The School Beauty from the Next Class Insisted I Confess - Chapter 44

It was quite nice; Xia Yiqiu’s birthday was on a Saturday. Li Tian chose the evening over the noon option. She had to return on Sunday afternoon; the exchange activity, though stated as a week, would actually conclude within that week.

Some things are better said in the dark.

Today’s birthday surprise was set up at Xia Yiqiu’s house. Li Tian’s original plan was to ask Xia Yiqiu out shopping in the afternoon, and then have Aunt Li supervise the setup, watching over the delivery and arrangement of the items she had ordered from various suppliers. Although she had already accidentally revealed her plan to Xia Yiqiu a few days ago, others were unaware. She still had to go out with Xia Yiqiu first.

Li Tian and Liang Hao had known each other for a long time. As mutual friends of Xia Yiqiu, it was impossible for them not to cross paths.

She originally planned to invite a few more childhood friends to celebrate, but she thought of the people Xia Yiqiu often mentioned from the psychology club they met. She decided to ask Gao Zhi to invite them. Besides, after interacting with them these past few days, Li Tian herself got along with them very well.

Counting the number of people: Liang Hao, Gao Zhi, Han Feng, Xu Qingfeng, Liu Xiao, Feng Xiaoxiao, and others, plus herself and Xia Yiqiu—a total of around ten people. Perfect.

Xu Qingfeng woke up very early this morning. Last night, she thought about the Daoist’s words but still couldn’t figure them out, so she drifted off to sleep confusedly. Today was Xia Yiqiu’s birthday, and Xu Qingfeng, who usually wasn’t good at dressing up, planned to put an outfit together.

There was no one she could use for reference. She did want to ask Gao Zhi, but Gao Zhi wore athletic style every day. Gao Zhi wasn’t someone who loved sports, but a lucky person with good natural conditions. Perhaps Gao Zhi liked this style, or perhaps it was for convenience. In any case, these two—one old-fashioned and the other with the mind of a child—were not particularly interested in fashion.

I should have bought some clothes earlier, this thought popped into Xu Qingfeng’s mind after opening her closet.

After much deliberation, having someone to consult was better than nothing.

She rarely called her childhood friend on a weekend. “Gao Zhi, are you free now? Accompany me to buy clothes.”

Gao Zhi on the other end was not sleeping in; she was heading to Xia Yiqiu’s house to find Li Tian.

“No, Qingfeng, I have to go see Tian Tian. You know she’s going back tomorrow.” As she said this, a sudden sour feeling welled up in Gao Zhi’s heart for no reason.

“Alright then.”

Xu Qingfeng tidied up her things, planning to go to the library to read for a while first. Li Tian had announced that they should arrive at Yiqiu’s house at five in the evening. It was only eight in the morning, and the mall had just opened. She planned to go there around noon.

While Xu Qingfeng was cooking noodles for herself, Gao Zhi excitedly called Li Tian.

“Tian Tian, are you up? Can I come find you later?” In the few days Li Tian had been back, Gao Zhi had only managed to talk to her up close yesterday.

Last night, they had another (girlfriends’ late-night talk). Li Tian had been hiding something in her heart. There was always a hint of sadness mixed in with the laughter. Xia Yiqiu tickled her, and they wrestled until they fell asleep, but Li Tian kept her secret.

The sleepy person was woken up by a phone call and instantly sobered up, quickly thinking of a reason to refuse.

“Gao Zhi, let’s meet tonight.” Li Tian was afraid she couldn’t hold back and immediately hung up the phone, her hanging hair covering her eyes.

“Why…?”

Gao Zhi’s question was cut off before she could say it.

Xia Yiqiu beside her was already awake, watching Li Tian with interest.

“I say, what’s wrong with our great beauty Tian Tian? You’re back to see your girlfriend but won’t let her see you.” Xia Yiqiu was already sitting up, arms crossed, wearing a teasing expression. The pure white lace silk dress she wore made her look like a pure angel tainted by evil.

“Not a girlfriend yet, still under observation.” Li Tian’s ability to grasp the main point was good, stemming from her preoccupation with the matter. She replied distractedly.

Gao Zhi is great. But, can they really continue? There is still over a year and a half until graduation. With such a long-distance relationship, will the childish Gao Zhi wait for me? Am I too selfish to ask her to wait?

Xia Yiqiu hugged her shoulder and shook her. “Snap out of it, Li Tian. She is being observed by you, not the other way around. You hold the initiative. Why look so lost?” Xia Yiqiu was always confident about relationships; she liked to fight for them, and once she won, she didn’t worry, just like she wasn’t worried about Xu Qingfeng falling for someone else.

