After the last day of the weekend passed, it was soon time to go back to school.
Another perfectly ordinary day began with Xu Ming finishing his homework at the last minute.
When Xu Ming entered the classroom, he was somewhat surprised.
Lin An had once again arrived unusually early today.
As he walked from the classroom door to his seat, Xu Ming could not tell whether it was merely his imagination, but he kept feeling as though the girl was watching him, repeatedly glancing in his direction.
She had never done anything like this before.
But now… it had suddenly started.
Something feels off…
Is she… secretly looking at me?!
Must be my imagination… Why would she stare at me for no reason?!
The instant Xu Ming’s gaze met Lin An’s, the girl’s lips suddenly curved into a smile as she greeted him, “Hehe, morning. Here to finish your homework at the last minute again?”
“Mm, pretty much. Good morning.”
After casually replying, Xu Ming naturally looked away and walked over to sit behind Lin An.
Once he could no longer see her eyes, the strange feeling of being watched gradually faded away.
“Mm, here.”
Just as Xu Ming was about to ask Lin An to borrow her homework, the girl suddenly turned around and took the initiative to hand him her workbook.
“Oh, thanks.”
A trace of surprise flashed through Xu Ming’s eyes before quickly disappearing.
He accepted the workbook and softly thanked her.
Heh… Why is she suddenly being so considerate?
That’s a little strange…
Xu Ming opened the workbook and skillfully picked up his black pen.
While catching up on his homework, he continued pondering the girl’s sudden change in behavior.
This… doesn’t seem that unusual…
I’m probably overthinking it…
While Xu Ming was still thinking, Lin An suddenly spoke again.
“Mm… About what happened on Saturday, thank you.”
A complicated emotion flashed through Lin An’s eyes as she abruptly thanked Xu Ming.
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That explains it…
“Mm, it’s fine.”
Without even raising his head, Xu Ming casually dismissed the matter.
Yet for some reason, his indifferent attitude caused Lin An’s expression to suddenly darken.
Damn it…
Xu Ming’s attitude made Lin An curse inwardly.
Ever since her third year of middle school, there had been countless boys constantly hovering around her, trying every possible way to please her.
Sometimes, all she needed to do was smile or take the slightest initiative, and those outgoing annoying boys would be delighted for the entire day, let alone the shy, inconspicuous ones.
But someone as unpredictable and unusual as Xu Ming?
Honestly, this was Lin An’s first time encountering someone like him.
What the hell is wrong with him? Why is he acting like this again?!
What are you even pretending for?!!
Traces of displeasure appeared in her eyes. Lin An shot Xu Ming a dissatisfied glance before turning around with a complicated expression.
However, Xu Ming remained completely oblivious to her reaction.
He simply continued working on his homework as if nothing had happened.
More than ten minutes later, Xu Ming finished and handed the workbook back to Lin An in front of him.
“Hey, I’m done. Here.”
“Thanks.”
Xu Ming’s lips curved slightly as he smiled and thanked her again.
“Mm, you’re welcome.”
Lin An nodded and politely replied.
By now, she seemed to have returned to her usual self.
After putting away her workbook, the girl suddenly turned around again.
Her narrow, fox-like eyes blinked as she stared at Xu Ming.
“Mm… Aren’t you curious about what happened on Saturday?”
“About why those vocational high school students blocked us and even tried to bully us…”
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I was considerate enough not to ask, yet you’re bringing it up yourself…
If Xu Ming did not already know the original novel’s plotline, he might genuinely have tried to get to the bottom of the matter.
However, he knew exactly what had happened. On top of that, the protagonist had already taken care of everything that followed.
Therefore, Xu Ming had long since stopped worrying about it and had simply put the whole incident behind him.
I’ve already gotten the reward, and the aftermath is being handled. Isn’t this matter already over?
Why the hell would I keep worrying about it? Do I have nothing better to do…?
Although that was what Xu Ming thought, he obviously could not say it directly.
“Mm… I’m not curious…”
“It’s already over, and Brother Zhou Cheng is handling whatever comes next. Why should I keep worrying about it?”
Xu Ming’s lips curved slightly as he casually shrugged at the girl.
“Really? You genuinely think that?”
“Mm? Why wouldn’t I?”
Perhaps Lin An did not quite believe him, or perhaps she simply wanted to explain herself. She blinked and suddenly revealed the truth on her own.
“Mm… Actually, the whole thing started because of me…”
“I should apologize. Sorry for dragging you and Zhou Cheng into it.”
“Ah… It’s fine, it’s fine. It’s already over…”
“Let’s not talk about it anymore.”
Xu Ming smiled and casually changed the subject again.
Seeing Xu Ming remain indifferent from beginning to end, a trace of frustration suddenly appeared in Lin An’s eyes.
Ahhh! Why… why is he always like this?!
So annoying! Does he seriously have no manners at all?!
Lin An abruptly fell silent, gently biting her lip. For a moment, she genuinely had no idea what else to say.
Once again, the conversation she had deliberately started had been brought to an abrupt end by the indifferent Xu Ming.
Damn it! What kind of freaking idiot are you?!
While Xu Ming was not paying attention, Lin An glared at him resentfully before finally turning around in frustration.
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