The school beauty is aloof? Whatever, she has a younger sister.

Chapter 8: Lemon struck first.

What's wrong with you?

Chu Jiuli glanced at the teacher giving the lecture, then lowered her voice, sounding somewhat angry.

She was always aloof, but that aloofness was mainly directed at those who fawned over her. However, Zhang Muchen, with his eccentric way of thinking and unpredictable behavior, broke her defenses, making it impossible for her to maintain her aloof demeanor.

Looking at Chu Jiuli's sullen expression, Zhang Muchen thought to himself: She's really angry.

But he ignored Chu Jiuli and, under her gaze, casually opened the English test paper and began to read it by himself.

Chu Jiuli stared at Zhang Muchen for a while, then her gaze was quickly drawn to a SpongeBob SquarePants notebook on his desk.

Chu Jiuli was slightly taken aback, her gaze fixed on the notebook. This notebook was exactly the same as hers, which made her take a few more glances.

Just as Chu Jiuli was briefly puzzled, Wang Shishi, who was sitting in front of Zhang Muchen, suddenly turned her head.

She originally wanted to ask Zhang Muchen a question about English, but she was drawn to the yellow notebook on his desk.

Her gaze swept back and forth between the notebook on Zhang Muchen's desk and the notebook on Chu Jiuli's desk, her expression gradually becoming strange.

After a moment, Wang Shishi finally managed to say, "Both of your notebooks are quite yellow."

"There's something even more explicit, want to see?" Zhang Muchen rolled his eyes at her.

Wang Shishi's eyes lit up immediately, "Picture or video?"

This girl named Wang Shishi has no sense of propriety when it comes to her mouth; she can basically crack any kind of cheesy, dirty joke.

Although she's quite pretty, she drives extremely fast. If you're not careful, you could get run over by her car while chatting with her.

Chu Jiuli couldn't help but frown, giving them a cold glance. "Boring."

Wang Shishi stuck out her tongue and shrank back. Although she and Chu Jiuli were good friends, she knew that this aloof school beauty never accepted topics with suggestive undertones.

Actually, Wang Shishi was quite looking forward to Zhang Muchen and Chu Jiuli sitting together at first.

After all, Zhang Muchen was quite popular in the class.

He was handsome, 1.85 meters tall, and had a humorous and easygoing personality, always sporting a cheerful smile. Plus, his English was phenomenal, making him a popular topic of conversation among the girls in the class during their evening dorm chats.

Previously, when Wang Shishi had a question, she had to go all the way to the last row to find him. Now, she can just turn around and ask him a question, which is much more convenient.

But after Zhang Muchen and Chu Jiuli sat down together, Wang Shishi clearly sensed a subtle tension in the air.

Neither of them said anything on the surface, but the subtle tension between them made Wang Shishi hold her breath every time she turned around.

She even began to suspect that there might be some secret between the two of them.

Chu Jiuli pressed the SpongeBob SquarePants notebook under a stack of textbooks, not wanting it to be visible and attract attention.

She didn't think much of it, simply assuming it was the same style as the other notebooks. After all, she bought the notebook from a small shop, so it wasn't unusual to run into the same model.

After English teacher Li Cuilan finished going over the test paper, she asked the students to have a discussion session. Students could discuss the questions with those around them or ask the teacher directly.

This period is often a mixed bag. Some people are seriously discussing issues, while others are chatting about trivial matters.

Wang Shishi turned her head, pretending to point seriously at a question, but said something completely unrelated to the question.

"Let me ask you, who do you like in our class?" Wang Shishi blinked her big eyes.

She and Zhang Muchen met in their first year of high school. At that time, she was Zhang Muchen's deskmate and even confessed her feelings to him.

However, Zhang Muchen rejected her very bluntly.

After her confession was rejected, Wang Shishi quickly clarified her relationship with Zhang Muchen, saying she wanted to become his brother.

Now the two are like brothers, and their relationship is even more natural.

"I like a man."

"Holy crap, who is that? That's awesome!" Wang Shishi exclaimed, her jaw dropping in surprise. Zhang Muchen pulled a $100 bill from his pocket, pointed to the figure on it, and calmly said, "Benjamin Franklin."

“…Damn it.” Wang Shishi pouted. “Where did you get $100?”

“A friend gave it to me.” Zhang Muchen put the US dollars in his pocket.

Wang Shishi sighed. She had known since the first year of high school that Zhang Muchen had an almost obsessive passion for making money.

This guy not only puts all his energy into making money, but he's also good at getting along with teachers.

She reached into the drawer of the table, pulled out a segment of orange, and handed it to Zhang Muchen: "Here, for you."

Zhang Muchen shook his head: "No need."

"Here's what my buddy gave you, just take it."

Wang Shishi was determined to get what she wanted, so she stuffed the orange into his hand.

Zhang Muchen had no choice but to accept it. However, the moment he reached out to take it, Wang Shishi suddenly stretched out her other hand, holding an orange peel between her fingertips, her smile hiding a slyness.

Then, she squeezed hard, and a stream of orange juice gushed out from the gaps in the orange peel, shooting straight at Zhang Muchen's face.

Zhang Muchen hurriedly retreated, but a few drops still accidentally got on his face.

Instantly, the air was filled with a rich orange scent.

Looking at his disheveled appearance, Wang Shishi couldn't help but laugh triumphantly: "Hehe."

"Bro, you've messed with me."

Zhang Muchen quickly took out half a lemon from the desk drawer, ready to retaliate.

Upon seeing the menacing lemon, Wang Shishi immediately exclaimed in a low voice, "Damn, where did you get this thing? It's powerful! Stop messing around, stop messing around!"

She was clearly scared.

Zhang Muchen ignored her surprise and coldly said, "Begging for mercy is useless."

This lemon was leftover from when he made water, so it was just the right amount to use.

Chu Jiuli heard the two arguing, looked up at their interaction, and her expression darkened slightly.

She disliked this pointless playful fighting and wanted to speak up to remind Wang Shishi to be quiet and study properly.

Just then, Zhang Muchen squeezed his fingers, and the lemon juice spurted out instantly.

However, because the lemon peel contained some juice, Zhang Muchen's finger suddenly slipped when he squeezed it hard. The lemon juice he originally planned to spray at Wang Shishi was abruptly changed.

Just then, Chu Jiuli was about to look up and remind Wang Shishi. Unexpectedly, lemon juice sprayed mercilessly onto her face, instantly covering her entire face with the sour liquid.

Wang Shishi was stunned when she saw this. Her expression was shocked, and her eyes were wide open like saucers.

"Damn, you shot yourself all over Jiu Li's face!"

Chu Jiuli trembled, her eyes quickly shifting from astonishment to icy anger.

She slowly put down her pen, stared coldly at Zhang Muchen, and spoke in a tone as cold as the winter wind.

"Zhang Muchen, are you sick in the head?"

Wang Shishi turned around, tapped the table with her fingers, and pretended that the table was a wooden fish to accumulate merit for herself.

"Dude, you'd better watch yourself."

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(End of this chapter)