When Ming Shu was told to reveal the schoolâs evildoings, she remembered the conversation she had heard in the old teaching building immediately.
There was little useful information in their chatting, but it at least told Ming Shu that they were doing something bad.
Let it go. Iâll consider that when I have time.
Ming Shu looked at the boy student who didnât leave and asked, âWhatâs your name?â
âI thought you wouldnât ask me.â She didnât ask for his name for such a long time and didnât call him either. She looked at him as if looking at a stranger; she must not know him.
So much nonsense, forget my question.
Ming Shu stood up and checked out. Then she went straight to the cake shop next door. The boy student followed her speechlessly.
He had to refresh his knowledge of the little girl.
âMy name is Cheng Yan. Cheng is the same as in He chu shi gui cheng* . Yan is the same as in Yan yan mu xing kuan .â He was famous at school so he was confident that she must have heard his name before.
ButâŠ
Ming Shu only glanced at him with a strange gaze.
Everybody would think he was a poor student when they saw him for the first time. Why did he introduce himself in such a genteel way?
Horrible.
Itâs so horrible.
Cheng Yan didnât know what Ming Shu was looking at but he felt that her gaze was odd. He coughed and said, âItâs your turn.â
Ming Shu stopped looking at him and said, âDonât you know my name?âMindless. Why ask again since you know my name?
âWe could get to know each other again.â
âYouâre bothersome.â
Cheng Yan was confused by that label. Why was he bothersome?
Cheng Yan walked with Ming Shu on the street. He saw that foodie Shu ate from one street to another. Finally he couldnât help asking, âLu Meng, is your stomach a bottomless hole?â
Her stomach still didnât bulge even when she ate so much. Where did that food go?
Ming Shu forced a smile for him. âI havenât eaten your food, why do you care so much? Did you fall in love with me?â
Cheng Yanâs eyes rolled and he answered, âI wonder whether you could give me a chance.â
What the fuck. Did he really fall in love with me? Ming Shu thought.
âNo.â
âWhy?â
âYou canât afford me.â
ââŠâ Normal people really canât afford her if she eats so much, Cheng Yan thought.
âŠ
When Ming Shu returned to the gated community, she found that Cheng Yan still followed her. She even wanted to hit people. âCanât you stop?â
Cheng Yan faced forward, playing innocent. âI live here too.â
ââŠâ
Cheng Yan moved closer to Ming Shu and asked, âSo, Lu Meng, how about you consider me? I can afford you.â
âNo.â Iâm not interested in people who have ulterior motives.
Cheng Yan followed Ming Shu to the community which was a community for rich people. Although the Hostâs family was not a top family, it still was a rich family. But Cheng Yan lived here too. Was his family rich?
It was unknown to Ming Shu. The original plot didnât mention that and the Host didnât know either.
But his name, Cheng Yan, was a little familiar. The Host might have heard it.
Cheng Yan accompanied Ming Shu to her house. âLu Meng, if you change your mind, you can tell me at any time.â
ââŠâ Mindless .
Ming Shu entered the house and closed the door loudly.
Cheng Yanâs smile became smaller and his gaze darkened. The light around him mixed and he was cast in shadow.
âŠ
The next day.
As soon as Ming Shu opened the door, Cheng Yanâs face entered her view. He wore a uniform today too. Even though the uniform was normal, when it was worn by him, it shone as if reflecting golden light.
âWhy are you here?â Ming Shu bit into a sandwich and her smile almost couldnât be maintained. Did he decided to follow her all the time?
âGood morning, Lu Meng.â Cheng Yan took out a rose as if playing a trick and showed it to Ming Shu.
It canât be eaten, useless.
Ming Shu didnât want to talk to him and passed by him, a sandwich in her mouth.
No matter what was happening, she always smiled. Even when she was eating, she still kept her smile, which attracted others.
Cheng Yan lost his mind because of her smile. When Ming Shu walked past, he returned to himself and took back his hands, feeling no embarrassment. Then he turned around and followed Ming Shu, saying with a smile, âLu Meng, you were impolite just now.â
Ming Shu turned her head and said, âCheng Yan, good morning.â
ââŠâ Why didnât she respond like others?
On the way from the community to the school, Cheng Yan found her character was strange. Her smile was soft sometimes, bright other times. But one couldnât know whether her feelings changed from her smile.
Maybe the one thing that didnât change was that she smiled all the time.
She looked like a light-hearted girl, radiating a youthful glow.
On the way, there were kids going to school, white collars who were in a hurry, and grandmothers who were going to buy groceries. They were all busy and walked quickly. Only she was at ease and walked leisurely among them.
Cheng Yan felt strange and didnât talk to her until they arrived at school.
âLu Meng, donât go to the old teaching building again. Next time, you wonât be as lucky as yesterday.â Before they entered school, Cheng Yan warned her again. Then he went in another direction and didnât go inside with Ming Shu.
The old teaching buildingâŠ
Whatâs in there?
According to the Hostâs memory, she had seen a ghost in the old teaching building. Was that really a ghost?
Ming Shu went toward the classroom while thinking about it. But before she arrived, the headmaster appeared suddenly and angrily stopped her.
âWhy didnât you clean the playground?â The headmaster was very angry. âLu Meng, donât think that you can do anything you want at school as long as your grades are good.â
âIâŠâ
âI tell you, you must be punished when you make mistakes. Thatâs a school rule. As a student, you must obey it. That Iâm strict to you now is good for you. When you work in society, all your mistakes will become great losses. No one will reason with you like Iâm doing now.â
âIâŠâ
âToday after school, I will supervise you personally. If you donât clean again, I will deal with you.â
The headmaster spoke quickly. It was as fast as pouring beans from a bamboo tube. Then he left.
ââŠâ You should at least listen to my explanation.
âHeadmaster, who made you angry?â
âItâs more and more difficult to teach those students. Theyâll cause problems for you the second you donât pay attention to them.â
âThatâs true, but they are children and naughty now. Donât get angry with themâŠâ
Ming Shu looked over there. A woman in a cream-colored dress was talking to the headmaster, hair wavy and looking pretty young.
That voiceâŠ
It was the same as that womanâs yesterday.
âMengmeng!â Ye Miaomiao rushed out from somewhere and hugged Ming Shuâs arm. âWhat are you looking at?â
Ming Shu pulled her hands away and pointed at where the headmaster was with her chin, asking, âWho is she?â
Ye Miaomiao looked and answered, âShe might be the English teacher in the Junior Department. Whatâs the matter?â
âNothing, I was just asking.â
Note: He chu shi gui cheng and Yan yan mu xing kuan are verses.
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