Chapter 29-029 He and His Bad-Tempered Kitten
Xu Qingzhe's expression was complicated: "...I refuse."
Song Yang: "?"
Was he underestimated?
The old man in front turned around and scolded, "Young people, don't fool around on the bus!"
"knew!"
Song Yang responded irritably, but immediately sat back down in his seat, not forgetting to warn Xu Qingzhe: "You just wait until you get off the bus!"
"Wait, wait!"
To prevent Xu Qingzhe, who was practically mute, from being unable to communicate with Song Yang and causing things to escalate further, Shen Yi quickly spoke up to stop them, saying, "Song Yang! You've misunderstood!"
Song Yang turned around, his eyes filled with sympathy and self-reproach: "I'm sorry! I didn't notice any of this!"
Shen Yi: "..."
Okay, stop being so dramatic and acting on your own. Let her explain clearly, okay?
The journey ahead.
Shen Yi tried very hard and finally explained the whole story to Song Yang.
Song Yang summarized Shen Yi's words with great skepticism: "You mean you two live close by and have bumped into each other a few times, and he has helped you, so you're friends now?"
Jiang Yue nodded in agreement, confirming Shen Yi's statement: "I know about this too."
"...No wonder you two go to school together."
Realizing that he had caused the whole misunderstanding, Song Yang felt a little embarrassed. He touched his nose, avoided looking at Xu Qingzhe, and awkwardly said, "Now the misunderstanding is cleared up! Haha!"
Shen Yi reached out and grabbed Song Yang by the back of the neck, forcibly turning his head to face Xu Qingzhe, and smiled as she reminded him, "So what if you untied him? You just grabbed someone by the collar, don't think we didn't see it."
Song Yang was unwilling, but under Shen Yi's oppressive aura, he could only say, "I made a mistake! I'm sorry! Okay..."
Alright!
But before Song Yang could finish speaking, Shen Yi let go of his hand and smiled at him with her eyes crinkling: "But thank you anyway, Song Yang, thank you for being willing to protect me."
Shen Yi's words completely dispelled Song Yang's anger.
However, these words had a different meaning when they reached Xu Qingzhe's ears.
He's not some monster; does he need Song Yang to protect him?
But he couldn't bring himself to say it. He could only furrow his brows more deeply, silently expressing his dissatisfaction with Song Yang, this outsider.
As for Song Yang? He was already happy.
He was initially a little unhappy about apologizing to Xu Qingzhe (even though it was indeed his fault), but now he's moved on.
However, he was never good at saying nice things, especially with outsiders present, so he could only put on an impatient expression and say, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
He protected her...
That's not something to be taken for granted, there's no need to thank me.
Shen Yi didn't notice Song Yang's slight awkwardness at the moment, but she was used to him not saying anything nice. She turned to Xu Qingzhe and apologized: "I'm sorry, I was afraid of causing you trouble, so I didn't explain it to them clearly."
Xu Qingzhe looked up at her and suddenly said, "No."
Shen Yi paused for a moment, not understanding what he meant.
Xu Qingzhe continued, "Putting your name together with mine won't cause me any trouble."
"Wow--!!!"
Before Shen Yi could react, Jiang Yue spoke first because of those words. After realizing that everyone was looking at her, she immediately covered her mouth and shook her head frantically.
Ugh! How embarrassing! But she just couldn't hold it in!
But such romantic words, what else could they be but a confession? Who could resist that!
Shen Yi instantly forgot what Xu Qingzhe meant and hurriedly asked Jiang Yue, "What happened? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Jiang Yue wailed inwardly, regretting that she had ruined the good atmosphere between Shen Yi and Xu Qingzhe. But it was impossible to naturally steer the conversation back to normal at this moment. She could only shake her head with tears in her eyes and make up an excuse: "I just saw... I saw a very cute puppy."
"What?! Where's the puppy?!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yi immediately looked towards the window to search.
"...It's already missed."
Jiang Yue felt a deep pang of conscience for deceiving Shen Yi.
"I see."
Fortunately, Shen Yi didn't mind and instead started chatting with Jiang Yue about the topic: "By the way, Yueyue, what kind of dog do you like?"
Me?
When suddenly asked this question, Jiang Yue thought for a moment and said, "Border Collie, I think it's very smart, and I like bigger dogs."
