Chapter 7: New Residence

Ye Xuan naturally had no idea about Su Mengli’s past. In fact, before Ye Xuan tested for his SSS-class talent, he knew very little about Su Mengli’s life. Her life was much more difficult than outsiders could imagine.

Especially with her mother’s lover, who lusted after her and used threats and temptations. Although he didn’t succeed, it caused her immense mental pressure.

After Su Mengli tested for her SSS-class talent, the first thing she did was return home and burn her mother’s lover to ashes with her Flame Red Lotus.

Her mother witnessed this scene firsthand and was frightened to the point of losing her sanity, ending up in a mental hospital…

Ye Xuan rode his bike with Su Mengli on the back, enjoying the cool breeze that rustled their shirts and hair, giving off a romantic vibe.

Ye Xuan also enjoyed this time together. He slowed down the speed so that Su Mengli wouldn’t have to endure any bumps on her buttocks.

Twenty minutes later, the bike stopped at the entrance of an upscale residential complex. Ye Xuan took out his keys from his pocket and led Su Mengli upstairs.

Ye Xuan came from a well-off family, so where his sister lived naturally wouldn’t be shabby. It was a 160-square-meter apartment with three bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Su Mengli looked around at the spacious and bright living room, the high-end chandelier, and the shining white floor tiles. It felt like she was in a dream.

For a girl from an ordinary family background like hers, this place was already considered luxurious.

She stared blankly at her surroundings and asked, “Ye Xuan, are you letting me stay here?”

Ye Xuan affirmed, “Of course. Is there a problem?”

Su Mengli hesitated and said, “But…this place is so luxurious. This house must be very expensive, right?”

Ye Xuan casually replied, “It’s not too bad. When my dad bought it, the price was just over two million yuan. It should have increased by about one million now!”

One million or two million, to Su Mengli, it was an astronomical figure.

You see, Su Mengli’s parents divorced because of her mother’s inexplicable purchase of a five-thousand-yuan handbag. Five thousand yuan had already shattered her family, let alone this much money?

Su Mengli couldn’t help but feel nervous and said, “Maybe I should forget it and stay in a hotel for one night. If I accidentally damage something here, I won’t be able to afford it.”

Ye Xuan directly said, “What is there to afford? Don’t worry about it. Just live here as you please. Even if you burn this place down, I won’t make you pay.”

Su Mengli wanted to say something more, but Ye Xuan had already taken out the keys and handed them to her while saying, “Alright, no need to say anything. Just settle down comfortably. It’s a bit late today. Tomorrow, I’ll get you some bedding and daily necessities. Don’t think about anything else!”

After Ye Xuan finished speaking and without waiting for Su Mengli’s response, he left and closed the door behind him.

Su Mengli followed him out and watched as Ye Xuan entered the elevator with the key still in her hand. Her eyes were red.

From childhood until now, this was the first time someone had been so kind to her. This unconditional help deeply touched her heart. Coupled with her parents’ divorce and seemingly finding new partners for themselves…

At this moment when she felt most helpless and resentful towards her parents, Ye Xuan appeared and treated her like this. It left a deep impression on her.

After Ye Xuan left, Su Mengli sat alone in the living room for a while, then went to the bathroom to change clothes and freshen up. She made sure she was clean before lying down on the bed. She didn’t want to dirty Ye Xuan’s sister’s bedding.

Lying on the soft and thick mattress, Su Mengli felt peaceful and relaxed. She no longer had to listen to her parents’ arguments. Before long, she fell asleep.

The next morning, Su Mengli woke up on time. She had slept soundly throughout the night.

In her dream, a caring young man proposed to her with a diamond ring. Remembering last night’s dream, Su Mengli blushed and rubbed her face before getting ready for school as usual.

When she arrived in the classroom and was about to take her seat, she suddenly noticed that the girl who falsely accused her of stealing the bracelet was now sitting next to Ye Xuan.

Her heart inexplicably filled with joy, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her eyes as she sat down. “How did you end up here?”

Ye Xuan replied calmly, “Your former desk mate has a bad character and is quick to accuse others. So I kicked her out of my seat!”

Su Mengli’s former desk mate failed in accusing Su Mengli of theft yesterday. Not long after that incident, she found her own bracelet in one of her books inside her backpack, which made her feel extremely embarrassed.

Combined with Ye Xuan approaching her today and asking to switch seats with him, she didn’t have the face to face Su Mengli directly and agreed without hesitation.

After the teacher entered the classroom and saw that they had switched seats, he didn’t pay it any mind since there were only around fifty days left until their college entrance exams.

The teachers’ focus was on key students in their class. As long as these key students were studying diligently, the others were not important at all.

The school’s assessment criteria for teachers only had one item: the college entrance exam pass rate. Everything else was just empty words.

And so, fifty-eight days before the college entrance exams, Ye Xuan and Su Mengli became desk mates.

Their first day as desk mates went harmoniously. Both of them hardly felt the passage of time until it was time to go home.

However, trouble arrived at this moment. Last night, Su Mengli didn’t return home, and during the day today, her mother Zhang Xiulan called her once. Su Mengli didn’t answer and came straight to school to meet up with her.

Zhang Xiulan wasn’t concerned about her daughter’s safety but rather because of her lover’s demands.

After all, her lover directly gave her twenty thousand yuan and stated his conditions: he wanted both mother and daughter. This way, they could live a good life together in the future.

If Zhang Xiulan couldn’t persuade Su Mengli, then the other party would unhesitatingly kick Zhang Xiulan aside, leaving her with nothing. That’s why Zhang Xiulan personally came to school to confront her daughter.

“Mengli, why didn’t you come home last night? Do you know how worried I was?” Zhang Xiulan blocked Su Mengli at the classroom door with a motherly appearance.

Su Mengli had no expression on her face and said, “I have my own place to stay now. You don’t need to worry about me anymore. Just live your own life.”

Since she had already accepted Ye Xuan’s kindness, Su Mengli decided that she would brazenly stay until after the college entrance exams were over.

Once the exams were finished, regardless of her results, she could find a job and earn money to rent a place of her own without having to return to that home.

Zhang Xiulan retorted, “You don’t care? Who cares about you? Come home with me right now, or I’ll talk to your teachers!”

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