Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 12 Women are such a hassle

"Hey, are you listening?"

Wheat-skinned arms, slender hands slapping the desk.

This action caught the attention of Liu Songyan, who was daydreaming during break time. He could vaguely make out the girl's face through her hair.

He has short hair, which is unusual for a girl, and a handsome, dashing appearance.

While it might not be entirely accurate to describe a girl as "handsome," the girl in front of me certainly has a face that would make most girls gasp in embarrassment.

If it weren't for the slightly raised area, it would be hard to associate her with the opposite sex.

The class monitor of Class 4, Grade 8.

Shen Ruzhi.

As the person involved in the campus legend, Liu Songyan is rumored to be someone you should never look into.

Because of his unusual appearance, with his bangs always covering his eyes, almost none of the other students in Class 4 had any interaction with him, even though they were in the same class for almost a year in the second year of junior high.

Even when collecting homework assigned by the teacher in class, the subject representatives would ask the class monitor, Shen Ruzhi, to help collect Liu Songyan's copy.

She was the only one in the entire class who had ever interacted with Liu Songyan.

"Were you asleep just now?"

Seeing the boy, who hadn't moved, look up, Shen Ruzhi realized he was awake and muttered something.

"I've called you several times already."

"Is something wrong?"

Her words were brief, even though Shen Ruzhi was one of the few people in the class with whom she had ever communicated.

Despite being a campus legend, he remained as indifferent as ever.

"Someone is looking for you outside."

She slightly turned her head, gesturing for the boy in front of her to look out of the classroom.

Seeing Shen Ruzhi's action, he looked out of the classroom after staring at the person in front of him.

The classroom doorway.

Half of his body was exposed, one hand gripping the door frame, as if he were stealthily observing.

Seeing the boy around the corner in the back row looking at her, she quickly looked away.

She lowered her face quietly, and quickly withdrew the half of her face that had been sticking out.

Upon seeing her, Liu Songyan immediately recognized her.

Chi Jinhe.

"Looks like she's from the next class. What, is she your girlfriend?"

Just as she stood up, Shen Ruzhi, who was still sitting in front of her, asked a question.

This made Liu Songyan, who was about to leave, stop in his tracks.

He turned around and looked at the girl who was about the same height as him, noticing her curious expression.

Shen Ruzhi in front of him didn't seem afraid to meet his gaze.

They simply waited quietly for a response.

"none of your business."

How could you swear at someone?

Her relaxed expression suddenly changed; clearly, Shen Ruzhi had not expected such an answer at all.

She was about to confront her angrily when the girl in the front seat, who had been looking down, silently reached out and grabbed her.

Seeing this, Liu Songyan had no intention of continuing the argument.

He strode towards the door.

Until he left.

Only the girl who had been keeping her head down dared to start anew.

Looking up at the angry class monitor, she offered words of comfort with a look of relief, as if she had just escaped a disaster.

"Class monitor, that's Liu Songyan! The legendary figure who defeated the entire third grade as soon as he entered junior high school!"

"So what?"

Hearing her classmate's advice, Shen Ruzhi, who had just been scolded, looked very upset.

She had heard such rumors, but all the junior high students from that year had already graduated, so there was no way to verify them. Who knew if it was just exaggerated claims spread by word of mouth?

As the class monitor of Class 4, Grade 8, Shen Ruzhi firmly believed in what she saw with her own eyes. She thought that no matter how exaggerated the achievements were, they were all fabricated unless she saw them with her own eyes.

Moreover, she was just being kind by calling out to him on behalf of a girl from another class.

Who knew I'd get yelled at after just a couple of sentences?

The other students in the class were probably afraid of Liu Songyan.

But Shen Ruzhi had no fear of the other party at all.

If it weren't for my classmate grabbing my arm just now.

She was determined to have a serious talk with the other party today.

At the very least, he should apologize to me.

Her slightly bulging chest heaved violently as Shen Ruzhi swallowed her anger and turned around to look.

I watched the figure that had just walked out the door.

Liu Songyan... I'll remember you.

outside the classroom.

Liu Songyan looked at the figure pressed tightly against the wall.

Its timid and hesitant manner resembled that of a little hedgehog curled up in a ball.

"Li Yan and the others are looking for you again?"

Thinking of a certain possibility, and seeing that the other person had their back to him, Liu Songyan, who had just left the classroom, took the initiative to ask.

Only after he spoke did Chi Jinhe, who was facing the wall, slowly turn around.

As soon as he raised his head, he saw Liu Songyan facing him directly.

