Chapter 5 I was used as a gambling tool
So I actually spent two nights reading several domestic and foreign academic monographs on physics and chemistry, and based on my own understanding, I wrote several in-depth and easy-to-understand knowledge explanations.
On Saturday, I got up early, had breakfast, explained the reason to my parents, and came to school alone. I am a punctual person, and when it was almost nine o'clock, I walked to the blackboard on time.
Qiu Jieqin hasn’t arrived yet!
That day was the first time I learned how girls can be late. I waited impatiently for more than half an hour, and wanted to leave several times out of anger. But then I thought that publishing a special issue on physical chemistry was a good thing in itself, and I had spent two nights preparing for it, so it would be a pity to just give up. I waited patiently.
Of course I didn’t know that Qiu Jieqin had actually arrived earlier. She was hiding in the teaching building opposite and watching me waiting foolishly with two female classmates.
When they felt it was about time, Qiu Jieqin finally showed up, holding a bunch of notebooks, rulers, chalks and other tools, and walked up to me.
"I'm sorry I'm late. Have you been waiting for a long time? Classmate Tang Qian." She said in a very coquettish voice.
At that time, I just wanted to finish the work quickly and leave. I didn't want to waste time on her being late, so I said calmly, "Let's get started now. How are you going to design the layout?"
According to Qiu Jieqin's idea, she made me wait for such a long time, and I should either complain to her angrily or react like a man and say it's okay, I'm willing to wait for her.
What she never expected was that my reaction was no reaction. It was totally unexpected for her. She didn't know how to continue the performance and none of the lines she had prepared could be used.
Seeing her standing there with a strange expression on her face, I asked her again: "How are you going to design the layout? Are you ready?"
She finally realized what was going on and said, "No, no. I thought I'd let you do it. I said I'd be your assistant."
I listened without saying a word, reached out to take the tools from her hand, and started drawing on the blackboard.
Qiu Jieqin could only do the work of an assistant, such as handing over the blackboard eraser and finding chalk. I took care of everything else. I tried my best to display my talent. This issue of the blackboard newspaper was designed by me with a beautiful layout, rich content, unique insights, and beautiful fonts.
Qiu Jieqin was standing behind me. Seeing me personally sketch out such a perfect blackboard newspaper that she could never have imagined in her dreams, she was deeply moved and said, "Tang Qian, you are so talented. I never thought that a blackboard newspaper could draw such a beautiful picture. I... I am so moved. You are really great!"
I smiled and said nothing.
After repeated revisions, I finally felt satisfied. When I stopped, it was time for lunch. I said to Qiu Jieqin, "Qiu Jieqin, I'm done. I'm very hungry. I'm going home now."
"What? You...you..." Qiu Jieqin was very surprised. She wanted to ask, "Aren't you going to treat me to a meal?" Because in her habit, at this moment, any man would ask her to treat him to a meal. Fortunately, she was not stupid enough to hold back such idiotic words.
But she still felt very strange. It was so against common sense and so unreasonable!
"Goodbye!" I returned all the tools to her and turned away.
Just as I was about to leave her sight, Qiu Jieqin, unwilling to give up, suddenly called me: "Wait a minute, Tang Qian, thank you for helping me complete this issue of the blackboard newspaper. To express my gratitude, I will treat you to lunch at noon."
I turned around and smiled, saying, "No need. Actually this is what I should do. Besides, I didn't tell my family that I was eating out. They must be waiting for me. I have to go back."
Qiu Jieqin said anxiously: "Then...then I have to thank you properly, otherwise, when are you free..." Before she could finish her words, I waved my hand, turned and left.
Qiu Jieqin stood there in a daze, feeling embarrassed, anxious, angry and annoyed, but there was nothing she could do.
The blackboard newspaper I edited really attracted everyone's praise . Even the teachers praised it highly, saying that it was rich in content, beautiful in pictures, and had unique insights. It was a rare blackboard newspaper classic. They all asked who had created it.
Qiu Jieqin was so proud at this time that she told everyone that this was a masterpiece she and Tang Qian had worked on together. Naturally, others praised her and she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. But I remained calm and unperturbed. When others praised me, I just smiled and didn't show any proud expression.
