“It’s from Li Yiming. He also gave me two candies today.”

Gu Beilu heard the unfamiliar name and became wary: “Who is that?”

“He’s a student in Class 2 and also the class monitor, just like you! He brought a big can of fruit candy today, it’s this big,” Yu Xi stretched out his hand and gestured, “It looks great, there are so many colors and so many different flavors.”

He happily shared his experience and didn’t notice the change in Gu Beilu’s expression at all.

If someone passes by now, they will see a cute baby telling a story with a cheerful look on his face, and an angry baby with a weird expression.

Yu Xi continued to talk: “I had peach and orange flavors. He said these two flavors suit me best! Other classmates got plum, pineapple, and strawberry flavors. There are so many flavors that I have never tried!”

Hearing that Yu Xi was so familiar with other people’s candies, Gu Beilu couldn’t stand it anymore. He popped out the straw from the Shark water bottle and stuffed it into his hand to give him water to drink.

Although Yu Xi was not very thirsty, he still took a big sip obediently.

“Why do I have to drink water?” He asked Gu Beilu after swallowing a big gulp and blinking.

Gu Beilu said: “You’ve eaten too much candy, so of course you need to drink water.”

Yu Xi thought for a moment and said, “Oh… I didn’t eat anything random!”

“Have you forgotten that you can’t eat candies from strangers?” Gu Beilu felt that Yu Xi was not only so happy to eat someone else’s candies, but he even said that person was just like him…

What does “same” mean? Do we have to be best friends too?

Yu Xi listened to his question and tilted her head to think for a while: “Li Yiming is not a stranger, he is a classmate of our swimming team, we are friends.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he added: “You are still the best friend.”

Gu Beilu, who had a gloomy face, was comforted by these words, but he secretly planned to give Yu Xi candy before swimming lessons in the future. Yu Xi was actually a good child who listened to his parents and knew not to eat too much. So as long as he ate his candy, he would not eat other people’s.

During the break the next morning, Gu Beilu showed up at the door of Class 2 for the first time. He stopped a classmate and asked who Li Yiming was.

Li Yiming, who was wiping the blackboard, heard that it was Gu Beilu looking for him. He dropped the eraser, bumped into the classmate next to him, and rushed out of the classroom.

“Gu Beilu, hello, are you looking for me?”

“I’m Li Yiming, monitor of Class 2.”

Gu Beilu looked at the other person seriously, feeling very unhappy.

“Do you know me?”

Li Yiming was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, “Who doesn’t know Gu Beilu, the smartest guy in the grade?”

He was very surprised that Gu Beilu took the initiative to find him. He had heard that Gu Beilu was the smartest student in the school, but he was a loner and ignored everyone. He knew that Gu Beilu would only make friends with smart people.

Gu Beilu didn’t care and got to the point expressionlessly: “You and Yu Xi are in the same swimming class, so don’t give him snacks in the future.”

He thought about it and realized that it was not Yu Xi’s fault that he ate sweets randomly. He couldn’t blame Yu Xi. If anyone had to blame someone, they should blame these bad friends.

Seeing that the other party had no reaction, Gu Beilu frowned and asked, “Is there a problem?”

Li Yiming was stunned for a second, then immediately reacted: “No problem, no problem at all, I won’t associate with him anymore, don’t worry.”

The other party answered too straightforwardly, and Gu Beilu couldn’t help but feel a little suspicious. But he didn’t want to talk to this person any more, so he didn’t investigate further.

*

A few days later, when the Yu couple received a call and came to the school office, another pair of parents was already sitting there.

Li Yiming’s parents stayed in the school for the whole morning and insisted on an explanation.

Because the other party’s attitude was too tough, the head teacher of the grade was very embarrassed and explained for two hours without any results. Now that the Yu couple finally came, he felt like he had seen a savior.

“Yu Xi’s parents, I’m sorry, I can’t explain it clearly over the phone, so I’m bothering you to come over here.”