"Really! I like big dogs too!"
Shen Yi seemed eager to continue the conversation, saying, "But I prefer Golden Retrievers! And German Shepherds! Mengmeng, however, prefers cats because she has a lot of calligraphy and paintings at home, and it wouldn't be safe for a dog to chew on everything. She has several cats! Have you seen them?"
"I saw her post it on her WeChat Moments, it's so cute."
At this point, Jiang Yue was still a little surprised. Before adding each other on WeChat, she hadn't expected that Meng Zihan, a typical young lady from a well-to-do family, would have a few photos of herself with Shen Yi and other cats in her WeChat Moments.
Jiang Yue had another question: "Then why don't you have any pets?"
"……ah."
At this point, Shen Yi explained somewhat awkwardly, "Actually, I was planning to get one, but before I could decide whether to get a Golden Retriever or a German Shepherd, I encountered a Samoyed without an owner on the street. I don't know why it kept following me... I got scared, and Mengmeng had to help me."
From then on.
Chen Yi came to understand himself.
Liking and fearing are not contradictory.
The Samoyed, who looks like a smiling angel, is afraid of being alone with her, let alone other "fierce" big dogs.
Song Yang burst out laughing: "So that's the reason, hahaha!"
Shen Yi looked up and glared at him: "Why were you eavesdropping on our conversation?"
Song Yang pointed to himself with his index finger, clearly speechless at the sudden accusation: "Miss, you're so loud, not only me, but everyone in the rows in front and behind could hear you! Isn't that right, Xu Qingzhe?"
As he spoke, Song Yang nudged Xu Qingzhe with his elbow, hoping he would say something on his behalf.
In theory, Xu Qingzhe didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing.
But when faced with Shen Yi's "verifying" gaze, he didn't want to lie, so he could only nod.
All right.
Since Xu Qingzhe has spoken up for Song Yang, Shen Yi understands that it's probably... probably quite likely that it is indeed his own problem. Alright!
Okay, then she'll be magnanimous and not hold it against her.
Seeing Shen Yi "frustrated" like this, Song Yang was in a great mood. He made a face at Shen Yi and raised his hand at Xu Qingzhe.
There is prior experience.
Xu Qingzhe was unwilling, but for some reason, by the time he realized it, he had already reached out and given Song Yang a high-five.
The bus arrived at the stop at that moment, and the group got off chatting and laughing.
The atmosphere right now is wonderful.
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Yi finally asked, "Xu Qingzhe, would you like to come to our house for dinner too?"
Xu Qingzhe is different from Shen Yu, who is a chatterbox. Even if he were here, it shouldn't have much of an impact.
Jiang Yue nodded immediately, and just as enthusiastically invited him as Shen Yi, "Yes! You should come too!"
Although Song Yang didn't understand the situation, they all wanted to invite Xu Qingzhe. It wasn't his home, and it wasn't his place as a complete outsider to object. So he chimed in, "Yeah, don't be so cold. You're already here, come on! I'll share half a bowl of rice with you!"
Xu Qingzhe initially wanted to refuse.
But if I go home now, without a doubt, that person will smash my mother's old photos on the floor, leaving a complete mess.
Instinctively, he wanted to escape, or at least hoped to see that scene again later.
final.
Under the watchful eyes of three pairs of enthusiastic eyes, Xu Qingzhe nodded and agreed: "...Okay."
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The Jiang family.
When Jiang's father learned that his two daughters were coming back together today and would be bringing new classmates to play, he was so happy that he cooked a big table of dishes and even bought the milk tea that young people like from outside.
He hasn't been admitted to the hospital yet.
Jiang Yue stood there, sniffing, "It's my favorite 'Three Treasures of the Earth'! Dad put in too much soy sauce again!"
Shen Yi also took a deep breath, her expression becoming even more captivated: "And there's my favorite steamed sea bass!"
"……ha?"
Song Yang was completely baffled and questioned Shen Yi: "It was steamed, how could you smell it?"
Are you stupid?
Shen Yi looked at him seriously and said, "When my dad goes to the market to buy groceries, of course he'll discuss with me what to cook for dinner!"
Song Yang was furious: "Then you didn't even smell it!"
Shen Yi was also furious: "When did I say that I could tell by smell?"
Song Yang: "..."
He was speechless.
