I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

They never initiate conversations or do anything with each other.

This gradually made the girls who doubted her lose interest.

In the horticulture department, watching Natsugiri Kai about to leave.

Aoi couldn't help but ask, "Do we still have to go to work now?"

"Mm." Xia Wuzhao nodded.

"Have you been busy lately?" Aoi Asahi asked, feigning indifference.

"probably."

"You're really silly." Aoi shook her head. "That's precisely why you can't go when you're busy. Because the salary is the same whether you're busy or not."

She looked at Xia Wuzhao with a sly look and said in a slightly forceful tone, "How about participating in a club activity today?"

"If that's what you're asking for."

Xia Wuzhao sat down in the chair again and looked at Asahi Aoi: "What are the club activities?"

"Learn about gardening."

Aoi Asahi pointed to the books on the bookshelf.

Xia Wuzhao didn't say that she had already read it once, but just picked up another book and started looking at it.

Asahi came over and sat next to Natsugiri Kai, explaining to him the skills the horticulture department needed.

However, Xia Wuzhao soon discovered that Asahi Sunflower's skills were not very proficient.

But he didn't expose her; he just listened calmly as Asahi Aoi boasted about her only possession to the only person she could show off to.

In the brilliant, golden twilight, time flows on and on.

Happiness slips through your fingers like sand.

Before I knew it, the day of the exam had arrived.

Chapter 38 The speed at which cherry blossoms fall is five centimeters.

April 27th, a short quiz before the May Day holiday.

The exam will be over in one day, and the rankings will be released on April 28th.

The holiday officially started on April 4th, followed by a ten-day May Day holiday.

This is something everyone is looking forward to.

But it rained heavily on the day of the exam, and the students were in a bad mood.

Everyone is worried that the rain will ruin the May Day holiday.

The girls complained about the damp weather, which soaked their socks.

Cotton calf socks absorb too much water; even after wringing them out, they remain damp.

They were half-bent over, leaning against the cabinet door, wringing out their socks.

Because they were weaker, they complained.

However, not all girls are this weak, but a proper young woman should be this weak.

That's what the girls all think, so ordinary girls would wear indoor shoes and carry socks back to the classroom.

The more outstanding girls would call the boys over to wring out their socks.

This is a very shameful thing.

This is usually something couples do, and when they do it, the girls around them usually gasp in surprise.

The couple would blush with embarrassment and hurriedly try to stop it.

Their feeble attempts to stop them only made the other girls laugh even louder.

It's unclear whether these couples were trying to stop the girls or showing off through their cheers.

—Amidst the blushing cheeks and laughter, they suddenly realized that this romance was so extraordinary.

Almost everyone believes that their relationship will be just like the ones in stories and movies, incredibly happy and fulfilling, and will even last forever.

Some girls would have other girls twist their socks for them, and if the other girls didn't do it well, they would criticize and berate her.

If you twist it well, you'll be ridiculed as a "muscle woman" or a "wild gorilla."

In short, they are all bullying people within the bounds of reasonable rules.

Asahi quickly grabbed her indoor shoes and went to the gardening department to avoid a conflict with them.

Upon arriving here, I saw Xia Wuzhao sitting in a chair reading a book.

"Aren't you going to the classroom?" Her voice was somewhat cold.

Perhaps out of shyness, almost all of her spikes stood up.

"Well, the exam hasn't started yet." Xia Wuzhao casually held up her book. "Besides, I'm looking at these gardening techniques."

Aoi's cheeks were clearly flushed with embarrassment, and her toes were wrapped in wet and cold socks.

My toes felt very uncomfortable from being soaked.

She glanced at Xia Wuzhao and said meaningfully, "I just saw a girl having a boy twist her socks."

Xia Wuzhao simply said, "If you use the right method, girls can wring out their own socks. It's just a small piece of clothing; it would be strange if they couldn't wring it out."

Upon hearing Natsugiri Kai's reply, Asahi Aoi chuckled to herself.

He could only shake his head and say to Xia Wuzhao, "Don't turn around and peek, my socks are soaking wet and I feel uncomfortable."

"What are you peeking at?" Xia Wuzhao asked.

"Peeking at feet," Aoi said casually. "Aren't you curious? Don't boys like that?"

“At least I don’t like it,” Xia Wuzhao replied casually.

Aoi hummed softly, not believing it.

She simply said, "I don't think you're telling the truth."

Xia Wuzhao simply listened, flipping through the gardening book in her hands.

