Dedicated to studying, yet forced into a chaotic situation.

Chapter 28 Don’t mess with me

This was the third time Shi Sui had met her older brother, Jiang Chenjin.

The first time we met was when she had just been brought back to the Jiang family from the southwest, and the family had a meal together.

The second time they met was when Jiang Chenjin left something at home. He originally asked Jiang Tianyao to deliver it to the restaurant's private room, but Jiang Tianyao had something to do, so Shi Sui volunteered to help. When she got to the restaurant's private room, she overheard him and his friends mocking her as a country bumpkin.

The third time is now.

The young and promising man was holding the delicate girl he cherished like a treasure, gently coaxing her. He would do anything to bring a smile to her face.

Jiang Tianyao saw Shi Sui, and she gently curved her lips into a smile, finally breaking through her tears: "Thank you for comforting me, brother. I thought... I thought you didn't want me anymore either..."

Seeing that she finally smiled, Jiang Chenjin's tense body relaxed a little, and he smiled back at her: "I knew that the rumors on the Internet couldn't defeat my sweetie. Don't say anything silly anymore. Your brother will always be by your side."

He ruffled Jiang Tianyao's hair: "In my heart, there will always only be one little sister, you."

What a warm and lovely conversation! But Shi Sui was sick of hearing it, so she covered her ears and just wanted to leave.

"Brother, don't say that. Sister Shi Sui will be unhappy if she hears it." Jiang Tianyao gently tugged at Jiang Chenjin's sleeve.

Jiang Chenjin noticed something and glanced at the entrance hall, where there was an extra pair of shoes. Looking to the side, he saw a girl in a school uniform covering her ears and fleeing the scene.

"Stop!" Jiang Chenjin stood up and said sternly.

Shi Sui covered her ears, walked around the living room where they were, and was already going up the stairs.

Seeing that she was ignoring his words, Jiang Chenjin strode over and angrily said, "Shi Sui! I told you to stop, didn't you hear me!"

"You need something from me?" Shi Sui looked up and saw the man looking aggressive.

Unlike her previous ingratiating voice, the girl's voice was cold and devoid of warmth. Jiang Chenjin was taken aback for a moment before taking a serious look at Shi Sui. Undoubtedly, his younger sister was beautiful.

But beauty has its thorns.

Seeing her disrespectful attitude and cold-blooded expression, Jiang Chenjin thought of Jiang Tianyao, who had suffered so much injustice, and his disgust for Shi Sui intensified.

Jiang Chenjin roared, "Shi Sui, you come here right now!"

"Speak quickly if you have something to say, I need to go back to my room to do my homework." Shi Sui remained indifferent, not wanting to pay any attention to the madwoman in front of her.

"Brother, don't be so fierce." Jiang Tianyao stepped forward, hiding behind Jiang Chenjin, and gently tugged at his sleeve. "You'll scare Sister Shihui like this. She only hurt me on the forum, I think she didn't mean it..."

Jiang Tianyao was the one who had been wronged, yet she still kindly defended Shi Sui. Jiang Chenjin stared at Shi Sui, even more dissatisfied, and ordered, "Shi Sui, you immediately delete all those posts on the forum and post an apology, otherwise, you can forget about having a good time in the Jiang family!"

"Are you threatening me?" Shi Sui laughed. "I didn't post the thread on the forum, so I have no right to delete it. Besides, why should I post an apology? Shouldn't your good sister Jiang Tianyao be the one apologizing?"

Jiang Chenjin found it hard to believe.

He was the eldest son at home, popular at school, and easily succeeded in starting a company when he first entered the workforce. From childhood to adulthood, everyone listened to him and no one dared to disobey him!

And this country bumpkin dared to speak to him like that!

"Those country bumpkins are just incomprehensible!" Jiang Chenjin cursed, grabbing a glass of water from the table and splashing it on Shi Sui's face.

Shi Sui instinctively tried to dodge, but unexpectedly, she still couldn't avoid it, and half of her face got wet.

Water droplets dripped down her hair, leaving a large, dark stain on her clothes.

The next second, Shi Sui stepped forward expressionlessly, driven entirely by instinct to resist, raised her arm and slapped Jiang Chenjin hard.

The crisp sound of a slap echoed through the villa.

