Anning arrived at school early and didn’t rush to enter the gates, instead opting to grab a bite at a breakfast joint first. After eating, Anning entered the school in no particular hurry. When she got to the classroom, there weren’t many people there yet. Anning put her bag in place and pulled out a set of problems to work on. It was a set of physics problems; she completed the easier ones at the beginning, but there was a difficult question at the end that she couldn’t figure out even after biting her pen for a long while. So, she took the set of problems and went to ask the top student sitting in the back row, Wei Haoxuan. "Excuse me, Wei, may I ask you a question?" Anning handed over the test and asked softly. Wei Haoxuan, who was buried in his own practice, looked up upon hearing someone speak to him. With that one glance, Wei Haoxuan’s eyes filled with coldness: "No." Anning bit her lip, wanting to say something more. But Wei Haoxuan coldly spat out a word: "Scram..." Anning’s heart felt like it was pounded harshly, and she staggered several steps backward, looking at Wei Haoxuan in disbelief. She looked over several times before turning around to return to her seat. Anning was in a bad mood all morning; she listened attentively during class and solved problems during breaks, hardly ever leaving her seat. Even when faced with problems she couldn’t solve, she troubled over them on her own without asking anyone else. At noon when school let out for lunch, Anning and Song Zhenzhen went to the cafeteria to eat. Along the way, Anning saw Yu Anjing and Wei Haoxuan talking and laughing as they walked together. Afterward, she saw Ge Yiming run over to talk to Yu Anjing. Yu Anjing had a gentle smile on her face as she chatted with the two, and as Anning stopped and watched, her eyes filled with sadness. Yu Anjing saw Anning and said something to Wei Haoxuan before running over. "Ningning, are you also heading to the cafeteria? Let’s go together?" Anning nodded: "Okay." She held Song Zhenzhen’s hand, following behind Yu Anjing, and the five of them entered the cafeteria together. Yu Anjing pulled Anning and Song Zhenzhen along to find a seat, bossing Ge Yiming and Wei Haoxuan to go get the food. Anning stood up: "I can get my own food." "It’s only right for boys to fetch the food, come on, the seats are filling up, let’s snag them quickly." Yu Anjing held Anning back, turned around, and smiled at Ge Yiming: "Please, the two of you." Wei Haoxuan gave a tender smile: "Don’t worry, there will definitely be the chicken wings you love." Hearing this, Ge Yiming also hurriedly said: "I’ve got strong arms, I’ll make sure to get you extra servings." After Wei Haoxuan finished speaking to Yu Anjing, he turned to Anning with a cold expression: "What do you want?" Anning handed over her meal card: "I... I’m not fussy, a small bowl of white rice and some greens will suffice." Ge Yiming sneered and took Anning’s card to join the queue for food. "Are you sick or something?" After sitting down, Yu Anjing asked Anning with concern. Anning shook her head: "It’s nothing, I’ve just felt like eating something light these past few days." Song Zhenzhen looked at Anning with curiosity, thinking of something but not voicing it. Ge Yiming and Wei Haoxuan quickly returned with food. He plonked Anning’s tray down heavily: "Really don’t understand why some people bother with diets, haha, it’s not as if they’re becoming actors or models, why make life hard for themselves?" Anning silently put away her meal card and began to dig into her rice without a word. Song Zhenzhen was worried about Anning, but with the cafeteria filled with people, some things were difficult to bring up. Wei Haoxuan sat down beside Yu Anjing and smilingly offered her a chicken wing from his tray: "I can’t finish this, here’s some for you." "Thanks." Yu Anjing’s smile was bright, and she seemed very happy. Follow current novels on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝘯𝘦𝘵 "By the way, do you have time this weekend?" Yu Anjing asked Wei Haoxuan after taking a few bites of her food. Wei Haoxuan put down his chopsticks. "I need your help with something. Just tell me if you can help or not." Wei Haoxuan smiled warmly and happily: "Help, of course, I’ll help. If it’s something concerning you, I’ll definitely offer my assistance." "Then I’ll thank you in advance." Yu Anjing passed some food from her plate to Wei Haoxuan: "I don’t , you eat it for me." Song Zhenzhen silently watched this scene, genuinely feeling heartbroken for Anning. After finally finishing the meal, Anning and Song Zhenzhen hurriedly left. On the way back, Song Zhenzhen asked with concern: "Ningning, are you okay?" Anning forced a smile: "I’m fine, I just saw some people’s true colors." Song Zhenzhen was still worried: "Are you running out of money? I’ve got a little cash with me; let me lend it to you for now." Anning shook her head: "No need." Anning entered the classroom, there was still some time before class began, and several students were gathered talking together, one of them was looking at something on a phone. Suddenly, she shouted: "Look at this, isn’t this Anning?" With her call, many girls crowded around: "It’s Anning, definitely her." Then, these girls asked Anning: "Anning, did you go singing after school yesterday?" Anning, who was focused on solving problems, looked up and replied: "Yes, I did." "Did your family go bankrupt?" The student who had been looking at the phone asked bluntly: "How can you, a young lady from the Yu Family, be singing on the streets?" Anning blinked innocently: "No, I didn’t bring any money with me yesterday, my sister had something and left by car earlier, and of course, I had to find a way to make some money to get home by taxi." Speaking to this point, Anning’s mood seemed a bit down: "My dad said it’s already good enough that he cares for my food and clothing, and if I want spending money, I have to earn it myself." "Goodness, why is your family ?" The students, recalling that Anning always dressed simply and only wore school uniforms at school, and even on Sundays, she dressed very plain and seldom used any luxury brands, looking not much different from an ordinary girl – nothing like a rich heiress at all. "Isn’t it normal to spend the money you make yourself?" Anning commented and then went back to her studies, bowing her head. "To think that a rich heiress lives a worse life than us..." Many girls started to gossip. One of the girls suddenly said: "But why isn’t Yu Anjing earning her own money? I heard from her classmates that she’s decked out in branded stuff, even if she wears a school uniform, she wears designer watches and such, and her shoes are also ridiculously expensive. Why is there such a big discrepancy between siblings?" Some students began to imagine feuds in wealthy families. She bluntly asked Anning: "Are you and your sister born from the same mother?" Anning blinked: "Yes." "You couldn’t possibly not be your father’s biological child, could you?" Another student questioned. Anning couldn’t help but laugh: "What are you thinking? There’s no such issue. Do you think our family’s annual health check-ups are fake?" This was a point indeed. That student scratched their head: "But how can siblings with the same parents be so different?" Anning continued with her head down, writing out her problems.