BNR Chapter 4

Today is Friday, and school is dismissed early in the afternoon. Mu Qi felt gloomy at the thought of going to that restaurant later. The whole person seemed melancholic.

“Qi Ge, are you going to Yuanfu Lou later?” Hu Ying approached her cautiously, watching her carefully.

She knew that her Qi Ge on this day was the most unbearable. She might smile at you lightly, or she might make you cry out for mercy.

Su Yanxi also noticed Mu Qi’s unusual behavior, so she didn’t dare to say much at the moment. Instead, she silently followed behind them.

“You go back first.” Mu Qi glanced at Su Yanxi behind her, raised her chin slightly, and said, “You, send her home.”

“No problem.” Hu Ying patted her chest and said.

Su Yanxi wanted to ask Mu Qi why she was going to Yuanfu Lou, but before she could speak, she saw Hu Ying giving her a hint. So she could only suppress her curiosity.

“Let’s go.” Mu Qi didn’t notice the look from her friend and waved her hand, then took the bus.

When the bus disappeared into the traffic, Su Yanxi retracted her gaze, looked at Hu Ying, who was worried beside her, and asked in confusion, “Is Qi Ge going to meet someone at Yuanfu Lou?”

“Her parents.” Hu Ying said this sentence and didn’t say anything more. After all, it was a private matter for her friend, and she didn’t want to say too much.

Su Yanxi, unable to get more information from her, decided not to ask any further questions. She just looked in the direction Mu Qi had left, with a thoughtful expression on her face.

Mu Qi sat on the bus, looking at the scenery outside the window. The bus swayed and swayed, and she arrived at her destination in a daze. When she got off, she raised her head, looked at the three big characters of Yuanfu Lou for a full five minutes before entering.

“Welcome.” The receptionist greeted her with a smile.

Although Mu Qi was in school uniform, the receptionist did not underestimate her. After all, anyone who could come here for consumption was not an ordinary person.

“Second-floor private room, number 8.” Mu Qi reported the message her father sent to her phone. It was succinct, not a word more or less, truly her good father.

“Miss, this way, please.” The waiter stood at the stairs on the second floor.

“Okay.” Mu Qi nodded slightly and walked towards private room number 8. Despite her school uniform, her temperament made it clear that she was not an ordinary student.

“Come in.”

Mu Qi pushed open the door and saw her divorced parents sitting on opposite sides of a round table.

Her father was dressed in a black suit, with a stern expression on his face. There was even a laptop on the table, indicating that he was working.

On the other side was her mother.

Obviously, she had just finished filming. The makeup on her face had not been removed yet. In order not to be recognized, she wore sunglasses on her face, giving her a cold and indifferent look.

Mu Qi sat down in the middle of the two as usual, tossing her backpack onto a nearby chair and holding her phone in her hand, not bothering to look at the two of them.

However, even though she was playing with her phone, she knew that her thoughts were entirely focused on the two people around her.

The two had obviously already ordered their dishes, and when the waiter brought the food after a while, Muguoqiang said, “Let’s eat.”

Muguoqiang is the general manager of the Mu Entertainment Group, with several A-list celebrities under his management. Originally, her mother got to know him through work.

But there were too many female celebrities around Muguoqiang, and there were always one or two stars who wanted to climb into Muguoqiang’s bed. Once or twice was fine, but with frequent occurrences, Mumu’s mother, Yinxin, couldn’t take it anymore, leading to constant quarrels and an eventual cold war.

The end result was a divorce.

As the middle person, Mu Qi suffered the most.

Throughout the meal, the three of them remained silent, with only the sound of chopsticks hitting bowls.

In such a repressive atmosphere, even the best appetite would be significantly reduced, let alone for Mu Qi.

She put down her chopsticks, stood up, and said, “I’m full. I’ll head back first.”

“Okay,” Muguoqiang glanced at her.

“Be careful on your way back.” Although she was divorced from the man across the table, Yinxin couldn’t help feeling a bit reluctant as she watched Mu Qİ leave.

After the door closed behind her, Mu Qi, who had been pretending to be calm, felt the facade crumble. Clenching the hand hanging by her side, she tightly pursed her lips, threw her backpack behind her, and went downstairs.

“Thank you for coming.”

Walking out of the restaurant, looking at the bustling city, Mu Qi didn’t feel the liveliness, but rather a sense of desolation. She glanced back at the hotel one last time before turning away without looking back.

In the private room, Muguoqiang and Yinxin also left without lingering.

When she arrived home that night, it was already ten o’clock. Mu Qi threw her backpack on the sofa and went to sleep. Lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, she couldn’t fall asleep for a long time.

She eventually drifted off at an unknown time and woke up the next day.

Sitting on the bed, looking out the window, it took a while for her to come back to herself. She got up, went to the bathroom to freshen up, picked up her backpack, and left.

Just as she reached the downstairs, she saw the figure of Suyanxi. The other girl had obviously been waiting for her for a long time, her eyes brightening as she greeted, “Muqi, good morning.”

“Morning,” Muqi said, noticing dewdrops on Suyanxi’s hair. In this autumn season, the entire city was enveloped in mist.

“Waited long?” Muqi asked on a whim, pursing her lips after the question.

