Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 20: Chapter 18 The Silly Su Qingqing

After arriving at the hotel, Su Qingqing followed Huo Sining into her room, sat on the bed, and refused to leave.

Huo Sining didn’t bother with her and went to take a shower in the bathroom.

Fortunately, she had bought two sets of clothes after getting off the train, otherwise today’s events would have been really embarrassing, with no clothes to wear.

As she walked out drying her hair, she saw Su Qingqing sitting on the bed, looking at her with great interest.

“I’m Su Qingqing, what’s your name?”

Huo Sining wasn’t shy and introduced herself straightforwardly, “Huo Sining.”

“Why are you staying in a hotel, are you here for a trip? I can tell from your accent, you’re not from S City, right?”

Glancing around the room, Su Qingqing didn’t see Huo Sining’s suitcase and became somewhat puzzled.

Huo Sining smiled, “I’m from Rongcheng, I came here to go to university.”

Upon hearing this, Su Qingqing immediately got the wrong idea and asked excitedly,

“Which university do you attend and what year are you in? I’m at S University, I’ll be a sophomore after school starts!”

Hearing this, Huo Sining raised her eyebrows, it seemed she had encountered a senior.

Confident about the university entrance exam choices she had made and not worried about failing, Huo Sining responded calmly,

“I’ll be at S University too, but a year below you; I start and enroll in September.”

Su Qingqing paused, then realized the implication behind Huo Sining’s words and suddenly laughed,

“One grade below, just finished your college entrance exams, it sounds so mystical. You almost had me confused. How can you be sure you’ll be admitted?”

Huo Sining just smiled and didn’t say anything.

Su Qingqing seemed quite amused, “Have you always been this cool? I find the way you talk interesting.”

Cool? Huo Sining was speechless. In her last life and this one, she had never had anything to do with being ‘cool.’ Big sister, what are you looking at?

“Thank you for helping me retrieve my ring.”

Seeing Huo Sining wasn’t talking, Su Qingqing didn’t feel awkward and continued,

“Speaking of which, you’re really good at swimming, can you teach me how to swim?”

The corner of Huo Sining’s mouth twitched—swimming, what’s that? Could she admit that she didn’t even know how to swim?

Yet seeing Su Qingqing’s earnest expression, she found it difficult to speak up and could only give a forced laugh.

Su Qingqing had just said it in passing and seeing that Huo Sining didn’t agree, she simply gave herself an out,

“Nevermind, I’m quite clumsy, probably wouldn’t learn it anyway, there’s nothing wrong with just being a duck that stays on land.”

After taking a train ride and then retrieving a ring for someone, all this activity—even someone extremely capable would feel tired, wouldn’t they?

Finally, Huo Sining couldn’t resist asking her guest to leave, “Aren’t you going yet?”

Su Qingqing’s eyes darted around,

“You’re here in S City so early, almost two months before school starts, you’re not planning to stay in a hotel all this time, are you? It’s not safe for a girl to stay here alone, and since we’ll be schoolmates anyway, how about I stay and sleep with you?”

“That’s not necessary, I’m only staying here for a few days, I’ll leave once I find a place to live.”

Huo Sining finally realized she seemed to have attracted a major problem. How could there be such a woman who was as clingy as gum, impossible to shake off?

For Su Qingqing, she didn’t consider herself a nuisance, rather she was very enthusiastic; her eyes lit up the moment she heard Huo Sining mention house hunting,

“You’re looking for a place to rent? That’s great. I happen to have an old place that’s empty. You might as well move in there. It’s a bit late today to see the house, so here’s what we’ll do: let’s get some sleep, and I’ll take you to see the house tomorrow!”

Huo Sining: “…”

Su Qingqing, fully aware, went to bed consciously, while Huo Sining’s face twitched. She finally couldn’t resist the drowsiness, turned off the lights, and soon fell asleep in bed.

In her deep sleep, she didn’t notice that on the other side, Su Qingqing, who had already been fast asleep, suddenly opened her eyes wide, her large eyes gleaming in the night.

