Chapter 5: Confessed by a Cheap Guy

  "Hello, this is a letter for your class, please take it."

  I usually help the grandfather in the mailroom distribute these letters to each class and earn some living expenses.

  "Hei'er is really gentle."

  "You look so beautiful when you smile."

  The boys were all captivated by my signature smile.

  "Thank you."

  The girls all shot her venomous glances.

  "Sharp, really knows how to pretend."

  "Is that right? Bai Xi'er is really shameless, smiling every day like a fox spirit, seducing the boys in school."

  I pretended I didn't hear it and walked away with a smile.

  Ugh, a group of silly women, I won't bother arguing with you bunch of gossipy aunties! My pretending is my own business, what's it to you? You're really asking for a beating. But I just think this in my heart, I wouldn't actually hit them. In this school, I'm known as the well-behaved girl, teachers like me, boys like me, girls are jealous and dislike me.

  Except for my best friend, Mo Er.

  Mo is a rich girl, her family owns a company, but she never looks down on me and often helps me. However, I'm very proud, so I won't accept her financial help.

  Mò ér is a very good girl, it's great to know her.

  "Slap!" As soon as he returned to his own classroom, he was slapped in the face by someone.

  Who is it?!

  "Bai Xi'er, you cheap woman! You're seducing my boyfriend!" The speaker was our class's "class beauty". Humph, you can become the class beauty only because I wasn't in this class at that time. This year, I'll kick you down, arrogant and vicious stinky woman.

  "I..."

  "Qilin! What are you doing?" Mozhi saw me crying (you guessed it, I was still pretending), and rushed over. "Why are you hitting Xi'er? Your boyfriend has fallen in love with someone else and likes Xi'er now, what does Xi'er have to do with this? It's not like Xi'er asked him to fall in love with her! Can't you see reason?"

  "Momo..." I buried my tear-stained face in Momo's chest.

  "Bai Xi'er, if you have what it takes, don't fall behind!" She couldn't compare to the Mozhi family's background and had no choice but to leave.

  Alas, how can this world be fair? Whoever has money and power is the one who's fair. I'm just a commoner, with no money or power, so I can only ask Meng'er to help me.

  "Thank you, Muer, it's you who saved me again."

  "It's okay, Xi'er. From now on, you have to learn how to protect yourself. What would you do if I wasn't around?" Mo'er gently helped me rub my face with a sympathetic expression.

  "Uh-huh, I will."

  During physical education class, Muer's family had something going on and left early.

  "Bai Xi'er, I like you, will you go out with me?"

  Is it over yet? At such a young age, what's with all this talk about romance? I'm not interested!

  "Sorry, I don't want to have a boyfriend for now."

  "Damn it! Bai Xi'er, you're shameless! I'm Duan Cao, and you actually dare to reject me?"

  It's all because of you! What the heck, getting rejected and then turning against me? A guy like that is really without quality! Don't want to waste any more words on him, turned around and walked away. I've even rejected the school heartthrob, a mere class heartthrob, what's there to be arrogant about?