The scene was quite humorous, and Jiang Yue laughed out loud, while Xu Qingzhe's lips also curled up slightly.
The moment Xu Qingzhe met Jiang Yue's surprised gaze, he realized he had smiled too, and immediately tightened his lips.
He disliked Wen Que, disliked Song Yang, and didn't have much affection for Jiang Yue either.
He wasn't targeting anyone in particular; he just disliked all the "stars" at school and didn't want to stand next to them and attract attention.
certainly.
Except for deep intention.
He had grown accustomed to her presence.
Despite Xu Qingzhe's sudden coldness, Jiang Yue still smiled at him, not minding his reaction.
"Alright, stop arguing and come inside quickly, or the food will get cold." Jiang Yue said, squeezing between Shen Yi and Song Yang, interrupting their bickering, and then turned back to wave to Xu Qing: "You come in too."
Jiang Yue was always such a gentle person that Xu Qingzhe was stunned for a moment, and in the end could only follow with some apology.
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At the dinner table.
Jiang Jiabao was unaware that Jiang Yue was returning today. Upon stepping outside and seeing so many people, including his beloved older sister, he rubbed his eyes to make sure it wasn't a hallucination, and then burst into tears.
Jiang Yue felt both sorry for him and amused, so she could only step forward and patiently coax her younger brother, saying, "You're such a grown-up, crying like this, everyone will laugh at you."
Jiang Jiabao ignored her and hugged Jiang Yue, continuing to cry and wiping her tears all over her clothes.
Jiang Yue's lips twitched slightly. The gene in her body that habitually used violence to subdue her younger brother was about to burst out. She wanted to push Jiang Jiabao away to wipe his tears, but after seeing how pitifully he was crying, her own eyes also reddened.
Seeing this scene, Jiang's father secretly wiped away his tears. He was clearly overjoyed, but he still slapped Jiang Yue twice and scolded, "You should come back less often in the future. What will your family think when they find out? Do you hear me?"
Jiang Yue smiled at him, her gentle and obedient face revealing her rebellious words: "I won't, I can come whenever I want, it's none of your business."
Song Yang, however, stared intently at Jiang Jiabao. His focus was different from everyone else's, and he suddenly burst out laughing without any restraint: "This chubby boy's crying is really amusing..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shen Yi stepped on his foot as punishment and glared at him fiercely, warning him with her eyes: You can't say such things in front of others!
Song Yang kicked the chair away in pain and squatted on the ground, clutching his injured foot with one hand. He muttered in dissatisfaction, "I remember, but how could he possibly hear what I was saying when he was crying like that!"
Shen Yi ignored Song Yang and looked at the family of three in front of her. Their eyes were filled with tears, and they only had eyes for each other.
Although they hadn't been separated for very long, this scene felt like it was just yesterday for each of them.
Shen Yi couldn't bear to interrupt them and even felt a little envious.
My father was very good to me. Whenever he wasn't resting in his room, he would take the initiative to finish all the chores at home and rarely let me do any housework. He just told me to study hard.
Aside from the first time he lost his temper with her because he was being immature, Jiang Jiabao has been quite obedient since then, never arguing or talking back to her. He's always been a good little brother.
Although her mother said some hurtful things, most of the time she simply ignored her existence and didn't necessarily tell her what to do or not to do. She treated her much better than she treated Jiang Yue.
Shen Yi knew that she should be content.
Everything is much better now than she ever imagined, yet she wants more and more.
She also wanted her father to scold her with insincere words, she also wanted her mother to tell her what to do as a matter of course, and she wanted Jiang Jiabao to act like a spoiled child.
That's too greedy.
In fact, whenever Shen Yu recklessly criticized her, Jiang Yue could see the envy in his eyes as well. These things take time to fill and cannot be changed overnight.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi quickly shook her head, trying to banish these thoughts from her mind, but unexpectedly looked up and met a gaze that was filled with concern.
Xu Qingzhe sat opposite her.
He looked straight at her, and when their eyes met, he was a beat slow to realize it, so he looked away and coughed lightly.
It was Xu Qingzhe's voice that reminded Jiang Yue of the presence of him and Song Yang, two outsiders. Feeling somewhat embarrassed, she wiped away her tears and immediately straightened her face: "Jiang Pangbao! Stand at attention!"
