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The second class of the morning ended, marking the time for the twenty-minute break exercise period. However, considering the immense pressure on students, the school had essentially canceled break exercises; this time was for students to relax.
Lin Mu Shi, who sat in the front row, turned around. “Zhuang Zi’ang, I didn’t know you were sick. I can forgive you for yesterday.”
“Forgive me?” Zhuang Zi’ang frowned. “I didn’t do anything wrong. Why would I need your forgiveness?”
“Zhuang Zi’ang, your attitude right now is very unsatisfactory,” Lin Mu Shi said huffily.
She couldn’t understand. He’d only taken a day off sick leave; why did he seem like a completely different person?
The Zhuang Zi’ang of before would never speak to her in such a tone.
As Zhuang Zi’ang’s good friend, Li Huang Xuan had always harbored resentment towards Lin Mu Shi. If you like him, then like him; if you don’t, then don’t. What’s the meaning of keeping him dangling?
Seeing Lin Mu Shi’s ambiguous behavior, Li Huang Xuan spoke up righteously. “Lin, the school beauty, let’s get this straight. If you like Zhuang Zi’ang, then get together; if you don’t like him, then don’t bother him.”
“What’s it to you?” Lin Mu Shi rolled her eyes at Li Huang Xuan.
“I just don’t want to date right now; I didn’t say I don’t like him. As long as he’s sincere and persistent, I’ll definitely consider him in the future!”
Li Huang Xuan fumed, “Are you even speaking human words? Isn’t this clearly keeping him as a backup?”
“You guys are so interesting. Do you think that just because you pursue me a little, I have to agree? That would make me seem too cheap, wouldn’t it?” Lin Mu Shi argued plausibly.
“Then if you don’t agree, clearly reject him!” Li Huang Xuan was exasperated.
“I just haven’t made up my mind yet; it’s not like he definitely has no chance,” Lin Mu Shi remained like a high and mighty princess.
It seemed that the boys around her could be summoned and dismissed at will.
Giving Zhuang Zi’ang a chance was a great favor in her eyes.
Li Huang Xuan asked again, “What if Zhuang Zi’ang is pursuing you, and then you meet another guy you like?”
“Then of course I’ll be with my true love!” Lin Mu Shi said confidently.
“What about Zhuang Zi’ang?”
“It’s just bad luck for him. Loving someone should be without regard for the consequences. If he truly likes me, he should bless me.”
Hearing this illogical argument, Li Huang Xuan was completely speechless.
What in the world is going on?
What causes these girls to be so blindly confident?
During the argument between Li Huang Xuan and Lin Mu Shi, Zhuang Zi’ang remained silent.
Finally, it was his turn to speak.
“Lin Mu Shi, I’ve thought it over clearly. I don’t like you that much. I won’t bother you anymore, and please don’t bother me either.”
In his last three months of life, he certainly didn’t want to be a pathetic simp.
Saying those words, he felt a sense of relief.
“Son, well said! I’ve wanted to tell you to do this for a long time. You’re handsome and have excellent grades. In the future, you’ll find a girl a hundred times better than her!” Li Huang Xuan felt extremely satisfied.
“Zhuang Zi’ang, are you playing hard to get?” Lin Mu Shi sneered.
As the school beauty, she had been pursued by countless boys.
She was well-versed in all kinds of tricks.
Zhuang Zi’ang said those words only to trigger her competitive spirit.
What a childish trick.
“Think whatever you want, but please don’t bother me in the next three months,” Zhuang Zi’ang said calmly.
“Zhuang Zi’ang, I’ve already made it very clear. You have a good chance, but if you give up on yourself, don’t blame me for not giving you a chance,” Lin Mu Shi remained imperious.
“Whoever wants the chance can have it!” Zhuang Zi’ang shook his head indifferently. “I don’t want it anyway.”
“You’re unbelievable!” Lin Mu Shi was extremely disappointed in Zhuang Zi’ang.
Being pursued by such an excellent boy as Zhuang Zi’ang greatly satisfied her vanity.
