Zhang Ningzhi flipped open the small calendar on the desk and saw a red circle drawn around Sunday.
Jiang Nian only acts more human when he’s on a date outside.
Otherwise, it’s hard to say.
"What classes do we have tomorrow?" Li Hua opened the schedule, answering himself, "Nice, two Chinese classes."
He turned his head and saw Jiang Nian’s seat was empty.
"Why isn’t he back yet? What’s he busy with?"
"No idea, maybe he has something going on." Zhang Ningzhi shook her head, "He’s been all mysterious today."
"What could he possibly have?" Li Hua looked puzzled, "He was just discussing the combat power of zombie tyrannosaurs with me yesterday."
Hearing this, Zeng You, who was playing on his phone, turned his head.
Li Hua immediately engaged him in a discussion, exchanging thoughts on how the first season was legendary compared to the sequels.
Zhang Ningzhi: "...."
She couldn’t understand, but she could clearly feel that Jiang Nian was up to something. If his lips are that tight, it can’t be something minor.
After a while, Jiang Nian came back from outside. He plopped down in his seat, looking somewhat exhausted.
Zhang Ningzhi poked him, asking curiously, "What have you been up to just now?"
"Not much, just helping Lao Liu with something." Jiang Nian responded casually, "The greater the power, the greater the responsibility."
"Chi Shi!" Li Hua frowned, "Nian, is it something that lets you show off again?"
"It’s not showing off." Jiang Nian shook his head.
Today, he got the form sorted out for Song Xiyun and Xu Qianqian. It was all coordinated smoothly and submitted ahead of time.
Lao Liu was quite helpful, and the leaders accepted it.
Everything was harmonious, teachers and students in accord. But the homeroom teacher of Class Four got upset when she found out.
Even though she didn’t clarify things well due to her irritation, that didn’t mean students could fix things themselves.
Even if it was fixed, it meant ignoring the teacher’s authority.
"Didn’t I mention it? Why didn’t you come to me then, and what’s the meaning of doing this now?"
"Do you think your actions are correct?"
"I don’t want to hear anything else."
The scene was extremely awkward. In the end, they just had to endure a scolding, and that was it.
Thankfully, the form was submitted, and everything necessary was in place.
Looking back, it was so awkward that Jiang Nian didn’t want to recount it. Purely, it was about her losing face and regaining it by flaring up.
If it weren’t for Lao Liu and the leaders smoothing things over.
Jiang Nian would have lashed out.
The first evening self-study, during the break.
Wang Yuhe, seated and doing homework, suddenly felt a sharp pain in her teeth, as if pricked by needles.
Immediately, her gums swelled and turned red.
"No way?" Wang Yuhe’s eyes widened, subconsciously covering her cheek, "Yunyun, I’m doomed!"
"Hmm?" Chen Yunyun was working on the last part of a big question, slightly turned her head, but her gaze still remained on the draft paper.
"My tooth hurts, what do I do?" Wang Yuhe said woefully, feeling even more pain, "It hurts so much."
"Ate too much sugar?" Chen Yunyun paused her pen, "Why don’t you take a leave and see a dentist?"
For toothache, she didn’t have much of a solution.
"A dentist can’t help toothaches." Lin Dong just stood up and joined the conversation, "First figure out if it’s a cavity."
"If it’s a cavity or wisdom tooth, it needs pulling. If it’s something else, you’ll have to endure, even rolling in pain at night."
At that, Wang Yuhe chickened out.
"I’m most afraid of pain."
Jiang Nian looked at Wang Yuhe holding her cheek and couldn’t help but chuckle.
"Get some salt water..." Seeing the crowded hallway, Jiang Nian didn’t elaborate, "Just try it."
"Hurts so bad, hurts so bad." Wang Yuhe couldn’t listen to anything else, "Can I transfer my toothache to you?"
Hearing this, Jiang Nian instantly became serious.
"Class is about to start. I’m taking Yuhe to see a dentist first." Chen Yunyun waved a leave slip at him.
"If there’s anything you need to bring, just message me."
"Alright, nothing to bring." Jiang Nian continued, "If you need to extract the tooth, make sure the doctor uses anesthetic."
Wang Yuhe looked up, feeling slightly moved.
"Make sure the anesthetic is given in the leg, to prevent her from bolting." Jiang Nian said, "Otherwise, the doctor will have to rush around late at night."
"You!!!" Wang Yuhe snapped, both angry and in pain, "I curse you to have a toothache like mine tomorrow!"
"Haha, look at her." Jiang Nian glanced at Chen Yunyun, pointing at Wang Yuhe, laughing heartily.
"I don’t eat sugar, how would I have a toothache?"
"Stop saying that." Chen Yunyun chided, giving him a gentle slap before pulling the animated Wang Yuhe away.
Jiang Nian stood there, suddenly felt a pat on the back.
Li Hua and Ma Guojun stood behind him, pointing at him. They gave him a death stare, drawing in close.
"Idiot, still savoring it?"
"Don’t talk nonsense." Jiang Nian brushed his hand away, "Little virginler’s fuss, you jealous too, huh?"
"Chi Shi, you’re not a virgin?" Li Hua retorted. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝗇𝗲𝘵
However, Jiang Nian deliberately didn’t respond. He just turned his head to look at the distant night, leaving only silence.
The most dreadful is sudden silence, this felt worse than killing Li Hua.
"Damn! You idiot!!" Li Hua was about to make a move, "First assassin of the Qing Dynasty, Old Ma! Move!"
"Hey, hey, hey, just messing with you."
Just as the bell rang, the three of them had no choice but to bicker their way back to the classroom.
While writing, Sun Zhicheng drifted into his fantasies again.
In his imagination, he became quiet and reticent. People around started discussing him, but he kept striving forward.
After six months, he got into a good university. Everyone looked at him differently, and even Chen Yunyun was curious about him.