Confessing To The School Queen In Front Of The Whole School - Chapter 29

Xia Meng was waiting for someone outside the restroom.

Waiting time is always boring. She lowered her head and looked at her toes, standing straight and prim, like a school kid being punished to stand.

Her back was straight, her hands pressed against her body, but soon her mind wandered, and she started rocking her feet like a pendulum. She stared at them and counted. When she reached over sixty counts, Tao Yun walked out weakly.

Xia Meng hurried over to support the wobbly Tao Yun.

Her worried look was so genuine, and her usual upturned mouth was no longer upturned: “Are you okay? Do you need to go to the school infirmary?”

Tao Yun: “…No need.”

She hadn’t even known where the infirmary was, or what the school doctor looked like, since school started, and she didn’t intend to. Seeing Xia Meng so worried, a ripple stirred in Tao Yun’s heart. It spread, influencing every part of her body; she felt like her cells were cheering.

Tao Yun looked at Xia Meng.

She reached out her hand, and Xia Meng subconsciously grasped it, afraid she would fall.

Tao Yun: …

She wasn’t that fragile.

Tao Yun was sensitive and quick-witted. She treated people politely, and many found her easy to approach, but she could always see more through a person’s eyes.

Those people might like her for her good looks or admire her for her strong abilities.

Orderly in her work, worthy of respect.

All sorts of eyes, but none compared to Xia Meng’s.

Clear and bright, they instantly reminded her of the clear blue sky. She said she liked her, but that gaze was truly too innocent. The only emotion it carried was shyness, which tinted her eyes with a film of water.

It was so beautiful she could hardly forget it.

Tao Yun felt that her liking was certainly not the kind of liking that wanted to date.

But in that instant, she wanted to date this girl.

It seemed that she was the one who fell first.

However, when she wanted to confirm if this moment of heart-fluttering was about wanting to accompany the other person all the way, that feeling rarely reappeared.

She had always been a cool-headed person; otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to stay calm in various situations.

Tao Yun gripped Xia Meng’s hand tighter.

She lowered her eyes, thinking that the moment she ran to this teaching building without hesitation, she was already not calm.

Too foolish, this kind of foolish thing.

It didn’t matter if she understood it or not; in any case, Tao Yun wanted Xia Meng to look at her more.

Xia Meng didn’t disappoint Tao Yun’s hope. She kept looking at Tao Yun, occasionally letting out a contented chuckle. Just when Tao Yun felt this person might have some feelings for her, Xia Meng’s eyes were frustratingly pure again.

Alas, Tao Yun sighed.

Xia Meng blinked, making sure Tao Yun had no intention of running back to the restroom.

See? I told you, a little fairy wouldn’t use the restroom!

System.

How does your brain work?!

Xia Meng was successful in defending Tao Yun and was secretly delighted.

One of them had already handed in her test paper, and the other had been out for so long, so they simply headed to the cafeteria to wait for the meal service.

Tao Yun resumed her goddess persona, walking in front, while Xia Meng watched the goddess’s back.

So good.

A bit like Amber Princess, beautiful, eternally beautiful—Xia Meng was also a look-fanatic. After seeing Tao Yun and realizing she didn’t need to avoid her, she stared openly.

As if this had become her privilege.

She didn’t care much about the teasing from her class. She just thought Tao Yun was beautiful, Tao Yun was the best, Tao Yun was the greatest in the world!

Xia Meng’s life was monotonous and boring.

She went to school and went home day in and day out, year after year. Her parents rarely came home and didn’t care for her, and her older brother was extremely doting.

Having family was enough.

She thought this when she was at school, without a single friend, sometimes going through an entire day without saying a word.

The change in her life was sudden.

Even with the Survival System, her life revolved around her happy and warm home. But suddenly, Tao Yun’s name was everywhere.

A bright splash of color broke in, brightening her entire life.

And it completely amazed Xia Meng.

Xia Meng wanted to understand Tao Yun a little more.

However, neither of them had revealed anything about their families to the other.

If it weren’t for a chance encounter at her grandfather’s house, Tao Yun probably wouldn’t even know Xia Meng had an older brother, and Xia Meng—she actually wanted to cling to Tao Yun and complain about her brother.

Her brother was so annoying; he was smart since he was little.

Mom Xia thought this was great; her brother could take the fall for things later. Her brother also thought it was great; he could protect his sister later.

Xia Meng thought it wasn’t good at all.

She also wanted to protect someone.

Xia Meng thought of a picture.

A little leopard facing a girl many times its size, just because the girl was a little gentle to it, the little leopard decided to protect her with its life.

Thinking of this picture, Xia Meng couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Tao Yun turned her head: “What are you laughing at?”

Xia Meng laughed and caught up, walking side-by-side with Tao Yun: “I’m laughing at the little leopard.”

Tao Yun hadn’t seen that meme.

She simply recalled the appearance of a little leopard: “Hmm, little leopards are quite cute.”

Xia Meng’s eyes lit up: “Right? Right?”

Tao Yun: “Right.”

Xia Meng: “Do you want to pet it a bit?”

Tao Yun thought for a moment, cautiously: “Want to?”

So Xia Meng smiled even happier. Tao Yun didn’t know what she was giggling about and could only watch her helplessly.

The two arrived at the cafeteria.

They were a bit early; the food wasn’t ready yet. They found a spot and sat down.

Because Tao Yun always carried a book and liked to use her spare time to study, but she couldn’t find a single piece of paper on her, she could only look at Xia Meng.

Xia Meng rested her chin on her hand, looking back contentedly.

Big eyes staring at big eyes, neither wanted to look away.

They looked at each other like this for several minutes.

The System felt it could serve as a third wheel, so:

Excuse me!

Xia Meng ignored it completely.

