Quick Transmigration: The Control Group in Sweet Novels

Chen Zuo felt hot all over and mumbled, "The heating is too strong, it's stuffy."

Qi Yang felt that he was acting strangely today, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was. So she subconsciously raised her hand and fanned herself. "It seems a little strange."

Chen Zuo lowered her eyes to look at the exercise book, secretly relieved that she hadn't noticed anything.

The grueling self-study session that had been agonizing for him didn't end until the afternoon. The winter wind was howling, and Chen Zuo escorted Qi Yang home, watching her go upstairs and the entryway light come on before turning to leave.

For him, the long winter vacation slowly came to an end, the chill gradually faded, and the affiliated high school welcomed the start of the new semester on time.

After a holiday of reviewing and filling in the gaps in her knowledge, Qi Yang's grades improved to the top 20 in her grade in the monthly exam a month after school started, and she was able to enter the examination hall as she wished.

The monotonous and grueling high school life continued steadily, with little change in the daily routine. In such an environment, the gossip in the class became particularly attractive.

Almost everyone in the class accepted their relationship.

The playground is most lively in the evening, when boys gather to play basketball. Whenever Qi Yang passes by the court, he will subconsciously look for a certain figure.

As soon as the people on the field saw her, a chorus of cheers erupted around them.

"Hey, isn't that your sister-in-law?"

"Brother Zuo, look who's here."

The next second, Chen Zuo will stop what he's doing.

Boys at this age are always cheeky, and the blunt, teasing shouts landed right in her ears, making Qi Yang's cheeks turn red instantly, leaving her somewhat at a loss.

At this moment, Ji Tingyu would block her way, take her arm, and walk quickly past, complaining, "These people are so rude."

Chen Zuo gripped the basketball, his expression cold, and upon closer inspection, his ears were red. He frowned, "What are you shouting about?"

"Oh, is Brother Zuo shy?"

Lou Yu teased, "Alright, hurry up and calm down. Can't you see your brother Zuo's face is practically cooked?"

Everyone else burst into laughter, and the topic was quickly moved on.

The two were not high-profile at school. Apart from walking together after school, they were preoccupied with studying, and when doing practice problems, they would keep their heads down and not talk much.

Only Chen Zuo and Qi Yang knew the truth: they had never done anything with each other except holding hands.

Lou Yu, an insider, mocked this harshly, saying, "Chen Zuo, you're no good. You've been entangled with this person for almost a year, and all you've done is hold hands?"

Chen Zuo didn't even lift his eyelids. "That's called respect."

Qi Yang is a soft-hearted girl who is easily embarrassed, and besides, the two of them are currently at this stage, so Chen Zuo doesn't want to disturb her.

"Alright, respect, brother." Lou Yu gave a thumbs up. "I declare you to be the most self-disciplined person in the affiliated high school. I respect you."

When these words reached Chen Zuo's ears, he didn't pay any attention to them, but when he was with Qi Yang, he inexplicably kept thinking about them.

His gaze involuntarily fell on Qi Yang's soft, pink lips, lingered for a moment, and then subtly moved away.

My throat feels inexplicably dry.

After this happened several times, Qi Yang gradually noticed his unusual gaze.

At first, she raised her hand in confusion and touched the corner of her mouth, wondering, "Is there something on my lips?"

A dark undercurrent churned in Chen Zuo's eyes. He shook his head. "No."

Qi Yang paused, as if suddenly realizing what he was looking at. She hurriedly turned her head, glanced around the car, and whispered a reminder: "There are a lot of people around."

Chen Zuo raised an eyebrow and couldn't help teasing her, "You mean it's okay as long as no one's around?"

Qi Yang was taken aback. Was that what she meant?

Her face flushed red. "Don't misunderstand me."

Her intention was clearly to tell him not to act impulsively.

Chen Zuohao nodded leisurely, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to you now."

Qi Yang couldn't help but avoid his oppressive gaze. Her eyes fell on the car window beside her, where the shadows of the two people were reflected.

The boy was taller, and she could clearly sketch his figure.

She inexplicably recalled the whispered words Ji Tingyu had spoken to her that day.

Chen Zuo is tall and good-looking. In particular, she had read online that guys with high nose bridges and an aggressive look like him are generally better in that area...

Qi Yang was shocked that this thing could be distinguished.

But now she couldn't help but think that Chen Zuo's nose was indeed very straight.

In her presence, Chen Zuo was always very calm, but sometimes when he wasn't smiling, he seemed a bit aloof, and a faint sense of aggression lingered around him, especially when the two of them were alone, and the way Chen Zuo looked at her.

So does that mean Chen Zuo also...?

Qi Yang quickly stopped thinking. What was she thinking? It was anything but healthy.

Qi Yang fanned himself, trying to cool the heat off his face.

Chen Zuo asked curiously, "Is it hot?"

"It's all because of him," Qi Yang said angrily, glaring at him, while Chen Zuo was completely bewildered.

*

The sycamore leaves outside the window have turned green and flourished again, and the mountain of test papers on the desk, along with the crisp sound of the pages, all fill the entirety of my youthful days.

In the blink of an eye, the height of summer has arrived as scheduled, and so has the college entrance examination.

The two-day exams came to a hasty end. As the bell rang for the last subject, the exam room instantly became noisy, and the accumulated pressure dissipated in that instant.

Qi Yang didn't know any friends in this examination room. She followed the flow of people out, found her backpack that she had left outside, took out her phone, and first replied to the text messages of concern sent by her parents.

Then there was Ji Tingyu. She told her that her parents would pick her up after the exam, and they would probably go out for dinner that night. She also complained to her that she must sleep until she naturally woke up the next day, and she wouldn't get up even if the sky fell down.

Qi Yang smiled slightly as she read this, and then another message came in.

Chen Zuo: I'll help you move your books. See you at school?

For convenience, the students' books were temporarily placed in the teachers' office before the college entrance examination. Qi Yang replied: Okay.

The June sun was scorching, and the asphalt road shimmered with a layer of heat.

Chen Zuo didn't go in. He stood in front of the convenience store at the school gate, his white short-sleeved shirt billowing slightly in the wind. He was also carrying two bottles of Coke, with water droplets running down the sides of the bottles.

Qi Yang spotted him from afar; he was looking down at his phone. She quickly walked over, slightly bending down to squeeze in and block Chen Zuo's view of his phone. The girl had soft black hair, blinked, and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Chen Zuo's heart softened, and he raised his phone, waving it in front of her.

Qi Yang glanced at the list and saw that almost all of them were classmates inviting him to go out and play during the summer vacation.

She looked away and muttered, "She's really popular."

Chen Zuo chuckled and leaned closer. "Jealous?"

Qi Yang gave him a strange look. "What's there to be jealous about?"

"I can't help but be jealous," Chen Zuo said. "But I really haven't had time to go these past few days."

Qi Yang asked, "Where are you going?"

Chen Zuo turned his gaze to her. "What do you think?"