Chapter 264: Chapter 263 met with annoying people

Author: Qian Feifei Machine Translation

That noon, Mu Qing sent Shuishui an email. "All right. These are your grades. I asked the teacher for it. The teacher said that this is the summary."

"All right. Thank you." Shuishui went to her teacher and asked for his email. Shuishui then emailed the summary of her grades to her teacher. The teacher was very happy that it was in electronic form.

While Shuishui and her classmates went to the cafeteria for lunch, their teacher took out his lunchbox and ate in his office. Those who didn't have classes were able to take their lunch earlier.

When the math teacher finished his lunch, he turned on the computer and opened his email to see Shuishui's report card, which was sent directly to him. He clicked on the scanned copy of her card and read it. It had Shuishui's name, the dates of all the exams she had taken, her grades, and her class ranking. She was the first in her batch. In the second grading period, she was still the top student. It also stated that she had the overall highest score in science subjects. She was able to maintain her standing for a year. When he initially saw her card, he thought it was a forgery. All her grades were similar. He was shocked when he saw her grades. He also read her teachers' comments in each subject. They were spoke highly of Shuishui. She didn't do as well, however, in the arts subjects. They said that she was too biased. In fact, her grades in the arts subjects were also quite high. She had performed above average in all arts subjects as well.

Shuishui did not perform well in the liberal arts, unlike in the other arts subjects. That was why the teachers said that she was biased.

Generally, all her previous teachers had nothing bad to say about her performance. The math teacher felt that it was a perfect summary of Shuishui's abilities as a student. He did not need to make a phone call to verify it. He had already proven that she was exceptionally good in mathematics when Shuishui won first place in the math competition. Not everyone could reach her level.

Shuishui's grades in her monthly exams in her previous school have proven that she was an exceptional student. Subjects in the first year of high school were considered much easier than subjects in the second year of high school. There were many students who had good grades when they were freshmen but ended up having poorer grades when they reached second year, where subjects were generally more difficult. The math teacher worried a bit that it would happen to Shuishui.

He closed the email and put the matter aside for the meantime.

Shuishui didn't know that the email sent to her teacher was more detailed than she had expected. She went to the cafeteria with He Xiaoying. "I'm hungry already," she said.

"Shuishui, you're really amazing. I can't imagine myself winning that math competition. I'm really envious," He Xiaoying said. She suddenly realized that Shuishui's calmness seemed to come from her self-confidence.

When He Xiaoying finished the exam, she simply looked forward to the results. She didn't think too much of it, but she felt that she would end up earning a good score if she was lucky. She depended on luck more than she depended on her own abilities. Suddenly, she wanted to be as good as Qian Shuishui. If she was like her, her parents would definitely be overjoyed. Her teachers would also dote on her and nurture her. She shook her head and forced herself not to think about it. She simply said, "I will work hard too."

Qian Shuishui thought of making a bit of fun out of her abilities so people would not make a big fuss out of it. She laughed and said, "Actually, I'm not very good. I just studied hard for the test. If I were a genius, I would have entered university already, right?" She made it clear that what got her far were her being ambitious and curious. Her desire to explore the unknown allowed her to go further.

Shuishui made it clear that hard work was the secret to everything.

He Xiaoying noticed how confident Shuishui looked when she smiled. She was beautiful to begin with, and with her good temperament, she was even more eye-catching. There was nothing to hate about Shuishui because she was very honest with people. She could not talk about Shuishui behind her back. She once saw someone cutting into Shuishui's line, and she did not say anything about it because when the people themselves saw that Shuishui was also in queue, they gave way to her. She was just a likable person.

Also, He Xiaoying was just not the type who liked to judge others and gossip behind their backs.

Time reveals the heart of a person. It would be impossible to fake her sincerity with any of her friends. She decided to be a good friend to Shuishui in spite of the fact that she was envious of her capabilities.

"I have two movie tickets here. Let's go watch on Friday. What do you think?" He Xiaoying asked Shuishui. After all, He Xiaoying did not have a boyfriend. She was also interested in that young man from the basketball club, and she often had lots of free time on her hands.

Shuishui paused for a moment. "Sure. I'm free on Friday."

