Xu Xu sat at his desk, gripping a pen and poking small holes into his eraser, venting his anger one jab at a ti.
This eraser was given to him by Wang Jiayue. She bought three in total, one for him, and one for Zhao ii, so each of the three got one.
Xu Xu frowned, pouting, and stubbornly jabbed a perfectly good eraser into sothing resembling a honeycomb coal.
Xu Xu found Zhao ii and asked, "What do you an by this?"
Zhao ii lifted her thin eyelids, looked at Xu Xu, and said nothing.
Xu Xu’s fair face flushed with a hint of anger, almost like a heated interrogation, "Why did you scratch my na out from the tutoring class enrollnt! Do you look down on , or what?"
Zhao ii held back for a while before saying earnestly, "With your grades, you really don’t need tutoring. It’s three hundred per subject, why give the money to the teacher? Why are you going to the tutoring class? To do howork?"
Xu Xu said deflated, "I still want to go anyway!"
Zhao ii, feeling a bit helpless, closed her eyes as her head ached, and after a mont of silence, she asked, "Do you dislike Zhang Zhao? Are you upset because I played with him? It’s really not necessary, Xu Xu, to , my best friends are you and Da Bao, honestly! When have I ever lied to you?"
Xu Xu kicked at the small stones underfoot, suddenly feeling a heat in his eyes, stubbornly saying, "If he keeps sticking around you, will you still have room for in your heart?"
Zhao ii glanced at him and grew a bit impatient, "Xu Xu, what’s wrong with you today? If it’s because of Zhang Zhao, it’s really not necessary. And you, be honest, since we t, have I ever looked down on you? I scratched your na off the tutoring list without your permission, made a decision on my own, that was my fault, I’m apologizing, okay? In the future, I won’t do anything like this without asking you first!"
As Zhao ii spoke, she suddenly grew a bit displeased, feeling her good intentions had been treated like food for a dog—a particularly good-looking breed that makes one feel unwilling to scold anyway!
Zhao ii suppressed her anger, thickening her skin, and coaxed, "I was doing it for your own good, wasn’t I? Why would I care about this for anyone else?"
Zhao ii reached out and patted Xu Xu’s arm, saying, "Xu Xu, don’t worry, no matter when, you’re my best friend."
Xu Xu: "..."
As Zhao ii left, Xu Xu stared with wide eyes at Zhao ii’s ponytail swaying back and forth, and with a sour expression, he kicked away an innocent pebble, thinking to himself, yeah, I’m your best friend, but the one in your heart has never been .
Zhao ii turned towards the teaching building, planning to use the restroom before class. Just as she climbed to the second floor, Zhang Zhao caught up with her.
Zhang Zhao’s school uniform revealed the hoodie inside; he was tall and slim, making the hoodie look quite cool.
Zhang Zhao blocked Zhao ii’s way, shot a look at her: "Co over, let’s talk."
Zhao ii followed him, the two veered to the side corridor, standing side by side by the window.
Zhang Zhao nudged her with his elbow, "Is it because of that you’re at odds with Xu Xu?"
Zhao ii thought of Xu Xu again, feeling a headache, but she couldn’t bring herself to badmouth Xu Xu in front of Zhang Zhao. She shook her head, "It’s not because of you."
Zhang Zhao glanced at her, pondered for a mont, and suddenly asked, "You’re not angry with , are you?"
Zhao ii raised her eyebrows, slowly, "...I’m not angry with you."
Zhang Zhao discreetly breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought you’d feel I went overboard because of what happened this morning."
Zhao ii replied, "This can’t be blad on you, don’t overthink it."
Zhang Zhao snorted, "That’s what you think, but others might be petty. Who knows what they are cursing for in their hearts right now!"
Zhao ii thought of sothing, and couldn’t help but laugh, "Honestly, you’re quite capable, managing to make Xu Xu cuss... Haha... Ever since I’ve known him, I’ve never seen him lose his temper! Actually, I really admire you, haha!!"
Zhang Zhao was flustered by Zhao ii’s heartless remarks.
Zhang Zhao glanced at her, stopped pursuing the matter, the two stood silently for a while. Zhang Zhao tugged at the corner of his mouth, calmly spoke: "I get close to you purely because I find you interesting, nothing else."
Zhao ii glanced aside, "You wouldn’t dare have other ideas!"
Zhang Zhao teased, "Right, if I had ideas about you, your guy would beat to find my teeth all over the ground, wouldn’t he?"
Zhao ii felt a sweet shiver at his words, "your guy," suddenly clearing the previously clogged feelings. Recalling Shi Yang’s stylish toss of a thousand yuan towards her in the morning, the gesture was quite impressive.
Zhao ii’s eyes filled with a smile, she kicked Zhang Zhao lightly, "Alright, stop ssing around, I need to go to the restroom, class is starting soon."
Zhang Zhao stepped aside, giving her room.
Zhao ii took off running, just two steps in, Zhang Zhao called out from behind, "Hey! Are you still going to be buddies with in the future?"
Zhao ii abruptly stopped, turned back, smiling at Zhang Zhao, "Of course!"
After saying this, Zhao ii quickly ran away.
Standing behind her, Zhang Zhao suddenly grinned, showing a row of white teeth.
He stood for a while longer before turning to leave, casually humming two lines of a song: "Whether it’s a cloudy day, whether it’s a rainy day, my heart will be a sunny day..."
After school at night, Xu Xu deliberately farted around with packing his bag, smoothing out his textbooks one by one, then took a cloth to clean his desk again, all while secretly glancing at Zhao ii.
Wang Jiayue was on duty today. Zhao ii was hunched over her desk doing howork, not giving him even a passing glance.
Xu Xu felt uneasy, wanting to make up, yet a bit embarrassed, and afraid Zhao ii was genuinely angry with him.
Xu Xu’s heart wrestled back and forth until Wang Jiayue finished cleaning and returned to her seat.
Wang Jiayue packed up her bag, glanced at the still tangled Xu Xu, and went to Zhao ii proactively, saying, "ii, I’m ready, let’s go!"
Zhao ii looked up and replied with a smile, "Okay!"
Xu Xu stood in front of the classroom with Wang Jiayue, waiting for Zhao ii.
Once Zhao ii quickly packed her things and followed them out, Xu Xu hesitated, then quickly looked up at Zhao ii. Just one glance dispelled all his worries; how could Zhao ii be mad over such a trivial matter? Others might not know what she’s like, but he does!
In his mind, Xu Xu slapped himself hard and scolded, "Serves you right for being a fool!"
He didn’t hesitate any longer, reached out to take Zhao ii’s bag, the two exchanged looks without any additional apologies, but they both knew that the matter was completely resolved, what happened was bygone.
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