Chapter 101 Let’s see what you’re up to.

Zhang Ningzhi saw Jiang Nian jump over from an odd position, stepping on a stool, and it seemed he missed a step, stumbling and hitting himself mid-air.

Just watching it hurt.

Jiang Nian acted as if nothing happened, not even blinking. He grabbed her shoulder in two steps, pulled her, then quickly turned, using his back to shield the falling boy.

In that instant, Zhang Ningzhi only felt her shoulder being pressed.

The back of her head hit a firm chest, and she was enveloped by the scent of laundry detergent, as if sun-dried.

Zhang Ningzhi quickly realized what had happened and didn’t dare to move. Her face rapidly heated up, and her heart bubbled wildly like boiling syrup.

He had rushed over.

Thump-thump-thump, everything around them seemed to become viscous, as if under a slow-motion spell.

Bang-bang-bang, her senses were heightened as her heart pumped a large amount of blood. The scent, the touch, it was all Jiang Nian, and her chest felt suffocated for a moment.

“Are you alright?” Jiang Nian spoke as he simultaneously released her shoulder.

Zhang Ningzhi could feel the vibration of his chest, like wind through a valley. She subconsciously shook her head, only realizing a few seconds later that his leg had hit something.

But before she could speak, Jiang Nian was surrounded by a large group of boys.

“Nice, Brother Nian.”

“Basic operation, no need to be impressed, apprenticeships 1888.” Jiang Nian’s skin was as thick as a city wall, “There’s really no need to check surveillance at the dean’s office, it’s too much trouble to post that on TikTok.”

“Hahahaha, damn it, who asked you?”

“Damn it, shameless bastard, get him!”

After a ruckus, Jiang Nian was carried away, and Zhang Ningzhi stood rooted to the spot, dumbfounded. She was worried about Jiang Nian’s leg and wanted to go out and check, but the commotion from the stairwell scared her off.

She sat in her seat like a quail, the feeling only dawning on her later. The noise from the stairwell disturbed her thoughts, slowly being taken over by that sound.

A tingling sensation crept up from her chest like a fuse. A sour feeling spread downwards from her brain, washing over her entire body, her internal organs, and her limbs gradually went soft.

The classroom’s clamor completely faded away at this moment, leaving only that figure in her mind, the youth like the wind.

At the stairwell.

Jiang Nian was ‘Arubared’ once, and Li Hua was ‘Arubared’ twice for being stubborn. Later, because it was too awkward and there wasn’t much to do, they carried Lin Dong up and ‘Arubared’ him once.

Why didn’t they ‘Arubare’ Ma Guojun? Haha, humor.

A 190-pound buddy, one punch, one LeBron.

In the corridor, seven or eight boys stood in a row.

“The long break is still too long if we don’t run drills, only ten minutes have passed,” Ma Guojun rubbed his double chin, “How do we kill the remaining fifteen minutes?”

“Let’s ‘Arubare’ Li Hua again,” Jiang Nian suggested.

“Your mother! Do you want your old man to die or something?!”

“Class traitor, shut up, or your crotch will be rubbed raw!” Another boy turned, took off his glasses, and showed a ‘Brother Jie’ expression, “You have a pretty good body.”

“No, please, my dear sirs, let’s pick someone else to get!” Li Hua was scared, directly sliding to his knees, “My pee already splits, if you mess with me again, I’ll turn into a showerhead.”

“Hahahahaha!!”

A burst of laughter echoed in the corridor, along with a harmonious symphony of beeping Jiangnan folk tunes.

The class monitor, Li Qingrong, passed by.

Immediately, the group cleared their throats, turned to look at the scenery, looked down at the ground, pretended to talk to the person next to them, and the lively Jiangnan folk tunes disappeared.

Jiang Nian was mixed in, having already reined in his profanity. At this moment, like in Shenzhen where shadows aren’t feared, he openly stared at Li Qingrong, her face was truly fair.

Her profile was also beautiful, perfectly deserving of the description ‘clear and elegant’.

Hmm?

It seems her hair tie has changed again, is she that rich? Then I can’t help but love her.

Li Qingrong stopped, turned, and stared at Jiang Nian for a moment. Noticing he had been looking at her hair, she paused for a second or two before turning and walking away.

As soon as the class monitor left, the atmosphere immediately returned.

Ma Guojun couldn’t help but say, “Jiang Nian, you’re really a turn-off, staring at the class monitor like that.”

“A turn-off, truly a turn-off.”

Jiang Nian didn’t care, what’s wrong with looking at a face? Will it kill him?

He was too lazy to respond. The autumn sun felt comfortable on his body. He simply leaned against the railing and yawned, casually glancing to see a girl with an amazing figure passing by.

The girl also noticed Jiang Nian and actually stopped directly.

“Hi,” she greeted the group.

“Hi, hi, hi!!” A few of the boys showed a tendency to smirk, and one even asked eagerly, “Yu Zhiyi, what was your score this time?”

