Chapter 220 - 216: If We Had Been Together Sooner
In the first few days of school, Shen Zhiyi didn’t adjust well. The curriculum arrangement at the private high school was completely different from any she had encountered before, with many added experimental courses. It was her first time facing these and she was unable to find her bearings, even with the sports class activities being new to her.
"You don’t know how to play tennis?"
The girl who was partnered with her looked at her quizzically.
Shen Zhiyi picked up the ball and, with her eyes lowered, said, "I’ve never learned."
After watching her for a bit, the girl said, "Then you should get a private coach to teach you or else you’ll never be able to return my serves."
Most of them had advanced from the junior high section and had been exposed to these sports early on; the school had set its student body and curriculum from its inception to be all-encompassing and free, not necessarily nurturing bookworms but seemingly teaching the children of the wealthy how to indulge in leisure.
Shen Zhiyi nodded.
The girl waved her tennis racket and glanced back, uninterested, "I’m getting scorched; I’m going to play billiards indoors. You practice by yourself."
At that time, the billiard room was crowded, and Qin Xiaoran was also there, surrounded by friends, handing a drink to Qin Fang while holding another girl’s arm.
The school’s uniform was Western-style, and Qin Fang had taken off his dark blue blazer and left his shirt and tie undone, looking rakishly at ease and carrying an air of suavity.
He took the water and asked, looking to the side, "Brother Pei, want some water?"