Hu Jiasheng patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction.
“Your investment judgment is quite good, boy. You bought it for 5,000, and now the average price is 6,300. You've made a hundred thousand yuan in a few months. Your parents would be proud if they knew.”
“Come on, making a hundred thousand in a few months isn’t something to brag about. Let’s not mention it to them.”
Hu Jiasheng knew what he meant but didn’t expose him.
“Alright. 100,000 yuan isn't much for our family. You’ll have a great future. Your uncle believes in you.”
With no contact left with Zhan Jingrui, there was no one else in the world to contact.
He Yao slept soundly in the hotel, drowsy, and soon it was time for school to start.
She took the bus there. By the time she arrived, almost everyone was present.
Everyone was chattering in groups, sharing their holiday experiences. She had nothing to talk about, so she used her schoolbag as a pillow and continued to nap.
Xu Zheng watched her enter the classroom and then slump into her seat, sighing with admiration.
“Alas, I’m just too much of a looks-person. Even though I know He Yao isn’t a pure beauty, I can’t help but have the illusion every time I see her face. How can she be so good-looking? She’s exceptionally beautiful.”
“And everyone else gains weight during the New Year, but she seems to have lost more. Look at her defined features.”
“Why does she sleep so much? Almost every time I look, she’s…”
Zhan Jingrui shot him an impatient glance. “If you’re really bored, you can nap too.”
Right. The world was truly this peculiar.
Some people had endless gossip to share, some had endless love affairs to discuss, some had endless sleep, and some had endless homework.
The top scholar Zhan was about to start doing problems again, so he’d better shut up.
The first class of the semester was naturally not a serious one.
The homeroom teacher gave a brief speech and then left, telling everyone to study on their own.
Xu Zheng was idly scrolling through his phone when Zhan Jingrui nudged him.
Thinking he had offended him again, Xu Zheng quickly looked over. Zhan Jingrui, however, pushed a hundred yuan bill into his hand.
“Do me a favor.”
In all the time they’d known each other, this was the first time he knew he could be of help to the top scholar Zhan.
Xu Zheng hurriedly asked, “What favor?”
“Order me a cup of milk tea according to your usual takeout preferences.”
Xu Zheng suspected he was hallucinating and pinched his ear.
“What did you just say? I didn’t hear clearly.”
Zhan Jingrui looked at his actions with a hint of helplessness. “No need to be surprised, I’ll trouble you often in the future.”
Although Xu Zheng was completely baffled by his intentions, he obediently complied since he had rarely asked for anything.
Soon, the milk tea arrived. Xu Zheng, risking getting caught, sneakily went to the side door to retrieve it and respectfully placed it in front of him.
Zhan Jingrui asked him, “Do you know which class Chu Xi is in?”
“Who?”
“Are your ears really not working?”
“What… what is going on? Your behavior after the winter break is too abnormal. I can hardly believe it. Did you just say Chu Xi?”
Zhan Jingrui’s tone was calm. “Yes. I want to give her this milk tea. I’m going to pursue her starting today. Tell me which class and which seat she is in.”
Xu Zheng was dumbfounded.
The milk tea was for Chu Xi?
Zhan Jingrui was going to pursue Chu Xi starting today?
This, this was what kind of earth-shattering news!
Seeing him frozen like a statue, Zhan Jingrui manually closed his mouth.
“Do you have an objection?”
Xu Zheng quickly shook his head. No, no, no!
So the aloof top scholar also had emotional needs. It seemed he wasn’t abstinent, but just had high standards.
He wouldn’t make a move easily, but when he did, he aimed for the very best. This was going to be big, the school would be abuzz.
The handsome top scholar male god, ranked first in the entire grade, paired with the pure top scholar goddess, also ranked first. What a divine combination!
Soon, the dismissal bell rang.
Zhan Jingrui was the first to stand up, carrying the milk tea, and strode out of the classroom.
“Damn, something big happened, everyone come out and see!”
Zhan Jingrui walked ahead, and Xu Zheng rallied a group of people who loved to watch drama to chase after him.
It was dismissal time, and students from other classes were also coming out in twos and threes.
Normally, he never ventured into other classes, but his sudden appearance caused a stir of surprise and admiration wherever he passed.
Under the admiring gazes of the girls, he stopped in front of Chu Xi, who had just exited her classroom.
Chu Xi was fair and clean-skinned, with features that, like He Yao’s, belonged to the gentle Jiangnan water town style.
She exuded an aura of gentleness and elegance, her hair tied in a ponytail, wearing a loose school uniform.
Being suddenly stopped by Zhan Jingrui, with a crowd of people watching, her face instantly turned red.
Zhan Jingrui handed her the milk tea. “Hello Chu Xi, I’m Zhan Jingrui. I’d like to treat you to milk tea.”
The surrounding onlookers collectively let out a gasp, “Wow!”
Chu Xi was a little surprised, her eyes sparkling, and her face turned even redder.
Before she could say anything, Zhan Jingrui grabbed one of her hands and forcefully pressed the milk tea into it.
“You don’t have a boyfriend, right?”
“What?”
“Starting today, I’m going to pursue you.”
“Wow!” Men and women in the hallway all had their mouths shaped like ‘o’.
He pulled out his phone, under everyone’s curious gaze.
“If you don’t mind, let’s exchange WeChat. If you don’t like this, tell me on WeChat. I’ll buy you your favorites in the future.”
“Damn!” It was unclear which girl first exclaimed in surprise.
The crowd immediately became noisy, everyone chattering and discussing.
“My God, what is this plot? When did these two get together? On the first day of school, Zhan Jingrui actually came to pursue Chu Xi!”
“Oh my god, these two standing together are just too pleasing to the eye. My dream is shattered. The male god has a goddess, and I suddenly feel unworthy of even a secret crush!”
“What should I do, what should I do? I’ve already started shipping them. Zhan Jingrui is so domineering, I really like it~”
“Wuwuwu, I’m so envious of the milk tea in Chu Xi’s hand. I wish I could belong to both of them at the same time~”
Amidst the murmuring crowd, Chu Xi blushingly took out her phone, and they added each other.
Zhan Jingrui turned around and walked back grandly, meeting everyone’s gaze.
Before he could even return to the classroom, an informant rushed back to report.
“Holy cow, do you guys know what just happened? Zhan Jingrui took a cup of milk tea to Chu Xi’s class and confessed his feelings to her in public! They exchanged WeChat publicly, damn! What kind of idol drama plot is this?”
The class immediately erupted. Everyone looked at the informant, beginning to question him for details.
He Yao slowly sat up straight.
Because she had heard Zhan Jingrui’s name.
She watched the informant’s mouth, hearing every word clearly. A small flame in her heart was slowly extinguishing, extinguishing…
Until she saw Zhan Jingrui walk in like a triumphant general, his imposing presence filling the room, and sit down to play on his phone, without ever looking at her from beginning to end.
The flame finally turned into a pile of ashes.
It was good that his uncle understood him, knowing how to help him move on the fastest without affecting his emotions.
That’s great.