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Chapter 546: Chapter 355 Teacher’s Praise_2
Chen Siqing blushed, "Nonsense."
...
Ma Shicheng regretted coming to the large classroom.
At first, it was all right, but as more students arrived, the classroom’s signal worsened, causing his game character to freeze mid-way.
In contrast, Dan Kaiquan was oblivious to the outside world, focused solely on practicing calligraphy, vowing to stand out.
Guo Kunnan, on the other hand, was very restless.
Before, he had never met Xu Yan, and did not know the taste of longing, but now he understood.
Because Xu Yan had come to the calligraphy classroom, the moment his crush appeared before him, his defenses shattered instantly, not wanting to play with his phone or practice his characters, only wanting to gaze longingly at Xu Yan, as if she were the most beautiful thing under the sky.
His previously invincible Daoist Heart Roulette, weathered through countless storms, now seemed sprinkled with a myriad of colors, falling into the glitzy world.
The glitzy world dazzled the eyes, yet he willingly indulged in it.
Further ahead, Shen Xinli from class nine, felt lonely and helpless.
The fear that once dominated him by Pang Jiao had faded quite a bit after many days and nights.
It was only upon recollections that he felt a disgust from deep within his soul.
Shen Xinli told himself it was just the consequences of youthful and reckless mistakes.
Time diluted and healed everything, fading the nightmares.
He had intended to retire from the turbulent "Jianghu" life and lead a tranquil life of reading, learning, and sports...
Tonight, he heard that calligraphy could calm the mind and cultivate a peaceful state.
So, Shen Xinli gathered Shen Xu and Shi Qianjin to learn calligraphy,
but his heart, no matter what, could not calm down.
Because 70 centimeters away, a burly woman was gazing at him intently, her bull-like eyes shimmering with a crocodile’s gleam.
Shen Xinli wished he could escape the calligraphy room, but he couldn’t move.
He knew if he did, that woman would surely follow.
His frail body could not handle such a disturbance.
The other students laughed and practiced their characters, yet Shen Xinli sat on pins and needles, hoping time would pass faster, even faster.
Cui Yu, from the back row, enjoyed the scene.
Time ticked away, second by second, and most of the class was over.
The Chinese language teacher, Dai Yongquan, said, "I’ve already taught the basics once. Everyone, write a piece with the brush pen, and let me see your foundation."
Upon hearing this, Dan Kaiquan said, "Finally."
He looked at the characters on the paper, and having written them very seriously, they had obviously improved from the start.
Shen Xinli took a deep breath, preparing to write. For the remaining part of the class, he planned to stay silent, focusing solely on writing with the brush pen, until class ended.
Pang Jiao displayed a huge round of laughter, as red as a blooming sunflower.
She roared in a low, cute voice, "Xinli, if you get praised by the Chinese teacher, I’ll be your girlfriend."
After saying this, as though summoning all her courage, she quickly buried her gigantic face towards Zhang Yifei.
Cui Yu, who heard from the back, immediately put down his pen, tapped Meng Gui seriously,
"Brother Gui, let’s just scribble something to highlight Shen Bro’s skills and fulfill Pang Jiao’s dream in our class."
Meng Gui, upon hearing this, touched his 10 centimeter hairstyle:
"Respecting others’ dreams is the greatest virtue in life."
Their voices were loud enough to be heard several meters away, and upon hearing, some students put down their pens, while others randomly scribbled, united in supporting Pang Jiao’s love.
Shen Xinli heard everything clearly.
Glancing at the nearly 200-pound Pang Jiao beside him, who resembled a wild boar, tears welled up inside him.
Without saying a word, with trembling hands, he silently tore the draft paper and shoved it into his mouth, managing to swallow.
This way, he could escape from Pang Jiao.
Who expected, Pang Jiao cracked a grin, grabbed a pen, and wrote Shen Xinli’s name on the draft paper.
...
Evening self-study ended in the boys’ dormitory.
Guo Kunnan had bought egg pancakes and grilled sausages for supper, along with a bottle of ice-cold Coke.
He poured a cup for Dan Kaiquan, "Cheers!"
Their glasses clinked.
