The two didn’t look at the chocolate on the table again. After all, both came from good families, and although this thing was precious, they had eaten it before. Each returned to their own space to busy themselves.
Before long, everyone returned to the dormitory.
Zhang Zhaodi repeated what she had said earlier.
Except for Jiang Peiqin and Han Xinyan, Su Yuelan in the dormitory also had tasted it. Although they hadn’t been staring at the chocolate on the table, they were all curious about what it actually tasted like.
Jiang Peiqin heard the flattery from next door, exchanged a glance with Xinyan, and after getting a signal, said, "Since it’s someone’s gesture, don’t waste it. I don’t need it, I’m not very fond of this thing."
Xinyan, seeing Jiang Peiqin was done speaking, picked up her little bag and headed out, saying, "You guys can have my share too, I can’t quite get used to the taste."
Standing by her own space, Qiao Shanmei heard this, and for some unknown reason, blurted out, "Zhaodi did say that Gu brought this back from abroad; you say you can’t get used to it, but don’t let people laugh at you."
Upon hearing these words, Xinyan frowned slightly. This Qiao Shanmei usually seemed fine; what did she mean by this now?
Originally about to leave the dormitory, Xinyan stopped in her tracks. "What do you mean by that?"
Qiao Shanmei had moved over from 307.0 and registered later than Xinyan, so she wasn’t too familiar with Xinyan’s family background.
Since Xinyan always acted low-key, after observing for a while, she didn’t find Xinyan had any significant backing. Seeing that Xinyan clearly had a space, but didn’t live there, she felt inexplicably jealous.
Usually, Xinyan did things flawlessly, making it hard to find fault. But listening to Xinyan this time, she just couldn’t hold back.
She had asked Xinyan before why she didn’t live at school, and Xinyan mentioned staying at a relative’s house. She then thought Xinyan was someone who liked taking advantage of others.
Yet, when she said this, Jiang Peiqin, who knew the inside story, and Cui Haili, who had met Xinyan’s family, as well as Su Yuelan, all looked at Qiao Shanmei as if she were a fool.
Jiang Peiqin crossed her arms and watched the drama unfold: "Qiao Shanmei, Han Xinyan is asking you a question?"
Qiao Shanmei raised her hand to take a piece of chocolate from the table: "I didn’t mean anything else. It was just funny hearing Xinyan say she can’t get used to the taste. If you didn’t know, you’d think your family conditions were really great."
Xinyan indeed wanted to live a low-key university life, but that didn’t mean anyone could just bully her: "Even if I haven’t eaten these, what’s it to you?"
Qiao Shanmei laughed pretentiously: "Haven’t eaten it, but pretend like you have. Clearly, there’s a space in the dormitory, yet you pretend like you’re a Beijing native, staying at a relative’s house. Aren’t you tired of pretending every day?"
Xinyan glanced around the dormitory and shook her head, saying, "You’re really brainless."
Saying that, she took out a box of chocolates from her bag. This chocolate was a gift from He Jinxuan when he returned from a trip. Other than sharing some with Granny Zhang, she had stored the rest in her space; unexpectedly, it came in handy now.
Xinyan directly placed that box of chocolates on the table: "Please, help yourselves."
Looking at Qiao Shanmei, whose face was flushed: "Do you think everyone is like you, eager to exaggerate everything about yourself to infinity? Truly ignorant. For the sake of being classmates, I’ll let it go this time. But stir up trouble again, and I’ll break your claws."
With that, she strode out of the dormitory.