Chapter 325 Arrested on the spot, so you think you can read palms?

“Are you secretly in love with me?” As Yao Beibei entered the classroom and received the gloves from someone, her deeply furrowed face flushed.

“What we’re doing… is wrong.”

“You damn…”

Jiang Nian was fed up with these idiots. He reached out to snatch them back. “Take them or leave them.”

“Quite the opposite. While I’ve rejected your pursuit, I’ll still accept the gift.” Yao Beibei pulled her hand back, not letting Jiang Nian succeed.

“Not really. You’re quite off-putting too.” Jiang Nian couldn’t be bothered to argue with her. “Nezha has three heads and six arms; you have one head and two arms.”

“See if their gloves are any different from mine.” Yao Beibei glanced at them, then left, satisfied.

“Thanks!” She waved as she left.

After such an off-putting scene, Jiang Nian went out for some fresh air. When he returned, he found Li Hua had already put on the gloves.

“Nian, I have something really awesome to tell you.” He lowered his voice, his gaze flickering. “I suspect someone has a crush on me.”

Jiang Nian: “

Holy cow, it makes sense they get along.

“Are you always this confident?” Jiang Nian was a bit speechless. He pointed to the drawer. “Look again; maybe there’s a love letter.”

“Good point, I almost forgot!” Li Hua ran back to his seat, rummaging through it for a while. “Who the hell stole my love letter?”

Compared to him, Ma Guojun was much more normal.

“A wild glove!”

Jiang Nian: “Birth.”

Fortunately, Zhang Ningzhi understood emotional value. Her face showed a very pleasant surprise as she unwrapped and tried on the gloves.

“Such cute gloves, thank you.”

Cute?

Jiang Nian looked at the pair of white fluffy gloves, thinking they probably counted as cute.

In fact, these were just gloves bought to meet a minimum order. Although they weren’t cheap, he hadn’t seriously chosen the style.

He had simply picked the best-looking pair out of five and given them to Zhang Ningzhi.

Of course, Jiang Nian also had a pair himself. They were in his desk drawer, mainly for wearing to school in the mornings.

As for Xu Qianqian, she and Song Xiyun had already bought matching best friend styles.

During morning self-study.

Jiang Nian was still doing practice papers, occasionally turning his head to peek at what book the class monitor was reading. He’d steal a bit of her study experience to strengthen himself.

How could a scholar’s actions be called peeking?

Li Qingrong was initially made a bit nervous by him, but after a few more times, she became desensitized. She let him look, not even bothering to lift an eyelid.

Jiang Nian turned his head back, continuing to write answers.

He thought to himself, did the class monitor put on lip balm today? Her lips looked exceptionally pink and tender. Even from such a distance, they smelled fragrant.

What about Zhizhi? Oh, she didn’t put any on.

This was one point for the class monitor.

However, Zhang Ningzhi naturally had good color, and she carried a gentle floral scent. She was also very serious during morning self-study, meticulous in every way.

This was one point for Zhizhi.

He lost terribly, 500 points.

Thinking it over, it was all Li Hua’s fault.

Monday’s routine weekly test. The morning flew by quickly.

After school at noon, Jiang Nian ate and returned to the classroom. He continued to seize every minute to do problems, gaining more time for revision.

He was very busy this week.

First, there was the six-city joint exam on the weekend, then the weekly test on Monday. Tuesday would be a full day of going over the test papers, and two days would pass in a blink.

Wednesday was PE class, and he had arranged to play badminton with the class monitor. Thursday, he had to take time off to take the driving theory test.

All in all, he only had about three days left for revision.

“Hiss! Why are you so diligent lately?” Yu Zhiyi entered through the front door of the classroom, immediately struck by the sight.

Jiang Nian hadn’t even looked up yet, but he couldn’t help but feel a little confused.

Why was her voice wavering?

“Aren’t you in the classroom too?” He turned and gave Yu Zhiyi a wary look, his gaze stopping below her neck.

Jiang Nian was quite traditional and felt it was impolite to stare at faces for too long.

“And why does your voice sound so ‘tea-like’?”

