Chapter 218 I’ll take out Spring Breeze and start ranking up.

A burst of cheers erupted from Classroom Three.

The excruciating PPT session was finally over, and now it was time for the much-anticipated game segment.

“Pop the champagne!”

“That’s a bit ridiculous, bro.”

“The atmosphere suddenly heated up; it seems it’s time to get serious.”

“Who’s going to kill that idiot?”

“Under heavy rewards, there will always be brave men. You should at least offer something. There isn’t even a proper prize. This might be difficult!”

“I’ll take out Chunfeng and start ranking.”

The people in the classroom instantly fell silent upon hearing this.

False Heaven-Defying individuals are always arrogant and conceited until they encounter true Heaven-Defying power. When true Heaven-Defying power emerges, the false Heaven-Defying will retreat.

“Holy crap, that’s too crude,” Jiang Nian froze, turning to look at the back row. “Who is so Heaven-Defying? This purity must be at least a Mahayana Old Ancestor.”

Li Hua, somewhat envious of this one-liner that ended all banter, also turned to look back.

“Damn, I wish I had said that.”

Zhang Ningzhi was utterly confused, not knowing what they were talking about, so she leaned in and whispered to Jiang Nian.

“What is Chunfeng?”

“Oh, a motorcycle,” Jiang Nian replied casually.

“You like it too?”

Hearing this, Jiang Nian coughed twice, a little embarrassed, then said seriously.

“I don’t like it.”

After speaking, he paused and added, “Don’t be so curious. Little kids shouldn’t ask about adult matters.”

“Oh.” Zhang Ningzhi turned her head away, sulking.

She lay on the desk, cheeks slightly puffed out, thinking to herself that Jiang Nian was a stingy person who drank cold water.

On the podium.

Xi Bao organized several people to play a small psychological game, similar to saying the opposite of what you mean, like ‘cats drink water’ and ‘people eat food.’

Initially, Xi Bao found two boys and two girls.

Their phrases were relatively normal, like ‘bear climbing a tree’ or ‘snake swallowing a mouse.’ It was clear they were all a bit reserved, and the show effect wasn’t strong.

Later, Xi Bao called four boys to the stage, and the style immediately changed.

Lin Dong looked at Sun Zhicheng and blurted out, “Eight-level gale.”

“Crazy big…” Sun Zhicheng couldn’t hold it in; he couldn’t force out the last word.

Everyone in the classroom burst into laughter, and the atmosphere instantly became lively.

Afterward, students eagerly went up to the stage one by one. Those who didn’t speak up would be called up by Xi Bao and could only passively raise their hands to participate in the game until school was dismissed.

“Ding dong, students, class is dismissed!”

Xi Bao cleanly ended the themed class meeting and began tidying up the props on the stage. A large number of people rushed out of the classroom, and five or six people spontaneously helped Xi Bao clean up.

Jiang Nian figured Xi Bao had enough helpers, so he happily ran to the cafeteria to grab food.

If you miss one meal, you miss one meal.

He forgot the front and back, but at least he got to eat.

He barely participated in the themed class meeting; the games weren’t very interesting.

Unless they had a game where a circle of people gathered, one person pretended to be a cat and meowed, and whoever couldn’t help but laugh would become the ‘crotch-staring cat’—that would be peak entertainment.

In the long line at the cafeteria, Jiang Nian was pondering what to eat for lunch.

Suddenly, someone patted his arm from behind.

“Hi.”

Jiang Nian turned and saw Yu Zhiyi.

“What? Back together again? Looking for some intel from your buddy?”

Listening to his impatient and bad-tempered words, Yu Zhiyi wasn’t angered.

“Just happened to run into you.”

“Oh.” Jiang Nian’s gaze dropped, he glanced at her, then turned away, saying bluntly, “It was a good day, now it’s a bad day.”

Hearing this, Yu Zhiyi was stunned.

“Do you have a problem? You always have a prejudice against me.”

Jiang Nian shook his head. “No.”

Yu Zhiyi was furious; she had never seen such a despicable person.

“Fine.”

The two were just chatting, not taking it too seriously.

Regardless of whether the conversation was civil and friendly or mutually aggressive, it still passed the time.

“Jiang Nian, you’ve definitely been in a relationship, haven’t you?” Yu Zhiyi teased.

“What’s it to you?”

“Just curious. What the English teacher asked you in class just now definitely wasn’t the truth.” Yu Zhiyi had an “I knew it all along” look.

Jiang Nian wasn’t in a hurry; he looked her up and down.

“Then I’m curious too…”

Ten seconds later, Yu Zhiyi became honest and stopped showing off.

Boys might get 3D sickness when playing games, but they would never get 36D sickness.

He and Yu Zhiyi weren’t really friends, just somewhat acquainted.

Adolescence is the stage for drinking milk and growing, so a glance or two during a chat doesn’t hurt anyone.

The line continued to move forward.

The two girls in front seemed to be from the same class. From the moment Jiang Nian got in line behind them, they had been giggling and whispering.

Suddenly, one of the girls exclaimed, “Oh no, oh no, I forgot!” The other girl also panicked, saying anxiously,

“Then let’s hurry and go. We can eat later.”

Whoosh, two spots suddenly opened up in front of Jiang Nian.

The food-devouring maniac couldn’t help but be overjoyed. He stepped forward, and today became a good day again.

But as he followed, he suddenly noticed that the back of the person in front looked a little familiar.

