He doesn't like to talk.
I can speak enough for both of us.
-From "Su Zai Zai's Little Fairy Diary"
Su Zai Zai instinctively clenched her fist, then released it.
She slowly walked over to stand beside Zhang Lu Rang.
Just as she got into position.
Mr. Wang, the homeroom teacher of Class Nine, got straight to the point.
"You two seem to have been getting pretty close lately."
Su Zai Zai was still thinking about how to respond.
But Zhang Lu Rang spoke up directly: "Yes.
"...What a lousy teammate," Su Zai Zai thought.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Chen, the homeroom teacher of Class One, frowned: "You're both so young. In two months, you'll have the class placement exams. Every second in high school is crucial. Don't waste your time on this."
Su Zai Zai licked her lips and explained, "Teacher, it's not what you think."
Zhang Lu Rang seemed a bit dazed.
After a moment, as if he had come to some realization, his expression became slightly awkward, and his ears turned red.
Mr. Wang wasn't convinced at all: "Whether it is or isn't, you two should interact less. It doesn't look good at school."
Su Zai Zai blinked and earnestly repeated, "But it really isn't."
Mr. Chen sighed and softened his tone: "Zai Zai, you've got an English recitation competition coming up, and Zhang Lu Rang has a physics knowledge competition. You're not kids anymore; you should know what's more important."
Suddenly, Zhang Lu Rang spoke up: "I can still get first place without preparing."
Su Zai Zai suddenly found this amusing.
She smiled and said, "I can get first place too."
Mr. Wang: "You two..."
"And we really aren't...whatever you think we are." Su Zai Zai decided to explain one more time, "If we're not allowed to have friends of the opposite gender, why doesn't Z Middle School just become an all-girls or all-boys school?"
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Su Zai Zai sincerely added, "Teacher, if you think my suggestion is feasible, you can report it to the school. Otherwise, stop bothering us about it."
"Su Zai Zai!" Mr. Wang got angry, pointing at her, "You can go home tomorrow! Come back when you've thought things through!"
Seeing this, Zhang Lu Rang took a step forward, positioning himself in front of Su Zai Zai.
His eyes seemed to emit a cold, sharp chill.
In a steady voice, he said, word by word, "She said there's nothing between us."
Su Zai Zai popped her head out from behind him.
"Teacher, I'm fine with going home, but you'll have to ask my parents. If they agree, I'll go."
The two of them were tough and unyielding, leaving the teachers with no choice.
They could only send them back to class for now.
After exiting the office, Su Zai Zai lowered her voice and cheerfully praised him: "Rang Rang, you were so cool just now!"
Zhang Lu Rang: "..."
"Not at all like your usual delicate self."
"Let's head back. I'll message you on WeChat tonight, don't worry."
"... Mm."
After the evening study session ended, the bell rang.
Su Zai Zai packed up her bag, ready to head back to the dorm with Jiang Jia.
A classmate called out to her, "Su Zai Zai! Someone's looking for you!"
Su Zai Zai instinctively looked towards the front door.
It was that fierce-looking girl...
Zhang Lu Rang's former deskmate.
Su Zai Zai told Jiang Jia to head back first.
Then she walked up to the girl, puzzled, "You're looking for me?"
Because of what happened last time, Ye Zhen Xin thought Su Zai Zai was an easy target.
She approached with a domineering attitude, angrily saying, "The teachers already found out about you two. Stop bothering him, okay? How can you even have the nerve with such bad grades?"
Su Zai Zai: "
She thought for a moment and softly asked, "You told the teachers?"
Ye Zhen Xin's expression froze for a second, but she continued stubbornly, "So what if I did? I'm telling the truth, not making things up."
Su Zai Zai chuckled, "You're really stupid."
Ye Zhen Xin: "..."
"What good does it do to tell me? It's so dumb that even I can't stand it." Su Zai Zai was utterly baffled, "Do you like Zhang Lu Rang?"
"If you like him, why are you coming to your rival in love for attention?"
Ye Zhen Xin's face flushed red instantly: "What are you talkingabout?!"
"Forget it, go home, take a bath, and sleep. You're not as pretty as I am, your figure isn't as good as mine, your personality isn't as nice as mine, you're not as proactive as I am, and maybe your grades are better, but you're still stupid. Just give up."
"You..."
"Just a heads up, I'm definitely going to tell Zhang Lu Rang that it was you who told the teachers."
"But still, thanks! Because of you, the guy you secretly like ended up protecting me."
Su Zai Zai saw the tears well up in Ye Zhen Xin's eyes.
She softened her voice and said gently, "Go ahead and cry. After this, take a fresh start and be a better person."
Su Zai Zai didn't bother with her any further.
She walked forward, turned a corner, and went downstairs.
So much time wasted.
She still needed to go back to the dorm to tease the handsome guy.
After Su Zai Zai finished her shower, she stood by the bed, dryingher hair while looking at her phone.
