Offering incense

The senior high school students have breakfast after morning reading and then continue with morning reading. But for the freshmen, it is still early and there are not many people in the cafeteria in the morning, just a few.

Zhou Xi sat on a bench in the cafeteria, his English book on the table, his chin resting on his head, his meal card and the breakfast ticket he had just swiped in his left hand, hesitant.

The steamed dumplings at the breakfast shop are good, but the enthusiastic auntie will force you to drink a cup of soy milk, which is really unnecessary.

Some passers-by stopped to look at her. Since she was a beautiful thing, they wanted to take a closer look.

Zhou Xi turned a blind eye, as she was used to it. However, occasionally there were one or two disgusting ones that made her want to roll her eyes.

The sun gradually rises from the horizon, full of vitality. Students rush to the classroom in groups for classes. Although they have to face the teacher's torture, the air is still filled with joy.

Zhou Xi had just arrived in the classroom and hadn't even finished the last bite of his bun when Xiao Xiaoyu ran over with an excited look on her face.

"Sister Zhou, have you seen Runtu's herd of wild otters?"

Oh, time to share gossip, Zhou Xi said silently in his heart.

"No." Zhou Xi didn't feel guilty at all. He frowned and drank some soy milk mixed with water, then continued with Xiao Xiaoyu's words, "What's wrong?"

The freshly ground soy milk from the old lady in town should have been sold out by now.

"We're just discussing the handsome boys and beautiful girls from the new class of high school! You don't know how many photos there are in the group now. Of course, many ugly ones dare to post them, polluting everyone's eyes."

"Oh, is there any result?" Zhou Xi understood and respected. Who doesn't love handsome men and beautiful women? But he was thinking about the class he was going to take today, and then he remembered something.

"No, wait a minute."

Zhou Xi casually wrote a few words on the blackboard, and threw the remaining piece of chalk into the box in a handsome manner. When she looked up, she met Youyu's eyes that seemed to want to chop her up.

Gao Liyang smiled wryly and took out the study guide: "My dear Sister Zhou, what are you doing?"

Zhou Xi smiled and said, "I just ran into Old Tang on the road. Who dares to disobey his orders?"

In order to protect the entire class, Old Tang would target her alone, make eye contact with her during class, and force her to answer questions. She would not be able to do the exercises in the morning.

"You asked me to?"

"Please, please, please, please." Gao Liyang didn't agree with the idea that a gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. A real man can bend and stretch.

Zhou Xi was satisfied and handed Gao Liyang what he had written earlier: "Where were you talking about just now?"

"Oh, this is the most exciting thing. The voices of the crowd, the most handsome and the most beautiful are all from our class!"

"Ah..." Zhou Xi changed his tone to express his surprise, and then set the stage for others to continue.

"Yeah?"

Zhou Xi sighed inwardly. This was not a good thing. This class would attract a lot of attention.

It would be best if some foolish person didn't set his sights on her.

"Yes, yes, um, Sister Zhou..." Xiao Xiaoyu blinked, "Since I'm telling you gossip, can you lend me your homework to help me study?"

"no problem."

Xiao Xiaoyu was also satisfied: "Ahem, let's continue the gossip. The Marshal is the one sitting behind you."

Xiao Xiaoyu felt a little resentful.

"Damn it! There weren't any new handsome guys taking my place in high school. Well, I'll just have to accept it. As for Brother Yang, although he lacks academic performance, he's not a natural talent, but he's still a bit smart and has some good looks. He's pretty good, so to speak. From kindergarten until now, he's always had suitors."

"I believe that within a short period of time, some young girls will not be able to control themselves, will be fascinated by him, and will fall at the feet of our Brother Yang!" Xiao Xiaoyu laughed gloatingly.

Then we can see Gao Liyang with a gloomy face as if he was owed 8 million. She will have to move a stool and be a spectator, comforting her wounded heart, gaining a wave of goodwill, and winning over a bunch of girls.

Holy shit, this feels so good! I'm the boss!

