Chapter 484 333: What's the Point of Being Class President?

'As long as he spends some of the money, the kid will probably calm down.'

"I'll go right now." With that, Dong Yufan ran toward the supermarket on the side of the street.

Seeing the problem was resolved, Xia Tianjun breathed a sigh of relief. He stepped aside and called the teachers he had just contacted, telling them there was no need to come over anymore.

Jiang Yuan kept her eyes on Xue Rui. 'He really is better at solving problems than I am. The counselor must have made up their mind by now, right?'

'And the way Xue Rui knelt down to check on the student's leg... it seemed like he was genuinely concerned.'

'The contest for squad leader is over, but I'm not as disappointed as I thought I'd be...'

She walked up to Xue Rui and nudged him with her shoulder, muttering, "You're full of lies."

"Oh? And what lies have I told?" Xue Rui asked with a smile.

"You were already an adult. Your birthday's in April," Jiang Yuan said.

"Are you trying that hard to become squad leader? You even know everyone's birthday," Xue Rui teased.

"You!" Jiang Yuan didn't explain. Since Xue Rui was her rival, she had indeed found out a lot about him.

Suddenly, a car engine ROARED to life, seemingly right behind their ears.

Jiang Yuan instinctively grabbed Xue Rui's hand, trying to pull him aside to safety.

Xue Rui did the exact same thing...

After they moved to the side, they saw a Buick behind them. The driver had put it in neutral and deliberately gunned the engine. The man in the driver's seat, who had an earring, even flipped him off.

But before Xue Rui could even curse them out, Jiang Yuan lost her temper first, shouting angrily, "What do you think you're doing?"

The buzz-cut man in the passenger seat smacked his buddy hard. "Are you insane? Why did you have to provoke him?"

"Bro, I was just pissed off."

"Even if you're pissed, you swallow it! Consider that money a lesson learned. Now, apologize! Immediately!" After chewing him out, the man with the buzz cut hurriedly turned to Xue Rui and apologized profusely.

"Sir, he's just a kid. He doesn't know any better."

The man in the driver's seat stuck his head out and said reluctantly, "Sorry, man. I didn't mean to scare you and your girlfriend."

"Forget it." Xue Rui waved his hand dismissively, not wanting to press the issue. Their apology was sincere enough.

"We're outta here!"

The Buick turned the corner and disappeared into the flow of traffic.

Jiang Yuan stood frozen in place. 'Him and me... boyfriend and girlfriend?'

'How did they come to that conclusion?'

She glanced down and saw that, in her haste to dodge the car, she had instinctively grabbed Xue Rui's hand and hadn't let go...

Her cheeks instantly grew hot, and she hastily dropped his hand. "Just now..."

She trailed off when she saw Xue Rui deliberately wipe his hand on his pants. Suddenly, she had no desire to explain herself!

"I shouldn't have even grabbed you! I should've just let you get run over!" Jiang Yuan said angrily.

"The heart of a woman is the most venomous thing. If I got run over, you'd get to be squad leader," Xue Rui deliberately needled her, hoping to diffuse the lingering tender atmosphere.

Jiang Yuan lowered her head. "Stop," she said. "Squad Leader... Xue."

'In Jiang Yuan's eyes, Xue Rui was well-off and had no plans to become a civil servant.'

'Xue Rui wanted to be squad leader simply to help his classmates, but her starting point was to get into the fast-track program for public officials.'

A sudden wave of guilt washed over her. 'I shouldn't have been so hostile toward Xue Rui...'

Xue Rui was taken aback. He quickly tried to refuse, "No, no, no, I'm not worthy of such a great responsibility."

'Jiang Yuan isn't competing anymore?'

'But this created a new problem: what did *he* even want the squad leader position for?'

'His initial reason for competing was just for a bit of petty "revenge" against Jiang Yuan, a way to pull rank on her so she wouldn't bust him for skipping class...'

'Still, hearing the "tigress" squad leader from his past life call *him* "Squad Leader Xue" felt pretty damn good.'