Kidnapping the Female Teacher's Best Friend - Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Seeing that her emotions had stabilized, Mo Zibei stood up, “Ruoxin, I’m going back now.”

Zhou Ruoxin looked up at her, then nodded.

Mo Zibei returned to the Meng household, and Zhou Ruoxin also went out to eat.

Hearing the doorbell, Meng Yuanhao stood up to open the door for Mo Zibei. He asked in a low voice, “How is Ruoxin?”

“She’s fine,” Mo Zibei changed her shoes and walked towards the dining table, “Let’s go eat.”

“Thank goodness you went to her house. If it were me,” Meng Yuanhao followed closely beside her, grumbling, “She would have definitely beaten me up.”

Mo Zibei didn’t reply, walking over to the right side of Qu Junzhi and sitting down.

Qu Junzhi handed her a pair of chopsticks and a flatbread, not asking anything else.

Mo Zibei took a bite of the flatbread, picked up a piece of chicken, and said to Qu Junzhi, “We’ll take a taxi back to school after we finish eating.” On the one hand, Mo Zibei hadn’t cycled from home this time. On the other hand, since Zhou Ruoxin felt awkward seeing Qu Junzhi, it wasn’t suitable for the group to return to school together. It was better for them to leave separately.

“Mhm.” Qu Junzhi nodded.

Meng Yuanhao heard Mo Zibei’s words and felt a bit nervous at the thought of facing Zhou Ruoxin alone later.

After eating, it was still before six, but Mo Zibei wanted to go back to school early. She looked at Qu Junzhi, “Shall we go back now?”

“Sure.”

Mo Zibei stood up, took her backpack, and turned to look at Meng Yuanhao, “We’re taking a taxi now. You and Ruoxin can cycle back later.”

“Got it.” He couldn’t show a miserable face in front of Qu Junzhi.

After Mo Zibei and Qu Junzhi left, Meng Yuanhao tidied up his books, put on his backpack, and went to the Zhou household.

As he expected, Zhou Ruoxin did not give him a pleasant expression. Considering she was in a bad mood, Meng Yuanhao didn’t argue with her this time and quietly endured it.

Zhou Ruoxin kept a cold face the whole way, and Meng Yuanhao didn’t dare to provoke her.

When they reached the bicycle shed, after locking up their bikes, Meng Yuanhao rubbed the tip of his nose and looked at Zhou Ruoxin, wanting to speak but hesitating.

Zhou Ruoxin turned and walked away. Meng Yuanhao quickly followed. He scratched the back of his head, “Ruoxin, actually, Qu Junzhi is a really nice person, and she’s so pretty…” She’s pleasant to look at, so why can’t you stand her?

Zhou Ruoxin stopped abruptly and suddenly turned back, “You think she’s pretty?”

“Of course she’s pretty,” not only were her facial features symmetrical and beautiful, but her moist, lively, fluttering big eyes alone made people want to look twice, “It’s not just me who thinks so. Lots of boys in our school think she’s pretty.”

“Oh.”

Seeing that she didn’t seem angry, Meng Yuanhao grew bolder and leaned in to whisper to Zhou Ruoxin, “Lots of people like her and chase her, not just the seniors, but the sophomores and freshmen too.”

“How do you know all this?” Zibei wouldn’t talk about gossip like this with Meng Yuanhao.

“I play basketball with Yan Xiaoshuai from her class, right? That guy has a crush on Qu Junzhi,” he looked down at the road, “He knows everything that goes on with Qu Junzhi.” Yan Xiaoshuai acted like a spy all day, constantly keeping tabs on Qu Junzhi’s whereabouts.

Zhou Ruoxin seemed thoughtful. As they were about to reach the teaching building, she suddenly turned her head and asked, “Do you like her?”

Meng Yuanhao was stunned for a moment, then his face slowly turned red, “She… she definitely wouldn’t be interested in me.” Those tall, handsome, and excellent students pursuing Qu Junzhi didn’t get any reaction from her… He was neither tall nor handsome, and his grades were mediocre. How could he possibly catch Qu Junzhi’s eye?

