That evening, during self-study, Pu Sangzhi was somewhat distracted.
After finishing her homework in the first class, she leaned her head on one hand and lay on the desk starting from the second class, gazing listlessly ahead.
Pu Sangzhi was thinking.
The incident in the afternoon had stuck in her mind; she just couldn’t let it go.
She didn’t feel it was because she was jealous; she was just wondering if her fleeing the scene might have caused a misunderstanding?
At that time, more than a dozen pairs of eyes were on her, Huo Feng was pressing her, and she had also misspoken, completely looking like she wanted to crawl into a hole to escape the embarrassment.
That’s exactly why she had run away in a panic. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝕟𝕖𝕥
But now, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that her running away was wrong.
By leaving that way, she left the very talkative Huo Feng behind. With his ability to spin tales, if he started blurting nonsense in front of her classmates, wouldn’t that tarnish her reputation even more?
Furthermore, her departure was also a sign of her feeling guilty.
There was nothing to it really, but her hasty escape could easily cause a misunderstanding.
Even Zhu Dandan later came running to her asking, "What did you run for? So guilty!"
Indeed, it appeared guilty.
Pu Sangzhi sighed deeply.
Her deskmate Yao Meimei noticed that Pu Sangzhi wasn’t in the right mood again, and her curiosity was once again piqued.
Yao Meimei nudged Pu Sangzhi, bringing the absent-minded girl back to reality.
Pu Sangzhi glanced at her and saw Yao Meimei slowly inching closer to her face, covering her mouth with her hand, and whispered, "You’re in a bad mood today, aren’t you?"
Pu Sangzhi sighed softly and whispered back, "Not so good, I guess."
Yao Meimei asked again, "Because of Huo Feng?"
Pu Sangzhi’s eyes flashed with surprise, "How did you know?"
Yao Meimei giggled and went on, "You’ve been increasingly affected by Huo Feng lately."
Pu Sangzhi pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and replied, "Yeah..."
She had noticed herself being led around more and more by Huo Feng.
She didn’t know why, but rejection, opposition, and even aversion were useless... and once she gave in, Huo Feng became all the more brazen around her.
It was not unreasonable to be influenced by someone like that.
Pu Sangzhi muttered to herself.
Seeing Pu Sangzhi’s candid acknowledgment, Yao Meimei couldn’t help but snicker.
"What are you laughing at?"
Pu Sangzhi immediately grasped the meaning behind her laugh, "Don’t get the wrong idea; it’s not what you think."
Yao Meimei glanced at her, "How do you know what I’m thinking right now?"
Pu Sangzhi "hmphed" softly and said, "You must think I like Huo Feng. But I don’t."
Yao Meimei chuckled, "So what do you feel about Huo Feng now?"
Pu Sangzhi’s eyes wandered, and after a few seconds of thought, she said, "Can’t say I hate him, just find him annoying. Sometimes he’s okay. And sometimes I truly find him annoying and wish he would chase someone else..."
Yao Meimei nodded, "It seems you still have no feelings for Huo Feng."
Yao Meimei: "Alright then..."
Their whispered conversation ended there, and Pu Sangzhi spent the rest of the self-study session daydreaming.
She had a lot on her mind, but no way to solve it.
Huo Feng had become her fixation.
Latter on, the girl named Shen Nuan came looking for Huo Feng during rehearsals on the second and third days.
Pu Sangzhi saw Shen Nuan giving out snacks day by day, and she was calling out ’chasing you’ with such enthusiasm, just like a clone of Huo Feng.
Pu Sangzhi quietly watched Huo Feng and Shen Nuan bicker back and forth, and she increasingly felt that they were a good match, simply a pair of happy enemies.
Finally, Friday arrived, bringing the weekend.
Since many students went home after school on Friday, there would be no rehearsal.
Qin Li sent the dance video and music to everyone in the WeChat group, urging them to practice on their own over the weekend. With the sports meet the following week and time being tight, everyone needed to give it their all.
