After a full day of classes, Yan Xinxin walked out of the classroom and, caught in the summer breeze, couldn’t hold back a sneeze.
"Who’s bad-mouthing me now?"
"Wow! Xinxin, your ring is so pretty!"
Lu Chenxue, who had just come out of the classroom, immediately noticed the ring on Yan Xinxin’s hand and couldn’t help but exclaim in awe.
Thinking about what Mo Chuxi said and did to her last night, Yan Xinxin’s cheeks faintly flushed.
"Is it from your boyfriend?" Lu Chenxue teased with a playful smile.
"Hah! As if she has a boyfriend!"
Ling Siyu’s arrogant voice came from behind.
"That ring is totally fake!"
Lu Chenxue raised her gaze and examined it closely.
"Judging by the luster, it’s clearly real!"
"If I say it’s fake, then it’s fake! Don’t you know how poor her family is? How could she possibly afford a real ring—especially one with a diamond?"
"Ling Siyu, you’re truly amusing. What you say is even more magical than Ma Liang’s brush."
Yan Xinxin smiled faintly, the remark biting with sarcasm.
"So, if you say all the money in the bank is yours, does it magically become yours? Ling Siyu, is picking on me the only way for you to feel alive every day?"
Ling Siyu’s face turned slightly grim.
"Yan Xinxin, I just can’t stand you! A dirt-poor bumpkin like you actually has the nerve to claim that ring’s diamond is real? Shameless!"
"Do you even know how to write the word ’shameless’? Because, clearly, you’ve got skin thicker than a wall."
Yan Xinxin smoothly fired back, calm and collected.
"You’ve studied professional knowledge for three years, yet you can’t even tell a real diamond from a fake one. Why bother with further learning? Sure, I wasn’t lucky enough to be born into a wealthy family like yours, but fortunately, I’ve now found myself a wonderful husband."
"W-what? What did you just say—husband?!"
Ling Siyu froze, suddenly looking utterly dumbfounded.
"What’s the matter? Jealous?"
Yan Xinxin raised her beautiful, fair hand and waved it in front of Ling Siyu’s face, following it with a proud smile.
"I’m guessing, with your subpar judgment, you wouldn’t even be able to tell how many carats this diamond is, huh?"
Ling Siyu’s face turned as sour as if she were constipated.
"Yan Xinxin, you’re only acting cocky because you have Young Master Mo backing you up! What’s there to be so smug about?"
Lu Chenxue exclaimed in surprise.
"Xinxin, you know Young Master Mo? That’s incredible!"
"What’s so impressive about it? I know Young Master Mo too! Not only has he taught me before, but I’m currently a member of Di Jue Group as well!"
Ling Siyu bragged shamelessly, her face unbothered by the over-the-top lie.
Lu Chenxue cast her a doubtful glance.
"Ling Siyu, after what you did yesterday, how can you still go around causing trouble for Xinxin ? Aren’t you even a little embarrassed?"
"Can a person whose skin is thicker than city walls even feel shame?"
Yan Xinxin flipped her hand with carefree ease.
"Xue, I’m heading out now. My husband has come to pick me up. Bye!"
"Xinxin, your husband sounds so caring. I hope I find someone as considerate to marry someday!"
"You definitely will!"
Yan Xinxin said warmly, waving her hand.
Ling Siyu rolled her eyes at Yan Xinxin’s departing figure, muttering disdainfully under her breath.
"Ha! Husband? I’d really like to see just how capable your husband is! Women like you, thinking your looks alone are enough—no doubt you’ve been taken in by some old geezer."
She hastened her steps to follow, and before she even reached the school gate, sure enough, she spotted a man walking straight toward Yan Xinxin under an umbrella.
But the umbrella obscured the man’s appearance, leaving only the impression of a tall and well-built figure.
Ling Siyu felt a twinge of annoyance. She had expected Yan Xinxin’s "husband" to be some aged sponsor, but this guy had an undeniably attractive build! She thought with wicked certainty:
This man must be uglier than sin!
Ling Siyu quickened her pace, driven by her malicious curiosity—she had to get a good look at how ridiculous this man looked!