The next day, everyone went to school as usual.
After reaching the school, they found out that they had a test that day.
The moment the students heard this, the entire class became noisy and stressed.
“What?!
A test today?!”
“I totally forgot about it!”
“We’re doomed…”
Meanwhile, Aria calmly sat on her seat and opened her book.
Seeing her so relaxed, Shin immediately complained dramatically,
“How are you so calm at a time like this?!”
Aria shrugged casually.
“Because panicking won’t increase your marks.”
Soon, all the students settled down and started revising quietly before the test began.
Around the third period, while all the students were quietly studying in the classroom, another teacher suddenly entered from outside.
The students immediately stood up and greeted her politely.
The teacher nodded softly before speaking,
“Children, Miss Chen is on leave today.”
The entire class instantly became noisy.
“What?!”
“So no class today?”
“Does that mean we’re free?”
The teacher sighed helplessly before trying to calm everyone down.
“Quiet down, everyone.”
As soon as the teacher left, the classroom instantly became noisy again.
Jennifer suddenly stood up excitedly.
“Wait here, everyone.
I’ll go ask the sports teacher if we can get a games period today.”
The whole class immediately supported the idea.
“Yes!
Go quickly!”
Jennifer quickly walked toward the sports department.
After reaching there, she politely asked,
“Sir, can we have a games period today?”
The sports teacher thought for a moment before replying,
“You should ask the principal first because your monthly exams are coming soon.”
Jennifer sighed dramatically.
“Alright then…” she muttered.
“Fine, I’ll ask the principal.”
Jennifer went to the principal’s office and asked for permission for a games period.
But unfortunately—
The principal refused.
A few minutes later, Jennifer returned to the classroom with a disappointed expression on her face.
The moment Aria saw her, she immediately asked,
“What happened?
What did the principal say?”
Jennifer sighed sadly.
“She refused.”
The moment Aria heard that—
Her face instantly fell in disappointment.
“My heart is broken…” she muttered dramatically while placing a hand over her chest.
Shin immediately laughed.
“You’re acting like someone rejected your love proposal.”
Just as everyone looked disappointed, Shuyong suddenly stood up from his seat.
“Then I’ll go ask her myself.”
But before he could even leave the classroom—
Roy suddenly entered from outside.
A confident smile was on his face.
“Relax, everyone.”
He casually leaned against the door before speaking proudly,
“I already got permission from ma’am.”
For a second, the entire classroom went silent—
Then everyone cheered loudly.
“Seriously?!”
“No way!”
“Roy, you’re amazing!”
Jennifer looked completely shocked.
“Wait… how did you convince her so quickly?!”
Roy smirked proudly.
“Talent.”
As everyone excitedly started leaving for the ground, Jennifer suddenly stopped Aria inside the classroom.
Roy looked back curiously.
“What happened?”
Jennifer waved her hand casually.
“Nothing.
I just need to talk to Aria for two minutes.”
Roy nodded and walked outside with the others.
The moment they left, Jennifer quickly moved closer to Aria and whispered excitedly,
“Listen, I have an idea for today.”
Aria raised an eyebrow.
“What idea?”
Jennifer grinned mischievously.
“We’ll play ‘rope tag ‘Game during the games period.”
Then she lowered her voice even more.
“And during the game, pretend to get hurt.”
Aria instantly understood.
A slow smirk appeared on her face.
“Ohhh…”
Jennifer nodded proudly.
“Exactly.”
“Shuyong already cares about you a little.”
“So when you get hurt, he’ll definitely panic and carry you in his arms.”
Then Jennifer laughed softly.
“And after that… just watch how jealous Usagi gets.”
After finishing their plan, both Aria and Jennifer quietly left the classroom together and headed toward the ground where everyone else was waiting.
As everyone walked toward the ground, Roy suddenly came beside Aria.
He looked at her quietly for a moment before asking,
“So… when will you finally tell me the truth?”
Before Aria could answer properly, Roy simply walked ahead with the others.
Aria stopped walking for a second and looked at his back silently.
Then she whispered softly to herself,
“I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to tell you the truth…”
Her expression slowly darkened.
“What if you also turn out to be like Grill and Bang…?”
She lowered her eyes slightly.
“And if those people ever find out who I really am…”
Aria immediately shook her head lightly.
“No… forget it.”
Then she forced a small smile onto her face.
“For now, I only need to focus on the game.”
“Alright everyone, today we’re playing Rope Tag!” Jennifer announced excitedly.
Then she looked around and asked,
“So tell me… who’ll become the runner?”
Aria immediately raised her hand confidently.
“I will.”
Jennifer grinned.
“Perfect choice.”
Soon, all the students sat down together on one side of the ground while Aria got ready to start the game.
The game began.
Aria started running across the ground while everyone tried to catch her.
As she ran past the swings—
She suddenly pretended to lose her balance and fell near the slide.
“Aria!” Shuyong immediately rushed toward her worriedly.
At the same time, even Roy stood up quickly and started moving toward her.
Both of them reached her at almost the same moment, clearly worried.
They were just about to lift her in their arms—
But Aria suddenly stood up by herself while making an awkward expression.
“I’m fine,” she muttered before walking away on her own.
Everyone looked confused.
Meanwhile, Jennifer quickly followed behind Aria.
The moment they were alone, Jennifer grabbed her arm angrily.
“Aria!
Why did you waste such a perfect chance?!”
Aria blinked innocently.
“What?”
Jennifer looked completely frustrated.
“When Shuyong came running toward you, Usagi’s jealousy was literally visible in her eyes!”
Aria crossed her arms calmly.
“I know she was jealous.”
Then she looked directly at Jennifer.
“But this still isn’t enough to reveal her true face in front of everyone.”
Jennifer frowned.
“But—”
Aria immediately interrupted her.
“And besides, you were the one who told me to handle the rest myself.”
Jennifer sighed dramatically.
“Fine, but if you had let Shuyong carry you, then—”
Aria smirked slightly.
“Then what?”
Jennifer rolled her eyes.
“Then Usagi would’ve become even more jealous.”
Aria shook her head slowly.
“No.”
Jennifer looked confused.
“Huh?”
Aria’s smile widened a little.
“She would only focus on the jealousy.”
Then she pointed toward herself proudly.
“But now, after my weird reaction…”
“She’ll keep thinking about me even more.”
Jennifer stared at her silently for a few seconds.
Then she finally sighed.
“You’re seriously scary sometimes.”