"Okay, stop being naughty. Be good. Cheng Ruan was just kidding you," Wei Ziqi said with a helpless smile as he comforted Miaomiao, who had thrown herself into his arms.
"Yeah, Miaomiao. Who would bring an English dictionary when going out to play? That of Cheng Ruan's is probably some kind of romance novel with just an English - dictionary cover," Yao Mingxuan chimed in to comfort her as well.
"Really?"
Miaomiao carefully poked her head out. Her little mouth was pouted so high that there were almost tears in her eyes. It seemed that English had really tortured her a lot.
"Oops, Miaomiao, I'm sorry. Don't cry and don't be angry. I was just teasing you. It's an English - dictionary cover on the outside, but it's a romance novel inside," Cheng Ruan quickly tried to soothe her when she saw the situation was not looking good.
"Okay then. I forgive you for scaring me with English," Miaomiao said, relieved to see that when Cheng Ruan opened the cover, there were indeed rows of tiny Chinese characters instead of English letters.
"Alright, stop fooling around. Go back to your rooms and go to sleep quickly. We're going out to play tomorrow," Wei Ziqi urged the three friends.
Yao Mingxuan let out a wail. "Ah, I can't fall asleep at all. Do we have to go to sleep now?"
"Even if you can't fall asleep, you have to. Otherwise, what are we here for? To turn our days and nights upside down?" Wei Ziqi pulled Yao Mingxuan back to their room relentlessly.
Seeing this, Miaomiao and Cheng Ruan also went back to their beds to rest.
Miaomiao was fine. She fell into a deep sleep soon after lying in bed. As for the other three friends, they hardly slept a wink all night.
When they got up the next day, the three friends walked out of their rooms with dark circles under their eyes and yawning.
Wei Ziqi, Yao Mingxuan, and Cheng Ruan looked at each other. They could all read the deep despair and struggle in each other's eyes.
Then they turned to look at the energetic Miaomiao and all three of them sighed in unison.
They would never sleep so much during the day again!
After everyone had finished washing up, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Wei Ziqi went to open it and saw Tao Jing, already dressed neatly, standing outside the door with a beaming smile.
"Hello, good morning! Did you go stealing last night? Why do you all have such big dark circles under your eyes?"
Tao Jing was invited into the room by Wei Ziqi. Seeing the three of them, she couldn't help but exclaim.
"It's nothing. We just slept for too long after getting off the plane yesterday, so we couldn't fall asleep at night. We stayed up all night. I'm so sleepy now!" Yao Mingxuan yawned and replied listlessly.
"The weather is really nice outside today. When we go out to play later, the sun will shine on us, and you won't feel sleepy anymore," Tao Jing said with a smile.
Wei Ziqi looked at Tao Jing, completely confused. Why did he always feel that the way she looked at them was full of kindness?
They were all of the same age. Where did this kind of kindness in her eyes come from?
"We're almost done packing. We can go out and play!" Miaomiao shouted as she bounced out of the room with her little cartoon backpack on her back.
"Okay. Have you all brought your sun hats, sunscreen, and swimsuits?" Tao Jing asked, seeing that these kids were quite young and might not be very self - sufficient.
"Ah! I forgot to bring my sunscreen," Cheng Ruan shrieked. Her delicate and fair skin must not get tanned!
"It's okay. I have some here. You can also buy other things on the beach," Tao Jing said with an expression that seemed to say "I knew it".
"Then, thank you," Cheng Ruan said awkwardly.
Yesterday, she had regarded Tao Jing as a rival for Miaomiao's attention, but today the "rival" had brought her warmth. She felt a bit ashamed.
"You're welcome. Miaomiao is my friend, and you are Miaomiao's friends. We're all buddies. There's no need to be so polite. Let's go. I've already booked a yacht. We can board it downstairs," Tao Jing said. She was straightforward and generous. Cheng Ruan's impression of her changed a little, and she didn't seem so hostile anymore.
Miaomiao, carefree as always, was pulled downstairs by Tao Jing. When she saw the luxurious yacht downstairs, her eyes sparkled. All she could think about was having fun on the sea. She didn't notice the expressions of her friends at all.
"This yacht doesn't seem cheap. Who is this girl?" Yao Mingxuan couldn't help but exclaim.
"Humph, it's just a yacht like this. Which family can't afford to rent one? When I grow up, I'll definitely buy seventeen or eight of them and let Miaomiao play on a different one every day," Cheng Ruan said proudly, but she couldn't hide the fleeting envy in her eyes.
Wei Ziqi shrugged and stepped onto the yacht with Miaomiao. Seeing that their friends had already boarded, the two other friends stopped speculating and followed them onto the yacht.
This yacht clearly wasn't a cheap one. It would cost a lot of money to rent it for a day.
Except for Miaomiao, the other friends all noticed the logo in the center of the yacht's steering wheel. It was exactly the same as the logo in the center of the watch Tao Jing was wearing.
The three of them almost unanimously concluded that this yacht definitely wasn't rented by her. It belonged to her.
Cheng Ruan was even more envious now.
It was true that their families were very wealthy, but all that money belonged to their parents and families. Their families could definitely afford to buy seventeen or eight yachts, but the money they could control was so limited that they couldn't even afford a steering wheel.
The lives of the rich kids weren't as luxurious as people imagined. In order not to spoil the children or let them develop the habit of spending money recklessly, their families wouldn't give them much pocket money or living expenses before they reached adulthood.
Basically, the amount of money their families gave them was the same as that of ordinary well - off families. Sometimes, it was even less than that of families that doted on their children.
Yao Mingxuan and Cheng Ruan only got a total of 2,000 yuan in pocket money each month. Of course, their food, clothing, housing, and transportation were all taken care of by their families. If they wanted to buy something, they just had to say so and someone would deliver it to them. This 2,000 yuan was purely for their free use.
"Tao Jing, your family dotes on you so much," Cheng Ruan said cattily, seeing Miaomiao running around on the yacht, touching everything in sight. She felt that her position was in jeopardy.
"No. My family doesn't give me money. I earned all these myself," Tao Jing said with a gentle smile, explaining patiently.
"You look about the same age as us. How did you earn it?" Cheng Ruan exclaimed. She swore that there was absolutely no ambiguity or suspicion in her words. She was just simply amazed.
Tao Jing exuded an air of nobility in every gesture. She was definitely not from an ordinary family. Cheng Ruan wouldn't question that.
"Just some things related to finance. My family is in this business, so I've learned it from an early age."