The boys were naturally envious of Su Zelin's romantic luck.
However, the person involved was more troubled than anyone else.
After being reborn, he was confident he could make up for Qin Shiqing's regrets.
However, Huang Panpan was a bigger problem, and he couldn't think of any good way to solve it.
"Oh, Su Zelin, your little admirer is here again!"
Tang Yan sneered: "Looks like she's really planning to stick to you forever!"
Su Zelin thought to himself that you weren't wrong, in his past life he was entangled by her for a lifetime, like a haunting spirit.
"I really don't understand, is it a crime to be handsome? Why does heaven treat me this way?"
Su Zelin looked up and sighed, feeling exasperated.
Tang Yan rolled her eyes: "Stop being narcissistic and deal with her first!"
Su Zelin's mind was racing.
When Huang Panpan appeared in the classroom, he couldn't just ignore her.
Because she would wait outside, waiting until the evening self-study class, and even until it ended.
She had done that before.
Skipping classes and all that, this girl didn't care at all.
The first time she did this, she startled the homeroom teacher during a class meeting in the evening. When asked, she said she was looking for him.
After the class, the homeroom teacher called Su Zelin to the office to understand the situation, asking if he had wronged the girl, leaving Su Zelin unsure how to explain.
So, avoiding wasn't the solution.
Su Zelin could only brace himself and walk out of the classroom under everyone's gaze.
Before he could speak, Huang Panpan started swooning: "Wow, senior, your new look is so handsome, like a quiet and beautiful man!"
Actually, Su Zelin changed his look, not only because he couldn't stand it himself, but also for Huang Panpan.
This girl seemed like a troubled teen, obsessed with rebellious boys. If he became "well-behaved", she might be disappointed and stop bothering him.
The wish was beautiful, but reality was cruel.
It seemed she liked him mainly because he was too handsome, changing looks didn't help.
That being said, she indeed had good taste.
"Is there something you need?"
Su Zelin asked impatiently.
Huang Panpan handed over a bag she was holding: "Senior, this is durian flesh I bought, the shell is already removed, please accept my token of affection!"
Every Sunday evening, she would bring something over, sometimes a love letter, sometimes a paper crane, or sometimes a music box or small dolls.
The most outrageous was when Huang Panpan sent underwear!
And this girl even knew he usually wore Sanqiang, and bought the same size!
Su Zelin always suspected there was a traitor in his class selling his information!
He quickly found a reason to refuse and said unhappily: "Why give me durian? People might think I had an accident in my pants with that smell!"
Huang Panpan was stunned for a moment.
"Sorry, senior!"
She quickly took out a palm-sized notebook and a pen from her pocket, placed them on the balcony rail, and started writing.
"June 2nd, sunny, today I gave senior durian flesh, but it was rejected because of the smell. As senior's future girlfriend, it was my mistake not considering everything!"
Wow, you're even keeping a personal record of this!
And what's this about being a future girlfriend, could you stop having fantasies...
Su Zelin glanced curiously, speechless.
"Senior, next time I'll bring apples then!"
After finishing her love summary, Huang Panpan looked up.
"No need next time, I'm allergic to apples!"
Su Zelin replied with a straight face.
Huang Panpan immediately wrote down a new entry in her notebook.
"Apparently, senior is allergic to apples. It's rare to hear of someone allergic to apples; senior is truly special, no wonder I admire him!"
Su Zelin almost spat blood.
Did you not get my point or are you playing dumb?
The point is to stop bringing anything from now on!
"I don't like eating any fruits!"
Afraid she might switch to pears, grapes, bananas or something, Su Zelin firmly blocked it.
"Uh, senior doesn't eat fruits?"
Huang Panpan was taken aback, then thought of something: "I get it!"
Sigh, did you finally understand my painstaking effort?
Su Zelin breathed a sigh of relief.
"Turned out I wasn't catering to senior's preferences, no wonder I'm always rejected. How about next time I bring some cigarettes instead? I heard senior likes to smoke; my dad has a bunch in his room, some brand called Zhonghua I think."
Huang Panpan looked as if she had a revelation.
Zhonghua?
Su Zelin's eyes lit up.
That would actually be something!
Before being reborn, Zhonghua wasn't considered a high-end cigarette to him, but now it's quite luxurious.
"How could I possibly accept... oh no, no, smoking is harmful to health, I'm planning to quit. Besides, as a student, how can I bring cigarettes to school, that would be against the school rules!"
Su Zelin refused with righteous indignation.
Huang Panpan started writing in her notebook again: "I plan to give some cigarettes to the senior, but he refused. Still, I think he's a bit shaken. Maybe the senior is hinting that I shouldn't give them at school. Perhaps next time, I'll just bring them to his house and meet the future in-laws while I'm at it..."
Su Zelin: "..."
Bro, I'm cracking up here!
Quick, everyone, come and judge this. Can you imagine dating such a presumptuous girl?
Su Zelin realized this girl loves living in her own world, completely ignoring what others think.
