Chapter 102 The Bugle Call to Charge

He woke up from his nap during lunch break.

Jiang Nian’s head felt a bit hazy. He couldn’t just sleep and then do problems anymore; the more he slept, the dizzier he got.

He looked up and down, discovering a box of lemon tea on his desk. It was an unopened box, the straw not even bitten. Immediately, he lost interest.

Inferior tea, he didn’t like to drink it.

Zhang Ningzhi had already arrived and was sleeping with her head on her desk. The autumn wind was bleak, and the cool, platinum sunlight fell on her hair, making her even more peaceful and lovely.

He got up, took a look, and then stared for thirty seconds.

Zhang Ningzhi finally couldn’t help but shift to sleep in a different direction. Jiang Nian finally smiled contentedly and left his seat. After using the restroom, he also washed his face and stood in the corridor, enjoying the breeze.

He suddenly realized that the skill provided by the task panel was quite useful.

The decline in physical function for middle-aged people in their thirties and forties is a natural law. Not only does he always chase after women after excessive fatigue, but work also requires eliminating tiredness.

Applied to a high school senior, it was surprisingly fitting. Every day was either exhausting or sleepy, and he was also an adult now, able to sneak into small groves and hotels.

The feeling of afternoon classes was no different from attending a funeral; he was too sleepy.

In the corridor, Jiang Nian gazed at the distant buildings and the even more distant Qingmu Ridge.

Qingmu Ridge was also known as the’Single-No-More Ridge’.

A small ridge of one or two hundred meters could barely be called a mountain climb. It was perfectly sufficient for high school girls climbing for the first time. Bring water for the ascent, and hold hands in difficult spots.

Reach the summit, take some photos, enjoy the breeze, and provide cover when one needs to pee.

On the way down, put an arm around her waist, and things would be settled.

No wonder the hiking community was so chaotic; without some physical fitness, one couldn’t endure it. First, it excluded homebodies and men with weak kidneys, leaving a group of hormone-fueled individuals with frequent physical contact.

As they climbed, they reached the Goddess Peak.

Ha, I’m sorry, sis, I was just thirsty and accidentally slurped your lips.

Lost in thought, someone suddenly called him.

He turned his head, and in the bright afternoon sun of the corridor, Chen Yunyun walked over with her hair down. She was actually quite pretty, with a delicate face, a typical southern girl.

“What are you doing?”

Jiang Nian was about to say something provocative, but he held back. Being too abstract would make people think he was an idiot.

“Just finished peeing, enjoying the breeze.”

“Oh, I thought you were looking at the girls downstairs.” Chen Yunyun naturally stood next to him, the scent of her shampoo, intensified by the sun, slowly wafting around.

“I don’t look at girls, because I’m face-blind and can’t distinguish beauty from ugliness.” Jiang Nian grinned, “For example, Zhang Ningzhi and the class monitor, I can’t tell who’s prettier.”

“What about adding me?” Chen Yunyun asked curiously.

Jiang Nian laughed heartily, not answering.

“You’re truly not human!” Chen Yunyun punched him.

Jiang Nian didn’t dodge, laughing even harder.

“Hahaha, I’m just face-blind, not blind.”

“You!!” Chen Yunyun was truly annoyed, reaching out repeatedly to pinch him. He dodged by stepping back a few paces, and she couldn’t help but say angrily, “Jiang Nian, you’re really annoying.”

“Just kidding, just kidding.” Jiang Nian walked back, “Sister Yun is a beauty that sinks fish and makes geese fall, eclipses the moon and shames flowers. So pretty, yet you leave your hair down, playing these little tricks.”

“What are you talking about? I washed my hair in the dorm at noon. How can I tie it up when it’s not dry?” Chen Yunyun was almost furious. “I’ll tie it up later, and besides, there are no teachers around.”

Click. Jiang Nian took out his phone and snapped a photo.

“I’ve taken it. Now I’m sending it to Old Liu to report you.”

“Don’t! Delete it quickly!” Chen Yunyun panicked, trying to snatch his phone, but her arms were too short to reach it. “Jiang Nian, why are you like this? Give it to me quickly.”

Sun Zhicheng came upstairs and saw the two of them chasing and playing at the classroom corridor entrance, almost having a heart attack. The scene he most dreaded had finally happened!

He had been on guard day and night, and for two days nothing had happened, then suddenly came a harsh blow.

His heart sank to the bottom at that moment, and his lips trembled unconsciously.

At two in the afternoon, the autumn sun offered no warmth on his body.

His heart felt as if a dull dagger had been plunged into it, tearing open all the anxious, squirming flesh. Pain spread through his entire body in an instant, and a sense of powerlessness dragged him down.

But he knew he didn’t even have the right to be jealous, so he could only suppress the inappropriate emotions and continue to walk forward.

Their playful laughter fell into his ears like needle pricks. His heart ached, as if a large stone was blocking his chest, and he completely didn’t want to hear or see it.

The moment he entered the classroom door, he almost felt heartbroken and nearly shed tears, but thankfully he managed to control himself.