Pu Sangzhi, without a mobile phone, had to ask Qin Li to send the video and music to her email first. That way, she could practice using Chen Huifen’s phone at home.
After school on Friday, Huo Feng escorted her home again.
On the way, Pu Sangzhi mentioned that Huo Feng should walk Shen Nuan home and develop their relationship instead of wasting his time on her.
She thought she was just making a proper suggestion...
But Huo Feng thought she was jealous, and he dwelt on this all the way, talking about it for a long time.
Pu Sangzhi couldn’t argue against the eloquent Huo Feng, so eventually, she simply blocked him out and walked in silence.
The weekend had arrived.
Pu Sangzhi finished her homework on Friday night.
On Saturday, Pu Sangzhi planned to practice running in the morning, help Lin Qianqian with her studies in the afternoon, and then practice the cheerleading dance at night.
Her daily schedule was very well planned.
Rarely, Huo Feng didn’t come over this weekend, and without him to disrupt her plans, Pu Sangzhi’s routine went off without a hitch.
She was quite satisfied with this.
The tutoring session in the afternoon also went smoothly.
Lin Qianqian, having made progress the previous week, studied hard this week as well, paying close attention and thinking quickly, which pleased Pu Sangzhi.
After studying for an hour, Pu Sangzhi let her rest for 15 minutes.
Then, during those 15 minutes of rest, Lin Qianqian secretly sent a WeChat message to Huo Feng, asking if he was coming...
Lin Qianqian was hoping Huo Feng would come, but to her surprise, his reply today was, ’No.’
Lin Qianqian felt disappointed.
But her disappointment lasted only a few seconds before her fighting spirit rekindled, and she sent a message to Huo Feng: ’Sister Sangzhi is at my house, are you sure you’re not coming?’
Then, Lin Qianqian saw the WeChat chat box indicate ’typing...’ several times before it disappeared...
She waited for Huo Feng’s reply for several minutes, guessing he was conflicted about whether to come or not...
But in the end, Huo Feng still replied, ’Not going, I’m in the middle of a fight at the pond, some guys are bullying my bro, can’t make it for a while.’
At that moment, upon seeing this message, Lin Qianqian exclaimed excitedly, startling Pu Sangzhi beside her...
"Sister Sangzhi, Sister Sangzhi, can we just end today’s study here? Can we make up the remaining two hours tomorrow? Or tonight?"
As soon as Lin Qianqian received the message, she immediately wanted to skip the remaining lessons, so she patted Pu Sangzhi on the hand and spoke urgently.
You see, she had known Huo Feng for so long and had never encountered a fight before.
Now that she finally had the chance, Lin Qianqian really wanted to join in on the excitement!
However, she was met with Pu Sangzhi’s refusal, "No."
Lin Qianqian expressed her sorrow with a long, "Ahh~" "But I have something really urgent to do."
Pu Sangzhi fixed her gaze on her, "What is it?"
Only then did Lin Qianqian hand over her phone, showing the WeChat conversation to Pu Sangzhi, "Look, Brother Feng is giving someone a lesson... I want to go~"
Pu Sangzhi looked at the chat history and without another word, took Lin Qianqian’s phone away, saying, "You shouldn’t get involved in such things."
Lin Qianqian, frantic, snatched her phone back from Pu Sangzhi’s hands, "I’m going no matter what, you can’t stop me!"
With that, Lin Qianqian stood up, went to the wardrobe to pick out clothes, and kept talking while she searched, "I’ve known Brother Feng for so long and this is the first time something has happened. I have to show my face. Then others will know that I’m backed by Brother Feng, and I can strut around at Number One Middle School!"
Pu Sangzhi frowned deeply, insisting, "Don’t get involved in such hooligan activities, you are a girl!"
Lin Qianqian picked out a black vest, turning to her, "I’m a little tough girl! Anyway, I’m going no matter what, my mom isn’t home today, so nobody can stop me. And you, you’re not allowed to tattle to my