Chapter 99: As Expected of You, Brother Gu!

“What?” Gu Ci was still a little slow to catch on.

Looking down at the truck below, with its entire enormous cargo bed, she fell unusually silent for a moment. “This whole truck is...”

Gu Jinling nodded with restrained composure and added in detail, “Test papers.”

Gu Ci, “?”

Gu Jinling, “Practice problems.”

Gu Ci, “?”

Gu Jinling, “Study guides.”

Gu Ci, “?”

Gu Jinling, “I thought you might like them.”

Gu Ci, “???”

She drew in a deep breath and said tactfully, “Eldest Brother, there’s so much here. I’m afraid I won’t be able to finish it all.”

The little dresses her third brother had given her, she could still treasure and set aside reverently.

But these...

Looking at the truck below, even larger than the one Gu Jinyan had used to haul the dresses that day, the always calm and composed expression on Gu Ci’s face cracked for a fleeting instant.

Truly worthy of you, Eldest Brother Gu!

Gu Jinling’s gaze softened slightly. He reached out and patted her shoulder. “It’s fine, little sister. You can take your time with them, or share them with your classmates.”

That way, she could also blend into the class more quickly.

He considered himself to have a fair understanding of the academic atmosphere at First High School.

The words “classmates” and “share” flashed through Gu Ci’s mind. She let out a breath and nodded in deep agreement. “I understand, Eldest Brother.”

After a pause, seeing that Gu Jinling was still looking at her, she hesitated before adding, “Thank you, Eldest Brother. I... really like it.”

Only then did Gu Jinling reveal a faint, satisfied smile.

Turning around, Gu Ci gave Gu Changrong a cool glance and silently swallowed back the words she had been about to say, along with the gift she had already prepared for him.

Back in her room, Gu Ci found Rong Ye’s number on WeChat and started sending him a message.

[GC: Tutoring is fine. Let her come to my house tomorrow.]

Before long, Rong Ye replied.

[R: Heh, then I’ll be troubling you with Shu Yue from now on. /smile]

Gu Ci, “?”

Staring at the first two words and the emoji at the end of Rong Ye’s message, her brows slowly knitted together.

[GC: Heh, you’re welcome. /smile]

After sending it, she snapped her phone shut and began thinking about which materials she should give Huo Shuyue first tomorrow.

Or rather, which box.

...

With a trace of amusement at the corner of his eyes, Rong Ye sent off what he believed was a very friendly message, then turned and went to knock on Huo Shuyue’s door.

Huo Shuyue’s voice came from inside. “The door isn’t locked, Butler Fu. Just come in.”

Rong Ye raised a brow slightly and pushed the door open.

The instant he stepped inside, Huo Shuyue’s cheerful voice sounded again. “Butler Fu, is the midnight snack ready? I knew you were the one who treats me best...”

The moment she saw Rong Ye, the words froze in her throat, and the smile on her face stiffened at once.

The next second, she fumbled in panic and, in a thoroughly transparent attempt to pretend nothing had happened, tossed the phone into the blankets before jumping off the bed with an awkward laugh. “Ha ha, Little Uncle, why did you suddenly come here?”

Rong Ye’s handsome face carried a hint of roguishness as he smiled. “Finished your homework?”

Huo Shuyue stammered, her eyes darting away, but she still told the truth obediently. “N-not yet...”

She still remembered the last time she had lied to this little uncle and said she had finished it, only to have him uncover her blank homework on the spot.

After that, she had endured his gaze with tears in her eyes, grinding through three agonizing hours before barely managing to fill in the day’s assignment.

Then he had corrected it on the spot, and watching the crosses appear one after another across her workbook, Huo Shuyue had suffered an agony she never wanted to experience again in this lifetime.

Rong Ye said, “Want a late-night snack?”

Her whole body stiffened. She still wanted to struggle a little. “Little Uncle, I’m really just too hungry...”

Rong Ye interrupted her with a smile. “Playing on your phone?”

Her head drooped at once, and she shrank back so meekly that she did not dare say another word.

“All right. No next time.”

“I came to see you because I have something to tell you.”

Huo Shuyue instantly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly fawned over him. “Little Uncle, whatever it is, just say it. I’ll do exactly as you tell me. If you say east, I won’t go west. If you say south, I won’t head north!”

Rong Ye’s eyes showed a hint of satisfaction. “Gu Ci agreed to tutor you. Starting tomorrow, you’ll go to her place every day for lessons.”

At those words, Huo Shuyue looked as though a bolt of lightning had struck her. The whole person went bad at once.

She tried carefully, “But... Little Uncle, didn’t she refuse before?”

As soon as she said that, Rong Ye’s gaze fell on her. He lifted his brows, and the smile in his eyes cooled. “You’re dissatisfied?”

Huo Shuyue shrank her neck and flushed with frustration. “...Satisfied.”

“That’s good. During tutoring, listen to Gu Ci and don’t make her angry.”

Huo Shuyue agreed to everything one by one. Only after she finally saw that great and imposing figure of Rong Ye out the door did she collapse onto the bed with a wail.

The next day, when she went to school, she was determined to make Gu Ci abandon the idea of tutoring her.

With that thought in mind, Huo Shuyue arrived at school brimming with momentum.

At a glance, she spotted Gu Ci, who even seated in the corner of the classroom remained the most eye-catching presence there.

At once, she charged straight over.

“What exactly is going on with you and me? Weren’t you refusing before? Why did you suddenly tell my little uncle that you would tutor me...” Huo Shuyue swallowed the word “tutor” mid-sentence, because it was embarrassingly humiliating to say out loud, and instead used a very vague phrase. “Why did you suddenly agree again? You’re breaking your word! Do you even have any principles left?”

Gu Ci yawned.

“You came at just the right time.”

The slight curve of her lips made it plain that Gu Ci was in a very good mood at the moment.

Huo Shuyue could also tell that, even after being confronted so bluntly, Gu Ci’s mood remained excellent.

What Huo Shuyue did not know was that the reason Gu Ci was in such a good mood was precisely because she had come.

Gu Ci pulled out a stack of materials from beneath her desk and placed them into Huo Shuyue’s hands.

“These are for this week. Keep them safe. I picked them out based on your weak points.”

Then, in an orderly fashion, Gu Ci laid out the study plan she had made for Huo Shuyue.

Although she had intended to share her study materials with classmates, since she had already agreed to this matter, she would do everything she could to help Huo Shuyue improve her grades.

Listening to Gu Ci’s steady, methodical words, Huo Shuyue’s face went blank for a brief moment.

Then, as Gu Ci continued speaking, her brain simply shut down.

When Gu Ci finished, she looked at her calmly for a long while. Only then did Huo Shuyue finally come to herself.

She stared at Gu Ci with widened eyes, disbelief written all over her face. “Gu Ci, are you crazy? You’re really going to tutor me properly?”