"Lùràng, I'vе bееn сhasing aftеr уоu fоr hаlf a yeаr! Yоu should at lеast give mе а рrореr status now!"
Нearing this, Zhang Lu Rang suddenly turnеd tо loоk at hеr.
Нis fасe wаs full оf disbеliеf, tаking a lоng time to reсоver.
Su Zаi Zai felt a bit еmbarrassеd under his gazе: "...Whаt, whаt аrе уоu doing?"
Hе suddеnly dаrkеnеd his eхprеssiоn, and aftеr а long рause, said: "Yоu told me it wasn't."
Zhаng Lu Rаng's wоrds remindеd Su Zai Zai of hеr рrеvious rерlу.
—"Dо уоu like mе?"
—"I'vе nevеr thought аbout thesе things, reаllу, nеver..."
Su Zаi Zаi brоkе into a cоld sweat, denying without сhanging her eхpressiоn: "I nevеr sаid that."
"Yоu did say it," Zhang Lu Rang insisted unusually firmly this time.
"I really didn't say it."
"..."
Su Zai Zai surrendered: "Alright, I said it."
Zhang Lu Rang's expression still didn't look good, but gradually a blush spread across his face.
It wasn't what he had expected.
The feeling of being deceived... was actually quite nice.
"Then, I was just embarrassed," Su Zai Zai lowered her head and whispered.
"..." He couldn't see where she was embarrassed.
Recalling that scene, Su Zai Zai still thought her reaction had been clever.
"If I had told you, you would definitely have rejected me. I wasn't going to give you that chance."
"..."
"And if you had rejected me back then, you probably would have ended up alone for the rest of your life. Thinking about it this way, I actually saved your life."
Zhang Lu Rang's temple twitched: "Stop talking nonsense."
"How is it nonsense? You obviously love me to death."
Zhang Lu Rang's face flushed: "Su Zai Zai!"
"Well, tell me, should we get together today or tomorrow?"
"..." He fell silent, not answering.
Su Zai Zai waited patiently.
A turtle in a jar—there was no escape.
No need to rush at this moment.
After a long pause, Zhang Lu Rang hesitated: "You're only in high school now."
Su Zai Zai blinked, somewhat annoyed: "You're in high school too. We're the same age. Don't talk to me like you're a whole generation older than me."
He ignored her and continued: "Are your parents strict?"
To ease his worries, Su Zai Zai kept spouting nonsense.
"Of course not! They encouraged me to start dating back in elementary school."
Zhang Lu Rang: "..."
Su Zai Zai was about to say more when she heard Zhang Lu Rang speak: "It's still too early."
Alright, Su Zai Zai didn't want to affect his studies either.
They could just get together after the college entrance exams; she could wait.
After all, they had already expressed their feelings; only that final layer of paper remained unbroken.
Even without an official status, she could probably start getting handsy with him from now on.
Su Zai Zai suddenly felt incredibly happy.
But two years... still felt so long.
She pressed on: "Then when?"
Zhang Lu Rang thought for a moment and slowly said: "After you graduate from university."
Su Zai Zai: "..."
She turned to look at him, thinking she had misheard: "What did you say?"
"..."
"Did you accidentally add the word 'university' just now?"
"...No."
After processing his words.
Su Zai Zai widened her eyes in disbelief: "Zhang Lu Rang! Are you crazy!"
Zhang Lu Rang was taken aback by her intense reaction: "What's wrong?"
Su Zai Zai decided to hear his explanation: "Why wait until after university graduation?"
"You're still young," he said seriously.
"..." For the first time, she was left speechless.Su Zaizai's spirit began to crumble as she angrily analyzed, "Lùràng, did you reincarnate back here? In your past life, you already had grandchildren."
"..."
"Or maybe you traveled here from the old society."
Zhang Lurang's brows furrowed. "Stop talking nonsense."
Su Zaizai immediately exploded. "Zhang Lurang! You're so selfish!"
"..."
"You've already deprived me of the right to have a puppy love romance, and now you want me to start my first love when I'm almost thirty! Dream on! You're so selfish!"
"I..."
"I don't want to talk to you anymore. Don't speak to me."
Su Zaizai turned her head away, stood up, and walked toward Xiao Tuantui.
She crouched down to fasten the dog leash.
Zhang Lurang followed behind her, somewhat at a loss.
He paused for a moment, softening his voice. "Su Zaizai, puppy love isn't good."
Su Zaizai remained crouched for a long time, not getting up even after fastening Xiao Tuantui's leash.
Zhang Lurang hesitated, then stepped in front of her and crouched down as well.
Up close, he noticed her eyes were red, tears falling one after another.
Zhang Lurang was stunned, flustered. "Why are you crying?"
"Wah... it's too terrifying..." Su Zaizai sobbed. "I still have to be single for six more years. I can't even imagine it. Don't talk to me..."
He couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.
"How about after the college entrance exam?" Zhang Lurang compromised, coaxing her gently.
Su Zaizai immediately stopped crying.
Scared by him like this, Su Zaizai suddenly felt that being able to be together after the college entrance exam was truly a blessing.
