After everyone had boarded, Huo Xinya and Lan Yuqin were the last to get on.
As her gaze swept through the interior of the vehicle, jealousy flooded Huo Xinya’s heart—Chen Nan and Jiang Xiaomi were sitting together!
This wretched woman, she must have shamelessly insisted on sitting next to Chen Nan!
I must stop her and crush her delusional dreams!
Feeling somewhat furious, Huo Xinya clenched her teeth and turning to where Chen Nan was, she said, "Chen Nan, can you come here for a moment? I have something to discuss with you."
Chen Nan, who was being "teased" by Jiang Xiaomi, didn’t hesitate and quickly stood up to come to the front, angering Jiang Xiaomi who stomped her foot helplessly. After all, who could challenge the queen when she was merely the mistress...
"Sit here, I have something to tell you," Huo Xinya said, pointing to the empty seat beside her.
The class immediately burst into a chorus of teasing.
Clearly, in the eyes of these classmates, she was jealous of Chen Nan sitting with Jiang Xiaomi, so she found such an excuse.
Lan Yuqin frowned slightly but said nothing.
She thought that Huo Xinya was a sensible child and wouldn’t do anything inappropriate. Although she had suspected Huo Xinya of puppy love before, on reflection, it seemed unlikely since Huo Xinya had never broken any rules before, and surely she wouldn’t this time either.
After Chen Nan sat down, he smiled and asked, "What’s the matter you wanted to discuss?"
"From now on, you’re not allowed to be so close to Jiang Xiaomi, she’s got no good intentions towards you."
Chen Nan was stunned for a moment, "Are you saying she wants to harm me?"
Huo Xinya shook her head, "Why are you so dense? Can’t you see that she likes you and is trying to hit on you?"
"If you know, then why don’t you keep your distance from her?"
"Why should I avoid her?" Chen Nan said with a smile, "Her liking me is her business, and I don’t feel the same way about her, so why are you so anxious?"
Huo Xinya stomped her foot and looked at him annoyedly, "Why don’t you understand? With Sister not around, I have to watch you for her, to make sure you don’t change your heart. Do you understand?"
"I understand, but don’t you think you’re going a bit overboard?" Chen Nan stared at her for a while, then suddenly said, "I have a feeling that you’re jealous?"
"Then why are you starting to stutter?"
Chen Nan scratched his head, feeling a bit perplexed. He wondered if his little aunt might also have feelings for him. If that were true, it would certainly complicate things.
"I... I’m just thirsty, my throat’s dry, I’ll be fine after some water." Huo Xinya stuttered for a while before she found an excuse, quickly taking out a bottle of mineral water to drink.
Chen Nan didn’t think much of it, even though he also had a good feeling towards Huo Xinya, he believed it was purely platonic. Regardless of whether it was true or not, at least that’s what he thought.
If anything more than platonic happened with his little aunt, that would be a serious transgression.
"You haven’t promised me yet, you’ll keep your distance from Jiang Xiaomi in the future, understand?"
"I’ll try my best," Chen Nan said helplessly with a smile, "If she clings to me, I can’t just reject her completely. She has done me a favor, after all."
Huo Xinya’s brows knitted slightly, "She’s done you a favor?"
Chen Nan nodded and began to tell her about how Jiang Xiaomi had helped him find Gongsun Yudie.
Since Chen Nan had left, the male students in the class began to stir, each wanting to sit next to the beauty, yet they lacked the courage to do so.
Finally, one mustered up the courage. "Sister Mi, can I sit here?"
Jiang Xiaomi’s eyes widened, her tone decisive and terrifying, sending the boy shrinking back to his original seat, tail between his legs.
Another boy was not convinced and came over. "Sister Mi, can I sit here?"
"Sit if you want to die!"
He retreated in embarrassment.
Perhaps because they had all hit a snag, the third boy got smart. Without asking, he walked right over and plopped himself down, thinking: Act now, apologize later, what can you do about it? You’re not really going to hit me, are you?
But, no sooner had this thought flashed through his mind than he felt an excruciating pain in his buttocks as if he had been pricked by needles.
The shrill scream made all the students turn their heads. They saw the boy trembling all over, leaping up from his seat and, upon reaching back, pulled out two thumbtacks...
All the boys gasped and were secretly relieved they hadn’t been the ones to stick their necks out. Jiang Xiaomi was indeed not to be messed with; she was truly a rose with thorns!
Lan Yuqin frowned slightly in the front. Although she felt that Jiang Xiaomi had been a bit too harsh, she didn’t say anything. After all, those boys were no angels. Young as they were, they were already thinking about hitting on the belle. They brought it upon themselves.
Since Ningjiang City was not by the sea, they had to go to the neighboring Ninghai City. The journey took a full four hours by road, and they didn’t reach their destination until eleven in the morning.
After getting off the bus, Lan Yuqin straightened out the line, took a headcount, and then led everyone to lunch.
After lunch, the class of more than forty students arrived at the seaside.
Lan Yuqin called the tent rental service and rented four large tents, each big enough to accommodate twelve people.
Once the tents were set up on the sand, many people couldn’t wait to dive in, change into their swimsuits, and get ready to go swimming in the sea.
"A bunch of philistines, changing into swimsuits just to swim!"
Zhu Bajie flipped the bird, stripped off his shirt and trousers, and plunged into the water in his underwear, his body flab trembling non-stop. Everyone watched, hearts pounding; would the fatty be able to swim? With all that weight, could he even float?
"Dummy, give me the bag; we’re going to change into our swimsuits." Su Qingqing, dragging Liu Tiantian with a giggling smile, ran over.
Chen Nan threw the bag over to them.
The two girls grabbed the bag and scurried laughing toward the tent.
However, under the eager gaze of many boys, they didn’t come out for several minutes. No, to be precise, none of the girls came out, including the teacher Lan Yuqin. Whether out of shyness or something else, it wasn’t clear.
"Let’s go, bro, we’ll go change into our swim trunks." Zhang Jiangyi pulled at Chen Nan and said: "I guess they aren’t going to come out until we guys have gone into the sea."
Chen Nan nodded and walked into the tent.
"Damn, bro, your bird is huge!"
Zhang Jiangyi’s shout suddenly came from the tent, leaving Chen Nan speechless and causing the girls in the other tents to blush instantaneously.
Once the boys from the class had mostly gone into the sea, the girls gradually started poking their heads out, and then one by one, they shyly walked out of the tents. However, Lan Yuqin and a few of the school beauties were still nowhere to be seen. Just when all the boys were about to have their hearts broken, Su Qingqing peeked her head out from the tent.
She scanned the situation outside and called out to Chen Nan, who had already gone into the sea: "Stinky cousin, come here for a moment!"
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