Zhou Ruoxin didn’t take the opportunity to mock him, which made Meng Yuanhao feel a little unaccustomed.

Meanwhile, Mo Zibei and Qu Junzhi took a taxi and returned to school early. The moment they stepped into the classroom, they saw Qu Junzhi’s desk piled high with food, with a love letter next to it.

The two were used to it and didn’t react much. This situation had happened several times before.

Qu Junzhi didn’t read the letter and distributed the food to the surrounding classmates, reasoning that it shouldn’t go to waste.

Mo Zibei took the round black chocolate she handed over, unwrapped it, placed it in her mouth, and then took out her books to start studying.

Yan Xiaoshuai secretly watched from the side, and eventually had the nerve to ask Qu Junzhi for a piece of chocolate. Qu Junzhi gave him one, but he didn’t leave. He sat in Zhu Dong’s seat and continued to tease her.

Qu Junzhi looked slightly impatient and interrupted his playful chatter, “I want to study now.”

“Oh, oh, oh,” Yan Xiaoshuai was a bit embarrassed, “Um, my physics is pretty good. You can ask me if you have any questions. I’m available anytime.”

“No need, I can ask Mo Zibei.” Mo Zibei’s physics score was the best in the class.

Yan Xiaoshuai briefly glanced at Mo Zibei, who was focused on solving problems, and murmured, “That’s fine too.”

Near the beginning of the first evening self-study session, Mo Zibei went out to get water. She also took Qu Junzhi’s cup with her. Qu Junzhi often helped her get water, so she felt she shouldn’t always be indebted to her.

Seeing the opportunity, Yan Xiaoshuai also took his cup and quickly followed her out.

When Mo Zibei was filling her cup, he stood by, waiting. When the second cup was almost full, Yan Xiaoshuai couldn’t hold back, “Mo Zibei, can I discuss something with you?”

Mo Zibei looked at him with her eyes.

“It’s about…” Although he had been Mo Zibei’s deskmate for a long time, their communication had always been minimal, “Can we switch seats?”

Mo Zibei lowered her head to twist the cup lid, not replying.

Yan Xiaoshuai looked at her eagerly, his eyes full of anticipation, “As long as you agree, I’ll go talk to Old Luo.” He knew he didn’t have a chance now and didn’t dare to confess to Qu Junzhi. He was thinking of the “near the water tower gets the moonlight first” approach, hoping that familiarity over time would lead to affection.

“I don’t want to switch.”

“Why?”

Mo Zibei didn’t explain further, holding the filled water cups and walking back.

Yan Xiaoshuai followed behind her, feeling depressed and dejected.

Since he couldn’t get Mo Zibei to budge, Yan Xiaoshuai had to look for someone else. Eventually, he offered Zhu Dong some kind of benefit, and Zhu Dong actually agreed to switch with him. Miraculously, Old Luo eventually approved it too.

Yan Xiaoshuai moved over, which made Zhu Dong’s former deskmate, Gao Jie, quite unhappy.

Zhu Dong was just a foodie with no other concerns, constantly thinking about food all day, and he was quite honest. But Yan Xiaoshuai was different. Not only was he a playful chatterbox, but he was also constantly moving around like a monkey, which was annoying.

“Hello, classmate Gao Jie,” during the second session of evening self-study, the now-relocated Yan Xiaoshuai extended his hand towards Gao Jie with a beaming expression, “We’re deskmates now. I hope we can work together and create a beautiful future.”

Gao Jie didn’t even look at him, completely ignoring him, and continued to focus on her homework.

Yan Xiaoshuai awkwardly withdrew his hand and turned his head to look at Qu Junzhi. Before he could speak, he heard Qu Junzhi quietly warn, “Old Luo is coming.”

Yan Xiaoshuai was so scared he whipped his head around, his heart pounding incessantly. He had just moved seats. If Old Luo caught him violating discipline by chatting, getting scolded was a minor thing. He was most afraid of being moved back.

Old Luo walked around the classroom, found nothing unusual, and then left.

Yan Xiaoshuai behaved for more than ten minutes. Seeing that Old Luo hadn’t returned, he turned his face back to talk to Qu Junzhi. Qu Junzhi didn’t reply. Yan Xiaoshuai felt disappointed and finally quieted down completely.

