"Alright, to satisfy your jealousy, I ran into her at the classroom door. She asked how I did on the English test, and I showed her briefly; I scored about this much higher than her."
Hearing this, Zhang Ningzhi quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Hua was a bit annoyed, "Bro, teach how to talk to girls, I can do everything else."
Jiang Nian thought for a mont before refusing, "No way, you’re too much like Nantong, I’m afraid you’ll use my approach."
"Damn! You son of a..."
During the third evening self-study session, Wu Jungu finally returned from the office. He didn’t look very good and, after whispering to Li Hua for a bit, they swapped seats.
Jiang Nian was sowhat curious and turned to look at Wu Jungu.
"What’s up?"
"Brother Nian, are you free after school?" Wu Jungu hesitated, "I have sothing to ask you about, can’t make up my mind and want your opinion."
Jiang Nian didn’t expect a casual chat consultation to leave a returning custor.
While Wu Jungu was waiting for Jiang Nian’s answer, the other four people in the group were all ears. Senior year was so damn tough, they were so into gossip.
Li Hua almost shouted, pretending to do his exercises but inwardly urging silently, "Agree to it! Agree to it! Say yes, quickly agree!"
It was obvious that Huazi was eager to hear about Wu Jungu’s love gossip with Monday.
"No, I have soone to head ho with after school, can’t stand him up." Jiang Nian refused almost without thinking, Xu Qianqian has too much going on.
It’s so much that I’d go to the countryside to light fireworks for her, isn’t that ridiculous?
Although he doesn’t have expectations for the future and can accept any surprises, nor is he bound by any restrictions, setting a frawork for his life.
But he would still do sothing, try to grab hold of sothing.
Wu Jungu sighed but accepted it, nodding as he spoke.
"Then can I add you and talk on the phone?"
"Sure, but I don’t stay up all night, though." Jiang Nian, while kind-hearted, wasn’t the sa as before, "I’m pretty much out cold by midnight."
Zhang Ningzhi next door was stunned, rembering the last ti he took leave for a sports event and went back to his old ho, he stayed up late chatting with her, so she wasn’t part of that category?
The range of an ordinary friend...
Suddenly, Zhang Ningzhi really wanted to know her ranking in his heart.
On the surface, she continued to do her exercises calmly, but ntally she was connecting all the details. The faint jealousy that had accumulated throughout the day was wiped out at this mont.
He has great relationships, strong abilities, lots of friends, it’s normal. It’s only been half a month since he switched classes, and so many people are calling him Brother Nian, seeking his help.
How envious I am of those who get to go ho with him, they must have lots of interesting topics to chat about.
...
"Scored 116 in math? What a loser?"
Xu Qianqian spoke out her trademark sarcasm as she tightened the strap of her bag. On the way ho after evening self-study, amidst the crowd, she laughed her way back.
"Actually, with my score, I could show off in the parallel class." Jiang Nian sneered, "How much did you score, 130 or 140?"
Hearing that, Xu Qianqian stopped and tilted her head.
"150."
Jiang Nian was silent for a while; is that even a score a person can get?
Seeing that he didn’t respond, Xu Qianqian spoke slightly proudly.
"Why aren’t you laughing? Feeling inferior?"
Unexpectedly, the usually sharp-tongued Jiang Nian didn’t retort. Instead, he chuckled lightly, scratching his neck under the streetlamp, sowhat sheepishly.
"I’m sorry, even though you explained similar questions to , I still couldn’t solve them and didn’t score high."
In that mont, Xu Qianqian was stunned, suddenly feeling guilty enough to die.
"It’s... it’s okay, it’s already very high. I... I was just kidding, actually, 116 is great, you just started studying not long ago, take it slow."
She said awkwardly, her voice getting softer.
"Haha, you don’t need to comfort , I know my own level." Jiang Nian wasn’t bothered, saying while continuing on the road.
"Learning’s not easy; if I can increase my total score by around fifty points in a year, that’d be great. At least stabilize at a 211, maybe aim for 985."
