If Han Qilu doesn’t hang out with Mankuai, then she wouldn’t continue attending classes at Stein. Suddenly, Xinwei is pondering Xiaonan’s proposal.
Truth be told, Xinwei isn’t concerned about the school flower title, but she knows Mankuai would steal the limelight from her. When she heard from Xiaonan how Mankuai robbed Han Qilu from An Chuxia, she felt pity for Chuxia. She doesn’t really hate her, but she hates to admit she wants to help her win back Qilu’s affections.
At least, things [at school] won’t be boring.
After giving it some thought, Xinwei asks Meng Xiaonan, “What are we going to do?”
“We need to follow the first rule in Sun Tzu’s Art of War: To know your enemy, know yourself! We must get to know Mankuai!” Meng Xiaonan says, winking.
“I know, you don’t have to remind me,” Mo Xinwei says, smiling. “Why are you familiar with The Art of War?”
Meng Xiaonan can’t help but sigh. “Because it’s common sense literature? We would be able to get to know her if we head to the gate and block her from entering!”
“Someone like her would have a bodyguard, right? You really think you can stop her?” Taoqiu licks her lips. “I have an idea. Come with me!”
As time passes, the temperature gradually rises. The pigeons in front of the clock tower are leisurely walking and pecking on the scattered bird food. Suddenly, three figures approach. The pigeons are not afraid of people, but they still steer clear from them. There are some people rumored to hurt pigeons; they don’t want to find out that the three approaching would hurt them.
“We almost got caught!” The three are relieved to have passed through the danger zone.
“I heard on TV that she’d be arriving behind the building.” Meng Xiaonan says, standing at the corner of the school gate. She’s at an advantageous position: she can see the side of the school, and still remain hidden.
They thought Mankuai would arrive at the school gate soon. What they didn’t expect is for them to hang out at the school gate for half the day. Other than a few teachers and some late students, they haven’t seen Mankuai’s shadow. With the rising temperatures, Meng Xiaonan is getting bored.
Finally, Xiaonan impatiently walks out of her hiding place. She looks at the clock tower and at Mo Xinwei and Taoqiu’s hiding place and shouts, “Your data is inaccurate! I can’t even see my own shadow!”
Mo Xinwei and Taoqiu are also getting a little impatient from waiting. They were about to come out from their hiding place when a car suddenly parks in front of the gate.
The girls’ instinct is that this is the car they’ve been waiting for. Sure enough, the girl who steps out of the car is wearing an off-the-shoulder top and a miniskirt. It is the long-awaited Mankuai.
“She’s coming, go back! Go back!” Mo Xinwei immediately lowers her voice as she tells Xiaonan to hide.
Meng Xiaonan is standing at a distance and can’t hear what Mo Xinwei is trying to relay. But since she can see Xinwei clearly, she can read her lips.
“Back? Go?” She reads Xinwei’s lips. Xiaonan turns her head and sees someone coming from the side.
She wants to meet her. Meet her! Now, she’s standing here, and Mo Xinwei will definitely leave her standing!
But things beyond her control happened. Mankuai is accompanied by a middle aged woman, and they pass by her, walking straight away. Their eyes don’t flicker acknowledgement.
Xinwei and Taoqiu, who witnessed the meeting from a distance, run to meet Xiaonan.
“Why didn’t you do what we planned on doing?” Taoqiu sadly asks. “I know the sun is bright, but were you able to look at her up close? We just saw you there, standing there like melon. I was wondering if you’d turn into dried fruit.”
Meng Xiaonan is offended. “She didn’t look at me at all! I was thinking she’d ask me why I was standing out here during class time.”
“Do you think models like her would take the initiative to talk to you?” Mo Xinwei asks, patting her hair while she wets her lips. “Beautiful people talk only to other beautiful people.”
“I’m not in the mood to bicker with you right now.” Meng Xiaonan recalls her meeting with Mankuai. She is more beautiful without all that makeup she wears on TV. She thought people on TV aren’t beautiful in real life. She didn’t expect to be proven wrong, very wrong!
“Although I didn’t see her up close, let’s talk about your [next] encounter. What should we do?” Mo Xinwei asks with interest.
Xiaonan clears her throat and says, “The next move is to wait for An Chuxia to return to school.”