The next few days were not easy for Yan Xiaoshuai. His deskmate Gao Jie completely ignored him. Qu Junzhi found him too talkative and didn’t give him a pleasant look. The left was an aisle, and the person in front was the studious class monitor. Now he couldn’t even find someone to talk to, and he felt thoroughly withered.

Since Mo Zibei determined her preferred target university, she had been truly diligent and hardworking. She even brought a small notebook to P.E. class. During free activity time, she would run to a secluded corner to memorize words, phrases, and sentences, ignoring everything and everyone around her.

Qu Junzhi, as always, stayed by her side. Mo Zibei focused on memorizing words, while Qu Junzhi sat nearby, randomly waving a small tree branch. Whenever she noticed Mo Zibei made a mistake in memorization, she would stop and correct her.

After P.E. class, the two walked side by side toward the classroom. Qu Junzhi glanced at her and said, “You are even more diligent now than before.”

“Mhm,” Mo Zibei looked straight ahead, hesitating for two seconds before saying, “I want to go to university in B City.”

Qu Junzhi was stunned, “B City?” Her aunt was married to a businessman in B City. Qu Junzhi’s parents always hoped she could get into a university in B City, so after graduation, she might even be able to join her uncle’s company. Qu Junzhi had previously resisted her family’s arrangements, but now hearing Mo Zibei say this, she felt B City was also an option worth considering.

“Yes, I want to go to B City, but the school I like has a very high admission score.”

“Which school?”

“XX Normal University.”

Qu Junzhi knew this school. XX Normal University was very famous in B City and even across the country.

Qu Junzhi also casually asked about the admission scores for Mo Zibei’s preferred school in previous years. Back in the class, she listed the best possible scores she could achieve in each subject in her notebook and tallied the total score. The result showed a significant gap; she couldn’t get in at all.

Qu Junzhi felt a bit depressed. She rested her head on the desk, feeling gloomy for a while, but then she came up with a brilliant idea.

After class, Qu Junzhi pulled Mo Zibei to a corner at the end of the corridor. She first told Mo Zibei her intention to also apply to XX Normal University. Then, she proposed the secret formation of a two-person study group. Their strengths and weaknesses in different subjects complemented each other, which would allow them to assist, cooperate, and encourage each other.

“If you agree, I’ll ask Old Luo to let me live off-campus and move to my uncle’s place. This way, after school, we can also discuss problems via video call.” Her uncle had previously wanted her to live at his house, but Qu Junzhi thought it was too much trouble and refused.

Mo Zibei thought for a moment and felt that this plan was good, so she agreed.

The two-person mutual assistance group was officially established. Qu Junzhi acted quickly, settling things with Old Luo in less than two days, moving out of the dormitory, and going to her uncle’s place. After school, she would go home to do practice problems, and whenever they encountered a problem they didn’t quite understand, they would video call each other. Discussing problems at home was not constrained by discipline and was indeed convenient and efficient.

After this week, the long National Day holiday would begin next week. The seniors were a special case, with the college entrance exam coming next year. Time was short and the task was heavy, so the school decided that all seniors would have mandatory classes this Saturday and Sunday.

Everyone else groaned and looked miserable upon hearing the news. Only Mo Zibei and Qu Junzhi exchanged a smile and then continued to bury their heads in their studies.

Seeing the two’s interaction, Du Chenxing shook his head in wonder. The two of them had been extremely focused on studying recently, like they were fueled by adrenaline, never complaining about being sleepy or tired, just relentlessly pushing forward every day. What was most puzzling was that they acted like allies who had formed a pact, helping, cooperating, and uniting with each other…

On the Saturday of the mandatory classes, after the morning reading session, Lin Xiaoran called Mo Zibei out, “Your Sister Mu is going home tomorrow, and she’ll be coming to our school this noon. Come straight to my office after the fourth period. I’ll take you two to eat at the faculty dining hall.”

Mo Zibei instinctively clenched the hem of her clothes upon hearing this, unable to hide her excitement. It had been almost a week since she last saw that person, and she was already deeply missing her…

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