Su Weiyi and Xie Xiaoran went to class as usual, and after class, they returned to the dormitory together. Zhang Ziyu was not there, and during class, she no longer sat with them.

Although they didn’t know what had happened, it seemed that Su Man was also irritated by her, showing impatience when mentioning her.

Su Weiyi was no longer angry, just thinking that it was only one semester and things had gotten this bad. Going forward, Zhang Ziyu’s days would probably be even tougher.

But it seemed Zhang Ziyu didn’t feel it at all. She continued doing whatever she wanted in the dormitory, just not speaking to them. Naturally, Su Weiyi and the others couldn’t be bothered with her.

After finishing the last exam, Su Man sighed with relief. Apart from the legendary Xie Xiaoran, Su Man, who had been painting since elementary school and attended art schools all her life, had much better basic skills and overall system than Su Weiyi and Zhang Ziyu.

But Su Weiyi was talented, with solid basic skills too, so facing the school’s exams was not difficult for her.

After the disturbance caused by Zhang Ziyu, the dormitory naturally split into two sides, with Zhang Ziyu alone while Xie Xiaoran joined Su Man and Su Weiyi’s team.

"Finally finished exams. I have a ticket for the afternoon, why don’t we go have a big meal?"

Su Man spoke up, Su Weiyi had no objections, and Xie Xiaoran nodded for a change.

The three didn’t eat nearby but went to a slightly farther shopping center’s top floor, finding a place to eat Korean rice cake hot pot.

The decoration of the place was nice, with fabric artworks separating every two tables, not exactly private rooms, but not an open hall either.

After ordering, Su Man asked: "Xiao Yi, you must be going home today, right? Xiao Ran, what about you? When are you going back?"

At the end of the term, most non-local students were arranging their tickets to go home, but Xie Xiaoran hadn’t shown any movement. Su Weiyi hadn’t asked before, but upon hearing Su Man’s question, she also glanced at her, and Xie Xiaoran remained calm: "I’m not going back, just staying here."

"Ah? But it’s New Year."

Xie Xiaoran didn’t say much more, just quietly bowed her head. Su Weiyi and Su Man exchanged a look, both adults, not foolish, naturally quieting down without asking further.

At a certain moment, they suddenly heard a familiar voice from the table next to them: "What do you want to order? I’m treating today, no need to be polite."

"Ziyu is generous."

A strange female voice sounded, and Su Weiyi froze, unexpectedly meeting Zhang Ziyu here.

"Hey Ziyu, I heard that there’s a prodigious girl being talked about, some Xie Xiaoran, staying in your dormitory. How is she?"

Upon hearing this, Su Weiyi and Su Man exchanged another look, feeling uneasy.

Sure enough, the next second Zhang Ziyu’s voice came: "Tch, what genius? I don’t see anything good about her. But last time when I went to a restaurant in the city, I saw her working as a waitress."

"Ah? Really? She’s working?"

"Probably, but she was scolded by the boss at the time and sent to the back to wash dishes. Tsk tsk, our hands are meant for painting, even if she’s short on money, since she’s a genius, wouldn’t she make money faster painting something?" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Zhang Ziyu’s voice was full of disdain and sarcasm. Su Man and Su Weiyi looked at Xie Xiaoran, but the person involved seemed unfazed.