After slapping her, Shi Sui retreated, distancing herself from Jiang Chenjin. She still had a cold face and snorted disdainfully.

If you're going to talk, then talk; if you're going to argue, then argue. Why did you have to resort to violence?

Jiang Chenjin's right cheek was swollen high and bright red. He was stunned for a moment, not quite reacting.

"Brother, are you alright?" Jiang Tianyao screamed in fright and immediately rushed towards Jiang Chenjin, asking with concern.

Jiang Chenjin's face was both red and black; red because he had been hit, and black because he was angry.

As the eldest son of the Jiang family, no one had ever dared to slap him before, let alone the person who hit him, who was a country bumpkin he had always looked down on!

"Shi Sui." He gritted his teeth.

"Jiang Chenjin, if you're sick, go to the hospital. Don't yell at me and throw water at me." Shi Sui tucked her wet hair behind her ear. "Besides, the reason I'm so unreasonable is because I don't have a father to teach me or a mother to raise me. Oh, and I don't have a brother either."

Jiang Chenjin's eyes widened in anger. He wanted to rush up and teach this ignorant country bumpkin a lesson, but his elite education from childhood told him that he couldn't be so undignified.

Jiang Tianyao hugged him, her eyes filled with tears, and accused him without any force, "Shi Sui, how could you do this?"

"Why can't I do that? Didn't your brother think I'd fight back when he threw things at me?" Shi Sui smiled. "Besides, wasn't what happened on the forum your own fault?"

Shi Sui sneered and said, "Stop crying and whining in front of me. Show me the way you anonymously posted insults against me on the forum. Aren't you very good at spreading rumors and manipulating public opinion?"

Finally, she warned with a smile, "Remember what I told you in class, don't mess with me."

Feeling much better after slapping her, Shi Sui happily returned to her bedroom, took out her math test paper, and rewarded herself with a set of questions.

[System.] She asked, ["Are there more learning tasks? I want to save money as soon as possible to leave here."]

The system was silent for two seconds. The host attends classes, does exercises, and memorizes English. He studies until one or two in the morning every night. How could he still feel that there are not enough tasks?

Although it didn't understand, it was happy to see its host learning.

[Task 4: Develop a study plan before the placement exam; a reward of 500 yuan will be given for each subject.]

Shi Sui never had the concept of a 'study plan'; she simply learned whatever the teacher taught.

However, after transferring schools, she found that what was taught here was very different from what she had learned before, with many new knowledge points. She is working hard to catch up with the teachers' pace.

Her 'study plan' had only one broad goal: to catch up with the teacher's pace.

Shi Sui reviewed the subject outlines and realized that it would be difficult for her to create a study plan on her own, so she opened her phone to search.

[Host, you're cheating!] the system said. [Everyone's learning pace is different, and your foundation is different from others. How can you just copy?]

[I didn't copy it verbatim; I only used it as a reference.]

After half an hour of reviewing five or six different study plans, the system said: [Host, you're trying to fool this system. 500 yuan isn't so easy to earn!]

Shi Sui: [Could you add some water?]

Dama.

Just as Shi Sui was making a study plan to earn money and leave the Jiang family, Jiang Chenjin was also thinking about how to kick her out.

He had never felt so humiliated, and he was going to make those country bumpkins pay the price.

"Brother, it's okay. Mom and Dad will be back next week," Jiang Tianyao comforted him. "Once Mom and Dad are back, she won't dare to be so arrogant anymore."

"Don't tell them yet," Jiang Chenjin said. "I'll help you handle things on the forum."

Being slapped is too embarrassing, and telling his parents would be like tattling. He will resolve the conflicts between his children himself.

“Forum…” Jiang Tianyao hesitated.

She only told her brother that Shi Sui had posted her online and insulted her. Her brother, however, didn't know that the whole thing actually started...

Jiang Tianyao forced a smile: "Let's forget about what happened on the forum. It's nothing compared to my brother. I'll just rest at home for a couple of days and then go back to school..."

Jiang Chenjin looked at Jiang Tianyao, his sister, who was understanding, gentle and considerate.

He had always known that Jiang Tianyao was not his biological sister. But ever since she grew up and blossomed into a beautiful young woman, he had developed a hazy affection and tenderness for her.