Тhе tiр оf her shoе unсоnsсiоusly scraреd against thе ground, making а rustling sоund.
Shе lеt оut аn "oh," her vоice so low it seemеd tо sink into thе dust.
It was unсlеаr whу her mооd hаd suddеnlу plummеted.
Zhang Lu Rang орenеd his mouth, about tо add somеthing.
But Su Zai Zаi sроkе аgаin: "Dо you think I'm аnnоying?"
It wаs thе first timе she hаd askеd.
Тhe first time shе сouldn't hоld back.
Evеn though she knew thаt аsking this quеstion mаde her evеn mоrе annоуing.
Yеt shе still dеsрerаtеly wаnted tо know the аnswer.
Su Zаi Zаi didn't knоw.
What shе wаs likе in Zhаng Lu Rang's heart.
Whеther she was clingy, рersistent, and unbеarablу irritating.
Shе didn't dаre tо think about it.
How terrifying that would be.
If all her flaws were magnified in his eyes, what should she do?
If that was how Zhang Lu Rang saw her.
What should she do?
Su Zai Zai suddenly regretted asking.
She immediately began thinking of ways to naturally change the subject.
Before she could speak again.
Zhang Lu Rang frowned and immediately denied it.
"No."
Su Zai Zai looked up, murmuring, "No?"
"No," he repeated.
Hearing this answer, Su Zai Zai's spirits instantly lifted.
The corners of her mouth curved upward, and she pressed further: "Not even for a second?"
"No."
He didn't touch his neck.
He was telling the truth.
Su Zai Zai really wanted to jump up and give him a kiss.
Seeing her mood lift, Zhang Lu Rang breathed a sigh of relief.
But he still emphasized, "Not even for a second."
Feeling emboldened, Su Zai Zai immediately fired off a barrage of words.
"Why did you block me? I was afraid you'd be upset, so I didn't dare add you back."
"And when I went to find you, you wouldn't even talk to me, just kept telling me to leave."
"Now you won't even let me come over."
After a moment's thought, she counted on her fingers and said, "Do you think just because you're tall and handsome, come from a wealthy family, and have good grades, that makes you so amazing?"
Zhang Lu Rang truly couldn't understand her train of thought at all.
"...I don't."
"Let me tell you, that really..." isn't anything special.
But Su Zai Zai couldn't bring herself to say the rest.
She struggled for a while but still couldn't get the words out.
Instead, she changed her tone: "I'm not bad either, okay? I'm pretty too!"
Zhang Lu Rang's temple twitched: "...Be normal."
Su Zai Zai widened her eyes in indignation: "Saying I'm pretty isn't normal?"
"..."
"I can usually handle it when you say I'm not normal, but telling me to be normal right after I compliment myself—that I absolutely cannot stand!"
"..."
"Why didn't you say I wasn't normal when I was complimenting you?"
Zhang Lu Rang conceded: "Fine, you're very normal."
"..." Su Zai Zai didn't feel like she had won at all.
After a moment of silence.
Su Zai Zai brought up the question that had been weighing on her mind again.
"Why did you block me?"
Zhang Lu Rang hesitated for a moment.
Then he quickly replied: "I didn't block you, I just deleted you."
Not expecting such an answer.
Su Zai Zai exploded: "Isn't that the same thing!"
Zhang Lu Rang wanted to explain.
But the words that came out were: "I was joking with you."
A few seconds later, Su Zai Zai finally processed it.
"You're saying deleting me was a joke?"Her reaction left Zhang Lurang unsure whether to nod or shake his head.
"Who taught you that?" Su Zaizai looked utterly bewildered. "Let me tell you, joking is when you delete me and add me back immediately—that’s what joking means!"
"..."
"Now, it’s been a full day and night since you deleted me, and you still haven’t added me back."
"I’ll do it when I get back..."
Su Zaizai cut him off. "Zhang Lurang, you broke my heart."
Zhang Lurang: "..."
"You have to make it up to me," Su Zaizai said.
"..."
"This time is simpler than last time, don’t worry."
"..."
After telling him how to make it up to her, Su Zaizai suddenly remembered the original matter.
"After talking so much, I almost forgot to go help you get revenge."
Zhang Lurang’s brows were furrowed with worry, and he didn’t want to speak.
"No hitting people," Su Zaizai muttered to herself. "Then I’ll resort to personal attacks."
Zhang Lurang: "...Go back and study."
"No way, you were insulted. How can I not stand up for you?" Su Zaizai said angrily.
He was at his wit’s end. "The one who was insulted was you."
He didn’t understand why she kept thinking he was the one who had been insulted.
Su Zaizai’s anger instantly vanished, replaced by confusion. "She insulted me?"
"..."
"That doesn’t count, right..." Su Zaizai blinked, thought for a moment, and then said, "She probably just has some kind of cleanliness obsession or something. I can understand that."
Zhang Lurang didn’t say anything more and whispered, "Let’s go back."
Su Zaizai nodded, took a few steps, then turned back to look at him.
With hopeful eyes, she asked, "Can I still come find you?"
