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Chapter 167 Li Zhi's Hairpin

Under the bright lights of the school supermarket, the freezers emitted bursts of cold air.

Shen Yuan stood in front of the freezer, his gaze precisely fixed on the one with the highest price tag inside.

With a sly and expectant glint in his eyes, Shen Yuan turned to Li Zhi beside him and said, "Li Bao, it's rare for you to treat us today, I'm happy, and I'd like to try something special."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhi saw Shen Yuan point to the most expensive ice cream and say, "Let's take this one, it's rare to be happy today!"

Hearing this, Li Zhi, who was considering what to buy, frowned and her eyes flashed across his face.

"That's going too far."

Shen Yuan did not back down in the face of Li Zhi's rejection.

The boy's face immediately put on his usual slightly smug and cheeky smile.

"Hey hey hey..."

As Shen Yuan smiled, he leaned slightly towards Li Zhi, softened his tone, and began to draw out his words, as he began to unleash his "weapon."

"Oh dear, Zhizhi—"

Seeing that Li Zhi was still the same, Shen Yuan immediately changed his nickname.

"Li Bao, you rarely treat us, so let me splurge just this once, okay? Just this once, alright? Okay?"

Just as Shen Yuan was clinging to Li Zhi like glue, several students who were also in the supermarket nearby happened to witness the scene.

The girl's looks have already attracted a lot of attention.

Since the sports meet and the appearance of photos on the school's confession wall, Li Zhi has quickly gained many male admirers in the first year of high school.

"Hey, look at that girl, isn't she the senior on the confession wall?"

"Holy crap, it really is! I'm so much prettier in person than in photos."

"But what's up with that guy?"

"How could my senior, who seems so aloof, possibly fall for such a trick?"

"Besides, it's disgusting for a grown man to act like a baby!"

Just as these people were commenting on Shen Yuan's actions and thinking that his trick was absolutely impossible to work, something unexpected happened—Li Zhi's lips actually curled up slightly!
This subtle change left the first-year high school students speechless. They looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

Shen Yuan's coquettish manner, which was a bit cheeky and persistent, made Li Zhi find it somewhat amusing.

But when she thought about how she had done the same thing in the same place, the sharpness in Li Zhi's eyes softened.

Shen Yuan looked at Li Zhi expectantly, leaned forward a little more, and said in a still clingy tone, "Is it~ okay~?"

Seeing Shen Yuan's expectant face, his slightly cheeky smile, and his attempt to "break down" her will with a sweet tone, Li Zhi's lips unconsciously curved into a subtle smile.

Perhaps she rolled her eyes slightly, or perhaps she sighed helplessly; the "excessive" criticism was ultimately replaced by indulgence.

In the end, Li Zhi compromised.

"Just so you know, I bought this. I have to eat the first bite. If it's not good, then I'll give it to you."

Shen Yuan nodded repeatedly: "No problem, no problem, of course."

"Take this, and grab an Oolong too."

Holding two ice creams, Shen Yuan followed Li Zhi to the checkout counter to queue up.

The few first-year high school students who were watching this scene were completely dumbfounded. They looked at each other, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Uh, this... doesn't this mean the senior is very aloof?" one of the students stammered.

"Yes, I also find it strange..."

"Could it be... that guy is the senior's boyfriend?" another student guessed.

One student sighed and said, "Sigh, just as I thought, all the pretty upperclassmen are already taken..."

"Yes, senior girls are senior boys, and junior girls are senior boys too."

"Maybe, the junior is too..."

"It's too difficult..." the students exclaimed in unison.

After Shen Yuan and Li Zhi left the supermarket, Li Zhi took the most expensive ice cream in the supermarket from Shen Yuan's hand.

The pretty girl stared intently at the ice cream box in her hand, and said with some confusion, "I don't know why it's so expensive."

After saying that, Li Zhi opened the lid of the ice cream.

Shen Yuan involuntarily leaned forward slightly, watching Li Zhi's movements with eager eyes.

He was eagerly awaiting the "big spender's" evaluation.

Li Zhi glanced at his expectant yet somewhat comical expression, and raised her beautiful eyebrows slightly.

The pretty girl picked up a spoon and scooped up a full spoonful: "This bite is enough to eat a whole sugar popsicle."

Under Shen Yuan's eager gaze, Li Zhi put the expensive scoop of ice cream into his mouth.

how to say.

There's a reason why it's expensive.

Although it's the same ice cream, the moment it touches your tongue, you can feel the rich and creamy texture of the ingredients. The complex aroma of milk mixed with caramel spreads in your mouth instantly.

This rich flavor lingered in my mouth for a moment, but instead of turning into a pleasant aftertaste, it quickly settled into an unexpected sweetness, so heavy that it seemed impossible to dissolve, rapidly invading my entire taste buds, and even becoming slightly cloying.

Li Zhi paused for a moment while holding the spoon.

The slight relaxation on her beautiful face from the initial amazement was quickly replaced by a more subtle, almost imperceptible expression—perhaps surprise, perhaps disdain.

Li Zhi looked down at the ice cream, seemingly reassessing the "expensive" price.

