When they got home, Qing Mian returned to her room to practice her questions. At exactly 10 PM, someone knocked on her door. Qin then walked in with a cup of milk upon receiving her acquiescence.
She placed the milk on the side. When she spotted the thick stack of papers, she could not help but say, "Mianmian, don't force yourself too much. You must rest too."
"...Okay," Qing Mian replied without even raising her head.
"..."
After stuffing the milk into her hands, she said, "You must rest for a while."
Qin Mian sighed. She was a little helpless against her mother and quickly drank the milk. After that, she could not help but peer at the mathematics questions again, then Qin said, "Mianmian, do something else first. Take a ten-minute rest."
The girl was confused. "Do what?"
Qin was also lost. "Right, what should you do?"
She eyed Qing Mian's phone. "Don't you chat with your boyfriend?"
"...No need."
The former could not help asking further, "You didn't go out during the weekend either. Why didn't you guys go watch a movie?"
Qin felt fatigued inside. In other families, they were worried that dating would cause their child to neglect their studies, but as a mother, why was she always encouraging her child to go out to date?
Still, before she could say this, Qing Mian quickly answered, "Watching a movie is a huge waste of time and my boyfriend is always busy"
"?"
Qing Mian blinked, then asked slowly, "Mom, may I continue with my questions?"
She picked up the cup and moved for the door. "Fine. Remember to sleep early."
...
As Qing Mian studied until late at night every day, Qin would habitually let her sleep a few more minutes and pack her breakfast for her so that she could eat on the road.
Watching her walk out with her breakfast in hand, Ding Xian could not help but mock, "Do you really think you're a study god after getting first place just once?"
Qing Mian did not listen to her at all and promptly boarded the car.
Qing Mian continued eating.
Ding, ding! While she was eating, the phone rang, signaling a received message.
Since she did not use her phone much and didn't chat with many people, she continued eating and did not go check her messages immediately because she knew it was either Li Min or her friends .
In contrast, Qing Qin looked up, she then said, "Don't you know you have a message ."
Qing Mian continued eating and blandly answered, "...Oh."
But she did not move.
She finished her bun first before picking up her bag to retrieve her phone. Only then did she notice that the message was from Lu Rui .
Qing Qin, who had been staring at her, noticed the slight curl of her lips that disappeared in the blink of an eye. Her gaze slowly shifted to her phone screen.
Even with the distance between them, she still managed to catch sight of the message:
Lu Rui: "Can we talk later at school."
She was just about to type a reply.
However, as she was still eating, it was not exactly convenient.
At this moment ,Qing Qin spoke. "You attention seeker!"
The corner of Qing Mian's lips twitched. She then placed the phone aside and slowly finished her breakfast. After she was done, she replied Lu Rui.
"No"
Qing Mian stepped into the classroom just as the bell rang.
Her phone rang right at this moment. Thinking that it was Lu Rui, she said, "F*ck, I don't want to talk you. Scram!"
The other side was silent.
Qing Mian subconsciously turned to look at the screen, only to find out that she was talking to Li Min.
"Why is my baby angry?", Li Min asked.
Qing Mian was shocked and hung up.