Ye Wushuang felt a bit depressed.
Because the cake was taken away halfway, she slept very far away from Ji Shen.
There was a gap between the two of them, like a young couple who had just had an argument.
On the other side, Ji Shen leaned against the headboard reading a book. Occasionally, when his peripheral vision fell on Ye Wushuang, his bottomless dark eyes would be tinged with a hint of a smile.
This was the first time he had seen Ye Wushuang sulking.
Although it sounded a bit mean.
But she was indeed much cuter like this than when she was expressionless.
The next day, early morning.
Ye Wushuang slowly sat up straight, with faint blue circles under her eyes.
Last night, she was too far from Ji Shen and could not smell that calming, faint fragrance, so her sleep quality had dropped significantly.
She rubbed the back of her neck and walked out of the bedroom.
"Miss Ye is awake? Young Master Ji instructed before leaving that if you want to eat cake, there is chilled Tiramisu in the refrigerator." The maid followed behind Ye Wushuang, full of smiles.
That was handmade by Young Master Ji last night!
Ye Wushuang paused in her steps.
She felt energized.
After eating the Tiramisu, Ye Wushuang took a car to head towards Feibiao.
When she got out of the car, the small red sedan in front also happened to open its door, and two familiar figures stepped out.
One was the Feibiao International Chess mentor Qin Lie, and the other was the dessert shop owner she had seen yesterday.
The shop owner helped Qin Lie out of the car: "Dad, come on, slow down, slow down, be careful not to bump your head."
She and Qin Lie were father and daughter.
After Qin Lie, who was leaning on a cane, successfully got out of the car, the shop owner also discovered Ye Wushuang.
"It's you, the beautiful young girl who bought cake yesterday!" The shop owner's eyes erupted with a bright light: "What a coincidence, why are you here?"
For someone who loves beautiful faces, the existence of Ye Wushuang was like a shining, rare treasure!
"She is a student at Feibiao and is also someone who will participate in this Inter-school League." Qin Lie glanced at Ye Wushuang and walked into the school leaning on his cane.
"Then you are also Dad's student? His indifferent temperament must have caused you a lot of trouble, right?"
The shop owner smiled embarrassedly: "Do you like eating dessert? You can come to my place after school, I'll make sure you're full!"
The words "make sure you're full" truly attracted Ye Wushuang.
But she did not want to receive a reward without merit.
She thought for a moment and found a win-win solution: "I remember you have a recruitment notice posted in front of your shop. I want to earn some pocket money."
"Then you can come to my shop to work as a part-time hourly worker after school." The shop owner reached out her hand: "My name is Qin Yu."
"Ye Wushuang." Ye Wushuang shook her hand in return.
The day's classes ended quickly.
In the evening, before Ye Wushuang had left the school, Shangguan Qinglin's voice sounded over the broadcast:
"Ye Wushuang of Grade 12 Class 7, come to the Principal's Office."
Why is Shangguan Qinglin looking for her?
Ye Wushuang frowned slightly and walked toward the Principal's Office.
In the corridor outside the Principal's Office stood a dozen students, all of whom were going to represent Feibiao in the Inter-school League.
Seeing Ye Wushuang, they all showed contempt in their eyes and kept snorting coldly.
Inside the Principal's Office, Rong Qingru said firmly:
"Principal Shangguan, after our investigation, it is true that Ye Wushuang has never taken a level exam at the Chess Association.
Besides that, she has not come to report to the chess room for two consecutive days, and even belittled the chess records that everyone has been training hard on as 'this kind of thing'.
Everyone is very annoyed, but these are small matters; the important thing is the school's face.
Are we really going to send a novice to compete on the day of the league?
If that really happens, other schools will definitely laugh at us Feibiao for having no talent, not even being able to gather a twenty-person participating team!"
After speaking, a trace of calculation flashed in Rong Qingru's eyes.
Ye Wushuang, aren't you trying to play hard to get to seduce Brother Shen?
I will directly unite with the students to kick you out of the participating team and see what you can do then!
"Who told you that not having taken a level exam means one cannot play chess?" Ye Wushuang walked into the Principal's Office with a cold expression.
