The afternoon sun was very warm, and the air was filled with the sweet aroma of grass and trees. The bench in the pavilion was warmed by the sun, and lying on it made one's whole body feel comfortable. Li Zhengyu closed his eyes comfortably, with earplugs in his ears, and his feet resting on the armrests swayed to the rhythm of the music.
A gust of wind blew, and the peach branches beside the pavilion swayed in the wind. The fragrance of peach blossoms filled his nostrils, and a few tiny petals fell on his face, making him itchy.
His mind unconsciously replayed the scene in the corridor at noon after school, and he remembered what Su Peile said, "Even if others dislike you, I will not dislike you."
I finally got rid of that trouble, why would I think of her again? Li Zhengyu shook his head vigorously.
At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came closer and closer, and then the bright light in front of him was completely blocked by the person who came. He opened his eyes angrily, saw the person standing in front of him clearly, raised his hand helplessly and pinched his high nose bridge, and rolled his eyes at the same time: "Why did you find this place?"
Su Peile ran a little hurriedly, her fair cheeks still flushed. She put her hand on her chest and tried to calm her heartbeat, and said breathlessly: "Li Zhengyu, go back to class."
"Why should I listen to you? Do you still want to stick to me like a plaster and force me to go back?" He snorted contemptuously.
"Li Zhengyu, if my recklessness this morning made you feel uncomfortable, I apologize. I'm sorry." She said calmly and bowed deeply.
This made Li Zhengyu feel very uncomfortable. He could curse people when he was unhappy and hit people when he was angry, but facing such a Su Peile, he was completely powerless to resist.
"I'm not dead, don't make it like a farewell ceremony." He dodged to the side uncomfortably, supported himself on the railing with his right hand, flipped over nimbly, and jumped to the ground with handsome and smooth movements.
Su Peile was slightly stunned, and hurriedly ran out of the pavilion, stretched out his arms to block Li Zhengyu, raised his neck and pretended to be serious and said: "Li Zhengyu, let's talk."
"What is there to talk about?" He wanted to leave irritably, but he didn't expect that the seemingly clumsy Su Peile actually reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes, pulling open his collar, revealing his round shoulders.
When Su Peile saw the half of his collarbone and delicate skin exposed under his collar, her heart beat faster, but she didn't want to miss this opportunity and had to catch him and have a good talk with him.
"Can you just give me two minutes? Let me finish what I want to say." She looked at him pleadingly. Her clear eyes softened Li Zhengyu's heart and he wanted to hear what she wanted to say.
Seeing that he was no longer running away, Su Peile let go of his hand and smiled faintly: "You must be curious about why I am so persistent. I want to sit at the same table with you and watch you in class, right?"
Li Zhengyu hummed softly through his nose.
"Because I met you when I was in Songchuan. Unfortunately, we didn't have much in common. I thought I would never meet you again, but I didn't expect that we would meet again. So I cherish this opportunity to meet again and want to be a real classmate and friend with you. So, Li Zhengyu, can you accept me?" Su Peile looked at him seriously, waiting for his answer.
"You..." Li Zhengyu didn't know what to say for a moment. He couldn't remember where he had seen her in Songchuan, and he didn't want to ask. Songchuan was a place he would never miss in his life, but she couldn't forget it. This obsession really made him feel disgusted.
He didn't answer her, and the two of them just remained silent.
The wind blew, and the peach tree beside him swayed its slender branches. The air was filled with the fragrance of peach blossoms. Su Peile's clear eyes stared at the handsome young man standing with his back to the light, waiting for his answer.
The peach blossoms blown away by the wind fell at his feet. Their bright red color reminded him of red flames, the long corridors of the hospital, and the sad cries...
He shook his head and looked at Su Peile with a sharp look. Why did this girl have to pester him like this and make him recall the past that he didn't want to mention?
He suddenly grabbed Su Peile's hands, swung them to the right, and shouted angrily: "Stay away from me!"
Su Peile didn't expect that he would suddenly exert such great strength. By the time she realized what was happening, her feet had already left the ground. When she looked down, she saw the blue lake.
"ah……"
"thump!"
Li Zhengyu turned around and was about to leave, thinking that he had gotten rid of the trouble, but when he heard the sound of falling into the water, he realized that Su Peile had been thrown into the lake by him. When he turned around, he saw the person in the lake struggling in panic, and it was obvious that he could not swim.