Of course, too many admirers making Xia Yiqiu jealous was a passive condition.

“I’m a little conflicted.” Li Tian still hadn’t fully articulated her thoughts, after all, she had been conflicted for nearly a semester.

“Don’t be conflicted. Just tell her directly. I guarantee Gao Zhi won’t refuse.”

Xia Yiqiu let go of Li Tian’s shoulder. “Now, cheer up quickly. We’re going out to have fun later.”

When Xu Qingfeng placed her noodles on the dining table, she prepared to eat. Today, she had pork-shredded noodles, which smelled delicious.

She waved the aroma towards her nose with her hand. “Not bad,” Xu Qingfeng was very satisfied with her cooking.

Maybe I’m an undiscovered chef, but it’s a pity I can only cook for myself.

Just as she sat down and lifted a mouthful of noodles with her chopsticks, Gao Zhi’s slightly wronged voice came through the connected phone call.

“Um, do you still need someone to accompany you now? I want to be with you.” If Gao Zhi’s words were accompanied by a trembling voice, Xu Qingfeng felt she might have been moved.

It’s Gao Zhi who needs company, right?

“Then let’s meet at that mall we went to last time later.” It was obviously impractical to ask Gao Zhi to wait until noon. Who knows in what corner this person might be secretly wiping tears? Poor lovesick fool, she always loved to cry when wronged since childhood.

Xu Qingfeng slowly finished her noodles and put her bracelet into her backpack. She was sure to eat out with Gao Zhi at noon today and go directly to Yiqiu’s house in the evening.

Riding her bicycle on the road, Xu Qingfeng thought about a book she had flipped through earlier. She had planned to research it further today. The book was titled One Hundred Ways to Please Your Girlfriend.

Previously, Xu Qingfeng had felt that this book was too far from her reality. Although she had already seen things that were even more distant, Xu Qingfeng, who considered herself pure and righteous and whose relationship with Xia Yiqiu was purely platonic friendship, had only briefly looked at one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight pages—maybe dozens of pages. In any case, she thought it was quite effective.

She would have time to continue reading it tomorrow.

A tearful face was clearly visible at the mall entrance; it was Gao Zhi. Because Gao Zhi’s posture was particularly funny, Xu Qingfeng asked her with a bit of teasing.

“What’s wrong, my Gao Zhi baby? Did your mom abandon you?” Xu Qingfeng’s surprisingly humorous side reappeared.

Gao Zhi stood up straight from her crouched position after hearing this. “Xu Qingfeng, do you have any conscience! I’m here to keep you company, and you’re still making fun of me.” She pretended to hit her with her hand.

Upon seeing this, Xu Qingfeng rode away, stopping at the street-side parking spot, leaving Gao Zhi with a drawn-out, “Hahahahaha.”

Gao Zhi was such a cheerful person. She stood there watching Xu Qingfeng, not intending to chase, knowing she was waiting at the entrance.

“Strange, Xu Dummy really loves to laugh lately.” Gao Zhi muttered.

They walked together, buying clothes at the mall. It must be said that Gao Zhi was better than Xu Qingfeng. Although she preferred casual sports style, she had attended many gatherings and her aesthetic sense was online, even if she couldn’t wear those styles normally.

After picking out a few outfits for Xu Qingfeng, Gao Zhi chose her favorite one for her. After all, Xu Qingfeng’s requirement was “something that conforms to the public’s aesthetic,” and Gao Zhi was the public.

Not bad, not bad, she looks so cool.

“Is this really okay?” Xu Qingfeng looked in the mirror, finding the outfit Gao Zhi chose too trendy, so trendy that she was a little uncomfortable.

The Xu Qingfeng standing before her was wearing a deep gray casual blazer with only one button, paired with a vertical striped white silk shirt inside, a dark yellow and dark red interlocked tie, simple wide-leg suit trousers, a severe-looking belt, and pure black Martens boots. Already tall, Xu Qingfeng’s slender figure could charm thousands of girls. Her medium-length hair was messy but added to her mystery, and her eyes, without glasses, held a look of confusion.

At this moment, she was the embodiment of the youthful shonen aesthetic, the type who looks deeply at a wall.

Gao Zhi looked into her eyes, a little lost. Good thing I only like Tian Tian, otherwise I’d really be mesmerized.

“It’s excellent. Don’t ride your bike later; I’ll get a taxi for you.” Gao Zhi clapped, indicating there was absolutely no problem.

