After Becoming a Scummy Alpha, the Movie Queen Just Wants to Pamper Her Wife - Chapter 89.2

“Meng Chuwu, since you just returned from Singapore, you might not be aware even in a school like ours, scores and rankings are announced after exams!”

“Let them announce it then.”

Seeing how indifferent she seemed, Xi Xiaoyan wondered if Meng Chuwu had already decided to give up.

“How were your studies before?” she had asked this question many times.

“Not bad,” was Meng Chuwu’s consistent reply.

This deskmate, who was always so concerned about her grades, secretly amused her. In all her life, no one had ever worried about her like this. “Xi Xiaoyan, I want to do some last-minute cramming before the exam. Could you help me review Chinese this weekend?”

“You mean Mandarin?”

“Ah, yes, Mandarin.”

“Of course, of course!”

Xi Xiaoyan was so preoccupied with her deskmate’s academic performance that she completely forgot to maintain her aloof persona.

Nearby, Chen Lanying happened to witness her interaction with Meng Chuwu and was so excited she bit her fist, letting out muffled whimpers.

It wasn’t just her everyone had noticed that Xi Xiaoyan seemed particularly taken with this new transfer student.

Because of Meng Chuwu, Xi Xiaoyan, who never went to the student cafeteria, started going;

Because of Meng Chuwu, Xi Xiaoyan, who always skipped PE class, began playing volleyball;

Because of Meng Chuwu, Xi Xiaoyan, who never went to the restroom with anyone, started joining the girls for bathroom breaks.

With Meng Chuwu’s arrival, the experimental class gained even more fame.

More boys started frequenting the experimental class daily.

Fortunately, the concern many secretly held, that Xi Xiaoyan and Meng Chuwu might clash never materialized.

On the contrary, the two had become as close as sisters.

Faced with equally persistent admirers, they not only maintained the same stance of “not dating,” but they also stuck together every day. They did everything together submitting homework, participating in breaks, attending music class, PE, lab sessions, computer class, and even leaving the classroom together after school.

What a pair of deskmates!

At first, everyone thought their use of terms like “Wu Jiejie” (Sister Wu) and “Yanyan” made it seem like they were dating. But after Chen Lanying’s thorough observations and subtle inquiries, it was confirmed that their relationship was purely a sisterly bond.

Soon, the end-of-month exams arrived.

Following that, there was a three-day holiday during the National Day period.

Once the break ended, everyone’s main concern was the exam results.

Xi Xiaoyan, who never crowded around to check scores, rushed over first when the class monitor brought back the results sheet, startling everyone into stillness.

Then, they saw Xi Xiaoyan freeze in place as she stared at the results sheet in her hand.

Only then did everyone gather around her.

How utterly mortifying! How utterly mortifying!!

The transfer student Meng Chuwu, whom everyone had been trying to help, not only ranked first in the class but also topped the entire grade.

Xi Xiaoyan’s face fell, and she slipped past the crowd back to her seat.

“Xi Xiaoyan, didn’t do well?”

Only then did Xi Xiaoyan snap out of it, realizing she had been so focused on checking Meng Chuwu’s score that she had forgotten to look at her own.

She turned to Meng Chuwu and said resentfully, “Meng Chuwu, I had no idea you were this good at studying!” Hmph, I’m so mad!!

“That’s all thanks to you. You spent the entire weekend before the exams helping me review.”

“So annoying, I’m ignoring you now!”

Xi Xiaoyan felt like a fool, having worried over her for nothing all this time.

She buried her head in her arms on the desk and refused to respond no matter how much Meng Chuwu shook her.

Soon, classmates came one after another to congratulate Meng Chuwu on ranking first in the grade, and only then did she realize why Xi Xiaoyan was upset.

After the crowd dispersed, she leaned close to Xi Xiaoyan’s ear and said, “It was my first time taking the exam, so I wasn’t sure how I’d do. You can’t blame me for that.”