Jiang Pangbao was still wailing, but his body reacted obediently before he could.
"About turn, start marching!" Jiang Yue continued to issue commands, her tone serious and even somewhat fierce: "Attention! Yes, turn on the tap, wash your hands, wash your face, dry them, very good! Back!"
A command-line cloud application.
Jiang Jiabao, who was originally crying with his teeth showing, has now washed his face clean and obediently returned to Jiang Yue's side.
Jiang Yue looked around, satisfied, and said, "Go back to your seat."
Song Yang was shocked and looked at Shen Yi with suspicion: "Was I just hallucinating?"
That sound came from Jiang Yue's throat?
"You'll get used to it." Shen Yi patted Song Yang on the shoulder, answering very sincerely.
With the biggest "trouble" Jiang Jiabao resolved, we could finally start eating.
But Song Yang suddenly stood up, looked at Xu Qingzhe sitting next to Jiang Pangbao in the corner across the table, and said, "Let's switch seats."
Xu Qingzhe: "?"
Confused, but seeing that Song Yang had already brought over the bowl, her body instinctively reacted and switched places with him.
Shen Yi lowered his voice and explained to Xu Qingzhe, "Song Yang came today to help Jiang Jiabao lose weight."
Originally, the intention was to have Song Yang sit next to Jiang Jiabao, but Xu Qingzhe was too self-aware and sat in the extra spot on the very edge.
Xu Qingzhe nodded to indicate that he understood.
Jiang's father came out of the house carrying a large bag. He looked at Shen Yi with obvious embarrassment and said, "Yi Yi, Dad seems to have misremembered the number of people. I bought one less cup."
Seeing the milk tea bag that Jiang's father was carrying, Shen Yi quickly took it and comforted him, "No, Dad, I misspoke. Please sit down, I'll distribute it."
Shen Yi took the milk tea out of the bag, placed a cup in front of everyone, and said, "Alright! Let's eat!"
It was her favorite bubble tea...
Shen Yi swallowed hard, then looked away as if nothing had happened.
It's not like you're short of a drink, don't be so pathetic! She can't see it, she can't see it!
As Shen Yi was thinking this, she suddenly saw a cup of milk tea appear in front of her.
"I won't drink it."
Xu Qingzhe said this without even glancing at Shen Yi.
Clearly, he was the unexpected guest who appeared today.
The next second.
A cup of milk tea was placed in front of Xu Qingzhe.
Song Yang's cheerful voice rang out: "No, you have to drink! You drink this one!"
Shen Yi: "?"
Is Song Yang the kind of person who would so generously share his things with others? Especially Xu Qingzhe, whom he had only spoken to for the first time today? This doesn't seem like him!
really.
With a loud "Wah!", Jiang Jiabao burst into tears again, her eyes red as she questioned Song Yang, "Waaah... Why did you take my milk tea?"
Song Yang smiled at him and said, "Open your eyes and speak."
Jiang Jiabao: "?"
He cried even harder.
Song Yang replied matter-of-factly, "You're already this fat and you're still drinking milk tea? I can't allow that... Hey, don't wipe your tears on my clothes! Get me a cup, I'll share some with you, okay?"
Song Yang was very dissatisfied, but it was clear that he had brought this upon himself.
Finally, while looking at the tears on his clothes with disgust, Song Yang poured Jiang Jiabao a third of the cup after he brought it over, and warned, "You can only drink this much!"
Jiang Jiabao glared at him fiercely, picked up the cup and gulped it down, then handed the empty cup to Song Yang, clearly indicating that he wanted more.
"Jiang, Pang, Bao".
Jiang Yue called his name, word by word, and gave him a warning look.
Although Jiang Jiabao felt wronged, his greatest fear was being beaten by his sister, so he could only obediently sit back down and pick up his chopsticks to eat.
Huh? Where's his food?
Seeing that there was only half a bowl of rice left in the bowl, he once again tried to widen his small eyes, which were squeezed into slits by the meat.
Song Yang picked up his bowl and, quite openly, shoveled a mouthful of rice, which was piled up like a small mountain, into his mouth, pretending that nothing had happened.
Jiang Jiabao circled around and quickly locked onto the "culprit," then pounced on him and viciously bit Song Yang's arm.
Give him back his milk tea! Give him back his food! You bad guy!!!
