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Daily Pampering of a Beauty.
—From the Diary of Fairy Su Zaizai
Su Zaizai was rejected.
She was actually rejected.
A person who had just said, “Your friend is very rich,” rejected her.
Someone who admitted to being her friend refused even her small request.
Su Zaizai found it hard to accept.
She watched Zhang Lurang’s retreating figure and stood there for a while.
Then she walked back to the classroom sorrowfully.
There weren’t many people in the classroom; it was very quiet.
Some were writing homework with their heads down, others were playing with their phones.
Su Zaizai slowly made her way over, her movements somewhat limping.
However, no one noticed anything amiss about her.
Upon reaching her seat, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She took out her phone from her pocket and opened the chat window with Zhang Lurang.
The last message displayed was an “Mm” sent by the other party.
Su Zaizai inexplicably felt infuriated.
He always responded with “Mm, Mm, Mm,” unwilling to say more than necessary.
But when it came to crucial moments—
— “No.”
Su Zaizai couldn’t suppress the impulse within her.
Her fingers swiftly typed on the keyboard, pounding out three characters.
— Zhang Lurang.
There was no immediate response from the other end.
Su Zaizai felt it was time for her to explode.
Otherwise, even if she ended up with the beautiful boy in the future, she would be completely dominated by him.
After some thought, she continued typing.
— I swear, if I bother you again, I’ll eat dog poop.
Once the message was sent successfully,
The other side immediately replied: ...
His reply made Su Zaizai feel his presence through the air.
... Instant regret.
On the other end, Zhang Lurang was also hesitating about how to respond.
She looked like she was really angry...
Before he could figure out what to say.
Another message came from her end.
Su Zaizai: I’m hungry.
Zhang Lurang paused, unable to understand why her mood could change so quickly.
But still, with a tight-lipped expression, he typed into the chat box: What do you want to eat?
Before he could send it, his phone vibrated again.
Su Zaizai: Do you have any dog poop?
Zhang Lurang: “...”
He truly didn’t understand what Su Zaizai thought about every day.
Zhang Lurang deleted the words he had just typed.
Then he carefully typed six characters.
— No, eat properly.
Su Zaizai: “...”
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The beautiful boy wasn’t coming.
Su Zaizai could only drag her wounded body out of the classroom.
She had no choice.
If the mountain won’t come to me, I’ll go to the mountain.
That’s the kind of perseverance needed to chase after someone.
Behind her, Jiang Jia looked up and sighed while shaking her head: “Disabled but determined.”
Su Zaizai slowly walked forward, passing by the office.
Just as she was about to turn and walk down the stairs,
She immediately noticed Zhang Lurang walking up from below.
Zhang Lurang also saw her.
His steps paused momentarily, but he quickly resumed walking upwards.
Su Zaizai stopped moving, a big smile spreading across her face.
“Rang Rang, what are you doing on the fifth floor?” She asked knowingly.
Zhang Lurang glanced at her and replied: “Looking for the homeroom teacher.”
Su Zaizai shamelessly continued: “Since when did I change my name to homeroom teacher?”
Zhang Lurang: “...”
“And Teacher Chen isn’t here. She doesn’t work weekends.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Lurang immediately stopped in his tracks.
“Mm,” then turned around to leave.
Su Zaizai immediately hopped a few steps to catch up with him.
Hearing the commotion behind him, Zhang Lurang couldn’t help but turn his head back.
“Su Zaizai.”
Su Zaizai instinctively stopped: “Ah?”
He paused for a moment and said: “I’ll come over.”
Before Su Zaizai could react, she heard him continue: “At this time.”
Then, he sighed and added: “Don’t run around.”
Su Zaizai obediently responded with an “Oh.”
She wanted to ask.
Did you only say that after eating my jelly?
No, that couldn’t be.
It wasn’t that powerful.
She wanted to know.
Why are your three sentences
More effective than me eating a hundred jellies?
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On Monday afternoon, the results of the mid-term exams were released.
When Su Zaizai returned to the classroom from the dormitory, she quickly took a look.
She ranked 825th in the grade, with approximately 1,500 students in the entire first-year class.
However, excluding the science composite score, her overall performance was still pretty good.
Su Zaizai was quite satisfied.
During the evening self-study period, Su Zaizai immediately ran to the door.
She stood at the staircase, waiting for Zhang Lurang.
Soon, his figure appeared in her line of sight.
Su Zaizai called out crisply: “Rang Rang.”
Zhang Lurang glanced up at her and responded with a low “Mm.”
The two moved to the side.
He looked like he was in a bad mood.
Su Zaizai blinked and directly asked: “Are you in a bad mood?”
“No,” he replied.
“Did you eat the jelly?”
“...”
“Did you eat it?”
“...Yeah.”
“Even eating jelly didn’t help?”
Zhang Lurang paused for a moment but still nodded.
“You’re really hard to please,” Su Zaizai accused him.
Zhang Lurang: “...”
After hesitating for a bit, Su Zaizai said: “Then let me tell you a joke.”
