Chapter 25 The class monitor praised my long eyelashes
Sun Hao, having also been a student himself, knows very well how crucial the senior year of high school is. Everyone must be on high alert at all times, but occasional relaxation is equally essential.
Unlike some teachers who are afraid that students will not be able to concentrate on their studies if they know about school activities in advance, he doesn't keep it a secret until the day before the event, which makes the students scramble and causes chaos, thus defeating the purpose of the event.
Therefore, he took some time to compile a table of all the school activities organized this semester. Since the specific times may change depending on the actual situation, he only included the approximate times.
"Yu Xiaocheng, please distribute the form to everyone."
“Okay.” As the class monitor, Yu Xiaocheng stood up briskly, took the stack of papers from Sun Hao, and soon every student in the class had a form.
Jiang Sui glanced at the event schedule, which was largely the same as what she had seen at her previous school: club recruitment, basketball games, sports meets, top ten singers competition, arts festival...
There was only one that she had never seen before.
She gently poked Ji Jingyu's slightly cool arm, her pale pink fingertips pointing to a line of text as she asked him, "What is a hiking study tour?"
"This is a traditional activity of No. 2 Middle School. It has been held since the year the school was founded."
Ji Jingyu slowly explained to Jiang Sui, his voice low and gentle.
Every October, the school organizes its senior students to hike dozens of kilometers to the Martyrs' Cemetery to commemorate the revolutionary martyrs, lay wreaths, and clean their tombstones...
For over twenty years since its founding, Xunning No. 2 Middle School has maintained this routine year after year, rain or shine.
Jiang Sui rested her chin on her hand, her pink lips pressed together until they were full and moist, her clear, bright eyes filled with both admiration and anticipation. "It sounds very meaningful."
After saying that, she began to study the activity schedule again.
For Jiang Sui, even the most boring activities are more interesting than going to class.
"Um."
Even Ji Jingyu himself didn't realize that his gaze lingered on Jiang Sui's face for a very long time.
The clear afternoon sunlight filtered perfectly through the layers of branches, casting dappled shadows on the two of them.
The shadows of the trees outside the window moved gently and quietly, appearing exceptionally tender and lingering.
The boy's hidden feelings seemed to become clear at this moment.
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After the class meeting, there is a self-study period.
After the bell rang, several class representatives stood on the podium, each occupying a corner of the blackboard, and began to assign today's homework.
To Jiang Sui's surprise, Tong Xia was actually the math class representative.
In her impression, Tong Xia and Jiang Deyu were the same kind of people: warm and generous, but somewhat simple-minded and physically strong.
Seeing Jiang Sui staring at Tong Xia's back as she wrote with a surprised expression, Yu Xiaocheng immediately guessed what she was thinking.
Ji Jingyu wasn't in her seat, so Yu Xiaocheng simply sat down next to her. "Don't let Tong Xia's usual silly smile fool you, this kid is really good at math. He only lost two points on the step-by-step section of the math test this time."
Really?
"Yeah, didn't Lao Qin praise him in math class just now?"
"ah?"
Jiang Sui looked completely bewildered, having no recollection of it at all.
She seemed to be too busy chatting with Ji Jingyu at the time.
Yu Xiaocheng tentatively asked her, "Do you know how many points Ji Ge got on his math test?"
Without hesitation, Jiang Sui answered, "Full marks."
Yu Xiaocheng smiled knowingly.
It seems she's only interested in Brother Ji's affairs.
Jiang Sui's curiosity about Tong Xia came quickly and went quickly; she soon looked away.
When she lowered her head, her raven-feather-like eyelashes cast a faint shadow on her face.
Yu Xiaocheng exclaimed as if she had discovered a new and interesting toy, "Jiang Sui, your eyelashes are so long, like little fans."
The two faces were now very close, and Yu Xiaocheng could see them even more clearly. She couldn't help but exclaim, "They're so long, so beautiful..."
Suddenly, a clear, cool voice came from above them, "This is my seat."
Ji Jingyu has returned.
To Yu Xiaocheng, these words were no different from saying "This is my wife."
She quickly turned her face away, stood up from Ji Jingyu's seat, made a "please" gesture, and then smiled meaningfully, "It's yours, it's yours, no one's going to take it from you."
Yu Xiaocheng, who had returned to her seat, kept an eye on the movements behind her, silently counting "three, two, one" in her mind. Then she heard Ji Jingyu ask Jiang Sui, "What were you doing just now?"
