Shu Er’s soft, sweet voice sounded like a small brush gently sweeping across the ear.
Huo Chao glanced at her with a smile, but instead of agreeing, he only said, “We’ll see.”
Shu Er was not discouraged because of this rejection. It would be strange if the male protagonist was so easy to tease and play with.
She waved her hand and headed back to the classroom while carrying Huo Chao’s bag of fruit and milk happily.
As soon as she entered, she was immediately surrounded by a large group of people.
“Shu Er! Senior Huo actually came to give you snacks in person!”
“He never came to our high school teaching building before!”
“This is the first time I saw Huo Chao up close. His face is so handsome! Really perfect from every angle!”
“Shu Er, does this mean we’ll get to see him every day from now on?”
No matter what the others asked, Shu Er just smiled, she was too lazy to even bother replying.
In the book, after the female supporting character lost Huo Chao’s attention, several students in the class took advantage of her. Shu Er didn’t know exactly who they were, and the book didn’t specify either, but after seeing most of their true colors, she didn’t feel like wasting her energy on them.
That didn’t mean she had no friends in the class, though.
She has a good relationship with Ning Meng now. If she finds more people who will get along with her in the future, she will naturally befriend them too.
After coming back from lunch, Shu Er noticed that there were only a few students in the room and the majority were still in the cafeteria.
Jiang Xici was sitting in his seat, buried in his practice problems.
Ning Meng had mentioned earlier that Jiang Xici probably only ate one meal a day. Judging by his current state, that seemed about right.
Excluding Shu Er herself, there were only eight students in the classroom right now. Shu Er glanced at the bag of snacks in her hand. Her eyes then twinkled after an idea on how to improve her favorability with Jiang Xici formed in her mind. After transmigrating into the book, she realized that she had to think about her future. She definitely couldn’t rely on the original Shu Er’s family; otherwise, the female supporting character wouldn’t have been sold off to work in the mines by the female protagonist.
Jiang Xici is kind-hearted and compassionate, and he will be very successful in the future. Shu Er wanted to build a good relationship with him in advance, so that she could ask him for help if she encountered any trouble in the future.
With that thought in mind, Shu Er took the bag and started handing out snacks to everyone from the front row of the classroom, “Here, this bag of potato chips is for you.”
“Here, spicy strips for you to eat.”
“Do you want dried strawberries? Here you go.”
Her classmates were flattered.
“Shu Er, why are you suddenly giving us food?”
“Can’t you finish them?”
“If you give them to us, what about yourself?”
Shu Er casually replied, “It’s fine. My brother will bring me more delicious food tomorrow anyway.”
As soon as they heard the word “brother”, her classmates uttered interjections of understanding.
The scene of Shu Er calling Huo Chao brother that morning had been witnessed by many students. After two classes, the whole class now knows that was what she calls Huo Chao.
After giving out snacks to everyone, Shu Er walked up to Jiang Xici and handed him a whole bag of ham sausage.
Jiang Xici looked up from his practice problems and looked at Shu Er in confusion.
At such a close distance, Shu Er noticed his long eyelashes, his delicate skin, and how he looks quite well-behaved.
“Everyone else got snacks, so this is for you.”
Jiang Xici looked at the snacks in front of him silently and did not speak for a long time. Just as Shu Er was about to leave, he asked in a very low voice, “Why?”
Shu Er blinked in confusion.
What why? Why give him ham sausage?
In fact, she had thought carefully about what snacks to give him.
She smiled, revealing a cute little tiger tooth, “Because this is the best partner for instant noodles.”
Jiang Xici suddenly realized that she had indeed noticed him in the convenience store this morning.
But strangely enough, at that moment, he didn’t feel offended nor did he feel that he was pitied by her.
Maybe it was because the other eight students had all received snacks from her as well, so he didn’t feel singled out?
He pursed his lips and softly said, “Thank you. Sorry to trouble you.”
Shu Er waved her hand and smiled, “It’s not a big deal! I can just ask my brother for more after I finish the snacks!”
So, you don’t need to have any psychological burden.
After all, the male protagonist isn’t short on money. Forget about a few snacks—he could afford to give her an entire supermarket.
