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Chapter 593: Chapter 377: I Choose C
As June approached, temperatures rose in Hui Province.
Windows throughout the classroom were wide open, and the ceiling fans were "whirring" with rotation, their cool breeze dispersing the stuffy heat.
It was Wednesday’s first evening self-study period.
Yu Wen picked up an exquisitely crafted iron box from her desk, examined it a few times, and exclaimed in surprise,
"Yanan, something strange happened today; Zhang Chi actually gave you a gift."
This was as unlikely as the sun rising from the west—Zhang Chi was known for being stingy. During the previous sports meet, he had even refused to contribute money for custom-made team uniforms, which had a negative impact on the collective spirit of the group.
Her classmates had never seen him be generous before.
Jiang Yanan explained, "He was delivering it for someone else. I asked who, but he wouldn’t tell me."
Thanks to Zhang Chi’s personal qualities, Yu Wen believed her, her face showing envy, "Someone has a secret crush on you again."
On the surface, there were already boys from Class 5 pursuing Jiang Yanan, and now another mysterious boy had emerged from the shadows.
She couldn’t help but imagine a dramatic love triangle.
Yu Wen opened the box to find it filled with cookies, but unlike ordinary cookies, these were heart-shaped.
"So thoughtful." Yu Wen liked these little trinkets.
Jiang Yanan agreed and generously said,
"Wenwen, try one."
Yu Wen instinctively picked one up, but just as she was about to take a bite, she suddenly caught sight of the class president, Huang Zhongfei.
She hesitated.
Heart-shaped cookies symbolize love. If she ate the cookie, wasn’t it tantamount to accepting someone’s affection?
Would that not mean she was betraying the class president?
’No, I, Yu Wen, am not that kind of shallow girl. I’ll be loyal in love, enduring as a wife and mother...’
She set down the iron box solemnly, "Yanan, forget it, I shouldn’t eat it."
Jiang Yanan was confused, but she didn’t dwell on it. She then asked Shen Qing’e, who also declined.
With no other option, she decided to keep the box as a keepsake—after all, heart-shaped cookies were quite rare.
Duan Shigang, sitting behind, noticed and a victorious grin spread over his face.
On the south side of the classroom.
"Xiaxia, Dragon Boat Festival is coming up," Chen Siyu said a bit cheerfully.
"Mm-hmm, three days off," Bai Yuxia replied while working on a test paper.
Dragon Boat Festival conveniently fell on a Monday, and combined with the weekend, it meant three days of fun.
Chen Siyu added, "It’s not just a holiday, you know. I heard Fourth Middle School is planning Dragon Boat Festival activities."
Now it was Bai Yuxia who was unclear, ’What kind of activities could they possibly hold for Dragon Boat Festival?’
For students, it would count as quite nice if they even got sticky rice dumplings.
Chen Siyu said mysteriously, "They say there are fun events on Friday afternoon, but I don’t know the details."
The two girls whispered among themselves, while Jiang Ning was carving wood at his seat.
He held a carving knife that seemed to be just made of steel, nothing out of the ordinary.
But in reality, this was a Magic Artifact that Jiang Ning had crafted specifically after locating the right materials. The knife could conduct Spiritual Power, and could even be used as a Flying Sword.
However, since Jiang Ning had refined it himself, the transfer speed of the Spiritual Power was extremely low, something he had intentionally designed.
By doing so, when he channeled Spiritual Power through the knife to carve wood, he could practice controlling his own Spiritual Power, its effectiveness being moderately better than nothing.
While he was carving, Xue Yuantong, having tired of playing with her phone, was resting her eyes on the desk.
After a moment, Jiang Ning noticed she was staring at him.
Glancing sideways, Xue Yuantong, upon being seen, didn’t avert her gaze and rested her arm, facing him with a small smile.
"Jiang Ning," Xue Yuantong called softly.
"Mm."
"Jiang Ning," she called again.
Jiang Ning: "Mm?"
Xue Yuantong called out several times in succession without mentioning any specific matter, just gazing at him with clear eyes.
The two of them carried on calling out and responding repeatedly.
After seven or eight times, Jiang Ning let out a few words, "You’re ridiculous."
Xue Yuantong was thrilled, her childlike face beaming with a lively smile, "Hehe, you lose!"
Jiang Ning: "What’s there to win over?"
"You don’t get it," she said, grinning foolishly.
...
Amidst the casual chatter, several figures appeared at the classroom’s front door. 𝚗ovp𝚞b.𝚌om
Wang Longlong quickly nudged Ma Shicheng, and in an instant, Ma Shicheng completed the process of hiding his phone.
The classmates looked up to see several familiar faces: Director Wang from the security office, Director Yan, the grade coordinator, and Gao Heshuai.
Guo Kunnan was scared half to death, unable to hide his concern,
"Fuck, they aren’t here to confiscate phones, are they?"
Hu Jun, Lu Qiqi, and others were equally worried. This raid was even more sudden than the last, with absolutely no time to prepare.
Once a phone was confiscated, there was no hope of getting it back for the rest of the semester.
Such a fate was difficult for high schoolers to bear.
Ma Shicheng said calmly, "It shouldn’t be that."
Guo Kunnan: "How do you know?"
Ma Shicheng glanced at the group and said, "They didn’t bring metal detectors."
As the words fell, Director Wang used a very powerful voice to announce, "Attention, all students, anyone carrying knives must turn them in immediately!"
"That includes retractable utility knives, which are strictly forbidden to be carried privately."
"Hand them in right now, or if I find you with a knife later, you will be punished!"
Director Yan also warned them with a few words.
Following their threats, the students realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly surrendered their knives, especially Huang Yuzhu, who handed over three knives, prompting Director Wang to give him a few extra glances and a special label.
After collecting the knives, Director Wang headed to the back row to randomly inspect students.
After checking several people and finding no knives, he finally left Class 8.
The students breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, it wasn’t about phones; otherwise, it would have been a disaster today, with countless casualties.
Chen Siyu turned around, puzzled, "Why are they confiscating knives? Some of them are obviously just for paper cutting."
