WBSGVS Chapter 34 V2

Qingli inquired, “Do you need money?”

Xu Nianhan replied, “I need money that I earn myself. Prices are too high these days. This computer? I bought it with my scholarship money from a year ago. I lost money in stocks back then, and I haven’t recovered enough to make up for the losses.”

Qingli thought to herself, “So I was overthinking it!”

She wiped her face, relieved that the money wasn’t coming from her pocket; otherwise, she would feel a bit pained. Her plan to earn money would start after college.

For now, her goal was to charge ahead, ideally straight to that professor!

With only three years left, it seemed like a long time, but for learning and research, it was far too short.

Suddenly, Xu Nianhan leaned in a bit closer and casually mentioned, “I haven’t lost money in the stock market for the past six months. I’m only doing short-term investments. Would you like to invest? We can split the profits fifty-fifty.”

Qingli gave him a half-smile and asked, “And if there’s a loss?”

Xu Nianhan’s expression turned serious. “Although I don’t think there will be any losses if there are, we’ll split it fifty-fifty as well. What do you say?”

If it weren’t for the fact that this was the academic genius Yao Yuhan spoke of, Qingli might have thought he was a scammer!

However, considering how dedicated he was to teaching her and that the money she had wasn’t hers, she didn’t mind losing it, so she nodded. “Okay, but I don’t have any money right now. I’ll invest once I get some.”

“Don’t take too much; I don’t want you to get scolded by your parents,” Xu Nianhan advised.

It was clear he had been through it before.

Qingli laughed, “I’m an orphan.”

Xu Nianhan paused for a moment, then changed his tone. “Alright then, I won’t bully you, little girl. If my friends and I lose money, that’ll be on me, and the same goes for you.”

“Okay,” Qingli replied with a smile.

Just then, another bell rang, signaling the start of the second class.

Many people joked about how high school was the time when they had the most knowledge, knowing everything from astronomy to geography.

This statement held a lot of truth; the high school curriculum was overwhelming and exhausting.

Having been free for several decades, Qingli felt the contrast even more as she resumed being a high school student, especially since she had just entered the second semester of her second year and was about to move into her third year with heavy academic tasks.

On Monday, Qingli asked Pei Mingjiang for money, claiming that she didn’t have enough. Having been worn out by her demands, Pei Mingjiang promptly gave her a hundred thousand. She then transferred it to Xu Nianhan and began to bury herself in her studies.

She created a strict schedule for herself, waking up early to exercise, and then heading to school for classes. She arranged with Old Li to meet her at the school gate every afternoon at six, and once back, she would study until ten, even scheduling classes on weekends.

Amid this intense practice, Qingli felt dizzy from studying. When she finally came to her senses, half a month had passed. It was May 26th, and the monthly exam was tomorrow.

Busy with her studies, she had completely forgotten to bother the Pei family. Unfortunately, when Pei Mingjiang returned from the hospital, he seemed to avoid her, quietly slipping into the background and almost making himself forgettable.

By this time, the school had ended. The homeroom teacher had just announced the exam locations for the next day and reminded everyone, “Don’t rush home right away; go check the exam rooms to make sure you didn’t miss anything. You’re all entering your senior year, and every monthly exam is crucial!”

“Yes!” The students replied excitedly. With school about to end, who wanted to stay longer?

As soon as the teacher left, everyone rushed out.

Qingli followed Yao Yuhan out, but they had different destinations and parted ways at the stairs.

The monthly exam was scheduled in different classrooms based on their rankings from the last exam. Although both she and Yao Yuhan were considered underachievers, Qingli, as the original owner, had performed poorly in previous exams and was usually ranked within the bottom hundred, landing her in Class 15.

There were eighteen classes in total in their grade.

From Class 4 to Class 15, she only needed to walk past a classroom after turning a corner upstairs.

As soon as Qingli arrived, she looked at the number of the first seat in the first row. Counting her number, she just found it when a voice suddenly called out from behind her, “Hey, did you break off your engagement with Pei Xiyue?”

