Chapter 421: The New School Beauty (2)_1
Watching this scene unfold, Cao Mengqi felt her heart fill with resentment. Years of suppressed discontent surged within her. Why, after all these years, did she always have to yield to Liu Yuhan? The most beautiful clothes, the prettiest jewelry, anything Yuhan liked, she was expected to give up without a word.
Now, even the man she liked, was she supposed to give him up to Yuhan as well? The more Mengqi thought about it, the more unwilling her heart grew. And just when Yuhan’s confession to Tian Jinlei was rejected, Mengqi felt a small sense of comfort. This rejection deepened Mengqi’s affections for Tian Jinlei.
Afterward, instead of falling out with Yuhan, Mengqi buried her love for Tian Jinlei deep within her heart. But she didn’t give up on him; rather, she was waiting for the perfect opportunity. She’d still offer suggestions to Yuhan on how to pursue Tian Jinlei. However, the advice Mengqi gave only made Tian Jinlei dislike Yuhan even more.
At that time, before class started, the classroom was noisy with everyone talking. This prevented Situ Xin from hearing the conversation between Yuhan and Mengqi. However, as she sat down, she felt two pairs of eyes on her, one envious, jealous, and resentful, the other jealous and calculating.
When Situ Xin looked in the direction of those gazes, she caught Yuhan’s look full of envy, jealousy, and resentment. However, she couldn’t locate the source of the other gaze.
When Situ Xin looked at Yuhan, she received an eye roll in response, Yuhan’s face brimming with disdain. Situ Xin just smiled nonchalantly and turned away.
After the class ended.
"Situ Xin, are you free later?" As soon as class was over, Tian Jinlei seized the opportunity to speak with Situ Xin, inviting her to go out for a meal.
"Sorry, I need to go home later; my whole family is waiting for me to cook," Situ Xin replied. She thought well of Tian Jinlei as a person, but that didn’t mean she wanted deeper interactions with them. Furthermore, she wasn’t lying; she had been cooking for the past few days, winning over the palates of the Situ and the Loo families, especially Old Master Situ, Old Master Loo, and Old Deng, who couldn’t stop praising her culinary skills. Today, as Situ Xin was leaving for school, Old Master Situ even said with a mournful expression, "Ah, Baby is going to school, us old men will lose our good fortune. Appetites will surely decrease too."
Seeing the pitiful look Old Master Situ was faking, Situ Xin wanted to ignore it, but the harsh reality wouldn’t let her. Moved by her grandfather’s forlorn expression, she found herself saying, "Grandpa, I’ll come back to cook in the evening." No sooner had she spoken,