Chapter 55: Sister Luo, You’re Destined for Great Things!

Ye Luo didn’t bother to see how Ye Wuqi reacted; she simply reached into her backpack and pulled out a box of red ink paste.

Yan Baba and Lei Xingxing were both dumbfounded to see her carrying red ink paste around... Ye Wuqi was equally stunned...

What was he to do? He was increasingly convinced that he had set a trap for himself...

“Here.” Ye Luo first pushed a signature pen in front of Ye Wuqi, then slid over the red ink paste.

“Um...” Ye Wuqi stared blankly at the pen and the ink paste, at a loss for words, and felt more and more uneasy.

Wasn’t she supposed to be a poor student? Why did he have the feeling she might actually take first place? Was it because she was taking this so seriously?

Ye Luo herself didn’t want to make such a big deal of it. She still wanted to trust her ancestor, but after being tricked by him once, she decided to play it safe. That’s why she drafted this statement—so that even if her ancestor tried to go back on his word, he’d have no way out.

“This isn’t such a big deal, is it? Why make it so grand...” Ye Wuqi was still resisting; even with the pen in hand, he refused to sign.

Yan Baba, unable to watch any longer, snapped, “Wuqi, what are you hesitating for? Luo’s grades might be decent in our class, but outside, they’re nothing special. You know that! Besides, you’ve always kept your word—whether there’s a statement or not, it’s all the same! Just sign it already. Luo is being so earnest; even if you can’t return her affection, you should at least sign and stamp this!”

Prompted by Yan Baba’s outburst, Ye Wuqi relaxed immediately. He stopped overthinking it, quickly signed his name, and pressed his fingerprint on the paper.

There were two copies of the statement—Ye Wuqi kept one, Ye Luo the other.

Looking at the statement in his hand, Ye Wuqi laughed and sighed, “This feels a little surreal. The first official thing I’ve ever signed and stamped is actually this.”

Yan Baba, watching as Ye Luo put the ink paste away in her backpack, also sighed, “Luo’s definitely destined for big things. What other student carries something like that around?”

Ye Wuqi burst out laughing, “Just say she’s an oddball—she’ll get the message!”

Ye Luo was speechless.

She wanted to explain: she used to have an assistant with her all the time, so she never needed to carry these things herself. The assistant took care of everything. Now, without an assistant, she had to do it all on her own.

As for her ancestor being out of money—well, he wasn’t actually broke, he just put everything into savings. Ye Luo didn’t bother with that. Instead, she loaded fifty thousand yuan onto her meal card.

Currently, her meal card was shared by her ancestor, Lei Xingxing, Yan Baba, and herself. As long as there was enough money on it, her ancestor would never have to go without braised pork again.

And the money on the meal card couldn’t be withdrawn unless there was a balance left at graduation. No matter how much was loaded onto the card, it couldn’t be taken out in the meantime.

Her ancestor couldn’t even withdraw it to save, even if he wanted to.

Everyone knew he was the school bully now, so Ye Luo no longer found it strange when others treated him differently at school.

She didn’t worry at all about taking first place in next weekend’s monthly exam; as long as she wanted it, the top spot was hers.

After the last class in the afternoon, Ye Luo wanted to leave, but Ye Wuqi made her stay to help clean the classroom. By the time she returned to the villa, it was already dark.

Just as she walked in, she ran into Gong Lu heading out.

By his side was Song Linfeng, dressed impeccably in a suit.

She saw Gong Lu slipping on his suit jacket as he walked outside, speaking in a low voice to Song Linfeng. They passed right by her, and she couldn’t even tell if he noticed her presence.