Turning around, she saw a girl with a strand of burgundy-dyed hair, who was quite pretty but slightly stocky, crossing her arms and looking at her with an arrogant posture reminiscent of a girl who had previously bullied the original owner, whose name Qingli couldn’t recall.

This girl was one of those who had bullied the original owner simply because she was unhappy with the relationship Qingli had with Pei Xiyue.

Qingli couldn’t help but feel disappointed. She nodded coolly, “Yes.”

Since coming here, she had been living in a two-point-one-line routine and hadn’t encountered anyone who had bullied the original owner. She couldn’t even remember the names of those who had, so she had no way of confronting them.

And now, just when she didn’t want to deal with it…

There was still tomorrow’s monthly exam. Would they dare to confront her afterward?

The girl’s smile brightened, and she threatened, “You’re still obedient, but if I find out you’re lying, it will be much worse than last time~”

Saying this, she turned and patted another girl on the shoulder, boldly declaring, “You’re in the same exam room; keep an eye on her.”

“No problem, Sister Wen!” the girl said with a grin.

Qingli thought, “This is just like a gang; isn’t it embarrassing?”

Returning to the Pei house, Qingli first asked the kitchen staff what was for dinner, then hurried upstairs to take a shower before heading down to eat.

However, just as she reached the stairway, a figure blocked her path, and a cheerful voice chimed in, “Oh, coming back and heading straight to the second floor? Didn’t I warn you last time? Don’t get too close to A-Xue! Or else I’ll make you regret it~”

Before she could fully step onto the corridor, Qingli looked up at the person, who was significantly shorter than her.

Looking up, Qingli recognized him as Pei Cheng, a boy who had frightened the original owner in the past. He was the one who had unhesitatingly pushed the original owner into the swimming pool in the Pei family’s backyard during winter.

Pei Cheng was Pei Xiyue’s cousin from their grandfather’s side. However, after their grandfather passed away from illness, his mother took the money and ran, leaving the grandmother devastated and suffering a stroke. It was Pei Mingjiang who had been hiring someone to take care of them.

Though they had the Pei family as their support and weren’t lacking in money, Pei Cheng’s mother’s actions made the adults look down on them. As a result, Pei Cheng was often bullied by other Pei children, and Pei Xiyue always protected him, so he in turn always looked out for Pei Xiyue.

The original owner once wanted to join them to watch a movie and get closer to Pei Xiyue, but he didn’t want her to, so Pei Cheng coaxed her to the backyard and pushed her in.

That incident left the original owner with a fever for a week, and the Pei family had to hire a family doctor to give her an IV for a week. After that, the original owner would deliberately avoid Pei Cheng.

In truth, not many people bullied the original owner, as Pei Mingjiang kept a tight rein on this. Aside from Wenshi sneaking over at night and that unexpected incident with Pei Cheng, she hadn’t faced much bullying.

Recalling this, Qingli narrowed her eyes, her expression turning cold.

Pei Xiyue emerged from the game room at the end of the second floor, holding a glass of red wine. Upon seeing the scene, he usually chose to ignore it, but this time he felt something was off and worried that a repeat of the previous incident might occur. He called out, “Pei Cheng! Come back!”

Pei Cheng smiled, his cherubic face lighting up with a brilliant grin that should have garnered him goodwill, making Qing Li’s heart skip a beat.

Sure enough, the next moment, he leaned slightly forward and whispered, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

Qing Li suddenly smiled, and Pei Cheng’s eyes showed a hint of confusion, as he was about to be surprised that she dared to smile at him.

Then, Qing Li unexpectedly grabbed his collar and tossed herself backward!

Pei Cheng’s pupils widened in shock; he never expected the usually timid Fu Qing Li would dare to act this way toward him. He had no time to react, only able to let out a terrified scream, “Ah—!”

“Ugh!” Pei Xiyue saw this clearly and immediately took a deep breath, shocked enough that he dropped the glass of red wine he was holding. He rushed over.

But he was too far away and could only watch helplessly as Qing Li pushed him down.

“Bang bang bang—”

The large boy tumbled down the stairs, each step echoing as he landed, accompanied by his intermittent screams, sending shivers down everyone’s spine.