After a few seconds of silence, Li Zhi looked up and met Shen Yuan's eyes, which were still full of expectation.

Without much hesitation, she reached out and handed the ice cream box, which she had only taken a bite of, directly into Shen Yuan's hand.

His movements were swift, yet carried a hint of being a "hot potato."

"The flavor... is too 'rich',"

Shen Yuan could hear a distinct hint of disdain in Li Zhi's voice, more so than usual.

Li Zhi took the delicious ice cream from Shen Yuan's hand: "This one suits me better."

Shen Yuan looked down at the almost intact, only slightly scooped ice cream in his hand, then looked up at Li Zhi's back as he left without hesitation.

Driven by curiosity, Shen Yuan also took a bite of the ice cream.

Well, no wonder Li Zhi was disgusted.

However, Shen Yuan's standards for food are even lower than Li Zhi's, since he can eat pork ribs stewed with oranges.

It's fine if it's a little sweeter.

Can anything be as sweet as Li Baotian?

The two strolled to the classroom door, where Shen Yuan saw A-Jie being interrogated in the corridor.

Shen Yuan and Li Zhi exchanged a glance. After receiving the girl's tacit approval, Shen Yuan rushed into the classroom, threw away the ice cream box in his hand, and immediately went to the corridor.

"Did you get anything out of him?" Shen Yuan looked at Yang Ze, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

Yang Ze shook his head helplessly, sighed, and said, "He won't answer any questions. This kid is really stubborn."

Shen Yuan frowned deeply, and his gaze turned to A-Jie sitting to the side.

Upon seeing Shen Yuan's gaze, A-Jie immediately pleaded for help as if he had seen a savior: "Yuan! Help me! I really have nothing!"

Seeing Ah Jie's pitiful appearance, Shen Yuan frowned slightly and remained silent for a long time.

After a while, he turned to Yang Ze and said, "Maybe he really doesn't have any other intentions. You know, in a sense, A-Jie is a bit of a 'central air conditioner' (meaning someone who is nice to everyone)."

Chen Mingyu was clearly not satisfied with the result, and he interjected unwillingly, "Are we just going to let him go like this?"

"Let me go, let me go!" Ah Jie shouted loudly upon seeing this, "I'm the perfect person, I'm such a warm guy!"

To prove his innocence, he even went so far as to demean himself.

"I'm a warm-hearted guy who's even worse than a dog!"

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than he saw Shen Yuan looking at him with a serious expression, and suddenly said, "I won't allow you to belittle dogs like that!"

A-Jie: ?
The next second, A-Jie saw Shen Yuan wave his hand and speak to Yang Ze.

"Since we can't get anything out of them, let's just give up."

Just as a slight feeling of emotion rose in A-Jie's heart, Shen Yuan's next words rang in his ears.

"Let's just go straight to Aruba."

The slight feeling of being moved vanished without a trace.

"I really didn't do anything! I've been wronged! I'm an innocent person!"

As Ah-Jie uttered his final words, the distance between him and the back door of the classroom grew ever closer.

Soon, the two came into close contact.

"what!"

Hearing A-Jie's voice, Shen Yuan couldn't bear it and turned his head away, then increased the force in his hands.

"Jay, just bear with it, it'll be alright!"

"Ah!" Zhuo Peipei, who was sitting quietly in her seat, suddenly jumped up as if she had been burned when she saw A-Jie being dragged closer by Yang Ze and Chen Mingyu, one on each side.

The president's actions at this moment revealed an unusual panic, even a hint of helplessness.

Almost instinctively, she quickly stepped aside.

It's clear that what A-Jie said at the cafeteria entrance had a huge impact on Pei-Pei's young mind.

Shen Yuan stood in his seat, glancing at A-Jie who was whining beside him, and at Zhuo Peipei, who was sitting at a clear distance from A-Jie.

A smile suddenly appeared on Shen Yuan's face.

This was somewhat unexpectedly interesting.

Of course, what Shen Yuan cared about most was not this, but rather having better ways to deal with Zhuo Peipei in the future.

Now that you have "The Stealer," sooner or later you'll get "The Enemy's Lover."

That's brilliant!

During his lunch break, Shen Yuan did some math problems and then went to sleep.

He was hoping to sleep soundly until the bell rang, but unexpectedly, a "ding" sound woke him up halfway through his sleep.

Shen Yuan groggily opened his eyes and saw a new task appear on the system panel in front of him.

[You wrapped the medal nicely; Li Zhi is very satisfied with the gift. Since it's almost dinnertime, Li Zhi will take this opportunity to invite you to his home for dinner.]

You accepted it naturally, and then watched Li Zhi busy in the kitchen.

After dinner, you and Li Zhi went to the study.

Looking at the completely transformed study, you can't help but think of the past. Just then, you see Li Zhi's hair clip fall off.

After picking up the hair clip, you notice some scratches on the pearls and that the clip itself is slightly loose. Clearly, it has been with her for a long time.

[Give Li Zhi a new hair clip. Reward: A portion of Li Zhi's memories.]

Upon seeing the mission, Shen Yuan immediately snapped out of his daze.

What a joke! These are Li Bao's memories!
After experiencing the memory process, Shen Yuan made up his mind to go to the same university as Li Zhi.