The next morning, Huo Sining was dragged out of bed early by Su Qingqing, who insisted on showing her that old house of hers.

Huo Sining was practically speechless.

Her arrival in S City was planned; she wanted to earn some more money during these two months, as once school started, she’d have no time.

She had intended to spend the day checking out real estate agencies and the listings on the billboards, but why was she now standing in front of a school district house right across from S University? And it was a villa area, no less!

“This is the ‘old house’ you mentioned?” Huo Sining’s eyes widened.

“How is it, not bad, right? This house is usually empty; it’s just empty and still has to be cleaned by a maid. If you live here, you can even save me some housekeeping expenses!” Su Qingqing said with a face full of disdain.

Huo Sining simply didn’t know how to describe her own feelings. She always thought that Su Qingqing was just a bit wealthy, but now it seemed she was mistaken.

This wasn’t just a bit of wealth, this girl was outright rich. Rich people really can do whatever they want!

Without another word, Huo Sining turned and walked out. With less than thirty thousand yuan on her, rent a villa to live in?

What a joke. With her current financial status, even selling her wouldn’t cover such an expense.

“Uh…” Seeing that Huo Sining was about to leave, Su Qingqing suddenly panicked and quickly grabbed Huo’s arm.

“Hey, why are you leaving? Don’t you believe me? This really is my house, I have the keys on me, for real.”

Huo Sining turned around helplessly, “Senior Su, I know you’re not lying to me, but could you please stop joking around? I just want to rent an affordable one-bedroom apartment, even a studio would do. I don’t have the money, do I look like someone who can afford to live in a villa?”

Caught off guard, Su Qingqing said, “But I didn’t say I would charge you rent.”

“Without merit, one shouldn’t accept rewards. I, Huo Sining, am not the kind of person who takes advantage of others. Besides, we’re just acquaintances. Why would you let me take such advantage for no reason?” Huo Sining looked somewhat cold.

Su Qingqing naturally replied, “But you helped me pick up the engagement ring, didn’t you? How is it without reason?”

Huo Sining was at a loss for words; it seemed her brain wasn’t working well enough:

“Picking up a ring is nothing to me. What do you take me for? Forget it, I won’t discuss this with you anymore. I appreciate your good intentions, Senior Su. We’ll meet again when school starts.”

Not wanting to argue pointlessly with a fool, Huo Sining turned and walked away, but behind her, Su Qingqing was smiling slyly.

Only after Huo Sining had left the villa area did Su Jinyuan come out from behind the villa.

Seeing her own brother, Su Qingqing lifted her chin proudly, “How about that, brother? I told you I didn’t make a wrong judgment this time, didn’t I?”

Su Jinyuan was somewhat skeptical, “Is this the friend you mentioned who jumped into the Yellow River to fetch your ring? Are you sure she held her breath underwater for more than ten minutes before coming up?”

Su Qingqing got upset when Su Jinyuan doubted her, and, stamping her foot, she pouted:

“Would I lie to you? Look, this is the engagement ring Zhou Zhen lost. She helped me pick it up last night.”

If that was true, then this girl must be a swimming prodigy; such talent, if recruited into special departments, would definitely be valued.

Su Jinyuan’s eyes flashed. If this girl were sincere towards his sister, he wouldn’t mind giving her a push and recommending her.

With that in mind, Su Jinyuan couldn’t help but rub his sister’s head, his eyes full of affection:

“Hmm, your judgment is not bad this time. The girl seems to come from an average background based on her clothes, but she has a clear and honest gaze, devoid of complex scheming. She’s worth befriending, much better than your so-called bestie Ye Zixin!”

At the mention of Ye Zixin, Su Qingqing’s face instantly darkened, “Brother, don’t mention that person to me!”

Feeling his sister’s anger, the protective Su Jinyuan quickly soothed, “Okay, okay, don’t be angry, I won’t mention her again.”

Though he spoke soothingly, a chill flashed through Su Jinyuan’s eyes.

Zhou Zhen, you want to cheat, to bully my sister and even break off an engagement? If I don’t teach you a lesson, you won’t know not to mess with Su Jinyuan!