Chapter 73 - How Do You Swipe the Card? Am I a POS Terminal?

The next morning, Du Xiaoxian happily went to school wearing her new shoes. As soon as she entered the school gate, she saw Cheng Mingchi parking his bicycle. Du Xiaoxian rarely took the initiative to greet others, but she mustered up her courage to call him.

Cheng Mingchi turned around and smiled at her. “Hi, Du Xiaoxian.”

Du Xiaoxian asked, “Do you ride a bicycle to and from school every day?”

“That’s right, the bus stop is some distance away from my home. It’s more convenient to ride a bicycle.” Cheng Mingchi then asked, “What about you? Did you come to school by bus?”

Du Xiaoxian blushed and whispered, “Someone sent me.”

“Oh,” Cheng Mingchi said with an I-know-it expression. “Is he your patron?”

“Well, kind of.” Du Xiaoxian didn’t know why she felt guilty in front of him. Neither of them was rich. Cheng Mingchi rode his bicycle to school, but she had a driver who sent her to school in a luxury car. However, she did not feel any sense of superiority at all. Instead, she felt guilty.

At this moment, someone strode forward and said in a strange tone, “Oh, Cheng Mingchi, you’ve become a flower guardian!”

Du Xiaoxian looked back and saw that it was Yu Yuanpo who dragged her yesterday.

Cheng Mingchi ignored him and pulled Du Xiaoxian away in a hurry. “I’ll take you to the classroom.”

Du Xiaoxian followed him with quick steps and asked, “Who is that person?”

“A fellow who likes making trouble, don’t bother with him.”

However, Yu Yuanpo shouted from behind, “Cheng Mingchi, I will make you regret it!”

Du Xiaoxian turned around and glanced at the boy. “Why is he so fierce?”

“Students from a rich family may think they can play the bully. He is just one of these students in the school.”

“Do they have to bully others just because they have money?”

Cheng Mingchi said, “This is a society in which people despise the poor and curry favour with the rich. Money divides people into the upper class and the lower class. It is only natural for the upper class to bully the lower class.”

“Someone told me that everyone is equal.” Du Xiaoxian used to believe that people were divided into various grades, but Gu Nianbin told her that whether people were rich or poor, they were all equal.

Cheng Mingchi sneered. “Those are all lies!”

Du Xiaoxian turned to look at Yu Yuanpo and asked worriedly, “He won’t cause trouble for you, right?”

“I’m not afraid of him.” Only then did Cheng Mingchi let go of her hand and pointed at the classroom not far away. “Hurry up and go. If you see him in the future, take a detour to avoid him.”

Du Xiaoxian nodded. She shook her hand at him and quickly walked into the classroom.

Wang Qian also wore a new skirt today. Seeing Du Xiaoxian, she waved her hand affectionately and greeted her. The two girls looked at each other and couldn’t help but laugh. Yang Liying watched coldly from the side without saying a word. But Liu Tiantian said, “Wang Qian’s skirt is so beautiful. Did you buy it yesterday?”

“Yes. Xiaoxian’s shoes are also very beautiful.” Wang Qian said.

Liu Tiantian glanced at Du Xiaoxian’s feet and curled her lips in disapproval. The shoes were far from being beautiful in her eyes.

Yang Liying said at this time, “Well, you two are pretty close now. You went shopping and left Tiantian and I behind.”

“It was the two of you who left first. We went shopping only after you left.” Wang Qian hurriedly explained.

Yang Liying smiled. “What are you anxious about? I didn’t say anything.”

Du Xiaoxian looked at Yang Liying and then at Wang Qian. “Well, let’s go shopping together next time.”

“Alright!” Yang Liying bent down and took out two invitations from her schoolbag. One was for Du Xiaoxian and the other was for Wang Qian. “My coming-of-age prom, do come!”

Du Xiaoxian took the exquisite invitation and suddenly became nervous again, “I, I have never been to a dancing party.”

“Don’t be nervous,” Yang Liying said. “Just prepare a small gift. Also, remember to wear a dress. Don’t get dressed like you are attending Wang Qian’s birthday party. A T-shirt won’t do.”

