Chapter 339: In order to save a seat for her, Mr. Xiao got up at six o'clock
The next day, Shi Runrun was awakened by the first ray of morning light coming through the window.
She reached out her hand dazedly and touched the place beside her, but she only felt a cold emptiness.
Where are the people?
She suddenly opened her eyes, sat up, and most of her sleepiness disappeared in an instant.
The huge bedroom was quiet, and she was the only one there.
Shi Runrun subconsciously grabbed the phone on the bedside table and checked the time.
Six fifteen.
So early?
She was stunned for a moment, and suddenly the man's vague and awkward whisper before going to bed last night flashed through her mind.
"Tomorrow... I have to go and reserve a seat."
The corners of Shi Runrun's lips curved up uncontrollably, little by little, and finally turned into a sweet and helpless smile.
This man...he actually went?
She threw back the quilt, got out of bed, and walked barefoot to the cloakroom. She could imagine the arrogant man getting up before dawn, driving his flashy Bentley alone, guarding an empty classroom like a fool in the deserted campus.
Just thinking about that scene made her feel angry and funny.
This childish ghost.
…
By the time Shi Runrun leisurely finished her breakfast and was taken to Peking University by the driver, the campus had returned to its former bustle.
She was carrying the backpack that Xiao Xuezhen stuffed full of things, and as soon as she walked into the teaching building, she keenly felt that the atmosphere today seemed a little unusual.
The students in the corridor gathered in twos and threes, whispering to each other, with expressions of excitement and curiosity on their faces. Many of them glanced towards her classroom intentionally or unintentionally.
Shi Runrun's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling.
She quickened her pace, walked to the classroom door, looked inside, and froze in place.
In the last row of the classroom, on the golden throne by the window, Xiao Xue Zheng was sitting upright.
He changed back into his well-tailored black suit today, with his legs crossed and his posture dignified, forming a sharp contrast with the students around him who were wearing T-shirts and jeans.
There was nothing in front of him, no books, no stationery.
There was only an open, latest model ultra-thin laptop, and flashing on the screen was a red and green stock market K-line chart that Shi Runrun could not understand at all.
And on the empty seat next to him, her textbooks and stationery were neatly arranged.
Not only that, there was a soft Hermès cushion on the chair that looked very expensive. There was a cup of red date water at just the right temperature on the table, and there was even a small plate of peeled pistachios next to it.
This guy is not here to reserve a seat, he is clearly treating the university classroom as his CEO's office!
Almost half of the students in the classroom focused their attention on the man in the last row who was radiating holy light.
No one dared to speak loudly, but just lowered their voices and frantically updated the live broadcast post on the school forum with their mobile phones.
[Live broadcast! The boss arrived at 6 o'clock today! I saw it with my own eyes! He even put a cushion on the senior's chair!]
[Damn, this man is too extreme! Does he think our Beijing University is his own backyard?]
[Girls, I just pretended to pass by and smelled his fragrance. He's definitely a walking hormone! I declare now that I am a fan of her looks and her couple!]
Shi Runrun stood at the door, feeling all the blood in his body rushing to his head.
The culprit seemed to have noticed her arrival and slowly raised his head. His deep black eyes passed through half of the classroom and fell accurately on her.
He didn't say anything, but just raised his chin slightly towards her.
The meaning is very clear: Why don’t you come over?
Shi Runrun took a deep breath, and under the complex gazes of the classmates that were full of envy, jealousy, and curiosity, she gritted her teeth and walked over step by step.
"Are you crazy?" As soon as she sat down, she squeezed out these three words from between her teeth, her voice very low.
The man closed his computer and turned his head to the side. There was no trace of guilt on his infuriatingly handsome face, but rather a sense of self-righteousness.
"I'm fulfilling my duties as a deskmate, is there a problem?"
Shi Runrun was so choked by his righteous attitude that he was speechless.
She looked at his expressionless face, then at the classmates who were peeking around, and felt that she would be the focus of protection and visiting objects at Kyoto University for the whole day.
She was about to say something else when the bell rang.
The person who walked in was none other than the old professor who was so angry at Xiao Xuezhen that he almost had a heart attack yesterday.
