Chapter 131
Translator: Kyotot
After about twenty minutes, the old lady came down from the stair with the help of Cao Shu.
And at the same time, Shi Chen and Yu Chuyao also came out of the room.
When the old lady saw Shi Ning and Shi Chen, she laughed and said.
"What day is it today? Why are you all coming, to see my old bones?"
The moment she saw her grandmother, Shi Ning's anger and impulsiveness shown just now were all gone and she returned to her usual well-behaved appearance.
Yu Chuyao sneered in her heart.
Heh, quite good at pretending, you really should let grandma see what you just did to Shi Chen and me!
"Grandma."
Yu Chuyao greeted her and tears immediately burst out when she face the old lady.
"Chuyao misses you."
The old lady heard from Cao Shu about Yu Chuyao's wrongdoing, but her granddaughter was here so naturally she couldn't get too close to her.
So she lightly responded and pushed Yu Chuyao's hand away.
Several people helped the old lady to sit down, once settled the old lady looked at Shi Ning and said kindly.
"Child, I have heard some of your affairs from your Aunt Shu, this time it was indeed Chuyao who went too far so grandma will definitely help you scold her properly."
"But I heard from your aunt Shu that she was also deceived and cheated by others and now the school has done the process of dropping her out. I heard also that your father put a hold on her cards, this child has suffered enough I wonder if you feel better now?"
"Oh? Deceived by someone? So sister Chuyao sent those things because someone instructed her to do so?"
Yu Chuyao stepped forward and bit her lips in front of Shi Ning as she knelt down directly.
"It was sister's fault, I have known Ke Jie for a long time. She has been telling me that she still wants to commit suicide because you haven't come of the shadow after she transferred school. I want to help her and send the video without thinking. I just thought that if the video was out she may feel better and wouldn't think of doing it."
It's time to drag Ke Jie into the water, and she was so lucky to figure it out for this reason.
"So what's the deal with the faked video?"
Shi Ning asked.
Yu Chuyao simply pushed it all to others to blame.
"It was also Ke Jie who was asked me to do it."
Shi Ning sneered.
"You are really kind, for an irrelevant person to harm me you did all of it and was not afraid that I can't figure it out?"
"Grandma, are you going to forgive her?"
Shi Ning asked the old lay rhetorically at this moment.
The old lady frowned.
She has lived to this age and already seen everything, so of course she didn't believe what Yu Chuyao and Cao Shu said.
It must be that Yu Chuyao was jealous, seeing Shi Ning in the limelight recently. And all these reason for saving people were nonsense.
Only, disappointment was disappointment and anger was anger, she still has feeling for this child.
The old lady was bit uncomfortable with the idea of throwing her out. In addition, Cao Shu has asked her, she has never begged her for so many years but today she begged for Yu Chuyao.
She was not someone who was not willing to not give her face.
But how about her granddaughter's side, she as her grandmother was protecting a white-eyed wolf and giving Shi Ning a cold heart.
Just when Old Lady Shi hesitated, Cao Shu gave Yu Chuyao a wink. Yu Chuyao then bit her lips and let a bit of blood flow as she kowtow to Shi Ning as soon as she close her eyes.
"Sister, it is me who was wrong, and I also received my retribution so can you forgive sister this time."
Shi Ning looked at her knocked her head through the floor and was alarmed.
This Yu Chuyao really couldn't stay any longer in the Shi family, she was even willing to face this kind of humiliation so that she could stay.
Such cruel personality would soon bring big disaster to the Shi family.
"Don't hit, don't hit your head."
The old lady was too old to see this drama, so she quickly shouted at Yu Chuyao to stop her from kowtowing.
Seeing this, Cao Shu stood up and was about to plead for Yu Chuyao again.
"Mom."
Shi Chen called out to her at this time.
"I have something to say to you."
"Can it wait? Let's talk about it later."
"It's important, just a few minutes and come with me."
Shi Chen said again.
Cao Shu smiled at the old lady and said.
"Godmother, then I'll go out with Xiao Chen for a few minutes."
The old lady nodded.
Seeing Cao Shu and Shi Chen go out, Yu Chuyao felt more ill at ease.
Just now, she saw that Shi Chen was angry with Shi Ning so after being driven from the living room by Shi Ning, she momentarily couldn't resist going to Shi Chen's room to comfort him.
She hadn't seen him for too long, and this time she had a rare chance to talk to him. Yu Chuyao felt that this was one of the rare moment she felt a little happy after the recent events.
To her surprise, Shi Chen's attitude towards her today was quite gentle.
At this moment, Shi Chen called out Cao Shu was because to help her, right?
She remembered that Shi Chen and Shi Ning have been at odds since childhood but that was before, their relationship has been better recently. But just now Shi Ning attitude towards him, maybe…
Not long after, Cao Shu and Shi Chen returned from the outside.
Cao Shu looked at Yu Chuyao, while the latter looked at her with tears in her eyes, all her hopes were now on her master.
Cao Shu sat beside the old lady and looked at her as she said seriously.
"Godmother has a hard time making decision?"
Old Lady Shi sighed.
"The palm and the back of the palm are all flesh1, I was the one who raised Yu Chuyao so I am also at fault. How did this child turn out to be like this for no reason?"
"Then godmother how about you hand over this matter to me, and I'll deal with it!"
Old Lady Shi turned her head and asked Shi Ning.
"Ningning what do you think? You are the victim in this matter so grandmother will listen to you."
Shi Ning smiled at the old lady.
"Ning Ning does not want to make things difficult for grandma, so grandma should take care of her health and not be bothered by this. And since Aunt Shu said she would do it, then let her take care of it."
The old lady looked at Shi Ning with full of doting.