“Isn’t that next week?” Taoqiu asks as she snatches the book from Xiaonan’s hand to block the sun from her face. Although she’s not particularly beautiful, she firmly believes there aren’t ugly women, just lazy ones!
Meng Xiaonan shoots Taoqiu a look of contempt after she snatches the book. “You’re blocking the sun [with my book] when I’m paler than you!”
Taoqiu was about to respond when she sees Xiao Mingluo from a distance, approaching Meng Xiaonan. Taoqiu and Xinwei look at each other with tacit understanding, and wave goodbye to Xiaonan.
Meng Xiaonan is surprised at their sudden departure. She turns around to see Xiao Mingluo approach her with bottles of soda in his hands. The two girls have since ran far away.
Somehow, they are alone. The last time they were together was a few days ago. Xiao Mingluo took the initiative to tell her at that time to study hard so they can end up together at the same university.
But from her experience, she knows he’s being naive. He knows nothing about fate, and how shitty it can be. She knows that the elders are who set their worth, and determine their fate.
As soon as Xiao Mingluo reaches her, she sighs.
“I passed by your classroom and didn’t see you.”
“Because I’m here, alone.” Meng Xiaonan’s mouth is hard.
“Very well,” Mingluo says as he raises an eyebrow. “Then explain to me why your teacher said you were out because you were witness to your parents’ wedding ceremony?”
May lighting strike and kill her! The two little b*****s used this excuse so she would be marked excused from class! These girls have definitely fooled her!
Seeing that Xiaonan wouldn’t defend herself, Xiao Mingluo inhales deeply and says, “I think you’re rather smart. How can I not find you irresistible?”
“Because… .” Meng Xiaonan turns and shakes his hand. “Because you forgot to take your meds, and now you’re finding me cute.”
He looks at her lovely appearance. “I’ll ask the tutor to head to your house tonight to help you make up for missed morning classes.”
“I’m headed to class now!” she screams, trying to change Mingluo’s mind. She plans to sneak out tonight and keep An Chuxia company in the hospital!
Xiao Mingluo waves his hand. “You’re already marked as absent; you might as well play hooky.”
“Are you serious?” Meng Xiaonan asks bitterly. “If my mom finds out I’m marked absent, she’ll kill me! My dad will listen to my mom and both of them will yell at me. You want to watch me suffer my Mother’s wrath?”
“Look, if your mom leaves you half-dead, I’ll take you to the hospital.” Xiao Mingluo glances at her, his eyes are filled with mischief. “Are you becoming forgetful? Do you dare lie to the teacher next time?”
“It’s not that I lied… .” Meng Xiaonan still wants to defend herself. She didn’t even realize that Mingluo has grabbed her hand and pulled her toward the school gates, leaving her no opportunity to explain.
Is he really going to take her home? That can’t happen! Once they pass a light post, she hugs it, refusing to move forward.
Xiao Mingluo laughs at the flustered Xiaonan. “You’re marked absent already. That fact doesn’t change whether you’re in school or not. Let’s head to my house first.”
Meng Xiaonan usually turns down invites from boys who want her to visit their homes. She may be brash, but she has self-respect and self-preservation.
But there’s an exception for everything!
“You’re scaring me away. Isn’t it too early?” Meng Xiaonan loosens her grip from the lamp post. She grabs his hand and walks to him, smiling. “You really want me to meet your parents?”
After pondering her question, he reaches over and thumps her head. “You think too much about unnecessary things. I’m not taking you home [yet]; I bought a house near Stein.”
“Hey!” Suddenly, the tension coursing through Xiaonan releases. She follows Xiao Mingluo, but her steps aren’t as light.
She knows the Xiao family isn’t close-knit. Comparing her family to his, they’re nothing. The reason Mingluo wants her to study hard is to keep up appearances. Meng Xiaonan can’t appear in front of Mingluo’s parents as herself; the least she can do is become a university scholar.
This is Mingluo’s idea. Xiaonan knows that even if she graduates from a prestigious university, it would be unlikely for his parents to accept her. After all, he’s the Xiao Group’s heir. She’s only a daughter of a company starter who runs a real estate company, and they don’t have that much money.
Putting it bluntly, she’s the daughter from a family who can’t compete.
