Chapter 368 Want to Hear a Voice

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In the empty living room.

Li Qingrong sat alone on the sofa, the floor-to-ceiling windows on the balcony wide open. The cold wind poured in, making it feel desolate and bleak.

Li Lanying had left, and once again, she was the only one left in the large house.

But she didn’t care, she just looked up at the ceiling.

Thinking about Jiang Nian’s scores in all subjects for the three exams, she couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

“Setting it too high, it won’t be completed.”

“But if it’s set too low, its effect will be very limited.”

She silently calculated various scores, referenced the score improvement journey of her friends in the zero class, and mentally calculated a number.

With a buzz.

On the other side, Jiang Nian’s phone vibrated, receiving a message.

“650?”

Seeing this, Jiang Nian sat up straight immediately.

What?

Do you think I’m a super scholar?

The 616 points in his arms hadn’t even warmed up, and there was a hint of luck involved. After all, it was at the last moment, using 【Verification】 to gain an advantage.

Physics scored many more points than usual, which resulted in 616.

If calculated by his true ability, Jiang Nian could at most score around 608. The difference from 650 was more than just a little.

In short, if calculated this way, Jiang Nian was finished. How could he overcome the chasm of forty points from 610 to 650?

So, Jiang Nian switched to a different calculation method.

He had an absolute super-advantageous subject, a fixed score of 140 in English, and biology could stably be above 90 points.

If he didn’t make mistakes, normally speaking, with a bit of effort and a little luck, 130 in math would be no problem.

Chinese would always score 100 no matter how he took the exam.

The remaining Chemistry and Physics each needed to score 85 points.

Hmm… (lesbian gesture), that’s only 630.

Obviously, it was impossible for his English to only score 140, nor would biology stop at 90, and Chinese couldn’t be that low every time.

Three subjects, each contributing five points.

That makes 645.

Looking at it this way, it didn’t seem like such a big problem.

Therefore, Jiang Nian did not agree directly. Instead, he cautiously chose to change the subject, bringing up the reward after improving his score.

Money was definitely out of the question.

Jiang Nian sent a message saying, “Qingqing, you can’t give money. Money can’t motivate studying. (Confirmed)”

A few seconds later, Li Qingrong replied.

“Is that so? (Confused)”

“Yes.”

After a while, Li Qingrong sent a reply.

“Then what do you want?”

Seeing this, Jiang Nian couldn’t help but grin. He was reeled in like a Upturned lips fish, then twisted and rolled back and forth on the bed.

Want… forget it, from a realistic perspective.

If he really asked for it and couldn’t redeem the prize, wouldn’t that be a waste of effort?

He twisted on the bed for a while, then gradually calmed down. It seemed he shouldn’t be like this, after all, it was about obtaining something.

Weren’t grades his own business?

The class monitor even had to offer a reward for his grades.

Thinking this, Jiang Nian recalled his human side. Occasionally, there should be a glimmer of humanity.

He needed to give back!

If he lost, he would give himself to her.

That’s a bit like eating and taking.

Honestly, Jiang Nian still hadn’t figured out what the class monitor lacked. If worst came to worst, he’d just offer a birthday tribute.

Let Li Hua be responsible for the escort, and tell him not to eat red dates.

Li Hua, don’t eat them!

He thought for a moment and replied cleverly.

“I want a little physical contact, of course. Not the lewd kind, I am a serious Li Qingrong: “???”

Jiang Nian immediately replied, “I take it back.”

The conversation then died down, with neither the score nor the reward being finalized. But that was fine; he always felt indebted and guilty.

What if one day, the class monitor said she needed a kidney for stir-fry?

Then wouldn’t he be unable to refuse?

He could only take out the newly bought pig kidneys from the kitchen. The essence of married life is, after all, ordinary daily meals.

Time passed little by little, and Jiang Nian’s eyelids grew heavier and heavier.

Since he had already washed up, he could close his eyes without worry. When he opened them again, it would probably be tomorrow morning.

He’d check what message the class monitor replied, or if she didn’t reply at all.

Buzz!

Half-asleep, the phone screen lit up.

Jiang Nian’s eyelids twitched, but he still couldn’t open them. When he woke up again, he found the light on the ceiling was still on.

He groggily opened his eyes; it was still the middle of the night.

He was in a daze for a while, completely unable to tell what he was doing. It wasn’t until his consciousness returned that he hurriedly searched for his phone.

“Damn it, I accidentally fell asleep.”

He opened his phone, saw the time was past three in the morning, and was stunned for a moment before continuing to check the class monitor’s message.

She really did reply.

Li Qingrong: “A kiss?”

Instantly, Jiang Nian stood up from the bed. He stared at the message page on his phone, completely stunned for seven or eight seconds.

