Chapter 133 Smile

Jiang Nian ran off after school, and Li Hua ran off too.

Zhang Ningzhi was completely bewildered; in an instant, her entire row of seats was empty.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Nian and Li Hua had already reached the doorway.

She remembered that after the third period at noon, Jiang Nian actually asked Li Hua a question. Although Li Hua was first in math and his deskmate, why didn’t he ask her?

Was it because she couldn’t score 140 in math?

She felt a bit down, and turned her head to see the class president still at her seat, doing problems. There were only a few people left in the classroom, and she seemed completely unaffected by the outside world.

Only then did Zhang Ningzhi remember that Li Qingrong also frequently scored around 140 in math.

Wuwuwu, among Jiang Nian’s front, back, left, and right, only she couldn’t score 140!

In fact, Wu Jungu, who sat in front of Jiang Nian, also couldn’t score 140 in math. But because he had been silent lately, and even more so in the classroom, Zhang Ningzhi completely ignored him.

Lost in thought, Zhang Ningzhi came back to herself to find a pair of slightly cool eyes in front of her. With a hint of curiosity, she tilted her head slightly, looking at her.

Seemingly asking, ‘Is something wrong?’

“Ah!” Zhang Ningzhi exclaimed, extremely embarrassed. She had actually zoned out while staring at the class president. “I’m not… Class President, why aren’t you going home?”

Li Qingrong’s eyes lowered slightly. “I’ll leave in a bit. Want to go together?”

Zhang Ningzhi blinked. She wanted to refuse, but thinking of her impolite behavior just now, she couldn’t help but swallow.

“Okay.”

Ten minutes after school dismissed at noon, the corridor was no longer crowded.

Sunlight fell on the two beautiful girls, making them a beautiful sight wherever they walked.

On the stairs, people constantly turned their heads, their gazes following the two girls.

High school students are generally the most reserved group, and Zhennan Middle School is, after all, a key middle school. Students’ quality is generally high; at most, they turn their heads for a quick glance.

Walking along, Zhang Ningzhi was feeling uneasy when she suddenly heard Li Qingrong speak.

“Are you and Jiang Nian very close?”

With a ‘boom’, Zhang Ningzhi’s mind went blank. The class president specifically sought her out to ask this? Had she seen something?

“Not… not that close.”

She stammered, feeling extremely guilty, and couldn’t feel the warmth of the sun on her body.

“Because… it might be due to being in the same group, between group members…”

“Mm.” Li Qingrong responded.

She turned her head, not understanding why Zhang Ningzhi was so nervous. Had she said something wrong? She wasn’t very good at talking and often put pressure on others.

Even when talking with Old Liu, the homeroom teacher, Old Liu would often fall silent in the middle of their conversation.

When she asked Old Liu, he wouldn’t speak, just kept drinking tea.

Perhaps she should try a different way of asking.

“Besides these, is there anything else between you two?”

“Any… anything else? O.O” Zhang Ningzhi had already become a startled bird, almost confessing without being asked. “No, no, just occasionally chatting on QQ.”

She felt that the class president wouldn’t chat with her for no reason. She must have seen something, or was representing the homeroom teacher to talk to her.

Choosing after school was specifically to save her Face.

Some things she could say, as they were innocent to begin with. But some things, like going to the city for dinner, shopping, and scratch-offs last week, those couldn’t be mentioned.

“QQ?” Li Qingrong rarely carried a phone, and at home, her family was strict, which was one reason. Another reason was that she herself didn’t really like playing on her phone. Her social circle was quite small, only knowing a few fixed people.

Due to her somewhat dull personality, she wouldn’t actively make friends either.

“Yes, it is.” Zhang Ningzhi thought, ‘It can’t be, right?’ She had seen Li Qingrong post announcements in the class group (the main group). “Class President, what’s your QQ number? I’ll add you.”

“I… I don’t know.” Li Qingrong spoke truthfully, and then seemed to remember something, saying earnestly, “It’s not that I don’t want to add you, I really can’t remember.”

“Oh, oh.” Zhang Ningzhi was startled by her; why was she so serious?

The school gate was now in sight.

Zhang Ningzhi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking she had probably muddled through. Before parting, she thought for a moment, then turned to the class president and said,

“Class President, it’s okay, I can add your QQ in the class group when I get back.”

Li Qingrong nodded, then lowered her eyes for a moment and asked again.

“Can I add Jiang Nian’s QQ in the class group?”

Zhang Ningzhi’s smile froze on her Face, her heart filled with intense panic.

The class president is hinting at me! She’s hinting at me!

Wuwuwu!!!

“Yes… yes, probably.” Zhang Ningzhi was once again drenched in sweat, her fear of Li Qingrong intensifying, her voice already starting to tremble.

“Class President… I, I’m going home first.”

“Mm.” Li Qingrong looked at her, thinking they should be friends now.

Nie Qiqi and Cai Xiaoqing taught her that female friends should hug when they part. Nie Qiqi said this, but was beaten up by Cai Xiaoqing, and after correction, it was:

“Bye-bye.” In the sunlight, she waved her hand.

Li Hua rode his mountain bike home, kicking up sparks all the way.

Thinking of the Caribbean, his already feverish body grew even hotter.

High school didn’t allow dating, and his family didn’t even give him a phone. The phone he currently had was one he managed to borrow, only able to log into QQ and watch study videos.

As soon as he got home, he quickly ate dinner, washed his Face, and went into his room.

Before closing the door, he specifically shouted,

“So sleepy! So many classes this afternoon!”

