After Becoming the Abused Heroine in a Campus Story - Chapter 47: Catching Early Love

Chapter 47: Catching Early Love

Zhou Yining completely did not know that the young lady was jealous again. She explained problems to a few girls. Jiang Hao rushed over with a big bag of snacks.

“Zhou Sister, I arrived. These snacks in the bag are all yours. Help me check, please. I really want to know how many points I scored,” Jiang Hao said anxiously.

Zhou Yining looked at the big bag. She reached out and took it. “This is more like it. Give it to me, and I will check.”

“Okay, okay,” Jiang Hao quickly handed over his draft notebook.

Zhou Yining scanned it. Jiang Hao’s accuracy rate at the beginning was quite high. He only missed one multiple-choice question. However, the last two big questions were also disastrous.

“Your accuracy rate at the beginning was pretty good. However, you didn’t do the last two big questions correctly either. Your score should be around 130 points,” Zhou Yining estimated and concluded.

“Zhou Sister, help me explain the last two big questions,” Jiang Hao said with hands clasped together.

“Tch, fine. But you have to listen carefully. The last two questions are quite difficult.”

Zhou Yining started explaining. The last two questions were indeed a bit beyond the syllabus. They used content from competition problems. Therefore, even though Zhou Yining explained clearly, Jiang Hao still did not understand.

Zhou Yining looked at him with disdain. “You still don’t get it? I explained it twice already.”

Jiang Hao did not want this either. He really did not understand. Moreover, Zhou Yining explained three times to those girls without getting impatient.

“Zhou Sister, why do you treat them differently? You explained three times to Yu Yang and the others without saying anything about them,” Jiang Hao muttered quietly.

Zhou Yining looked at him confidently. “Nonsense, can you compare with girls?”

Jiang Hao’s mouth twitched a few times. He recognized Zhou Yining’s double standards. “Fine, Zhou Sister, explain it to me one more time, the last time, please.”

“Hmm, listen carefully. If you don’t understand this time, I won’t care anymore,” Zhou Yining said and started explaining again.

Soon, the self-study bell rang. Students returned to their seats listlessly.

The evening self-study was supervised by the math teacher. She saw the students looking like wilted eggplants. Teacher Zhang smiled and said, “Alright, why are you all looking so bitter? Did you all fail? This test was indeed beyond the syllabus. It’s normal for everyone’s scores to be lower than before. It’s like the college entrance exam. If the difficulty increases, everyone’s scores will generally decrease. You don’t need to worry too much. Just do well on the two remaining exams tomorrow.”

Teacher Zhang looked at the students in the class and smiled. “Alright, I won’t assign homework tonight. Review the subjects for tomorrow’s exams.”

Teacher Zhang said this and sat down to start grading the big questions on the answer sheets.

Because the students didn’t do well on the test, everyone reviewed quietly.

Zhou Yining was writing the outline for her long novel. This time, she wrote about an outline for an infinite horror novel. Every chapter needed a detailed outline. Therefore, she wrote very attentively.

Xu Yueming beside her was stunned. Although he knew Zhou Yining studied well, there were two exams tomorrow. She didn’t even glance at her books? Of course, Xu Yueming had no intention of reminding Zhou Yining. After all, Zhou Yining made a bet with him. He was happy if Zhou Yining did poorly.

One evening self-study session passed. It was time for dinner. Zhou Yining went to find Tian Xue.

Tian Xue lay on her desk, feeling down. “I’m definitely done this time. I left several big questions blank. I didn’t know how to do them at all.”

“You still have to eat. There are two exams tomorrow. Let’s go,” Zhou Yining said and led Tian Xue toward the cafeteria.

“How did you do this time?” Tian Xue asked tentatively.

“Not bad, but this math test was indeed a bit difficult,” Zhou Yining said honestly.

“I’m so jealous of you. You don’t even need to try hard to do so well,” Tian Xue sighed.

Zhou Yining did not respond to her words. In her previous life, she was the representative of studying to death if she didn’t die from studying. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have remembered that knowledge so firmly.

Zhou Yining believed there were no geniuses. Geniuses came from hard work. However, she couldn’t explain this to Tian Xue. Even if she explained, Tian Xue probably wouldn’t believe her.

