Jiang Yumo is in Class 3.
Ningcheng Fifth High School has nearly twenty classes in each grade, but it is not the most famous key high school. The main success rate is carried by Class 1 and Class 2. Both students and teachers refer to these two classes as “elite classes”. The other eighteen classes are regular classes, equivalent to accompanying runners, with students’ aptitude and average exam scores being similar.
The top students are all in those two classes, so Jiang Yumo’s grades in her class are not at the bottom. On every monthly exam report, she ranks around twentieth place, which can be considered as average.
This building is basically for the senior year students. The first floor has multimedia classrooms and a security office, and the second to fifth floors are classrooms.
There are five classrooms on each floor, and Jiang Yumo’s Class 3 is not on the same floor as Duan Ye’s Class 10.
On the first day of school, students do not yet feel the pressure of the college entrance exam. The expressions on their faces are diverse, with some looking cheerful and some looking unhappy. Many of Jiang Yumo’s middle school classmates are also in Fifth High School. As she walks through the school, she bumps into many familiar faces, and unconsciously, she has received many snacks that were handed to her.
There are lollipops.
There are jelly, small packets of spicy chicken feet, and a few pieces of beef cubes.
When going down the stairs, Jiang Yumo also bumped into Ning Zhiyu who was going upstairs.
Unlike others who go in groups, Ning Zhiyu always seems to be alone. This time, she is also the same, walking along the wall with a few books in her arms.
Jiang Yumo took the initiative to greet her, “Ning Zhiyu!”
Ning Zhiyu looked up and met Jiang Yumo’s eyes, with a faint smile on her lips. “Hmm.”
Yan Qing and the others were walking ahead, one going downstairs and the other going upstairs, just passing by each other. Jiang Yumo and Ning Zhiyu were not very familiar with each other, just acquaintances who nodded at each other. Ning Zhiyu was in Class 2, the top student in their grade, while Jiang Yumo was in Class 3, the average-performing class…
Yan Qing turned back and saw Jiang Yumo smiling at Ning Zhiyu.
After Ning Zhiyu went upstairs, Yang Qing took Jiang Yumo’s hand and asked, “Are you familiar with her?”
Jiang Yumo shook her head honestly. “Not really, she lent a sanitary pad to me before, and I feel like she’s a nice person.”
And her grades are so good, Jiang Yumo admired such people.
Yan Qing said, “It seems like she doesn’t have many friends. During the previous monthly exams in the second year of high school, she was always alone, even when going to the restroom, she seemed quite lonely.”
Jiang Yumo smiled. “Everyone has a different definition of loneliness. Some people just like being alone, feeling free and comfortable.”
Yan Qing nodded. “You’re right.”
As they were talking, they arrived at Class 10.
There were already several girls gathered near the back door of the classroom.
It was just the beginning of the school year, and there was no evening self-study or classes today, so everyone was relatively relaxed. Yan Qing had heard about it, so other classes had heard too. Several curious girls came over just to see if the new transfer student was really as handsome as others said.
With Yan Qing and her friends joining in, the group suddenly grew larger.
Everyone was interested in handsome boys.
Jiang Yumo stood on tiptoe, trying to see inside, but she couldn’t see much. She could only see the back of someone’s head. Just as she was about to move closer to get a better look, she felt the crowd parting, and when she raised her head, she saw several boys coming from the other end. Originally, there were some students running and making a fuss in the corridor, but when they saw the approaching boys, they instinctively made way.
Duan Ye was not at the forefront.
But he was the most eye-catching one, after all, he was the tallest. Today, he was wearing the other short-sleeved shirt that Jiang Yumo had bought for him. It was a dark gray shirt, paired with black pants, which made his tall figure stood out even more. Originally, he was casually walking with one hand in his pocket, but when he saw Jiang Yumo outside the classroom, he paused for a moment, then walked towards her with large strides. His expressionless face visibly softened.
Others naturally didn’t dare to block his way.
Duan Ye came in front of Jiang Yumo, looking down at her. “Why are you here?”
He was very happy.
Although he didn’t smile, everyone could tell that he was different from before, visibly happy.
Jiang Yumo rarely came to find Duan Ye.
Both of them had phones, so they could just call or send a text message if there was anything.
Jiang Yumo felt rare guilt.
She couldn’t say that she came to see the male lead, right… What are friends for? Friends are for selling1. Jiang Yumo’s mind turned quickly, so she shifted the blame to Yan Qing, “Yan Qing said there was a transfer student, I didn’t want to come, but she dragged me here.”
Yan Qing : Ah?!
She blinked her eyes, Look at you, Jiang Yumo, you’re such a scheming woman!
Although Yan Qing really wanted to see Duan Ye get jealous, as Jiang Yumo’s best friend, both of them were conscious of each other, even if they sold each other, they would count the money for each other2! Yan Qing quickly realized and took the blame upon herself, “Ah, yes, yes, I came to see handsome transfer student, Yumo came to see you.”
Duan Ye’s lips curled slightly.
In fact, both Jiang Yumo and Yan Qing were a little surprised, because Duan Ye was not the type of student who arrived on time at the beginning of the school year.
In the past, he used to come the next day or the third day.
Who would have thought he would come today, the first day.
Jiang Yumo asked, “Why did you come so early?”
As soon as Duan Ye arrived, she forgot to go see the transfer student male lead.
“Got something to do.” Duan Ye glanced sideways at the classroom, “Is the transfer student here?”
Zhao Zheng pointed with a smirk, “That’s him. Handsome?”