“I won’t tell you.” Yu Zhiyi giggled, displaying a hint of teasing, then looked at Jiang Nian, “Hey, did you move up to this class? I haven’t seen you before.”

The people around them chuckled and started spouting nonsense.

“My Brother Nian, an English academic ace.”

“A Dragon among men, one against three, the God of War of Second High.”

Damn it, that’s pure slander, never admitted it.

Jiang Nian felt a bit baffled, but since he wasn’t clear on the situation, he didn’t speak.

Yu Zhiyi didn’t seem to care either; she just said hello, exchanged a few casual remarks, and then left.

After Yu Zhiyi left, Jiang Nian was full of questions.

“Isn’t that Brother Jun’s girlfriend? How come all of you seem so familiar with her?”

“Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, his girlfriend used to be in our class,” Ma Guojun said, “Li Hua even tried to pursue her back then, but Wu Jun snatched her.”

“Hmm? There’s such a story?” Jiang Nian’s ears perked up instantly, “Tell me more, I love listening.”

Li Hua immediately jumped up, “What are you talking about, I was just mouthing off!”

Ma Guojun said, “You can only mouth off. Yu Zhiyi probably dated one or two boyfriends before; she clearly seems like the popular sweet type.”

“It’s alright, I think Yu Zhiyi is pretty good,” another boy added, “What’s wrong with dating? There are plenty of people dating in Zhennan.”

“You’re wrong there. Look at Wu Jun’s test scores this time; it would be strange to say it has nothing to do with her.”

The conversation broke up, leaving only Li Hua and Ma Guojun.

At this point, the small talk within the clique became bolder, or rather, only at this time could certain things be said.

“Wu Jun is completely finished, I’m telling you,” Ma Guojun said, “Since ancient times, heroes have fallen for beauties. I feel Yu Zhiyi will eventually play him to death.”

“You can’t be so absolute. Brother Jun is enjoying it,” Li Hua retorted, “You’re not a fish, how do you know the joy of a fish? Have you ever touched a great Dao?”

“Have you touched it?”

“No.”

As they spoke, both turned to look at Jiang Nian, as if waiting for his answer.

“Don’t look at me, I haven’t either.”

Li Hua and Ma Guojun instantly brightened, beaming with joy.

“Good brother, good brother!! You didn’t betray the organization, well done.”

Listening to their comments, Jiang Nian decided to keep a little distance from Wu Jun. He originally thought of building a good relationship within the same group, but now it seemed unreliable.

Yu Zhiyi seemed quite popular among the boys; Wu Jun had many rivals in love.

He even suspected that if Wu Jun let go, someone would immediately take over.

However, from the words of Wu Jun and Ma Guojun, it was corroborated that Yu Zhiyi didn’t seem to be a manipulative ‘little green tea’ like Zhou Yuting; the young couple’s relationship was quite stable.

This was even more unusual, it was strange.

Next time Wu Jun asks, he’ll just decline.

Ring, ring, ring.

Back in the classroom for the third period, Jiang Nian had just sat down when he saw Wu Jun enter from outside the classroom door.

He probably went to the office, still for the dormitory procedures.

Originally, Jiang Nian wanted to give him a hint that living in the dorms might not necessarily help his ‘pudding pudding’ girlfriend.

At most, he could help fetch hot water in winter and walk back to the dorms together at night.

Well, he probably chose to live in the dorms precisely to be a hot water fetcher and to stroll the sports field.

Jiang Nian was reaching for his textbook when he suddenly felt his arm being poked.

“What’s wrong?”

“Is your leg alright? I saw you seemed to have bumped it,” Zhang Ningzhi asked softly, probably having rehearsed it, “Could you roll up your pant leg so I can see?”

The biology teacher, Zhong Qing, hadn’t arrived yet. Jiang Nian initially wanted to tease, but seeing Zhang Ningzhi genuinely worried, he hesitated for a moment and spoke normally.

“It’s nothing serious. I checked in the restroom, a bone was sticking out, and I pushed it back in.”

Zhang Ningzhi: “Huh?”

“It just means it’s fine.”

“Oh, oh.” Zhang Ningzhi turned back. After about half a class, she suddenly poked Jiang Nian again with her pen and cautiously handed him a small rolled-up note.

Jiang Nian opened it and saw, 【Show me.】

Huh? You’re a bit of a turn-off, Baby Zhizhi.

He wrote a reply on the note and handed it back to her.

【I’m wearing black stockings.】

Zhang Ningzhi stared at it for a long time after reading, almost blacking out.

She quickly realized Jiang Nian was teasing her, couldn’t help but purse her lips, thought for a moment, wrote a sentence, and handed it back to him.

【What do I have to do for you to let me see?!!!】

She even added several exclamation marks at the end to convey her emotion.

However, after Jiang Nian glanced at the note, he only added four words to it before returning it to her.

【Show me yours.】

The moment Zhang Ningzhi opened it, her face turned as red as a ripe apple, and she immediately buried her face without speaking.

Jiang Nian didn’t pay attention; his leg was fine to begin with.

If it were swollen, he would have gasped in cold air, which he clearly hadn’t.