Xi Xiaoyan wasn’t exactly angry more like she felt the awkwardness of “the clown was actually me.” So embarrassing it could kill.

It wasn’t until after morning classes that she started to recover a little.

At noon, most students headed to the cafeteria for lunch.

Only a few day students who didn’t feel like going home for lunch remained in the classroom, including Meng Chuwu and Xi Xiaoyan.

“What do you want for lunch?” Meng Chuwu said. “My treat.”

“I’m not in the mood to eat!” Xi Xiaoyan had only ranked third this time and was genuinely feeling down.

She had always prided herself on being a top student.

Who would have thought her aloof persona had already crumbled, and now her academic ace image had collapsed so quickly too?

This Meng Chuwu was really annoying. People who pretend to be weak but turn out to be strong are the worst.

And what if her family is even richer than mine?

Ever since Meng Chuwu arrived, it feels like I’m not as popular as I used to be!

Sigh, but who told Meng Chuwu is more easygoing?

The more Xi Xiaoyan thought about it, the angrier she got, and the angrier she got, the less she wanted to pay attention to Meng Chuwu.

“Well then,” Meng Chuwu, who had already stood up, sat back down. “I’ll keep you company.”

“What do you mean, ‘keep me company’?” Words like that just made Xi Xiaoyan even angrier.

“We’ll go hungry together.” Meng Chuwu watched her little expressions closely.

“No need. Go eat. You’re with me all the time that Ji Yi has been complaining about it.”

Later, Xi Xiaoyan learned that Ji Yi was Meng Chuwu’s childhood friend.

They had known each other since they were very young, practically from infancy, and had grown up together until Meng Chuwu moved to Singapore with her parents when she was eleven.

“We can just invite her along!”

“Wu-jie, Meng Chuwu, we can spend some time apart once in a while.”

“But I don’t want to be apart from you.”

The few classmates eating their packed lunches in the classroom all paused their chopsticks in unison upon hearing this.

Why is it that some people make friendship feel like they’re dating?!

“Meng Chuwu, you,” Xi Xiaoyan wanted to vent her frustration but held back, fearing it would ruin her image as a well-bred rich girl.

“What about me?” Meng Chuwu teased her on purpose.

“Such a tormenting deskmate!” Xi Xiaoyan stood up, signaling her agreement to go for a meal.

“How is asking you to eat tormenting you?”

“Fine, let’s go. You win.”

They left the classroom, and everyone else stopped eating to gossip.

“Are they really just deskmates? I don’t believe it!”

“What else could two girls be?”

“Girls can fall in love with girls too, but, sigh, if they really are in love, sigh!”

“Why the sighing? Don’t ruin the mood!”

“When will sweet romance ever come my way?!”

In the clear midday of early October, the sky over Lucheng was a transparent blue, the air crisp and clear, and even the dazzling sunlight seemed exceptionally transparent.

“Maybe a typhoon is coming,” Xi Xiaoyan said.

Both she and Meng Chuwu were wearing their school uniforms, but on them, the same uniforms looked far more attractive than on anyone else.

“I quite like typhoon days,” Meng Chuwu said.

They walked under the sunlight, sharing a parasol with a girlish pink canopy.

Beneath the parasol, though they weren’t standing particularly close, their silhouettes looked like love itself.

“Why?”

“No reason, really.”

“There must be a reason for liking something.”

“Xi Xiaoyan, you agreed to let me be your deskmate and have been so eager to help me with my studies was there a reason for that?”

Hah, such a schemer! Trying to trick me? Not a chance!!

Xi Xiaoyan glanced up at the cloudless blue sky and said, “You’re good-looking. Is that reason enough?”

“During typhoon days, you don’t have to go outside you can just stay at home, with all the doors and windows tightly shut. In those moments, I feel especially safe. And the heavier the rain, the stronger the wind, the more secure I feel inside. Strange, isn’t it?”

