Chapter 16

The chemistry teacher on the stage was still talking, but Shen Yuqing in the audience suddenly stood up.

The tables and chairs made a harsh noise because the owner suddenly stood up.

The chemistry teacher's voice suddenly stopped, and he looked at his favorite student in surprise.

"Xiao Shen, what's wrong?"

Xiao Shen is the nickname given by several teachers to Shen Yuqing, who is ranked first in the grade.

Every time when no one answered a question in the middle of class, everyone in Class 1 (4) knew that "Xiao Shen" was about to be called up again.

The larger the class number at Jincai, the better the students' grades. Classes 11-18 are Jincai's ace classes - the competition classes.

Every student will take a placement test within one month of enrollment, and the class assignment is based on the results of that placement test.

Different from the competition class, the atmosphere in Class 1(4) is more active.

Shen Yuqing was not only the top student in his grade at Jincai, but also the top scorer in the 16th Xijing City High School Entrance Examination.

He was supposed to be in the competition class and have nothing to do with them, but because he missed an exam, he was accidentally assigned to Class 4, so everyone paid a lot of attention to him.

Seeing the top student in the class suddenly stand up, everyone looked over.

Shen Yuqing glanced at the grasshopper on the table, then looked at the back of Xia Ruirui's head, his eyes so hot that they almost roasted her.

Shen Qingli, who was standing diagonally in front of her, witnessed everything, swallowed nervously, and the hand under the table gently poked her waist.

Just now, a grasshopper jumped in from the window, but within two seconds, Xia Ruirui caught it from the windowsill and put it on the table of Shen Yuqing behind her.

She was also distracted just now, so she saw it clearly.

Her original intention was to remind Xia Ruirui to stop when she was done, but who knew that her good friend pretended to be indifferent and looked at her innocently.

Shen Qingli: "..."

The chemistry teacher in front of him saw that his favorite student was silent and thought that he was not feeling well. He repeated, "Xiao Shen, what's wrong?"

Seeing that the chemistry teacher was about to come down to take a look, Xia Ruirui pretended to be surprised and glanced back at Shen Yuqing's desk, her tone full of sincerity.

"It's okay, teacher. A grasshopper ran onto Xiao Shen's desk and scared him."

As she said this, she released the grasshopper out of the window with her bare hands, and then closed the window solemnly.

“…” Her acting skills are worthy of an Oscar winner.

Shen Yuqing still didn't say anything, but just looked at someone who was directing and acting herself with a faint look, without exposing her. His face returned to its original calmness, and he sat down calmly.

The chemistry teacher at the podium looked at the two of them doubtfully. He wanted to continue talking, but then he forgot where he had just left off.

He looked at Shen Yuqing in the back row: "Xiao Shen, where was I just now?"

"The second chemical property of strong acid." Shen Yuqing replied without raising his head.

"Oh, yes."

The students who thought they could see a big show: "..."

The chemistry teacher on the stage continued to talk, and Xia Ruirui turned her head again while the teacher was writing on the blackboard.

"I'm sorry." Although she said sorry, her eyes were full of 'I did it on purpose.'

Shen Yuqing glanced at her lightly and moved his face a little closer.

"Xia Ruirui, aren't you just angry because you didn't get my phone number?"

She nodded without thinking: "Yes."

“…”

Shen Yuqing didn't expect her to be so honest. He thought that after he exposed her little thoughts, she would give up.

He underestimated her cheekiness.

His peripheral vision caught sight of a figure approaching outside the window. He curled his lips and looked at her with a look of blazing seduction: "Then take out your phone. Add me now, and I'll agree when I get home for the holidays."

Hearing this, Xia Ruirui smiled happily and touched his pencil case affectionately: "You are so kind."

“…Go quickly.”

Xia Ruirui chuckled and turned around, taking out her cell phone from a small bag deep in the hole in the table.

Before her phone could even warm up, it was snatched away by a hand behind her.

She was about to ask Shen Yuqing what was going on when she saw the dean's dark face behind her.

“…” Xia Ruirui pursed her lips and looked at Shen Yuqing with a cold look in her eyes.

Shen Yuqing held his chin and looked at her, rarely looking in a very good mood.

Shen Qingli, who witnessed everything again: "..."

She didn't have to attend the next classes, and Xia Ruirui stayed in the dean's office for the entire afternoon.

After writing the last word of her self-criticism, she rubbed her wrist, looking hopeless.

After leaving the office, she returned to the classroom like a frost-bitten eggplant. Shen Yuqing glanced at her indifferently.

Xia Ruirui returned to her seat and turned to look at him.

He turned a page in the physics competition booklet in his hand and glanced at her complacently.

It was dinner time and they were the only two people in the classroom.

Xia Ruirui held down his hand that was turning the pages, preventing him from reading. Seeing this, Shen Yuqing stopped reading and closed the book, looking at the instigator.

He thought she was going to question him about his phone, and he had already thought about how to respond.

Unexpectedly, the other party did not play by the rules at all, and what he said made him think he had heard it wrong.

Shen Yuqing looked at her in surprise: "What did you just say?"

