Ye Jinyan's high fever came too suddenly, and Tang Ning, who was by his bedside, was unwilling to leave him for even a moment, especially since her foot injury had not fully healed. Guessing that the two of them would most likely miss school today, Uncle Li, the Ye family's butler, immediately called their homeroom teacher, explained the situation, and requested a day of sick leave for them.
On this side, Class 7 of Grade 11 had already started buzzing with discussion long before Tang Ning appeared during morning self-study.
It was through these discussions that Xu Xingbai learned that Tang Ning had encountered such a thing after he left yesterday; not only was her leg injured, but she had also lost a lot of blood.
Upon hearing this, Xu Xingbo immediately clenched his fists, looking silently and worriedly at Tang Ning's empty desk. Why... did he leave so early yesterday? Otherwise...
Thinking this, Xu Xingbai's eyes immediately froze for a moment. What else could he do to help Tang Ning?
She has an older brother and Jiang Yao, whom she likes. To her, he is just a classmate she kindly saved on the road and who later became her deskmate. What difference would it make if he stayed?
Xu Xingbo's anxious gaze gradually subsided, and he then turned his attention back to the textbook in front of him.
For some reason, he couldn't concentrate on reading a single word, yet he kept staring intently at it, and no one knew what he was thinking.
“Ah Yao, Ah Yao…”
Seeing that Jiang Yao's eyes were fixed on Tang Ning's empty table, Yin Yuqing followed his gaze and felt a pang of sadness. She immediately called out to Jiang Yao softly, but he didn't respond even after she called him several times. So Yin Yuqing reached out and nudged his arm.
After Jiang Yao came to his senses, she immediately adjusted her expression and asked him with a puzzled look, "Ah Yao, what's wrong? Why are you spacing out all of a sudden? Oh, are you worried about Tang Ning? You saw it yesterday, with Brother Jin Yan taking such good care of her, she'll definitely be fine. She didn't come today, so something must have happened that made her take the day off."
Upon hearing Yin Yuqing's words, Jiang Yao's mind instantly flashed back to the intimate scene he had witnessed yesterday at the school hospital entrance between Ye Jinyan and Tang Ning. His eyes flickered rapidly before he chuckled and turned to look at Yin Yuqing beside him. "When did I say I was worried about her? Yes, with Jinyan taking care of her, how could anything happen to her? Why would I need to worry about her!"
At this point, Jiang Yao's expression froze for a moment before he immediately flipped to the last page of his English book and slammed it on the desk. "Alright, alright, hurry up and memorize your lessons. Your grades are already bad, and you're always wasting your time on irrelevant people. Do you really want to be at the bottom of the class?!"
"Ah, I need to memorize my lessons, I'll start now!"
Touched on a sore spot, Yin Yuqing quickly picked up her English book, intending to memorize her vocabulary.
The next second, the homeroom teacher walked in through the front door of the classroom and stood on the podium. When the students saw that he looked like he had something to say, they quickly quieted down.
Then everyone learned from their homeroom teacher, Mr. Qin, that Tang Ning had taken a sick day because her leg injury was a bit serious, and she would be able to come back tomorrow.
Before the boys could even groan, Old Qin's voice rang out again, "Oh, by the way, the school anniversary celebration is starting in half a month. The casting for the musical 'White Snow' started today on the school website. Students who are interested, remember to go and vote. You can also submit any other talents you have. The more the merrier. We'll select as many as we can, which will bring honor to the class!"
He said this with a smile.
Upon hearing this, all the students in the class were stunned for a moment, and then immediately started howling with excitement. Students love these so-called celebrations where they don't have to attend classes or go to school.
Even Yin Yuqing's eyes lit up suddenly.
She had already learned about Jinsheng's school anniversary last semester. The musical "Snow White" is a regular program of Jinsheng Boys' High School's anniversary celebration. It is adapted from the famous fairy tale "Snow White". The reason it is a regular program is due to the wicked fun and pranks of the previous Jinsheng seniors. After all, it is really interesting for Jinsheng High School, which is all boys, to perform such a musical. On the one hand, several boys who are going to participate need to wear Rococo-style dresses with corsets and large skirts that were popular in the Middle Ages. On the other hand, there is a kissing scene.
Haha, it's still a kissing scene between two guys!
So this so-called musical will eventually turn into a skit due to the boys' various mistakes and the kissing scenes.
