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Back in the classroom.

Chen Dong and Liu Yumo walked to the back row.

Ye Wanwan walked to her seat with a faint smile on her face. Suddenly, she seemed to sense a certain gaze and looked up slightly to see Shu Ya and the others staring at her.

A sudden jolt went through me, and I hurriedly averted my gaze and returned to my seat to work on my problems.

"Is she laughing? Is she laughing?"

"Dong-ge went too far."

Xie Miaomiao and the other girls stood up for Shuya again.

Ye Wanwan, that timid, self-conscious, and poor girl, hadn't smiled once in two and a half years of high school, but she came back smiling after going out to eat with Chen Dong.

How could he ignore Shuya and go around making other girls laugh?

Shuya appeared calm and collected, clearly drawing a line between herself and Chen Dong, but in reality, she felt somewhat upset, or rather, angry.

She wanted to talk to Chen Dong, but her pride wouldn't allow her to back down first.

Looking back at Chen Dong, who was flipping through his notes, she felt she had to do something to force him to apologize to her.

"Zhou Jianping, where did you buy your breakfast this morning?"

Shuya looked at the boy wearing glasses behind her and asked with a slight smile.

Upon hearing the voice, Zhou Jianping subconsciously looked up and saw the pure, lovely, bright and charming face in front of him. He couldn't help but feel nervous and even stammered a little.

"It's the new breakfast shop that just opened downstairs from my house~"

"It smells delicious, does it taste good?"

"Mmm, it tastes great."

"Could you bring me one tomorrow?" Shuya smiled sweetly, her words so charming that it was impossible to refuse.

Zhou Jianping felt his heart race and instinctively wanted to agree.

Although Shuya is a green tea bitch, she is indeed pure and sweet-looking; otherwise, how could the original owner have possibly licked her boots?

In this unconventional era, this kind of pure and sweet girl, with her image like the girl next door, is unique and easily arouses a protective instinct in boys.

Zhou Jianping was one of them.

He had repeatedly advised Shuya not to associate with Chen Dong, saying that such a bad student had no future, but he never dared to say anything bad about Chen Dong to his face.

He didn't even dare to openly express his feelings for Shuya, for fear that a thug like Chen Dong would cause him trouble.

Like now.

Even though she was overjoyed, looking back at Chen Dong in the last row, she felt a strange sense of fear.

"Don't you want to bring it?" Shuya pouted slightly.

That slightly aggrieved expression seemed to melt Zhou Jianping's heart. In a moment of impulse, his fear vanished, and he blurted out, "No, I'm willing to take her."

"Hehe, thank you, Zhou Jianping. You're such a nice person. If you ever have anything good to eat, remember me! We can go eat together."

Shu Ya chuckled, looking very happy, giving Zhou Jianping no chance to say anything else.

She could certainly sense Zhou Jianping's affection for her. Even though he tried to restrain himself, he would always find various reasons to contact her in private, especially when Chen Dong was not around.

She just didn't like it, so she maintained a very subtle distance.

But this didn't stop her from using Chen Dong a little to see if he could still keep his composure.

You don't want to bring me breakfast, but other boys do.

If you take other girls out to eat, I can also take other guys out to eat.

How can you not be jealous?

Should we continue with the strategy of playing hard to get?

She glanced at Chen Dong out of the corner of her eye, but the scene she had imagined—him angrily warning the other boys not to come near her as he always had—did not occur. Instead, he remained indifferent as if he hadn't heard her.

This made her even angrier.

She really wanted to ask, "What exactly do you mean?"

Zhou Jianping regretted his decision as soon as he agreed. He felt uneasy and looked at Chen Dong several times. Even though the latter seemed to be focused on reading and not paying attention to him, his fear grew stronger.

Perhaps because they had just been talked to by Lao Yang, they didn't dare to be too arrogant and had to restrain themselves in the classroom.

But what about after school?

What happened to those good students last night?

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Finally, Zhou Jianping gritted his teeth and walked towards Chen Dong.

"What's up?"

Noticing that someone was blocking the light, Chen Dong looked up at Zhou Jianping.

"Well, Shuya wanted to eat at that new breakfast shop downstairs, so I just brought her some," Zhou Jian explained cautiously.

Shuya had already turned away, sulking inwardly, but her eyes lit up when she heard Zhou Jianping's words.

Zhou Jianping knew how to play the game, daring to provoke Chen Dong to his face, but that wasn't the point. She pricked up her ears, curious to hear what Chen Dong had to say.

Ye Wanwan paused slightly while doing her practice problems, seemingly also curious.

"I'll take you, what does it have to do with me?" Chen Dong shrugged.

That's ridiculous. You have to report this to him?

"Um~ I was just afraid you'd overthink it." Zhou Jianping paused for a moment.

He wasn't trying to provoke him; he was simply afraid that Chen Dong would bring people to ambush him that night. After all, everyone in the class knew about Chen Dong's pursuit of Shu Ya, so which boy would dare to intentionally take the initiative to contact Shu Ya?

If Shuya had said those words to him after graduation, he would have been so happy that he wouldn't have slept a wink, dreaming about their future together. But right now, he just wanted to explain things clearly.

But what kind of attitude is Chen Dong?

He was a little unsure.

"What are you thinking about? Are you jealous?"

Chen Dong spoke for him, saying nonchalantly, "It's your business if you want to bring it, and it's her business if she wants to eat it. Whether it's your business or her business, it has nothing to do with me."

"No, it's okay?" Zhou Jianping was confused.

He had considered many possible reactions from Chen Dong, but he never expected such words.

What does he mean?

Chen Dong was too lazy to explain further and lowered his head to look at his book.

Zhou Jianping was stunned for a moment before returning to his seat, and Shu Ya was equally stunned.

What do you mean by "it's okay"?

Even the atmosphere in the classroom became inexplicably oppressive. Some of the playful students didn't dare to speak, glancing at Chen Dong one moment and Shu Ya the next.

Dong Ge and Shu Ya Jie...

This is very unusual.

There's definitely something going on between the two of them, and who can guarantee that Dong Ge isn't saying the opposite?

It's best to keep quiet at this time; so quiet that even if Old Yang comes, he'll have to praise your good performance.

Only occasionally would a couple of meaningful glances be directed at Zhou Jianping.

"Brother Dong, are you really alright?"

Liu Yumo was watching, and he suspected that Zhou Jianping was deliberately provoking Dong Ge. Was this bastard going to rebel?

"Mozi, are you just bored?"

Chen Dong glanced at him and said, "Look at your own grades, and then look at how much time is left until the college entrance examination. Instead of worrying about those unimportant people and things, you should read more books."

His voice was soft, but it could be clearly heard by everyone in the quiet classroom. The words "it's unimportant" made many people look at Shuya with complicated expressions.

Even Ye Wanwan, who was in the very front row, gripped her pen tightly, whether out of nervousness or something else, it was hard to tell.

Shuya's face was very unpleasant. Those gazes made her feel like she was being watched like a clown. She regretted secretly competing with Chen Dong in class.

But she hated Zhou Jianping even more. If he hadn't provoked her, how could she have been driven to such a state?

She couldn't sit still any longer and got up to walk towards Chen Dong.

If she doesn't talk to Chen Dong about this situation, her status in the class will collapse because of those words, and she'll truly become a clown.

It must be salvaged.

"Chen Dong, come out with me for a bit, let's have a good talk."

She walked to the last row, still maintaining her slight pride and speaking in a commanding tone.