Ji Jingyu's voice was as cold and deep as ever, without any discernible emotional fluctuations, but the fact that the person asking the question was Ji Jingyu, who never cared about other people's business, was already surprising enough.
"The class monitor praised my long eyelashes."
Jiang Sui blinked, her long, curled eyelashes fluttering and trembling in the air like butterfly wings.
She slowly leaned closer to Ji Jingyu, her voice slightly raised at the end, revealing a sly and mischievous glint in her eyes, "Brother Ji, do you think it's long?"
Yu Xiaocheng did not hear Ji Jingyu's reply.
But she could imagine Ji Jingyu's expression at that moment.
As soon as Xia Fan entered the classroom, she saw Yu Xiaocheng covering her mouth and chuckling.
"What's making you so happy? Tell me about it."
Yu Xiaocheng gave her a mysterious smile, "Because I just had a fresh, hot meal."
Xia Fan: "..."
Xia Fan: "Squad leader, are you starving? I have chocolate, want some?"
Yu Xiaocheng waved her hand, saying that the "food" she was referring to was completely different from the "food" Xia Fan understood.
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Seeing that Xiaocheng wasn't eating, Xia Fan turned to ask Jiang Sui if she wanted to eat.
Gu Ci put this chocolate in for her this morning.
After Gu Ci finished, he pinched her cheek and said, "Your task now is to study hard and stop thinking about other things all day."
"So you mean there's nothing between Brother Ji and Sui Sui?"
Out of sheer curiosity, Xia Fan didn't pursue the matter of Gu Ci pinching her cheek without permission.
Gu Ci knows Xia Fan best. If he really told this little girl the truth, she would definitely be preoccupied with this matter and wouldn't be able to concentrate on her studies at all.
Moreover, his intuition told him that Ji Jingyu did not want anyone to know about this.
So, Gu Ci told a little lie without changing his expression, "Well, they just interact like normal friends."
Xia Fan was still skeptical, "But I feel that Brother Ji treats Sui Sui better than he treats me."
She said this without any jealousy; it was simply stating her opinion.
She still felt something was off.
“That’s because,” Gu Ci suddenly lowered his head and gently touched Xia Fan’s forehead, chuckling indulgently, “I told him that Fanfan is under my care.”
Xia Fan didn't know whether it was his words, his actions, or both; she stared blankly at Gu Ci for a long time without saying a word.
Naturally, they no longer had time to worry about the relationship between Ji Jingyu and Jiang Sui.
Gu Ci straightened up, patted her head, and said gently, "Go to school, or you'll be late."
"……oh."
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Looking at the funny words on the blackboard, the audience burst into laughter.
"Tong Xia, how many novels have you been reading behind our backs?"
"I never expected you to have such a girlish heart, Brother Tong."
"Brother Tong, can I borrow the novel you're reading?"
"Don't leave us hanging here, isn't that just teasing us?"
"I'll give you a dime, please let me know what happens next!"
I'll pay two cents!
...
The class representative for Chinese also chimed in, "Looks like I should step down and give way to someone more capable. I'll go and recommend you to Brother Hao later."
Tong Xia laughed and scolded, "Get lost."
This inspiration came from watching ads while playing a mini-game and waiting to revive. He wrote it down on a whim today, and the effect was better than he imagined.
All eyes in the class were on him, as if he were the only one being treated to a solo concert.
Jiang Sui glanced at the desktop and didn't see the so-called "Guided Learning and Practice".
“I think since the lady has chosen to leave home, it means that their fate has run its course. Let the lady regain her freedom.”
Jiang Deyu was taken aback by what he heard, not expecting it to be like this.
He immediately chimed in, "That's right, for the sake of Madam's freedom, she can't do her math homework today!"
He had a loud voice, which echoed throughout most of the classroom.
"What aren't you going to write?"
Jiang Deyu froze, his mouth agape, and looked back fearfully, only to find Qin Lin standing at the back door of the classroom.
Seeing the other person's dark face, he was so frightened that he almost fell off his chair.
Qin Lin snorted coldly and strode towards Jiang Deyu. "Come on, say it again, what aren't you going to write?"
"Teacher, I was just kidding, it's on the blackboard..."
Jiang Deyu gasped. In the blink of an eye, Tong Xia had successfully destroyed the evidence, leaving only one line on the blackboard: "Completed 'Guided Learning Practice' P1-4".
