They are in their final year of high school and are heavily dependent on me.

Of course, she wasn't jealous; this kind of feeling is normal, after all, Lin Mo was clearly her suitor, yet he was being ambiguous with other girls in front of her.

You could say he gets along well with girls, but this action seems more like he's demonstrating his value as a man:

'Look, I get along well with so many girls, aren't you worried, class monitor?'

A similar mentality.

Invite laughter.

The class monitor still has a keen eye for people! She can see right through you!

They've even resorted to such a safety net tactic. That's a dirty trick.

Many irrational girls make wrong judgments due to this contrast between gain and loss.

Shen Qingning narrowed her eyes, brainstorming. The more someone reveals their cards, the less restrained they are; they're about to reach their limit.

Ha, getting impatient, aren't you?

She suddenly remembered something and looked back. Zhang Xinyi was instructing Huang Yaoyao on horse stance not far away, glancing at her from time to time.

Oh, I got it.

Lin Mo and Xin Yi must have communicated privately and conspired to make her feel "fake jealousy," which is why Xin Yi kept joking with her today.

Could it be that Lin Mo is trying to provoke her into confessing her feelings?

Wow, shrimp head!

No wonder he'd been dragging this out for so long without any sign of wanting to be honest with her; he was trying to turn the tables on her.

Sure enough, she wasn't the only one who treated this unrequited love like a war; Lin Mo thought so too.

Now, the war of unrequited love has escalated to a love war where whoever is more attracted loses completely!

No, no, no!

This class monitor admits that your methods are indeed impressive, but you've also paid a considerable price. It must have been difficult for you to maintain good relationships with these girls, right?

But then again, putting aside romance and such...

Even if Lin Mo's motives weren't entirely wholesome, she wasn't the kind of girl who would take advantage of others for nothing.

After thinking about it carefully, Lin Mo seemed to really like that thing.

"Come out for a moment." Shen Qingning patted Lin Mo's shoulder, glanced sideways, and cleared her throat as she spoke:

"I have something to tell you."

"?"

The two left.

Xu Lingxi, still in her original position, was confused and turned her head blankly to see Li Zhihan. For some reason, their eyes met.

"Your face seems a little red," she said politely.

Upon hearing this, Li Zhihan tapped the calculator twice:

"+1."

"Huh? Me too?"

"1."

Lin Mo followed Shen Qingning out of the classroom and into the corridor, looking completely bewildered.

It was during the changing seasons, and the monsoon winds stirred up and blew away the ambiguous feelings between young men and women.

Shen Qingning led him to wander in the corridor. Along the way, they encountered two couples of stressed-out senior high school students who were ruthlessly broken up by their class monitor, who warned them that she would tell the teacher.

"Class monitor, did you bring me here to catch people dating too early?"

"Lin Mo, I understand you." Shen Qingning leaned against the railing, her bangs swaying slightly as she sighed softly.

If you understand market trends, and you really understand me, then right now, cosplay as Mai Sakurajima in her bunny girl version and show me!

"In life, moving forward is our faith; we can all be Sisyphus," Shen Qingning said in a cultured way that Lin Mo couldn't understand. "I hope you won't stop for anyone."

"If you insist on defining this relationship, I can be more than just friends with you," Shen Qingning said, biting her lip as she looked at him.

"Not friends? The class monitor wants to be my enemy?" Lin Mo said.

"..." Shen Qingning's face darkened, and the words of comfort she had been preparing for a while were abruptly cut off.

Her intention was to become good friends with Lin Mo, which was actually a tactful way of rejecting him. She didn't say it outright, leaving it at that.

Lin Mo has gone a bit too far.

She didn't really want to get involved in this war; it had already dragged on long enough, and hesitation wasn't Shen Qingning's style.

Although she felt inexplicably empty inside, she knew that if she started to feel a sense of loss, it meant she was gradually falling into a trap, but thankfully not too deep.

The best approach is to cut the Gordian knot.

Thinking of this, the girl took out a small purse from her pocket and took out a wad of money.

"Here, take this as a reward for your help."

Since Lin Mo keeps borrowing money from her, and he previously mentioned that he doesn't seem to have a mother...

She knew that Lin Mo must have paid a high price for his help, as it was a favor from Li Zhihan's father, so she didn't intend to just do it perfunctorily and took out all the pocket money she had saved.

It hurts a little, but the class monitor is never stingy.

"I only have pocket money, it's not much for me, but if I give it to you, you should be able to buy a lot of things you like."

No emotion can withstand the ravages of money.

It's easy to break a man's will; giving him money is also a form of blow to him.

"?" Lin Mo glanced at it and saw that it must have been several thousand. He was dumbfounded.

He really wanted to call Bai Limeng over to take a look. What was a few hundred yuan to him? The rich class monitor from the next class could easily spend several thousand yuan.