They were immediately startled.

He quickly lowered his face again.

She was holding a bottle of cola in her right hand and fiddling with her school trousers in her left. It took a while before we heard her make a sound.

"No, no...they didn't come looking for me today..."

"Since I haven't caused you any trouble, why are you coming to me?"

"I……"

After hesitating for a moment, the action of his left hand fiddling with his school trousers became more and more obvious.

With her head down, Chi Jinhe seemed to be cheering herself on.

"Here you go!" After finally mustering up her courage, she held up the Coke with both hands and handed it to Liu Songyan in front of her.

Looking at the bottled cola handed to him, his brows, hidden beneath his bangs, furrowed quickly.

"You called me out just for this?"

"Yes, it is……"

"trouble."

The emphasized words made Chi Jinhe's heart skip a beat as she looked down.

Her face turned deathly pale, especially since she was already timid.

My hands, holding the Coke cans, froze in mid-air, unsure whether to pull them back or keep them in place.

Until... the hand holding the Coke suddenly felt lighter.

At the same time, she heard a soft reply from the boy.

"Thanks."

"Eh……"

He murmured meaninglessly, the incident so sudden that Chi Jinhe didn't have time to react.

He raised his head again, looking at Liu Songyan, whose nose and mouth were the only parts visible.

The other person took the Coke and opened it in front of her.

He gulped down a mouthful.

The girl's eyes were drawn to the rhythmic movement of his Adam's apple.

Furious, Liu Songyan put down his cola, suppressed the urge to burp, screwed the cap back on, and turned to leave.

"and many more!"

Seeing that the other person had drunk his cola, he turned to leave.

Finally remembering why she had come to find him, Chi Jinhe hurriedly called for him to stop.

Seeing the figure stop, Chi Jinhe spoke again.

"Can I...have lunch with you?"

"..."

"No, it doesn't mean anything else, it's just about eating."

"..."

"Is it not allowed...?"

The courage the girl had finally mustered gradually weakened with each silent remark.

His hands, which had fallen to his sides again, began to fiddle with his school trousers meaninglessly once more.

Chi Jinhe was afraid of Liu Songyan.

But compared to being afraid, she was more afraid of being all alone.

In Class 3 of the second year of junior high school, because of the harassment she received from Li Yan and her group, the classmates who used to eat with her all avoided her.

Chi Jinhe has no friends.

In version 16, there isn't even anyone who can speak.

As she approached the end of junior high, the already heavy academic workload was almost overwhelming, not to mention the troublesome entanglement she was getting into with Li Yan and his group of people.

Chi Jinhe urgently needs someone to communicate with.

Chi Jinhe thanked Liu Songyan.

Although the speech left by the other party in her class made her famous, Li Yan and his group, who had been harassing her, did not continue to come after her.

My parents work away from home year-round, leaving only my elderly grandmother to take care of me.

Whenever I come home, my grandma always asks me how my days at school are going.

Chi Jinhe didn't want her grandmother to worry.

She just wanted something fun to happen at school so she could share it with her grandmother when she got home.

Of course, being harassed by a group of ill-intentioned people is not a fun thing.

That's why she wanted to get closer to the even more capable Liu Songyan.

What's more, the bookstore owner was a gentle and kind person. When he was caught stealing books, he didn't scold him but instead gave him a boxed lunch.

As the other party's son... Liu Songyan in front of me should also be a kind person.

Although I had made my judgment, I knew that the reputation Liu Songyan had left behind was not so easy to change.

Therefore, Chi Jinhe's belief that Liu Songyan is a good person and her fear of him are not contradictory.

However, she was too impatient.

The two of them had barely spoken, yet he came up with such an outrageous request.

Eating with someone like me... he would definitely feel embarrassed.

"can."

After an unknown amount of time, the boy's voice finally rang in Chi Jinhe's ears.

Looking at the girl's surprised expression.

Liu Songyan then realized that besides fear, she could also see other expressions on her face.

"Really?"

"Ah."

"Thank you, I... I'll be waiting for you here at noon too!"

Chi Jinhe looked extremely happy.

He answered excitedly, pointing to the wall where the two classes met.

After saying this, she turned around and left the door of Class 4.

Liu Songyan, however, remained where he was.

After watching the other party return to Class 3... then there was any movement.

Because he gulped down a mouthful of cola, he was so nauseous that he forced himself to endure the hiccups until now.

Seeing that no one was around, he finally stopped holding back.

"Hiccup~~"

Long and melodious.

This burp lasted for quite a while.

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