If Han Qilu doesn’t hang out with Mankuai, then she wouldn’t continue attending classes at Stein. Suddenly, Xinwei is pondering Xiaonan’s proposal.
Truth be told, Xinwei isn’t concerned about the school flower title, but she knows Mankuai would steal the limelight from her. When she heard from Xiaonan how Mankuai robbed Han Qilu from An Chuxia, she felt pity for Chuxia. She doesn’t really hate her, but she hates to admit she wants to help her win back Qilu’s affections.
At least, things [at school] won’t be boring.
After giving it some thought, Xinwei asks Meng Xiaonan, “What are we going to do?”
“We need to follow the first rule in Sun Tzu’s Art of War: To know your enemy, know yourself! We must get to know Mankuai!” Meng Xiaonan says, winking.
“I know, you don’t have to remind me,” Mo Xinwei says, smiling. “Why are you familiar with The Art of War?”
Meng Xiaonan can’t help but sigh. “Because it’s common sense literature? We would be able to get to know her if we head to the gate and block her from entering!”
“Someone like her would have a bodyguard, right? You really think you can stop her?” Taoqiu licks her lips. “I have an idea. Come with me!”
As time passes, the temperature gradually rises. The pigeons in front of the clock tower are leisurely walking and pecking on the scattered bird food. Suddenly, three figures approach. The pigeons are not afraid of people, but they still steer clear from them. There are some people rumored to hurt pigeons; they don’t want to find out that the three approaching would hurt them.
“We almost got caught!” The three are relieved to have passed through the danger zone.
“I heard on TV that she’d be arriving behind the building.” Meng Xiaonan says, standing at the corner of the school gate. She’s at an advantageous position: she can see the side of the school, and still remain hidden.
They thought Mankuai would arrive at the school gate soon. What they didn’t expect is for them to hang out at the school gate for half the day. Other than a few teachers and some late students, they haven’t seen Mankuai’s shadow. With the rising temperatures, Meng Xiaonan is getting bored.
Finally, Xiaonan impatiently walks out of her hiding place. She looks at the clock tower and at Mo Xinwei and Taoqiu’s hiding place and shouts, “Your data is inaccurate! I can’t even see my own shadow!”
Mo Xinwei and Taoqiu are also getting a little impatient from waiting. They were about to come out from their hiding place when a car suddenly parks in front of the gate.
The girls’ instinct is that this is the car they’ve been waiting for. Sure enough, the girl who steps out of the car is wearing an off-the-shoulder top and a miniskirt. It is the long-awaited Mankuai.
“She’s coming, go back! Go back!” Mo Xinwei immediately lowers her voice as she tells Xiaonan to hide.
Meng Xiaonan is standing at a distance and can’t hear what Mo Xinwei is trying to relay. But since she can see Xinwei clearly, she can read her lips.
“Back? Go?” She reads Xinwei’s lips. Xiaonan turns her head and sees someone coming from the side.
She wants to meet her. Meet her! Now, she’s standing here, and Mo Xinwei will definitely leave her standing!
But things beyond her control happened. Mankuai is accompanied by a middle aged woman, and they pass by her, walking straight away. Their eyes don’t flicker acknowledgement.
Xinwei and Taoqiu, who witnessed the meeting from a distance, run to meet Xiaonan.
“Why didn’t you do what we planned on doing?” Taoqiu sadly asks. “I know the sun is bright, but were you able to look at her up close? We just saw you there, standing there like melon. I was wondering if you’d turn into dried fruit.”
Meng Xiaonan is offended. “She didn’t look at me at all! I was thinking she’d ask me why I was standing out here during class time.”
“Do you think models like her would take the initiative to talk to you?” Mo Xinwei asks, patting her hair while she wets her lips. “Beautiful people talk only to other beautiful people.”
“I’m not in the mood to bicker with you right now.” Meng Xiaonan recalls her meeting with Mankuai. She is more beautiful without all that makeup she wears on TV. She thought people on TV aren’t beautiful in real life. She didn’t expect to be proven wrong, very wrong!
“Although I didn’t see her up close, let’s talk about your [next] encounter. What should we do?” Mo Xinwei asks with interest.
Xiaonan clears her throat and says, “The next move is to wait for An Chuxia to return to school.”
