Chapter 29 Details Jiang Hui laughed, “An empty promise.”...
No one seemed interested in gossip, and the atmosphere was quite quiet. Yu Lingling began to immerse herself in her worksheets.
The atmosphere around him was very conducive to studying. Cheng Sijie was the type who wouldn't get distracted once he started working on a problem. Not to mention, the sleeping god behind him and his deskmate were completely absorbed in their books, wishing they could bury themselves in them.
Soon, the evening self-study session passed by with the group focused on their studies.
Studying always brings peace, including for Cheng Sijie. If life could just continue in that simple way, that would be fine, but things are rarely that simple. If that were the case, she and Jiang Hui wouldn't have such a deep entanglement.
Moreover, the monthly exams are coming up soon, and this matter is quite important. The exam rooms are arranged according to the test scores. Cheng Sijie, who has taken a year off from school, is in the last exam room, and coincidentally, Jiang Hui is also in that room.
The two exchanged a glance, which was considered a greeting.
Cheng Sijie thought: Forget about the fans for now. No matter what, I must be in the first exam room next time.
A-Zhong produces results very quickly. Less than a week after the monthly exam, Jiang Hui was once again famous throughout the school.
Before, it was all about looks; this time, it's all about results.
The honor roll for the first-year students displayed the highest scores in individual subjects and the highest overall scores. Jiang Hui's handsome photo appeared four times. His shirt-style school uniform looked neat and tidy on him, like a male lead in an idol drama. Many girls took photos of him.
As Cheng Sijie, who had been promoted to the first examination room, passed by, a philosophical thought arose for the first time:
God, are you kidding me?
Is this man even human?
She thought perhaps I was making a fuss over nothing; it wasn't so surprising that a tall, handsome mixed-race guy with outstanding looks could get first place in his grade.
A has his own anonymous gossip group. Cheng Sijie opened the group, and it was already going crazy:
"Who is this handsome transfer student? Does he have a girlfriend?"
"I heard he studied abroad before? A top student in competitions? Does anyone know more details?"
"Got it! Got it! [Honor Roll Photo.jpg] With these looks and achievements, he's like a male protagonist from a novel come to life."
"Upstairs, how do you know we're not living in a novel?"
"Hey, stop being so mysterious and mystical. I prefer living in the movies. I want to be a movie star, not a novelist. Movie salaries are much higher than novel appearance fees."
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"How dare you!!! All of you heroes are the pride of heaven who have come from key middle schools. How can you be cut down by the swords of outsiders?"
"Hey buddy upstairs, are you also a cultivator who transmigrated here?!"
"How cringeworthy! Stop acting like a shonen manga character, okay?"
...
There are many discussions like this.
Cheng Sijie sighed, "Sure enough, I'm not exaggerating. This kind of amazing person is actually my biggest fan? Are you kidding me? Are aliens going to kidnap me for experiments?" Cheng Sijie fell into deep suspicion.
She was completely baffled.
This kid's got something; he's successfully caught her attention once again.
After Cheng Sijie got home, she wanted to send Jiang Hui a WeChat message.
I didn't know what to say, so I thought about it and didn't send it.
After they added each other on WeChat, they hadn't contacted each other yet. Out of a sense of pride, Cheng Sijie made a vow in her heart: she would never take the initiative to send a WeChat message to bother him.
As luck would have it, on this very day when she was feeling extremely anxious, Jiang Hui suddenly patted her on the shoulder.
[h]: Sorry, I accidentally clicked it. :)
Cheng Sijie breathed a sigh of relief.
[One-liter bottle of orange juice]: Hahaha, it's okay.
[One-liter bottle of orange juice]: Congratulations! You got first place in your first monthly exam. That's amazing!
After this encounter, Cheng Sijie felt a little jealous.
Because she really wanted to be number one in her grade, but unfortunately, in subsequent exams, Cheng Sijie consistently hovered around the top 30 in her grade, finding it difficult to even get close to the top 5. There were still many top students at the city's key high schools.