"Ning Ning is so understanding that it makes grandma's heart more hurt."
The old lady turned her head to Cao Shu.
"Even if you want to protect Chuyao, this matter cannot be handled lightly."
Yu Chuyao coldly laughed in her heart.
This Shi Ning in order to sell her good behavior in front of the old lady.
She could even let Aunt Shu handle it, of Aunt Shu would naturally protect me! The old lady maybe disappointed at me right now but as long as I stay in the Shi family I still have a chance at everything!
She then looked up at Cao Shu with her eyes full of expectation.
Cao Shu sneered and said righteously to the old lady.
"Godmother, Shi Ning is the real daughter of the Shi family while Chuyao is just an adopted child. Without Shi family, she is nothing and I only spoke for her because I was muddle headed just now."
"Now looking at Ning Ning being so sensible, I can't have the heart to hurt her. A girl who backstab like this! Can't stay in the Shi family."
Yu Chuyao was shocked, and couldn't what her ears had heard.
The palm and the back of the palm are all fresh1– The flesh of the palm of the original finger and the back of the hand are both on the same hand. Both sides of the latter metaphor are equally important.
Chapter 132
Translator: Kyotot
Yu Chuyao pinned all her hopes on Cao Shu, who unexpectedly abandoned her at such critical time.
"Aunt Shu…. Master…"
Yu Chuyao's tears fall down genuinely this time, she forgets to argue back as her whole body trembled while looking at Cao Shu.
The old lady was also puzzled.
"Aren't you here to speak for her?"
Cao Shu whispered to Old Lady Shi's ear, and the old lady's expression changed slightly as she looked at Yu Chuyao with a more complicated expression.
"In that case, this child can't stay in the Shi family anymore so let's send her to the orphanage."
"Grandma, you can't do this to Chuyao, I was raised up by you!"
Yu Chuyao crawled over as she tugged on the old lady's leg.
The old lady pushed her away, and her blood surging with anger pointed at Yu Chuyao as she scolded her.
"I raised you as a child but I never taught you be shameless and ungrateful! Cough cough cough."
"Uncle Ming, grandma can't be too emotional, help her go up and rest."
Seeing this, Shi Ning said in a hurry.
Uncle Ming came forward and took the old woman's arm.
"Old Madam, let's go upstairs."
Cao Shu also said.
"Godmother, I'll walk you up."
The old lady did not want to look at Yu Chuyao more so she only looked at Shi Ning and Shi Chen.
"It's grandma who has wronged you, to have raised such scourge in her home."
After saying that, she went upstairs.
Shi Ning said to Shi Chen at this time.
"Brother let's go home too."
Shi Chen turned his head to his sister and smiled.
"Ning Ning is good, brother still has something to do. You go to the car first and wait for me."
"Oh good."
Shi Ning yawned and turned to go out of the door.
When Yu Chuyao looked at this scene she was even more stunned.
What is going on? They just quarreled right?
She even went to comfort Shi Chen, the latter even complained to her about Shi Ning's temper returning back to her ill-tempered nature.
But what is this now….
Yu Chuyao suddenly understand something, and looked Shi Chen with disbelief.
Shi Chen walked towards her, his handsome face were still unparalleled but only it was icy cold.
Yu Chuyao shook her head.
"You were lying to me just now? You and Shi Ning don't hate each other all? You just did it for…. Just for…."
It was just to lure her to comfort him and then take advantage of it to set her mind at rest.
"Otherwise, you really think I can still be good to you after what you did to Shi Ning?"
Shi Chen looked down at her from above with the advantage of his height and said in a cold voice.
Yu Chuyao shaked her head vigorously.
"No, you're not…. You never lie to people much less with things like this."
She and Shi Chen have been brought together for so many years, her heart was tied to him and thinks that she knows him well.
Although Shi Chen was cold-face and cold-hearted but he never bothered to use these means, it was even more unlikely to take advantage of the other people's feelings.
Shi Chen sneered as he bent over and leaned down pinching Yu Chuyao's chin hard. The latter was in so much pain that she felt her chin was going to be crushed by him, it was the first time she saw such terrifying Shi Chen.
She tried to yank his hand away but she couldn't.
"Yes, I really disdain to use such means."
"But who let you touched one of the most important person in my life? For Shi Ning I will use any means."
He narrowed his eyes and surveyed the tear-stained face before him.
"Like me? Are you worthy of that?"
After saying that he yank the hand holding Yu Chuyao's chin and stepped out.
Yu Chuyao fell on the ground, completely lost her soul.
Shi Chen walked out of the old mansion, he opened the backseat car door and sat next to Shi Ning.
"Brother what did you say to her just now?"
Shi Chen smiled.
"Nothing, I just said a few words to her."
"Oh,."
Shi Ning muttered.
"Acting is really tiring, I'm so sleepy."
"Then take a nap, I'll wake you up when we get home."
Shi Chen said softly.
"En."
Fortunately, the car was spacious. Shi Ning was half lying down to sleep in the back seat as she was really sleepy and she fall asleep after a few minutes.
After seeing her sleeping, Shi Chen took his jacket and covered his sister. He then said softly to the driver.
"Drive slowly and steadily."
When they arrive home Shi Ning looked at the time and it was already 11 pm, usually this time she was still reviewing but since she was too lazy today she just went to bed early.
She lay down on her bed and was about to fall asleep when her phone rang at this time.
When she looked at the caller, it was Jin Sihan calling.
Shi Ning picked up the phone.
"Hello."
Jin Sihan greeted.
"Ning Ning Merry Christmas."
Shi Ning laughed.
"You already told me today, and it's now eleven o'clock there's only an hour to go before Christmas is over."
