The School Beauty from the Next Class Insisted I Confess - Chapter 41

Everyone has that unforgettable day and time of their youth. If she had the chance, Xu Qingfeng wanted to shake off the sticky pest attached to her.

Tuesday, before the evening self-study session.

“Gao Zhi, can you please let go first.”

The fact that Xu Qingfeng used “can you please” showed just how much Gao Zhi was acting like an unstoppable cockroach, leaving Xu Qingfeng completely helpless against her.

“No way, Qingfeng, I’m so excited! Sweetie is coming tomorrow!” Gao Zhi clutched Xu Qingfeng’s arm, making a zombie-like “Jiejiejie” cackle that was quite eerie.

Tomorrow was Wednesday. The students from Fushun Middle School would arrive at Weicheng No. 1 High School. Fortunately, Gao Zhi’s class and the class next door were chosen to host the visiting students in a one-on-one reception.

Each student would select one Fushun Middle School student to host in their home for a boarding experience, which would better help them experience China’s learning environment and culture.

However, the number of students was limited, and not many exchange students were coming. Only students with good grades or lucky ones were on the reception list.

Gao Zhi was already imagining her wonderful life. Sweetie must choose her.

Online dating was different from the familiarity that came with meeting in person. Even after numerous video calls, there was still a sense of nervousness. Gao Zhi’s way of dealing with her anxiety was:

Tormenting her childhood friend, once again.

Before Xu Qingfeng could stop Gao Zhi, Han Feng in front of them had had enough and turned around.

“Gao Zhi, shut up. I’m trying to do my test paper.”

Han Feng was halfway through his English reading comprehension. There was a dark, heavy spot on his paper. Gao Zhi’s wailing had been going on for too long, and he had been holding back.

“Han Feng, evening self-study hasn’t even started yet. Oh, you can’t fail your test and not have a girlfriend, then take it out on other people!”

Gao Zhi’s words struck Han Feng’s Achilles’ heel.

He, a lonely director whose photography dream had been prematurely shattered, wanted to date but had no suitable partner nearby. Worse, his obsession with his director dream had caused his rank to drop ten places, now putting him after Gao Zhi. It was a humiliation.

Today, after a day of soul-searching, Director Han was going to redouble his efforts and catch up. He vowed to step on Gao Zhi in the next monthly exam.

Hearing this, Han Feng was enraged. Han Feng was building up steam. Han Feng was about to start an all-out shouting match with Gao Zhi.

Xu Qingfeng silently threw a jab at Gao Zhi, “Aren’t you still in the probation period?” implying that Gao Zhi was also single.

Gao Zhi, who had never doubted her childhood friend’s emotional status, became suspicious. “Xu Qingfeng, you know about this stuff? An object of probation is still an object!,” Gao Zhi adamantly insisted.

“You uninitiated bookworm, you don’t understand. This is called flirting.” Gao Zhi was right about one thing: Xu Qingfeng was currently uninitiated, but she understood a lot about what went on between couples.

Gao Zhi was an immature lover who could be dismissed at any moment. She, on the other hand, shared the most solid “friendship” with Yi Qiu.

Not wanting to say any more, Xu Qingfeng decided to adopt a shielding mode.

She entered a stream of consciousness and worked on her homework, with Gao Zhi and Han Feng’s cursing serving as the background music.

After the sports meet, Xia Yiqiu had returned to her usual trust in Xu Qingfeng’s night jogging, and she still jogged from time to time.

During tonight’s evening self-study break, Xu Qingfeng went for her usual run.

She saw Kong Qiaofeng sitting in the spectator stands on the field, playing a game. Her silver hair, illuminated by the stadium lights, was extremely conspicuous in the dark.

Strange, Xu Qingfeng thought, slightly confused. The International Department usually didn’t have evening self-study. She didn’t dwell on it, just a stranger.

Returning to the classroom, Gao Zhi finally finished her yelling match with Han Feng. The continuous kicking of chairs back and forth made Xu Qingfeng think that if they continued in the next class, they would both get a demerit.

Maintaining class order was the duty of Class President Xu. She also had to chat with Yi Qiu tonight, so she had to finish her homework during the evening self-study session.

