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A beautiful man is more important than face value.
——From Su Zaizai’s Little Fairy Diary
“Jiang Jia, I think our friendship has reached its end.” Su Zaizai rummaged through her bag and pulled out a ten-cent coin, slapping it onto Jiang Jia’s desk. “This is our breakup fee.”
Jiang Jia folded the money neatly and placed it in her pocket, casually asking: “Oh? What’s this about?”
“My big handsome guy isn’t named Zhou Xuyin at all! He’s Zhang Lurang!” Su Zaizai grew increasingly despondent as she spoke. “He must think I’m some fickle woman who drools over every handsome guy I see… Ugh…”
Surprisingly unfazed by this revelation, Jiang Jia blinked: “So it really is Zhang Lurang?”
“Why do you seem so unsurprised?”
“Because I thought he was Zhang Lurang all along! His aura screams ‘untouchable highland flower.’“
“…Then why didn’t you tell me?”
“You dragged me over that day and kept calling him Zhou Xuyin like you were absolutely sure! What was I supposed to say—point at him and say, ‘No, that’s Zhang Lurang’? I’ve never even seen him!”
Su Zaizai instantly deflated: “But… but didn’t you tell me Zhou Xuyin was hotter?”
“Based on the description, of course I’d prefer Zhou Xuyin!” Jiang Jia declared confidently. “I have no interest in cold and aloof types—I like guys who are carefree and rebellious.”
“No way!” Su Zaizai grabbed her face angrily. “Even if you like Zhou Xuyin’s type, you must admit Zhang Lurang is the hottest!”
“What the hell! Why should I?!”
“Because it’s the truth—you can’t deny it.” Su Zaizai sounded even more adamant.
“Get lost! You’re not changing my taste in men.” Jiang Jia swatted her hand away. “Let me tell you something—you might meet Zhou Xuyin one day and fall for him instead. Face it, you’re just a shallow girl chasing good looks.”
“Impossible.”
“Why not?”
Su Zaizai replied earnestly: “It just isn’t.”
Seeing her seriousness, Jiang Jia stopped teasing and smiled: “I never would’ve guessed you could be such a devoted little cutie.”
The room fell silent for a moment.
Su Zaizai rested her head on her arms, sighing deeply: “Sigh… You’re right. I’m an irresponsible person. I need to fix that flaw.”
“Huh? When did I ever say you were irresponsible?”
“Remember when I had to deliver that English workbook to Zhang Lurang? You said I should’ve handed it to him personally instead of letting someone else do it.”
Jiang Jia immediately remembered and teased with a grin: “Hahaha, yeah, I remember now! Didn’t you tell me back then that you weren’t interested in him?”
“I am now.”
“…”
“Speaking of which, you actually told me to ‘settle’ for Zhang Lurang!”
“…Miss Fairy, I was wrong.”
Mentioning the English workbook again made Su Zaizai bang her chest in regret: “Oh my god, if I’d known he was Zhang Lurang, I should’ve memorized an English essay instead of a physics problem!”
Jiang Jia grew curious: “Why?”
Su Zaizai lamented bitterly: “When the English teacher asked me to give the workbook to Zhang Lurang, she casually mentioned that his English is terrible. She’s worried he’ll get kicked out of the advanced class because of it, so she’s been pushing him hard lately.”
“HAHAHA, I didn’t know that!” Jiang Jia burst into laughter, clutching her stomach. “But I’ve heard his grades overall are pretty good—how can his English be so bad?”
“So I should’ve shown off my English in front of him!”
Jiang Jia shook her head: “Doing that might just make him jealous.”
Her words hit Su Zaizai like enlightenment. She quickly grabbed Jiang Jia’s hand in gratitude: “You’re absolutely right! Thank you, wise one!”
“But seriously, how bad is his English to make the teacher so worried…?”
Su Zaizai thought for a moment: “Out of a total score of 135 (excluding listening), he probably doesn’t even scrape the bottom—he gets around 30 points, tops.”
“…You can still randomly guess your way to 30 on multiple-choice questions.”
“Come to think of it, he’s kind of impressive too! How does someone manage to only score 30 in English?!”
“…”
“Oh my gosh, somehow it makes him seem so cute! The top student of the advanced class scores 100 points lower than me in English—HAHAHA! Truly a beautiful man, so adorable.”
“…You’re toxic.”
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Although Su Zaizai had somewhat adjusted her mindset, she still lacked the courage to approach Zhang Lurang over the next two days, fearing her impression score would drop even further.
She was still brainstorming strategies.
As she pondered, heavy rain arrived with fierce intensity.
Su Zaizai watched the large raindrops pounding violently against the ground outside, creating loud, continuous sounds—splashing and roaring endlessly. Rainy days always brought an inexplicable sense of melancholy.
Turning to Jiang Jia, Su Zaizai sighed deeply before saying very seriously: “Jiajia, I think I’ve been too reserved.”
And this was her being reserved?!
Jiang Jia was genuinely shocked by the sheer audacity of Su Zaizai’s self-assessment and couldn’t help but retort: “You’re really overthinking this…”
“I really think I’ve been too reserved.”