Song Yang let out a wail, then grabbed Jiang Jiabao's ear without hesitation and pulled it upwards, saying, "Let go, you brat!"
...
This fight naturally ended with Jiang Jiabao's defeat. He pitifully ate half a bowl of rice while shedding tears.
Several times during the journey, Jiang's father couldn't bear to watch and tried to dissuade him, but Jiang Yue stopped him and shook her head. Of course, she understood Song Yang's good intentions and said, "Dad, in two years, Fatty will thank Song Yang."
Even after a hospital check-up, Jiang Pangbao's weight had indeed reached a level of obesity that threatened his health.
Just like Jiang Pangbao used to disobey her, bully her, and order her around, it was her persistence that brought him back on the right track.
But what happens after that?
She loved him and felt sorry for him.
Song Yang is not Jiang Jiabao's family, so he can "bully" Jiang Jiabao without restraint. Unlike her and Shen Yi, he doesn't care about Jiang Jiabao's feelings. As long as it works, he is not afraid that Jiang Jiabao will resent him now.
There are some things that family members can't bring themselves to do, so they have to leave them to outsiders and shouldn't interfere casually.
Before returning, Jiang Yue and Shen Yi reached a consensus on this matter: as long as Song Yang could keep Jiang Jiabao from talking and get him moving, they would not interfere no matter what methods he used.
As soon as they finished eating, even though Jiang Jiabao wasn't full, Song Yang grabbed him by the collar and offered to take him for a walk, saying matter-of-factly, "You sit down as soon as you're full? Why don't you find a bed and lie down? If you're not fat, who is? Come on, let's go for a walk, and I'll take you for some exercise later! Don't worry, with me here, you'll definitely lose weight in the shortest amount of time, haha!"
His response was Jiang Jiabao's breathless sobs.
Even Shen Yi couldn't bear to watch any longer. While thinking to herself that she could add two more slices of ham to Jiang Jiabao's breakfast tomorrow, she got up and covered Jiang Yue's ears, saying, "I can't hear you, I can't hear you."
Jiang Yue laughed and said, "Yiyi, don't be like that. I'm not that easily swayed."
Although Jiang's father felt reluctant, he also agreed with their approach: "We should take advantage of his mother's trip back to her parents' home these few days to properly discipline her."
The words fell.
His gaze, tinged with confusion, fell upon Xu Qingzhe, as if he were scrutinizing something.
Xu Qingzhe was in a daze, but after realizing that his elder was looking at him, he immediately sat up straight and met his gaze with some confusion.
Jiang's father scrutinized him for a while before asking uncertainly, "I was just about to say this, you look really familiar, are you... Old Xu and Sister Yan's son? Do you have a brother?"
Xu Qingzhe was stunned.
He never liked it when others mentioned his parents, but seeing how affectionately Jiang's father addressed his parents, unlike the disgust and fear others showed when they mentioned them, he nodded and asked, "You know my parents?"
Shen Yi and Jiang Yue also looked over at the same time.
"well……"
Jiang's father sighed and said, "I knew you before you were born, but then we all had some troubles, and my legs aren't very convenient anymore so I don't go out much, and we gradually lost touch."
Jiang's father spoke tactfully, whether about himself or Xu Qingzhe's parents, only with a regretful expression, as if he were lost in some kind of memory.
Xu Qingzhe wasn't too surprised.
Although his house and the Jiang family's house were almost at opposite ends of the alley, these houses were decades old. In such a place, even if the neighbors weren't very familiar with each other, they had basically known each other before.
Jiang's father clearly didn't want to delve into the past any further. He simply looked at Xu Qingzhe with a smile and said, "I'm relieved that you and Yiyi and Yueyue have a good relationship. If you don't mind, please come to our house for meals more often. We have two girls in our family, so we need your help to take care of them at school. Thank you for your hard work."
"……I see."
Xu Qingzhe wasn't good at dealing with such direct kindness from others, and could only manage to squeeze out this one sentence as a response.
Shen Yi smiled at him, her expression serious: "We're counting on you!"
Jiang Yue said thoughtfully, "I actually managed to get in touch with Xu just like that. Now no one will dare to bully us anymore."
Shen Yi nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, with Xu around, we feel so safe."
The two exchanged a glance.
They joked about Xu Qingzhe while laughing out loud.
