Chapter 58 Is this way of us not good?
Shi Nianzhi was still holding a banana peel in his hand. He glanced at the banana peel and then looked at Lu Jiunian.
"Are you talking about plantains? They're bigger than bananas, but I don't like eating them."
"It's not a banana, I'll take you to eat it tonight."
"Is it delicious? Is it sweet?"
"tasty."
Lu Jiunian looked down at Shi Nianzhi with deep black eyes. After a while, he lifted Shi Nianzhi's chin with his hand, pressed his thumb against Shi Nianzhi's lips, and stroked it from the corner of his mouth.
Shi Nianzhi looked at Lu Jiunian with confusion. The wound on his lip had just scabbed over. Although he didn't really like Lu Jiunian's actions, he remembered that Lu Jiunian had said he would take him to eat something delicious.
Shi Nianzhi felt that she could endure it for the time being.
Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Yang Runbai standing to the side and immediately felt a little embarrassed. "Teacher, the teacher is still here. Is this really appropriate?"
Shi Nianzhi didn't understand, but Yang Runbai understood immediately.
Lu Jiunian, a man who seems so serious, actually...
Yang Runbai's face turned slightly red.
It turns out that Lu Jiunian is Shi Nianzhi's boyfriend, not her brother...
Yang Runbai bit his lip again, a flash of resentment in his eyes.
Lu Jiunian's voice was a little hoarse, "Did you apply the medicine?"
"What?"
Only after Shi Nianzhi finished speaking did he remember the medicine the doctor had given him that afternoon.
He turned his head away and pushed Lu Jiunian's hand away, saying, "Take a shower before applying it."
"Go take a shower now, and come down for dinner in a bit."
"Eat first, then wash. I'm hungry."
"Then go out and find Aunt Zhang, ask her to get you some food, and I'll talk to the tutor about your studies."
When he heard there was food, Nianzhi was very happy. He got up from his chair, his stomach was already growling after an afternoon of classes.
Aunt Zhang brought him a dessert, a small piece of cake drizzled with strawberry jam. The chef had even plated it up, with two cherries as decoration on the side.
Shi Nianzhi felt that the biggest advantage of marrying Lu Jiunian was that Lu Jiunian never lacked food for him.
The chef had a wide variety of dishes, and he was completely satisfied.
"It was supposed to be afternoon tea, but I saw you were studying very diligently, so I didn't want to disturb you."
Shi Nianzhi held the small plate and started eating. It was delicious, but it was too small and couldn't be eaten in a second.
Seeing his hungry look, Aunt Zhang smiled and gave him another piece, saying, "This was originally for the tutor, but we'll be eating soon, so you can have it."
Shi Nianzhi took it, smiled a little embarrassedly, and then asked, "Is the teacher also going to eat here?"
"Yes, it was Third Master's order."
"But since the teacher has worked so hard to teach me, it's only right that I treat him to a meal."
While scooping out a small cake, Shi Nianzhi turned around and went to the media room to find Lu Jiunian.
He walked slowly, so he made no sound. When he appeared in the media room, the people inside were talking and didn't notice him.
Lu Jiunian sat in the chair, his eyes fixed on the documents.
Yang Runbai stood with a slight bend over, pointing to the contents of the document, "It's roughly like this. Nianzhi's foundation is very poor, and he finds it very difficult to learn. I plan to help him catch up step by step."
Shi Nianzhi looked at them and took a bite of his fork.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Yang Runbai was very close to Lu Jiunian. When Yang Runbai spoke, it was as if he was deliberately speaking into Lu Jiunian's ear.
Shi Nianzhi heard Lu Jiunian ask, "How is he in class?"
Yang Runbai paused noticeably, and his fingers on the table curled slightly.
Then he said, "He is easily distracted in class. Small things can easily distract him. Maybe it's because of his age. He is quite playful."
Lu Jiunian nodded. "He does have this problem, so you'll have to put in extra effort."
Yang Runbai smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's all what I should do."
His voice was even softer and gentler than when he spoke to Shi Nianzhi, yet it wasn't offensive at all; it was just right.
Shi Nianzhi went in, placed the small plate on the table, and sat down next to Lu Jiunian.
He whispered, "I pay close attention in class."
Yang Runbai visibly stiffened for a moment, then he smiled, "Yes, Nianzhi is still very attentive in class. I was just making things up before, don't mind me."
Lu Jiunian stood up and took Shi Nianzhi's wrist. "Let's go eat."
Shi Nianzhi picked up the plate again, saying, "I really listened attentively in class; I didn't lose focus."
"Um."
Lu Jiunian was somewhat perfunctory.
Shi Nianzhi couldn't help but get angry. He shook off Lu Jiunian's hand and said, "You don't believe me at all! In your eyes, I'm just stupid."
Lu Jiunian turned around and looked at Shi Nianzhi with a leisurely air.
He asked him, "Aren't you stupid? You can't even memorize a classical Chinese text."
"I----"
Shi Nianzhi was speechless, because it was true.
He paused for a moment before saying, "But I listened to the lecture very attentively. Although I couldn't learn it, I tried my best. I wasn't playful, and I didn't skip the lecture."
"How could you not learn if you studied hard enough?"
Shi Nianzhi puffed out her cheeks. "I don't know. I've said I'm just not cut out for studying. You insist on making me learn, just so you can make me as outstanding as so-and-so. But I'm not him. I just can't learn it, even if I try hard!"
