Chapter 256: Chapter 256: 256: Don't Leave After School (17)

Chuzheng broke free from Jih Cheng and, not knowing where the light switches were, gazed at him in the darkness.

“You feel so hot, are you sure you’re okay?”

Jih Cheng’s voice was even more hoarse than before: “I’m fine.”

He turned on the light, and before Chuzheng could look his way, he headed to the bathroom: “You sit down for a moment.”

The bathroom door slammed shut.

Chuzheng casually surveyed the room.

It was a two-bedroom with a living room that wasn’t very large. The decor was simple, and everything was tidily cleaned up.

Chuzheng placed her stuff on the coffee table and sat on the sofa to wait.

It was quite a while before Jih Cheng came out. He didn’t look at Chuzheng but brought a glass of water to her instead.

He sat across from Chuzheng and just felt the awkwardness in every way.

“So… Why did you suddenly come back?” Jih Cheng broke the silence.

Chuzheng jerked her chin up, gesturing toward the things on the table.

Jih Cheng glanced at the bag, which was filled with snacks, and it felt like something soft was tickling the bottom of his heart.

“Did you specifically bring these over for me?”

“You didn’t have anything to eat tonight.” Chuzheng said matter-of-factly, “Aren’t you hungry?”

Jih Cheng: “…”

–

When Chuzheng got back to her apartment, Jih Cheng sent a WeChat message.

Jih Cheng: Thank you.

Chuzheng didn’t reply but clicked on his profile picture.

The profile picture was pitch black, and even upon enlargement, it was impossible to make out anything.

His name was simply Jih Cheng.

There were no moments to speak of.

It was either set to three-day visibility or there were just no moments at all, leaving it empty.

The next day was the weekend.

The time agreed upon in that letter.

Chuzheng hadn’t planned to go at all, so she didn’t get out of bed until after nine.

Zhu Zian might have sobered up from the alcohol and called her to go out and have fun.

Chuzheng didn’t want to go anywhere; she just wanted to laze at home.

But Zhu Zian knew where she lived and came knocking at her door with a few of his buddies.

Chuzheng was so irritated.

Why couldn’t they just leave her, poor thing, in peace?

She couldn’t even pretend to be not at home.

Zhu Zian had grown wise to calling and listening for the ringtone.

“Where are we going?”

Chuzheng grumpily got into Zhu Zian’s car.

“Hehe, we’re heading to a farmhouse for some fun.” Zhu Zian had a driver’s license and was behind the wheel, “Little junior sister, are you tired? If so, take a nap. I’ll wake you up when we’re there.”

Chuzheng: “…”

I wanted to sleep at home!

The place they went to was a farmhouse by the seaside.

Upon arriving, Chuzheng noticed there were quite a few people, including several girls.

Chuzheng observed that Zhu Zian, upon getting out of the car, started acting all fidgety all of a sudden.

No longer yelling at his underlings.

His behavior also became… incredibly awkward.

He was fine before getting out of the car, so why did his demeanor change so suddenly?! Is there something toxic in the air here?

“What’s wrong with him?” Chuzheng asked Fatty.

“He’s in heat,” said Fatty bluntly, but then quickly corrected himself upon remembering Chuzheng was a girl: “No, that’s not it, I mean, you have to be reserved in front of someone you like. Yes, reserved.”

Chuzheng: “…”

Chuzheng looked over at the girls on the other side.

“Which one does he like?”

Fatty searched through the crowd and finally settled on a girl in a blue dress: “Her, the school beauty in our class, pretty and sweet-voiced, with good grades too.”

The girl in the blue dress looked like the quiet type, covering her mouth with her hand whenever she laughed.

Chuzheng said, “Zhu Zian doesn’t stand a chance.”

Fatty chuckled slyly, “I feel the same way, but we’re about to graduate, and if he doesn’t make a move, how restless he would be. What if it actually works out?”

Unable to restrain himself, Fatty shared with Chuzheng, “Little Junior Sister, do you know how Brother Zhu plans to confess?”

