Su Zаi Zаi wаlkеd at a sоmеwhаt slоw рace, sо Zhаng Lu Rang alsо slowed his stерs.
Shе wаs еsрeciаlly talkative, as if she соuld nevеr run out оf things tо sау in a lifеtimе.
"Isn't it wоndеrful bеing friends with mе? I could spоil уou sо much you'd lоse all аbility to tаkе саrе оf уourself!"
Zhаng Lu Rаng: "...Just walk рrорerlу."
"Lùràng, wherе dо you livе?"
"..."
"Zhаng Lu Rang."
"In this nеighborhood," Zhаng Lu Rang said cаsuаllу.
Su Zai Zаi: "I mean, which building аnd unit."
Тhе two wаlkеd оut оf thе nеighborhооd.
Zhang Lu Rаng cоuldn't evadе the quеstiоn аny lоngеr аnd hаd to answer: "Вuilding 25."
Su Zai Zai felt a bit displеased.
She hаd answerеd evеrу single оne of his questions in detail, word for word.
But when she asked him, he only gave answers bit by bit.
"Which..." unit.
Su Zai Zai suddenly realized: "Building 25? Isn't that a standalone villa?"
"Mm."
Zhang Lu Rang hailed a taxi and said to her: "Let's go."
Su Zai Zai was a bit confused but obediently got into the car.
Apart from Zhang Lu Rang telling the driver their destination at the start, the two didn't speak again.
Su Zai Zai was so quiet that Zhang Lu Rang thought she had fallen asleep.
He turned his head and happened to meet her gaze.
Su Zai Zai licked her lips and finally spoke.
"You're a rich Lùràng," she said.
Zhang Lu Rang: "..."
Chapter 19
One step at a time.
Suddenly took a big leap.
So satisfying.
—From "Su Zai Zai the Little Fairy's Diary"
Zhang Lu Rang turned his head away, ignoring her.
Su Zai Zai shamelessly leaned closer to chat with him.
"Lùràng, how much is your weekly allowance?"
Zhang Lu Rang was about to answer.
Su Zai Zai looked at him with curiosity and continued: "I want to know what the world of rich people is like."
"..." Suddenly, he didn't want to say anything.
Then, she started counting on her fingers.
"If we don't count New Year's money, I have two hundred forty-seven yuan and fifty cents right now."
Zhang Lu Rang: "..."
"Usually, I only spend a hundred on food, the rest..."
Before she could finish, she suddenly noticed Zhang Lu Rang's expression.
Su Zai Zai frowned and changed her tone: "Lùràng, you can't be like this."
Suddenly being criticized, Zhang Lu Rang was taken aback: "What?"
"It's the 21st century now, you can't still have that kind of class consciousness."
"..."
"If you dare look down on me now..."
Zhang Lu Rang looked at her quietly, waiting for what she would say next.
Su Zai Zai thought for a moment and decided to threaten him.
"When I become a big boss in the future, we'll cut off all contact."
Zhang Lu Rang looked away and said in a low voice: "Let's cut it off now."
Su Zai Zai: "...I was just joking."
After a while.
Su Zai Zai changed her approach: "In the future, I'll earn lots and lots of money."
"..."
She said with a cheeky smile: "And I'll use it all to buy jelly for you."
All of it.
Hearing this, Zhang Lu Rang turned to look out the window.
The sun was blazing, and the streets they passed were bustling with people.
The scenery flew by quickly.
Zhang Lu Rang didn't know what to say.
His heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't gather his thoughts.
He didn't answer.
Not getting a response from him, Su Zai Zai simply changed the subject.
"Have you always lived in Jinghua? I've lived here since middle school, but I've never seen you."
Jinghua was the neighborhood where both of them lived.
"No," he snapped back to reality and said calmly.
Su Zai Zai let out an "oh" and continued speaking shamelessly.“Did you move here because I live here?”
Zhang Lurang: “…”
“Then let me tell you, I usually don’t go out on weekends.”
“…”
“If you want to run into me, you can let me know in advance.”
“…”
Zhang Lurang didn’t want to deal with her.
He took his phone out of his backpack, plugged in his earphones, and put them on.
Then he leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes to rest.
Seizing the opportunity, Su Zaizai stared at him openly for ten minutes.
Only when she noticed his eyelids twitch did she quickly look away.
Su Zaizai leaned forward and asked the driver, “Uncle, how much does it cost to get to Z High School?”
The driver thought for a moment and said, “About fifty.”
She suddenly felt a pang of heartache.
Taking the bus would only cost three yuan, and even for two people, it would only be six yuan.
Su Zaizai thought for a moment and said, “Then, Uncle, when we get there…”
“Su Zaizai.”
Hearing the call, Su Zaizai instinctively turned her head.
The earphones on Zhang Lurang’s ears had been taken off at some point.
He frowned and scolded softly, “Don’t distract the driver.”
“Oh.” Su Zaizai shrank back into her seat and sat properly.
The car fell into silence again.
Su Zaizai idly took out her phone and started playing with it.
