Chapter 3, Ultra-thin, xx Three-in-One
The Affiliated High School of Sui University is the best high school in the province. There is a saying among parents: "Getting into the Affiliated High School is like having one foot in a top university."
The affiliated high school has a highly competitive, rotating class system where students are ranked according to their end-of-semester grades, rotating between regular classes, experimental classes, and top-performing classes. In addition, the school has a prestigious Class A, considered a sacred institution by students and parents; it's rumored that students in this class are at least guaranteed admission to a 985 university (a prestigious Chinese university in China).
The lower limit is 985, but the upper limit is limitless.
It's not just about which university you attend; it's said that an unknown alumnus from Class A returned and donated a building to the school.
Jin Zhao entered Class A in his second year of high school.
That summer, the weather was exceptionally hot. In the early morning, when there was still a hint of coolness in the air, the cicadas in the sycamore trees were already chirping incessantly.
From 7:20 to 7:50, it was the morning reading time at the affiliated middle school. Jin Zhao arrived at the office of Chen Shu, the homeroom teacher of Class A, amidst a series of readings.
She ranked 36th in her grade at the end of last semester and has been promoted to Class A this semester. Today is the first day of make-up classes after summer vacation, and Jin Zhao is reporting to Class A.
The teachers share a large office on the same floor. At this time, the teachers who are supposed to teach have not yet arrived. The teachers who are supposed to supervise the morning reading are in their respective classes, and their voices come from inside, creating a sense of emptiness.
Are you and Meng Yanxi dating?
Jin Zhao raised his hand, ready to knock on the door, but when he heard the name "Meng Yanxi," his slightly curled fingers stopped in mid-air.
At the affiliated high school, there should be no one who doesn't know Meng Yanxi. In fact, given how much Meng Yanxi dominates the honor wall and forum rankings, even the stray cats at the school should have heard of him.
Looking up, my gaze naturally passes through the half-open door crack.
Chen Shu was a young female teacher, seated in the middle of the office, with a girl standing in front of her. The girl was wearing a school uniform, her hair in a ponytail, her head bowed, and her figure was slender and tall from behind.
Jin Zhao hesitated for a moment between waiting where he was and walking away.
As she turned to leave, she heard the girl's voice, choked with sobs: "I'm sorry, teacher, I will study hard even if I leave Class A."
Jin Zhao had no idea what they said after that.
She reached the corner of the stairs, where the sounds of morning reading came from above, below, left, and right. She took out her earphones from her bag and leaned against the wall to listen to the English lesson.
As the morning reading session was about to end, footsteps came from above, and Jin Zhao looked up.
The girl was very pretty, with fair skin, tall and slender, and long legs. She walked with her head down, but because Jin Zhao was below her, he could still see her red-rimmed eyes at a glance.
The other person didn't notice her presence and passed by her. Jin Zhao saw the name tag pinned to her school uniform—Wu Fei.
The bell rang to signal the end of morning reading, and Wu Fei jogged down the stairs.
*
When Jin Zhao returned to Chen Shu's office, more than half of the teachers were already there. Some were eating breakfast, some were chatting, and some were scolding students.
Chen Shu spotted her immediately and waved to her with a smile: "Is this Jin Zhao?"
"Hello, teacher." Jin Zhao walked up to Chen Shu and greeted him politely.
Chen Shu looked quite young, around thirty years old, with light makeup and slightly wavy hair. As Jin Zhao walked up to her, she stood up and said, "Come on, I'll take you to class."
The corridors during breaks are as lively as a shopping mall, with students playing and laughing, shouting, and occasionally letting out a scream.
Jin Zhao followed behind Chen Shu, clutching his schoolbag. Chen Shu dodged the students chasing after him, then turned back and smiled at Jin Zhao: "Teacher Su told me about you. She said you're very outstanding. When you entered high school, you were in a regular class, but you were promoted to the experimental class in the second semester, and this semester you've moved to Class A. She said it's been very difficult for you, and you've improved very quickly."
