Qian Xiaoguo now truly understood Yun Buji's goodness. He knew his presence would bring harm to Mianmian, so even if he liked her, he did so silently, guarded her silently, and treated her well silently. He even kept his distance for her sake.
Jiang Tianci, on the other hand, seemed eager for everyone to know about his supposed affair with Mianmian. Did he not realize the impact such rumors could have on a girl's reputation?
On the way back, Qian Xiaoguo felt like she could vent about Jiang Tianci forever. "It's like night and day! The more I disliked Yun Buji before, the more… the more I admire him now. And the more I liked Jiang Tianci before, the more I realize how blind I was! Truly young and ignorant!"
Jiang Mianmian didn't mind. She said, "Jiang Tianci probably isn't as bad as you think, but you're right, he can't compare to Yun Buji. He's a good person."
"Hahaha, Yun Buji is a good person? I bet you'd be laughed at if you said that out loud," Qian Xiaoguo laughed. It was true, love made the beanstalk appear a Venus.
"Don't you think he's a good person?" Mianmian frowned, looking at her.
"He's the school bully and often gets into fights. I don't think so," Qian Xiaoguo said weakly.
"He's changed. He's studying hard every day now. So, he is a good person. And I've found that Yun Buji is so smart. Many difficult problems, he understands them as soon as they're explained! I can explain them to you and you wouldn't understand," Mianmian praised Yun Buji to the skies.
Qian Xiaoguo was petrified. "Jiang Mianmian, Miss Jiang, you can't do this to me! I'm your favorite deskmate! How can you belittle me for Yun Buji? You don't love me anymore! I'm heartbroken."
"Oh, stop it. Let's hurry back to the classroom. I'll explain that problem from this morning to you again," Mianmian pulled her and ran towards the classroom.
After school that evening, Mianmian insisted on dragging Qian Xiaoguo along to go shopping.
Mianmian finally decided to make a handmade gift for Yun Buji. In her eyes, nothing was as sincere and meaningful as something she made herself.
Seeing the items Jiang Mianmian was buying, Qian Xiaoguo excitedly asked, "Are you making something for me?"
"If you like it, I can make one for you too. This is for Yun Buji. He's given me so many gifts, and I haven't reciprocated. I want to give him a meaningful gift," Mianmian didn't hide anything from her and explained the situation directly.
Qian Xiaoguo felt like her heart had been dealt ten thousand points of damage. It wasn't for her, but for that school bully, Yun Buji.
She was clearly no longer Jiang Mianmian's favorite.
In the end, Qian Xiaoguo resigned herself to helping pick out items. Mianmian had excellent taste. She wanted to personally design a necklace for Yun Buji. For the pendant, she chose a black obsidian peace buckle and selected several natural stones to match it. For a boy, she would definitely choose a black cord. Since Mianmian chose only the highest quality items, the total cost after purchasing everything was in the high thousands of yuan.
Qian Xiaoguo couldn't help but click her tongue. Her deskmate was indeed a wealthy heiress, rich and willful.
Mianmian didn't find it expensive; it wasn't even as much as the price of a teddy bear Yun Buji had given her.
However, she didn't know how to make the knotting, so she spent another half an hour in the shop learning how to weave a necklace.
Qian Xiaoguo also eagerly learned. She chose a cinnabar pendant costing over a hundred yuan, planning to weave it to ward off evil.
Hearing her words, Mianmian was amused and giggled.