“Dress?” Du Xiaoxian didn’t understand. “Where can I get a dress?”

“Just tell your family. They will help you prepare it.” Yang Liying said.

“That’s right,” Wang Qian suddenly became excited. “Tell your elder brother to prepare it for you. Then you can take your brother with you.”

Yang Liying raised her eyelids and smiled strangely. “So you have an elder brother, then he is also welcomed!”

Liu Tiantian glanced at Yang Liying and said, “That’s right, it would be great if she could bring a male companion with her.”

Du Xiaoxian shook her head without thinking. “He’s very busy. He doesn’t have time. He won’t go.”

Wang Qian asked, “Xiao Xian, is your elder brother married?”

“No, not yet.” Du Xiaoxian did not want to continue this topic. When it came to Gu Nianbin, Du Xiaoxian was always a little flustered.

The corners of Wang Qian’s eyebrows curled into a smile, and she opened her mouth trying to ask more questions. She was truly extremely curious about Du Xiaoxian’s brother. When Du Xiaoxian saw Wang Qian’s excited appearance, she was even more panicked and almost wanted to escape. Fortunately, the bell rang and it saved her in time.

The morning passed very quickly. Du Xiaoxian’s favorite thing was to go to the student cafeteria to have lunch. She could eat delicious food, chat, or just sit at the table in a daze doing nothing.

However, just as she bought her meal and sat down, a man with a staggering walk stopped at their table. Before Du Xiaoxian could raise her head, she heard her three friends draw a cold breath and then call out in unison with great enthusiasm, “Mr. Jiang!”

This time, Du Xiaoxian didn’t need to raise her head to know who it was. She sighed in her heart. Last time, she had said that he and she repelled each other. Why did he come again?

“Hi, Xiaoxian.” Jiang Kaiwei sat down and said, “I specially came to treat you to dinner. I didn’t expect that I would be one step too late.”

Yang Liying reacted the fastest and immediately jumped up, “Mr. Jiang, I’ll buy you some food.”

“I’m going to buy coffee.” Liu Tiantian also ran away, unwilling to lag behind.

Jiang Kaiwei said, “Xiaoxian, you’re not sincere enough. I’ve been here twice, and you didn’t treat me to a meal.”

Du Xiaoxian said, “You are richer than me. Why should I treat you?”

“But I don’t have a meal card here,” Jiang Kaiwei said. “Besides, we’re friends. Shouldn’t you be polite to friends?”

Du Xiaoxian looked at him and said seriously, “We are not friends.”

Jiang Kaiwei’s smile froze for a moment before his face bloomed again. “How come we are not friends? You’ve accepted my gift!”

“What gift?” Du Xiaoxian looked at him inexplicably.

Jiang Kaiwei glanced at her feet. Du Xiaoxian still looked confused. However, Wang Qian suddenly realized. “So the person who paid the bill yesterday was Mr. Jiang.”

Du Xiaoxian was shocked. If it was Jiang Kaiwei who paid the bill, how would Gu Nianbin allow her to take the shoes? They were clearly not friends!

Jiang Kaiwei looked at Du Xiaoxian’s shocked expression and was also shocked, “What? You don’t know? He didn’t tell you either?”

“I, I didn’t know it was you,” Du Xiaoxian said slowly. “If I knew it was you, I wouldn’t have taken the shoes.” She took out her banking card and said, “May I swipe the card?”

Jiang Kaiwei didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “How do you swipe the card? Am I a POS terminal?”

Du Xiaoxian lowered her eyes and didn’t say anything, as if she was thinking. Jiang Kaiwei suddenly felt a little nervous and said, “Actually, you don’t need to care. It’s just a small matter.”

Du Xiaoxian did not say anything, but she slowly took off her shoes and handed them to him, “I only wore them today. They are still very new. Take them back.”

Jiang Kaiwei looked at her and was at a loss for words. “Xiao Xian, you, you don’t have to do this, do you? It’s really just a small matter.”