“What about my bicycle then?” Xu Qingfeng wanted to refuse.

No, no, riding a bicycle while dressed this handsomely is something Gao Zhi will absolutely not permit.

“I’ll ride it back for you.” Gao Zhi’s resolve to defend beauty was strong.

“Why don’t you carry me?”

Xu Qingfeng thought this suggestion was great. As long as she wasn’t carrying Gao Zhi, Yiqiu probably wouldn’t mind.

“That works too.” Gao Zhi replied.

It was almost noon, and they decided to find a place to eat casually, watch a movie in the afternoon, and then go to Xia Yiqiu’s house.

Gao Zhi clearly felt that more people were looking at the two of them today. Well, mainly at Xu Qingfeng.

She once again observed her childhood friend carefully. She was still wearing a backpack over one shoulder, as usual, yet she looked incredibly cool, so much so that even Gao Zhi had to concede.

On the way, Gao Zhi persuaded Xu Qingfeng to go to the arcade. She hadn’t had a good game last time. Fortunately, the afternoon was free, and eating a little later wouldn’t hurt. Xu Qingfeng agreed.

Walking into the arcade and playing, she felt like she heard a familiar voice.

“Oh, Xiao Liang, can you do it or not!”

“I can!”

“You’re too bad.” That familiar, drawling voice.

Kong Qiaofeng!!!

Gao Zhi remembered Kong Qiaofeng’s “don’t appear in front of me” and was about to sneak away with Xu Qingfeng.

“Let’s go and see.” Xu Qingfeng heard Liang Hao’s voice and intended to go say hello.

“Hey, don’t go. You’ll regret it.” Gao Zhi tried to hold her back from behind.

In fact, one should not obstruct an inevitable entanglement; it will always arrive.

Kong Qiaofeng had called Liang Hao out of bed at nine, interrupting her weekend sleep. She hadn’t gone to Kong Qiaofeng’s house last night. If she refused again today, this little princess would get angry, so Liang Hao hurried over.

She claimed she wanted to impart techniques, and Kong Qiaofeng was indeed teaching, but the student wasn’t learning very well. Liang Hao felt very wronged; Kong Qiaofeng was simply a gaming god.

“Idol, how about we take a break and go have lunch first?” Liang Hao asked pleadingly.

“Xiao Liang, you still need practice, you know?” Kong Qiaofeng felt disappointed; after all, Liang Hao was half her apprentice now.

“Got it, Idol.”

They stood up to eat and happened to run into Xu Qingfeng and Liang Hao.

Seeing Xu Qingfeng, Kong Qiaofeng was a little surprised. Was this top student a bit cool today? She dismissively ignored Gao Zhi and took a second look at Xu Qingfeng.

After exchanging greetings, they decided to eat together. Hearing that Liang Hao was going to Xia Yiqiu’s birthday party tonight and wouldn’t be accompanying her, Kong Qiaofeng subconsciously felt annoyed.

“I want to go too.” Kong Qiaofeng said to Liang Hao.

“Then I’ll ask Li Tian if I can bring a friend.” Liang Hao truly dared not refute her.

Li Tian replied, “Oh, bringing family? That’s fine.” She then hung up the phone, not giving anyone a chance to explain.

She, the cold and heartless Li Tian, had strong execution, hanging up without mercy.

Kong Qiaofeng looked at Xu Qingfeng ahead and asked Liang Hao without any hesitation, “Does this Class Monitor Xu have a partner?” She had fully learned her lesson from the Gao Zhi incident.

What? Kong Qiaofeng wants to steal Xia Yiqiu’s girlfriend! A sudden, unnamed fire rose in Liang Hao’s heart. She felt this was the anger of a CP (Couple) leader.

Liang Hao, for the first time, showed off her height advantage, dominantly pulling Kong Qiaofeng into her arms and whispering, “I advise you not to have ideas about her. The consequences are severe.”

Kong Qiaofeng was displeased. This person dares to threaten me. Not bad, very interesting. She was a rebellious person.

“What, do you like her?”

How is that possible? Liang Hao didn’t hide it this time. “She has a partner, Xia Yiqiu.” This was not a lie, as it would be true sooner or later.

“Oh.” Hearing that she had a partner and that it wasn’t the person Liang Hao liked, Kong Qiaofeng couldn’t be bothered to think about the inconsistency anymore.

Both of them forgot their current posture and walked on like that.

Liang Hao’s mind turned. If Kong Qiaofeng went along, wouldn’t things be easier?

She lowered her head and asked, “Kind Idol, you’re so good at gaming. Can you promise me one thing?”

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