Chen Xiao subconsciously took a closer look at the girl's eyebrows and eyes—her eyebrows were curved, like two crescent moons, and she was indeed very pretty.
Well... that's true. When this girl was born, there were no computers or the internet yet. Her parents probably never imagined that years later, "MM" would become a common term on the internet.
Chen Xiao coughed twice: "Ahem... So, why did you come to Kidd to study? Don't misunderstand, I don't mean anything by it, it's just... Kidd's tuition is very expensive. A year's tuition is probably equivalent to several years' income for an average family."
"It's all because of my lovely parents!" Bai MM seemed somewhat helpless, but also a little annoyed. "My mom and dad are both guys with some kind of quirks! They think that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent! They say that for a girl, it's better to marry well than to have a good career! They're such a pair of irresponsible old folks! All they ever think about is me marrying a rich man! Rich man, rich man! Where in the world are there so many rich guys? A few years ago, I watched a third-rate TV series and became obsessed... Last year, I heard that 'Kid Academy' here is full of rich young masters, so they racked their brains to pull strings, took out their life savings, and forced me to transfer here!"
"..." Chen Xiao was somewhat bewildered: "Hmm, this plot sounds familiar..."
He suddenly realized what was happening, and stared wide-eyed at Miss Bai: "You! You! Your parents, the TV series they watched, it couldn't be, it could be..."
"That's right! It's that utterly brain-dead idiot..." The white-haired girl looked like she was about to cry, gritting her teeth as she said each word clearly: "Meteor Garden!"
Chen Xiao: "…………"
But Bai MM added an even more forceful statement: "Didn't I just say I have two names? I used to be called Bai Meimei, but before I transferred schools, my parents forcibly changed my name..."
"So now your name is..." Chen Xiao swallowed.
"Cabbage."...The tone was filled with strong resentment!
White, cabbage...
Chapter Twenty-One: [Burn, Soul of the Unscrupulous Merchant!]
Cabbage... Hmm, it seems watching too many brainless TV dramas really does lower your IQ.
Chen Xiao carefully suppressed the urge to laugh, and seeing the gloomy-faced Cabbage Girl, quickly changed the subject: "By the way, what exactly happened just now? How did you get into a conflict with those people?"
"Hmph!" Speaking of this, Cabbage Girl's face flushed with anger: "I've been getting scorned all day since I started school yesterday... Just because you have money doesn't mean you're all that! This noon, I was eating my lunchbox in the classroom when a girl walked past me and knocked it over. Instead of apologizing, she said my lunchbox had dirtied her purse..."
Chen Xiao sighed—he deeply sympathized with Bai Cai MM's situation. The Kidd Academy naturally had a restaurant specifically for its students—but that restaurant was notoriously expensive. Ordinary families like Bai Cai MM's couldn't afford it—"And then?"
"She insists I pay for her purse—but it's entirely her fault! Besides, that purse cost over ten thousand yuan, how can I afford to pay for it?" Cabbage Girl said indignantly, "She's clearly taking advantage of my lack of connections to bully me!"
Chen Xiao looked at the girl with pity: "Actually, not all rich people are bad. There are still good people in school. Maybe the girl who knocked over your lunchbox was just in a bad mood today, or maybe she just got dumped..."
"Huh? How did you know?" Bai Cai looked at Chen Xiao in surprise: "I found out later that she really did get dumped today. I didn't want to argue with her, but she wouldn't let it go and insisted that I compensate her for her losses—it's unbelievable, I didn't even have lunch, and now she wants me to pay her back!"
"Then what?"
Bai Cai sighed and spread her hands: "That girl is pretty and rich, so naturally she has a lot of suitors. She doesn't even need to lift a finger; several boys just come looking for trouble. My family spent all their savings to send me here to school, and I don't want any trouble; I just want to stay away. But after school, they still cornered me in the parking lot. They insisted I apologize to that girl. Of course, I refused, and then… and then…"
Cabbage Girl's face flushed red, as if she was a little embarrassed to speak.
