The School Beauty from the Next Class Insisted I Confess - Chapter 42.1

Last Night.

After receiving Liang Hao’s request yesterday noon, the head of the Network Department quickly utilized his social network to investigate. As soon as he got the results, he immediately sent her a snarky message.

Network Department Head: Hehe, Liang Hao, it has to be us in the Network Department, right? I knew your Publicity Department couldn’t get things done.

Having to ask for a favor, Liang Hao suppressed the urge to retort.

Liang Hao: Stop the nonsense, just send it.

Network Department Head: Alright, but this Kong Qiaofeng is actually pretty miserable. Why are you checking up on her? Going to offer psychological counseling?

Pretty miserable? Liang Hao recalled the arrogant silver-haired girl. How could such a willful person have a tragic story?

Seeing no reply from Liang Hao, the Network Department Head sent the information directly.

Network Department Head: Kong Qiaofeng, the only daughter of Kong Lizhen from the Kong family in Weicheng. Her mother passed away eight years ago due to illness, cause unknown. Her father remarried three years ago. According to classmates in the international program, Kong Qiaofeng doesn’t usually like coming to class, and her relationship with the other students isn’t good. At most, she participates in foreign charity events out of interest. Since the international department management is relaxed, it hasn’t caused any problems. But recently…

Liang Hao: What about recently?

Network Department Head: Recently, Kong Qiaofeng has been a bit strange. Since returning to the country last time, she not only cut her long hair but also dyed it silver. The most bizarre thing is that she moved out of her house and is living in an apartment near the school—the one her mother gave her, it seems.

Liang Hao: Anything else?

Network Department Head: No more. Do you think I’m a deity? Kong Qiaofeng didn’t talk much to her classmates before, and after dyeing her hair, no one dares to approach her even more. This information already took me a lot of effort. (You’re too much JPG.)

Liang Hao: Alright, I’ll bring you milk tea when we’re on duty tomorrow.

Liang Hao and the Network Department Head usually work shifts together. When Liang Hao scheduled the shifts, she deliberately paired herself with him, knowing about the Network Department Head’s amazing gossip retrieval ability.

See? It came in handy.

Network Department Head: Two cups!

Liang Hao: Okay.

Liang Hao looked at the message from the Network Department Head, lost in rare contemplation. Should I just give up? She had originally intended to pretend to be Gao Zhi and tease the other party, but her conscience got the better of her.

A feeling of compassion arose out of nowhere. Will that silver-haired girl be…? Yet, the movement of her hands did not stop.

After Liang Hao sent a friend request to Kong Qiaofeng, the other side replied in seconds.

Kong Qiaofeng: You sent that quite slowly.

Liang Hao was silent.

Five minutes later.

Kong Qiaofeng: Why aren’t you saying anything?

I can’t do this. Sister Liang, I’m not ready yet. At least… at least I need to wait a night.

Liang Hao found an excuse for her cowardice, tossed the phone aside, and embraced the “out of sight, out of mind” philosophy.

She wrapped herself tightly in the covers. Heavens, should be fine, right? She looked at the light on the ceiling, a bit of white in the darkness.

Liang Hao… couldn’t sleep.

I’m hurting her this way, Liang Hao thought in the second before falling asleep.

When she woke up in the morning, she immediately checked her phone, saw that Kong Qiaofeng hadn’t replied again, and breathed a sigh of relief. But the irritation lingered.

“A-a-a-a-h, what is wrong with me?”

Liang Hao frantically grabbed her hair a few times, regretting her brainless behavior from yesterday.

Throughout the day, she constantly checked her phone. Xia Yiqiu suspected she had committed a crime last night; she not only had massive dark circles but also nervously kept staring at her phone.

“Haohao, you didn’t do something bad, did you?” Xia Yiqiu asked.

“Absolutely not!” Liang Hao suddenly looked up.

Something is definitely up, Xia Yiqiu knew her deskmate well enough.

However, she was an understanding person. Who doesn’t have a few secrets in adolescence?

Liang Hao, she might be lovesick.

Finally, during the self-study class break, Liang Hao received the death warrant.

Kong Qiaofeng: I’ll come find you after self-study.

Liang Hao, who felt utterly ashamed, saw her elaborate wall of apologies that had been building up the entire self-study session collapse the instant she saw the silver-haired girl.

Sorry, everyone, I still don’t have the guts.

Liang Hao sneaked home, pondered for a long time, and thought, Dear Gao Zhi, Sister Liang, I’m letting you down.

Then, she felt something was wrong. If she didn’t clarify this, it would hurt more than just herself; it might end up harming three people. Liang Hao made up her mind to reply.

