What exactly do you ordinary men want?

She thought that after having an open and honest conversation with Sun Huai, he would understand what she meant, but what awaited her was Sun Huai's intensified "pursuit".

The bespectacled man kept telling her how wonderful Sun Huai was and how much he liked her. Jiang Jingshu stared speechlessly at Sun Huai, who was letting the girl comb his hair, and couldn't help but sigh.

What kind of liking is this?

Jiang Jingshu couldn't help but think, "Is Sun Huai a performer? He's such a good actor."

After all these days, Jiang Jingshu had become too lazy to explain to the bespectacled man that she didn't like Sun Huai anymore.

Even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me.

Those who are narcissistic to a certain extent might think that Jiang Jingshu is just pretending to be reserved, so why bother explaining?

Jiang Jingshu poured herself a glass of water and returned to her seat. The math teacher assigned a sequence problem as homework, and Jiang Jingshu spent a long time calculating on the draft paper.

Mathematics was his weak point, and after studying it for so long, he only knew a few basic things. Frustrated, she rubbed her hair, got up, and went to the bathroom.

When she returned, Sun Huai was sitting in her seat.

What annoyed Jiang Jingshu even more was the object that Sun Huai was fiddling with.

The air was filled with the scent of jasmine. When Sun Huai saw Jiang Jingshu return, he quickly got up and went to her. "Jingshu, you like the scent of jasmine? Then I'll give you jasmine flowers next time."

Jiang Jingshu had been holding back for a long time, but finally couldn't help but explode. The object in Sun Huai's hand was the perfume that Xie Zhijin had given her last time.

She herself was reluctant to use them, but Sun Huai wasted a lot of them.

She snatched the perfume from Sun Huai's hand, her tone extremely unfriendly, "Are you ever going to stop? Stop clinging to me, okay? Aren't you annoyed?"

Sun Huai's expression changed several times, but he still pretended to be good-natured and asked, "Jing Shu, are you angry?"

"Are you blind?" Jiang Jingshu was furious at Sun Huai's current state. "Didn't anyone tell you not to use other people's things without permission?"

Sun Huai smiled in relief, waved to the man with glasses, and said to Jiang Jingshu, "Oh, so that's why. I'll buy you a hundred bottles from now on, okay? Don't be angry anymore."

"Yeah, sister-in-law, my brother already said he'll buy you a hundred in the future. Don't be stubborn, there are so many people in the class." The bespectacled man seemed to have received Sun Huai's signal and hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over.

"What are you yelling about?" The bespectacled man's words only fueled Jiang Jingshu's anger. "Have you guys finished acting? You're about to be seniors in high school. What's wrong with focusing on your studies?"

“Jiang Jingshu, I won second prize in the math competition.” Hearing Jiang Jingshu’s words, Sun Huai seemed to have found something to be proud of and said smugly, “I can get into a very good university based on my competition results.”

Jiang Jingshu: ...

Speechless.

Does this person have trouble understanding what others are saying?

Is there anyone who can save her?

"I don't like you, I even hate you now. Can you please stop clinging to me? It's so annoying, you know? Is being second in a competition something to be proud of? None of the first-place winners I know act like this. What are you pretending for?"

"You know the top student in the competition?" Sun Huai asked incredulously. "Oh, you transferred from Z City, and the top student in the competition was in your class, right?"

"Is that the point?" Jiang Jingshu felt she shouldn't waste time with Sun Huai here. "Stay away from me from now on. We're not even friends anymore. Don't force me to make things ugly."

Most of the students in the class were staring at them, so Sun Huai gave up trying to argue and shrugged as he returned to his seat.

Roommate Li Xuan came over. "Jing Shu, are you alright?"

Jiang Jingshu rubbed her temples. "It's nothing."

"But Jing Shu, you really don't like Sun Huai?" Li Xuan sat down in the bespectacled man's seat. "Sun Huai is indeed quite pretentious, but he has the looks to back it up. He's not ugly either. Why don't you like him?"

Jiang Jingshu suddenly remembered a phrase she had seen on her phone a couple of days ago—"ordinary man." This phrase perfectly described Sun Huai. Why did he think Jiang Jingshu liked him so much?

What exactly do you ordinary men want?

Not wanting to discuss this topic with Li Xuan any further, she made a few perfunctory remarks and then returned to the sequence problem.

—

Sun Huai, still troubled, squatted in the corner of the playground with a blade of grass between his teeth, staring at the bespectacled boy, "What exactly is your deskmate being so reserved about?"

The bespectacled man was still trying to comfort her, saying, "Women are all like that, bro, you need to keep pursuing them."

"I'm really fed up with them. They're so troublesome. I've done so much for her. I buy her breakfast every day and send her good morning and good night messages, but she still won't confess her feelings to me."

As Sun Huai spoke, the bespectacled man nodded in agreement, saying, "Brother, your sister-in-law definitely likes you. She even secretly watches you during class. As the old saying goes, even a virtuous woman can be won over by persistent pursuit. If you keep pursuing her, she'll soften her heart, and you two will be together."

Sun Huai sighed, "What woman could make me like this? If it weren't for the fact that she waited for me outside the exam hall all morning, I wouldn't have bothered with her. I'll pursue her for another week, and if she still doesn't appreciate it, I'll find someone else."

The bespectacled man nodded quickly, his eyes darting around. "Brother, you could ask that first-place winner of the competition if your wife is her classmate. Ask her what she likes."