However, Cheng Sijie kept comforting herself, it's okay, look at Sleepy God. Although Sleepy God is only a sixteen-year-old boy, he can play the role of the dean of students without any pain when he takes off his school uniform. He looks very weathered. As for her, Cheng Sijie, she is virtuous, talented and beautiful, and has developed in all aspects of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor. She also has the luck of surviving a great disaster and being blessed with good fortune.
Who wouldn't envy her?
There is no one.
But seeing someone like Jiang Hui, a mixed-race handsome guy is one thing, but he also has money to give tips and can even get first place in the grade. Dude, aren't you going too far?
Cheng Sijie thought coldly: In this high school, I am the protagonist in my own heart.
Do you remember that you were my fan?
Huh? Speak, you brat!
After chatting, she wouldn't remain awkwardly in the contact list like before. At least people wouldn't pretend to be dead forever. Occasionally, Jiang Hui would ask her on WeChat if she was going to go live that day.
Or they could exchange information about school notices and teaching materials. When Cheng Sijie asked him about competition-related matters, Jiang Hui patiently answered his questions.
However, Cheng Sijie would become indifferent during the monthly exams.
That day was the day Cheng Sijie ate lemons.
Cheng Sijie's rich and somewhat childish inner thoughts were difficult for outsiders to understand, but Jiang Hui seemed to have a special ability, as he claimed, to see right through them:
[h]: Final exam results are out, are you a little jealous? You didn't chat with me today. :)
[One-liter bottle of orange juice]: Oh, hahaha, what are you saying? How could I be jealous? Don't forget you're still a viewer in my livestream, how could I dare to be jealous of you? I'm just amazed by your intelligence. Wow, so amazing, how can someone always be number one? :o
[h]: I guess so too.
Cheng Sijie nearly bit her teeth to pieces.
Why did her damn competitive spirit have to act up at this moment? She couldn't help but complain to herself: You're so pretentious, kid. I'm pretentious too, really pretentious. I've seen through you!
If Cheng Sijie, now a more mature woman four years later who has outgrown her "chuunibyou" phase, were to see these thoughts, she would probably laugh helplessly and say, "Oh dear, you little brat, you actually think so highly of yourself, it's so cute, how come you think you're so amazing?"
But Cheng Sijie doesn't think that way now.
What's that saying again? A true young woman not only looks down on little kids who only know how to cry and fuss, and boring adults, but also on all her peers, including the whole world.
He possesses the same arrogance and passion as the male protagonists of so-called shonen manga, because youthful spirit transcends gender.
Cheng Sijie rolled her eyes and ended her WeChat chat with [h].
She didn't even realize that she could now chat so smoothly with the other person.
She was simply immersed in a certain thought, a slightly dreamlike trance caused by the wondrous arrangement of fate, and an atmosphere where magical realism and Rococo girlish sentiments intertwined.
How strange, how strange.
How did so many natural exchanges suddenly occur?
If the romance of science students belongs to the universe and the sea of stars, how should we describe fate? All coincidences are the inevitability after repeated deductions.
Just as mechanics certainly exists, and is inevitable, fate is like that apple, which happened to fall on the head of someone who could read the language in which it fell on that particular day of that century.
Newton understood the apple... what the heck...?
Cheng Sijie rarely thinks about fate and destiny, but her interactions with Jiang Hui have given her these rare moments of ethereal contemplation.
Curiosity is the starting point for charm.
Everything in general contains many details. These details are exquisite, subtle, and worth appreciating. When you are curious, you will try to understand them.
She couldn't understand how Jiang Hui could bump into her in real life, how he could easily get first place in the entire grade, or why they could bump into each other so many times after he transferred to A Middle School... Just like she couldn't understand how Jiang Hui became her neighbor again.
Their home is in a faculty and staff residential area, and the surrounding residents are very stable. Unless it's a parent accompanying their child to school renting a place, generally no one lives here.
Jiang Hui later said that everything was God's arrangement. He wanted to find a house close to the school, and of course, the faculty and staff residential area was his first choice.
When this foreigner talked about these things, he actually had a rather classical Chinese air about him.
Cheng Sijie discovered Jiang Hui had become her neighbor by sheer chance.
The story begins with Cheng Sijie's morning exercise habit.