"I have a gift for you."
"What?"
"Wait a moment."
There was a moment of silence on the other side of the phone, Shi Ning could only vaguely heard the sound of things colliding.
After a while, Jin Sihan's voice resounded on the phone.
Chapter 133
Translator: Kyotot
"Wait a moment."
There was a moment of silence on the other side of the phone, Shi Ning could only vaguely heard the sound of things colliding.
After a while, Jin Sihan's voice resounded on the phone.
"Ningning, this is the first song I wrote and I want to give it to you."
He seemed to be a little embarrassed when he said this.
"I ….. wrote this a long time ago, it keep on changing until just now and felt a little satisfied. Although it is still very puerile but you cannot dislike it oh."
Shi Ning was dozing off and was only half awake when Jin Sihan was talking.
"You actually wrote the song! Am I the first one to hear it!"
If Jin Sihan's life in this world also follows the plot of the novel, he would be the most popular top love interest in the entertainment industry and also a singer in the future.
And now, the future superstar has actually written a song for her!
Shi Ning was excited thinking about it, when Jin Sihan became popular in the future she could brag this all her life.
A low laugh came from Jin Sihan on the phone.
"Of course you're the first one to hear it, and the song is only for you."
Then, his singing voice came over the phone. Jin Sihan's voice was very good, the tone was there—it was pleasant to hear.
Together with his soft singing voice was accompanied by a guitar while listening Shi Ning glance to the window outside as the snow was falling like goose feather flying in the sky.
Shi Ning stepped down from the bed and pushed it open, the snow spread all over the ground as the bright moonlight reflected a pure white world—clean as ever.
The bad people she saw tonight and the bad things she encountered seemed to be washed out at this moment.
She suddenly felt that in this world, in addition to her relative these three bamboo horses1 was also a gift from heaven to her.
It feels good to have someone to grow up with.
This friendship is invaluable.
Cao Shu walked down from upstairs after serving the Old Lady Shi to sleep.
She looked at Yu Chuyao who was lying on the ground like a corpse, and as if she didn't see her as she intended to walk past her.
But when Yu Chuyao saw Cao Shu she crawled up from the ground like she was her final radiance and pulled Cao Shu's sleeve as she sobbed.
"Aunt Shu help me, only you can help me now. If you don't care about me I really don't know how to live."
Cao Shu stopped on her tracks and stood still for a while then suddenly she turned her face and threw a slap at Yu Chuyao's face.
"You stupid bastard! I remember I told you that you can pick any of the worldly boys from the famous families in Yangcheng but you can't touch my son!"
She sneered.
"What, being the adopted daughter of the Shi family is not enough and you still want to be the future mistress of the Shi Family?"
Yu Chuyao shook her head.
"I didn't, I didn't. Shi Chen said this to you in order to help Shi Ning drive me away, I know my status and I never dared to be with your son."
"Don't play pity with me, Shi Chen even gave me the recording to listen to. I am also a woman, even if you don't explicitly confess to Shi Chen I can already hear it with the tone of your voice—I know you like him."
"I do like him but I don't dare to confess to him! I am just watching him from afar, can't I!"
She trembled and cried.
"Master I promise you as long as you help me, I will stay far away from Shi Chen in the future! I promise!"
Cao Shu pushed her away.
"You don't dare to lay a hand on my son now, but it's because you're not yet capable. I know best what kind of person you are, and when you're capable enough you will find a way to get whatever you want."
She finally gave Yu Chuyao a cold look.
"My son, in the future, is going to marry a famous girl and I don't want to let an adopted daughter harm him."
Yu Chuyao looked at the figure of Cao Shu who walked without looking back and understood in her heart that she was finished. She had lost her last card and there was no possibility of turning around.
If there was an afterlife, she hope she would have as good life as Shi Ning.
Where, there was no need to scheme, and no need to rob someone's life.
From birth, she have something that other couldn't get even after a lifetime of fighting.
Cao Shu came out from the backdoor of the Shi family mansion in a very bad mood.
She was about to get her car when she notice a Maybach standing out in the parking place.
This car, somehow was a bit familiar?
She couldn't help but look at it a few more times.
The window of the limousine slowly descended and reveal a mature and handsome face.
"If I don't come and get you, are you not going to contact me?"
The party looks about forty, although no longer young by the angular face and three-dimensional features does not look old at all but has a mature and stable charm.
Cao Shu quickly walked over, her expression was very nervous as she looked around and then frowned at the man in the car.
"Why did you come here?!"
The man smiled with a hint of annoyance between his smiles.
"Of course I came to look for you. Why? Seeing the expression on your face, you're bothered by the younger generation's affairs again?"
Cao Shu sneered.
"With a son, naturally some things should be concerned about. I am not like you, had many sons but you don't manage any of them."
The man laughed with a low timbre as he said.
"Why do you care about them, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. I have done my duty to provide them with the best living environment, this is something that many people can't enjoy after working hard for a lifetime. As my son, they are the rich second generation at birth, logically speaking they should thank me."
Cao Shu was still sneering as she replied.
"You're really irresponsible as always."
At this time the man opened the car door, then his hand pulled Cao Shu inside the car before closing it again. His hand was around the beauty's waist as he whisper in her ear.
"Besides I have my day to live."
Cao Shu's face remained icy cold and sarcastically said,
"And I don't know if Jin Shang and Jin Sihan know when you look like this."
three bamboo horses1– Nan Xiao, Lin Suno and Jin Sihan aka childhood friends
Chapter 134
Translator: Kyotot
Once Christmas was over, it means that another semester of studying would soon come to an end and the final exams would be coming soon.
