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In commemoration, today is Singles’ Day.
He just happened to block me.
Hehe.
—From the Diary of Fairy Su Zaizai
After arriving home.
Su Zaizai went back to her room and checked her phone.
7:40 PM.
Not long after, Su Zaizai heard her parents getting up in the house.
She rolled over on her bed.
Thinking of what Zhang Lurang had said earlier, Su Zaizai laughed out of anger.
But recalling those four words,
Su Zaizai decided to forgive him.
She wrapped herself in her blanket.
After some thought, she still sent a WeChat message to Zhang Lurang.
Su Zaizai: Rang Rang, how are you going to school tomorrow?
After a while, Zhang Lurang replied.
— My uncle will drive me.
Su Zaizai: Do you usually go with your uncle?
Zhang Lurang: Mm.
Su Zaizai: Then why did you take the bus last time?
Zhang Lurang: He was on a business trip.
Su Zaizai stared at the content on the screen, somewhat distracted.
She didn’t know why he didn’t live with his parents.
It seemed like he didn’t want to talk about it.
So she wouldn’t ask.
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Su Zaizai didn’t reply further and left the room.
She walked into the living room and sat next to her father, saying: “Dad, I want to keep a dog.”
Her father paused his finger movement and poured her a glass of water: “Drink some water and calm down.”
“I really want to keep one.” Su Zaizai directly refused his water, “No need to calm down.”
After a while, her mother came out of the bathroom.
She glanced at them both: “What are you two talking about?”
“Daughter, calm down,” her father said anxiously, scratching his head.
But such words couldn’t stop her. Su Zaizai immediately spoke up.
“Mom, I want to keep a dog.”
Her mother was taken aback, then smiled: “Dear daughter, what a coincidence, I do too.”
Father Su: “...”
Su Zaizai became excited and continued: “I want to keep a Samoyed!”
“No Samoyeds,” Mother Su said.
Su Zaizai felt a little disappointed: “Then what?”
“Corgi.”
Su Zaizai immediately objected: “No way! How can we keep a Corgi! If I take it out for a walk in the morning, who knows if we’ll even get downstairs by night!”
Mother Su ignored her and turned to Father Su: “Old Su, stop reading and go to work.”
Su Zaizai leaned closer and coaxed: “Mom, isn’t a Samoyed good? A smiling angel!”
Mother Su gave her a glance and slowly said: “Either a Corgi, or no dog.”
“...” Su Zaizai immediately compromised, “Then let’s go with a Corgi.”
Short legs to complement her long legs would be fine too.
After her parents left for work, Su Zaizai returned to her room.
She picked up her phone, intending to tell Zhang Lurang that she was getting a dog, when she saw a message from him.
Five minutes had passed since his last message.
— I can go by myself.
Su Zaizai was somewhat confused.
What did the handsome boy want to say?
Was he boasting about how capable he was, able to go to school alone?
Speechless, but still deciding to play along,
She proudly replied: I can also go to school by myself. I haven’t needed my parents to take me since third grade. Am I as brave as you?
After sending it successfully,
Su Zaizai stared at her phone, eagerly awaiting Zhang Lurang’s reply.
After quite a while.
As Su Zaizai waited, she almost fell asleep, her eyes involuntarily closing.
On the verge of sleep, she heard her phone beep twice.
But unable to resist the pull of drowsiness, she plunged into darkness.
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When she woke up again, Su Zaizai instinctively lit up her phone.
Unlocking it, the first thing she saw was still her chat window with Zhang Lurang.
“zlr” has recalled a message
“zlr” has recalled a message
— Mm.
Su Zaizai was completely baffled.
She quickly asked him: What did you recall? And twice!
Zhang Lurang: It’s nothing.
Frustrated, Su Zaizai climbed up, sitting cross-legged on the bed.
Resting her chin on her phone, she thought hard but couldn’t figure out any way to make him spit out those two sentences.
Getting anxious, she accused: You dare to do things but not take responsibility!
Zhang Lurang: ...
Su Zaizai: If you don’t tell me, I’ll...
Su Zaizai scratched her head, almost kneeling: I beg you.
At the other end.
Seeing her words, Zhang Lurang felt somewhat helpless.
He put down his pen and seriously replied.
— It’s really nothing.
Her curiosity was dangling, neither rising nor falling.
Su Zaizai pursed her lips, inexplicably flaring up.
Su Zaizai: Hehe.
Su Zaizai: I never thought you were this kind of person.
Su Zaizai: Let me tell you, if you don’t tell me, I won’t have a good day.
Su Zaizai: I won’t eat well, sleep well, or study well. I’m probably useless.
Zhang Lurang: ...
Seeing another ellipsis from him, Su Zaizai got even angrier.
Couldn’t he see she was angry? Didn’t he know that this was adding fuel to the fire?
Just as she was about to continue accusing him, she suddenly noticed the message she had just sent.
The top two words.
Brother.
Su Zaizai: “...”
...Damn it!
This damn input method, this damn nine-grid pinyin.
Su Zaizai quickly tried to remedy it.
But the more flustered she got, the more mistakes she made.
