"Tsk, boring."
"Exactly."
The two girls glared at him, not bothering to acknowledge him, and continued solving problems on their own.
Jiang Nian didn’t mind and began working on the test paper as well.
It was late at night.
When it was ti for bed, Xu Qianqian was the first to succumb to sleepiness. She went to brush her teeth first, leaving Song Xiyun at the table.
After all, there was only one bathroom, so they needed to take turns.
Jiang Nian glanced at Xiao Song, wondering if she had forgotten about that matter, but he wasn’t completely sure.
And he didn’t dare to bring it up.
"Cough, Song," he coughed, attempting to probe subtly.
"Hmm?" Song Xiyun looked up, bewildered, at Jiang Nian, "Wha...what is it?"
She was a bit wary, knowing he was full of mischief.
"It’s nothing, just asking," Jiang Nian said. "Last ti you ca to , was it because you heard sothing?"
Xu Qianqian was in the bathroom and could co out at any mont.
Ti was tight.
"Last ti..."
Song Xiyun recalled the ti when she was receiving an award and heard so girls from another class talking about Jiang Nian.
It seed off, so she wanted to ask him about it.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Nian let sothing slip and ended up threatening her. She had no choice but to agree to keep it a secret.
"Last ti...I didn’t hear anything."
Now, both of them were concealing the truth. It was like two parties in a standoff, both afraid, caught in a Dark Forest scenario.
Whoever spoke first would be in trouble first.
"Xiao Song, be honest," Jiang Nian said. "You can trust my character...um, character."
Song Xiyun shook her head, "...I won’t talk."
He nodded, "So, you do know sothing."
"Didn’t you say you would handle it?" Song Xiyun also lowered her voice, "Why don’t you tell the result first?"
Jiang Nian was speechless.
Handling it was just a delay tactic, and the result was...if I deal with you, then it’s not a problem anymore.
"I encountered so difficulties in handling it, so the result is still uncertain. I need you to show a little sincerity."
"I don’t understand."
Hearing this, Jiang Nian let out an incredulous laugh.
"Alright, alright."
He felt staying longer was pointless. This was Song Xiyun’s turf, so he packed his things and got up to leave.
Song Xiyun thought for a mont, lagging a bit before preparing to lock the door.
Suddenly, Jiang Nian turned around and grabbed her, pinning her against the entryway wall. His movents were quick and gentle.
"Xiao Song, if I’m not happy, you’re finished too."
"Rember that."
Song Xiyun was stunned, looking quite cute. Then she rembered Jiang Nian’s threat.
Her whole body trembled, and she began to feel scared.
"Under...understood."
"Alright." Jiang Nian was very satisfied with this outco, releasing Song Xiyun, "Then I’m off."
"Mm."
Song Xiyun closed the door, her heart pounding slightly. She just felt that Jiang Nian might not be so considerate after all.
Nor did he truly understand her.
.....
The next day.
In the morning, it was still the ti for going over test papers, and Class Three was listening wearily.
"Jiang Nian, want to go get so grilled sausages?"
"Nope."
Ma Guojun was very disappointed, "You really don’t get it, grilled sausages are the best thing in the world."
Jiang Nian: "???"
"Li Hua isn’t going; he’s obsessed," the big guy said. "He’s been waiting for the Chinese scores, thinking he can turn things around."
"Turn around whose situation?"
"Who do you think?"
"Oh~~"
Jiang Nian realized, that Li Hua probably hadn’t learned of his own science scores yet.
"Has he always been this naive?"
"I don’t know." Ma Guojun recalled sothing and asked, "By the way, how much did you score in science?"
"Too lazy to check, I’ll wait for the Chinese results."
"You dog!"
Ti flew by, and morning classes were over.
The Chinese scores still weren’t out, and Zhang Ningzhi was getting a bit anxious. Reluctant, but she had to go ho first.
"Hey, aren’t you leaving?"
"Go to your place?"
"Oh, shut up!" Zhang Ningzhi gave him a tap, "You’re such a person who always pushes the wrong buttons!"
Jiang Nian flashed an annoying grin, "It’s hot and I don’t have much of an appetite, I’ll eat later."
"Oh, then..." She thought for a mont before handing him three coins, "My treat, have a Sprite."
