Volume 1 Chapter 29 Shameless Trick

  "Nonsense, if you love someone, can't you just be true to your feelings? Auntie, can't you say something useful for once? Show me your expertise in love, I'm willing to pay for consultation! Just answer my two questions!" Jiang Xinrui shook her head and raised two fingers.

  "First: How can I reject Xiong Anan nicely so as not to affect your progress with Uncle An?"

  "Secondly: Should I tell Xia Zhige about it and see if he gets jealous and feels a bit threatened?"

  "The first question is free, the second one costs ten bucks." Jiang Xinyue also restrained her smile and stopped giggling. Was it because of her own reasons that she encountered this kind of trouble? ——Although this trouble looked very sweet, Jiang Xinyue understood Tangtang, she would think it was a burden.

  Listen carefully with rapt attention.

  "I think, this rejection thing, you do whatever you want, just remember that others being good to you is not wrong, that's all. If An Zhi Jie would reject me because of your rejection of An Ran, then it shows that this man isn't any good either."

  "Little aunt..." Warmed by Jiang Xinyue's shoulder, she leaned her head against it: "But this belated happiness of yours..."

  "If you're not happy, then what's the point of my happiness!" Jiang Xinyue knocked on Zhan Doudou's head. She had already done so much for herself, and this made her feel ashamed: "Just right, let's consider it a test of An Zhijie's character. By the way, I was attracted to him at first glance, but haven't had time to study his inner qualities yet?"

  "Ah, thank you Little Auntie, don't worry, I will gently reject Xiong An'an!" Zhan Zhu Zhu's mind had already begun to strategize, rejecting someone was an art too.

  "That's the second question, I think it's better to slow down first." Jiang Xinyue put forward a different view: "It is said that distance is the killer of love. What can you do even if you tell Xia Zhi? If he cares about you, he will be jealous, what can he do? Maybe he will just feel relieved and think that you finally have a good boyfriend chasing after you, then... you know..."

  No way... Jiang Xin Yue's analysis made her break out in cold sweat. Based on her understanding of Xia Zhi, she also thought that the final situation was very likely to happen, and maybe even Xia Zhi's brother would encourage her to bravely accept An Ran.

  Luckily! Luckily asked Little Auntie! Zhan Zhu Zhu was about to send an email. "Little Auntie, you're awesome!"

  "Help each other out!"

  Back in the room, Warbler immediately called Xia Liqiu and asked her not to say anything until she got a definite answer before putting down the phone.

  Turning on the computer, going online, writing emails - this work is as natural as eating and sleeping every day. Zhan was wandering around while logging into his email account, and then his eyes lit up.

  Xia's email to her brother!

  Uh, and there's also Xia Fei Han's email.

  She hesitated for a moment, her eyes lingering on the nickname "Leng Xiaoge" for two seconds before resolutely opening the email from "Benming Nanshen" upstairs - after all, rarity is precious! Xia Feichan's emails were significantly shorter than Xia Zhige's on average.

  "DD: I've received the gift, thank you, I like it very much. Lately, I've been following a new teacher to learn and also tried solo performances, have I neglected you guys a bit? Sorry about that. Fei Han said he saw you when he came back and it seems like you're being a bit disobedient again. How's your studying going? Is everything okay at school..."

  The following is omitted for two or three hundred words. Except for the first two sentences being slightly different, Xia Zhi's emails didn't have much new content - reporting on his own school and piano life in a straightforward manner, then asking about the well-being of the family at Warbler School in a similarly straightforward way, with excessive concern but insufficient closeness, and this tone was consistent throughout - as long as it was related to missing or thinking of someone, the object was always "you all", never a single "you".

  The warbler was a bit disheartened, scratched its head and sighed. It seems that Little Auntie was right, if she told Xia Zhi Gege that An Ran was pursuing herself, Xia Zhi Gege would probably encourage her to accept it.

  She has been pursuing for so many years, how can she still be so unsuccessful?

  For the first time, Zhan felt a strong sense of frustration. She had occasionally felt this way before, but usually seeing Xia Zhige's smile would automatically cure her. Now that Xia Zhige was far away in America, who could heal her wounds?

  Zhan's gaze locked onto the next email, let Xia Feihan be his punching bag for now!

  Open the email, four big red characters fill the screen: Mind your own business.