“Does it?” Yu Zhiyi leaned over and took a look. “Isn’t your physics score decent? Why are you doing open-book work?”

“Are you a top student showing off?” Jiang Nian raised an eyebrow.

“No, no!” Yu Zhiyi immediately moved a little further away from him, waving her hand, her clothes swaying slightly with the motion.

She thought for a moment, and for the purpose of making friends, she asked with her hands behind her back.

“I scored 87 on last week’s physics test. Guess… how I did it?”

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhiyi’s expression was complex.

“Is that how you see me?”

“Well, not really. I usually use my eyes to see.” Jiang Nian was getting a bit impatient. “Stop beating around the bush; just say it.”

Yu Zhiyi glanced left and right, then said mysteriously, “I recently got a senior’s physics score-boosting notes. They’re pretty good.”

“Want to see them?”

Jiang Nian hesitated, then asked warily.

“Are you that kind?”

“What kind of person do you take me for? If it really helps you boost your score, how will you thank me?” Yu Zhiyi deliberately teased him.

“Write a love letter to Li Hua in your name.”

Yu Zhiyi: “

The physics Secret Manual eventually fell into his hands. It was a thin, printed booklet that looked quite legitimate.

Flipping it open, it contained various problem-solving techniques and summaries of medium-difficulty knowledge points.

Jiang Nian read it carefully for a few minutes, feeling that it overlapped with his own approach to problems. So he quietly accepted it, thanking Yu Zhiyi in his heart.

They were both top students, Fellow Daoists of the same Realm.

Sure enough, their needs were similar.

Afternoon, comprehensive science weekly test.

Jiang Nian still stopped writing in the last minute, letting out a deep sigh.

He turned to look at Li Qingrong’s answer sheet; her handwriting was neat and clean. All the necessary sections were filled, with no blanks.

That day, Jiang Nian once again recalled the terror of being dominated by a 700-point expert.

Li Qingrong had never scored over 700, but Jiang Nian had also never seen her push for the total score. Whatever she did, it seemed like she was just completing a task.

Approaching dismissal, the last self-study period of the afternoon.

In the classroom, having just finished the comprehensive science weekly test, few people could settle down to seriously do homework. Almost everyone was chatting or going to the restroom.

Jiang Nian also felt a bit restless and folded his weekly test paper.

He turned to Zhang Ningzhi, saying seriously.

“Do you believe that I can actually read palms?”

Zhang Ningzhi’s face clearly showed disbelief, knowing he wanted to hold her hand again. For this, she had already thought of a countermeasure and simply shook her head, saying.

“I don’t want to have my palm read.”

“What a pity. Excuse me, I need to go pee.” Jiang Nian stood up, a regretful expression on his face. “All this skill, and no one believes me. Alas.”

Hearing this, Zhang Ningzhi immediately blocked his way again.

“You can’t go!”

“Why?”

“Because… because school isn’t over yet.” Zhang Ningzhi casually found an excuse. She knew Jiang Nian was definitely not just going to pee.

“Everyone else is doing it, and no one’s doing homework.” Jiang Nian was baffled.

“Then… if everyone else is doing it, do you have to do it too?!” Zhang Ningzhi’s face flushed, then she bit her lip and extended her hand.

“You… you can look!”

Seeing this, Jiang Nian couldn’t help but be delighted.

He took Zhang Ningzhi’s hand, turning it over and over. He touched it all over, even tickling her palm.

“Your hand…”

“What about it?” Zhang Ningzhi glared at the “liar” indignantly.

“You’ve put on hand cream; I can’t tell anything.” Jiang Nian mumbled a couple of excuses, then prepared to let go of Zhang Ningzhi’s hand.

Suddenly, a figure flashed past the classroom door.

As Old Liu entered the classroom, he saw Jiang Nian touching a female classmate’s hand. His whole body froze, and he almost fainted from anger.

He wanted to turn a blind eye, but the sixth group was right below the podium!

His face instantly darkened. He thought to himself, he talks about it every day, every month. Early romance is unacceptable, it leads to neglecting studies, no matter who is playing with whom.

In short, the school does not encourage and even explicitly forbids early romance!

