The school beauty is aloof? Whatever, she has a younger sister.

Chapter 129: I'm afraid I'll have to make do with you two.

The corridor lights were on, their soft glow shutting out the night from the windows.

Zhang Muchen and Chu Youting walked out of room 703. All the way, Chu Youting kept her face down, her ears flushed red, like cherry blossom petals reddened by the wind.

Her fingers were clenched together, her small movements revealing her unease.

The two went downstairs one after the other. At the corner of the stairs, Zhang Muchen turned around and waved to Chu Youting.

"I'm going back to the classroom now, bye-bye."

"Um……"

Chu Youting slowly raised her eyes, her gaze tinged with timidity. When her eyes met Zhang Muchen's mischievous ones, her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly lowered her head again.

“Bye…bye.”

After saying that, her face flushed red, and she hurried downstairs as if fleeing the scene.

Zhang Muchen stood there watching Xiaoyouzi's figure gradually disappear at the top of the stairs, and couldn't help but touch his chin.

Little pomelo is still the most fun.

It's soft and chewy.

Although she huddled up in room 703, refusing to extend her arms, her soft, submissive demeanor truly satisfied Zhang Muchen's whims.

cough cough...

I often feel like I'm a bit abnormal...

Back in the classroom, Zhang Muchen glanced at the corner—Wang Shishi was sitting in her seat.

Beside her, Chu Jiuli sat upright, her face expressionless.

Wang Shishi pouted with a wronged expression, looking at Chu Jiuli with pleading eyes, and cautiously leaned closer to say something.

No need to guess, he's definitely apologizing for that push last night.

Zhang Muchen walked over and patted Wang Shishi on the shoulder: "Bro, why are you sitting in my seat?"

Wang Shishi turned her head, and when she saw Zhang Muchen, her eyes immediately lit up as if she had grasped at a lifeline.

"Dude, where did you go? You disappeared when we were eating."

Zhang Muchen replied casually, "Something came up."

Of course, he wouldn't mention that he had just helped Xiaoyouzi calm down and even teased her a bit.

Wang Shishi pouted, "Dude, I can't coax Jiu Li anymore, waaaaah, can you help me...?"

Zhang Muchen glanced at Chu Jiuli. The latter had a cold face, her eyes revealing neither joy nor anger, and simply stared quietly at Wang Shishi.

"No help."

Undeterred, Wang Shishi continued to whine, "Waaah, you've already hugged her, so please say a few words for me..."

Chu Jiuli slowly raised her head, her gaze falling on Wang Shishi. Her eyes were calm and undisturbed, yet they carried a silent, intimidating power.

Wang Shishi immediately shrank back, muttering guiltily, "What a scary look..."

She weakly looked at Zhang Muchen, pleading for help. However, Zhang Muchen didn't even glance at her, choosing to ignore her without hesitation.

It would be truly foolish to help Wang Shishi at this time.

Chu Jiuli was already in a bad mood because of what happened that night, and if she were to speak up for Wang Shishi now, it would be like adding fuel to the fire.

He sat quietly in Wang Shishi's seat, leaning back gently: "Before you appease your deskmate, let's switch seats."

Wang Shishi immediately looked resentful, like a pouting kitten that had been abandoned: "Cold-blooded..."

Undeterred, she poked Zhang Muchen's back with a pencil. But Zhang Muchen remained motionless, maintaining his standard dead-playing posture.

Damn, buddy.

You really don't intend to help me...

Wang Shishi let out a silent lament and could only turn her gaze back to Chu Jiuli.

At this moment, Chu Jiuli had already lowered her head, her expression calm and composed as she worked on the problem.

Wang Shishi let out a small "woof," as soft as a kitten's meow.

Her fair little hand quietly reached out and gently rubbed Chu Jiuli's thigh, her voice soft and sticky: "Jiuli~ don't be angry anymore, I really know I was wrong..."

Using coquettishness was her last resort to win Wang Shishi back. Within two minutes, Chu Jiuli slowed down. She sighed softly, looking up at Wang Shishi's tearful face.

"Alright, Shishi, stop fooling around."

Wang Shishi's eyes lit up: "You're not angry anymore?"

You have to promise not to do it again next time.

"Yes, yes, yes, Jiu Li, you have to believe me. I won't do it again next time." Wang Shishi nodded repeatedly.

Chu Jiuli gave a soft "Mmm" and picked up her pen again to look at the test paper: "Shishi, let's study."

Wang Shishi immediately sat up straight and took the test paper from Zhang Muchen's desk with a smile.

"You two have made up and switched seats back?" Zhang Muchen turned around and asked.

Wang Shishi blinked: "I won't change. I want to sit with Jiu Li. I want to study with a beautiful girl."

After saying that, she casually reached into Zhang Muchen's desk drawer, skillfully pulled out two packets of snacks, and waved them in front of him: "I want to eat snacks while studying with a beautiful girl~"

Zhang Muchen tapped her on the head with his backhand: "Are you here to study, or to steal and cheat?"

"Hehehe, I'm just teasing you." Wang Shishi stuck out her tongue.

"..."

Zhang Muchen often wanted to give Wang Shishi a good whack on the head. But then she thought, she was still the big spender for this trip to Nanjing.

Fine, let her off this time.

"Have you booked your plane ticket?" Zhang Muchen asked.

"Oh dear, I forgot." Wang Shishi slapped her forehead and quickly pulled out her phone. "I'll order it right now!"

As she operated the machine, she exclaimed with delight, "Hehehe, let's go to Nanjing for fun!"

"Cough cough."

Chu Jiuli coughed lightly from the side and corrected her unhurriedly, "Shishi, we are going to attend an academic conference."

"Yes, yes, yes." Wang Shishi raised her hand and swore, "We're going to participate in an academic exchange, absolutely academic."

After saying that, she looked down, opened the ticketing app, and began searching for flights to Nanjing.

Suddenly, she stared wide-eyed at the screen: "Huh? Tickets are almost sold out?"

There aren't many flights to Nanjing to begin with, and now there's only one flight with seats available. If it's delayed any further, even first class seats will probably be sold out.

Wang Shishi didn't dare to delay and quickly asked Zhang Muchen and Chu Jiuli for their identity information, then filled it out in a flash.

"There are only two economy class tickets left, and three first class tickets left."

Her eyes darted around, and she narrowed them.

Dude, you're tough enough to handle economy class. Jiuli, Youting, and I are all in first class.

As for Teacher Liu...

Wang Shishi blinked instantly, and the image of Liu Wuyang's squinting smile, which was terrifying, flashed through her mind last time at the convenience store.

"Teacher Liu... you are old, and we should uphold the fine tradition of respecting the young. Please make do with economy class with me."

As she spoke, her fingers were already typing a message to Liu Wuyang:

[Teacher Liu, I'm booking a plane ticket. Could you send me your ID information?]

Not long after, Liu Wuyang replied, sending her ID card and phone number along with the message.

Wang Shishi looked at the birth year on her ID card, her eyes lit up, and she quickly calculated: "25 years old."

A smile immediately appeared on her lips: "Hehe, Teacher Liu is so old..."

Just as she was happily planning to arrange for Teacher Liu to sit in a difficult seat, Liu Wuyang sent another message:
[Shishi, don't let me sit next to Zhang Muchen. I'll choose my own seat when I board the plane.]

Wang Shishi stared at the sentence, first stunned, then her eyes smiled into crescent moons.

Hehe, I'll arrange for you to be with my buddy.

She typed in the ticket information while grinning mischievously.

Nanjing, here we come!
……

(End of this chapter)