She feeds the cats in the early morning, usually on Saturdays and Sundays. Her biological clock kicks in from Monday to Friday, making it hard for her to sleep soundly.
Outside, the dew is heavy, and occasional morning mist flows, moistening the early morning sky. The trees, in particular, are all washed clean and green, reflecting the sky and the roof. Occasionally, a cleaning truck passes by, and sanitation workers sweep the streets. The peaceful and tranquil atmosphere is especially suitable for calming the mind.
If a kitten meows a few more times, its crisp, adorable meows—the kind of sound a little creature makes—Cheng Sijie will be even happier.
Well, feeding the cat on the weekend is a way of recharging and recharging, just like a robot changing its own battery. After changing the battery, it can transform into a hardworking ox when Monday arrives, mooing like it for one, two, three, four, or five days.
She is used to getting up early on weekends to feed her cats, then going for a morning run, putting on makeup, and then going live.
This is a fixed procedure, which she has shared in her live streams more than once.
She even showed everyone some emojis of several cats in the neighborhood, which she created herself.
The cats in the neighborhood are all very carefree. No one intentionally hurts them. They meow and go to eat their cat food on time every day. Occasionally, they will bring their friends, dogs and cats from other neighborhoods, to eat here. Cheng Sijie was fortunate enough to help entertain them once.
One Saturday during her second year of high school, she went downstairs full of anticipation, thinking of the familiar cats: the black and white cat "Security Guard," the calico cat "Princess Little Sister," and the orange tabby "Orange King"...
They should all be waiting for her at the usual spot.
When she arrived at the place, she saw her familiar cow cat and calico cat cuddling around someone. Her first reaction was surprise, and a little jealousy.
Damn it, who beat me to it?
And, kitties, what's wrong with you? I'm still waiting to serve you your meals, Cheng Sijie said with heartache. During this time, a big orange cat even glanced at her guiltily while eating.
She stormed off, but upon closer inspection, she realized it was an old acquaintance—
The boy was carrying a guitar on his back; the guitar case was so big that it looked like a shield on him.
It's him again, Jiang Hui.
Cheng Sijie muttered to himself, "What, are we going to war?"
That was a bit sarcastic, because Jiang Hui was tall and had long legs, and wasn't at all as awkward as she described. Sunlight streamed down his body, dappling through the leaves. The Tyndall effect created wave after wave of light and shadow, a picturesque and captivating scene. The boy's fingers were long, and even when he scratched a cat's chin, the cat didn't bite him.
Cheng Sijie only heard him mutter "meow" a few times when he got closer.
Cheng Sijie: "..." Wait, why would this person learn a foreign language just to feed a cat? Is it really necessary? Just to get closer to the cat?
Cheng Sijie felt a sense of helplessness, because she didn't know cat language.
She crouched down and, quite naturally, grabbed a handful of cat food. "You can feed the cats too. Meow meow."
She naturally learned a trick from him and greeted the orange cat. The orange cat's pupils dilated as if she were a medical miracle that had finally recovered from being mute and could speak cat language. Then, it condescended to come over and rub against her.
Cheng Sijie: "Kitty..."
She was embarrassed to find Jiang Hui turning her head and looking at her with a half-smile, "Have you paid your tuition yet?"
Cheng Sijie said, "What did you say?"
Jiang Hui said, "Learning skills by stealing techniques?"
Cheng Sijie didn't quite understand what flirting meant, but Jiang Hui's tone didn't seem to indicate he was serious. Even if she was slow to catch on, she knew he was joking, so she replied, "I'll give you a hundred million."
Jiang Hui held out his hand: "Give it to me."
Cheng Sijie: "..."
She blinked her eyes.
Jiang Hui laughed, "An empty promise."
Cheng Sijie was a little embarrassed.
Jiang Hui: "As an apology, will you buy me a drink, anchor?"
Cheng Sijie breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay."
Haha, he's actually quite friendly.
Not wanting to be as embarrassed as last time, Cheng Sijie relaxed a lot.
But as soon as Cheng Sijie stood up, he realized something was wrong. Uh, why, why did she suddenly invite him for a drink?
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