Encounter a crisis of trust

While Ye Chen was lost in thought, the door was pushed open and Chu Zheng came in with two sets of clothes: "Change of clothes."

Ye Chen sized up the clothes twice.

Whose clothes are these? She is a girl. How could she have boys' clothes?

"Bought."

"..." When was it bought? Did she go out just now?

Ye Chen noticed that the label on the clothes was still not removed.

No one has worn this dress.

Ye Chen looked at his clothes. They were stained with milk tea and blood, quite dirty and uncomfortable to wear.

He hesitantly took it and dryly squeezed out two words: "..." Thank you.

Ye Chen went to the bathroom to take a bath, changed his clothes and came out. When he passed by the bedroom, he saw Chu Zheng sitting on the bay window inside.

He hesitated for a moment, knocked at the door and went in.

The city outside the window was ablaze with lights. It was the first time Ye Chen had stood at such a high place to overlook the city's night view.

Darkness doesn't seem so terrifying.

He clenched his fist slightly and said, "Your grades are not good. I can help you with your tutoring."

Tutoring?

For her?

Is her grade very poor?

She's just too lazy to do her homework...

Before Chu Zheng refused, the extremely worried King stopped her.

"Little sister, promise! Let him see your changes and know that you are a good person who keeps improving and studies hard every day!"

Chu Zheng: "..."

Chu Zheng pinched his wrist several times with his fingers and responded coldly, "OK."

Ye Chen heaved a sigh of relief for some reason. He rubbed his palm and found it was all sweaty.

-

With extra classes to attend, Chu Zheng and Ye Chen naturally drew closer.

We walk together after school and sometimes come to school together as well.

Ye Chen didn't ride the bicycle given by Chu Zheng; otherwise, rumors like being kept as a pet would probably have spread.

The gossip among classmates spread so seriously that it seemed as if there was really something between them.

"Tongtong, you said Ji Chuzheng is really in a relationship with that Ye Chen?" Yang Xixi held Ji Tongtong's hand, her tone full of confusion. Didn't she like Meng Ran?

"I don't know." Ji Tongtong smiled and shook her head, "Sister, maybe it's just for fun."

"Have fun?" Yang Xixi was puzzled.

"Big sister has a big heart for playing." Ji Tongtong spoke softly, "She's always like this, with a short attention span. Sister should prefer Brother Meng Ran."

"... She tried to snatch Senior Meng Ran from you, and you could still laugh. Have you ever been more careful?

Yang Xixi, as if frustrated, poked her twice.

Who does Brother Meng Ran like... It's not within my control either. Ji Tongtong weakly defended herself, "The teacher just called me. I'm going over first."

Yang Xixi watched Ji Tongtong leave, the corners of her mouth curling up at once, her eyes filled with sadness. Who didn't know that Meng Ran liked her?

Ji Tongtong deliberately said those words to Yang Xixi. She knew that Yang Xixi would surely tell them.

Sure enough, it was no more than two classes.

These words reached Ye Chen's ears.

"Ji Chu Zheng doesn't dress up in a strange and odd way. Actually, she's quite good-looking." "

"Sure enough, she's even more beautiful than Ji Tongtong."

That kid Ye Chen is really lucky. I don't know how he got involved with Ji Chuzheng. Could it be that he saw Ji Chuzheng was rich?

Damn it! Haven't you heard? Ji Chuzheng likes Meng Ran and Ye Chen... I guess it was just to tease him.

"After all, she's just a rich young lady. How could she possibly look down upon someone like Ye Chen who has nothing but good grades?" "

Clang.

The door of the compartment was pushed open forcefully by the pusher, and several students who were discussing outside fell silent simultaneously.

Ye Chen came out with a sullen face, walked over to the side to wash his hands. The gurgling sound of water made a few students step back a little.

Ye Chen glanced at them and then came out of the toilet in silence.

Those few boys rubbed their arms for no reason.

The already chilly toilet seemed even colder now.

Ye Chen was a bit out of form in the afternoon class and was in a bad mood. The words he had heard kept echoing in his ears.

She was so kind to me, but indeed she was still playing with me.

Spend so much thought...

Having gone through so many things, who would be truly sincere to you? They will only laugh at you. Ye Chen... Wake up!

Ye Chen held the pen tightly, his eyes dark and gloomy. He lowered his eyelashes to block the emotions inside, took out the exercise book, and calmly wrote two questions.

School is over.

Ye Chen packed up his things and left. When he was leaving the classroom, a person bumped into him. Seeing it was him, he whispered, "Ji Chuzheng is waiting for you on the rooftop of the laboratory building."

The man ran away as soon as he finished speaking.

Ye Chen looked in the direction of the laboratory building, frowned slightly, and then lifted his foot towards the school gate.

-

"Is Chu Zheng back?"

As soon as Chu Zheng entered the door, he saw a beautiful woman coming to greet him with a smile.

It was the first time she had seen this stepmother after being here for so many days.

The stepmother was slightly surprised to see her change so much, but she quickly recovered and naturally chimed in, "Our Chuzheng looks quite good like this. Occasionally, we change our appearance and mood."

It's time to eat soon. Go and wash up quickly. The stepmother had a gentle smile, and there seemed to be tenderness in the corners of her eyes and on her eyebrows.

Chu Zheng: "..."

Oh no! Oh no!

There are many drama geniuses in the wealthy families.

Can it be done?

[...] No, no, no!!

Ji Tongtong was brought back by Meng Ran. Somehow, her knee got injured. With just that little injury, Chu Zheng thought there was no need to apply a band-aid.

But the two still showed off their affectionate scenes in front of Chu Zheng.

Chu Zheng went upstairs expressionlessly and handed the stage to them.

As soon as Meng Ran left, Ji Tongtong immediately grabbed her mother and started talking.

"Mom, have you seen? She seems like a completely different person." If she had seen Meng Ran come back with her before, she would have made a fuss long ago.

"Um." The stepmother nodded. "If you hadn't sent me the photo, I would have almost not recognized her when she came in today."

I have no idea why she suddenly changed... She used to be so stupid that she would be hooked with just a couple of casual remarks... Mom, could it be that she knows something? Ji Tongtong's tone carried a hint of worry.

The stepmother frowned slightly and said, "Your father is on a business trip recently and won't be back for a while. Let's observe for now."

Ji Tongtong nodded, indicating that she understood.

The mother and daughter whispered to each other in the room for quite a while. When Ji Tongtong left, her stepmother pulled her back and asked, "How are you and Meng Ran doing?"

Ji Tongtong's face showed a hint of pride: "Don't worry. Meng Ran is now obedient to me."

That's good.

Ji Tongtong was answering the phone while going back to her room. She ran into Chu Zheng in the corridor. Ji Tongtong was startled and quickly lowered her head, holding the phone and running back to her room.

The corridor was quiet. When Ji Tongtong passed by, Chu Zheng happened to hear the words "Ye Chen".

This afternoon when school was over, she waited at the school gate for nearly half an hour, but Ye Chen didn't show up.

He didn't have a mobile phone either. Chu Zheng asked Sanmao to go into the school to look for it. The classmate on duty said that he had left long ago.

There was a back door in the school. Chu Zheng thought he had something to do and left through the back door, so he went straight home.

However...

Chu Zheng withdrew her hand placed on the door handle and looked towards Ji Tongtong's room.