Zhang Ningzhi was scared stiff the moment Old Liu suddenly appeared. She stood there like a wooden chicken, forgetting to pull her hand away.

It wasn’t until Old Liu stood on the podium that she came to her senses. She yanked her hand back, her face instantly turning crimson, the blush staining her earlobes.

She classicly lowered her head, pretending to do homework.

Jiang Nian, however, showed little reaction, acting as if nothing had happened. He propped his hand on the desk, seemingly ready to listen to what Old Liu was going to say.

Old Liu cleared his throat but didn’t criticize Jiang Nian.

He just called for quiet first, mentioned a few small matters about the class, and then proceeded to announce the joint exam notice as the main point.

“Ah, this weekend, our school will be holding a joint exam simultaneously with City No. 1 High School, City No. 2 High School, No. 9 High School… and other friendly schools in the county.”

“First, I want to emphasize exam discipline: cheating is strictly forbidden! The school has established a patrol team to inspect all exam rooms.”

On the podium, Old Liu spoke in a stern tone about the consequences of cheating.

Below, Zhou Yuting couldn’t help but feel a little guilty.

She couldn’t help but realize that the clown account hadn’t been logged in for a long time. With the joint exam approaching, she had a bad feeling.

The six-city joint exam was still scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.

After Old Liu finished his announcement, he glanced at Jiang Nian again, frowning slightly.

“You, come out with me.”

Hearing this, Zhang Ningzhi’s body trembled involuntarily. She was so nervous that her teeth chattered. She couldn’t help but glance at Jiang Nian.

However, Jiang Nian simply stood up, smiling.

“Excuse me.”

Zhang Ningzhi bit her lip, slowly making way for him. Her gaze followed his back, feeling both worried and scared.

Afterward, Zhang Ningzhi saw them talking a little further away at the classroom door.

Initially, Old Liu’s expression was serious, even a little angry. However, Jiang Nian mumbled a few words, saying something unknown.

Then she saw him directly pull out his phone from his pocket, right in front of the homeroom teacher.

At that moment, Zhang Ningzhi couldn’t help but gasp.

What was he doing, she wondered?

However, Old Liu suddenly calmed down.

He even nodded at Jiang Nian, then patted his shoulder. He seemed to be saying something, and his expression was a little awkward.

A minute later, Jiang Nian returned to the classroom.

Just then, the dismissal bell rang.

A crowd of people in the classroom immediately dispersed, no one paying attention to the situation by the podium.

Zhang Ningzhi actively made way for Jiang Nian, letting him return to his seat, looking at him with a nervous expression.

“What did the homeroom teacher… say?”

Jiang Nian waved his hand, “It’s nothing.”

Zhang Ningzhi first breathed a sigh of relief, then asked, annoyed,

“What… did you say?”

“Nothing much, just that I guarantee I’ll score over 600 on this joint exam.”

“Oh, I see.” Zhang Ningzhi nodded, then felt that something was off. “Then why did you suddenly pull out your phone?”

“Oh, oh, because Old Liu asked how many minutes were left until class ended.” Jiang Nian touched his face. “I figured I didn’t have a watch on me…”

Zhang Ningzhi: “… I was almost scared to death just now.”

“Really? Was your heart beating fast?” Jiang Nian had a mischievous thought and turned his head, meeting the clear gaze of the young girl.

Her eyes were sparkling, with a smile blooming like a flower.

He saw his own reflection in the girl’s direct gaze. The smile on the girl’s lips remained, and the light in her eyes was radiant.

Actually, what he told Old Liu was that if he were truly in a relationship, he wouldn’t just be touching hands, but openly holding hands.

Aside from guaranteeing 600 points, he didn’t pull out his phone to check the time either.

He didn’t say anything, just directly opened… the photo album that he had blindly opened in his pocket.

It was a photo of him and the class monitor.

The photo of the young man and young woman, one tall and one short, looked particularly like a couple.

Seeing this, Old Liu immediately dismissed his suspicion of Jiang Nian being in an early relationship. He thought to himself, if this person really wanted to be in a relationship, he would have been in one long ago.

“Teacher, class is almost over.”

“I… I see. You go back now and study hard.”