The importance of the final exam was self-evident, not only was it the acceptance of the results for the half academic year they have been studying but also related to their status at home during the winter vacation.
It would determine whether they have a happy new year or not.
Every time the final exam comes, it was the most intense time for studying. Those who usually like to play have also withdrawn their minds and were honestly studying with their teachers.
Shi Ning naturally was needless to say, was always one of the most diligent in the class.
Through the little six months of studying her English scores no longer lagging behind, her political, historical and geographical performance were always prohibitive with abnormal scores, even her mathematics and chemistry, in the weekly quiz last month were the same.
Her performance was always a little lower than Lin Suno.
Now one dares to question her achievements, everyone mentions her with one word all capitalize, convincing.
After Lao Yang announced the final date of the final exam this time, the atmosphere of studying in the classroom became more and more tense.
In the history class, the history teacher finished all the textbook knowledge for the semester.
"Well by the end of this class, all contents of this book have been covered. Next I'll give you the key points for the final exam and leave the future classes for you to review by yourself."
"Let's start with the key points, please take a black and red pens to put notes and mark them. I'll only say in once this time, don't ask me what are the key points again later."
After the history teacher said these, she began to circle the scope of the test from the first unit of the book.
When the teacher finished marking the key points, the class began wailing again.
"Teacher, what you are circling is not an exam focus, it is simply a sea1."
"The key points is the same, as if it isn't a key points at all."
"There's so much to memorize, and the finals is just two weeks away. We have so many exams to take, where's the time to review?"
The history teacher knocked the desk to stop the noise in the classroom.
"Usually everyone doesn't work hard to study at all, even though the contents are in the textbook and was even discuss by the teacher in the class."
"Students who listen carefully and reviews after the class don't need me to point the key points, but you students who used to cramming always blames the teacher for giving you too much, what do you want me to do, tell the content of the test?"
"This time it's me who makes the questions, if you guys wail again I won't take the questions from key points that I gave you. Anyway you guys already thought that the key points I give is useless."
This move from the history teacher was a really hard blow that the class immediately quietened down.
After the teacher finished, she had let the students review freely while she roamed around the classroom.
When patrolling to Shi Ning's side, the history teacher saw the page opened by Nan Xiao has no notes or even marks.
She stopped and stood next to Nan Xiao, as the later was casually flipping through his textbook.
"Young Master Nan, your book is really as good as new."
The history teacher was a female teacher who has only been teaching for a short time. Her teaching style was strict with a cold humor, she could choke people to death every time she picks up the students.
In fact, in addition to the head teacher, the teachers of the class were all turning a blind eye to Nan Xiao's stubborn and unreasonable acts.
They would usually doesn't care about him, only this history teacher especially if it was in line with her ethics she would occasionally taught him a few words.
Nan Xiao sloppily said.
"Yeah, I think I love it when it's like this too."
The history teacher sneered.
"I just gave you so many key points but you didn't mark any of them. You think you can get a hundred percent on the exam, don't you?"
"Teacher, you are biased although I did not listen to the lesson but at least open the history book and still had the learning attitude. Look at the one next to me, she's still doing math problems in history's self-study. Why don't you scold her and not me?"
Nan Xiao chose this time to drag Shi Ning into the water as well.
She has been studying like hell lately, and no matter how much he teases her she doesn't pay attention to him.
When he said this, Shi Ning who was immensely immerse in the sea of learning finally raised her head and coldly look at the person gloating next to her.
Nan Xiao smiled at her.
"Finally, willing to look at this brother?"
Snapped—
The history teacher whip Nan Xiao's table and said sternly.
"There is no people with the same shape2, Shi Ning and you can never be same. She already have 100 points in history while you, I can be thankful if you could at least passed the test."
Shi Ning stood up at that moment and said to the teacher.
"Teacher, I remember all these point you've given long ago that's why when you let us have self-study I like to do other questions."
The history teacher immediately changed her expression when facing Shi Ning, she has much kinder look.
"So, then the teacher will have to test you."
Then the history teacher proceed on asking her a lot of key points contents that she just gave them in which Shi Ning fluently answered.
She could even recite the textbook topics that the teacher didn't provide.
The students in the class who were studying could not be bothered to study anymore and just stopped to look at Shi Ning's side.
They have finally seen what it means to be a human-shaped point and shoot machine.
sea1– vast, meaning it does not pinpoint the topic
There is no people with the same shape2– people have different ability, talent and etc. in short we are unique on our on way
Chapter 135
Translator: Kyotot
She was as if not thinking about the answer at all since every time the teacher asked a question she would immediately able to answer it.
She even speak fluently and accurately causing extreme snug.
The history teacher even asked some of the more remote topics and Shi NIng was able to answer them all.
The teacher then nodded with satisfaction.
"Really excellent, no wonder the grade director said you were the preparatory contestant for the first place in liberal arts. It's a teacher's honor to teach student like you."
"The questions I asked just now are not only in the textbook but also related extended questions that does not require memorization but you were able to answer them all. This compulsory textbook has been thoroughly eaten by you."
Hearing this Shi Ning's heart secretly said:
How to get 100 points if I don't know it well, there are always two or three partial questions in the exam every time.
"It's the teacher who taught me well."
She said politely and nicely to the teacher.
The history teacher patted her shoulder to indicate for her to sit down then glared at Nan Xiao.
"Look at the others, know what is called the gap!"
Shi Ning sat down and continued to answering her math problems, but remember what Nan Xiao said just now and stopped her pen, she then twirled it in her fingertips.
"Do you think I'm like you? I don't have to remember the key points because I the have the whole book written down."
Nan Xiao: "…"
Go on count your awesomeness and ruthlessness.
Shi Ning turned her head and said with a leathery smile.
