Confessing To The School Queen In Front Of The Whole School - Chapter 34

System: Sima Zhao’s intentions are clear to everyone on the street.

Xia Meng really wanted to be stubborn and ask what was so clear. What kind of bad thoughts could she possibly have?

It was just that seeing someone else’s photo next to Tao Yun’s had made her jealous. She then started rambling to cover up her helpless possessiveness.

She wanted to replace the second-place student’s photo with her own…

But that was the academic ranking board, and with Xia Meng’s current scores, she couldn’t replace the second-place student.

So, Xia Meng was unhappy, finding everything about that second-place student annoying.

What’s the big deal? she thought. They look plain, nowhere near as good as Tao Yun.

Even Tao Yun’s photo was dazzling, with a calm and composed expression, a slight upward curve to her mouth—low-key yet confident, and incredibly charismatic.

Tao Yun watched Xia Meng talk, gesturing wildly.

Slowly, Xia Meng stopped moving her hands and fell silent.

She asked the System: Do I look really ugly right now?

System: Your eyes look like they’re about to bleed.

Xia Meng: …

It’s not that exaggerated, she thought.

She forced herself to look away from the announcement board, pursing her lips, feeling a little lost. “My photography skills are really good…”

This person was still desperately trying to cover up.

Tao Yun chuckled softly.

She looked at the innocent second-place student again, her eyes full of amusement, not at all bothered by Xia Meng’s sudden possessiveness or the chaotic things she said in her mind.

She clearly saw Xia Meng’s inner thoughts and was delighted.

Xia Meng also started to have an idea.

Tao Yun walked over and leaned in close to Xia Meng’s ear. “Alright, take photos of me then.”

Her breath tickled Xia Meng’s ear canal. For a fleeting moment, Xia Meng felt as if she had become pregnant.

She covered her ear, her face flushing crimson, stammering, “A-any kind of photo is okay?”

System: … Do you have the guts?

Xia Meng imagined Tao Yun’s private photos.

She decided that a person’s life is bound to have one or two moments of extreme daring, and she didn’t mind using up one now.

She really wants to take them, heh heh.

Tao Yun: “Weren’t you going to replace the photo and completely overshadow this guy?”

Xia Meng: “…”

Tao Yun: “Wouldn’t a regular ID photo suffice?”

She doesn’t understand at all! Xia Meng wanted to scratch the wall. She made a long face and honestly admitted her fault: “I didn’t want you to overshadow him.”

Xia Meng knew this was an academic board, not a beauty board, and certainly not a campus belle ranking.

Xia Meng: “I just don’t like this person.”

Tao Yun: “You’re jealous.”

Xia Meng looked up, staring at Tao Yun in surprise.

How could she just say it out loud!

Ah, ah, ah, she was jealous over Tao Yun and was called out by Tao Yun! Thankfully, no one else was present, or everyone would see Xia Meng’s current embarrassment.

Damn it, she was so flustered she wanted to call a “Cringe Ride-Share” service—find someone to be embarrassed for her.

The feeling of being embarrassed right in front of the person involved.

Xia Meng’s head was buzzing.

Tao Yun couldn’t hold back; she was incredibly happy. “You forgot, you have little fans too.”

There was even a junior high girl who brought her water. Thinking of this, Tao Yun also felt a bit unhappy.

But it didn’t matter. Bringing up that girl now was very effective.

Xia Meng thought about that little fan.

She thought about Tao Yun’s group of fans.

She thought about the post she had replied to in the school forum.

Her face immediately felt hot.

Tao Yun: “It’s not only the people posted on the announcement board who are qualified to be known by others.”

“It’s just an announcement board. It doesn’t mean anything. Before passing it, I wouldn’t remember it, and even if I did pass by, I generally wouldn’t look.”

And I wouldn’t care about that second-place boy.

Whether his photo is close to mine is irrelevant.

“You’ve become someone else’s goal. You are being watched, and none of this was brought to you by the announcement board.”

“Standing by my side, you can go anywhere. You are not confined to this wall. Of course, I also look forward to you scoring second place and being posted on the announcement board with me.”

Xia Meng looked at Tao Yun in a daze.

Was the sun too strong? Were they both experiencing a bit of heatstroke?

In this kind of unclear state, certain words were about to slip out.

Why did Tao Yun point out that she was jealous? And why did she say these things to her while she was jealous?

She wanted her to stop caring about the announcement board and stop being jealous. Xia Meng started thinking along those lines, and the more she thought, the more it felt right. She felt transparent to Tao Yun, and Tao Yun’s response…

Thump, thump—

Her heart rate accelerated from her own imagination.

Xia Meng never denied that after meeting Tao Yun, she started to like her.

She craved her beauty, her person, craved her desperately.

That second-place photo on the announcement board could never have guessed that it was witnessing the scene where the two were about to break the ice.

Xia Meng even wanted to ask directly:

Do you like me?

I just so happen to have confessed to you before. Let’s be together, seal the deal.

I’m too lazy to be mushy; I want to kiss you.

Xia Meng was ready to speak, but the very mood-killing pre-class bell rang.

It was a wake-up call.

It instantly pulled her back from that floating state. When she looked at Tao Yun again, she didn’t really want to ask anymore.

Or rather, it wasn’t easy to open her mouth and ask.

Time was tight. Even if Tao Yun admitted it, there wasn’t enough time to celebrate with a kiss.

Ahem, they were at school.

Moreover, Xia Meng felt it should be done when the atmosphere was more suitable.

Tao Yun had said so much and saw Xia Meng was silent, feeling a little confused. Did she understand her meaning or not?

Tao Yun had always thought her Chinese language scores were good, and her essay scores weren’t low, so her expressive ability shouldn’t be a problem. Anyway, everything she was thinking, she had said.

