"My period has started."

"No, right? Aren't our periods usually around the same time? It shouldn't be here yet."

"..."

Hu Yu'en looked into Jiang Wanfeng's inexplicably clear and innocent eyes.

She's clearly not a stupid girl; she's thoughtful and sensitive. Her personality might be a little off, but why is she so oblivious when it comes to relationships...?

It's so unfair that someone so slow-witted can take so much from him without any hesitation.

In the past, when Jiang Wanfeng shared things about Lin Mo with her, Fox would get very excited and eager to learn everything about him.

But now, the stage of budding romance has passed. She only feels that she is the lowest of the low in his world, and to make matters worse, after being frightened once, the little fox always hunches over when it comes out to forage for food...

Now that Jiang Wanfeng has brought up the topic again, Hu Yu'en feels as if someone is tearing open her wounds and rubbing salt into them.

But... in the end, Jiang Wanfeng didn't do anything wrong...

Ultimately, it was Hu Yu'en who was dishonest and indebted... a petty person with a scheming and underhanded mentality... cunning and deceitful.

It gives off a vibe of someone realizing they've done something wrong, but still acting quite unreasonably and stubbornly...

"Fengfeng, I'm sorry, I'm really not in a good mood today."

Hu Yu'en made a muffled sound, slumped onto the table, curled her arms around her head, and pretended to be dead, face down.

When a fox leaving its den encounters a predator, it immediately darts into a rabbit hole.

"Oh..." Jiang Wanfeng wasn't very good at comforting people. He just stared blankly at Hu Yu'en's back, his finger reaching out, wanting to poke her waist as he always did, but he curled up halfway through.

I haven't decided what to say yet.

"Oh...the weather's nice today. The New Year's Eve party should proceed as planned tomorrow..."

"Holding the coming-of-age ceremony and party together is pretty good...right? Although I have exams in a few days, winter break starts right after the exams...but winter break for seniors is only a few days long..."

"Ah."

Awkwardly trying to start a conversation again, Jiang Wanfeng realized that there was a reason she had no friends: she simply couldn't talk... she was terrible at conversation. When she tried to talk to Hu Yu'en, it was usually about Hu Yu'en's problems, a way for her to vent her emotions...

Looking left and right, the proud and aloof girl ultimately couldn't maintain her pride in front of her only and best friend.

Is this considered a cold war...? How could this happen? She didn't say anything wrong, did she...?

"Wanfeng, just let me have some peace and quiet."

"Okay...okay."

Just then, a figure that looked sunny and cheerful from afar suddenly materialized; Chen Yajie ran towards them with a beaming smile.

"Wanfeng, class monitor, have you prepared your coming-of-age ceremony outfit? You need to wear it tomorrow night!"

"Wanfeng, what about yours? What about yours? And didn't you say you were going to buy clothes for Lin Mo last time?"

Someone broke the awkward silence, and Jiang Wanfeng's eyes lit up. Perhaps Chen Yajie could cheer Yu En up...

"Oh, this one, mine is already custom-made. It cost me a lot of my New Year's money, but Lin Mo... he just won't accept it."

"I chose it, but I'm afraid he won't like it."

"Oh...I see." Chen Yajie placed her delicate hand on her lips and rhythmically nodded her chin.

It seems Qingran didn't mention preparing special clothes.

That way, I can finally give my gift to someone...

Making a garment is really not easy, even with her mother's help, it still took almost two months.

"For guys, a suit is the best, right?"

"The boys in the class all want to dress more formally."

“That’s what I thought too, but Lin Mo doesn’t want it…” Jiang Wanfeng pondered, “It’s strange.”

"Hmm~ Maybe Lin Mo is a bit different?" Chen Yajie smiled, her excitement almost uncontrollable; she wanted to give the gift right now...

This is the first time I've done this without telling Wanfeng and Qingran...

Has Ya-jie turned bad? Maybe, but life is only lived once...

I never internalized the rightness or rationality of this matter; there was too little time to dwell on it. Some things you have to fight for yourself.

Even her mother was very supportive of her.

Let me be selfish for a little while now and then...

No matter what, I can't let myself have any regrets. I don't want to go back to crying alone in bed anymore. Why wasn't she the first...?

Even if it was only for a fleeting moment, if he was the one I liked the most, at least I tried, at least it was a brief moment of glory, that's good enough. Maybe, just maybe, it really touched me...

Maybe, just maybe, she'll become the most important person to me.

"By the way, class monitor? Are you resting? Have you thought about your coming-of-age ceremony yet...?"

Is a coming-of-age ceremony really that important?

Suddenly, to the surprise of both girls, Hu Yu'en's voice became stiff and cold.

"Eh?"

They initially thought it wasn't Hu Yu'en who said it, since she hadn't even raised her head...

Until Hu Yu'en took a deep breath, the pent-up resentment in her chest unable to be released, and stood up.

"It's just a formality anyway."

"It's organized by the school, and it doesn't really mean anything. They just keep discussing what to do and talking and talking... Wear whatever clothes you like!"