“The shoes cost more than 2,000 yuan. How can it be a small matter?” Du Xiaoxian looked at him seriously. “I don’t want to accept your gift.”

Young Master Jiang stroked his forehead in frustration. Du Xiaoxian, why do you have to be so frank…

Wang Qian who was sitting beside Du Xiaoxian was very uneasy. She grabbed her skirt and kept twisting it. Du Xiaoxian returned her shoes. What about her skirt?

Fortunately, Du Xiaoxian’s words dispelled her worries. “Mr. Jiang, you paid for my friend’s skirt, and I will pay back to you. I don’t have any cash with me today. I will definitely pay back to you another day.”

Young Master Jiang suddenly felt very embarrassed. Was he playing house with the little girl?

Jiang Kaiwei became a little impatient. “I said no, then you don’t have to insist. Just a couple of dimes to me. I’ve never seen anyone as rigid as you.”

Du Xiaoxian thought to herself: Am I rigid? I just don’t want to be involved with you in a dubious way.

Jiang Kaiwei looked at Du Xiaoxian’s dull face and felt even more uncomfortable in his heart. Was he so disgusting? He was both handsome and rich. Was there any need for him to curry favor from others?

Seeing that Jiang Kaiwei was putting on a dark face, Wang Qian became even more nervous. She poked Du Xiaoxian as a signal for her to say something to ease the tension. However, Du Xiaoxian was completely unable to understand this hint and remained silent with a dull face.

At this time, Yang Liying and Liu Tiantian were back with food and coffee. The two of them smiled and placed the things in front of Jiang Kaiwei. “Mr. Jiang, here is your dinner.”

“And here is your coffee.”

Jiang Kaiwei was in a bad mood. He raised his eyelids and said, “Did I say I want to eat?”

Yang Liying’s smile stiffened as she stuttered, “You, you don’t want to eat?”

Liu Tiantian immediately pushed the coffee closer to him and said, “Then have some coffee.”

Jiang Kaiwei remained silent with a long face. The atmosphere was rather awkward. Du Xiaoxian couldn’t bear to watch any longer and muttered, “They bought food and coffee for you, but you refused to eat. What a waste!”

“My pleasure to waste things,” Jiang Kaiwei thought angrily. Anyway, he could afford to waste things.

Du Xiaoxian slowly placed the shoes she had been carrying in her hand on the ground. “Mr. Jiang, take your shoes and go home. If you’re late and miss the dinner, you’ll really have to be on an empty stomach.”

Jiang Kaiwei looked at the pair of shoes for a moment and suddenly picked up the chopsticks. “Who said I wouldn’t eat?” As if to prove his words, he began to stuff food into his mouth.

“You can eat slowly,” Du Xiaoxian said. “No one will snatch it from you.”

Yang Liying and the others couldn’t help but laugh. However, Du Xiaoxian looked serious and didn’t seem to be joking at all. Jiang Kaiwei didn’t know what kind of expression he should have. Then he choked on a mouthful of food, unable to utter a single word. Yang Liying hurriedly poured a glass of water for him. Liu Tiantian anxiously asked, “Mr. Jiang, are you alright?”

Jiang Kaiwei had no time to answer. He picked up the glass of water and drank it. Then he heard Du Xiaoxian saying, “Look, I told you to eat slowly, right?”

Jiang Kaiwei drank a few mouthfuls of water before putting down the glass. He lowered his head and ate silently, feeling that it’s wrong for him to be here today. He had checked Du Xiaoxian’s background. It wasn’t complicated at all. Her mother died early, and her father didn’t care much about her. She grew up alone and went to the Gu’s mansion to work as a maid. Then, she became the sweetheart of Gu Nianbin…

The person he was interested in was not Du Xiaoxian, but the man behind her! In his opinion, Du Xiaoxian was the straw that could broke Gu Nianbin’s back. Although it was a bit shameful to make a fuss out of a little girl, Jiang Kaiwei didn’t care. He was too eager to wait and see the moment Gu Nianbin was destroyed.