Looking at Su Peile waving his arms in the water, he opened his mouth to shout at him, but before he could make a sound, he choked on the water and sank. The water surface was rippling with waves. Li Zhengyu's heart suddenly dropped and his brows were tightly twisted. After a few seconds of daze, he quickly reacted.
The water covered her from all directions. Su Peile couldn't swim at all. Looking at the figure on the shore, she waved her arms and wanted to open her mouth to shout, but a lot of water rushed into her nose and mouth in an instant.
It seemed like a century had passed, and only a "splash" was heard. When Su Peile felt she was about to suffocate, a man swam to her side, held her under the armpits with both hands and brought her out of the water, while swimming and calling her name anxiously.
She knew that Li Zhengyu would not abandon her, just like when the fire happened four years ago.
After rescuing her from the lake, Li Zhengyu did not dare to delay and ran to the infirmary with her in his arms.
Fortunately, Su Peile just choked on the water, and the school doctor gave her emergency treatment and let her rest in the infirmary for a while. Seeing that the school uniforms of the two students were soaked, the school doctor went to the logistics department to get them some change of clothes.
"Cough cough cough..." Su Peile's coughing almost shattered the roof of the infirmary.
Li Zhengyu frowned and looked at her. She just choked on a few mouthfuls of water, but it felt like she was going to cough up gastric juice as well.
"If you cough again, I'll beat you." Li Zhengyu roared angrily.
Su Peile quickly covered her mouth with her hands. She had not yet recovered from the shock and looked at Li Zhengyu with lingering fear. She had just been rescued from the water by him and there were still water droplets dripping from the ends of her hair. Her look would make anyone feel soft-hearted.
He frowned at her and said, "Hey, are you okay? If not, go to the hospital."
"I'm fine, no need to go to the hospital, cough cough." She coughed again and immediately covered her mouth tighter.
"If you want to cough, go ahead. Do you want to smother yourself?"
What a guy! He was the one who told her not to cough, but he was the one who made her cough. She put down her hand, curled her lips, and was very dissatisfied with him.
Li Zhengyu saw all her little movements and realized that it was his fault that caused her to fall into the water, so he whispered to her: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to push you into the water just now."
Su Peile was very happy to find that his attitude had changed, but she did not show it. Instead, she said generously: "It's okay, I was just standing too far away by accident."
Although he found her annoying, Li Zhengyu still felt a little guilty for causing her to almost drown. Seeing that she was still holding back her cough and her uncomfortable look made another person appear in his mind.
Every time he coughed, it felt like he was almost dying. For some reason, the Su Peile in front of him instantly touched the softest part of his heart.
"I feel like you won't stop until you take me back to the classroom, even at the cost of your own life. Is it so important for you that I go to class?" He sneered, sitting on the edge of the bed with his long legs crossed. It was just an encounter four years ago that he had forgotten, but it made her so devoted... Was his charm really that great?
Hearing him say this, Su Peile steadied his breath and said to him seriously: "Of course it is important."
Li Zhengyu's face showed a hint of displeasure, but a strange feeling surged in his heart. It was the first time he heard someone say that he was very important to her. The word "important" made him feel a little proud. It turned out that there were still people in the world who were different from those people and still had a sense of trust in him.
At this moment, Su Peile had an idea in her mind. She grabbed his hand and said, "You have to be responsible for me."
Li Zhengyu was frightened by her action and stood up, but he did not shake her hand off. He asked in panic: "You have admitted that I failed, so why should I be responsible for you?"
"You were the one who pushed me and caused me to fail. I don't care, but you have to be responsible for me." Su Peile immediately pretended to cry and wiped her tears with the back of her hand, but in fact it was just thunder without rain.
"Hey, you don't look like you're pretending to cry at all. Just make up your mind if you have any conditions." This girl looks stupid, but her mind is really quick.
Hearing him say this, Su Peile raised her little face again and smiled triumphantly: "My condition is that you must listen to the lessons in the classroom honestly in the future, and don't skip classes."
"no!"
"Then the other condition is that I become your girlfriend." She was just saying it casually. This was probably what he feared the most. He was such a casual and impulsive person that he definitely didn't like being bound by anything.