“I just arrived.” Ignoring the slightly red ears of the other person, Muqi actually believed her. However, she didn’t say much and carried her backpack towards the entrance of the residential area.

Coincidentally, at this moment, Huying also came downstairs. Seeing the two of them, she rushed over, “Muqi, Xiaoxixi!”

Even the birds on the tree branches were startled and flew away at her approach.

“Seven, how was last night?” Huying couldn’t help asking, then quickly closed her mouth when she noticed Suyanxi beside her.

“Nothing, let’s go,” Muqi didn’t say much.

“Let’s buy buns; you probably haven’t had breakfast.” Huying pulled Muqi towards the front bun shop.

“Boss, six pork buns, please!” Huying confidently ordered, then remembered something and turned to ask Suyanxi, “Xiaoxixi, what do you want to eat?”

“I…” Suyanxi was about to say she had already eaten, but in the end, she somehow said she wanted one pork bun.

“Just one? So little?!” Huying was shocked, and Muqi was also surprised.

Both big eaters unanimously looked at Huying’s stomach, wondering what kind of stomach she had to eat so little.

Suyanxi: “…”

“I had breakfast at home. Suyanxi had to explain to both of them.

“Oh, no wonder, you scared me!” Huying breathed a sigh of relief, then took the buns and soy milk handed over by the boss.

The three of them walked and ate at the same time.

Suyanxi had never eaten breakfast outside before; every morning her mother made it for her. So, looking at the bun in her hand, she took a bite, and her eyes sparkled as she looked at Muqi and Huying, saying, “So delicious!”

Huying burst into laughter, and Muqi’s lips also curved slightly.

With friends around, the unpleasantness from yesterday quickly dissipated.

After arriving in the classroom, when the group leader came down to collect the assignments, Muqi suddenly stopped when she touched the backpack in her desk. Then she said, “I didn’t do it.”

It was typical of Muqi to boldly admit she hadn’t done her homework.

“Can I hand it in during self-study?” Suyanxi asked the group leader.

“Sure.” The group leader glanced at Suyanxi and continued to collect from the back.

“Muqi, where’s your workbook? Take it out quickly; I’ll copy it for you.” Suyanxi leaned towards Muqi, saying quietly.

Because they were close, the faint fragrance on the girl’s body wafted into Mumu’s nose. Mumu’s gaze involuntarily shifted to the girl’s face, who was urgently looking at her, making her unconsciously take a step back, finally backing against the wall.

“No need,” Muqi said.

She hadn’t done her homework not for the first time today; it had happened several times before. Every time, she would be called to the teacher’s office, so she was used to it.

“Take it out quickly.” Instead of waiting, Suyanxi was the one who became anxious. Without waiting for Muqi’s reaction, she lowered her head and opened Muqi’s backpack.

Muqi didn’t stop her, just looking down at her.

From Huying’s perspective, it looked as if Suyanxi was lying on Muqi’s legs. Suddenly, some inexplicable dirty images flashed in her mind, and she quickly shook her head.

Not mentioning that both Muqi and Xiaoxixi are female, just based on Muqi’s personality, she wouldn’t really engage in a romantic relationship with anyone!

“Found it.” Suyanxi took a long time to find her workbook, then opened it in front of Muqi. She also opened her own workbook next to it, took out a pen from her pencil case, removed the cap, put it on the pen tip, and handed it to Muqi.

Muqi: “…”

“Hurry up and copy.” Seeing Muqi not moving, Suyanxi urged her.

“Tsk.” Annoyed, Muqi reluctantly took the pen from her and started copying. At the same time, she silently criticized the girl for having a real problem, actually inciting her to copy the homework.

Because there was no teacher during self-study, Muqi finished copying quickly, while Suyanxi read a book next to her, occasionally glancing at her quietly, also keeping an eye out for her.

By the time of self-study, Muqi had finished all her assignments. Suyanxi happily took her workbook and her own and ran to the front to hand them over to the group leader.

Muqi watched the girl’s figure, supporting her chin, lost in thought.

“Muqi, what are you thinking about?”

Hu Ying, who appeared out of nowhere, whispered in her ear, startling Muqi. She glanced at her sideways, even pushing her head away with disdain.

“Seven, you’re so heartless, actually starting and ending a relationship!” Hu Ying, who became a drama queen again, looked at her with a pitiful expression.

Muqi pressed her temples in a headache and didn’t want to deal with her.

When Suyanxi returned after handing in the assignments, she heard Hu Ying’s words. Not sure what she was thinking, she nodded approvingly.

Muqi, inadvertently seeing this, inexplicably glanced at her, and the latter smiled mischievously at her.

Muqi “…”

Why did she feel like everyone around her was so abnormal!

Muqi’s homework was copied, and it was copied correctly. Although the teacher knew she copied, they didn’t say much. After all, they didn’t have high expectations for this student.

As for this girl named Suyanxi, she heard that she used to study at a famous school in City A, ranked first every year. Later, for some reason, she transferred here. Moreover, she chose to go to Class Three, a medium-level class, instead of a key class like Class One.

Perhaps the genius’s mind worked differently from ordinary people’s, and the teachers didn’t bother her anymore.