Zhao Xiaoqing said in surprise, âWhen you were with Tang Shao, did you hide it? So many people know.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThereâs nothing to hide. At our age, itâs normal for us to like anyone.â
â...Do your parents know?â
âI know. They are more open-minded about my matters. If I want to have a boyfriend, I can tell them who I like.â
âWow, your parents are so nice.â
âTang Shaoâs parents have some business dealings with my parents, but I havenât spent much time with him. Itâs already over.â
âWhy? Many people know that you dated Tang Shao. As for Almighty Qin, it doesnât matter if he knows or not, because I feel that he doesnât seem to be interested in what others say, but itâs not good for you to have so many rumors.â As Zhao Xiaoqing spoke, she turned back to look in the direction of the bathroom, then leaned close to her ear to say, âI didnât remember this, but when I saw Xu Yiqi from Class Two, I remembered.â
âWhat rumors?â Shi Niange was slightly surprised.
âXu Yiqi told the girls in her class that it was because your family background was too good and your character was too domineering that Tang Shao dated you. In reality, Tang Shao didnât like your character and gradually neglected you. Then you fell out with Tang Shao because he brought her to the infirmary once. You got jealous even though he was innocent.â
When Shi Niange heard this, she did not say anything. She just stood there and heard footsteps behind her. When she turned back, she saw that Xu Yiqi and another girl had come out together.
Seeing that they had not gone far, Xu Yiqi paused for a moment. As usual, she wanted to take a detour.
This time, Shi Niange walked toward her and blocked her path. She looked at her but did not speak.
Xu Yiqi panicked. âWhat are you doing?â
Thinking that something bad was about to happen, Zhao Xiaoqing rushed over to pull Shi Niange away. However, she stood there unmoving with an ambiguous smile on her lips.
When she saw Shi Niange raise her hand, Zhao Xiaoqing quickly closed her eyes. However, she didnât hear a sound. When she opened her eyes again, she saw that Shi Niange had plucked a small leaf off Xu Yiqiâs head. She then turned to look at the lush path around her. âAlthough itâs autumn, itâs not the season for Hai City to be filled with fallen leaves. Itâs really not easy for these leaves to land on your head.â
Xu Yiqiâs expression froze when she raised her hand. She had yet to recover.
Shi Niange casually patted the fallen leaves on her hands that had just been crushed and glanced at her. âIf youâre not feeling well, donât come out too much. The wind has been quite strong these days.â
Xu Yiqi stared at her blankly for a long while. The girl next to her also tugged at her elbow nervously. The two of them quickly left with ugly expressions.
After she was gone, Zhao Xiaoqing rushed over. âYou scared me. I thought you were going to hit her.â
âWhy would I hit her? To deal with such a person, hitting her would be fulfilling her wish.â Shi Niangeâs expression was indifferent. âSheâs afraid of me, so she only dares to gossip behind my back to clear suspicion of her snatching someone elseâs boyfriend. Anyway, I donât have any feelings for Tang Shao. She can do whatever she wants as long as she doesnât touch my bottom line.â
Zhao Xiaoqing looked at her in confusion. Shi Niange wanted to pinch her cheeks, but she resisted the urge. âLetâs go back to the classroom.â
Shi Niange waited for several days and finally saw Qin Siting return on Thursday morning.
The tall and thin boy held his black shoulder bag with one hand and sat beside her expressionlessly.
Shi Niangeâs heart, which she thought would be very calm, began to beat wildly for a while. Her breathing even changed. She pondered for a moment before whispering to him, âYouâre back from the competition?â
Qin Siting glanced at her but did not answer.
âThen, you havenât been coming to class for the past few days. What about the classes you missed? Do you need notes?â She lowered her voice when she saw the teacher enter and quickly showed him her class notes.
In the end, she only pushed the notebook onto his desk. Qin Siting glanced at her notebook indifferently, and his originally expressionless face became even more indifferent.
It seemed like... she was being despised.
Shi Niangeâs handwriting was rather beautiful. Her handwriting was neat and tidy, but the way she wrote her notes in class was very similar to that of a primary school student. It also exposed the distance between her learning mindset and his.
âCough, if you donât use my notes, Iâll borrow one from the class monitor...â
âNo need.â Qin Siting said lightly.
âThen what about the classes you missed?â
Qin Siting was used to silence and rarely explained anything to others, especially the girls. He looked at Shi Niange, who had been sitting here since he came back today, her eyes lit up as though they had found a treasure. For some reason, he felt that her passion had yet to fade.
âIâve already read this weekâs class work this weekend.â Qin Siting lowered his head and pushed her notes back. The moment he lowered his head, he seemed to blink.
The moment he lowered his head and blinked, Shi Niange felt as though she had been shot in the chest. Ahhh, every time she looked at him like this, she would shout in her heart, âHow can you look so good...â
She could not come back to her senses for a moment. She reached out to take the notebook back, but suddenly remembered that when he pushed the notebook back, his hand seemed to have touched it. In an instant, Shi Niange seemed to have held something sacred and quickly kept it carefully.
âYou actually read it in advance...â She muttered in admiration,âThereâs no need for the teacher to teach you then. Can you really understand it? â
Qin Siting gave her a rare look. That look clearly said: âDo you think I have the same IQ as you?â
Although there was nothing wrong with his gaze and there was even some ambiguity, Shi Niange could not help but feel that all sorts of pink bubbles were rising in her heart.
In the past, he did not even pay attention to her words. Even though he was still cold and silent, he was at least used to being her deskmate. Furthermore, he would occasionally give her a look.
As long as she persevered a little longer, he would become more and more used to her existence. In the future, he might really become good friends with her. As for a male god, although she liked him, she didnât dare to ask for too much, nor did she dare to profane his spirit. However, if they could be friends, they could chat frequently in the future. If he could smile at her, she was afraid that she would go to heaven.