Chapter 139: Chapter 139: I Will Protect You
As soon as the class teacher asked Sheng Chuyi to accompany her to the academic affairs office, Shen Zhaozhao received another batch of envious and jealous gazes.
After class, the two of them left the classroom together, and Shen Zhaozhao said with a sense of unease, “Did you just see that? If looks could kill, I reckon I would have died a hundred and eighty times over already.”
“Imagine if those people knew not only that we know each other but that we also live together, wouldn’t they be so jealous they’d come up and tear me apart?” Shen Zhaozhao thought more and more that her life was in danger.
“Don’t talk nonsense,” Sheng Chuyi rebuked softly.
“But what I said is the truth.”
As they talked, Shen Zhaozhao turned around, staring carefully at Sheng Chuyi’s face, and said, “Why did you have to be so handsome? If you were uglier, I wouldn’t even dare to speak to you.”
Sheng Chuyi stopped walking, glanced at her, and said, “You don’t need to worry, I will protect you.”
Shen Zhaozhao pouted dismissively, “You can’t be with me 24 hours a day. You have no idea how terrifying a girl’s jealousy can be. Forget it. To avoid unnecessary trouble, it’s better we continue to act like we don’t know each other.”
Sheng Chuyi slightly frowned, not liking the idea, but he didn’t object either.
While they were speaking, suddenly a figure darted out around the corner.
Sheng Chuyi quickly grabbed her and asked, “Are you okay?”
After steadying herself, Shen Zhaozhao shook her head.
Sheng Chuyi realized he was still holding her hand, then immediately let go, telling her, “Watch your step!”
“It was clearly the other person not watching their way, almost running into me. Why are you blaming me instead?”
Sheng Chuyi: “I am not blaming you!”
“You definitely were, and I feel like you seem off, like something’s not quite right?”
Shen Zhaozhao couldn’t quite put her finger on it, but suddenly remembered a joke she saw online and blurted out without thinking, “It’s off-putting how likable you are!”
“Hmm,” Sheng Chuyi coughed uncomfortably, glanced at her, and said, “Speak properly!”
After saying that, Shen Zhaozhao regretted it, feeling like she was flirting with him, and laughed awkwardly. She then quickly changed the subject, “How much further to the general affairs office?”
“It’s just up ahead!”
After collecting their uniforms and finishing the registration, they encountered students from another class on the way.
Everyone was staring at Sheng Chuyi, and even Shen Zhaozhao couldn’t escape their gazes.
Shen Zhaozhao felt like a gorilla on display, and wondered how someone could be stared at by so many people daily yet manage to keep a straight face and steady heart.
During lunch, although Shen Zhaozhao was concerned about her chicken leg, she chose to eat with Jiang Nian compared to being stared at by others.
After all, preserving life is crucial.
Zhou Huaiyu saw her and called out, “Zhaozhao sis, over here!”
Shen Zhaozhao subconsciously used her food tray to block her face.
It was really just a reflex.
Seeing this, Zhou Huaiyu couldn’t help but look at himself and the people around him, deeply doubting himself: “Am I that embarrassing?” Otherwise, why would that girl act like she doesn’t know him, as if avoiding him at all costs?
“Okay, just get your food,” Gu Chengzhou saw what the girl was worried about and slapped Zhou Huaiyu on the shoulder.
Right before eating, even though Zhou Huaiyu had many questions, he had no choice but to join the queue to get his meal.