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He doesn’t like to talk.
I can say enough words for two people.
—From the Diary of Fairy Su Zaizai
Su Zaizai instinctively clenched her fists, then relaxed them.
She slowly walked over to Zhang Lurang’s side.
As soon as she stood there,
The Class Nine homeroom teacher, Mr. Wang, got straight to the point.
“You two seem to be getting quite close recently.”
Su Zaizai was still thinking about how to respond.
Zhang Lurang directly spoke: “Mm.”
“...” What a useless teammate.
Upon hearing this, the Class One homeroom teacher, Ms. Chen, frowned: “How old are you two? In two months, you’ll have the class division exams. Every minute and every second in high school is crucial. Don’t waste your energy on this kind of thing.”
Su Zaizai licked her lips and explained: “Teacher, it’s not what you think.”
Zhang Lurang seemed momentarily stunned.
After a while, as if he had realized something,
His expression became somewhat unnatural, his ears turning red.
Mr. Wang completely didn’t believe her: “Whether it’s true or not, you two should interact less. It’s not good for your reputation at school.”
Su Zaizai blinked and earnestly repeated: “It really isn’t like that.”
Ms. Chen sighed and softened her tone: “Zaizai, you have an English recitation competition coming up, and Zhang Lurang has a physics knowledge competition. You’re not children anymore. You should know what’s important.”
Zhang Lurang suddenly spoke: “Even without preparation, I can still come in first.”
Su Zaizai suddenly found it amusing.
She curved her lips slightly and said: “I can come in first too.”
Mr. Wang: “You two...”
“And we really aren’t like that,” Su Zaizai decided to explain again. “If we can’t be friends with the opposite sex, then why doesn’t Z High School become an all-girls or all-boys school?”
“...”
Su Zaizai sincerely said: “Teacher, if you think my suggestion is feasible, you can give feedback to the school. Otherwise, stop bothering us.”
“Su Zaizai!” Mr. Wang was furious, pointing at her nose. “Go home tomorrow! Come back when you’ve thought it through!”
Seeing this, Zhang Lurang took a step forward, standing in front of Su Zaizai.
His eyes were cold and sharp, like frosty air.
In a low voice, he enunciated each word: “She said there’s nothing going on.”
Su Zaizai peeked out from behind him.
“Teacher, if you want me to go home, that’s fine, but you need to ask my parents. If they let me go, I’ll leave.”
With neither of them budging, the teachers had no choice but to let them go.
Su Zaizai stepped out of the office.
Lowering her voice, she grinned and praised him: “Rang Rang, you were so cool just now!”
Zhang Lurang: “...”
“Not at all like your usual delicate self.”
“...”
“Let’s go back. I’ll message you on WeChat tonight, don’t worry.”
“...Mm.”
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The evening bell rang.
Su Zaizai packed her bag and was about to return to the dormitory with Jiang Jia when
A classmate called out to her: “Su Zaizai! Someone’s looking for you!”
Su Zaizai instinctively looked toward the front door.
It was that fierce girl…
Zhang Lurang’s former desk mate.
Su Zaizai told Jiang Jia to go ahead and return to the dormitory.
Then she walked over to the girl, puzzled: “You’re looking for me?”
Because of the previous incident, Ye Zhenxin thought Su Zaizai was an easy target.
She came in with a domineering attitude and angrily said: “You’ve already been discovered by the teachers. Just stop bothering him, alright? How dare you with such poor grades.”
Su Zaizai: “...”
After thinking for a moment, she softly asked: “Did you tell the teacher?”
Ye Zhenxin’s expression stiffened momentarily, but she stubbornly continued: “So what if I did? I’m stating facts, not making things up.”
Su Zaizai chuckled: “You’re really stupid.”
Ye Zhenxin: “...”
“What’s the benefit of telling me? So dumb, seriously, too dumb for me to bear.” Su Zaizai couldn’t understand. “Do you like Zhang Lurang?”
“...”
“If you like him, why are you seeking attention from me, your rival?”
Ye Zhenxin’s face instantly flushed red: “You... What nonsense are you spouting!”
“Don’t bother. Go wash up and sleep. You’re not as pretty as me, not as well-built, not as good-natured, and not as proactive. Maybe your grades are better than mine, but you’re dumb. Just give up.”
“You...”
“Just a reminder, I’ll definitely tell Zhang Lurang it was you who said this.”
“...”
“But thanks anyway. Because of you, I was protected by the object of your affection.”
Su Zaizai saw tears immediately welling up in her eyes.
Softening her voice, she whispered: “Cry it out. After this cry, start anew and live properly.”
Su Zaizai paid no further attention to her.
Walking forward, she turned a corner and went downstairs.
She had wasted so much time.
She still needed to go back to the dormitory to flirt with the beautiful boy.
