Chapter Ninety-two

  Because she arrived in Hong Kong a day before school started, Ai Zi Qing had no choice but to have Bei Bei stay with David's wife.

  David's wife is a simple and hardworking person, just like most of the women in Hong Kong's middle and lower classes. She is busy every day between the vegetable market and home, taking care of Beibei very much. And Beibei, who was in contact with a Chinese woman about her mother's age for the first time, felt so cared for that she couldn't help but feel close to her from the heart. That's why Aizi Qing felt at ease leaving her at David's house.

  Ai Zi Qing refused David's offer to send her off and wanted to walk by herself. So she carried her luggage back to school alone, at this time it was still afternoon, the sun had not set yet, the weather was a bit sultry, Ai Zi Qing walked on the way back to school, her body was already sweating profusely, took out the tissue from her bag and gently wiped herself, muttering: "shit, why is it so hot."

  She threw away the tissue and continued walking forward listlessly.

  Thinking of her own summer vacation spent in such a way in America, Ai Zi Qing felt infinite regret.

  Originally planned to gather with Su He and other Yang City friends during the summer vacation, unfortunately, when she was there, others were not, and when others were there, she was not, it's simply too dramatic.

  Also remembered before leaving the United States, Chris's unbelievable expression, this astonished look appeared on that icy man's face, it was somewhat amusing.

  Ai Zi Qing was lost in thought and distracted, but didn't expect that before entering the school gate, she would bump into a figure rushing by.

  To be exact, Ai Zi Qing hadn't noticed when that hastily rushing figure suddenly collided with her!

  Luckily, Ai Zi Qing was quite skilled and after being bumped by someone, she slightly shifted her body to the side, stabilizing herself. However, the person who bumped into her wasn't as fortunate.

  "Ah……can't you see?!" Along with a shrill rebuke, Ai Zi Qing lifted her head and saw a pretty woman in a pink short skirt, her face lightly made up, looking slightly coquettish. At this moment, she was sitting on the ground with her eyebrows furrowed, her face flushed with anger as she glared at Ai Zi Qing. Especially with the surrounding eyes constantly scanning over, it made the girl's face even redder.

  Ai Zi Qing took a step forward, stretched out her arm and smiled: "Sorry." The standard Mandarin made the girl pause for a moment.

  Although it was a girl who rushed up hastily, Aizi Qing obviously didn't mean to mind these things.

  The girl, however, was ungrateful and pushed away Aizi's outstretched arm, saying impatiently: "Scram!"

  She then stood up from the ground, frowned and patted her skirt vigorously, and shot a sharp glance at Ai Zi Qing, as if to salvage her dignity, saying: "Be more careful when walking in the future! Do you know how much this skirt costs? Can you afford to compensate me?"

  After finishing, under Ai Ziying's displeased gaze, the girl sized her up and down, sneering: "I'm afraid you've never worn a dress as expensive as this in your entire life." She intentionally raised her voice, causing passersby to turn their heads over.

  Ai Zi Qing saw the girl's ridiculous self-esteem and sneered: "No matter how expensive or beautiful a skirt is, it can't cover up the ugliness in one's heart. It's really wasted on you." After finishing speaking, she turned around and walked towards the dormitory.

  "You!"

  "Miao Miao, what's wrong?" A girl in a white dress ran over from the distant store with two ice cream cones in her hand and asked curiously when she saw the girl in the pink short skirt staring forward with an angry face.

  "Hmph, no big deal, just ran into a poor and crazy guy." The girl called Miao Miao said with pride and coldness.

  "Whoa! Let's go, we're leaving. Your cousin Zijun is still waiting for you to report!" The white-clad girl had a pure and sweet appearance, with an elegant and refined demeanor that made the boys around her frequently glance over, especially when she smiled, which was incredibly charming.

  Upon hearing 'Zi Jun's older brother', An Miao Miao finally revealed a hint of a smile, and said with a gentle laugh: "Let's go Rou Qiao, don't keep older brother waiting." As she spoke, she took the lead and walked forward.

  Feng Rouqiao fell behind, just about to move forward, and lightly called out: "Miao Miao, what's wrong with your back?"

