In front, Song Mei couldn’t help but shiver all over. Seeing Zhao Guodong, that fool, inexplicably attracting resentment towards her, Ye Ling felt a dull pain in her chest and shot him a glare. He still had a look as if he didn’t know what he did wrong. This person’s brain really doesn’t work well. Ye Ling covered her forehead, thinking with this type of brain, she wondered if he could pass the exams. She had been too confident before. Zhao Guodong couldn’t wait for Ye Ling’s words, so he hissed, "Hick." "Alright, let’s get to class." Ye Ling glared at him. Anyway, she hadn’t had a good relationship with Song Mei, so she wasn’t worried about making her remember another mark. Zhao Guodong obeyed and didn’t make another sound. Wang Ping, whose mind wasn’t on studying, kept paying attention to Zhao Guodong. Although he couldn’t hear what the two were saying, he could see the final few words and actions between them. Only when Zhao Guodong stopped talking to Ye Ling did he poke Zhao Guodong with a book. Zhao Guodong turned impatiently, "What is it?" This tone and attitude were not as good as earlier with Ye Ling. Wang Ping pursed his lips, "Dongzi, did you really agree with her?" The word "hick" was almost on the tip of his tongue but swallowed down. Watching his childhood brothers treating him not as well as a hick, Wang Ping felt a bit unbalanced. Zhao Guodong raised an eyebrow, "Why not?" Wang Ping hurriedly waved his hand, "Of course not, but could you take me along when you review? I want to get into high school too." "No problem, come to my place after school tonight." Zhao Guodong waved the paper in his hand, "Let’s work on some problems together." Wang Ping grinned, "Alright." When it comes to Wang Ping being headstrong, it’s not an exaggeration. He was pleading with Zhao Guodong. Once Zhao Guodong agreed, he turned around and called Zhang Linong, "Let’s go to Dongzi’s place together tonight." Wang Ping just smiled. Zhao Guodong didn’t care. The three of them grew up together, almost like wearing the same pair of pants. They usually went to and from school together, visiting each other’s houses as if visiting their own. The four morning classes passed quickly, and as soon as the lunch break bell rang, the students in the class immediately got up and rushed out, all in a hurry to get home to eat. Some who brought lunch took their time packing up, planning to take out their lunchboxes once the students mostly left. Today was Ye Ling’s first day, and she didn’t bring lunch, so she could only get up and walk home. Zhao Guodong had already dashed out of the classroom the moment he heard the bell. Ye Ling didn’t squeeze out with the others but neatly tidied her desk. Once most of the people were gone, she got up to leave. At the end of the hallway outside the classroom, she saw Ye Qian and the trio of Song Mei standing there. Song Mei saw Ye Ling and turned around to walk away first. Jiang Yan and Gao Tian greeted Ye Qian and chased after them, but Ye Qian didn’t leave, waiting until Ye Ling walked up to her before approaching. "Sis, let’s go home." Ye Ling nodded and said, "You don’t need to wait for me in the future. I can walk by myself." "It’s fine." Ye Qian smiled sweetly. But Song Mei’s voice came from up ahead, "Ye Qian, I told you not to wait. See? She doesn’t appreciate it. Let’s go, we need to get back to school after eating, can’t waste too much time." It turns out that Song Mei and her companions hadn’t left, just waited outside the school, coincidentally hearing the conversation between the Ye sisters. Song Mei, who already misunderstood in the morning that Ye Ling was instigating Zhao Guodong against her, certainly couldn’t say anything nice about Ye Ling. "Song Mei, it’s my sister’s first day. I stayed to walk with her. You guys go ahead." Ye Qian pleaded. Song Mei wouldn’t make it difficult for a good friend. She gave Ye Ling a harsh glare, then called Jiang Yan and Gao Tian to leave with her. Song Mei, bringing her friends out in anger, met Liu Rui, who was walking home slowly ahead, and quickened her pace to catch up, "Liu Rui, why are you walking alone today?" When Liu Rui went to school, it wasn’t often. When she did, she’d ride Liu Zhiyuan’s bicycle home. It was rare to see her walking alone . Liu Rui turned her head and saw it was Song Mei. She smiled and said, "Oh, it’s you. My brother has a cold and hasn’t come to school these past few days, so I have to walk alone." Liu Rui gave a shy smile. Song Mei was surprised, "When did he get sick? I hadn’t heard. He must have taken leave, it must be serious?" "It’s fine, he’s just being lazy." Liu Rui rarely showed a mischievous side and stuck out her tongue. Song Mei laughed, "Let’s go, join us." With Jiang Yan and Gao Tian added, the four walked together, making it lively. Liu Rui occasionally looked back to see the Ye sisters walking behind, "Should we wait for Ye Qian and them?" "No need, they don’t want to walk with us." Song Mei waved, looking displeased at the mention. Jiang Yan agreed, "It’s just Ye Qian is too kind-hearted." "Forget it, it’s something between sisters, we can’t say much." Gao Tian felt like whenever Ye Ling was involved, their conversation always revolved around her. Especially in the morning, whenever it was break time, the only topic seemed to be Ye Ling, someone from the countryside, dressed so shabbily. It was really unclear what was so noticeable about her. Liu Rui was hesitant but said nothing in the end. Song Mei didn’t care, "Yeah, I’m just puzzled how Zhao Guodong could fancy her, wonder what trick she used. Don’t be fooled by her coming from the countryside, she’s very scheming." All being girls around fifteen or sixteen, rarely did they talk about others behind their backs. None responded to Song Mei’s words. Indifferent, Song Mei only parted ways with everyone when reaching the compound, returning to their own homes. Ye Qian and Ye Ling walked slowly. Bai Xue looked out the door three or four times before seeing their figures. "Why are you back so late? Are you feeling unwell?" Bai Xue approached her youngest daughter, scrutinizing her. Seeing her daughter was fine, she exhaled in relief. Ye Qian cautiously peeked at Ye Ling, who had entered the house, then shook her head, "No, I’m fine." It was obvious to Bai Xue. She turned to glare at her eldest daughter, yet again that bothersome girl. Ever since she returned, her youngest daughter suffered daily, but Ye Qian always pleaded with her not to mention it. Plus, with the eldest just returned, she didn’t want neighbors gossiping, so she suppressed her temper. Ye Ling had already washed her hands and sat at the table. Boiled cabbage and potatoes with millet was way better than what she ate in the countryside. Bai Xue saw her eldest already eating and scolded, "Picked up bad habits from the countryside, eating before the family sits down." Ye Ling didn’t stop eating, "Mom, I’ll bring my lunch tomorrow. I won’t come back to eat at noon." Either way, she was an eyesore. Even if she waited for them to dine, her mother wouldn’t favor her. Ye Ling didn’t bother doing unnecessary things. (To be continued. If you work, please vote for recommendation or monthly tickets on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)