Tong Xia also smiled and reminded everyone, "Make sure you all do your math homework well."
They were so dedicated that no one could find a single fault with them.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Deyu hurriedly went to check on Jiang Sui.
Jiang Sui obediently accepted the study guide handed to her by Ji Jingyu and quickly flipped to the first page. Jiang Deyu could even guess from the order of her strokes that she had chosen C for the first question.
From the moment she opened the guide to the moment she wrote down the answer, only a few seconds had passed.
There wasn't even enough time to read the question; even a fool would know she made a random choice.
Ji Jingyu organized all of Jiang Sui's books, and he knew exactly where each book was located.
If Jiang Sui were to search for it herself, she would probably still be "busily searching for treasure" right now.
Now he is that pitiful landlord, while Jiang Sui, Ji Jingyu, and Tong Xia correspond to those three utterly wicked scholars.
"Jiang Deyu," Qin Lin said, his anger rising at Jiang Deyu's lazy demeanor, "isn't a hundred times too few?"
Jiang Deyu shook his head vigorously, "No, no, teacher, look, my hand is almost broken from copying."
Fearing that Qin Lin wouldn't believe him, he raised his right hand and shook it in front of Qin Lin for a long time, at a frequency like someone with Parkinson's disease.
Qin Lin's temples bulged from Jiang Deyu's shaking, and he angrily cursed, "The two people with the best math scores in the class are sitting next to you, and you're still so unmotivated? I'm telling you, if you get these scores again on the next monthly exam, I'll personally talk to your dad..."
Only after scolding the students until they were completely bewildered did Qin Lin finally breathe a sigh of relief, straighten his sleeves, and walk out of Class Two.
Jiang Deyu slumped onto his desk, utterly dejected.
After a while, footsteps stopped beside him.
He assumed that the "scholars" had a change of heart and came to apologize to him, so he arrogantly turned his head away without even opening his eyes. "Hmph, I will not forgive you easily unless you let me copy your teaching materials."
"Copying homework right after the start of the semester?"
Jiang Deyu curled his lip in disdain, "Who says you can't copy homework at the beginning of the semester..."
As he spoke, his voice gradually faded.
"Brother Hao." He sat up abruptly, his face contorted with grief. "I was wrong. I was just talking nonsense. I definitely won't copy the homework."
"Teacher Qin said he scolded you so badly you became withdrawn, and he asked me to come and see you." Sun Hao looked at him with disappointment. "I see you're doing just fine, still having the leisure to copy homework. Write an 800-word self-criticism, put it on my desk tomorrow morning."
Jiang Deyu's vision went black; he was truly devastated.
After Sun Hao left, Tong Xia patted Jiang Deyu on the shoulder with a sympathetic look, "Brother, are you alright?"
He slumped back onto the table, half-dead, and said, "Leave me alone, just pretend I'm dead."
Tong Xia glanced at him, decided to respect his "last wish," reached out and grabbed the math test paper next to him, and thoughtfully covered his head completely. "Rest in peace, my good brother."
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A gentle night breeze blew, stars twinkled in the night sky, and the dim streetlights cast long shadows of the five people.
On the way back, Jiang Deyu hung his head and kept sighing, looking pitiful and helpless.
"Is he alright?"
After listening all the way, Jiang Sui felt a little sorry for him.
Jiang Deyu had a really tough day today, with both copying and writing self-criticisms as punishment.
Xia Fan, who was walking ahead, turned around to look at her. "Sui Sui, do you know that Jiang Deyu has another nickname?"
Jiang Sui's curiosity was piqued. "What is it?"
"Jiang, Jiang Jianqiang, hahahahahaha..." Before she could finish speaking, Xia Fan had already collapsed into Gu Ci's arms laughing.
"Xia! Xiao! Fan!" Jiang Deyu was so angry he wanted to hit someone, but he was silenced by a look from Gu Ci.
After Xia Fan stopped laughing, she added, "So don't worry, Sui Sui, he'll be back to normal by tomorrow at the latest."
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Just as Xia Fan had said, Jiang Deyu was fully recovered the next day.
Even when he went to Sun Hao's office to submit his self-criticism, he skipped and hopped all the way there.
On the contrary, it was Jiang Sui.
She barely spoke after leaving the house, completely different from the day before.
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