Li Hua knew that once he shouted this, no one would knock on his door. And he could lock the door, then draw the curtains and study quietly.

He walked to the bed, knelt down, and began to grope under the bed.

Within half a minute, he pulled out an old phone from under the bed. Eagerly, he turned it on, opened QQ, and indeed saw the collection Jiang Nian had sent him.

Gulp, he swallowed, then clicked to jump to the cloud drive.

“【Pirates of the Caribbean 1 HD】”

The smile on his Face disappeared. He scrolled down: Pirates of the Caribbean 2.

“Damn it!!” Li Hua roared silently, sending Jiang Nian a few question marks. “You!! You actually deceived me! You have already found the Dao of death!”

Within a few seconds, Jiang Nian replied.

“(Kneeling) Your Majesty, spare my life!”

Immediately after, another collection was sent over.

“【Old Driver Collection, contains roasted chicken, makes your mouth water】”

Li Hua was half-skeptical, and clicked to open it. Sure enough, it was all sorts of roasted chickens. He was instantly furious, about to activate his Sharingan!

“You f***ing!!!”

Before he could type out the second sentence, Jiang Nian sent another collection. It only had one line of text: National English College Entrance Exam Listening + Free Download for High School Students.

He clicked it, and Li Hua instantly felt relieved.

“…Brother, you’re truly a good person. My listening skills are saved.”

Before lunch break, Jiang Nian was sitting at his seat, chatting with Chen Yunyun while replying to Li Hua on his phone.

Seeing Li Hua’s reply, he couldn’t help but laugh. ‘You’re so realistic, Hua.’

“Jiang Nian, is chatting with me so boring?” Chen Yunyun sat in Wu Jungu’s seat, subtly expressing her dissatisfaction with his frequent phone checks.

“Not really.” Jiang Nian put down his phone. “Both are quite interesting, I just prefer double happiness.”

As he was speaking, a red dot suddenly appeared on his QQ contacts.

Hmm?

He clicked it open: “【111 from Chasing Dreams A403 Class Group added you as a friend】”.

What the heck?

Chen Yunyun saw Jiang Nian stop talking again and felt a bit displeased. But she also didn’t feel right looking at Jiang Nian’s phone, so she could only rest her chin on her hands and sulk.

“Who are you chatting with now?”

Jiang Nian didn’t lift his head. “You.”

“I mean on your phone, your ‘double happiness’.” Chen Yunyun had only been joking, but for some reason, her words came out sounding sour.

“The class president.”

Hearing this, Chen Yunyun was stunned, thinking Jiang Nian was just giving a read receipt and replying randomly again.

“How is that possible?”

Jiang Nian directly flipped his phone over, showing it to her.

On the QQ page, the note was ‘Class President’, and the avatar was an anime cat. It was probably a recent addition. Jiang Nian had sent a ‘What’s up?’, and the other party was still typing.

“It really is the class president. She added you?”

“Mm.”

“That’s really strange. She must have something to talk to you about.” Chen Yunyun folded her hands on Jiang Nian’s desk. “The class president usually doesn’t log into QQ much.”

“Then what does she do if she has something?” Jiang Nian asked.

Hearing this, Chen Yunyun gave him a look.

“She just logs in, of course.”

“Is she not in that second group?” Jiang Nian asked casually. Li Qingrong’s side, he didn’t know what she was doing, it just kept showing ‘typing…’.

“Yeah, we’re all pretty scared… Well, not scared, mainly we just feel she probably wouldn’t join.” Chen Yunyun said, “But the disciplinary committee is in there, so it’s like the class president is there.”

“What kind of equation is that?” Jiang Nian was speechless.

“That’s how it is. Cai Xiaoqing and them are close to the class president.” Chen Yunyun said, “Oh, anyway, no one pulled the class president in; it would feel awkward if they did.”

“That’s true.” Jiang Nian nodded.

After about a minute, a message came through on his phone’s QQ. He opened it.

Li Qingrong: “No.”

Jiang Nian didn’t understand. ‘Hmm. What does ‘no’ mean?’

Chen Yunyun was curious. “What did the class president send you?”

“No.”

Hearing this, Chen Yunyun turned, thinking Jiang Nian wasn’t telling her, looking slightly displeased.

“Stingy.”

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Nian replied with a message.

“【Okay】.”

After waiting a while, Li Qingrong didn’t reply again.

So Jiang Nian put away his phone, chatting with Chen Yunyun while doing his biology paper. They mostly talked about the big joint exam this weekend.

“All books have to be moved? That’s ridiculous?”

“Yeah, they say it’s to simulate the college entrance exam standards.” Chen Yunyun sighed. “No books allowed in the classroom, and no books in the corridor outside either.”

“No, then where do we put them?” Jiang Nian was slightly stunned.

“In the stairwell, or on the stairs.” Chen Yunyun was equally troubled. “Or maybe in the office. Then we’ll have to fight for space again. Don’t know when they’ll start moving.”

“Ridiculous.” Jiang Nian sighed.

After a few more sentences, the lunch break bell rang, and Chen Yunyun reluctantly left. For some reason, chatting with Jiang Nian was a tiny bit happier than chatting with others.

Jiang Nian didn’t nap immediately. Sleeping too long often made his limbs go numb. He usually only started sleeping half an hour before the end of lunch break, for about twenty minutes.

He worked on his paper for half an hour, then checked his phone before sleeping.

He found that the class president had replied to him.

“(Smile).”

There’s one more chapter, around 2 o’clock, I got stuck with ideas this afternoon.

The next chapter counts as a make-up.

Tomorrow, I’ll still update three chapters.