Chapter 33

On the weekend, Lin Li stared blankly at her phone.

LaLaLa: Tong Yao, wanna come out and play?

Spicy Spicy Spicy: Are you there?

Tong Yao did not reply to his message until Monday morning.

Lin Li was tidying up her scarf in her room when her phone rang. She picked it up and saw a message from Tong Yao.

"My phone was dead, so I didn't notice."

So that's how it is. Lin Li didn't delve into it further.

Looking at Tong Yao's profile picture, Lin Li remembered to ask, "Was it your mother who brought you here again today?"

After the physical education exam, Tong Yao never took the bus again; she was picked up and dropped off by car every day.

Lin Li was a little disappointed.

T: I estimate that will be the case for the next few months.

T: I'm leaving.

Seeing Tong Yao's profile picture go black, Lin Li curled her lips unhappily.

He turned around and took the black bag hanging on the wall.

_

Lin Li, carrying a schoolbag and a black bag, walked into the classroom and saw Tang Yue leaning on the desk, admiring a photo.

When Lin Li arrived, Tang Yue proudly handed him the photos, saying, "These were taken that day, and I've developed them."

Lin Li took it; it was a photo of the two of them hugging on the day of the physical exam.

Looking at the photo, I felt a sweet warmth in my heart. In my previous life, the two of them didn't even have a proper photo together.

This seems to be their first group photo besides their graduation photo. We have to thank Tang Yue for this. Happiness is hard to capture because it comes so unexpectedly.

"Thank you, I'll treat you to dinner another day."

"I want an all-you-can-eat steak!"

"middle."

Lin Li smiled and agreed, carefully tucking the photo into the book as if hiding a sweet secret. He sat down by the door, and not long after, he saw Tong Yao arrive late, carrying her schoolbag.

Once she was seated, Lin Li almost impatiently pushed the book in front of her, gesturing for Tong Yao to open it.

Upon seeing this, Tong Yao's expression changed.

Upon opening the document, my gaze fell upon the photo. I was startled at first, and then my ears turned red at a visible speed.

She slammed the book shut as if she'd been burned, glared at Lin Li with a hint of annoyance, and tossed the book back onto his desk.

"This is our first photo together! You don't appreciate it at all!" Lin Li hurriedly caught it and hugged it to her chest, feeling wronged.

Upon hearing this, Tong Yao's expression froze almost imperceptibly for a moment before returning to its usual cold state.

"Go sit by the back door." Her voice was completely flat.

"Why?" Lin Li lay on the table, trying to deny it.

"I'm not going."

"Why?" Tong Yao repeated his words sarcastically, her eyes looking at him so cold that they sent chills down his spine.

Lin Li racked his brains but couldn't figure out what he had done wrong. In the end, he resigned himself to his fate and obediently moved the table and chairs to sit by the back door.

After the school bell rang, Lin Li sat by the back door, looking around at the empty room. Bored, she quietly lowered her head and pulled out that photo again. The soft light enveloped the two people embracing, and the girl's shy profile was clearly visible.

Tang Yue did indeed take very good photos.

But why doesn't she like it?

Lin Li pondered it carefully.

His gaze unconsciously swept across the lower left corner of the photo, and then his eyes stopped.

Although only the back of a phone and half a head are visible in the photo, it is clear that the person's camera is pointed directly at them.

The photographer's head was partially visible, showing only his forehead and the buzz cut on the top of his head—clearly, he was a boy.

"So it wasn't Cheng Yu who took the picture?" Lin Li's heart skipped a beat.

But then I thought about it again and realized that wasn't right.

"What if she gets a buzz cut?" The thought popped into his head, but he didn't think it was anything outrageous.

I remembered asking Cheng Yu when we played basketball last time. She said her new class was Class 2 downstairs.

"I'll go take a look after class," Lin Li decided.

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Tong Yao was very angry. She thought Lin Li had handed her a resubmitted test paper. Seeing the empty desk that day made her angry, but the weekend calmed her down a lot.

It turned out to be a photo taken that day! My anger flared up again.

Tong Yao recalled the intimate photos of the two people in the pictures, and a mix of sweetness and annoyance welled up inside her.

Xu Feng entered through the front door and looked at Lin Li sitting by the back door with some confusion, but being a calm person, he did not ask any questions.

Instead, he sat down properly, then remembered something, took out a slightly curled test paper from his schoolbag, and handed it to Tong Yao with just the right amount of apology on his face.

"I'm sorry, I accidentally took the test paper that Lin Li gave you that day."

