chapter14

  He Sheng and Yuan Zhi are now in the same school, although they are in different grades, but the road to and from school is the same. Wu Aunt asked Yuan Zhi to let He Sheng follow them, but he often ignored her, every day either walking ahead of He Sheng or deliberately falling behind. Wu Aunt felt quite helpless, thinking that after the last incident, the relationship between the two would ease up, but it seems she was overthinking. He Sheng herself didn't care, anyway, she's used to being alone.

  The school is very big, but even if it's bigger, there will be times when they coincidentally meet, it's just a matter of how many times. Yuan Zhi often wouldn't even bat an eye, as if he really didn't recognize her at all. He Shuang was sensible and never greeted him either. On the other hand, He Shou would make eyes at her, but it was always secretly.

  It's also possible to meet on the bus after school, and this is when there are the most people. He Song and Chen Jiayin mostly stand at one side of the bus swaying back and forth on their way home.

  Yuan Zhi occasionally took the same car as them, and there were always girls following him. With so many people in the car, he was unscrupulous and flirted with the girls, laughing and joking. Once, He Sheng even saw him putting his arm around someone's waist and secretly kissing her.

  Chen Jiayin also saw it that time and whispered to He Song: "That senior boy is really bold!"

  He Shuang took another stealthy glance, and the two had already separated, but their bodies were still stuck together. She also whispered: "It's all because they're too good-looking."

  Chen Jiayin nodded in agreement, "He's more handsome than anyone I've ever seen, even more so than women."

  They took the same car, but got off at different stops. Yuan Zhi often didn't return home until very late, and He Sheng had no idea where he went, but probably wasn't up to anything good.

  It won't be long before the school sports meeting, He Sheng and Chen Jiayin participated in the relay race. Chen Jiayin ran the last lap, at that time the heat was terrifying, half a day had passed and everyone was a bit dizzy. At the last lap, Chen Jiayin fell, and their ranking instantly dropped to the bottom. They didn't have much contact with other classmates in the class, so except for the enthusiastic He Sheng, only one or two class cadres who were responsible came forward to check on Chen Jiayin's condition, while others chose to watch from a distance.

  He Sheng helped Chen Jiayin, who was panting and covered in dust, to her feet. Both of her knees and palms were scraped. He Sheng brushed off the dust on her clothes and asked, "Are there any other places that hurt from the fall?"

  "No."

  "Can you walk?"

  "Can."

  He Shuang took her out of the crowd and said, "Go wash up in the restroom."

  "Hmm!" Chen Jia-yin raised her hand and hung it on her body, "I'm so scared that I almost peed."

  Others were preparing for the next match, no one noticed these two people, they went to the last teaching building, where there were fewer people and it was quiet, and they could rest and chat well.

  Halfway through, Chen Jiayin spoke up: "When I reached the finish line, that woman Lu Shanshan was standing in front of me. Do you know what she said?"

  "What did you say?"

  "She can fall over just by running, and she was supposed to be the first one. Chen Jiayin turned her head in anger, "Hmph, is this something a human would say? She can't even sweep the floor without shouting 'Aiyo, I'm tired, help me out!' and yet she has the nerve to criticize others?"

  Lushan is the art committee member of their class, her academic performance isn't that great, but she's pretty and comes from a wealthy family, so whether it's people trying to curry favor with her or admiring her beauty, there are plenty of them, therefore what she says carries weight in the class.

  "When she didn't hear it." He Sheng said: "Anyway, we don't get along with her either."

  Chen Jiayin nodded, "Who would have thought of hitting on her? I think those people following her around are blind."

  After passing the corridor and turning a corner, it's just the toilet. The two of them chatted idly as they walked, only to discover when they were about to reach the toilet door that there was someone standing in front of them, and it was not an unfamiliar person.

  Chen Jiayin and He Sheng looked at each other, paused for a moment, then continued walking. They had already arrived, so there was no reason to stand by the door and not go to the bathroom.

  "He Sheng, wait for me for a moment, I'll be right out."

  "Good."

  Chen Jiayin walked in alone, while on the other side, Yuan Zhi was still leaning against the wall with one hand in his pocket and the other holding a cigarette, exhaling smoke rings as he lowered his head, making it impossible to discern his expression through the haze.

  He Shuang took a few steps forward, slightly furrowed his brow, and hesitantly asked in a low voice, "Why are you smoking?"

  Yuan Zhi raised his eyes and glanced at her carelessly, then deliberately sucked in a mouthful of saliva and spat it onto He Song's face. As she suddenly coughed uncomfortably, he smiled and provocatively raised his chin, "I'd be delighted."

  He Sheng covered his nose, furrowed his brow even tighter and said in a low voice: "It's bad for the body."

  "Who are you? Mind your own business!" Yuan Zhi glared at her, pretending to raise his hand to hit her. Seeing He Sheng shrink his neck, he put his hand back in his pocket with a satisfied smile, "Idiot."

  He flicked the cigarette, stomped it out, and then glared at her with a superior attitude before walking away. The white short-sleeved school uniform hung loosely on his slender frame, but when the wind blew, it clung to his body, outlining his perfect lines, making the tall and handsome boy look even more elegant.

  He Sheng watched as the person disappeared from view before turning his head to stare at the yellow cigarette butt on the ground. After a while, he bent down to pick it up and threw it into a nearby trash can.

  Chen Jiayin came out to see Yuan Zhi walking away, let out a long sigh of relief, and stroked her chest, saying: "I didn't expect to run into this person here, I got nervous as soon as I saw him."

  He Sheng looked at her, "Why?"

  "He's too good-looking, and he's very famous in our school, many girls like him."

  He Sheng nodded slightly as if he understood and didn't understand at the same time, "You also like him?"

  Chen Jiayin's eyes widened suddenly, as if she had been frightened, and she shook her head repeatedly, "How is that possible!"

  "Isn't it just excitement when you like someone?"

  "Really?" She smiled foolishly, her two dimples appearing and disappearing, "Whenever you see a beautiful stranger of the opposite sex, you get nervous, it has nothing to do with whether you like them or not, don't you?"

  He Sheng thought for a moment and shook his head, "No way!"

  "Don't you see Yuan Zhi is not nervous?"

  "It won't, it's just that I'll be a bit scared." But the fear now is different from before. Before, I thought he was a bad person and was afraid he would harm me. Now, I know he looks tough but actually won't do anything to hurt me.

  Chen Jiayin said: "Isn't it different? It's also tense!"

  "No, being afraid and nervous are different."

  "It's obviously the same."

  "It's really different."

  The two of them discussed this issue for a whole day.

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