Chapter 58: I'm not in a relationship yet.
Chapter 58: I'm not in a relationship yet.
KFC was crowded on the weekend, with many children playing in the children's area. Fang Yuenian and Cheng Bing sat in a corner with four or five different items on the table in front of them.
Fang Yuenian had a strange obsession with this kind of fast food, and he could get a lot of satisfaction from it. So, although Cheng Bing wasn't particularly enthusiastic about it, she was willing to come along. Until the last time the two of them returned to Shuibiwei, this strong man ate a bucket of chicken wings and suffered from enteritis that night. His family rushed him to the village clinic, and he spent the whole weekend sighing and getting IV drips.
"Then our whole class burst into laughter. You didn't see the expression on the biology representative's face at that time. It was truly hilarious."
Fang Yuenian couldn't wait to share the joy of the "superfluous creature" from that day with Cheng Bing. Cheng Bing smiled gently and said, "So she wanted the superfluous biology exam paper."
"Yeah, if it were any other subject, like 'Does your class have any extra Chinese language students?' it wouldn't be this funny. The thing is, Sun Ning immediately and calmly asked her who she thought was superfluous, and then everyone started to cheer."
Cheng Bing pushed the fries toward him, tearing open a ketchup package for him as she said, "Your class always has so many fun things to do."
"I guess so," Fang Yuenian said, her hands already covered in oil. "Anyway, it's definitely more interesting than your class. Do you usually feel stifled? Otherwise, we can go out for lunch every Saturday, chat, or do some exercise or something. I'm really afraid you'll get bored. Just this month, count how many words we've exchanged. I really don't understand why your class has so many things going on, like mock mini-classes and study method exchange groups. They take up all your free time and weekends. Is that really okay? We're not even in our senior year yet."
Cheng Bing handed him a tissue, "Wipe your mouth."
"Wait a minute, I don't have hands," Fang Yuenian said, holding a chicken wing in one hand and fries in the other, while continuing to nag, "Are you even listening to me? Even though your class's grades are outstanding, relaxing is also very important."
Cheng Bing couldn't stand the little bit of ketchup on his lips after all, so she leaned over and wiped it off for him—Fang Yuenian was stunned when he wiped it off—Cheng Bing still wasn't satisfied and added, "Eat a little slower."
"What, what's wrong with you?" Fang Yuenian looked around and, finding no one paying attention, still blushed slightly behind her ears. "Do you think I'm a child?"
Cheng Bing looked at him, her gaze falling on the pile of food he had guarded around like a protective enclosure, her expression unspoken.
Following his gaze, Fang Yuenian quickly explained, "You don't like any of these. Since you don't like them, I... that's why I brought them all over."
Cheng Bing chuckled softly and handed him the other two chicken wings, saying, "Eat yours, I didn't say you couldn't."
Fang Yuenian felt soothed by those words that the chicken wings suddenly smelled delicious again. He smiled and accepted the gift, looking at Cheng Bing: "So, did you guys even put up any resistance? At least don't keep scheduling things on weekends. There's already enough going on at school."
"The class monitor had previously mentioned this to the homeroom teacher on our behalf, and since many students have many extracurricular classes to attend, the homeroom teacher agreed."
“That’s great! No wonder you were so easy to call this weekend,” Fang Yuenian said happily. “How about we go home next week? It’s getting colder and we need to go home to get some clothes. Also, I need to tell my mom about the phone.”
Cheng Bing nodded: "Okay."
Speaking of cell phones, Fang Yuenian said, "Last time I called Sister Jun, it was quite late, and she said she was taking a walk at school..." Just then, his cell phone suddenly rang.
Fang Yuenian was frantically trying to wipe his hands when Cheng Bing handed him a tissue. After a while, he finally took out his phone and saw that it was Li Peixiang.
"Depend on!"
He cursed under his breath, then suddenly stopped, remembering who was in front of him, and bit his tongue, whispering, "I'm sorry."
"Go ahead and answer it," Cheng Bing said.
"Oh—hey, what's up?"
Cheng Bing was amused by his sudden change in tone and expression, and smiled slightly.
“Brother Nian, I have to ask you something,” Li Peixiang said seriously on the other end of the line.
Fang Yuenian was speechless: "Do I really have to ask?"
Li Peixiang: "About Cheng, the school heartthrob... hey, you two aren't together anymore, are you?"
Fang Yuenian looked up at Cheng Bing, who was drinking cola and seemed oblivious to everything.
“I’m listening, you ask.”
"During the last sports meet, Fang Ying asked Cheng, the school heartthrob, for his QQ number. Didn't you tell me you knew about this? But you didn't pay attention to how Cheng refused, did you?"
Fang Yuenian was a little confused. He had only heard Fang Ying speak, and then... he had completely forgotten to ask what happened next!
"Hmm, what's wrong?"
