Conspiracy: I'm directing my own life

Ning Wantang gritted her teeth, but seeing Chu Kong's serious yet feigned ignorance, she still smiled.

But then she seemed to remember something, and the smile on her face vanished abruptly, leaving only a stiff one.

Wow, there are even ancient magic tricks.

Chu Kong knew perfectly well why her expression kept changing, but he had no intention of analyzing it further.

It's not that I'm giving up, it's more of a change in mindset.

During this period, he always avoided contact with the outside world by immersing himself in all kinds of books.

This also brought him considerable gains.

For example, "A virtuous person is neither worried nor afraid."

Or perhaps, "Life is like a journey, and I am but a traveler."

In summary, there's no point in rushing, so it's better not to rush.

Thinking of this, Chu Kong wrote another note and tossed it to Ning Wantang: "Maybe my cold is better now."

This time he's serious, but he's seriously looking for an excuse, since the excuse he used before was that he had a cold.

Ning Wantang opened the note, glanced at it, rolled her eyes at Chu Kong, and wrote: "Okay, I didn't realize before, you're quite wicked. So, what's your decision about the botanical garden? །–_–།"

"Let me think about it some more. I'm a little short on cash lately."

Ning Wantang glanced at Chu Kong, nodded, and remained silent.

And so, the note-passing game between the two finally came to an end.

There were no dramatic events or turbulent waves.

However, this allowed Ning Wantang to get to know a completely different Chu Kong.

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"Work-study program?" Chu Kong read aloud in confusion as he looked at the flyer in his hand.

"Yes, the essence of this is that schools encourage students to participate in productive labor, experience the joys and sorrows of working people, and clarify their learning purpose or life goals in this way."

Ning Wantang distributed flyers to each student while explaining to Chu Kong.

Chu Kong was almost certain that this was arranged by the production company.

What does the production company, which has been lying low for so long, want to achieve through this?

He probably took advantage of the show's rule that "the plot must be reasonable" to present this money-making opportunity to someone who was short of cash.

The simplest solution is to not participate.

But thinking of this, Chu Kong suddenly shook his head, banishing these thoughts from his mind.

He was subconsciously analyzing it again.

Therefore, he hastily devised a course of action for this incident, deciding to participate blindly and see what kind of trouble the production team could cause.

Ning Wantang finished handing out the flyers and sat back down in her seat.

Li Fan turned around from the front, and his deskmate Zhang Xiaojia also turned around.

Over the past few days, Chu Kong has gotten to know most of the students in the neighborhood, but because he had kept himself isolated until today, there had been no substantial interaction between them.

Seeing that Chu Kong was in good spirits today, the two turned around and started chatting.

"Are you prepared to participate?" Li Fan asked.

"As the class monitor, I cannot directly participate in the work-study program because I must be responsible for supervising and tracking the status of each participating student."

Ning Wantang gave a wry smile; she had originally intended to participate directly.

"I'm not planning to go. I'm not short of money, why would I make myself uncomfortable?" Zhang Xiaojia is a very straightforward girl.

Li Fan and Zhang Xiaojia didn't get along well. Specifically, whenever Zhang Xiaojia expressed her opinion, he would always find an angle to object: "You're a typical example of being out of touch with production and life... I won't say the rest, you understand."

"Ugh, you're putting a hat on me again." Zhang Xiaojia rolled her eyes and ignored Li Fan.

Despite their constant bickering, Chu Kong still felt that their relationship was actually quite good.

"And you, Chu Kong?" Zhang Xiaojia asked.

Hearing Zhang Xiaojia's question, Chu Kong didn't seem to react much, but Li Fan's expression was as if he had stepped on a nail, and he grimaced with a look of disbelief.

No, sister, is this something you can just ask directly? Chu Kong isn't in a good position, how embarrassing for him if you ask him like this? Didn't you think about how your words might hurt Chu Kong's pride?

Li Fan couldn't wait to slap Zhang Xiaojia twice, to teach her a lesson about social etiquette.

"If nothing unexpected happens, I should participate." Chu Kong opened his pen cap and filled out the application information on the flyer while saying, "I'm not exactly flush with cash, so this kind of opportunity to save up is a good thing."

Upon hearing this, Li Fan stared at Zhang Xiaojia with a reproachful look.

However, Zhang Xiaojia didn't think there was anything wrong with what she did.

Just then, a figure came to their side.

Li Lingchuang handed a completed promotional form to Ning Wantang's desk.

He gave Ning Wantang a deep look, but the meaning in his eyes was unreadable. Then, he glared fiercely at Chu Kong.

After doing all this, Li Lingchuang left without looking back, without saying a word from beginning to end.

"It's so annoying, just looking at him makes me feel depressed," Zhang Xiaojia complained without any restraint.

"Don't you have any emotional intelligence? Can't you keep your voice down?" Li Fan quickly turned around to see if Li Lingchuang had heard him. Only when he saw that Li Lingchuang didn't turn around did he feel relieved and turn back.

"Am I afraid of him? He's just a small-time hoodlum. If you ask me, Tangtang, you're just too weak-willed. If I were you, I would have told him to stop bothering you." Zhang Xiaojia completely ignored Li Fan and instead spoke to Tangtang with a look of admonition.

"I agree with that." It was rare for Li Fan to agree with Zhang Xiaojia's words. "If you ask me, Tangtang, you and Chu Kong are a perfect match."

! !

Ning Wantang's face flushed red once again.

She looked at Chu Kong, then at Li Fan and Zhang Xiaojia, opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word, like a fish just put into a pot.

It's not right to admit it, and it's even less right to oppose it.

Chu Kong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He pretended not to hear and lowered his head to fill out the form that he had already completed.

"Yes, you have high emotional intelligence. You're just randomly setting people up, don't you care about their well-being?" Zhang Xiaojia stepped in to smooth things over.

"Huh? Weren't you two together? Did you have a fight?" Li Fan asked, puzzled.

"Who told you they're together?" Zhang Xiaojia asked, frowning.

"Weren't we already flirting this morning?" Li Fan said matter-of-factly.

At that moment, everyone fell silent.

Even Zhang Xiaojia didn't know how to explain it.

Ning Wantang's side was like a kettle boiling over.

There seemed to be a nail in her seat, making her feel uneasy.

Ugh.

Chu Kong sighed inwardly and finally decided to extricate himself from the predicament.

"So, Li Fan, are you planning to participate or not?" Chu Kong waved the completed flyer in his hand, bringing the topic back.

"Ahem, I probably won't participate. I haven't been feeling well lately." Li Fan looked embarrassed, after all, he had just made sarcastic remarks about Zhang Xiaojia.

"Ha, lazy, unrealistic, all talk and no action, freeloader, social outcast, trash, loser..."

"Not a buddy..."

Amidst the intimate conversation between Zhang Xiaojia and Li Fan, the school bell quietly rang.

Chu Kong took a deep breath and placed the flyer on Ning Wantang's desk.

He didn't get a good look at Ning Wantang's stunning expression, which was a mix of shyness and embarrassment.

All of this combined makes me extremely shy and embarrassed.

Instead, they were thinking about the possible methods the production company might use.

This time, I'll just give it a little thought and take it seriously as usual.

He has stopped obsessing over trivial matters.

They are no longer obsessed with scheming and plotting.

Everything that happens is part of the possibilities in life.

All he needs to do is stop being afraid and go forward without hesitation.