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Bai Jiangxin pressed a hand to his forehead, letting out a deep sigh. His voice carried a trace of listlessness and a hint of hoarseness.
“…I’m fine.”
His forehead was burning fiercely right now, his whole body weak. It really felt like he was running a fever.
Although interrupted, Xiang Di had still gotten some satisfaction and vented her anger earlier, so she wasn’t mad at Bai Jiangxin anymore. Love-struck fool though she was, it couldn’t be helped. Who made her the one with the unrequited crush?
She was genuinely concerned now: “Hey, are you feeling unwell?”
“No.” After denying it, Bai Jiangxin rested his head on his arm, directly collapsing onto the desk, and said, “I’m going to sleep for a bit.”
This completely didn’t look like ‘fine.’ Xiang Di suggested again, “Maybe you should ask the teacher for leave and go home?”
Although she hated to see him leave, health came first.
“No need.” Bai Jiangxin refused coldly.
“But you look…” Xiang Di began.
Bai Jiangxin let out a low, irritated tsk, raised his head, a dense impatience gathered between his tightly knit brows as he spoke to her in a low voice, “I said no need, don’t you understand? Don’t tell the teacher, let me sleep, don’t disturb me.”
Xiang Di’s expression froze, somewhat intimidated by his cold attitude. She didn’t dare to meddle any further, afraid of being rebuffed again. Swallowing a trace of sadness in her heart, she nodded like a pecking chick.
“Okay, okay, then you sleep.”
Bai Jiangxin made an acknowledging sound and slumped back onto the desk.
Xiang Di grumbled quietly in her mind.
【So dedicated to studying? Looks like he’s running a high fever, yet won’t go home.】
Bai Jiangxin didn’t want to explain a single word to her. Did he think he didn’t want to go home? He wished he could leave right now, go home and take a good cold shower.
If only he could stand up right now.
Bai Jiangxin sighed. Endure it. It’ll subside in a while.
For now, he could only stay at his seat, while Xiang Di’s muttering continued.
【Forget it, I’d better mind my own business first. I need to hurry to the bathroom and deal with it.】
Xiang Di pulled a pack of tissues from her desk, got up, walked to the teacher’s podium, and asked the biology teacher for permission to use the restroom.
Serves you right for fantasizing.
Pervert. You had it coming.
A slight curve touched Bai Jiangxin’s lips. He had been a bit angry before, thinking she was too heartless, able to forget a person the moment she zipped up her pants, but now he felt some satisfaction.
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When Xiang Di returned from the bathroom, the first evening self-study period was just ending. Bai Jiangxin was still sleeping at his desk. Xiang Di didn’t disturb him, focusing on studying the test paper herself.
By the second evening self-study, when the biology teacher finally started going over the test paper, Bai Jiangxin was still sleeping.
He didn’t really need to listen to the lecture anyway, so the biology teacher didn’t bother him, letting him sleep.
Xiang Di certainly didn’t have the confidence to sleep so brazenly like Bai Jiangxin. She obediently took out her mistake notebook, carefully recording the questions and knowledge points she got wrong, not thinking about anything else, honestly and diligently listening to the entire class.
Xiang Di was silently reciting the genetics mnemonics. The girl’s voice was sweet, and to help her own memory, her rhythm and enunciation were quite distinctive when reciting.
The mnemonics sounded like nursery rhymes coming from her. Listening to her voice, Bai Jiangxin actually did start to feel a bit sleepy.
To be fair, if he couldn’t hear her inner thoughts, Bai Jiangxin actually didn’t mind having Xiang Di as a deskmate.
He felt indifferent towards her as a person, and she was much quieter than Ye Minjia, caused less trouble, focused in class, didn’t bother him during breaks, never crossed lines with him, kept her desk cleaner than Ye Minjia’s—which was pleasing to the eye—and had a sweet scent about her, not pungent, but pleasant to smell.
A pity. The voice was sweet, the person looked well-behaved, but the mind was full of lewdness.
If things continued like this, she might be getting her kicks, but he would be finished sooner or later.
Even if he didn’t study for these last few months, his college entrance exam probably wouldn’t be a huge problem. But going on like this, even if his exams were okay, his body would definitely have issues.
Bai Jiangxin lay on the desk, letting out a soft sigh.
He didn’t know exactly when the dismissal bell rang; Bai Jiangxin was woken up by Ye Minjia.
“Bro, wake up. School’s out.”
Bai Jiangxin pressed his temples and sat up. Seeing how dazed he looked, Ye Minjia laughed.