"I just heard that the reason Cheng, the school heartthrob, rejected her was that he already had someone he liked. I'm stunned! Fang Ying even inquired about it behind his back for a long time. According to her, Cheng said the same thing when he rejected Shao Jing, and he was very serious about it, so they concluded that they definitely weren't high school classmates, but must have been dating since middle school. Wow, academic geniuses are always ahead of the curve. You're such a bad friend, why didn't you tell me sooner? I should have told Fang Ying sooner, so she wouldn't have to go through all this trouble. She feels so embarrassed..."
Fang Yuenian was dumbfounded.
What, what?
Who is the person you like? Did you start dating in junior high school?
Cheng Bing frowned slightly, looking at him with a puzzled expression.
Fang Yuenian's hands and feet were already cold. She said into the phone, "I... I'll talk to you later," and then quickly hung up.
Cheng Bing asked, "What's wrong? Isn't it Li Peixiang?"
"It's him."
"What's up?"
Fang Yuenian's mind was in turmoil, his heart aching with anxiety. He thought in a jumbled mess: Damn it! I didn't even know this guy was in a relationship?!
But then he wondered, something's not right. Throughout his three years of junior high, including most of the days during school and holidays, he spent all his time with Cheng Bing. He'd never seen any other girl get close to him. There have to be some clues to puppy love, right? It's impossible that there were no signs at all, right? And it was mentioned during military training, when he didn't even have a cell phone. How could he be dating a junior high classmate? Seriously? Are you kidding me?
His mind was racing, and he was starting to lose control.
Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time and was just looking at her with that strange gaze, Cheng Bing asked, "Fang Yuenian, what's wrong with you?"
Fang Yuenian: "No."
He tried to calm himself down and asked indirectly, "Um, among our junior high classmates, I mean, the girls, which ones do you have their phone numbers?"
Cheng Bing frowned. "I don't have any of theirs."
"What about the QQ number?"
"I don't have a QQ account, don't you know that?"
"Yes, I know, but..." He was so conflicted he was almost going crazy, "Um, do you think it's appropriate to be in a relationship now? Is it suitable?"
Cheng Bing's expression hardened slightly: "Why are you asking this?"
"Don't ask me that, you answer first: you wouldn't be in a relationship too early, would you?"
Cheng Bing leaned back slightly, crossed his arms, looked at Fang Yuenian, and said in a seemingly serious but actually feigned tone, "Why can't I have a relationship early?"
Fang Yuenian was taken aback by his self-righteous attitude.
"What do you mean 'why'? You need to study! You should study hard and take the exam..."
"I have been studying hard."
"you……"
"Stop talking to me. Who told you this?" Cheng Bing tilted her head slightly to look at him. "They're saying I'm dating someone? I'm not."
Fang Yuenian swallowed hard. "You said it yourself."
Cheng Bing narrowed her eyes: "What did I say?"
"Say it..." Fang Yuenian stammered, extremely annoyed, and decided to just throw caution to the wind: "You said you have someone you like, and you've told several girls, but I didn't know!"
Cheng Bing was stunned by what he said.
The person was fuming, as if accusing someone: "Fine, you're in a relationship and I didn't even know! You didn't even tell me!"
Fang Yuenian was indeed angry, but that wasn't his anger. He was thinking, "Cheng Bing is dating! Oh crap, what am I going to do? Should I have called him today and let him go out with his female classmate, or study together? No, maybe she's not from our school, so who could it be? Oh no, I've been dragging him along for the whole summer vacation, have I wasted his time... Wait, how could he be dating so young?! I'm going to tell Sister Jun, tell Sister Xiaoxiao, this guy is going astray!"
Cheng Bing stared at him for a while, then looked away and smiled faintly.
"You're still laughing?" Fang Yuenian was about to explode. "What's so funny? Why didn't you say so sooner..."
"I didn't have a boyfriend/girlfriend in school," Cheng Bing said succinctly, adding, "To be precise, I'm not in a boyfriend/girlfriend right now."
Fang Yuenian paused for a moment, "Then, then you say..."
"Did I say that just because I said that I was in a relationship?" Cheng Bing's expression was calm and straightforward. "I didn't want to waste other people's time, so I said it."
"Then you didn't, you didn't..."
No early romantic relationships? No crush on anyone?
Cheng Bing raised an eyebrow, picked up her cola, and said, "If I really have something going on, I guarantee you'll be the first person to know."
That sounds...
Fang Yuenian's previous exasperated look immediately vanished. He blinked and quickly changed his tune, saying, "But why don't you say something better? If you insist on saying you have someone you like, people will definitely spread the word. That would be bad for you. What if the teacher finds out? You're already in the top ten of the grade, so you should be careful with your words and actions and maintain your image."
Cheng Bing looked at him expressionlessly, "Stop worrying about me, mind your own business."
Fang Yuenian completely failed to grasp the deeper meaning of those words, thinking he was referring to his grades, which would have been quite frank of him.
"What do I have to worry about? Look, when you got first place, I was in the forties. Now you're in the top ten, and I'm still in the forties. Don't worry, I think forty to forty-nine are my lucky numbers. This ranking in the grade is my comfort zone."
Cheng Bing: "..."
“Fine,” he said through gritted teeth, “Fang Yuenian, you’re really too smart.”
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