Chapter 81

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Li Huairou put the phone down and did not accept the red envelope. You must be joking. She wasn’t the kind of person who betrayed her sister for two hundred yuan.

But in the next second, Tang Haoran was like a madman, sending seven or eight red envelopes in a row. The amount in each red envelope was two hundred yuan.

Li Huairou was furious. She typed quickly and sent, “Are you sick?”

“You don’t know how happy I am today! Li Huairou, I’m really grateful to you. You deserve it. I’ll send another if it’s not enough!” Tang Haoran’s WeChat message came quickly.

Li Huairou rolled her eyes. “You must be sick!”

Then Tang Haoran sent a voice message. “Shuxin and I were shopping at the mall, and she was trying on clothes. Let me tell you, I was so excited! After transferring schools, I came back to find you, but you’d already moved. I came back every winter and summer vacation, hoping to see you again. I’m so happy today! I am relieved. Let’s talk again later.”

There was no more activity.

Li Huairou rolled her eyes, returned the transfer, and didn’t accept the red envelope. He must be joking—did she look like someone who was short on money? When you become my brother-in-law, send me a red envelope! I will certainly not be polite then.

When Li Huairou returned to school, she saw that Qin Huai was waiting at the gate, so she took a detour and entered through the side door.

After taking two advanced math classes in a row, Li Huairou was dizzy. She just walked out of the classroom and was about to go to dinner with her roommates when Wang Qianqian pointed to the front. “Your sister’s here. She should be waiting for you to eat together. Just go!”

Although they envied Huairou for having an elder sister to take care of her, more often, there was no freedom when having an elder sister in the same school. For example, this moment.

But for Huairou, this kind sister-controller, she was quite content, even in adversity, and they couldn’t say anything.

Li Huairou walked over to Jiang Shuxin, a little curious. “Hey, what about Tang Haoran? Didn’t he send you back?”

Jiang Shuxin angrily tapped Li Huairou’s forehead. “You! He walked me to the door and left beforehand.” Thinking back on his reluctance to part, Jiang Shuxin also found it funny.

“It hurts!” Li Huairou cried while covering her forehead.

Jiang Shuxin quickly took Li Huairou’s hand away in distress, blowing and rubbing.

“Jie, what do we have for lunch?” Li Huairou said, holding onto Jiang Shuxin’s arm.

“I still have classes in the afternoon, and I can’t go too far. What do you want to eat?”

“Then let’s go to the three cafeterias to eat. Didn’t you say that there was a Lanzhou ramen that tasted good?”

“Okay!”

The two sisters walked while talking and laughing, only to bump into Qin Huai, who was holding a bunch of lilies.

“If you don’t like roses, what about lilies? Do you like them? If you don’t like lilies either, I’ll change them tomorrow. With so many flowers, there must be some that you like!” Qin Huai said, looking at Jiang Shuxin.

Jiang Shuxin smiled. “I like roses, lilies, irises, daisies, bellflowers, forget-me-nots—I like all beautiful flowers. I just don’t like the flower giver! Qin Huai, I’ll tell you for the first and last time: I warn you not to appear in front of me again. I’m not interested in being anyone’s stand-in. I’m Jiang Shuxin, and I’ll only be Jiang Shuxin.”

Qin Huai frowned slightly. “What do you know? ”

“Of the things necessary to know and the things not to be known, I already know them all. Qin Huai, if you really love her, you can go abroad to find her! Instead of looking for her shadow in one woman after another!” Jiang Shuxin said in a low voice, taking a few steps forward.

Qin Huai’s expression changed. Nan Shu was the reverse scale in his heart—no one could touch her! He threw the bouquet in his hand aside, his eyes grim. “What do you know?!”

[Ni lin (逆鳞) is a scale under the dragon’s neck. The extended meaning is a person’s secret or bottom line]

“I don’t need to know anything! All I need to know is that I don’t want to have anything to do with you! I’m not interested in participating in your love games either! So, please, stay away from me!” Jiang Shuxin was not afraid as she stared at Qin Huai and said this.

Qin Huai became angry, and he raised his right hand.

Seeing this, Li Huairou hurried forward and pulled Jiang Shuxin behind her. “Why? Didn’t she already reject you? Do you want to beat someone up?”

Seeing this, the onlookers immediately gathered around. “What, just because your pursuit isn’t a success, you want to hit the person? Who do you think you are?!”

Several tall boys immediately surrounded Qin Huai.

Jiang Shuxin smiled and pulled Li Huairou over. “Don’t be afraid. He doesn’t dare to hit me!”

Then she looked at Qin Huai. “Qin Huai, to be honest, I look down on you. You’re a good person—how do you do things so badly?! I’ll say it again for the last time: I’m not interested in your love games. Please stay away from my sight. If you pester me again, I’ll call the police.”

At this time, a security guard also came to hear the news. After passing by, he walked to Qin Huai. “Hello, the school does not allow outsiders to enter. Sir, please leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, we will call the police.”

Many people took videos with their cellphones, and some even started livestreams. He was afraid that this would continue and spread to his parents, and they’d be nagging him again.

Qin Huai glanced at Jiang Shuxin, who was similar in appearance to Nan Shu but lacked Nan Shu’s kind and gentle nature. He disdained such a woman.

Qin Huai turned around and walked out.

Li Huairou breathed a sigh of relief. After making such a fuss, the two should no longer be involved. It was just that this Qin Huai didn’t seem to be a big-hearted person. If he lost face in public, would he take revenge?