With that, she left arm in arm with Yao Beibei.
"Bye-bye."
Jiang Nian paused, then looked at the three coins, and quietly pocketed them.
Zeng You looked miserable, intending to leave in the first place. But he moved a bit too slowly and was burned by the sight of the two bantering.
"What’s so great about Sprite?"
"What do you an?" Jiang Nian asked.
"I only drink Assam milk tea," Zeng You said through gritted teeth, "I’ll be buying a 2-liter bottle later when I get back to the dorm!"
"Impressive."
Liu Yang ca over and tapped Jiang Nian on the shoulder.
"I have Liqun."
"Why not smoke Lotus?" Jiang Nian didn’t care about their teasing, "Did you spend it all on your ex-girlfriend?"
"Damn! You’re such a killjoy!" Liu Yang was a bit irritated, cursing as he walked away.
It was close to lunch break.
Jiang Nian leaned on the railing, letting the wind blow as he emptied his mind. Suddenly, footsteps echoed in the corridor.
Chen Yunyun and the others approached, their hair freshly blown dry. It looked fluffy and untied, adding to the fluffiness.
"Are you sunbathing?"
"No, I think he’s spacing out," Wang Yuhe comnted. "I like staring into the distance like that."
"Cough, cough!" Jiang Nian blushed, indeed caught by Wang Yuhe’s observation, feeling a bit flustered.
"Who spaces out as long as you and becos stupid."
"Ah?"
Wang Yuhe’s face turned pale, "Really?"
"He’s lying to you."
Chen Yunyun shot Jiang Nian a look, and just then the lunch break bell rang, "We’re going inside to work on problems."
"Okay." Jiang Nian nodded.
Watching the two girls enter the classroom, he stopped for a mont, feeling an inexplicable sensation.
It wasn’t about Chen Yunyun and the others, just an indistinct feeling that sothing was off.
On the other side.
In Class Four, Song Xiyun and Xu Qianqian returned after working on problems in a small grove and were getting ready for lunch break.
Close to half past one, Song Xiyun rested her head on the desk. Half-asleep, she noticed her phone’s light blinking.
"Hmm?"
She had a habit of not delaying tasks. First, because it was a good habit; second, she didn’t want to inconvenience others.
She opened it to see a ssage from Jiang Nian.
"Asleep yet?"
Song Xiyun replied, "No."
"Co out."
Song Xiyun: "???
Jiang Nian waited at the staircase for a while, and then Song Xiyun appeared, not followed by Xu Qianqian.
He had made two plans, but since Xu Qianqian didn’t co, he didn’t say too much.
"Let’s go, talk downstairs."
Song Xiyun, "....."
Once downstairs to the second floor, he led Song Xiyun to another side. Into a locked-off passage, he was ready to enter.
"Damn!"
"What are you looking at!"
Damn, there were people here.
Jiang Nian cursed and ca out, "Damn it, morals really are declining, wild couples are everywhere."
Song Xiyun followed him, quietly asking a question.
"How do you know this place?"
"There’s a guy in our class, Liu Yang." Jiang Nian was now wise enough not to be trapped.
"He’s a real beast, having girlfriends in both Class One and Class Two, always sneaking out for a tryst."
Song Xiyun blushed, "There are really people like that?"
"Yeah, compared to him, I’m as pure as a blank sheet," Jiang Nian retorted without any burden.
Borrowing the reputation of Lotus Boy for effect.
"So the reason you wanted to et was..." Song Xiyun wasn’t easily fooled, "because you resolved it?"
"Almost."
Jiang Nian said this, leading her downstairs. They didn’t go far, finding a quiet corner.
"After going back yesterday, I thought long and hard."
"Xiao Song."
"Huh?"
Song Xiyun lifted her head, eting a pair of sharp eyes. They didn’t waver, staring directly at her.
Her heart beat a little faster, but she quickly contained it.
Out of fear.
She didn’t want him to know that her heartbeat, at any ti or place, might race as if nearing suffocation.
"Wh..what is it?"
He thought for a mont and said, "Talk to more in the future, I think...you also don’t seem to know too well."
Song Xiyun was stunned, her heart racing uncontrollably.
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