Chapter 23

  The next day, Ji Xiaowan received a notice from the school asking her to take a break until the following Monday. Ji Xiaowan heard that the school had issued a gag order, prohibiting students from discussing any rumors related to her in school, otherwise they would be expelled. This was not an empty threat, as it was said that on the same day the gag order was issued, a classmate who discussed Ji Xiaowan's situation was caught by the teacher and directly expelled, despite their parents coming over to plead for mercy. After this incident, no one in school dared to discuss Ji Xiaowan again.

  Ji Xiaowan was also taken home by her mother on the same day to treat her wound. After Liu Fei took her home, she still didn't ask about her injury, but only cared about what she had done with Yi Ling last night. Ji Xiaowan ignored her, and Liu Fei didn't dare to scold or beat her randomly anymore. Seeing that Ji Xiaowan was ignoring her, Liu Fei touched her nose and stopped pestering her.

  The next day, Luo Mei Yue didn't go to school. On the third day, the head teacher received her transfer notice. The head teacher hadn't even seen Luo Mei Yue's face, only catching a glimpse of a middle-aged man in black clothes and sunglasses handling the transfer procedures for her. After asking around, it was said that Luo Mei Yue had transferred to another place. At first, the head teacher thought that Yi Ling and Ye Hai Wei would also be transferring to another place at the same time, since they had originally come to B High School because of Luo Mei Yue. So there was no reason for Luo Mei Yue to go study elsewhere while her two brothers stayed behind! However, the head teacher was wrong. Those two men didn't have any intention of transferring schools and instead really enjoyed their high school life at B High School, as if they had plunged into it headfirst.

  Although the rumors about Ji Xiaowan have decreased, it can be said that Ji Xiaowan has not heard any bad words about her, and no one has found fault with her. However, Ji Xiaowan knows that the people in her class are isolating her, unwilling to talk to her, and when they see her walking somewhere, they all try to avoid her!

  Not long after Luo Mei Yue transferred schools, Tai Li suddenly stopped attending classes for a week, saying she was taking sick leave or something. When she returned to school again, everyone discovered that Tai Li's left hand was in a cast, saying it was dislocated or something. Moreover, she had become somewhat timid and would tremble with fear when doing anything, easily startled by people. Previously, the only person Tai Li got along with was Luo Mei Yue. After Luo Mei Yue left, she didn't have any friends anymore. Now that she had also become so timid and afraid of things, her classmates weren't willing to get close to her either. Tai Li and Ji Xiao Wan were both isolated!

  However, she and Ji Xiaowan are different. Ji Xiaowan lives a carefree life, while Taili lives in fear.

  Not long after, the school welcomed the mid-term exam. Without all the worries, Ji Xiaowan's exam went very smoothly, as expected, she scored first in her grade! And received some scholarships!

  The scholarship for the mid-term exam is relatively small, but Qixiaowen is quite satisfied. One thousand yuan is enough for her to spend several weeks, and there are sufficient funds to allow her to purchase some reference books to prepare for the college entrance examination.

  After the mid-term exam, Ji Xiaowen's grades were somehow leaked out. One day on her way home from school, a parent stopped her at the school gate and asked her to tutor his son. The salary offered by the parent was more than double what Ji Xiaowen had previously earned from tutoring. According to the parent, if his son showed improvement in his studies by the end of the semester, he would give Ji Xiaowen a generous bonus as a thank you gift.

  Ji Xiaowan really needed the money, so she agreed!

  In just two days, several parents came again, and together they found Ji Xiaowan. Of course, they all came for their sons, saying that they hoped she could go to their homes to help their children with their homework, offering different salaries, which Ji Xiaowan agreed to.

  Ji Xiaowan arranged the course schedule quite tightly, but still left a day off for herself, and this holiday was not used to play.

  She needs to study! It takes time to learn the curriculum of grade three in high school!

  Ji Xiaowan has already made up her mind, she wants to leave B High and transfer to A High, and she also wants to skip a grade!

  This goal is extremely ambitious, and for an ordinary student, it's simply a distant hope! Because the starting score line of A High School was originally much higher than that of B High School. Transferring from A High to B High doesn't require an exam, but transferring from B High to A High requires strict screening, not to mention that Ji Xiaowen wants to directly skip to high school third year, which is simply an impossible task!