From the top bunk, Jiang Jia poked her head out and asked in a low voice, "Did you crush the flower with your ruthless hands?"
"Wrong choice of words," Su Zai Zai retorted, "It should be the flower crushing the hands."
She lifted her chin proudly and said, "I'm the flower."
After a moment.
Su Zai Zai sighed and muttered, "I hate making things difficult for other girls, but she was really annoying."
"What did she do?" Jiang Jia asked, curious.
Su Zai Zai huffed, "She tattled on me."
"Was that why the teacher called you today?"
"Yeah."
"Damn, what's wrong with that girl?"
Xiao Xiao, from the neighboring bed, turned her head and curiously asked, "What are you guys talking about?"
The two of them went quiet and said, "Nothing."
The dormitory fell silent.
Su Zai Zai opened her chat window with Zhang Lu Rang.
Su Zai Zai: Rang Rang.
Probably because she had warned him beforehand, his reply came quickly.
Zhang Lu Rang: Mm.
Su Zai Zai thought for a moment: The teacher might call our parents.
Zhang Lu Rang:
Su Zai Zai was about to type "Don't be afraid."
But before she could, another message came from him: Why are you crying?
Su Zai Zai: "..."
She stared at the crying emojis she had just sent, silent for a long time.
After some hesitation, Su Zai Zai slowly typed: That was just an emoji...
But in the end, she deleted the message.
Su Zai Zai sighed, steeled herself, and replied: Nothing.
If she clarified, it would make the handsome guy look foolish.
It would make him seem stupid.
Su Zai Zai: Are you afraid of having your parents called to school?
Su Zai Zai: Actually, there's no need to be afraid. We're both totally innocent!
Zhang Lu Rang: Mm.
Su Zai Zai couldn't tell what he was feeling from that single word.
She thought for a moment and cautiously suggested: How about we keep a little distance at school?
Su Zai Zai: Just avoid getting caught by the teachers.
Su Zai Zai: Like we're having a secret affair.
Zhang Lu Rang: '
His fingers hovered over the screen, unsure of how to respond.
A few seconds later.
Su Zai Zai: Secretly nurturing our feelings...
Su Zai Zai: Friendship...
Zhang Lu Rang: ...
Su Zai Zai shamelessly added: I'm too lazy to type everything out; you should understand me.
Zhang Lu Rang didn't want to deal with her anymore: Studying.
Su Zai Zai: Rang Rang, let me tell you.
Zhang Lu Rang: Mm.
Su Zai Zai: Your front desk girl came to find me today and told me she was the one who tattled to the teachers.
Su Zai Zai: So I'm telling you.
Su Zai Zai started to ramble: You can't always be so nice.
Su Zai Zai: Sometimes, you need to be a little colder to people like that.
Su Zai Zai: Of course, I'm different.
Su Zai Zai: I'm the one who spoils you, President Zai. You have to be nice to me.
Su Zai Zai: A person should have a conscience.
Zhang Lu Rang: ...Got it.
The next day, after morning reading class.
Ye Zhen Xin hesitated for a long time before turning around to ask, "Yesterday..."
Zhang Lu Rang kept his head down, showing no reaction.
She steeled herself and asked in one breath, "Did Su Zai Zai say anything to you?"
Seeing that he didn't respond, Ye Zhen Xin grew anxious.
"I'm doing this for your own good. How good can someone from a regular class be? Su Zai Zai couldn't even make it into the top hundred in the midterm exams. I don't want her to drag you down."
Upon hearing this, he finally looked up, and, with a mix of irritation and seriousness, he retorted.
"Even without her science scores, she's in the top twenty of our grade."
Ye Zhen Xin was left speechless by his words.
After saying that, he lowered his head and continued writing.
"But I can also be in the top twenty," she said, a bit resentfully.
Ye Zhen Xin had thought about it a lot the night before.
Judging by Su Zai Zai's behavior, she guessed that Zhang Lu Rang liked girls who were more forward.
So even though she wasn't getting a response, she kept trying to make conversation.
A minute later.
With a cold expression, Zhang Lu Rang nudged Zhou Xu Yin, who was sitting beside him.
Su Zai Zai was sitting at her desk.
Huang Yuan Juan suddenly walked over and curiously asked, "Zai Zai, are you and Zhang Lu Rang from the honors class together?"
Su Zai Zai was taken aback for a moment: "No, we're not."
"Yesterday, when the homeroom teacher called you to the office, the people sitting by the window saw you and Zhang Lu Rang coming out together..."
Hearing this, a girl sitting in front of Su Zai Zai also turned around.
"I heard Zhang Lu Rang is very aloof. Don't you find it boring to be with him?"
Su Zai Zai suddenly didn't want to talk anymore.
After a while.
She couldn't help but speak up: "Not boring at all."
He's so wonderful.
She knows it all.