After evening self-study, Xu Qingfeng waited as usual outside Xia Yiqiu’s classroom.

She saw Kong Qiaofeng walk up to their classroom door, the two classes separated only by a wall. Seeing the person leaning next to her, Xu Qingfeng felt that inexplicable feeling she had during her run surface again.

She had a hunch that a good show was about to start.

Xia Yiqiu came out and hooked her arm through Xu Qingfeng’s. Liang Hao, next to her, lowered her head guiltily the moment she saw the silver hair and sneaked away when no one was looking.

When Gao Zhi came out, the show officially began.

“Hey, why did you add me last night and not say anything all day?”

Kong Qiaofeng’s tone was still arrogant, with a hint of grievance.

? I don’t know! The Cantonese drama voice in Gao Zhi’s head flared up again.

Who could tell her when she had added this “witch”?

“I didn’t add you,” Gao Zhi said with a face full of sincerity.

“Yes, you did. This is my new account, and I only gave it to you.”

Kong Qiaofeng had thrown her last phone card into the lake. She was currently living in an apartment not far from the school, which happened to be close to the villa district where Xia Yiqiu and Gao Zhi lived.

Kong Qiaofeng had just gotten a new phone card yesterday morning. She had classes in the afternoon and didn’t want to overthink it, so she ate in the cafeteria. After all, the balance in her bank card required her to be frugal. Giving the new number to Gao Zhi first was a coincidence.

Gao Zhi didn’t feel honored and chose to walk away without answering.

“Hey, why are you even ruder than me?” Kong Qiaofeng chased after her, determined to get an answer. The person in front of her couldn’t use her pleasing appearance to string her along.

She had added her, so how could she not acknowledge it? It had to be clarified.

“Is your childhood friend a total player?” Xia Yiqiu teased, scanning Xu Qingfeng with her eyes, seemingly asking:

You’re not a heartbreaker too, are you?

Xu Qingfeng understood the look. She had read many books about love this semester, studying all aspects of it. The book One Hundred Looks of a Girl was her nightly must-read.

At this moment, Xu Qingfeng, the straight-A student, felt a crisis approaching and immediately spoke to clear her name.

Phew, sorry, Gao Zhi.

“I am surprised by Gao Zhi’s behavior. Whether it’s true or not, I certainly wouldn’t do that.”

Xu Qingfeng said confidently, her tone so calm that someone who didn’t know her would think she didn’t know this disgraceful person named Gao Zhi.

Fortunately, Xia Yiqiu only intended to tease her.

“Alright, I know you’re a pure-hearted simpleton.” Xia Yiqiu pulled Xu Qingfeng’s hand and walked towards the bicycle shed, her voice more flirtatious than ever.

Xu Qingfeng didn’t answer. She dared not answer “I am not.”

Actually, I’ve secretly read some… Stop, I really can’t think about it anymore. Flushed with embarrassment, Xu Qingfeng chose to delete those memories.

Cycling Xia Yiqiu home, Xu Qingfeng saw Gao Zhi and Kong Qiaofeng walking one after the other on the road. She couldn’t hear what they were saying, though she thought she caught a phrase like “It really wasn’t me.”

The bicycle was faster than walking. Xu Qingfeng, who had no intention of stopping to eavesdrop, sped up and soon left the pair behind.

At Xia Yiqiu’s front door, Xia Yiqiu got off the bike and said goodbye to Xu Qingfeng.

“President Xu, don’t forget to send me a message tonight.”

This was their nightly agreement. Xu Qingfeng would check in safely once she got home and they would usually chat before bed. Last night, Xu Qingfeng had forgotten due to sudden sleepiness, and it took a lot of effort to apologize this morning when she saw the message.

Xu Qingfeng didn’t know why Xia Yiqiu was so possessive of her friends, but she was happy to be managed by Xia Yiqiu.

Xia Yiqiu’s reminder showed that she cared about this matter.

“Don’t worry, I will.”

Xu Qingfeng replied, watching Xia Yiqiu go home. She always waited for Xia Yiqiu to enter the door, and only when she couldn’t see her anymore did she start her journey home.

Today, however, seemed a little different. Before Xia Yiqiu could open the door, it opened by itself.