Ms. Su was Jin Zhao's previous homeroom teacher. Unlike the young Chen Shu, Ms. Su was an older teacher, the same age as Jin Zhao's mother, and Jin Zhao liked her very much.
As they spoke, the two walked over to Class A.
As they entered, a boy suddenly rushed out, nearly colliding with Chen Shu. Chen Shu laughed and scolded, "Luo Heng!"
The tall boy named Luo Heng had round eyes and smiled, revealing a set of white teeth: "Sister Shu, sorry... Wow! Is this the new student?"
Luo Heng was speaking when his eyes were fixed on Jin Zhao behind Chen Shu.
The girl had fair, glowing skin, a small face with smooth lines, and gentle, almond-shaped eyes with clear pupils. Below, two pinkish under-eye bags resembled delicate crescent moons.
Chen Shu led Jin Zhao to the podium and briefly introduced the new classmate to the students.
Luo Heng led the applause, which was met with enthusiastic applause from the entire room. Amid the noise, a girl turned to her deskmate and said, "She's so pretty!"
The two seats by the window in the three rows were empty. Chen Shu led Jin Zhao over: "You sit here..."
She stopped halfway through the arrangement, looked at Jin Zhao's face, changed her mind on the spot, and quickly scanned the classroom with her eyes.
Jin Zhao stood quietly to the side, waiting for her to make arrangements. Chen Shu quickly said, "Okay, you can sit here."
Chen Shu turned to a boy in the back row of the class and said loudly, "Class monitor, come over and sit with the new classmate. When Meng Yanxi arrives, let him sit with you."
The boy was sitting in a single row, second to last. He was wearing glasses and writing on his test paper when he heard the sound. He looked up and glanced at Jin Zhao.
"good."
After arranging the seats, Chen Shu left. As she passed the door, Luo Heng jokingly asked, "Sister Shu, is my brother Yan not worthy of sitting next to a new classmate?"
Chen Shu ignored him, inwardly cursing him as a troublemaker.
After walking a long way, he turned back to Luo Heng and instructed, "When Meng Yanxi arrives, tell him to come to my office."
Alright!
*
My new deskmate is named Ji Haoxuan. He's the class monitor of Class A and also the representative for Chinese language. Ji Haoxuan doesn't talk much. After introducing himself to Jin Zhao, he continued working on his problems.
Jin Zhao was sitting by the window when the girl in front of her suddenly chuckled and turned to look at her with a smile: "Sister Shu, this arrangement is brilliant, brilliant!"
The present situation is unclear.
The girl smiled at her: "Hello, my name is Si Tian, you can call me Tian Tian."
"Hello Tiantian, my name is Jinzhao."
“I know, I saw you when you passed by the window during your morning reading.” Si Tian winked at her and praised her without reservation, “You’re so pretty, I could notice you at a glance.”
"Thank you." Jin Zhao smiled, pursing her lips. "You look beautiful too."
"You're prettier." Si Tian waved her hand, then suddenly leaned closer mysteriously and asked, "Do you know whose seat you're sitting in right now?"
She cupped her hands around her mouth and answered herself, "Meng Yanxi."
Jin Zhao lowered his eyes, took out the newly received textbook from his schoolbag, and said softly, "I know."
Si Tian's eyes immediately lit up: "You know this is Meng Yanxi's seat?"
As classmates in the same grade, Jin Zhao couldn't possibly be unaware of Meng Yanxi.
He entered the affiliated high school with the highest score in the city, gave a speech to the whole school at the opening ceremony, consistently ranked first in his grade, won numerous awards in various competitions, and his photo occupies half of the wall of honor at the affiliated high school.
Not only is he academically gifted, but he also loves sports: basketball, skiing, racing... he excels at everything. Crucially, he's also strikingly handsome with a cool, aloof look. While he's not the type to grow on you—though he is undeniably good-looking—he's universally acknowledged as a stunningly handsome man who captivates at first glance.
Here we must mention that there is a saying about Meng Yanxi’s beauty: “Of the ten beauties in the affiliated high school, Meng Yanxi alone has eight.”
Jin Zhao didn't know which genius came up with these words, but when she first heard them, she really wanted to thank them on behalf of Cao Zhi.