  It was late at night, and the war was startled. Well, dead summer is not cold, and it's still planning to crawl out of the computer in the middle of the night as Sadako? What's good for itself? She has always been very self-disciplined!

  "It's not cool in the summer! Go, go, go! If my heart disease is scared out, you'll be responsible for it in the next life! I'm doing well and sitting properly, mind your own business! Don't go around setting an example with your body! Mind your own business!"

  Just sent a simple email, I feel like going on QQ to scold him for a while to vent. But thinking about it, he's probably in class now, so it won't work anyway.

  Mainly, I'm not in the mood either. With Xiong An'an's pursuit, why does she feel an even greater sense of loss with Xia Zhige? Why can't love be as simple as "I like you, you like me", but instead it has to be "I love you, you love him"?

  Actually, Xiao Yini said everything right. Xiong An'an is a good boy and it's not wrong to like him, just like she likes Xia Zhi. But precisely because she experienced this inexplicable sadness with Xia Zhi's brother, that's why she doesn't want Xiong An'an to suffer too.

  Only those who have experienced it themselves know the helplessness of never being able to catch up with what's ahead. Being resilient and optimistic is not always a pleasant thing, and the surface-level strength and optimism don't mean that there's no sadness in one's heart. Just like now, just like on this night, I'm hugging my huge teddy bear tightly, lost in thought.

  Drifting off to sleep unknowingly.

  A new day starts with an energetic breakfast. As soon as I woke up, I saw Jiang Xinyue busily working in the kitchen.

  "Auntie, why are you up?" Zhan Daoda yawned and automatically took over the position of stirring the pot. What's going on? It looked chaotic, but it was just a pot of porridge.

  "That... I didn't think you'd be worried about such trivial things, and probably wouldn't even get up to make breakfast. I have to cook something for you first. That school of yours is really terrible, it's ruining the country's flowers."

  Zhan Zhan sniffled, feeling a bit moved as he looked at the woman wearing the same cartoon pajamas as him by the door. Although his aunt was often absent-minded and unreliable, her concern for him remained unwavering. "Aww, come on, I wouldn't mind about such trivial matters. From now on, we're still family, so you'll have to call me brother. Go ahead, go sleep your siesta, the kitchen is my territory. Look at those dark circles under your eyes, were you up all night again?"

  Zhan Zhan pushed Jiang Xinyue back into the room and returned to the kitchen, staring blankly at the pots and pans. Xiong Anan's sudden confession had left her a bit flustered - mainly because she had no experience with this sort of thing.

  Don't know how to accept, don't know how to refuse.

  Forget it, let's just pretend I didn't hear it.Maybe Xiong Anan is also regretting it.

  No need to attend morning exercises, Sheng did not go to school directly after getting off the bus and went straight to the classroom. The classroom was almost full. He put down his bag and sat in his seat as usual, but Xia Liqiu beside him suddenly exclaimed: "Ah!"

  Hurry up and back away, with a look of panic on his face.

  Zhan Zou was still in a daze, but as soon as Xia Liqiu spoke up, she instinctively stretched out her hand to block him behind her. Following Xia Liqiu's gaze, Zhan Zou saw that on the desk, there was a small snake coiled around it.

  Xia Lixiu's sudden cry also startled her classmates next to her, and everyone looked up to see what was going on. What could make the goddess known as "Gu Mu Pai" so flustered? Then there were more cries of surprise and whispers.

  The students stood up and bowed as a sign of respect, then put down their school bags.

  Snake... ...it's not that scary, after all these years as a mountain child, if you can't even recognize this ordinary snakehead, it would be a waste to be the son of a farmer in the mountains. What she found strange was that this desk was clearly not where this guy should appear, unless someone had moved it here on purpose.

  Who? Why scare Li Qiu?

  Even if she put a bamboo leaf in her own bed, she could tolerate the war, but she dared to use this despicable method on Li Qiu, and she would never forgive him.

  If you have the guts, come at her with this shameless trick. What a coward!

  Li Qiu's personality is almost impossible to make enemies, although he is not very enthusiastic towards others but always very kind and his behavior is well-behaved without any special features, unlike himself causing trouble everywhere. Such a Li Qiu, who would he provoke? Zhan Zhu Zhu suddenly thought of Li Qiu's majestic and domineering aura yesterday, the first time in his life that his words became arrows, hitting someone, isn't it obvious what happened? Zhan Zhu Zhu scanned the crowd with her eyes, stopping for a moment at Zhu Ling's position - wasn't she here this morning?

