[Hahaha, it feels like Yu Yu is just like a little rabbit, completely under the control of the big bad wolf, Xiao Song. One look from him and she stops talking.]
[It's so heartwarming! It feels like Song Huaizhi's character is changing. So will it affect the final ending?]
[What are you thinking up there? The people who died at Song Huaizhi's hands a few days ago wouldn't say so.]
Meng Ruyi was in a complicated mood. Thinking of how Song Huaizhi had been so busy these days that he was sleepy but still stared at her during class every day, she suddenly felt that she had been a bit too much just now. But due to her pride, she was too embarrassed to apologize.
Then she'd continue copying!
Both of them were stubborn and refused to yield. So they just sat facing each other, one copying books and the other looking at the account books, completely ignoring each other.
When Song Huaizhi finally finished dealing with the account books and looked up, he realized that it was almost an hour and a half past the mealtime. If they waited for another hour, they might even be able to have dinner.
The empty feeling in his stomach made Song Huaizhi's mood worse and worse. He put down the account books in his hand and looked at Meng Ruyi, who had been copying books stubbornly until now. Her hands were trembling, her lips were tightly pursed, but she still gritted her teeth and didn't look at him.
Meng Ruyi felt that Song Huaizhi had put down the books in his hand. She was so hungry that her hands were too sore to hold the pen. She got even angrier and gritted her teeth and continued to copy books with her head down.
"Growl..."
The unexpected sound made Meng Ruyi's face turn red instantly. She wished she could bury her head under the table and was too embarrassed to look at Song Huaizhi.
Song Huaizhi couldn't help but let out a soft laugh in his heart. For a moment, he couldn't even get angry at Meng Ruyi's appearance. He just sighed and said, "Come on, I'll take you to eat."
Seeing that Meng Ruyi still had her head down, Song Huaizhi added indifferently, "You can order whatever you want. Do you want to go?"
"Go!" Meng Ruyi jumped up instantly. She was determined to take advantage of Song Huaizhi. She put down the book and trotted towards the door, afraid that Song Huaizhi would change his mind.
Seeing Meng Ruyi's lively appearance, Song Huaizhi casually picked up the cloak she had forgotten and unfolded it. Then he put it on Meng Ruyi and tied the fastening cord tightly.
Meng Ruyi stared blankly at his actions. She was stunned for a moment and didn't react at all. Her heart skipped a beat, and she felt a bit guilty for no reason. Her eyes showed a hint of hesitation.
Song Huaizhi was so busy but still had to teach her. Even when he was angry, he didn't forget to get the cloak for her. She had been really too much. Just because she was anxious about her studies, she had unreasonably taken out her anger on the innocent Song Huaizhi and even showed him a cold shoulder.
"Brother Xiao Song." Meng Ruyi stuffed the candy into his arms and didn't say anything else. She tied the hood of the cloak tightly and stared blankly at the scenery around her.
Song Huaizhi was a bit surprised and then simply said thank you. The corner of his mouth involuntarily curled up in a faint arc. Since that day when Meng Ruyi had talked things out with him, she no longer concealed her wariness of him. Song Huaizhi could even occasionally catch her staring blankly at him, not knowing what she was thinking.
She was just a rather smart little girl.
Holding the brocade bag in his hand, Song Huaizhi was in a great mood. He planned to take Meng Ruyi to eat first and then choose some gifts.
When ordering food, Song Huaizhi directly asked the waiter to report the dish names to Meng Ruyi, thinking that Meng Ruyi would probably take advantage of him this time.
Unexpectedly, the little girl just frowned. After hesitating for a moment, she casually ordered a few dishes. "That's enough."
Song Huaizhi was surprised. He added a few more dishes and then let the waiter leave.
"You..." Meng Ruyi didn't expect Song Huaizhi to treat himself so generously. Now she couldn't even get angry. Her eyes looking at Song Huaizhi were full of disbelief.
After dinner, Song Huaizhi even said that he would take her to choose a gift.
Meng Ruyi's survival instinct was extremely strong. She always felt that Song Huaizhi wasn't the kind of person who would be nice for no reason. She immediately shook her head.
Song Huaizhi let out a soft laugh. He knew what Meng Ruyi was thinking and was too lazy to explain. He just took her to a newly opened jewelry store.
Meng Ruyi had never been here before. The prices of these things were not very high, but their designs were very novel. After all, she was still young. Although she didn't know what Song Huaizhi was up to, her eyes still couldn't help but glance at those things. Her heart was itching as if there were little cat paws scratching it.
Song Huaizhi let out a soft laugh. Seeing Meng Ruyi's eyes fall on a plain silver hairpin, he motioned for the waiter to bring the hairpin for Meng Ruyi to take a look. Before the hairpin was brought in front of Meng Ruyi, they heard an unexpected voice.
"Humph! It's you two!"
Meng Ruyi turned her head and saw Zhang Yunyun, whom she hadn't seen for half a month, standing there with her hands on her hips. The little girl was dressed thickly, and her face was chubby. Her eyes staring at her were full of anger.
Seeing that the two of them were calm when they saw her and not at all panicked as she had imagined, Zhang Yunyun was even more unhappy. She had been inquiring everywhere about when Meng Ruyi would go out recently. It had taken her more than half a month to finally hear from the servant that Meng Ruyi had gone out. She was so angry!
Sure enough, this was what it was like going out with Song Huaizhi. Meng Ruyi felt that Song Huaizhi really deserved to be the big villain in this book. They always ran into things. She was almost numb to it.
She subconsciously cast a resentful look at Song Huaizhi. Before she could say anything, she heard Zhang Yunyun say, "Yes! It's the hairpin in his hand. Wrap it up for this young lady! I'll take it!"
Meng Ruyi got angry too. She was just about to check her small purse when Song Huaizhi gently leaned over and whispered in her ear, "This store is mine."
Meng Ruyi was shocked. She suddenly looked up at Song Huaizhi and immediately understood what he meant.
The fat lamb at their door! They'd be sorry for this great opportunity if they didn't take advantage of it!
Meng Ruyi immediately frowned and pretended to be angry but dare not speak out. She bit her lip and glanced at Zhang Yunyun. Then she whispered to Song Huaizhi, "Give me a share of the money earned today!"
Song Huaizhi nodded slightly. He pretended to be in a difficult situation and looked at Zhang Yunyun again. Then he raised his voice and said, "Forget it, Ruyi. Let's look at something else."
Seeing this, Zhang Yunyun snorted coldly, raised her eyebrows proudly, and said to the clerk, "See? They can't afford it! Hurry up and pack the thing up!"
"Alright! Alright!" The clerk saw Song Huaizhi glance at him indifferently and immediately stepped forward quickly to take the hairpin and pack it up.
"What should we do?" Meng Ruyi said to Song Huaizhi aggrievedly, "Brother Xiao Song, I only brought one tael of silver."
"It doesn't matter." Song Huaizhi saw her intention and pretended to be in a difficult situation to comfort her, "I also have one tael here!"
Zhang Yunyun on the side immediately fell for it. She said to the two of them, "I've brought ten taels of silver! Be sensible and get out of the way quickly!"
Ten taels? Sure enough, she was a fat lamb!
Meng Ruyi almost couldn't hold back her laughter. She winked at Song Huaizhi.