Chapter 38 Rescue "Liar."

"Hey, I heard there's going to be a transfer student in our class? Or a top student from next door?"

After the physical education class, Gu Ci and Shang Zui were walking in the corridor and happened to hear classmates talking as they came out of the teacher's office.

Gu Ci didn't react much, but Shang Zui, who couldn't move at all when he heard the gossip, pulled Gu Ci over. "What? Coming straight to our class? What's his background?"

The student across from him was startled and nodded, "Yes, he's already in Teacher Xie's office. I think his surname is Sun..."

"Sun?" It was a relatively common surname. Shang Zui then pressed on about other characteristics. "Is he a boy or a girl? Is he good-looking? What's his personality like..."

"Uh..." The student was a little confused by Shang Zui's barrage of questions and answered one by one. "He's a boy. I only saw his back. He was quite thin, maybe around the same height as Gu Ci. His personality... I heard he spoke quite gently."

Shang Zui became more and more interested as he listened. He asked, "Anything else? Did Xie Bu Ruo say anything?"

The student's face was covered in sweat and he shook his head honestly, "No... nothing more."

Seeing that the student was at a loss for words, Gu Ci couldn't help but pull Shang Zui, "Okay, he should be in class soon." "Won't we know then?"

Shang Zui reluctantly paused his gossip and returned to the classroom, arm in arm with Gu Ci. As expected, the bell rang, and Xie Bu Ruo led a pale, thin boy into the classroom.

Shang Zui had been secretly cleaning the melon jar under Qu Zhi's cover, but when he heard there was a transfer student, his eyes lit up and he looked towards the podium with anticipation, almost spitting out tears.

Qu Zhi followed suit, his expression instantly becoming complicated, and he was speechless.

Xie Buruo introduced on the stage: "Classmates, we have a new classmate in our class today, Sun Shumiao, welcome everyone."

The classmate named "Sun Shumiao" smiled confidently, looked at the empty seat next to Gu Ci, held his head high and said: "Hello everyone, my name is Sun Shumiao, Sun as in 'If I have a son, I hope he will be like Sun Zhongmou', Shu as in 'Books contain their own golden house', and Miao as in 'great but insignificant'." "I

am very happy to be in the same class with you all. I will be able to lead the class to continue to strive for excellence in the future."

There was a pause in the audience, and even Xie Buruo's hands, which wanted to applaud, froze. He clapped half a beat late, and then the class burst into applause.

Shang Zui didn't applaud. He turned his head and looked at Qu Zhi with an indescribable expression: "I didn't see or hear it wrong... It's him?"

Qu Zhi didn't applaud either, with an expression of having eaten a fly: "No, how did he get into Xichen? Didn't the student

affairs office do a background check?" Xie Bu Ruo looked around the classroom and saw that there was an empty seat in the second to last row, so

he said: "Shu Miao, there are no other empty seats in the classroom right now. You can sit there first and adjust it later when you have a chance." After he said that, he picked up the textbook and prepared for class, but Sun Shu Miao stood there and said, "Teacher Xie, I don't want to sit there."

"I think outstanding students should sit in the front row, so that they can set an example."

Xie Bu Ruo: "?"

The whole class was silent, staring at Sun Shu Miao.

Sun Shumiao turned to face the podium, pointed in Gu Ci's direction, and bluntly addressed Xie Buruo, "Teacher Xie, I want to sit here."

Xie Buruo rubbed his bald head in annoyance, but patiently explained, "Student Shumiao, there's a classmate sitting next to Gu Ci, but he's having a routine checkup for health reasons, so you'll have to sit here for now..." "

Teacher Xie, you misunderstood," Sun Shumiao smiled faintly. "I want to sit in Gu Ci's seat."

Gu Ci slowly opened his eyes wide: "?"

Why did this new student have to sit in his seat?

Shang Zui, who was standing behind him, was furious and about to erupt when Xie Buruo's tone turned unusually serious: "This isn't your class. If you don't want to accept this assignment, I will suggest that the academic affairs office assign you to a more suitable class."

Having a young man inexplicably thrust into the class was already a bad mood, but he turned out to be such a difficult person, refusing to comply with the seating arrangements right after arriving.

Seeing Xie Buruo's resolute attitude, Sun Shumiao had no choice but to take a seat in the second-to-last row.