  "Huh?" An Miao turned her head back, seeing where Feng Rou's gaze fell, and suddenly became annoyed and muttered: "Just now I was knocked down by that person, and I'm still in pain from the fall. What's wrong with you, Feng Rou? Is it dirty behind me?"

  Feng Rouqiao's expression changed upon hearing this, and she revealed a look of annoyance: "What about that person? He just left like that? How could he be so heartless?"

  "It's all said and done, I'm a cheap person. Go back and ask my brother-in-law, don't let me see her again!" An Miao Miao stood up straight, letting Feng Rou Qiao help her tidy up the dirty hem of her skirt behind her.

  "A cheap person? I said so, it turns out to be a woman. If it were a man, how could he not understand the value of being gentle and courteous? How could our Miao Miao possibly get away with bumping into us like that! Hehe, let's have Brother Zi Jun deal with her later. I heard Brother Zi Jun is a big shot at the mixer." Fang Rou Qiao said jokingly, she always referred to Zhao Zi Jun as Brother Zi Jun just like An Miao Miao did.

  "Alright, alright, no need to mention that poor and sour look anymore, are you done? Let's hurry up and sign up." An Miao Miao asked impatiently with a frown.

  The soft and sweet face behind her smiled for a moment, her eyes slightly cold, then immediately returned to its original smile, standing up straight and saying in a gentle voice: "Alright, I guarantee that your cousin Zijun will be amazed when he sees you!" As she spoke, she took An Miao's wrist and handed her an ice cream cone, and the two of them walked together towards the gymnasium to report.

  ……

  Ai Zi Qing didn't forget to buy a bottle of air freshener at the supermarket downstairs, she remembered that Liu Jia Bao was a cigarette controller and also remembered Li Hui's suffocating rose perfume...

  Carrying luggage, sweating profusely, climbing up to the fourth floor of the dormitory, standing in front of room 401, a long-forgotten sense of intimacy floated up.

  She pushed open the door, and inside, Xiang Yao, Liu Jiabao, and Li Hui were already busy making their beds. Seeing Ai Ziying enter, they suddenly froze. Xiang Yao saw that she was drenched in sweat and hurried over to take her suitcase: "It's really hot outside today, go take a shower quickly, how was your vacation?"

  Li Hui exaggeratedly shouted: "Mainland girl! You're getting prettier and prettier, even sweating is beautiful~ Come on, let's get intimate tonight?"

  Ai Zi Qing heard this and paused for a moment, her whole body feeling a chill! That lecherous person has finally appeared again...

  She took off her backpack, unbuttoned her shirt and changed into a bra and pants. She rummaged through her suitcase to find clean clothes and toiletries, saying "The holiday was extremely busy, no time to rest, not like you guys having an easy time."

  "What's the hurry? Practicing martial arts?" Liu Jiabao tidied up the bed, climbed down and sat on a chair, lit a cigarette and asked.

  Ai Zi Qing lightly smiled: "Compared to martial arts training, it's much more thrilling and exciting."

  "What's that?" Li Hui curiously turned back and asked.

  "Hmm... murder, arson, blowing up houses, dodging bullets and running for one's life." Ai Zi Qing replied with a thoughtful expression.

  Cut!

  Three people coincidentally didn't utter a word, turned their heads and were busy with their own affairs, having no time to bother with this "nonsense".

  Ai Zi Qing couldn't help but smile wryly, picked up the towel and draped it over her pale shoulder, saying with a helpless tone: "In this day and age, no one believes the truth!" After that, she ignored the three people's piercing stares and calmly walked into the bathroom, giving off an air of being very pleased with herself.

  The sound of running water was loud and clear, Ai Zi Qing had finished washing up and lay on the bed, feeling refreshed, reading the first issue of "Big Times" magazine. This was sent by Qiao En from America after Ai Zi Qing gave him her school address.

  Looking at the novel layout and the latest reports of major events, Ai Zi Qing nodded slightly. The most attractive place for this magazine is its slogan: "The Big Times Weekly seems to be written by one person for another person to read."