As expected, Li Zhengyu showed fear on his face and shook his head vigorously, saying, "This is even worse."
"Then you just attend class honestly from now on. You can only choose one of the two." Seeing that he fell into the trap, Su Peile was secretly delighted.
Li Zhengyu remained silent, thinking with his brows lowered. His long eyelashes, which made Su Peile envious and jealous, fluttered gently. Suddenly, he opened his black eyes wide and looked at her coldly, causing her heart to beat rapidly.
"You can attend class honestly, but there is a time limit, one week."
"No, at least one semester."
"Hey, don't go too far." Li Zhengyu raised his hand as if to hit her.
Su Peile had already seen through his bluffing, so he tilted his head, looked straight at him and said, "No."
"One month." Li Zhengyu made the final concession, staring at Su Peile's mouth. Seeing that she was about to say no, he stood up and pretended to leave, saying, "If you don't agree, think of other conditions. I won't play with you anymore."
Su Peile almost jumped off the bed and grabbed his arm: "Don't go, I promise you, one month is just one month, ah..."
Unexpectedly, she was so anxious that she forgot that she was sitting on the bed. If Li Zhengyu hadn't quickly grabbed her collar, she would have fallen headfirst to the ground. He strangled her neck and suffocated her, and she was also scared and broke into a cold sweat.
The next second, she was thrown onto the bed by Li Zhengyu, and he yelled at her angrily: "Hey, be quiet!"
Su Peile lay on her back on the bed, with her hands raised to her ears, as if she was surrendering, and she laughed. Looking at her posture at the moment, Li Zhengyu felt that she looked a bit like a turtle that had turned over, and the dumbest one at that.
He turned his face away, bit his lip, and wanted to laugh but held it back.
"Li Zhengyu, one month only, you have to keep your word." Su Peile stretched out a finger and shook it at him.
Li Zhengyu thought angrily, why should he agree to negotiate with her? Why not just slam the door and walk out? He really fell for her trick.
He took a deep breath and said reluctantly: "I can stay in the classroom, but I won't agree to anything else."
At worst, he could just lie down and sleep in the classroom for a month. Given his bad record at Mingxin Middle School, the teacher would probably find it incredible to see him sitting in the classroom all the time.
Su Peile sat up happily, nodded continuously and said, "Okay, okay, as long as you sit in the classroom, I will take care of everything else." As long as he could be tied down, other things would be easy.
Seeing her so excited as if she had found a treasure, Li Zhengyu raised his eyebrows and looked at her with disgust.
At this time, the door of the infirmary opened, and the female school doctor came in with two sets of clean school uniforms and said, "These are the school uniforms I got from the logistics teacher. You two can put them on first. I will wash them and return them later."
"Thank you, teacher." Su Peile took it .
But Li Zhengyu frowned and didn't answer it. He protested with an unhappy look on his face: "I don't wear school uniform."
Su Peile reached out and tugged at the wet corner of his clothes and said, "Put them on, or you'll catch a cold."
"If I wear the school uniform, I'll bring shame to the school." Li Zhengyu didn't even look at the school uniform, but the wet T-shirt sticking to his body made him uncomfortable.
"That's because he's jealous of how handsome you look in your school uniform." Su Peile said this completely unrelatedly, leaving Li Zhengyu and the school doctor stunned.
What is going on here?
Under the gazes of four puzzled people, Su Pele pursed his lips and thought for a while, and said in a slightly forced tone: "Wouldn't it be more embarrassing for you to go back to the classroom wearing such wet clothes?"
Li Zhengyu thought what she said made sense, so he picked up his school uniform and ran into the inner room to change.
Su Peile breathed a sigh of relief and finally persuaded him to put on the school uniform. At this time, someone patted her shoulder. She looked up and saw the school doctor smiling and giving her a thumbs up.
In the second class in the afternoon, when Su Peile and Li Zhengyu appeared in the classroom, the teachers and classmates who were in class looked at them in surprise.
Li Zhengyu, who had skipped class, actually returned to the classroom. What was going on?
Li Zhengyu, who had not worn school uniform since last semester, actually put on the school uniform again!
What was even more surprising was that Li Zhengyu seemed like a different person. He attended classes honestly for a week in a row and completely surprised all the teachers and students in the school.