Liang Hao: Hello, my name is Liang Hao. I was the first person to lose to you at the arcade.

Liang Hao: I’m sorry, you might have misunderstood. I am not Gao Zhi.

She should be relieved, Liang Hao should be glad for her reply tonight.

Outside Xia Yiqiu’s house. Li Tian stared at the two people not far away putting on an act.

She wanted to see what kind of scene they would put on next.

Fortunately, Gao Zhi had already reported last night that a certain silver-haired witch was inexplicably pestering her. At the time, Li Tian didn’t think much of it. It’s just verbal flirting, what else could it be?

Seeing the situation today, it was different—she had chased her all the way to her house.

Gao Zhi’s evaluation sheet: minus one point. The rest depends on her future performance.

Waaah! Gao Zhi felt extraordinarily unlucky these past few days. All sorts of trouble came her way. Who could tell her why the person in front of her insisted that she had added her?

She clearly threw the slip of paper on the table.

Maybe someone else added her? A flash of inspiration struck Gao Zhi, like grasping a life-saving straw.

“Witch, no, heroine, please let go of my foot first. How about we verify it on the spot?” Gao Zhi negotiated in a conciliatory tone.

“How do we verify it? I told you I only gave it to you. I’m a little disappointed in you now.” Kong Qiaofeng insisted that Gao Zhi was just messing with her.

Now, Kong Qiaofeng was finding Gao Zhi somewhat annoying.

I can’t stay here anymore. She’s comfortable, but I’m not! Gao Zhi slipped away from the side and then stood firm.

“This is my account.” Gao Zhi took out her phone and showed the account page to Kong Qiaofeng.

“Wait a moment, compare the account with your phone, and you’ll know if it’s me.”

Gao Zhi held her head high, very pleased. This time, don’t even think about falsely accusing me.

“How do I know if you don’t have two phone numbers? What if you used another phone to send it?”

Kong Qiaofeng retracted her foot, patted her clothes, and still took out her own phone, planning to shove it in the other person’s face.

Shameless person, be ashamed!

The moment the screen lit up, Kong Qiaofeng felt that she might have truly misunderstood Gao Zhi.

“Hello, my name is Liang Hao.” These few words stunned the little tyrant who was usually fearless.

She had followed Gao Zhi the whole way; Gao Zhi absolutely had no time to send her a message.

It really wasn’t her…

Recalling her actions along the way, Kong Qiaofeng felt embarrassed. She clicked on the chat box.

Kong Qiaofeng: Say your name again.

Liang Hao: My name is Liang Hao.

She looked up at Gao Zhi, who hadn’t moved at all during this time.

Heh, Kong Qiaofeng didn’t have time to worry about whose fault it was.

She was completely unashamed, touched her hair, and still used a firm tone to convince herself and Gao Zhi.

“I’m here to take you home today. No need to thank me.”

Kong Qiaofeng turned to leave, and Gao Zhi opposite her was speechless.

Take me home?

Does this witch have a screw loose?

“Student, you won’t need to take her home anymore.” A clear, cold voice arrived, and Gao Zhi’s eyes lit up at the sight of the person she had missed day and night.

Li Tian and the other two walked up to them. Xu Qingfeng watched the show from the side, completely at ease.

“I’ll take her home if I want to. Are you going to stop me?” Kong Qiaofeng raised an eyebrow.

“Can I stop you? Gao, Le, Gao?”

Li Tian glanced lazily at the unreliable Gao Zhi. The last three words were spoken with emphasis, making Gao Zhi’s heart skip a beat.

“You can, you can.” Gao Zhi nodded her head like a rattle-drum.

“Student Kong, this is my girlfriend.” Gao Zhi introduced her to Kong Qiaofeng.

“Hmm?”

Li Tian looked at Gao Zhi, reminding her to mind her status.

Fine, Gao Zhi paused, lowering her head in disappointment. “I’m still in the probation period right now.”

“But I will be again someday.” Gao Zhi never gives up easily on the people and things she is sure of.

After months of reflection, she knew she was still a bit childish. Tian Tian felt she couldn’t be responsible for their future, but she would prove it with her actions.

Her feelings for Li Tian were definitely not based on lust or a temporary fling.

Well, perhaps there was still a tiny bit of being fooled by beauty.

It was just that when she saw Tian Tian, she felt a little unfamiliar. Why is Tian Tian so tall? She took another look.

Huh?

The person with a completely mature and elegant vibe in front of her was slightly different from the style she had envisioned for her Tian Tian.

But equally beautiful. Tian Tian is good no matter what.

Having had enough of the two of them exchanging glances, Kong Qiaofeng decided to give up on this “married woman.”

