Life was full of ups and downs. Su Tang was already speechless.
"No, I took the card because I have to attend his coming-of-age ceremony. I don't have money to buy a dress."
Yan Chen said, "I have money."
Su Tang replied, "But I don't want your money."
Yan Chen was a little annoyed. "Then don't go."
Su Tang argued, "But he is my brother in name."
Yan Chen retorted, "And I am your boyfriend."
The conversation ended there. Su Tang wanted to break up, but the other party insisted on dating. What else could she do?
In the end, Su Tang sighed and gave in. "Okay, I won't take the black card. You can go shopping with me."
Yan Chen was taken aback. He obviously didn't expect this.
He had never accompanied a girl shopping, but if it was her, he was more than happy to.
"Okay, when?"
Su Tang replied, "This weekend."
Su Tang thought Yan Chen would behave for a few days. At least for this week, he shouldn't cause any trouble. But she still underestimated him.
The next day, during morning reading class, the homeroom teacher suddenly held a class meeting.
She said, "We have one year left before the college entrance exam. In order to help each other, we will adjust our seats from today onwards. Let those with good grades help those with poor grades. Of course…" She paused and adjusted her glasses. "If you really can't help them, then forget it. After all, we are responsible for our own lives."
There was nothing wrong with these words, but when Su Tang found out that her new deskmate was actually Yan Chen, she was speechless.
She asked, "Hey, new deskmate, let me ask you, how much did you spend to get this done?"
Yan Chen smiled. He was already handsome, and this smile dispelled a lot of the戾qi in him.
"Not much. I donated an experimental building."
Su Tang cupped her hands. "I admire you."
The homeroom teacher of Class 1 still had some backbone. She rejected it when he first made the request. In the end, the principal put pressure on her. But even so, she still made a small move. For example, what she just said was actually meant for Su Tang.
When the other students in the class saw the two rumored celebrities sitting together, they immediately revealed knowing looks.
He Jiaqi even quietly gave a thumbs up. "Awesome, Brother Chen is still awesome."
Guan Yue, on the other hand, was very reluctant to part and almost cried. "Yanyan, I don't want to be separated from you!"
Su Tang smiled. "You're sitting in front of me. Essentially, there's no difference."
Guan Yue said, "No, there's still a difference. The person sitting next to me was a little fairy, but now there's a little fool. The contrast is too great." After saying that, she covered her heart with a look of despair. "Baby can't take it."
He Jiaqi was furious. "Guan Yue, who are you calling names?!"
Guan Yue replied, "Whoever responds is who I'm calling names!"
He Jiaqi was so angry that she wanted to roll up her sleeves, and Guan Yue was not to be outdone. The two of them glared at each other. Then, Han Dong, who was sitting in the next row, gloated, "You're all sisters, why are you quarreling?"
He Jiaqi couldn't believe that her brother didn't help her! On the other hand, Guan Yue smiled happily. "That's right, we're all sisters, hahaha. Come on, sisters, let's put on lipstick together."
Hearing this, He Jiaqi retreated in horror.
Guan Yue said, "I seem to have found something fun to do."
Su Tang felt that she had also found something fun to do. She had originally wanted to reject puppy love and try her best to get the male lead's studies back on track, but now it seemed that there was little hope. But it didn't matter, she would find pleasure amidst bitterness. She turned her head and asked Yan Chen, "New deskmate, do you want to wear lipstick?"
Yan Chen smiled at her, but his eyes clearly said, 'If you dare to do that, I'll kill you.'
Su Tang sighed. "People with different values can't be together for long. Look, I love studying, you're a scumbag. I love makeup, but you can't even tell the difference between colors. How can we love each other?"
Yan Chen was unmoved. "It doesn't matter, I have money."
Su Tang replied, "…Money isn't everything."
Yan Chen said, "To me, it is. Otherwise, how do you think we ended up sitting together?"
Su Tang lost this round.
And with this loss, she almost never won again.
Yan Chen was the school bully. Just like the school bully in her impression, he loved to sleep in, be late, leave early, and skip classes. These were all common occurrences. But recently, everyone realized that he had changed. Other than the fact that he was still often late, he actually stopped leaving early and skipping classes!
This was simply unbelievable.
However, Su Tang still insisted, "I told you, I love studying. Studying makes me happy. Besides, as a successor of socialism, how can I degenerate!"
Yan Chen knew that she was making excuses. "The successor of socialism sleeps in class every afternoon?"
Waking up at 5 am every morning was really taking a toll on Su Tang. So in the afternoon, she couldn't help but lie on the table and sleep. Because of this, she was even lectured by the teacher a few times.
Su Tang's face turned red, but she still argued, "That's called meditation, not sleeping. I'm thinking about how to do the questions."
Looking at her like that, Yan Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud.
His new deskmate was really cute, so cute that he couldn't wait to hide her away.
So he chose a roundabout way and asked her, "If I get first place, will you consider being my girlfriend?"
Su Tang didn't believe that he could get first place at all. Without thinking, she nodded. "Sure, as long as you get first place, I'll be your girlfriend."
Yan Chen added, "And you'll accept my card."
Since she was his, he should be the one to provide for her. The Xu family was nothing.
When he said that, Su Tang suddenly remembered that she was a poor person now, relying on scholarships to survive. However, she remembered that she had additional income. She knew how to embroider, double-sided embroidery, the kind that applied for intangible cultural heritage, and her professional skills were excellent.
"No, if I accept your card now, you'll force me to accept you next time." As she spoke, she straightened her clothes with a serious expression. "I'm a serious person, and I'm serious about dating."
Yan Chen had been smiling more and more recently. He held back his laughter and asked with feigned regret, "But what if I'm not a serious person?"
Su Tang paused for a moment, then turned to him. The smile on her face was particularly sweet, and the tear mole at the corner of her eye became lively when she smiled. "Since we're both young, why don't we just get rid of it?"
The girl's voice was soft and pleasant to hear. For a moment, Yan Chen felt that it was worth dying at her hands.
He smiled faintly, then leaned closer when no one was looking at him.
"If you do it yourself, I might consider it."
His lazy voice rang in her ears. Su Tang shuddered, then saw him smiling wantonly.
She narrowed her eyes slightly. This guy was provoking her.
Very good.
What was a conversation between experts? He Jiaqi, who was in front of them, trembled and pulled Guan Yue to ask, "New deskmate, has your old deskmate always been so hardcore?"
Guan Yue touched his head and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid, I'm still very gentle."