CHAPTER 343: CHAPTER 301 ZHIZHI’S BREAD

In winter, the days are short and the nights are long.

Afternoon darkness falls early. In the dim evening glow, Zhou Yuting flashed a smile so captivating it could freeze the setting sun in its tracks, leaving four boys spellbound.

"Thanks, let’s choose A then. It’s the end of the month, and no one has extra pocket money."

In that moment, Sun Zhicheng felt a jolt in his heart.

To think there exists such a considerate girl in this world, and he had never noticed before. His eyes couldn’t help but show appreciation, and his smile turned foolish.

"Hehe, okay."

Yang Qiming felt a bit frustrated, but he was not someone who acted rashly without thinking.

Understanding fully that he was on the losing side today and saying more would only have Sun Dog bring up his ex-girlfriend endlessly, he chose to endure quietly, planning revenge for another day!

He waved to Huang Caicai and lowered his voice.

"Let’s go!"

Sun Zhicheng immediately felt like a triumphant rooster, proudly lifting his head.

Where did this stray dog come from, daring to bite at me?

At the same time, he congratulated himself for hitting Qiming’s weak spot accurately. As long as the weakness existed, Yang Qiming would always be the Crown Prince, never able to turn the tables.

Thinking this, he turned his lips up slightly in a hidden smile and said as he turned around.

"Let’s go, ladies."

The car quickly arrived at the school gate, closing the doors with a few bangs.

Because Zhou Yuting gets car sick, Yu Zhiyi gave up the front passenger seat for her. She sat in the back with Sun Zhicheng and Lin Dong.

The driver, being rather laid-back, asked for the address once and prepared to start driving right away.

Sun Zhicheng noticed Zhou Yuting hadn’t fastened her seatbelt, and immediately became alert. Sitting in the front without a seatbelt is too dangerous, and there would be a fine if caught.

At the same time, he realized this was a chance to impress the girls.

"Zhou Yuting."

"What is it?" Zhou Yuting was just about to fasten her seatbelt, but replied first.

"Haha, nothing, just reminding you," Sun Zhicheng said excitedly, stumbling over his words, "to wear a condom while riding!"

The whole car fell silent.

"Huh?" Zhou Yuting’s face flushed with embarrassment.

The driver chuckled and said teasingly.

"Youngster, must be quite the life, huh?"

What life! I just tripped over my tongue!

Sun Zhicheng turned crimson, anxiously repeating himself.

"No, I meant...wear a seatbelt. Damn, damn!!! I meant fasten your seatbelt, damn...I didn’t mean that."

Zhou Yuting clicked her seatbelt into place with a snap, and the three of them sweated awkwardly like beans.

"Got it, got it."

Sun Zhicheng fell silent, looking out the window as some part of him quietly shattered inside.

.....

When Zhang Ningzhi left the classroom in the afternoon, Jiang Nian was working on a biology test paper. When she returned, she found Jiang Nian still hunched over the desk, working on the biology test paper.

She suspected he hadn’t moved at all and found it surprising.

"You didn’t go eat?"

Jiang Nian rubbed his face, looking exhausted.

"Not hungry."

That afternoon, he seemed to be on turbo, relentlessly powering through two periods of intensive physics classes. In a fit of manic focus, he completed three test papers in one go.

His energy was almost entirely drained by now, yet he kept forcing himself to continue.

Though Qingbao said it was enough to finish the extra practice by next Wednesday, Jiang Nian thought to himself to get it all done by Sunday.

That day, there wouldn’t be any biology class for their class, but the class next door had biology.

Next week, he had other things to do.

This meant that he had to complete eight basic test papers in the span of today and tomorrow, excluding the regular daily assignments.

For a normal person, this task would be impossible.

For Jiang Nian, it was nothing more than a little exhausting.

"Why are you doing test papers non-stop, even skipping meals?" Zhang Ningzhi asked, her tone filled with dissatisfaction, as she rummaged through her bag for two packs of small bread and a box of milk.