  Meng Kuoran yawned and opened his eyes from the pile of books, looked around to get a sense of the situation on the scene, then picked up a broom from the back corner, gently swept through the crowd, and stood beside Zhang Dandan.

  Zhan Zhan turned around and looked at him with a serious expression, couldn't help but burst out laughing, stretched out her thumb and index finger, made an "eight" shape, then made a small pincer gesture - grab snakes with a broom? Two fingers are enough.

  In the midst of everyone's astonished gaze, Waruwaru once again revealed his extremely abnormal side, his eyes fixed intently on the snake, his hand moving as fast as lightning, and in an instant he grabbed the snake's seven inches, amidst the girls' shrieks, he pulled it out.

  "Cut, it's dead," Zhan Zhuang still felt a bit regretful: "I was thinking of making a snake stew or something, what a waste."

  Within a radius of one meter around her, no one dared to get close, except for Xia Liqiu and Meng Kuiran.

  "Who likes this thing? Next time I'll catch a live one for you, sister!" Zhan Waro looked around with a smile that seemed carefree, but her eyes had lost their usual playfulness.

  Everyone has their own place of origin. As a female knight, Warudoru's mission is to protect Princess Ritsu Aki.

  "Let it go," Xia Lixiu said, maintaining a relatively calm attitude after her initial subconscious instinctive reaction.

  Plump Su Ye Qiu squeezed in from the back, holding a rag: "That... is it okay to wipe? Otherwise, I'll swap desks with you?"

  "Thank you," Xia Liqiu nodded slightly and took over the rag to wipe down his desk.

  "Come on, Li Qiu, let's go throw this thing away and wash our hands at the same time." Zhang Dandan shouted, she wanted to have a word with Li Qiu.

  Two people who had just entered walked shoulder to shoulder out, with the soft leather snake still swinging in Sheng's hand. As they reached the turning staircase at the door, Sheng suddenly turned his head and glanced back into the classroom, his unusually calm expression causing many people to lower their heads immediately.

  Everyone is a smart person. Although Douban classmates usually show the style of a silly big sister, but no one will forget that she also has another legendary battle.

  "Li Qiu, who do you think did it?" Zhan's eyes darted back and forth with a hint of artistry.

  Xia Liqiu felt that she had moved to the other side of the war, she was not afraid of that thing, but it didn't mean she could accept it. It's just that girls are naturally afraid of snakes and mice and so on. "I don't know."

  "Really no guts, just release a vegetable snake, and it's dead." Zhang Doudou still looked down on that person, really disgusting and timid: "Wait for me to catch a rattlesnake or something like bamboo leaf green and put it in her quilt."

  "Are there two kinds of snakes here?" Xia Liqiu asked with a scientific tone.

  "......Come on, Lì Qiū, isn't this the time to criticize my poor geography and biology skills?" Zhàn Rúrú gave a resentful glance at her good friend beside her. Fortunately, Lì Qiū wasn't really startled or anything was wrong with him, otherwise she would have had it out with that person. "Your whole family is full of academic achievers, do you even let others live?"

  Do you know how hard she's been chasing? She was originally a person with no great ambitions, only wanting to open a small restaurant, but didn't want to be too far away from them, so she worked so hard.

  But still can't catch up.

  "Zhan Chui's sister and Zhan Yi's brother also did very well." Xia Liqiu pointed out the problem calmly.

  "If it's not a problem with her genes, then it's a problem with her character. Zhan threw the snake into the trash can in a parabolic arc, then washed his hands: "Li Qiu, don't you think it was Zhu Ling who did this? The more I think about it, the more I realize that someone as good as you would only be envied and resented by her."

  "No evidence, no nonsense." Xia Liqiu had been with Zhan Doudou for so long and had seen many big scenes, so he shouldn't be bothered by such a small matter. "You also don't think about posting another one again, it's too eye-catching, others will guess it's you at once."

  She really thought so... Zhan Zhan sweat: "Is this the principle of striking first and suffering later?"