“...”
Su Zaizai cleared her throat and began.
“Liu Bei’s horse, Dilu, broke free and ran towards a cliff. Zhang Fei shouted anxiously, ‘Big Brother, pull back on the reins!’”
At this point, Su Zaizai suddenly stopped and gestured with her fingers.
“‘Pull’ is the same ‘pull’ as in ‘extortion.’“
Zhang Lurang remained silent, quietly watching her.
Su Zaizai continued, laughing as she thought about the punchline: “Then Liu Bei angrily cursed, ‘I’m happy, your mother goose wall!’”
Zhang Lurang’s expression remained blank.
“Hahaha, it kills me every time I think about it. It’s so funny.”
Not getting a response from him, Su Zaizai stopped laughing and innocently asked: “Isn’t it funny?”
He still didn’t say anything.
After a while,
With a cold face, Zhang Lurang scolded her: “Su Zaizai, don’t swear.”
Su Zaizai, who had hoped to cheer him up, immediately exploded.
“I didn’t say anything! That was Liu Bei! What does it have to do with me!”
Being unfairly labeled as someone who swears lowered her likability points! She wasn’t having it!
She was so angry that she looked like she wanted to jump up and hit him.
A few seconds later.
Her expression seemed to amuse Zhang Lurang.
His previously gloomy mood instantly lifted.
He chuckled softly.
The bell rang.
At the same time, he uttered a single word from between his lips.
“Fool.”
His words were full of laughter.
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Su Zaizai thought about it for a long time.
Only ten minutes a day felt like too much of a loss for her.
In the past, with breaks and the afternoon reading room time, she could see him for at least an hour and a half each day.
But now, only ten minutes!
Su Zaizai decided to talk to him about it.
After some thought, she asked: “How about I come study with you in the reading room this afternoon?”
“No,” he immediately refused.
“But if I don’t go to the reading room in the afternoon, I’ll end up going back to the dormitory.”
Zhang Lurang casually replied: “Then go back.”
“Look how far the dormitory is. If I go back and forth every week...”
He looked over at her.
Su Zaizai wore a serious expression: “Alright, then remember to come collect my body.”
Zhang Lurang: “...”
A moment of silence.
Zhang Lurang couldn’t stand it anymore: “You’re exaggerating too much.”
Su Zaizai widened her eyes, accusing him: “You think walking a bit is no big deal, so why do you tell me not to run around?”
Zhang Lurang: “...”
Suddenly, Su Zaizai realized something.
She lowered her head, looking somewhat regretful.
“I understand now. You’ve already gotten what you wanted from me.”
“...”
“You use me and then leave. You’re burning bridges after crossing the river.”
“...What?”
Su Zaizai drew a conclusion.
“I gave you all my jelly, so now you don’t need me anymore.”
Zhang Lurang: “...Don’t be ridiculous.”
Seeing that she didn’t say anything,
Zhang Lurang glanced down at her and immediately compromised: “Five-thirty.”
Hearing this, Su Zaizai opened her mouth.
“Rang Rang.”
“Mm.”
“You really care about me.”
“...”
“I’ve decided to buy you six more rows of jelly.”
Zhang Lurang: “...”
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Early November.
Overnight, a cold wind swept through.
As soon as Zhang Lurang woke up, he felt an itch in his throat.
By the afternoon, he had already started coughing.
After hesitating for a moment, he decided to take a nap in the dormitory in the afternoon.
During the break, he went to Class 9 to find Su Zaizai.
Su Zaizai walked out of the classroom.
Seeing he wasn’t feeling well, she softly asked: “Are you sick?”
Zhang Lurang didn’t answer but directly said: “I’m not going to the reading room this afternoon.”
“Oh,” Su Zaizai didn’t ask further.
After delivering the message, Zhang Lurang turned and started walking back.
From behind, Su Zaizai called out again: “Sick Beauty.”
Zhang Lurang: “...”
He didn’t want to turn around at all.
But it seemed Su Zaizai didn’t need him to turn around.
Soon, she continued: “Remember to check your phone when you get back to the dormitory.”
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Zhang Lurang was woken up by his roommate.
His head was still a bit dizzy.
He got up, washed his face in the bathroom, and prepared to return to class.
His mind was blank, but inexplicably, he remembered Su Zaizai’s words.
— “Remember to check your phone when you get back to the dormitory.”
Zhang Lurang turned back to the locker, picked up his phone, and took a look.
— All those are from me.
An abrupt sentence.
He responded somewhat confusedly: What?
The other side didn’t reply.
Zhang Lurang didn’t pay attention to it and put the phone back.
Then he picked up his bag and walked out of the dormitory.
After a while, he came back.
He took the phone out of the locker and put it in his pocket.
Back in the classroom.
There was a small brown blanket on Zhang Lurang’s chair.
On the table was a thermos and a bag of medicine.
Opening the bag, one of the pill boxes inside had a sticky note attached.
It read:
— In total adoration.