Chapter 379 Inhuman Acts

Evening self-study.

Jiang Nian emerged from the administration building, plunging into the night.

At the awards ceremony that had just ended, the leaders’ half-hour speeches were sleep-inducing, and the awards only began in the last ten minutes.

“Hey, slow down.”

A slightly complaining voice came from behind, calling out to Jiang Nian.

“Why are you walking so fast? I’ve been calling you on the stairs for ages. You didn’t even lift your head, it’s infuriating!”

Hearing this, Jiang Nian stopped and turned to look back.

“What do you think?”

“What do I think?” Han Xiao’s chest heaved with anger, and she gritted her teeth, “No, could I possibly eat you?”

Jiang Nian thought for a moment, “Hard to say.”

“Jiang Nian, you big idiot!” Han Xiao said, stuffing the gift box into Jiang Nian’s hand, “This is for you, I don’t need it.”

The gift box was given by the school, containing only an ‘Inspirational Star’ medal and prizes like a notebook and a pen.

The most valuable item was a 200-yuan fixed-value meal card.

Jiang Nian didn’t know how that big idiot Han Xiao managed to get a prize, but he absolutely didn’t believe she participated in the Six-City Joint Exam.

Bought it with money, planning to post it on Douyin, right?

“Ah, I can’t take this,” Jiang Nian said, reaching into the gift box to feel around, “It’s really not appropriate.”

The next second, he pulled out the most valuable meal card. Then, right in front of Han Xiao, he directly put it into his pocket.

After doing all that, Jiang Nian handed the gift box back to her,

“Keep it well, it’s an honor after all.”

Han Xiao, holding the gift box:

“Be a person, Jiang Nian.”

“I’m not talking to a silver demon. Why are you suddenly back at school?” Jiang Nian, for the sake of the meal card, decided to chat with her for five minutes.

“Dropping out is pretty good; studying isn’t the only way out.”

“Drop out of your mom!” Han Xiao couldn’t hold back, her composure broke, and she started hitting him, “I’ve told you hundreds of times.”

“Art! Art student!”

Jiang Nian said “Oh” and then asked,

“Then can you draw?”

“Draw…” Han Xiao took a deep breath, then remembered something, took a step back, “Jiang Nian, I’m leaving.”

“Really?” Jiang Nian hesitated for a moment, “Then you should cooperate well with the doctor’s treatment and don’t give up hope of living.”

Han Xiao: “…”

“I’m going for an exam, not to die.” She gritted her teeth, “I just had a whim, suddenly wanted to come back to school to see.”

“Oh, oh, then I wish you good luck with your exam.” Jiang Nian was also quite perfunctory; they were both old foxes, what was there to talk about?

Sure enough, Han Xiao sighed and said,

“After tonight, we won’t see each other until after the New Year. Honestly, I’m not absolutely confident and have been anxious until now.”

“Jiang Nian, I’ve always considered you my best deskmate and friend.”

She bit her lower lip, glancing shyly at Jiang Nian.

“Can I have a hug?”

“Bro, your Yan Kingdom map is a bit long.” Jiang Nian’s lips curved, “Of course, my good friend.”

Saying that, he opened his arms.

In the administration building lobby, everyone had already left. Several giant stone pillars were enveloped in the red glow emitted by the college entrance exam countdown electronic board.

“Really!” Han Xiao’s eyes lit up, she stopped pretending, licked her lips, ran a few steps, and directly pounced.

With a whoosh, Han Xiao pounced on empty air.

As Jiang Nian instantly pulled away, he casually patted her dog’s head.

“This building is sheltered from the wind.”

After saying that, he turned and left directly.

During the second evening self-study session, the classroom lights were brightly lit.

Jiang Nian returned from the teacher’s office, holding another meal card. This was Old Liu’s cafeteria monthly card,

with a fixed amount of 600.

The daily meal allowance was thirty yuan, which could not be exceeded. If not used, thirty yuan would still be deducted daily, which was equivalent to forced consumption.

To be fair, the cafeteria couldn’t be run by that person, could it?

It’s quite overbearing.

Zhennan Middle School had three cafeterias; originally, there were two, one to the west and one to the north. But students complained about not having enough food, so a new small cafeteria was built.

This time’s reward was a meal card specifically for the small cafeteria.

Old Liu naturally had no interest in competing with the school for food; he could still eat soft rice at home. So, he casually gave the meal card to Jiang Nian.

Jiang Nian actually wasn’t very interested in that small cafeteria either; the food taste was really mediocre, often serving fried tofu.

Is this even fit for human consumption?

Eating it every day, the tofu seller must have been compromised!

But it was money after all; whether it tasted good was one thing, and whether to take the card was another. It was better to get it first.

His daily obsession at school was to get his tuition money back.

Entering the classroom, there was another “wow.”

Jiang Nian faced the teasing with remarkable calmness. He had already tucked the medal into his pocket beforehand, lest some beast put it on and use Yin and Yang on him.