Sixteen-year-old girls are at an age where they are easily in love. A rain shower, a turn of a corner, a fleeting encounter, and a whole day of unspoken joy. Jin Zhao knows that many girls like Meng Yanxi, and in order to secretly catch a glimpse of him, she goes to great lengths to "pass by" Class A.
The Tingwan Lake at the affiliated high school is very famous. There is a white jade arch bridge over the lake and a grove of yew trees next to it. It is one of the best places to enjoy spring.
Mengyan Creek is also one of the scenic spots for enjoying spring at the affiliated high school.
It would be hard for Jin Zhao not to know, but she simply said, "That's what the teacher just said."
Before Si Tian could say anything more, the class bell rang, and the chatter stopped.
Class A is progressing very quickly; Jin Zhao is studying diligently all day long.
Back then, Suiyi High School hadn't implemented the new college entrance examination yet; it still strictly separated arts and sciences. In the second semester of her first year of high school, Jin Zhao chose science. She had one great advantage: she wasn't weak in any subject, but this also made her extremely conflicted when choosing between arts and sciences. She didn't know what she liked, and ultimately chose science with the mindset that "if you master math, physics, and chemistry, you can go anywhere in the world."
The evening self-study session for day students ended at 9 p.m., and Jin Zhao neatly arranged the new textbooks he had received that day on his desk.
Meng Yanxi did not appear all day.
Besides Meng Yanxi, there was another empty seat in the class, Si Tian said, it was for Lu Jingyue.
Lu Jingyue and Meng Yanxi are cousins. It is said that the two brothers went to Switzerland to escape the summer heat as soon as they had their vacation and have not returned yet.
No one knows which of Si Tian's words gave her the illusion, but that night, Jin Zhao dreamed of Meng Yanxi.
She dreamt that Meng Yanxi didn't return until after the National Day holiday when the weather turned cold. Because she had fallen behind in too many courses, her grades had dropped drastically, which allowed Meng Yanxi to take advantage of the situation and become the top student in her grade. The school then gave her a bonus of 1 million yuan.
The alarm clock woke her up.
Summer days dawn early, and the morning light streamed through the curtains onto the bed. Jin Zhao sat up with her eyes closed, a wistful thought crossing her mind: "Does the top student in the grade get a million-yen prize?"
It seems not; only top scorers or those who get into the top 2 universities can qualify.
She felt relieved in an instant.
...
I don't know who said it, but dreams are the opposite of reality. I didn't believe it before, but today it has been proven true.
She boarded the bus as soon as she left home in the morning and ended up arriving at school 15 minutes early.
At this time, no one came from around her, and someone was sitting in her seat.
Early in the morning, the boy was slumped over his desk, catching up on sleep. His tall frame was curled up in the limited space of the desk and chair, his shoulder blades slightly protruding, one elbow resting on the table, his bent wrist naturally draped behind his head. His fingers were long, falling into his short, jet-black hair, vaguely revealing a section of his sharp, pale jawline.
Outside the window, the sun climbed over the top of the sycamore tree, and golden sunlight slanted down onto his hair, giving his cool and noble appearance a soft glow.
Jin Zhao stood there awkwardly.
After thinking for a moment, I went over and gently tapped the table.
The person is still unconscious.
Jin Zhao spoke up: "Meng Yanxi."
She called out twice before the man slowly woke up and lifted his head from her arms.
Her beautiful peach blossom eyes were filled with weariness and aloofness, and at this moment they were full of displeasure at being woken up.
Who are you?
The voice was low and hoarse, yet cold. Jin Zhao thought that if voices had a physical form, she would have already been expelled from the affiliated high school.
At this moment, Luo Heng, who was sitting in the back row, casually walked in through the back door carrying a bag. Seeing this, he explained with a smile, "This is Jin Zhao, a new student. Sister Shu arranged for her to sit here. You should sit in Ji Haoxuan's seat."
Meng Yanxi wiped her face wearily, then stood up, supporting herself on the table with her hands.
He was even taller than the legends said; at such a close distance, Jin Zhao had to look up quite a bit to see his face.
