Chapter 122

It was so hard to guess what girls in those days were thinking. Zilin thought that Shuishui was especially hard to figure out. Sometimes, he couldn't figure out if Shuishui was angry or not. He would be confused because of the smile she would wear on her face even when she was angry. He remembered when Xu Die had accused Shuishui of tripping her. Shuishui had a very sharp tongue, but she kept calm while Xu Die verbally attacked Shuishui. He didn't know if Shuishui was angry or not, because she still managed to be very calm towards such people.

Shuishui never cursed, despite her sharp tongue. Shuishui was eloquent and reasonable, and those who argued with her were often rendered speechless, stunned, and unable to refute her.

Mu Zilin suddenly thought of how Shuishui looked in her business attire. She looked quite beautiful. "Shuishui, it's really unfortunate that you don't want to be a lawyer."

"I'm not interested. If you are interested in it, you can pursue it," Shuishui said faintly. She always thought that Zilin had yet to find something he would be very passionate about. 'This child . . .' In her past life, she had studied a major that she disliked simply to seek revenge on her relatives. Later, because of her form teacher, she resolutely chose the major that she liked. Only then did she truly excel. However, she did not take anything for granted. In some aspects, she also lost.

"I'm not interested in anything. I just like your science subjects. However, your foreign language is also very good. Yesterday at noon, I recorded it. I took it back home and showed it to them. My dad also saw it. He said that your spoken language is very good and your accent is very authentic." Mu Zilin didn't understand. He just took it back home to show off.

"Fortunately, you can also be good in a foreign language if you practice hard." Shuishui completely relied on her own efforts and never thought of taking shortcuts.

"You're talking nonsense again. My dad said that your spoken language skills cannot be easily acquired unless you devote a few years of systematic study. Even the Chinese teacher was stunned. Only the foreign teacher was able to understand you." Mu Zilin also noticed how stunned their teacher was and how the others in the video reacted. He found it funny.

Shuishui laughed. "Is that so? Actually, vocabulary knowledge is very important. Many high school teachers need to improve their English vocabulary. In my spiel, I used the more difficult and uncommonly used English words. Naturally, the teachers won't understand it. They have not encountered the words before. It's not a big deal. You can recite 100 simple words every day. After a year, your vocabulary will definitely improve." Shuishui was very supportive of Mu Zilin's studying efforts. She knew that it would help him in his future university applications. The fourth and sixth levels in the university exams basically tested one's capacity for vocabulary enrichment.

"Forget it. I think it's too tiring to study all the time since I'm only in the first year of high school." Mu Zilin shook his head. He didn't want to spend too much time studying. He felt he couldn't be like Shuishui, who studied a lot. When Shuishui was free, she would either draw or practice the erhu, or at the very least, read books. He felt that he couldn't be as quiet and as studious as her. He liked to be lively, carefree, and to hang out and act proud.

Mu Qing nodded. "That's right. I agree with Mu Zilin. You're really a straight-A student, even more so than those so-called straight-A students in my junior high school. How should I put it? In the past, I was very envious of them. They were very studious and were considered achievers. But I realized that they really pale in comparison to you."

"As for me, I feel that those who studied well all despised us. Our junior high school classmates who studied well only qualified to get into the fifth high school. It's really pathetic. Their scores are even lower than ours." Mu Zilin thought of those women who had mocked him and Shuishui. He realized that it was actually funny thinking about how they could have reacted when they found out that while they rigorously studied for the exam, he and Shuishui earned higher scores even though they went out every day. They ended up in a key high school while the others landed in a lower-bracket school.

"No way. Why do they despise you guys? Is that jealousy?" Mu Qing did not think so. Mu Zilin was handsome, and Shuishui was beautiful. They also studied well.

Some people who overheard their conversation gathered around them. They were also very curious. They also found Mu Zilin to be carefree and easygoing. They liked Mu Zilin because he was very friendly towards the other boys in his class.

"Zilin, tell us about your junior high school. We're quite curious too," a few boys walked up and asked.

Mu Zilin was a little proud. "If you want me to talk about our junior high school life, I'll start with the exciting stories. We were once brought to the police station, we've watched car races, and we've gone clubbing . . ."

He began to tell them some of their experiences. Although they were true, Shuishui felt that Mu Zilin's words were too exaggerated and fake.

However, the others were amazed. "I can't tell. Could it be that Shuishui used to be a gangster?"

"Yes, yes. She's very arrogant. Many people are afraid of her." Mu Zilin nodded. "It could also be said that she was a gangster. Oh, right. I have photos of me and Shuishui in the past."

They had really changed a lot.

Shuishui sat in front and continued reading her book. She was too lazy to join in the conversation.

Mu Zilin flipped through the photos and everyone craned their necks to look at them. "No way! Is this Shuishui?"

"I can't imagine how she looked in the past. It is so different from how she looks now." They looked at Shuishui and then looked at the photo. The difference was huge. In the photos, she was seen with heavy makeup and had a cold, sharp gaze. The Shuishui they saw in front of them was barefaced.

Mu Qing brought a chair to Shuishui's side and sat beside her. "Shuishui, are you a good girl now? You have to study hard."

"The past is in the past. As long as you know how I am now, it's good." Shuishui didn't really want to recall the memories of the previous Shuishui. The old memories had nothing to do with her. In the future, she would just be herself.

Mu Qing looked at Shuishui and felt that Shuishui was no longer as arrogant as she was in the past, but she felt that there was a trace of coldness in her. She suddenly thought of one word to describe Shuishui. It really suited Shuishui and her temperament: mature. She only thought that Shuishui had a good temperament and not that Shuishui literally looked mature.

Shuishui sensed Mu Qing's gaze. Shuishui looked over with a smile. "Mu Qing, it's almost time for class. Besides, if you continue to look at me like that, I will be shy."

"You are shy?" Mu Qing did not believe it, but she obediently sat back down because class was about to start.

To them, chatting after class was also a form of entertainment.

During the last class that morning, Xu Die came. Her face was haggard, and there was a small bruise at the corner of her eyes. Everyone was gossiping. They were very curious.

Xu Die didn't really want to go to school, but she had to because she knew that the only way for her to change her situation was to study hard. If she studied hard, she knew she could prepare a better future for herself.

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