bestfiction Chapter 188 Gu Siqi
Chapter 188 Gu Siqi
Gu Siqi was sent to an orphanage when she was two years old. Apart from a talisman around her neck, she had nothing else on her body. The talisman had the character "Gu" on it, so the director of the orphanage, Director Li, named her Gu Siqi, using "Gu" as her surname.
Gu Siqi never dreamed that at the age of 15, her middle school entrance exam score would be the highest in the entire county, and the only spot for Sha Ran County to attend Kyoto No. 1 Middle School would fall into her lap.
As the first child in the orphanage's history to be admitted to a top-tier high school, and the first to pay for high school without relying on the orphanage's financial aid, he...
Director Li led everyone from the orphanage to see her off at the gate, saying with reluctance, "Qiqi, you must take good care of yourself from now on. Remember to come back and visit when you have time. We will all miss you..."
"Director Li, I understand," Gu Siqi gave Director Li a warm hug, then bowed deeply to thank all the staff at the orphanage for taking care of her.
Finally, she smiled and waved to the children of the orphanage, saying, "Goodbye, my dear brothers and sisters. I have prepared a gift for each of you. Remember to go to Director Mama to pick it up!"
In fact, Gu Siqi not only prepared farewell souvenirs for the children at the orphanage, but also donated two pianos to the orphanage and earnestly requested that Lu Sen visit the orphanage to teach the children to play the piano when he had time.
Lu Sen is Dean Li's husband. A top student at the music academy, he gave up the opportunity to stay at the music academy as a lecturer because of love, and willingly accompanied his lover back to Shaqi County to become an ordinary teacher at Shaqi Primary School.
Gu Siqi was the most beautiful girl in the orphanage, the most thoughtful girl, and also the luckiest girl.
From a young age, Gu Siqi rejected all families who wanted to adopt her, choosing to stay at the orphanage. At six years old, she told Director Li that she wanted to learn piano, so Director Li had her husband, Lu Sen, teach her during winter and summer vacations.
When Gu Siqi was eight years old, she got into a physical altercation with a male classmate at school and was hit on the head. Her homeroom teacher took her to the hospital where she needed three stitches.
After being discharged from the hospital, Gu Siqi kept pestering Director Li to learn Taekwondo. The orphanage didn't have the funds for it, and Director Li, who was having a headache from Gu Siqi's nagging, had no choice but to pay for her enrollment out of his own pocket.
When she was ten years old, she was playing the piano at Dean Li's house when she met Lu Dingguo, the older brother who sparked her fascination with computers and also became her computer mentor.
Lu Dingguo is a distant cousin of Lu Sen. He came to Shaqi County to experience life there and was asked by Lu Sen's parents to visit him.
Lu Dingguo is a graduate student majoring in computer science at Peking University. He loves playing the piano and became friends with Gu Siqi through the piano. The two, who are thirteen years apart in age, became close friends despite their age difference.
Before returning to Beijing, Lu Dingguo bought Gu Siqi a laptop and gave her a set of computer programming books. That laptop accompanied Gu Siqi for five whole years.
This also made Gu Siqi, whose online name is "Nian", a prominent figure on the Chinese hacker rankings.
Standing in the station waiting room, dragging her suitcase, Gu Siqi reached into her bag and felt for her bank card. There was 200,000 yuan on it, money she had earned taking on tasks on a hacker website.
Then she touched her piano grade 10 certificate and her taekwondo association level 2 certificate, and finally gently stroked the laptop in her schoolbag, silently saying in her heart, "Big brother, I've come to find you."
At Kyoto Station, Gu Siqi immediately spotted the handsome and sunny Lu Dingguo standing at the exit. Standing next to him was a petite woman.
"Brother Dingguo!" Gu Siqi waved and called out loudly to Lu Dingguo, her melodious voice drawing a lot of attention.
Lu Dingguo couldn't stop smiling; his upturned lips betrayed his good mood. He strode towards Gu Siqi.
He reached out and pulled Gu Siqi into his arms, his voice tinged with excitement: "Qiqi, you're finally here."
The day after tomorrow is his wedding day with Li Tingting. The reason he asked Gu Siqi to come to the capital early was so that Gu Siqi could attend his wedding.
The woman next to Lu Dingguo didn't move. She stood quietly, expressionless, watching the two people embracing and talking passionately.
As the eldest daughter of the Li family, one of the four great families in Beijing, Li Tingting enjoyed the privileges of a wealthy heiress, and therefore, she was obligated to fulfill the duties expected of one.
The marriage to Lu Dingguo was arranged by Li Tingting's grandfather, Li Chuanwen, the head of the Li family. Lu Dingguo was handsome and her type, and Li Tingting had no objection to this marriage.