"I'm telling you..." Xia Ruirui said word by word, "Is the phone number you just gave me real or fake?"

"..." Shen Yuqing sneered and couldn't help but sneered, "What do you think?"

She really thought about it and said, "I don't know."

"Then give me one more time." After saying that, she stretched out her palm in front of him.

"I've already given it."

“…”

Although she felt a little unhappy about being teased, she just liked the feeling of energy from Shen Yuqing.

She just falls for this kind of thing. It's boring if it's too easy.

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Xia Ruirui touched the outer wall of the Little Yellow Building and felt a lot.

In fact, she still didn’t know whether the mobile phone number Shen Yuqing gave her at the time was real or fake.

Because after the dean took the phone away, he never asked for it back...

But she remembered that she had written down Shen Yuqing's phone number in the address book of that phone.

After their relationship eased in their second year of high school, she got his contact information. She asked him this question on the phone at that time, but no matter how she asked, he refused to tell her.

Xia Ruirui always felt that Shen Yuqing must have cheated and gave her a wrong mobile phone number.

Later I almost forgot about it, but now when I think about it it’s like a feather hanging on my heart, making me feel itchy.

She turned around and was about to go to the school's wishing well, but was stopped by a figure.

After looking at each other for a while, they both recognized each other.

"Xia Ruirui?"

"Brother Qiang?" Realizing she had called the Dean of Studies by a nickname, Xia Ruirui quickly spat, "Dean of Studies."

Brother Qiang was the nickname given to him by his class, and somehow it got passed down.

He himself knew that his students called him Brother Qiang behind his back.

Apart from a few strands of silver hair on his head, the headmaster looked exactly the same as he did back then, especially his eyes, which were still as ferocious as ever.

Seeing that Brother Qiang also recognized her, Xia Ruirui was obviously very surprised.

Nearly ten years have passed, and he still remembers me.

"Dean, you actually still remember me." She said with the same playful smile as before.

The Dean snorted coldly upon hearing this and waved his hand at her: "You're the first person in my twenty years of service to tear up a self-criticism on the podium, not to mention ten years."

"..." Xia Ruirui discovered that the feeling was different when she heard it from the headmaster and from her classmates.

Even after so many years of graduation, she still felt nervous when Brother Qiang opened his mouth.

She opened her mouth and uttered dryly, "My pleasure."

The Dean of Studies relaxed his brows upon hearing this and asked about her recent situation. Then, thinking of something, he asked, "Do you still have your phone with me?"

Xia Ruirui nodded in surprise, and was brought to the dean's office in a daze.

Looking at the drawer full of cell phones, she was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth.

"It's been so many years, and you haven't thrown it away yet?"

"When you graduated, you were the only ones who didn't ask me for a cell phone."

"I guess I forgot."

Brother Qiang looked at her speechlessly: "Do you remember which one is yours?"

Xia Ruirui couldn't remember what the mobile phones looked like at that time. After looking around, she found a mobile phone with a small card of Keigo Atobe attached to it.

After so many years, I can still see people who like Xiaojing.

She looked at it curiously for a few more seconds, and only when she took it in her hand did she realize it was hers.

The small card was also posted by her back then.

She held the phone in her hand, feeling excited as if she had found it again. She looked at the dean and said thank you sincerely.

She never thought that after ten years, the phone could still be found.

After getting the phone, the two chatted in the office for a long time. In the middle of the conversation, Xia Ruirui looked at her watch and saw that it was already past five in the afternoon.

Thinking that she had a blind date at six o'clock, she suggested leaving.

Before leaving, the dean didn't forget to gossip with her.

"Xiao Xia, when are you and Xiao Shen getting married?"

Hearing Shen Yuqing's name, Xia Ruirui laughed, but did not spoil the fun by saying that they could never get married.

He just said that if they got married, they would definitely invite him to be the witness at their wedding.

To some extent, Brother Qiang also witnessed the whole process between her and Shen Yuqing.

When the dean heard that two of his students from that year were getting married, his originally serious expression softened a lot.

"Then I'll wait for your good news."

"Okay."

After saying goodbye to the dean, Xia Ruirui did not continue to tour the school, but left directly.

Seeing that the agreed time was approaching, she deliberately jogged two steps before rushing to the milk tea shop opposite the school.

When she pushed the door open, there was no man who looked like he was here for a blind date, except for a few children.

She just found a seat and sat down.

She looked at her watch and it was only 17:45. It was still early, so she ordered two more cups of milk tea from the waiter.

After paying the bill, she sat down in her seat and took out her old cell phone from her bag and fiddled with it.

Xia Ruirui turned on the phone with the idea of ​​giving it a try, but was pleasantly surprised to find that the phone from ten years ago could still be turned on normally, except that the battery was a little low.

The image of Shen Yuqing’s still somewhat immature face and his venomous appearance at the time instantly emerged in his mind.

She nervously opened the address book, and without having to look for it, the first one was Shen Yuqing's number.

She took out her current phone and dialed the number.

“Beep—beep—”

"Hello, who is this?"