Xu Qingzhe felt a little uncomfortable being stared at like that, but he could tell that this feeling was neither disgust nor rejection.
As for what exactly it is...
He couldn't answer that right now either.
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The next morning, during the long break between classes.
After listening to Shen Yi's vivid description, Meng Zihan concluded, "So it was all thanks to Song Yang."
Song Yang immediately straightened up, his face full of pride, and said, "I knew it! With that amount of training yesterday, he would definitely go home and fall asleep immediately, and he definitely wouldn't have time to eat anything!"
Shen Yi affirmed Song Yang's statement, saying, "I had him weigh himself this morning, and he's lost weight since the day before... Can you guess what?"
Jiang Yue asked expectantly, "Two jin?"
Song Yang, however, was very confident: "With his weight, he must weigh at least three pounds!"
Meng Zihan thought for a moment and said, "Since you're so smug, I'll guess high, four jin!"
Everyone looked at Xu Qingzhe, who remained silent to the side, waiting for his answer.
Xu Qingzhe: "..."
First of all, rather than wondering how many pounds Jiang Pangbao had lost, he couldn't understand why he was here.
Let's rewind to fifteen minutes ago—
Even though it was after school, Jiang Yue slipped into their classroom, grabbed Meng Zihan, and said, "No rush, Yiyi and Song Yang went to line up, we can just walk over slowly!"
After saying that.
She then turned to look at Xu Qingzhe: "Xu, Yiyi said you want to come too!"
Meng Zihan looked at him with some surprise, but her expression remained warm and gentle. "Then, Xu, let's go together."
Um……
Anyway, it just inexplicably turned into this situation.
Under the watchful eyes of so many people, following the arithmetic progression they had just discussed, Xu Qingzhe answered expressionlessly, "...five jin."
"Clap clap clap—"
Shen Yi clapped applause enthusiastically, took a lollipop out of his pocket and handed it to Xu Qingzhe, saying, "Congratulations! 4.6 jin, your answer is the closest, narrowly beating Mengmeng! Here's your prize! My favorite flavor!"
Xu Qingzhe remained silent as he reached out and took the lollipop. He looked down at it and was somewhat surprised that even this kind of candy had a milk tea flavor.
Song Yang murmured, "To be able to answer such an exaggerated number correctly, is this some kind of common sense?"
Xu Qingzhe: "..."
No, he just said it casually.
Shen Yi was very happy and continued to tell everyone: "Jiang Jiabao cried so hard last night that he cried himself to sleep. His eyes were swollen this morning. But as soon as he stepped on the scale this morning and saw how much weight he had lost, he immediately stopped crying and making a fuss. He even grinned and asked me for a whole-wheat sandwich. I checked his backpack, and he really didn't bring any snacks today. He seems to have a lot more willpower than before!"
Jiang Yue nodded in understanding, a look of relief on her face: "He lost so much weight all at once, he must have seen hope of succeeding in losing weight, which is why he was willing to work hard."
"This is just the beginning. With his weight, he'll lose at least 40 or 50 pounds. This is just the start."
As Song Yang spoke triumphantly, he suddenly stretched out a hand and placed it in the middle of the table: "I hereby declare! The Jiang Jiabao Weight Loss Team is established!"
Shen Yi was the first to show his support, and without saying a word, he put his hand on hers.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue immediately placed her hand on the table to show that she was completely willing.
Although Meng Zihan didn't care much, these were, after all, the younger brothers of her two good friends, so she naturally joined in unconditionally.
Everyone looked at Xu Qingzhe again.
Xu Qingzhe finally couldn't hold back any longer and said, "I don't think this has anything to do with me. I didn't do anything yesterday."
In other words, it makes no difference whether he's there or not.
How could you say that?
Song Yang suddenly adopted a serious expression, withdrew his hand first, and said righteously, "If Jiang Jiabao successfully loses weight, you will be the second greatest contributor, second only to me!"
Xu Qingzhe: "?"
The others: "!"
Seeing everyone's expressions, Song Yang belatedly realized, "Oh dear, I was too tired yesterday, I forgot to tell you guys, haha!"
Next, it was Song Yang's turn to explain what had happened during his time alone with Jiang Jiabao yesterday.
in short--
Jiang Jiabao was not afraid of him at all.
