Zhang Ningzhi had long been accustod to Jiang Nian’s way of commandeering the situation. As she quietly packed up her stationery, she couldn’t help but glance at him out of the corner of her eye.
She saw him chatting happily with Zeng You about a ga, smiling all the while.
Hmph, annoying guy.
The afternoon science exam was two and a half hours long. A look down, a glance up, and it was almost five o’clock.
The mont the test papers were passed from back to front, Jiang Nian inexplicably felt relieved.
There were quite a few people who felt the sa way as him.
A weekly test ant a day of exams and a day of going over the papers, taking up two days in total.
Rounding up, it equated to two days of not having classes a week.
After two days, count in if there’s a PE class, then there’s another opportunity to catch a breath.
Collecting the papers was already five o’clock; logically, there was no need for the self-study session. But since there was no word from the grade level coordinators, and no one on the fourth floor was leaving, they had to sit and attend self-study.
"Whoa, what’s going on downstairs?" Zeng You looked around nervously.
He had just finished the exam and took out his phone to read a novel again.
The noise almost scared him to death, making him jumpy like a frightened rat, afraid of being caught.
He’s skilled enough that he hasn’t been caught once so far.
But he knows well that being caught once could lead to a second targeted strike against him.
"Don’t hide, I saw you."
"What’s in the drawer? Take it out!!"
Just these two sentences are enough to leave a psychological shadow on him, making reading novels in class nearly impossible.
Li Hua couldn’t sit still and got up to say.
"I’ll go have a look."
Jiang Nian was too lazy to move; he was exhausted after the science exam.
Despite attending half a day of Healing, he felt both tired and energetic, so he had to pass the ti doing howork.
Before long, Li Hua returned unhappily.
"What the heck, those ghosts on the third floor are already done with classes, why are we still here for self-study!"
The third floor was a few parallel science classes in a small county with limited information. More people follow the trend and choose science, leading to an uneven distribution of subjects at Zhenan Middle School.
The news brought back by scout Li Hua was shocking, and the class instantly beca indignant.
"Why bother at all."
"Let’s go, let’s go, school’s over, the grade level doesn’t care at all." Lin Dong was the first to stir the pot.
He looked towards Class Three’s core, Cai Xiaoqing, waiting for Cai Xiang to give the word.
As long as Cai Xiaoqing spoke up, everything would be easier; the worst thing was her remaining silent.
"Not fair, if the third floor can leave, there’s no reason we on the fourth floor can’t!"
"Yeah, why can’t we leave!"
Cai Xiaoqing frowned, unsure of what to do at the mont, and said.
"Quiet, wait for the other classes on the fourth floor to leave first."
Lin Dong, quick-witted, ca up with an idea upon hearing this.
He turned to Sun Zhicheng, gestured for him to co over, and whispered to him.
"Think that’ll work, bro?" Sun Zhicheng had a particular look on his face.
"Then just keep waiting, wasting the most important twenty minutes of your life," Lin Dong said seriously, "Without these twenty minutes, your life is destined to be comparatively unsuccessful."
"Alright.....fine."
Next door, Class Two was also in chaos.
Many people clamored to leave at first, but were forcibly suppressed by class officers. Forced by the threat of being reported to the teacher, they had no choice but to stay in the classroom obediently.
Even if they couldn’t leave, a couple of gripes were necessary.
Suddenly, a silhouette flashed at the front door.
"The grade level says the self-study session is canceled!"
"Hmm?"
Class Two went silent for a mont before erupting into cheers!
Everyone stood up, and the room was instantly filled with the sharp sound of chairs and desks scraping against the floor.
"Wahoo! School’s done!"
"I told you we could go, those idiots still act all regulatory, damn it."
"Let’s not say anything, be careful they report you to the teachers."
"Who cares, let them report, damn the codes and regulations!"
Ji Jiayu looked up in the midst of the shouting and dismissal, looking confused.
More than the end of school, she was concerned.....the voice just now seed familiar. Although it was deliberately disguised, she was sure she’d heard it before.
As she was thinking, a handso boy walked up to her desk. He knocked on the table, and as she looked up, he flashed a perfect smile.
"Can I borrow your test paper to make so corrections?"
Class Three.
Hearing the neighboring class cheering, everyone pricked up their ears.
"What’s that sound?"
"Damn, the class next door is done for the day."
"Cai Xiang." Lin Dong sprang up, turned, and fixed his gaze on Cai Xiaoqing, asking loudly, "Class Two has left, can we leave now?"
Cai Xiaoqing wasn’t a control freak; she kept her word and waved.
"Let’s wrap up."
"Wahoo!! Let’s go!"
"Let’s play ball, play ball."
"Cousin, what’s up, you’ve been spacing out." Lin Dong patted Yang Qiming, asking, "Wanna go over to the dorm for dinner?"
Yang Qiming was a little upset. At noon, he asked An’an if she could lend him so ’luck.’
In return, An’an quickly replied, saying a lucky red envelope cost 88 each.
"Alright, let’s go." Yang Qiming sighed.
He’s already woken up from the reality dating ga "Miracle Anan"; topping up was too expensive.
As he reached the door, he couldn’t help but glance back at Jiang Nian’s empty seat.