But it's still a bit regrettable. She thought there were a lot of handsome guys in this school, but after so long since school started, she hasn't seen any of them. She did make a lot of friends, though.

"Of course, of course, Brother Yang, I don't like it, brother, brother!"

Zhou Xi knew there was a story as soon as he heard it.

Of course Zhou Xi understood, though. After all, Gao Liyang's appearance also met her aesthetic standards. Furthermore, her temperament was the most stunning among the girls of her generation. She could be sunny and charming, or a graceful and elegant woman. Her character was perfectly captured.

Such a boy with excellent external conditions and good personality has his own halo and is the protagonist wherever he goes.

School has just started a while ago, but the charm she exudes has attracted a large number of young fans. Some people even send gifts to her without asking beforehand and just put them on her desk.

"Well, what about Da, Damei?" Zhou Xi didn't care much about the school hunk, but was more interested in who would be the most beautiful girl in the class.

"Damei, look, that's the girl with a high ponytail, Meng Qian." Xiao Xiaoyu pointed with her finger and drew a circle to encircle the dark head.

Meng Qian?

Could it be the stubborn girl Meng Qian she knew? She thought her memory was not bad, she still remembered things from her childhood, and she owed her a promise.

Zhou Xi looked in the direction she was in. Oh, she was in the front row, so he couldn't see her face. But looking at her back, she was tall and thin, with a very straight back and a high ponytail hanging down naturally. She looked like a very elegant woman.

Very likely.

"Oh, I'm so sad that Meng Qian's family is richer than mine. It's all my parents' fault for not working hard enough. They can't make as much money as other people's parents." Xiao Xiaoyu was quite regretful, and seemed to be showing off vaguely, with a flickering look in her eyes.

Xiao Xiaoyu was very conscious of being a socialite. She patted her chest and promised, "Wait, I'll find a chance to win you over."

Zhou Xi smiled: "Come on, you can do it."

"Hehe, but, Sister Zhou, I think you are great too, and your voice is no less than Meng Qian's!" Xiao Xiaoyu quickly gestured at Zhou Xi's face.

Zhou Xi was stunned for a moment, a little frozen. The sun was shining brightly outside the window. "Really? People say it would be better if I looked like my mom."

"Nonsense, you look good looking like dad too. Look at your great figure, tall and fair, with a pointed oval face. You can be sweet or salty, and your grades are so good. You're way better than me."

Xiao Xiaoyu likes to play with handsome guys and beautiful girls the most. She feels so proud when they are together!

Although some people say that she doesn't mind being treated as a background when standing with others, even though she is very beautiful, she doesn't mind it and is very happy to be a background.

So, Zhou Xi was the first person she decided to pursue since entering high school, and her recent interactions with him had her practically ecstatic. Her decision was absolutely right! She had found a truly amazing beauty!!!

"I heard that you got in with the first place in the high school entrance examination. You are too low-key!" Xiao Xiaoyu did not lower her voice. She was so disappointed in him that she pounded the table, making a loud bang.

What a strong man! Zhou Xi raised his eyebrows. Usually Xiao Xiaoyu acted like a weak and frail man, but he was actually a man who could uproot a weeping willow tree.

"Let me tell you, if I were you, my parents would probably be laughing their asses off. They'd be so proud of me they'd be hanging around me all day long, and they wouldn't abandon me and run off to a foreign country."

Zhou Xi didn't hear the hidden meaning in Xiao Xiaoyu's words. He lowered his eyes and his gaze fell on the watch on his right hand. The cloth strap was a little old and needed a replacement.

What kind should I change to?

I was asked about it, but did you find out about other things?

Let’s change it to a hippie and smiling Minion.

The past was like a crazy bomb, with the fuse sometimes long and sometimes short, playing tricks on Zhou Xi like a monkey.

The string must be kept taut. What if, what if, once it is relaxed, this thing will be like detonating the earth, blowing her up to pieces without leaving any traces. What should she do, with no place to laugh? Her soul will just float around, and she doesn't know when she can be reincarnated.

Zhou Xi's throat tightened and he wanted to say something, but he felt like he couldn't even fart. It was all old stuff, what was there to say?

