Being a Tutor to a Rich, Psychopathic Young Lady - Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Xiao Dengqu returned to the room. Shi Mingyue took a pack of wet wipes and handed them to her to wipe her face. Xiao Dengqu pinched a wet wipe and dabbed her eyes. Shi Mingyue continued to message the steward to report the situation.

When Shi Mingyue looked over, Xiao Dengqu would sob a little and wipe her eyes. When she saw that Shi Mingyue wasn’t looking, she would wave the wipe and fold it into a small square.

As she was folding, she forgot about crying. By the time Shi Mingyue finished messaging, she had taken all the wipes out of the box and folded them into small squares.

Shi Mingyue looked at the small squares and thought they were a little cute. She took one of the wipes to clean her fingers. She asked, “Who is older, you or Fu Wanxing?”

Xiao Dengqu said, “Fu Wanxing is a month older than me. She’s the older sister, and I’m the younger sister.” She shook her head. “But she doesn’t act like an older sister. She’s not as good to me as Cousin Cheng Jin. She doesn’t take care of me. She likes to scold me.”

“I don’t like her.”

“Mm.” Shi Mingyue said, “Don’t play with her.”

That wasn’t comprehensive enough, so she added, “Don’t play with any of them in the future.”

Xiao Dengqu was silent and continued to fold the wipes. Shi Mingyue asked her, “Why aren’t you saying anything?”

Xiao Dengqu’s voice was full of grievance. “Then no one will play with me…”

Shi Mingyue couldn’t solve this problem. She was only a tutor for a month. When the time was up, she would definitely leave Xiao Dengqu. But Xiao Dengqu’s eyes were full of expectation, fixed on her.

It was clear that Xiao Dengqu wanted her to comfort her and tell her that she would play with her.

There is no feast that doesn’t end. Shi Mingyue and the wealthy family were not on the same level. After experiencing so much here, Shi Mingyue had a real taste of their contempt. Naturally, she wanted to stay away. Besides, where she would work after graduation was still an unknown.

Interpersonal relationships are a three-year cycle. No matter how good they are, once you enter a new social circle, with fewer meetings and less conversation, the feelings naturally fade.

Shi Mingyue didn’t think her relationship with Xiao Dengqu would last long, so she couldn’t give her a perfect promise. She thought Xiao Dengqu would get angry and that she would have to spend some time coaxing her. But Xiao Dengqu just moved in front of her and stared at her.

Shi Mingyue couldn’t help but say, “Your eyes aren’t dry?”

Xiao Dengqu said quietly, “They are, but my heart hurts. It’s so stuffy. This time, I’m really going to die.” She frowned. “It’s so strange. I don’t understand what’s wrong.”

Shi Mingyue’s lips moved. She happened to know the answer. Her actions had hurt Xiao Dengqu.

Just then, her phone rang. It was the steward. Shi Mingyue stood up and said, “Wait a moment, I need to take this call.”

Shi Mingyue went to the balcony to answer. She didn’t have to avoid Xiao Dengqu, but she didn’t know what to say right now, so she just put some distance between them.

The steward’s breathing was heavy. She asked, “Is the old lady in the hospital?”

“I don’t know.” Shi Mingyue didn’t dare to think of the worst. “Maybe she was just upset and was sent to the hospital for a checkup.”

The steward was silent. All Shi Mingyue could hear was her heavy breathing. Shi Mingyue said, “She was smiling from ear to ear when she received Xiao Qu’s green jade, but she gave Xiao Qu the smallest red envelope. When Xiao Qu asked for it, she pretended not to know…”

“Shi Mingyue.” The steward’s tone was serious. “Don’t complain first.”

Shi Mingyue was forced to stop. She was very uncomfortable. The steward said, “If something happens over there, you can take the young lady to see her. Maybe Mr. Xiao will come to pick her up in a couple of days.”

“Steward Xiao.” Shi Mingyue’s tone was not as serious as hers, but she was still worked up. She asked in confusion, “Why does her dad have to come pick her up? Did anyone prove that she did it? If her dad comes, doesn’t that mean it’s her fault?”

“…I can’t agree with that approach.” Shi Mingyue squeezed her fingers hard and said coldly, “I don’t agree.”

The steward was startled by her voice. It didn’t sound loud, but it had a lot of bite. She asked, “Teacher Shi, what’s wrong?”

