No, Shen Ci was suave to everyone but Meng Chuyue.
In front of Meng Chuyue, he was her devoted Prince Charming.
Showering her with all kinds of thorough care and protection.
Many people noticed that in school, for many days, it was always he who gave water to Meng Chuyue to drink.
This kind of considerateness truly invoked envy in others.
And Meng Chuyue, though not as meticulous toward Shen Ci, had eyes only for him.
Although she was amiable toward every classmate, unlike the aloof Shen Ci, she always maintained a polite distance from everyone.
Only in front of Shen Ci did she become entirely warm and passionate.
It was enough to make people helplessly envious and jealous.
After returning home at noon, Meng Chuyue prepared lunch for herself, Shen Ci, Han Muyang, and Zhao Xiaoxin.
Han Muyang was now also living here, and Shen Ci had arranged a room for him on the second floor.
He acted as a teaching assistant and a student when there were classes.
When there were no classes, he would study seriously on his own.
During the meal, Shen Ci asked him, "Has Han Mi always done well academically? How come you never mentioned it?"
Han Muyang furrowed his brows, "It’s not that I didn’t want to mention it, but my second and fourth brothers cautioned me to avoid bringing up her academic achievements as much as possible."
Shen Ci raised an eyebrow, "Is that so? We thought you were just too shy to mention it."
Han Muyang laughed, "Is that how you see me? If I were that kind of person, how could I be friends with a top student like you? And now to be mooching off you two top scorers? But, how did you guys find out about her good grades? Who told you?"
Meng Chuyue and Shen Ci looked at each other, startled.
Later, Shen Ci looked at Han Muyang, puzzled, and said, "We met her at school today, she said she came for classes, and even mentioned that she was on the college entrance exam list the year before last."
Han Muyang paused, then began to recount with a smile.
"Is that so? Then there’s no need to keep her academic performance a secret anymore.
Well, let me tell you, this is how it was. Han Mi only came to our family when she was over nine years old and hadn’t attended school before. Dad was worried she might get ostracized if she just joined the class, so he hired a tutor for her to study at home.
"At first, she was struggling and the tutors were full of complaints, changing one after another. Unexpectedly, she had a breakthrough two years later and her grades suddenly improved. Six months after that, at her own request, she joined my class. A year later, she began skipping grades. Then just like that, she would move up a grade every so often."
"Dad once thought about sending her to a university for young talents, but she refused, saying she didn’t want to be away from home, so Dad had to comply. The year before last, when she took the college entrance exam, everyone thought she could be the top scorner of her cohort, but it turned out she only just barely made the cut-off for Hai City University."
"Quite an achievement, isn’t it? But she wasn’t happy, and somehow, one day, she fell from the second floor window of her bedroom and was seriously injured. She had to be bedridden for recovery and had to take a break from school."
"From that time on, my second and fourth brothers forbade me to bring up her academic performance. They said that every time it’s mentioned, she would throw a tantrum. How dare I touch on that matter? Plus, my grades have always been just average, I didn’t want to serve as a bad example, so I never brought it up, neither in public nor private."
Han Muyang paused, then turned to Meng Chuyue with a smile and said, "I guess she suddenly started coming to school because she likes you."
I don’t think she really likes me.
I think she has another motive.
She might even hate me.
But of course, she couldn’t say this in front of Han Muyang. She laughed and said, "How could that be? I guess she’s in love."
Han Muyang laughed, "No way, that definitely isn’t it, she and Muchuan have been secretly dating, and since Muchuan isn’t at your school, she wouldn’t come to school for that reason."