Beside her, Zhang Lurang didn’t put his earphones back on, feeling somewhat irritable.
…Did I sound too harsh just now?
He hesitated, thinking about how to break the silence.
Before he could speak,
Su Zaizai suddenly grew curious and turned to ask Zhang Lurang,
“Lurang, what’s my WeChat nickname in your phone?”
Zhang Lurang felt a wave of relief.
Clutching his phone, he looked up and answered seriously, “Su Zaizai.”
Su Zaizai fell silent for a moment, then said, “How about changing it to ‘Fairy Zai’?”
Zhang Lurang: “…”
“I have you saved as ‘Big Beauty’ in mine.”
“…”
Su Zaizai said righteously, “Close friends should have affectionate nicknames for each other…”
Zhang Lurang couldn’t take it anymore: “Su Zaizai.”
Su Zaizai quickly leaned over and responded, “Fairy Zai is here!”
“…” Whatever she wants.
Zhang Lurang fell silent, and Su Zaizai didn’t speak again either.
He turned his head and saw her fiddling with her phone, head lowered.
The renewed silence weighed on Zhang Lurang.
He sighed softly.
Then he handed his phone to her and said quietly, “Change it yourself if you want.”
Su Zaizai didn’t take it, a smile curling at the corner of her mouth as she said, “I won’t change it.”
Then, she raised her phone to show him.
It was his profile card.
The nickname displayed prominently—
Zhang Rangrang.
Zhang Lurang: “…”
Zhang Rangrang.
Su Zaizai.
Her little secret.
Even if he didn’t understand, she wanted him to see it.
The car arrived at the school gate.
After Zhang Lurang paid, the two got out of the car one after the other.
Standing beside him, Su Zaizai suddenly said, “Lurang, lend me your phone for a moment.”
They walked side by side.
Hearing this, Zhang Lurang glanced at her.
He took his phone out of his pocket and handed it to her.
Su Zaizai picked up her own phone and transferred five hundred yuan to his WeChat.
Then she unlocked his phone.
No password.
Su Zaizai opened WeChat directly.
There were only a few people in the chat history.
Su Zaizai, Uncle, Dad, A Li…
Su Zaizai didn’t scroll further.
She tapped into their chat window and clicked “Confirm Receipt.”
Once done, she breathed a sigh of relief and returned the phone to him.Zhang Lurang took back his phone and instinctively glanced down at it.
Noticing the amount transferred, he furrowed his brows.
He turned to look at her.
Su Zaizai grinned, not the least bit guilty: "So? Can you feel my affection?"
Zhang Lurang pursed his lips and said nothing.
"This is just a preview of how you’ll be treated when I become a big boss."
Zhang Lurang: "..."
After saying that, Su Zaizai reminded him again.
"So you better not cut ties with me, or you’ll really lose out."
Standing beside her, he suddenly felt a bit weary.
"Su Zaizai."
"Huh?"
"Act normal."
"...Oh."
Zhang Lurang lowered his head and fiddled with his phone.
He opened Alipay and tapped on "Transfer."
Recalling her phone number, he entered it.
Noticing that the real name displayed was "Zaizai," he transferred the money back directly.
Her phone chimed. Su Zaizai looked down at it.
Then she turned her head, staring at him blankly.
Zhang Lurang also looked over.
Suddenly afraid she might be upset, he spoke up.
"Su Zaizai."
"Huh?"
The corner of Zhang Lurang’s mouth lifted slightly, half-jokingly.
"Your friend is quite rich."
Su Zaizai was even more confused.
Her reaction made Zhang Lurang’s expression turn somewhat awkward.
Half a minute later, Su Zaizai finally let out a soft "Oh."
...He had joked with her.
And for the first time, he had acknowledged being her friend.
Even if the answer she truly wanted was still missing a word...
Su Zaizai suddenly lowered her head, her heart pounding wildly.
The two walked into the teaching building.
Zhang Lurang half-supported Su Zaizai as they climbed to the fifth floor.
After escorting her to the door, he turned to leave.
Suddenly, the person behind called out to him: "Lurang."
His footsteps paused. After a moment of hesitation, he still turned back.
Then he heard her say: "My foot isn’t convenient right now, so I can’t go to the third floor to find you."
Zhang Lurang nodded faintly.
Just as he was about to turn and continue walking,
Su Zaizai shamelessly added from behind: "So you’ll have to come to the fifth floor to find me instead."
Chapter 20
Daily Spoiling of the Beauty.
—"Su Zaizai the Little Fairy’s Diary"
Su Zaizai was rejected.
She was actually rejected.
By someone who had just said, "Your friend is quite rich."
By someone who had acknowledged being her friend, yet refused even this small request of hers.
Su Zaizai found it hard to accept.
She watched Zhang Lurang’s retreating back, standing in place for a while.
Then she walked back to the classroom, feeling melancholy.
There weren’t many people in the classroom yet, and it was quiet.
Some were bent over doing homework, others were looking down at their phones.
Su Zaizai walked over slowly, her movements somewhat unsteady.
But no one seemed to notice her discomfort.
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