“You slept pretty soundly. If I hadn’t woken you up, would you have slept straight through till tomorrow morning in the classroom?”
That was actually quite possible.
Listening to someone’s murmured recitation, he had actually fallen asleep. Falling asleep was good too—at least that way he couldn’t hear someone’s inner voice.
From now on, he might as well just put his head down and sleep at school. Bai Jiangxin subconsciously glanced to the side. Xiang Di had already packed her bag and was waiting for Liang Qianqian to finish packing so they could go home together.
Seeing him look over, Xiang Di grinned and put on her usual polite smile again, a little stiff.
Bai Jiangxin looked away and didn’t look at her.
Liang Qianqian finally finished packing. Slinging her bag over her shoulder, she grabbed Xiang Di and was about to leave.
“Let’s go, let’s go, time to go home and sleep.”
Seeing them about to leave, Bai Jiangxin finally spoke.
“Xiang Di.”
Xiang Di let out an “ah” and looked at him.
Bai Jiangxin said, “Stay for a bit. Let’s talk.”
Xiang Di blinked. Before she could speak, Ye Minjia curiously leaned over and asked, “Talk about what? Let me listen too.”
Bai Jiangxin shot him a glance with dark eyes and asked back, “What does it have to do with you?”
Getting shut down like that, Ye Minjia wasn’t angry. Instead, he raised an eyebrow, wearing an expression that said you’ve got secrets.
Liang Qianqian was actually curious too, but seeing Bai Jiangxin like this, she knew he definitely wouldn’t say anything. She didn’t think too much about it and said to Xiang Di, “Then I’ll wait for you outside the classroom?”
“Wait for what? Who knows how much heartfelt stuff they have to pour out. Maybe they’ll talk for three days and three nights without finishing.”
Ye Minjia directly pushed Liang Qianqian by the shoulder, shoving her toward the door as he spoke. “Let’s go, let’s go, we’ll leave first.”
“…Don’t push me. I have to go with Xiang Di. It’s so late, it’s not safe for a girl to go home alone!”
“Fine, fine, I’ll take you home. That’s safe enough, right?” Ye Minjia then asked Bai Jiangxin, “After you two finish talking, are you taking Xiang Di home?”
It was only natural, nothing to discuss. Bai Jiangxin hummed in response.
Hearing that Bai Jiangxin was going to take her home, Xiang Di’s breathing stalled, and the hairs all over her body unconsciously stood on end. He had just been fierce with her during evening self-study, and now he wanted to talk to her alone—it didn’t feel like a good thing.
“I’ll take you, he’ll take her. You’re reassured now, right?” Ye Minjia tugged on Liang Qianqian’s backpack strap. “Let’s go.”
Liang Qianqian was just dragged out of the classroom like that.
“Don’t pull me!” She snatched her backpack strap back from his hand and snapped angrily. “Are you sick, Ye Minjia? What did I do to provoke you?!”
Distance really did create beauty. Before, she’d thought this classmate looked quite handsome and had a decent personality. Now that she’d become desk-mates with him, she realized that crows were all black under the sky—as long as they were male, they were all annoying.
Ye Minjia clicked his tongue.
“Sis, are you blind? Can’t you see there’s something going on between those two?”
Liang Qianqian was stunned and asked, “Who are you saying has something going on with who?”
Ye Minjia was utterly exasperated. “Bai Jiangxin and Xiang Di, of course. Who else, you and me?”
A huge question mark instantly popped up in Liang Qianqian’s head.
“…Are you kidding me?”
Ye Minjia’s tone was calm. “Classmate, I completely understand your confusion right now, because I was just as bewildered when I found out.”
“No way…” Liang Qianqian was even more confused now. “When did they get together? I’m with Xiang Di every day. How come I didn’t notice a single thing?”
Ye Minjia said unhurriedly, “If I told you they’ve already been together and have probably broken up by now, and are currently in that awkward post-breakup phase, would you be even more surprised?”
Liang Qianqian’s mouth fell open.
“Huh?!”
“My current guess is roughly that they’ve already broken up, and Bai Jiangxin is the one who got dumped. Haven’t you noticed they’ve had almost zero interaction all day today? And the atmosphere is particularly weird?”
Liang Qianqian thought back carefully and nodded. “Seems like it’s really true.”
Even if they weren’t close, being classmates and now deskmates, it’s impossible not to exchange a single word all day unless both were mutes.
“Exactly.” Ye Minjia snapped his fingers, his tone certain. “Your ex becomes your deskmate after a breakup. Wouldn’t you find that awkward?”
