The male lead seemed to have remained silent since she appeared, and didn't even glance at her. This indifference made Ye Zhiwei feel uneasy.

The more Ye Zhiwei couldn't figure out Jiang Jianian's thoughts, the more upset she became.

She's lived two lives, so why can't she even understand the thoughts of a high school student?

Compared to Ye Zhiwei's cautiousness, Ye Yingying was much more unrestrained in front of Jiang Jianian. As the only character in the novel who could point at the male lead and curse him and still survive to the end, Ye Yingying directly clung to Jiang Jianian's arm and acted coquettishly, "Brother Jianian, if they really ask later, we'll just say that we wanted to get off the bus ourselves, okay?"

The boy, who had been keeping a low and somber mood with a gloomy look between his brows, suddenly smiled faintly. He spoke to Ye Yingying as if casually, yet also as if suppressing some emotion, "Whatever you say."

The whole process was absolutely amazing, leaving Ye Zhiwei in awe.

To see this big shot smile in my lifetime is truly amazing. The female lead is indeed the female lead; her ability to act cute is simply incredible.

Ye Zhiwei couldn't help but give the female lead a double thumbs up (666).

Ye Zhiwei felt that she had expressed her sincerity, apologized, and reached an understanding with the male and female leads. Now that the male lead seemed to be in a good mood after being coaxed by the female lead's coquettishness, she should leave the scene voluntarily.

The sensible Ye Zhiwei placed the fruit platter and bouquet on the table and left, showing great self-awareness.

After Ye Zhiwei left, Ye Yingying leaned close to Jiang Jianian and smiled ambiguously: "I've discovered a secret about Ye Zhiwei."

Jiang Jianian had no interest whatsoever.

Ye Yingying grew anxious, "Aren't you curious?"

"Not curious." A concise and straightforward answer.

Jiang Jianian wasn't sure, but Ye Yingying insisted. She smiled smugly and said, "When you went to the Ye family last time, she kept peeking at you. Today, when you got into trouble, she was more anxious than anyone else when she arrived. And also, she kept peeking at you just now. Even when she left, she was reluctant to leave and kept looking at you, as if hoping you would ask her to stay. She must like you."

After this minor incident, Jiang Jianian and Ye Zhiwei enrolled in school.

Ye Zhiwei is facing a new round of troubles and pain.

This pain began when Jiang Jianian entered Ye Zhiwei's class, and through her father's underhanded manipulation, the two became deskmates.

In the senior year of high school, teachers are very wary of such things in order to prevent students from falling in love early, and they worry that male and female deskmates will develop feelings for each other over time. Basically, deskmates are all of the same sex.

Ye Zhiwei became the only lucky girl in the class to sit next to a boy, and that boy was Jiang Jianian, who had been the center of attention since entering the school.

A top student transferred into the senior year science A class.

He's a top student and also incredibly handsome.

The handsome guy also fits the aloof and abstinent character archetype in romance novels.

Some junior girls couldn't resist sneaking peeks at Jiang Jianian. During break time, a junior girl from the next building huffed and puffed as she ran from the seventh floor to the building where Jiang Jianian was, and then huffed and puffed as she ran to the eighth floor, just to catch a glimpse of Jiang Jianian.

Sure enough, starting in high school, looks are everything.

Ye Zhiwei was still pondering how to remain calm and collected, seemingly unintentionally creating some distance between herself and the male lead, when the rumors began.

"Have you heard? Have you heard? Ye Zhiwei, a senior in high school, seems to like Jiang Jianian."

"Is there any need to say it? Jiang Jianian just transferred to this school and the two of them are already deskmates. With early dating being so strictly enforced now, which class still has male and female deskmates? It's obvious that Ye Zhiwei must have used some connections."

"Holy crap, as expected of Miss Ye, even when she's chasing a boy, she's so cool and domineering."

"I also want to be pursued by a beautiful woman like that."