“I really think you’re overthinking it…”
For once, Su Zaizai didn’t engage in her usual banter with Jiang Jia. After some thought, she explained: “Don’t you see? Even though I’ve been going to the third floor every day for the past few days, deliberately passing by him so he’d notice me, and even raising my voice around him to make sure he’d hear me—I haven’t actually done anything concrete.”
This wasn’t considered action…?
Jiang Jia suddenly found herself unable to comprehend Su Zaizai’s logic.
“When I lock eyes with him, I can never hold his gaze for more than three seconds. And whenever I see him, I get so nervous I can’t speak—just shy and flustered. All I do is pretend I’m not looking at him and act like I’m deeply engrossed in talking to you.”
“That’s normal because you like him!”
“But what good does being shy do?” Su Zaizai licked her lips, her expression earnest. “I like him, but if I don’t do anything about it, how could he possibly notice me?”
Jiang Jia was momentarily at a loss for words.
“Let me give you an example.”
“Go ahead.”
Su Zaizai thought for a moment: “For instance, back in your first year of high school, let’s say two guys liked you. One was a cute guy who blushed and ran away whenever he saw you, and the other was an ugly guy who teased and bullied you. Ten years later, which one would leave a deeper impression on you?”
Without hesitation, Jiang Jia answered instantly: “The cute guy.”
“…”
Su Zaizai stared at her for a long while, then flatly ignored her response: “Exactly. I think it’s the ugly guy. This just proves that actions matter more than looks.”
“I’m serious—I’d remember the cute guy.”
“Sure, but just because I’m saying this doesn’t mean I think I’m unattractive.”
“…”
“Fine,” Su Zaizai conceded. “What if we change the setup? The ugly guy who bullies you is also a cute guy. Which one would leave a stronger impression on you now?”
Jiang Jia didn’t want to choose either: “Why does it have to be bullying? Can’t they just treat me nicely?”
“Don’t be so greedy,” Su Zaizai frowned. “Good-looking and nice to you? You’re dreaming.”
“…”
After their playful exchange, a wave of frustration washed over Su Zaizai again.
Even if Zhang Lurang didn’t end up liking her, she didn’t want him to someday forget her completely—to the point where he couldn’t even recall her name.
That would be unbearable. Absolutely unacceptable.
“Jiajia, do you believe those TV dramas where the female lead does nothing and still wins the male lead’s affection?” Su Zaizai murmured softly. “Because I definitely don’t.”
She turned her head to look out the window.
“If all I do is stay reserved and shy, then someone else who isn’t reserved or shy will snatch him away from me.”
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“I asked around for you—the advanced class has computer class during the third period this afternoon.”
Su Zaizai cheerfully planted a kiss on Jiang Jia’s cheek: “Mwah! You truly are my little fairy—beautiful, gentle, adorable, and kind-hearted!”
Jiang Jia wiped her face in disgust: “According to what you said earlier this morning, why didn’t you just give it to him directly? That would’ve left a much stronger impression!”
“Nope, that won’t work.” Su Zaizai analyzed seriously. “It’s fine for me to go to his classroom to return something, but handing him an umbrella would draw too much attention. His classmates might start teasing him, and I don’t want him to feel annoyed.”
“…That actually makes some sense.”
“Plus, I’m mainly worried he didn’t bring an umbrella and doesn’t want him to get soaked.” Su Zaizai sighed in frustration.
A half-wet, half-dry look on him would be so irresistibly seductive, like a mischievous little demon.
With that, she picked up the umbrella, stood up, and walked over to the window near the front door. She placed the umbrella on the windowsill.
Just then, the bell rang.
Twenty minutes later, Su Zaizai raised her hand: “Teacher, may I go to the restroom?”
Once outside the classroom, she grabbed the umbrella from the windowsill and headed straight downstairs.
As expected, both the front and back doors of the advanced class were locked. Recalling where Zhang Lurang sat, Su Zaizai pushed the window closest to his seat—and to her surprise, it opened easily.
A smile tugged at the corner of her lips. Leaning in slightly, she placed the umbrella right in the center of his desk, with the note attached to the handle facing downward. Unless someone picked it up, it wouldn’t be noticed.
Suddenly, she remembered what that boy had said the other day.
——”Hey, Zhang Lurang, you’re falling behind! Three people have come looking for Zhou Xuyin this week, and you’ve only had two!”
Only two.
The competition wasn’t as fierce as she’d imagined.
Su Zaizai chuckled softly, brushed the dust off her hands, and carefully closed the window.
Turning around, she headed back to her classroom.
The rain gradually eased, and the dark clouds slowly dispersed, revealing the sun. Its soft light spilled onto the damp earth.
Back at her seat, Su Zaizai leaned her chin on her hand and smiled.
Jiang Jia turned to her: “Did you place it?”
“Mhm.” Su Zaizai grinned. “Jiajia, I’m not going back to shower this afternoon.”
“Huh? What are you planning?”
Nothing special.
Well… if he came to return the umbrella…
Then she’d get to see him one more time.
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