The neighboring dormitory’s Zhang Chi, seeing this merry scene, wished to join but regretfully had no money, so he could only watch.
A flash of dissatisfaction crossed Zhang Chi’s face—he was poor, but he wouldn’t always be.
"Almost there, the day is almost here!"
He checked his phone, it was almost time for the wealthy lady to come online, time to chat with her.
Guo Kunnan finished his cake and stepped out with Dan Kaiquan to the corner of the corridor.
"Brother Quan, I want to put a full stop to my youth."
Dan Kaiquan: "What do you mean?"
Guo Kunnan took out his phone: "I plan to confess my feelings to Xu Yan."
Dan Kaiquan was puzzled, even if he was confessing, shouldn’t he prepare carefully? Why such a rush?
"Brother Quan, don’t look at me with that expression, you think I have no hope?"
"Right."
"I guessed you would say that, but you don’t understand me, Xu Yan and I have really been through a lot together."
Guo Kunnan looked up at the deep night sky, the night was beautiful, but Xu Yan was even more beautiful.
From initially adding Xu Yan, introducing her to class 8, sharing daily life with her, to the sports meet, and finally when Xu Yan ran the long-distance race, he went up to the podium to cheer for her.
Between them, there were too many stories.
Today, in the big classroom, after seeing Xu Yan, his heart stirred once more—he was still in love with her.
He did not want their story to end here; he wanted to try one last time.
"Brother Quan, will you help me?"
"How can I help?" Dan Kaiquan didn’t understand.
"You have experience with confessions, help me see how I should confess to maximize my chances of success."
Dan Kaiquan agreed.
In the dormitory, Guo Kunnan typed out his confession script. 𝘯𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
"How about this?"
Dan Kaiquan glanced over it and felt that Brother Nan’s level was on par with his own.
Guo Kunnan then said, "Should we ask Jiang Ning to take a look?"
Dan Kaiquan remembered something unpleasant; last time when he confessed to Bai Yuxia, because he showed it to Jiang Ning, he got the name wrong.
Guo Kunnan thought that might be right.
Hu Jun came in with a washbasin: "What are you guys talking about?"
"Hey, just a little thing," Guo Kunnan said unconcerned.
"Brother Quan, should I send it?" His finger hovered over the send button.
Dan Kaiquan frowned: "Wait, I remembered something."
He recalled when he was a child playing with paper airplanes, just before throwing them, he would breathe on his hands and then toss the airplane, this way the plane could fly higher and more stable.
Guo Kunnan heard this and thought, damn, that makes sense, he quickly breathed on his hand, depositing an invisible good fortune into his right hand.
He then fiercely clicked send:
"Some people like a person for their looks, but I am different, I truly like you as a person, I like the way you reply to my messages during class, I like how you say good morning to me, look, I don’t just like your appearance, I like your personality, your everything."
The text appeared in the chat box, Guo Kunnan felt a multitude of emotions, and at the same time, his heart quietly tensed.
If Xu Yan agreed, he dared not think... how happy he could be.
Xu Yan replied very quickly:
"Thank you for liking me, I’m happy, but during high school, I don’t plan on dating, keep working hard, and when you become excellent, there will definitely be a girl who likes you."
Seeing this reply, his heart skipped a beat, and the unyielding wheel was clouded with an endless gloom.
"Brother Quan, Brother Quan, what should I do?" Guo Kunnan was frantic.
Dan Kaiquan, with his experience, analyzed word for word: "She rejected you, but not completely."
"Look at her last words, doesn’t it mean there’s hope for you two once you become excellent?"
Guo Kunnan read it over again and happily said, "That’s really true."
He continued to message Xu Yan: "Hahaha, I will work hard."
"I’m now improving, in the mid-term exams, I moved up from 36th to 32nd in our class."
"I’ve improved by dozens of ranks in the whole school."
"I get up early to study every morning, and run every evening, I’ve stopped playing video games."
"..."
Guo Kunnan tirelessly sent over twenty messages.
Finally, he asked: "If I become excellent, would you consider being with me?"
Xu Yan: "Isn’t this getting a bit much?"