“Let’s go. I’m really a bit hungry. I’ll get a bowl of stewed noodles later. Wait for me, okay?” Zhou Yining instructed.

“Okay. I don’t eat much at night. I’ll get a bowl of wontons,” Tian Xue said. She was already thin and didn’t like eating much for dinner.

After Zhou Yining entered the cafeteria, she rushed to the stewed noodles window. There were four people in front of her. Zhou Yining could only wait behind them.

The school’s food was basically the same every day, especially the rice dishes. Eating them repeatedly got boring. Noodles of various types were more popular with students.

After waiting a while, it was Zhou Yining’s turn. When she carried her noodles back, Tian Xue had almost finished half her bowl of wontons.

“There are so many people,” Zhou Yining said, taking a bite of her noodles.

“Of course. The best-tasting food in the cafeteria is the noodles,” Tian Xue replied, eating a wonton.

While eating her noodles, Zhou Yining took out her phone. She was a bit surprised. Jiang Xianzhi didn’t send her a WeChat message today.

Seeing her look at her phone, Tian Xue asked, “Are you still going to stroll around the playground with Jiang Xianzhi today?”

Zhou Yining nodded. “Probably. But she didn’t send me a message. I’ll ask her.”

Saying this, Zhou Yining started typing on her phone.

Zhou Yining: [Calling, calling! (Dog peeking jpg)]

Zhou Yining: [Zhizhi, are we going to stroll around the playground today? (Dog obedient jpg)]

Zhou Yining: [Zhizhi? Where are you?]

A few minutes later, Jiang Xianzhi replied to her message.

Jiang Xianzhi: [I saw you seemed pretty busy. You probably don’t have time for me, right?]

Jiang Xianzhi: [Aren’t those girls in your class waiting for you to explain problems? I saw you were quite happy.]

Zhou Yining’s alarm bells rang instantly. No way, did she make the young lady angry again?

Zhou Yining: [You’re definitely more important. I’ll come pick you up at your class later. (Dog nuzzling jpg)]

Jiang Xianzhi: [Hmph~]

Zhou Yining’s lips curved slightly. “Let’s go. I’ll go to the third floor to pick her up.”

“Huh? You have to pick her up?” Tian Xue didn’t understand but was greatly shocked.

The two put their used bowls and chopsticks on the meal cart. Then they quickly walked toward the teaching building. On the third floor, Zhou Yining went straight to Class 1.

At this time, there weren’t many people in Class 1. Some brought their own food to eat. Some ate snacks. Others chatted or played on their phones at their seats.

Zhou Yining leaned against the doorframe, looking at Jiang Xianzhi, who was sitting at her seat, playing with her phone. Zhou Yining’s eyes curved. “Zhizhi? Let’s go.”

Jiang Xianzhi heard Zhou Yining’s voice. Her eyes lit up with a smile. Her lips also curved upward. But as if remembering something, she pressed her lips together, pretending to look at Zhou Yining expressionlessly.

Zhou Yining saw it all. She almost laughed at the cute little fox. But to avoid making the little fox angry, Zhou Yining held back her laughter.

Seeing Jiang Xianzhi sitting there without moving, Zhou Yining spoke again. “Zhizhi, let’s go. If we don’t go now, it’ll be time for self-study again.”

Saying this, she waved at Jiang Xianzhi.

Jiang Xianzhi hesitated for a moment but stood up and walked out. At the door, she glared at Zhou Yining and said sourly, “Oh, don’t you need to accompany those female classmates of yours?”

Zhou Yining smiled and took Jiang Xianzhi’s wrist. She stepped closer, pressing her nose against Jiang Xianzhi’s shoulder and neck, sniffing. “Where’s this vinegar smell coming from? Whose vinegar jar got knocked over?”

Jiang Xianzhi huffed and lightly hit Zhou Yining’s arm. “Annoying. It’s you who always attracts other girls.”

Zhou Yining put her arm around Jiang Xianzhi’s waist. While walking, she coaxed, “Okay, okay, it’s my fault. Don’t be angry, our Zhizhi, okay? Besides, I only explained problems to them. I didn’t do anything else.”

