Just as the bus was about to reach the school gate.
Su Cheng opened his tired eyes, rubbed his drowsy eyes, glanced at the two girls' seats, and then turned to look at the streets rushing past outside the window.
Actually, he understood everything in his heart.
Liu Qingyue wasn't bad for him.
At least until now, there had been no disadvantages.
And their interactions were limited to school.
But today, Liu Qingyue actually came to his house, which seriously crossed his bottom line.
That's why he said those strange words to warn her during breakfast earlier.
Telling her not to go too far.
After all, there were times when Liu Qingyue could be useful at school.
So there was no need to burn bridges.
What would he gain from burning bridges anyway?
After all, pretending to be confused while knowing everything was true wisdom.
Thinking of this, he looked at Liu Qingyue sitting next to Xuan Ying, and she seemed to sense something, suddenly turning her head to look at him.
Such sensitivity!
Su Cheng was startled but still returned her smile.
Liu Qingyue smiled back, even blinking her eyes, looking exceptionally cute and playful.
Su Cheng glanced at Liu Qingyue before withdrawing his gaze, then turned back to look at the scenery outside.
The bus slowly stopped at the school stop, and Su Cheng grabbed his backpack and got off.
After the three of them got off
"Junior, I'm going ahead."
Liu Qingyue waved goodbye to him while running towards the school gate.
Su Cheng nodded in response.
"Su Cheng, thank you for today."
Xuan Ying said from beside him.
"It's nothing, you go ahead first."
Su Cheng gestured for Xuan Ying to go ahead.
After all, entering school together would bring negative attention to Xuan Ying.
"Alright..."
Xuan Ying understood this point, so she slightly bowed her head and walked towards the school gate.
Su Cheng checked the time, seeing that class would start soon, so he also entered the school.
The corridor was getting more crowded, with various greetings echoing around. Su Cheng followed the crowd forward, then turned a corner and entered the classroom.
And at that moment—
"Ring ring ring~"
A sudden sharp, clear, and melodious bell sound echoed throughout the building.
The class bell had rung just in time.
After the bell rang.
The classroom immediately fell into dead silence.
As he walked into the classroom, his gaze locked onto a girl with long black hair sitting in the corner organizing her desk, and she looked up at him too.
When their eyes met, Su Cheng walked by her desk and placed a pre-folded note on her desk, then flicked it into her lap.
Then, he walked with his hands behind his back to his own "king's homeland," pulled out a chair, and sat in his place.
His note said: Meet at the usual place at noon.
Li Guanqi frowned slightly, glanced at the item in her lap, then continued organizing her things.
......
During the break after second period.
Since he hadn't slept well yesterday, Su Cheng planned to take a nap during the break.
However, the topic his deskmate Gao Ye and Wang Guancong were discussing made it impossible for him to calm down.
"My cousin keeps binge eating, getting fatter and fatter. If this continues, she'll definitely become obese."
Wang Guancong expressed his concerns.
"Why not just tell her to lose weight!"
Gao Ye immediately suggested upon hearing Wang Guancong's words.
"Oh my, she's a very vain person, and doesn't feel that she's fat. Instead, she thinks she's quite light. If I tell her she's fat, she'll hold a grudge against me."
Wang Guancong shook his head worriedly.
"Then today at noon, you invite her out, and I'll talk to her!"
Gao Ye decided firmly.
"Absolutely not, she knows about our relationship."
Wang Guancong shook his head and continued: "What I want is to find a way to make her realize she's fat without hurting anyone's feelings."
Gao Ye was stunned, this was indeed troublesome.
"You know her lawless personality, if she holds a grudge, it might be impossible to change her mind for life. I'm afraid your persuasion might backfire."
The two reached an impasse, and at this moment, Su Cheng finally understood what they were discussing.
This was a task.
A task where he could repay a favor.
As someone with an IQ of one and a half Cornelias.
Eh?
How did she become a unit of measurement?
So he raised his head, turned to the two and said: "I have a solution for this."
Upon hearing this, both of them widened their eyes in disbelief.
"No way, if you go, she'll definitely take revenge on you!"
"Yeah, my little sister is best at bullying the weak and fearing the strong!"
"No, no, no, I have a good plan, you just need to do as I say!"
Su Cheng said this while looking mysteriously at the two of them, then leaned in to whisper in their ears.
......
At noon
In a private room at the school cafeteria.
Three people sat in a private room, the table full of sumptuous dishes, but no one was eating, as if they were waiting for someone
The three were Gao Ye, Chai Hao, and Wang Guancong.
And naturally, they were waiting for Wang Guancong's cousin.
"Will his method really work?"
Wang Guancong asked anxiously while sitting on the stool.
"Don't worry, didn't you say your sister is very vain?"
Gao Ye nodded and continued: "As long as we follow the plan, I feel it will definitely work!"
After speaking, he picked up his teacup and took a sip.
"She's coming, she's coming."
Chai Hao, who was observing through the door crack, quickly pulled his head back and sat in his place.