“Why are you in a daze? Didn’t you say you’re hungry? Let’s go!” Jiang Shuxin said while pulling on Li Huairou. Then she smiled and said to the people around them, “Thank you for your help. Whenever you have a competition, I’ll come to cheer you on, then treat you to some drinks.”

“You’re welcome. It’s all right,” a boy said with a smile.

“I don’t think that man is very generous. You have to be careful when you go in and out!” said several other boys.

“Thank you for your concern. I will,” Jiang Shuxin said with a smile. “When there’s any competition, remember to tell me!”

During the meal, Li Huairou was also thinking about this question. “Jie, what if Qin Huai comes to you again?”

Jiang Shuxin smiled. “You think so much at such a young age. Hurry up! Eat quickly, the noodles are going to get lumpy.” Seeing that Li Huairou was still looking at her stubbornly, Jiang Shuxin had no choice but to say, “Don’t worry, your sister knows what she has in mind, so I’ll be careful. If it doesn’t work, I’ll try to help him bring back his first love.”

Li Huairou’s eyes widened. “Jie, you even have this ability! How will you find her? Do you have friends in the United States?”

“I plan to post their love on Facebook and Instagram to help him to look for someone. Although I don’t have any friends in the United States, I do have friends. Friends rely on friends. There must be a way. He’s so cowardly that he doesn’t even dare to say that he likes her, so I shall show mercy and help him,” Jiang Shuxin said with a smile.

“Will it be useful?” Li Huairou was a little puzzled.

“You know just how to worry about it. Alright, don’t think too much. It’s important to study hard,” Jiang Shuxin said with a smile.

After separating from Jiang Shuxin, Li Huairou went back to the dormitory to take a nap. She laid in bed, thinking, for a long time. She suddenly thought of something, then immediately contacted Tang Haoran on WeChat.

Tang Haoran took a long time to reply to the message and asked what was wrong.

Li Huairou immediately told Tang Haoran about Qin Huai.

Tang Haoran immediately called and asked for the details, and Li Huairou also spoke in detail. “Tell me, will he become angry and take revenge on my sister? Or take revenge on my parents? My parents are both teachers, so they don’t have much power.”

Tang Haoran immediately comforted her. “Don’t worry, it will not happen. Qin Huai, right, from Chengji Industrial. My uncle and his father are very familiar, so I’ll ask my uncle to talk to his father.”

“Really? Then, please!” Li Huairou said with a smile.

After hanging up, Li Huairou was completely relieved. She’d finally remembered who Tang Haoran was just now. He was a bit like Director Tang, who’d been mentioned by others in the second half of the TV series, someone who had been secretly supporting Jiang Shuxin. Later, Jiang Shuxin’s momentum was gone, and he didn’t suffer much either, so he was transferred to another city.

It seemed that this Tang Haoran had a good family background. Although she’d done this, she was suspected of taking advantage of Tang Haoran. But if Tang Haoran really liked her sister, he should be willing to be used!

She hoped that this Tang Haoran was that Director Tang, who had the power to protect Jiang Shuxin and the Jiang family.

Qin Huai angrily returned to school. Ignoring the jokes of his roommates, he fell directly on his bed. Seeing that something was wrong, his roommates became quiet.

As a result, Qin Huai’s cellphone rang. Qin Huai didn’t intend to answer it, but at a glance, it was from his father.

Qin Huai sat up from the bed and said, “Hello, Dad! Now? I have class in the afternoon. Okay, I got it, I’ll go right now.” Qin Huai put down his phone and walked out.

His face was so gloomy that his roommates dared not ask him what he was going for.

Qin Huai was scolded by his father, and he kept silent, with his head down, throughout the whole process.

His mother was there to protect him. The son said a few words, but he couldn’t find a chance to interject for a long time. After finally waiting for Qin Zhongde to get tired of scolding him, Wu Huifang hurriedly pushed her son. “Aren’t you going to hurry up and tell your father? You know it’s wrong. It won’t happen next time. ”

Qin Huai didn’t expect that the matter would reach his father’s ears so quickly, and that his father’s reaction would be so big!

“You are spoiling him! Do you know how embarrassing it was for me today?! I went to Mayor Tang for something, and it happened that Mayor Tang’s nephew sent a video to Mayor Tang. After reading it, Mayor Tang said that he should pay attention to children’s education problems—not properly attending school at a young age, pestering girls, and the girl disagrees with his pursuit, but he also wants to hit her. I nodded in agreement at the time, but when Mayor Tang asked me to watch the video, I realized that the person turned out to be him! That most hateful Li Shangwen even blurted out, Lao Qin, isn’t this Qin Huai from your family? Do you know? There were so many people present at the time, and I lost face!” Qin Zhongde said angrily.

Qin Huai sneered, and sure enough, in his father’s heart, his reputation was the most important thing! In the beginning, he just cherished his image and refused to help the Nan family, causing Nan Shu to go abroad in the end. Now this had happened again!

“I warn you, study hard! Don’t let these things happen again! If you pester that girl again, I’ll break your legs! Save yourself the trouble of going out and making trouble!” Qin Zhongde said angrily.

“Okay, okay, don’t be angry. A-Huai knows he’s wrong. Hasn’t his academic performance always been good?” Wu Huifang poured a cup of tea for Qin Zhongde.

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