Chapter 104 Don’t Let Me Catch You

When Sun Zhicheng heard Chen Yunyun agree, his whole world felt like it was collapsing.

No, sis.

Aren’t you afraid of QQ messages leaking?

Even though you’re single now, what if someone happened to confess to you last night? How can you lend out your phone? And let someone else log into your QQ!

In an instant, Sun Zhicheng no longer wanted to go to school; he wanted to hang himself.

During English morning reading, Jiang Nian was in a good mood.

He checked his phone in the morning; the JK uniform he bought yesterday was already showing as shipped to Zhennan County. Calculating the time, he should receive the express delivery by noon today.

He planned to go back home at noon to collect the package.

Classes in the third year of high school were truly too tiring, with endless test papers and problems to solve. Sometimes, when he went to the restroom during a break, he’d come back to find every desk in the class covered in white.

Thick stacks of test papers for several subjects would be handed out all at once, covering the desks like snow; it was enough to break a person.

If you don’t have enough energy, it’s best to avoid the third year of high school.

Ma Guojun and Li Hua swapped seats, and the big Ma Guojun mysteriously leaned towards Jiang Nian. He pulled out a few chocolates from his pocket and handed them to Jiang Nian and Zhang Ningzhi.

“It’s liquor-filled. Try it.”

“Is the alcohol content high?” Jiang Nian took it. “I only eat strong liquor-filled ones; I don’t like others.”

“Just eat yours, why are you complaining when you have something to eat!”

Zhang Ningzhi took it, saying softly.

“Thank you.”

“Look how polite Zhang Ningzhi is, and you’re still nitpicking even after eating it.” Ma Guojun pointed at Jiang Nian. “You dog, you didn’t even say thank you.”

Jiang Nian looked indifferent, tore open the packaging, and threw it directly into his mouth.

“Alright, then Ma Guojun, let me touch your abs.”

“Get lost, you damn faggot!” Ma Guojun wanted to say something more, but suddenly noticed an empty seat in the front row. “Why isn’t Wu Jun Gu here?”

“He probably took leave.” Jiang Nian wasn’t too concerned.

“He’s probably been ruined by dating; he’s not even coming to morning reading anymore.” Ma Guojun offered a sharp comment, adjusting his black-rimmed glasses. “If you ask me, he might as well just break up.”

Jiang Nian didn’t respond, loudly reciting an English essay template.

He had already evolved into the shape of a Sunny Baby. Class 3’s non-stick pan, staying away from trouble, protecting himself.

Long live the Sunny Party!

Zeng You, who had been reading a novel, turned his head and said with a grin.

“Brother Jun is deeply in love; how could he break up?”

His words had an underlying meaning: still in love even though there were already problems; boys who understood, understood. In a male-female relationship, whoever was right had the upper hand.

Yu Zhiyi had plenty of backups and could seamlessly transition even if they broke up.

“It affects his grades, so why not break up?” Ma Guojun’s voice was exceptionally clear amidst the morning reading clamor. He stated bluntly, “Is he saving it to go to a second-tier university?”

Jiang Nian put down his English Materials, feeling a bit stung, and turned to look at Ma Guojun.

“Bro, I’ll give you money, can you take that back?”

His current grades, discounted by the college entrance exam, fluctuated around a non-211 first-tier university. A little higher meant a guaranteed first-tier, a little lower meant a second-tier.

“I wasn’t talking about you; isn’t it easy for you to get into a first-tier?” Ma Guojun spoke quickly. “The last weekly test was so simple, and he still…”

Zeng You also felt a bit stung. “Brother Ma, don’t say anymore, I feel like jumping.”

Ma Guojun said, “If you don’t play on your phone, getting into a first-tier university is a piece of cake too.”

Upon hearing this, Zeng You also looked a bit smug. But to be low-key, he still reined in his proud expression and retorted.

“If I don’t play on my phone, what do I play with?”

Jiang Nian chimed in, “Play with your JJ.”

“Hahahaha!!” All three of them laughed.

Seeing Xi Bao coming from the next class, the three of them finally restrained themselves a bit and started reading their own things.

On the other side, Sun Zhicheng was uneasy all morning.

He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth, turned, and patted Lin Dong’s shoulder. Lin Dong turned his head and glanced at him, his face immediately showing a pained expression.

“A-Cheng, Brother Cheng, Dad! Please stop telling stories about your cousin; you’ve been talking all morning.”

“I…” Sun Zhicheng’s words caught in his throat.

“There’s really no need to repeat it, brother, let me say it for you.” Lin Dong, as if under a tightening spell, tapped his head and said, “Your cousin snatched your phone to play with yesterday, right?”

“Mm, yes.” Sun Zhicheng raised his voice.

“Your younger brother truly is a lively and active little beast.” Lin Dong rubbed his temples. “But, Cheng, you don’t need to repeat it all morning.”

“If it’s really that bad, take me to your cousin’s class at noon. I’ll wear a mask and teach your cousin how to behave, and help you get your phone back. How does that sound?”

“No, no.” Sun Zhicheng stammered, “I’m just complaining; kids nowadays are really too mischievous, simply spoiled rotten.”

“Yeah, my cousin is also a little bastard.” Lin Dong naturally uttered a Heaven-Defying statement, causing his group members to turn their heads.