Chen Xiao sighed: "So they just wanted to bully you?"
"That boy named Xiao Ma tried to slap me! Humph, I'm so old, and I've never been slapped before!" Cabbage Girl's face turned bright red.
Chen Xiao thought for a moment: "Well, if that's the case, it's definitely not your responsibility. After all, these guys are all spoiled and have a bit of a spoiled brat nature. But if things have escalated like this today, I'm afraid those guys won't let it go so easily."
Bai Cai shook her head, her voice firm: "My family is poor, but being poor doesn't mean being inferior. I don't want to cause trouble, but if others insist on bullying me, I will never back down."
What a stubborn girl! Chen Xiao smiled and said, "You'd better not go to school tomorrow. I'll think of a way to deal with this. After all, those guys are rich and powerful. If they really want to mess with you, you're a girl and you can't withstand it."
Chen Xiao thought for a moment, then took out his phone and dialed Xu Yifan, the second young master. This guy had disappeared all day, and the phone rang for a long time before being answered.
"Hello?" On the other end of the phone, Xu Ershao's voice sounded a little breathless: "What's up, Brother Wu? You rarely call me on your own initiative." His breathing was uneven, as if he had just finished some strenuous exercise.
Chen Xiao frowned: "You're not... Will my call interrupt your good time?"
On the other end of the phone, Xu Ershao chuckled and scolded, "You think I'm really a womanizer? Picking up girls is just a hobby, not my whole life. Don't worry, I don't have a girl around right now, so don't get the wrong idea. What do you need?"
Chen Xiao laughed too: "I think you sounded like you were breathing heavily..."
"I'm training." Xu Ershao's voice was a little muffled: "Alright, hurry up and tell me what's up."
Chen Xiao quickly recounted the incident briefly, and then, feeling quite embarrassed, asked Xu Ershao for his help in settling the matter.
Upon hearing this, Young Master Xu simply smiled faintly: "Oh, it's that guy Xiao Ma. It's alright, that kid doesn't even dare to breathe loudly in front of me. Don't worry, I've taken care of this for you."
After a pause, Xu Ershao's next sentence revealed his true colors: "Our Fifth Brother never asks me for anything. Especially not for a girl! Have you finally come to your senses and your belated puberty has finally arrived? Hahahaha... But I saw that girl on the bicycle yesterday after she started school. She is indeed quite pretty, no wonder our Fifth Brother has finally fallen for her."
Chen Xiao snorted: "I'm not as sentimental as you, but I can't just ignore it when I run into someone like this."
"Don't worry, I'll get this sorted out for you tomorrow." As he said this, someone on the other end of the phone seemed to shout something urging him, and Xu Ershao quickly lowered his voice: "I have to go now, I have other things to do."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Xiao was also a little curious—what exactly was Young Master Xu doing so sneakily?
He was lost in thought when the girl next to him bit her lip, looked at Chen Xiao's face with a slightly evasive gaze, and said, "Thank you, thank you."
She could tell from the conversation between Chen Xiao and Xu Ershao that Chen Xiao was trying to help her.
"No need for thanks." Chen Xiao put away her phone. "Don't call me 'husband' so casually in the future."
“I was terrified too.” Bai Caifen’s face flushed red. “They threatened to scratch my face.”
Scratching your face? But I clearly saw you holding the knife just now.
Chen Xiao smiled to himself.
"Um...where do you live? Where's your car?" Bai Cai glanced at Chen Xiao.
"My bike?" Chen Xiao remembered his bicycle, which was still in front of the bank in the city center—it had been two or three days, and he wondered if it had been stolen.
"There don't seem to be any buses on this street. Let me give you a ride," Bai Cai said softly. "Otherwise, you'll have to walk a long way."
This encounter brought the two together. Although Chen Xiao was usually introverted and didn't like interacting with people much, this girl was just like him. In such a large school as Kidd Academy, it was rare to meet a classmate from an ordinary family who rode a bicycle to school.