Sometimes Aoi Asahi feels that her relationship with Kai Natsugiri is strange.

—They seem like friends, but they aren't really friends.

They seem like a couple, but they aren't.

It's like the distance between two stars is only a few feet, but that few feet can never be reduced.

But she could only let her guard down in front of him and talk and laugh like an ordinary, stubborn girl.

She sat on the edge of the bed and took off her wet socks, which made her indoor shoes a little wet in the process.

But she just took the socks, walked to the sink, and wrung them out forcefully.

Although it was a bit strenuous, it could always be wrung out clean in the end.

When Xia Wuzhao was the only one in the horticulture department, Xiao Ai was muttering to herself in Xia Wuzhao's mind.

"Lord Natsugiri, Aoi wasn't just telling you about her experiences. She wanted you to help her wring out her socks."

"Really?" Xia Wuzhao said casually, "I didn't recognize it."

"Really?" Xiao Ai asked doubtfully, "You really don't know what she means?"

"Hmm, I don't know." Xia Wuzhao's tone remained indifferent, which annoyed Xiao Ai.

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When the exam started, there was an unpleasant smell in the classroom.

The girls' damp socks were placed on the cabinet in the back, and they smelled terrible.

The teacher could only open the windows for ventilation.

During exams, teachers will look very carefully at everyone in the class.

Some students were scratching their heads in frustration, while others answered the questions with great confidence.

After answering the questions casually, Xia Wuzhao raised her hand to hand in her paper.

The teacher glanced at Xia Wuzhao and sighed again.

"At least get it checked."

“No need, sir,” Xia Wuzhao replied respectfully.

But everyone could still see his nonchalance.

The students who were still answering the questions all shook their heads helplessly.

"Summer mist, you are truly remarkable."

One of the students muttered this.

The teacher scolded him, telling him to stop talking, before saying to Xia Wuzhao, "Okay, you can go out for a while. But don't disturb the other classes' exams."

"Okay." Xia Wuzhao then left.

The second person to hand in their paper was Aoi Asahi, when she raised her hand.

People around him were somewhat sarcastic, thinking that Aoi Asahi was overestimating herself.

The teacher still remembered Asahi Aoi, who came in second place. The teacher said, "Are you really going to hand in your paper? Don't let others influence you, Asahi Aoi. Check it again carefully; you might find more mistakes. This could help you get a better grade and move up one place."

He spoke earnestly, and Asahi Aoi could only nod, pick up the test paper, and return to her seat to check it.

She didn't hand in her paper until after the exam was over, along with the others.

Everyone else looked at her and laughed at her for trying to attract attention.

This atmosphere swept everyone in like a typhoon, with those who had poor grades mocking Asahi Aoi to look down on good students like Natsugiri Kai.

—See? What's the use of good grades? They're all just bookworms, without a single friend. When they start working, they might even earn less than us.

They're not even as well off as we are.

The students who got good grades but weren't actually that good also mocked Asahi Aoi to comfort themselves.

—See? Only by learning to be the best, like Xia Wuzhao, can you succeed. Even if you come in second, you'll be laughed at and treated like a fool.

So my grades aren't the best, but they're not the worst either. I don't have many friends, but I do have some.

Actually, this is fine. Although I'm not a winner in life, I'm not a loser either.

—In subsequent exams, Asahi never handed in her paper early again.

Even if they've already finished writing, they'll sit quietly in their seat and check it over and over again.

Sometimes she doesn't know whether she's checking the paper for accuracy or checking the surrounding air for accuracy.

Chapter 39 Laughter that swirled into the lungs like dust

February 28th, sunny weather.

Yesterday's gloomy weather seemed to vanish in an instant.

However, dense puddles still remain along the roadside, and the leaves of the trees are as green as an oil painting.

Because of the sunny weather, the rankings have already been released.

The rankings for each grade were posted in the hallways of their respective floors.

Use a large sheet of white paper and write it out with a brush.

Xia Wuzhao glanced at it casually as she passed by.

He didn't see the specific rankings, but he understood when he saw the envious and amazed looks his classmates were giving him.

Still in first place.

But Xia Wuzhao didn't feel proud or arrogant; she just felt that this was how it should be.

Rather, it was my presence that put pressure on these students. If it weren't for me, perhaps they too could have gotten first place and enjoyed a wonderful holiday.

Xia Wuzhao remained unmoved and simply walked into the classroom.

The classroom was bright and airy because of the bright sunshine.