It's really thoughtful of them to give me the smallest size.
Shi Liao Liao: "..."
Not studying for the civil service exam is really a waste.
They even knew it was my zodiac year and specifically gave me something red.
Maru showed his big front teeth and his eyes narrowed into a line as he shamelessly mocked: [Hahaha, oh my god, my lord.]
Shi Liao Liao fell silent for a moment.
She casually threw away the bothersome packaging into the trash can, thinking about using the festive fabric to wrap it around the vase.
It would provide a negligible amount of protection.
Just as she was about to do so—
"Big Brother Xiao!"
A familiar voice came from behind.
Shi Liao Liao immediately panicked.
As she listened to the footsteps getting closer, she jolted and stuffed the piece of fabric into her pocket.
"Why haven't you gone back yet?"
Returning to her expressionless state, she calmly turned around, showing no signs of anything unusual on her face.
Wen Xiaoliang stood behind her, carrying two large shopping bags.
"I bought some food to share with my classmates. By the way, what were you doing by the trash can?"
Shi Liao Liao composedly replied, "I was throwing something away."
Without suspecting anything, Wen Xiaoliang nodded.
"Are you heading back now, Big Brother Xiao? Why don't we go together? I need to take a taxi near St. Don Academy."
She nodded. "Sure, let's go."
Walking side by side, Wen Xiaoliang carefully observed this "Big Brother Xiao" who was the same height as him.
Unable to contain his curiosity, he asked, "Brother, is the young master of the Lu family easy to get along with?"
Hearing him mention Lu Yanzhou, Shi Liao Liao fell silent for a moment.
Is Lu Yanzhou easy to get along with?
The answer is no, he is not easy to get along with.
But now, thinking of Lu Yanzhou crouching by the wall, his tea-brown eyes filled with hidden restraint and fear, pretending to be calm while asking herself to say something, Shi Liao subtly curved her lips.
"... He's alright."
After seeing off Wen Xiaoliang, Shi Liao Liao hurriedly returned to school.
Instead of going to Zone A immediately, she turned around and ran to Zone F.
Standing at the bottom of the dormitory building she had inquired about in advance, Shi Liao walked up and reported to the dormitory supervisor before going straight to the second floor and knocking on the door.
After a while, the door was opened by a person with messy red hair, looking like they had just woken up and glaring at Shi Liao.
"This is for you."
Shi Liao Liao stuffed the packaged meal into their arms.
Red-haired person: ?
"As a reward, be a witness."
In Zone D, in the common game room, several boys were gathered together playing board games.
"Hey, that sissy butler Lu Yanzhou. He said he would give a hundred thousand and he actually did, hahaha. You guys didn't see his appearance. He said the ballroom incident might have been a misunderstanding, and Lu Yanzhou just wanted to show off. He actually doesn't care about that sissy."
The man who initially made Shi Liao Liao compensate suddenly brought up the topic, causing laughter from the others.
"That sissy looks pretty good. He was able to get into St. Don. I bet he shook his ass well in bed while serving Lu Yanzhou."
"I couldn't tell at all. I thought he was a person who kept to himself, but he's secretly involved with men. It's disgusting, a damn homosexual."
Compared to Lu Yanzhou being the only son, he is actually the illegitimate child of the family, the most insignificant one in a family that values heirs.
Thinking about how Lu Yanzhou, who is usually unattainable, would do such disgusting things, he vented his frustrations, constantly muttering as if saying it enough times would result in Lu Yanzhou being kicked out of the Lu family the next day.
Just as he was about to say something else, the door suddenly opened and a head peeked in.
"Hey, Wu Zi! Someone is looking for you!"
Wu Zi, the person who had just cursed at Shi Liao Liao, looked up impatiently, "Who is it?"
The messenger had an interesting expression.
"You'll know when you go down and see."
As Wu Zi came down with an impatient look on his face and saw Shi Liao Liao, he froze.
Shi Liao Liao waved her hand, "Hi."
Before Wu Zi could say anything else, in the next second--
Shi Liao Liao pulled out a vase and swiftly lunged towards Wu Zi, bending her knees slightly and leaping!
Without hesitation, she smashed the vase against Wu Zi's head.
The sound of porcelain shattering mixed with a few drops of fresh blood falling.