  But Ji Xiaowan had made up her mind to do so! So she took a day out of her busy schedule to pre-study the third-year high school curriculum for herself.

  It's said that A's transfer examination is a direct test of the third-year high school questions! And if she wants to skip reading first grade, then the test questions are directly set according to the college entrance examination standards! After the final exam, there is still a long summer vacation, and Ji Xiaowen needs to make full use of this summer vacation time to arrange her rich learning life, striving for this goal!

  Ji Xiaowan made this major decision without mentioning it to anyone, but Ye Haiyuan still found out.

  Ye Haiyuan saw her holding the book of senior three and gnawing at it, his brain moved slightly, and he guessed what Ji Xiaowan was going to do. After Ye Haiyuan knew, he didn't tell Yi Ling because he had a private heart.

  Ji Xiaowan knew that some of the parents who asked her to tutor their children came through connections, otherwise how could they afford such a high salary for a high school student? But Ji Xiaowan wasn't just taking money for nothing, she put in great effort to help those kids with their studies, so she could earn her pay with a clear conscience.

  After one semester, Ji Xiaowan became a little rich woman! At least, no classmate in the whole class could have her own private gold vault like her!

  Ji Xiaowan got a bank card after getting her ID card and put the money in it for safekeeping, unlike before when she hid her salary in some corner of her home, only to have it stolen by her mother while cleaning the room.

  So in the past few days, Liu Fei had no other way to get money except for the little alimony from her ex-husband Ji Weiguo. She didn't dare to go and hit Ji Xiaowen again, fearing that those two men would put her in jail. Moreover, she was on a losing streak these days, losing badly every time she played cards. The worst time, she lost 1,000 yuan at once, with no money in her pocket, so she borrowed from others, borrowing five or six times, owing people 3,000 to 4,000 yuan.

  Liu Fei wanted to search for Qixiaowan to see if she had hidden any money in the house, but no matter how hard she looked, she couldn't find a single penny. Liu Fei was at a loss and didn't have the courage to argue with Qixiaowan, so one day after school, Liu Fei blocked Qixiaowan's way at the school gate.

  But she didn't go find Ji Xiaowan!

  Liu Fei was hiding at the school gate when she saw Ji Xiaoyan come out. She hastily hid and didn't let her discover her. After Ji Xiaoyan left, Liu Fei returned to the school gate to wait again. Before long, a luxurious blue convertible sports car drove out of the school gate. The person in the car was naturally someone Liu Fei knew!

  "Wait, young master! Wait for me, young master!"

  The man in the car turned his head and saw Liu Fei waving at him. He suddenly realized that the young master Liu Fei was calling out to was himself!

  Yi Ling stepped on the brake and waited for Liu Fei to run over.

  Liu Fei's face was red as she ran to Yi Ling's car door and said, "Young Master Yi, it's been a long time! It's been a long time!"

  Yi Ling felt annoyed whenever he saw Liu Fei's face, but when he looked at it again, he couldn't help but think of Ji Xiao Wan. As soon as he thought of this, Yi Ling felt that Liu Fei wasn't so annoying after all.

  "Looking for me about something?"

  Liu Fei's face turned red as she nodded and smiled, saying "Yes, yes, there are some things I'd like to talk to you about."

  Yi Ling saw that many classmates were surrounding them, so he pointed to the front passenger seat and said to Liu Fei, "Get in, let's change places and talk."

  Liu Fei sat up straight in the passenger seat, Yi Ling pressed the convertible's switch and sealed the car, not allowing anyone to peek at them again. Yi Ling drove with Liu Fei, turning seven bends and eight turns, evading everyone's line of sight. He took her to a secluded corner, stopped the car, then turned around to look at Liu Fei, "Speak up, what did Auntie want me for?"

  Yi Ling knew that since he had ruined Xia and Dong, Liu Fei's attitude towards him had changed by 180 degrees. Whenever she saw him, she would fawn all over him. He estimated that if he directly told Liu Fei that he wanted her daughter, this woman would immediately go back and beat Season into his bed.

  But if Yi Ling really did this, then what's the difference between him and Xia He Dong?

  So even if Yi Ling wanted to get Ji Xiao Wan, he would never force Liu Fei like this.

