A street urchin turned academic genius, starting by saving the blind school beauty.

Chapter 86 Xu Qingwan's Conditions

Back in the classroom, before evening self-study was over, Lu Zhaoye greeted the teacher and went back to his seat.

"You can't get your phone back, why don't you go buy another one?" Lu Zhaoye patted Xu Qingwan's smooth arm and said to her.

Xu Qingwan nodded first, then shook her head, and turned to look at Lu Zhaoye.

"Lu Zhaoye, thank you."

Lu Zhaoye waved his hand, indicating that everything was alright.

"But... I can't go out either. Could you help me buy a cell phone?"

Then, Lu Zhaoye saw Xu Qingwan take out a thick wad of banknotes from under the table.

He smirked, staring at Xu Qingwan in utter shock. "So much cash?"

"They were all given to me by my mother; there are too many for me to use."

Lu Zhaoye suddenly smiled with relief. It was the first time he had ever heard someone say they had more money than they could spend. He said to Xu Qingwan,

"Give it to me if you don't use it all. You'll be my boss from now on, and I'll do whatever you ask me to do."

After saying that, Lu Zhaoye took the cash from Xu Qingwan's hand, glanced at it, and estimated it to be about ten thousand yuan. She really is a rich woman.

"We can't possibly spend all this money, and you know we live in the countryside, we don't have iPhones here."

Xu Qingwan nodded, "It's okay, just buy me a phone that can send QQ messages and look up information and watch online classes, the rest of the money... is all yours."

"?"

Lu Zhaoye suppressed a laugh and slowed his speech, saying, "Xu Qingwan, aren't you afraid I'll embezzle it? I'm really short of money."

"It's alright, I was going to give you a little more anyway," Xu Qingwan said, reaching out to brush aside her catfish whiskers, her face slightly flushed.

"Consider this compensation for the help you gave me this time, and for the time I stayed at your house the day before yesterday."

Lu Zhaoye's smile froze. He had almost forgotten about it if Xu Qingwan hadn't mentioned it, and how could she say it like that... it sounded like he was being kept by a sugar daddy.

But who wouldn't take a free meal if they could have one?

"Okay, then wait for my message. I'll bring you the phone tomorrow morning."

Xu Qingwan smiled and nodded, then slowly put away her smile under Lu Zhaoye's gaze, clenched her fists, and puffed out her chubby little face.

Lu Zhao was dumbfounded. What was he doing here? Was he about to transform?

"Where are my crabs? Did you hide them?" Xu Qingwan said angrily, hands on her hips.

"..."

"I don't know, what crab? Baby, what are you talking about?" Lu Zhaoye said, pretending to be very innocent, spreading his hands with a confused look on his face.

"It must be you. My big crab has been in the belly of the table the whole time, and no one else will come to my seat."

"Who said that? Doesn't Sister Kid often come to your spot?" Lu Zhaoye retorted.

Xu Qingwan shook her head and said with certainty, "I've already inquired, and Hanhan didn't take it."

"That...that has nothing to do with me," Lu Zhaoye continued to argue, smiling without any sign of panic. Xu Qingwan's demeanor was simply not intimidating at all.

"It's definitely you! I don't care, you have to buy me one more!" Xu Qingwan pouted and said aggrievedly. "I already gave you money, can't you even afford a big crab?"

Lu Zhaoye sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation. "Fine, I don't know what use you'd have for that big crab."

He had no choice but to confess, blinded by the allure of the red banknotes.

Xu Qingwan snorted coldly, "I knew it was you."

"Okay, I'll buy you some more tomorrow. I'll steam them at home and bring them to you, okay?"

Xu Qingwan raised an eyebrow, about to agree, when a sudden inspiration flashed in her mind.

She parted her lips slightly, tossed her high ponytail, tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, and timidly asked Lu Zhaoye,

"I don't want a big crab, I...I want something else."

Lu Zhaoye was taken aback for a moment, then asked in return, "What do you want?"

"I don't have my phone tonight, could you... lend me yours?"

"?"

Lu Zhaoye was dumbfounded. So you just want to play with my phone? You want to secretly look at my library? Don't even think about it.

"No way, my phone contains all my personal information, how can I just give it to you?"

Xu Qingwan leaned on the table, glanced at the teacher on the stage who didn't move, and then quietly moved closer.

"Lu Zhaoye, I want to use my phone to study some online courses tonight, and I also need to look up some questions on my phone that I don't understand."

Lu Zhaoye remained unmoved; this reason could not sway him.

"Then you can rest for a while tonight. It won't make a difference if you take a day or two."

Xu Qingwan was silent for a while. Actually, she hadn't originally wanted Lu Zhaoye's phone; it was just a spur-of-the-moment decision.

She slowly moved back, and the stray hairs that had fallen from her ears slipped down again, covering half of Xu Qingwan's cheek. But Lu Zhaoye could still see the disappointment in Xu Qingwan's expression.

Lu Zhaoye sighed inwardly, but seeing Xu Qingwan like this, he suddenly felt a pang of pity.

"What time do you go to bed every night? Aren't you afraid the teacher will catch you using your phone?"

Xu Qingwan leaned on the table and said softly,

"Around 1 a.m., or later if there are questions I can't answer."

Lu Zhaoye, somewhat helpless, continued to press for answers.

"If you had a cell phone, would you go to bed around midnight?"

Xu Qingwan shook her head. "It'll probably be a little later, because I need to listen to more online classes."

Lu Zhaoye knew that Xu Qingwan stayed up late during that rainy night, but he didn't pay much attention to it at the time.

He thought about it and finally softened.

"I'll give you the phone, but you have to promise me one thing."

Xu Qingwan was taken aback at first, not expecting her bad deskmate to actually confess. She was somewhat surprised, and a glint of light flashed in her eyes.

"Don't stay up too late at night from now on. As for what online classes you're taking, stop them for now. I can teach you anything except Chinese."

Xu Qingwan was silent for a moment, and Lu Zhaoye, seeing what she was thinking, continued,

"Don't worry about my schedule, I'm sleeping all day and I'm doing very well on my exams."

Xu Qingwan was stunned. She looked at Lu Zhaoye in great surprise, wondering how her thoughts had been guessed.

However, despite what Lu Zhaoye said, she still had some reservations. After thinking for a moment, she said...

"I can promise you I'll go to bed early tonight, but let's discuss the rest tomorrow, shall we?"

"Tomorrow?" Lu Zhaoye asked doubtfully, but it was alright, at least he could correct it slowly. "Okay, let's talk about it tomorrow then."

Xu Qingwan nodded. Lu Zhaoye took out his phone from his pocket, unsubscribed from QQ and WeChat, and then, after thinking for a moment, deleted his assistant's backend.

As for browsing history, there isn't any. Reputable people always remember website addresses, okay?

Moreover, the place where the records were made is very mysterious.

"Password 040712, here's the power bank too," Lu Zhaoye handed over the phone and power bank.

Seeing Xu Qingwan excitedly placing the things on her lap, Lu Zhaoye couldn't help but pat her head and say gently,

"Would you like to eat some hairy crabs? If so, I'll steam them for you."

Xu Qingwan lifted her cheek, her delicate eyebrows relaxed, and her eyes smiled, forming crescent moons.

"I want to eat it~"