Xie Buruo wore a stern face throughout the entire class, and even Shang Zui, unusually afraid to slack off, knew Sun Shumiao had irritated Xie Buruo.

"Meet at the school gate tomorrow morning at 9:30." Even when announcing the study session, Xie Buruo was less than his usual gentle self.

Sun Shumiao raised his hand again, asking, "Teacher Xie, can I take my own car?"

Xie Buruo replied sternly, "Tell your parents to call me."

After class, Shang Zui, who had been pent up for the entire class, was about to find Gu Ci to complain, but the protagonist arrived first.

"Shang Zui, Qu Zhi, hello." Sun Shumiao crossed his arms and glanced at their faces, his gaze landing on Gu Ci. "You're Gu Ci, right?"

Gu Ci nodded. "Hello."

"I don't care what your relationship with Brother Wen Yuan is. From now on, I'll be his deskmate," Sun Shumiao informed him in a persuasive tone. "Swap your seat with me within today."

Gu Ci frowned, gazing at his new classmate's pointed chin and aggressive mouth.

Shang Zui stood up, slamming the table and standing up. "Why do you..."

"Sorry, this is my seat," Gu Ci interrupted Shang Zui, standing up and giving him a reassuring look. "I don't know why you're doing this, but you don't deserve it." "

We're all in the same class. We should be united and helping each other, not relying on one person to lead us."

Shang Zui's mouth widened at this, silently turning to meet Qu Zhi's gaze, his eyes filled with admiration.

Was this... a mockery of Sun Shumiao's introduction?

Oh my god, under Huo Wenyuan's influence, the little angel has become a little rose with thorns?

Sun Shumiao hadn't expected Gu Ci to gently rebuke him. Pointing a finger at Gu Ci's nose, he said, "Watch your words! Don't think I don't know that you're just the child of a servant in the Huo family, living with them. How dare you really think you and Brother Wenyuan are childhood sweethearts?"

Sun Shumiao's voice was loud as he spoke, attracting the attention of the surrounding classmates. Even Shang Zui and Qu Zhi were startled.

Gu Ci's background had always been a secret. While there had been many speculations and analyses, it had never been confirmed. Not even the other families had heard of it. It was like some taboo, tightly guarded, and the Huo family clearly refused to reveal even a single detail.

And yet, today... Sun Shumiao had just blurted it out?

Seeing that Gu Ci didn't say anything, Sun Shumiao continued to speak unscrupulously: "I was right, right? You don't know if this is the child of some insignificant driver or cook? Your parents get up early and go to bed late just to give you a good life. It's already a high branch for you to be able to interact with people like us, so don't be ungrateful!"

"I advise you to be sensible and change seats in the next class."

Gu Ci stared at him calmly: "You think too much, please speak with respect."

"Respect?" Sun Shumiao didn't expect Gu Ci to be so difficult to deal with, and said impatiently in an instant, "You are just the child of a lowly servant. Your parents never taught you what it means to observe others' expressions...ah!"

He let out a scream, staring at the water in his hand in disbelief. He was soaked from head to toe, and water was dripping from his bangs.

The whole class fell silent, shocked by this scene.

Gu Ci's hand was still holding the water cup, but the cup was not in his hand.

Shang Zui and Qu Zhi took back the textbooks and school uniforms in embarrassment, full of admiration for the iceberg behind Sun Shumiao.

Being splashed with water in public in front of the whole class, Sun Shumiao turned his head with anger and wanted to explode, but after meeting the pair of silent and dark eyes, his expression became interesting.

"Brother Wenyuan..." He wiped the water from the corners of his eyes, quickly adjusted his bangs, and raised the corners of his mouth, "You're back!"

Huo Wenyuan said with disgust: "Get out of the way."

Sun Shumiao was unwilling to give in, but relying on his acquaintance with Huo Wenyuan, he still stood there with a glimmer of hope.

Huo Wenyuan: "Do you want me to say it again?"

This time, not only Shang Zui and Quzhi, but even Gu Ci felt Huo Wenyuan's anger. Usually, Huo Wenyuan was indifferent at best, but this time, his fury was terrifying.

Sun Shumiao reluctantly prepared to leave, and as water dripped from the hem of her clothes, she heard Huo Wenyuan say, "Wait."

