Chapter 31
The test results came out. Ping'an looked at his ranking in the class and then looked at his scores, and he couldn't smile at all.
In this exam, she got the first place in the class, even surpassing the first place in Class 47, so she could move her desk to Class 46.
But this was not enough. Cheng Xiangheng did not allow her to compete with other students in the class. He required her to score 100 points in both math and English in this exam.
Unfortunately, she failed neither subject, but passed both subjects combined.
Some of her classmates came over to congratulate her, but Ping An couldn't smile at all. She felt like the sky was falling.
When she gets home tonight, Cheng Xiangheng will definitely kill her!
Just then, two boys walked in from the door. One was Jia Kongtiao, the class hunk from the next class, and the other was his good friend Yang Mingxin.
Jia Kongtiao was the boy who gave Ping An the love letter. He smiled brightly at her, not hiding his differences towards her at all: "Congratulations on going to Class 46. Let me help you carry the desk over."
The students in the class started to make a noise.
Ping An scratched his head. Although he felt a little embarrassed, he was not too reserved. “Thank you, but no need. I can move it myself.”
Jia Kongtiao smiled and said, "It's just a matter of convenience. You're welcome. We're going to be classmates anyway. I hope we can sit at the same table."
The other party had already lifted the table, and Ping An couldn't refuse, so he said, "Thank you very much, I'll buy you some water later."
Cheng Xiangheng had said that one shouldn't be too picky when out and about; some personal connections were necessary. Her pocket money for the day was gone, making her already bad mood even worse.
However, Jia Kongtiao was handsome, and Ping An was even more handsome. The two of them standing together attracted the attention of many gossipy classmates. When they heard Ping An say this, everyone started to make a fuss again.
Ping An frowned.
Jia Kongtiao and Yang Mingxin were carrying Ping'an's desk. Noticing Ping'an's expression, they quickly carried the desk outside, blocking the students' view in the classroom.
Jia Kongtiao said, "Don't treat us to water. Let me treat you to dinner tonight. There's a new restaurant that opened outside the school recently. The food is pretty good."
Yang Mingxin winked and said, "Little beauty, don't be so reserved. Come with us."
Ping'an shook his head. He would be scolded in the evening and probably couldn't go.
Just as Jia Kongtiao was about to speak, there was a sudden commotion not far away.
Cheng Xiangheng is here.
Cheng Xiangheng is in the Tsinghua and Peking University class, which is located in Xinglin, the best area in the school. The other departments are in Taolin, which is next to the Tsinghua and Peking University class. Taolin is very large, and Ping An's class is on the fifth floor, so it takes him a while to walk here.
Cheng Xiangheng was so outstanding that he attracted a lot of people's attention as soon as he appeared. The girls blushed and whispered about him excitedly.
Cheng Xiangheng seemed unaware of the commotion around him and walked towards Ping An with a clear purpose.
Ping An lowered his head when he saw Cheng Xiangheng, and stood there obediently like a quail, not daring to say a word.
Cheng Xiangheng glanced at Ping An, reached out and took Ping An's desk from Jia Kongtiao and Yang Mingxin.
Jia Kongtiao originally didn't want to let go, but Cheng Xiangheng was tall and his expressionless face was very intimidating, so he subconsciously gave up the desk.
"Cousin, why are you here..." Ping'an asked in a low voice.
In front of outsiders, Ping An would deliberately call Cheng Xiangheng cousin to inform everyone of their relationship.
Jealousy is a terrible thing. Ping An no longer wants to suffer school bullying because of Cheng Xiangheng. Now that everyone knows that she and Cheng Xiangheng are blood relatives, there is a reason why they live and eat together. Many people will no longer be jealous of her. Instead, because of this kinship, they will take special care of her in order to find out Cheng Xiangheng's preferences.
Cheng Xiangheng did not stop Ping An from calling him that. His slender and strong hands put Ping An's desk in Class 46. Ignoring the whispers of surprise from everyone, Cheng Xiangheng looked at the frightened Ping An with a deep look in his eyes.
Ping An knew from his expression that he knew her results. Thinking that this was in public, and fearing Cheng Xiangheng would scold her and embarrass her, Ping An quickly said, "Thank you, cousin. We've almost finished moving. Let me buy you some water!"
After saying that, he pulled Cheng Xiangheng's clothes and walked outside.