— No, what I meant to say was “Brother”!
— No, no! It’s “Brother”!
At the other end, another ellipsis appeared.
Su Zaizai took a deep breath and decided to calm down.
Then she slowed down, carefully typing 4, 3, 4, 3.
Looking at the displayed options: “Brother,” “Hehe,” “Hoho.”
She meticulously tapped on “Hehe.”
After confirming it was correct, she sighed in relief and happily pressed the green “Send” button.
To her surprise,
A long message appeared on the screen.
[zlr has enabled friend verification. You are not yet his/her friend. Please send a friend verification request first; after the other party verifies it, you can chat.]
Su Zaizai: “...”
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Saturday afternoon.
Zhang Lurang returned to the classroom.
He was about to get up to fill his water bottle.
But when he touched the bottle, he found it was already full of water.
And it was warm.
He didn’t know who had helped him fill it.
Zhang Lurang hesitated for a moment but still decided to refill it at the water dispenser.
He stood up, just about to leave, when Su Zaizai’s head popped in from outside the window.
Seeing that he was back in the classroom, she smiled brightly and called out crisply: “Rang Rang.”
Zhang Lurang glanced at her but didn’t say anything.
Noticing the water bottle in his hand, Su Zaizai coaxed him sweetly.
“Is the temperature not right? I tested it by pouring some on my hand.”
Zhang Lurang retracted his steps and sat back down.
Su Zaizai also came in from outside and sat in the seat in front of him.
Zhang Lurang picked up the water bottle and took a sip.
Su Zaizai stared at him, softly asking: “Are you feeling better from your cold?”
He gave a low “Mm.”
After a while,
Su Zaizai struggled for a bit but finally decided to use an angry tone.
She slapped his desk and scolded: “How could you block me!”
Zhang Lurang: “...”
Su Zaizai shamelessly continued: “You’re being too much. Our friendship is so fragile. What’s wrong with calling you ‘big brother’? Anyway, I’m definitely younger than you.”
“...”
“What if you’re younger than me? I look younger than you anyway. Either way, I’m younger than you, so why can’t I call you ‘big brother’?”
Zhang Lurang couldn’t hold back any longer and sternly said: “Then I’ll block you again.”
Su Zaizai: “...I’m just joking with you.”
Zhang Lurang lowered his head and picked up his pen to start doing homework.
Su Zaizai’s mood instantly dropped, but she still forced herself to say: “It’s the input method’s fault. You can’t blame me.”
“...”
“I didn’t do it on purpose, so why are you so mad…”
“I’m not mad.” He said.
Su Zaizai rested her cheek on one hand, sullenly saying: “Boss Su specially came to fill your water today, and you’re giving Boss Su a hard time. Boss Su feels really upset.”
Zhang Lurang: “...I didn’t.”
Su Zaizai still wanted to say something.
Suddenly, a girl walked in from outside.
Seeing Su Zaizai sitting in her seat, her expression immediately darkened.
Ye Zhenxin rushed over in a few quick steps and rudely shouted: “Who do you think you are? Can’t you stop sitting in other people’s seats? How annoying!”
Caught off guard by this sudden shout, Su Zaizai was completely stunned.
She quickly stood up and instinctively apologized.
Ye Zhenxin paid no attention to her apology, her face full of anger as she pointed at the chair: “Wipe it clean. I hate it when others sit in my chair. It’s disgusting.”
People around them looked over.
Confused by Ye Zhenxin’s intense emotions, Su Zaizai felt somewhat at a loss.
But thinking about it, she realized she had indeed sat there without permission.
Alright, let’s wipe it…
After making up her mind, she said “Oh.”
Then she turned to Zhang Lurang: “Can you lend me some tissues?”
Zhang Lurang didn’t move, slightly tilting his head to meet her gaze.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Lurang spoke.
“Su Zaizai, go back.”
Su Zaizai blinked: “Don’t chase me away. I’ll leave after wiping it.”
“I’ll wipe it for you,” he softly said.
Su Zaizai opened her mouth, wanting to refuse.
How could she let the beautiful boy wipe another girl’s chair!
Unless she died!
After a while,
Zhang Lurang glanced at her, his eyes carrying a hint of comfort.
Then he added: “I’ll come find you later.”
Su Zaizai was dazzled by his glance.
Forgetting to refuse, she obediently nodded and left the classroom.
After seeing Su Zaizai leave, Zhang Lurang got up.
He picked up a cloth from the podium, went out, and washed it clean in the restroom.
Ye Zhenxin called out to him from behind.
He acted as if he hadn’t heard her.
When he returned to the classroom and saw Ye Zhenxin already seated in her spot, Zhang Lurang’s eyes turned completely cold.
He didn’t say anything.
After putting the cloth back, he returned to his seat.
After a while, Ye Zhenxin turned her head and softly said: “I was too emotional earlier. I didn’t mean to scare that girl, did I?”
Thinking of Su Zaizai’s stunned expression when she was scolded earlier,
His temper flared inexplicably to its peak.
Zhang Lurang twitched the corners of his mouth and sneered.
“Get lost.”
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