Since she had already started, Shi Mingyue decided to say everything. “From the moment she got here, she was isolated. Those relatives’ insults were disgusting. Even as an outsider, I feel sick. She didn’t argue with anyone. She was very well-behaved. From the beginning to the end, no one told her that the cake was ruined. Her grandmother was so wary of her. How could she even touch the cake?”

“If Mr. Xiao doesn’t believe it, I can explain it to him!”

“…” The steward said, “Don’t get emotional.”

Shi Mingyue had already made up her mind. When Mr. Xiao came, she would definitely report the situation and complain. The steward was responsible for Xiao Dengqu’s bad reputation.

Shi Mingyue: “She shouldn’t go. Be tough. Unless they can show evidence.”

Steward: “I’m just telling you the arrangements.”

“But…”

Shi Mingyue’s tone grew heavier. “I’m with the young lady now. I’m her teacher, and I’m fully responsible for her.”

The steward was silent. After a long time, she finally managed to say, “Let’s leave it at that for now.”

The call ended. Shi Mingyue held her phone and let out a big breath. She had finally vented the anger in her heart. At the same time, she was drenched in sweat from the sun. She had never been so assertive before.

The person who had been pressed against the glass door of the balcony was now playing with her phone. Was she giving herself an out and healing on her own again?

But Shi Mingyue felt a pang of sadness again. What would Xiao Dengqu do when she left? No one would play with her. Would she… go back to her attic and sit by the window, always looking at the clouds?

Shi Mingyue stood there for a while, then took the initiative to call Xiao Dengqu in a gentle tone. “Are you hungry? Should we go out and eat?”

Xiao Dengqu was typing on her phone: “She said she’s responsible for me.”

Shi Fanxing: “Yes, my sister is very responsible, especially for you!”

Xiao Dengqu: “But she didn’t say she’d play with me. I’m very angry.”

Shi Fanxing: “My sister is very reserved. She doesn’t like to talk. She likes you a lot on the inside. Every time I chat with her, she says you’re great. And she’s a teacher. Her main job is to teach. She definitely can’t say she’ll play with you.”

Shi Mingyue’s personality was indeed reserved, but Shi Fanxing’s words were a bit exaggerated. However, Xiao Dengqu was Shi Mingyue’s employer, so Shi Fanxing naturally had to speak highly of her.

Xiao Dengqu stared at the key phrases inside and thought it made some sense. Otherwise, she would want to grab Shi Mingyue like she was a butterfly and make her only play with herself.

“How scary,” she thought.

She looked at the message again, tapping her cheek with her finger. “She likes me?”

A moment later, she looked up. “Mm,” she hummed, a little smug. She lowered her head and continued typing: “Does she like me more than she likes you?”

Shi Fanxing: “It’s a different kind of liking. We’re sisters, so it’s a familial kind of liking. It’s not fair to compare us. Of course, you’re irreplaceable too.”

Xiao Dengqu: “Mm, what you said makes a lot of sense. I won’t treat you badly in the future.”

Shi Fanxing: “Because you’re so good to my sister!”

She then asked: “Do you like my sister?”

Xiao Dengqu: “I do. Teacher Mingyue is so radiant, even prettier than the moon.”

Shi Fanxing really wanted to send this to her sister. Unfortunately, the young lady said not to tell her sister for now. She replied: “My sister is very exceptional. She’s especially outstanding!”

Xiao Dengqu: “She asked me if I want to go out to eat.”

Shi Fanxing: “Go! Go! She’s actively trying to make up with you.”

Xiao Dengqu nodded. She gave Shi Mingyue a small smile as she walked over. “Mm, okay. I’ll go eat with you.”

Shi Mingyue was a little flustered by her smile. “…Okay, thank you. You’re a good person.”

The sun was strong outside. Xiao Dengqu took off her dress and changed into her usual tank top and shorts. As Shi Mingyue put sunscreen on her, she saw the words “Teacher is mine” on her chest.

When they went down the elevator, Shi Mingyue pressed for one more floor. When the doors opened, she looked out. The people who were guarding the door were gone. The old lady had most likely been taken to the hospital.

But that had nothing to do with Xiao Dengqu.

Shi Mingyue led Xiao Dengqu out of the hotel with confidence. They went to a well-known restaurant and waited for a long time to get a table. The seat they got wasn’t the best. Xiao Dengqu kept looking out the window at the floating clouds.