As soon as the old professor stepped into the classroom, his not-so-big eyes were like radars, instantly locking onto Xiao Xue Zheng in the last row.
His face immediately darkened, and the hand holding his reading glasses trembled.
Why is this disrespectful and vulgar "student" here again?!
The whole class held their breath, ready to enjoy a wonderful "battle between teachers and students".
However, to everyone's surprise, Xiao Xue Zheng behaved unusually "well-behaved" today.
He sat upright with his hands on his knees, looking like he was listening attentively.
The old professor looked at him suspiciously several times, but finally resisted the urge to kick him out. He put on a sullen face and began to lecture.
The class was conducted in this weird and tense atmosphere.
Shi Runrun felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. She could feel that although the man next to her was sitting upright, the powerful aura of a superior was affecting the surrounding magnetic field all the time.
He was annoyed by the dust on the table, so he took out his handkerchief and wiped it carefully.
After a while, he felt that the air in the classroom was not circulating, so he quietly pushed the window on his side open a little more.
Shi Runrun had just picked up the pen to take a note when a cleanly peeled pistachio was stuffed into her hand.
She turned her head, her eyes silently protesting.
The man seemed not to notice and handed over another one, his thin lips moving silently.
Shi Runrun understood his lip language. He was saying, "Brain nourishment."
Shi Runrun: “…”
She felt that if this continued, she would be driven to nervous breakdown by this man.
After finally waiting for the get out of class to end, the old professor left the classroom almost as if he was escaping.
As soon as he left, the classroom exploded.
Several brave girls immediately gathered around, pretending to ask Shi Runrun questions, but in fact they were secretly sizing up the top man next to her.
"Senior, your boyfriend is so handsome! What does he do for a living?"
"Senior, how did you two meet? That's so sweet!"
Xiao Xue Zheng was frowned by the chattering girls. Just as he was about to ask them to leave, Shi Runrun took the lead and poked him hard with his elbow under the table.
She remembered the "supplementary terms" between them: it was strictly forbidden to release the air conditioner without reason, so as not to destroy the harmonious and friendly classroom atmosphere.
The man's body stiffened and he swallowed back the words "Go away", but his handsome face became even darker.
After dealing with the enthusiastic female classmates, Shi Runrun breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to complain to the man next to her, she saw Lin Ze walking towards her with a book in his hand.
His expression was somewhat complicated, and it seemed as if he had mustered up a lot of courage.
Xiao Xuezheng's gaze instantly turned cold, and the air pressure around him suddenly dropped.
Shi Runrun's heart suddenly rose to her throat.
Lin Ze stopped in front of their desks, but didn't look at Shi Runrun. Instead, he looked directly at Xiao Xuezheng.
He handed over the book in his hand, which was a brand new copy of "The Collected Works of Tao Yuanming".
"Sir..." Lin Ze said in a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant, "I think 'five pecks of rice' might not really be much for Tao Yuanming. But life must have something more important than rice. I give this book to you, hoping you can understand."
After saying this, he turned around and left without waiting for Xiao Xuezheng's reaction, his back straight.
The entire classroom fell into dead silence again.
Everyone was stunned by Lin Ze's actions.
This... is this a blatant provocation in front of the overbearing president?!
Shi Runrun felt her temples throbbing.
She turned her head cautiously to look at the expression of the man beside her.
Xiao Xue Zheng picked up the brand new "Collected Works of Tao Yuanming" and tapped the cover lightly with his slender fingers, with no expression on his face.
After a few seconds, he suddenly curled his lips and turned to look at Shi Runrun.
"He's right."
"Ah?" Shi Runrun was stunned.
"When people are alive, they should have something more important than rice." The man looked at her, and suddenly a faint, gentle smile appeared in his deep black eyes.
"For example," he leaned closer to her, lowering his voice so that only the two of them could hear, and spoke slowly, "For example, you."
Shi Runrun's heart skipped a beat.
The man looked at her ears which turned red instantly, and in a good mood he casually threw the "Collected Works of Tao Yuanming" into his schoolbag, then took her hand and held their fingers tightly.
"Let's go, I'll take you to eat something delicious."
He pulled her and stood up and left the classroom under the jaw-dropping gaze of the whole class.
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