"Yоu'rе gеtting аll fluttery with sрring fеvеr." Jiаng Jiа stared at hеr fаce аs if she had disсоvеrеd а nеw continеnt. "First time I've seen you blush—suddеnlу it feеls terrifуing."
Su Zаi Zаi tоok а dеер brеath, lоoked up аt hеr reflеction in the mirrоr, touchеd her faсе, аnd sаid sеriоuslу, "I actuаllу think it loоks quitе сharming."
Jiаng Jia: "..."
Тwо days аftеr returning frоm the weekеnd, Su Zai Zai felt vеrу dissаtisfied with hеr nervous reасtiоn evеrу timе shе sаw "Zhоu Xuуin." Аfter рondеring for a whilе, she finаllу сamе uр with а strаtegy to аttract his attention.
Аfter the third clаss in the morning, shе piсkеd up hеr water bottle and said to Jiang Jia, "Let's go get water."
Jiang Jia rolled her eyes. "Can we limit it to three times a day from now on?"
"Just accompany me two more times, and after that, I'll manage on my own."
Jiang Jia reluctantly followed.
On the way, Su Zai Zai reflected seriously. "I think what I did before won't work—seeing him and immediately looking away. That's completely impossible to attract his attention."
Jiang Jia rolled her eyes again. "So what are you going to do?"
"When we see Zhou Xuyin later, you shout my name loudly, like you're calling my full name, got it?"
"...Okay."
From the stairs to the water dispenser on the third floor, they had to pass by the advanced class's classroom. As the two walked past, Zhang Lu Rang happened to come out, holding a water bottle.
They immediately quickened their pace and followed behind him.
Jiang Jia cooperated loudly, "Su Zai Zai!"
Su Zai Zai then spoke loudly, "I don't think that problem is solved that way. Look, the car's braking process is a uniformly decelerated linear motion. Using reverse thinking, we can treat it as a uniformly accelerated linear motion starting from rest in the opposite direction..."
She rattled off a long string of words, leaving Jiang Jia so shocked her jaw nearly dropped.
Su Zai Zai proudly declared, "So the answer should be twelve meters per second."
Hehehe, top students are sure to have a good impression of girls who excel academically!
After Zhang Lu Rang in front finished getting water, Su Zai Zai wasn't in a hurry to follow. Instead, she blinked her bright eyes and asked Jiang Jia, "How did I do just now?"
Jiang Jia's expression was somewhat pained. "...How long did you memorize that problem?"
Exposed, Su Zai Zai didn't mind and answered honestly, "I was memorizing it all last night."
"When you substituted the data just now, you got the unit for acceleration wrong... You kept saying meters per second..."
Hearing this, Su Zai Zai was dumbfounded. "What should the unit be then?"
"Meters per second squared..."
She fell silent.
After a long while, she said, "Jia Jia, let's take a detour back."
Su Zai Zai really didn't have the courage to pass by the advanced class again.
She tried to show off big time, only to be exposed as a fraud in an instant.
"Jia Jia, I think I should try to salvage my image." Su Zai Zai sat on her chair, calmly analyzing. "I was too impulsive just now. I should have shown off my English or liberal arts subjects instead."
Jiang Jia was utterly speechless. "...So why on earth did you talk about a physics problem? Don't you remember you only scored forty on your last physics test?"
"I thought he looked like a science student..."
"Girl, we haven't even chosen between liberal arts and sciences yet!"
Su Zai Zai bent over, banging her head on the desk a few times in frustration. "Then do you think I should memorize an English essay to salvage my image?"Jiang Jia stroked her chin thoughtfully. "I think it's better not to. You might as well apologize properly and explain to him that you weren't cursing him last time or something..."
Su Zai Zai's eyes lit up. "You're right! You're absolutely right! I'll go right away!"
Seeing her like this, Jiang Jia couldn't help but laugh.
Su Zai Zai took out a mirror and combed her hair, muttering to herself, "Hmm, first make myself look as beautiful as a fairy to bewitch his mind."
Soon, she sighed.
Jiang Jia was baffled by her fluctuating emotions. "What's wrong?"
"I feel a sense of crisis," Su Zai Zai stared at her reflection in the mirror, biting her lip. "Do you think he might fall in love with himself just by looking in the mirror?"
Jiang Jia: "..."
Su Zai Zai grew more and more insecure the more she thought about it. "I feel like in his world, everyone looks ugly."
"...You're exaggerating."
"Do you think Zhou Xuyin might turn gay because of his own looks and then settle for being with another handsome guy from the advanced class..." Her imagination ran wild.
"..."
"No! That Zhang Lu Rang! He has to stay away from my Zhou Xuyin!"
"Shut up," Jiang Jia tapped her head. "But I've heard others say Zhou Xuyin has that kind of bad-boy handsome look. Why do I only sense aloofness..."
"What's so good about being a bad boy?" Su Zai Zai said carelessly. "I like his restrained and cool demeanor. So handsome! So exciting."
"Stop fantasizing, okay? Let the poor guy rest in your mind for a bit, miss."
"Fine, let him rest for ten seconds."
"..."
"I'll start counting now. Ten, nine, eight..."
"..." Crazy.
After class, Su Zai Zai decided to rely on herself and didn't ask Jiang Jia to accompany her.
She cheered herself on as she walked toward the advanced class.