Jiang Xianzhi glared at her. “You still want to do something else?”

“No, just purely explaining problems,” Zhou Yining said gently, coaxing her. Seeing a smile on the young lady’s face, she finally relaxed.

Jiang Xianzhi huffed twice. She wanted Zhou Yining to stay away from other girls but didn’t know how to say it. It felt weird.

She leaned against Zhou Yining, letting Zhou Yining half-hug her as they went to the playground.

By now, it was already dark. The playground had lights on, but the areas outside the track weren’t lit. Therefore, the light was quite dim.

After arriving at the playground, Jiang Xianzhi pulled Zhou Yining toward the area outside the track. Zhou Yining asked, a bit puzzled, “Aren’t we going for a walk?”

Jiang Xianzhi glared at her, didn’t speak, and continued pulling her.

Zhou Yining obediently didn’t ask again. She let Jiang Xianzhi pull her to a place with fewer people. There were a few big trees here. The lights didn’t reach, so a few couples were whispering quietly.

Zhou Yining didn’t know why Jiang Xianzhi brought her here. After all, with several couples around, it was a bit awkward for them to stand there.

She was about to suggest to Jiang Xianzhi that they go somewhere else to walk. Suddenly, her arms softened. Jiang Xianzhi wrapped her arms around Zhou Yining’s waist and buried her head in Zhou Yining’s chest.

Seeing Jiang Xianzhi so clingy, Zhou Yining’s heart softened. She gently patted Jiang Xianzhi’s waist and asked softly, “What’s wrong? Did my little fox miss me?”

“Hmm, I went to find you after class earlier. But you were only focused on explaining problems to other girls. You didn’t even see me,” Jiang Xianzhi said, revealing her eyes aggrievedly and staring at Zhou Yining.

Zhou Yining quickly coaxed, “Next time you come, you can tell me in advance. I definitely won’t explain problems to them. I’ll go find you first.”

“That’s more like it,” Jiang Xianzhi said and buried herself in Zhou Yining’s chest again.

She leaned in Zhou Yining’s arms, not wanting to get up. She put all her weight on Zhou Yining.

Seeing the little fox clinging to her, Zhou Yining’s eyes curved. She felt quite happy. But wasn’t the place they were staying a bit strange?

After all, the surrounding couples were all lovey-dovey. Zhou Yining scratched her head but didn’t say anything. She had finally coaxed her, so hugging here shouldn’t be a big deal.

Zhou Yining thought this, but soon, chaos broke out. It seemed the dean of the academic affairs office, with a few teachers, was checking for early love with flashlights.

The couples on the playground scattered in panic. Jiang Xianzhi looked up at Zhou Yining and asked, “What’s wrong with them?”

“I don’t know. Maybe they’re catching early love? It has nothing to do with us. Don’t mind them,” Zhou Yining said frankly.

Jiang Xianzhi nodded in agreement. Exactly, let them catch early love. She and Zhou Yining were good friends. What was wrong with hugging her good friend and acting spoiled?

Soon, the academic affairs office teachers caught a few couples. The strong flashlight gradually shone toward Zhou Yining and them.

The dean saw Zhou Yining clearly and was about to scold her. But when the flashlight swept over, he realized Zhou Yining was holding a girl. The dean’s words got stuck.

“Hey, what are you two doing here?” the dean asked, puzzled.

Zhou Yining met the dean’s gaze and explained seriously, “Nothing. My friend was in a bad mood. I was comforting her.”

“Tch, you two really know how to pick a place. I’m speechless. Can’t you comfort her over there where there’s light?” the dean said.

“There are so many people on the playground. That’s so embarrassing,” Zhou Yining continued, leaving the dean speechless.

Jiang Xianzhi got up from Zhou Yining’s arms by now. She nodded in agreement toward the dean.

The dean was completely exasperated. Clearly, he didn’t want to talk to them anymore. “You two, go over there. Don’t interfere with our work.”

In the end, Zhou Yining and Jiang Xianzhi obediently went to the playground. They held hands and strolled, watching as the unlucky couples were taken away by the teachers.