"That's great, but the seats are not guaranteed. We have to go early." He Xiaoying happily faced Shuishui and walked backwards. "Actually, we can leave school quite early on Friday. We can go eat some good food, snacks, and then watch the movie. After the movie, we can go eat hot pot. Many hot pot restaurants are open 24 hours a day. Shuishui, I'll bring you to my favorite hot pot restaurant. It has the flavor of old Beijing."

"That's a good idea. I'm looking forward to it." Shuishui smiled. He Xiaoying was a native of Beijing.

There was a new dish in the canteen that day. The two of them looked at it. He Xiaoying said, "Cinnamon apple? Shuishui, do you want to try it?"

Shuishui looked at the cinnamon apple pie and shook her head. "Forget it. I don't want to try it. If you want to, go ahead. You don't have to ask for a large serving. Otherwise, if you end up not liking it, you'll throw it away. It'll be such a waste."

He Xiaoying quickly shook her head. "No, no, no. Actually, I don't want to try it either. Forget it. Let's just eat something normal."

They ordered their usual favorite foods.

They found a table for themselves and sat down. Shuishui ate at a leisurely pace. Some of their female classmates were not able to find a table, so they sat with Shuishui and Xiaoying. "I saw that you guys left not too early. How come there were no more seats when we arrived?"

"We were unlucky. When we first arrived, there were actually some empty seats. Maybe it's because you guys always come so late. Actually, you could have just come directly after class. If you do so, you'll be able to secure a table for yourselves." He Xiaoying was eating a drumstick. She continued, "The chef was too stingy. This is such a small drumstick."

Shuishui handed the drumstick in her bowl to He Xiaoying. "I'll give you mine."

"That's not good." He Xiaoying felt that Shuishui also wanted to eat.

Shuishui said, "I prefer sweet and sour pork ribs. You can have the drumstick, and I have quite a lot of meat."

Shuishui pointed to her plate, which was full of meat. She would only order the dishes that she liked. It felt like the chef who served her food already knew her preferences. The chef would always give her a larger serving, so she would end up getting more than what she paid for.

He Xiaoying ate in large mouthfuls. "Yeah, I feel like that chef puts more on your plate. That chef is so annoying."

The other girls looked on with amusement and began to gossip.

One of the fat girls took the initiative to talk to Shuishui. "Shuishui, I heard that the boys are selecting the school belle. Your picture was put up, but it was a little blurry. It's a loss." She sat beside Shuishui that day to look at her side profile and to observe how she ate. She noticed that Shuishui ate elegantly. She guessed that Shuishui came from a good family. A person's background and upbringing would reflect on her table manners. Her family often taught her not to talk while eating and to pay attention to table manners. She also came from a good family, but she had grown distant and detached herself from her friends because she had become fat. Her friends had also started to criticize her figure. She felt ashamed to be around them, though she herself was from a well-off family.

Shuishui had no idea what they were talking about. "Ah? What photo?"

The fat girl looked at Shuishui. That photo was obviously taken secretly. "You haven't checked out our school forum?''

"No. I didn't even know the school has a forum." Shuishui was surprised because it was also the first time she had heard about it.

The fat girl took out her phone and looked for the post. "Wow. The post is still on the home page. It seems to be very popular. Look here. There are ten candidates to be chosen from."

The fat girl found the whole thing interesting. She showed her phone to Shuishui and said, "A third year student ranked first. She is really beautiful. She has long hair and elegant features. In second place is Wen Qing, a second year liberal arts student. She is very photogenic. She also looks very smart. You're in third place, but your photo is really blurry. Your photo was also tagged as quiet beauty. What kind of comments are these? They are quite straightforward and intuitive."

Shuishui continued eating after she saw the post. "This is not interesting," she said casually.

"They think it's interesting. Actually, I think you're the most interesting to look at. Although the others are very beautiful, they become tiring to look at after a while. Maybe you just aren't interested in it. Anyway, since you're not interested in it, let's not talk about it. This Sunday is my birthday and I'm going to have a birthday party. Can you and He Xiaoying come?"

Shuishui was suddenly a little surprised. She did not expect that they would be invited, especially because they didn't really talk much.