But there was one more worry. I don't know but from that day on, she appeared in my sight all day and night. She always had various reasons and excuses to get close to me, which made me very uncomfortable because I was always alone before.
The result is: I always meet her on the way to school in the morning, she always asks me many study questions during breaks, she always sits next to me when I eat in the cafeteria at noon, and after school, no matter how late I dawdle, I can always see her waiting for me at the school gate.
Now not only did I realize something was wrong, but every student in the class noticed that there was a problem between us.
But my classmates didn’t know that I was actually innocent, so rumors started to spread, saying that something had happened between me and Qiu Jieqin…
I had no choice but to have a serious talk with her, telling her that rumors were spreading in the school and asking her to be careful about her words and actions.
But she stiffened her head and said, "I'm not afraid, let them say whatever they want, I like being with you." I almost vomited blood, I really had no way to deal with her.
At that time, I naively thought that Qiu Jieqin really liked me. Although I didn't love her, I didn't hate her for pestering me. After all, she was the school belle after all. Having such a beautiful girl like me could always satisfy a man's vanity.
But finally one day I discovered the truth.
At noon that day, in order to avoid Qiu Jieqin and read some books, I sneaked into a place full of cement pipes near the back door of the school and sat inside to read.
After watching for a while, I suddenly heard a few girls talking and walking towards me. I recognized the voice of one of them as Qiu Jieqin's, and thought she was really a master who could find my hiding place.
In order to avoid being discovered by her, I played hide-and-seek with them. I crouched down and hid in a hollow cement pipe that was not easily noticed.
Qiu Jieqin and the others did walk into the pile of cement pipes, but they didn't seem to be looking for me. I only heard one girl say, "Jieqin, what's going on? Hasn't your talented man fallen for you yet?"
Another girl smiled and said, "I think the talented man didn't fall in love with her first, but the beautiful woman seemed to be attracted to him. Didn't you see how closely she has been clinging to him these past few days? She almost even follows him to the toilet!"
The two girls giggled and heard Qiu Jieqin say angrily, "Qian Xiaolei, you want to be beaten!" Then they laughed. I heard them talking and it seemed to be about me. I was afraid that they would find out that I was embarrassed, so I didn't dare to breathe.
Not long after, Qiu Jieqin said, "I'm telling you guys, just be prepared to pay. These past two days, I feel like that idiot has started to fall in love with me. In a few days, I'll make him tell me in person that he likes me. Humph! There's no man in this world that I, Qiu Jieqin, can't conquer, not to mention that he's just an ignorant idiot who only knows how to study."
I hid in the cave, stunned by what he said. Was he talking about me? Am I really an ignorant fool who only knows how to study?
Qian Xiaolei then said, "Jie Qin, are you really in love with Tang Qian? I've never seen you so serious before. It's just a bet, there's no need to get caught up in it."
Qiu Jieqin said, "Who? Me? Please figure out who I am! How could I possibly have feelings for a fool like that? I just want to prove that my nickname of male killer is not for nothing. Don't you all say that Tang Qian is the most unsociable and emotionally numb person in the whole school? As long as I take him down, you won't have anything to say, right? Hey, you want to cheat and deny your responsibility just because I'm about to succeed, right?"
Another girl said, "No, if Tang Qian really says he likes you, then we'll have to accept the loss, but I don't think he'll be so easy to please. Remember, the deadline is half a month, after that, each of you will have to give away a set of branded clothes!"
Qiu Jieqin sneered: "It's still unclear who will win! You better prepare the money for the imported CD player, don't cry when the time comes!"
Qian Xiaolei said hurriedly: "Okay, it's just a joke, why do you take it so seriously? Let's go, it's almost time for class."
As they walked away quickly, they were still bickering, "Who are you kidding? If you lose, you really have to buy it for me!"
"Tsk! Don't let things go wrong and you'll lose both your money and your life. Then you'll cry!"
"Sun Li! If you don't say anything, you will die!"
…
I was left alone, the cat, stunned in the cement pipe.
After a long while, I laughed at myself and thought, "Tang Qian, you fool, you've been fooled! Others are using you as a gambling tool, and you're so happy about it. It's so funny!"