Yu’s father said, “Teacher Chen, please tell me slowly, is there any problem with our Yu Xi’s academic status?”

They only heard a general idea on the phone, saying it was something related to Yu Xi’s admission, but they didn’t know the details.

The grade leader pulled out two chairs and politely asked them to sit facing the other pair of parents.

“Yu Xi’s parents, this is the case. It’s not a student status issue. Yu Xi is a child who returned from abroad and has never attended kindergarten in China. According to our school’s regulations, he cannot be admitted to Class 1.”

Upon learning about this, Yu’s mother felt a little strange: “Teacher, we know this. We even asked the school about it. The school said that those with national-level competition certificates can be admitted as special recruits.”

The grade leader nodded repeatedly: “Yes, Mrs. Yu, you are right. I was the one who handled the matter of letting Yu Xi get extra points for his special skills and enter the first class. There is absolutely no problem with the procedure.”

Mother Yu was even more puzzled. After thinking for a moment, she asked again, “Is there any other problem?”

“There is no problem with the school, but Mr. and Mrs. Li have some questions, so they want to meet you…”

The grade leader adjusted his glasses, and the man sitting opposite him coughed and joined the conversation in an unfriendly manner.

“Let me introduce myself. We are Li Yiming’s parents. Our child also moved to this city this year. Our situation is similar to yours.”

The atmosphere in the office was very subtle for a moment. After Father Yu and Mother Yu looked at each other, Father Yu asked Father Li: “Mr. Li, we just moved here too. I wonder why you want to see us?”

“We moved our family to the best school and class for Yiming’s education. Li Yiming’s grades and extracurricular activities were far above average, but the school told us that Class 1 was full, so we were assigned to Class 2.”

As Mr. Li spoke, he looked at the grade leader, with questioning in his eyes and tone.

The grade leader, who had explained it seven or eight times, explained again: “Mr. Li, Yiming is an excellent child, but it is also true that the class is full. And I believe you also know that the national seedling painting competition that Yu Xi participated in is very valuable. There are only three gold medalists in the seedling competition in the country…”

“Of course we know.” Li’s mother interrupted him without any hesitation. “We know the authority of this competition. Yiming from our family also participates in it every year. Not only that, we also know the teachers of this competition committee. We heard that Yu Xi’s work is also controversial among them.”

Faced with such a parent with ill intentions, Yu’s mother’s tone changed from her usual gentleness, and she asked seriously: “Mrs. Li, what do you mean by this?”

Li’s mother responded with a wry smile: “We have seen the painting that your Yu Xi won the prize for was “Underwater World”. To be honest, it was indeed good enough to win first place. It was very well drawn. Or rather, it was so well drawn that it didn’t look like it was drawn by a six-year-old child.”

Hearing her child being slandered like this, Yu’s mother remained polite but also bluntly said: “Are you suspecting that we cheated to get admitted? Mrs. Li, you said this about a six-year-old child. I hope you will be responsible for what you said.”

“Of course, there are many gifted children in this world. They are very talented from birth. But as far as I know, Yu Xi has never won any awards. How come it happened that he won the first place before entering school? This award came at the perfect time. You parents are really good at planning for your children.”

Li’s mother’s tone became increasingly sarcastic. The grade leader nearby couldn’t stand it anymore and hurried to make amends for them.

“Mrs. Li, this conclusion may not be too arbitrary.”

Yu’s father and mother now fully understood the other party’s intentions, and they had no intention of paying any attention to such an unreasonable person.

“We, Yu Xi, won the award and obtained the admission qualification in compliance with the regulations. I don’t think we have any obligation to report to others. If there is nothing else, we will leave first.”

Seeing that Yu’s father and mother were getting up to leave, Li’s father and mother refused to give in: “If the position that originally belonged to our child was taken away by someone else by cheating, we will not just sit there and do nothing.”

