Adored by Him: My Blissful Days as the Girl Next Door-Chapter 111 - 110 For Anitaqing and He’s Jade + More 2

Wang Jiayue hunched over at her seat, from Zhao Meimei’s angle, she looked like a seedling battered by the elements, nearly withered, pitiful yet leaving one unsure of how to lend a helping hand.

Add some water, and it might swell up; add some soil, and it seems it might be easily bent by a slight pressure.

Zhao Meimei glimpsed the overlapping footprints on the back of Wang Jiayue’s school uniform, recalling the empty, helpless, yet slightly hopeful look she saw through the disarray of hair when she found her lying on the bathroom floor earlier.

Zhao Meimei’s heart trembled fiercely. For the first time in her life, she felt a desire to help someone, not just because of Da Bao’s initial request, but from a genuine hope to offer her modest strength to assist.

After the English class, Zhao Meimei stood up.

Xu Xu hurriedly reached out to stop her: "Meimei, where are you going?"

Zhao Meimei glanced at him: "To get something."

Xu Xu immediately followed: "I’ll go with you."

Zhao Meimei nodded.

Zhao Meimei collected a bottle of red medicine and a pack of ice bags from the medical room, signed her name and class, then led Xu Xu outside.

Xu Xu looked at the distinct and fair outline of Zhao Meimei’s profile and suddenly smiled: "Meimei, you’re really kind."

Zhao Meimei raised her eyebrows at him: "Let’s all play together with her from now on, okay?"

Xu Xu nodded and took the medical bag from Zhao Meimei’s hand: "I’ll do as you say."

Wang Jiayue sat shrunken in her seat, silently looking down at the pages of her book, now blurry and unclear, when suddenly a package was thrown onto her desk, startling her. She looked up to meet Zhao Meimei’s gaze.

Zhao Meimei had slender eyes with pitch-black pupils, her eye corners slightly upswept, and her thin eyelids habitually drooped a bit when looking at people, making her dark eyes look cool and particularly stylish.

Wang Jiayue glanced at the black plastic bag on the desk, unable to see what’s inside.

Zhao Meimei leaned against her desk, reached into the bag, and pulled out a small round bottle, a pack of cotton swabs, and a pack of ice bags.

Wang Jiayue looked at these items, her heart momentarily rising to her throat, staring at Zhao Meimei, her voice stuck in her throat, unable to speak.

Zhao Meimei opened the bottle cap, tore open the cotton swab bag, dipped a swab in the red medicine, and suddenly reached out to grab Wang Jiayue’s chin. Her fingers were warm, her nails trimmed round and neat, very clean, with a faint pale pink.

Wang Jiayue didn’t dare to move, letting her gently dab the cotton swab on her face. The icy touch cautiously pressed against her swollen skin, a bit painful and itchy.

From start to end, Zhao Meimei didn’t say a word, focusing intently as if she was painting, only after using up three cotton swabs did she pack everything up, took the ice bag, and placed it in Wang Jiayue’s hand.

The cold temperature made Wang Jiayue shiver slightly.

Zhao Meimei’s warm hand held Wang Jiayue’s, guiding her to press it on the most swollen part of her forehead.

Wang Jiayue’s hand was cold, her head hurt intensely, yet she didn’t dare to move.

After finishing everything, Zhao Meimei looked satisfied at Wang Jiayue and said, "I’ve applied medicine on your face injuries, remember to handle the body ones yourself at home. This red medicine works particularly well; whenever I got bruises, my mom would put this on me. Use the ice bag to compress your forehead, it will help reduce the swelling faster."

Wang Jiayue’s eyes were swollen like two peaches, looking at Zhao Meimei in shock and disbelief.

Zhao Meimei gave her a slight smile and said, "Wang Jiayue, let’s play together from now on. Xu Xu and I are willing to be your friends."

Zhao Meimei reached back for Xu Xu, who was following behind her. Xu Xu stepped forward, extending a hand to Wang Jiayue, his hand long and slender, with distinct joints, and his fair complexion shimmering slightly under the sunlight.

Wang Jiayue stared blankly.

Suddenly, Zhao Meimei reached out, taking her hand first, followed by Xu Xu’s, wrapping both warm hands tightly around hers.

Wang Jiayue stared at the three hands tightly clasped together, tears welling up uncontrollably, bringing a faint blush to her pale face.

Through her blurred vision, Wang Jiayue only saw two sincere smiling faces. That day, Zhao Meimei and Xu Xu formally became good friends with Wang Jiayue.

The three of them became inseparable, competing to study hard in class, walking together in breaks, and during P.E., there was always a little tail behind Zhao Meimei; Xu Xu and Wang Jiayue were always with her.

That noon, the three of them had lunch together. Wang Jiayue watched as Zhao Meimei and Xu Xu placed their lunch boxes together, picking vegetables they liked from each other’s boxes, her eyes wide open.

Wang Jiayue’s lunch was always bread, sausage, and milk bought from the school’s supermarket, occasionally replaced by Eight-Treasure Congee and biscuits.

Zhao Meimei took half of her food and placed it on the lunch box lid, handed it to Wang Jiayue, and tore half a piece of bread from her hand, smiling as she said, "Try my mom’s cooking."

Wang Jiayue carefully ate every grain of rice on the lunch box lid that day and then whispered, "Meimei, your mom’s cooking is really good."

During the afternoon class, Zhao Meimei secretly whispered to Xu Xu, "Why do I feel like Wang Jiayue is a lot like your Dodo at home?"

Xu Xu glanced at Wang Jiayue, who was looking down at her book, and softly agreed, "Kind of like."

Zhao Meimei laughed, feeling a sense of relief.

During evening study, Zhao Meimei stealthily sent a text message to her Brother Yangyang in her desk’s inner compartment, and almost as soon as she sent it, a new message arrived, not even a second apart.

Zhao Meimei’s fingers trembled slightly, the tingly sensation quickly spreading from her fingers to her heart, she excitedly checked her inbox.

Shi Yang: I’ll come to pick you up after school tonight.

Zhao Meimei’s heart instantly bloomed with vibrant fireworks, dazzling colors so bright they left her feeling both thrilled and dizzy.

Smack! Something hit the back of her head.

Zhao Meimei turned around angrily, staring straight into Zhang Zhao’s mischievous smile.

Zhao Meimei bared her teeth, silently asking: What are you doing!

Zhang Zhao suddenly raised his hand, tossing a package precisely onto her desk; Zhao Meimei took a closer look and found it was a pack of peanut candy.

Zhao Meimei held the candy and turned to look at Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhao moved his lips: For you.

Zhao Meimei hesitated for a moment, then nodded: Thanks.

Zhao Meimei tore open the candy bag, wrapped a few pieces in a page of exercise paper, and had a classmate pass it to Wang Jiayue, splitting the rest with Xu Xu.

Xu Xu pinched a piece of candy, glanced back at Zhang Zhao, his eyes dark and cool, with a hidden displeasure.

Zhang Zhao also looked at him, his black eyes narrowing slightly, then suddenly grinning widely, a smile full of obvious sarcasm and a touch of disdain.