However, during their relationship, Lu Dingguo frequently mentioned a girl named Qiqi, and this girl was a thorn in Li Tingting's heart.
Today, Qiqi will arrive in Beijing from a remote small county. Lu Dingguo will pick her up at the station tonight.
Li Tingting had been following Lu Dingguo all day, her purpose being to accompany him to pick up someone, wanting to see just what kind of extraordinary talent Qiqi, whom he held in such high regard, truly was.
Li Tingting silently sized up Gu Siqi, comparing her to herself in her mind. Gu Siqi was half a head taller than her, with delicate features and a flawless, snow-white face; it was obvious at a glance that she was a natural-born.
Li Tingting touched her artificial nose and chin, and thinking of the large freckles on her cheeks covered in concealer, she sighed, "It's over, there's no comparison at all."
Gu Siqi's height and appearance perfectly match men's aesthetic standards.
Even if Lu Dingguo didn't care about her, Li Tingting herself couldn't feel any ill will towards Gu Siqi when she looked at the innocent light shining in Gu Siqi's big eyes.
With a woman's intuition, Gu Siqi sensed Li Tingting's gaze. She glanced apologetically in Li Tingting's direction.
Stepping out of Lu Dingguo's embrace, Gu Siqi said gently, "Brother Dingguo, your friend is still waiting over there!"
Lu Dingguo turned around, smiled at Li Tingting, and said, "Qiqi, this is my girlfriend, Li Tingting. You can just call her Sister Tingting."
Then he pointed at Gu Siqi and shouted loudly towards Li Tingting, "Tingting, this is the Gu Siqi I told you about, my dear friend despite our age difference!"
Li Tingting wasn't a ruthless person. Whether Gu Siqi was Lu Dingguo's close friend or his mistress, she had no power to change it and could only wait and see.
With a polite smile on her face, Li Tingting nodded slightly to Lu Dingguo and Gu Siqi. Gu Siqi waved to her, her clear, melodious voice, like that of a nightingale, saying, "Hello, beautiful sister!"
"Qiqi, go lie down in the back and rest for a while. Let's take Tingting home first, then we'll go back," Lu Dingguo said casually as he put Gu Siqi's suitcase into the trunk.
Seeing Lu Dingguo considerately open the car door for Gu Siqi and protect Gu Siqi's head with his hand, Li Tingting felt extremely jealous. She asked in an unhappy tone, "Do you live together?"
Lu Dingguo looked at her as if she were a fool. "School hasn't started yet. Where else can Qiqi stay if not at my house?"
"Stay at my place," Li Tingting said without hesitation.
Gu Siqi wasn't familiar with Li Tingting, and she definitely wouldn't feel comfortable staying at Li Tingting's house. Besides, Li Tingting lived in a villa with her parents and brothers. Lu Dingguo decisively said, "No way."
Seeing the two of them arguing over where she should stay, Gu Siqi said weakly, "Brother Dingguo, Sister Tingting, please stop arguing. I have a place to stay."
Although Gu Siqi came to Beijing early at Lu Dingguo's invitation, she would have come to Beijing a few days before the start of the semester even if Lu Dingguo hadn't invited her to the wedding.
Living in the dorms was inconvenient, and she couldn't stay there during winter and summer vacations, so she had to rent an apartment in Beijing. She booked the room online before leaving Shaqi County.
Lu Dingguo said with displeasure, "Staying in a hotel won't do. Come stay at my place for a few days, and move in after you've rented a place."
Li Tingting breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Gu Siqi say that she had booked a hotel room. She smiled and said, "Dingguo, we've both been busy these past few days. It's good that Qiqi is staying at the hotel for now. Once things settle down, I'll come with you to pick Qiqi up and take her to our house for a short stay."
Lu Dingguo nodded slightly: "Qiqi, which hotel did you book? I'll take you there to rest first."
"Howard Johnson Hotel," Gu Siqi's voice was heavy with weariness.
Li Tingting suggested, "Dingguo, let's have dinner at Green Garden before taking Qiqi back to the hotel!"
Green Garden is a high-end Western restaurant. Li Tingting suggested going there to welcome Gu Siqi, hoping to gain favor with Lu Dingguo.
Lu Dingguo gave Li Tingting, who was sitting in the passenger seat, an approving look. "Not bad, she has good judgment."
"Alright, go to Green Pavilion to welcome Qiqi over. Your cousin is also at Kyoto No. 1 High School, right? Call him and ask him to come over for dinner. Tell him to bring a few more classmates," Lu Dingguo calmly instructed.
Strolling through the campus, Gu Siqi dreamed about the future until she got tired and stopped to rest on a chair by the bamboo grove.
"Hello, I'm Yang Zimu from Class 2, Grade 11. Are you a freshman? Which class are you in?" Yang Zimu had caught sight of Gu Siqi, whose features were as delicate as a porcelain doll, and couldn't resist going up to strike up a conversation.