Look at me! Look at me! What am I?

In-spi-ra-tion-al Star!

That’s right, he was talking about Li Hua.

“Oh, oh, oh, the Inspirational Star is back!” Li Hua, the eldest son, leaned over and rummaged through the gift box for a while, “Ah, where’s the medal?”

“Threw it away.” Jiang Nian was drinking water with one hand and pulling out an exam paper with the other, “By the way, have you seen something I lost?”

“What?”

“I lost eight points, do you have any thoughts?”

Li Hua: “…”

Zhang Ningzhi listened to the entire conversation, covering her mouth and secretly laughing.

“How cute.”

However, Zhang Ningzhi, who said this, was even cuter.

Of course, this “cute” was not used to describe a certain Li with 608 points. Rather, she felt that Jiang Nian was indeed a bit… that.

“Have you finished your homework?” he asked.

“Oh, yes, do you want to copy it?” Zhang Ningzhi didn’t even struggle, already accustomed to having her homework copied, and expressed understanding.

After all, Jiang Nian had been at the administration building since evening reading.

“Yes, please turn your homework book to that page.” Jiang Nian was a bit carried away, “Stack them all together and put them on my desk.”

“I’ll finish this test paper first, then copy it later.”

Before he could finish speaking, his arm was severely twisted.

“You turn it yourself!”

Actually, Jiang Nian was just talking big. For something like turning pages, perhaps he could ask the class monitor for help, but he decided against it.

Objectively speaking, Zhang Ningzhi was a bit petty.

“Alright, I’ll turn it myself.”

After the second class ended.

Zhang Ningzhi went to the back row to find Yao Beibei again, and Jiang Nian, having drunk too much water, also intended to get up and go out to relieve himself.

Before he could stand up, suddenly, his back was poked.

Jiang Nian turned his head and looked at the person behind him.

“What’s up?”

Currently, his relationship with the class monitor had evolved from a fleeting acquaintance… no, from a gentleman’s friendship as bland as water, don’t ask what kind of friendship.

Dating.

From a gentleman’s friendship, it slowly turned into good friends. The kind that had an agreement that they could kiss after achieving a certain goal.

“Good friends.”

Is that how “good friends” are defined?

Yes.

Just as “baby” has been emotionally downgraded, so too will “kiss” be emotionally downgraded along with Taobao customer service.

No, I am the Inspirational Star.

What’s wrong with a kiss?

Jiang Nian completed his sophistry in his mind, and thus… his gaze at Li Qingrong was clear, like a bright mirror.

Li Qingrong looked up at him, then handed him a box of pens from her sleeve.

“For you.”

“Huh?” Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment, but when he came to his senses, the pens were already in his hand, and he couldn’t help but feel a little speechless about his hand speed.

Sun Zhicheng, who was about to leave the classroom, happened to pass by the aisle again. His excessive attention made him turn his head,

and he just happened to see this scene.

If it were anyone else, they wouldn’t care at all.

But… Sun Zhicheng knew some secrets that others didn’t, and because of this, witnessing this moment made him instantly jealous.

Forget it, let’s step up the effort.

Accelerate fiercely.

Sun Zhicheng walked out of the classroom, a slight smile on his lips. Like a secret agent hidden in the darkness, patiently waiting for the opportunity, he believed that a day of light would always come, and he would be Rebirth!

Jiang Nian took a closer look and found it was a box of three quick-drying pens.

Upon opening it, just by looking at the pen’s packaging and appearance, he knew that the price of this item was definitely assassin-level.

As if possessed, he glanced at the battle-damaged Baoke pen on his desk; its round black cap was nowhere to be seen.

He was silent for a few seconds, then said awkwardly,

“Well, thank you then.”

Li Qingrong nodded at his words, gave a cool “Mm” expression. Lowering her eyes for a few seconds, she then looked up again.

“Where’s your medal?”

“Oh, oh, I put it in my pocket.” Jiang Nian never hid anything, he pulled it out of his pocket and handed it to her, “It’s right here.”

Li Qingrong took the medal and also looked at it.

The medal was a noble gold color, but actually very light. It had no counterweight, not even a willingness to use an iron block.

The back was engraved with Jiang Nian’s name and the words “Zhennan Middle School” circling it.

A minute passed.

Jiang Nian saw the class monitor repeatedly fiddling with the medal, but she didn’t say a word.

He was a bit… had to pee.

No, it’s strange, what’s there to look at in a broken medal? Could it be that Li Qingrong also wanted to be an Inspirational Star?

To be honest, one could only say that the hope was slim.

The class monitor had very little room for improvement; her test scores didn’t fluctuate much, and progressing… not regressing was already considered progress.

So, did she harbor a dream of winning the Inspirational Star award in her heart?

“Qingqing, do you really want this?” Jiang Nian lowered his voice, asking softly, a smile on his face.

