Lu Ziyin's bright eyes seemed to lose their light in an instant. After stiffly uttering a sentence, she left without looking back.
Ding Kemeng watched Lu Ziyin's departing figure, somewhat puzzled: "Is he angry?"
Tang Zhizhou and the others, who had overheard the entire conversation, sighed helplessly.
"Sister Meng, it's really amazing that you noticed!" Tang Zhizhou really didn't know how to tell Ding Kemeng. This was the first time in his life he had ever seen Lu Ziyin so upset!
"You don't need to blame yourself. Lu Ziyin's unhappiness is his business and has nothing to do with you. Just do your own thing." Xie Sichen couldn't bear to see Ding Kemeng looking so confused, so he patted her shoulder comfortingly and left.
Seeing this, Lin Changmao and the others offered some perfunctory comfort to Ding Kemeng, telling her not to overthink it, before leaving one after another. In the end, only Yang Xiao remained, exchanging awkward smiles with Ding Kemeng as they silently returned to the classroom.
Lin Changmao caught up with Xie Sichen and asked in confusion, "Sichen, why didn't you help Brother Lu persuade Ding Kemeng just now? Don't you want them to be together?"
"If you weren't going to try to persuade her, fine, but you just told her to do her own thing. How could you say that after what happened to Brother Lu!" Tang Zhizhou really couldn't understand Xie Sichen's actions. Was he even a brother anymore?
"What do you think is the relationship between Lu Ziyin and Ding Kemeng now?" Xie Sichen asked calmly, ignoring Tang Zhizhou's exasperation.
"What kind of relationship could they have? I even called her sister-in-law, so of course they're a couple!" Tang Zhizhou became increasingly agitated, feeling that Xie Sichen was trying to change the subject.
Lin Changmao didn't know much about the relationship between Lu Ziyin and Ding Kemeng, but judging from how much Lu Ziyin usually valued Ding Kemeng, he agreed with Tang Zhizhou's statement.
Kong Qingfeng recalled the scene when Lu Ziyin and Ding Kemeng were together. Although he was not sure about his guess, he still whispered, "They are... deskmates, I guess!"
"Even Qingfeng noticed, and you guys still haven't figured it out?" Xie Sichen was speechless at the stupidity of Tang Zhizhou and the others. Was that thing around their necks just an ornament?
Tang Zhizhou was unconvinced and instinctively wanted to retort: "How could we be deskmates? I've already called her sister-in-law!"
"Did Ding Kemeng admit it?" Xie Sichen rolled his eyes at him and spoke calmly, hitting the nail on the head.
Tang Zhizhou deflated. It seemed that Ding Kemeng hadn't actually admitted it.
"So, Brother Lu, Brother Lu, didn't, didn't take a stand." Kong Qingfeng felt a little sorry for Lu Ziyin when he thought of how dejected he looked when he left.
More importantly, it's clear that Lu Ziyin is the only one in love with Ding Kemeng, who seems completely oblivious to Lu Ziyin's feelings for her. This is the first time he's ever seen such a pursuit!
Xie Sichen lit a candle to address Lu Ziyin's feelings for him.
She stormed off and wandered aimlessly for a while, Ding Kemeng's words, "I will do my best," still playing on repeat in her mind.
Lu Ziyin stopped in front of a building. The lobby was empty. Without hesitation, Lu Ziyin stepped inside.
Taking the elevator to the ninth floor, Lu Ziyin walked to the door of an office. She looked up at the bronze sign above the door frame: Principal's Office.
Lu Ziyin's eyes darkened, and she knocked on the door.
"Knock knock knock..."
The people inside seemed to be doing something, and only spoke after a long while.
"Enter."
Lu Ziyin pushed open the door and saw a large desk with a small sign on it: Lu Tian.
Lu Tian finished reviewing and organizing all the documents in his hand, looked up, and glanced at the boy standing in front of him. "What brings you here? It's still class time, don't be so idle."
Lu Ziyin ignored Lu Tian's question and sat down on the sofa, saying, "I'm asking you for a special privilege, Third Uncle."
Lu Tian raised an eyebrow, wondering what his nephew was up to now.
"You already have plenty of privileges, don't tell me you want me to change your midterm exam grades, I can't do that!"
"Tsk!" Lu Ziyin rolled her eyes at Lu Tian and said impatiently, "It's not something I asked for myself. This privilege isn't too much trouble, just give it to me!"
"Why should I help you if you don't explain what it is?" Lu Tian remembered that last time he helped this brat solve a problem, his older brother found out afterwards and he was the one who got scolded!
"I want someone who was originally in Class 1. I want her to stay in Class 10 forever and not be able to transfer to another class." Lu Ziyin originally thought he would be generous enough to let Ding Kemeng go back to Class 1 for the sake of her future, but now he realized that he couldn't be that saintly at all, and he wasn't a kind person!
He couldn't bring himself to make a great sacrifice for the future of the person he loved!
So, wouldn't it be better to just use some tricks to keep Ding Kemeng in Class 10?
"A girl?" Looking at his nephew's expression, Lu Tian didn't believe that Lu Ziyin wanted to have someone around to torment him. So, did their little devil have someone he liked?
"What's your name? Are you pretty? Whose little princess are you? You're in Class 1, and your grades are pretty good! It's just a bit unlucky that you actually took a liking to her!" Lu Tian got up from his office chair and sat down opposite Lu Ziyin, showing interest.
"Ding Kemeng, she's exceptionally good-looking and has excellent grades!" Lu Ziyin's face darkened. "And besides, if I take a liking to her, she's doomed!"
Seeing that Lu Ziyin's eyes were red, Lu Tian stopped teasing him and said, "Alright, alright, no bad luck, no bad luck!"
"By the way, are you dating this girl?" The Lu family doesn't have any rules about children not being allowed to date early or having to marry into a business relationship and be from a similar social class. After all, as long as the girl isn't ugly and has a good personality, she's definitely a good match for their little devil!
Lu Tian's casual question caught Lu Ziyin off guard, and the temperature in the office seemed to drop several degrees. After a long while, Lu Tian suddenly heard his nephew's voice in the quiet space.
"Not...not yet."
Lu Tian wondered if he had misheard, but seeing Lu Ziyin's dejected expression...
Okay, so there really wasn't any discussion!
"How long have you been seeing this girl? Does she like you? Does she know your personality and family background? And does she know about your illness?" Lu Tian didn't want Lu Ziyin's feelings to be just empty words, and he didn't want him to get hurt in this relationship!
“She’s great, I like her.” Lu Ziyin subconsciously avoided Lu Tian’s question; he didn’t want to hear anyone tell him that Ding Kemeng didn’t like him.
With Lu Ziyin looking like this, what else could Lu Tian not understand?
"Since you've made up your mind, then make the most of it. It would be best if you could win her over as soon as possible, but if you can't, then so be it. Just don't hurt that young girl."
"That's none of your business. Just detain them."
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