Seeing that it was failing as a third wheel, the System persevered.

You’ve been troubling Lin Ruoruo for so many days; aren’t you going to think of her?

Xia Meng: Hmph—

Lin Ruoruo, who was in class, sneezed.

Xia Meng would absolutely not admit that the System was a good third wheel; she thought it was riding on Lin Ruoruo’s coat-tails.

Xia Meng: “Lin… Senior Sister, what does she like to eat? Why don’t we get her food, too? We’ve troubled her these past two days.”

Tao Yun was silent for a moment.

She was probably thinking to herself that Lin Ruoruo showed up at the wrong time, even though it was Xia Meng who brought her up. She really wanted to say, don’t worry about Lin Ruoruo, but thinking of the soy milk from the morning that was thanks to her, Tao Yun offered a smile: “Eggs and sweet potatoes, I remember the cafeteria has them today.”

Xia Meng didn’t think much of it: “Oh, okay.”

So, when the cafeteria aunties were ready, Xia Meng went straight to get the food and specifically ordered extra eggs and sweet potatoes for Lin Ruoruo.

Tao Yun was sending a message to Lin Ruoruo, as Xia Meng didn’t have her contact information.

Lin Ruoruo was so touched when she received the message right after class, and she immediately replied that she was coming, then jogged all the way over. Other students were still getting their food, but hers was already ready.

She happily sat down.

Huh, why so many eggs and sweet potatoes.

Never mind, she didn’t dislike them, and there were still meat dishes.

Lin Ruoruo asked while eating enthusiastically: “You guys are so early today. Xia Meng is one thing, but Tao Yun, you’re this early too?”

Tao Yun smiled: “Eat more.”

Lin Ruoruo actively ate: “Oh, okay~”

Food couldn’t stop Lin Ruoruo’s mouth, but she didn’t continue asking Tao Yun why she was so early. She only asked Xia Meng about her exam performance: “How do you feel about this exam?”

Xia Meng: “My score will improve quite a bit.”

Lin Ruoruo: “It seems the scores will be based on the re-test scores.”

Xia Meng: “Even so, Class Eight students will have opinions.”

Her opinion wasn’t as strong as others, but she would still be angry along with them. She didn’t want this kind of benefit at all.

Tao Yun: “You just wait for the teacher to apologize.”

Xia Meng snorted twice: “I really don’t know which teacher is so wicked.”

Lin Ruoruo: “The principal is wicked too! He didn’t even stop them!”

Lu Qian, who arrived at the cafeteria a moment later, just happened to hear this sentence.

She walked over, glanced at the eggs and sweet potatoes on Lin Ruoruo’s plate, and looked thoughtfully at Tao Yun. She saw Tao Yun nod.

So Lu Qian smiled: “Thanks for getting the food. I’ll go prepare some after-meal fruit.”

Lu Qian came back with bananas and milk.

The food prepared by the cafeteria today also seemed to be slightly catered to Lin Ruoruo.

Lin Ruoruo was oblivious: “It’s so nice today, I don’t have to do anything, and there’s food to eat.”

After finishing her meal, she started eating the banana and drinking the milk.

Lu Qian: “Class Eight really got the short end of the stick this time, but your midterm progress is too significant.”

Xia Meng explained: “Because some teachers said Old Yang was unpromising and that the students he taught couldn’t get good grades, so we want to win honor for Old Yang.”

Lu Qian: “Is that so?”

She recalled Old Yang.

It seemed he was poached from another school. He had deep experience, and the students he taught, even if they weren’t necessarily highly capable, all made great progress, which was why he was poached.

It’s just that his teaching methods were different from other teachers, so he was excluded.

No matter how great the progress, it wasn’t enough in the eyes of First High.

Lu Qian quickly understood something.

She thought that her father must have understood, too, which was why he tacitly allowed the teachers’ behavior.

If that was the case, Lu Qian said: “Then you must do your best to win honor for Old Yang and show those old-fashioned teachers how great Old Yang is.”

When those teachers stood on the podium to apologize, that would be the beginning of change for First High.

Xia Meng: “Of course!”

Returning to the classroom, they found that many students hadn’t gone to the cafeteria at all.

Class Eight students had the means to have their families deliver hot food, so they simply ate in the classroom and didn’t waste any study time.

Su Hui was also studying intently. Seeing Xia Meng return from the cafeteria after eating, he showed an expression of a child whose heart is bitter and must speak out: “Unless you ate with Tao Yun, I won’t forgive you!”

Xia Meng didn’t understand what needed forgiving: “I did eat with Tao Yun!”

Su Hui: “Good, then I forgive you!”

Su Hui was quiet for a while: “Actually, home-cooked food is much better than the cafeteria’s.”

Xia Meng: …

Su Hui: “Really, next time I’ll ask them to make an extra portion, no, two portions. For you and Tao Yun to try!”

Xia Meng: Aunt Zhang’s food is also delicious! No need for yours!

But she was still a little curious about how good it was.

Xia Meng thought about how she was always with Lin Ruoruo and Lu Qian lately and started negotiating: “Make it four portions, we need two more.”

Su Hui was baffled.

He wanted to ask, are your appetites that big, you and Tao Yun? Can two girls eat four portions of food? Soon, he felt his thought was wrong; he shouldn’t be gender-discriminatory.

Four portions? Six portions are fine!

So Su Hui: “No problem!”

He didn’t ask any more questions.

If he knew that the other two portions were prepared for the audience, he would probably strongly demand an extra audience portion, especially since he had become a sponsor.

Su Hui didn’t ask more questions and continued to create his own fan theory.

Xia Meng and Tao Yun eating lunch together was very stable. As long as it continued to be stable, getting a marriage certificate would become a very easy matter.

Little did he know, their time together was much sweeter than his fan theory imagined.