Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 75 Ruby Bracelet

Chapter 75: Chapter 75 Ruby Bracelet

Tang Xiaowan finished mocking herself and then hummed a little tune as she departed, bouncing along the way, still that same melody, still with only one word.

"La la la, la la la, la la la la la; la la la, la la la, la la la la la..."

She didn’t know what the melody was called.

When Mei Garden got injured and fell into a coma, the melody had appeared in Tang Xiaowan’s dream just once. Upon waking up, she remembered it and found herself feeling particularly comfortable whenever she hummed it, as if her mother was accompanying her.

She hadn’t told anyone about it, not even Li Zishen.

Perhaps, it really was a lullaby!

"I look so cute, my mother must have loved me very much, surely she would often coax me to sleep, tell me stories, and make delicious food for me."

Yes, that’s right, it must be like that!

By the time Tang Xiaowan arrived at the Foreign Language College, Chen Yu was already waiting downstairs at the teaching building, holding a white plastic bag stuffed full.

This was a package she had just received the previous night.

"Xiao Wan, did you get conjunctivitis?"

Looking at Tang Xiaowan’s red eyes, Chen Yu felt a bit of heartache and quickly fished a bottle of eye drops from her pocket, passing them over.

She would often stay up late to pull apart website source codes to look for vulnerabilities, and sometimes she’d hack into Song Jiaqi’s phone to see if she was plotting anything nefarious.

For that reason, carrying eye drops was a must.

Tang Xiaowan stuck her tongue out at Chen Yu and made a funny face: "I shouldn’t always use them, a little bug flew into my eye just now, but after rubbing it, it’s fine already."

"Oh, maybe it’s because your eyes are too big. Look at mine, they’re so small, even if it wanted to, a bug couldn’t fly into them."

"Nonsense, they’re not small, they’re very pretty!"

Although Chen Yu’s eyes weren’t as big as Tang Xiaowan’s, they were slender and very delicate. However, due to a lack of confidence, she always mistakenly thought they were unattractive and didn’t appeal to boys.

Now hearing the compliment, her face blushed immediately, and she cautiously asked, "Xiao Wan, are you serious, do my eyes really not look ugly?"

That look in her eyes was seeking comfort, not so much happiness, but anticipation.

"Uh-huh, really really, truer than gold."

"I’m so happy, thank you Xiao Wan."

"Silly, let’s hurry up, we’ve got a class to attend."

"Almost forgot something, my mom sent over some green dumplings, they arrived last night. There are six different flavors, you should try them when you get home."

Tang Xiaowan’s eyes suddenly lit up; there was no way she could wait until she got home to eat them and she immediately took the bag: "Wow, so many, your mom is so good, tell her thank you for me."

"Let’s eat them after class, come on."

"It’s alright, it won’t take long, I’ll eat one now."

The two chatted and hurried to the classroom this way.

For Chen Yu, the green dumplings were nothing special, as she could eat them every week.

The joy was simply because they were sent by her mother, but what she didn’t know was that this was exactly what Tang Xiaowan envied about her.

...

At 8:45 in the morning, the end-of-class bell rang, and the teacher left the classroom with her briefcase.

There were no consecutive classes today, which was a blessing for the students.

The boys rushed out of the classroom en masse, while the girls gathered in small groups to chat and gossip about which student got punished by the teacher or which celebrity topped the trending search.

Just as Song Jiaqi reached the bathroom door, her phone rang; it was her father.

She guessed it must be about Tang Xiaowan’s bracelet, and quickly ran to the window to answer, "Dad, how did it go, is it fake?"

"The ruby is real, and it’s pricey," he said with an excited tone.

"Dad, are you sure, a ruby?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, I’ve been certified by the state, how could I possibly be wrong! What’s that classmate’s name? Get on good terms with them. You might even get your mom a big contract. Ask her..."

"Fine, I got it, Dad. Goodbye."

Song Jiaqi finished the call with her heart thumping, filled with doubt, nervousness, and a bit of jealousy.

The second week of school had already started, and everyone was curious about Tang Xiaowan’s background, but sadly, after asking around, no one knew her.

Besides being a transfer student, no one even knew where she lived.

Could she really be some rich second generation?

Her clothes are indeed nice; her dresses and shoes always match, but there aren’t that many wealthy families in Jin City, and I’ve never heard my mom mention a Tang family?

So young and wearing such expensive jewelry, what rich second generation? More like a kept woman!

Song Jiaqi entered the bathroom with a hint of disdain.

Chen Siyao, who was washing her hands, saw her distracted and teased, "Hey, what are you thinking about? Don’t tell me you’re thinking about Li Zihan again? I’d advise you to give up; there’s no chance, the competition is too fierce."

"Yeah, as if I’m a rich second generation!"

"Wow, since when are you so self-aware? Don’t tell me you’ve got a fever or a cold?"

Song Jiaqi gave a sly smile and winked at Chen Siyao, "Do you know why Tang Xiaowan in our class never repeats a dress and gets chauffeured every day, acting as if she’s some rich second generation?"

"Why?"

Their voices were especially loud, as if they were afraid others in the bathroom couldn’t hear them.

"Rumor has it she’s been kept."

As soon as the words "being kept" were mentioned, several girls became interested, gathered around Song Jiaqi, asking all sorts of questions, and began inquiring who Tang Xiaowan was.

The gossip about the Ruby bracelet and the off-road vehicle pickup was also exaggeratedly shared.

"What, she was in the same car with Li Zihan?"

"The Leng Family is the top wealthy family in Jin City, people say they have so many gold bars they could pave their floors with them. She’s involved with him? That’s impressive!"

"At the start of the semester, I remember someone uploaded a video of Li Zihan arguing, it even made it to the trending list for a bit, could it have been Tang Xiaowan from your class?"

"Wow, nine rubies, that’s generous!"

"Actually, Li Zihan is pretty handsome too! Just not sure how long she could keep him. Lots of girls like him."

"Probably just after his money, right?"

...

Several girls chattered noisily, and soon it was time for class. The messy rumors were swiftly carried to other classes.

In less than ten minutes, the gossip about Tang Xiaowan being kept had been completely distorted.

Song Jiaqi glanced at her phone: [Don’t talk nonsense, how could Tang Xiaowan be kept by someone?]

[Oh my God, I posted it in the wrong place!]

[I’m so sorry, I’ll retract it immediately.]

Three messages were sent one after another to the class group, deliberately waiting for a minute before retracting them.

The third period was self-study; the teacher had gone to give a report, and about half of the class was on their smartphones, either researching or chatting.

Several girls saw these ambiguous messages, shocked, and they privately messaged Song Jiaqi.

[Why retract it, who told you about it?]

[What was that about being kept you posted just now?]

[Is it about the new girl who transferred in, the one who recited the essay last week?]

However, at this moment, Tang Xiaowan, the main subject of the conversation, was sneakily eating green dumplings, completely unaware of the others’ gossip.

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