The atmosphere froze for a moment.
Zhao Binlin and Xi Gaoyuan looked at each other. They were both a little surprised, and even more confused.
Ji Chiyang was stunned for a moment, feeling quite embarrassed, and winked at the person next to him, "What's going on?"
The man lip-synced back, and I don’t know either.
He and Jiang Wen had known each other since junior high school. They would say hello to each other when they saw each other, but they were never very close.
In their eyes, Jiang Wen was a bit aloof. When they played together occasionally, he didn't talk much and didn't participate in their conversations. Few people dared to make fun of him.
They all knew that he was someone of some importance, and they all had some intention of trying to establish a relationship with him. So when Ji Chiyang was humiliated in public, he could only try to smooth things over and ease the atmosphere with a smile.
Zhao Binlin cleared his throat and pretended to hold his heart, "This is how Ji Shao feels when he loses his love on the spot, alas."
Ji Chiyang immediately took over, "It was just a joke, it turned out to be my sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I offended you."
Everyone laughed.
On the way back to class, Xi Gaoyuan secretly observed Jiang Wen for a while and couldn't help but ask, "Are you really interested in that girl? The top girl, are you a brother or not? You're hiding this from me. That's really not nice of you."
Jiang Wen didn't answer, and didn't speak for a long time.
As they walked into the corridor, Zhao Binlin refused to give up and pushed his arm, "Is that so?"
He was annoyed and said impatiently, "No."
Zhao Binlin stared at him inquiringly, "Then why did you say that just now?"
Jiang Wen said indifferently, "Just talking."
"Bullshit, do you think I'm an idiot? Feng Ning seems to be interested in you. If you like her, why are you so awkward? I think this girl is pretty good, at least she suits your taste."
"She has a boyfriend."
Zhao Bianlin stopped and hesitated, "How do you know?"
"I've seen it." Jiang Wen said unclearly.
Zhao Binlin suddenly had an idea and blurted out: "Why are you talking about this? I'm asking whether you like her or not."
Cheng Jiajia held Pei Shurou's arm, and the two chatted happily. She said casually, "My uncle opened a horse farm in the western suburbs. It's quite fun. If you are free, I will make an appointment and we can go there together. You can also invite a few more friends."
"Okay, I'll call Jiang Wen and the others along then." Pei Shurou suddenly smiled, "By the way, can you do me a favor?"
Cheng Jiajia hummed and turned around, "What help?"
"Help me find someone."
Since then, Feng Ning has become famous in her grade. Some students from the second and third grades even came to see what she looks like.
There are many people who dislike it and think she is deliberately trying to attract attention.
"I really want to ask you, where on earth do you get the confidence to fool around in front of so many people and talk nonsense about your theories."
Feng Ning said seriously, "Shuangyao, I don't like what you said. I am saving all living beings."
"You are just putting on a show, you just want to be in the spotlight, enjoy the feeling of educating others and making them lose their minds, and then you feel a sense of accomplishment, right?"
Feng Ning remained calm and nodded slowly, "Indeed, I don't deny that I have a histrionic personality. I just like to be in the spotlight. This is part of my genes, and I have long recognized this."
Meng Taoyu looked at her with full admiration, her face flushed with excitement, "No, Feng Ning, you are really the most powerful and unique person I have ever met. You know, I envy you so much for being able to do anything without caring about other people's opinions. Like my grandfather said, you are very open-minded."
"It's very simple." Feng Ning said seriously, "Before you do something, ask yourself, "Why am I doing this?" Then clearly answer yourself "I am doing this because..." That's it. Talk to yourself all the time, stay clear, don't deceive yourself by beating around the bush, do this first."
Shuang Yao looked at her unreasonable face and admired her from the bottom of her heart.
She has been with Feng Ning since she was a child, witnessing her haggling with other people over a fifty-cent price difference in the vegetable market when she was in elementary school, her talking about prejudice and inferiority theories in front of a group of people who humiliated her family background in junior high school, and her impromptu speech on the flag-raising platform in high school.
In this polite and restrained society, she is clearly hypocritical and frank.
Feng Ning usually goes to the playground to run at around six or seven in the evening, and then goes to the classroom to study until lights out. During this period, someone stops her on the road every day to ask for her contact information.
The one I met today was extremely persistent and didn't give up until he reached the classroom gate.
She entered the classroom through the back door and sat down in her seat.
The boy was casually lying on the window sill chatting with her. His smile was a bit like a Taiwanese male star. "Sister, is it so difficult to get my contact information?"
“It’s not difficult, but today the target has been exceeded.”
"What's the meaning?"