Gu Siqi originally didn't want to talk to Yang Zimu, but since Yang Zimu was in the same class as her, she felt embarrassed to act aloof.
Gu Siqi said with a big smile, "What a coincidence, I'm also in Class 2 of the first year of high school. My name is Gu Siqi, nice to meet you!"
Yang Zimu said happily, "Gu, you don't have class today. Do you want to go out and have a get-together with us?"
"You guys? Yang, you're something else, making friends as soon as you arrived," Gu Siqi said, slightly exaggeratedly.
Yang Zimu said gently, "Besides you, I haven't seen any other classmates yet. My childhood friend Gu Yi is also in the first year of high school here; he's in Class 3."
The phone rang, and Yang Zimu said cheerfully, "It's here." Hanging up, he looked at Gu Siqi expectantly.
"Yang, not today, I have something to do. I'll treat you another day, remember to bring your childhood friend," Gu Siqi smiled and turned to walk towards the dormitory, her clear and melodious voice striking Yang Zimu's soul: "Goodbye, Yang!"
"Goodbye! Don't stand me up next time," Yang Zimu said with a slight smile, striding towards the school gate.
She accepted a job from Hongda Group on a hacking website, receiving 100,000 yuan to fix their firewall. Just as she was about to return to her dorm, she ran into Yang Zimu. Clearly, the job was more important than the dinner party.
Back in her dorm, after fixing Hongda Group's firewall, Gu Siqi smiled as she checked her phone and saw a text message notification that 100,000 yuan had been deposited into her bank account.
She earned 450,000 yuan from three hacker jobs online. After spending 150,000 yuan at the orphanage, she still had 300,000 yuan left.
She clenched her fist tightly, encouraging herself: "Gu Siqi, you can do it, you definitely can!"
Lying in bed, reading and doing exercises, Yang Xiuqin, Yu Liping, and Zhu Jingqiu, her roommates, also returned to the dormitory shortly after.
"Wow, Gu Siqi, you're working so hard! You're already doing practice problems before class has even started," Yang Xiuqin said in surprise, watching Gu Siqi quickly solve problems in her notebook.
"The early bird catches the worm," Gu Siqi said casually.
Students who can get into Kyoto No. 1 High School are all top students. Gu Siqi, who is first in the whole grade, doesn't even dare to dream of it, but she hopes to be in the top ten. To achieve this goal, she must work twice as hard.
In fact, Gu Siqi has been a top student since childhood. She can learn anything—studying, playing the piano, taekwondo, and computer programming—with absolutely no difficulty.
She was first in her entire grade in elementary school and again in middle school. She has already obtained a Grade 10 certificate in piano and holds a Level 2 red belt in Taekwondo.
She learned piano from Lu Sen, the husband of Dean Gu and a piano teacher at the music academy; she learned taekwondo at her own expense, sending her to a martial arts school; and she taught herself computer programming by reading books.
If it weren't for Dean Gu keeping her in check, she would have gone out to work and earn money long ago. With her abilities, she could easily have applied for a job as a pianist in a coffee shop or taught children taekwondo at a martial arts school.
The phrase "the early bird catches the worm" made Zhu Jingqiu pause slightly. From a young age, she had been burdened by the academic demands her mother placed on her, studying under immense pressure for nearly ten years before barely making it into Kyoto No. 1 High School.
She must be the "clumsy bird" Gu Siqi mentioned, Zhu Jingqiu laughed self-deprecatingly. After nearly ten years of flying, she was exhausted and had finally given up. She just wanted to stay at school for three more years of easy and enjoyable life.
"Yang Xiuqin, let's go out for dinner!" Zhu Jingqiu suggested. When she toured the campus with Yang Xiuqin and Yu Liping earlier, she had already done her research and found that Yang Xiuqin came from the best family among the three.
Although Zhu Jingqiu was materialistic, she was very obedient. During the campus tour, Yang Xiuqin intentionally instructed Zhu Jingqiu and Yu Liping to run errands for her.
Zhu Jingqiu was overjoyed to help her with her tasks, but Yu Liping made various excuses to decline them.
Gu Siqi, a beautiful girl who was oblivious to everything else and focused solely on her studies, was someone Yang Xiuqin had no intention of befriending.
Yang Xiuqin smiled gently: "Okay, my treat, let's go!" The two walked away hand in hand.
Yu Liping muttered under her breath, "One pretends to be a rich heiress, and the other willingly becomes a simp. These two oddballs should be locked up to ruin other people's lives."
Gu Siqi's lips twitched. Fortunately, one of her three roommates was a normal person. She looked up and asked, "Yu, do you want to go to the cafeteria for lunch together?"
"OK"!