Chapter 61: Xiaoxiao, I Didn’t Mean to Laugh at You
When Lu Ziyi and Ye Chuxiao opened the door and walked into the hall, Zhao Congrui and Lin Houchun had already set out the cooked dishes and bowls and chopsticks in the restaurant.
“Ziyi said he was going to buy soy sauce, and now he’s finally back!”
“So he was in a hurry to pick up Xiaoxiao!”
“But Ziyi, where’s the soy sauce?”
Zhao Congrui and Lin Houchun teased them, laughing heartily.
When making the last dish, they ran out of soy sauce. Lu Ziyi went downstairs to drive to a nearby supermarket to buy some. However, halfway there, he received a call from a classmate saying that the school website forum had exploded. Someone had posted that Ye Chuxiao only got fifty-nine points in Advanced Mathematics and failed! Moreover, Lu Ziyi had been tutoring her, which was a complete disgrace to Lu Ziyi.
Lu Ziyi remembered that he had messaged and called Xiaoxiao in the afternoon, but she hadn’t responded. Worried about her, he immediately turned the car around and headed back to school to find Xiaoxiao, only to encounter Shui Birong publicly ridiculing Xiaoxiao!
However, Zhao Congrui and Lin Houchun had come to the Design Studio early in the afternoon, and they were unaware of the post about Xiaoxiao on the school forum.
“Xiaoxiao, what score did you get in Advanced Mathematics this time?” Zhao Congrui asked with a smile.
Lu Ziyi immediately interjected, “The score isn’t important. Xiaoxiao tried her best. Let’s eat.”
Zhao Congrui thought Lu Ziyi was deliberately teasing him by not telling him the grades, making him curious.
Zhao Congrui asked again, “Xiaoxiao, tell Brother Congrui, ignore Ziyi!”
“What are you babbling about?” Lu Ziyi interrupted Zhao Congrui’s question again.
Zhao Congrui was unconvinced, “I’m asking Xiaoxiao. You, as her teacher, are being smug. You can be smug later. If Xiaoxiao scores eighty or above, I’ll treat you to two drinks, okay?”
“It was fifty-nine points,” Ye Chuxiao replied softly, not wanting Senior Student Ziyi and Brother Congrui to argue over her.
“How many points?” Lin Houchun hadn’t heard clearly.
“Fifty-nine points,” Ye Chuxiao replied again in a low voice, lowering her head slightly.
“Hahaha!” Lin Houchun, who had just realized what was happening, burst into laughter. He thought Ye Chuxiao and Lu Ziyi were colluding to tease him and Zhao Congrui!
Zhao Congrui and Lin Houchun had also seen Ziyi tutoring Xiaoxiao, and Xiaoxiao could basically do all the exam question types. So, as soon as Lu Ziyi left, they made a bet on whether Xiaoxiao would pass or be excellent. Zhao Congrui bet she passed, and Lin Houchun could only choose that she didn’t.
“It’s too unkind of you, Brother,” Zhao Congrui slapped Lin Houchun hard on the back of the head and said through gritted teeth, “Xiaoxiao didn’t pass, you won, but do you have to be so happy about it?”
Lin Houchun rubbed his sore head, his round face creased. He realized the atmosphere was wrong; Lu Ziyi’s aura was cold and stern, and Xiaoxiao’s eyes were red!
“No, no!” Lin Houchun quickly explained, “I thought Ziyi and Xiaoxiao were joking with us!”
Lin Houchun scratched his ears and cheeks in shame; he really didn’t mean to mock Xiaoxiao!
“Xiaoxiao, let’s go eat,” Lu Ziyi took Ye Chuxiao’s hand and led her to the dining table.
Ye Chuxiao bit her lip, holding back tears. She was stupid herself; what face did she have to cry?
“Let’s eat, let’s eat,” Zhao Congrui said cheerfully, “Xiaoxiao, Brother Congrui will serve you some soup!”
Lin Houchun, walking at the very back, looked at Ye Chuxiao’s small and dejected appearance. He felt miserable; he truly hadn’t intended to laugh at Xiaoxiao!
Lu Ziyi, Ye Chuxiao, Zhao Congrui, and Lin Houchun sat down at the dining table.
The three boys had spent the entire afternoon buying ingredients and cooking, setting a lavish table, intending to celebrate with Xiaoxiao.
However, due to Xiaoxiao’s grades not meeting their expectations, the atmosphere at the table was very oppressive.