"It's so annoying to hear..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yajie lowered her head and clenched her small fists.

"Class monitor... I don't know why you say that, but it really means a lot to Ya Jie..."

"Well, who knows what you mean by that."

"Yu'en...you were too harsh..." Jiang Wanfeng pursed her lips, unable to bear seeing her best friend like this, and tried to ease the situation.

"So stupid." Hu Yu'en clicked her tongue. Her best friend was actually being silly enough to speak up for her love rival.

The fox rolled its eyes, finally unable to bear it any longer...

What's going on, what's going on...

Everyone else, whether they have something to hide or not, is better than her...

But the lingering infatuation and affection for Lin Mo in her heart reminded her that she couldn't be casual, couldn't act impulsively... They were still friends, this wouldn't be right...

Envy and jealousy... If this causes the situation to break down...

Foxes are inherently ferocious beasts, and disobedient foxes are even less acceptable.

She earned her attention through obedience, and her presence meant she would be abandoned at the slightest sign of suspicion; she couldn't afford to throw a tantrum...

"Class monitor...are you alright? Ya-jie might have said something wrong too..."

"fine."

Hu Yu'en lowered her eyes, stared blankly into the empty space for a moment,

If I stay any longer, I'll lose my temper and we'll all fall out...

"Wanfeng, please ask the teacher for leave for me. I won't be coming to evening self-study; I'm going back to the dorm to catch up on sleep."

"Monitor..."

"Don't worry about it, I'm just not feeling well today."

"Oh... well, then take care and get some rest."

Seeing Hu Yu'en leave so decisively,

"Ya Jie, Yu En has been acting strangely in the dorm these past few days...."

Chen Yajie frowned her delicate brows and shook her head in confusion.

"I don't think there's anything abnormal... I guess I'm just a little quieter."

Lately, during our late-night dorm talks, she's mostly been talking to Hu Yu'en... If there's anything really different from usual...

There will probably be more talk about Lin Mo now... because we're tired of hearing about him.

After all, the class monitor is the one caught in the middle... Does Wanfeng often talk to her about Lin Mo...?

That wasn't considered... The class monitor must be tired of hearing this, right?

But I can't tell Wanfeng this...

The two girls glanced at each other, then looked away, falling silent.

...

Are you sure you want to transfer to Class Two?

"Yes, I've already spoken to the teacher."

Taking advantage of the time between afternoon classes and evening self-study, Shen Yanxi ran to Lin Mo's class, sat in his seat, and smiled sweetly, playfully swaying her head from side to side.

Of course, it was with Li Qingran's permission; otherwise, she wouldn't have dared to take his seat like that.

"Can you keep up?"

"Hey~ Xixi did much better than you on the test, Lin Mo, how dare you ask me?"

Lin Mo's face darkened at this mention.

This cheat code is really weird; the boosts it gives him are always temporary. Recently, Ran Bao hasn't let him mess around with it, so his grades haven't improved much. He's barely managing to stay afloat thanks to his petty theft with Shen Yanxi...

The boost that [private instruction] provides to girls is almost permanent, and its efficiency is roughly ten times that of his...

The sky is falling.

Fortunately, with this incredible efficiency, coupled with Li Qingran's top-student tutoring, Shen Yanxi finished learning the material in just one month and caught up with their review schedule in two months.

Lin Mo then went to Teacher Ni to try and build a relationship.

Ultimately, the school agreed to let Shen Yanxi return to senior year classes. Given her excellent grades, they allowed her to attend a few trial classes over the next few days and choose which class she wanted to attend.

Lin Mo couldn't control her anymore; she insisted on coming to Class Two to join in the fun.

"What? You don't welcome Xixi?"

Is it necessary to welcome them...?

"Hmph, I'm here to see Qingran, who needs your welcome~ *sigh*!" The energetic girl glared at him, then hugged the arm of the silent Li Qingran, nuzzling her affectionately.

"You can do this until evening self-study starts, but you have five minutes left, and you must be quiet." The cool, aloof girl warned patiently as Shen Yanxi disrupted her reading time.

"Oh..." Shen Yanxi sat down obediently, but after a while, she couldn't help but peek out, "Qingran, Qingran, what book are you reading?"

"Parenting manual".

"Huh?! Isn't it a bit too early to be looking at this now..."

"It's perfect for managing you."

"...Xixi isn't a child..."

"Noisier than a child."

"sorry..."

"You're welcome."

Seeing Shen Yanxi's discomfiture, Lin Mo smiled. This scene was typical of her and Li Qingran's daily interactions.

When are you going to give me back my seat?

"But Xixi doesn't have anywhere else to sit right now... Lin Mo, should Xixi go to the back and sit with that weird-looking boy?"

"..."

Lin Mo glanced at Li Huowang, who was sitting behind him with a red face. Well, Wangzi was too abstract. No one in the class sat next to him, and there were no extra desks or chairs. That was the only empty spot for him at the moment.

"屮!"

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