The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 421: The New School Beauty (2)_1

Chapter 421: Chapter 421: The New School Beauty (2)_1

Watching this scene unfold, Cao Mengqi felt her heart fill with resentment. Years of suppressed discontent surged within her. Why, after all these years, did she always have to yield to Liu Yuhan? The most beautiful clothes, the prettiest jewelry, anything Yuhan liked, she was expected to give up without a word.

Now, even the man she liked, was she supposed to give him up to Yuhan as well? The more Mengqi thought about it, the more unwilling her heart grew. And just when Yuhan’s confession to Tian Jinlei was rejected, Mengqi felt a small sense of comfort. This rejection deepened Mengqi’s affections for Tian Jinlei.

Afterward, instead of falling out with Yuhan, Mengqi buried her love for Tian Jinlei deep within her heart. But she didn’t give up on him; rather, she was waiting for the perfect opportunity. She’d still offer suggestions to Yuhan on how to pursue Tian Jinlei. However, the advice Mengqi gave only made Tian Jinlei dislike Yuhan even more.

At that time, before class started, the classroom was noisy with everyone talking. This prevented Situ Xin from hearing the conversation between Yuhan and Mengqi. However, as she sat down, she felt two pairs of eyes on her, one envious, jealous, and resentful, the other jealous and calculating.

When Situ Xin looked in the direction of those gazes, she caught Yuhan’s look full of envy, jealousy, and resentment. However, she couldn’t locate the source of the other gaze.

When Situ Xin looked at Yuhan, she received an eye roll in response, Yuhan’s face brimming with disdain. Situ Xin just smiled nonchalantly and turned away.

After the class ended.

"Situ Xin, are you free later?" As soon as class was over, Tian Jinlei seized the opportunity to speak with Situ Xin, inviting her to go out for a meal.

"Sorry, I need to go home later; my whole family is waiting for me to cook," Situ Xin replied. She thought well of Tian Jinlei as a person, but that didn’t mean she wanted deeper interactions with them. Furthermore, she wasn’t lying; she had been cooking for the past few days, winning over the palates of the Situ and the Loo families, especially Old Master Situ, Old Master Loo, and Old Deng, who couldn’t stop praising her culinary skills. Today, as Situ Xin was leaving for school, Old Master Situ even said with a mournful expression, "Ah, Baby is going to school, us old men will lose our good fortune. Appetites will surely decrease too."

Seeing the pitiful look Old Master Situ was faking, Situ Xin wanted to ignore it, but the harsh reality wouldn’t let her. Moved by her grandfather’s forlorn expression, she found herself saying, "Grandpa, I’ll come back to cook in the evening." No sooner had she spoken,

than Old Master Situ’s face shifted from misery to elation, almost jumping with joy. "Baby, you promised, oh! I’ll tell Old Lu right away, hehe, tonight we’ll wait for Baby’s homemade meal!"

"Hehe, who knew you could cook?" Lin Shaowei approached and asked.

"Do I not look like someone who can cook?" Situ Xin challenged.

"Not at all, it’s just that these days girls who can cook are quite rare. So it’s a bit surprising to hear that a great beauty like Situ Xin can cook," Lin Shaowei explained, smiling.

Upon hearing Situ Xin was unavailable, a flash of disappointment crossed Tian Jinlei’s mind, but he masked it well, not letting it show. "Perhaps next time, when you’re free, I can treat you to a meal," he offered.

"Alright then, I’ll be off now." Saying this, Situ Xin shouldered her neatly arranged backpack, carrying Baibai, and left the classroom.

If Baibai were awake at that moment, it might have observed the situation with Situ Xin with amusement, possibly even joking about Tian Jinlei taking a liking to her. Unfortunately for Baibai, it was sound asleep, oblivious to the world outside.

Watching as Situ Xin, carrying Baibai, hurried out of the classroom, Dai Weicheng patted Tian Jinlei, who was still lost in thought staring at Situ Xin’s retreating figure, and with a hint of schadenfreude said, "Brother, pursuing the great beauty Situ Xin is going to be fraught with difficulties. Based on my many years of experience chasing girls, it seems Situ Xin is still oblivious to matters of the heart."

"Indeed, Situ Xin is only 14 this year, a good five or six years younger than us. At her age, it’s normal for her not to understand these romantic things," Li Zhenghao joined, patting Tian Jinlei’s shoulder, "But if Ah Lei can win the heart of the great beauty Situ Xin, he will surely be the envy of all. Bro, I support you, go for it! Just remember to treat us brothers to a meal when you get the girl."

"Of course, if Situ Xin agrees to be my girlfriend, the treat’s on me; you guys pick the place," Tian Jinlei couldn’t hide his happiness at the thought of Situ Xin accepting his advances.

But before he could revel in his daydream, Lin Shaowei nudged him with his elbow. "Shaowei, are you nudging me urgently for a reason?" As Tian Jinlei turned his head to look at Lin Shaowei, he caught Shaowei’s awkward expression and saw the fuming Liu Yuhan behind him, alongside the smiling Cao Mengqi.

Throughout high school, Yuhan had been an unending source of irritation for Tian Jinlei. Whenever a girl appeared by his side, Yuhan wouldn’t care about the nature of the girl’s relationship with him; she would verbally abuse the girl in front of him and then threaten her in private to stay away from him.

Yuhan’s behavior caused the school’s girls to avoid Tian Jinlei, keeping a safe distance in fear of Yuhan’s wrath. Every time Tian Jinlei saw Yuhan, he couldn’t conceal his displeasure. If not for his parents warning him not to provoke Yuhan, telling him their family was influential locally and usually untroubled, but Yuhan’s family held power in Capital City and should not be offended but rather befriended,