Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 732 - 733 Freeloading Man 18_1

Chapter 732: Chapter 733 Freeloading Man 18_1

Song Lei knew that a transfer student was coming today, a boy, and according to the male class president’s judgment, a handsome one at that.

She said it had nothing to do with her, so what if he was handsome? She was a student preparing for college, and she planned to score higher than Chiang Yi.

So she really didn’t care about this kind of thing. However, on second thought, having another handsome guy in class, one who could rival Chiang Yi in looks, would probably infuriate someone.

He never admitted that he was good-looking, but in private, he was quite proud. The whole Chiang family hoped Chiang Yi could use his handsome face and smart brain to elevate the family’s status and class.

This time, let him realize that there are plenty of people more handsome than him.

Song Lei suddenly looked forward to the arrival of the new transfer student, absolutely ready for a good show to unfold. Exciting, truly exciting.

The bell for self-study class rang, and the homeroom teacher entered the classroom with Xia Yuanji, "Today, a new transfer student has joined our class."

The homeroom teacher signaled Xia Yuanji to introduce himself, and he did so straightforwardly, "Hello everyone, I’m Xia Yuanji."

Upon hearing his voice, the people who already thought he was attractive felt that he was not only handsome but also had a great voice.

When Song Lei saw the transfer student, she was also shocked; at first, she thought he looked somewhat familiar.

She immediately dipped into the original host’s memory bank, and it was truly a shock to discover; they indeed had a past connection.

The two families were neighbors, and the Xia family later moved away due to business development, only occasionally returning, and not maintaining much contact.

Song Lei was somewhat puzzled as to why he was returning at this time; the original host hadn’t seen him come back before.

It should be known that Xia Yuanji was indeed the good child parents talked about, with good grades and athletic ability. In short, in one word, there was no parent who wouldn’t like such a child.

It seemed that in a previous life, after high school graduation, he went directly abroad to study. While he also went overseas, the original host attended a third-rate university that was bottom of the barrel.

Xia Yuanji attended a top-tier university. During his studies, the family’s business abroad didn’t suffer at all; in summary, he completely overshadowed the original host’s existence.

Wrong, not just the original host, but even his older brother was overshadowed by him, though the dear elder brother idolized him.

If the elder brother knew that his idol was attending the same school, who knows how excited he would be.

But this kid really wasn’t the sociable type, he just stated his name and then there was no further follow-up.

The homeroom teacher didn’t expect that his self-introduction would be so brief, just stating a name without further comment.

Well, everyone would be classmates from now on, and there would be time to get to know each other. The homeroom teacher began to ponder where to seat him.

"Let me see, you can sit..." The homeroom teacher surveyed the surroundings, preparing to find a spot for Xia Yuanji.

Xia Yuanji noticed that the seat behind Song Lei was empty, "Teacher, is anyone sitting behind Song Lei?"

There were two empty seats in the classroom, and the homeroom teacher had yet to decide where to place him when, unexpectedly, he chose for himself.

Thinking it over, there seemed to be no issue, "Okay."

After thanking the teacher, Xia Yuanji walked over and sat down behind Song Lei.

The homeroom teacher didn’t notice anything amiss, Xia Yuanji remained composed, and Song Lei’s expression didn’t change, but the rest of the class was visibly puzzled and confused.

They thought, isn’t Xia Yuanji a transfer student? How could he promptly say Song Lei’s name? Could they have known each other before?

Everyone was very curious, including Song Lei’s deskmate who was dying to ask her what was going on right away.

But she really didn’t dare to ask with the homeroom teacher in the room, so she could only wait.

No sooner had the homeroom teacher left than she wanted to ask, but then she saw Song Lei turn around, "Xia Yuanji, why have you come to study here?"

"Can’t I come here?" Xia Yuanji counter-questioned. "My residence registration is still here, and I have to come back to take the college entrance exam."

What? This guy is actually going to take the college entrance exam? This completely stunned Song Lei, who foolishly stared at him, "You, you’re actually going to take the college entrance exam?"

"Is there a problem with me taking the college entrance exam?"

People around didn’t see any issue with this, as the college entrance exam is usually taken in the location where one’s residence registration is recorded.

"You, weren’t you planning to go study abroad?" Right, that’s correct, in his past life, this guy indeed went to study abroad.

Wow, she even knew the new student was planning to study abroad; their relationship must be quite close.

"I haven’t decided yet, I’ll take the college entrance exam first," For Xia Yuanji, whether to attend college domestically or to go abroad for study had not been settled yet.

Not decided yet? Song Lei couldn’t understand how such a simple matter hadn’t been settled, but considering Xia Yuanji’s somewhat fastidious character, it was indeed very probable.

"You know each other?" the deskmate took a moment to ask.

"Know each other," Xia Yuanji’s words were as brief as ever.

"Know each other, known him since childhood," Song Lei lamented, "Living next door is someone good at everything, obedient, sensible, and academically successful."

"He is what parents typically refer to as ’someone else’s child,’" Song Lei felt quite annoyed.

The deskmate nodded continuously, "I get it, I get it."

"By the way, does Xia Student come from a wealthy family?" the deskmate whispered, reasoning that if they were not wealthy, they wouldn’t be sending their child abroad for study.

Is Xia Yuanji’s family wealthy? Of course, that’s a given, "I’m not sure, I don’t care about these things."

"Why don’t you ask him yourself?" Song Lei certainly knew, but what did it have to do with her?

For her to ask him, "Where would I get the guts to ask?"

"If you don’t have the nerve to ask, do you think I do? His family moved away so many years ago," and after that, there wasn’t much contact either.

She hadn’t heard her family bring it up before, "By the way, are you going back to live in the old house?"

Song Lei knew that the Xia family’s original villa was still there, which had been lying vacant all these years with someone coming by every week to air it out and clean.

"I have an apartment in the neighboring community," Xia Yuanji indicated his home was nearby.

Wow, Song Lei’s deskmate couldn’t contain her excitement; having an apartment in the neighboring community meant they were really wealthy.

"Then you can go to school together, by the way, have you hired an aunt?" The Xia family became affluent earlier than the Song family and had hired domestic help earlier too.

So don’t expect Xia Yuanji to do any housework, the young master living alone outside, an aunt was definitely necessary.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yuanji could be sure that the Song family had not mentioned his arrival to her, "I’m just going to live there for a little over a year, your family’s aunt does a good job, so I hired her."

This sentence was loaded with information, like sharing an aunt.

Chiang Yi watched these two, and although they didn’t talk much, the sense of familiarity was so intense it could be felt at a glance.

Faced with a situation he could not insert himself into, he felt really irked.

Not wanting to listen to their conversation or watch them any longer, an annoyed Chiang Yi directly picked up a book and started reading.

Everyone thought Xia Yuanji was handsome, but most were also interested in Chiang Yi’s reaction.

And his current reaction was quite satisfying to them. That’s right, it should be just like this. Everyone thought that there would not be a lack of future drama to witness and felt very good about that.