Back at his seat, Sun Zhicheng still couldn’t calm down. Thinking about how he would continue to see those heartbreaking scenes in the future, he wondered how long these days would last.

Lin Dong had just returned from the dorm, a smile on his face.

On the way, he had met the Black Glaze junior from the second year again. Facing her directly, she actually didn’t recognize him. Jiang Nian was right; just don’t be afraid, and everything will be fine.

Suddenly, he felt a little smug. Shen Cong’s alt account was completely waste (waste – ‘ruined’).

Learn from the lesson and start over with a new alt account.

As for never touching online chat again, that was just something he said in the moment. It was like watching videos; every time he finished, he would delete the URL, making it incredibly difficult to find it again the next time.

Lin Dong’s hardest time was one summer vacation when he sat on his bed, recalling for a full three hours before he remembered the URL he had deleted last time.

That was also the time his brain overheated the most; permutations and combinations helped a lot.

His phone almost smoked from all the attempts before he finally managed to find the website.

Unfortunately, his brain was overheated, and he couldn’t quite appreciate the experience, wasting six precious hours of his life.

After observing for a few days and realizing the storm had passed, Lin Dong still couldn’t give up online chatting.

He was going to college soon; shouldn’t he exercise his social skills? His only sexual encounters over the years had been online, ‘cursing’ other people’s mothers.

Anyway, he would create a new alt account and slowly nurture it.

Starting over, he just wouldn’t chat with local students. He’d find someone far away; they wouldn’t meet anyway.

Thinking this, Lin Dong, whose Dao Heart was clear, returned to his seat.

Suddenly, he noticed Sun Zhicheng lying on his desk, and in his good mood, he couldn’t help but grin.

“A-cheng, you’re such a lazybones. The sun’s already high, and you’re still not up.”

Sun Zhicheng looked up, his face stiff and pale.

“Has class started?”

“Damn it, what’s wrong with you?” Lin Dong was startled. “You’re so sick and still came to class? Did your master order you to get into Tsinghua?”

Sun Zhicheng had a belly full of sorrow he couldn’t express. This was a heart ailment! The pain, the pain, the pain of five Dragon books to be buried with him, watching the person he liked playing around with someone else was too suffocating.

But he couldn’t say it. Chen Yunyun was in his group. Saying it prematurely would only make the atmosphere awkward, and there were still over two hundred and ten days until the college entrance exam.

“Nothing, just a little nauseous.”

Lin Dong stroked his chin, “Drink something warm.”

Sun Zhicheng shook his head, not in the mood to talk, watching Chen Yunyun enter through the front door as if nothing had happened.

His eyes immediately became clouded with gray mist, and he started to feel unwell again.

Chen Yunyun glanced at Sun Zhicheng before returning to her seat, then turned to Lin Dong and asked.

“Group leader, what’s wrong with him?”

Sun Zhicheng wanted to speak, but no sound came out.

At the same time, he hoped to see Chen Yunyun’s reaction, hoping for her sympathy.

Lin Dong let out a sound, “He wasn’t quite right yesterday, and he’s probably even sicker now.”

Chen Yunyun looked at Sun Zhicheng curiously, “Aren’t you going to ask for leave to see a doctor? The longer you drag it, the worse it gets.”

Hearing this, Sun Zhicheng felt a little better and smiled.

“I’m fine.”

“Hahaha, he’s completing his master’s task.” Lin Dong grinned.

“What task?” Chen Yunyun asked curiously.

“He’s talking nonsense!” Sun Zhicheng immediately grabbed Lin Dong, his deskmate, by the neck and shouted, “You’re dead to me!”

The three afternoon classes still passed agonizingly.

Every time Jiang Nian felt he was listening to the lecture and was very comfortable, he knew he had most likely fallen asleep, and then he would suddenly wake up with a jolt.

Being sleepy or not had absolutely no relation to having good grades.

Sitting in the second row, he fell asleep right under the teacher’s nose.

“Jiang Nian, stand up.” Zhong Qing’s face was stern, the newbie teacher trying hard to maintain the biology teacher’s authority. “You’ve been asleep for half the class, don’t sleep anymore.”

After she spoke, the whole class burst into laughter.

Jiang Nian stood up from his seat. His biology grades were average, and he wanted to yawn but held it back.

If it were Xi Bao’s class, he would show what imperial wrath was!

Damn the ‘grades-only’ mentality, a classroom where strength reigns supreme, both a beneficiary and a victim.

“Oh.” Jiang Nian slowly stood up, carrying his book, preparing to walk to the back of the classroom.

Suddenly, Zhong Qing called his name again, her face serious.

“Recently, the Academic Affairs Office is preparing a’Strong Foundation and Excellence Nurturing Program.’ Each teacher for each subject in every class needs to select a student with a good foundation for advanced training.”

“Since you, Jiang Nian, dislike my class so much, I’ll choose you. From now on, during biology evening self-study, you’ll move a stool to that table outside the classroom and wait for me.”

Jiang Nian froze, turning to look at Zhong Qing.

“No, teacher, it’s my first offense!”

The class burst into laughter again. The boys started to jeer, and Li Hua directly sold out his teammate.

