The next day, Zhuang Zixue found her again.
âHow did you consider my proposal yesterday?â
Shi Ning: âYou mean that challenge letter you sent me?â
âYes, you should have seen it.â
âI saw it.â
âSo, your answer.â
Shi Ning looked at Zhuang Zixue with complicated eyes.
She thought about the words she wanted to say in her mind.
âIâve always had a doubt, Iâm not related to you nor did I do anything wrong to you so why are you always looking at me unfavorably?â
âIt wasnât until I got that letter from you yesterday that I seemed to understand something.â
Zhuang Zixue looked at her with an expression of what exactly do you want to say.
Shi Ning then said, âCan I ask you a question?â
âGo ask.â
âDo you like Suno?â
After asking this question, she saw Zhuang Zixueâs face turn blue to white and then from white to red.
She hurriedly explained: âThere are a lot of things like this in our school. Donât worry, everyone is very open-minded now. I donât mean to look down on you.â
Zhuang Zixueâs face continues to redden.
âI forbid you to insult our pure friendship. He and I donât have that kind of relationship!â
Shi Ning: âThatâs odd, all your behavior seems to be because you hate me, and this time, you sent me this challenge because of Suno.â
âThatâs becauseâ¦becauseâ¦â
âI do know that you like him, and honestly, who doesnât like Suno the way he is. Even if youâre a boy, thatâs nothing to be ashamed of.â
Itâs not because I like him, itâs because he likes you!
Zhuang Zixue could hardly refrain himself and was about to tell her why he was doing this but he somehow saw Lin Suno from the back door walking into the classroom and giving him a look. Zhuang Zixue suppressed the sentence that he almost wanted to blurt out.
When he didnât say anything, Shi Ning took it as he was acquiescing.
âDonât you have anything to say? I knew you liked him. Thereâs no harm, men, and women all like Suno.â
âI just donât know who will be the lucky one to be chosen in the future.â
Shi Ning lamented.
âI only like girls.â
A cold voice came from behind her.
Shi Ning turned around and saw Lin Suno.
â¦â¦..
â¦
When did he get here?
Is he a cat? Why does he walk without a sound?
Shi Ning then remembered the things she said and suddenly her face turned red.
âThat⦠Suno, youâre here.â
Lin Suno looked at her with an unreadable gaze and unfathomable emotions.
âWhat were you talking about?â
âIâm not talking nonsense, itâs obviously him. Suno you stay away from him, he has bad intentions for you.â
Shi Ning pointed at Zhuang Zixue.
Zhuang Zixueâs expression was extremely speechless.
âI was so speechless when she said I liked you.â
âIf you donât like him, why do you pick on me every day and leave me this.â
Shi Ning took out from the drawer the letter that Zhuang Zixue had left for her yesterday.
Lin Suno took the challenge letter from her hand, turned it over, and smiled which rarely appears on his face.
âA challenge.â He read the three words on the envelope out loud.
Zhuang Zixuan saw him the corners of his lips curled up, it was obvious and he could feel that he was laughing at him.
âWhatâs wrong? Whatâs wrong with me writing a challenge letter?â
âWatch less anime, you are easily brainwashed.â
After reading it, Lin Suno tossed the paper envelope back and threw it into the dustbin in the classroom.
Zhuang Zixue: âWhatâs the matter with anime? This is the only fun I have in my spare time!â
Shi Ning suddenly realized and nodded.
âNo wonder you are acting like a middle schooler, after all, where else would anyone write this stuff in real life except TV.â
âJust say whether you agree or not!â Zhuang Zixue asked Shi Ning directly.
Before Shi Ning could say anything, Lin Suno answered for her.
âIf Iâm not mistaken just now, the bet between you two, is this position next to me?â
Zhuang Zixue nodded.
âThatâs right! In order not to let her affect you, I made this decision, it just so happens that everyone is saying that she is a genius, so letâs have a competition.â
After Shi Ning was transferred to the class, many students in the class knew that he was unhappy with Shi Ning.
This time, Shi Ningâs test results were so excellent that everyone was surprised. He began to hear many people say that Shi Ning follows this trend and may replace him in second place in his class in the future.
In a moment of anger, Zhuang Zixue wrote this challenge letter to her.
Lin Suno: âThen you have nothing to bet, the seat next to me, the only one who can sit is Shi Ning.â
Zhuang Zixue was dumbfounded.
Shi Ning: âForget about the bet, I never gamble with others. But since you want to compete with me so much, letâs have a match. Did you say in your challenge letter that itâs the end of next semester?â
Zhuang Zixue nodded again.
Shi Ning: âThatâs too long, why donât we just set it at the end of this semester.â
Zhuang Zixue glared.
âAre you crazy? Thereâs only one month left in the semester! You just switched to science class less than two months ago and youâre going to take me second place in the grade?â
Shi Ning said indifferently, âSo what? Iâve even got first in my grade before.â
They were more than 20 points apart now and if she could make great progress in comprehensive science it would not be impossible for her to pass Zhuang Zixueâs score.
This familiar and how to tone â¦â¦
Zhuang Zixueâs complex eyes roamed between the two.
âYou two are kind of alike at certain times.â
After Zhuang Zixuan left, Shi Ning said to Lin Suno.
âYou just did the right thing. Although he does not admit it on his lips, but I see ah he definitely does not have simple thoughts about you.â
âWhat did I just do right?â Lin Suno asked her back.
Shi Ning: âYou tell him that you can only sit next to me, then he will not dare to play the idea of sitting next to you. Being your shield, I am quite happy to be.â
After saying that she also fervently patted Lin Sunoâs shoulder.
âEven though Nono is a boy, he has to protect himself outside.â
Lin Suno said with sunken eyes.
âYouâre wrong, youâre not a shield.â
âDid you see anyone sitting next to me before you came?â
Shi Ning was stunned. When she thought about it carefully, it seemed that he didnât.
Meeting his dark obsidian eyes, Shi Ningâs cheeks were inexplicably hot.
The hand that patted Lin Sunoâs shoulder stiffened as she retracted her hands and the actions that should be normally done were at the moment suddenly uncomfortable.