So for a while, the name Su Peile, which sounded funny but created a god-like miracle, spread throughout Mingxin Middle School. Many people looked at Su Peile with a kind of pilgrimage-like admiration and worship.
However, Li Zhengyu also regretted it. He thought that he had fallen into Su Peile's trap, but a man's word is his bond, and he could not go back on his word. He was glad that he had only agreed to a one-month deadline with the girl. He would be free after enduring another three weeks.
But that was three weeks later, and now he already felt a state of being worse than death, and an indescribable sense of frustration.
Seeing that the previously arrogant Li Zhengyu was controlled by an unknown transfer student, Xia Ying felt that this was simply a miracle. She admired Su Peile's courage and bravery, and changed her disapproving attitude and decided to support her.
Despite Su Peile's strict watch, Li Zhengyu still came up with many ways to fight against her.
For example, Su Peile didn't allow him to sleep in class, so Li Zhengyu specially downloaded a lot of songs and various small games on his mobile phone at home in advance.
However, wherever Li Zhengyu had a plan, Su Peile had a countermeasure. All the tricks he came up with were solved by Su Peile one by one. All the extracurricular books in his desk were confiscated by her. She would wake him up when he was sleeping, and even his cell phone was snatched away by her.
In short, Su Peile is simply Li Zhengyu's nemesis.
As the saying goes, good news doesn’t travel far, but bad news travels far and wide.
The fact that Li Zhengyu had been repeatedly humiliated by Su Peile recently was hotly discussed by the teachers and students of Mingxin Middle School after dinner.
Wherever he went, he would attract more and more wanton gazes than before.
This feeling was not good. Li Zhengyu felt like a puppet being led by the nose and paraded through the streets for everyone to watch.
When it was free time in the afternoon, Li Zhengyu sneaked away while Su Peile went to the bathroom.
During this period, because of Su Peile, he hasn't touched his beloved basketball for a long time.
When he ran to the basketball hall, the school team members were resting and only a few senior boys were playing basketball. One of them was An Qun, with whom he had a conflict not long ago.
Seeing An Qun from afar, he snorted disdainfully and walked past nonchalantly.
When An Qun saw him coming over, a sneer appeared on his face: "Hey, how come you have time to come here? Where is your personal butler?"
"None of your business! People who are not involved should leave."
"Hmph, Li Zhengyu, why are you pretending? You've been banned for half a year and are no longer relevant." An Qun was also very angry. They were all students who were listed as dangerous elements in the college. Why would the college give Li Zhengyu a chance to be a good student?
Although the recent rumors in the school seem to be making fun of Li Zhengyu, people with sharp eyes can see that the teachers and even the academic dean look at this boy with softer eyes than before.
The only one who couldn't feel it now was Li Zhengyu himself.
Seeing that the two men were speaking too aggressively, the school team members and An Qun's friends stopped the two men and asked them to remain calm.
"Even if I'm banned, I'm still a member of the basketball team. Why are you here to join in the fun when you haven't even won a school game?" The more Li Zhengyu looked at him, the more annoying he felt. In addition, he was already in a bad mood, and a surge of anger rushed towards him.
An Qun was still upset about the fight last time, so he stepped over and pointed at him and said, "Li Zhengyu, are you looking for trouble?"
"I just want to clean up the people who shouldn't be here."
"You deserve a beating!" An Qun yelled at him and rushed over.
Just as Li Zhengyu was about to step forward, the school team members held him tightly and persuaded him: "Zhengyu, you will be released soon. If you fight again, do you not want to play basketball in the future?"
This sentence was indeed effective. Li Zhengyu stopped abruptly, but the anger in his eyes was still burning as he glared at An Qun fiercely.
"Okay, An Qun, we're graduating soon, why bother arguing with your junior." An Qun's classmates also stopped him and tried to persuade him. Everyone knew that the grudge between these two people was not formed overnight, but there was no need to argue at this critical juncture, as it would affect graduation.
Just as the two sides were confronting each other, the door of the basketball hall was suddenly pushed open and a small figure walked in.
"Li Zhengyu, what are you doing? It's time for self-study class." Su Peile saw a group of male students standing in the middle of the court, and they looked like they were about to fight.
When she trotted in front of Li Zhengyu, she found that the senior named An Qun was still there. She immediately remembered that she had given false testimony and couldn't help feeling guilty.