Xiao Xiaoyu thought Zhou Xi was shy, so she didn't make things difficult for her: "By the way, it's my birthday next week, and I want to have a party. As my good friend, you must come!"

Zhou Xi agreed.

"Hey, classmate, come too. I'll send a message in the group chat then!"

Gao Yuanyuan was patted on the shoulder and looked up in surprise: "You invited me?"

"Yes, you are also a member of the class. Let's all come together to liven things up. Besides, you are Sister Zhou's deskmate, so please help me take care of her. You two should get along well."

"Okay, thank you."

“You’re welcome!”

"Oh, Sister Zhou, you don't know, I already have a plan for what to do when the time comes. I'll invite a lot of people together and then go..."

"Ding-ling-ling!"

The first class is Chinese.

It's boring, like listening to a sutra, it's mysterious and unfathomable, but I can't move, so I can only sit there and act like a statue.

Zhou Xi looked at the elderly Chinese teacher at the podium, who was lecturing on the article in the textbook in a serious manner.

Most of the time, the only voice in the classroom was the teacher's. The occasional soft sigh and the rustling sound of flipping books seemed to be the only response to the teacher.

"In this paragraph, the author contrasts stillness with movement..."

She also felt bored and sleepy, but she couldn't sleep in class like she used to. This school was too strict and the principal was often patrolling, so it was really hard to get by.

It also caused her to lose her balance. She had done so well in the recent class test that all the criticism was directed at her.

Sudden……

Zhou Xi felt someone poking him on the back with a pen, so lightly that it was almost imperceptible.

"What's up?"

Zhou Xi turned slightly to the side, with his legs apart, looking lazy, but his eyes were still on the podium, and the teacher's words also entered his ears.

Gao Liyang put his hands together and pressed them against his forehead. His sharp eyes softened. "Hey, desk mate, can you lend me a red pen?"

At such a close distance, Zhou Xi suddenly discovered a small mole at the corner of his mouth and looked at Gao Liyang suspiciously.

"Aren't you supposed to sleep in class? Why are you still listening?"

It wasn't that Zhou Xi suspected him, but Gao Liyang always greeted her before class and asked Zhou Xi to cover for him and help him keep an eye on him so that the teacher wouldn't find out he was sleeping.

Gao Liyang chuckled and lowered his voice: "I haven't slept with you many times, okay? I'm also a good student with good grades. You even remembered it from the table in front of me."

As they got to know each other better, Gao Liyang also knew that Zhou Xi had very good grades. Although she looked like a cocky and arrogant girl, she was still very easy to talk to. If he cut corners on his own homework, he would borrow her homework and kneel down to worship her.

Lu Zisheng and Xiao Xiaoyu were also his allies, and they always let him take the lead in communicating, because they thought it was more convenient to commit crimes at the tables in front or behind.

"He is indeed a good student." Zhou Xi said in an ambiguous tone.

Zhou Xi saw that Gao Liyang did quite well in his latest quiz, ranking 7th. So he was just lazy, not incapable of writing. But she had no right to persuade him to write. She was just a little annoyed. Her achievements were taken away for free?

However, I also blame myself for not being too lazy to refuse at the beginning, so people took it for granted later.

But when I think about it, it is much more interesting now than before. I can see them copying homework with their pens flying and talking passionately on the microphone.

She was forced to build her happiness on the suffering of others. She laughed happily, and although it was a little cruel, it gave her more motivation to do her homework.

Good people will have a peaceful life, Zhou Xi comforted herself, she has a heart of a bodhisattva, anyone who sees her will have to offer incense to her.

Gao Liyang tapped the table with the black pen between his fingers. "Hey, I really do listen carefully in class! Even though I always ask you to cover for me, it's not like I'm really asleep and can hear the teacher nagging. Not really!"

As he spoke, he leaned the book in front of him forward and motioned Zhou Xi to take a look.

Zhou Xi quickly glanced at Gao Liyang's book. There were quite a few words written with a black water-refill pen, but they were a little difficult to recognize when written backwards. It was cursive, but the strokes were strong and unrestrained.

