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Chapter 20: The Second Candidate

Lu Li raised his brows and looked over; the one who had mocked them was a tall, well-built girl.

She was not much inferior to Lu Yao, who called herself the “Invincible Energetic Pretty Girl.”

Yet her face brimmed with contempt, making her appear sharp-tongued and mean.

“What are you staring at, pauper?” the girl glared at Lu Li.

Lu Li frowned slightly; what was with this person?

The round-faced girl, Lulu, leaned close to Lu Li and whispered, “She’s He Yan from our class. The boys picked Yaoyao as the class belle and she lost, so she has targeted Yaoyao ever since.”

So that was it… Lu Li’s expression darkened.

Lu Yao ignored He Yan, turned to Lu Li, and said, “Bro, let’s go. Someone forgot to lock their cage and let it out. Leave it alone; once it bites someone, the police will be called.”

“All you have is a sharp tongue.” He Yan laughed in fury, blocked Lu Yao, waved her phone arrogantly in front of her, and said, “This is a Huawei phone, cost me 6,000 yuan, never seen one, have you, you broke wretch?”

Lu Yao frowned. “It’s an obsolete previous-gen model; what are you showing off for?”

He Yan scoffed, “So what if it’s older? I paid 6,000 when I bought it; can you afford that?”

Lu Yao’s momentum suddenly faltered.

Lulu also lost her nerve; a 6,000-yuan phone was a total luxury to her.

Rumor had it the new Huawei model cost 8,000, and even her father could not bear to buy one.

He Yan became even more arrogant and belittled Lu Li: “And your shabby brother, don’t let him show his face; he looks so poor he will never get to eat a four-dish meal in his life.”

“Say one more word and I’ll rip your mouth apart!” At the mention of her brother, Lu Yao finally erupted.

He Yan grew even more excited; she pointed at her own cheek and said, “What, did that hit a sore spot? Come on, hit me, right here.”

Lu Yao trembled all over with anger; unable to stand it, she stepped forward to strike.

But Lu Li moved in front of her and grabbed her wrist.

“Bro!” Lu Yao’s eyes reddened.

Lu Li pointed at He Yan’s hand.

Lu Yao froze and then noticed that He Yan’s left hand, hidden behind her back, was secretly recording with the phone.

He Yan had provoked her on purpose, trying to force her to hit her so the video could blow things up.

Lu Yao had not expected He Yan to be so despicable; if the video of her hitting someone got out, she would surely be punished, and a surge of fear rose in her heart.

Just then Lu Li’s pocket vibrated; a call was coming in.

Lu Li took out his phone and saw that Dai Ming was calling.

He hurriedly answered, and because the evening breeze was noisy, he switched on the speaker so he could hear clearly.

He Yan saw this and blanked out.

If she was not mistaken, the pauper brother of Lu Yao was holding… the newest Huawei model?

That thing cost 8,000 yuan!

He Yan knew well that her own phone was an outdated model that had passed through three owners and had cost her only 2,000, which had already emptied her long-saved allowance.

How could that pauper brother of Lu Yao afford the newest model?

Hiss~~ He Yan drew in a sharp breath.

After hanging up, Lu Li checked the time and said to Lu Yao, “It’s already late; let’s head home.”

Lu Yao had not yet processed the call’s content, but she nodded blankly.

Lu Li looked at Lulu. “Little girl, we’re off.”

Lulu nodded dazedly.

Lu Li then looked at Lulu and said, “Daughter, Daddy and your auntie are leaving.”

He Yan also nodded woodenly.

When He Yan realized what she had just agreed to, she jerked her head up, only to see the bicycle disappearing into the distance.

“Just who is Lu Yao’s brother?”

“Could he be a rich heir pretending to be poor? Otherwise how could he use the latest Huawei?”

“Anyone who can get into Yongning University is bound to become someone important…”

He Yan took a deep breath and resolved never to provoke Lu Yao again.

Not only that, she would apologize to her tomorrow; under no circumstances could she anger her again…

…

“Stupid big bro, that call you just took wasn’t just to bluff He Yan, was it?”

Sitting sideways on the back seat, Lu Yao hugged Lu Li’s waist; although she already had the answer, she still found it hard to believe.

“I met a benefactor, and he gave me that phone.” Lu Li gave her a simple rundown of what had happened at school today.

Lu Yao was overjoyed when she heard it.

Lu Yao quickly added, “When big dummy bro earns enough money, you must repay Teacher Dai properly, okay?”

“Of course.”

Lu Yao flashed a crafty grin. “Wow, big dummy bro has a bright future, so I can slack off! Had I known, I’d have punched He Yan twice. Worst case I’d drop out; since big bro will be successful, he can support me.”

“You eat so much that I won’t feed you. Study hard for me; if you dare slack off, I’ll ban you from strawberries forever!”

“Ah, how could you…”

Hearing Lu Yao’s frustrated voice, Lu Li gave a knowing smile.

After they got home and shared the strawberries, Lu Li went into his bedroom and started the dating game.

He had already tasted the sweetness of the dating game.

It was time to pick an owner for slot No.2.

[You have 1 chance (refreshes monthly) to randomly select a love interest. Use it?]

“Yes!”

[Generating love interest profile data…]

[Love interest: Chu Zining]

“…”

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