But of course, right now, the male protagonist wouldn’t be willing to let her take advantage of him like that.
Thinking of this, Shu Er had a contemplative look on her face. She felt like she wasn’t causing enough trouble for the male protagonist. She should trick him a little more.
Otherwise, how could she make up for all the grievances that the female supporting character will suffer later on?
After returning to her seat, Shu Er generously shared the fresh fruit Huo Chao brought her with Ning Meng.
Ning Meng was moved to tears, “Little ear, you are so kind.”
“Little Ear?”
Ning Meng forked the fruit and nodded vigorously, “Yes, we’re so close so I should call you more intimately! Isn’t the name ‘Little Ear’ adorable? I think you’re super cute, and this nickname is suitable for you.”
Ning Meng’s rainbow farts came one after another, making Shu Er smile and beam in joy. She even handed Ning Meng her milk to drink.
“Little Ear, I must have accumulated so much good karma in my previous lives to be able to sit next to you in this one! I’m way too lucky!”
Shu Er laughed, “Alright, eat up, no one will snatch it from you.”
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After school, Shu Er didn’t see Huo Chao at the door of the classroom.
Of course, although she had said that Huo Chao should pick her up every day as his punishment, all he’d said was “we’ll see,” and never actually agreed.
Her expression did not change. After saying goodbye to Ning Meng, she didn’t go to the senior students’ building to find Huo Chao and instead took the bus home by herself. The next morning, Huo Chao naturally did not wait at the gate of her community.
Even after not seeing him, Shu Er didn’t anything, and once again, took the bus alone to school.
Her house was close to school, and the bus was quite convenient.
However, she happened to see Huo Chao and Xu Chen at the school gate. There was another boy standing next to the two of them—probably their friend.
She kept her gaze straight ahead, determined to ignore them completely. With her head held high like a proud white swan, she passed by them at a moderate pace.
Xu Chen hurriedly called her, “Junior, junior!”
Only then did Shu Er give them a noble look.
Xu Chen signaled Huo Chao with his eyes, asking him what he had done to upset this little girl—she seemed angry.
But even when she’s angry, she is still cute.
Huo Chao shrugged.
Maybe she was upset because he hadn’t picked her up this morning or dropped her off the day before?
But where would he find the time and patience for that? Even though she was his childhood savior, he has his own circle of friends and his own life, and he couldn’t revolve around her every day.
Xu Chen smiled naively and took the initiative to invite her, “Junior sister, do you want to have lunch with us at noon?”
Shu Er snorted, maintaining her personality of being a drama queen, with a proud face, “You know what? A princess has many friends. I don’t have time to eat lunch with you.”
Xu Chen was confused. Princess? Who?
Is she talking about herself?
Zhao Zhifeng burst out laughing. Wow, such a dramatic and self-centered girl. Even he, a playboy with countless girlfriends, had never encountered anyone like this. What kind of luck does Huo Chao have?
But oddly enough, her behavior wasn’t annoying at all. Instead, it felt like she was meant to be this way.
Huo Chao looked at her pouty, delicate little face and raised his eyebrows, “Are you angry?”
Shu Er nodded seriously, “Yes. Brother, if you don’t start treating me better, not only will you fail to catch up with me, but you’ll lose me completely.”
Xu Chen and Zhao Zhifeng laughed out loud after hearing this, so hard that they could hardly stand up straight.
Zhao Zhifeng, who already knew the situation between Huo Chao and Shu Er from Xu Chen, fanned the flames and teasingly asked, “Then… Little Princess, how can we treat you better?”
Shu Er held up three fingers and listed her demands one by one, “First, you have to take me to school in the morning. Second, you have to take me home after school. And third, you have to send me a lot of delicious food every day. For now, just these three things.”
The male protagonist is currently in his third year of high school and school starts early. If he has to pick her up too, he’d have to wake up at least half an hour earlier.
Hehehe.
Don’t underestimate that extra half hour in the morning. For a senior high school student, even one more minute of sleep is precious, and waking up even a second earlier can feel like torture.
So Shu Er’s first demand was really over-the-top and definitely going to mess with Huo Chao!
Thank for the chapter!