Jiang Ran didn’t know why he was so happy.
It felt like there was a balloon inside him about to burst, so happy that he had to hold Su Yan in his arms to restrain himself.
He released Su Yan only after he had laughed enough.
He reached out and pinched her fair cheek.
The sharpness in his eyes softened, mingling with some amusement. After a long while, he said,
"Do whatever you want."
"What if you don’t like it?"
"I won’t."
"Oh."
She listened to his response and then nodded.
Only then did the two finally part ways.
Su Yan returned home to find that apart from the servants, her parents weren’t there.
The original parents were business people, flying all over the country and rarely at home.
Perhaps due to the lack of love, this is one of the reasons why the original character was very silent and didn’t like to talk.
Back in her room, she licked the corner of her lips.
She lifted her hair, revealing the Pearl Earrings.
"Xiao Hua"
"Host, you did great! Keep it up!"
"Okay."
Early the next morning.
The weather was clear, and the sun was shining brightly.
Su Yan still got up early and headed to school after breakfast.
Almost as soon as she stepped into the school, five girls surrounded her.
"Are you Su Yan?"
"Yes."
Then, these five girls scrutinized Su Yan with disdainful eyes.
One of them crossed her arms, looking somewhat contemptuous.
"Not much to look at."
"Exactly."
"What part of her does Jiang Ran see?"
"She can’t even compare to us, let alone Yao Yufei."
"Pfft, come on, don’t write her off completely. What if she’s a veteran green tea bitch, and we can’t see through her right away?"
"Hahahahaha."
The five girls surrounded her in a circle, mocking and ridiculing.
Su Yan licked her lips, blinked, thought for a moment, and seriously said slowly,
"Maybe I’m not as noisy as you guys."
As soon as she finished speaking, the five girls fell silent.
One of them was furious,
"Say that again, you bitch?!"
The girl beside her spoke up to stop her,
"Forget it, we’re at the school gate, don’t cause trouble. There’s plenty of time for that later."
She said this while glaring fiercely at Su Yan.
Before leaving, she made sure to issue a harsh warning,
"Su Yan, I’m telling you, the only one who can stand next to Jiang Ran is Yu Fei, not you!"
Her tone was arrogant and superior.
They were curious in the first place because they heard there was a girl being close with Jiang Ran on the basketball court yesterday afternoon.
They just wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
Now that they’ve seen her, she wasn’t particularly remarkable.
And the way she spoke, she’s likely just a green tea.
The few of them deeply scorned Su Yan in their hearts.
Then, the five girls left.
Su Yan composed herself, carrying her backpack as she walked towards the classroom.
From time to time, people’s gazes swept over her.
It was unclear if it was due to last night’s incident or because those five girls had just stopped her to lecture.
Upon reaching the classroom door, she could hear the loud and lively discussions inside.
But as soon as Su Yan lifted her foot to step into the class, the originally animated chatter quieted down instantly.
Everyone’s eyes turned to Su Yan, sizing her up, guessing, and of course, mostly gloating.
She walked to her seat and had just sat down when someone spoke up.
"Hey, hey, hey, Yao Yufei is back."
"Really?"
"Of course!"
"Then Su Yan is screwed."
"There’s no comparison between Su Yan and Yao Yufei!"