Chen Yunyun and Wang Yuhe both looked at him in shock.

“What?”

“Group leader, in your hometown, are those two words a term of endearment between brothers?” Wang Yuhe looked a bit confused and asked curiously.

“No, when I was in junior high…” Lin Dong changed his explanation. “When I was in junior high, my deskmate had a girlfriend, and he left his phone with me.”

“He broke up with her for them, cursed a bunch, and deleted all their chat methods. Sigh, my deskmate later contacted his partner, was scolded half to death, and then got dumped.”

Chen Yunyun and Wang Yuhe exchanged glances, then burst into a series of clear laughter.

“Group leader, that’s too tragic for you.”

“Yeah, it’s all because of that little bastard.” Lin Dong sighed, “But every year when I go home, I bribe his classmates with money to beat him up, so it evens out.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Yunyun and Wang Yuhe laughed even harder.

The joys and sorrows of people are not interconnected; Sun Zhicheng couldn’t laugh at all. His body gradually grew cold, and due to extreme nervousness, his body actually started to heat up again.

He had a feeling that this time, he might really get sick.

Time crawled by, minute by minute, and with the sharp ringing of the bell, morning reading finally ended.

Chen Yunyun put down her book, left her seat, and walked towards the podium. She had promised to log into QQ for Chai Muying after morning reading, as Chai Muying’s phone had been turned in.

The weather was getting cold, and she wanted to ask her fellow villagers if they were returning and could bring a quilt. Her QQ was always logged into Chen Yunyun’s phone, and occasionally, when she had something to do, she would find Chen Yunyun.

At his seat, Sun Zhicheng watched Chen Yunyun bend down to take out her phone and charging cable from the podium, and his heart immediately turned to ashes.

He was numb; the kill line had been reached.

He was so impulsive last night, suddenly confessing. Now he had completely calmed down; he should have probed first, otherwise, if the other person rejected him, he would become a clown!

Gulp, he watched Chen Yunyun turn on the phone and walk towards Chai Muying’s seat.

He stared, muttering to himself in his heart.

“Just look at it, please look at it first. Don’t just hand it to someone else, please. Give me a way out.”

Lin Dong heard Sun Zhicheng’s mumbled prayers, leaned over, and gave a cheeky smile like Anya’s, greeting him face-to-face.

“A-Cheng, secretly studying your ass off? It’s after self-study and you’re still memorizing words.”

Sun Zhicheng had no time to pay attention to him, his eyes fixed on Chen Yunyun. Seeing her hand the phone directly to Chai Muying without even looking, he swallowed hard.

Lin Dong took everything in, and couldn’t help but grin, leaning in again.

“Oh oh oh, who are you looking at? So serious?”

“No one…” Sun Zhicheng stood up from his seat, like a walking corpse, mechanically turning his head. “Brother Dong, do you think I can go downstairs without using the stairs?”

“Haha, how can you go downstairs without using the stairs, so funny.”

Chen Yunyun had already walked over and saw Sun Zhicheng’s pale face. He looked like he had just crawled out of a grave, which startled her. She asked with concern.

“Sun Zhicheng, your complexion looks very bad. Do you want to ask for leave to go see a doctor?”

“No need, I…” Sun Zhicheng sat down, his chest heaving. “I’ll be fine after a while; it’s nothing, I’ve been so sick these past two days my mind is muddled.”

“Take care of yourself.” Chen Yunyun left a remark and returned to her seat.

During the first class of the morning, Sun Zhicheng was distracted.

His gaze occasionally drifted towards Chai Muying. Whenever he saw her laughing and talking with someone else, he always felt they were laughing at him; they must have spread the news of his confession.

After class, Chen Yunyun retrieved her phone, and Chai Muying secretly whispered something to her.

But strangely, when Chen Yunyun returned to her seat, her expression didn’t seem to change at all. Could it be… Chai Muying didn’t spill the beans? Or Chen Yunyun…

It made no sense at all.

With his distracted mood, Sun Zhicheng almost tripped during the morning run. Fortunately, someone with quick reflexes pulled him up, and their strength was quite considerable.

“Tha—” He turned around and found that person was Jiang Nian, and the other half of the word ‘thanks’ got stuck in his throat.

After such an uneasy morning, noon dismissal finally arrived.

Sun Zhicheng was completely exhausted in his seat, sweating profusely at midday. Complex and anxious emotions repeatedly washed over his heart; his mind was burning, and he was seeing enemies everywhere.

He swore he would never confess again; if he pulled this stunt again, he was a fool!

Jiang Nian left school after class, got a shared bicycle, and rode home.

The autumn midday sun was warm, neither cold nor hot.

He slowly ambled all the way home, braking with a squeak downstairs. He casually parked it, only to find it wasn’t a designated parking area, even though his phone clearly showed the location was correct.

He tried parking several times without success; the fee went from one dollar fifty to three dollars.

He snapped.

“You f***ing…”

Ding-dong! Lock successful!

Jiang Nian: “…”

He stood in the shadow of the building, turned, and went upstairs swiftly.

He found the JK skirt among several express packages, opened it, and even measured it against his own waist.

“OK, back to school, grind quests.”

He muttered, “Xu Qianqian, don’t let me catch you.”

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