His tone was sincere.

A hint of surprise flashed in Tong Yao's eyes. She calmly took the test paper and glanced at it.

The handwriting was definitely Lin Li's, looking at the densely filled exam paper.

It turns out she had misunderstood Lin Li.

"Next time, look carefully before you take it."

Tong Yao said coldly.

As she spoke, Tong Yao turned her head to look behind the door.

Lin Li was holding a photo, looking at it intently, as if she wanted to lick it.

(In reality, Lin Li bit the suspect a few times to vent her anger.)

She naturally understood what the photo was, and her ears immediately turned red.

abnormal!

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As soon as the bell rang, Lin Li sprang into action like an arrow released from a bow.

He had to take a look before everyone left the classroom.

Otherwise, if people get mixed up, it will be difficult to find them.

Classroom 2 downstairs.

Lin Li stood at the classroom door, constantly peering inside.

His gaze swept over one girl after another, but he didn't see Cheng Yu anywhere.

get out of class had just ended, and most people were still sitting in their seats.

A girl looked up and saw the boy at the door.

She quickly tugged at her deskmate's sleeve: "Wake up, there's a handsome guy here!"

My deskmate straightened up and glanced at it.

The boy, dressed in a windbreaker school uniform and wearing black-rimmed glasses, was tall and slender, scanning the room with a serious expression.

"Wow, he's so cute with a cool face!" My deskmate exclaimed in admiration of Lin Li's looks, then asked in confusion, "Who is he looking for?"

"Who eats so well!"

"Are you looking for Zhou Yuan?"

The girls in Zhou Yuan's class were all pretty, and many boys would come to find her after class.

"may be!"

The girl nodded, watching Zhou Yuan enter through the back door.

They quickly called her over.

Zhou Yuan had just washed her hands, which were still wet. Seeing Zhang Siqi and Zhang Sihan greeting her, she walked over in confusion, not noticing Lin Li standing at the door.

Zhang Siqi was the first girl to discover Lin Li, and Zhang Sihan was her deskmate. The two had similar names, but it was a coincidence and they were not related by blood.

"What's wrong?"

The Zhang sisters pulled Zhou Yuan down and whispered, "There's a handsome guy at the door who looks like he's looking for you."

Zhou Yuan paused for a moment, then looked up.

Lin Li was still standing at the door, her brows furrowed.

He's her type...

He's a cool and aloof academic genius with a handsome vibe!

Zhou Yuan smiled and thanked her, then walked towards the door.

Lin Li watched Zhou Yuan approach and mistakenly thought she was blocking her way.

They quickly stepped aside.

This action immediately made Zhou Yuan realize that Lin Li hadn't come to see her.

She was a little disappointed, but then she put on a smile.

Smiling, she looked at Lin Li and said, "Classmate? Who are you looking for? I'll call them for you..."

"That's great?" Lin Li was delighted.

"I'm looking for Cheng Yu, thank you."

Cheng Yu? Who's that?

Zhou Yuan was stunned. Just as she was about to say that there was no such person in her class, she suddenly remembered—

"Oh, you're looking for her? She transferred schools."

Cheng Yu stayed in their class for two short days before transferring to another school. When Lin Li asked her, she almost didn't remember that there was such a person in her class.

"Transfer schools?"

Lin Li was stunned. Just as she was about to ask Cheng Yu what hairstyle she had before she left, the school bell rang.

Zhou Yuan smiled and nodded: "My name is Zhou Yuan. Which class are you in?"

Lin Li blinked. "Oh, I'm from Class 9, Lin Li."

Zhou Yuan happily took a few steps back.

"Our class will have self-study next period. I'll come find you after class and tell you about Cheng Yu!"

Lin Li watched as Zhou Yuan skipped back to her seat.

She blinked blankly: "What an enthusiastic person."

Suddenly it dawned on me—class had started!

Lin Li turned and ran upstairs.

I saw Teacher Liu coming out of the office with teaching materials in her hand.

He rushed back to the back door of the classroom in three quick steps.

He pulled the chair away and sat down!

Fortunately, Teacher Liu did not notice him. When she entered through the front door, she noticed that Lin Li was not there and glanced at the back door in surprise.

After confirming that Lin Li was in the classroom, she looked away.

Tong Yao frowned as she looked at Lin Li, who was panting heavily in his seat.

She had just finished class and was planning to go find Lin Li to apologize and ask him to move his seat back, but Lin Li was nowhere to be found.