  "A small unexpected event, no need to take it to heart, just be careful with yourself." Xia Lixiu's temperament is naturally better off with one less thing to worry about.

  But Dan Ni is not someone who can be bullied by anyone.

  The dead snake incident hadn't even begun to unravel, and breakfast time had already arrived. To be honest, Wara Wara was still a bit uneasy about An Ran's reaction.

  The best scenario is that Xiong An himself regrets it later, so everyone will be happy and can still be good friends.

  Zhen put the lunchbox on the table and carefully observed everyone's expressions. Hmm, looking at it, it seems to be just like before after all.

  The only difference was that An Ran looked up at her with a serious expression, which was rare for him as he usually kept his head down while eating and only glanced at others out of the corner of his eye.

  But taking a look won't kill anyone, right? She couldn't see anything different with just one glance. Feeling that everything was normal, the tense and nervous Wara Wara relaxed, and a smile floated onto her face.

  Zhan Zhan smiled and the big tree and rice bucket opposite him also let out a sigh of relief, fearing that Da Zhan and An Ran would start fighting again like they did yesterday on the playground.

  When others confess their love, it's romantic; when they do it, it's perverted and violent.

  They went back to the dorm yesterday, wanting to interrogate him, but An Gongzi just kept his mouth shut and didn't say a word. Even they couldn't see any signs of confession or admiration, could it be another bet that none of them knew about?

  "Come on, come on! Let's have a meeting! There's an emergency today!" Warbler waved his hand, and except for Xia Liqiu and An Ran on the far left of the table, four people stretched their necks to gather in the middle, forming a diamond shape.

  Zhan Zhan simply recounted the dead snake incident in the morning.

  "What a nerve! Which psycho is this!" Da Shu classmate was the first to be indignant, bullying his heart's goddess ah!

  "Pay attention to your attitude! Pay attention to your attitude!" Zhang Dandan knocked on the table, then added: "As I guess, it's a goddess... with a mental illness."

  Add oil and vinegar to talk about what happened to Zhu Ling on the day of Liqiu yesterday.

  This is a battle between goddesses! The big tree and the rice bucket are staring at each other, this year's new students have two talents that are both talented and beautiful, every one of them is like a wolf-like brother who has heard of it.

  Two goddesses are at odds, and it's hard for men to intervene... This brief hesitation only troubled the two of them for a short while. Suddenly, Rice Bucket classmate slammed his hand on the table with a resolute expression: "That's too much!

  "Alright! I'll go fix it!"

  "Are you going to conquer with force or charm?" Zhan's eyes turned white as he glared at him, the fervor in his eyes wasn't just anger.

  Zhu Ling? An Ran thought of that three-dimensional beautiful face and passionate smile in his mind. This kind of thing, it doesn't seem like something someone as smart as her would do. He couldn't help but remind Zhan Zhu Zhu: "Are you sure? Won't you make a mistake?"

  "Who let an outsider attend our internal meeting? Angrily glared: "Xiong An'an! Which side are you on?! Are you in cahoots with her?! Hmph, it was because of your matter yesterday that I was insulted by her and suffered a shock today. You didn't even comfort us or offer any compensation for our emotional distress, yet you dare to speak up for her?! Has your conscience been eaten by dogs?! Return my breakfast! Go drink your porridge!"

  Zhan Zhan said as she did, stretching out her hand to take back the lunchbox. An Ran didn't know how this woman's face could change so quickly, and before he could even digest the severe criticism, he saw her hand reaching over.

  "Alright, I was wrong." Yan Ran suddenly changed from his usual silence and surprisingly nodded in agreement like a obedient little wife, his hand still tightly grasping Zhan Doudou's hand.

  Yesterday, he went back and studied it. He couldn't defeat the warlike War with brute force, so he could only use gentleness to overcome strength. His personality was not like Xia Zhi's, born warm and gentle, so his strategy was to just go along with it, using his strong tolerance to move her.

  I don't know if I'm petrified or not, but everyone else is already petrified.

  By the way

  Bully us Li Qiu goddess, go die go die go die!

  Our family's tall, mighty and proud Anan's shoes are a perfect match for the gentle and obedient little daughter-in-law. I didn't expect this, haha! From now on, our classmate will have a true rival in love! A bright and upright one who treats her well! Let's give Anan a round of applause!