  Dà Shí Dài is different from other magazines that report on events in a dry and dull manner. Instead, it uses precise calculations to thoroughly analyze each event, presenting them in a clear and concise manner for readers to browse.

  Two household-name giants, each dominant in traditional mass media and online information services respectively, suddenly merged, drawing massive attention from the media.

  In the report of the big era, even precise calculations show that the merger of the two companies will bring a total value of up to $1.84 trillion, which will have an extremely profound impact on the mass communication industry and online services.

  On the other hand, it also points out that after the merger, they must face market acceptance, internal personnel integration and potential legal lawsuits. The future will be full of challenges, and its report has played a very important reference role in the merger of the two companies.

  It was precisely this kind of meticulous analysis and reporting that made Dajiyuan magazine attract the attention of many people, with its first issue selling 300,000 copies within half a month after it hit the market.

  "I really don't know how Joe did it." Ai Ziying muttered to herself, flipping through the pages of the magazine, no wonder this magazine was called the World History Library by later generations, it's indeed a very valuable thing.

  "How did you manage that?" Li Hui asked casually while playing the new classic mini-game in Qingtian Company's Chinese chat software, hearing Ai Ziying muttering to herself.

  "Nothing, are you hungry? Let's go eat!" Aizi Qing put down the magazine, looked out the window at the sky and asked.

  Li Hui also put down the mouse and stretched her waist: "I've been starving for a long time, seeing you all busy, I didn't call you because I'm considerate, let's go eat!"

  No sooner had she finished speaking than a mysterious object resembling a cigarette butt flew past her nose.

  "A Bao! You're going to die!" suddenly burst out in a fit of rage in the bedroom.

  ……

  The barbecue stall outside the north gate of Lianyungang High School is a must-visit in the downtown area, with booming business every night and a gathering place for students.

  Ai Zi Qing called David's home and found out that Bei Bei had gone to bed early, so she felt at ease. She thought to herself that this weekend she should buy a phone for Bei Bei, otherwise it would be quite troublesome to get in touch with her when she's not by her side.

  She didn't consider at all that the object of her mobile phone configuration was only six years old...

  "Let's go to his house, business is booming." Li Hui's voice pulled Ai Zi Qing's thoughts back to the present, looking at the barbecue stall set up on the left side of this shed, Ai Zi Qing followed the three people in.

  The stall is booming, with every round table basically packed to the brim. The evening weather is relatively cool, so eating barbecue doesn't feel too hot. Plus, the atmosphere is lively, making the whole street very lively.

  The sound of dishes and cups clinking in the restaurant was incessant, and the aroma of roasted meat wafting through the air made Ai Ziying's appetite surge again despite having just eaten.

  "Boss, ten fish balls! What are you all eating?" Xiang Yao called out to the boss, asking everyone.

  Everyone finished their barbecue, and Li Hui ordered a few more bottles of beer, ready to have a good drink at the barbecue stall under the streetlights.

  "She said: 'Come on, come on, today we won't leave until we're drunk! I'm treating, it's to welcome mainland sister.'"

  "It's all about school opening, how come you're welcoming the mainland sister?" Abao put the cigarette box on the table, picked up the wine bottle and skillfully opened it with his teeth.

  "You're also from the mainland, rushing to Hong Kong? Awesome! Only mainland girls have the longest journey, of course we should welcome her! Don't be slow, let's have a drink first!" Li Hui filled up four wine cups and slammed them on the table, grinning: "Cheers everyone!"

  Ai Zi Qing reluctantly raised her glass with the three of them and downed the cold beer, instantly feeling refreshed all over. However, the spicy beer made her stick out her tongue and squint her eyes, looking like a carefree young woman.

  Don't look at Ai Zi Qing's seemingly helpless appearance, in fact, she is still very comfortable with this mode of getting along, and she thinks she might be a introverted person.

  Xiang Yao saw Ai Zi Qing finish her beer, and leaned in close to her ear, saying in a low voice: "The first store of Xiang Ji roast goose is about to open soon, my dad is waiting for you to come back after school starts to open it together."

  "So soon?" Ai Zi Qing asked with a smile, after all, from site selection to decoration, plus the preparation of facilities and so on, it's not a simple and quick process. And apart from that initial roast goose shop, the Xie family didn't have any experience running a big store, she hadn't thought

  It's all settled in just over two months.

