The raise of Maureen Smith and her Good Luck System
Chapter 149: Bianca has a boyfriend

Chapter 149: Bianca has a boyfriend

The three of them came out of KFC, it was so blistering cold that Liam put Maureen’s hand into his own pocket.

Niel, with his sharp eyes, suddenly called out to Maureen and pointed in a direction with his milk tea in hand, he said: "Am I seeing things, or is that Bianca?

Is she dating someone now?" Bianca’s contract with the talent agency, Maureen heard about it too.

For the past month, Maureen had barely seen Bianca in school.

She seemed to have disappeared completely from her sight, someone she used to bump into every few days on the streets.

The main reason was that even though the controversy of the true and false heiress was over, Bianca still faced some stares.

If it wasn’t for the sake of graduation, Bianca wouldn’t want to attend school at all.

She spent most of her time in society, working.

So, seeing Bianca again out of the blue at the school gate was quite a surprise for Maureen.

She followed the direction Niel pointed and glanced over.

Outside Secondary School was a long tree-lined avenue that led to different shopping streets and food streets, and diagonally opposite was an art school filled with performance students, art students, and dance students practicing for art exams.

At this moment, Bianca was at the entrance of an Internet café, wearing long boots and a black coat, her eyelashes heavily done and fishnet stockings giving her an enchanting look, clinging to a tattooed boy.

The boy’s face was turned towards them and he was stepping on a skateboard under his feet.

There were also a few people following behind, who looked like thugs.

Before Maureen could make out who it was, there were also passing female students who noticed.

Someone commented, "Isn’t he the school bully from the art school across the street?"

"How could Bianca be mingling with the guys from the school across the street? They are all a bunch of brawling delinquents; just last month, I heard one of them put a teacher in the hospital."

"That bad, huh? But I have to say, that guy is kinda handsome - doesn’t he know about the scandal involving Bianca?"

"With all the attention it got, he must know.

But after hearing about the scandal, he might see Bianca as a poor, innocent girl who needs his protection."

Maureen felt quite taken aback.

The situation had now evolved totally off script, deviating significantly from the original plot.

The budding romance between Bianca and Oliver was completely snuffed out.

Instead, Bianca was seen with this random guy.

After a while, the guy from the school across the street pinched Bianca’s face and left with a bunch of colorful-haired, punkish characters.

Wanting to get a clearer look at who this boy was, Maureen continued to scrutinize him.

Only to find that he didn’t exist in her memory.

And the name being bandied about by the bystanders seemed to have never appeared in the original text, confirming that he probably was just some nameless random guy.

At first, Liam thought she was staring at Bianca, but after observing her for a while, he realized she was keenly focused on the face of the tattooed kid across the street. —

And she was even standing on tiptoes to get a better look.

Liam: ? "Do you think he’s handsome too?" Liam asked, glaring at Maureen.

"After all, he is an art student, how else is he supposed to get by without good looks."

Maureen was a bit slow to respond, mumbling,

"Well, he is indeed quite good-looking."

After finishing her sentence, she noticed the grim look on Liam’s face.

Maureen: "..." Maureen felt a lump in her throat, thinking she might still be able to salvage the situation.

She quickly added, "What I meant was, he just looks average.

Some people have been saying he’s the top heartthrob at the other school, maybe because his dancing skills give him extra points."

Liam successfully missed the point and said sourly, "Do you think a boy being able to dance gives him extra points?

How many points did you give him then?"

Maureen very eloquently spoke, "I didn’t give him any additional points.

Why would I give him points?

I only give you points."

Liam’s face was full of disbelief.

He felt so wronged! He had just warned himself not to be overly jealous, but now his girlfriend was openly praising another handsome man who can dance.

Wouldn’t any boyfriend be upset under the circumstances???

"Little Mask, you suddenly seem like a scoundrel!" Liam uttered miserably.

Maureen: ??? Maureen wore an expression that said ’I didn’t do anything,’ and immediately replied, "In my heart, you are the most handsome."

Liam: "Look, these are the sorts of lines often spoken by scumbags — ’You are the most beautiful in my heart,’ and stuff like that."

Seeing Liam still incessantly babbling, Maureen was beyond exasperated.

She chose to grab the collar of his shirt, raised herself on tiptoes, and planted a hearty smooch on his chin.

This tactic always did the trick. "Liam fell silent, effectively silenced.

He rubbed his chin and glanced around.

A few onlookers turned their heads.

The embarrassment was slowly creeping up his ears.

He put on his cap and, with a single hand, caught the cap behind Maureen and covered her head with it.

He took her hand and, one tall and one short, they quickly walked towards their classroom.

