Chapter 54
The labor committee member made a round of inspections, glanced at the girl who was diligently wiping the floor, and then turned to talk quietly with the group leader of the second group.
"What's wrong with her? Why is she working so hard?"
"I don't know, maybe top students have to be the best at everything, even chores."
"Maybe. Sigh, that's why they always get such high scores when they're both studying."
"Yeah, I was so smug when I first came to Class 7, thinking I'd gotten into the top class, but this guy just crushed me... I feel like dying every day. These top students are simply inhuman."
"It's okay, at least your Chinese is a bit better than hers."
"...It's even more frustrating! People who barely pass Chinese can still rank among the top in the whole school, and getting a perfect score in math is just insane talent, I can't even be envious!"
The labor committee member patted the group leader on the shoulder with a "brother, I understand you" expression.
The two stood by the window in the corridor, glancing every now and then at the girl in the classroom who was working hard like an ox.
"Hey," the team leader remembered something, nudged the labor committee member's shoulder, and lowered his voice as if afraid the people inside would hear, "You mean You Congxi and that other guy... what's going on between them?"
The labor committee member glanced around before turning back to the group leader and whispering, "There are all sorts of things being said in the group chat. Logically speaking, the two of them are a perfect match, but... I always feel that the district bully is like a narcissus, looking down on everyone else, and I can't imagine what he'd be like in a relationship."
“Then you’re mistaken,” the group leader hesitated for a moment, then leaned forward and whispered to the labor committee member, “Last time after school I took a different route, and I saw Qu Ba and You Congxi walking together. Although they weren’t very close, Qu Ba was carrying You Congxi’s books on his shoulder…”
The team leader suddenly stopped speaking halfway through his sentence.
"What are you carrying? Why are you suddenly silent?" The labor committee member, who had been listening intently, was both puzzled and anxious when he stopped talking. "Tell me..."
"Team leader," the girl who had just been cosplaying as an old ox in the classroom said casually as she stood by the window with a mop in her hand, "I'm done cleaning, I'm leaving now."
“…Alright, alright,” the second group leader replied with a stiff smile, not daring to look You Congxi in the eye. “Let’s go, let’s go, be careful on the road.”
You Congxi nodded, put down the mop, picked up his backpack and walked towards the stairwell, completely unaware that the two people behind him were awkwardly standing there like two ancient zombies that had been dried up for a thousand years.
She carried her schoolbag on one shoulder as she walked down the stairs, slowly and deliberately, each step firm and deliberate.
Logically speaking, her mind should be in complete chaos right now, with everything that happened throughout the day challenging her brain's neural pathways.
Should I break ties with You Yuanming? How should I do it? What reasons and methods should I use, and how should I confront him—verbal or physical? Also, what's the real story between Shen Yue and An Jingwen? Were they ever together? What are Shen Yue's feelings for An Jingwen? Does Shen Yue know that An Jingwen still likes him?
You Yuanming BLABLABLA...... Shen Yue BLABLABLA......
One wrong move and it could drive someone to schizophrenia.
Strangely, You Congxi's mind was now very clear, even empty, with no thoughts at all, only the stairs in front of her and her favorite pair of shoes on her feet.
She pulled up the backpack strap that had slipped a little, then looked down and admired her shoes for a while.
pretty.
With that thought in mind, she steadily stepped down the last step of the stairs.
I came out a bit late today, and it was completely dark. The streetlights along the school road lit up in a row. Apart from a few boarding students, there weren't many other living things on the road. The yellowish light cast shadows on the ground, making You Congxi's solitary figure look somewhat lonely.
She took a deep breath of the cool air, which carried a refreshing scent, and then slowly exhaled.
Her phone vibrated in her pocket. She took it out and looked at it; it was a message from Shen Yue.
She first clicked into the philosophy group chat. Last time, she thought they were too talkative, so she directly set the message to "Do Not Disturb." She turned off "Do Not Disturb," and the side showed 99+ unread messages.
I glanced at it briefly, and it was nothing more than idle chatter, telling lame jokes, and exchanging harsh words. As time went on, the topic of discussion turned into the unbelievable news that Shen Yue had signed up to be the host of a reading competition.
Shen Yue didn't say anything at first, so they just laughed it off, saying it was a rumor spread by some freshman. Didn't they know that Shen, the district bully, always disdained participating in performances aimed at ordinary people?
As it turned out, Shen Yue actually came out a few minutes later, not only admitting that he wanted to participate, but also emphasizing that he had signed up voluntarily.
You Congxi stared at the words "voluntarily sign up" and sneered.
It seems the fever has subsided, and his energy is boundless, more than he can use. After this bout of fever, he has been directly refined into a ten-thousand-year-old giant zombie.
She sent two thumbs-up messages in the group without any expression. When she realized something was wrong and tried to retract them, those jerks who were active in the group 24/7 caught her red-handed. Retracting them would only make things more obvious, so she simply left them there and pretended that she was just being a friendly person by encouraging the super regional tyrant to actively participate in civilian activities.
My regional tyrant is awesome!