Feng Ning wiped the sweat off his face and said seriously, "I set a rule for myself that I can only give contact information to five people every day, and then pick one to accept. If you want, remember to come early tomorrow."
The boy laughed out loud.
As they chatted, Jiang Wen tilted his head and stared at the cynical boy for two seconds. He said calmly, "Close the window, you're so noisy."
"... ..."
After everyone left, Feng Ning suddenly laughed, "You are so funny. You actually asked others to close the window. How cool! Are you a Bodhisattva?"
She kept laughing but no one paid any attention to her, so she said, "It smells so strong of vinegar, so sour."
Still ignore it.
Feng Ning's eyelids drooped as he flipped through his books and exercise books, saying in a crisp voice, "Is it possible that a certain second-in-command was provoked by me and secretly regarded me as his goal? He is still studying in the classroom at this hour and is not usually so diligent."
This time I couldn't stand it anymore and responded to her: "You are really annoying."
He must have just taken a shower. He was not wearing a school uniform, but a loose low-necked dark blue T-shirt and light-colored jeans. There was a faint fragrance on his body.
After saying this, there was sudden silence.
There were not many people in the classroom, and the only sound was the ticking of the wall clock.
Originally, he didn't want to pay any attention to her. He moved his pen on the paper, drawing a line, a circle, and a dot. After pausing, Jiang Wen turned around and happened to meet her smug and confident expression.
The two of them stared at each other in silence. Feng Ning propped up his chin with one hand, observing his reaction, then laughed again and said, "You can't hold your temper anymore?"
Jiang Wen realized that he was fooled again, and a rare flash of embarrassment flashed across his face. He tried his best to hide his anger. In fact, he rarely quarreled with others, but every time he met her, he was on the verge of losing control.
He has deep fan-shaped double eyelids, his eyes become watery when he is angry, there is a small light brown mole at the end of his eyebrow, and his skin is so good that girls of the same age are jealous.
She suddenly became curious, "You don't really like me, do you?"
Jiang Wen's face froze. He felt offended and angry for no reason. His expression turned cold and he said stiffly, "Aren't you too ridiculous? Do you deserve my love?"
The words were harsh and unpleasant, his usual style. But Feng Ning had long seen through his superficial strength, and she found that it was more fun to make him angry than to chase him.
So she stood still and let out a long "oh", "You'd better not have any thoughts about me. First of all, you are not worthy, and secondly, I already have someone I like."
Jiang Wen's pretending to be indifferent expression broke a little, and he looked at her in disbelief.
Feng Ning added, "It's not you."
His mind exploded.
Jiang Wen had never loved before, didn't know what it felt like to love someone, and didn't know what it felt like to be hurt.
He was confused by her before, and this feeling was both disturbing and addictive. Before he could sort out his emotions, he saw her being intimate with another boy. So later, Feng Ning's continuous harassment of him seemed to Jiang Wen to be a deliberate attempt to get close to him.
He became more and more annoyed and couldn't calm down, until he couldn't control himself and hurt her with his words.
When I finally calmed down, I couldn't hide the vague feeling of loss for some reason.
He didn't know why he was hopelessly attracted to her even though he clearly hated her for being so fickle.
Finally, Jiang Wen was defeated. He clenched his fists and clenched them. After reluctantly relaxing, he calmly packed up the things on the table and left.
The fan on the ceiling of the classroom was whirring. After they finished arguing, Feng Ning started doing her homework as if nothing had happened. She didn't even raise her head until he walked out of the classroom.
The night sky outside seemed to be splashed with dark blue ink. The heat of the day had disappeared and the sky had cooled down.
Before today, Jiang Wen's emotions still retained some innocence.
By now, he could clearly feel that this part had been broken.
Finish the math problems.
Feng Ning showed no expression. He took out his phone and texted Shuang Yao: "Okay, I don't plan to continue fishing for Jiang Wen anymore."
Shuang Yao: Why? Aren’t you trying to teach the little prince a lesson about the pain of love
Feng Ning: I have already tasted the bitterness, but I don’t want to kill them all, hehe xd
Shuang Yao: Don’t pretend with me. Are you afraid that you will be bullied so you fall in love with me
Feng Ning shrugged and said, "I don't plan to fall in love with this young master. I'm busy! I still have to work and study! I don't have time for these romantic things."
Putting away her phone, she opened another exercise book and started working on it without distraction.
At that time, Feng Ning expected that Jiang Wen would fall in love with her within a month.
But she didn't know that from the first time they met on that rainy day to tonight, she was not the beginning and end of a love for him.
—This was the prelude to his half-life downfall.