Outside the balcony by the window, there was hardly anyone around. Only a man stood there.
The faint, yellowish afterglow of the evening seeped in.
The tall and straight man sat upright on the bench. In one hand, he held a pink schoolbag that clashed starkly with his image. The bag was open and swayed in his hand.
In his other large hand, he held an extremely thick book.
With a handsome and composed face, he lowered his head slightly, intently reading the book in his hand.
He flipped through the pages one by one, and from time to time, he would curve his lips. A faint smile would occasionally flit across his otherwise cold face, like an iceberg slowly melting.
Jian Xiao was entranced.
It was undeniable.
His idol outshone him, the campus heartthrob of Tsinghua University, in terms of looks, intelligence, and even business acumen.
What kind of woman could possibly be worthy of his idol?
Just as he was thinking, a young girl in a pleated skirt skipped lightly towards his idol.
From his angle, he could only see the girl's profile.
She familiarly patted his idol on the shoulder, then pouted and said something to him, looking a bit dissatisfied.
But his idol didn't get angry at all. He looked up, gently stroked her head with a doting expression, and took out a handkerchief to carefully wipe the water off her slender fingers.
"Look, that's the girl. She has such a seductive face."
Jian Xi rolled her eyes.
Jian Xiao frowned. The girl's outfit seemed vaguely familiar to him.
The next second, the girl pushed back her falling hair, revealing her entire face.
"Sh, Shen Jianyi?"
He exclaimed in disbelief.
On this side, Shen Jianyi didn't even notice Jian Xiao.
She pounded Lu Jinsheng dissatisfiedly. "Why were you rummaging through my schoolbag?"
And reading her book.
"I wanted to see if the little one has been a good girl at school," he naturally took her hand and pulled her into his arms, hugging her. "To see if there are any love letters."
The looks from those teenage boys made him uncomfortable.
"How about..." He pursed his lips and tentatively asked, "I'll hire a private tutor to teach you at home?"
Shen Jianyi slumped in his arms, kicking her legs. She shook her head.
Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she sat up straight and looked at him with interest. "Lu Jinsheng, are you feeling scared because of the age gap between us?"
Lu Jinsheng was amused by her. He pinched the soft flesh on her waist. "Nonsense."
...
After the two had been cuddling for a while, the servants in the villa had already prepared dinner.
Lu Jinsheng didn't talk much with the others. Perhaps knowing his temper, no one bothered him.
He only focused on putting food into Shen Jianyi's bowl.
Shen Jianyi couldn't find anything in common to talk about with the others either. When she saw Jian Xiao at the dinner table, she didn't seem surprised at all. She just obediently munched on the food in her bowl.
Jian Xiao was sitting right across from Shen Jianyi. He looked at her with a complicated expression.
She was so tough at school during the day, but as soon as she got here, she pretended to be a good girl. And she even hooked up with his sister's crush!
His idol must have been deceived by her innocent appearance!
Shen Jianyi had no idea that Jian Xiao had already thought of her as a woman who would do anything to climb the social ladder. After dinner, she went up to the rooftop to enjoy the breeze.
It had to be said that this villa really helped her relax.
There was an outdoor swimming pool, an outdoor movie theater, and even a Ferris wheel.
Feeling the mountain breeze, Shen Jianyi's irritable mood improved a lot.
After she had digested her food enough and was about to go downstairs from the rooftop, she saw Jian Xiao walking towards her.
"What on earth are you up to?"
Jian Xiao asked directly.
Three question marks popped up in Shen Jianyi's head. She glanced at Jian Xiao, looking at him as if he were a fool.
Jian Xiao felt a surge of anger at her look, and his tone became even worse. "You sell your body for money, Shen Jianyi. Is this how a college student should be?"
Shen Jianyi had originally planned to just leave, but his baseless rant made her stop in her tracks.
She turned back and looked at him coldly. "Then tell me, how should a college student be? Should they bully others at school like you?"
"I..."
Jian Xiao's handsome face flushed red. "You're so shameless."
"Are you crazy?"
Shen Jianyi retorted even more bluntly. "It would be better for me to just pretend I don't know you here, but you have to come and pick a fight?"
If it weren't for her good mood right now, she would definitely teach this kid a lesson about manners.
"Jian Xiao?"
Zhong Jin had just come up and saw Shen Jianyi and Jian Xiao glaring at each other.
"Brother Zhong Jin."
Jian Xiao didn't want to make things too ugly and embarrass his sister, so he immediately put on a docile look.
Zhong Jin nodded and walked towards Shen Jianyi, offering her a water cup. "You just finished eating. Have some water."
Shen Jianyi glanced at the cup in front of her but didn't take it.
"I'm going downstairs."
She turned around neatly and left, not wanting to waste any more time on this brat.
Watching Shen Jianyi leave, Zhong Jin let out a bitter laugh and retracted his hand dejectedly.
It seemed that there was only Lu Jinsheng in her eyes.
No matter how much he tried to show his kindness, she never even gave him a single look, and she didn't even bother to pretend to be polite.
But why did his eyes always involuntarily follow her?
Zhong Jin sighed. He couldn't figure out this question himself.
Seeing the disappointment on Zhong Jin's face, Jian Xiao said coldly, "Brother Zhong Jin, you and President Lu are very good friends, right?"
"Yes. Why do you ask?"
Zhong Jin asked.
"What would President Lu think if he knew you had other feelings for his girlfriend?"
Jian Xiao stared directly into Zhong Jin's eyes and said bluntly.
Zhong Jin was speechless. He awkwardly averted his gaze. "You're overthinking. She belongs to Jinsheng."
Seeing that Zhong Jin refused to admit it, Jian Xiao changed the subject. "My sister likes you. You know that, right?"
"Jian Xiao, this is an adult matter."
Zhong Jin sighed helplessly. A faint smile appeared on his gentle face.
"I'm already an adult. My sister likes you, Brother Zhong Jin. Don't be deceived by that woman who only has a pretty face—"
"Jian Xiao!"
Zhong Jin interrupted him and rarely lost his temper.
"Yiyi is not that kind of person."
From Lu Jinsheng's words, he knew that Shen Jianyi was a person with a cold exterior but a warm heart. He also trusted his own eyes.
Jian Xiao stared at him expressionlessly. After a while, he sneered.
"Whatever you guys do." Anyway, one day, he would surely expose that woman's true face.
He would never let his idol and Zhong Jin be deceived by this woman!
He had originally thought she was a kind - hearted girl, but unexpectedly, she was quite calculating.
The more he thought about it, the more determined Jian Xiao became to expose Shen Jianyi's true colors.
...
After coming down from the rooftop, Shen Jianyi's good mood vanished.
Lu Jinsheng was about to go up to look for her. Seeing her unhappy face, he asked, "What happened?"
"I got bitten by a dog."
Shen Jianyi replied vaguely. "Let's go ride the Ferris wheel."