After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he let out a sound.

“Haha!”

Originally, he didn’t want to bring it up himself, but he guessed the class monitor might refuse or something else. The reward turned out to be a kiss.

Now it wasn’t him kissing, it was the class monitor kissing.

The class monitor was an honest person; she would never shortchange him. This time, he was truly flying high, and even his psychological burden was gone.

Flying high with joy!

Jiang Nian coughed, and after slightly calming his emotions, he replied.

“Okay.”

Unexpectedly, as soon as he sent it, there was a sudden response from the other end of the phone.

Li Qingrong: “Hmm.” This time, it was Jiang Nian who was confused, his joy instantly vanished. It was so late, she couldn’t have been waiting for his message all this time, could she?

If it were true, this would make Jiang Nian feel extremely guilty.

He frowned deeply and typed his question.

“Why aren’t you asleep yet?”

The other party was typing… After a while, Li Qingrong replied.

“The message can’t be unsent.”

Jiang Nian was stunned; every reply from the class monitor was beyond his expectation. But on closer thought, it was also within reason.

Is this right?

“So you… sent that message, but then regretted it.” Jiang Nian said, “You’ve been trying to unsend it?”

Li Qingrong: “Hmm.”

“Isn’t there an unsend button?” he asked.

“Time limit expired.”

Jiang Nian:

What methods did you try?

Li Qingrong: “Baidu.”

Jiang Nian was silent. He replayed the class monitor’s thought process in replying to the message: sent it, regretted it, timed out, Baidu.

Found it useless, then waited foolishly.

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Now the situation was awkward. The class monitor was too direct and too honest.

Should he pretend not to hear and let the bet stand?

Anyway, messages that time out are inherently unrecallable. And the class monitor also seemed very easy to trick.

One could only say that without bragging, with normal performance, coaxing her into having two children would definitely be no problem.

However, Rong Bao was already pitiful enough.

Let the child have a good night’s sleep.

So, Jiang Nian generously sent a message.

“It’s okay, as long as I delete it on my end and you delete it on your end, that message will be considered successfully unsent.”

Half a minute later, Li Qingrong said.

“I won’t unsend it.”

“Uh, actually, I didn’t look closely at what you sent.” Jiang Nian said, “You don’t need to feel guilty, it’s nothing.”

Li Qingrong: “The reward is a kiss.”

Jiang Nian was stunned and pondered for a while. He felt that the class monitor probably wasn’t joking and didn’t really want to unsend it.

So what was the emotion that made her wait until three-thirty?

“Okay, it’s a deal then.” he replied.

“Hmm, 650 points.” Li Qingrong typed slowly, replying in two messages, “A kiss.”

This made him blush a little; it was a bit too bold.

However, since the class monitor stated it so directly, perhaps there was no blushing step for her; it might just be a small matter to her.

It was his turn to have no psychological burden, after all, the class monitor repeated it, clearly she was willing.

Putting down his phone, Jiang Nian hadn’t had time to sigh. He quickly realized a blind spot and typed his question.

“If you don’t sleep at night, won’t your sister scold you?”

Buzz.

Li Qingrong: “No one’s home.”

He, biting his finger in front of the screen, was stunned once again.

No one?

Then couldn’t he move into the class monitor’s house?

Thinking too much.

Jiang Nian shook his head, thinking that wasn’t the point. The class monitor’s state didn’t seem like her family was on a short trip.

“Is it okay to video call?”

About a minute later, she replied.

“Hmm.”

But then again, what’s inconvenient about no one being home? Unless she wasn’t wearing any clothes, but it’s winter now.

The video call went through.

A few seconds later, the video feed appeared on the phone. A death-defying low-angle shot from bottom to top, and the class monitor in the frame was still beautiful.

A beautiful young girl is such a magical creature; at eighteen, she has no bad angles.

Whoosh, whoosh, the screen shook slightly.

Li Qingrong was still wearing the same clothes from the daytime, seemingly sitting on the living room sofa, looking like she hadn’t showered since returning home.

Faintly, he could see the edges of a pair of small white socks, *hiss, hiss*.

Oh, where did my tea leaves go?

The class monitor was a little shy, but Jiang Nian didn’t mind her dirty feet. It wasn’t that he absolutely had to drink it, it was just that he had no tea leaves.

“Ahem, Qingqing, why haven’t you washed up yet?” Jiang Nian asked, trying to use a gentle tone, and didn’t mention her parents.

As an outsider, he had no right to criticize.

Jiang Nian was a typical pragmatist, not doing meaningless things, just wanting the class monitor to get a good night’s sleep.

Some people, when tired, just want to end the pain.

This gave him a bad association, after all, in the System’s item bar, there was that suicide note, belonging to Li Qingrong.

