He tricked the female lead into becoming his boyfriend, but then went on to criticize the male lead.

Everyone paused for a couple of seconds, then burst into even louder laughter. Jiang Shangyu slapped the back of the sofa and laughed, "What the hell? Brother Ci, you actually went to see that stuff?"

Wen Zhaoci twirled the wine glass in her fingertips, a smile still lingering in her eyes. She didn't reply, but slowly took a sip of wine.

Gu Yanshi grinned, revealing his bright white teeth: "I was wondering why you suddenly had such an epiphany. Turns out you were copying homework! You even used the dating manual."

Chi Nanli: "What?! I thought Mu Ze was just joking around by pushing me into this, who knew he could actually get a girlfriend? I'd better go try it too!"

Zhao Muze suppressed a laugh and asked again, "What was the little girl's reaction? Didn't she slap you?"

Mentioning Sang Jiuning, Wen Zhaoci's eyes warmed again, and her voice softened: "She's quite well-behaved."

These words caused another uproar in the private room. Jiang Shangyu immediately brought over a full glass of wine and said, "Alright, alright, I've had my fill of PDA today. This glass has to be a toast to you, wishing our Brother Ci all the best in winning the heart of his beauty!"

……

The next day, being the weekend, at Sang Jiuning's request, Tang Tongtong climbed into Sang Jiuning's bed at 6 a.m., lifted the bed curtains, and woke her up.

Tang Tongtong reached out and poked Sang Jiuning's face: "Lazybones, get up and memorize your vocabulary."

Sang Jiuning groaned softly under the covers, burying her head deeper into the pillow, and mumbled indistinctly, "Just five more minutes... just five minutes..."

I tossed and turned all night yesterday, unable to sleep, and finally fell asleep in the middle of the night. Now my eyelids feel as heavy as lead, and I don't have the strength to get up.

Tang Tongtong wouldn't have it, and reached out to tickle her waist: "No, no, we agreed to get up early this morning to save a spot at the library. You said last night that you had to take English CET-4 exams. If you sleep any longer, there won't be any good spots left."

Sang Jiuning laughed as she was tickled. She curled up and rolled around a little, finally sitting up with her messy, frizzy hair still on. Her eyes were half-closed, and she looked dazed as if she hadn't woken up yet. She reached out to touch her phone on the bedside table.

She turned on the screen and saw it was only 6:10. She yawned, her shoulders slumped, and sat there in a daze with her messy hair: "Um... I know, I know, I'll get up now."

She shuffled to the bathroom in her slippers to wash up. The cold water splashed on her face finally washed away most of her drowsiness. Looking at her slightly reddened lips in the mirror, the scene from last night uncontrollably resurfaced, and her ears suddenly felt hot again.

"Aaaaaaahhhhhh~~~"

She quickly splashed two handfuls of cold water on her ears, inwardly cursing herself for being so weak. It was just a kiss, why was she still thinking about it?

Tang Tongtong, who was outside, heard a shout suddenly coming from the bathroom and curiously poked half her head in: "What's wrong? What's wrong with you so early in the morning?"

Sang Jiuning quickly covered her face with a towel and mumbled, "N-nothing! The water was too cold and it jolted me a little!"

When she finished packing and came out, Tang Tongtong had already packed their canvas bags and was leaning against the bed scrolling through her phone. When she saw her come out, she said, "Yan Yan and Xiao Ying got up at 5:30. We're really lagging behind."

Sang Jiuning fiddled with the straps of her canvas bag, chewing on half a piece of bread and muttering, "They get up earlier than us. Is this the self-discipline of a ruthless person? I can't learn it."

She wiped her mouth. "Let's go, let's go. Let's go roll too. As long as we don't die from rolling, we'll often roll until we die."

Tang Tongtong smiled and stuffed their water bottles into the side pocket of her bag, then locked the door and followed her downstairs.

As soon as she entered the library, she saw that most of the seats were full. This was the first time Sang Jiuning had ever seen a library at this hour. Everyone was so busy.

You have to admire these people. They study hard in high school, then in college, and after graduation, they go to work as beasts of burden in companies and keep studying hard.

Tang Tongtong glanced around and saw Qin Ying and Su Qingyan in the third row. She saved seats for them and pulled the dazed Sang Jiuning towards them, saying, "Come on over here, there are seats saved here, and they're by the window with good lighting."

Sang Jiuning followed and sat down, took out her books and arranged them, then calmed down to review.

When it was 8 o'clock, Tang Tongtong suggested, "Let's go have breakfast now."

Qin Ying closed the book: "I'm starving. Let's go. There shouldn't be many people in the cafeteria now."

Su Qingyan capped her pen: "I'm not going with you."

Sang Jiuning: "You have a date?"

Su Qingyan shook her head: "Prefect Weng brought me breakfast, I'll eat with him."

Tang Tongtong's eyes immediately lit up. She raised her eyebrows and winked, "Great! Yan Yan, you two are finally together. We won't be third wheels anymore. Let's go!"

As she spoke, she pushed Sang Jiuning out, with Qin Ying following behind, trying not to laugh.

Su Qingyan left the library first, saying "We're not together yet."

Tang Tongtong and her two friends were a beat behind, so they simply slowed down, left the library, and went to the cafeteria.

Unable to contain her gossip, Qin Ying asked, "What's going on between Yan Yan and that Weng Zhicheng? He's been pursuing Yan Yan for a month and a half, bringing her food every few days, but she won't accept it."

Tang Tongtong smiled, biting her chopsticks: "No one agrees right away. We have to work on it a bit more and test their sincerity. If I were in their shoes, I wouldn't have given in so quickly either."

Qin Ying: That's true, but it's been a month and a half, and it's still not working. How long do we need to test it?

Sang Jiuning clicked her tongue twice in her mind, but didn't respond to the question. Of course, the female lead's simp would keep simping.

Tang Tongtong nodded and chimed in, "That's true. A month and a half is quite a long time. If it's a good time, then be together. If not, then be decisive. Yan Yan's actions were a bit unethical. What do you think, Ningning?"

Sang Jiuning took a sip of soy milk and slowly said, "Qingyan knows what she's doing, so let's not worry about it. Even breakfast can't shut you two up."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Qingyan came over with a tray, followed by Weng Zhicheng, who was carrying a warm milk bag. He greeted the group before finding a seat.

Sang Jiuning glanced at the table not far away, where Weng Zhicheng was carefully placing peeled eggs on Su Qingyan's plate with natural and practiced movements. She raised her eyebrows, took a bite of a bun, and thought to herself that the female lead was definitely the male lead's, so she had to break up with Wen Zhaoci as soon as possible.

Just then, my phone vibrated in my pocket. I took it out and saw that it was a WeChat text message from Wen Zhaoci.

ZC: Have you had breakfast?

The totoro with its fur standing on end: [Eating.]

ZC: [What are you going to do later?]

A little Totoro with its fur standing on end: [Studying for the CET-4 (College English Test Band 4) at the library; the exam is in two weeks.]

About five minutes later, Wen Zhaoci replied to Sang Jiuning.

ZC: [I'll come to the library to find you in an hour. I'll bring you two sets of CET-4 mock exams, and I'll time you to see how many points you can get.]

A bristling little Totoro: [Don't come any closer!] A husky glares angrily with its mouth wide open. (Jpg)