  "Uh, the renovation will be done during the holiday, and we can open in two days. My dad asked me to tell you, don't forget to attend, okay!" Xiang Yao's face turned red as she spoke, obviously in a great mood.

  Ai Zi Qing nodded, as her first business in Hong Kong, it was naturally very memorable and if the returns were good, she would accelerate the expansion of her chain stores in Hong Kong. Once Xiang Yong Kang became familiar with the process, future branch openings wouldn't be so slow.

  Later, we will enter inland in the form of joining!

  Just as Ai Zi Qing was contemplating the grand blueprint for her item's development, the sound of rustling footsteps came from outside the barbecue stall, accompanied by a woman's giggles, which drew extra attention.

  Ai Zi Qing turned her head back, raising an eyebrow.

  I met an acquaintance unexpectedly.

  "Li Yingxin?" Liu Jiabao held the cigarette in his mouth, chuckling softly, unexpectedly finding that Li Yingxin, who had lost her position as student council president, was actually looking quite well.

  "Hmph, thinking of harming our Ziying, without even considering what kind of person she is! However, she's born into a good family, with an uncle who's the principal, and after ruining others' lives, she can still live so freely. Don't bother with her, let's just drink!" Li Hui glanced at Li Yingxin and the seven or eight people around her, then turned back to invite everyone.

  At this time, the boss also brought up the barbecue, and everyone started eating deliciously. It has to be said that on this hot summer night, eating barbecue and drinking cold beer by the roadside is also a kind of ultimate enjoyment.

  Li Yingxin walked into the barbecue stall and immediately saw Ai Ziqing and others, stunned for a moment! With a complex expression, she stared at Ai Ziqing's thin back for three seconds before calmly following the crowd to take their seats, which happened to be the only empty table next to Ai Ziqing and her group.

  The president of the student union, Lu Qihua, naturally accompanied Li Yingxin with a humble attitude. He didn't expect to meet Ai Ziqing and others here. His face sank, pretending not to see them. However, he clearly remembered that every time he got involved with Ai Ziqing, nothing good happened, especially during the school art festival when he almost lost his life, which made him remember it vividly!

  Just as both sides were about to take an ignoring attitude, a shout of surprise rose in the store: "Be careful!"

  Ai Zi Qing suddenly lifted her head and saw that the two fluorescent lights hanging from the ceiling had fallen down, and the position was right in the middle of her own head!

  Habitually, her body moved before her brain did. Ai Zi Qing swiftly dodged to the side, pulling Xiang Yao back with her as she retreated, shouting at Li Hui: "Get out of the way!"

  Bang! The lamp that was hung high above suddenly smashed onto the dinner table, splashing food everywhere. Because Zi Qing happened to be sitting under the lamp, one side of it scraped against her arm, causing a wave of scorching pain.

  The heavy object fell with a tremendous force, although it only grazed her, it made her face pale with pain, but she didn't make a sound.

  "Ah!" The cry of surprise rang out, and Li Hui and the others rushed over: "Dalu sister, what's wrong? Let me see!" As they spoke, they rolled up Ai Zi Qing's sleeve, saw that there was no wound, and only then breathed a sigh of relief.

  Only Ai Zi Qing herself knew how painful this blow was, and it didn't leave any scars on the surface.

  The boss and his wife rushed over, apologizing repeatedly with a bitter face: "Miss, are you okay? Do you want to go to the hospital? Sorry, sorry, we didn't expect such a situation to happen, I'm afraid you were frightened... do you want compensation?"

  "What's going on with your house?! The light tubes can fall down, are you trying to kill people?!" Xiang Yao was sitting next to Ai Zi Qing at the time and could feel the kind of heart-trembling danger, so she didn't care about her image and shouted out first.

  "For crying out loud, can't you be more careful when setting up the stall? The light tube wasn't even tied properly before starting to sell! Luckily nothing big happened today, or else it would have been a disaster for your family!" Li Hui's face turned bright red as she spoke, her temper already short from drinking and being startled.

