binnovel Chapter 39 My Deskmate Asked Me to Go on a Date
Chapter 39 My Deskmate Asked Me to Go on a Date
Shi Sui returned to her room, and unusually, she didn't immediately open her tutoring book to do her exercises.
Instead, he took out a needle and thread from the drawer and sewed up the straps of his schoolbag.
I was thinking as I sewed.
How much would it cost to replace her backpack? This backpack has been with her for four or five years; it's durable, resilient, and strong. Maybe it should be retired.
The spendthrift child, Shubao is only four or five years old, still young and strong, he can stay with her for another four or five years.
It's definitely not because I'm short of money, nor is it because I don't care if I hit someone with an old backpack.
No, that's not what I should be thinking about. I should be thinking about the three culprits who caused her backpack strap to break.
They were Gu Chenyi's underlings, which didn't surprise Shi Sui. After all, she had been behaving herself at school this week, doing her homework in the classroom whenever possible and never wandering around outside, and finishing her meal in three minutes rather than taking three minutes and a second.
No more than three people in the class have spoken to her. She is so focused on her studies that her presence is frighteningly low.
The more flamboyant and ostentatious the villainous female supporting character in the novel is, the more low-key and silent she is.
Therefore, she felt that she had not offended anyone.
However, two people did provoke her.
One was Gu Chenyi from the first day, whom she slapped; the other was Jiang Tianyao, a two-faced green tea bitch, with whom she had a friendly conversation.
They're a match made in heaven, a pair of clowns who just jump around everywhere, courting death.
I never expected that even when Gu Chenyi was at home, he wouldn't behave himself and would send a few of his underlings to provoke her. Was the slap really too lenient?
Perhaps she was too tired after the day, because on the subway home, Shi Sui accidentally fell asleep for a while, and she dreamed of the tragic ending in the novel.
Imprisonment, disfigurement, kidney removal, bloodletting, disability...
A seventeen-year-old girl leaped from the 32nd floor, as light as a butterfly with broken wings. The wind ripped through her eardrums, and a bright red, dazzling rose burst forth, leaving behind a bloody mess.
A very realistic dream.
The sky, stained crimson with blood, was so real it was despair-inducing.
The subway station announcement kept playing until the unfamiliar station name reached her ears, at which point Shi Sui realized she had missed her stop and came to her senses.
She has already avoided Gu Chenyi and hasn't taken the initiative to contact him, so why does he keep provoking her?
One slap wasn't enough after all.
After thinking it over, Shi Sui came up with a perfect solution and asked the system: "[System, is it possible to bankrupt the Gu family?]"
There's no way around it, she's just a shallow person. In the book, she was tricked and imprisoned by Gu Chenyi because she had no money, so she chose to study how to get rich quickly. So, similarly, will Gu Chenyi also fall into a desperate situation because he has no money?
Money isn't everything, but without it, nobody can live a good life.
[Host, do you wish to change your ultimate dream?]
Shi Sui hesitated. Should she change her dream of 'getting rich quick through studying' to 'going bankrupt because of her family'?
System: [Sorry, no, once a final dream is generated, it cannot be modified.]
Even if the system says it's possible, Shi Sui, after weighing the pros and cons, doesn't want to change her ultimate dream.
The direct beneficiary of this sudden wealth is myself. As long as I'm richer than the Gu family, dealing with him will be a piece of cake.
However, she had a brilliant idea.
Shi Sui: [System, I know you're a money broker. Could you transfer my future mission reward money from Gu Jia?]
[What's the meaning? ]
[For example, if I earn 1000 today, Gu Chenyi's account will be 1000 less.]
[Although 1000 isn't much money for a rich kid, over time, it will eventually lead to an embarrassing situation for him.]
[And as you said, system, a few hundred or a few thousand is just the beginning; I will earn much more money in the future.]
[One day, I will ruin the Gu family.]
After Shi Sui finished expressing her thoughts, she did not hear a reply from the system.
She added, "[System, earning money from Gu Jia will give me more motivation to study, and it doesn't violate my ultimate dream. It's also not a difficult task for someone as omnipotent as you.]"
The host is right, it is omnipotent.
No, that's not it. The host is right, it's a money mover.
It doesn't matter where the money comes from; perhaps it really can come from Gu Jia?
It is a learning system that will try its best to meet the host's learning requirements, so as not to violate the ultimate dream and to benefit the host's learning, achieving the best of both worlds.
The system readily agreed: [Okay.]