Wu Zi, his mind completely blank from the blow, couldn't believe it as he reached up to touch his head full of broken shards.
Then, with red eyes, he cursed, "Are you fucking crazy?!"
Shi Liao Liao stood still, holding the vase with only its neck remaining, her face filled with sorrow.
"This was Young Master's vase, and you actually broke it."
Wu Zi was completely shocked by her actions.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You're the one who smashed it! Come on-- mmph--"
Before he could finish shouting, Shi Liao Liao quickly pulled out her height-increasing shoe pad and stuffed it into his mouth.
Red-haired person on the side:
Watching Wu Zi helplessly clutching his throat, Shi Liao Liao sneered.
"Go ahead, scream. When the whole world comes running, I'll tell everyone how you extorted a hundred thousand yuan from the Lu family with a broken watch."
Wu Zi spat out the item and stubbornly retorted, his neck stiff, "You... What evidence do you have?!"
Shi Liao Liao waved her hand dismissively. "Evidence, here."
The red-haired person walked over with a helpless expression, giving her a disdainful look in the process.
Seeing him, Shi Liao Liao noticed that this big guy of D rank actually showed a hint of fear towards the red-haired person of F rank.
That was an unexpected discovery.
"I am the evidence, you big fool."
The red-haired person smirked at Wu Zi.
The latter's neck shrank slightly.
"How much do you want?"
Realizing that Shi Liao Liao was intentionally setting him up, Wu Zi, upon seeing the red-haired person, didn't play any tricks and instead put on a face of offering money to absolve himself.
Shi Liao Liao couldn't be bothered to think too much.
As long as her goal was achieved, it was fine.
"Five hundred thousand."
Wu Zi blurted out, "You must be dreaming!!"
Shi Liao Liao lowered her head and glanced at the shattered vase fragments scattered on the ground. It was worth three hundred yuan.
"This vase is worth quite a bit of money. Even if I ask for five hundred thousand from you, it's still a discounted price. How about we bring in an appraiser to verify it, or we can call my young master--"
"I'll give it! Isn't that enough?!"
Upon hearing Lu Yanzhou's name, Wu Zi immediately took out his phone.
Watching Wu Zi hobble towards the clinic with the transferred five hundred thousand in his account, Shi Liao Liao glanced at the row of heads peeking out from behind the windows, observing the spectacle.
She then turned around and left with the red-haired person.
"Send me your account number, I'll split it with you."
Shi Liao Liao said to the red-haired person.
The red-haired person looked at her with disdain.
"I don't want your ill-gotten money."
Shi Liao Liao defended herself, "How is it ill-gotten? That was--"
"Counterfeit. Fooling the ignorant is enough."
The red-haired person pushed her head away as she leaned in, and when his fingers touched her soft cheek, he thought the texture was not bad, so he casually gave it a touch.
Before he could speak again, a voice suddenly came from nearby--
"Shi Liao Liao."
Shi Liao Liao and the red-haired person looked up towards the source of the voice.
Lu Yanzhou, who was surrounded by a group of people at the front, was looking at her with his arms crossed.
Although there was still a faint smile on the corner of his lips, Shi Liao Liao inexplicably felt that his gaze was a bit cold.
"Young Master."
She lifted her foot and walked past the group of people who were scrutinizing and probing her with their eyes, perhaps looking for some hidden meaning.
"Your Majesty, this servant is here to serve you and listen to your final words."
Lu Yanzhou glanced indifferently at the red-haired person who was staring straight at him and thought, serve me?
How should they serve me? Pinch my face?
Looking at Lu Yanzhou's seemingly good mood, Shi Liao Liao felt a bit guilty, considering that she had just used his name to assert herself.
"Wipe your face, it's dirty," he said in a very soft voice.
Shi Liao Liao reached out to touch her handkerchief and pulled it out to wipe her face.
She wondered if she had gotten something on her face while she was beating someone earlier.
Lost in her thoughts, she suddenly noticed that the crowd seemed to have gone quiet.
Everyone's gaze was fixed on her as if they had seen a ghost.
Shi LiaoLiao was puzzled and was about to ask if there was a ghost behind her.
But then, she caught sight of the red fabric near her face from the corner of her eye and belatedly realized what it was.
Her whole body stiffened.
In her hand was a large red men's underwear, which was now fluttering in the wind.