In the cafeteria, Lu Jingxiu and Xu Na sat by the window.

In front of Xu Na was a bowl of chicken soup wontons, a tea egg, and several steamed buns.

She sipped the wonton soup with a spoon.

Lu Jingxiu was sitting opposite her, but Xu Na pushed her breakfast towards him, then sat down in the chair next to him with her bowl, right next to him.

Lu Jingxiu glanced at her, said nothing, and was too lazy to move back, so he let her go.

He kept his head down, his fingers swiping rapidly across his phone screen, replying to the mountain of unread messages.

Most of them were sent by the original owner's cronies, and the content was all over the place.

He picked out a few important ones to reply to, and ignored the rest.

After taking a few sips of soup, Xu Na turned her head and saw that Lu Jingxiu was busy replying to messages.

"Brother, who are you chatting with?" She leaned closer to take a look.

"Classmate," Lu Jingxiu showed her the screen, then changed the subject, "By the way, you said you came to see our mom, what's up?"

Xu Na tied her hair into a ponytail with the hair tie on her wrist, then tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, and said while eating, "Oh, I'm preparing to apply for a teaching assistant position at Badu University."

Lu Jingxiu looked up, his face saying, "Are you kidding me?": "I'll only be a senior after summer vacation. You're a year younger than me, and you're already applying for a teaching assistant position? Have you even gotten your diploma?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Na rolled her eyes and then explained, "The school I went to is in Switzerland, you know. It's specifically for people from wealthy families who have mediocre grades. It costs $100,000 a year, and they offer substitute teaching services. You can graduate just by paying."

She paused, then added:

"Then there are accelerated degree programs. Each course is taught intensively, allowing you to earn twice the normal credits in a semester. With a little more money, you can hire a one-on-one tutor for full guidance, and you can get your bachelor's degree in a short time."

She slowly peeled the eggshell, adding, "I'll have to wait for my master's degree, but that's okay, the school can issue a certificate of enrollment. I applied for a teaching assistant position at Badu University under the guise of an internship, and with my mom helping me out..."

She ate the egg in small bites, giving Lu Jingxiu a smug smile: "It's very easy."

Lu Jingxiu's lips twitched: "...Fine."

He's rich now, but he's still not used to this kind of money-driven way of life.

"And," Xu Na wiped her mouth and added with a smile, "I'm a teaching assistant for mothers."

……All right.

Lu Jingxiu silently lowered his head and continued scrolling on his phone.

He almost forgot that the Lu family's background was such that many things were really just a matter of a word for these young masters and ladies.

Lu's mother is a professor and the head of the department, so she basically has the final say on the number of teaching assistants.

Moreover, the person in question doesn't even need to show up.

Just call the college's HR department and go through the procedures.

Just then, a girl wearing the uniform of Badu University walked into the cafeteria.

She had her hair in a ponytail and wore heavy, elaborate makeup. As soon as she entered, her eyes scanned the cafeteria as if she were looking for someone.

Soon, her gaze locked onto Lu Jingxiu by the window, and a look of surprise immediately appeared on her face. She quickly walked over.

But she stopped abruptly after taking only two steps.

Because she saw a beautiful, stylish, unfamiliar girl sitting next to Lu Jingxiu, who wasn't wearing a school uniform.

The two were standing very close together, and the girl would occasionally turn her head to say something to Lu Jingxiu, their posture appearing quite intimate.

The girl's brows furrowed immediately, and the surprise on her face turned into wariness and a hint of displeasure.

She bit her lip, but still walked over quickly.

"Young Master Lu," she said, walking to the table, her voice slightly strained, but her gaze fixed on Xu Na, "and this student is...?"

Lu Jingxiu raised his head and glanced at the person who had come.

Li Qingqing's best friend, I think, is named Li Li. When the original owner of this body was dating Li Qingqing, she had a lot of dealings with this Li Li.

This girl has a sweet tongue and knows how to get things done, but she's also scheming and often whispers in Li Qingqing's ear.

"My sister," Lu Jingxiu withdrew his gaze, his tone indifferent and devoid of emotion, "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

"Hello, my name is Li Li." Upon hearing that she was Lu Jingxiu's sister, Li Li's face lit up with a smile again: "As expected of Young Master Lu's sister, you're so beautiful!"

As she spoke, she naturally pulled out the chair opposite Lu Jingxiu and sat down.

Xu Na naturally recognized her, gave a blank "hmm" and continued eating with her head down.

Li Li didn't care.

She leaned forward, lowered her voice, and hesitated slightly.

"Young Master Lu, actually... there are many things Qingqing doesn't want me to say. But I feel that if I don't tell her, you might never know the truth, and there will be a huge misunderstanding between you two."

She paused, observed Lu Jingxiu's expression, and seeing that he didn't react much, she continued, "It's about... Qingqing and Chen Xinghai being together."

"Hmm." Lu Jingxiu nodded slightly.

Li Li's eyes reddened slightly, as if she felt more aggrieved and heartbroken than Li Qingqing herself.

She leaned forward, with a sense of tragic determination, as if saying, "I'm risking being dumped by my best friend to tell you the truth."

Lu Jingxiu was speechless; this lackey was really putting on an act.

Li Li said, "Actually, Qingqing and Chen Xinghai don't have that kind of relationship at all! It was Chen Xinghai who gave her money to pretend to be his girlfriend and help her devise a plan to beat Zhuang Xue on the school beauty list."

Badu University has a list of campus beauties, and there are... well, fifty of them.

What kind of school beauty is she? Lu Jingxiu didn't understand, but he respected her.

Moreover, he had seen the photos, and indeed, they were all very beautiful.

"I know you must be really angry after hearing that news," Li Li said, unaware that Lu Jingxiu was starting to drift off into thought. She looked at him earnestly.

"After all, you two just had a fight, and then she got together with someone else. Anyone would find that hard to accept, but it's really not what you think!"

"As you know, Qingqing's family is relatively ordinary, and she was also a bit angry with you. In a fit of pique, she agreed to Chen Xinghai's offer."

"She's really upset about all the rumors going around at school lately."

"She suffered a great injustice, but you know her temper; she bears everything on her own and absolutely refuses to explain herself to you..."

At this point, her eyes reddened again, and her voice became slightly nasal: "Young Master Lu, I really couldn't stand it anymore, so I secretly came to talk to you. If Qingqing knew I was here, she would definitely scold me to death..."

Xu Na sat beside her, slowly scooping up the wonton soup in her bowl with a small spoon, bringing it to her lips, blowing on it, and then drinking it.

Her face remained expressionless, but inwardly she was already sneering.

This argument is both plausible and original, refreshing and unconventional.

They completely absolved Li Qingqing of any wrongdoing, portraying her as a strong, innocent girl who suffered injustices but refused to speak out because of the hardships she faced, while also shifting the blame to her ordinary family and her momentary anger.

She didn't say anything, but subtly observed Lu Jingxiu's reaction out of the corner of her eye.

She wanted to see if her brother's "we'll be strangers after we break up" remarks in the car were sincere or just a face-saving act in front of her.

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