"Don't call yourself elder brother if you can't study properly instead you should be called younger brother."
Nan Xiao's mouth twitched and his eyes narrowed as he looked at Shi Ning.
"I now find that I'm not even qualified to talk to you if I don't study, do I?"
"That's right, I don't play with a child who doesn't know how to learn."
This few words hit Nan Xiao in the head and almost exploded in anger.
Forget it.
He was the woman he choose, he had to bear it.
After brewing for a half a day, Nan Xiao pulled the cuffs of Shi Ning uniform with a twisted expression on his face.
"The key points, lend it to me."
"I didn't wrote down the key points I was answering my math questions."
Nan Xiao looked around and hesitated where he could borrow the key points from the surrounding students but he couldn't chat with them.
When Shi Ning saw his expression she snickered before clearing her throat.
"Are you really seriously going to study?"
"You said you don't want to play with someone who don't study like me, what can I do?"
He frowned and continued.
"If I go and borrow the key points from someone now people will think I have some brain fever today."
Shi Ning pulled one of her books.
"Hey, in the end I'll still help you."
"Didn't you take down the notes?"
Shi Ning flick her fingers on his head.
"But I was listening to the teacher and almost remembered it in my head. I'll give you the key points after I narrow down the topics and I assure you it will more suitable for your short-term memory than the teacher's key points."
Shi Ning said as she open the book and help him narrow the topics.
Nan Xiao looked her side profile who looked engrossed and super serious as the whole person seemed to be shining.
He suddenly felt that people who could seriously study have charm that they don't have.
This insanely good memory of Shi Ning was once again amazed the whole class.
"Shi Ning is really amazing, I have seen students who were good in liberal arts but I've never seen someone like her."
"She's gifted right? What kind of ordinary people have such good memory?"
"And she's not only good at liberal arts, but also good at science. In these weekly unit exams for mathematics and chemistry her score in the whole class was only a little lower than Lin Suno."
"Not to mention, I also saw her in the classroom reviewing the O-Math1 problems. The teacher said that she was the top candidate in Liberal Arts but what is the meaning of that?"
"The goddess probably wants to double major in literature and science."
"Don't mention that, the comprehensive score for nine subject in our first grade in high school was top by my Lin Suno though he obviously focuses on mathematics and chemistry and as you can see right now he's already reading Mathematics and Science books intended for senior year and doesn't pay too much attention on liberal arts subjects."
"So he doesn't improve much on these subjects but Shi Ning's science subjects keeps on improving. Maybe this time she really hopes to surpass Lin Suno."
"You can't say that, Lin Suno scored more than twenty points higher than her last time too."
"Others may not be able to but there is a big possibility that Shi Ning can. Have you forgotten the speed of her progress?"
Hearing this, the group who were busy gossiping and speculating all gaze at Shi Ning sitting in front of them feeling that her entire being was shining with golden light as if emitting the glow of god of learning.
O-Math1– Olympiad mathematics
Chapter 136
Translator: Kyotot
The second half of Shi Ning's history class was spent reviewing on physics topics and halfway through she came across one that she had question about so she thought she'd go to Lin Suno after class to discuss it.
"Suno do you have time?"
Lin Suno put the book in his hand and replied.
"Yes, what is the problem?"
Shi Ning wanted to ask him but ended up glancing at the book that he had just put down—a history book to be more specific.
Shi Ning laughed.
"Sure enough, the exams are here but it's the first time I've seen you reading books related to liberal arts after class."
"Well, until the final exams of this semester I plan to spend the rest of my time after school to read on liberal arts subjects."
Shi Ning: "?"
Didn't everyone say that Lin Suno only learns the subject of literature and synthesis in class and never reads it after class?
But right now she was hearing him say that all his time after school would be given to concentrate on liberal arts.
What exactly made him make such change?
Lin Suno saw her doubts and curiosity so he answered without being asked and continued.
"My science score is almost perfect, as you know it is also difficult to improve so this time I want to do better in the arts subjects."
Hearing him say this, Shi Ning nodded with understanding.
"Yes since your science paper for senior year has indeed no room for improvement1. If you work hard on arts subject how much higher can your total score could be?"
"Go for it and try to set your own record."
She patted his shoulder as if an encouragement and then jokingly sighed.
"Hey except it'll be harder for me to surpass you."
If she could not surpass him in their senior year she won't have a chance later.
The corner of Lin Suno's lips slightly rose upward.
"So you have to go for it too. The first place position I will not give it up to you."
"I don't want you to do it also, I will work harder and get closer to that position. You also have to be careful, maybe I'll really overtake you."
"Good, I'll wait for that day."
He whispered.
After Shi Ning left, Jin Sihan walked over and looked at Lin Suno smacking his lips.
"Tsk some people ah said that they like Ning Ning but at the end would refuse to even gave the first place position. If it were me I would give Shi Ning whatever she wants, in the first place what Shi Ning wants is the most important."
"So, I am."
Lin Suno said in a faint voice.
The position for first place was far less important to him than Shi Ning.
But that position, that was her goal.
And as long as he was still up there for a day, Shi Ning's eyes would unconsciously place on him.
He understands the feeling that when a better competitor was in front of him, he would have his shadow in his eyes and heart and would think about how he studied.
Constantly on his mind, how he achieved this higher score, what he has and how he could surpass him.
So it's not the first place he was fighting for, it was her gaze, her mind and her attention.
The person sitting in the first position of the grade which she aspired to and worked hard for was him.
What he wants was for her to be in his shadow, in his eyes and heart when she was studying.
