The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them

Chapter 252: Heads Intimately Close Together

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

She was like an entirely different person. Her timidness was gone when she explained the questions to him.

Xie Wanyu eloquently cleared his doubts. No matter which subject it was, she explained the answer in simple terms and wrote down the explanations quickly. She only had to glance at a question briefly to understand it.

She looked very confident as she solved the problems. Her eyes practically sparkled as she explained the answers to him.

After classes, Lu Wenqian went to look for Li Zexuan. However, she couldn’t find him anywhere. She called Sun Mingtao instead. She found him on the football field. He was changing his clothes to get ready for a game. He told her that Li Zexuan had carried his bag and left the classroom in a hurry.

Sun Mingtao had been so eager to play football. He hadn’t played it for a week. So, he hadn’t hung around to ask Li Zexuan about his plans. Instead, he rushed to the football field right after class ended.

Lu Wenqian put away her phone and decided to head to the football field to meet Sun Mingtao. She met Song Yufei on the way.

“Lu Wenqian, long time no see!” said Song Yufei.

Song Yufei and Lu Wenqian were classmates in junior high. Although they got into the same high school, they had been divided into different classes. They hadn’t met each other for a long time, even though they were in the same year of high school. Lu Wenqian had almost forgotten that her old friend was in the same school as her.

“Hi! It certainly has been a long time,” said Lu Wenqian. They talked for a while.

Although Song Yufei and Lu Wenqian were not in the same class, Lu Wenqian was popular in the school. Song Yufei often heard about Lu Wenqian and Li Zexuan from other students.

Song Yufei had just been returning from the library when she bumped into Lu Wenqian. She had also seen Li Zexuan in the library before she left.

‘I just saw Li Zexuan in the library. He was studying with two other girls,” said Song Yufei.

Lu Wenqian’s smile froze on her face. “Li Zexuan is in the library?

“Yes. I thought I was mistaken, so I turned around to look. It was Li Zexuan

indeed!”

“Oh, I was looking for him, actually. Let’s talk later, alright? I have something urgent to talk to him about.” Lu Wenqian bid goodbye to her friend and rushed to the library.

At a table near the window, Xie Wanyu sat in the middle, with Li Zexuan and Luan Rongrong on either side.

Xie Wanyu scribbled on a notebook with a red pen. She raised her head from time to time and asked them if it was clear enough.

Luan Rongrong’s grades were worse than Li Zexuan’s. He understood the explanations, but Luan Rongrong was still confused.

Xie Wanyu explained the same question a few times for Luan Rongrong’s sake. Li Zexuan couldn’t take it anymore. “Luan Rongrong has plenty of time to practice that. Can you explain and help me with the other questions first, Wanyu?”

Luan Rongrong realized that Li Zexuan was right. She needed to spend more time understanding the matter at hand. She found a book explaining the problem on one of the shelves and sat down to read.

Xie Wanyu’s voice was very soft. She didn’t want to disturb others at the library. She was afraid that Li Zexuan might not hear her properly, so she shifted closer to him to whisper in his ear.

From where Lu Wenqian watched, it appeared as though the two of them were intimately close. Their heads were touching. She wondered how could they sit so intimately, even if they were relatives.

She walked forward and squeezed between them.

“Lu Wenqian…,” said Li Zexuan when he saw her.

The book in Luan Rongrong’s hand fell onto the table with a thud. ‘Lu Wenqian?’ she thought. She knew who this girl was. Lu Wenqian was the only girl who dared to get close to Li Zexuan.

Xie Wanyu had heard of that name before. She looked up at Lu Wenqian. Her hair was tied up in a short ponytail, and her eyes looked sharp. Her chin was slightly raised. She appeared very proud.

Li Zexuan reached out and pushed Lu Wenqian to the side. “If there’s anything, we can talk later. I’m doing some practice questions.”

“Li Zexuan, are you related to Xie Wanyu?” Lu Wenqian asked.

Xie Wanyu had a bad feeling about all this. She wondered how Lu Wenqian knew her name.

