Chapter 437: Meeting Liu Shi

Chapter 437: Meeting Liu Shi
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Xia Ye looked at Liu Shi somewhat strangely; she noticed a significant change in him.
In the past, Liu Shi never did any proper work; he would roam the village with a group of friends, wasting his time. But now, he was helping his family with chores every day and even actively hunting in the mountains.
Many people in the village had noticed Liu Shi’s transformation. Xia Ye shook her head and said, “It’s nothing, I’m just taking a casual walk.”
Liu Shi asked, ‘Your eyes are red, obviously, you’ve been crying. What happened? Why don’t you tell me?”
Looking into Liu Shi’s eyes, Xia Ye saw that he had lost the delinquent demeanor he used to have. His eyes were now filled with sincerity. For some reason, she found herself confiding in Liu Shi about her grievances.
She felt that she wasn’t any worse than Xia Wan or Xia Ru, but these two had surpassed her.
Liu Shi said, “I thought it was something serious, turns out you’re just a bit sensitive.
“You’re already better off than most of the girls in our village. Just think about it, how many girls in our village can afford to go to high school?
“Some people have better academic records than you, they got into high school, but their parents don’t allow them to continue their education.
“Some girls had excellent grades in primary school, but they didn’t even have the chance to go to junior high.
“Compared to them, you’re already very lucky.
“And about Xia Wan being outstanding, I agree with that. You can use Xia Wan as your goal, strive to surpass her. But Xia Ru’s character is terrible. She used to encourage me to harm Xia Wan, to tarnish her innocence.”
Xia Ye widened her eyes, not expecting to hear this.
Liu Shi continued, “Back then, Xia Ru and I were both born with some strange illness. Before the illness struck, she secretly came to me, wanting me to plot against Xia Wan.
“Now that I think about it, I probably got that strange illness as karma for harboring ill intentions toward Xia Wan. After saying this, Liu Shi got up and walked away, leaving Xia Ye in deep thought.
Her once-confused heart was gradually becoming resolute.
She and Xia Wan didn’t necessarily have to be in a life-and-death competition. Xia Wan’s success didn’t mean she had to be unsuccessful; Xia Wan could progress, and she could, too.
Perhaps her father didn’t earn as much as Xia Hai, but he was working hard to support the family. Her mother might take advantage of situations sometimes, but she didn’t have any malicious intentions.
The only troublemaker in the family was her lazy and useless younger brother.
However, Xia Yu’s transformation into what he was now was also due to their grandmother’s excessive pampering. She couldn’t stop her grandmother’s favoritism, but she could work on herself and strive to break out of this small mountain village.
She wanted to develop herself in a bigger city and see more of the world.
At this moment, Xia Ye knew that she had changed.
The next day, when she went to school, Xia Ye noticed a stylishly dressed girl standing at the entrance.
Upon seeing Xia Ye, the girl stopped her and smiled, “Hello, are you Xia Ye, my cousin?”
Xia Ye felt a bit puzzled. She didn’t recognize this girl.
People from their class were also looking in their direction, secretly listening.
“I’m Ke Xin, I work at your cousin Xia Ru’s store. There’s something I’d like to ask you.” Ke Xin smiled as she spoke.
Xia Ye frowned, not having a good impression of Xia Ru’s employees.
“What is it?” Xia Ye asked, somewhat displeased.
Ke Xin continued to smile, “I want to go to school, and I heard that you are our boss’s cousin. You have good looks and good grades, so I thought about being in the same class as you.”
“The boss said that I should get to know you early on and learn from you.”
Hearing the compliments, Xia Ye’s mood improved.
Indeed, she had always been good-looking.
Out of courtesy for the girl’s eloquence, she decided to be a bit more polite.
Xia Ye sized up Ke Xin, who seemed to carry a certain sophistication about her.
Xia Ye asked her, “How old are you?”
Ke Xin felt a bit embarrassed and replied, “I’m already 20 years old.”
Xia Ye was shocked. “20 years old? You’re two years older than me. Are you going to study in the same class as me for senior year? Can you keep up with the curriculum?”
Ke Xin: .
She thought Xia Ye had very low emotional intelligence, just like her sister Xia
Ru..