Overjoyed, she turned back, but Huo Wenyuan said, "Apologize to Gu Ci and clean up the water on the desk."

"Me?" His eyes widened, his gaze filled with hatred at Gu Ci. "He splashed me!"

"You're wrong," Huo Wenyuan corrected him word by word. "It was me."

Sun Shumiao's heart was already in turmoil. She glanced at Gu Ci with resentment, turned around, fetched a tissue, and wiped the water off the desk, his hands firm as if crushing something.

"Okay." He turned and was about to leave.

Huo Wenyuan refused to give in at all: "Apologize to Gu Ci."

"..." Sun Shumiao was about to explode again, but fearing Huo Wenyuan, she had to force herself to suppress her anger. Without even looking at Gu Ci, she mumbled "I'm sorry".

"What are you looking at!" He yelled at the onlookers around him, turned around and walked out of the classroom, tearing the wet tissue in his hand into pieces.

This Gu Ci... he had remembered it! He was embarrassed in front of so many people, and he was not like Qu Zhi and Shi Fei, the two cowardly siblings. This matter was not over!

"Huo Wenyuan, why are you back? Didn't you ask for leave for a follow-up examination?" Shang Zui walked over and pinched the back of Gu Ci's neck to comfort him, still unable to believe that Huo Wenyuan just appeared out of nowhere.

... He sent a message to Huo Wenyuan as soon as Sun Shumiao arrived, but he didn't expect him to come back so soon to catch up with the live broadcast?

At that time, Gu Ci had already raised the water cup, and was about to splash it on Sun Shumiao's clothes, but he saw a hand quickly snatch the water cup away, and quickly and decisively poured it down from the top of Sun Shumiao's head. Don't mention how exciting the scene was.

In one word: awesome!

Huo Wenyuan stared at Gu Ci's slightly pale face and said, "I'm done with the inspection, come back."

Qu Zhi clicked his tongue and said, "Then you came back at the right time. Otherwise, my school uniform, Shang Zui's textbooks, and the pretty little water cup would have been spilled on that scheming dog at the same time."

Shang Zui glared at him, "The dog is so cute, you're not allowed to use it on that kind of person!"

"But it's okay." He said thankfully, "If we did it, Sun Shumiao would definitely complain. Then Xie Buruo, your father, and my brother would not let us off easily. Huo Wenyuan did the right thing."

Who would make things difficult for Young Master Huo?

The next class was for study. The bell rang, and Shang Zui and Qu Zhi returned to their seats. Gu Ci looked at Huo Wenyuan, his face composed, bit his lip, and gently nudged his elbow.

"Brother Wenyuan..." Gu Ci thanked him softly but sincerely, "Thank you."

He hadn't expected Huo Wenyuan to suddenly appear. He'd been so furious at Sun Shumiao's pointed remarks that he'd lost his composure and, before he could react, had grabbed the water cup on his desk.

But Huo Wenyuan arrived just in time to save him.

"Didn't I tell you not to be polite to me?" Huo Wenyuan stared intently at Gu Ci. "If you want to show your gratitude, why not call me brother more often?"

Gu Ci: "..."

When had Huo Wenyuan become like this?

It was still quite early. He asked Huo Wenyuan, "Are you really done with the inspection? How did you finish so quickly today?"

Huo Wenyuan paused, his hand flicking to the page, his expression unwavering, "Yes, there weren't many projects today."

Before he could finish, Gu Ci's phone in his drawer lit up, displaying Butler Feng's name. Huo Wenyuan's face changed, and he was about to stop Gu Ci from answering the phone, but it was too late.

Gu Ci knew that Butler Feng usually would not call during class time, and he thought it must be something urgent, so he answered the phone: "Hello, Uncle Feng?"

"Xiao Ci, is Wenyuan with you?" Butler Feng's voice came from the receiver, "He still has three projects to check. He saw the news in the middle, took a taxi and went back to school, and didn't answer the phone. Can you help remind him to go to the hospital again after he finishes the things?"

"We'll wait for him at the old place."

Gu Ci: "..."

"Okay, Uncle Feng."

He stared at Huo Wenyuan, holding back the soreness in his nose, and his lips trembled a little.

Huo Wenyuan was a little panicked, but heard Gu Ci ask softly: "Brother Wenyuan, you came here without finishing the examination, right?"

"Liar."