  Listening to the barbecue stall owner who was desperately apologizing in Cantonese, Aizi Qing slightly shook her head, feeling inexplicably annoyed.

  Just then, a soft cry came from among Li Jingxin and several others: "Is that you?"

  Ai Zi Qing didn't think it was directed at herself, so she just followed Li Hui and others asking questions, speaking softly to comfort them. However, in less than two seconds, the familiar voice sounded again, this time with a hint of annoyance, possibly because no one responded to her previous words, and she couldn't hold back her temper: "Hey, you bumped into me this morning!"

  Upon hearing the voice, Ai Zi Qing finally turned her head around, furrowing her brow to look at the long-haired woman in a beige suit dress. It was actually the new student who had bumped into her that morning and spoken out of turn, only to be reprimanded by herself. She hadn't noticed earlier that this person was traveling with Li Ying Xin.

  Although the light bulb fell, there was not only one light bulb in the stall, so it did not affect the lighting. Under the light, Aizi Qing carefully saw the woman's appearance, a pair of slender willow-leaf eyebrows that had been trimmed, phoenix eyes, a straight and small nose, and a cherry mouth, very charming, just like a Japanese songstress.

  More annoyed in heart, ignore it.

  "Since we can't eat here, let's change to another place." Ai Zi Qing turned her head to say to the three people in the dormitory. She wasn't hungry, but everyone hadn't eaten yet, and the pain in her hand was gradually alleviating, she was fine.

  The stall owner beside him hastily said: "Eat here, eat here, I'll set up another table for you, there's plenty of space, today's meal is on me, please eat here."

  The stall owner warmly invited them to stay, and the few of them didn't want to say anything else. Seeing that they were no longer pursuing the matter, the stall owner was willing to continue staying for dinner, suddenly with a happy smile, and ran to move over a table, letting his wife go first to entertain other customers.

  An Miao stood awkwardly by the table, because she had just gotten up and now was neither sitting nor standing. Her strong self-esteem was suddenly bruised, and she always felt that the mocking gaze of the people around her was scanning over herself, making her face flush red.

  Actually, it's not like that. Apart from some men sighing at the beauty beside them, no one really noticed her actions. In the end, just like during the day, it was all because of her useless self-esteem.

  "Really? Is it her?" Fang Rouqiao also stood up and asked softly beside him.

  An Miao suddenly let out a breath of relief, forcing a smile and nodding: "It's her, she bumped into me this morning and scolded me."

  "She bumped into you and scolded you?" Li Yingxin raised her eyes and asked.

  "Really, Yingxin sister, An MiaoMiao had a terrible fall this morning. Didn't you see that she changed her clothes when reporting for duty?" Feng Rouqiao also thought that Ai Ziqing collided with An MiaoMiao and said so. In fact, based on her understanding of An MiaoMiao, she knew that she must have exaggerated the situation.

  "Hmm, I'm too lazy to bother with that woman, who knew she'd be so rude. You all saw her attitude just now." An Miao raised the corner of her lips, adopting a haughty and elegant demeanor as she sat down, also feeling a bit reckless from earlier. However, thinking about how that woman had mocked her this morning, combined with her ignoring her just now, made her proud self-esteem feel stifled in her chest.

  Li Yingxin pursed her lips upon hearing this, and in her heart, she naturally couldn't get along with Ai Ziqing. But even if she wanted to make a big deal out of it, she didn't know how to do it. If she made a fuss but it wasn't effective, wouldn't that just make people laugh at her? Moreover, towards Ai Ziqing...she was somewhat afraid in her heart.

  But such an opportunity was missed, and it's a pity. An Miao knew her identity, except that she was her junior in middle school, An Miao's family background was also remarkable. Her cousin Zhao Zijun didn't need to be mentioned, just talking about An Miao's father's An Shi restaurant chain, which was a well-known old brand in Hong Kong.

  Although An Shi's restaurant can't be compared to those large groups, An Miao is also a business lady from high society, spoiled since childhood, just a bit narrow-minded.

  Thinking of this, Li Yingxin revealed a nonchalant smile, looking somewhat helpless: "Her name is Ai Ziqing, I know her too."