"Keep working hard, increasing your score isn’t difficult." She said while lowering her head, still feeling a little guilty, "You can ask if you don’t understand, I’ll teach you."
"Of course, I won’t hesitate to ask you. You should be able to get into a top program, going for Qingbei isn’t out of reach."
The system didn’t provide too much information about her, doesn’t know which university Xu Qianqian enrolled in. Blind guess, she might have high academic qualifications, graduate and beco an OL, or study dicine?
It’s unlikely to be dicine, Xu Qianqian isn’t interested in dicine.
"Hmm." She didn’t know what to say.
"After the college entrance examination, I’ll see if I can be near your school; if it’s in the capital, I won’t go." Jiang Nian rubbed his chin, considering seriously.
"With these scores... I have an advantage only in the Jiangnan F4 provinces, staying in the province might just work, or perhaps it’ll overflow, I’ll check the situation then make a choice."
"Don’t really want to go up north, it’s fine to visit for fun. If you really have the ability to get into Qingbei, go for it, although I know you crave the handso brother’s beauty..."
Listening to him ramble, Xu Qianqian couldn’t hold back anymore, she turned and said.
"Go to hell, Jiang Nian!"
She punched Jiang Nian’s stomach, but clearly felt the thin layer of abs.
Jiang Nian sneered, spitting out.
"Baby, can’t wait till we get ho?"
Xu Qianqian instantly went nuts!
"Get lost!"
Don’t feel sorry for scums! Dig into his heart, there’s nothing but layers and layers of abstraction! No! Jiang Nian doesn’t even have a heart!
Back ho.
Xu Qianqian washed up and went back to her bedroom, setting the alarm for the next day. Before turning off the screen, she saw the fireworks picture on her wallpaper and still felt a mont of daze.
Click, lights off.
The room was pitch-black, she stared at the dark ceiling and closed her eyes. Oddly, the fireworks kept lingering in her mind.
"Stay still for a bit!"
The room had only her voice; Xu Qianqian tried to cover her eyes with the quilt. But after a while, she rembered him saying sorry on the road again.
"Ah, ah, ah!" She suddenly sat up in bed, covering her face with both hands, rubbing it constantly in the dark, "Why did I say that, why!"
Then she fell back onto the bed, rolling over and over.
Every ti she thought of Jiang Nian saying sorry, Xu Qianqian felt like there were pins in her heart. She wanted to knock on Jiang Nian’s door and tell him bad grades weren’t his fault.
He’s already doing great, patting his head.
The clock on the wall moved its minute hand a quarter, Xu Qianqian still couldn’t sleep. She muttered "I really deserve to die," and curled up into a ball in bed.
After stopping her restless movents, she realized that after October cos November. Ti between them was running out, maybe by next sumr they’d really be apart.
Should she start treating him a bit better?
Xu Qianqian didn’t rember how she fell asleep; she had a long dream. In the dream, she returned to that hot sumr, standing at the old alley, staring at the street sign.
Jiang Nian held an ice lolly, ca running over from afar with excitent, and split it in half.
Tiny ice shards flew onto her face, icy and cool, with a mung bean aroma. The stream of passers-by was endless, bits of sunlight moving across the street.
The air was scorching, constant cicada chirps.
[Xu Qianqian, your score is so high, can’t be in the sa class as you.]
[Who’s to bla but yourself for not studying.]
[I couldn’t focus, not really smart to begin with. It’s okay, as long as your split class scores are good, just let copy for the college entrance.]
[Do you want to go to jail?]
[Is it full board lodging?]
Waking up from it, Jiang Nian figured out what gift he should give to Xu Qianqian. Sothing not wasteful, a task he could enjoy himself.
Gift her a JK outfit.
Say no more, this she can’t refuse, and if there are twin-tails...
Open the door.
He was stunned, Xu Qianqian astonishingly went out the sa ti as him. Seeing her eyes slightly red, Jiang Nian couldn’t help asking.
"Period?"
"No." Xu Qianqian sniffed, "Had a dream last night, dread you were chasing calling mom. Bowing and shouting, moved to tears."
Jiang Nian: "..."
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