The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 381 Being Watched (2)_1

Chapter 381: Chapter 381 Being Watched (2)_1

"I had something come up yesterday, so I left early. Sorry about that, if I had known, I would have called you ahead of time," said Situ Xin with an apologetic tone.

"Ah, it’s no big deal, you had no way of knowing I’d come looking for you, that’s on me for not calling you in advance," Murong Wanyu said breezily, not one to hold a grudge over such things. That’s why she and Situ Xin had become good friends. "Oh, Xiao Xin, why did you bring your pet to school?"

It was only then that Murong Wanyu noticed the Baibai that Situ Xin was holding.

Situ Xin followed Murong Wanyu’s gaze to Baibai. She thought to herself: "It’s not like I wanted to bring it." But for some reason, Baibai was adamant about following her to school and refused to stay in the backpack.

And Situ Xin realized she was probably the least threatening owner ever; whenever Baibai acted cute, she was powerless.

However, when Baibai heard Murong Wanyu call it a pet, the lazily closed eyes snapped open and shot Murong Wanyu a look.

Baibai had intended to give Murong Wanyu a scare for daring to call a noble Divine Beast like itself a mere pet, but Murong Wanyu wasn’t frightened at all. Instead, when she saw Baibai open its eyes, she brought her face close to Baibai’s head and cooed, "Oh my, what a cute little cat."

"Cute, your whole family is cute," Baibai really wanted to scratch this woman, but considering Murong Wanyu was its owner’s friend, Baibai held back its claws to avoid being scolded or going without food from its owner. After giving Murong Wanyu a disdainful look, Baibai closed its eyes and went back to sleep.

Murong Wanyu, however, wasn’t ready to let Baibai off the hook and reached out to touch it. "Hey, Wanyu, what time is your class this morning? It looks like it’s almost time for the first class to start," Situ Xin timely intervened, not so much to save Baibai but because she was afraid Baibai might lose control if Murong Wanyu touched it. That would be no joking matter.

"Oh, I have class in a bit," Murong Wanyu paused, her hand on its way to Baibai, heeding Situ Xin’s words.

"Then what are you doing still here? Class is about to start." Situ Xin extended her wrist towards Murong Wanyu to show her.

On seeing her watch, Murong Wanyu realized that it indeed was almost time. "Oh, I..." Her words were cut off by another voice, "Situ Xin, what a coincidence to run into you here."

Murong Wanyu followed the voice and saw a beaming handsome man jogging over to them.

"A coincidence? But this is the only way to our classroom," Situ Xin said, looking at their location, somewhat oblivious to the social nuances.

"Eh, really? Hehe, but still, it’s quite a coincidence to run into you here," said Tian Jinlei, scratching his head awkwardly with a smile.

"Xiao Xin, who is he?" When Murong Wanyu saw Tian Jinlei, she remembered the two phone calls she received before the term started, one from Xiao Muli and the other from Yu Qihao, asking her to look after Situ Xin and to keep an eye on any boys that appeared around her, and not to let them take her away. She asked anxiously.

Murong Wanyu realized that Yu Qihao and Xiao Muli’s feelings for Situ Xin were quite evident, even before Situ Xin herself did. She had thought about telling Situ Xin, but seeing how they all interacted, she decided to keep her mouth shut.

This time, Murong Wanyu’s gaze towards Tian Jinlei was full of wariness, which left Tian Jinlei feeling baffled, as he hadn’t done anything to warrant such defensiveness.

"Oh, he’s our class president, Tian Jinlei." Situ Xin had just introduced him when she glanced at her watch, "Wanyu, I think you should hurry to class now. If you don’t leave soon, you’ll be late." Murong Wanyu’s department was a bit far from their finance department.

True enough, hearing Situ Xin’s advice and checking her wristwatch, Murong Wanyu said in a panic, "Oh no, I’m going to be late. Xiao Xin, remember to wait for me after class today, you must wait for me!" With that, Murong Wanyu quickly left.

Watching Murong Wanyu’s hasty departure, Situ Xin shook her head helplessly, always so rash and impatient.

"Class president, we should head to the classroom too." Since they had bumped into each other, Situ Xin felt it would be rude to walk away alone and suggested to Tian Jinlei.

"Oh, sure," Tian Jinlei was more than willing. From the very first moment he saw Situ Xin yesterday, he knew he was smitten. He tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep, Situ Xin’s beautiful image etched in his mind.

Indeed, that morning, when his dorm mates called him to go to the classroom together, he declined, arriving instead early on the path to the classroom, waiting for Situ Xin to appear, hoping for their serendipitous encounter.

"Situ Xin, why don’t you stay in the dormitory? Commuting back and forth between school and home every day must be exhausting," Tian Jinlei struck up a conversation.

"Well, it’s not that far from home. Besides, my family would rather I didn’t stay in the dorm, and I’m not sure I’d get used to dorm life anyway. Commuting like this is pretty nice," Situ Xin replied after thinking it over.

"Oh, then Situ Xin, what hobbies do you usually have?" Tian Jinlei continued.

Tian Jinlei had just asked the question when Situ Xin was seriously contemplating her own hobbies. Suddenly, another voice interrupted, "Tian Jinlei, what’s up with you? We called you to go together this morning, and you made us leave first, turns out it’s because... Ah." Lin Shaowei and two others from his dorm had just finished breakfast and were on their way to class. From afar, they spotted a figure resembling Tian Jinlei. They quickened their pace, not expecting it to actually be him.

What they did not expect, even more so, was that the girl with Tian Jinlei was their class’s belle, their department’s beauty, and indeed, the beauty of Capital City University, Situ Xin.