I’m not sure if it’s because the next day is the school celebration, but as soon as Jiang Xue entered the school, she noticed it seemed livelier than usual, with students walking in small groups, all discussing the celebration.

Jiang Xue wasn’t interested in any of this, and since she was used to being alone and hadn’t made any friends, no one was talking to her about it.

As she walked into the classroom, Jiang Xue was surprised to see Liu Meimei already in class, and she glanced at her unexpectedly.

Feeling Jiang Xue’s gaze, Liu Meimei glared at her and then turned her head away, refusing to look at her.

Jiang Xue didn’t pay any mind to Liu Meimei’s awkwardness. After sitting down, she took out a book and started reading. At this moment, Qian Wei suddenly approached Jiang Xue, placed something on her desk, and said, "Yesterday, we misunderstood you. Sorry about that. This is an apology gift; please accept it."

Without waiting for Jiang Xue to speak, he quickly returned to his seat.

It took Jiang Xue a while to react, and then she glanced at the small box placed on her desk, catching a whiff of a fragrant smell.

She recognized it; it was the smell of cake. Jiang Xue was quite surprised, not expecting that Qian Wei would buy a cake to apologize to her; it wasn’t a cheap gift.

All the classmates noticed Qian Wei giving something to Jiang Xue. Not knowing the situation, they assumed Qian Wei wanted to pursue Jiang Xue, casting sympathetic glances towards Liu Meimei. Liu Meimei, on the other hand, looked at Jiang Xue with hatred, seething with jealousy.

Previously, when Qian Wei pursued her, she dismissed him. But seeing Qian Wei give something to Jiang Xue, she, like others, assumed he had changed targets, planning to pursue Jiang Xue instead.

Jiang Xue completely ignored the inquisitive gazes from everyone. However, Qian Wei felt a bit embarrassed under their scrutiny and wanted to explain, but didn’t know where to start.

Eventually, he kept his mouth tightly shut, saying nothing. Jiang Xue also quickly moved her gaze away from the box of cake and continued reading. As for the cake, she didn’t plan to eat it but intended to return it to Qian Wei.

However, with so many eyes watching, returning it now wouldn’t be ideal for Qian Wei’s face. So, she remained seated.

After reading for a while, the class bell rang, and Jiang Xue stuffed the item into the drawer. Qian Wei relaxed after seeing her do so.

Jiang Xue accepted his gift, indicating she forgave them. He then exchanged a reassuring glance with Liu Yiming.

Liu Yiming smiled, exchanged a knowing look with Qian Wei, and then began reading.

Soon the teacher arrived, and the students retracted their gossiping glances and listened attentively to the lecture. The morning passed quickly. Jiang Xue deliberately walked at the back, only returning the cake to Qian Wei after the classmates left, placing it in his drawer.

Because the next day was the school celebration, there were no classes in the afternoon. After lunch, Jiang Xue left directly. So when Qian Wei discovered Jiang Xue hadn’t accepted his gift, his face darkened considerably.

Holding the cake, he glanced at Jiang Xue’s seat; she was already gone, and he could only stuff it back into the drawer.

He didn’t dare to take it out, afraid the classmates would make fun of him. Only when everyone had left did he take it out and walked over to Liu Yiming, saying, "Class monitor, Jiang Xue returned the gift."