The latter question was directed at Yan Qing, and Zhao Zheng touched his hair styled with hair wax, “I don’t think he’s that handsome, not as handsome as me.”
“Ew!”
Yan Qing made a disgusted gesture, “Do you boys really lack self-awareness as a virtue?”
Zhao Zheng : “…”
Jiang Yumo followed their direction and looked over—
Still just the back of someone’s head.
She didn’t know if it was her imagination, but she always felt that this guy’s nape exuded a sense of unruliness.
He’s completely doesn’t match with Ning Zhiyu…
However, the combination of a top student and a low achiever does have a lot of stories.
Zhao Zheng came over again to join in the fun. “But, Sister Mo, if you go look at other men, it would be very embarrassing for our Brother Duan.”
Men…
Ah, these people are all seventeen or eighteen years old. Why do they always talk about men and women! Don’t they feel awkward or embarrassed?
Jiang Yumo remained silent.
She raised her head and looked at Duan Ye. Duan Ye just glanced helplessly at Zhao Zheng, and it seemed that he didn’t take this small matter to heart.
“There’s no evening self-study tonight,” Jiang Yumo said, “do you want to have dinner together later?”
Duan Ye asked, “Aren’t you going home for dinner?”
Jiang Yumo shook her head. “My parents are going to a dinner party today, and I don’t want to go.”
The daughter of her Dad’s colleague is getting married tomorrow. The custom in Ningcheng is that the bride’s family hosts a dinner the night before, and the groom’s family is responsible for the formal wedding banquet on the next day. She really doesn’t like going to such gatherings, where she would be asked about her grades by unfamiliar uncles and aunts!
When she left home today, she told her parents that she would have dinner with Yan Qing and the others at the school cafeteria.
The windows of the cafeteria with skilled chefs are all closed, and they won’t be open for another two days.
The remaining open windows are not worth mentioning.
Duan Ye nodded in understanding. “Okay.”
After a few girls left, the corridor returned to silence.
Duan Ye lazily walked into the classroom, occasionally checking the time on his phone.
It seemed like he was looking forward to something, with a cheerful expression on his face.
Not far away, Zhou Ji was playing with his latest model phone. Seeing this, the student who was sitting behind him felt a little envious and tapped Zhou Ji’s back with the intention of befriending him.
Zhou Ji turned around with a cold and impatient look on his face.
The boy behind him quickly used his “survival rule” and said, “You’re the transfer student, right? I’m Liu Ming.”
Zhou Ji didn’t even lift his eyelids.
He had no intention of introducing himself, and was about to turn around when Liu Ming continued, “A lot of girls came to see you just now. Do you know who the prettiest one was? It’s Brother Duan’s woman, don’t mess with her, let alone pursue her! Oh, Brother Duan is the one sitting in the last row of the third column, next to him is Guo Shichao.”
In fact, Liu Ming was just trying to find something to say, as he didn’t know what else to talk about with Zhou Ji, whom he wasn’t familiar with. He remembered the scene just now and used it as a conversation starter.
Liu Ming continued, “Jiang Yumo, the girl that Brother Duan likes, and I grew up together since we were kids, and our relationship is pretty good. I can also talk to Brother Duan about things.”
Only then did Zhou Ji reluctantly raise his eyes and glanced at the so-called last row of the third column.
There were a few boys gathered there.
Some were playing with lighters, while others were arm wrestling.
Even without Liu Ming’s pointing out, Zhou Ji had already guessed which one was “Brother Duan”.
Duan Ye didn’t talk to anyone, occasionally glancing at the time on his phone.
There is such a thing as aura around people, and Duan Ye and Zhou Ji are people who had aura that could be seen.
Both of them were not easy to mess with, they looked similar but also different. Duan Ye’s approach and personality were not arrogant, but he had a fierceness that his peers did not possess. He kept this fierceness hidden all along. Yan Qing’s cousin, the feverish fan of novels, once said that he had the temperament of a person at the end of their rope. One moment he could be fierce and fight with others, and the next moment he could go home and gently blow dry Jiang Yumo’s hair.
It all depended on what kind of person he wanted to be.
Zhou Ji appeared to be a tough guy, arrogant, disdainful, and indifferent, but that’s just how he was.
After school, the day students gradually went home one by one, each finding their own way.
Jiang Yumo, accompanied by Yan Qing, and Zhao Zheng, who was clinging to Duan Ye, went to a small eatery near the school with four people.
They specialized in selling rice noodle hotpot, which had good reputation and popularity. The place was almost full at this time, with people even queuing up for takeout.
Perhaps because they were too busy, Jiang Yumo had told the boss not to put any scallions in her bowl, but the boss still did. She was helpless, and Duan Ye picked out the scallions from her bowl with disposable chopsticks patiently.
Zhao Zheng was eating the rice noodle hotpot, and muttered unclearly, “That guy is so arrogant. I’m telling you, he’s nothing. Just beat him up a couple of times and he’ll behave. I really want to beat him up, he’s asking for it!”
Yan Qing casually asked, “Who?”
Zhao Zheng replied with a sarcastic tone, “The transfer student that you guys came to see today.”
Jiang Yumo was stunned.
The male lead?
The male lead with a strong background, and they were going to have a conflict with him??
Has Zhao Zheng had drunk too much???
Without even thinking, she blurted out nervously, “Don’t beat him!!”
She was somewhat agitated, and her voice raised in volume.
Not only did Zhao Zheng jump in surprise, but even Yan Qing looked at her with astonishment.
Duan Ye’s action of picking out scallions paused, and he also looked at her slowly.
Oh no… hahahahaha