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Chapter 372: Chapter 272 Hurry and Lift Her Up! (5000 words)_3
Pang Jiao’s body suddenly plummeted, "thud!", landing on top of Wu Xiaoqi.
Wu Xiaoqi’s frail body, as if struck heavily, caught his breath in his throat, producing a horrifying sound.
He nearly lost his life.
Wu Xiaoqi was once again wedged between the tables and chairs, his eyes vacant, unable to speak.
Wang Longlong said, "Quick, quick, do it again!"
"1, 2, 3...rise!" He organized again.
Chen Siyu was dumbstruck.
"Yuxia, this..." She didn’t know what to say.
Bai Yuxia was rather indifferent now; when school had just started, she used to be a responsible girl. Back then, when Miao Zhe and Pang Jiao got into a fight, she had thought about intervening and had even counted on Jiang Ning.
However, after half a year, she had grown accustomed to these incidents in class.
Let them fight, as long as they don’t kill each other.
Xue Yuantong ate dried fish, watching them chant slogans and lift people.
Bai Yuxia asked her for a piece of dried fish, placed it in her mouth, and watched together with her.
Under Wang Longlong’s command, they tried lifting Pang Jiao for about three minutes, but still couldn’t get her up.
Just when everyone was shouting slogans and preparing to exert force again, Pang Jiao actually woke up.
"That’s great!" Wang Longlong exclaimed.
"Quick, let go and let her get up herself."
Pang Jiao had an astonishing physique; once she realized she had fallen, she immediately got up from the ground.
"Jiaojiao, are you okay?" Wang Yanyan asked with concern.
Wang Longlong interrupted her:
"Quick, check how Wu Xiaoqi is doing."
Everyone looked toward Wu Xiaoqi on the ground, only to see him with eyes wide open, lips turning purple, and barely breathing.
Wang Longlong approached Wu Xiaoqi and helped him up, asking with concern:
"Xiao Qi, what’s wrong with you."
Wu Xiaoqi trembled, weakly saying, "Can’t breathe."
Wang Longlong patted his back: "Do you need me to give you artificial respiration?"
Artificial respiration? Wu Xiaoqi thought of a great horror!
In his near-death state, he abruptly sat up:
"Longlong, I appreciate your kindness, but I think I’m already better."
Wang Longlong said, "That’s good, let me know anytime you feel uncomfortable."
He patrolled the front row for a while before leaving.
Although the chaos had subsided, it was still difficult for everyone to calm down for a while.
At that moment, Huang Zhongfei entered the classroom with a stack of A4 papers.
He flashed a handsome and charming smile: "Got something to announce to everyone."
He said, "Regarding the school anniversary."
Huang Zhongfei thought it would cause a sensation; however, everyone’s reaction was very bland.
Huang Zhongfei couldn’t help but wonder, had something happened in the class during his absence?
Why didn’t they care even about the school anniversary?
...
Monday.
At noon after school.
Yan Tianpeng first sought out their classmate Shi Qianjin.
"Qianjin, are you going back to the dormitory after school?"
Shi Qianjin knew Yan Tianpeng loved to boss people around, and he was sick of it.
Shi Qianjin said, "I’m not going back to the dormitory, I’m heading to the cafeteria."
"That’s good then, could you bring me a meal to the classroom."
After saying that, Yan Tianpeng hurried to find Zhang Chi; he planned to install a router at noon.
It was the start of his money-making plan.
Dan Xiao was about to go out for lunch, Zhang Chi patted him, his expression serious:
"Dan Xiao, come witness!"
Dan Xiao said, "Alright."
...
Cycling home along the river dam, Xue Yuantong said to Jiang Ning:
"I plan to make the distance between our two houses even closer."
Jiang Ning curiously replied, "Hmm?"
Xue Yuantong said, "I’ll tell you after dinner."
They returned home and entered the kitchen together.
Xue Yuantong tied on a small apron and got busy.
Jiang Ning leisurely sat on a small stool, watching her cook.
Usually, they used the gas stove for uncomplicated dishes, and only used the clay pot for more elaborate meals.
Aunt Gu was in charge of the kitchen work at the company, busy at noon, usually not returning, leaving just the two of them for the meal.
Jiang Ning picked a small cherry, popping it into his mouth, thoroughly enjoying it.
Xue Yuantong cooked quickly, whipping up two vegetarian dishes and one meat dish.
After lunch, they went out to enjoy the sun.
Xue Yuantong rested for a while and then said, "Jiang Ning, it’s time to start our plan."
"Follow me." Xue Yuantong led him to the yard.
She pointed at the house: "Jiang Ning, every night, when I return from your room, I always have to walk a long way around. Is there a way for me to just climb over the wall directly?"
Their rooms were separated by just one wall.
Jiang Ning said, "But you don’t know how to climb walls."
Xue Yuantong replied, "I can climb; I’m just afraid of my mom scolding me."
"So, I came up with an idea. If we could put a ladder on our side and another ladder on your side, then couldn’t I just walk over?"
Xue Yuantong thought she was incredibly smart.
Jiang Ning considered it for a moment and agreed it was a good idea.
So Xue Yuantong brought over a ladder and propped it against the bungalow roof.
She looked at the ladder and said, "Hold it for me; I’ll try it first."
Jiang Ning helped stabilize the ladder.
Xue Yuantong climbed up quickly, her short legs rapidly ascending several rungs.
Just as she was nearing the rooftop, her movements halted.
Xue Yuantong, hanging in mid-air, looked down and suddenly felt fearful.
What if the ladder collapsed?
What if she slipped?
What if...
Many people climbing a ladder for the first time often display various forms of panic.
Xue Yuantong froze halfway up.
Jiang Ning asked, "Why aren’t you climbing anymore?"
Xue Yuantong replied, "The wind up here is a bit strong, it’s making me cold."
Jiang Ning felt around; there was no wind at all today.
He stood below with his arms crossed, watching.
Xue Yuantong panicked, "Where are your hands? Quickly, hold the ladder."
Eventually, a timid Xue Yuantong called for Jiang Ning to assist, as she slowly climbed down.
Hence, the wall-crossing plan was never mentioned by Xue Yuantong again.
’Too embarrassing.’ Xue Yuantong’s cheeks burned with shame, today’s actions severely damaging her dignity.