Shen Yuan was naturally filled with anticipation for this memory.

As for issuing hair clips...

Shen Yuan's first thought was to give Li Zhi a pearl hair clip.

After all, in Li Zhi's previous university memories, he saw Li Zhi wearing a pearl hair clip.

Since Li Zhi was still wearing this type of hair clip in the system's timeline, it naturally means that she liked this type of hair clip.

As for pearls, Jiyang happens to be a pearl-producing area.

"Let's find Sister Shui. She should have someone who knows her over there."

Small places have their advantages.

In small towns, connections are still very useful.

The older cousin's network of connections is naturally much better.

So, as soon as the lunch break bell rang, Shen Yuan dashed out.

Seeing Shen Yuan's hurried figure, Zhou Shaojie was just about to suggest going to the restroom together when he saw Shen Yuan head towards the office.

"Aha?"

Watching Shen Yuan's figure disappear through the front door, A-Jie looked puzzled.

"Did this guy go to the supermarket?"

During lunch break, there's only about 15 minutes to move around, which is theoretically enough time to go to the supermarket.

But very few people actually go there.

Shen Yuanfei quickly rushed to the office door and then glanced inside.

My older cousin is at her workstation.

Yang Yishui watched as Shen Yuanteng walked up to her.

"what?"

Shen Yuan leaned forward slightly, placed his hands on the edge of the table, and spoke rapidly, "Sis! Help me out!"

Shen Yuan forced a fawning smile, his voice low but unable to hide his excitement: "Doesn't Jiyang produce pearls? You must know reliable suppliers, right?"

Yang Yishui looked at Shen Yuan with suspicion: "What are you going to do?"

Seeing Yang Yishui's questioning look, Shen Yuan quickly added, his eyes full of seriousness: "It's my mom's birthday coming up soon, and I was thinking of preparing a biological gift for her."

"Oh--"

Yang Yishui drawled out her words, a half-smile playing on her lips.

"Is that so?" The older cousin deliberately dragged out the last syllable, and continued under Shen Yuan's expectant gaze, "Sure, that's fine. What do you want?"

"How about a necklace?"

Yang Yishui nodded: "Okay, how about the price?"

"One or two thousand?" Shen Yuan asked tentatively.

Upon hearing Shen Yuan's words, the other teachers in the office couldn't help but look up at him in surprise.

"You really have nowhere to spend your New Year's money."

Yang Yishui shook her head, then continued to ask, "Is there anything else you need?"

"How about we get another hair clip?"

"Okay, I'll send you the styles later, and you can choose which one you want."

Shen Yuan nodded repeatedly: "A style that's more youthful would be best."

Upon hearing Shen Yuan's additional request, Yang Yishui paused slightly in her work of tidying up the things.

The older cousin lifted her gaze from the table, almost with a knowing yet intrigued look, and glanced sideways at Shen Yuan.

When their eyes met, Shen Yuan gleaned a lot from his older cousin's meaningful gaze.

My older cousin must have seen through my thoughts.

A faint smile played on Yang Yishui's lips. She didn't point it out, nor did she ask if it was really a birthday present for her mother.

Instead, she added, "Indeed, my aunt should wear a hair clip that makes her look younger."

Shen Yuan smiled brightly and nodded repeatedly.

"Alright, I'll show you the styles in the next couple of days. Head back early, you have class soon."

"Thanks, sis! I'll treat you to milk tea tonight!"

Yang Yishui nodded, keeping his merits and fame hidden.

After Shen Yuan left the office, Zhou Ruolan, who was standing next to him, said with some confusion, "Shen Yuan is quite a filial son."

Yang Yishui nodded, her silver teeth clenched tightly together, not daring to say a word, for fear that she might accidentally burst out laughing.

Shen Yuan had already guessed what would happen during lunch – an exam.

There were no exams last week because of the sports meet.

The Zhou Measure is an ancestral method and cannot be changed except in special circumstances!
Therefore, the exam papers that were not taken last week have been scheduled for this week.

Moreover, the exam lasted all the way into evening self-study.

Looking at the Chinese language test papers that were being passed down, Shen Yuan was numb.

"There are only three classes during evening self-study, so we can't have two exams, can we?"

Ah Jie chuckled: "I don't think so, after all, one subject like Chinese can test me for three lessons."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Zhou Ruolan on the podium said, "You should write essays too."

Ah Jie chuckled, a bitter smile appearing on his face as he looked at Shen Yuan.

"What did I say?"

"Write, write! It's killing me."

If you were to ask what it feels like to take an exam for a whole day?
That's probably the feeling of your mind going completely blank.

Even with Shen Yuan's boundless energy, he was still somewhat overwhelmed by such mental exertion.

Even a top student like Li Zhi felt a little powerless.

So much so that the two completely lost the will to fight on their way home.

All I felt was exhaustion.

"Take a shower and go to bed early. I'll wake you up at the usual time tomorrow."

In the hallway, Shen Yuan spoke to the exhausted-looking girl.

Li Zhi nodded and said gently, "You too, don't do practice problems tonight, go to bed early."

"know."

(End of this chapter)