She gently placed them at the edge of Jiang Nian’s desk, brought her fingers together, and pushed them forward.

"I kept these for when I got hungry, you can have them."

Jiang Nian slumped over the desk, glanced at Zhang Ningzhi, and asked her.

"What if I don’t like bread?"

"Huh?" Zhizhi immediately tensed up, pursed her lips, and asked cautiously, "So... you don’t like bread?"

"I like it."

Zhang Ningzhi: "...."

This guy really knows how to be a jerk, she thought she would have ignored him if she’d known better.

Jiang Nian initially planned on sending Chen Yunyun a message to bring him food, to grab something from the cafeteria while returning from the dormitory to the classroom, but now.....

Seemed unnecessary, he’d just eat something after the evening study session.

"Thanks, Zhizhi."

As Zhang Ningzhi was carefully placing a small stack of folded clothes, she couldn’t help but pause at his words. Her ears turned red, and her cheeks slowly flushed.

She didn’t mind being called Zhizhi.

With her back facing Jiang Nian, Zhang Ningzhi took a light breath, bit her lip, and said softly.

"No need to thank me."

The evening study, the classroom was more noisy than ever.

Some people had rented clothes, or ordered the attire for the coming-of-age ceremony online. Some had even brought them directly to the classroom.

"Damn, look at you..... in a suit, damn impressive."

"Who? So flashy?"

"No way, the four boys in Lin Dong and Sun Zhicheng’s group are all wearing suits? Damn, you useless group leader, look at other groups!"

"Awesome, why did you guys rent clothes without a word? I thought hardly anyone would do it, but you all have outfits for tomorrow, I can’t go on living!"

"Beibei, are you wearing a traditional style dress tomorrow, oh my god!"

"Me, me, me, let me see!"

"Qipao, my god, is there really someone wearing a qipao in our class?"

The evening study... yet hardly anyone was actually studying, instead all were chatting animatedly. Everyone exchanged words, expressing admiration or being envied themselves.

Among the enthusiastic exclaims and regretful sighs of the surrounding boys, Sun Zhicheng gradually inflated with pride. He had thrown the afternoon’s embarrassment completely out of his mind.

"The class next door also has people renting suits, but the designs aren’t as nice."

Feeling the intense stares from those around him, he pulled out a small suit and announced loudly.

"I happen to know a guy who rents clothes, and they have a batch of cool small suits. I told him to save me one, and he did."

"Ah Cheng, awesome, it’s tough to rent such nice clothes."

"What, and you kept such a lucky find under wraps from your buddies?"

"Sun Zhicheng, does your guy still have any of those small suits? Our group wants to order too, how much for a set?"

Hearing this, Sun Zhicheng shook his head.

"None left."

In fact, he didn’t know any such clothing rental boss. He simply used money tactics to snatch up the small suits someone else had reserved.

As for others, what did it matter to him?

But this extra expense had to be covered by Sun Zhicheng alone. However, he didn’t care, as long as he could rent a small suit.

Speaking, he stole a glance towards Chen Yunyun.

However, he didn’t see the reaction from her that he had hoped for. Instead, she just hid sneakily by the window, fiddling with her phone, seemingly chatting with someone.

With a buzz, Chen Yunyun glanced at her phone screen, smiling.

She quickly typed a reply.

"I have a pack of Oreo cookies, want some?"

With a whoosh, the message on the other end was instantly replied to.

"Of course, Oreos or that generic brand?"

"Of course it’s..... Forget it if you don’t want them, I kept them for the evening self-study." Chen Yunyun typed, both annoyed and amused, "Want a drink? I have milk here."

Jiang Nian had one hand writing questions on the desk, the other blindly typing under the desk surface with accuracy.

"I want it, you better not drink it, it’ll make you gain weight."

"Am I fat? (angry)"

Jiang Nian: "Can’t tell, with clothes on."

Chen Yunyun: "(punching) Deleting you as a friend."