Suddenly, the scene of the morning English exam ca to mind, making him feel even more down.
The class president lent him ’luck’ and even blew a breath. The gap between people was more significant than the gap between humans and dogs.
But of course, that’s because he’s the class president.
......
Dusk.
At the edge of the basketball court, on a stone bench.
Hu Nianzhong didn’t feel like eating; he’d currently made a small profit using borrowed resources.
Now, the owner of those resources was pressing him to follow through, presenting him with a choice.
Return the resources and do nothing, or keep them and do the work.
Firstly, Yu Tongjie wasn’t short on cash.
Since Brother Dong brought him into the loop, he’d realized the mont he received his first paynt.
As long as you use your mind, making money wasn’t hard.
He had done many laborious jobs before, been in factories, worked on construction sites, even helped repair houses.
Rain or shine, his clothes remained the sa few pieces.
From junior high to high school, his dark complexion made him seem dull. Making friends wasn’t easy, and despite his calm deanor, his pride and presence were strongly felt.
Before, he might have just taken the money and done the work.
Now... he wanted to earn more, maybe delay things a bit.
If the earnings weren’t significant, he’d take the money and work; if they were, he’d return what he owed.
He looked up at the basketball tossed into the air, squinting amidst the cheers.
This was the basketball court near the side of the teaching building cafeteria, and the school team mbers were hefty. They occupied the whole court for a match, surrounded by boys until not even a gap was left.
Occasionally, you could see a few girls on the sidelines watching, but mostly it was boys chattering and comnting.
He spotted Jiang Nian in the school team court, who seed about to play. He was taking off his jacket, accepting a basketball jersey from another boy and putting it on.
Hu Nianzhong paused for a mont, realizing he hadn’t seen Jiang Nian play much.
As a boy, naturally, he also had his favorite sports.
Due to frequent physical work, Hu Nianzhong was tall and strong. Compared to the skill-oriented ping pong, he preferred the intensely competitive basketball.
Hence, he couldn’t help but get up and walk towards the crowd.
...
"What are those people doing?"
"Nothing, just so brutes snatching the ball." Nie Qiqi proudly raised her head like a little fox, "Is basketball expensive? Why are so many people fighting over it?"
Cai Xiaoqing was speechless, glancing at this wooden-headed person beside her.
"Watch less of Baby Bus."
"Why? I can watch whatever I like." Nie Qiqi puffed up, scoffing, "Just a joke, and you took it seriously."
"Idiot."
"What did you say!" Nie Qiqi hated being called stupid, gritting her teeth, "I was just pretending to be innocent and cute on the outside, but I’m actually....."
"What are you?" Cai Xiaoqing glanced at Nie Qiqi.
Death stare.
She instantly backed down, hesitating.
"I’m really even cuter inside, like a gutter rat at the rcy of others. If bullied, I can only voyeur, but I bear a grudge and will keep watching you."
The two girls were on their way to eat, passing by the basketball court.
Nie Qiqi exclaid softly, patting Cai Xiaoqing.
"That, that guy is that bastard, right."
"Who?" Cai Xiaoqing looked confused.
She followed Nie Qiqi’s finger and saw Jiang Nian, also a bit surprised.
The school team played a ga once a week.
Sotis on Wednesdays, other tis on Fridays, with no set schedule, it was all too familiar.
However... aside from the PE committee mber Liu Yang, she’d never seen anyone from their class in the ga.
"Jiang Nian, that bastard, always talking to the class president." Nie Qiqi draped onto Cai Xiaoqing’s body, weakly enticing.
"He’s the worst, even bullied last ti. Boo-hoo, Xiaoqing, you have to stand up for and list his na repeatedly."
Cai Xiaoqing was sowhat speechless; she hardly ever wrote anyone’s na in her discipline book.
Three pages of paper, and Li Hua’s na appeared seven or eight tis because he didn’t care. If really put to the test by the grade level coordinators, she’d lose.
"You deserved it; let’s go."
"No, wait a bit longer." Nie Qiqi wore a blue-gray two-tone jacket, the kind the class president liked, attending to all the little details.
She held Cai Xiaoqing back, speaking in a voice like tiny spinning windmills.
"Sister, stop for a while; I want to see that bastard get beaten up. Take so photos as incriminating evidence, show the class president how useless he is."
Cai Xiaoqing paused, giving a slightly astonished look at Nie Qiqi.
"Talking like that makes you sound brainless."
"Fine, I won’t flag it then." Nie Qiqi also felt her words were a bit of a whimper, "Let’s see if I can snap so embarrassing photos of him."
"To show the class president?" Cai Xiaoqing asked.
"No, I’d be dumb to show them to the class president." Nie Qiqi cutely added, "I’m a beautiful, kind-hearted, cute, considerate, innocent girl who cares for her classmates."
Then, she said sothing utterly astonishing.
"For personal use; if he bullies later, I’ll print them out and spit on his embarrassing photos."
Cai Xiaoqing thought of her earlier claim about being beautiful and kind-hearted and fell silent for a mont.
"The ’gooey’ you ntioned... does that an spit?"
Beep---!!!
The whistle blew across the sky.
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