After running for less than ten minutes, Jiang Jiabao couldn't run anymore and sat down on the ground, refusing to budge no matter what Song Yang said.
Song Yang's attempts at coercion and bribery failed. Finally, he squatted down next to Jiang Jiabao and suddenly channeled his inner actor: "Since you're unwilling to listen to me, then let's just wait for that person to get angry and lock us both up."
Jiang Jiabao: "...?"
In the following time, Song Yang began to talk nonsense with a straight face, telling Jiang Jiabao the rumors about Xu Qingzhe that were circulating online in an even more exaggerated version.
The most exaggerated and completely fabricated story is—
Xu Qingzhe hates fat people the most. He once single-handedly defeated thirty fat people and locked them all up, planning to turn the fattest one into a sausage a month later.
Jiang Jiabao asked between sobs, "...And then what?"
"I'm very lucky."
Song Yang smiled and said in a cheerful tone, "Everyone was so scared that they successfully lost weight, because they are no longer fat, so they were all released!"
After saying that.
Everyone: "..."
Is this how he managed to control Jiang Jiabao for a whole night by spouting such nonsense? That's outrageous, utterly outrageous.
Xu Qingzhe: "..."
Does he really look that scary? Absurd, absolutely absurd.
Shen Yi really wanted to laugh, or even kick Song Yang to make him act normal, but she noticed Xu Qingzhe's expression... which seemed even more serious than before.
It's perfectly normal for anyone to be unhappy if they're described as a demon who can "stop a child from crying at night."
Realizing this, Shen Yi immediately kicked Song Yang under the table to stop him from continuing.
Song Yang looked at Shen Yi with displeasure, realizing what she was worried about, and immediately said, "Don't think about us with your own mindset, okay? Being able to become a big demon king-level figure like this is just so cool! Isn't that right, Lao Xu!"
As he spoke, he extended his hand again, looking directly at Xu Qingzhe with an inviting gaze, gesturing for the other to place his hand on his.
Song Yang wasn't usually such an enthusiastic person, but thinking about how he had completely subdued Jiang Jiabao yesterday, he became happier and more proud, and he found Xu Qingzhe, this silent hero, to be extremely pleasing to the eye.
Nonsense! If it weren't for Xu Qingzhe, could he have subdued Jiang Jiabao so easily?
Shen Yi wanted Song Yang to stop making trouble, but she saw Xu Qingzhe, moved by something Song Yang said, actually obeyed Song Yang's "arrangement" and reached out his hand.
Shen Yi: "?"
ah?
ah.
ah……
All right.
She didn't understand, but since Xu Qingzhe was being so kind, she put her hand on his as well.
This time, finally everyone reached out their hands.
Song Yang's voice was enthusiastic and full of energy: "Let's work together to continue to improve Jiang Jiabao's health!"
Jiang Yue was very supportive: "Yay!!!"
Everyone can finally start eating lunch.
Shen Yi looked at Xu Qingzhe beside her and said while Song Yang went to buy milk, "If you don't like it, you can say so. It's okay."
Yesterday, Xu Qingzhe was inexplicably dragged there by them, not to mention that he later had to take the blame for Song Yang's nonsense.
Xu Qingzhe shook his head: "It's okay, I don't mind. If it's useful, you can tell your brother the same thing."
While I wouldn't say I like it, I certainly don't dislike it either.
Shen Yi naturally knew that Xu Qingzhe didn't need to be "polite" to her. Hearing him say that, she smiled and said, "Then thank you for letting me take advantage of your power. Come to my house for dinner more often."
Xu Qingzhe curled the corners of his lips: "With me here, does that mean Jiang Jiabao won't dare to eat?"
Shen Yi put on an exaggerated expression of horror: "How could you think of me like that... Okay, that's partly true, but only a tiny bit!"
Meng Zihan's gaze fell on them, then as if realizing something, she quickly looked up and landed on the boy in the center of the cafeteria entrance, surrounded by student council members.
Meng Zihan thought for a moment, then decided to remind him, "Yiyi, Wen Que was just looking at us."
Shen Yi immediately looked up and followed Meng Zihan's gaze, meeting Wen Que's eyes across the crowd.
She winked at him.
He then revealed his usual faint and tolerant smile.
It's as if no matter where she is or who she's with, as long as she's happy, he doesn't care who she's smiling at.
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Another monthly exam is approaching.
