Chapter 225 - 168: Jiang Yixia, Sifan’s Change in Attitude

Chapter 225: Chapter 168: Jiang Yixia, Sifan’s Change in Attitude

"Wow, you guys are so competitive," Lu Yao couldn’t help but complain. "You’re all so amazing. How am I supposed to pursue Sifan?"

After hearing this, Jiang Silu comforted her, "Yaoyao, you’re amazing too. At least in our dorm, you’re the only one who knows how to dance."

"Haha, so that counts as a strength, huh? I’ll take it~" Lu Yao said confidently. "Your brother really did praise me when he watched me dance the other day."

Hearing Lu Yao’s words, Liu Shiting didn’t say anything from her bed.

She was confident enough when it came to her rival, Lu Yao.

She believed she had the upper hand in terms of family background, figure, and looks.

’But men... they all love to watch girls who can dance.’

So, Liu Shiting felt a growing sense of alarm.

She sent a message to Jiang Sifan: [Sifan, I’m going to your school tomorrow to see a good friend. I also made some pastries, so I can bring some for you.]

At that moment, Jiang Sifan had just finished showering.

He was a little surprised when he saw Liu Shiting’s message, but he immediately replied with thanks: [Thank you, you’re too kind.]

Liu Shiting: [Haha, actually, I do have a little ulterior motive. I want to ask for your insights on starting a business. My dad said he’s going to quiz me in a couple of days, and I’m a little scared.]

Jiang Sifan was naturally happy to help with this.

After all, the only thing he had going for him right now was this startup project.

And Liu Shiting wasn’t like other girls who only cared about makeup and shopping; she was actually interested in his startup, which was rare enough.

This also gave Jiang Sifan a somewhat better impression of his sister’s roommate.

Jiang Sifan: [Okay, no problem. I’ll be sure to tell you everything I know!]

Liu Shiting: [Great!]

Just as the two were chatting, Jiang Silu sent Jiang Sifan a message: [Bro, I’m going with Dad to Huang Mountain to see the sunrise tomorrow. I felt I should tell you.]

Jiang Sifan had been excited about helping Liu Shiting, but after seeing his sister’s message, he suddenly felt a little dejected.

Well, not dejected, exactly. It was more a sudden feeling that Jiang Silu didn’t seem to need him anymore.

Ever since they were little, she had always come to him for help with everything.

But now, when she ran into trouble, her first thought was to go to Lu Fan.

Of course, it wasn’t that his sister had done anything wrong.

On the contrary, as Jiang Silu got older, there were many problems she faced that he was powerless to help with.

Only Lu Fan could help her.

It was just like what had happened today.

If Lu Fan hadn’t shown up in time, he probably wouldn’t have been able to clear his name even if he’d jumped into the Yellow River.

He didn’t know what reason or excuse Lu Fan had used to get the internet cafe owner to copy the surveillance footage.

’Probably the power of money.’

Sometimes Jiang Sifan felt that having money wasn’t so great; it could make people forget their original intentions.

But you couldn’t get by without it.

Without money, what happened today would have been absolutely impossible.

And the fact that Lu Fan could get Principal Luo to so easily transfer Teacher Zhu from his position in the Dual Innovation Department definitely involved some exchange of interests.

Otherwise, why would Principal Luo have done such a thing?

Jiang Sifan had always despised this kind of behavior.

He felt it wasn’t open and aboveboard.

But in reality, if you chose to be open and aboveboard, others might just play dirty.

Thinking of this, Jiang Sifan suddenly felt that his own ideas were sometimes too naive.

’Although Lu Fan is annoying, there are indeed many things about him that are worth learning from.’

’Under his care, my sister is probably happier and safer.’

So, Jiang Sifan cautioned: [Okay, but be safe. It gets cold at night, so remember to bring a couple of extra layers.]

Jiang Silu: [I know, Bro. Are you mad?]

Jiang Sifan: [No, why would I be mad? If being with him makes you happy, then as your big brother, I’m happy to see that.]

Jiang Silu: [Actually, Dad is pretty good to me. I’m sure he’ll be good to you too.]

After a moment’s hesitation, Jiang Sifan finally told her what happened today.

Jiang Silu: [You’re saying Dad went to the school specifically to find evidence, cleared your name, and made that third-year upperclassman apologize to you?]

