Chapter Thirteen

  Yu Cai arrived at her sister's house and said that she should get better as soon as possible so as not to delay her studies, asking her sister to give her an IV drip, even though it was just a minor cold.

  Her younger aunt was also quite familiar with her condition, and without saying a word, she gave her an injection, which she did for three consecutive days. Yucai's symptoms had completely recovered, and after spending two more days at her younger aunt's house, Yucai returned to school with the weight she had gained, looking energetic and lively.

  A person who has been missing for three days will definitely attract some attention when they return to class, and just after dealing with Qiao Jia and Li Miao, Gu Yueyue arrived. The early reading class had just begun when Lao Mei called Yu Cai out again and handed her a beautifully packaged box, "This is from Ji Shifang's dad, he asked me to give it to you, saying it can improve your immunity."

  Yu Cai was startled and hastily declined, while Old Mei said innocently, "If you don't want it, you should return it to him yourself. You wouldn't want me to run another errand for you, would you?"

  Yu Cai didn't dare, so she obediently accepted it.

  Yu Cai didn't want to carry the box into class, so she quickly sent it back to her dorm and then ran back to the classroom with a 100-meter dash.

  Qiao Jia immediately envied, "Old Mei is really good to you, and even sent things to you."

  Yu Cai panted and waved her hand, "No, it was a relative who asked him to bring it to me."

  "No wonder! You're related to Lao Mei!"

  Qiao Jia, who was originally lazy and reluctant, suddenly became serious and started reading her English book diligently.

  "Hey, I heard you're sick?"

  Yucai's expressionless face nodded slightly.

  "What's wrong with you, need to take three days off?"

  Common Cold

  "Just a cold?" He was very skeptical.

  Yu nodded solemnly, "But I'm afraid of infecting everyone and affecting their studies, so I went home."

  "Wow, I just realized how great you are today!"

  Yu Cai seemed to have not heard the sarcasm in He Qi's tone and still said with a straight face, "Actually I just found out recently too, you don't need to be ashamed of yourself for lacking insight".

  Li Mu burst out laughing, and Fei Yuanfan behind him couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. When Fei Yuanfan smiled, his bookish aura was even thicker, chasing after a wistful dream like Chen Deke from ten years ago. Even now, Yu Cai couldn't resist such charm, her eyes fluttering momentarily.

  "Are you feeling better from your cold?"

  Yu Cai was stunned and found that the handsome guy was talking to her, she immediately nodded with a surprised and delighted expression.

  "If I also had a cold like this, I would just go home and sleep for three days," said Fei Yuanfan with a hint of envy.

  Yu Cai sincerely said, "It's actually very simple, just wear a mask and ask your class teacher for leave. If you think buying a mask is a waste of money, I can lend you mine."

  Fei Yuanfan burst out laughing, and Yu Cai showed signs of fainting again.

  "If I really catch a cold, I'm afraid that even if I can't walk, I'll have to crawl to class, and missing three days of school will definitely make me fall behind in my studies."

  Yu Cai, although dazed, fortunately still had not completely lost his sanity, solemnly said, "This is what I call dedication, that's what you call revolutionary spirit. We are like Bai Qiu'en and Dong Cunrui, different careers, but equally great!"

  "Yu Cai, you're really interesting when you talk."

  Yu Cai hadn't spoken yet, when Qiao Jia finally found an opportunity to interject, laughing and saying, "She has even more interesting things to say. Have you seen 'Youth in Bloom'? It's full of hilarious lines, I laughed from the beginning to the end."

  "I haven't seen it, and now there's no time to watch that," Fei Yu Fan said, nodding at the two of them before pushing He Qi away.

  Yu Cai was hesitant about whether to make a vow, saying that if Fei Yuanfan also forgot her after meeting Qiao Jia like Li Miao did, she would never care about him again. Unexpectedly, he just walked away lightly, and Yu Cai was overjoyed, her eyes following his figure out of the classroom.

  "What are you looking at?"

  Yu Cai's eyes met Gu Yueyue, this gossipy woman with a sly face standing beside him, and he silently cursed his bad luck, thinking that his gaze just now was too bold.