Li Zexuan’s brows furrowed slightly. He was wondering the same thing. Had Lu Wenqian investigated after Xie Wanyu?

He ignored her. He looked at Xie Wanyu. “Could you show me just once how to draw the electric circuit for this problem here?”

Xie Wanyu picked up her pen and was about to draw when Lu Wenqian snatched away the notebook.

“If you are just doing practice questions, why can’t you do it on your own?” said

Lu Wenqian. “Xie Wanyu, aren’t you from class 2-6? Why are you with Xuanxuan? What is your relationship with him?’

“Who are you to ask that?” said Luan Rongrong. She shielded Xie Wanyu.

“I am Lu Wenqian. Are you deaf? Didn’t you hear Xuanxuan call my name just now?” said Lu Wenqian. “Who doesn’t Imow me and my relationship with Li

Zexuan in the whole of Yun Xi High School anyway? What are you two up to?” Lu Wenqian’s voice grew louder.

“Please mind your manners. This is the library,” said Luan Rongrong fearlessly.

“If you know this is the library, why are you doing practice questions here?” said Lu Wenqian.

“Lu Wenqian, where I study and who I study with is none of your business,” said Li Zexuan. “If you want to study at this table, you can have it. Wanyu, let’s go over there.” Li Zexuan didn’t even look at Lu Wenqian.

Lu Wenqian was furious. Li Zexuan had always called her by her full name. But he and Xie Wanyu were already on a first-name basis. He called her ‘Wanyu”.

“If you must know, I am her friend,” said Li Zexuan without any hesitation. “We are friends. So, I am warning you. Stay away from her. If you offend her, you will be offending me.”

Lu Wenqian felt wronged. Li Zexuan was talking to her in this way because of that silly, ugly girl!

“Xuanxuan, other than her grades, what does Xie Wanyu have? I mean, look at her! She wears a school uniform all day. Her shoes are worn. Her glasses are faded. She must be from a very poor family. She also looks so old-fashioned. You are a celebrity. How can you be friends with someone like that?” Lu Wenqian blurted out.

Xie Wanyu felt self-conscious. She tried to hide her shoes under the table. It was true that they looked very worn. But they were still comfortable, so she never threw them away. She had two pairs of school uniforms that she wore in turns. Meanwhile, Lu Wenqian was in her neat pleated skirt.

Li Zexuan turned around. He looked furious. “Lu Wenqian, Wanyu looks better than you in her school uniform. There are more important things in this world than looks and clothes. Wanyu is kind and helpful. In my opinion, no one can compare to her.”

Li Zexuan pulled Xie Wanyu with him and walked out of the library. Xie Wanyu followed behind him. She glanced tentatively at his tall back in front of her.

When she was young, only her grandmother had ever dared stand up for her when she was wronged. She felt so grateful that Luan Rongrong and Li Zexuan both had come to her defense without hesitation. However, Lu Wenqian’s words still pierced her heart.

After they left the library, Xie Wanyu shook off Li Zexuan’s hand. “Don’t try to look for me from now on.”

Li Zexuan frowned. “Why? Is it because of Lu Wenqian? Don’t listen to her.

Wanyu, whether we meet or study or do whatever, it’s none of her business. She isn’t even my friend.”

“But she is right,” said Xie Wanyu softly. “All I have are my grades and nothing else.”

“What? That’s not true! You are kind and smart. You aren’t even caught up in silly things. You know what you want in life. That’s more than what most people achieve in a lifetime.” He blurted out word after word to praise her.

Luan Rongrong put her hands on her hips. “I always heard Lu Wenqian was spoiled and arrogant. It was all true! Anyway, those two traits are certainly something you don’t have, thankfully. She won’t take revenge on us, will she?”

“She wouldn’t dare. Her dad did donate money to build the library,” said Li Zexuan. “But my father is the largest shareholder of this school.”

“That’s good,” said Luan Rongrong. “Look, you have to protect Wanyu. She is reserved and very introverted. She will be bullied easily by others..”