  "Ying Xin Jie, do you know her?" An Miao Miao slightly furrowed her brow. If she knew her, why didn't Ai Zi Qing greet Li Ying Xin earlier? That woman was a poor mainland girl, while Li Ying Xin was the principal's niece, there was no reason for her to put on airs!

  "Of course I know her, if it wasn't for her, how would I have been kicked out by the student union?" As she said this, Li Yingxin bit her lip and lowered her eyelids, covering up a resentful expression.

  Lu Qihua sighed and said, "Yingxin, don't think too much about it either. We're only going to be in the student union for one more year anyway. Whether or not we're student union cadres doesn't matter."

  Li Yingxin didn't say a word, but An Miao's eyes widened in surprise: "Is it her?"

  An Miao and Feng Rouqiao were only in their first year of high school, but the art festival two months ago was a big sensation. They had also heard about it. The girl who performed on stage, rumored to have been secretly sabotaged by Li Yingxin, was said to be as beautiful as a flower. How could she possibly be that clumsy and awkward Mainlander? Could she really play the piano well? And collaborate with Zheng Shaolong?

  An Miao felt a bit dizzy and didn't know why, but her resentment towards Ai Zi Qing actually increased instead of decreasing!

  Li Yingxin said with a hint of grievance: "Anyone with brains can see that I wouldn't harm her. What's there to gain from harming her? It's really laughable! Forget it, it's all in the past, just consider me unlucky."

  "How can it just pass like this? Can't she bully us Hong Kong people just because she's from the mainland?" An Miao Miao frowned and said.

  Feng Rou gently pulled on An Miao's arm, as if she didn't want her to get involved in these matters.

  An Miao Miao pulled out her arm and looked at Feng Rou Qiao with impatience: "Rou Qiao, don't bother with these things anymore. I don't like that woman either, she'd better not run into me!"

  He raised his voice again: "We don't bother to argue with that kind of person, it's not worthy of her, but we can't let her be arrogant either!"

  These words, Ai Zi Qing could hear clearly, but just didn't pay attention to them. Li Hui and others simply couldn't understand what they were saying in a disjointed manner, so they just chatted on their own, eating the boss's freshly roasted barbecue.

  Ai Zi Qing furrowed her brow, did these women all have persecution delusions every day?

  For these people, she was helpless, unable to shoot them down with a single bullet, nor did she have any other way to stop them from thinking about these useless and harmful things all day.

  To be honest, as long as she didn't mess with her head on, Aizi Qing was too lazy to care. No way, where there are many women, there will always be things like this.

  Especially in school, everyone is in a state of youthful turmoil, thinking they understand but actually being ignorant and confused.

  "What are you thinking about?" Ah Bao extinguished his cigarette and asked Ai Zi Qing who was sitting across from him.

  With a faint smile, Ai Zi Qing took a sip of the cold beer and said, "I wonder who will be carrying Ah Hui back later."

  "My god!" Ah Hui blurted out a curse and glared at Ai Zi Qing who had a serious face!

  Xiang Yao pursed her lips and smiled lightly, giving Li Hui a "we all understand your drinking habits" look.

  At this time, the barbecue stall became lively again. Several people turned their heads to look and saw several men walking in from outside, seeing that the stalls were overcrowded and slightly frowning.

  "Zhao Zijun!" Li Hui snapped her fingers and called out loudly.

  The first man was taken aback, his gaze swept over to this side, and he immediately revealed a sunny smile, walking over with big strides, the three men behind him also followed.

  "What are you doing here?" Zhao Zijun exclaimed with delight, because Ai Ziqing had already strictly forbidden addressing each other as master and apprentice in public, so he could only say to Ai Ziqing: "Ziqing, I've been calling your phone all day but it's always off. I was thinking of finding you guys to go out for dinner together."

  Before Ai Zi Qing could respond, a surprised voice rang out from beside her: "Zi Jun's older brother?"

  Upon hearing the voice, Zhao Zijun was slightly stunned and turned around to see An Miao Miao and Feng Rou Qiao having dinner with several student union members at the same table. He immediately furrowed his brow: "What are you guys doing here?"