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Second base, hehehe.
Let me commemorate this: July 12, 2013.
The beautiful boy kissed me, hahaha.
— From the Diary of Fairy Su Zaizai
The scene seemed to freeze.
Zhang Lurang’s entire body stiffened; he didn’t dare to move.
His Adam’s apple bobbed, and his eyes darkened.
Pitch black like ink, obscure and unclear.
Su Zaizai stared into his eyes and slowly released her grip.
She lowered her eyes in frustration and softly said: “Why do you always look like I’m taking advantage of you?”
“...”
“I... it was my first kiss too...” Su Zaizai’s voice grew softer as she spoke.
After a brief silence, she admitted defeat: “Alright, it does seem like I took advantage of you.”
Seeing that he still didn’t speak, Su Zaizai became somewhat angry and embarrassed.
“If you won’t kiss me, then fine, I’m going home.”
At the same time, Zhang Lurang pulled her wrist with one hand and brought her closer.
With the other hand, he instantly covered her eyes.
His slender fingers were a bit cool.
Touching her skin made her face burn even more intensely.
Su Zaizai’s breath caught, her heart pounding rapidly.
Her palms clenched nervously into fists, lightly pressing against his chest.
“Don’t keep provoking me,” his tone carried a hint of grievance.
Before she could say anything,
A warm sensation covered her lips.
Su Zaizai’s mind immediately exploded with a flurry of thoughts, like fireworks going off.
Zhang Lurang’s action was quick; he gently touched her and separated just as swiftly.
But it made Su Zaizai feel like her lips had been repeatedly caressed and lingered over.
They burned fiercely, hotter than any other part of her body.
His hand still covered her eyes, not letting go.
The next second, Su Zaizai heard him speak.
His voice was low and hoarse, carrying a trace of emotion.
“I couldn’t hold back either.”
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When he finally let go of his hand,
Su Zaizai opened her eyes and saw him facing away from her, muttering gloomily.
“I’m going back.”
Su Zaizai didn’t know how to react.
Her expression was blank as she softly responded with an “Oh.”
After hearing Su Zaizai’s response, Zhang Lurang finally started walking back.
Su Zaizai stood rooted to the spot, not returning immediately.
She stared at Zhang Lurang’s retreating figure until he reached the corner.
Then, he turned left.
Suddenly, Su Zaizai realized what had just happened.
She raised her hand, trying to cool down the heat on her face.
Clumsily turning around, she walked home.
While waiting for the elevator, she suddenly remembered.
Isn’t Zhang Lurang’s house… to the right?
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Su Zaizai entered her room, sat on the bed, and hugged a pillow, lost in thought.
Half an hour later, she hesitantly opened her phone.
She sent a WeChat message to Zhang Lurang.
— On July 12, 2013, we kissed~
Zhang Lurang: “...”
He immediately tossed the phone aside and buried his face into the pillow.
In the room, the air conditioner emitted a “click-click” sound.
Susu under the bed was sleeping, breathing steadily and shallowly.
The light was dim.
Only the moonlight streaming through the window and the faint glow from the phone on the bed illuminated the space.
After a long while, feeling somewhat stifled,
Zhang Lurang turned over.
The corners of his mouth hidden in the pillow had already quietly curved upwards.
It seemed he guessed correctly that he wouldn’t reply.
Soon, Su Zaizai sent two more messages.
— Rang Rang, my math is so bad.
— Will you help me tutor? I don’t have money for tutoring classes [/pitiful]
He pressed his knuckles to his lips and slowly typed a word.
— Okay.
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The next afternoon.
Su Zaizai stuffed the books she needed into her backpack, slung it on, and went downstairs.
She met up with Zhang Lurang at the bottom.
They walked towards a dessert shop near Jinghua.
When he saw her, Zhang Lurang’s expression was still somewhat unnatural.
He tried to act as if nothing had happened and didn’t speak.
But Su Zaizai shamelessly opened her mouth and asked: “How did it taste?”
Zhang Lurang: “...”
“To be honest, I think among my facial features, my lips are the sexiest.”
“...”
“Do you like it? Do you want to kiss again?”
Zhang Lurang stopped in his tracks, looking at her with an expressionless face.
Seeing this, Su Zaizai immediately changed the subject: “Let’s go and study.”
Even though she quickly switched topics, Zhang Lurang still frowned and scolded her.
“Don’t always think about these things.”