You Congxi watched as Qu Ba questioned her in the group chat but didn't reply. Her taut lips twitched downwards, and she turned off her phone without hesitation, throwing it back into her pocket.
Every time she went to You Yuanming's house, she felt as if she was going to her death, so she named the route the Road to the Underworld.
When You Congxi couldn't hail a taxi on Huangquan Road, he simply walked a few more steps to wait for the bus.
She swiped her card to board the bus and was lucky enough to snag a window seat in the back. She leaned her head against the window, bouncing up and down with the bus's movement, like a spring ball she used to play with as a child, staring blankly out the window with a blank expression.
The phone in her pocket had been vibrating ever since she turned it off. You Congxi got annoyed and took it out to put the philosophy group on Do Not Disturb again, but she accidentally clicked into Chen Yue's chat box.
[DaiY: Why aren't you replying to my messages?]
[DaiY: Who made our little fish angry? Tell me and I'll get revenge for you.]
You Congxi stared at the line for a moment, then thought to himself, "That's you. You should commit suicide."
[DaiY: Is it your turn to do chores today? Come over for dinner on your way back? I'll show you a little cooking.]
[DaiY: Shall I come pick you up? Why aren't you back yet? What happened?]
You Congxi's fingers twitched slightly.
[I am a fish: Going to You Yuanming's house, will be back later.]
The other party replied instantly.
[Dai: Okay, I'll bake some small cakes in a bit. Let me know when you get back, and I'll bring them to you.]
【I am a fish: No need.】
You Congxi waited for a while, but there was no reply from the other end. She didn't know if this meant tacit agreement or something else. The words that had been stuck in her mind all day were now hard to bear. When she came to her senses, she had already typed half of the sentence in the chat box.
-You and An Jing
She immediately deleted the sentence that was still in the works.
Her heart was racing, and she couldn't figure out if she was possessed when her phone vibrated.
[DaiY: What's wrong? Typing is still in progress]
You Congxi bit her lip.
[I am a fish: No, I wanted to ask if your fever has gone down.]
【Daiy: [Puppy smiling.jpg]】
[Dai Y: I'm fine now, don't worry, I'm in great shape.]
[I am a fish: Oh.]
When the bus arrived at the station, You Congxi put her phone away, adjusted her backpack strap, and got off the bus.
After getting off the bus, I stood on the platform without moving immediately. The bus in front of me roared away, revealing the illuminated sign of the residential area across the street.
She sighed softly, took a step forward, and felt her schoolbag on her shoulder instantly transform into a bomb, so heavy it made her panic. She even started to wonder if, in the event of a fight, she might swing the schoolbag and smash You Yuanming's ridiculously expensive large porcelain vase, making him pay for it.
Lost in thought the whole way, she calmed down as she got closer. She took a deep breath, raised her hand, and knocked on the door that always witnessed her disheveled state.
"They're here—"
The moment the door opened, the warm, bright light inside enveloped her. The hallway was dark, but she felt no sense of security from the light. Instead, she instinctively stepped back into the pitch-black hallway.
You Congxi stopped and greeted the person in front of him: "Aunt Yu."
Yu Junya's expression was somewhat stiff, as if she knew that Yu Junya had anticipated her whispered words in her ear, but the stiffness only lasted for a moment before it was replaced by a smile.
"Little Stream's here? Come in quickly, it's cold outside."
The door closed, and You Congxi looked down at the slippers on the ground, which had been changed again, and hesitated for a moment.
Yu Junya followed her gaze and explained, "I just got a new batch of slippers. A few days ago, your dad's students came to visit. They were all unkempt young men, and I was worried they might have athlete's foot, so I just threw them all away and bought new ones."
"Mm." You Congxi nodded, glanced at the familiar slippers on her and You Youyi's feet who had just run out of the room, and then looked away to change her own shoes.
Actually, she didn't mean that. She was just hesitating whether to say it before or after the meal. If she said it before the meal, then there might be no need to change her shoes. She wouldn't be staying here for long, and she would have to change her shoes back when she left, which would be troublesome.
"Sister! You haven't been here in so long! I've missed you so much!" You Youyi rushed over and threw herself into You Congxi's arms.
You Congxi reached out and caught her, almost getting knocked out of outer space by the missile.
If she didn't know that You Youyi's IQ and EQ were similar to the golden retriever next door upstairs, she would have really suspected that this was a conspiracy by the three of them to expel her from the earth.
Her feelings for You Youyi were complicated; she wouldn't say she liked her, but to say she hated her would be an exaggeration.
More often than not, it's ignored.
Ignoring You Youyi's innocent remarks, ignoring You Youyi's usurpation of power, ignoring You Youyi's slanderous accusations, ignoring You Youyi's filial piety, ignoring You Youyi's closeness, and ignoring You Youyi's naivety.
Youyouyi might sense it, but she would still rush over and bump into her without any thought when she arrived.
Although this is an expression of love in the world of Golden Retrievers.
You Congxi wanted to laugh, but the laugh froze into an iceberg when he saw You Yuanming.
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