Chapter 18: The Tyrant Wears

  Although she ate the cookies that Qi Xiao gave her, Xi Zi was still very hungry. At lunchtime, she was still the first one to rush into the cafeteria. The cafeteria's meal is prepaid and has a standard configuration. Three dishes, one rice porridge, self-service, and rice can be filled to satisfaction. Of course, if you want to eat something extra, it's available here, but you have to pay extra. Xi Zi didn't have that spare money, so every time she had three portions of rice, plus two large bowls of soup. Xi Zi's large appetite was always well satisfied, so this was also the place in school where she was most satisfied.

  Got the first-hand dishes, and someone was eating them voraciously. Qi Xiao sat down opposite her with a displeased expression, gritting his teeth and saying in a low voice, "Quality guaranteed?"

  Xizi suddenly forgot that people in love usually come to the cafeteria together. She was used to being alone and didn't have that kind of thought. Embarrassed, she said: "I'm not starving, I'll pay attention next time, next time." Qishuo gave her a white eye and leaned towards the side. It turned out that Yu Feier and Wen Yu were together, affectionately serving each other dishes. Xizi had just confessed to him in the morning and was on the school's rumor list. Liang Ziqian hadn't complained to her, but she knew he wasn't happy about it either. Although she didn't have to copy his homework anymore, they were still desk mates after all. She didn't want to always make him angry, so she sighed and said: "You're too greedy, aren't you? Always stealing the spotlight isn't good, no matter what, you're my ex, give people some face."

  "Huh, what are you thinking?" Qi Xiao frowned and said: "I think your eating posture is too ugly, let me teach you a bit." After finishing speaking, he glanced at Bai Xi Zi and started eating elegantly.

  Xizi was said to have ugly eating habits, and she felt a bit embarrassed. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she stiffened her mouth, saying: "What's wrong with my eating habits? I'm an athlete, you don't know that? If I eat like that, when will I be full?"

  "Shh, here comes the attention-seeker." Qi Xiao placed his finger in front of his mouth, his eyes looking towards Xizi's back.

  It turned out to be Xīzi's deskmate Liáng Zǐqín, who was holding hands with a girl from another school as they walked in. The girl had long, light brown hair that fell down her back and chest, with a few strands tucked behind her ear. Her bangs were cut at a 3:7 ratio and held in place by a diamond-shaped swan hair clip on the right side of her head. She wore a pleated short skirt made up of red and blue plaid, along with a white blouse that had a deep blue butterfly knot at the collar. With a height of around 165 cm and a lightly made-up face, she looked like a heroine who had just stepped out of a Korean drama. The two of them appeared as if they were in a movie scene, with every smile and frown seemingly bathed in a warm glow. The atmosphere in the entire cafeteria changed instantly with their arrival.

  Liang Ziqin led the beautiful girl to a corner and sat down, while their classmates followed with applause. They started discussing in low voices. "Is that girl wearing school uniform? It shouldn't be from a public school, right?" "It seems like it's the uniform of Aven International School." "The uniform is nice, but she's even more beautiful!"

  Xizi couldn't help but drool with envy, constantly glancing at the girls around Liang Ziqin. Qi Shuo looked at her pitiful appearance and couldn't resist kicking her under the table. "Ah——" Xizi turned back in pain, pouting and saying: "What's wrong with you, does it hurt or not?"

  Zi Shuo disdainfully asked: "Is it that good-looking? Let's just have some plain rice with water today."

  Xizi subconsciously touched her mouth and swallowed two mouthfuls of rice, saying: "Other schools' uniforms are really nice-looking, why did our school have to make ours like this?"

  "Hmph." Qi Xiao chuckled and said, "Our school uniforms are for ordinary people, less than a hundred yuan. Theirs are for the wealthy, just that one shirt is over a thousand yuan."

  "Cough, cough, cough..." Xi Zi almost coughed up her lungs when she heard the price. "What kind of school is that? Why not just go rob a bank?"

  Qizhuo rolled her eyes and said, "That's how private schools are. What's the big deal?"

  After learning the price of that school uniform, Xizi glanced at the girl again. She felt that her clothes didn't look so good after all, and such an ordinary shirt was so expensive. Her own school uniform was still better, cheap to wear and convenient.

  Liang Ziqin sat down with the girl and didn't go get a standard lunch. Instead, he bought two matcha cakes and sat across from the beauty, savoring them in small bites. The girl was Liang Ziqin's middle school deskmate, Shi Meitong, who wasn't great at studying either. But she had a sweet and lovely appearance, and was the school flower back then. She had countless pursuers, but had a special affection for Liang Ziqin. Although Liang Ziqin loved learning, he wasn't a wooden boy. He didn't reject Shi Meitong's affections. Despite not being admitted to Red Star High School due to poor grades, the two maintained a romantic relationship and would often meet up outside of class. They would either study together or visit each other's homes under the guise of studying. Today, Shi Meitong's school had organized a trip to the nearby library to see an art exhibition. Since it was over in the afternoon and they could go back to school normally, she took the opportunity to come see her little boyfriend.

  Two people elegantly finished the small, pitiful matcha cake in the cafeteria. They left the place amidst the envious glances of their classmates. Meanwhile, Xī Zǐ was still eating when she was annoyed by group messages on WeChat. "Is that girl Liáng Shǎo's girlfriend?" "Xī Zǐ, you're not being considerate at all! You knew I liked your deskmate, and he already has a girlfriend, but you didn't even tell me." "Isn't Xī Zǐ the campus belle of ài Wén International School?" Xī Zǐ looked at these inexplicable messages and replied with countless "I don't know"s. Irritated, she put her phone on silent mode and complained to Qí Shuò: "Hey, what does their romance have to do with me? Why won't they stop asking me?"

  Zi Xiao laughed and said, "Your deskmate is also very annoyed about this matter. Whether you hand in your homework or not, whether you get caught copying or not, running laps around the playground, none of it has anything to do with him. But still, there will be people chasing after him, asking nonstop questions."

  Xizi heard his tone, clearly blaming her for Liang Ziqin. After making a face, she continued to gobble down her lunch. Back in the classroom, she saw Liang Ziqin engrossed in reading as if nothing was wrong. She remembered how he always complained about her stealing the spotlight and causing him trouble. Today, she finally had the chance to get back at him, how could she let it slip away? Pretending to be annoyed, she put her phone on the desk. "Ugh, I'm so tired of this, how am I supposed to know if your girlfriend is the school flower or not? So many people keep asking me, it's really annoying."

  Liang Ziqin wasn't stupid either and knew this was intentionally said for his ears. He asked disdainfully, "Do you have any friends?"

  Although Xi Zi didn't have many friends in class, she had countless close friends on the sports team. Being ridiculed by Liang Zi Qian like this, she couldn't help but shout out, "Hey, Liang Zi Qian, I'm telling you, how can you look down on people like that? You think you're the only one with good relationships? You're the only decent person? This thing, I wouldn't even cheat you about." As she spoke, she handed her phone to Liang Zi Qian. "Here, here, don't believe me? Look for yourself, it's all over our group chat and WeChat moments."

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