Translator: Henyee Editor: Henyee
The morning passed by easily. Tang Xi had finally had the seafood feast that she hadn’t been able to eat for a long time… Although it had only been a few days, Tang Xi felt as if she hadn’t seen seafood for a whole half of her life already.
Chen Ziyan looked at the satisfied and placated Tang Xi, then looked at the large pile of shrimp shells and crab shells in front of her, blinked and asked Tang Xi, “Are you full?”
Tang Xi didn’t care about her belle image at all, burped and nodded. She glanced at the stunned Chen Ziyan and suddenly thought of something. She hurriedly called the waiter to add half a kilo of bamboo shrimp. Chen Ziyan looked at her in shock, touched her wallet with her hand hidden under the table and wondered whether she had brought enough money to pay for the meal… But soon she remembered that Xiao Rou had coached her in maths this morning, which had already helped her a lot. She took a deep breath… Alright, if she hadn’t brought enough money with her, she could call Mom for help!
“My stomach is somewhat full.” Tang Xi took a sip of orange juice, complaining in her heart, “Alas, 008 is to blame. Otherwise I’ll be sitting here enjoying lobster and white wine. How wonderful it would be!”
Chen Ziyan blinked. Soon the bamboo shrimp was served. Tang Xi’s eyes lit up. Just when Chen Ziyan was about to take the bamboo shrimp from the waiter, Tang Xi had already reached out to take it. Chen Ziyan looked at Tang Xi with doubt. Didn’t she want her to help her peel the shrimps?
Just as she was about to ask, Tang Xi said with a smile, “I had been eating while you had been peeling the shrimp for me. You aren’t full yet, right? Now I’ll peel shrimps for you and you just need to eat.”
She peeled one shrimp as she said. She handed the shrimp flesh to Chen Ziyan and smiled. “It’s your turn to eat now.”
Chen Ziyan’s eyes became red. She didn’t expect Xiao Rou was so nice. She ordered the half kilo of bamboo shrimp not because she wasn’t full yet, but because she thought she wasn’t full!
Tang Xi was at a loss what to do seeing Chen Ziyan was about to cry. She hurriedly wiped her hands and handed Chen Ziyan a tissue, “Hey, my dear little Ziyan, why do you cry? Others might think I’m bullying you!”
Chen Ziyan felt a lump in her throat. She ate the shrimp flesh and smiled at Tang Xi, saying, “I didn’t have any true friends. Those in City W made friends with me because of my family, or were forced by their parents to integrate themselves with me. In City A, I don’t have any true friends either. You’re the first friend of mine who both my mom and I truly like. I thought you would be like them… but you aren’t…”
Tang Xi pursed her lips. Was she different? She made friends with Chen Ziyan, because she didn’t want her to tell others what her mother told her… But upon hearing her words, she suddenly felt it was not bad to make friends with this little girl.
Chen Ziyan’s eyes were red. She sniffed and said with a teary smile, “My former friends only care about what I can give them. They would fawn on me merely when they needed something from me. They never cared about whether I was full or not, nor asked me the question you did just now.”
As she spoke, Tang Xi handed her another shrimp. Chen Ziyan froze, then took it with a smile and continued, “But you’re different. You are so concerned about me, caring whether I’m full or not and peeling shrimps for me. You’re so nice. I really wanna be good friends with you.”
“I coached you because I had decided to be your friend.” Tang Xi smiled. She barely cared about others’ thoughts before and didn’t even bother to think of it, so she was framed by those people, but now she found that in fact, sometimes a lot of people and things deserve to be loved and treated sincerely. As long as you choose the right people, you would be rewarded.
Seeing that the sentimental Chen Ziyan was about to speak again, Tang Xi smiled as she said, “Okay, just eat the shrimps. It’s nearly 1:30 pm and we’ll have to go back for class.”
Chen Ziyan nodded, took the shrimps Tang Xi handed her with a smile and ate them with vigour, saying, “In fact, I ate some just now, but now having you peel the shrimps for me, I think I can eat these shrimps up.”
Tang Xi raised her eyebrows and looked at Chen Ziyan’s petite figure as she said, “You can eat more. It’s good for your health.”
…
It was foreign language classes the whole afternoon and Tang Xi had been dozing off. She really wanted to sleep when she heard the foreign language teacher’s lame French and Russian. However… as she turned to look at Chen Ziyan who was taking notes carefully, she sighed and pointed to her notes, saying, “This word, if you use it to express a feeling, you’ll be able to easily remember it. There are many explanations for this word. One of them is love…”
When Chen Ziyan heard her explanation, her eyes lit up and she immediately understood Tang Xi’s explanation. She looked at Tang Xi adoringly and whispered, “You’re truly awesome!”
Tang Xi pushed away her head that drew near her with her pen and said seriously, “Take notes.”
Chen Ziyan smiled and continued to take notes. She asked Tang Xi questions from time to time. The foreign language teacher looked at them, pursed her lips and dared not say anything. Why? Because if Tang Xi spoke to her in a foreign language, that would be like a slap on her face! How frustrating it was! Why was there a genius in foreign language in her class?!
She heard this student was going to skip grades. Then why hadn’t she taken the exam yet? It couldn’t be more frustrating!
Tang Xi had no idea of the foreign language teacher’s thoughts. She coached Chen Ziyan while reviewing the classes. Soon, it was time to leave school. As soon as the school bell rang, Ning Ke rushed up to her. “Well, Xiao Rou…”
Tang Xi turned around and smiled at him. “What’s up, Ning Ke?”
“My family’s driver has come to pick me up today. I can send you home. You…”
Before he finished, Tang Xi smiled and said, “I also have a driver to pick me up today. You don’t have to go out of your way to give me a lift. Perhaps some other day. See ya!”