The other two heard this and immediately sat up straight, looking towards the door.
Sure enough, after a few seconds, a slightly chubby girl walked in. The young girl had ordinary looks but carried herself with the air of an arrogant young lady.
"Cousin, why did you suddenly invite me to eat today?"
The girl said, then sat down unceremoniously.
"Hehe..."
Wang Guancong laughed dryly: "I mainly realized I haven't treated you to a meal in a long time, so I thought of inviting you today."
"Oh?"
The girl looked at the table full of delicacies, her lips curling slightly: "Since that's the case, I won't be polite today."
Saying this, she sat down and picked up a pair of chopsticks, putting a piece of spare rib into her bowl and started eating.
"Come on, let's eat too."
Wang Guancong quickly invited Gao Ye and Chai Hao to eat.
"This plate is mine!"
Wang Guancong's cousin threw her chopsticks onto the plate, then pulled the best dish in front of herself.
"This girl!"
When Wang Guancong saw his cousin's behavior, his face immediately showed displeasure.
But then he thought about how her rebellious personality was caused by her parents' divorce when she was young.
So he suppressed his anger again.
Even so, Wang Guancong's face still showed some embarrassment, and finally, he used his eyes to signal to the two that the plan could start at any time.
Gao Ye and Chai Hao both nodded.
And so, the three of them lowered their heads and started eating while chatting about various topics.
Suddenly, Gao Ye spoke up: "The internet environment has been really terrible lately. I just posted a selfie with my face covered online, and people everywhere are cursing at me. The malice is really too much!"
"Yes, the online atmosphere is indeed very poor."
Wang Guancong also shook his head and sighed in agreement.
"But there are still some social platforms with good atmospheres."
Chai Hao spoke up.
"Which platform!"
The two turned their heads simultaneously, looking at Chai Hao curiously.
"I previously posted a selfie on a platform called XX."
Chai Hao paused, then continued: "Then many people commented, all of them were objective and realistic. Thinking about it now, I still feel amazed."
"I didn't expect there would still be social platforms with good atmospheres nowadays?"
Gao Ye immediately took out his phone upon hearing this, appearing eager to download it.
"Yes, after downloading, you just need to follow an account called 'XX', everyone there is talented, speaks interestingly, and it's even a place for preserving national culture!"
"The quality of users is famously high!"
Chai Hao said this while giving a thumbs up.
Hearing this, Wang Guancong quickly took out his phone too, making a show of preparing to download it.
"And there's endless knowledge to learn there, it focuses on positive values, and everyone's words are as sweet as honey!"
Gao Ye continued.
Although Wang Guancong was still playing with his phone, his gaze turned toward his cousin. He noticed a glimmer of light suddenly appearing in her eyes.
So he quickly stood up and said, "Well, cousin, we're done eating. Take your time!"
"Okay."
His cousin nodded.
The three of them walked out of the private dining room, while the young girl watched their departing figures thoughtfully from her seat, seemingly pondering something.
Then she took out her phone and downloaded an app called "XX."
After registering.
She searched for XX.
Sure enough, the posts were all identical reviews and such, even including terms like "little fairy," which made her suddenly feel that this platform might actually be a good mentor and friend.
She clicked to make a post, then found her most satisfying photo from her album and edited some text.
"Hello everyone, I'm new here, I heard the atmosphere here is great!"
Due to family rules prohibiting showing faces on social media, her face was naturally pixelated, leaving only a body shot.
No one had ever said her figure wasn't good, so she was quite satisfied with her body.
After posting, she put down her phone confidently and continued eating.
"Ding dong~"
Suddenly her phone beside her vibrated. She excitedly picked up her phone, knowing someone must have commented.
She quickly opened her phone, launched the "XX" app, looked at the replies, then slightly furrowed her brows, lifted her confused little face, and muttered to herself: "What does 'genuine big non-pillar' mean?"
Ding dong ding dong~
Suddenly her phone kept ringing with notification sounds of people replying, and she kept scrolling down.
Message after message, she could barely keep up with reading them all.
[Post something Islamic-friendly!]
[What demonic wave gang.]
[It has the same effect as wave gang]
[Why are all today's posts about the Battle of Kursk?]
"Indeed, they speak quite interestingly. I don't even understand what they're saying."
She kept reading and reading, encountering all sorts of correct, direct, pertinent, elegant, objective, complete, multi-dimensional, comprehensive, universally appealing, incisive, penetrating, militaristic comments...
Her small hand paused, then she put down her phone and lowered her head in silence.
After about half a minute, she suddenly stood up, rushed out the door, and went to the bathroom.
"Splash splash."
The sound of running water kept coming from the bathroom, while her small hand kept gripping the toilet lid. She crouched down and began to cry, crying non-stop, tears falling one after another onto the toilet, splashing countless water droplets.
.....................
Meanwhile
On a secluded lawn at school
Su Cheng and a girl with long black straight hair stood facing each other, their gazes locked on each other, as if about to perform some sacred ritual, the atmosphere incredibly tense!