“What?!” Jing Li asked angrily.

Didn’t they agree that if she dated Jing Ran, he would stop pursuing her? She had even sent him pictures of her and the top student at the university together, so why was he still bothering her?

Lin Suirong spoke up, “Jing Li, you came last in the final exam this time.”

“And?” Jing Li wondered silently. Why bring up this matter? She was a dignified little fairy, after all.

Lin Suirong said, “According to our agreement, you should be dating me.”

Jing Li looked up in surprise, “When did we agree to date? Didn’t we agree that I would date Jing Ran?”

Lin Suirong leaned against the wall, looking down at Jing Li, “You would rather choose to date me than that ugly nerd?”

Who gave this guy the courage to say such things?

Was it Liang Jingru?
^[1]Who gave you the courage, Liang Jingru?, is an Internet buzzword. The main meaning of this sentence is to complain about others’ shamelessness. The subtext is how can you do such a thing.

Looking up for too long, Jing Li felt her neck getting sore. She hated tall people. Jing Ran was already 1.85 meters tall, and this person in front of her was even 2.1 meters tall!

I don’t know why Lin Suirong likes someone who is only 1.6 meters tall. Isn’t he afraid of constantly looking down and getting cervical spondylosis?
^[2]“Cervical spondylosis,” sometimes called arthritis of the neck, is a general term for wear and tear that affects your cervical spine. If you have cervical spondylosis, your neck may ache, hurt or … Continue reading

Wait a minute, didn’t she send him a photo of her and Jing Ran at the beginning of the semester?

Didn’t he see it? Or is he pretending not to have seen it?

Jing Li asked, “Didn’t I send you the photo? Didn’t you receive it?”

Lin Suirong was puzzled, “Photo? What photo?”
Jing Li suspected he was lying, “I sent you the photo on the first day of school, didn’t you receive it?”

“I went abroad for a competition a while ago and my phone was stolen as soon as I got off the plane.” Lin Suirong took out a new phone, showed it to Jing Li, and said, “I got a new one when I returned to the country a few days ago. But what photo did you send me?”

“Oh, wait a moment, I’ll send it to you again.”

The class bell rang, and Lin Suirong didn’t stop Jing Li anymore. Everyone entered the classroom.

The first class was “Hotel Industry Management Concepts,” and the professor was known for being strict. Many students dared not be inattentive during his class. Jing Li had no interest in this subject, but she remembered that she needed to send the photo to Lin Suirong, so she picked up her phone, found the photo of her and Jing Ran, and sent it to him.

After two or three seconds –

“What? This is a fake!” Lin Suirong suddenly stood up, his 2.1-meter height once again shocking those around him.

“Lin Suirong!” The management professor didn’t even look at the attendance sheet, directly calling out the name of this promising basketball player and said without hesitation, “If you continue to cause trouble, go stand in the corridor!”

“Since we’re not elementary school students, why should we be punished by standing?” Lin Suirong grumbled and sat down, pointing at the couple photo on his phone and asked his roommate Zhang Zhihong, “Is this true?”

Zhang Zhihong replied, “It seems to be true.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?” Lin Suirong asked.

Zhang Zhihong shrugged and answered, “I told you on the first day of school, but you didn’t reply!”

Lin Suirong complained indignantly, “Jing Li is actually dating an ugly jerk instead of me. Does she have a mental problem?”

Zhang Zhihong casually chimed in, “If she doesn’t have a mental problem, she wouldn’t often come in last place.”

Lin Suirong, just making casual remarks, couldn’t tolerate it when someone said the person he liked had a mental problem. He angrily retorted, “It’s you who has a mental problem!”

The voice was neither loud nor soft, and everyone in the class heard it.

“Lin Suirong! Step outside the classroom with me!” the managing professor gave an eviction order.

After school at noon, Jing Li and her three roommates, including Li Ruihua, went to the cafeteria to eat. Li Ruihua pointed to a certain corner and said, “Jing Li, it’s your top student!”

The top student fell ill and didn’t attend classes. He rested in the dormitory in the morning and went out for a meal in the afternoon.

“You guys go ahead and get food, I’ll go check on him,” Jing Li said, feeling somewhat worried. How could the top student fall ill just like that? Wasn’t he fine yesterday when he came back from his grandmother’s house?

“Ran Ran!” Jing Li took a seat in front of Jing Ran.

Jing Ran fell ill and had a light meal, a bowl of plain congee with a small dish of dried radish. Seeing Jing Li in front of him, he weakly said, “Lili, I’m sick. Stay away from me and don’t look for me these days.”
“Is it serious?” Jing Li suddenly reached out, brushed aside Jing Ran’s bangs, and placed her hand on his forehead to check his temperature.

