Confessing To The School Queen In Front Of The Whole School - Chapter 20

On the day of the midterm exams.

Class Eight was unusually quiet, not boisterous at all, mainly because they were exhausted.

When they said they’d pull an all-nighter to memorize the Experience Book, they meant it—that’s how bold they were.

The proctor distributed the test papers down the rows, not surprised that all of them had dark circles under their eyes. After all, who hasn’t had the student experience of a last-minute cram session?

Xia Meng pulled out her pen and started with the multiple-choice questions.

The multiple-choice section went very smoothly. When she encountered a question, she didn’t know, she just guessed, looking extremely confident.

The System, bored, helped her check the paper and was shocked.

Did you secretly study behind my back?

Xia Meng flipped the page and, hearing this, was full of question marks.

How exactly can I study behind your back? Please teach me; it might be useful for future dates.

The System had its own rules.

It couldn’t help the host answer questions, nor could it check the host’s paper before the exam was over.

The System was slightly confused. Why was this person’s multiple-choice accuracy as high as 100%? It was certain that the host hadn’t learned some of these topics.

Xia Meng sensed the System’s confusion.

She chuckled.

My multiple-choice accuracy has never been below 98%!

Don’t ask—just chalk it up to the power of a “European Emperor” (a person with extreme luck)!

Just pick an answer; it’s guaranteed to be right!

The System couldn’t quite understand this kind of metaphysics; it wasn’t logical.

However, beyond the multiple-choice, lay Xia Meng’s weakness. She couldn’t help but chew on her pen, concentrating on her thoughts.

The tutoring teacher was actually quite good; many questions had been accurately predicted.

The morning exam went relatively smoothly, and the other students felt the same, which lifted their spirits a little.

As was customary, Xia Meng was going to find Tao Yun.

She found an excuse for herself.

Tao Yun must have scored very well; she needed to go find Tao Yun to compare answers! Yes, that was it!

Xia Meng hummed a tune, swaying her head as she walked toward Class One, when she suddenly heard the System pipe up.

Your score for this exam is 73 points.

The System couldn’t check the paper or tell the host the answers before the exam ended, but after the exam, it had no such concerns. Therefore, the System was quite insidious.

Not only did it announce the score, but it also listed all the questions Xia Meng got wrong.

It had a good memory, after all!

Xia Meng was dumbfounded.

I’m not listening! I’m not listening!

No, you must listen to me! You can’t use this excuse to go find Tao Yun! This is an insult to me, the System!

What’s there to be proud of, you useless survival system!

Xia Meng was furious, wishing she could pull the System out of her brain and beat it up.

But she couldn’t!

Xia Meng could only stomp her feet on the spot and cry out: “Ah—”

Why did she have such a petty System!

The System felt its revenge was complete and was triumphant.

Let’s see what excuse you’ll use to go find Tao Yun now!

Xia Meng:

Pah, I need an excuse to find Tao Yun! I just want to see her! I’m going over there right now!

The System:

I can’t afford to mess with this person.

It watched helplessly as Xia Meng continued to walk, and then, around the corner, she bumped into someone.

In such a cliché plot, the person could only be Tao Yun—it was fate’s arrangement! Unfortunately, Tao Yun hadn’t expected someone to run into her and instinctively stepped back. When she saw it was Xia Meng, she quickly reached out to steady her.

Fortunately, her reaction was fast, or Xia Meng really would have fallen.

Tao Yun’s eyes were wide, her expression anxious. Seeing that Xia Meng was alright, she slowly let out a breath of relief.

A little startled, she asked, “Are you okay?”

Her voice was clean, pleasant, and melodious, like a drop of water plop-ing and sinking into the heart.

Xia Meng had initially covered her face, not wanting to look up so the other person wouldn’t recognize her, but the moment she heard the voice, she decisively dropped her hands and then laughed cheekily.

She looked like a husky.

The fluffy kind, with her hair slightly windswept, and her clear eyes fixed only on Tao Yun.

Tao Yun’s heart instantly softened. She withdrew her hand, hesitated for a moment, and then placed it on Xia Meng’s head.

The hair was soft, pleasant to touch, and it made her feel relaxed.

“I’m okay!”

Xia Meng’s voice was soft and weak. She was only focused on her joy and completely oblivious to how overly sweet her voice sounded right now.

Why was Tao Yun here?

Why did Tao Yun come?

Is she looking for me? It seems like this is the first time Tao Yun has come to find me. Thinking of this, Xia Meng’s cheeks flushed, “Are you here to find me?”

She sounded exactly like a whiny, cooing creature.

Tao Yun usually kept her distance from girls like this.

Xia Meng was the exception.