Shi Mingyue asked her, “Xiao Dengqu, why do you like to look at clouds?”

Xiao Dengqu said, “Clouds can blossom.”

“Huh?”

“They just blossom,” Xiao Dengqu said. “The clouds that come to my window every day blossom. I wait for the clouds to blossom every day.”

As she listened, Shi Mingyue suddenly smiled. Xiao Dengqu also said that no matter the weather, as long as the clouds were willing to come out, they would blossom.

She suddenly had a question. “Mm, then when a plane flies by, doesn’t it scatter the clouds?”

“Maybe planes fly in the sky to pick clouds. After all, the clouds are in the sky, and we can’t pick them. Only a plane can go up and pick them.”

“That makes sense.” Shi Mingyue ate the dumplings on her plate. When she bit into one, the soup was rich and flavorful. She used the serving chopsticks to give one to Xiao Dengqu.

Xiao Dengqu became happy and stared at the dumpling. She didn’t eat it right away. She told Shi Mingyue that no one had ever put food on her plate before. She talked for a long time, and the dumpling was the last thing she ate. She said with satisfaction, “Mm, the dumplings here are the best.”

Xiao Dengqu was curious about everything. She looked at every single shop and went into a toy store to look at all the things on display. She wanted everything. Every time, she would look at Shi Mingyue. Sometimes, Shi Mingyue couldn’t help but want to buy things for her.

But now, Shi Mingyue understood what the steward meant by putting her in charge of the money. Xiao Dengqu’s curiosity was too strong. As long as she was curious, she wanted to own it.

“If there’s something you really want to buy, you can buy it,” Shi Mingyue said.

“Okay, but not now.” Xiao Dengqu reluctantly looked away. “There’s nothing I especially like.”

The two of them left the gift shop. They walked a few steps, and Shi Mingyue said she was going to the restroom and told her not to run off. Xiao Dengqu went into a handicraft store next door and looked at the beads inside with curiosity.

The store owner was finally getting a customer and enthusiastically recommended, “Little girl, weave a string.”

Xiao Dengqu was touching the red beads. When she heard this, she pulled her hand back and let it hang at her sides. She said, “I didn’t touch them.”

“It’s okay. If you like them, you can choose,” the owner said with a smile, handing her a small wooden box. “It will bring you good luck. These are garnets.”

“Will it really bring good luck?” Xiao Dengqu’s black pupils stared at her seriously.

The owner felt uncomfortable from her stare and nodded stiffly. “More or less…”

Xiao Dengqu said, “Then I wish her everything goes smoothly, her dreams come true, her mother recovers soon, can that happen?” After she said that, she felt it wasn’t enough, and she continued to say nonstop, “Always be first in exams, graduate successfully, have lots of money, and be beautiful forever…”

The string of words gave the owner a headache. She interrupted her, “Yes, it can.”

She said more confidently, “Your sincerity is so great, it will definitely work.”

Xiao Dengqu stared at the red beads inside, hesitating. “But, I don’t have any money.”

The owner: “…”

Xiao Dengqu hesitated and didn’t take the wooden box. She looked outside in distress and said anxiously, “The money is with the teacher.”

The employee was embarrassed by what she said. She thought she was a minor and could tell that she really wanted it. “Then you can choose when your teacher gets here.”

Xiao Dengqu looked at her phone’s balance: 130 yuan. This was for her taxi fare. It wasn’t enough to buy this. She stared at it without touching it.

When Shi Mingyue found her, Xiao Dengqu tugged on Shi Mingyue’s arm. “Buy this for me.”

Shi Mingyue saw that it was a scam. It was just a few beads and a string to make a bracelet. One small item cost over a hundred yuan. The owner was trying to rip off whoever she could.

Shi Mingyue wanted to persuade her not to buy it. She frowned and looked at the owner with a fierce expression, like a mother whose child was being scammed.

One of them looked fierce, and the other looked so innocent and easy to scam. The owner was sweating. She said, “You pick. I can make it cheaper.”

Xiao Dengqu didn’t even have to choose. She just took a bead from inside.

The young lady wasn’t short on money. It was fine to buy it to make her happy. Shi Mingyue negotiated with the owner and immediately cut the price in half.

The owner wouldn’t budge. Xiao Dengqu also joined in on the negotiation. “Cheaper, cheaper. I’ll buy you ice cream.”

Shi Mingyue: “…”