Because it was so funny, it became a staple of Jinsheng School's anniversary celebrations. Every year, the debate over who would play the female lead, Bai Xue, would be huge, adding a splash of color to everyone's dull and boring high school life.
After thinking about it, Yin Yuqing couldn't help but feel excited.
If she could play the female lead, Bai Xue, then she could openly wear skirts, which made Yin Yuqing's heart pound, and even her breathing became slightly rapid.
Just then, the loud discussion among the boys in the class reached her ears.
"Ahhh, we're so lucky this year! In our first year of school, we don't have to watch those cheesy lovey-dovey scenes between two boys. We have our fairy Tang Ning!"
"Yes! Do we even need to vote online for the female lead, Bai Xue? Besides Goddess Tang Ning, I can't think of anyone else who could play this role!"
"Hehe, I'm already looking forward to seeing the goddess stun on stage in a beautiful dress! I think I'll never forget it!"
"Look at the campus network! Tang Ning, our little angel, is far ahead in votes! Haha, everyone here seems to have the same discerning eye as me!"
...
Upon hearing such discussions, Yin Yuqing's face paled involuntarily. She then hurriedly pulled out her phone and kept scrolling through the posts on the campus website voting for the female lead of the musical "White Snow." Among all the comments, apart from a few boys' names left as pranks, only Tang Ning's name was constantly refreshing the screen. Only her.
She scrolled through the entire post but her name never appeared.
This made Yin Yuqing's expression even more unpleasant.
The choice of the female lead was a foregone conclusion, but the voting for the male lead suddenly became very close. After all, if he became the male lead, he would have scenes with the only girl in the whole school, the most beautiful school beauty. Let's not talk about kissing scenes or not, since the teachers are watching from below. It is very likely that it will be a camera trick, but even if it is a camera trick, they are willing to accept it!
Many shameless people started leaving their names under the male lead's post, but in the end, Ye Jinyan and Jiang Yao received the most votes. No matter how much they tried to deceive themselves, their family backgrounds and looks were undeniable, not to mention that Tang Ning had a good relationship with them. Unfortunately, Ye Jinyan ultimately lost, since almost everyone in the school knew that he was Tang Ning's brother. Many people couldn't accept the idea of a brother and sister acting in intimate scenes together. As a result, Jiang Yao successfully stood out and only needed the teachers to confirm with him before rehearsals could begin immediately.
That kid got off easy!
Soon, the comments section below the post began to flood with similar messages in a consistent, unison.
Yin Yuqing, who had been keeping a close eye on the campus network, naturally received the news immediately, and her face turned even paler in an instant.
This voting result made Yin Yuqing, who came to Jinsheng Boys' High School, resent her male identity for the first time.
Why did she dress up as a boy to come here? If she were a girl, she wouldn't have even received a nomination. Also, why is Tang Ning allowed to always appear as a girl at Jinsheng Boys' High School? What gives her that privilege?
Just because her family is rich? Does having money mean she can do whatever she wants? Why did she even come to Jinsheng? If she hadn't come, she might already be the actress playing Bai Xue. After all, more than one boy has complimented her on her cuteness. Why did she have to come? Doesn't she know this is an all-boys high school?
Yin Yuqing gripped her phone tightly, her thoughts becoming increasingly extreme, until the bell for the end of morning self-study suddenly rang in her ears, jolting her back to reality.
What is she doing? What is she thinking? How could she think like that! Tang Ning and she are the only girls in this school, how could she think of her like that!
Stop thinking about it, stop thinking about it, stop thinking about it, Yin Yuqing!
Even though she kept telling herself this, she just couldn't control the bitterness in her heart.
Unbeknownst to Yin Yuqing, she did indeed get the lead role in the school anniversary performance "White Snow" during the storyline. Yes, even after Yuan Tangning disguised herself as a boy and entered the school, her looks still far surpassed Yin Yuqing's, yet she still received the lead role.
After all, Tang Ning had framed her more than once, both openly and secretly, out of jealousy and resentment. Moreover, the last time, Mu Sheng had tricked her into making her look bad in front of the entire school.
Yin Yuqing was so glamorous back then. Jiang Yao was almost completely smitten, Mu Sheng secretly protected her, Xu Xingbai thought she was a pure and flawless white moonlight, and Ye Jinyan also began to fall for her due to various unexpected events.
Everyone was on her side. All she needed to do every day was to maintain her true, kind, innocent, and pure personality. When faced with Tang Ning's schemes, she only needed to be magnanimous, tolerant, and forgiving. She didn't need to care about anything else.