When Li Zhengyu saw her coming over, his face looked very ugly and he didn't say anything. His handsome face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.
An Qun said with a wry smile: "Hey, Li Zhengyu's housekeeper is here."
"Hey, shut up!" Li Zhengyu yelled at him.
Su Peile smelled a strong smell of gunpowder. She looked at Li Zhengyu and said, "Li Zhengyu, it's time for self-study class. Let's go."
"Zhengyu, go back to class first. After the spring long-distance running, you can return to the school team and we will train together again." A sturdy team member patted him on the shoulder.
Li Zhengyu turned and walked out. Su Peile smiled gratefully at the team member, glanced at An Qun again, feeling a little embarrassed, but still smiled, and then chased after Li Zhengyu.
When they reached the entrance of the basketball hall, An Qun suddenly spoke up: "Li Zhengyu, do you know what you look like now? You are such a wimp."
When Li Zhengyu heard this, his blood boiled and he wanted to go back angrily. Su Peile stretched out his arms to stop him and pleaded in a low voice: "Li Zhengyu, just think of it as hearing a barking sound, okay? Don't pay attention to him." Then he pushed him out of the door.
The bright sunlight outside was a little dazzling, and the willow trees with new leaves were swaying gracefully in the wind.
Su Peile pushed Li Zhengyu to the middle of the flower bed not far ahead, where flowers of various colors were swaying in the spring breeze.
"Don't bother me, go away!" Li Zhengyu's pent-up anger finally exploded, and he pushed Su Peile away fiercely.
She felt her body tilt again, and then she fell into the flower bed, crushing the branches full of buds.
Seeing her fall, a trace of panic flashed in Li Zhengyu's eyes, but when Su Peile struggled to sit up, his face was still full of anger.
"Su Peile, I won't play any boring games like responsibility with you anymore. If you feel unbalanced, let's go to the artificial lake together later. At worst, you can just kick me into the lake."
"Li Zhengyu, we agreed on it, why are you going back on your word?" Su Peile said with gritted teeth. His palm was hurt by the rough edge of the flower bed when he fell down just now.
"Who are you? Why should I listen to you? I tell you, I've tolerated you for a while. Do you know that you make me feel very disgusted? I have never disgusted someone so much." Li Zhengyu was so angry he vented his anger without thinking.
Two consecutive "hate"s made Su Peile feel as if his heart was pierced by a needle. He felt pain and wronged.
Li Zhengyu continued to taunt her angrily: "My grandfather, my parents can't control me, so don't even think about controlling me. Stay away from me from now on. Don't think I won't fight you if I don't hit a girl."
Seeing him so angry, Su Peile didn't know how to deal with it, and murmured aggrievedly: "You...you have behaved very well during this period."
“Is being laughed at by others considered good behavior?”
"An Qun said that because he is jealous of you."
"Shut up, I won't believe your nonsense anymore. This is my last warning to you, stay away from me!" Li Zhengyu said as he turned around and was about to leave.
Su Peile hurriedly chased after him and asked, "Where are you going? You have to go to self-study class."
"Are you done yet? Stay away from me!" Li Zhengyu suddenly stretched out his hand and pushed.
She was completely unprepared and fell to the ground again with a scream.
Li Zhengyu saw her fall again, and subconsciously wanted to help her up, but when he thought of what happened just now, he got angry and pulled his hand back: "Why are you still pestering me when you know I'm angry? You won't feel better until I do it, right?"
"I..." Su Peile didn't know how to answer, but her knee hit the ground and it hurt so much that she didn't have the strength to stand up.
Li Zhengyu stretched out a hand in front of her and said reluctantly: "Get up, don't let people see me and think I'm bullying you."
She put her hand in his and let him pull her up.
Seeing that her legs could stand naturally, Li Zhengyu felt a little relieved. He retracted his hand and said, "Su Peile, I really don't like you pestering me in this way. I feel very uncomfortable. From now on, don't follow me anymore. Give me some space, okay?" After saying that, he breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked away, his slender figure disappeared in the dazzling sunlight.
Su Peile stared at his back blankly. She didn't expect that she would make Li Zhengyu so disgusted and hate her.
Did she really do something wrong? Or has Li Zhengyu changed?