Loose school uniform, black-rimmed glasses girl—isn’t this my Sister Feifei?

Doing T causes tenosynovitis. No, that was a misunderstanding. The person who snatched the woman’s Sword Tomb was someone else. In short, Sister Feifei wasn’t Sister T.

Jiang Nian had a lot of inner monologues; stupid high school students are like this daily. On the surface, they act cool, but inside, they’re muttering to themselves, capable of playing self-talk for half an hour.

Regrettably, although he found Sister Feifei familiar, he didn’t know if Sister Feifei found him familiar.

But he didn’t intend to disturb her; that would be a bit neurotic.

The line slowly shortened, and it was Zhou Haifei’s turn.

She ordered two vegetarian dishes, totaling four yuan. Some girls eat less, or simply don’t like meat, so choosing two vegetarian dishes isn’t unusual.

Jiang Nian handed over his tray, two meat and two vegetable dishes for six yuan, swiped his card.

A ‘ding’ sound.

“Student, there’s no money on the card. You can pay cash.”

Jiang Nian turned his head. Oh, she wasn’t talking about him.

Zhou Haifei looked a bit flustered. She felt in her pocket, her face paling. Her catfish-whisker bangs fell to the sides of her cheeks, and she whispered an apology.

This was the first time Jiang Nian saw her face directly. She was wearing a full set of white long-sleeved autumn/winter school uniform, and her skin was very fair.

The serving aunt, seeing this, was also a bit annoyed. But she didn’t suddenly put on a villainous face like in short dramas; she just glanced at the people waiting in line behind.

“Give it to me. Come back when you have money.”

As she spoke, she was about to cancel the 4 yuan on the card machine, but before she could, a hand reached over, and a blue meal card was placed on the machine.

With a ‘ding’ sound, it was paid.

The aunt was stunned, and Zhou Haifei was also a bit bewildered, not yet having time to look up. She only heard a familiar voice above her head, making her eardrums tingle slightly.

“I’ll pay for her.”

Two seconds later, the aunt came to her senses.

“Done.”

Zhou Haifei was still a bit dazed. She turned and saw Jiang Nian. Her slightly puzzled pupils reflected a handsome young face. The two weren’t really close.

It was just that sometimes when they met, their eyes would lock, whether by coincidence or because he was always staring at her.

Did they know each other before?

She quickly denied this in her heart. The boy in front of her was fair-skinned and clean. His eating habits, clothing, and demeanor were all different from the people she knew.

However, there was a more urgent matter at hand; he had helped her out of a tight spot.

“Thank, thank you.”

“No need.” Jiang Nian waved his hand.

He took his chopsticks and left, so as not to leave her standing there uncomfortably under people’s gazes.

He had just found a seat when he noticed Zhou Haifei had followed him. She didn’t sit but stood beside him, suppressing her awkwardness and whispering,

“Are you going back to class later? Could you wait on the third floor? I’ll return the meal money to you.”

“You don’t have to return it,” he said.

“Huh?” Zhou Haifei thought he felt sorry for her.

Just as she was about to say something, she heard him say,

“Because I’ve always had a dream of being rich, but I don’t have much money,” Jiang Nian said, a little shyly. “So, can you fulfill it for me?”

Zhou Haifei was bewildered by him, holding her tray, not knowing how to respond to such an abstract statement.

“No, I…”

She mumbled for a long time, finally squeezing out, “I still have to return it.”

“Alright, then you sit down and eat first.” Jiang Nian pointed to the seat next to him. “You can return the money slowly; there aren’t many seats in the cafeteria.”

Zhou Haifei often saw him looking for Xu Qianqian in class, guessing they were probably a couple.

So from the beginning, she hadn’t intended to sit, only to say what she had to say.

This money had to be returned; it was a matter of dignity.

But then again, the cafeteria at noon was indeed Hell. An empty seat would be snatched up immediately. Even standing there, people were already eyeing her seat.

Once you entered the cafeteria, it was full of these gloomy types.

Too dangerous.

So she obediently sat down, trying her best to shrink to the side. Exaggerating, the space between her and Jiang Nian was enough for half a person.

Jiang Nian also noticed but didn’t care. After a few bites, he put down his chopsticks and said calmly,

“After I finish eating, I’ll run. If you catch me, I’ll give you a chance to return the money.”

Zhou Haifei was stunned, “?????”

“Also, I won the three-thousand-meter championship at the school sports meet.” Jiang Nian said some abstract things. “Of course, if I had Jizhi Tangjiang in my hand, even a cheetah couldn’t outrun me.”

“Huh?” Zhou Haifei didn’t know what to say.

She got a simple impression from Jiang Nian’s words: this person was somewhat kind, but not overly so. His speech was wild and imaginative, yet grounded.

Interacting with a reserved person felt completely different from interacting with an abstract person.

Because the other person wouldn’t suddenly get angry over a single sentence, wouldn’t be too fragile. Such a person is only separated from an idiot by a normal person.

“Then how can you not run?” she asked cautiously.

Good heavens, this was the first time she had to chase someone to return money. Although the amount wasn’t large, the other party was clearly a bit abnormal, so it was safer to return it quickly.

Jiang Nian stared at her for a while, then said matter-of-factly,

“I won’t run once I’m full.”

Zhou Haifei: “…”

This meal was definitely the most nerve-wracking she had ever eaten, constantly worried that Jiang Nian would run off.

Fortunately, after finishing the meal, the other party didn’t run.