Ring, ring, ring. After the third period, Jiang Nian planned to go relieve himself.

Just as he was about to get up, he was gently tugged by Zhang Ningzhi on his left side.

“Hmm?”

Zhang Ningzhi didn’t speak. Under the desk, she pulled up her school pants, revealing her smooth, pale calf.

Her bones were like jade pillars, long and well-proportioned, with slender ankles.

Jiang Nian was also stunned for a moment, his gaze fixed on Zhang Ningzhi’s calf.

He couldn’t help but imagine how soft and warm her feet were inside her shoes, like pinkish-white, glutinous rice.

Damn, now he had to be a jailer.

Why did the ‘dry porridge bar’ come?

Unfortunately, Zhang Ningzhi quickly lowered the loose pant leg, then stared at him expectantly. As if saying, ‘Keep your promise, show me quickly.’

Jiang Nian had no choice. He stood up directly, rolled up his pant leg, and showed off his hairy leg.

Zhang Ningzhi pursed her lips, took a careful look, and immediately turned her head away.

After school at noon, Jiang Nian uncommonly ran into Song Xiyun. After collecting the one yuan per day debt from the past few days, he generously treated her to a meal in the cafeteria.

“Where’s Xu Qianqian? Why isn’t she with you?”

There were many students coming and going in the cafeteria, and no one paid attention to the two of them eating in a corner.

Song Xiyun puffed out her cheeks, took a big bite of a chicken drumstick, and mumbled.

“Her old best friend invited her to eat out, and I didn’t go because I was afraid it would be awkward.”

“Awkward?” Jiang Nian was puzzled.

“Hmph hmph, you wouldn’t understand even if I told you.” Song Xiyun put down her chopsticks, held up two index fingers, and said with a serious little face, “It’s like childhood sweethearts versus a vixen.”

“Oh, oh, you’re the vixen.” Jiang Nian suddenly smiled with understanding, “If you had said that earlier, I would have understood.”

“You’re the vixen!” Song Xiyun was a bit flustered, “Her, her old best friend found someone else first, so you can’t blame me for taking advantage of the situation.”

“Oh~ an experienced vixen, impressive,” he praised.

“You, you stop talking nonsense!”

“Are you flustered?”

Song Xiyun bared her teeth in anger, snatched a piece of crispy pork from Jiang Nian’s plate with her chopsticks. She popped them into her mouth one by one, protesting with muffled sounds.

“You slandered me!”

Jiang Nian stroked his chin, not in a hurry to eat.

“How’s your mom’s work?”

“Hmm, it’s good, she’s getting more and more clients.” Song Xiyun answered somewhat awkwardly. She never forgot that Jiang Nian was someone who could spend ten thousand yuan on a membership card and classes.

Although they were the same age, talking about her family in front of him always brought a tiny bit of inferiority.

“The money you spent on the membership card and classes, ten thousand two hundred and thirty, I’ve kept track of it all. After the college entrance exam, I’ll work a summer job to pay you back.”

“Huh? Doesn’t that mean I got a free gym membership and classes?” Jiang Nian wasn’t in a hurry to deny her statement; paying him back was just her way of preserving her self-esteem.

“How about this, let’s make it a one-tenth discount, one thousand two hundred and thirty. Does that work for you?”

“One-tenth is too little, how about half price?” Song Xiyun said softly.

“Half price is too much, I’m not someone who likes to take advantage of others.” Jiang Nian seriously argued with her, “Can you accept one-tenth? If not, I won’t take a single cent.”

Song Xiyun hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded.

“Alright.”

“No overpaying, okay? I know your mom.” Jiang Nian’s words hit Song Xiyun’s soft spot, immediately making her blush and clench her fists.

“You’re not allowed to say that again!! Ahh!”

“Haha.”

Thus, a cafeteria agreement was reached, and Song Xiyun unilaterally incurred a foreign debt of one thousand two hundred and thirty yuan. After eating, Jiang Nian then bought two bottles of drinks.

Song Xiyun’s debt increased by another three yuan, and she immediately felt overwhelmed.

“I’m not drinking!”

“That won’t do. How about you help me copy some English homework next time?” Jiang Nian proposed a feasible suggestion, “Twenty yuan per copy, how does that sound?”

“Really?”

“Of course it’s real, I don’t lack that much.” Jiang Nian nodded, “This bottle of drink is on me, enjoy the care of a benevolent father.”

“Hmph! After I copy fifty, fifty English assignments, our family won’t owe you anything!” Song Xiyun was quite principled, poor yet confident.

“Got it. Copy a few more times, and you can even earn a little from me.”

“I don’t care about that. Once I pay you back, I won’t copy anymore.”

During lunch break, the classroom was almost empty.

After the rain, the weather finally cleared up, and the boarding students were all busy going back to shower and wash their shoes. Jiang Nian simply slept for half an hour before getting up to do exercises.

When he got tired of doing exercises, he started searching for JK skirts online, with an average price of around 130.

He found a set he liked and casually bought it.