Zhang Zhao, who had been following her all along, suddenly stepped forward, wrapped his arm around Zhao ii’s neck, and arrogantly lifted his chin: "Ah! Zhao ii has always had a secret crush on , pestering relentlessly, and I caved! Jealous, aren’t you? Envious, aren’t you? You hate her, don’t you..."
Zhang Zhao hadn’t finished speaking when suddenly soone yanked his arm, forcing him down from Zhao ii’s shoulder.
Zhang Zhao spun around, his eyes eting a pair burning with suppressed rage.
Xu Xu glared with an icy cold expression, his chest heaving violently, blocking the space between Zhao ii and Zhang Zhao. His urgent appearance made it evident he wanted to slap Zhang Zhao away.
Xu Xu didn’t look at Zhao ii; he asked Zhang Zhao coldly, "What nonsense were you just saying?"
Zhang Zhao raised an eyebrow at Xu Xu with a hint of provocation on his face, "What did I say? Didn’t you hear it?"
Xu Xu’s eyes reddened, "What nonsense are you spouting!"
"Tch!" Zhang Zhao snorted lightly, striding forward with a lazy expression, glanced at Xu Xu, and replied indifferently, "I was just spouting nonsense, was it worth getting so worked up?"
Xu Xu glared instantly with rage, "You!"
Zhang Zhao suddenly stepped back, not giving Xu Xu ti to react, quickly leaned close to his ear, and whispered, "You have a crush on Zhao ii, don’t you?"
After he finished, Zhang Zhao snorted lightly, turned, and headed to his seat.
Xu Xu’s face turned white, his back slightly trembling, staring incredulously at Zhang Zhao, who also looked back at him.
Zhang Zhao curled up one side of his lips, his mocking intent undeniably clear.
Seeing Xu Xu protecting her and now at odds with Zhang Zhao, Zhao ii hurriedly admonished the classmates who were stirring the pot, "What are you making a fuss about! Is your mouth so careless that your teeth are itching?"
Suppressing those who weren’t afraid of causing trouble, Zhao ii reached out, tugging Xu Xu’s arm, "Zhang Zhao was just joking around..."
Xu Xu, thinking that Zhao ii was protecting Zhang Zhao, felt his eyes starting to redden and yelled: "He’s joking around, and you didn’t stop him?"
Zhao ii didn’t expect Xu Xu to suddenly explode, stunned by his roar, she felt sowhat embarrassed, "I’ve already said it was a joke, why are you shouting at !"
Xu Xu raised his eyes at Zhao ii, his expression slowly changing.
Earlier in English class, after Zhang Zhao threw a paper ball to Zhao ii, he left the classroom pretending he needed the bathroom, followed by Zhao ii. Others might not have noticed anything, but Xu Xu was split between focusing on the class and keeping all attention on Zhao ii.
As soon as Zhao ii moved, he noticed, but didn’t expect Zhang Zhao to take Zhao ii out of school for lunch. The strong scent of spicy skewers was too distinct; he slled it as soon as he got close.
Usually, Zhao ii had good relations within the class, but those who got close to her were just Xu Xu and Wang Jiayue; others only had superficial interactions. They were the real inseparable trio.
But today, Zhao ii suddenly left him and followed Zhang Zhao alone to skip class, have lunch, and joke around intimately.
Xu Xu was swept up in emotions of grievance, frustration, jealousy, and embarrassnt, all mixing together. His thin-skinned face flushed; staring at Zhao ii, he suddenly blurted out, "Zhao ii, it doesn’t matter if the school doesn’t allow early dating; even if it does, you can’t be with him!"
On that day, Xu Xu was truly anxious; in a mix of anger and sha triggered by overwhelming jealousy, he felt panicked and spoke without thinking.
Zhao ii was stunned by his shout, looking at Xu Xu in a daze, confused how things escalated to her and Xu Xu standing in the classroom, arguing.
Before the rest of the class could react, Zhang Zhao, who had already returned to his seat, suddenly got mad: "Enough is enough! Stop spreading rumors! If you dare spout nonsense again, watch out I’ll smack you!"
Xu Xu suddenly turned, veins popped out on his temple, eyes tinged red, glaring at Zhang Zhao like daggers: "Zhang Zhao, I ought to smack you! If you dare to yell again, I’ll tear your mouth apart!"
The whole class fell silent, everyone dumbfounded, watching Xu Xu swearing.
Zhao ii was bewildered, mumbling, "What are you guys doing?"
Zhang Zhao suddenly laughed. After being scolded by Xu Xu, he erupted into laughter; amidst this, he extended his index finger, pointed straight at Xu Xu, his eyes slightly narrowed, making his threat clear: Xu Xu, if you don’t know when to stop, I’ll confess for you. See if you dare challenge that!
Xu Xu, red-faced and neck thick, glared at Zhang Zhao, breathless with anger, his mind ablaze.
Zhao ii, seeing the class bell ringing, quickly pushed Xu Xu back to his seat, afraid the teacher would catch them.
Xu Xu sat in his seat, his eyes red, looking like he suffered an imnse grievance, evoking sympathy.
Zhao ii hurriedly moved closer to him, explaining seriously: "Zhang Zhao and I are just buddies; there’s nothing between us. Have I ever lied to you?"
Xu Xu pursed his lips, remaining silent.
The teacher already reached the classroom door, so Zhao ii had no choice but to return to her seat and attend the class.
That afternoon, Robber Hao utilized the class eting ti to collect the tutoring fees, announcing the official tutoring sessions starting next Monday.
All students, while paying the tuition, needed to fill in the subjects they’d like to attend for tutoring with Robber Hao.
As class president, Zhao ii followed Robber Hao with the registration form, asking classmates to fill it in, reaching Xu Xu, she directly handed the form to Xu Xu’s deskmate. Unexpectedly, Xu Xu promptly snatched the form, quickly filling it with the exact sa subjects as Zhao ii.
Zhao ii was extrely surprised, wishing she could instantly karate chop his writing hand.
She continued passing the form for the others to fill, and right before handing it to Robber Hao, quickly and secretly erased the subjects Xu Xu had filled.
Robber Hao noticed, hesitated, and asked Zhao ii, "What’s up?"
Zhao ii quickly whispered, "His ho is too far away."
Robber Hao, aware of Xu Xu’s situation, nodded, considering the matter closed.
Xu Xu filled out the form in a mont of heated impulse, stubbornly trying to prove himself. Though the thod seed naive, it stemd from being pushed to the brink by poverty.
He wanted to be with Zhao ii, and he couldn’t bear the thought of soone else accompanying her to tutoring. Previously, such thoughts were fleeting, but after being provoked by Zhang Zhao, they suddenly beca clear and profound.
He couldn’t help imagining if he had money, he could also treat Zhao ii to spicy skewers, take her everywhere, gift her all the things she wanted and liked. However, the stark reality was he was very poor, without money.
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