"Who are you taking your anger out on? You think you're so smart and reasonable?"
"You're the stupid one!"
Stupid and unable to distinguish right from wrong, believing whatever others say, what a big idiot!
Shi Nianzhi angrily threw the small plate on the table and stormed outside.
He also heard Yang Runbai's gentle voice behind him, "President Lu, I didn't mean to make you two argue, I'm sorry."
"It's none of your business."
“He’s young, and as his boyfriend, you should be more accommodating to him. I used to be just as immature and spoiled as he was, doing whatever I wanted just because my boyfriend liked me. I only realized how much I cherished him after I lost him. It’s such a pity. My boyfriend and I are both very strong-willed people. If we had just been more accommodating back then, we wouldn’t have broken up.”
Shi Nianzhi stormed upstairs, no longer wanting to hear what Lu Jiunian had to say next.
After a while, Shi Nianzhi sat at his desk, feeling increasingly uneasy.
He felt that Yang Runbai's last words were not right, although he had not yet figured out what was wrong.
He clutched his slightly hungry stomach.
They should have started eating by now, right?
Today, the kitchen prepared all his favorite dishes, especially crispy fried pork, salt and pepper ribs, braised chicken with mushrooms, and stir-fried pork with chili peppers...
Shi Nianzhi grew hungrier the more he thought about it. He took out his phone and saw that Mu Guangcheng had replied to his message, "Then you're having a blast, not having to go to class."
"Boss, I have a question for you."
"explain."
Shi Nianzhi briefly summarized Yang Runbai's words in her voice recording, and then asked Mu Guangcheng, "Was there a hidden meaning in his words?"
After a while, Mu Guangcheng replied, "No, he's just a little regretful about his past relationship. Sigh—"
Mu Guangcheng himself is also an emotional idiot.
Shi Nianzhi rested his chin on his hand, wondering if he was overthinking things.
After a while, Mu Guangcheng sent another voice message, but it was Su Hengyi's voice.
"The other person's meaning is very clear: he is a bottom, currently single, has been in a relationship before and is very sensible, unlike you who are just spoiled and unreasonable, taking advantage of your boyfriend's affection to do whatever you want."
Reflecting on it is like receiving a sudden enlightenment.
No wonder the top student's Chinese score is so good; he got a perfect score on reading comprehension.
Shi Nianzhi then used voice message to explain her situation to Su Hengyi.
Su Heng replied, "Go down for dinner. You are the master of this house. There is no reason for the host to give way to the guest."
After sending the message, Su Heng turned around. His arm was on the table, a position that made him lean slightly forward, getting quite close to Mu Guangcheng.
Looking into Su Hengyi's cold eyes, Mu Guangcheng didn't know why, but because of Su Hengyi's posture, his gaze drifted to his thin lips.
Mu Guangcheng frowned subconsciously. "What do you want to do?"
Su Hengyi moved even closer.
Mu Guangcheng's hand on the table slowly tightened.
"Here you go."
Su Heng handed his phone to Mu Guangcheng.
Mu Guangcheng reached out and took it, saying, "Don't snatch my phone next time."
Su Hengyi didn't say anything, got up and left.
Wu Yi appeared at the back door of the classroom, her sweet voice saying, "Sorry to keep you waiting, it's my turn to be on duty today."
Mu Guangcheng stood up, the chair clattering loudly. He was in a good mood. "It's alright, let's go on our date."
"I have homework to do today, how about another day? How about the weekend? Let's go get bubble tea together on the weekend."
"Alright then, Yiyi, I'll take you back to your dorm."
"Yeah, Guangcheng, you're a really nice person."
Because it's a school, dating is explicitly prohibited, so they simply walked side by side.
Wu Yi tied her hair into a bun. She only reached Mu Guangcheng's shoulder. From behind, the two looked quite well-matched.
Su Heng stared down the corridor, even after they had been out of sight for a long time.
After a long while, Su Heng withdrew his gaze and continued writing his exam paper. It was already getting dark.
After poking a hole in the exam paper with the tip of his pen for the third time, Su Hengyi put down his pen.
He sat alone in the classroom for a long time with a blank expression.
It wasn't until the students who were studying for evening classes came over and turned on the lights that they were startled by him. "Brother Yi, why didn't you turn on the lights?"
Su Heng left the classroom without saying a word, carrying his schoolbag.
The boys whispered among themselves, "Is the top guy in a bad mood?"
"My brother's grandmother passed away. Don't be fooled by his calm demeanor; he's probably very sad inside."
"Don't you find it strange? Why didn't he ask for leave when his grandmother passed away?"
"Didn't Brother Yi say he didn't want to interfere with his studies?"
"Do you really think that with the top student's grades, he'd be worried about his studies being affected?"
An eerie silence fell over everyone.
Lujiang Bay.
Shi Nianzhi walked downstairs.
Dining room.
Yang Runbai sat opposite Lu Jiunian, and the dishes hadn't all been served yet. The two seemed to be chatting and were having a pleasant conversation.
Shi Nianzhi scratched his palm and stepped inside.
Lu Jiunian glanced at him and asked, "Didn't you say you weren't going to eat?"
"I didn't say I wasn't going to eat."
Shi Nianzhi sat down next to Lu Jiunian. After a while, he moved his chair closer to Lu Jiunian, almost sitting right next to him.
Lu Jiunian looked at him and asked, "Do you want to sit on my lap?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Nianzhi thought it was a good idea and nodded, "Okay."
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