Chapter 12

An Huainan returned to his dorm in a good mood. He didn't expect Fang Zhao to finish the books he had chosen, but it was enough to give her something to do. Besides, reading more economics books would be a good idea for a rainy day.

Of course, in An Huainan's eyes, this "emergency" refers to what would happen if one day Fang Zhao took charge of the family's finances.

————Ahem, An Huainan was indeed thinking too far ahead.

He walked into the dormitory with a pile of books and had to kick the door open. Chu Jingjing was washing her face behind the door. She heard a "duang" sound and saw a pile of books "floating" in.

"Zhaozi, are you robbing the bookstore?"

Chu Jingjing took down a few books on the shelf and took a look at them. She looked gossipy and asked, "Are you planning to study finance in college? But since you like money so much, maybe you'll have a bright future if you study this major."

"Isn't it no secret that I like money?"

Fang Zhao wailed. She thought she had hidden it well.

"But the types of books you buy span a wide range. How do you have a foundation in literature?"

Chu Jingjing flipped through the books and picked out a literary work. "Lend me this one for two days. You can take the others."

Rolling her eyes, Fang Zhao resigned herself to throwing the books one by one onto the upper bunk, then she climbed up and stacked them up bit by bit. After she was done, she lay exhausted on the bed, not wanting to move at all.

"You bought some fish sandwiches, they smell so good."

Xue Qingxue came back after washing up and saw Fang Zhao lying lazily on the bed. She could not remember the last time she was in the dormitory during her lunch break.

"Take it if you want to eat it."

Fang Zhao reached out and took the fish pancake from the pile of books and handed it to Xue Qingxue.

"It's rare that Zhaozi is willing to go back to the dormitory to sleep."

"However, Zhaozi, you can tell us about your study methods. After all, your grades have improved so quickly, it's a miracle in the academic world."

Xue Qingxue lived in the lower bunk of Fang Zhao. She put away her toiletries and stood in the middle of the dormitory teasing Fang Zhao.

"That's right, Zhaozi, if you have a good method, you can't hide it. You have to know that your enemy is the 'thousands of troops' you can't see, and the people in our dormitory are all 'allies'."

Ding Lan also came back and immediately joined the dormitory's "lunch chat time".

"The method is," Fang Zhao paused. The method is that she has read all this knowledge once. Now, she can be regarded as an old senior student in the 'repeater class', but no one would believe what she said.

"The method is to read the textbook twice."

“Does it really work?”

Chu Jingjing has an expression on her face that shows she is studying seriously.

"It really works." Fang Zhao nodded seriously. After all, she had heard many top students say this before, so quoting top students was a sure thing.

On Saturdays every other week, after the first class in the afternoon, we can go home for the holidays. Everyone is a little excited for a while.

The windowsill of the classroom and the empty tables at the back were piled with large and small bags of clothes, bed sheets, quilt covers, etc. that needed to be taken home for replacement.

Although the class started earlier than 1 p.m., no one felt sleepy at all and was very excited.

"Quiet, quiet!"

The biology teacher is a short, plump, middle-aged woman with a round face. She speaks softly and is very cute.

She stood on the podium with Little Bee and shouted several times before she was able to suppress this group of "Monkey Kings".

"Everyone, be patient. If this class goes by quickly, you can all go home early."

"yeah!"

There was a burst of cheers in the classroom.

"Quiet, quiet!"

***

"Zhaozi, how are you going home?"

After finishing the class with great difficulty, Xiaoqian was not in a hurry to go home. She made an appointment with Liu Xuefeng to go for a stroll in the county town first.

"I'll go back by minibus."

Because there were so many parents coming to the school gate to pick up their children, and after missing his mother perfectly several times, Fang Zhao decided to take the bus to the village entrance by himself every time he had a holiday, so as to save his mother the trouble.

"Don't you want to go out for a walk with your Huainan?"

"It's not 'my' Huainan yet."

Fang Zhao denied it.

Wen Bo originally wanted to wait until everyone left and find a suitable time to have a good chat with Fang Zhao. Besides, he was a day student and didn't have much to pack.

Unexpectedly, I heard Xiaoqian teasing Fang Zhao, and for a moment I felt a little uncomfortable.

"Fang Zhao."

Wen Bo suddenly came out and called her. Fang Zhao stopped packing her things while standing on her seat and looked down at him with some confusion.

As far as I can remember, Wen Bo rarely called her name and rarely took the initiative to chat with her.

"What's wrong?"

Wen Bo looked into her eyes, which were pure and clear, without the flattering look of the past.

"Would you like me to walk you a little way?"

The minibus boarding point is some distance away from the high school entrance, and it takes about a quarter of an hour to walk. Fang Zhao is carrying a lot of bags, so it is really inconvenient.

