Su Jinning slammed down the can in his hand, his handsome brows furrowed: "What are you all doing, making a fuss over nothing? Have you finished your homework?"
The group fell silent instantly, exchanged a few glances, and then returned to their seats.
Neither of them could face each other, nor could they stand back to back. So one of them touched his neck and looked out the window, while the other went back to his seat.
Su Jinning's face turned green.
Chen Hang had just returned to class when he patted Su Jinning on the shoulder helplessly: "Alright, alright, it'll only be a few days. Any new gossip will be suppressed."
Su Jinning rolled her eyes wearily.
"I reckon the next gossip will most likely involve the two of us..."
Chen Hang wanted to say: "You're quite self-aware." But he swallowed the words back…
Unexpectedly, Su Jinning became even more furious: "I just don't understand, how did I end up with a boyfriend after fighting?"
His tone was full of grievance and confusion, which suddenly made him seem comical.
Seeing Su Jinning explaining earnestly, Chen Hang tried his best to reassure him: "You know the forum, there are all sorts of ridiculous topics. Last time, the teacher from the next class wore her socks inside out and it made the headlines. It's no big deal."
Su Jinning ran a hand through his hair and opened WeChat. Not only the forum, but every group related to Zhengde No. 1 Middle School was filled with their presence. He went back to the forum to try and mute the topic, but didn't know how. After scrolling through the search bar, he finally found the Toutiao (Today's Headlines) list.
Why did school bully Su Jinning and top student Shen Moyu get into a fight with street thugs?
[The relationship between the usually quiet and aloof Shen Moyu and the popular campus figure Su Jinning]
[Jinmo or Mojin]
[A tragic fanfiction about Mo Jin: "I Promise You a Lifetime of Peace"]
Depend on!
"Your mom writes fanfiction?!"
After saying that, he turned off his phone and tossed it aside, as if closing the door to a noisy new world.
Chen Hang forced a laugh: "You know what, the author of this article is actually the top student in the grade for Chinese in this mock exam."
Su Jinning squinted at him: "So what are you trying to say?"
Chen Hang suddenly became interested: "The writing is absolutely superb, and the angst is incredibly realistic, let me tell you!"
Chen Yuanyuan, who was standing next to her, also came over and blinked her round almond-shaped eyes: "Yeah, especially the part where the main characters broke up, I cried so much!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Hang suddenly shook his head with great regret: "It's a pity that the last chapter is missing. I searched for the resource for a long time."
The two were so engrossed in the atmosphere of "I Promise You a Lifetime of Peace" that they couldn't tear themselves away.
Su Jinning said coldly, "So." He stood up, his eyes wide as if he had discovered a traitor, "You two were having a good time watching behind my back, huh?"
"..."
Chen Yuanyuan felt a chill run down her spine, moved her stool, and sat back down without saying a word.
Chen Hang was left trembling alone: "No, no, no! I was just curious..."
Su Jinning slapped Chen Hang across the neck without any mercy: "You're such a bastard!"
Chen Hang covered his head and dared not make a sound. After a while, seeing that Su Jinning did not move, he mustered up his courage and patted him on the shoulder.
"Actually..." Chen Hang scratched his cheek, hesitating to speak.
"Spit it out if you have something to say."
"I think this article is quite relatable..."
"Screw you!"
"..."
After a Chinese class, Chen Hang woke up and, with a drowsy look in his eyes, saw Su Jinning looking away from her phone, her gaze filled with worry.
He wondered what had happened and was about to ask.
Su Jinning then leaned closer and said, "Send me the resources for the last chapter."
"..."
So, Chen Hang laughed so hard he fell over.
Su Jinning was really embarrassed.
"Brother Ning..." After laughing, Chen Hang looked at his still-lit phone with a twitching corner of his mouth and asked, "Wenxiang?"
So Su Jinning touched the tip of her nose: "It's quite flavorful."
Chen Hang, who had just calmed down, burst into laughter again.
"Stop laughing!" Su Jinning scratched her head, trying her best to remain serious, and argued, "I was just curious and taking a look."
Chen Hang wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and let out a long sigh: "Brother Ning, what did you think after watching it?"
Su Jinning hesitated, unconsciously glancing at the back of Shen Moyu's head, her face slightly flushed: "Well... it's alright."
He also wanted to say that seeing himself dating a man for the first time was quite exciting...
So he cleared his throat: "Is there a final chapter or not? Let me take a look."
Chen Hang lowered his head somewhat awkwardly, stammering, "I deleted it as soon as I finished reading it, really..."
"Bullshit." As expected of a childhood friend, Su Jinning saw right through him: "Hurry up and send it to me. Can't I even read a book with my own main character?"