Chapter 32: A group of hot pot

When they arrived at the entrance of the hot pot restaurant, a waiter came up to them. "May I ask if there are only two of you?"

"We have friends in Private Room No. 1." Mu Zilin had not been there for a long time. After all, they were underage, so they could only go to the first or second floor. They were not allowed to go to the other floors.

Shuishui paid a little attention to her surroundings before they entered the private room. When they walked in, they heard laughter.

Mu Zilin saw three men and a woman. They were all old acquaintances. "Hi. Long time no see."

Shuishui looked at them and tried to remember about how her body's original owner had treated them before. Did she just look at them with disdain and then pretend to be cold? She couldn't help but smile at the thought. 'Whatever.' She felt that the previous Shuishui's way of doing things was a little difficult for her. She only did what Mu Zilin did and said, "Hi."

". . ."

Shuishui wouldn't have said such a thing to them before, but after they thought about it, they realized that she might have changed after not seeing them for so long, so they didn't think too much about it.

When they sat down, Shuishui saw the disdain in the woman's eyes. Shuishui looked up and said, "Do you have something to say to me? Please. To be honest, I feel a little uncomfortable being stared at by you."

"Aiyo, you're even more polite now. You're even using the word 'please.' Oh, right. What high school are you guys planning to go to? Let me see if I have any friends who can take care of you. After all, we're friends. But let me be clear, they're basically in a pretty good high school." It was very obvious what she meant. If their results were bad, it would be embarrassing for Shuishui and Zilin. There was no other way. It would also make Shuishui look bad.

Mu Zilin stood and said, "Shuishui and I both entered the third high school. Oh, right. Shuishui qualified for the first high school, but she chose to go to the third high school. Anyway, Shuishui may choose from all the high schools. No, you can take a look at our admission letter. It just so happens that we have it with us."

Shuishui smiled. "This isn't difficult, Zilin. There's nothing to say about this."

"It's not difficult. It's just a pity that we can't go to the same high school as them. I'm not very good, but I can still get 600 points. I accidentally got into the third high school." Mu Zilin just didn't like this woman. She always bullied Shuishui, and now that he was here, she still dared to openly bully Shuishui. Did she think that he did not exist?

This girl's results were not that good. It was just that her family's relationship with the education bureau was very strong, so she was able to get into a good high school. But could she compete with them in going into the third high school? Every time Mu Zilin saw her arrogant face, he could not help but want to spit a few words. She was too shameless.

Shuishui pulled Mu Zilin back. "Don't be agitated. Let her say whatever she likes. We have nothing to lose."

The previous Shuishui would have scolded Zilin. This Shuishui was persuading Mu Zilin to calm down. What kind of situation was this?

Shuishui looked at the girl and said, "We can take care of ourselves. We don't need your help. Moreover, if you want to ridicule others, think about your own situation first. Otherwise, you'll make a fool out of yourself and look bad."

"You!" The girl looked at Shuishui, who had suddenly become sharp-tongued.

Yu Wenhai looked at Shuishui. She looked much better without makeup. She was still a beautiful girl, and she spoke more eloquently. She had improved a lot in the past few months. "Shuishui, not bad. Long time no see. You've changed a lot."

"Is that so? Thank you." Shuishui thought that the other party was praising her, so she did not care whether it was sarcastic or not.

Yu Wenhai faintly smiled. "Order whatever you want to eat. We can have it served when everyone is here."

Shuishui did not hesitate. She picked up the menu and saw what she wanted to eat. She mainly ordered meat and some side dishes. She also ordered a scallion pancake and a couple of lung slices with salad.

"Please give me a cup of watermelon juice at room temperature." Shuishui was not polite. Moreover, her family background was good. Why did she have to make things difficult for herself?

"I want watermelon juice too," Mu Zilin suddenly said.

Yu Wenhai was still watching them. "Are you two dating?"

Shuishui shook her head. Mu Zilin looked surprised. "Which eye of yours saw us dating? We're very platonic."

"Right, Shuishui?" Mu Zilin looked at Shuishui.

Shuishui nodded. "Yes, it's a very platonic friendship."

Yu Wenhai believed that the relationship between the two was indeed platonic, but he had become quite interested in Shuishui because she seemed to have changed a lot. He realized that she was pretty and was his type.

He thought that perhaps it would be good if they hung out together.

Yu Wenhai's gaze made Shuishui feel a little annoyed. She sat sideways and ignored him.

The others arrived, one after another. Shuishui called out their names. They were all people from the same circle. 'Second-generation officials, second-generation officials,' and so on. In any case, Shuishui called them friends of pigs and dogs. They could not be true friends because it was very difficult.

When they saw Shuishui and Mu Zilin's appearance, they were slightly surprised. However, they did not say anything because Mu Zilin's family was in the top three among them. Moreover, they heard that his family also had power in the capital city. However, Shuishui had suddenly appeared, and the yamen had made her rich.

Shuishui didn't care. She noticed how they looked at her and ignored them. Anyway, she didn't lose anything.

After a long while, everyone sat down and the dishes were served. Each of them had a small pot. Shuishui wanted a spicy pot, and the wooden pot was a clear soup pot. Zilin always picked out the food from Shuishui's pot because he liked eating spicy food occasionally.

Yu Wenhai happened to sit on the other side of Shuishui and very gentlemanly helped her pick out food. Everyone noticed his behavior. Yu Wenhai was quite handsome and his clothes were always in trend. One of the girls present liked Yu Wenhai. Everyone knew she liked Yu Wenhai, but they did not tease her about it. After all, the girl was the quiet type, and Yu Wenhai did not like such girls. Hence, he did not pursue her.

This quiet child looked at Shuishui with hidden bitterness. She felt that Shuishui had interfered in her relationship with Yu Wenhai.

Yu Wenhai pretended to be gentle, but in reality, he was just a hooligan. Whenever he got fed up with a woman, he would just dump her. He was also extremely unfaithful. Everyone knew his character very well.

Shuishui was not a child, nor was she a fool. Naturally, she knew what Yu Wenhai was doing, so she stopped him. "There's no need. I can do it myself. It's not troublesome."

She politely rejected Yu Wenhai's 'warmth' and 'concern.'

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