Su Peile felt very uncomfortable about how he treated her. She thought about the warmth and security she had received during the fire. Why had everything changed now?
Feeling depressed, Su Peile walked up to the rooftop of the teaching building. It was very quiet there, so quiet that she could only hear the sound of the wind blowing. The pure blue sky, as if it had been washed by water, was so close to her.
When she was a child, whenever her parents quarreled, she would climb to the top of the tallest slide in the community, sit down, and look up at the sky, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her. At that moment, her heart would be as broad and comfortable as the sky.
"Hey, you're not trying to threaten Li Zhengyu by jumping off the building, are you? It's useless." Xia Ying's voice sounded behind her.
Su Peile turned his head and looked at her approaching, and asked curiously: "How did you know I was here?"
The wind on the roof messed up Xia Ying's short hair. She stretched out her hand to straighten her hair and said to the wind, "When you feel sad, climb to the highest place and see that everything is under your feet. Then you will feel relieved, right?"
"I'm not sad, I just want to come up and get some fresh air."
"Ventilation? There are so many windows. Is it necessary to go to the rooftop? Oh, don't lie to me. Your worries are written all over your face."
His secrets revealed, Su Peile was speechless for a moment, staring at the tall buildings in the city in the distance in silence.
Xia Ying leaned against the edge of the rooftop, reached out and patted her leg and said, "Tell me, what made Li Zhengyu angry at you again?"
"He said he hated me."
"Don't believe him. He always says one thing and means another. If he really hated you, he wouldn't have listened to you during this period of time."
"But he told me to stay away from him and said I had no right to control him."
"Haha..." Xia Ying couldn't help but laugh when she heard her say that.
Su Peile looked at her in confusion. In fact, Xia Ying was very charming and her smile was seductive, so why did she have a tomboyish personality? If she had long hair, she would be a very beautiful girl.
"Why are you smiling so happily?" Su Peile couldn't help but ask. She was feeling extremely sad.
Xia Ying leaned towards her and said, "Li Zhengyu said you have no right to control him because he suddenly realized that you are not his parents or relatives, which made him unconsciously feel submissive. This made him feel a crisis, so he rejected you."
"ah?"
"So, you need to find a reason that qualifies you to manage him, so that you can continue to approach him with good reason."
"What's the reason?"
"Be his girlfriend." Xia Ying smiled mysteriously.
Su Peile was very surprised and quickly shook her head and said, "If I say I want to be his girlfriend, will he kill me? Being his deskmate already disgusts him so much. And I've said it once before..." She added in her heart.
"Li Zhengyu's attitude towards you and me is obviously different. Pei Le, trust my judgment, you can do it."
"He will definitely not agree."
"How do you know he doesn't agree if you don't try? Based on my understanding of Li Zhengyu, you might be more suitable than me for someone with his personality." Xia Ying smiled at her and suddenly asked, "You should like him, right?"
"I, I don't know." Could it be love? If it weren't for what happened four years ago, with Li Zhengyu's current personality, she probably wouldn't dare to get close to him.
But if she said she didn't like him, she thought of the moment when he jumped into the artificial lake to rescue her, and how he lost his temper just now. Why did her mood fluctuate with his emotions and be influenced by his words?
"I see you like him. If you don't like someone, how can you have the courage to do so many things." Xia Ying glanced at Su Peile, who was obviously distracted but had a smile on his face.
Finally, she sighed and said, "Su Peile, go and give it a try."
Go to school the next morning.
When Li Zhengyu walked to the gate of the community, he deliberately stood for a while. Although he lived in the same community as Su Peile, he had never met her on the way to school in the morning, so he wanted to wait for her here to see if she was angry about what happened yesterday.
I told her yesterday to stop pestering him. Will she be really sad and never get close to him again?
If this was true, he should be thankful, but for some reason, he couldn't feel happy.
He waited for a long time, but Su Peile didn't come out, so he went to school alone. The closer he got to the classroom, the more he felt his legs were filled with lead.
He regretted it after returning home yesterday. All he could think of was the look Su Peile gave him when she left. He cursed himself countless times, saying he was such a jerk. How could he lay hands on a girl and say such excessive words to a girl who only cared about him. In fact, he didn't want to hurt Su Peile so much.