It can be summed up in one sentence: I don't care what you think, only what I think counts!
Finally, after sending off Huang Panpan, I returned to my seat.
Tang Yan teased me: "I heard this junior is a rich girl, Su Zelin. You're short on meal money, right? Why not borrow some from her and maybe you won't even have to pay it back."
Su Zelin slammed the table angrily: "Xiaoyanzi, who do you think I am? Am I the kind of guy who borrows money from girls and doesn't pay it back?"
"Twenty bucks!"
Qin Shiqing, expressionless, held out her hand.
"Aside from a girl I'm this close to like Shiqing!"
Su Zelin added a line without leaving a trace.
Not bad, me, handling it with ease~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
...
The next morning, there were two Chinese and two math classes, and the results for the third mock exam's two subjects were also announced.
As expected, Qin Shiqing still firmly held the first place without any surprises.
Su Zelin's scores in both subjects were a bit lower than usual. After all, having been reborn, it's been more than ten years. Even if the basics are still there, a lot has been forgotten.
After class at noon, Tang Yan laughed derisively: "Su Zelin, your Chinese and math scores slipped this time, and yet you boasted that your English could be higher than Shiqing's. Just how do you dare to say that?"
"That's different. My English was improved by watching foreign films!"
Su Zelin said without changing his expression.
"We have English class this afternoon. Let's wait and see!"
Tang Yan snorted, thinking to herself, this guy is still pretending.
Let's see how long you can keep it up!
After sitting in the classroom for a while, Su Zelin took Lu Haoran to get lunch, much earlier than last week.
This week, he relied on his good buddy for meals, the breakfast was split in half. Su Zelin eats a lot and was already starving.
As the two walked out of the classroom, Qin Shiqing's expression changed as she sighed inside and also stood up with her lunch box.
"Uh, Shiqing, are you going to eat now?"
Tang Yan was a bit surprised; it was still early for their usual meal time.
"Yeah, feeling a bit hungry!"
Qin Shiqing nodded.
"Alright then, let's go together!"
Tang Yan also put down the exercises she was working on.
In the cafeteria, Lu Haoran held an empty lunch box.
Su Zelin went to get the food, using Lu Haoran's meal card.
Only a good buddy would use such a move. If he went to get the food and they split it evenly, by the end of the week, both of them would starve to death.
There were still quite a few people in the cafeteria, requiring them to line up. After quite a while, Su Zelin finally returned.
Lu Haoran stared blankly at the packed meal in his friend's lunchbox: "Zelin, did you get four liang of rice and three meats with two vegetables?"
For his good buddy, Lu Haoran had put all his week's meal money onto the meal card, leaving nothing for snacks or drinks. This could only support three liang of rice and occasionally three meats with two vegetables, but not every meal.
"Nope, two liang of rice, two meats, and two vegetables!"
"No way, this is two meats and two vegetables?"
Lu Haoran was dumbfounded.
You'd believe it if someone said this meal was four liang with four meats and three vegetables!
Comparisons are infuriating!
Su Zelin flicked his hair back proudly: "Heh, Haoran, don't you see who's doing it? I didn't get this setup for nothing, it's called an investment!"
Su Zelin's appearance had been upgraded, and he used a bit of charm to please the cafeteria auntie. Accidentally, she added two extra liang of rice and a large spoonful of meat.
"Haoran, come on, let's split it!"
Su Zelin was so starving that he could hardly hold back and pulled Lu Haoran over to divide the spoils on the spot.
"Zelin, let's split it over there. It's not good here!"
Lu Haoran was pretty shy. Sharing one meal between two people in broad daylight felt too embarrassing, so he dragged Su Zelin to a less crowded corner of the cafeteria.
Su Zelin portioned half the meal into Lu Haoran's lunchbox; it was actually quite a bit, with each serving close to two liang of rice and two meats with one vegetable.
"Dig in, Haoran; we'll be in the same boat this week. Once I hit the jackpot next week, I'll treat you. It'll be meat at every meal, as much as you can eat!"
Lu Haoran felt embarrassed: "Zelin, don't get your hopes up too high. The lottery isn't that easy to win."
"I'll definitely win. My grandpa told me in a dream, and it was incredibly vivid!"
Su Zelin shoveled food into his mouth, responding indistinctly.
Seeing his ravenous demeanor, Lu Haoran held up his own lunchbox: "Zelin, you should eat more. I don't eat much anyway!"
He knew how much Su Zelin usually ate—at least three liang of rice and loved meat. Lu Haoran was worried his desk mate wouldn't get enough to eat.
"No need, no need, it's enough; I'm on a diet!"
Su Zelin waved his hand.
"You're not even fat, why diet?"
Lu Haoran insisted on giving more to Su Zelin, but he refused.
It was already excessive to be eating his good buddy's food; Su Zelin wouldn't shamelessly take it to the extreme.
As the two were bickering, someone suddenly sat down next to Su Zelin. It turned out to be Qin Shiqing, with Tang Yan beside her.