"No, thank you."

Fang Zhao didn't want to have too much involvement with him, so he simply refused.

After a short delay, most people in the classroom had left.

Fang Zhao carried his schoolbag and the bed sheets and quilt covers that needed to be changed and walked towards the minibus.

An Huainan was anxious to go to the hospital to take care of his mother, so he took leave and went home this morning.

In order to avoid Fang Zhao worrying, An Huainan did not tell her.

As Fang Zhao walked on the road, he always felt that this guy would suddenly jump out from somewhere, then naturally take the package from his hand and walk with him for a while.

But when they almost reached the minibus boarding point, there was still no movement, and Fang Zhao still felt a little disappointed.

"Fang Zhao, can we talk?"

Well, An Huainan didn’t follow, but Wen Bo did.

The street was bustling with people, all students carrying large and small bags, anxious to go home. There were also a few people like Tong Fangzhao, waiting for the minibus at the platform.

Although Wen Bo's appearance is not as good as An Huainan's, he is still quite outstanding in the entire Wangshan High School.

As soon as he said this, several curious students looked over here.

"What are you talking about?"

Fang Zhao was a little impatient. Why was this person circling around him like a fly?

"Let's talk about your attitude towards me recently." Wen Bo held the handlebars with both hands, his tall body leaning slightly against the bicycle, looking clean and handsome.

"You really don't like me anymore?"

In a word, he successfully attracted everyone's attention in the crowd.

After all, this is at the entrance of a high school. Anyone who dares to talk about feelings so blatantly must be either stupid or mentally ill.

Fang Zhao really didn't like discussing such private matters in public, but now that he was being held hostage, he had no choice but to respond. However, it was better to talk it out, to avoid getting entangled and wasting their feelings.

"Yes, I was ignorant before and disturbed you. I apologize to you and I won't do it again in the future."

"How do you know it's a disturbance?"

Wen Bo suddenly became anxious.

"I like you, but you don't like me. This is just a nuisance to you." Fang Zhao sighed and simply said it more bluntly.

After all, she has lived ten more years, so she has become indifferent to some things.

The students around them had never heard such explicit words except in romance novels or TV dramas. They were all shocked for a moment, and their gossipy eyes swept over the two of them.

"Besides, I couldn't really say I liked you before, I just had a good impression of you, and now that good impression has disappeared. As a student, I think we should focus on our studies. We can talk about relationships after we get into university. I don't want this incident to affect our future together."

"When you were with An Huainan, didn't you consider the impact it would have on your future?"

A feeling of jealousy rose from the bottom of Wen Bo's heart. They were all excuses.

The curious were relatively unfamiliar with Fang Zhao, but they had heard of the name 'An Huainan', a liberal arts student. Could this be the rumored 'confidante' of the liberal arts student? Not to mention, she was pretty.

Suddenly, more people were looking at him from all around.

Fang Zhao didn't expect him to mention An Huainan and was a little stunned.

"An Huainan is different from you."

After saying this, the minibus arrived at the station. Fang Zhao said nothing more and walked in with her bags. She didn't want to get too entangled with Wen Bo.

An Huainan is different from you.

How is it different?

Is it just because An Huainan’s academic performance is better than his?

This was the first time in Wen Bo's more than ten years of life that he felt lost, but this loss was beyond his control.

Liking someone is destined to be a lonely journey, because your love for him will not change with his choice. You can only hope that the other person will have a little sympathy for you.

An Huainan rode his bicycle, controlled by his emotions, and almost crashed into passing vehicles.

"You don't have eyes!"

After a sharp brake, a car driver opened the window and cursed.

Wen Bo ignored him and walked home without saying a word.

On the minibus, Fang Zhao quietly looked at the bustling street market outside.

How could An Huainan be the same?

He is a gifted child who can sleep with his eyes closed and be admitted to Peking University no matter how big the problem is at home.

To An Huainan, I am just an episode in his life.

It's just dispensable.

His brilliance was enough to make an insignificant person like her hide in the shadows. How could it affect his brilliance?

Yes, An Huainan is too dazzling.

How could she be worthy of him?

A bitter smile appeared on Fang Zhao's lips.

She still remembered the day she broke up with An Huainan during her sophomore year. It rained heavily in her city and she didn't even have time to pack a few clothes before stumbling to the train station.

She had lost her mind at that time, she just wanted to see him.

But when she stood outside his school, she couldn't get through to him on the phone.

The rain stopped, but the gloom in her heart was just beginning to gather.

She felt a little annoyed. Why did she have to wait until they separated and he would no longer be around her before she realized that he had penetrated into her bones?

All the time I had before was wasted on someone who was not worthy.