Chuzheng followed up with an expressionless face, “How does he plan to confess?”

Fatty swiftly betrayed Zhu Zian’s plan.

After hearing the plan, Chuzheng felt it was even less likely to succeed.

“You guys are planning to confess tonight?”

“Yeah,” Fatty said confidently, “It’s more romantic at night, and the dim light gives extra points. What if she sees him in a better light and thinks Brother Zhu is handsome?”

Chuzheng: “…”

That’s his own brother.

Actually, Zhu Zian is quite handsome, but he’s slightly overshadowed when compared to Jih Cheng and Qin Feng.

Without those two, Zhu Zian would be the standout hunk of the crowd.

“Damn, isn’t that Qin Feng and his gang?” Fatty suddenly blurted out a curse.

Following Fatty’s gaze, Chuzheng saw Qin Feng approaching with a group of people, both men and women.

Yu Yue was walking with Qin Feng, and from afar, they looked like a perfect match — a handsome guy and a beautiful girl.

Chuzheng sat in the corner; Qin Feng and his group seemed not to notice her, and they went straight to interact with Zhu Zian for a while.

The farmhouse was quite spacious, and since it was a school event, there were even more people.

“Look, Yu Yue, Xu Chuzheng is over there too,” Yu Yue’s girlfriends noticed Chuzheng first.

“What’s she doing here?”

Yu Yue also wanted to know why Chuzheng, who should have followed the instructions in the letter and gone to another place, was here.

“Shouldn’t she be… Yu Yue, didn’t you say she would go?”

“Could it be that someone let it slip, and she knew Qin Feng would come here?”

The group exchanged awkward glances.

“Yu Yue…” Her friends called her cautiously.

Yu Yue’s eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze sweeping over Zhu Zian, struggling to suppress her anger.

She managed to refrain from confronting them.

“Qin Feng, can’t we go somewhere else?” Yu Yue turned to ask Qin Feng.

Qin Feng stood among a group of girls, beaming and convivial. Upon hearing Yu Yue’s words, he raised his eyebrows and replied with a smile, “This place is pretty good.”

Qin Feng had no intention of changing the location.

–

According to the plot development, Yu Yue and Qin Feng should end up together today.

And at this time, the original host is foolishly waiting somewhere else.

Speaking of which, that place isn’t far from here—it’s just over a ten-minute walk…

Chuzheng saw Yu Yue huddling with people in a corner, and it looked like Yu Yue was planning to confess to Qin Feng.

Chuzheng stopped Fatty, who was about to go off and eat.

“Little Junior Sister, what’s up?” He wants to eat meat!

“Do you want your Brother Zhu’s confession to have a better chance of success today?”

“…”

Chuzheng made several phone calls while Fatty ate snacks by her side.

“Student Xu,” Qin Feng approached with a drink, placing it genteelly before her, “What a coincidence.”

Fatty winked at Chuzheng disapprovingly, what’s your relationship with this Qin Feng?

“Not at all.” Chuzheng pushed the drink away, “Don’t block my way if it’s nothing important.”

“How can it be a coincidence? Running into each other today means we’re fated,” Qin Feng sat down across from her with presumptuous ease.

“Not at all.” Can I deny your fate? If you truly want it, I’m open to the idea.

Far from being deterred by Chuzheng’s coldness, Qin Feng became even more enthusiastic.

Listening to him, Chuzheng was tempted to throttle him.

“Qin Feng, we’re not familiar enough to chat,” Chuzheng cut him off, gesturing for him to leave.

“Student Xu, if we talk a little more, won’t we become familiar?”

“Not interested, goodbye.” If you don’t leave, I might just make a move.

Qin Feng observed her with amusement and then left with a smile.

“Little Junior Sister, ever since Qin Feng transferred here, he’s had several girlfriends. Don’t be fooled by his handsome face,” Fatty earnestly advised her as soon as Qin Feng left.

“Jih Cheng is better looking,” Chuzheng remarked.

“???”

Fatty thought about Chuzheng’s deskmate and realized that was probably true…