I didn’t say I didn’t like you; instead, I encouraged you to persist and not give up.
Am I wrong?
These boys deserve to be single.
“Zhuang Zi’ang, how can you talk to Mu Shi like that?” A voice of questioning came from the side.
Zhuang Zi’ang looked up. Xie Wen Yong was speaking.
He was the vice-monitor of Class 9, usually overshadowed by Zhuang Zi’ang, the monitor, and had always been resentful.
He was also one of Lin Mu Shi’s many admirers, viewing Zhuang Zi’ang as a rival.
The two of them did not get along.
Seeing Zhuang Zi’ang “insult” Lin Mu Shi, he naturally stepped forward to stir up trouble.
“It’s none of your business how I talk to her!” Zhuang Zi’ang glanced at him disdainfully.
Normally, he wouldn’t use foul language, but he didn’t want to restrain himself anymore.
There was no need to be polite to someone who was deliberately looking for a fight.
“Zhuang Zi’ang, I order you to apologize to Mu Shi,” Xie Wen Yong raised his voice.
“Who do you think you are, ordering me around?” Zhuang Zi’ang sneered.
Although he had just resigned from his position to teacher Zhang, he was still the class monitor at this moment!
Did Xie Wen Yong, the vice-monitor, think he had the right to dictate to him?
Xie Wen Yong heard the implication in Zhuang Zi’ang’s words and retorted resentfully, “You only became class monitor because of your good grades. You’re just a bookworm! In terms of overall ability, are you better than me?”
“So, you want to be class monitor?” Zhuang Zi’ang stared into his eyes.
“If you weren’t so good at currying favor with the teachers, I would have been class monitor long ago,” Xie Wen Yong said indignantly.
“If you want to be a class monitor, go apply to Teacher Zhang. I’m resigning,” Zhuang Zi’ang said indifferently.
“Cut it out; would you give it up?” Xie Wen Yong didn’t believe him at all, thinking Zhuang Zi’ang was teasing him.
Zhuang Zi’ang said meaningfully, “Have you heard the story of Hui Shi and the hoopoe?”
The hoopoe chick hatches in the South China Sea and flies to the North Sea. It will not perch except on a phoenix tree, it will not eat except the finest fruit, and it will not drink except the purest spring water. Then a kite gets a rotten rat, and the hoopoe flies past, looks up at it, and says, “Shocking!”
The position of class monitor, which Xie Wen Yong coveted so much, was no different from a dead rat in Zhuang Zi’ang’s eyes.
Zhuang Zi’ang wouldn’t chase Lin Mu Shi anymore; whoever wanted to pursue her could go ahead.
“You’re really putting on an act,” Xie Wen Yong sneered.
“I hereby announce that you have completely lost your chance to pursue me,” Lin Mu Shi declared as if issuing a final judgment.
“Who cares about you? Zhuang Zi’ang will definitely find a girl a hundred times prettier than you,” Li Huang Xuan retorted sharply.
“Are you crazy? Lin Mu Shi is the school beauty; how could there be a girl prettier than her?” Xie Wen Yong laughed loudly.
At that moment, a classmate returned from the restroom and shouted to Zhuang Zi’ang, “Zi’ang, a girl is looking for you outside.”
Zhuang Zi’ang looked out the window, and his breath caught in his throat.
The girl outside was wearing a pure white shirt paired with a deep blue pleated skirt, and on her feet were spotless canvas shoes.
What was most striking was a blooming peach blossom tucked into her hair.
With a glance and a smile, she was more beautiful than the flowers.
Xiao Yudie!
Zhuang Zi’ang suddenly stood up and pushed through the crowd, rushing outside.
Instantly, the classroom erupted in chatter.
“Who is that girl? She’s stunning!”
“I can’t believe there’s actually a girl in our school who’s even prettier than Lin Mu Shi.”
“No wonder Zhuang Zi’ang stopped pursuing Lin Mu Shi. It’s true that people can be compared, and some just can’t hold up.”
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Lin Mu Shi’s expression turned particularly sour.