What's two years...
It'll pass in a flash.
She sniffled and said seriously, "Then it's settled for 5 PM on June 8, 2015."
Zhang Lurang obediently nodded, not daring to say anything else, only adding, "Don't cry anymore."
Su Zaizai returned home.
Exhausted, she lay on the bed for a while before picking up her phone to message Jiang Jia.
Su Zaizai: I...
Su Zaizai: Sigh.
Jiang Jia: What's up?
Su Zaizai: You know what? Zhang Lurang is even more conservative than my dad.
Jiang Jia: ...
Su Zaizai: With a face like his, most people would take advantage of their youth to flirt with more girls.
Jiang Jia: What's going on?
Thinking of Zhang Lurang today, Su Zaizai's eyes reddened again.
Frustrated, she typed out a message.
—I hope you can see me marry Zhang Lurang before you turn forty.
Chapter 33
Want to run away? Dream on.
If you offer yourself, I might consider it.
—From "Su Zaizai the Little Fairy's Diary"
In June, the weather gradually shifted from mild and cool to hot and dry.
The sky was a clear, azure blue, and the cement ground was scorching under the sun.
The intermittent, loud chirping of cicadas filled the air.
In the classroom, seven or eight students gathered around the bulletin board near the back door to check their monthly exam results.
Soon, a chorus of groans erupted.
Xiao Xiao couldn't help but turn around from the front row to talk to her.
Lowering her voice, she tilted her chin toward one of their classmates.
"That Lu Yu scored second in the grade this time, and she's still complaining about not doing well."
Su Zaizai rested her chin on one hand while lazily doodling in her notebook with a pen in the other.
Hearing this, Su Zaizai looked up, her expression hesitant.
She spoke up quickly. "But she was first last time."
Xiao Xiao swallowed the rest of her words."...Alright, I don't understand the world of academic geniuses."
Feeling the awkward silence, Su Zai Zai changed the subject.
"Who got first place this time?"
Just then, the person sitting next to her returned.
Hearing Su Zai Zai's question, Wang Nan raised an eyebrow and said, "Me."
"Oh." Su Zai Zai didn't say anything more.
Seeing him back, Xiao Xiao asked curiously, "Hey, Nan Shen, did you get a perfect score in math this time too?"
"No." Wang Nan sighed. "I made a calculation mistake on the last problem—careless."
After saying that, he glanced at Su Zai Zai and deliberately added, "But I got all the steps right. I don't think it was hard; it was pretty simple."
But she didn't react at all.
Just then, the class bell rang. Wang Nan hung his head in defeat and opened his textbook.
A while later.
Su Zai Zai whispered, "Wang Nan, do you know who has the air conditioner remote?"
As soon as the weather turned hot, the classroom air conditioner was turned on.
Classrooms were quite spacious, so Z High School had installed two air conditioners in each classroom.
Because of the outdoor units, both air conditioners were installed on the side of the innermost row.
Su Zai Zai happened to be sitting in that row.
"Probably with the class monitor," Wang Nan turned to look at her. "But it's no use. They've already set it to 28 degrees; they can't turn it up any higher, or the row near the door will roast."
Su Zai Zai sniffled and rubbed her arms. "Got it."
Noticing that Su Zai Zai's lips were turning purple from the cold, Wang Nan scratched his head and couldn't help but say, "Didn't I remind you to bring a jacket yesterday..."
"I forgot."
He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Do you want to borrow mine?"
Su Zai Zai glanced at him, her expression uncertain.
She quickly looked away and curled herself into a ball.
That made her feel much warmer.
Su Zai Zai rubbed her arms again, trying to smooth out the goosebumps from the cold.
Then, in a muffled voice, she refused, "No need. I don't like wearing other people's clothes."
Wang Nan didn't say anything more.
Su Zai Zai thought for a moment and added, "But thanks anyway."
After class, Su Zai Zai picked up her water bottle, planning to fill it with hot water from the dispenser.
As soon as she stepped out of the classroom, a wave of heat hit her.
Her chilled body instantly felt some relief.
She hadn't gone far when she bumped into Zhang Lu Rang, who had just come out of the Li Zhong class.
Her nose collided with his back, leaving it slightly sore and numb.
Su Zai Zai rubbed her nose with her hand and complained, "Are you trying to murder your future wife?"
Zhang Lu Rang: "..."
He completely ignored her words, turned around, and looked down at her face.
Only after confirming she wasn't hurt did he relax.
Then, frowning, he scolded her, "Don't talk nonsense."
"What nonsense did I say?" Su Zai Zai retorted defiantly.
"..."
"Am I wrong?"
His expression darkened as he said coldly, "Su Zai Zai."
Su Zai Zai immediately backed down but still mustered the courage to accuse him.
"What? Every time you can't win an argument, you get mad at me."
"..."
Su Zai Zai thought for a moment and declared confidently, "What did I say wrong? We've even decided when we'll get together. Isn't the next step after dating marriage?"
Zhang Lu Rang turned his head away, his ears burning, not wanting to deal with her.—-
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