Shen Yi felt a headache coming on. First, there was the car accident, then the fever. Even though she tried her best, she still fell behind in her studies.
Although she caught up with all the courses she was supposed to take, she had less time to review them. The price she paid was that she mixed up a few knowledge points in this exam, and several people were forced to squeeze between her and Jiang Yue in the ranking of Class B.
The moment Shen Yi received her report card, she looked extremely distressed, her face puffed up like a steamed bun.
certainly.
When she saw that Song Yang's grades had jumped from the lower middle of the class to the middle or even the upper middle, she rubbed her eyes, not even caring about her own drop in grades. She picked up Song Yang's test paper and studied it carefully. Finally, she looked at the person next to her with a suspicious look: "Did you cheat?"
You're the one who cheated!
Song Yang glared at her, snatched his test paper back, and said, "I usually just take tests casually. This time I only did a few extra questions!"
"How many questions?"
Shen Yi couldn't help but complain: "Write down which questions can get you almost a hundred more points. Highlight those questions for me and I'll specifically work on them next time."
Even if Song Yang didn't say anything, Shen Yi would naturally be able to find out.
She directly compared Song Yang's scores in the two monthly exams and found that the biggest suspicious point was that his Chinese score had improved significantly, going from just short of passing to a full 120 points.
Shen Yi: "...?"
Shen Yi immediately reached out: "Let me see your Chinese exam paper."
Song Yang instinctively covered his pile of exam papers: "You're dreaming!"
Seeing Song Yang's reaction, Shen Yi immediately sensed something was wrong and said directly, "Well, Song Yang, I've found out!"
Just as the two were at an impasse, the school bell rang, and the Chinese teacher walked in with the test papers.
Realizing that she hadn't quite understood two of the reading comprehension questions, Shen Yi, who had originally intended to interrogate Song Yang, had to give up.
Never mind, let's listen to the teacher explain the test paper first.
Two consecutive Chinese language classes, with no break in between, were just enough to finish going over one test paper.
When it came to the final essay question, Shen Yi had already started yawning.
The Chinese teacher stood on the podium, looking at them with great pleasure: "There is one student I want to especially praise this time. He never writes compositions, and I always thought he was bad at it. But I didn't expect that this was his first time writing a composition, and he got the highest score in the class. Let's give him a round of applause. Please welcome Song Yang to read his composition to everyone. Let's all appreciate it!"
The students around them applauded politely, leaving only Shen Yi and Song Yang looking at each other in bewilderment.
Shenyi Seal clapped: "Great writer Song, please."
She finally understood why Song Yang's Chinese score had increased so much this time... No, she should say she finally understood why Song Yang had always failed Chinese before!
The Chinese teacher looked at Song Yang with encouraging eyes and said, "Song, come on."
Shen Yi lowered his head, his shoulders shaking with laughter.
I never imagined that I would live to see Song Yang become a good student and write a model essay.
Song Yang still wanted to save himself, saying, "Teacher, perhaps..."
"Would you like me to read it for you? Okay then, why are you so shy?" The Chinese teacher misinterpreted Song Yang's meaning, thinking he was just a student who was "too embarrassed to show himself," so she generously took Song Yang's Chinese test paper and read his composition aloud with great expression.
Song Yang was so embarrassed that he buried his face in his arms, not wanting to face the world.
Chen Yi, on the other hand, was fully focused and listened attentively to Song Yang's essay.
final.
Upon reaching the end, the Chinese teacher exclaimed in admiration, praising Song Yang once again: "Song Yang's composition this time was excellent. The topic was 'The Most Cherished Items for Each of Us,' and he used a very novel perspective, describing his family's cat as a person. He observed the animal from an equal standpoint, vividly portraying how his adorable but easily angered, temperamental cat became docile and endearing after getting lost once. Just through Song Yang's words, I could feel how adorable this cat was. Don't you all agree?"
"yes--!!!"
Amidst the students' very respectful responses, Shen Yi looked at Song Yang with utter disdain.
Song Yang immediately explained, "Don't overthink it..."
Shen Yi clicked his tongue, shook his head, and sighed, "This is truly a case of making a cat out of nothing."
When did Song Yang's family ever keep a cat?
It turns out he was just making things up when he wrote the essay, no wonder he was too embarrassed to let her see it.
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