Hearing this, Li Qingrong froze, her face uncharacteristically flushing.

“Mm?” Jiang Nian looked at her, puzzled. He thought, “No… why would she blush if she wanted an Inspirational Star medal?”

Alright, alright, looking down on the Inspirational Star, are we?

“If you want it, I’ll give it to you. I’m not really interested in medals.” He said carefully, not wanting her to feel ashamed.

Low scores were not her fault.

Li Qingrong nodded, “Mm, thank you.”

She put the warm medal into her pocket, then felt uneasy. So she took it out again, wrapped it in a few tissues.

Carefully placed it in the inner compartment of her backpack and zipped it up.

After she finished all this, she looked up. She found the seat in front of her was already empty; Jiang Nian had left at some point.

Li Qingrong rested her head on her hand, her fingers gently pinching her earlobe, which was flushed like rouge, and looked down at the test paper on the desk.

Her expression was as usual, cold and indifferent.

Jiang Nian came out of the restroom after relieving himself, thinking that the class monitor was quite naive and innocent.

She even wanted a low-achiever’s medal.

Perhaps, this was an unknown collecting habit. For example, rich people paying ten thousand to buy a poor child’s wire ring.

Outside the restroom, the lights were dim.

“The school is really stingy, where the hell did all the money go?” Jiang Nian muttered, “It’s so dark outside the restroom.”

Splash, the faucet was turned on.

He cursed the stupid school twice, shook his hands, and walked towards the other end of the corridor. Turning his head, his eyes suddenly froze.

A familiar figure stood by the railing, perhaps waiting for someone.

He recognized her at a glance: Yao Beibei!

At this moment, she had both hands in the pockets of her padded jacket, seemingly gazing into the distance.

Jiang Nian remembered the humiliation of the afternoon, when Yao Beibei had mocked him with wild words. He looked left and right, then quickly walked over.

He raised a cold, semi-dry hand and reached directly into the back of her neck.

As half of his palm went in, Yao Beibei’s shoulders sharply recoiled.

“Ah!!”

She suddenly turned her head to look behind her and saw Jiang Nian pretending to pass by.

“Jiang Nian! Are you sick?!”

“Huh?” He looked up, feigning complete ignorance, “Are you talking about the person who just attacked you?”

“I saw him, that person ran upstairs.”

“You’re still pretending!” Yao Beibei gritted her teeth, thinking how shameless this guy was, “You… you’re a pervert!”

“Talk, I don’t like that.” Jiang Nian said, “Bro, you have gold on your neck, can’t it be cold?”

“I’m a girl!” Yao Beibei clenched her fist.

“I don’t believe it.” Jiang Nian’s first words almost made her furious, “Who made me someone with no comprehension of problems.”

Hearing this, Yao Beibei immediately felt guilty.

In the afternoon, she had indeed said something like that. But at the time, it was merely out of disdain for those two scoundrels showing off.

So she instinctively had the idea of suppressing them.

And now, karma had arrived.

Yao Beibei could only endure the shame, watching Jiang Nian leave completely unscathed.

Just you wait, you bastard!

After a while, the bell rang.

Zhang Ningzhi came out of the restroom; the queue had been quite long. Seeing Yao Beibei still there, she quickly washed her hands and hurried over.

“Let’s go.”

She linked arms with Yao Beibei, ready to return to the classroom for self-study.

“What’s wrong with you?”

“Don’t even mention it, I ran into your deskmate.” Yao Beibei took a deep breath.

“What did he do?” Zhang Ningzhi asked curiously.

“Nothing, he just didn’t do anything human.” Yao Beibei pulled her towards the classroom, “I’ll tell you next time, let’s go.”

“Oh, okay.”

The two girls jogged down the corridor, arriving at the classroom just in time.

For the third evening self-study session, the teacher on duty was Sister Qian.

The old woman entered the classroom with crisp footsteps and a beaming smile. As usual, she had someone open a window to ventilate for ten minutes.

“Today, two test papers will be distributed, okay? The class representative should go to the office to count them.”

Upon hearing this, the class immediately erupted in wails of lament.

Sister Qian still smiled, surveying the class. She strolled leisurely, the faint smile on her lips never fading.

Sixth group.

Li Hua covered his mouth with his hand and nudged Jiang Nian.

“Why is Sister Qian always smiling?”

Hearing this, Jiang Nian looked up and shouted directly,

“Teacher, Li Hua is asking why you’re always smiling. Did you pick up money on the road? If so, share some with him.”

“Because he is a student…”

Before he could finish speaking, he was directly choked by a horrified Li Hua.

“I’ll be damned!!”

The sound abruptly stopped.

The class was silent for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Sister Qian also laughed; the old woman had no sense of humor at all. Her expression changed in a flash, and she casually dragged Jiang Nian out.

In the corridor.

Sister Qian smiled, zooming in on a screenshot on her phone.

“Look closely, what was my score for Subject Two?”