Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
A School God appeared noticeably different even in the way he dressed.
It was a hot summer day, and while most people were dressed in comfortable, summer outfits, Lu Ziheng was dressed in a plaid button-up. He simply did not seem to notice the heat.
The moment Shen Qinghuan recalled her tragic end of being burned to death, she could not help but shift closer towards the air-conditioning.
“Qinghuan.” Li Xiaojie tugged on her sleeve. She noticed that Lu Ziheng and Qin Muzhi had both gone to take the seasoning sauces and rushed to stand up. “Let’s go there too. Shall we take some drinks?”
Shen Qinghuan’s cherry-blossom-coloured lips curved into a smile. She knew very well that Li Xiaojie’s mood was poor from seeing her sitting by Lu Ziheng’s side.
Li Xiaojie was merely using the excuse of ‘taking drinks’ to maneuver them into swapping seats.
“Sure.” Even so, Shen Qinghuan nodded lightly.
When dealing with this sort of little green tea girl1, the solution was to follow them on the same path and eventually back them into a corner.
Shen Qinghuan had found the script for a rebirth plot. She thus knew that Lu Ziheng liked to drink coke, so she opened the refrigerator door and took out a bottle from the ice bucket. However, the moment she closed the door, she heard Li Xiaojie’s loud exclamation, “A bottle of coke has so many calories. Aren’t you afraid of gaining weight?”
“Do you think she needs to lose weight?” Lu Ziheng seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. He held a small dish of cumin powder as he stared coldly at Li Xiaojie.
“Old Lu.” Qin Muzhi placed various dishes of seasoning sauces down on the table. He did not hear everything Lu Ziheng said, however, as he approached to clarify: “Who did you say is also losing weight? My mom has been complaining that I’m lazing around too much at home. She even has plans to hire a private tutor for me!”
Li Xiaojie’s expression was slightly awkward, and she immediately came up with a strategy to diffuse the situation. “Student Qin, earlier, Student Lu may have misunderstood my intentions. It’s Qinghuan, she…”
From the beginning, Qin Muzhi had a poor impression of Shen Qinghuan. To him, Shen Qinghuan was but a passer-by of the same age. Furthermore, Li Xiaojie’s figure was slightly bigger than hers. That’s why when he took in Shen Qinghuan’s skinny figure and considered how she was actually talking about losing weight, he quietly muttered the words, ‘pretentious bitch’.
He did not suspect if the smart student was lying. After all, they were all humans with feelings.
Although Qin Muzhi did not speak too loudly, Lu Ziheng still clearly heard him.
The words left him uncomfortable, and he even felt a slight prick in his chest.
Even though it was clearly his first time meeting the rumoured Shen Qinghuan, Lu Ziheng did not wish to hear anyone speaking about her poorly.
Following that, a clanking noise could be heard.
The little dish in Lu Ziheng’s hand fell onto the ground and Qin Muzhi’s white sports shoes were covered in cumin powder.
Qin Muzhi was about to make a fuss when he received Lu Ziheng’s stern, warning look. He could only smile in embarrassment. “Old Lu, look at you. You’re really too careless!”
For the sake of increasing favourability points with Lu Ziheng, Li Xiaojie actually picked up a broom and began cleaning up Lu Ziheng’s ‘accident’ along with an employee.
At this moment, however, Lu Ziheng suddenly held Shen Qinghuan’s cold little hand to say, “Your shoes are slippery. Be careful not to slip.”
Lu Ziheng’s palm was extremely warm. Meanwhile, Shen Qinghuan felt a little shy.
Her small reaction stirred up Lu Ziheng’s interest.
According to the rumours, Shen Qinghuan was an arrogant little brat who left all of the teachers dying of anger. To think she would turn shy when he held her hand.
Shen Qinghuan’s skin was especially fair, and the blush on her cheeks could not be concealed.
Lu Ziheng smiled slightly, “Are you afraid of me?”
He was simply afraid that she would slip on the floor as it was being cleaned. It was simply after considering their relationship as schoolmates that he offered a helping hand.
She not only didn’t seem to have much courage, but she was also very different from the way the rumours described her.