Ye Zhi breathed deeply with the gentle autumn breeze, knowing exactly what she needed to do...
She forced one corner of her mouth to lift into a charming smile: "Oh, Miss Liu, you’re here too, what a coincidence."
This forced smile was a bit exhausting.
Liu Qingxi still had that look of clear eyes flowing with spring water, seemingly unaffected by the sack tied at her waist, "Ah Zhi, you’re here too, did you finish?"
"You can just call me Qingxi, no need to call me Miss Liu."
The tone was like that of an innocent little girl.
Which she basically was.
But Ye Zhi vaguely remembered that the heroine was quite cunning as a child? What was this, maybe she remembered wrong...
She patted her head, trying to stop overthinking, and said dumbly: "Yes, it’s done. Look, I’ve caught them."
Hehe, impressive, right?
Through the small gaps in the sack, she saw that both the chicken and duck were caught, while Liu Qingxi was still short of one rabbit.
When it comes to social strategies, Ye Zhi dared to claim second place, no one would dare claim first. Creating opportunities for the male and female leads, she understood, and winked at Shen Chen: Don’t worry.
"Qingxi, I see you’re still missing one. How about this, since we’re all friends, let Shen Chen help you look for it while I go ahead with my two friends."
Not only was Liu Qingxi stunned, but Shen Chen was too...
The other two companions quickly grasped the idea, coordinating with Ye Zhi.
"Changzhou, I’m hungry, I need to quickly hand over the prey and go for lunch."
"Mm-hmm, me too, I want to go as well."
Ye Zhi quietly gave a thumbs up to the two clever little ones!
"Then I’ll go with Huanhuan and Changzhou first, hand over the prey, and you guys can do as you please later."
After speaking, she eagerly took Huanhuan’s hand, trotting away, not giving the other two main characters a chance to speak.
What kind of person was Shen Chen, deep in thought even at a young age, combined with Ye Zhi’s lack of subtlety, the intention was clear as day. If he couldn’t figure it out, he might as well not attend this school.
He didn’t know what behavior he exhibited to make people misunderstand that he was familiar with Liu Qingxi.
Familiar enough to help others catch animals.
Clearly, Shen Chen wasn’t that person.
He ignored the other four, tightly grasping the sack with his right hand, furrowing his brow slightly, and walked towards the main road, intending to leave the back mountain to get a seal of approval, leaving others a distant view of his back.
He was inexplicably a bit irritated inside.
The little traitor is angry, and the consequences are severe, Ye Zhi better brace herself...
The remaining four stood there, stunned, only able to watch his indistinct figure walk further away.
Because they hadn’t expected Shen Chen to just leave, too lazy even to decline, truly unsocial.
Liu Qingxi’s face turned unpleasant, her calm eyes staring at that back. It was originally her intention to complete it, but Ye Zhi suggested her houseboy help her. It was rare for someone to offer assistance, thinking it was Ye Zhi’s goodwill. After all, she was the daughter of the Lord Minister, from a wealthy background, with only benefits in making friends. Unexpectedly, it ended up making her look bad. That Ye Zhi, so young yet so cunning.
Indeed, in Liu Qingxi’s eyes, Shen Chen was just an attendant student residing at someone else’s home.
On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the Liu sisters had already noticed Li Du and Ye Zhi, striving for a chance to connect, and the encounter with a thief later was just an excuse. They then assumed Shen Chen was merely a friend of theirs.
Later on, after Liu Qingxi interacted with Li Du, she talked about it.