[Starting today, the host's mission rewards will be derived from the Gu family's assets.]
A buzzing sound filled the air as the system calculated: [Based on a comprehensive conversion of Gu Jia's assets, the task rewards have been revised, and a new task is being issued.]
[Limited-time task 1: Recite the classical poems required for Grade 11: "Qinyuanchun: Changsha", "Planting Rice", "Short Song", "Dreaming of Tianlao and Bidding Farewell"...]
A long string of ancient poems echoed in my mind, and the system was still reciting them a full minute later.
Shi Sui was stunned: [System, are you deliberately getting revenge on me?]
So, you have to memorize so many classical poems for Chinese class? Shi Sui's previous school didn't have high requirements; they didn't care about grades, let alone the grades for classical poems, so she never memorized them.
[...The "Ode to the Epang Palace," to be completed by midnight tonight, or it will be forfeited. Reward: Gu Chenyi's assets.] Finally, after issuing the task, the system asked, [Host, I didn't hear what you said when you issued the task.]
Twenty-six thousand? Shi Sui, after her initial shock, snapped back to reality: [I just said, I love you to death.]
But why is there 26,000? Did the system suddenly have a change of heart, or did the stupid system miscalculate again?
As if hearing Shi Sui's question, the system replied: [I'm not stingy, nor am I stupid.]
System Explanation: [The original pricing model of 100 yuan per article was based on the host's spending power. Now, however, the task rewards come from the Gu family. Due to the Gu family's substantial assets, the task rewards have been appropriately increased, and the pricing method has been changed to 1000 yuan per article, for a total of 26 articles.]
Shi Sui quickly understood.
Good grief, it's because she's poor, while Gu Jia is rich.
For a poor person, 100 yuan is enough to memorize a text. But for a rich person, if you throw 100 yuan at them, will they listen to you and memorize "The Rhapsody on the Epang Palace"?
Of course not. Rich people would not only not carry it, but they would also give poor people 1000 yuan to humiliate them and make them carry it.
Shi Sui: [System, have the rewards for the previous missions been changed as well?]
The system responded ruthlessly: [Sorry, the previous task has already been registered and cannot be changed.]
After her initial disappointment, Shi Sui kindly said, "[I don't want the Gu family to go bankrupt. I don't think they've hurt me in any way, yet I'm coveting their assets. That would be incredibly immoral.]"
[?] You changed your mind so quickly?
Shi Sui: [I'm going to move the world's richest man's assets.] Let the world's richest man humiliate her with money!
Ha, the Gu family is already beneath them.
Based on the assets of the world's richest man, memorizing a single classical Chinese text would easily cost tens of thousands of yuan.
[。] Is it morally right for you to covet the world's richest man's money like this?
The system microphone is muted.
On the other side, the Pei family villa was meticulously decorated.
The young master was only notified of his return home at noon today. The butler was busy contacting aristocratic families to send out invitations and arranging a banquet. He and a group of people were busy all afternoon and finally got everything settled before dark.
Fresh bouquets flown in by air, romantic candlelight, and master-crafted desserts and delicacies... As night fell, guests arrived at the Pei family home with gifts, and the villa became brightly lit and bustling with activity.
Jiang Chenjin rarely attends banquets of this caliber. The Pei family is an organization he has always wanted to cultivate and befriend, especially since even the rarely seen young master of the Chi family is here today. It is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"Sweetie, go play with your friends first, don't wander off, I'll come find you later."
So he gave Jiang Tianyao a few instructions, and seeing the girl nod obediently and sensibly, he picked up his wine glass and left.
Jiang Tianyao, dressed as a butterfly, was quickly paired with another butterfly, Song Xinying.
After a warm hug and a clink of glasses, Song Xinying watched the man's departing figure and sighed, "Sweetie, I really envy you for having a handsome and loving older brother."
Jiang Tianyao smiled with a hint of pride and demureness, then said somewhat dejectedly, "Don't mention it. I envy Xinying, your family only has you as a little princess, and everyone dotes on you."
Jiang Tianyao is quite popular among the girls, mainly because she has a handsome older brother. Every week, Jiang Chenjin comes to pick her up from school, which causes a small sensation. Many girls ask her for her brother's contact information.
This reminded Song Xinying of Jiang Tianyao's fake older sister.
Frowning in disgust, Song Xinying said, "I really can't understand why your parents would bring an adopted daughter home. If they wanted to help the poor, they could have just given her some money. Why did they have to bring her home?"
