Substitute Bride to the Crippled Billionaire
Chapter 66 Filing a Complaint

Chapter 66: Chapter 66 Filing a Complaint

Ripples turned back again, but the man was already nowhere to be seen.

"Eldest Young Mistress, it’s best to keep your distance from people like that in the future," Ripples said earnestly.

Su Qingnuan glanced at her with a helpless smile and replied, "I know, don’t worry."

"...Alright then."

The two headed to the classroom.

Gu Xiaoxiao kept staring at the door, and seeing a familiar face, she immediately stood up and waved excitedly.

"Qingnuan! Over here, over here!"

Su Qingnuan walked over with Ripples, smiling lightly. "The two seats you saved for us, are they still free?"

"They are!" Gu Xiaoxiao patted the seat next to her with a grin. "You two sit inside together."

"Ripples, you sit inside."

Ripples took the innermost seat, watching as Gu Xiaoxiao looked at Su Qingnuan with concern.

"Just look at your face, why has it turned pale again? I told you to take care of your health, but instead, you’re running off to the hospital every day!"

A stream of complaints burst from her mouth.

Su Qingnuan pressed her hand down gently with a wry smile, saying, "It’s nothing, I just ate something I shouldn’t have. I’m fine now, see?"

"Fine or not, you absolutely can’t keep doing this. You don’t know how worried I was! Also..."

Gu Xiaoxiao suddenly stopped and looked over at Ripples.

Ripples propped her chin on one hand and smiled at her.

"Forget it, I’ll tell you later." Gu Xiaoxiao opened her textbook with a smile. "Let’s focus on class for now."

After the main school lecture ended, they had to head upstairs to the computer lab for additional tutoring sessions.

When Ripples saw Shen Lin’an again, her expression grew increasingly sour.

"Why is it him again?" Ripples murmured to Su Qingnuan.

Su Qingnuan gave a bitter smile. "He’s our substitute teacher for now."

"..."

Since Ripples wasn’t on the enrollment list, naturally, she wasn’t allowed to attend the tutoring session. During the class, Shen Lin’an had her sent out of the room.

Standing by the door, Ripples peered through the window, noticing the way Shen Lin’an looked at Su Qingnuan with ill intent. She couldn’t help but take out her phone.

Ripples: Someone’s trying to steal your wife.

Fu Yihan was in the middle of a video conference when his phone suddenly buzzed.

Taking a moment during a pause in the conversation, he picked up his phone and glanced at the message.

Fu Yihan replied indifferently:

Fu Yihan: Speak clearly.

Ripples: There’s a guy—your wife’s childhood friend—looks like he’s trying to win her back.

Fu Yihan frowned slightly.

"Boss, if there are any problems with this contract, we can make further revisions," one of the individuals on the video call suggested.

Fu Yihan raised his eyes, looked at the serious faces on the computer screen, and said with a raised brow, "It’s fine. Carry on."

"..."

The discussion continued, and Fu Yihan lowered his head to respond to the message.

Fu Yihan: Small fry, not worth mentioning.

Ripples: Feeling that confident?

Fu Yihan: Naturally.

Ripples: You’ll regret it later, mark my words!

When there was no reply from Fu Yihan, Ripples couldn’t help but peek through the window again to scrutinize the scene inside.

After waiting for quite a while, the class finally ended, and Ripples rushed back in.

"Qingnuan, regarding the problem you raised just now, I have another solution. Would you like to hear it?" Shen Lin’an stood at the lectern, smiling warmly.

Su Qingnuan paused, then turned to look at Gu Xiaoxiao.

"I think it’s worth listening to. After all, it’s just for academic purposes, right?"

"I think so too."

The two shared a smile and picked up their textbooks as they moved toward the lectern.

"I don’t think it’s necessary to listen to him!"

Before they got closer, Ripples blocked their way.

Standing between them, Ripples smiled and said, "There’s someone who knows this topic even better than him, and more thoroughly as well. I’ll take you to ask that person."

With that, she grabbed them and dashed outside without waiting to see their reactions.

"Hey, hey, slow down! Qingnuan’s health isn’t suited for running!" Gu Xiaoxiao yanked Ripples to a stop and stubbornly refused to move.

Ripples glanced behind her. Not seeing Shen Lin’an, she finally let go of their arms.

"Ripples, who’s this person you’re talking about? Do I know them?" Su Qingnuan gasped for breath, not forgetting to inquire about her academic concerns.

Ripples grinned, making an OK gesture as she replied mysteriously, "Eldest Young Mistress, you’ll know when you go home."

Home?

Could it be she meant...

Before she could contemplate further, Ripples whisked her away once again.

"Let’s hurry and get far away from him."

Su Qingnuan knew Ripples didn’t like Shen Lin’an, but she hadn’t anticipated such blatant animosity.

Under Ripples’ protective demeanor, Su Qingnuan wasn’t bothered by Shen Lin’an for the rest of the day.

After the day’s classes ended, the person picking them up was still Ah Qi, but this time Fu Yihan was also there.

"Eldest Young Master, rest assured, Ripples took great care of Eldest Young Mistress today!"

As soon as she got in the car, Ripples exclaimed excitedly.

Su Qingnuan couldn’t help but chuckle at Ripples’ enthusiasm.

Fu Yihan turned his head to look at Su Qingnuan. "She didn’t bother you, did she?"

"Not at all." Su Qingnuan quickly shook her head, smiling. "Having Ripples around was great; saved me from quite a bit of trouble."

"Good to hear."

The car moved forward slowly, the cabin filled with Ripples’ laughter.

"Oh, Eldest Young Master!" Ripples suddenly turned around, looking at Fu Yihan with a playful smirk. "Eldest Young Mistress’ contest this time seems pretty tough—she couldn’t solve a lot of the problems."

Su Qingnuan froze momentarily and lowered her head in embarrassment.

Fu Yihan gave her a sharp glance and asked, "A lot of problems?"

Su Qingnuan forced an awkward smile. "Not that many."

It was her last attempt to salvage some dignity.

"Don’t be modest, Eldest Young Mistress. Back in the day, Eldest Young Master was a straight-up prodigy—a total academic genius! He’ll definitely help you figure things out!"

"A genius?" Su Qingnuan looked at Ripples in surprise.

"What’s wrong? Doesn’t he seem like one?" A cool voice, tinged with inexplicable irritation, chimed in.

Su Qingnuan quickly shook her head. "Not at all! I think... It fits perfectly."

"Pfft—"

Ripples covered her mouth and turned away, but even so, she couldn’t suppress her laughter.

Fu Yihan frowned slightly. "Laugh any louder, and I’ll throw you out of the car!"

"..."

The cabin returned to silence.

Back home, after a quick wash, Su Qingnuan had planned to continue studying.

However, upon seeing the red markings circling the textbook pages, she hesitated.

With Ripples around, asking Shen Lin’an for help was absolutely out of the question. So...

She stood up and cracked open her door, peeking out to see Fu Yihan’s room light still on.

Holding her textbook, she cautiously stepped outside.

Standing before the door, Su Qingnuan fixed her gaze on it.

"I could..." Could I ask you to explain this problem?

No, that sounds too direct!

Su Qingnuan stamped her foot lightly on the ground and straightened herself.

"I think..."

What are you thinking? You’re asking someone for help, not making idle chit-chat!

This approach wouldn’t work either.

She patted her lips, her eyes gleaming with determination.

"Maybe I could..."

The closed door suddenly swung open, revealing Fu Yihan’s emotionless face.

Su Qingnuan: "..."

"Come in," he said.

Su Qingnuan snapped out of it, quickly clutching her book and following him inside.