And of course at some point in the future he looks forward to meeting her at the top.
no room for improvement1– not being sarcastic or derogatory, she means here was his score is almost perfect so there is actually no need to improve
Chapter 137
Translator: Kyotot
With less than two weeks to go before the final exams, the school was kind enough to give them a New Year's Day holiday.
Although the original three-day holiday was compressed into one day, it was not hard to accept since the idea of winter holiday coming was soon anyway.
For young people there were a total of two New Year, the first one the eve of New Year Eve while the second one that last day of New Year.
New Year's Eve was generally a time to reunite with the family while the last New Year was a time to reunite with friends and people you like.
The day before the vacation, Jin Sihan came to specially ask Shi Ning.
"Ning Ning, how are you going to spend New Year's Day?"
Shi Ning took out a stack of math paper from the drawer and tapped her fingers on it.
She didn't say anything but Jin Sihan already understood what she meant.
The top student still want to spend the New Year's Day with test papers.
"Can't you just take a day off on New Year's Day and come out to play?"
Jin Sihan said.
Shi Ning with the corner of her eyes stole a glance at Lin Suno who was sitting not far away.
He had a political book in his hand and was memorizing political questions.
It was really like he said, all the rest of his spare time were dedicated to the subjects he has been ignoring.
"People who are better than you are better than you are working hard, I have no reason not to do so also."
She turned her head and said to Jin Sihan.
Her eyes moves and fell on Jin Sihan's eyes while Jin Sihan bent down and looked at her with widened eyes.
"Ning Ning you've been more terrifying than ever lately, you're not stimulated by Suno are you?"
Shi Ning muttered.
"Every time I seem someone like him I feel unqualified to sleep let alone play."
The corner of Jin Sihan's lips twitched twice.
"According to you then people like me are like dregs in school and is not worthy of living?"
Shi Ning smiled.
"No, everyone chooses a different path, l like to learn this is the path I want to take so I naturally want to make it better. And you also have your own path to take, to do what you like to do best."
When Jin Sihan heard her say this, a thought flashed through his mind.
What is it does he like to do?
Singing? Dancing?
He used to think of them only as his hobbies and since they were hobbies they could naturally only be allocated with his spare time and energy.
And there was no way to be the best if one don't go all out do something well.
Unless…
"Heh."
A cold laugh from the side interrupted the conversation between the two.
Nan Xiao who was still biting his pen to do math problems looked up and glanced at them.
"Shi Ning, I find that you have quite the double standard."
"Every time you tell me whenever I invite you is you don't want to play with a slag, and you hate people who don't want to learn. When it comes to this kid, you still turn around and comfort him?"
We are all academic slags, so why should Jin Sihan be treated differently?
At least him, the one school slag has started to study hard.
Shi Ning faintly glance at him, her eyes then fell on the math paper he was solving.
He did the ten multiple-chose questions and got five right, which was much better than before.
In fact, Nan Xiao was quite smart but since he has been too lazy to learn and if she didn't force him he would waste his three years of high school, playing.
As for Jin Sihan, if she remembered correctly the original plot he was scouted by a star scout in his sophomore year in senior high school and then played the male number three in an idol drama.
As a result his role as the male number three was more popular than the male number one, he became Xiaohong1. After that he ran at both end of the school of senior high school and the company to study and train.
In the third year of senior high school, he participated in a variety show and made his debut with good result. After her debut, he relied on his exquisite appearance and natural voice to jump to the top of the circle and became the most popular star in the new generation of idol.
After becoming famous, Jin Sihan picked up his studies again and finally went to the Conservatory of Music for further study.
Shi Ning thought of his busy schedule after he became famous and the rare moment of breathing under the camera.
She felt that now was probably Jin Sihan's happiest time.
He wouldn't have taken the college entrance exam anyway since he's going to college two years after they did.
So let him relax and unwind now.
"What do you mean Sihan is a slag, he even wrote a song for me last time and it was good. Maybe he's going to become famous musician someday."
Being idol was just an appearance, she could feel that what he really wanted to be was a singer.
Jin Sihan's eyes lit up and looked Shi Ning with eyes that looked like something was glowing.
"Ning Ning do you really think so?"
"Yes!"
Nan Xiao looked at the these two smiling at each other and almost broke the pen.
Xiaohong1– Lin Hongyu is a character in the novel "A Dream of Red Mansions" in the Qing Dynasty, also known as Xiaohong and Hong'er. She is a maid in the Rongguo Mansion and has served Jia Baoyu and Wang Xifeng successively. She and Jia Yun, a member of Jia's family, have a good impression of each other. According to Zhipi, Hongyu may play an important role in the chapter after the eighty chapters that have been lost.
Chapter 138
Translator: Kyotot
On the eve of the Lunar New Year, the family generally doesn't say that New Year's Day needs to be celebrated. The most they spend on New Year's Eve was the number of dishes in the house.
During the meal, Shi Pingzhan kept picking vegetables for his daughter.
"Ning Ning is about to have her final exams, right? Is it hard to study lately? Dad sees that you often stay up late, you should also pay attention to your health when you study."
"I'm used to staying up, I think my body is quite strong. Doesn't it say that there are some people who sleep 5 hours a day and that was already enough? I'm probably that kind of person."
She was actually very satisfied with her constitution, since she has more time to study.
"You, obviously you are only in your first year of senior high and yet you are already working harder than your brother."
In the past, other people from outside mentioned his daughter with stream of negative words such as rebellious girl, the greatest headache for the teacher, low grades and so on.
But since his daughter changes her ways like her academic achievements have soared like a rocket everyone has now praised Shi Ning.
Hearing this, what could be other thing considered to be called a successful father? Nothing more than good education for children.
Now who does not know that Shi Pingzhan's son and daughter were the best in Yangchuan.
