My Inner Thoughts Are Heard by the Entire Noble Academy

Chapter 215

Shi Ruan was wearing fluffy slippers and a loose, casual jacket. Not far from her was a shopping cart filled with various ingredients.

Hearing a familiar voice, Shi Ruan looked in that direction and saw her young cousin's face, filled with shock. Shi Ruan was equally surprised, unable to understand why her little cousin would appear near her home.

A momentary panic flashed across Shi Ruan's face, but she quickly composed herself and asked, "What are you doing here? I heard from auntie that you have competition training at school every weekend?"

The pressure of being a new teacher suddenly came over her, "Are you skipping classes?"

"I know you're a good student, but skipping classes isn't a good thing."

Shi Li thought to herself that Shi Ruan was still the same as when she was young, her ability to change the subject hadn't deteriorated at all.

Almost laughing from frustration, she replied, "The training only has two classes, it ends at eleven."

"As for you, if I remember correctly, shouldn't you be at home writing lesson plans and making PowerPoints right now?"

Shi Ruan pressed her index finger to her temple, "I have a fever today, I'm not feeling well."

Shi Li thought: You weren't having a headache when you were holding his sleeve earlier, you weren't having a headache when you were looking at food in the refrigerator, how come you suddenly have a headache when I show up? It's like I'm your kryptonite.

Shi Li reached out to feel her forehead for a fever, but Shi Ruan dodged behind Ji Chunsheng.

The tall man shielded the petite Shi Ruan behind him.

Ji Chunsheng said, "Your sister is sick, she's not feeling well right now."

Shi Li had been silent with a cold face. Shi Ruan had always been afraid of her cousin's anger. Her cousin usually had a good temper, always warm and friendly to everyone, which made it all the more terrifying when she did get angry.

Shi Li wasn't speaking because she was cursing in her mind.

The curses were so vulgar that if broadcast, they would need to be entirely censored and banned.

The three people nearby were stunned, both by Shi Li's rich vocabulary of swear words and by seeing Shi Li in such a furious state for the first time.

Qiao Jingjia and Rongrong had only learned about this man's identity a few minutes ago, but that didn't prevent them from understanding her current breakdown.

It was like seeing a house on fire, getting close to the flames on someone else's house, and accidentally setting your own house on fire.

Of course, Shi Li's breakdown was far beyond what the three of them imagined. Shi Li had told herself to keep her house far away from the burning house, but this house wouldn't listen and insisted on getting close to the house that was likely to catch fire.

Ji Chunsheng noticed three young people not far away staring intently at them. He guessed they might be Shi Ruan's cousin's friends, as it was unlikely for a young girl to be shopping alone in the supermarket.

He spoke gently, "Does cousin have any plans for dinner? Your sister and I were planning to have dinner together, would you like to join us?"

Shi Ruan and Ji Chunsheng had just had lunch together. When he was sending Shi Ruan home, she said she wanted to eat home-cooked food and didn't want to order takeout, but she didn't know how to cook. He happened to know how to cook, so he suggested going to the supermarket to buy some ingredients.

Shi Li smiled, showing six teeth, "As it happens, I don't have any other plans." Being a third wheel is everyone's responsibility.

Shi Ruan, who had been hiding behind Ji Chunsheng, peeked out half of her head upon hearing Shi Li's claim of having no plans, and made a throat-slitting gesture.

However, Shi Li was a beautiful blind person. She didn't see her cousin's unwillingness, instead saying,

"You're such a kind person. As it happens, the four of us have nowhere to go for dinner, so we'll trouble you. It's a perfect chance to taste your cooking."

Shi Ruan thought: Great, it was just one third wheel before, now it's become four.

No matter what, Shi Li was still her own cousin. With three more strangers added, even if she had thick skin, she couldn't flirt with a man in front of a bunch of kids.

For the first time, Shi Ruan realized that her little cousin wasn't doing anything helpful at all.

She asked, "Why are you here?"

She wanted to remind Shi Li that she still had her own business to attend to, and shouldn't let herself be affected.

Shi Li, with a stern face, said, "My classmate is moving, and we came to the supermarket to buy things needed for her new home. We just happened to run into you and this gentleman, what a coincidence."

Shi Ruan laughed dryly, "That really is quite a coincidence. You probably need to continue shopping with your classmate, we won't keep you."

Rongrong waved her hand, "It's fine, we're not in a hurry. We've already bought everything we needed."

Yeah right, buying things wasn't urgent, they could be bought anytime. Nowadays, there's even home delivery service, very convenient.

But gossip was different. Some juicy stories, once missed, never come back.

"We'll bring our own ingredients, so it's not like we're freeloading. Just don't think of us as a bother."

With that sentence, Rongrong had blocked many of the things Shi Ruan wanted to say.

As the older cousin, how could she possibly consider her cousin and her cousin's friends a bother?

Shi Ruan smiled and said it wouldn't be a problem.

However, even though they brought several large shopping bags of things, it was still like coming empty-handed.

Because in the end, Ji Chunsheng paid for Rongrong's purchases.

Shi Li walked at the front, secretly putting her hand behind her back and making a victory sign, even waving it a bit in case the three people behind didn't notice.

Soon, the group of four received a message from Shi Li in their chat group: [Successfully freeloaded]

It wasn't that Shi Li liked to take advantage of others, but taking advantage of someone she disliked gave her a sense of satisfaction.

This apartment was less than a five-minute walk from the school where Shi Ruan worked. At the beginning of the year, when Shi Ruan confirmed her workplace, her aunt bought this flat near the school for Shi Ruan's convenience.

Although it had been renovated early on, concerns about excessive formaldehyde levels had prevented Shi Ruan from moving in.

It wasn't until this semester started that Shi Ruan occasionally stayed in this apartment. Whenever time allowed, she would choose to return to the old house.

Only recently had Shi Ruan started living in this apartment more regularly.

Rongrong's new home wasn't in the same community as Shi Ruan's apartment, and this was Shi Li's first time coming here.

Watching Ji Chunsheng skillfully take out clean slippers from the shoe cabinet for the four of them, Shi Li's eyebrows furrowed deeply.

Qiao Jingjia still pretended to be polite, saying, "I'm sorry for the trouble we're causing you."

Ji Chunsheng repeatedly said it was no problem and invited them to sit on the sofa and rest for a while.

While Qiao Jingjia was putting the ingredients in the kitchen, Shi Li silently questioned Shi Ruan, "I'm coming to my sister's home, why does he need to host?"