Zhang Lurang stood where he was.
His back was straight, his figure tall and slender.
The blue-striped school uniform made him look even brighter.
"Su Zaizai, study hard."
He brought up this phrase again.
Su Zaizai was practically dying of frustration. "I’ve always been studying hard."
Zhang Lurang averted his gaze.
Then, he said softly, "Li Zhong and Wen Zhong are in the class next door."
Back in the classroom.
Not long after, Zhang Lurang added her back.
Su Zaizai happily sent three words over.
—Hehehe.
He didn’t reply.
After evening self-study ended and she returned to the dormitory.
Su Zaizai took a shower and saw that it was almost eleven o’clock.
She couldn’t help but ask: You didn’t forget, did you?
Su Zaizai: Then let me remind you.
Soon, a voice message came from the other side.
Su Zaizai looked around, smiled, and put on her earphones.
His speech was fast and rushed, as if he were extremely unwilling.
But his enunciation was clear, making every word easy to understand.
—Zai Zong is as beautiful as a fairy, Lùràng is not worthy.
Chapter 25
Sometimes I feel like I have bad luck.
But in reality, I’ve actually been blessed with more good fortune.
—From "Su Zaizai’s Little Fairy Diary"
Su Zaizai burst out laughing, unable to hold it in.
The dormitory had already quieted down.
The other three were studying under their small lamps, but they weren’t bothered by her.
Su Zaizai felt a bit embarrassed and quickly stifled her laughter.
She bit her lip, holding back her giggles.
Then she tapped the voice message again, listened to it several times, and long-pressed to save it.
She tossed her phone aside and buried her entire head under the blanket.
Laughing silently like a fool.
After a while.
Su Zaizai reached out and grabbed her phone back, typing on the screen.
Su Zaizai: Lùràng.
Su Zaizai: Are you angry?
Su Zaizai: If you’re angry, you have to say so. Otherwise, through the screen.
Su Zaizai: The as-beautiful-as-a-fairy Zai Zong won’t be able to tell.On the other side, after seeing her reply.
Zhang Lurang slid open the floor-to-ceiling window and walked into the dormitory.
He sat cross-legged on the bed, thinking for a while.
Then, pursing his lips, he hesitantly typed the word "Mhm".
Before sending it, he immediately deleted it.
Typed again: No, studying.
The next day, after school in the afternoon.
Ye Zhenxin declined her roommate’s invitation to go eat together.
Seeing that most of the classmates around had left the classroom for dinner, she stood up.
Walked up to the fifth floor.
Turned right and entered the office.
The homeroom teacher, who was just getting up to go for dinner, raised an eyebrow upon seeing her and smiled, “What’s up?”
Ye Zhenxin stood in place, glancing around.
After making sure there were no familiar classmates nearby, she spoke up.
“Teacher, Zhang Lurang and Su Zaizai from Class Nine are dating.”
After the evening self-study bell rang.
The homeroom teacher of Class Nine walked into the classroom and mentioned a few things.
“I already said last week, the education bureau officials will come for inspection tomorrow. Boys… well, most have already gotten their hair cut. Girls, remember to tie up all your hair tomorrow.”
Su Zaizai hooked the ends of her hair with her index finger, twirling it around and around.
She lowered her head, holding a pen in her other hand as she wrote.
It was unclear whether she was listening to the teacher or not.
“Today’s duty students, mop the floor.” The homeroom teacher thought for a moment and continued, “Wear your school uniforms properly tomorrow. Don’t mix uniforms and formal wear. If you get caught, you’re done.”
Finally, he added meaningfully.
“Also, how old are you all now? Focus on studying. Don’t think about other things. There’s plenty of time in the future—no need to rush now.”
Hearing this, Su Zaizai finally looked up.
Her gaze happened to meet the homeroom teacher’s.
She froze for a moment, staring into his eyes without looking away.
Instead, it was the homeroom teacher who averted his gaze first.
Jiang Jia beside her suddenly leaned over.
Lowering her voice, she said, “Hey, is the homeroom teacher talking about you?”
Su Zaizai hesitated, “Probably not…”
“Is it obvious between you and Zhang Lurang?”
“Why does it sound like we’re already together?” Su Zaizai was baffled.
“…I think it’s pretty much the same.”
Hearing this, Su Zaizai widened her eyes, looking as if she’d been wronged.
“Not at all! When I talk to him, there’s at least a meter between us. If that counts as being together, I… I might as well just die.”
Jiang Jia: “…”
“You have no idea how uptight the great beauty is. If I accidentally say something even slightly ambiguous, he gets angry right away.”
Jiang Jia didn’t believe it at all, “That can’t be…”
“Why not! Like the day before yesterday, I accidentally called him ‘gege’ (older brother), and he got so mad he blocked me right away.”
“…”
Su Zaizai was utterly terrified, “So, as for physical contact, honestly, I don’t have the guts.”
“…”
Su Zaizai concluded, “He’s like a chaste martyr.”
“…”
After saying it, she felt it wasn’t quite right and immediately corrected herself.
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