Do you even know what being kept as a sugar daddy/sugar baby means?! (Hands on hips)

"Really?"

"Yes, it's really for you. Take it; you've helped me a lot."

"Ugh."

Hearing Lin Mo's sigh, Shen Qingning's heart skipped a beat.

Are you upset? I'm sorry, Lin Mo, this might hurt your pride, but your good class monitor is also a little upset. There's nothing I can do. Let's stop here.

If, after graduation—and I mean just suppose—I still have feelings for you, and if we're both good enough, and my family doesn't object, maybe I could try to get to know you better. So keep trying, just keep striving.

Youth is not something to be squandered; you deserve a more fulfilling youth.

Shen Qingning had already thought of the words of comfort in her heart when her nose suddenly felt sore, and she was so moved that she almost cried.

Ah, youth. Didn't she yearn for a rosy youth? But alas, even the most perfect class monitor has her own difficulties.

She looked down at their intertwined shadows at the end of the corridor.

If she were an ordinary girl, perhaps their ending would have been different.

A gust of wind rises, ruffling the hair on her forehead and blurring her vision. Maple leaves rustle, and at the end of the shadows, whose regretful autumn lies hidden?

However, once she brushed aside her hair and her vision cleared, she saw that Lin Mo had actually shyly stretched out his arm.

"Uh, to be honest, several thousand yuan is too much. Class monitor, you can have it."

"Huh? I...that's not what I meant." Shen Qingning was stunned. What kind of thought process did this person have!

"Or you can pinch other places."

"."

Shen Qingning was completely stunned, her face disheveled in the wind.

A moment later, seeing Lin Mo's awkward expression, she couldn't help but laugh.

Please, how can anyone be so infatuated as to be such an idiot?

Forget it, I'm not playing along with you anymore. Go ahead and be infatuated with me, let's see how long you can last!

"Then turn your butt around, and I'll push harder."

"?"

Li Yu swore that this was the most shocking thing he had ever seen.

The class monitor pays Lin Mo to sell his ass?!

Money. Money for sex?!

The truth was so outrageous that he didn't even dare to take a picture as a memento, fearing he would simply vanish into thin air.

He didn't mean to see it; the second class's intelligence network failed, and they might perish as a result!

When Li Yu returned to the classroom, he saw Guo Huowang running around wildly, the idiot Wangzi screaming and cursing at him when he saw him:

"Damn it, that dog Lin Mo made Han Shen blush. He's so cunning! He has a contagious disease and gave Han Shen his cold!"

"Is it possible that he told dirty jokes to girls?" Qiu Wuqi suggested. "Biyang, I knew Lin Mo's true nature would be exposed sooner or later."

Upon seeing this, Li Yu sneered disdainfully:

"Wrong, all wrong."

"Is it possible that Lin Mo was never the one who took the initiative?"

"Li Kongxu, what are you talking about?" Guo Huowang pointed at him. "What are you doing all mysteriously during evening self-study?"

"What other kind of plane could it be?" Qiu Wuqi laughed. "A masturbation plane."

"Alas, ignorance." Li Yu pushed up his glasses, shook his head with his hands behind his back:

Spring has arrived.

"Are you playing cards? One minute it's airplanes, the next it's spring." Guo Huowang chuckled. "Autumn is already here."

"No."

As long as there is ambiguity, any season can be spring.

"It's so cold!"

After school, Bai Limeng was still wearing short sleeves, shivering as she covered her fair arms. The girl hadn't expected that autumn would arrive in just one afternoon.

But when she saw Lin Mo's vest, she couldn't help but chuckle.

The drug is very potent, hasn't that made you idiot Lin Mo realize it yet?

"Hey? Aren't you cold?"

"Then give me a hug."

"Get lost!" Bai Limeng crossed her arms and walked away. "Why are there so many handprints on your vest?"

"I used it to wipe my hands after the pretty girl touched them."

"Ugh, that guy down there, he just spouts off whatever he wants." Bai Limeng gagged.

"Hey, I'll treat you to something to eat today," Lin Mo suddenly said, pointing to the food street.

"What, you did really well on the exam?" Bai Limeng teased. "So generous, huh?"

"It's just that someone seems to have given me something I shouldn't have eaten, and it would be impolite not to invite them back." Lin Mo looked at her with deadpan eyes, "Want some or not?"

The girl was taken aback by what she heard, and her cheeks flushed slightly as the wind blew.

"Tch, go ahead and eat. I didn't do anything wrong anyway. Tch."

The wind picked up a bit, and she couldn't help but sneeze. In the blink of an eye, a coat was draped over her shoulders.

"I found this in the closet, it's a bit dirty, but don't mind."

Bai Limeng pursed her lips and silently wrapped herself up tighter.

Watching his retreating figure disappear into the crowd, I suddenly felt a little sentimental for some reason.

It seems like this is the last autumn of my student days.