“Alright, shut up. Don’t ever appear in front of me again.”

Kong Qiaofeng pointed at Gao Zhi and said.

There are thousands of flowers in the world; why fixate on one? Other bees collect nectar from several flowers. Kong Qiaofeng is not a person who belittles herself.

Besides, what is urgent now is to go home and question that “Liang Hao” fraud. She left with a swagger.

The scene now focused on Gao Zhi and Li Tian.

“Tian Tian, why are you back early? Did you miss me?”

Gao Zhi asked shamelessly. She had been lamenting her unfortunate day just before, but the moment she saw Li Tian, she felt that if she had to experience misfortune to meet her, she would forever remain high-spirited.

“Would I miss you? Know your place, Gao Zhi.” Li Tian said, though she didn’t mean it.

Although Gao Zhi didn’t mean to, Li Tian’s good mood for the day was completely gone. Besides, now that she had seen Gao Zhi, it was time to talk to her best friend.

She took Xia Yiqiu’s hand and walked toward the Xia residence, closing the door.

“Bang.”

Xu Qingfeng felt like she had suffered unwarranted disaster. What she needed to do now was quickly leave, or Gao Zhi would cling to her, and she could forget about going home.

“I’m leaving, Gao Zhi.”

Xu Qingfeng politely said goodbye to her childhood friend and left mercilessly.

Seeing the indifference of both of them, Gao Zhi put on a long face.

God, you are still unfair to me!

Back home, Xu Qingfeng immediately messaged Xia Yiqiu to report her safe arrival.

Xia Yiqiu, upon receiving the message, ignored her best friend’s chatter in her ear.

Li Tian: cute face, elegant demeanor, usually clumsy, loves to talk a lot. A very complex person.

Xia Yiqiu replied: “Got it.”

“Yiqiu, who are you chatting with?” Li Tian winked. “Your simpleton?”

Xia Yiqiu patted Li Tian. “Why wouldn’t I be? This simpleton is just slow to catch on, not as brave as your Gao Zhi.”

“Let me tell you, it’ll happen soon. I told Gao Zhi your birthday recently, so Xu Qingfeng will know. Just wait for the surprise,” Li Tian said.

“Maybe,” Xia Yiqiu wasn’t expecting it. As long as the bookworm doesn’t give her a book.

“By the way, I wasn’t going to mention it, but do you really not remember?” Xia Yiqiu pressed.

“Remember what?” Li Tian was confused, sipping her orange juice.

“Look closely at Gao Zhi and Xu Qingfeng’s faces. Don’t they look familiar?”

“Hmm…” Li Tian rummaged through her memories. They did look somewhat familiar, but it felt like a very long time ago.

“The chatterbox who smiled foolishly at you when you were five,” Xia Yiqiu emphasized the attribute “chatterbox.”

Li Tian, who had been addressed, controlled the urge to spit out her orange juice. Elegance was the etiquette of Classical High School. It was years of cultivation that had suppressed Li Tian’s inherent liveliness.

However, one chatterbox is always attracted to another, even if she appears to be a cold, elegant woman on the surface.

“It really is fate,” Li Tian sighed.

“You two are almost the same.”

“Maybe.”

The next day, before morning self-study.

Xu Qingfeng, who arrived early at the classroom, saw a quiet Gao Zhi studying.

Such silence must mean something is up.

Sitting in her chair, she noticed the person next to her holding an upside-down book, her mind clearly drifting far away.

“Hey, what’s wrong?”

Xu Qingfeng asked Gao Zhi with a slightly puzzled tone. She felt it was necessary to care about her childhood friend.

“Don’t mind me, I’m thinking.” Gao Zhi pretended to be profound.

Alright then, Xu Qingfeng took out her textbook and started to preview the lesson.

Every student who came in today was talking about the exchange students from Country A. In another hour or two, the exchange students would arrive, be assigned to their class and the class next door, and they would accompany them to cultural activities during this period. As for home-stay accommodation, it would depend on the exchange students’ choice.

Why could Li Tian come back early? She’s Chinese. Why would there be restrictions on her returning to her hometown?

The specifics of the activities had been posted in the class group. Sigh, we have to go mountain climbing again, the students collectively sighed.

Weicheng’s Fengqing Mountain is a famous Taoist sacred site, so how could the students of Weicheng No. 1 High School not have climbed it?

Sometimes, living in a city with a famous scenic spot is not a good thing. When your friends and relatives visit, you have to entertain them, and the location is inevitably that same spot you’ve been to countless times.

“Are you really not going to ask?” Gao Zhi leaned over and asked Xu Qingfeng.