Since the pre-class bell had rung, they might as well meet after school.

She would continue to work on this guy’s emotional state then.

Tao Yun: “I’ll go first.”

Xia Meng: “…Okay.”

After saying goodbye, the two went their separate ways.

Xia Meng stood in place for a while, then quickly tore the second-place student’s photo off the board, ran a few steps, and tossed it into the trash can.

Goodbye to you!

Tao Yun was hers. She had called dibs!

System:

While I won’t stop the host from dating, this is simply too much.

How innocent is that second-place student?

And why can’t she just be more direct?

After Xia Meng returned to the classroom, Su Hui lectured her.

Su Hui: “You are now the ace player of Class 8. How can you expose your strength now! If the other classes know they have no chance of winning and just go through the motions for the competition, how boring would that be?”

Xia Meng didn’t seem to hear him: “Oh.”

Su Hui: “I’ll find you a training gym. You definitely can’t train at school. You need to hide your true strength!”

Xia Meng stared blankly at the blackboard: “Oh.”

Su Hui talked for a few more sentences.

He then realized that Xia Meng seemed to have become silly. He waved his hand in front of Xia Meng’s eyes. Seeing that she didn’t snap back, he confirmed his guess.

Xia Meng was silly.

The question was, why did Xia Meng become silly?

Based on his many years of being single, Su Hui asked: “Did you and Tao Yun kiss?”

Excellent. Xia Meng was startled back to reality.

She widened her eyes: “What are you thinking about! Always thinking bad things and things you shouldn’t!”

Su Hui mumbled softly: “How can you say I’m thinking bad things? I have to face two tutors when I go back now. Can you understand my pain?”

He felt bored with himself.

Seeing Xia Meng like this, she either kissed, or she wanted to kiss but couldn’t, and was now lashing out in anger.

He returned to his seat and took out his phone, preoccupied.

#Bad news: Their relationship is making no progress#

A moment later, he received a reply.

The replier was anonymous, with no avatar or name shown. However, this person spoke with great certainty, as if they were a participant: “You’re lying!”

Su Hui replied: “My friend, I know you’re upset, but this is the truth.”

System: Pfft, what truth?

They’re about to start dating, and you’re telling me there’s no progress.

What right do you have to question me—the System who was actually present—when you just came over afterwards and saw nothing!

The System sighed, looking at its host, who had started to space out again.

What do you mean, no progress?

She discovered the relationship was progressing too quickly, found it unbelievable, and was stimulated into a daze.

Look how happy the child is.

Lin Ruoruo was right; the Student Council was getting busy, preparing for the Sports Day.

The number of students in No. 1 High School was huge. To prevent any accidents on Sports Day, many things needed to be handled in advance, leading to a shortage of staff in the Student Council.

At this time, the “Guardian Beast of the Council” and the “Mascot” also had to come out and help a little.

Xia Meng headed to the Student Council.

She lacked experience in group social situations. The last time was with Class 8 for tutoring, so she didn’t know what she would be doing later.

Fortunately, the Student Council President was holding a meeting, clearly distributing various tasks.

When it came to the Guardian Beast and the Mascot, he looked at the already-assigned tasks and fell silent for a moment.

The other heads of the Student Council departments gave him meaningful glances.

Did you see that new post?

The one saying Tao Yun and Xia Meng haven’t made any progress!

It’s urgent!

So, what should we do?

We definitely have to find a way to set them up!

The Student Council President cleared his throat, trying to appear casual: “Tao Yun and Xia Meng both have a lot going on in their classes. You two are responsible for purchasing first-aid supplies like bandages and alcohol to prevent students from getting injured on Sports Day.”

Tao Yun nodded.

Xia Meng also obediently said okay.

Then, the Student Council President handed them a red envelope.

Xia Meng: …

You use red envelopes to hold your budget?

She held back her urge to complain, took the red envelope, and then looked at Tao Yun. Tao Yun put down the book in her hand: “Let’s buy it early and get it done today.”

Xia Meng nodded: “Okay.”

The other Student Council members took their assignments and dispersed.

Tao Yun and Xia Meng walked behind.

During this time, Xia Meng was restless, still thinking about what Tao Yun had said by the announcement board. She secretly looked at Tao Yun’s back, which was the same as usual, making Xia Meng start to feel insecure again.

Was she really implying that?

The meaning of two people getting together.

Not friends, not in the ambiguous stage, but openly being a campus couple—well, it’s hard to be open at No. 1 High School; that would be provoking the teachers.

Xia Meng kept stealing glances at Tao Yun.

Even though Tao Yun was used to being watched, she couldn’t help but tense her back.

Tao Yun turned around.

The two stood at the stairwell. Xia Meng was a few steps higher. There was no one else in the stairwell. Just as Tao Yun was about to speak, Xia Meng mustered up her courage. She rushed in front of Tao Yun.

To Tao Yun’s astonished gaze, she stood on her toes and kissed her.

She had wanted to do this for a long time.

She had been restless since the morning kiss. Why did Tao Yun not wake up that time, allowing her to only kiss her forehead? It left her hanging, feeling like something happened when nothing actually did.

It was better to do it like this!

Lips met, a brief touch and separation.

Still worried about someone behind them, Xia Meng dropped back to her heels, her eyes shining as she looked at Tao Yun. The brightness was hotter than fire.

Xia Meng blinked, waiting for Tao Yun’s reaction.

Tao Yun stood still, motionless. How to put it? The separation was too quick; she hadn’t even processed it. It felt like she was kissed, but also like she wasn’t.

Looking at the expectation in Xia Meng’s eyes, Tao Yun’s gaze darkened.