xiao Youran said with a smile. "I'm not scolding you, but your voice sounds so sad, yet you can't hide the smile in your eyes at all."

"Okay, looks like I need to work on my acting skills." Shi Sui shrugged and asked, "By the way, You Ran, do you know where the rent is cheap nearby?"

"What's wrong?"

"I'm moving out. I can't stay in the Jiang family's house for even a day longer."

Xiao Youran had heard a lot of bad things about Shi Sui from Jiang Tianyao. She could tell that Shi Sui was being ostracized by the Jiang family, so she wasn't surprised that Shi Sui wanted to move away from the Jiang family.

After chatting for a few more minutes, the two quickly parted ways in the elevator because the classrooms were on different floors, and Shi Sui walked briskly into the classroom.

Yan Ze started gossiping as soon as he saw her.

Shi Sui was in a good mood and told him everything she knew, down to the smallest detail.

Soon, it was revealed on the campus forum that Jiang Chenjin had saved Jiang Tianyao as his wife in his phone, his walls were covered with her photos, and his drawers contained her personal belongings...

During the second period, the sun, which had been shining brightly, suddenly started to drizzle.

I heard that an autumn typhoon is coming. Although it is making landfall in a neighboring province, it will still affect coastal cities.

It was raining outside. The geography teacher, who was supposed to teach the third period, was a capricious person and made an excuse not to come to class, so he opted to have the class be held on his own instead.

The life trajectories of international class students have already been arranged by their parents, and they do not need to change their fate through studying. Therefore, most of them do not like to study, and the classroom becomes noisy as soon as they hear about self-study.

No one cares.

Chi Yan was looking at a PPT sent by the company. The noise around him was distracting him, and he subconsciously looked at Shi Sui.

Shi Sui maintained her upright posture, quietly writing something, looking very focused and undisturbed by the noise around her.

Although she seemed calm, Chi Yan felt that she couldn't possibly concentrate on her studies in this environment.

He nudged her with his elbow and asked softly, "Hey, do you want to study in the lounge? It's quiet there."

"Hmm?" Shi Sui finished correcting the words, glanced at him sideways, and asked in confusion, "Isn't the lounge where you hold meetings?"

At Xinghua, the wealthy have their own private lounges, which are said to be luxurious, bright, with dazzling crystal chandeliers and soft leather sofas.

Chi Yan would occasionally disappear. Shi Sui asked Yan Ze and learned about the existence of the lounge, which was equipped with a computer. Chi Yan held company meetings there.

Good heavens, a seventeen-year-old boy attending a company meeting—this is definitely a character straight out of a novel.

Anyway, Shi Sui wouldn't even dare to think about such a thing.

"You can study there," Chi Yan asked. "Will you go?"

Shi Sui shook her head: "I'm not going."

"Then I'm leaving?"

"Well, go ahead, go ahead."

She didn't know when it started, but Chi Yan would always tell her whenever he had to leave.

Of course, ever since Song Xinying's incident in the activity room, Shi Sui has had to report before going to the toilet after class.

Chi Yan left the classroom, silently counted to three in his mind, then turned around and found that Shi Sui hadn't followed. He silently counted to ten again, then turned around and found that the girl was still nowhere to be seen.

Ha, so we've already missed out on a chance to be alone together?

You idiot, you can't even chase someone properly.

Shi Sui put on her headphones to listen to English listening practice, but found that the classroom was too noisy, drowning out the sound from her headphones.

She took off her headphones and glanced at them. The headphone wires were yellowed, indicating they had been used for a long time and were due for retirement. Perhaps she should get some noise-canceling headphones.

After quickly ordering wireless noise-canceling headphones on Taobao, Shi Sui thought about it and decided not to disrupt her study plan, so she went to the school library to listen to some audio exercises.

The classroom is too noisy.

The sound of raindrops hitting the window was also a bit annoying.

Xinghua has two libraries. Shihui went to the library closest to the teaching building. It only had two floors. Because it was an old library, and it was raining and during class time, there weren't many people inside.

Even the librarian wasn't there.

The brown solid wood tables and chairs were neatly arranged. Shi Sui pulled out a chair and sat down. She was the only one at the five-meter-long table.

The library was quiet, and the lighting was soft and eye-friendly.

Twenty minutes later, Shi Sui finished listening to the English listening test, took off her headphones, and was flipping through the answers to check them.

Suddenly, she heard a series of footsteps, which were particularly clear in the quiet library.

The footsteps stopped at the bookshelf behind her, and then stopped.

In other words, there was someone separated from her by a row of bookshelves.

Shi Sui ignored it and checked her listening comprehension answers. When she got to the last question, she heard a series of footsteps again.

It also stopped at the bookshelf behind her.

A woman's voice rang out: "Pei Shuoxun, you really came!"

Joyful, excited, and a little shy.

Shi Sui quickly checked the listening comprehension answers. Excellent, full marks.

Great, now you can relax and listen to the gossip.

She was the one who studied here first; she wasn't eavesdropping on purpose.