Without hesitation, Xi Xiaoyan replied, “That’s just the relief of being sheltered from the storm.”

Meng Chuwu was taken aback. Sometimes, Xi Xiaoyan could be so direct and sharp.

In such a short time, it felt as though they had skipped the awkward adjustment phase and jumped straight into an intimate mode.

There was an indescribable, inexplicable closeness between them.

Several times, the words “I like you” had almost escaped Meng Chuwu’s lips.

But remembering they were only sixteen, she thought it might be better not to say it outright.

With time, feelings would naturally become clearer.

As the saying goes, you can’t hide a sneeze or your affection for someone.

So, even without saying it aloud, Meng Chuwu believed Xi Xiaoyan would surely see her affection, the kind that had sprouted the moment they first met and had been growing ever since.

“You still haven’t answered my question!”

They descended the steps between the teaching buildings, crossed the small garden, turned into the shade of the large banyan tree, and strolled leisurely toward the school gate.

“There are plenty of good-looking people in our class, but I haven’t seen you let anyone else be your deskmate.”

“None of them are as good-looking as you.”

“Xi Xiaoyan, just how good-looking am I?”

“Like light.”

“But light can be blinding.”

“Meng Chuwu, you’re talking nonsense.”

“About the exam thing, I really didn’t do it on purpose.”

“I didn’t say you did it on purpose.”

“Can you stop being angry? Let’s go get the avocado milkshake you like.”

“I don’t really feel like having one.”

“What if I intentionally miss a few questions on the midterm next time?”

“I don’t need you to go easy on me.”

“Xi Xiaoyan, oh Xi Xiaoyan, think about it although I got first place, this first place belongs to your deskmate, achieved with your help and guidance. In other words, the credit for this top score still goes to you!”

“Meng Chuwu, you’re talking nonsense.”

Xi Xiaoyan was barely holding it together and looked up at the blue sky again.

Meng Chuwu, with her incredibly good temper, spent the whole journey coaxing her, and before they returned to school, Xi Xiaoyan finally calmed down.

The classmates’ worry that Xi Xiaoyan would be furious and embarrassed about losing her top student position to her deskmate lasted only one morning. That same afternoon, during music class, everyone witnessed the harmonious scene of Meng Chuwu playing the piano while Xi Xiaoyan sang.

Someone secretly recorded the moment and posted it on a short video app.

The astonishing number of views and shares made Meng Chuwu and Xi Xiaoyan an overnight sensation.

In this day and age, being good-looking is one thing, but they also excel academically, play the piano beautifully, sing wonderfully, and their family backgrounds are beyond reproach.

The students in the experimental class were practically overwhelmed by the pressure Meng Chuwu and Xi Xiaoyan brought.

Yet, the two involved were completely unaware of it all.

Every day, it seemed as long as they had each other, that was enough.

Before, Xi Xiaoyan had wondered every day when Meng Chuwu would confess her feelings to her.

After all, if someone always smiles at you, acts in ways that make everyone think they like you, sticks to you every day for no reason and on top of that, they’re impossibly good-looking, have an impeccable temper, and a voice so captivating it could make your ears fall in love.

Feeling moved, confused, and lost in wild fantasies was only natural, right?

Xi Xiaoyan attributed her declining grades to this.

After the monthly exam, she confirmed that Meng Chuwu’s feelings for her were purely platonic.

So, she calmed down.

No matter how much the classmates teased them,

No matter how keen Chen Lanying, the gossip enthusiast, was at picking up any traces of romantic possibility between them, constantly urging them to “hurry up and give us some sugar”

Xi Xiaoyan had already detached herself from her initial flustered state.

She quickly threw herself into a new round of studying. For the midterm exams, she was determined to reclaim the top spot. She didn’t want Meng Chuwu to let her win!

Meng Chuwu soon noticed the change in Xi Xiaoyan, and she began to feel panicked.

Shouldn’t their relationship have developed naturally? Why was reality moving in the opposite direction?!

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