Sun Huai snapped his fingers and quickly found Xie Zhijin's WeChat in the competition group. While he was thinking about how to write the friend request, the bespectacled man snatched the phone away. "I'm Jiang Jingshu's boyfriend. I have a few questions for you."

Before Sun Huai could react, the bespectacled man sent the verification message.

"Am I not her boyfriend yet?" Sun Huai just smiled and stared at the bespectacled man.

"It's only a matter of time," the bespectacled man said.

—

When Xie Zhijin received this message, he was staring blankly at Jiang Jingshu's chat box.

I sent her a message two days ago, but I haven't received a response from Jiang Jingshu yet.

Xie: I won first place in the competition.

Xie Zhijin stared at the message and couldn't help but sigh.

However, he was stunned when he saw the friend request.

Grandson is me: I'm Jiang Jingshu's boyfriend, and I have a few questions for you.

Xie Zhijin was somewhat puzzled, but he did not agree immediately. He opened the chat box with Jiang Jingshu, but hesitated to ask her.

In what capacity did he ask her that question?

What right does he have to ask her that?

Even if she does fall in love, how should he handle the situation?

After thinking for a while, he exited the chat window with Jiang Jingshu and then made a phone call to Su Xiaoyue.

"What's wrong, Xie Zhijin?" Su Xiaoyue's voice came through the receiver.

"Have you been in contact with Jiang Jingshu recently?" Xie Zhijin hesitated to ask further.

"I called her yesterday, what's wrong?" Su Xiaoyue asked, puzzled. "Didn't you contact her?"

Xie Zhijin had a bad feeling. "Su Xiaoyue, is Jiang Jingshu in a relationship?"

Soon, Su Xiaoyue's laughter came over, "I knew you were calling me because of Jiang Jingshu, but asking me won't help. Why don't you go ask her yourself?"

"Su Xiaoyue, can you answer me seriously?" Xie Zhijin's voice gradually softened, losing its confidence. "Someone claims to be Jiang Jingshu's boyfriend and has added me on social media, but I don't know what happened. Can you ask her?"

Su Xiaoyue also fell silent. She told Xie Zhijin, "Jiang Jiang didn't tell me she was dating anyone. Is this guy playing a prank?"

Xie Zhijin breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this answer. After exchanging a few words with Su Xiaoyue, he hung up the phone.

He accepted the friend request and sent a question mark at the same time.

Grandson is me: Hello, I want to ask if you know what Jiang Jingshu likes?

A message came quickly from the other end, and Xie Zhijin typed, "Aren't you her boyfriend? Don't you know what she likes?"

Before I could get a reply, a phone call came in from the other end.

Xie Zhijin pressed the answer button.

"Don't even mention it, bro. This guy is so reserved. I've done so much for him, and he still doesn't appreciate it. I was wondering if you weren't his classmate, so I came to ask you."

Xie Zhijin listened, a smile suddenly appearing on his lips. "So, you're not her boyfriend."

"Not now, but sooner or later, buddy. How close are you two? Can you help me out?"

Xie Zhijin placed his phone on the desk, a smile playing on his lips. He spoke slowly and deliberately, "The two of us," he said, his voice rising at the end as if in a challenge, "are very... close..."

“I knew I’d come to the right person. You absolutely have to help me, buddy.” Sun Huai’s voice was tinged with excitement. “All I know right now is that she likes jasmine. I touched one of her perfumes today, and she threw a tantrum. I told her that after we got together, I would give her a hundred bottles of jasmine perfume, but she still wasn’t satisfied. She’s so dramatic. But they say even the fiercest woman can be won over by persistent pursuit. I don’t believe that I can’t win her over after finding out all her preferences.”

Jasmine perfume?

Xie Zhijin thought carefully and realized that he had given it to Jiang Jingshu. However, he found Sun Huai's words inexplicably grating and didn't say anything more. He simply hung up the phone.

Grandson is me: Dude, why did you hang up?

Xie: This is the first time I've seen someone like you. You mistake rejection for modesty, and you even say that a virtuous woman can't resist a persistent suitor. People are already annoyed by you, so why are you still clinging to them? This isn't being persistent, buddy, this is shamelessness, this is being a clingy leech.

After sending the message, Xie Zhijin blocked him in a huff. He pressed his temples and couldn't help but wonder, "Is this guy crazy?"

That's absolutely disgusting.

Xie Zhijin opened the chat box with Jiang Jingshu again. He hesitated for a long time, but ultimately did not send the message.

Since Jiang Jingshu didn't tell him, he would pretend he didn't know.

Meanwhile, Sun Huai's expression changed repeatedly as he read the message. He then tossed his phone into the bespectacled man's arms and went back to his dorm.

The bespectacled man quickly followed, "Brother, have you ever considered that this guy might also like Jiang Jingshu? Judging from what you said, he's jealous."

Sun Huai slowed his pace. "That makes sense."

The bespectacled man took the opportunity to return the phone to Sun Huai, saying, "This kid must feel inferior to you in every way, so he broke down and deleted you."

The bespectacled man observed Sun Huai's expression. "Besides, how could Jiang Jingshu not like you? If she didn't like you, would she have waited for you outside the exam hall all afternoon?"

Sun Huai's expression softened somewhat. "That's right. I was wondering why they deleted me. They were just jealous of me."

"Exactly, he has no chance against you. Besides, your sister-in-law was in the same class as him for over two years and didn't like him, but she fell in love with you at first sight as soon as she transferred schools. That's enough to prove your charm, Brother Huai."

Sun Huai patted the bespectacled man on the shoulder and couldn't help but laugh, "You see things much more clearly. Come on, let me treat you to dinner."