Chapter 13 (2/2)

The person speaking was the cla.s.s president, Li Zhiyuan. I didn't know him very well, but it was common knowledge that he had a huge crush on Liu Jie. When Liu Jie gave me snacks last time, he'd turned red with anger, looking very comedic.

Li Zhiyuan's grades were very good, and he was often in the cla.s.s's top five. But he really liked to show off—every time he got a high score, it was as if he wanted nothing more than to shove his test paper in everyone's face. Even the people who scored in the top three for the entire grade didn't flaunt their results like he did.

I strolled to my desk, and Li Zhiyuan kept insulting me. ”Ah, what a shame. It looks like he also knows that his future is doomed and wants to stay in the cla.s.sroom for a bit longer. But, cla.s.smate Zhuang Feng, I heard that you're good at beating people up, so maybe you can go be a security guard. Rotting away and waiting to die isn't a bad way to go.”

I didn't care enough to pay him much attention and just thought he looked like a clown. But, Liu Jie couldn't take it anymore.

”Li Zhiyuan, shut up! I'm not letting you make fun of him.” Her voice was as vibrant as a songbird, even when she was yelling at someone.

”No, Jie, how am I making fun of him? Everything I said is true, a fiend like him won't count for sh*t in the real world, and you're—” Before Li Zhiyuan could finish, Liu Jie stomped over and slapped him across the face with a crack.

”…” Silence filled the cla.s.sroom. n.o.body had antic.i.p.ated that the normally gentle Liu Jie would have such a side.

Li Zhiyuan was stunned and tears quickly streamed down his face. ”Jie, how dare you hit me for him? This is too much!”

Then, he ran out the door, invoking laughter from his fellow cla.s.smates. It was rather amusing to see him cry from getting slapped by a girl.

Immediately after, a sweet-smelling breeze rushed to my senses. I lifted my head and saw Liu Jie in front of me.

She pursed her lips, and an expression of sadness appeared on her beautiful face. ”Zhuang Feng, can I have your number?”

”Eh, I don't have anything like that.” I hesitated. Though I wasn't the smartest guy, it was obvious that Liu Jie liked me a little. What happened before might've felt like sweeping the road to me, but to her, I was practically Prince Charming.

”Tch, you're lying. They said that you were the first one to ask for that lady's number. Do you hate me or something?!” Liu Jie puffed her cheeks. Her soft, little face was extremely cute.

Eh. What number, that's my Tangsao. I didn't feel the need to explain, but I was surprised at how fast Liu Jie had jumped to conclusions.

”I don't hate you.” Who doesn't like beautiful women? I felt that Liu Jie was a very pretty girl from the moment I stepped into this cla.s.sroom for the first time. She had a face like a porcelain doll, but I'd kept my distance since I didn't feel at ease with her as someone from the countryside.

Now that I had real feelings for Saozi, I had a solid reason not to mess around outside of home. Or else, how would I be any different from Tangge?

”Okay, then say you love me,” Liu Jie whispered with embarra.s.sment. Her expression was full of expectancy.

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