His skin was pale and cool, his nose high and straight, handsome yet with a touch of heroism. Because he had been sleeping face down on the table, there was a slight red mark on the right side of his cheek, and his wisps of hair on his forehead were a little messy.
He walked past Jin Zhao, politely leaving with a "Sorry".
Her voice was clean and cool, like dewdrops dripping on the tips of bamboo leaves at dawn in the deep mountains of midsummer.
Jin Zhao said hesitantly, "No, it's okay."
Luo Heng asked him from behind, "When did you get back?"
The tall, thin boy walked towards the back row, his voice fading into the distance, growing increasingly hoarse: "Good morning."
"Don't you need to adjust to the time difference?"
"It's pouring."
Jin Zhao:
Come to school to adjust to the time difference
As classmates arrived one after another, Jin Zhao sat down, preparing to take out his Chinese textbook from under his desk for morning reading. Reaching in, he first touched a plastic bag.
The plastic bag made a rustling sound, and before she could react, she had already taken the item out.
The white, transparent bag had the pharmacy's name printed on it. Through the gaps in the bold blue lettering, Jin Zhao unexpectedly came into view of the box on top.
Light blue and white, with several large characters printed in the gold center—
Ultra-thin, three-in-one pleasure.
Above that is the logo of a well-known family planning brand.
A sixteen-year-old girl is like a gardenia just beginning to bloom, pure and innocent, untouched by the light of day. Her knowledge of such matters is limited to a vague chapter in her junior high school physiology textbook and rows of condoms on the supermarket checkout counter; she would glance at them occasionally and then quickly look away.
At that moment, Jin Zhao, completely unprepared, grabbed a package in his hand.
In the instant he realized what was happening, blood rushed to his cheeks. Jin Zhao's palms were burning hot. His fingers loosened, and the plastic bag fell onto the table with a "thud." It paused on the edge of the table for half a second before rolling to the ground with another "thud."
The plastic bag wasn't tied, and its contents spilled all over the floor.
Meng Yanxi, who had just changed seats and was preparing to continue adjusting to the time difference, heard the sound and opened her eyes.
Morning reading is about to begin. Today's morning reading class is Chinese. Chen Shu was already standing on the podium. Hearing the noise, he naturally looked towards Jin Zhao.
Jin Zhao realized what was happening and quickly left his seat to pick it up.
She held a plastic bag in one hand and quickly picked up items unsuitable for minors scattered on the ground with the other.
One box, two boxes, three or four boxes...
Her fingertips were burning hot, and her face was flushed.
As she reached for the last box, long, slender fingers that didn't belong to her picked it up first.
Meng Yanxi half-squatted in front of her, her dark peach blossom eyes looking at her, her gaze completely opposite to hers.
She was shy, flustered, and caught off guard.
He was aloof, calm, and expressionless. It was as if they weren't holding condoms, but boxes of chalk, which they would pick up and hand to the teacher later.
He even casually twirled it in his hand a couple of times, as naturally as he would a pen. At the same time, he held out his other hand to her: "Excuse me, give it to me."
The bell was about to ring in five minutes, and more and more students were arriving at the classroom, their voices mingling as they passed by. Si Tian and Ji Haoxuan also arrived, and the two walked towards their seats one after the other.
"Meng Yanxi, you're at school? Oh, what are you guys picking up?"
Si Tian's voice was so close to her ear that Jin Zhao, as if throwing away a hot potato, quickly stuffed the plastic bag into Meng Yanxi's arms.
Meng Yanxi calmly straightened up and said to her, "Thank you."
Jin Zhao: "..."
Her throat felt like it was blocked by something, and she couldn't say "You're welcome."
A note from the author:
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It's not for the male lead! The male lead is a virgin until he's 26... [laughing and crying emoji]
The campus arc isn't long, just a few tens of thousands of words—it lays the foundation for the relationship so the older brother can remain faithful later on.
Jinjiang Literature City seems to have a new feature that randomly sends out red envelopes, it's as fun as a lottery! 20 red envelopes will be randomly sent out in this chapter~
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