“Teacher, he fell asleep in biology class last time too! I saw him sleeping with my own two eyes, and after class, he even told me he had four dreams in three minutes.”

“Hahaha, awesome!”

“Oh my god, four dreams in three minutes!”

“What did he dream about?”

“Certainly not biology class, hahaha!”

Zhong Qing on the podium also struggled to maintain her composure, pressing her lips together twice.

The buzzing sound of the mini microphone crackled, and her deliberately mature, clear voice echoed in the classroom.

“Alright, since Jiang Nian has slept so many times in my class, then he’ll have to make it up during evening self-study from now on.”

Some people in the class immediately couldn’t sit still, especially the boys, who raised their hands one after another.

“Teacher, can we bring one?”

The first boy to jeer was the biology class representative. Every time he took the comprehensive science exam, he could score above ninety out of a hundred, and at least eighty even if the questions were harder.

“I want to sit outside too, teacher! Me, me, me!!!”

Each of them had ulterior motives, eager to squeeze next to Zhong Qing.

Jiang Nian stood in the aisle, looking bewildered at the noisy classroom, seemingly waiting for something.

On the podium, the biology teacher Zhong Qing saw everything and felt even more satisfied with Jiang Nian.

Shameless, with strong psychological resilience.

This meant that even if the excellence nurturing program didn’t yield results, Jiang Nian wouldn’t be affected, or even care at all.

Whether a project topic was useful or not was entirely up to the leaders.

There were countless projects that started strong but ended weakly or even unfinished, and he never saw leaders review them.

Zhong Qing was a cautious person, wanting to find a balance between her leadership tasks and achieving her own teaching goals.

At the same time, she didn’t want to ruin students, quietly achieving her objectives.

Jiang Nian’s somewhat reluctant expression further eliminated the risks of youthful infatuation and academic imbalance. Thus, it seemed he was the only choice.

“Let’s go with Jiang Nian. Look at his reluctant face.” Zhong Qing said.

The classroom immediately burst into laughter again. Jiang Nian felt a mix of emotions; to be honest, he really didn’t want the advanced training, it was too tiring.

More importantly, the school’s advanced training had little effect; it was all just for show, to impress the leaders.

Perhaps students, motivated by the pleasure of showing off, would develop a strong interest in a certain subject. With the praise and envy of their classmates, their subjective initiative might be stronger.

But Jiang Nian was a bit overwhelmed. He was usually busy dealing with homework for other subjects, plus he needed to focus on improving his physics and math scores with extra practice.

Adding another subject, biology, could he still handle it?

However, Zhong Qing had already made her decision, and Jiang Nian couldn’t possibly be ungrateful.

He would discuss it with Qing Bao later if he had a chance, to avoid those formalistic practices.

Walking to the back row, Jiang Nian saw Chen Yunyun in the back corner turn her head and give him a schadenfreude smile.

His lips also curved slightly, and he silently mouthed.

“Idiot.”

The Equal Treatment Fist, hitting both men and women, that was Emperor Jiang.

After class, to avoid being hit, Jiang Nian quickly slipped away. He put down his book and ran directly to the restroom to relieve himself, lingering until class started before entering the classroom.

In the last chemistry class, the teacher prepared to call two people to the stage to write out equations from memory, first calling a girl’s name.

“Ji Jiayu.”

Suddenly, someone started to jeer and called out a boy’s name, who was that girl’s boyfriend.

“Teacher, call Yuan Zhengchuan!”

The class immediately started to ‘oh, oh, oh’ and jeer. ‘Monkeys on both banks cannot stop crying,’ oh, but it was the third tone. After the ‘ohs,’ a group of people looked around, smiling ambiguously.

The few couples in the class were truly the class pets.

When they were too bored, they would bring them out to play.

The chemistry teacher naturally disagreed, “Who shouted the loudest?”

Jiang Nian’s eyes lit up, and he immediately became excited.

“Li Hua, you’re so loud, I can’t even hear what the teacher is saying.”

Li Hua, who was unjustly accused, turned and pointed, showing a husky-like meme expression.

You little rascal, selling out your father for glory, are you?

Then Jiang Nian was called up, and the class immediately lost its fun. After Jiang Nian finished writing, the chemistry teacher directly compared his memorized answers to the actual solutions.

During evening self-study, Sun Zhicheng thought for a long time and decided to confess today.

Short pain is better than long pain. If he was rejected, he could give up sooner. If Chen Yunyun agreed, then he would have nothing to worry about.

He could even, like in chemistry class this afternoon, be teased by all his classmates. Once one person’s name was called, the other person would be quickly brought up.

To be honest, Sun Zhicheng really envied that feeling, openly dating under the teacher’s nose.

The few couples in the class all had good grades, and the homeroom teacher didn’t bother with them.

If they were together, they could have a class date study session on Sunday afternoon. Or they could meet at a quiet milk tea shop, sit and study together, chat, and then…

Friendship book recommendation: “I Strike as a Villain!”

What a villain has to do is nothing more than three things.

Seize the protagonist’s Opportunity, replace the protagonist’s position, and—give the protagonist a cuckold’s hat.

Villain, awesome!