He didn't appear until a few minutes after the school bell rang.

I have no idea what he went to do.

Never mind, let's talk about it next class.

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Cheng Yu transferred schools?

Lin Li sat on the stool, pondering this matter.

Did she run away because she knew I suspected her?

Thinking about it, Lin Li opened her English book.

After analyzing his grades, Tong Yao discovered that Lin Li lost many points because he didn't know the meaning of many words, so she assigned him a task.

Memorize all the words at the back of your English book.

Lin Li crammed for English after high school, so her foundation wasn't very solid, and she could only barely score in the 80s.

Junior high school is relatively easy, and he can still get up to 120.

As Lin Li memorized the words, her attention was diverted.

It wasn't until the bell rang that I noticed someone standing behind me.

He shuddered in fright.

After recognizing the person clearly, he exclaimed, "It's you!"

Zhou Yuan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Haha, I've been standing behind you for almost 5 minutes, and you didn't even notice!"

Lin Li awkwardly picked her nose. Why did this person walk so silently?

Have you been standing behind me for almost 5 minutes?

Aren't you in class?

Lin Li asked in confusion, "The bell just rang, didn't it?"

Zhou Yuan did not answer immediately, but instead glanced at Lin Li's book.

"Don't you top students take notes?"

Lin Li's English book was completely blank, indistinguishable from a brand new book.

Upon hearing the words "academic star," Lin Li fell silent for a moment.

I glanced at my reflection in the glass.

Someone actually believed him! Looks like his acting skills are pretty good.

Lin Li coughed, pushed up her glasses, and said coldly, "There's no need."

Zhou Yuan was probably tired of standing, so she walked around Lin Li and plopped down on the table in front of Lin Li.

“We had a self-study period, but there were no teachers, so I left early.”

Zhou Yuan sat on the table, looking down at Lin Li.

"oh."

Lin Li glanced at Zhou Yuan's actions, frowned, but then remembered that she had something to ask, so she didn't say anything.

"Cheng Yu transferred schools. When did that happen?"

Zhou Yuan looked around and asked, "Why are you sitting at the classroom door?"

Don't top students always like to sit in the front row?

Lin Li was embarrassed, but she was the first person to believe in his new persona, and he wanted to maintain it!

Lin Li scoffed, "What's so great about sitting in the front? I like sitting here."

Tong Yao happened to witness this scene.

"hehe"

She gave a cold laugh, full of sarcasm.

You like sitting? Sure.

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Lin Li suddenly realized that Zhou Yuan was rambling on and on, never getting to the point.

She wouldn't be completely unaware of anything and just trying to fool me, would she?

Lin Li took a deep breath and her face turned cold.

"You didn't know, did you?"

"Please don't sit on my desk, I don't like it."

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Zhou Yuan's face at this.

She jumped off Lin Li's table.

"She transferred schools last Friday. She only attended classes for a few days. She was probably in the process of transferring schools. She left after a long time."

"As for which school she transferred to, I don't know."

"What's your relationship with her?" she asked.

Lin Li's face darkened, and she replied without hesitation: "We are enemies."

"Huh?" Zhou Yuan was taken aback.

"By the way, do you remember what hairstyle she had?" Lin Li pressed for the key point.

"Long hair, right? And it seems to be a little curly..."

Zhou Yuan was completely baffled by the question.

Long hair? If that's the case, then the person who took the photos probably wasn't her.

Sigh, he doesn't know any hacking skills.

It seems the mastermind behind this secret filming will never be found...

Lin Li felt a mix of emotions.

"Ring ring!"

The school bell rang, and Zhou Yuan glanced at the silent Lin Li.

With a forced smile, he said, "In that case, I'll be leaving."

Lin Li came to her senses and realized that her attitude had been a bit off. She also thought about how Cheng Yu had transferred schools, meaning she would never see this troublesome person again.

A hint of pleasure appeared on his face!

He took off his glasses and called out to Zhou Yuan, "Thank you, Zhou Yuan!"

The boy sat in the corridor, turning his head and smiling at himself. A breeze from the corridor blew by, lifting the boy's hair and sticking it to his cheek.

Zhou Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

Zhou Yuan returned to the classroom at some point.

Zhang Siqi and Zhang Sihan both looked at Zhou Yuan at the same time.

"Zhou Yuan, what's wrong?"

"ah?"

Zhou Yuan came to her senses.

Your face is so red.

The Zhang sisters said.

Zhou Yuan then realized that her face was red.

Touching my cheek, my skin was burning hot.