"Nice handwriting, have you practiced?"

When she was a child, Zhou Xi's handwriting was very wild. She practiced square regular script and couldn't calm down. Zhong Yinan saw it, knocked her on the head and said that she didn't know how to restrain herself. At that time, she didn't understand the principle that handwriting reflects the character of the person.

"Ah? Oh, thank you, you have good taste. I think it's handsome too, but this is a wild font, I haven't practiced it systematically."

Gao Liyang had no guilt in praising himself. He would be unworthy of his reputation if he didn't brag about it.

But his brushes are not like that. They are all tamed, and the process is very exciting.

"No! You jumped to another topic so quickly that I couldn't catch up. Seriously..."

"Here." Zhou Xi reached into the pencil case, took out a red pen and handed it to him, interrupting him.

"Listen carefully in class." After saying that, he turned around and looked up at the blackboard intently.

Gao Liyang saw a flash of emotion in Zhou Xi's eyes, but he immediately regained his composure. He was so curious that he didn't have time to see clearly what it was.

The last sentence sounded very familiar. His junior high school math teacher often told him that his serious look and tone were exactly the same as his teacher's, and he had the talent to inherit his teacher's legacy.

"Yes, sir."

Evening Study

After Gao Liyang finished reading the magazine, he looked up and saw only a round head in front of him, with half of the body buried underneath.

Suddenly thinking of something, he took some effort to find the pen stuck in the Chinese textbook among the books on the table, and poked Zhou Xi.

"Hey, front table."

Zhou Xi turned his head listlessly, without saying a word, waiting for his next words.

"Here, I'm returning your red pen. Hey, what's wrong with you? You look like a wilted little cabbage." Gao Liyang asked, and laughed at him.

Zhou Xi: “…”

Absolutely a personal attack.

“Tsk.”

Zhou Xi suppressed his temper and didn't want to speak, but suddenly thought that Gao Liyang must understand Xiao Xiaoyu, and his eyes rolled.

"Do you know what Xiaoyu likes?"

Gao Liyang saw that Xiao Baicai instantly became lively and her eyes were fixed on him. Her eyes were pure and dazzling, and her thick eyelashes curled up, stimulating him...

I really want to pull it out.

"cough!"

He was a little overwhelmed and lowered his head in embarrassment: "That..."

"You guess it yourself." Gao Liyang replied randomly.

"You know her so well, you must know her. It's her birthday next week, and I don't know what to get her. Can you help?"

You better know.

I can't ask for help from others and return empty-handed. It was you who bumped into me first, Zhou Xi thought secretly.

It turned out to be Miss Xiao’s birthday, but he didn’t expect Zhou Xi to ask him, are they so familiar with each other?

However, the friendship between us who pass on homework, correct homework, and copy homework every day is stronger than gold, and it would be best if no one comes to break it up.

Gao Liyang casually arranged the books on the table and thought for a moment: "Actually, Miss Xiao has everything she needs except friends. She'll like anything you give her. The most important thing is the person."

"But I've already thought of a gift for her. It's nothing valuable, so just give it to her casually. Because whenever Lu Zisheng or I give it to her, she won't say anything good. She'll always say something black."

Gao Liyang looked up and glanced at Zhou Xi, who looked at him coldly without saying a word.

Uh, the sentence before that seems a bit nonsense, and the sentence before that seems a bit gloating. Is he angry?

Gao Liyang thought secretly in his heart, okay, she still needs to be coaxed, he can't lose her.

"She got her ears pierced during the summer vacation." Gao Liyang said suddenly.

Zhou Xi looked up quickly, and asked in confusion: "Give me earrings?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"Thank you." Zhou Xi said, turned around and lowered his head to do his homework.

He's easy to coax, but he's a heartless guy. He sends people away with just a thank you. He even helps an old lady cross the street and still says thank you.

Gao Liyang put away the magazine, suppressed his messy thoughts, took out the test paper from the desk, and lowered his head to start writing.

Damn, he lied.