“My parents are so good to her, I can’t understand why they brought her home…” Jiang Tianyao’s mood plummeted again.
"By the way, is it true that you said on your phone that Brother Yan gave her Herms?"
“It’s absolutely true. She heard that Chi Yan would be coming to the banquet, so she insisted on coming and pestered my brother for a long time. But she’s from the countryside, and this kind of occasion is really inappropriate for her, so we didn’t let her come.”
"Isn't her coming here just to embarrass the Jiang family?"
"Not coming shows they have self-awareness."
“But she dares to pursue Brother Yan? That’s just wishful thinking,” Song Xinying said. “Brother Yan will never like her.”
Just then, the spotlights came on, and amidst flowers and applause, the main character of the banquet made his appearance.
The young man was dressed in a white suit, adorned with Suzhou embroidery with gold trim, making him exquisite and elegant. He wore gold-rimmed glasses, exuding a gentle and refined temperament, and his noble and outstanding qualities made him the center of attention wherever he went.
Pei Shuoxun had attended too many such occasions, and his demeanor was always composed, allowing him to handle everyone with impeccable manners.
After being dragged by Pei's parents to a social event, he picked up his wine glass and looked around.
Only after dealing with the superficial social interactions can he go to see the people he wants to see.
“Sweetie.” Song Xinying took Jiang Tianyao’s arm and shook it excitedly. “It’s Pei Shuoxun. Pei Shuoxun is looking at you. He, he’s coming over.”
Even without Song Xinying reminding her, Jiang Tianyao had already noticed.
From the very beginning, her gaze was fixed on the striking young man, and she had a premonition that he would come looking for her.
Jiang Tianyao shyly looked away, her wine glass trembling slightly, indicating nervousness.
Pei Shuoxun frowned almost imperceptibly as he looked at the scene of clinking glasses and lively conversation in the room. He was disgusted by such hypocritical social occasions.
But there was no other way; to become the heir of the Pei family, he had to satisfy Pei's parents, and he had to play the role perfectly.
After finishing his social engagements, he walked straight toward Jiang Tianyao.
Pei Shuoxun has a photographic memory. Last semester, he accidentally hit Jiang Tianyao with a basketball. He remembered her. Even though the school doctor said it was nothing serious, she still insisted on being a spoiled brat and asking him to take her to the hospital.
Although annoyed, his image wouldn't allow him to refuse, and he ultimately gentlemanly took her to the hospital.
The doctor said that if Jiang Tianyao had been brought there even a second later, the abrasion on her forehead would have healed on its own.
"Brother Shuoxun," Song Xinying stepped forward first and smiled, "Congratulations on winning first place in the Chopin Piano Competition."
Pei Shuoxun clinked glasses with her and smiled gently: "Thank you, you look beautiful today."
Song Xinying's family manages hotels and resorts and has business dealings with the Pei family. He and Song Xinying maintain a good friendship from their school days, greeting each other when they meet, neither too formal nor too overly enthusiastic.
Then, Pei Shuoxun looked at the girl beside Song Xinying.
"Shuoxun." Jiang Tianyao smiled shyly, a faint blush rising on her cheeks, and congratulated Song Xinying in the same way, "I also congratulate you on winning first place in the Chopin Piano Competition."
Pei Shuoxun's smile froze for a moment, disgusted by the name 'Shuoxun'.
But he still wore a polite smile, clinked glasses with Jiang Tianyao, and asked in his usual tone, "I heard the Jiang family adopted a daughter. Didn't she come?"
Jiang Tianyao paused for a moment: "My sister doesn't like coming to these kinds of occasions."
“That’s right, she’ll definitely embarrass herself if she comes,” Song Xinying chimed in. “It would be terrible if she ruined your celebration party.”
The smile on the boy's face gradually faded, and he said nothing more, walking towards Chi Yan, who was not far away.
"I heard you went straight to school after you got off the plane." Chi Yan smiled and clinked glasses with him. "What, you came back to China early? It wasn't for me, was it?"
"A narcissistic idiot," Pei Shuoxun objectively commented.
"If it's not for me, is it for this week's homework?" Chi Yan found it amusing. "I've never seen you be that fond of studying."
Pei Shuoxun just wanted to end the conversation and said, "You seem to be in a good mood today."
"How did you get it?"
"talkative."
Chi Yan suppressed the urge to punch someone, remained silent for a moment, thought about something happy, and said with a hint of boasting, "My deskmate asked me out tomorrow. Do you think I should say yes?"