After putting down the vase, Ning Ruxing was about to wash up when she suddenly remembered that Jin Yebei had told her to let him know when she arrived at the dormitory. Ning Ruxing picked up her phone and sent Jin Yebei an emoji indicating that she had arrived. She also took a picture of the flowers before going to wash up. When she came back, she saw that Jin Yebei had replied with a simple 'OK' on her phone.
Ning Ruxing turned on her computer and dealt with some of her own work, not knowing that Jin Yebei was in a meeting with several senior executives at this time. Jin Yebei closed his WeChat on the computer that was sharing his screen during the meeting, which meant that Ning Ruxing's message earlier had been seen by the senior executives. Judging from the emoji, the message must have been from a girl.
No matter how quickly Jin Yebei acted, the damage had been done. Thankfully, he had saved her as Little Star so no one knew the true identity of the person he was messaging. Still, it did not stop them from wondering and gossiping with each other. They looked at each other and smiled. This old iron tree had always been quite sullen, looking cold. And yet, here he was, giving others such a cute nickname. This girl must not be any ordinary person.
Ning Ruxing eventually finished her work and stretched. Then, she picked up her phone and opened a shopping app. After all, she had been freeloading for food and drinks with Jin Yebei these days, so she had to return the favor. At first, she wanted to buy a lighter, but Jin Yebei didn't seem to smoke, so she bought a belt instead. Ning Ruxing took a fancy to a Hermès belt which cost 9900 yuan. Unfazed, she placed an order for it and went to bed.
The next day, Ning Ruxing woke up early to go to school as she had classes the whole day. Nana and Ning Ruxing were in the same class, but Nana wanted to sleep in, so Ning Ruxing bought breakfast for herself first and helped Nana book a seat in the classroom. Even when class was about to start, Nana still hadn't come so Ning Ruxing immediately sent Nana a message.
[Hey, are you going to skip class again today?]
As soon as she sent it, she heard a loud gasp from the class. She looked up and saw Lin Qiang walk in. His tall figure and cool accessories did not make him look like a student at all, but a member of a boy band. People would easily assume that this guy was here to shoot a commercial performance. Ning Ruxing pretended not to see him.
However, Lin Qiang walked toward Ning Ruxing and stopped at the empty seat next to her. He looked at Ning Ruxing with a touch of playfulness in his eyes. The more Ning Ruxing wanted to be rid of him, the more he wanted to approach her. He didn't believe that he couldn't take her down. Just as Lin Qiang was about to put his school bag down on the seat next to Ning Ruxing, Ning Ruxing said, "I'm sorry, there's someone here sitting here."
Lin Qiang was stunned for a moment. 'D*mn woman, why do you have to go against me in class?' However, Lin Qiang didn't care. He had only one purpose here, and that was to teach Ning Ruxing a lesson. The first thing he had to do was to get close to Ning Ruxing, so he wasn't angry. Lin Qiang looked around and then said shamelessly, "Someone? Where is this person, then? Did anyone see this person?"
Ning Ruxing was already scolding Nana in her head. If Nana had come earlier, she wouldn't be put in this situation. How could Lin Qiang be so shameless? Did he not care about his image at all? Even though she was very unhappy, Ning Ruxing still said, albeit coldly, "Am I not a person?"
A touch of ruthlessness flashed in Lin Qiang's eyes. However, in order to have a sweeter revenge on her, he had to endure everything for now. There was no proper reason for him to turn hostile now. Moreover, what Lin Qiang wanted was to take revenge on Ning Ruxing ten times or a hundred times more for breaking off the engagement. Lin Qiang smiled playfully and said, "What, two seats per person?"
Ning Ruxing also didn't want to have too much to do with Lin Qiang. Since the engagement had been broken off, it meant that there was nothing to do with him in the future. What's more, Ning Ruxing didn't want to continue talking with a scoundrel like Lin Qiang. She only wanted Lin Qiang to get lost quickly and not be an eyesore here. Ning Ruxing raised her finger to the empty seat behind her.
"There are plenty of seats in the back."
Lin Qiang looked behind him. There was indeed no one, but Lin Qiang was determined to make her feel as uncomfortable as possible today. He would not go to the back. Although there were people around, Lin Qiang didn't care about being embarrassed or not. He just looked at Ning Ruxing and said with a smile, "I'm short-sighted so those seats are too far back for me to see the blackboard.
"This seat is perfect and I want to sit here. So, can I?"