Jiang Sifan: [Yeah.]

Jiang Silu: [See? I told you. Our dad really does care about us. So, are you going to come watch the sunrise with us tomorrow?]

Jiang Sifan: [No. Right now, my relationship with him isn’t like yours. I’m afraid I’d just be a wet blanket. It’s fine as long as you two have fun.]

Jiang Silu: [Brother, don’t feel so burdened by it.]

Jiang Sifan: [Actually, there’s another reason. I have a tutoring session tomorrow night. The girl is about to have her final exams, and her math has improved a lot. One more session might help her score a few more points.]

Jiang Silu: [Haha, I didn’t realize my brother was such a responsible tutor. By the way, are you teaching a boy or a girl?]

Jiang Sifan: [A girl.]

Jiang Silu: [A girl, huh? You’re so handsome, I wonder if she’ll fall for you.]

Jiang Sifan’s face flushed slightly after seeing the message. He immediately replied: [What are you talking about? She’s in the final stretch before her college entrance exams. She definitely isn’t thinking about all that miscellaneous stuff.]

Jiang Silu: [That’s not necessarily true. After all, it’s normal for a girl’s first romantic feelings to blossom. But you have to hold back. Even if she confesses to you, you have to wait until after her exams to decide what to do, so you don’t mess up her results.]

Jiang Sifan: [What is all this nonsense? I’m not going to get into a relationship. All I want to do right now is make money.]

Jiang Silu: [You’d better not. Don’t go from being a soldier of pure love to a harem-building scumbag and get me three or four sisters-in-law.]

Jiang Sifan: [I definitely won’t!]

Jiang Silu: [Sigh, I really wish our whole family could go see the sunrise together!]

Jiang Sifan: [If there’s a chance in the future, we will.]

Jiang Sifan didn’t refuse outright, instead giving Jiang Silu some hope.

This also showed that his impression of Lu Fan was changing for the better.

Jiang Silu was relieved and happy to see this.

After their chat ended, Jiang Sifan found himself thinking about what Jiang Silu had just said.

For some reason, when she mentioned "three or four sisters-in-law," the images of Wen Wan and He Lingyi popped into his mind.

"No... I’m not that kind of person! My main goal right now is to make money and build up my business!" Jiang Sifan muttered to himself with renewed conviction.

「Meanwhile, in the girls’ dormitory.」

Wen Wan’s roommate watched her folding something all evening and grew curious. "Wen Wan, what are you doing?"

Wen Wan immediately said in a panic, "N-Nothing."

Then she quickly tucked the jar of lucky stars further out of sight.

Ever since Jiang Sifan had lent her five thousand yuan, Wen Wan had been wanting to do something to repay him.

But after thinking it over and over, she ultimately chose to fold some lucky stars for him, praying that his future career and life would go smoothly.

Wen Wan naturally didn’t want anyone to see. She was worried about what would happen if her roommate found out she was folding lucky stars to give to Jiang Sifan.

’Would it start rumors about him?’

’She herself didn’t mind; she didn’t care what others said about her.’

’But she was afraid the gossip would cause trouble for Jiang Sifan.’

’What if he has a girl he likes? What if...’

As Wen Wan thought about it, an inexplicable feeling of inferiority washed over her.

’The class president is so outstanding, so capable, and so handsome.’

’I have nothing, and my family’s situation isn’t good.’

’Who would ever like a girl from a mountain village?’

At this thought, Wen Wan’s eyes grew moist.

A tear accidentally fell onto one of the colorful paper strips for the lucky stars.

But she wiped her tears away and continued to quietly fold the stars for Jiang Sifan.

Wen Wan felt that as long as the class president was happy, that was all that mattered.

「And in a girls’ dormitory at Jinling First Middle School.」

After the lights in the room were turned off for the night, He Lingyi was still under her covers with a flashlight, looking over math problems.

Even though her math teacher had just praised her for her obvious improvement this week, she still felt her grades weren’t good enough.

’I can’t let Brother Sifan down. I have to work harder. I absolutely have to get into Jinling Institute of Technology!’

These days, whenever she encountered a difficult math problem, He Lingyi would recall the moment in the haunted house when she secretly stole a kiss from Jiang Sifan.

Her little face, flushed red, longed for the scene after her college entrance exams, when she would go find Jiang Sifan and confess her feelings to him right away!!