Both of them have outstanding looks, one is cute and fair-skinned, the other is tall and handsome. When they walk together, there is an atmosphere that no one else can interrupt, just like a campus idol drama.
A girl in the corner adjusted her glasses, a strange light flashing across the lenses: "Wow~ I'm about to knock them up~"
"Come on! We are blood cousins!"
"Oh, it feels even more taboo..."
"...Don't you think Zhou Ping'an and Jia Kongtiao are a better match?"
"I don't think Jia Kongtiao is too fickle. Have you forgotten that when we were in junior high school, Jia Kongtiao forced my good friend to drop out of school?"
"Oh, yes. Jia Kongtiao likes to mess with girls who don't have parents or whose parents don't love them..."
Ping An took Cheng Xiangheng to a deserted corner and immediately admitted his mistake: "I'm sorry, I was wrong."
Cheng Xiangheng sneered: "What's wrong?"
Ping An analyzed carefully: "I can't do the last two math multiple-choice questions, and the big questions later—"
"That's not what I'm asking you." Cheng Xiangheng said impatiently, "Your study attitude has been terrible lately. You have to memorize words until midnight tonight. You can't go to bed until you can memorize them well."
Ping An's eyes widened. She was at the age when she was most sleepy. Wasn't he trying to kill her?
"I don't want it!" Ping An refused.
Cheng Xiangheng sneered: "You don't even want pocket money?"
Ping An was furious, but he didn't dare to be really angry because he hadn't bought the celebrity poster he liked yet.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She was obviously older than him, but Cheng Xiangheng was much more mature than her and could make the right decisions at many points in her life. Ping An knew he was doing this for her own good, so no matter how upset she felt, she had no choice but to give in. Of course, if she didn't give in, there would be no celebrity poster.
"Good Ah Heng, don't be so cruel~"
Ping An grabbed his sleeve, trying to gain the man's sympathy.
Cheng Xiangheng suddenly grabbed Ping An's hand, his eyes fixed on Ping An: "If you want me to be less cruel, you have to tell me something first."
Ping An felt that Cheng Xiangheng looked strange. She knew that he was feeling very upset, so she wanted to comfort him. After stealthily looking around and making sure that no one was around, she hugged Cheng Xiangheng's waist and asked stickyly, "What's the matter?"
Cheng Xiangheng's breath hitched. She had become increasingly spoiled over the past two years, and sometimes he simply couldn't bear to be cruel to her. But there was one thing he had to ask: "Do you like Jia Kongtiao?"
Jia Kongtiao?
When Ping An thought of Jia Kongtiao, he remembered the two bottles of water he was about to give away, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth: "I don't like him, he's just an ordinary classmate."
Cheng Xiangheng's expression relaxed slightly: "Since we are just ordinary classmates, we should keep some distance."
Ping An was confused: "I keep my distance from him."
Cheng Xiangheng pursed his lips. The gossip about Ping An and Jia Kongtiao had already spread to his class, but Ping An was still confused.
"Don't talk to him anymore."
Cheng Xiangheng thought that allowing them to meet was the biggest concession he had made.
Ping An opened her mouth wide when she heard this, feeling that Cheng Xiangheng was being unreasonable. However, before she could open her mouth to speak, she heard voices. Ping An immediately stood up straight and acted like an older sister: "Cousin, think carefully about what I'm saying. You can't cut off my pocket money. Don't be so stubborn!"
After saying that, she subconsciously looked towards the source of the sound and saw Jia Kongtiao walking towards her.
Cheng Xiangheng looked at Ping An without blinking.
Ping An was frightened by his burning gaze. Thinking of what Cheng Xiangheng had just said, in order to avoid losing his pocket money, he had to leave through another path.
Jia Kongtiao walked over and saw only Cheng Xiangheng, not Ping An. He couldn't help but wonder, "Strange, I clearly heard Zhou Ping'an's voice just now, why is he gone again?"
Cheng Xiangheng: "What do you want to do with her?"
Jia Kongtiao said as a matter of course: "Of course I'm going to play with her. She and I are good friends!"
In the sunlight, Cheng Xiangheng's eyes were obscured by the shadows cast by his superior brow bones, making it difficult to see his expression.
Cheng Xiangheng suddenly smiled. He had handsome features and was even more eye-catching when he smiled.
He took two steps forward and whispered to Jia Kongtiao, "Get away from me. Don't hang around Ping An."
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