Chapter 35 Dreaming

Her deskmate enjoyed others’ misfortunes and said: “Who was it that swore so confidently back then, saying she’d win him over in a month? It’s been so many days now, and he still ignores you.”

“But I advise you to give up early. He’s not a good person to begin with. Although he’s good-looking, everyone says he has a bad temper, cold-blooded and heartless. Not only is he unlucky, he’s also a pervert.”

“No, I have to face the challenge head-on. There’s no one I can’t win over. The more cold and emotionless this high-and-mighty flower is, the more of a challenge he is. Once I win him over, I’ll make him obey my every word. When he loves me the most, I’ll start acting indifferent and discard him like an old shoe — to avenge today’s humiliation. Wouldn’t it be thrilling to let him burn with love?”

Lucia: Delusional

Li Ge still wore a smile on her face, but her words sent a chill down one’s spine.

A glint of determination flashed in her eyes as she continued in her sweet, girlish voice,

“Boys, right? As long as a girl is a little proactive, she can always get one. A handsome guy like Qi Ze, having him as a boyfriend and keeping him close, would surely draw everyone’s attention.”

As she spoke, Li Ge couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Her deskmate was dumbfounded listening from the side. For a moment, she didn’t know what words could express the shock in her heart. After a while, she finally spoke slowly: “This… doesn’t seem right.”

“What’s the big deal? You said it yourself — Qi Ze isn’t a good person. If I take him down, it would be like doing the public a service.”

Li Ge showed no shame, but rather pride.

Hearing this, her deskmate didn’t know how to refute it either. She said awkwardly: “Ah, haha, alright then. Good luck. Just don’t end up not only failing to get the guy but also making a complete fool of yourself.”

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As the exam approached, Jiang Mingyue felt a little anxious.

She had a night full of nightmares last night, dreaming that she was going to take an exam.

First, she couldn’t find where the exam room was, and she was running all over the place in her dream trying to find it — downstairs at one point, upstairs in the teachers’ office the next — but none of them was the right exam room.

Finally, a teacher led her into the exam room, and surprisingly, it was in the cafeteria.

She finally sat down in her seat, only to discover that there wasn’t a single pen in her pencil case. Then she quickly poked the back of the person sitting in front of her, but no matter how much she poked, that person wouldn’t turn around.

Just when she was panicking, suddenly, a pen was tossed over from the side.

She turned her head and saw Qi Ze lowering his head, eating braised pork.

And the others who had finished their test also picked up their bowls and chopsticks and went to the cafeteria auntie to get braised pork.

She hurried to answer the questions too, but the test paper was a chaotic mix of subjects, and Jiang Mingyue felt her head was about to explode.

Adding to that, she saw the braised pork in the cafeteria getting less and less, which made her even more anxious.

Before she could finish the test, the bell signaling the end of the exam rang, and the teacher came to collect the papers.

But her answer sheet still hadn’t been filled in.

In the end, she gave up and decided to let it be — forget it, whatever.

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What really upset her was not being able to eat the braised pork. She felt incredibly disappointed and, in the dream, kept murmuring “braised pork” over and over, eventually waking herself up by chanting it.

Then she heard Aunt Du’s voice:

“Yueyue, get up quickly, you’re going to be late.”

When she had just woken up, her consciousness was still hazy. She was still thinking about the braised pork from the dream and couldn’t help blurting out,

“Braised pork, my braised pork.”

“If you want braised pork, I’ll make it for you tonight. Now hurry and get up, it’s already seven o’clock.”

Aunt Du lifted her blanket and yanked her up.

“Seven o’clock? Oh… what? It’s seven already?!”

Jiang Mingyue sat up in panic like someone who had been sick and suddenly regained strength. She grabbed her phone and saw that it was already 7:03.

The alarm had gone off, but she hadn’t heard a thing, and had unconsciously turned it off.

Jiang Mingyue quickly got ready, didn’t even have time to eat breakfast, grabbed a sandwich to eat on the way.

But she was still late.

She noticed that whenever she woke up late, she never made it in time for the morning reading bell — she was always late without fail.

She had originally wanted to climb over the wall, but she was wearing a skirt today, so it wasn’t convenient.

She had no choice but to resign herself and walk through the main gate.

Before she even entered, she heard the angry roar of the Disciplinary Dean,

“The bell’s already rung, what are you still dawdling for? Taking a walk, are you? Get over here and stand still!”

Jiang Mingyue braced herself and was about to go in when suddenly, a boy called out to her from the side.

“Classmate, please wait a moment.”

Jiang Mingyue turned her head to look. A boy was squatting by the school gate.

When the boy saw Jiang Mingyue looking at him, he stood up.

He was handsome with clear features, tall and thin, though he seemed a bit haggard.

When Jiang Mingyue saw him walk over, she asked: “Is there something you need?”

“You’re from the second year of high school, right?” The boy’s voice was somewhat hoarse. “Do you know someone named Li Ge? She just transferred to your school a while ago.”

Jiang Mingyue hesitated for a moment before nodding: “I know her.”

Upon hearing this, the boy got excited. He took a folded piece of paper out of his pocket, which seemed like it had been torn from a notebook.

“Then, could you help me pass this to Li Ge?”

Jiang Mingyue didn’t take it. Instead, she asked: “Are you a friend of Li Ge?”

The boy’s eyes dimmed. He hesitated for a moment before answering: “I’m a friend from her previous school.”

“Then you must have her contact details, right? Why don’t you just call her or message her on WeChat? Why pass a note?” Jiang Mingyue asked, puzzled.

Just a moment ago, there was something strange about Li Ge, and now here was another odd thing — her friend seemed no less unusual.

“We… had a bit of a conflict, and I can’t reach her. I’ve been waiting for her here all morning, but I haven’t seen her, so I thought I’d ask you to help me pass the note.” the boy said dejectedly.

“Please, just help me out.”

Jiang Mingyue hesitated for a moment but finally agreed. “Alright, give it to me.”

“Thank you so much.” the boy said, handing her the note. “Really, I’m so grateful.”

Just as the Disciplinary Dean was scolding the students, he suddenly spotted Jiang Mingyue still outside the school gate and shouted loudly: “You two at the gate — what are you doing out there? Get inside!”

Jiang Mingyue immediately started walking toward the school. After a couple of steps, she suddenly stopped and turned to ask the boy: “Oh right, what’s your name?”

“Yang Yaowen.”

“That boy still hasn’t come in? Do you want me to go out there and fetch you myself?”

The Disciplinary Dean saw that Yang Yaowen was still standing at the gate and barked at him.

“Teacher, he’s not from our school.” Jiang Mingyue said as she walked in and joined the lineup for late students. At this point, there were already seven or eight people standing there.

“Then which school is he from? At this time of day, why is he hanging around here instead of going to class?” the Disciplinary Dean pressed further.

Jiang Mingyue answered truthfully: “I don’t know him.”

“You don’t know him and you were standing there with him for so long?”

“Really, I don’t know him. He was just asking me something.”

“What did he ask you?” The Disciplinary Dean insisted, refusing to let it go.

“Teacher, well… it’s a personal matter. I’m not really in a position to say.”

The Disciplinary Dean gave a snort and didn’t press further. Instead, he turned back to scolding them for being late, talking for nearly ten minutes.

Finally, he said: “The exam is just around the corner, and you’re still so lazy and careless. Look at you all — not a shred of spirit. Go run five laps around the track, then return to your classrooms. If this happens again, I’ll be calling your parents.”

The group could only grumble as they headed off to run.