Unlike her, who goes to great lengths for a little bit of goodwill, getting hurt, scheming, and playing the victim.
While using the restroom, Tang Ning glanced at the so-called campus network poll and a slight smile appeared on her lips.
It has to be admitted that things are really unfair between people!
However, as long as she got what she wanted, that was enough. Looking in the mirror, Tang Ning quickly put on a sweet and natural smile.
Meanwhile, Yin Yuqing, who had finally managed to convince herself to stop thinking about it, turned around and saw Jiang Yao also looking at the poll on the campus website. A sudden panic gripped her, and she grabbed Jiang Yao's arm, hurriedly saying, "Yao, you're going to participate in this performance, right? No, I mean, you've been chosen as the male lead by everyone, will you participate? You definitely will, right? How could I ask such a stupid question! The female lead is Tang Ning, she's so beautiful, how could you not want to perform with her..."
"Yu Feng..."
Upon hearing Jiang Yao speak, Yin Yuqing's eyes began to redden uncontrollably. Without thinking, she stood up abruptly, apologized, and ran out. She ran all the way to the restroom, where she began to shed tears.
Jiang Yao, who had followed her all the way to the restroom, immediately put his arm around Yin Yuqing's shoulder as soon as he saw her clearly. "No..."
Upon hearing those two words, Yin Yuqing turned her head in surprise to look at Jiang Yao beside her.
“Ah Yao…”
She spoke in a daze.
Jiang Yao then looked seriously into her eyes and said with a smile, "I won't participate in any 'White Snow' production, I promise you."
“Ah Yao…”
Yin Yuqing murmured his name, then tried to laugh but felt she shouldn't, so with tears on her face, she gave a half-smile, half-crying expression.
A day passed quickly. Ever since Tang Ning discovered that Ye Jinyan had accidentally pressed down on her, he hadn't dared to look at her. No matter what she said to him, he would only nod slightly, and even his replies were just simple "um," "okay," or "yes." Only when she stopped looking at him would he look at her with undisguised affection in his eyes, but he would immediately lower his gaze again the moment she looked up.
I have to say, he's really a bit of a closet pervert.
Such people don't need anything else, they just need some special stimulation.
Sitting in the car on the way to school, watching the scenery receding into the distance outside the window, Tang Ning smiled and thought to herself.
So, as soon as Ye Jinyan dropped her off at the entrance of Class 7, the two of them immediately received the news that she and Jiang Yao had been selected as the male and female leads of "White Snow".
In an instant, Tang Ning's eyes lit up as she looked in Jiang Yao's direction, while at the same time, she gripped Ye Jinyan's wrist tightly.
"Brother, did you hear that? My chance has come!"
She couldn't contain her surprise and looked at Ye Jinyan beside her, her smile almost uncontrollable.
This made Ye Jinyan, who had just realized his own feelings, involuntarily feel a clench in his heart.
Yes, he forgot.
During those years of his outrageous and utterly despicable behavior, the person who stayed by Tang Ning's side was Jiang Yao. He accompanied her from childhood to the present, for a full ten years, occupying every aspect of her life. When Tang Ning was sick, crying and refusing to go home, it was Jiang Yao who insisted on sleeping with her. No matter what delicious food or fun toys she got, the first thing she received was Jiang Yao. On her birthday, it was always Jiang Yao who was the first to send her birthday wishes...
He spent ten years completely embedding himself into Tang Ning's very being, making her unable to let go or forget him. She even came to Jinsheng to win his heart back.
She said she couldn't live without Jiang Yao, just like she couldn't live without air or water.
She said she could never give him up!
The more Ye Jinyan thought about it, the paler his face became. He even forgot how he left Class 7 of the first year of high school. When he came to his senses, he found that he had already finished the first two classes and was following his classmates downstairs to the playground for morning exercises in a daze.
Even though one was a seat in Class 7 of Grade 11 and the other was a seat in Class 3 of Grade 12, with an unknown distance and many people in between, Ye Jinyan still spotted Tang Ning at the very front of the class in the crowd, diligently doing her morning exercises.
He stared at her blankly until the morning exercises ended, when he immediately saw her grab Jiang Yao's arm and start running to the side.
Ye Jinyan followed almost instinctively.
Then I watched as the two of them stopped by a small bamboo grove near the school hospital.
As soon as he stopped, Jiang Yao immediately pulled his arm out of Tang Ning's grasp. Then he saw her eyes light up as she looked at him expectantly.