When she was playing a match against the world's number one chess player, Rong Qingru did not even know which corner she was hiding in!
"Since you can play, then do you dare to play a match against me!" Rong Qingru sneered, staring at Ye Wushuang.
She must expose Ye Wushuang's lie!
"Play a match against me?" A look of sarcasm appeared in Ye Wushuang's black pupils: "Are you worthy?"
Since when could any random person come to challenge her to a match?
"You!" Rong Qingru's face turned ashen!
"Alright." Shangguan Qinglin placed both hands on the table and asked Ye Wushuang: "Pick someone you think is worthy to play a match for me to see."
At first, he agreed to let Ye Wushuang represent Feibiao because Ye Wushuang's performance at school was very eye-catching.
Not only did she get full marks on her monthly exam, but she also turned the bottom-ranked Class Seven into a top-tier class.
His good friend Ji Shen also had a very high evaluation of Ye Wushuang.
So when he heard Ye Wushuang say she wanted to participate in the International Chess Inter-school League, he assumed that Ye Wushuang knew how to play International Chess and played it well.
As a result, Ye Wushuang had not even taken a level exam, so he needed to call Ye Wushuang over to verify it.
If Ye Wushuang really did not understand International Chess, he would not let her continue to participate.
Feibiao belongs to everyone.
The honor of Feibiao is the honor of everyone.
He could not ignore it.
"No need, she knows how to play." Qin Lie walked in leaning on his cane, his gray hair swaying with his pace:
"When she came to the chess room yesterday, I was playing a match.
She looked at the chessboard for three seconds, then fixed her gaze on the 'Rook' position, confirming that this move was the best.
I thought about this move for a full twenty minutes, while she only used three seconds.
How could such a person be a novice."
He was certain that Ye Wushuang was a genius who excelled at International Chess.
No student in all of Feibiao could be stronger than her!
"Determining that Ye Wushuang understands International Chess with just one look? Isn't this too childish?" Rong Qingru widened her eyes, feeling it was outrageous, and pursued the question unwillingly:
"If there is a mistake, or if we miss the championship because of Ye Wushuang, who can be responsible?"
"I will be responsible!" Qin Lie stared at Rong Qingru:
"If Feibiao misses the championship because of Ye Wushuang, I, Qin Lie, will resign in disgrace. Are you satisfied?"
Qin Lie was once a prominent figure in the chess world, and this gaze pressed down, directly making Rong Qingru take half a step back, looking miserable!
"Since Old Qin has said so, I announce that Ye Wushuang will continue to participate." Shangguan Qinglin made the final decision.
Rong Qingru could only leave in defeat with the students.
Ye Wushuang stood at the entrance of the Principal's Office and said lightly to Qin Lie: "I will win the championship."
She did not expect Qin Lie to come out to speak for her and even bet his own profession.
"Of course you will." Qin Lie did not say much more and left with a hunched figure.
Once upon a time, he was just as confident as Ye Wushuang.
Dessert Shop.
Ye Wushuang changed into the outfit Qin Yu had prepared for her and walked out of the changing room with a frown: "Sister Qin, must I wear this 'work uniform'?"
"Of course, my dessert shop has rotating themes, and this week's theme is: Maid Descends to My Side!"
Qin Yu set up the standing sign, looked up at Ye Wushuang, and instantly had hearts in her eyes.
This scene was too great!
Ye Wushuang was wearing a black and white maid pleated skirt, a white headband, and a white lace apron tied at her waist.
The apron strings were long, tied into a big butterfly knot behind her back; it was truly as cute as it could be!
Although the owner of the maid outfit had a cold and distant face and was still pulling at her sleeves uncomfortably, this just happened to create a contrast with the outfit.
The result was—
Even cuter!
Ye Wushuang pulled at her sleeves and looked at the desserts in the display window.
She endured it.
Huashang Building.
Conference Hall.
The department heads looked at each other, not understanding why the handsome and noble Young Master Ji suddenly stopped talking and was lost in thought while looking out the window.
"Young Master..."
"Why are you shouting? Don't you know Young Master Ji is thinking about how to quickly conquer the foreign market?"
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