  Liu Fei heard Yi Ling's straightforward question, and she also spoke directly, "It's like this, Young Master Yi, you know that our family's economic conditions aren't good. I haven't found a suitable job yet, and my little Wen is still in school age. Our income relies on the small alimony from my ex-husband. Life is really tough, and now it's almost time for the semester to end. After the break, Little Wen will be entering high school, but her tuition fees haven't been settled yet. As a mother, I'm also at a loss. That's why I thought of you, since you're good friends with Little Wen... She's too proud to mention it to you..."

  Liu Fei stopped here.

  Yi Ling sneered coldly, Qiao Xiaojuan didn't need any tuition fees at all. Her tuition fees were fully exempted by the school because of her outstanding grades! Moreover, Qiao Xiaojuan's private tutoring schedule was packed, and she got paid daily. Those private tutoring jobs were also introduced to her by Ye Haoyu and his friends. They could calculate how much money Qiao Xiaojuan had in her hands now. The little girl was considered a rich lady among the student group, so why would she worry about her tuition fees for next semester?

  Liu Fei really has guts, lying right to his face.

  But Yi Ling didn't plan to expose her and continued Liu Fei's words, "How much funding are you short of? I can lend it to you."

  Liu Fei's eyes sparkled like a free ATM machine, shining brighter and more captivating than usual.

  Ji Xiaowan's eyes are quite like her mother's. I remember that time in her father's park, she was staring at the sturdy big tree with a distracted expression, and her eyes were as captivating as Liu Fei's now.

  Yi Ling couldn't help but think of Ji Xiaowan again, and as soon as he did, he also thought of her mother, whom he had grown fond of, despite her being worldly and materialistic.

  "It's actually not a lot, just 6,000! Only 6,000, hehehe..." Liu Fei said in a relatively small voice, she was afraid of saying the number too big and scaring away the investor.

  Yi Ling took out his wallet and pulled out all the cash inside. He didn't count it carefully, but he knew that he had at least over 10,000 yuan in cash on him.

  A dozen red banknotes fluttered in Yilian's hand, and Liu Fei's heart was shaken out.

  Yi Ling made a gesture to hand over the money, Liu Fei hastily stretched out her hand to receive it, but Yi Ling suddenly withdrew his hand and didn't let Liu Fei take it, as if teasing her like fishing.

  Liu Fei didn't get the money, and her smile suddenly became quite awkward.

  Yi Ling burst out laughing and said, "I can give you the money directly, no need for you to return it."

  Liu Fei's ears perked up at once, "Really?"

  There really is free food in this world!

  Yi Ling said with a wave of her hand, "Paying the right price for goods is the most basic principle for doing business! I'll give you the money, but I want to ask for something in return, something worth this amount!"

  Liu Fei knew he must have had some requirements, so she wasn't too surprised, and just smiled politely, saying, "Whatever Young Master Yi wants, just say it, Auntie will definitely help you with whatever can be done."

  Since Liu Fei has said so, why should Yi Ling still be polite to her?

  "Your house spare key!"

  Yi Ling's heart skipped a beat when he said this, the little beast inside him let out two cries, and even the little darling in his crotch slightly **rose up. In short, he was so excited that he almost died.

  Yi Ling knew that Liu Fei would definitely not refuse.

  I knew it!

  "Wait for me, Master Yi! I'll get one for you right away!" Liu Fei hastily got off the car and went to find someone to grind a key.

  About half an hour later, Liu Fei rushed over with two keys in her hand and handed them to Yi Ling, saying, "This one is the key to my home's front door, and this one is the key to the bathroom. Only I have the bathroom key, Xiaowen doesn't have it."

  Goodness gracious, he even managed to get the bathroom key!

  The moment he took over the key, his hand shook slightly, which was caused by excitement.

  Yi Ling's face remained expressionless, her mouth only slightly curled up with a hint of a smile, as she handed the cash over to Liu Fei.

  Liu Fei took the money and quickly got off the bus, hailed a taxi, and hurried away.

  In the following days, Yi Ling was in a state of excitement all the time. Ye Haiyuan found out that he must be hiding something from him, and he could confirm that it was definitely related to Ji Xiaowan.

  Ye Hai only baited him in the morning.