Thinking of this, Shi Pingzhan looked at his son sitting across him.
In a blink of an eye, the boy was already a senior. Before Shi Chen's grades were good, he used to be naughty and mischievous. He has always believed in the principle that daughter should be spoiled and son should be severely educated.
So he has been particularly strict with Shi Chen.
But the tighter he controls him, the deeper his son's dislike for him to the point that the relationship between the two was not like father and son.
Every time they meet, they were like enemies.
Now Shi Chen still has a cold attitude towards him but at least they were not confronting each other every day.
And because of Ning Ning his attitude towards his stepmother was much better. Now the four members of the family were sitting and quietly eating while chatting from time to time showing an equal satisfaction.
"No, Dad brother doesn't sleep any earlier than I do now. He's working hard too."
Shi Ning couldn't help but speak up for her brother.
"En."
He whispered in response when he heard his daughter say that.
Shi Pingzhan looked at his son who was sitting silently and eating with his head down, he actually knew in his heart that the task of studying for his senior year was heavy.
Moreover his college entrance exam was nearing, everyone in the school had high hopes for Shi Chen and this pressure was not small at all.
Looking at the boy's chin, he looked thin and his face was not round and he looked smaller.
Shi Chen looked at his sister.
"Why are you telling him, he won't see it anyway."
In this family, he would only see Shi Ning and would only show his genuine smile.
"Who say's I can't see, you don't even turn off the light in bed last night and I haven't scolded you. Think you can waste electricity just because you have lots of money? Sleeping with the lights on."
Shi Pingzhan said.
Shi Chen paused, he seemed to remember that he sorted out wrong questions late last night. He didn't know when he lay on the table and went to sleep, all he knows that when he woke up he was already laying on the bed.
He also thought it was strange but just think that maybe he remembered incorrectly.
But now, it seems that his father had carried him to bed and turned off the lights for him.
Shi Chen mind came up with an image of his father carrying him like a princess to bed and couldn't help but tightened his brow into a frown.
At this time a large piece of fish fell into his rice bowl, which Shi Pingzhan had pinned for him.
"You have to sleep even if you are busy studying."
Shi Chen did not know how to reply, he just bowed his head in response and did not dare to look at his father's eyes.
Shi Pingzhan saw that he put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand while staring at the bowl in daze for a long time.
"Eat ah, eat more fish, fish is good for the brain and you can be smart."
Shi Chen wanted to tell him that there was no scientific basis for the claim that eating fish makes you smart, but only to replenish the missing element in the body.
His IQ has exceeded that of many people his age and does not need to rely on these pieces of fish to make up for it.
But when he looked at Shi Pingzhan's rare kind gaze towards him, Shi Chen finally chose to eat the piece of fish.
Shi Ning couldn't help but snicker as she watched from the side.
Her brother has been picky with his food since he was a child and he doesn't like fish but unexpectedly he ate the fish his father gave to him this time.
This time, they were not the father and son arch nemesis but a proper father-son relationship.
After dinner the family turned on the TV, just in time for the New Year's party of the major TV channels.
Chapter 139
Translator: Kyotot
The New Year's Eve was different from the Spring Festival Gala, the New Year's Eve stage invites some popular singers which was more in line with the taste of the younger generation.
After Shi Ning came to this world she was busy with studying every day and did not pursue any idols, so naturally she was no interested in any idols.
"Dad, Mom I'll go study first."
Shi Ning said.
Father Shi and Mother Shi pointed to the TV.
"You're not watching this?"
"No, I'm not done with my questionnaires."
Hearing this, Shi Chen also wanted to get up.
"I will also go upstairs."
Lin Xuemo then stood up from the sofa and whispered to Shi Ning.
"It's rare that your brother and your father have better relationship today and can talk. Now that you're upstairs your brother won't want to see this. You just stay with mom and dad for a while longer and then study later."
Shi Ning nodded and immediately resumed sitting on the sofa, watching idols sing and dance as they perform on the TV.
"Eh, this singer is quite handsome, then I'll watch for a while."
After saying that she also pulled Shi Chen.
"Brother you also watch it with me again, we'll go upstairs to study later."
Frankly speaking, Shi Chen still doesn't adapt to such harmonious chat with his father. Although he doesn't reject it but he felt awkward so he was trying to escape, but when his sister was pulling him back he didn't have the heart to leave.
"En."
Shi Chen finally could not resist to pamper his sister and sat down again.
The family was watching TV when the doorbell suddenly rang.
"At this time, who is it?"
Lin Xuemo turned her head to look at the door and asked her husband.
"Did you ask someone to come to the house?"
"No."
Shi Pingzhan shook his head.
"It's not me either."
Shi Chen said.
"I don't know anything."
Shi Ning chimed in also.
Aunt Zhang walked in at the moment and said to them.
"Sir, madam they're miss friends."
After hearing this, Shi Ning walked herself and went to open the door for the person who came.
The door opened and revealed Jin Sihan's furry head wearing a red plush hat while holding a huge gift box and wearing a white cotton jacket.
It was still snowing heavily outside and even though he was dressed thickly his face was still a little red from cold.
"Ning Ning happy new year!"
"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at home."
"You don't want to come out with us tomorrow we can only find you to spend New Year's Eve tonight, see we also brought you gift!"
Shi Ning notice he said "us" and not "me".
"Who else is there besides you?"
Jin Sihan shouted to the side.
"Hey come out, don't be embarrassed."
Nan Xiao walked out from the side at this time and said to Shi Ning.
"This gift I advise you not take it."
When he said this, Shi Ning instead became interested.
"What's in here, why is this box so big."
As she said this, she took the box and opened it. Inside was a pile of small snowman with a nose and eyes looking so cute.