  "What are you looking at!"

  "I didn't know, after all, they're just handsome guys and beautiful girls," said Gu Yuemei.

  Yu Cai nodded solemnly, "I found that looking at handsome guys and beautiful girls can delight both body and mind."

  "I just don't know which handsome guy our classmate Yu is looking at."

  "I just discovered that our classmate Gu Yuemei is probably almost seemingly nearly a beauty!"

  Gu Yuemei's line of sight was shifted, and she immediately burst out laughing with Yu Cai. Yu Cai secretly let out a sigh of relief, what a close call, calm down, calm down!

  After school in the afternoon, Yucai called to the Qi's house and it was still Auntie who answered. Upon hearing her voice, she immediately said, "Are you Teacher Yu?"

  "Yes, is Mr. Qi at home?"

  "He's not here, he told me to tell you that if you don't want that box of things, just throw it away, once he sends something out, he won't take it back."

  Alright, you win, Yu Cai hung up the phone in a huff.

  Yucai, who had learned a lesson from this experience, decided to walk around the playground for half an hour after self-study every day. From childhood to adulthood, Yucai was most afraid of running, that kind of intense heartbeat feeling was like playing thrilling games such as pirate ships, which made her feel terrified and uneasy. So she started by jogging slowly around the playground every day, and as soon as she felt a little tired, she slowed down and switched to walking.

  The lights on the playground were very dim, but occasionally there would be a couple passing by, and the sound of volleyball coming from the basketball court on the outskirts. The dormitory was just a few steps away, and Yu Cai wasn't afraid at all. Sometimes when she felt like it, she would even wander around until 11 o'clock before going back to wash her face and go to sleep.

  The streets and campuses are soon filled with a festive atmosphere, Christmas and New Year's Day are approaching, of course, also means the final exams are approaching.

  Yu Cai started thinking about what gifts she should prepare for Ji Shi's father and son. They absolutely didn't lack these small gifts, but her heart had to be put into it.

  After carefully searching around the streets and not finding anything suitable, Yucai decided to take a look online. At this time, online shopping had not yet become popular, but it was already beginning to emerge.

  After browsing online for half a day, I finally decided to buy a set of car accessories for Ji Shu Fan, including neck pillows, seat covers, pendants and cushion decorations.

  As for sending something to Qí Shì, Yù Cǎi thought of the deep and profound rain and mist, and suddenly felt a chill. Fortunately, it was an online payment, and the goods were delivered to the door, so she didn't have to go through her hands. Hmm, how about a set of computer cleaning equipment? Yù Cǎi had a bad taste and bought extremely pink edges for the computer cover and other items, which matched Qí Shì's cold face perfectly. Haha, Yù Cǎi almost burst out laughing!

  Out of the internet cafe, went to mail, Yucai's one thing on his mind was finally put down, continue to go to the classroom and struggle with math.

  It was a Friday on Christmas Eve, and the dormitory of Yu Cai had no activities. After finishing her class, Yu Cai went to a cake shop to buy a small cake and brought it back to the classroom to give to Zhao Ye.

  Zhao Ye didn't expect Yu Cai to give him a gift, and he was so surprised that he repeatedly apologized for forgetting to buy her one. Yu Cai smiled and patted his shoulder, "Understandable, understandable, high school students are suffering! Here, I'll give you a piece of cake to sweeten your day."

  Zhao Ye thanked her repeatedly and asked if she had any plans for New Year's Day. After getting a negative response, he immediately invited Yu Cai to have dinner together on New Year's Day.

  Yu Cai still wanted to maintain her image as a good girl in the teacher's eyes, and Zhao Ye was also in a special period of high school, firmly refused, smiled and said, "Let's have dinner together on the day you get into Tsinghua University, I'll celebrate with you".

  "Everything else is fine, it's just that English is a drag, I'm afraid I won't be able to get into Tsinghua."

  Yu Cai exaggeratedly smiled, "Alright, let's not say anything else. Take out your enthusiasm for the cake and use it on this, I guarantee I won't hold you back."

