CHAPTER 270: CHAPTER 267: CINDERELLA’S TURNAROUND 12 (BONUS CHAPTER FOR 300 MONTHLY TICKETS)

Wu Linna tightly grasped Anning’s arm, whispering into her ear: "We are so lucky today, it definitely is my lucky day, I actually saw Xiao Yuan."

Anning was somewhat puzzled: "Do you know him?"

Wu Linna nodded hastily: "I know, I know him, even if he turned to ash..."

She wanted to say she’d recognize him even if he turned into ash, but realizing it wasn’t a nice thing to say, quickly corrected herself: "He is my idol after all."

Anning did know that Wu Linna’s father was a surgeon and that Wu Linna herself wanted to pursue medicine. She was dedicated in her studies and wasn’t one to chase after celebrities, so Anning was puzzled why she suddenly had an idol today.

She looked at Wu Linna, waiting for her explanation.

"Xiao Yuan, born into the Beijing Xiao Family, learned traditional Chinese medicine from National Hand Li since he was young, and studied Western medicine in his teens. By his twenties, he could perform neurosurgery independently. To this day, all patients treated by him have been successful, earning him the title ’Divine Hand.’"

Wu Linna softly supplied Anning with some information about Xiao Yuan: "The most important thing is, he is also so handsome."

Anning thought to herself, looking handsome must be the most crucial point, this face chaser.

Xiao Yuan, sitting across from Anning, looked up and glanced at her.

Anning quickly tugged at Wu Linna’s clothing: "Keep it down, you’re disturbing your idol."

Wu Linna immediately gestured a zipping motion over her mouth.

Anning winked at her, then lowered her head to continue reading her book.

Xiao Yuan saw all the small gestures that Wu Linna and Anning were making.

Especially when Anning winked at Wu Linna, Xiao Yuan really wanted to laugh; he thought Anning was just too adorable.

Suppressing his smile, Xiao Yuan lowered his head to read.

Only to find out that he had picked up a book on engineering machinery, which was really...

He read on with patience, finding that even the normally dry and dull book seemed interesting now. As long as he was near Anning, everything felt so relaxed and enjoyable.

Anning and Wu Linna packed up and left when it was almost noon.

Xiao Yuan also followed suit, returned his books, and headed outside.

At the library entrance, the three of them bumped into each other again.

Wu Linna boldly stepped forward: "Mr. Xiao, could you give me an autograph?"

Xiao Yuan glanced at Wu Linna, his indifference clear: "I’m not a celebrity, I don’t give autographs."

Wu Linna looked particularly disappointed, her head hung low, and she slowly moved forward step by step.

Anning pulled her along: "Let’s go."

Wu Linna pouted and followed Anning down the steps to push her bicycle.

Xiao Yuan stood on the steps, watching Anning until she was out of sight.

He sat back in the car, and the young man holding a warm drink also entered: "What, not following anymore?"

Xiao Yuan didn’t speak, and the young man leaned in to ask: "Do you want me to check her information for you?"

Xiao Yuan waved his hand: "No need."

The young man thought he had lost interest and did not inquire further.

When Anning went to school on Monday, she encountered several students from First Middle School on the road, who looked at her in a very uncomfortable way.

Once she entered the campus, the students she met looked at her with disdain or, to put it another way, contempt.

Anning had seen such gazes often and didn’t pay much attention, going straight into the classroom.

As soon as she entered, all her classmates turned to look at her.

Anning touched her face: "Is there something on my face?"

The students in the class hurriedly turned back to their own tasks.

After a while, Wu Linna came in.

She almost threw her school bag down and said angrily, "I’m so mad, I don’t know who started the rumor, now the whole school is talking about it."

"What happened?"

Anning asked.

Wu Linna got even angrier: "Ningning, did you offend someone?"

Anning thought for a moment: "I’ve offended plenty of people."

Wu Linna pulled out her textbooks, causing a clatter on the desk: "I don’t know who’s so bored and gossipy, spreading rumors about you. They say that when you were at Shengzhe, you were especially greedy for money, often asking rich classmates for things, and even wearing clothes others didn’t want. To turn from a sparrow into a phoenix, you tried to seduce Qin Minghao. He has a girlfriend, and you knew it but still couldn’t restrain yourself, trying to interfere and become the third party. Your character is just the worst. Not a single student at Shengzhe liked you. Qin Minghao rejected you several times and you still didn’t learn your lesson, and after being taught a lesson by others, you couldn’t stay at Shengzhe and transferred to First Middle School."

Anning frowned.

She thought to herself, these people move fast. It’s only been a few days, and rumors have already started spreading at First Middle School.

Wu Linna lowered her voice further: "Some even say that when you entered Shengzhe, you took one hundred thousand yuan, and then you needed to pay back that one hundred thousand yuan when transferring schools. Without money at home, you just, just..."

"Just what?"

Anning asked calmly, but beneath this calm expression, a storm was brewing.

"Just went out and sold yourself to make some money."

Wu Linna said through gritted teeth.

Anning narrowed her eyes slightly, her demeanor indifferent: "No wonder people were looking at me so weirdly on my way to school, so that’s the story."

Wu Linna was so mad she could hardly take it; she scribbled furiously on a piece of paper with her pen, turned around to see Anning had already buried her head back in her studies, and angrily pulled away Anning’s book: "Aren’t you mad?"

"What’s the use of being mad?"

Anning took her book back: "If they like to talk, let them talk. As long as my conscience is clear, that’s enough."

But Wu Linna was still very annoyed: "What nonsense they’re talking! They don’t have any brains, believing whatever they hear. With your looks, if you took a fancy to someone, would you even need to seduce them? Just by lifting your little finger, who knows how many boys would line up for you to pick? Is that Qin Minghao made of gold or silver? Is he that precious?"

Anning held Wu Linna’s hand: "I know you feel wronged for me, but I don’t think it’s a big deal. Rumors stop with the wise. Smart and sensible people, like you, only need to think for a moment to realize that these are intentional slanders to ruin my reputation, and they naturally wouldn’t believe them. Those who believe are fools, and why should we bother with some fools?"

Anning’s words made Wu Linna feel a lot better: "Yeah, you’re right, let’s move on, let’s go back to studying. The midterm exams are coming up soon..."

Anning didn’t take those rumors seriously.

It’s only the weak and irresponsible who fear idle gossip.

She has never been weak, and she wouldn’t let a few idle words bring her down.

That day, Anning was focused on studying all day long. When school was over and she stepped out of the gate, she saw Mr. Gu.

Anning walked quickly over, smiling and greeting Mr. Gu.

As Mr. Gu was approaching with his electric scooter, and just as Anning handed over her schoolbag to him, someone charged over aggressively.

Anning quickly stepped back to look and saw Qin Minghao, wearing the Shengzhe school uniform.

Qin Minghao glanced at Anning, a flash of astonishment in his eyes.

He always knew Anning had beautiful eyes, but as for what Anning really looked like, he didn’t have much of an impression.

Today, he finally got a clear view of Anning’s appearance, Gu Anning... she was really beautiful, too beautiful.

"Gu Anning."

Qin Minghao called out.

As soon as Mr. Gu saw him, he hurried over to guard Anning: "Classmate, who are you? Do you need something from our Ningning?"