Chapter 30 Zhou Yanchuan, do you want to talk to me?

"That's amazing."

Hearing the boy's answer without the slightest hesitation, a group of people below couldn't help but laugh.

Old Guan chuckled at his confident demeanor: "You really have the nerve to say that."

He picked up the test paper and handed it over: "I told you to fill out the test paper and hand it in, what do you mean by giving me a blank paper? Are you telling me to fill it out?"

An uproar erupted below.

They actually submitted a blank exam paper.

Zhou Yanchuan reached out and took it, his tone quite serious: "I wouldn't dare."

"I'd like to see if you dare," Old Guan knew this kid wasn't afraid at all. He was used to doing things his own way, and even if the principal came, he wouldn't budge an inch.

He didn't really want to repeat himself, but he couldn't bear to watch a good child go astray.

So he emphasized again in a stern voice: "Zhou Yanchuan, let me tell you, you're already in your second year of high school. If you keep doing this, it will be too late to learn later."

Zhou Yanchuan's expression was calm and indifferent, and it was unclear whether he had listened or not; he simply gave a faint "hmm."

Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Old Guan was somewhat exasperated: "Do you even remember how many points you scored to get into our school? Look at you now, even compared to your family—"

"teacher."

Zhou Yanchuan suddenly spoke.

Old Guan belatedly realized what he had said, a flash of regret crossed his eyes, and his anger dissipated by most of it.

"Go back to your seat. Think carefully about what I said."

The students in the class were completely confused; why did their attitude suddenly change?

And what about family?

Chen Yu looked at the person coming down from the podium, turned his head and asked Su Shun, who was sitting to his left, "Was Zhou Yanchuan's academic performance that good before?"

"Of course."

"Then why is he like this now?"

“I’m not quite sure either,” Su Shun said, then, seeing the person coming down, she gestured for Chen Yu to be quiet and lowered her voice to remind him, “Brother Chuan doesn’t like this, so don’t ask him in front of him.”

Chen Yu looked up at the person who had returned, his pupils were dark and deep, and his brows and eyes showed obvious restlessness and depression.

He thought about it.

"Ogawa."

Upon hearing him speak, Su Shun became alert.

Until the next line was sung.

Want some spicy snacks?

"..."

Hearing the whispers coming from all directions, Wen Jiu's eyes showed some worry.

She knew why Zhou Yanchuan's grades had become like this.

She simply didn't want to expose the thing he had buried deep in his heart and force him to ignore it.

It's been a long and difficult process for him to be able to come to school normally every day and even manage a forced smile for his friends.

*

As soon as the school bell rang, a group of people rushed out of the classroom like arrows.

Wen Jiu whispered to the girl next to her, "You go first, I'm going to the restroom, I'll come find you later."

"good."

After Lin Meng left, Wen Jiu remained seated.

Besides her, there were a few other students packing up their things in the classroom.

A short while later, those people left, and the room fell silent.

Wen Jiu glanced back and, just as she had expected, they hadn't gone to eat.

*

When Zhou Yanchuan woke up, the classroom was empty.

As he was about to get up and leave, he noticed a sticky note next to him.

"I put milk and bread in your drawer. Remember to eat them when you wake up. And also, you..."

Zhou Yanchuan's gaze softened as he looked at the obvious pause in the pen strokes on the paper.

"Do you want to talk to me? If you do, I..."

He paused again after writing this part of the text.

Zhou Yanchuan could almost picture the girl frowning, struggling with whether or not to write it.

A faint smile appeared on her lips.

"I can wait for you at the corner of the stairs before lunch break."

*

"My deskmate."

"Um?"

Wen Jiu raised her head when she heard the sound.

Lin Meng looked at her: "What are you thinking about? You seem distracted."

She had called her name several times.

Wen Jiu wondered if Zhou Yanchuan had woken up and if he had seen what she had written.

What do you think when you see it?

Lin Meng looked at the girl who had just answered her but whose eyes were now wandering again, and narrowed her big eyes: "Classmate, something's wrong with you."

Wen Jiu's thoughts were pulled back by the girl's suddenly raised voice: "Something's not right?"

"Hmm," the girl seemed to be thinking, then after a few seconds, she suddenly leaned closer and lowered her voice, "Are you thinking about Zhou Yanchuan?"

Caught off guard by having her thoughts exposed, Wen Jiu was stunned for a moment before her face turned red.

Seeing the bewildered look on the man's face, Lin Meng knew she had been right.

Through spending time together, she discovered that the girl, who seemed well-behaved and cute, was not actually like that.

She has a strong inner self, but she is not invincible; she also has a little girl side.

It's just that it's rarely exposed.

The only times were when Zhou Yanchuan was mentioned.

Lin Meng asked softly, "Did you talk to him?"

"without."

Why don't you tell him?

“I dare not, and besides,” Wen Jiu’s mind conjured up the image of Wen Chengyu, her eyelashes drooping slightly, concealing the unyielding bitterness in her eyes.

The voice was very soft, "They don't deserve it."

As soon as she uttered those three words, Lin Meng blurted out, "How is she not worthy?"

Wen Jiu was stunned.

The girl's voice rang in my ears once again.

"My deskmate, do you know how dazzling you are in our eyes? You're number one in the class! I only dare to dream of being in the top fifty."

"Besides, you're beautiful and have a good personality, how are you not a good match for me?"

Seeing the person get excited as they spoke, Wen Jiu's eyes welled up with tears.

The girl was the first person besides Zhou Yanchuan to confidently tell her when she began to doubt herself: You are great.

*

After eating and returning to the classroom, Wen Jiu noticed that the person in the back row was no longer there.

"Has he left?" She stared at him quietly for a while, not knowing if he had seen the note she had written.

Wen Jiu walked to her seat and sat down. As she reached up to tidy up her books, a piece of paper fell out.

She stared at the piece of paper that had fallen to the ground, initially feeling nothing, but suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind.

She quickly bent down to pick it up.

There was only one word written on the paper.

The word "think".

My heartbeat, which had been steady, suddenly became incredibly fast.

*

"It's your brother's birthday tonight, don't forget to come back."

The moment Zhou Yanchuan looked down at the message on his phone, his expression turned cold, and the fierceness in his eyes was unmistakable.

The boys around him clearly sensed a change in his mood. They looked at each other, glanced at his cold, hard profile, and consciously fell silent.

Chen Yu was puzzled. He had been in a pretty good mood since leaving the supermarket, so why did he suddenly become unhappy after just looking at his phone?

He wanted to ask, "What's wrong?" but Su Shun stopped him with a look.

The group walked quietly toward the teaching building. Occasionally someone would say something funny, but Zhou Yanchuan didn't react much.

Just as they reached the corner of the stairs on the third floor, they were blocked by a slender, graceful figure.

*

Seeing that there were still ten minutes before self-study began, Wen Jiu stood up from her chair, holding her cup.

At this time, there were almost no people in the corridor, and the sounds coming from the classrooms were mostly coming from different classrooms.

She held the water glass tightly, and her face was a little hot.

"I wonder if Zhou Yanchuan is there," Wen Jiu thought, and her steps quickened unconsciously, but she slowed down again when she reached the top of the stairs.

His eyes reflected an empty corner.

Her shoulders relaxed, but her mood was inexplicably low.

After standing there for a while, just as I was about to leave, a sweet female voice suddenly rang in my ears.

"Zhou Yanchuan, I've been pursuing you for so long, let's give it a try."