  Zhao Ye burst out laughing, Yu Zai nodded at him and returned to his seat, lowering his head to struggle with math. Geography was no longer a problem now, but instead, math had become the stumbling block.

  Because of the New Year's holiday, school was closed for three days from Friday to Sunday. Yu Cai hesitated about whether to go home or not and decided to call her family. However, her father bluntly told her that exams were coming up soon and she should stay in school to study hard. If she didn't want to study, she could sleep more to recharge for the upcoming exams. Since winter break was just around the corner and she would be home every day then, Yu Cai gave up on the idea of going home.

  Qiao Jia asked Yu Cai why she didn't go home, and invited her to have a fun meal together on New Year's Day. Yu Cai naturally declined, saying that she had already made plans with Gu Yueyue to go shopping.

  On New Year's Day, the third year of high school was also on holiday. Several teaching buildings in the school were closed, and even the library was closed. Yu Cai had woken up early, but because there was nowhere to go, she lay in bed until Gu Yueyue came to find her and lazily got up.

  Gu Yuemei wanted to buy a set of scarves and hats, so the two of them would often sneak into boutique shops. Yu Zai was very interested in these cute things because she had just recently regained her lolita look, and she looked at them with great interest.

  After Gu Yueyue picked out a good hat, the two of them started walking around again. Yu Cai suddenly saw a very nice coat in the window and pulled Gu Yueyue inside.

  It was a relatively comprehensive store, with clothes and shoes available. Yu Cai casually picked out a few pieces of clothing and entered the fitting room. When she came out again, she looked completely refreshed. Gu Yueyue exclaimed that she looked great.

  Yu Cai looked at herself in the mirror and shook her head, saying "No, it's too youthful".

  The salesgirl next to her smiled and said, "Little sister, you're still so young, whether you wear it or not, you'll always look tender".

  Yu Cai laughed and said, "Sister is really good at talking, are there other colors for this dress?"

  "It's all gone, little sister, now only you guys can wear this color, even if I want to wear it, I won't be able to."

  Yu Cai shook her head again. This outfit was expensive at first glance, and when paired with the sweater and boots inside, she didn't have the ability to buy it herself.

  Yu Cai was just about to enter the fitting room to change when someone behind her asked, "Does she have any other clothes on?"

  Yu Cai hastily said, "I'm just about to change out of it, wait a moment," and I quickly rushed into the fitting room to change. When Yu Cai came out with the clothes, she found that the girl who had spoken earlier was Xia Yunyun.

  Xia Yunyun was also stunned when she saw her, "You're here buying clothes too?"

  Yu Cai suddenly felt embarrassed, she indeed just came in with a try-on attitude, this kind of thing she often did, and didn't think there was anything wrong with it. But when Xia Yunyun asked like that, maybe she herself didn't have any malicious intentions, but Yu Cai still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

  "Polite smile, 'No, I'll just take a stroll around, see you later'."

  Xia Yunyun saw her attitude and knew that she might have unintentionally said something wrong, so she didn't want to offend this niece who was extremely fond of Qi Shu Fan. Upon hearing this, she immediately sincerely said, "Why don't we all go for a stroll together, it'll be more lively with more people!"

  Yu Cai shook her head, "No, we're getting ready to go back, let's make plans for next time."

  Xia Yunyun wanted to speak but stopped, staring blankly as Yu Zai walked out of her line of sight, filled with regret. Xia Mu, who had entered the store a step behind her daughter, didn't see Yu Zai, but happened to catch her daughter's pouting expression and hastily asked, "What's wrong?"

  "I just saw Uncle Qi's niece."

  "Oh," Xia Mu said after hearing Xia Yunyun mention Yu Cai, "why didn't you invite her together?"

  "She won't, mom, I think she seems a bit too anxious."

  Xia Mu disagreed, "Our Rongrong is both beautiful and smart, it's normal for other girls to be jealous of her".

  Xia Yunyun heard this and burst out laughing, no longer thinking about Yu Cai. She shook the clothes in her hand and asked, "Mom, what do you think of this outfit?"