Qin Jiangsheng suppressed his urge to strangle her, his expression so cold it could flake off.
He said in a chilly voice, "Do you really want to take my clothes off that badly?"
Ji Tian: "..."
It was such an injustice! She wasn't the type to be so covetous of someone's good looks that she'd strip their clothes off!
Especially not the clothes of a villainous big boss. Even with ten thousand guts, she wouldn't dare!
So she shook her head and hands vigorously, desperately trying to clear her name, "I didn't, I just wanted to dress you."
Ji Tian almost bit her own tongue. What was she saying, those flirtatious words? Seeing Qin Jiangsheng's increasingly frosty demeanor, she quickly changed her argument, "What I mean is, I want to take your clothes off and then put new ones on you."
His expression only grew darker, not lighter, as she spoke.
Ji Tian, advancing further down the hooligan road, tearfully took out of her bag the new clothes she had "specially" prepared for him, "I tore your clothes yesterday, which has been haunting my sleep at night, so this morning I especially bought you a new one to compensate. You must accept it."
Ji Tian's face was sincere, and her gaze earnest as she stood with him, unabashed in the bustling area outside the school.
His gaze fell on the men's T-shirt in her hand. Due to his awkward status, few people in school would speak to him, especially those in the circle of nobles, all of whom looked down on him.
This was the first time someone had sincerely offered to compensate him for damaging his belongings.
"Little sister? What are you doing standing at the door?"
The voice of Ji Weinan came from behind, and Ji Tian's small frame shook. Could her luck be this bad? Her elder brother showed up just as she was trying to gain favor with the villainous big boss?
But as it turned out, she was indeed that unlucky. Not only did Ji Weinan show up, but he also came with Bai Tingyu and two others.
His eyes briefly swept over the clothes in Ji Tian's hands, and he was astonished, "Are you a pervert? Why are you taking out clothes I discarded?"
...
Alright, her brother bluntly revealed the truth without regard for her life.
And right in front of the person involved.
Sure enough, Qin Jiangsheng's gaze dropped, and he hid the emotion from his eyes.
"Hey, why are you standing with this trash?"
Ji Tian robotically turned to look at them, screaming inside: Stop it! Just stop! If you say any more, I'm heading to the guillotine early, so shut up, just shut up!
Maybe Ji Tian's gaze was filled with too much resentment, as Ji Weinan felt somewhat intimidated, and Qin Jiangsheng walked away expressionless.
"Ji Tian? Speak! When did you get to know him?" Ji Weinan demanded pressingly.
Ji Tian glared at him through gritted teeth, "It's none of your business! Now I'm totally screwed."
Ji Weinan watched Ji Tian's receding figure in a daze. Was this the furious nature of his sister?! It took him a moment to regain his senses, realizing he had been scolded by his own little sister!
His complexion soured, and he looked at a calm Bai Tingyu, saying, "Brother Yu, my little sister has nothing to do with Qin Jiangsheng, don't be angry."
Out of respect for Bai Tingyu, even though they didn't associate with Qin Jiangsheng, they also scorned bullying him, as it would be beneath them. They were heirs to great financial empires, while Qin Jiangsheng had nothing in the Bai Family but the status of an illegitimate son.
He was also the butt of many jokes.
He might as well have stayed in the slums; perhaps it would have been less suffocating.
Bai Tingyu's gaze was somewhat cold as he glanced at Ji Weinan, "Take care of your sister. She shouldn't approach those she shouldn't, to avoid committing a taboo."
He was clearly displeased, yet Tiantian was a daughter of the Ji Family, a noble just like them. He couldn't lash out at her, so he could only put pressure on Ji Weinan.
Quan Jingyou shrugged his shoulders, giving a "suit yourself" tap on Gong Yu's shoulder as he followed Bai Tingyu's lead.
Gong Yu shifted his gaze away from Ji Tian, his smile gentle, "After this fall into the water, your sister seems to have changed quite a bit. She's no longer as quiet and silent as before. Seems like... she's become a lot livelier."
Ji Weinan's expression turned sour, "She must have knocked her head silly. Otherwise, why would she be standing with Qin Jiangsheng? Brother Yu only knows how to pressure me, that troublemaker."
Gong Yu smiled, "No worries, Qin Jiangsheng poses no threat. Let's go in as well."
Ji Weinan had no choice but to let it go and decided to have a serious talk with Ji Tian when they got home today.
Ji Tian entered the classroom with her head hanging low. Great, now Qin Jiangsheng outright hated her. She failed to garner favor and ended up in the negative.
She sat at her desk and let out a long sigh.
Jian Chuyi, with a backpack slung over, bounced into the room and asked curiously, "Tiantian, what happened?"
Ji Tian replied with tragic anger, "Chuyi, if something happens to me, please remember to burn some paper money for me. So, at least I won't be lonely underground."
Jian Chuyi: "..."
Setting her backpack down, she said, "What could possibly happen to you? You're not worrying about the mock exams next week, are you? If you don't perform well, will your elder brother scold you?"
Ji Tian's family education was strict, deeply concerned with her academic performance, striving to mold her into the perfect socialite. Maybe it was the pressure that made Ji Tian usually quiet and reserved, unwilling to interact much with the outside world. She wasn't into playing or making trouble.
If she didn't do well, getting scolded was inevitable.
But Ji Tian wasn't worried at all. Who was she? Before getting transmigrated, she was the undisputed King of Competition. If she ranked second, no one dared to claim the first spot.
She's the one who studied her way from high school to college, and from college to graduate school. She hadn't spent all that time with books for nothing. It was just high school material; how could it stump her? Ridiculous.
Thus, she confidently opened the book; one page, then two. Her smile twisted from confidence into disbelief.
This was high school material?
Which high school taught probability theory?
She glanced again at the classroom doorplate.
Advanced Class 2 Year 1 (Science)
Ji Tian: "..."
In her last life, she was a liberal arts student; the sudden confrontation with science subjects felt like an insult.
How was she going to learn?
She wouldn't learn a damn thing.
Her face nearly cycled through seven colors, putting together a beautiful rainbow after a storm.
Jian Chuyi, blinking, saw Ji Tian frozen and nudged her, "Tiantian? Don't worry. With your grades, you can still maintain a middle rank in class. Don't stress too much."
Ji Tian's smile was forced as she thought, how convenient. Since the plunge into the artificial lake, she hadn't remembered a thing. It wouldn't be a surprise if she came last now.
She heaved a deep sigh, "Nevermind. If I can't be the first, then being the last isn't so different."
Jian Chuyi's eyes widened, struggling to believe such defeatist words could come from Ji Tian, "You're giving up? If not first, we could still aim for the top three hundred."
Ji Tian shook her head, a touch melancholic, "It's no use. Absolutely no use. I have grander goals; I don't like to settle. If it's not the first place, then I might as well go for last! Either way, I'll have a first to my name."