"I know, you were voted the male lead in 'Snow White' and you'll be acting opposite me, right? I really didn't expect the school to choose you in the end! Don't you think this is fate? I..."
As she was speaking, she suddenly noticed that Jiang Yao was just looking at her with a complicated expression, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
Seeing this, Tang Ning's excited smile quickly faded. She bit her lip and hesitated, "Ah Yao, you... you'll be in it, right?"
Yin Yuqing, who had hurriedly followed Tang Ning after seeing her pull Jiang Yao away, stopped abruptly when she heard Tang Ning's question. She stood behind the wall and didn't go out.
Meanwhile, Mu Sheng, who was taking a nap with his eyes closed on a recliner on the roof of the school hospital, raised an eyebrow with interest when he heard the question.
On the other side, Jiang Yao, seeing Tang Ning's cautious expression, opened his mouth, but the refusal that was on the tip of his tongue suddenly fell silent.
The person in front of him was none other than the girl he had cared for, cherished, and loved for ten whole years. He had watched her grow from a timid and fearful girl into a bright, beautiful, and poised young woman. But now, for his sake, she seemed to have returned to how they were when they first met, trembling with fear and walking on thin ice.
Why did she suddenly change back to her original form?
He stared into the emotions and expectations in her eyes, and there was nothing he didn't understand.
Thinking this, Jiang Yao pursed his lips slightly, then turned his gaze to Tang Ning's leg, "Your injury..."
Upon seeing Jiang Yao inquire about her leg injury, Tang Ning, who assumed he was concerned that her leg injury would hinder his performance, immediately jumped up on the spot without thinking.
"Okay, I'm really all better now, it doesn't hurt at all anymore. I can definitely dance, you don't have to worry about me affecting you, Yao, really, believe me, I really don't... um!"
After jumping a couple of times, Tang Ning suddenly let out a muffled groan and almost fell over, but Jiang Yao caught her just in time.
Seeing this, Ye Jinyan, who was hiding to the side, slowly withdrew the foot that had already stepped out.
How are you?
Jiang Yao asked hurriedly.
Despite her slightly pale face, Tang Ning kept shaking her head at Jiang Yao, "It's nothing, it's nothing at all. I just accidentally stepped on a pebble, it's really nothing..."
She paused.
"...So, will you participate in the film?"
With her head bowed, Tang Ning asked again in a low voice.
After asking, she waited a long time for Jiang Yao's reply, then clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug deep into her palms. She then abruptly turned her head away. "It's nothing, I should have known. It's just... never mind, it's okay if you don't participate. I know I've been forcing you, from the initial March agreement to 'White Snow,' it's all been my insistence. It's nothing, haha. Well, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now. I'm leaving..."
As she spoke, Tang Ning immediately turned around and lifted her foot to walk forward.
The next second—
"good."
Jiang Yao's deep voice suddenly sounded behind her.
Tang Ning suddenly opened her eyes, which were already turning red, and mechanically turned her head to look at Jiang Yao in disbelief.
"What did you say?"
"Okay... I said okay. Didn't we agree on a three-month period? I can't just refuse to agree to anything, can I?"
Jiang Yao looked intently into Tang Ning's eyes, which were as red as a rabbit's.
Almost instantly, Tang Ning threw herself into his arms without hesitation and hugged his neck tightly.
“Ah Yao…”
Jiang Yao let Tang Ning hug him, and his hands, which had been hanging by his sides, slowly, slowly covered Tang Ning's back.
His eyes were glazed over, and for a moment he couldn't even understand what he was thinking. Why did he feel so compelled to cheer Tang Ning up whenever he saw her sad? He simply couldn't bear to hear her feigned generosity when she was actually feeling wronged.
How can a habit formed over ten years be changed overnight?
Jiang Yao's current favorability rating: 60.
The numbers have returned to normal. All the threats he made to him about Yin Yuqing being a girl and forcing him to date her have been smoothed over again by Jiang Yao.
Upon hearing the system notification, Tang Ning raised an eyebrow inwardly and thought to herself.
Ye Jinyan, who hadn't come out at all, watched the two embracing in the bamboo forest for an unknown amount of time before suddenly chuckled and slowly turned to leave.
Yin Yuqing, who also witnessed this scene, slowly squatted down, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
Fortunately, Tang Ning didn't know what Jiang Yao had promised Yin Yuqing, otherwise he would definitely have patted her on the shoulder.
A man's words are deceitful.
Girl, you're still too young!
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