When he walked into the classroom, Su Peile was already sitting in her seat. When she raised her head, Li Zhengyu felt a trace of guilt. She must not have slept well last night, as there were dark circles under her eyes.
Su Peile didn't say anything, but stood up silently and let him go in and sit down again.
Li Zhengyu didn't know how to start. His black eyes turned back and forth but he couldn't think of how to start.
At this moment, Xia Ying suddenly pinched Su Peile's arm hard, and Xia Ying used her mouth to tell her to speak.
Su Peile wondered in her heart, should she tell it now, there are so many classmates around. But Xia Ying reminded her in the morning that she had to tell it in the classroom so that everyone could testify and Li Zhengyu could not cheat.
She hesitated, and Xia Ying reached out and pinched her again, very hard, and it hurt so much that Su Peile almost cried.
"Li Zhengyu." She screamed in pain.
Li Zhengyu didn't expect that she would talk to him first. Maybe her anger had subsided a little. He felt a little relieved, but he was still wary of whether she was going to play any new tricks.
He looked at her warily, waiting for her to continue.
Su Peile opened his mouth and said as if he had mustered up a lot of courage: "I...I, I will be your girlfriend?"
This sentence was like a bolt from the blue. All the students in the classroom mechanically turned their necks to look at Su Peile and Li Zhengyu from all directions.
"What did you say?" Li Zhengyu suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, frowned and opened his mouth to confirm again.
"I said, I want to be your girlfriend."
As soon as she finished speaking, with a "snap" sound, the pen that Li Zhengyu had just taken out was broken by him.
The classmates trembled with fear, and Su Peile also hid backwards, glancing at Xia Ying out of the corner of her eye, wondering if Xia Ying would save her if Li Zhengyu really did it. However, Xia Ying looked straight ahead as if nothing had happened, in the opposite direction of the other classmates' gazes.
"Su Peile , do you think school is boring?" Li Zhengyu became furious as everyone expected.
"Li Zhengyu, I have never forgotten you since four years ago. I like you. Let me be your girlfriend." Su Peile said the words she had prepared in advance, but her cheeks still turned red after she finished speaking.
The classmates all looked at her at the same time. Her courage to confess her love to the "Prince of Mars" of Mingxin Middle School was amazing. You know, how many senior and junior students who had confessed their love to Li Zhengyu were hurt by his bad temper.
Li Zhengyu tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, pursed his lips and looked at her and asked: "Are you telling the truth?"
"Of course it's true, otherwise no girl would confess to you in front of the whole class." Han Jingjing, who was eating snacks, was moved by this scene. After she finished speaking, the other classmates nodded in unison.
"Su Peile, think it over carefully." Lu Mowen said with lingering fear. He always felt that something was not right, but he couldn't figure out what went wrong.
Xia Ying held her chin with her hand, glanced at Su Peile and said, "Student Su, this guy is not worthy of your love. Don't be fooled by his false appearance."
Why did she suddenly say that? Su Peile was very surprised, but Li Zhengyu's reaction made her understand Xia Ying's purpose.
"Mr. Xia, who did I fool?" Li Zhengyu retorted unhappily.
"Then just agree to it, do you dare?"
"Why not?"
Li Zhengyu really fell for Xia Ying's provocation. He looked at Su Peile and said, "Okay, let's sign up for the school's spring long-distance run at the end of the month. If you can beat me, I will agree to let you be my girlfriend."
"Li Zhengyu, you are not sincere." Xia Ying said angrily, slapped the table with her hand, and stood up.
Spring long-distance running? Su Pei was stunned for a moment. She knew that this was the competition that Mingxin Middle School was about to hold, but she hadn't run a long-distance race for many years.
"Li Zhengyu, you are deliberately making things difficult for me. You were the long-distance running champion last year." The physical education committee member who had been watching the fun finally couldn't help but speak.
Long-distance running champion? Su Peile looked at him in surprise. How did she win?
"Don't you dare agree?" Li Zhengyu looked at her mockingly.
"Pei Le, promise him that we support you." Xia Ying patted her on the shoulder and clenched her fist to cheer her on.
Han Jingjing, who turned her body to look over here, nodded in agreement.
Su Peile let out a breath, and an inexplicable courage surged in her heart. She looked straight at Li Zhengyu, smiled slightly, and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Okay, let's compete!"