Fortunately, he got to know Li Qingrong after joining this class.

Li Qingrong on the other end of the video swayed, tilting her body slightly to look at Jiang Nian. Her eyes showed confusion, and she said hesitantly.

“Then I’ll go wash now.”

Saying that, she stood up. She didn’t seem to think about closing the balcony, and the night wind howled through, faintly carrying a rumbling sound.

Is it going to rain?

Jiang Nian thought, ‘What a coincidence, I won’t have to play football tomorrow.’

Li Hua, you trash!

Just as he was secretly pleased, he lowered his head and glanced at the phone screen.

“Hey, hey, hey, don’t take it off!” Jiang Nian was scared to death, “Don’t point the camera at you, I… I can see it.”

Li Qingrong was curious, she swung the camera over and glanced at it.

“Oh.”

Her hair was completely tied up, and she wore a shower cap. It seemed that even living alone, she took good care of herself.

Wait… Why is she still live streaming?

Jiang Nian subconsciously wanted to click hang up, but his finger lingered on the screen. For some reason, he couldn’t press it down.

There was no inappropriate content; the camera always stayed above the class monitor’s neck.

Moreover, it was as if someone had thrown a smoke bomb into the bathroom, causing the visibility to be a bit low, making it impossible to see clearly.

So, staying connected was just for companionship.

Don’t doubt my loyalty.

Isn’t it nice to have someone on the line, chatting on the phone, when you’re showering or sleeping alone at home? At least you won’t be lonely.

He didn’t know if the words ‘lonely’ existed in the class monitor’s dictionary. But it didn’t matter; he was just doing good deeds.

Hmm? The camera seems to have moved.

Oh, an illusion, he wasn’t actually staring at the camera all the time.

When the smoke screen in the bathroom cleared, a more tantalizing stifled sound began, and Jiang Nian immediately clenched his fists.

Counting in order, he could roughly tell which step the class monitor was at in getting dressed.

This is truly the ultimate turn-off!

You’re here for warm companionship! Pervert, wake up!

Jiang Nian took a deep breath and slapped his cheeks. He tried to rid himself of lust; this was really not good.

Do high school boys think of nothing but lewdness all day long?

And being lewd to.

Unexpectedly, the sound of Jiang Nian slapping his cheeks was a bit loud. It actually attracted the class monitor’s curious gaze, which flashed by.

She poked her head over, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

“Are you very sleepy?”

“Not sleepy, I…” Jiang Nian couldn’t possibly say, ‘I ate two bowls of rice while listening to you shower.’ “My face is too dry.”

“Oh.”

Li Qingrong put on all her clothes, then hand-washed her intimates. Only then did she return to her room and sit on the bed.

Then, the two of them stared at each other.

Jiang Nian couldn’t help but wipe his saliva; it was indeed easy to salivate when not sleeping at night. The class monitor looked so well-behaved, and her skin was so good.

Should they talk about serious matters now?

He felt that things were fine as they were, and he didn’t really want to hear about family feuds. Unless the class monitor brought it up herself, he wouldn’t ask.

Li Qingrong said nothing, just looked at Jiang Nian, and after a long time, she said.

“It’s raining.”

“Is it?” Jiang Nian got up, pulled back the curtains and looked. “It really is raining. Do you need to bring in any clothes?”

Li Qingrong shook her head, “They won’t get wet.”

“Do you always live alone?” Jiang Nian still couldn’t resist asking, “And you can shower in the middle of the night.”

“Hmm.” Li Qingrong nodded.

She spoke very little, and basically never elaborated. For example, if she added a sentence after ‘Hmm’ like, ‘I’ve always been alone,’ Jiang Nian would probably not be able to handle it.

However, she didn’t; she seemed not to care about being alone. This was a good thing, at least it proved it had no impact on her.

After a while, Li Qingrong was clearly a little sleepy.

Seeing her stubbornly trying to stay awake, Jiang Nian couldn’t help but say.

“Go to sleep.”

“Will you hang up?” Li Qingrong asked, her eyes cast down for a moment, “I want to hear some… sound at night.”

There was a part in the middle he didn’t hear clearly.

Jiang Nian’s answer was very decisive, shaking his head.

“No, if it hangs up, it’s a problem with the video call’s technical means. You can call back directly, or we can switch to a voice call.”

There were actually only two hours left until dawn.

Li Qingrong nodded, “Hmm.”

The phone rested by the pillow, simply fixed in place with a box. Jiang Nian’s eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and he finally fell into a deep sleep.

Li Qingrong also closed her eyes, as if she had returned to that rainy bus stop.

The rain once again fell on her.

In the distance, several blurry figures, their faces unclear, stood or sat under the awning in front of a shop, staring intently at her.

And she stood in the rain, unable to leave.