Xu Qingfeng was silent.

“How about you ask again?”

Xu Qingfeng stopped turning the pages of her book. I’ll listen, she said, “So?”

“Ugh, I don’t want to say.” Gao Zhi answered in an irritating manner.

Xu Qingfeng gave her childhood friend a sideways eye roll. Was my brain kicked for me to ask Gao Zhi?

After bothering her for a few minutes and seeing no one paid attention, Gao Zhi moved closer and began talking to herself.

“How about I tell you?” Xu Qingfeng firmly refused to look at her, but this didn’t stop Gao Zhi from recounting her thoughts.

“You’d say I’m quite pretty.”

Shameless.

“I’m quite tall.”

So narcissistic.

“Tian Tian definitely likes me.”

Extremely shameless.

“I…”

“Tian Tian has no reason not to choose me.”

Xu Qingfeng was completely speechless.

Xu Qingfeng had a response to every single one of Gao Zhi’s statements in her mind.

To summarize, after hearing Li Tian’s words yesterday, the narcissistic Gao Zhi believed that Li Tian must miss her. However, Gao Zhi was really unsure whether Li Tian would choose her home for the host family.

President Xia’s best friend, she believed, was her biggest competitor.

“Xu Qingfeng, do you remember what you said during the Mid-Autumn Festival?” Gao Zhi said sinisterly, hinting at Xu Qingfeng’s promise that time to grant her one wish.

This is outrageous! Xu Qingfeng felt Gao Zhi was starting to force her, but she had to be responsible for her promise.

“So, what do you want me to do?” Xu Qingfeng turned sideways, supporting her head with one arm, and asked the opposite person who was already grinning slyly.

“Hehe.”

“Help me plead my case and ask President Xia to give up on having Tian Tian stay at her house,” Gao Zhi said to Xu Qingfeng in a fawning tone.

“I refuse.”

Xu Qingfeng turned her head, mercilessly. Setting aside the fact that Li Tian had already been comfortably staying at Xia Yiqiu’s house yesterday, she would not do anything to make things difficult for Yiqiu.

“Simpleton Xu, you can’t go back on your word!” Gao Zhi felt her plan had failed. I should have exchanged wishes with Liang Hao back then.

“Tell me your idea next time,” Xu Qingfeng left this sentence and buried herself back in her reading.

9:00 AM, after the first class, during the break.

As soon as the break started, the corridor outside was lined with people.

“Look, their school uniforms—did they change them? They look quite nice,” a girl said to her best friend, pointing to the Fushun Middle School students taking photos under the welcoming banner downstairs.

Fushun Middle School comes for exchange every year, and last year when they were in tenth grade, they had seen the uniforms of the Country A students.

“I’m jealous, I’m jealous, but ours aren’t bad either,” the girl’s best friend said proudly.

Weicheng No. 1 High School’s uniforms were mainly black and white, giving them a high-class look. They look especially good on Yiqiu, Xu Qingfeng sighed.

Li Tian was the most eye-catching person walking among them. “Hiss.” The girl exclaimed in surprise.

“Look, that girl is so pretty she doesn’t even look like she’s from Country A. She’s comparable to Class President Xia next door.”

The girl genuinely praised Li Tian’s beauty.

Xu Qingfeng glanced at Gao Zhi beside her.

Excellent. Lovesick idiot. She’s practically drooling.

Unable to stand it, she tapped Gao Zhi’s head with her hand. “Watch your image.”

“Ah—, why did you hit me?” Seeing Gao Zhi finally wake up, Xu Qingfeng walked back into the classroom with satisfaction.

Now was not the time for Gao Zhi’s long-anticipated reunion and chat. The Country A students still had to go to the conference room to listen to the leaders’ speeches.

Around ten o’clock, Liu Li informed them that half of the exchange students would come to their class. To Gao Zhi’s disappointment, Li Tian was in the science class next door.

It’s over, Gao Zhi was crestfallen. Now, there was no chance of her staying at her house. She wouldn’t even have a turn, and they might not even be together for the exchange activities.

Seeing her best friend’s dejected look, Xu Qingfeng thought she should comfort her, or she would have to listen to her endless complaints and cries all day.

“Gao Zhi, at least you can go climb Fengqing Mountain together.”

The mountain climbing activity was shared. Students from both the arts and science classes, along with the exchange students, would take the same bus. Many students didn’t see this as a benefit; after all, who hadn’t climbed Fengqing Mountain?

Xu Qingfeng’s leisurely face also broke into a smile as she said this. At that time, she could also be with Yiqiu.

“Fine,” Gao Zhi had no choice.