CHAPTER 442: CHAPTER 304: BACK TO SCHOOL, QIN SANG

"Sui Yi, where are you going?"

"To my aunt’s place."

"Then tonight..."

"I’m not coming back."

"Oh, no!!!"

Sui Yi had completely forgotten that her home still housed Eastern Lady and Jiang Chenyu, two dangerously capable individuals with explosive physical strength and off-the-charts intelligence. Meanwhile, Gong Jiu and the others were howling in despair as they rushed toward her house...

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Sui Yi stayed the night at the Ye family’s residence because the old lady had grown accustomed to living there and was very well taken care of by Ye Xiuling; so she did not return to Yujiang Mountain. Although the Ye family house was small, it was fully equipped, and there was a homely atmosphere which the old lady enjoyed—this warmth and harmony among family members. However, having sons and grandchildren... was almost like having none, so she insisted on Sui Yi staying with her at the Ye family’s home.

There were three rooms. She shared one with Ye Xiuling, while Sui Yi stayed in Chu Xiuling’s room. As for Ye Chunan...

"You can stay at a classmate’s place, or sleep on the sofa..."

Was this really the same mom who used to treat me like a treasure? Ye Chunan grumbled to himself, but decisively chose to sleep on the sofa at home.

Sui Yi staying overnight at home... It seemed it was only the second time.

The next morning, as soon as Sui Yi left the bathroom, she saw Ye Chunan beneath her with dark circles under his eyes.

Didn’t sleep well? Seems he’s really not used to sleeping on the sofa...

However, upon seeing Sui Yi, Ye Chunan’s face changed, and he dashed into the bathroom, slamming the door shut with a bang.

Sui Yi: "..."

Ye Chunan had school, and so did Sui Yi. After breakfast, both of them took a ride to school in Ye Xiuling’s car—Sui Yi’s car was too ostentatious for her to drive to school by herself.

However, their schools were different. Yunfeng was further away, so they dropped Ye Chunan off first.

"Ah Nan, although you’ve improved in your studies recently, you can’t slack off. Don’t run off as soon as school is over, or you may fall behind on your homework!"

"Mom, Sui Yi hasn’t been to school for two months, and you don’t say anything to her. Why just lecture me?"

"Even if she doesn’t go for a year, her grades will still be excellent. Don’t compare yourself to her. You’ll only humiliate yourself."

"..."

Sui Yi thought that Ye Xiuling’s personality was really... Could it be that after shedding the burdens of the past, she became relaxed and her true nature emerged?

According to the old lady, Ye Xiuling was indeed a Little Chili in the village back in the day...

Clearly, Ye Chunan was no match for his formidable mother, or perhaps it was the harsh reality in her words that he couldn’t refute. He didn’t dare look at Sui Yi and turned his face away, looking quite unnatural.

Before long, they reached Ye Chunan’s high school, an ordinary public school. There were already many students coming and going at the school entrance, with some parents dropping them off by car, though most came on their own bicycles...

Ye Chunan used to ride his bike as well, but today he was taking advantage of Sui Yi’s ride... according to what Ye Xiuling had said.

Nonetheless, Ye Chunan seemed quite popular. As soon as he got out of the car, a number of boys and girls approached him. A short, dark-skinned one came up and patted Ye Chunan before greeting Ye Xiuling, "Hello, Auntie Ye..."

Then, spotting Sui Yi, his eyes lit up. He leaned towards the half-opened car window with a smile, "Ah, cousin, hello, hello. I’m Heizi, you’ve met me before."

"Yeah, long time no see," Sui Yi said with a slight smile.

Seeing the male students’ eyes turn green with envy, swarming around, Ye Xiuling hurriedly drove off.

At Yunfeng, the reappearance of Sui Yi, who had been missing for two months, naturally caused a stir, boiling like hot water. From the moment she got out of the car, Ye Xiuling noticed all the well-born young masters and ladies, restless, all looking at her niece... Clearly, they all recognized Sui Yi.

"Heh, she really attracts attention," Ye Xiuling said with a laugh, shaking her head as she left.

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In Yunfeng, Sui Yi naturally had a reputation, not based on how much she had done or how visible she had been, but quite the opposite. This reputation included her frequent absences from class and her shadowless, traceless presence, her low profile, but whenever she appeared, she always brought a distinct feeling compared to others.

She was different from these students who knew nothing of hardships or reality and lived in an ivory tower.

Even though Yunfeng’s students were exposed to a society where power and money reigned supreme earlier and more deeply than other high schools and had experienced what it meant to be superior...

Such superiority... didn’t work in front of Sui Yi.

Perhaps this was the reason she was famous.

— And of course, that included her looks.

Qin Sang learned of Sui Yi’s attendance in class just five minutes after Sui Yi entered the school gates. It was brought up by the math teacher who taught in the classroom next to Sui Yi’s, who volunteered the information in the office.

She found it somewhat amusing that it was a teacher from the next class who came to talk.

Had that girl’s fame really reached such a level?

However... it seemed the direction of the topic didn’t quite make her comfortable.

"I know about Sui Yi too; my students all talk about her: beautiful, mysterious, low-key... she doesn’t talk much to others, nor does she interact with people... but her family background is extremely privileged,"

"Of course it is privileged, she lives on Yujiang Mountain; how could it not be? In our Yunfeng, the number of student families that can reach such an economic level is less than double digits."