Just as Xia Meng wouldn’t whine in front of anyone else, the two were a willing duo, and both felt satisfied. Tao Yun suppressed a smile, clearly fond of this behavior: “Yes, I wanted to know how your exam went.”

Xia Meng’s face fell.

Damn it, if the System hadn’t interfered, she could be pestering Tao Yun about the answers and comparing scores right now. They could have talked for ages!

But knowing her score, Xia Meng felt too embarrassed to pretend she didn’t know. She was mortified and answered honestly: “73 points. For me, that’s overperforming.”

This score was indeed quite poor at No. 1 High School.

Considering she scored this in Class Eight, Tao Yun thought it deserved encouragement: “Mhm, there are still a few more exams. Keep it up.”

Xia Meng tapped her toes on the ground and asked coyly, “Is that the only thing?”

Did you only want to know my score?

Nothing else? Are you sure?

Xia Meng stared with wide, round eyes, waiting for Tao Yun’s answer.

“Hmm—” Tao Yun drew out the sound, “I guess not.”

Xia Meng was extremely disappointed. She couldn’t believe her appeal to Tao Yun was limited to her test scores.

Was there truly nothing else? Was she not pretty enough? She glanced at Tao Yun. She was indeed not pretty enough… and her grades couldn’t compare to this beautiful older sister.

Xia Meng sighed.

Since she couldn’t compare in any way, what was she supposed to do?

She’d have to be thick-skinned and take the initiative: “Don’t you want to ask me to lunch?”

If you don’t want to, that’s fine—I want to!

Xia Meng put her hands on her hips: “Let’s go, my treat!”

Tao Yun laughed: “The cafeteria?”

“Yeah, we can’t always make Aunt Zhang get up early,” Xia Meng replied.

She noticed yesterday that Tao Yun really liked the food Aunt Zhang made, which made her very excited.

As the saying goes, if you want to capture someone’s heart, first capture their stomach. Since Tao Yun liked it, Aunt Zhang would be her secret weapon from now on!

The secret weapon couldn’t be used too often.

Unless, Tao Yun was willing to come home with her, Xia Meng thought furtively, pulling Tao Yun toward the cafeteria.

How should she bring it up…

Watching Xia Meng Walk towards the cafeteria, Tao Yun followed her unhurriedly.

She was still unaware that Xia Meng was already plotting, and her tone was casual: “I got up quite early today, and I just happened to make two lunchboxes…”

Xia Meng stopped, turned around, looked up, her smile almost reaching her eyes.

“Really?”

“Really,” Tao Yun smiled.

Xia Meng asked again: “Where is it!”

“The Student Council office.”

The school only had a microwave in the cafeteria and the Student Council office. The cafeteria’s microwaves were mostly used by teachers, and students had to wait in line.

Since she was part of the Student Council, it was natural to utilize this privilege.

Xia Meng was ecstatic.

A lunchbox personally made by Tao Yun! She actually got to mooch off it! Why would she go to the cafeteria then? The cafeteria wasn’t appealing at all!

Tao Yun was more appealing!

And the food she made must be fragrant!

Xia Meng’s scheming only lasted for a few short seconds before she was led by Tao Yun: “Let’s go, let’s go to the Student Council office! I absolutely have to try the food you made!”

Food personally made by Tao Yun.

Heh heh heh.

This was a bento box full of love.

Xia Meng rushed into the Student Council office impatiently. When she saw a familiar figure sitting inside, her face immediately tightened, and she looked annoyed: “You only made two servings!”

Tao Yun: “Yes, that’s right.”

She followed her into the office and instantly understood why Xia Meng asked that.

There were only two servings, so why was Lin Ruoruo here!

Two servings weren’t enough for three people!

Heaven knows, Tao Yun didn’t know why Lin Ruoruo was here either. She remained composed, walked past Lin Ruoruo, and handed one of the lunchboxes to Xia Meng.

One for you, one for me.

As for Lin Ruoruo, confirming there was no share for her, Tao Yun glanced over with a cool look.

It carried a strong implication of: Why are you here?

Lin Ruoruo, chewing on a piece of bread: “???”

She looked at the lunchboxes in their hands and felt her bread tasted terrible.

She was familiar with those lunchboxes; weren’t they from Tao Yun’s house!

Lin Ruoruo dryly swallowed her bread. Saliva started to well up in the corner of her eye.

Mew, she’d known Tao Yun for so many years and never once had she brought her a meal. Years of friendship were ultimately wasted. She had only come to the Student Council office to slack off. Why did she have to suffer this kind of torment!

She was a part of the Student Council too!

What was wrong with her being here!

“You guys…”

Be human, seriously.