Niel in the back: ??? Wait, didn’t those two forget there’s one more person with them who came out for a meal too?

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Maureen only cast a glance at the school gate, without sparing any heart to pay attention to Bianca’s private affairs.

She felt the management company Bianca signed with seemed unreliable, packaging Bianca in a way that was overly focused on sex appeal.

Moreover, there was something off about Bianca’s new boyfriend that she sensed trouble brewing.

However, it seemed like none of this was her matter.

She was not on good terms with Bianca now, to put it mildly.

In the blink of an eye, the semester was nearing its end.

The list of finalists will be announced on the internet during the winter vacation.

Each passing day without the results has left Maureen anxious.

But no point bothering too much, the tests were done, now it’s just a matter of waiting for the outcome amidst anxiety.

She originally planned that once she scored the extra credit, she would no longer participate in competitions and instead focus on preparing for the college entrance examination.

However, Liam’s grandfather said that if she won a gold medal in the national competition, he would send her and Liam abroad to study together - who wouldn’t be tempted by that?

This means that they wouldn’t have to worry about tuition and living expenses!

So, Maureen, grunting and straining, asked Teacher Teacher Logan for the registration form for next semester’s national competition.

After these days of close interaction, her pot of plants has grown up to 488; just a bit away from the ultimate goal.

Winter vacation is only a short ten days or so. There’s not much to pack.

But no matter how you see it, it is the longest vacation in the tense senior year, and some students from the international class have already started to rip their books in celebration, tossing scraps of paper everywhere.

Drake, sleeping on the desk, was caught off guard by a rain of paper scraps: "

Liam, who feels he now has a girlfriend, feels the need to act mature and calm.

Thus, he sits on the chair with his hands tucked into his pockets, looking cool and detached, and does not participate in the whole process.

Maureen, on the other hand, smiles and stuffs books into her backpack.

She and Liam planned to stay at home for three days, and then spend the rest of the time in New York.

Maureen rarely goes far away from home.

The anticipation in her heart is almost about to explode.

When Maureen was done packing and was about to head home with Liam, Teacher Logan called them.

Teacher Logan plans to take this opportunity to give her some special tutoring, reviewing key points from previous national competitions.

So Maureen had no choice but to stay. Coincidentally, Liam also needed to go back to the old house for a visit - since the last time Maureen dragged him out, he has not been back for half a month.

In the corridor.

"Do you really have to go back?"

Maureen worriedly knitted her eyebrows, "Will your mother go to your grandfather’s place this time?"

Liam ruffled her hair and said, "The lawyer Daniel called me.

He didn’t explain clearly over the phone, but he hinted that my grandfather seems to have made up his mind and is thinking of sending my mother for treatment."

Maureen looked up in astonishment.

The cold wind messed up Liam’s short hair, making him look slightly more mature.

"She used to go to the sanatorium every now and then, but she couldn’t stay for long each time and would run away.

I could not force her to stay."

Liam’s face was slightly clouded.

He paused, as if having made up his mind, and then said, "But I have made up my mind, I will be ruthless this time to make sure she gets treatment, perhaps this is the best choice for her.

And—" Liam lifted the corner of his lips, pinching Maureen’s face.

"It wasn’t because of you, Maureen, who suddenly erupted last time, scaring my mother and grandfather.

My mother is..." she had been sending many messages to my phone lately, she had been in a bad mental state, and even used to send him angry messages.

However, the messages she had been sending lately had grown more temperate, reminiscing about the past, and even reminding Liam about the rain.

Liam felt a mixture of emotions when he saw these recent messages.

He didn’t know if this was considered a good change.

But with Maureen by his side, he felt as if he was standing in the sunshine, filled with an unexplained confidence that everything will turn out fine.

"Anyway, we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.

As long as I have you, I’m good."

Maureen tightly hugged him and muttered, "In that case, leave early and return early. I will wait for you at home."

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Maureen told him to leave early and return early, but Teacher Logan was as nagging as Maureen, even returning home later than Liam.

As soon as she typed in the password and opened the door, she heard the sound of intense dance music.

Maureen’s heart beat rapidly, she almost thought a robber had broken in.

She anxiously peeked into the living room, only to see Liam fiddling with Just Dance in there.

For others, dancing is just dancing but he looked like he was stepping on an electric switch, shocked.

Despite his long legs, he danced like a robot.

"Maureen: "..." Maureen, both amused and exasperated, said, "Liam, are you still stuck on this matter???"

She just mentioned that guys who can dance are more attractive!

The music was so loud that Liam didn’t hear Maureen open the door.

It wasn’t until she shouted that he turned his head.

Liam: "..." In quick succession, Liam turned off the music and hurriedly ran into his room, his face reddening.