"Alright, I'll submit my homework on time every day from now on, Jiang Mianmian. Are you satisfied?" Yun Buji deliberately smiled at Mianmian.
"You said it yourself. If you can keep it up for a week, I'll give you a gift," Mianmian said happily, looking at him.
"It's a deal, pinky swear," Yun Buji extended his little finger, hooking hers slightly. "Whoever breaks their promise is a puppy."
"Okay!"
Mianmian hooked her little finger, chanting, "Pinky swear, no backing out for a hundred years. Whoever backs out is a puppy!"
"Jiang Mianmian, I'm waiting for your gift. It's late, hurry home. I'll watch you go inside," Yun Buji didn't want Mianmian to have too much contact with this person.
"Goodbye then, you two classmates," Mianmian said, turning to head back. Yun Buji watched her go, and Jiang Tianci also stared at her retreating back.
After Mianmian had walked a distance, she turned back and waved at Yun Buji. Yun Buji smiled and waved back, signaling her to go inside quickly.
Jiang Mianmian ran into the apartment building with a smile.
After Mianmian left, Yun Buji suddenly attacked Jiang Tianci. Jiang Tianci, caught off guard, was punched in the face by him, staggering and almost falling.
"Are you crazy!" Jiang Tianci glared furiously at the boy in front of him.
"I hate it when people scheme behind my back! A capable man fights face-to-face. Scheming behind someone's back is the most despicable act! And you are that kind of person!" Yun Buji looked at him coldly, his sharp gaze as if he had already seen through everything!
"You need evidence to speak! This is slander!" Jiang Tianci said with a cold laugh.
"See, that's why I say you're both cowardly and wicked. You did it, yet you don't even dare to admit it. What a coward! People like you won't get Jiang Mianmian. You're not even worthy of carrying her shoes!" Yun Buji said dismissively and turned to leave. He felt it was an insult to himself to speak another word to such a coward.
"Then are you worthy? You're a penniless bum who doesn't even have a home. How dare you even think of carrying her shoes? Yun Buji, you'd better stay away from her, or you'll end up ruining her!" Jiang Tianci said with a cold smile.
Yun Buji paused for a second and said coldly, "Who says one will be poor forever? I can earn money! As for my business, it's not for a fool like you to worry about!"
Jiang Tianci was almost angered to death by Yun Buji. He had arrived at this new school, and almost everyone fawned over him, yet Yun Buji treated him with disdain. How dare he?
His family was wealthy, his academic performance was excellent, and teachers and classmates all liked him. This was how it should be. How could a poor bum like him look down on him and even try to snatch away Jiang Mianmian, whom he desired?
Just wait. One day, he would make this man a person everyone despised!
After Mianmian returned home, she sent a message to Yun Buji. Yun Buji said he was about to leave. Mianmian told him to be careful on the way.
Yun Buji looked at her soft, caring words, and his heart felt a surge of warmth. Who wouldn't like such a cute and thoughtful girl?
He didn't want to admit it, but Jiang Tianci was right about one thing. He was a penniless bum. So, how could he possibly deserve her affection?
He didn't want to have such a disreputable status, but a person couldn't choose their origins.
If he had a choice, he would also want to be the young master of a wealthy family, born into a life of comfort and security, with loving parents, and a smooth, peaceful life. Unlike him, who had lived seventeen years of wandering and hardship.