“Qiuqiu, I’m back!” A beautiful girl gave Xia Yiqiu a warm hug.

She was wearing an English retro-style dress. At a standard height of 1.68 meters, the dark brown skirt was dotted with exquisite metal buttons, and she wore a suit jacket over it. Her long hair was slightly curled. Although her face looked very cute, her demeanor was more like a mature woman.

“How is it, surprised? I heard your voice from inside just now.”

In an instant, the girl looked at her with a scrutinizing gaze.

Is there something wrong with me? Xu Qingfeng self-reflected.

Li Tian guessed that the person sitting on the bicycle was the Xu Qingfeng her best friend had been thinking about.

Hmm, she looks decent, but this person is leading my Qiuqiu astray. I need to keep an eye on her.

Li Tian’s considerations were always so far-reaching.

“Tian Tian, weren’t you supposed to come tomorrow?”

Xia Yiqiu’s surprise was beyond words. The last time she saw Li Tian was during the summer vacation when she went to Country A to find her. Xia Yiqiu truly missed this childhood friend, and their way of expressing friendship was more direct than that of Xu Qingfeng and Gao Zhi.

Look, their hands met and they couldn’t let go.

“I just missed you.” These words were quite charming, making Xu Qingfeng feel a little uncomfortable. She didn’t even notice Xia Yiqiu’s way of addressing the other girl.

“Haha, you’re not just missing me, are you?” Xia Yiqiu had already told Li Tian that Gao Zhi lived in the same neighborhood as her.

“Of course I’m missing you.” Li Tian could handle all of Xia Yiqiu’s teasing. They were inseparable confidantes.

“And this is?” Li Tian pretended not to know, asking about Xu Qingfeng’s identity. The situation instantly changed from passive questioning to Li Tian’s interrogating dominance.

Xia Yiqiu was not shy at all and introduced them directly.

“Come here, simpleton.” She waved for Xu Qingfeng to get off her bike and come over.

“Okay.” Xu Qingfeng also wanted to know who this person was.

And can she please let go of my Yi Qiu’s hand.

They were all at Xia Yiqiu’s doorstep and didn’t go inside for a detailed chat. It was getting late, and Xu Qingfeng still had to go home, so a simple introduction would suffice.

“This is Li Tian, my childhood friend. This is Xu Qingfeng, my simpleton,” Xia Yiqiu said, pointing to Li Tian and Xu Qingfeng in turn.

Xia Yiqiu looked at Xu Qingfeng with a sly smile. She had noticed the jealousy in Simpleton Xu’s eyes just now, and she deliberately didn’t let go of Li Tian’s hand.

Li Tian? Gao Zhi’s former, unfinished, current object of probation, potential partner?

Gao Zhi said she was a sweet girl, which didn’t seem right, Xu Qingfeng thought.

In fact, Li Tian’s name and face did make her image easily misunderstood. Gao Zhi still thought Li Tian was a 1.6-meter sweet girl, and those harsh words telling her to study were just the sweet girl’s way of acting cute—the flaw of online dating. Sometimes, even seeing the face on video couldn’t define the other person’s nature.

A mature woman and a silly, hilarious person. Xu Qingfeng, with her rich inner monologue, almost failed to keep a straight face at this thought.

As for why Li Tian liked Gao Zhi, perhaps the initial letters and messages had made her laugh.

Chasing a goddess? Being funny is also an advantage.

“Ahem.” Xu Qingfeng pulled back the image of Gao Zhi and Li Tian standing together in her mind.

“Hello.” She greeted Li Tian.

In the dead of night, any slight sound could attract people’s attention, let alone an intense argument.

A few meters away from Xia Yiqiu’s house, standing under a osmanthus tree, Gao Zhi decided to clarify things with Kong Qiaofeng.

“I really didn’t add you,” Gao Zhi was on the verge of a breakdown.

“I don’t believe you.” The girl placed one foot on the tree, giving the silly tall Gao Zhi a tree-dunking.

Li Tian’s eyes were entirely focused on the distance, ignoring Xu Qingfeng’s greeting.

The street lamp not far away clearly illuminated Gao Zhi and the other girl’s actions.

Li Tian’s eyes held a trace of displeasure, and her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Well played, Gao Zhi.

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