At the same time, outside the office, Li Yiming was lying on the door like a spider. Unfortunately, the door panel was too soundproof and he couldn’t hear anything.

When Gu Beilu brought Yu Xi to the office door, he frowned when he saw the humanoid spider at the door.

“Derek, what is he doing?”

“have no idea.”

Yu Xi received a small red flower in the morning, but the quality was not very good and the petals had fallen off. Gu Beilu took him to the office to exchange it for a new one.

Li Yiming heard the voice and turned his head.

“Gu Beilu…Yu Xi?…” He stared at the two of them in a daze, seeming a little confused.

Before he entered school, his parents told him to make friends with students with good grades, learn from them, and eventually surpass them. Gu Beilu was the best student in the grade, and Yu Xi was the best student in the swimming class. They were both within his circle of friends.

But after Yu Xi poured water on Gu Beilu that day, Gu Beilu got angry, so he came to him and asked him not to give Yu Xi candy and isolate Yu Xi.

He originally thought that he and Gu Beilu had successfully formed a team, but he didn’t expect that Gu Beilu and Yu Xi were holding hands again.

“Gu Beilu, why are you playing with him again?”

Yu Xi didn’t understand the hidden meaning and greeted him happily: “Li Yiming! I brought you a candy today…”

“Don’t call me!”

Before Yu Xi could finish his words, he was rudely interrupted.

Li Yiming looked very worried and explained loudly: “You and I are not friends. Gu Beilu and I are friends!”

Yu Xi was a little shocked and stood there, not understanding what was going on. He had just given him some candy two days ago and said he would make friends with his classmates, but how come they didn’t want to play with him anymore in the blink of an eye?

He felt wronged and pursed his lips. He didn’t know whether he should take out the candy in his pocket.

Li Yiming ignored him and immediately looked at Gu Beilu: “Gu Beilu, don’t play with him. He cheated to get into the class, and the painting he won the award for was not his at all!”

Yu Xi was stunned again, but this time it was only for a few seconds before he reacted quickly.

Li Yiming is talking nonsense.

“You’re talking nonsense! I didn’t cheat!” He wanted to be an honest human baby, so he couldn’t cheat.

Gu Beilu frowned immediately, let go of Yu Xi’s hand and walked towards Li Yiming: “What did you say?”

“It’s true! My parents are in there looking for a teacher…Ahhh!!”

Before he could finish his words, a fist landed heavily on his face.

The original dispute only took place in the teacher’s office, but Li Yiming’s shouting attracted many students to watch. There was a commotion in the corridor.

The two men started fighting.

Finally, the Gu couple were also called to the school.

In the office, there are three pairs of parents and three children.

Gu Beilu held Yu Xi’s hand and stared fiercely at Li Yiming who was crying and hiding in his mother’s arms.

Yu Xi was eating candy, his eyes were wide open, and he looked fierce. If anyone blamed Lord Gu Beilu, he would stand up and explain for Gu Beilu.

It’s Li Yiming’s fault!

Li Yiming is not a good boy, not friendly at all!

The grade leader apologized repeatedly: “Our school has a lot of responsibility for this. Although everything that happened today was a misunderstanding…”

“Yes, yes, it’s a misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding, just kids playing around.” Li Yiming’s parents knew they were in the wrong and completely changed their expressions.

They knew that Gu Beilu was a famous child prodigy and that the Gu couple were well-known figures in the city. Whether their son wanted to go to school or they wanted to develop in the city, it was always a good idea to establish good relations with the Gu family.

“It’s not a misunderstanding.” Gu Beilu interrupted them calmly, “If there wasn’t a surveillance camera in the children’s study room that happened to record Xixi’s painting process that day, you wouldn’t know how to slander him. You are all adults and you must bear legal responsibility.”

But he doesn’t have to take responsibility for beating Li Yiming.

For the first time, Gu Beilu felt that being a child was pretty good.