She kept repeating in her mind what she would say later: Hello, I'm Su Zai Zai from Class Nine, the one who asked for your name on the field last time...
What else should I say...
Before Su Zai Zai could think of anything else, she arrived at the door of the advanced class.
She took a deep breath. From the front door, she could see him sitting on a chair, leaning back, holding a notebook in one hand, his face expressionless.
A girl sitting in front of him was talking to him.
Su Zai Zai looked away and stopped a boy walking toward the front door, whispering, "Classmate, could you call Zhou Xuyin from your class for me?"
Hearing the name, the boy immediately glanced toward Zhang Lu Rang and quickly realized, "Ah, he's on leave."
On leave?!
Su Zai Zai froze...
Wh-what?!
Isn't he sitting right there?! Can't they see him?!
Su Zai Zai raised her hand, pointing at Zhang Lu Rang in panic. "H-he..."
A boy sitting in the first row of the second group burst out laughing and turned to look at Zhang Lu Rang. "Hey, Zhang Lu Rang, you're slipping! This week, three people came looking for Zhou Xuyin, and you only got two!"
Hearing his voice, Zhang Lu Rang looked up and glanced toward the front door.
He happened to see Su Zai Zai pointing at him. His brows furrowed almost imperceptibly before he lowered his head again and softly said, "Oh."
Zhang Lu Rang...
So, for four whole days, she had been fantasizing about the wrong person.And she even imagined her real crush as a rival.
...She was going back to kill Jiang Jia.
Chapter 5
A Great Beauty Is More Important Than Face.
—From Su Zai Zai’s Little Fairy Diary
“Jiang Jia, I think our friendship has come to an end.” Su Zai Zai dug a ten-cent coin out of her backpack and slapped it on the table. “This is our breakup fee.”
Jiang Jia folded the money and put it in her pocket, casually asking, “Oh, why’s that?”
“My great beauty isn’t Zhou Xuyin at all! It’s Zhang Lu Rang!” Su Zai Zai grew more and more despairing the more she thought about it. “He’s definitely going to think I’m a fickle woman, a shallow woman whose eyes light up at the sight of a handsome guy, boohoo…”
Not having expected that, Jiang Jia blinked. “It’s really Zhang Lu Rang?”
“Why do you sound not surprised at all?”
“Because I thought he was Zhang Lu Rang all along. His aura is like an unattainable flower on a high peak.”
“...Then why didn’t you tell me?”
“That day, you dragged me over and kept calling him Zhou Xuyin, and you were so sure about it. What could I say? Point at him and say he’s Zhang Lu Rang?! I’ve never even seen him before!”
Su Zai Zai instantly deflated. “But... wasn’t it you who told me Zhou Xuyin was better-looking?”
“From the description, I’d definitely like Zhou Xuyin!” Jiang Jia said righteously. “I have zero interest in the cold and aloof type. I like the carefree, cynical kind.”
“No way!” Su Zai Zai pinched her face angrily. “Even if you like Zhou Xuyin’s type, you have to think Zhang Lu Rang is the most handsome!”
“What the hell! Why?!”
“Because it’s the truth. You can’t deny it.” Su Zai Zai was even more righteous.
“Get lost. Don’t try to change my taste.” Jiang Jia slapped her hand away. “I’m telling you, maybe once you see Zhou Xuyin, you’ll change your mind, you looks-obsessed dog.”
“Impossible.”
“Why impossible?”
Su Zai Zai said seriously, “It’s just impossible.”
Jiang Jia stopped teasing her and smiled. “I didn’t expect it—our adorable Zai Zai is so devoted.”
The scene suddenly fell quiet.
Su Zai Zai lay on the table, resting her head on her arm, and sighed. “Sigh, you’re right. I’m an irresponsible person. I need to fix this flaw of mine.”
“Huh? When did I say you were irresponsible?”
“Last time, when I had to give Zhang Lu Rang the English workbook, you said I didn’t hand it to him personally but had someone else pass it on.”
Jiang Jia immediately remembered and teased, “Hahaha, I remember now. Didn’t you tell me you didn’t want to get with him?”
“I do now.”
“...”
“Suddenly remembered—you actually said back then to just make do with Zhang Lu Rang!”
“...I’m sorry, little miss.”
Mentioning the English workbook made Su Zai Zai beat her chest in regret. “Oh my god, if I’d known he was Zhang Lu Rang, I should’ve memorized English essays instead of physics problems!”
Jiang Jia was curious. “Why?”
Su Zai Zai was filled with remorse. “When the English teacher asked me to help give the workbook to Zhang Lu Rang, she mentioned a little that Zhang Lu Rang’s English is super poor. The teacher suspects he might be moved out of the advanced class because of his English, so she’s been pushing him on it lately.”"Hahaha, I actually didn't know that!" Jiang Jia laughed heartily. "But I heard he has excellent grades—how could his English be so poor?"
"So I should have shown off my English in front of him."
Jiang Jia shook her head. "That would only make him jealous."
Her words were like a sudden revelation. Su Zai Zai quickly grasped her hand gratefully. "That makes sense, thank you for the advice, expert."
"But just how bad is it, to make the English teacher so concerned..."
Su Zai Zai thought for a moment. "Out of a total score of 135, excluding listening and speaking, he probably can't even get the leftover points—around 30 or so..."
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