Even though Shen Ji was very good at acting spoiled, Su Ning still gave him a set of math problems to do and told him to bring them to her tomorrow morning so she could check them.
If there was one thing Shen Ji hated most, it had to be math.
He could get away with not doing the homework assigned by his teacher, but he absolutely didn’t dare skip the homework Su Ning gave him.
He still remembered how, once before, he had been lazy and failed to do his homework.
Su Ning had confiscated all his snacks as punishment.
Although Su Ning spoiled him a lot of the time, she could still be ruthless when she needed to be.
Shen Ji was left utterly miserable.
This afternoon, Class One had an art class.
While Su Ning was doodling in the art room, she couldn’t help remembering that dazzling, colorful art room from before.
She glanced at the other students’ paintings.
Not a single one could compare with the one Shen Ji had painted.
She rubbed her chin, feeling a little puzzled.
Shen Ji had never mentioned that he was good at drawing before.
Then again, it wasn’t that strange.
Shen Ji’s academic grades were so poor that perhaps heaven had still left him a window, giving him a talent for art.
The art teacher let the students create whatever they wanted, and the students below began chatting in small groups.
A boy whispered, “Hey, do you think we should go looking for that art room from the rumors one night?”
His companion replied, “Aren’t you afraid something will happen?
I’ve heard that strange things keep happening in that abandoned building.”
“Of course I’m scared too, but I heard that if you can find that art room and make a wish to whoever is inside, your wish will come true.”
“What wish could you possibly have that’s worth taking such a risk?”
The boy who had spoken first glanced meaningfully at Su Ning, who was standing by the window.
She stood in the sunlight, her graceful figure and delicate features making her look like a goddess bathed in light.
Desire stirred inside him as he reluctantly looked away.
“Why do you need to know exactly what it is?
I’ll tell you quietly…”
The boy lowered his voice and spoke mysteriously.
“Someone saw Shen Ji from Class Two go into that abandoned general building late at night two months ago.
Not long afterward, he got together with the goddess of our class, and no one bullied him anymore.
Look at how comfortable his life is now.
It’s completely different from before.”
His companion looked at him suspiciously.
“You mean…”
The boy nodded firmly.
“He must have found that art room and made a wish.
As he spoke, he couldn’t help looking at Su Ning again.
The feeling growing inside him became stronger and stronger.
If someone like Shen Ji could use a method like that to win the heart of a beautiful girl, why couldn’t he?
Ever since Su Ning started dating Shen Ji, the two of them had been sweet and affectionate, always acting lovey-dovey.
Maybe she was already no longer pure because of him.
They were about to graduate, too.
If he gave up this opportunity, he might never get another chance like this in the future.
Besides, he believed that among all the boys who had heard these rumors, he couldn’t possibly be the only one thinking this way.
While the boys were busy discussing everything that had happened recently, the girls were also talking about the latest developments.
Lu Xiaoran took out her phone and showed it to Su Ning.
“Ning Ning, I bet you haven’t checked our school forum yet.”
Su Ning put down her paintbrush and took the phone from her.
“What happened?”
Lu Xiaoran said, “Look at the hottest post.”
Su Ning opened the post that had been pushed to the top of the forum.
Its title was:
“Min De High School’s Legendary Haunts: How Much Do You Know?”
Su Ning skimmed through it.
The person who had posted it had listed all the places in the school that had been associated with terrifying legends, even providing background information.
For example, the woman in red who had hanged herself in the dormitory could supposedly use the Chopstick Fairy game to predict the future.
The woman in white who had died in a bathtub could supposedly curse anyone who saw her, causing them to die within seven days.
But the place receiving the most discussion was still the rumored art room.
Lu Xiaoran said, “I’ve actually been researching the school’s history recently.
Some of what this person wrote is true.
In the first year after the school was founded, a huge fire broke out in the art room of the general building.
The fire was so serious that it spread throughout the entire building, and many school officials who went to put it out died too.”
Su Ning asked, “Were there any students among the victims?”
Lu Xiaoran didn’t understand why Su Ning had suddenly asked that question.
She thought for a moment before saying, “Probably not.
The school had only just been established then, and the new students hadn’t even reported for enrollment yet.”
Su Ning gave a soft “Oh.”
She looked at the replies beneath the post and spotted Shen Ji’s name.
Her brows furrowed.
Lu Xiaoran said, “Whoever made this post doesn’t know who the person is either.
They confidently claimed that they’d seen your boyfriend entering that building late at night.
They even insisted that he had found the missing art room and had his wish granted, which was how he ended up together with you.”
Most of them said things like, “So that’s why.
Otherwise, why would the goddess ever choose an ordinary guy like Shen Ji?”
Su Ning grew furious as she read.
Some of the comments went beyond mocking Shen Ji and directly attacked him, belittling him as though he were worthless.
Some people even cursed that someone like him should just die as soon as possible.
Everyone posting in the thread was anonymous, so there was no way to tell who anyone was.
Su Ning returned Lu Xiaoran’s phone.
Then she took out her own phone, opened the forum, and entered the post.
Her fingers flew across the screen.
“Before five o’clock, I want to see all of you delete the false comments about my boyfriend.
Otherwise, once I find the person running this forum, I don’t mind spending money to buy the personal information behind your accounts and sending every curse you’ve made against my boyfriend right back to you.”
She added another message:
“I’m Su Ning.
Don’t try to challenge my pocket money with your family’s entire fortune.”
Not long after Su Ning’s messages were posted, some of the people watching their phones nervously deleted their own comments.
Lu Xiaoran watched the changes in the post and looked at Su Ning with admiration.
To be honest, even she had started wondering whether Shen Ji had somehow put a spell on Su Ning.
Su Ning really went out of her way to defend him!
Su Ning exited the forum.
Still worried, she found the pinned contact at the top of her phone.
The contact was saved as “Big Baby,” and they were using matching couple profile pictures.
She sent him a message:
“Shen Ji, study hard these next few days, okay?
No playing on your phone.”
The reply came instantly.
“Okay!”
Su Ning could almost picture him looking full of energy.
He probably still didn’t know what had happened on the forum.
That made her breathe a sigh of relief.
Outside the art room, hidden in the shadows.
The young man sat on a tree branch, swinging his long legs.
He put his phone away, then raised both hands and used his fingers to form a viewfinder aimed at the girl behind the glass window.
He closed one eye and slowly narrowed the other as he looked at the girl framed between his fingers.
His lips curved upward.
His Ning Ning was so beautiful.