“Isn’t that next week?” Taoqiu asks as she snatches the book from Xiaonan’s hand to block the sun from her face. Although she’s not particularly beautiful, she firmly believes there aren’t ugly women, just lazy ones!
Meng Xiaonan shoots Taoqiu a look of contempt after she snatches the book. “You’re blocking the sun [with my book] when I’m paler than you!”
Taoqiu was about to respond when she sees Xiao Mingluo from a distance, approaching Meng Xiaonan. Taoqiu and Xinwei look at each other with tacit understanding, and wave goodbye to Xiaonan.
Meng Xiaonan is surprised at their sudden departure. She turns around to see Xiao Mingluo approach her with bottles of soda in his hands. The two girls have since ran far away.
Somehow, they are alone. The last time they were together was a few days ago. Xiao Mingluo took the initiative to tell her at that time to study hard so they can end up together at the same university.
But from her experience, she knows he’s being naive. He knows nothing about fate, and how shitty it can be. She knows that the elders are who set their worth, and determine their fate.
As soon as Xiao Mingluo reaches her, she sighs.
“I passed by your classroom and didn’t see you.”
“Because I’m here, alone.” Meng Xiaonan’s mouth is hard.
“Very well,” Mingluo says as he raises an eyebrow. “Then explain to me why your teacher said you were out because you were witness to your parents’ wedding ceremony?”
May lighting strike and kill her! The two little b*****s used this excuse so she would be marked excused from class! These girls have definitely fooled her!
Seeing that Xiaonan wouldn’t defend herself, Xiao Mingluo inhales deeply and says, “I think you’re rather smart. How can I not find you irresistible?”
“Because… .” Meng Xiaonan turns and shakes his hand. “Because you forgot to take your meds, and now you’re finding me cute.”
He looks at her lovely appearance. “I’ll ask the tutor to head to your house tonight to help you make up for missed morning classes.”
“I’m headed to class now!” she screams, trying to change Mingluo’s mind. She plans to sneak out tonight and keep An Chuxia company in the hospital!
Xiao Mingluo waves his hand. “You’re already marked as absent; you might as well play hooky.”
“Are you serious?” Meng Xiaonan asks bitterly. “If my mom finds out I’m marked absent, she’ll kill me! My dad will listen to my mom and both of them will yell at me. You want to watch me suffer my Mother’s wrath?”
“Look, if your mom leaves you half-dead, I’ll take you to the hospital.” Xiao Mingluo glances at her, his eyes are filled with mischief. “Are you becoming forgetful? Do you dare lie to the teacher next time?”
“It’s not that I lied… .” Meng Xiaonan still wants to defend herself. She didn’t even realize that Mingluo has grabbed her hand and pulled her toward the school gates, leaving her no opportunity to explain.
Is he really going to take her home? That can’t happen! Once they pass a light post, she hugs it, refusing to move forward.
Xiao Mingluo laughs at the flustered Xiaonan. “You’re marked absent already. That fact doesn’t change whether you’re in school or not. Let’s head to my house first.”
Meng Xiaonan usually turns down invites from boys who want her to visit their homes. She may be brash, but she has self-respect and self-preservation.
But there’s an exception for everything!
“You’re scaring me away. Isn’t it too early?” Meng Xiaonan loosens her grip from the lamp post. She grabs his hand and walks to him, smiling. “You really want me to meet your parents?”
After pondering her question, he reaches over and thumps her head. “You think too much about unnecessary things. I’m not taking you home [yet]; I bought a house near Stein.”
“Hey!” Suddenly, the tension coursing through Xiaonan releases. She follows Xiao Mingluo, but her steps aren’t as light.
She knows the Xiao family isn’t close-knit. Comparing her family to his, they’re nothing. The reason Mingluo wants her to study hard is to keep up appearances. Meng Xiaonan can’t appear in front of Mingluo’s parents as herself; the least she can do is become a university scholar.
This is Mingluo’s idea. Xiaonan knows that even if she graduates from a prestigious university, it would be unlikely for his parents to accept her. After all, he’s the Xiao Group’s heir. She’s only a daughter of a company starter who runs a real estate company, and they don’t have that much money.
Putting it bluntly, she’s the daughter from a family who can’t compete.
