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Tang Xi nodded. “Yes, but only a little bit. I’m not very good at it.”

Hearing this, the students worshiped her even more. A girl suddenly rushed out of the classroom and said loudly to Tang Xi, “Xiao Rou, can we be friends? I really really like you! And my mom likes you a lot too. She hopes we can be friends!”

“Oh, yes, I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Chen Ziyan. My mom and Dad are in City W. My mom called me last week…”

“Wait a minute!” Tang Xi awkwardly smiled at Chen Ziyan and walked quickly towards her to take her hand. “Chen Ziyan, of course we can be friends, but I’m older than you. Are you sure you wanna become friends with me? Won’t you find it boring to hang out with me?”

The other girls and boys were shocked by Chen Ziyan’s boldness. She just actually said so bluntly that she wanted to make friends with Xiao Rou. That was amazing! Although they also wanted to make friends with Xiao Rou, their family didn’t want them to do it, worrying that she might influence them negatively because she grew up in the countryside… They really envied Chen Ziyan for having such an open-minded mother!

Chen Ziyan’s eyes lit up when she heard Tang Xi’s words, and she shook her head. “No. I won’t be bored if I can study with you. And I’ve promised my mom and dad that I must be admitted into University A. In order to achieve that goal, I have to study hard. My mom said that it would do me some good if I was staying with a self-motivated person like you! She also said that last week, you…”

“Well, Ziyan, let’s talk about it privately, okay?” Tang Xi forced a smile. It never occurred to her that, that casino was owned by Chen Ziyan’s father and Chen Ziyan’s mother was present at that time. What surprised her more was that Mrs. Chen liked her so much that she even told Jing she would be glad to help her any time she needed…

And the last thing she expected was that Mrs Chen told that to her daughter, and her “simple and innocent” daughter almost spoke of it in front of so many people! Come on, cute little Ziyan, I still want to maintain the “good girl” image! Please don’t ruin my image, alright?

With this in mind, Tang Xi chuckled, put her arm around Chen Ziyan’s shoulders and walked away with her. Chen Ziyan had a gleam of surprise in her eyes. When they had reached the end of the corridor, she asked Tang Xi with doubt, “Why don’t you want those people to know you’re so awesome?”

Tang Xi looked at Chen Ziyan and said helplessly, “My dear little Ziyan, do you know how others in the school will become afraid of me, if you tell them about that? If everyone tries to avoid me wherever I go, that will be too sad for me!”

“Of course not!” Chen Ziyan raised her chin, looked at Tang Xi proudly and said confidently, “I’m sure they won’t do this. Instead, they’ll worship you, just like me. You’re so awesome. They won’t be scared of you but will become your fans!”

Tang Xi was speechless. Alright, now besides Ning Ke, she had got another little fan. Why did she suddenly have a feeling that her good days still wouldn’t come even if she attended the entrance exam in October? Perhaps she would become the head of a gang because she was pushed into it by these people?

A picture suddenly popped up in her mind where she was in a jacket and leather pants with her foot on top of a pile of several gangsters. Tang Xi shook her head hard. “Well, my dear little Ziyan, perhaps we should keep a low-profile. You know I’m already twenty-three years old. If I’m too high-profile in the high school, people will laugh at me, so if you wanna make friends with me, can you promise me something?”

Chen Ziyan pursed her lips, looked at Tang Xi and finally nodded. “Okay, as long as you’re willing to be my friend, I’ll promise you anything no matter what it is. Even if I can’t do it, I’ll ask my mom to do it for me!”

“Haha…” Tang Xi laughed awkwardly, saying, “It’s not that serious.”

“Then what’s your request?” Chen Ziyan looked at Tang Xi with sparkling eyes. “Tell me. I can do it! My mom will be very glad if she knows we have become friends!”

“My request is not to tell others what your mom told you. Can you promise me that?”

Chen Ziyan thought for a while and looked up at Tang Xi. “Then can I study with you? I’m poor at maths and English, and I also need to work on my French, or else I will probably fail in French. Can you help me with studying?”

Tang Xi, “… So my dear little Ziyan, are you searching for a friend or a private tutor? If you want me as your private tutor, you’ll have to pay me!”

“No problem! You can tutor me when you review the lessons, and then I’ll treat you to a big meal, okay?” Chen Ziyan said, “We’re friends, so I don’t wanna take you as a private tutor. How about treating you to meals instead of paying you?”

Tang Xi blinked. So this girl took her joke seriously? However… Tang Xi looked at Chen Ziyan, pursed her lips and asked, “I can order whatever I want to eat, right?”

Chen Ziyan’s eyes lit up when she heard her question, and she nodded hard. “Sure!”

Tang Xi smiled, put her arm around Chen Ziyan’s neck, walked towards the classroom with her, saying to Mr. He while walking, “Mr. He, I’ve decided I’ll play the piano in the art performance and I’ll attend the entrance exam in mid-October. Please let Chen Ziyan be my deskmate by the time of the exam. Thank you.”

Walking into the classroom, Tang Xi looked at Chen Ziyan and said cheerfully, “You study so hard and we all should learn from you. Let’s get started today!” With that, she took out her school bag and asked Chen Ziyan, “Which is your seat?”

Chen Ziyan didn’t expect Tang Xi would treat her so nicely. She shyly pointed at her seat and her deskmate had already started to pack up his stuff. Tang Xi smiled at the boy, thanked him and sat beside Chen Ziyan. She looked at Chen Ziyan. “After school at noon, let’s go to the seafood restaurant across from the school for lunch. I heard that their lobster and shrimp are very good. I have long wanted to try them, but I had no time.”

Chen Ziyan nodded and answered obediently, “Okay, then let’s go to that restaurant this afternoon.”