The villas on Yujiang Mountain are worth at least tens of millions, leading one to deduce that the head of the household must have assets of at least a billion.

"But I’ve seen her family file, and it seems like there’s only a grandmother above, no other relatives, and her parents have been long gone... The old home is still in the countryside... So..." The elongated tone of this female teacher was very meaningful.

Another teacher laughed in a very accommodating manner, "Ah, the society these days... the human heart has changed."

Slap! The sudden cold, crisp sound startled the two teachers and also silenced the other teachers, who all looked in unison.

Qin Sang, who had just closed the green document with a plastic cover, scanned the room with a faint glance, "As teachers, we should follow the principles of morality and not assume the worst about others, let alone our own students... After all, words are to be feared, and to take ten thousand steps back, regardless of where her capital comes from, shouldn’t you two also show some restraint? Aren’t you afraid of the other party hearing the rumors... Have you forgotten about the Yun Family?"

Her voice was light and resonant, ethereal and captivating, bringing silence to the office; even the head of the grade, sitting not too far away, shifted his glasses uneasily.

Then, tap tap tap, the open door was knocked upon, and everyone’s attention turned in unison.

Qin Sang also turned her head, the door behind her... had it always been open?

The person concerned was standing there quietly, with a calm face saying, "I hope I’m not disturbing everyone."

"...."

Qin Sang was surprised, then she put down the document and started to pack up her things, while the embarrassed faces of the two female teachers were no longer the focus.

Sui Yi’s homeroom teacher Jhiang Zhixin smiled, "Come in."

Sui Yi was here to cancel her leave. She seemed oblivious to the previous conversation; Jhiang Zhixin couldn’t figure out Sui Yi’s attitude and quickly processed her leave cancellation. Then he appeared to ask casually, "Have you managed to take care of everything these past two months?"

"Hmm."

Just a hum? Shouldn’t you explain what you’ve been doing these last two months? Jhiang Zhixin smiled and watched Sui Yi leave.

It proved correct that Sui Yi had chosen Yunfeng; this school was much more tolerant of students’ freedom. In typical high schools, a two-month holiday was hard to come by unless there was a death in the family, but Sui Yi’s leave request was simply for travel... and it had been approved straightaway. Of course, this did not exclude the possibility that Lin Yun and Gong Jiu had pulled some strings behind the scenes.

On the way, Sui Yi ran into Qin Sang because they both were heading to the classroom.

The first class was Chinese.

"Welcome back to class, Classmate Sui Yi," Qin Sang’s smile was elegant.

"Thank you..." Sui Yi gave a meaningful smile as if there was a double entendre.

Qin Sang, holding her Chinese book, with her ink-black hair flowing, said, "You are back, but Classmate Yhan is yet to return. Have you been in touch with her?"

"No..." Sui Yi also missed Yhan Qingwu, who was far away in the USA. It seemed that Gong Jiu had mentioned before that although the affairs on the Yhan Family’s side were temporarily settled, they were obviously not over yet and were somewhat more troublesome than those of the Yun Family.

After all, they were related by marriage; it seemed the Tang Family was unable to completely sever ties with the Yhan family out of concern for Yhan Qingwu and her mother...

"That’s truly a pity. Insider news; in a month, there will be a student culture and arts festival..." Qin Sang didn’t need to inform Sui Yi, who already knew that Yhan Qingwu was undoubtedly the most challenging person for Yunfeng to let go.

"Our school?" Sui Yi asked casually.

"No, it’s nationwide, similar in concept to the University Film Festival, but it includes high schools as well. Consider it an innovation by the Ministry of Education, and this year the event happens to be in our Provincial City, the initiative for this innovation having originated from our Provincial Education Bureau."

Jiangdu Province is also among the top five economic powerhouses of the country, at the forefront of culture. It’s no surprise that they would land this event, which can be a significant political achievement.

This is indeed a serious event... but Sui Yi didn’t really care about it, even after returning to class and often hearing other students mention it.

After questions like "Sui Yi, where have you been playing?" were all answered uniformly with "Xinjiang" or another standard response, the conversation turned to the culture and arts festival; all schools would have a three-day holiday to attend the three-day festival at the cultural center...

For students, it was probably the time they were most grateful to the Ministry of Education.

"During past Teachers’ Days, I’ve wanted to send razor blades to the Ministry of Education. Now I’ve changed my mind... I should send them bouquets of flowers~~" Wei Ge was extremely excited, but Sui Yi simply took out her phone and composed a text message to Lin Yun.

—— Culture and Arts Festival, auction event, in a month.

It turned out Lin Yun had only just found out after contacting Sui Yi, and was very eager to start preparing.

Meanwhile, Sui Yi contemplated Qin Sang... She had happened to witness at the door the moment Qin Sang rebuked those two female teachers. Her presence... it wasn’t typical of an ordinary teacher.

And Qin Sang herself seemed to have some connections in Capital City; she knew quite quickly about the directives coming down from there.

Sui Yi had a favorable impression of Qin Sang, which is why she indulged her own curiosity a bit. And as the month slowly passed, while the culture and arts festival swept through the Provincial City’s upper class and student body like a tidal wave,

the news of the Sui Tang Square auction had already spread widely...(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)