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After finishing her bath, Su Zaizai stood by her bed, drying her hair while looking at her phone.
Jiang Jia popped her head out from the upper bunk and whispered: “Did you crush her?”
“Wrong phrase,” Su Zaizai countered. “It should be ‘Crushed hand by the spicy flower.’”
“...”
She lifted her head proudly: “I am the flower.”
After a while,
Su Zaizai sighed and muttered: “I hate making things difficult for girls, but she’s really annoying.”
“What did she do?” Jiang Jia was curious.
Su Zaizai grumbled: “Tattling.”
“The reason the teacher called you today was because of her?”
“Yeah.”
“Damn, what’s wrong with this girl.”
Xiaoxiao from the neighboring bed turned her head curiously: “What are you guys talking about?”
The two stopped talking and said: “Nothing.”
The dormitory fell silent.
Su Zaizai tapped into the chat window with Zhang Lurang.
Su Zaizai: Rang Rang.
Probably because she had warned him in advance, he replied quickly.
Zhang Lurang: Mm.
Su Zaizai thought for a moment: The teacher might call our parents [/crying][/crying].
Zhang Lurang: ...
Just as Su Zaizai was about to type “Don’t be afraid,”
The other side sent another message: Why are you crying?
Su Zaizai: “...”
She stared at the two emoticons she had just sent and remained silent for a long time.
After some hesitation, Su Zaizai slowly typed: That was an emoji...
But in the end, she deleted that sentence.
Su Zaizai sighed, hardened her heart, and replied: It’s nothing.
If she clarified now, it would make the beautiful boy lose face.
It would make him seem so foolish.
Su Zaizai: Are you afraid of being called to the teacher’s office?
Su Zaizai: Actually, there’s no need to be afraid. We’re very pure!
Zhang Lurang: Mm.
Su Zaizai couldn’t discern his emotions from this one word.
She thought for a moment and cautiously suggested: Maybe we should keep some distance at school?
Su Zaizai: Just avoid being caught by the teachers.
Su Zaizai: Like having an affair.
Zhang Lurang: “...”
His fingers slid across the screen a few times, but he didn’t know what to reply.
A few seconds later.
Su Zaizai: Secretly cultivating feelings...
Su Zaizai: Friendship...
Zhang Lurang: ...
Su Zaizai shamelessly said: I’m too lazy to type. You should understand me.
Zhang Lurang didn’t want to deal with her anymore: Study.
Su Zaizai: Rang Rang, let me tell you something.
Zhang Lurang: Mm.
Su Zaizai: Your desk mate came to see me yesterday. She told me she was the one who reported us to the teacher.
Su Zaizai: So I’m telling you.
Su Zaizai started rambling: You can’t always be so nice.
Su Zaizai: At appropriate times, you should be a bit colder towards those people.
Su Zaizai: Of course, I’m different.
Su Zaizai: I’m Boss Su who spoils you, so you obviously have to be good to me.
Su Zaizai: You must have a conscience.
Zhang Lurang: ...I know.
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The next day, after morning reading class.
Ye Zhenxin hesitated for a long time before turning around and asking: “Yesterday…”
Zhang Lurang kept his head down, showing no reaction.
Summoning her courage, she blurted out: “Um, did Su Zaizai say anything to you?”
Seeing that he didn’t respond, Ye Zhenxin became anxious.
“I did it for your own good. How good can someone from a regular class be? Su Zaizai didn’t even rank within the top hundred in the mid-term exam. I didn’t want you to be influenced by her.”
Upon hearing this, he finally raised his head, annoyed yet earnestly refuting her.
“She can rank in the top twenty without counting the science composite score.”
Ye Zhenxin was stunned by his words.
After saying that, he continued to lower his head and write problems.
“But if you count it, I can also rank in the top twenty,” she said somewhat unwillingly.
Ye Zhenxin had thought about it for a long time last night.
Given Su Zaizai’s demeanor, he probably liked more proactive girls.
So although she didn’t receive any response, she kept bringing up topics.
One minute later.
Zhang Lurang coldly pushed Zhou Xuyin beside him.
“Switch seats.”
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Su Zaizai sat in her seat.
Huang Yuanjuan suddenly walked over and curiously asked: “Zaizai, are you dating Zhang Lurang from the advanced class?”
Su Zaizai was taken aback: “No.”
“Yesterday, when you were called to the teacher’s office, everyone sitting by the window saw you and Zhang Lurang come out together…”
Hearing this topic, a girl sitting in front of Su Zaizai turned around.
“They say Zhang Lurang is very aloof. Aren’t you bored being with him?”
Su Zaizai suddenly didn’t feel like talking.
After a while.
She still couldn’t help but speak: “Not bored at all, not even a little.”
How wonderful he was.
She knew everything about him.