The fat girl scratched her head. "Actually, I transferred here in the second semester of my first year of high school. I don't know many people, and there are only five girls in our class. We should spend more time together."

Shuishui nodded. "All right. I don't have any plans on Sunday."

He Xiaoying was excited. She rarely attended other people's birthday parties. "I don't have any plans either."

"Then it's settled. Let's exchange our phone numbers first. I'll send you the address. Contact me if you cant find it. I can just pick you up." The fat girl smiled happily because the other girls had also agreed to go. When she went back home that day, she told her mother that she could start preparing.

Days passed very quickly. That Friday, Shuishui and He Xiaoying went out to eat together and watch a movie. He Xiaoying's movie tickets were a little crappy. They were allowed to choose between two movies. One was a romantic movie, which was more suitable for couples, and the other was a horror movie. They pondered for a while before choosing the horror movie. The theme of the romantic movie was not something that they liked very much, and they disliked the thought of people thinking that they were lesbians.

He Xiaoying regretted watching the horror movie. A few minutes after the movie started, she said, "Um, I'll go to the bathroom first."

He Xiaoying hadn't returned from the bathroom. Shuishui understood why, but she continued watching the movie. She was a scientist herself, so she naturally didn't believe in the supernatural. She believed that many things could be proved or disproved by science.

Shuishui found the ending quite interesting. She was so engrossed in the movie that she didn't know there was a man sitting next to her.

When the movie ended, she picked up her bag and was ready to leave. The theater's dim yellow lights lit up. She unintentionally looked beside her and realized who it was. She quickly strode away.

Blue veins popped on her head. It was a person she hated very much. It was Young Master Hua. She still remembered what happened half a year ago. She felt unlucky whenever she was around him.

Young Master Hua watched Shuishui leave in amusement. 'Why don't you acknowledge an acquaintance?' he wondered and thought.

Shuishui ignored him and walked away in large strides. She was very contented with not having any enemies.

Young Master Hua stood up and walked behind Shuishui. He walked neither too fast nor too slow. Shuishui exited and saw He Xiaoying sitting in the hall, drinking a coke. "All right. The movie's over. We can leave now," she said to He Xiaoying.

"F*ck. I'm sorry I didn't go back inside. I'm really afraid of horror movies, so I didn't have the guts to watch anymore." He Xiaoying really regretted choosing the horror movie. Her mind kept replaying the opening scene, which was in a bathroom. She was so scared that she vowed not to watch any more horror movies in the future.

Shuishui pulled He Xiaoying and was very eager to leave. "Let's go, I'm hungry."

"Okay. We'll go eat something delicious." Although He Xiaoying did not understand why Shuishui was so anxious all of a sudden, she also quickened her pace.

Young Master Hua watched Shuishui pull her little friend away, so he did not chase after her. Instead, he stopped and touched his face. 'Am I that scary?' he thought.

Many women were staring at him. He was standing alone, and he attracted their attention. Young Master Hua did not stay for long and left as well. He did not like seeing women run away when they saw him. Inside the cinema, he had been observing Shuishui from the side. Although he couldn't see her clearly because it was quite dark, he saw that she was very engrossed in the film. He liked her very much. He found her very interesting. He felt something different around her. Something in his heart told him that he wanted her.

He had never been so eager to pursue someone. Even though he knew that she had a boyfriend, he wanted to intervene. He had never been unsuccessful in pursuing women he liked. For a girl like Shuishui, he had to take it slow. She was young, so he couldn't go too far.

He was also surprised that he had fallen in love with a woman that was so much younger than him. After what he had been through with her, he decided to pursue her. He had made up his mind, and he decided to show up at the cinema quite discreetly. His goal was to pursue her, but he did not expect her to run away.

He found it all too interesting. Shuishui was like a little rabbit being pursued. He knew that she had a strong personality. She was getting more and more interesting to him. He asked more of his people to keep an eye on her. He needed more information about Shuishui.

He needed to know who her boyfriend was. He looked familiar, but he had no idea who he really was as a person.

Young Master Hua simply let Shuishui go. Shuishui was panting from walking too fast. She didn't care about Young Master Hua. She felt that he was such an unlucky presence.

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