It was so hot!

She didn’t know if it was 40 degrees or not.

“Why did you suddenly fall ill?” Jing Li asked.

“Last week, Jianhua and a few others fell sick, and then they passed it on to me,” Jing Ran replied.

Jing Ran had a high fever, which worried Jing Li. She asked, “Have you taken any medicine?”

Jing Ran shook his head.

“Why didn’t you take any?” Jing Li’s mouth twitched slightly.

“It’s bitter,” Jing Ran replied.

Jing Li’s lips twitched a little more. Jing Ran must have a little princess residing in his heart! The reason for not taking medicine when having a high fever was because it tasted bitter?

After having lunch, Jing Li planned to take Jing Ran to the nearby healthcare station to register for a doctor’s appointment.

The top student not only feared taking medicine but also dreaded seeing a doctor at the hospital. He was hesitating at the entrance of the healthcare station.

Jing Li pulled Jing Ran into the healthcare station like coaxing a kindergarten child. “Jing Ran, be good. Just go in and see the doctor, get an injection, and you won’t need to take any medicine.”

Although Jing Ran was weak with a high fever, he still had some strength to deal with Jing Li and pulled her out. “I don’t want to get an injection. Injections are painful.”

Helplessly, Jing Li raised her hand to support her forehead. What use was there for a grown man who was afraid of taking medicine and getting injections? But Jing Li, being a girl overflowing with compassion, couldn’t bear to abandon him. After all, he was her boyfriend, even if it was a fake relationship.

“How can you get better if you don’t get an injection or take medicine?”

His emotional intelligence was already low, and if his fever worsened, his grandmother would probably be devastated.

“I’m not going. I won’t go!” Jing Ran pulled Jing Li away from the entrance of the healthcare station.

“Jing Ran, if you don’t listen, I’ll get angry, and I won’t care about you anymore.”

Jing Ran retorted, “Don’t!”

Jing Li threatened, “If you don’t listen, we’ll break up.”

“Don’t!”

“Then will you see a doctor or not?”

“See a doctor.”

“Then let’s go in.” Jing Li held Jing Ran’s hand and walked towards the registration counter, where they obtained a medical record book and proceeded to the examination room to find the doctor.

Both of them sat in front of the doctor’s desk, and Jing Ran seemed genuinely afraid of the doctor. He held Jing Li’s hand throughout the entire process and didn’t speak much. Jing Li answered most of the questions. Recently, they had been living and eating together, so she knew him better.

“The fever is caused by tonsillitis.” The doctor opened the medical record and wrote down some notes. Then, he said, “We’ll administer an intravenous drip and prescribe some antibiotics. That should suffice.”

Finally, the doctor handed the medical record and prescription to Jing Li. “Go to the payment counter and then collect the medication.”

Jing Li and Jing Ran followed the doctor’s instructions and went to the payment counter and pharmacy.

A nurse took the prescription and asked them to sit on the benches in the lobby while she prepared the medication.

Jing Ran had a fever of 39.2 degrees, which was considered high. The nurse brought a large bottle of IV drip solution, and Jing Li looked a bit hopeless, not knowing how long they would have to wait.

When the nurse was about to disinfect the back of Jing Ran’s left hand, he tightly held onto Jing Li’s hand. It hurt Jing Li a bit, but she didn’t say anything and comforted him, “It’s okay, just like a mosquito bite.”

The nurse looked at Jing Ran, who was relying on a young girl like a giant baby, and smiled as she asked Jing Li, “Is he your little brother?”

But Jing Ran stubbornly corrected her, saying, “I am her boyfriend!”

Jing Li thought to herself, ‘Can’t we just pretend he’s not my embarrassing boyfriend?’

“Don’t clench your fist so tightly, relax a little.”

Jing Ran was extremely nervous, even the nurse was anxious for him, afraid of hurting him.

Jing Li used her hand to bury Jing Ran’s head in her shoulder, patting his head and comforting him, saying, “Listen, relax a bit, it won’t hurt at all.”

While Jing Ran was distracted by Jing Li, the nurse quickly gave him an injection, skillfully positioned it with adhesive tape, and said to Jing Li, “When it’s almost time to change the medication, call me.”

Jing Li nodded and agreed, saying, “Okay.”

Jing Ran looked displeasedly at Jing Li and said, “Lili, you’re lying, it hurts!”

It’s really troublesome to date with a little princess (Jing Ran) …