In her pervious life, Shi Ning lived in the south where snow rarely visits. In her memory she there was only one year that she could make a snowman in the snow.
She was happy to see the shrunken version of the little snowman again at this time.
The little snowman was very exquisite with a scarf around his neck and a small wreath on his head. And there were three little snowmen next to him.
Surrounding the snowman with tree branches, she don't whether they wanted to protect the snowman or attack it.
Shi Ning tried to poke it with her finger and felt it cold.
"This is definitely going to melt when you put it in the house."
"We'll pile it up for you when it melts, next time we'll pile it up taller than you."
Shi Ning smiled and said.
"En."
"Did the two of you pile it? It's cute so don't dislike it Nan Xiao. But what happed to this little snowman who lost his head?"
Shi Ning noticed that there was a little snowman that has lost its head and fell into the box.
"What? Let me see."
Jin Sihan stretched out his neck to looked at it and exclaimed.
"Brother Xiao your head fell off eh!"
Nan Xiao grimaced.
"Shut up! Your head is the one that fell off."
Shi Ning probably understood that the little snowman whose head had fallen off was built by Nan Xiao.
"Why are you guys thinking of giving this to me."
She don't know whether to cry or laugh.
"I had a whim on the way here and piled it up. At first we piled one up on the way then thought you couldn't see our masterpiece so we made another one for you. By the way this gift has a name!"
"What's the name?"
"The princess and the three knights."
Shi Ning pointed to herself.
"I'm the princess?"
"Hmmm!"
Jin Sihan nodded.
"Wrong, this gift is clearly called the Knight of Justice and the Devil. You are the devil, see, the little tree branch is the weapon in the hands of knight against you."
Nan Xiao chimed in and sneered.
Shi Ning did not bother to pay attention to the despicable guy.
"You have no right to speak, knight whose head has fallen off."
She held the big box, and felt that she went back to when the she was three years old. The New Year was obviously a sign of growing but because of them at this moment she felt her long lost innocence when she was child has come back.
Shi Ning didn't want to talk to Nan Xiao and turned to Jin Sihan to ask.
"Aren't there three knights? I still have one other knight."
Lin Suno slowly walked out from behind the wall, the root behind his ears and his face were flushed and a hint of shyness was clear in his black eyes.
He really did not want to admit that he was also involved in this childish to the extreme activity.
Chapter 140
Translator: Kyotot
Shi Ning did not expect all three of them to come.
"It's cold outside so you guys come in first."
She said, greeting them as they entered the house.
The three people came into the house, and the usual cool and cold appearance they have while in school have disappeared as they face Shi Ning parents, each look very amiable and friendly.
"Hello uncle and aunt."
They greeted each other dutifully together.
Shi Pingzhan and Lin Xumo were very enthusiastic to see them, after all they were children of an aristocratic family which they were close with and could also be counted as their own child.
After greeting them they followed Shi Ning to the upper floor.
The fourth floor of the Shi family villa was dedicated for entertainment which has room for karaoke, billiard table and sports gym.
Shi Ning took them to the room where they could sing, as expected it became a special show especially for Jin Sihan.
Nan Xiao also sings a few songs, while Lin Suno was just basically sitting still.
Shi Ning saw him sitting alone, quiet on the side looking bored so she urged him.
"Suno, sing. What do you want to sing? I will help you select."
Lin Suno shook his head.
"You guys sing, I can't sing."
He said as he continue to play with the Rubik's cube he was holding which she didn't where he find.
His speed was very fast, Shi Ning witnessed him align all the colors of the Rubik's cube. The time used was less than a minute.
"How fast can you solve that?"
She asked.
"Ten seconds or so."
Shi Ning: "…."
He really was not a normal person, the fastest she had seen before was a minute.
"Won't it be boring to play that all the time?"
"No, I think it's fun."
Shi Ning still thinks that it was not good to let him play alone in the corner, so she always encourage Lin Suno to sing with Nan Xiao and Jin Sihan.
"Just sing one song, I've never heard you sing."
In her memory they rarely go to ktv with all four of them and even if they did Lin Suno would rarely be with them and whenever he was them he would just go there and sit down in the corner like what he was doing now.
At this time Jin Sihan just finished singing and sat over.
"Ning Ning you give up. For so many years now it's more difficult to ask him to sing than to ascend the sky."
Shi Ning then said.
"Oh."
"But I think Suno's singing voice should be very good."
Lin Suno's hand that was playing with Rubik's cube gave a slight paused.
"Do you want to hear it?"
"Yes."
Shi Ning nodded her head vigorously.
"I seldom sing so I can't sing well alone why don't you sing with me?"
What?
She also seldom sings, Shi Ning did not think she has dug a hole herself but since Suno agreed easily to sing with this condition she could not refused it.
"Sure, what do you want to sing?"
"I'll be your partner instead Suno, you really have a great idea."
Jin Sihan immediately spat out the sentence and then smiled as he grab him on the shoulder.
"What do you want to sing with Ning Ning, I'll sing it instead with you. I have a lot of song from Chinese small music library. I'll accompany you whatever song you want to sing."
Lin Suno pushed his hand away.
"I don't want sing with you."
Hearing this, Jin Sihan looked at him blankly as he inwardly growled.
What do you mean you don't want to sing with me?
Just say it that what you want is to sing with Ning Ning!
You never said anything before, but now you suddenly agreed to sing!
It's not for the sake of singing!
You're such a scheming boy!
"It' okay I'll sing with Suno. What do you want to sing?"
Shi Ning walked to the place where the song needs to be inputted.
"Love confession, I think it's by Jay Chou."
Lin Suno replied.