Chapter 54: Zhou Xian discovers a clue

Upon hearing that, Su Yun Jiao suddenly realized and nodded.

No wonder.

No wonder no one in the class dares to provoke Zhou Xian and Zhou Tingting.

It turns out it's because of the Zhou family.

Su Yun Jiao lowered her head to eat, lost in thought, while Lu Jingqing seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Zhou Xian is your class monitor; your class is Class Six. According to Hai Cheng Gao Zhong's rules, Class Six should be the worst class. With your and Zhou Xian's grades, how could you be in Class Six?"

"……"

Su Yun Jiao kept her head down while eating, not daring to look up.

How could she say it?

Could it be that she should say it's because she used to like Lu Chi, and to be in the same class as him, she deliberately asked to stay in Class Six?

Seeing Su Yun Jiao refuse to speak, Lu Jingqing quickly understood the reason.

"It seems some people are really precocious, giving up the chance to go to Class One for a guy."

Su Yun Jiao gave an embarrassed smile.

"But you're doing it for Lu Chi; what about Zhou Xian?"

"It's for Zhou Tingting."

Su Yun Jiao didn't even think, just answered the question directly.

"Zhou Xian is very smart, and Zhou Tingting's grades aren't bad either, but because Zhou Tingting likes Lu Chi and wants to stay in Class Six, to look after her sister, Zhou Xian naturally also stayed in Class Six."

Su Yun Jiao wasn't very interested in these matters.

She put down her bowl and chopsticks, stood up, and said to Lu Jingqing, "Brother Jingqing, good luck at work; I'm going to the library."

In order to score seven hundred on the college entrance exam, Su Yun Jiao also gave it her all.

Seeing Su Yun Jiao grab her bag and run off, Lu Jingqing's face showed the relief of an old father.

"These days, Boss Lu looks more and more like someone raising a daughter, his brows and eyes growing ever kinder."

Secretary Li beside him couldn't help but comment.

Hearing Secretary Li's words, Lu Jingqing's brows furrowed: "Kind? Did I not look kind before?"

"Boss Lu, I didn't mean it that way..."

"Xiao Li, your bonus for this month is gone."

After saying that, Lu Jingqing stood up.

Secretary Li nearly cried, tears welling up.

I just casually said a sentence.

How did Boss Lu take it seriously?

Half an hour later, outside the library.

Su Yun Jiao met Zhou Xian at their usual spot, Zhou Xian holding a thermos in his hand.

Seeing Su Yun Jiao arrive, Zhou Xian said, "Let's go up first; I didn't study well yesterday, but... today probably no one will disturb us."

"Good!"

Su Yun Jiao was full of vigor.

Zhou Xian walked ahead, and Su Yun Jiao followed closely behind.

By the library's bay window, Zhou Xian opened the thermos.

Su Yun Jiao looked at the contents of the thermos and asked, somewhat puzzled, "What is this?"

"Silver ear and lotus seed soup."

Zhou Xian poured a small bowl of the silver ear and lotus seed soup from the thermos and set it before Su Yun Jiao: "Try it; this is what I had my aunt make. I've tasted it, and it's quite good."

Su Yun Jiao didn't refuse; since the last time she learned her health wasn't good, she had wanted to ask Zhou Xian how to maintain her health.

After all, the person beside her is a scion of a medical family; rather than ask others, she might as well ask Zhou Xian.

Su Yun Jiao took a sip and indeed found it delicious: "Really tasty, sweet and refreshing."

Zhou Xian said, "Your health isn't great; from now on eat less cold food, drink water preferably warm, avoid anything cooling, and dietary nourishment is best for you."

Su Yun Jiao nodded repeatedly: "I feel the same."

Rather than drink those bitter medicinal concoctions, it's better to focus on dietary nourishment.

Seeing Su Yun Jiao finish the bowl, Zhou Xian set the thermos aside and said, "Tonight take the thermos home; if you like it, I'll have my aunt make some more for you to bring on Monday."

"Thank you, class monitor; I really want to adjust my health, I just don't know how, so I'll keep asking you, class monitor."

Zhou Xian nodded: "Once we're full, let's start studying."

"Good!"

Su Yun Jiao studied in the library, forgetting sleep and food, while Zhou Xian sat beside her writing the weekend's homework.

Although in her previous life she had graduated many years ago and completely forgotten high school knowledge,

but after all, she had once diligently studied for three years.

When the knowledge was placed before her, Su Yun Jiao still quickly regained her memory.

Within a day, what she had studied before basically came back to her, more or less.

"I'm still a bit curious—how could you forget so completely?"

After a day, Zhou Xian discovered that Su Yun Jiao had even forgotten the most basic knowledge.

Previously, Su Yun Jiao's grades were among the top ten in the grade.

But just now, on a test paper, Su Yun Jiao got even the first multiple-choice question wrong.

Even the worst student at Hai Cheng Gao Zhong gets points for the first multiple-choice question.

Faced with Zhou Xian's question, Su Yun Jiao didn't know how to answer; she could only sheepishly scratch her head and say, "I'm really sorry, I don't know what's wrong with me..."

「It's okay, we can take it slow. 」

Zhou Xian glanced at the sky outside and said, "However, it looks too late today; if you return late, Lu Chi's older brother must be worried."

"Do you know that I live together with Lu Jingqing, my older brother?"

Su Yun Jiao seems not to remember having told Zhou Xian that she currently lives in Lu Jingqing's home.

"Originally…… I thought he was your older brother, but last night when he picked you up home, I had a rough idea."

After speaking, Zhou Xian fell silent for a moment, and finally he still said: "In the past, when you were at the Lu Family, was all your food personally cooked by Lu Chi's mother?"

That sentence made Su Yun Jiao inexplicably tense up.

Yesterday Zhou Xian had already asked Lu Chi this question.

It was just because she interrupted him by speaking.

That's why he didn't get to ask the full details.

Could it be that from just those few clues, Zhou Xian guessed something?

"Yes…… yes."

"You…… you'd better not go back to the Lu Family anymore."

Zhou Xian looked at Su Yun Jiao very seriously and said: "If possible, from now on let me provide you with nutritional supplements; I will go back to prepare a diet plan for you. During this period, whatever Lu Chi's mother made for you, do not eat it randomly."

Seeing that Zhou Xian was sincerely considering her, Su Yun Jiao also nodded solemnly and said: "Monitor, rest assured, I won't eat randomly."

Upon hearing that, Zhou Xian's brows relaxed: "Let me send you home."

Su Yun Jiao waved her hand and said: "No need, Lu Jingqing said he'll come pick me up after work."

Calculating the time, he should have already arrived.

Su Yun Jiao poked her head out to look outside.

But she still didn't see Lu Jingqing's car.

Lu Jingqing had clearly said he would pick her up at six sharp in the evening.

How come there's no sign of him?