She couldn’t help but retort: “Didn’t you kiss me yesterday?”
“...”
Su Zaizai hopped in front of him, facing him, walking backward.
“Are you going to give me a title? Give me a clear answer.”
Zhang Lurang pulled her back and said: “Walk properly.”
“Hey, why are you so...” Su Zaizai was extremely frustrated. “What should I say about you...”
“...”
“Hey, two years, you think about it yourself.” Su Zaizai lowered her voice and threatened him, “I might like other boys too.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Lurang turned to look at her.
Not knowing if it would work, Su Zaizai continued nervously: “I’m telling you the truth, you...”
Zhang Lurang interrupted her: “Yes.”
Hearing the anticipated answer, Su Zaizai made an “Oh” sound and didn’t speak further.
She lowered her head, her lips curving upward.
After walking a few steps, Zhang Lurang beside her spoke again.
“Don’t like other boys,” he said gloomily.
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The two walked into the dessert shop and found a corner seat by the window.
The environment in the shop was pleasant, and the warm yellow light felt especially cozy.
Soft music played in the background, making one feel comfortable.
Su Zaizai sat down first, then patted the seat next to her, gesturing for him to sit.
Zhang Lurang originally wanted to sit opposite her, but seeing her gesture, he obediently sat next to her.
They ordered two drinks and took out their workbooks.
Su Zaizai pulled out the final exam paper from her workbook.
Flipping through it, she said: “I feel like I didn’t get many of the questions wrong at the beginning, but I basically didn’t know how to do the last three big questions...”
Zhang Lurang took the test paper and scanned through the answers she had written.
Since the final exam papers hadn’t been reviewed yet, Su Zaizai didn’t know how much she got wrong.
Zhang Lurang lowered his eyes and softly asked: “How many points did you score?”
“I scored 102 this time!” she proudly stated.
He picked up his pen and marked the questions she got wrong.
“You got four multiple-choice questions wrong, two fill-in-the-blank questions wrong, that’s thirty points.”
Su Zaizai couldn’t believe it.
“It can’t be, how did I get 102 then!”
“...”
Unwilling to face reality, she started blaming him, saying: “Rang Rang, don’t assume your answers are correct.”
Zhang Lurang: “...I got a perfect score.”
“Oh.” Su Zaizai bowed her head and humbly asked, “Where did I go wrong?”
Before he could speak, Su Zaizai continued, “If we calculate this way, I got forty points from the multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blanks, which means I got sixty-two points from the big questions...”
“...”
“Isn’t that impossible? I just wrote random answers for the last three big questions!”
Zhang Lurang’s temple twitched, and he began explaining the questions to her.
After finishing the explanation, Su Zaizai complained, “Why is it left add right subtract here?”
“...” He continued explaining.
“Hey, I still don’t understand.”
Zhang Lurang decided to explain again.
Just as he opened his mouth, before any words came out,
Su Zaizai grinned and said, “If you kiss me, I might understand.”
He turned to look at her, coldly saying, “Do you want to go home?”
“...” She mumbled, “Let’s move on to the next question.”
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After he finished explaining the last big question and Su Zaizai digested it, she said, “Rang Rang, let me teach you English. This English exam was really difficult.”
Zhang Lurang: “...”
“How much did you score?”
Zhang Lurang hesitated for a moment and replied, “In the eighties.”
Su Zaizai blinked: “How did you improve so quickly?”
He didn’t answer.
Su Zaizai rested her cheek on her hand, lost in thought.
After a while, she suddenly asked, “Rang Rang, what if I can’t get into Z University?”
Zhang Lurang flipped open the workbook in front of her, not taking her words to heart.
“Focus on solving problems.”
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The night before Zhang Lurang returned to City B.
He hesitated for a moment but still called Su Zaizai out.
Su Zaizai was feeling very low, and when she reached him, she didn’t initiate any conversation.
Zhang Lurang pulled her wrist and handed her the bag in his hand: “Take it.”
“Oh.” She obediently took it.
Su Zaizai opened it and looked inside.
Seven rows of jelly.
Soon, she heard Zhang Lurang speak.
“You eat one a day, and when you finish, I’ll be back.”
Upon hearing this, Su Zaizai looked up at him.
Zhang Lurang smiled and patiently consoled her.
“Then I’ll give you the next batch.”
Her mood inexplicably improved a bit, and she softly said, “I understand.”
Zhang Lurang hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to remind her:
“Don’t hang out with other boys.”