Chapter 2

From beginning to end, Luo Shengsheng never raised her head, and even after passing Ning Yue, she quickened her pace.

This unexpected action made Ning Yue feel rather uneasy. Before he had a chance to look at the card Luo Shengsheng had slipped him, he saw another party involved, their class monitor Zhang Limai, appear on the opposite side of the road.

Zhang Limai was a petite and delicate girl, not tall, but with features as finely drawn as a painting, and skin that was particularly smooth and tender. Even though she usually wore no makeup, she still gave the impression of being carefully groomed. What particularly earned the admiration of a few lecherous boys was that, despite her small stature, her chest was quite well-developed.

"Hey! Class monitor, I have something to say to you!"

Ning Yue, out of breath, ran across the road and stopped Zhang Limai, who was about to cross. Before he could explain, Zhang Limai already said with a smile, "Get lost!" The short and decisive text message that rejected him yesterday came from this class monitor, and today her answer was still the same word, but her tone lacked any real anger and even had a playful flavor.

Ning Yue felt a bit uneasy but still tried to explain, "Hey! I know I was a bit rash yesterday, but there was a reason, it's because..."

Seeing that Ning Yue was about to continue纠缠 (entangling), Zhang Limai reached out and pinched him hard, whispering, "Many classmates are watching. If you keep this up, I won't talk to you anymore. Wait for me after school, I'll talk to you then." The class monitor gave Ning Yue a fierce glare, making him reluctantly let go. Clearly, the situation with this class monitor was quite complicated and couldn't be explained in a few words.

Ning Yue watched the class monitor's back disappear into the school gates, feeling very conflicted.

He continued to wait at the school gate. Next, he intercepted five girls in a row. Thanks to his prior preparation, he managed to explain himself quite smoothly, though he was blushing and flustered. In exchange for certain favors, such as a sumptuous meal or the latest manga, he received promises from these five girls to keep their mouths shut. As for how tight-lipped women could be, only heaven knew.

After intercepting seven girls, Ning Yue glanced at his phone; it was ten minutes before class started, and the school gate was becoming crowded, making it unsuitable for intercepting female classmates.

Explaining such a mix-up and gossip had to be done when no one was around.

Just as he was about to give up, he suddenly saw another female classmate walking towards the school gate with her backpack. This girl was called Feng Zhen, who was always gentle and well-behaved in class, with average grades but good interpersonal relationships and particularly skilled at handicrafts.

"Hey, Feng Zhen, I'm here to explain what happened yesterday, it's like this..."

"I agree..."

Ning Yue stared in shock at his eighth explanation target. After saying this, Feng Zhen ran off like a fawn, making his heart feel as if it had been doused in a pot of chili oil, and his whole body was about to turn into a spicy hot pot.

"Today's mission didn't go well; three targets failed to be explained."

Ning Yue walked into the classroom with a dejected look. He secretly took out Luo Shengsheng's card, which had two lines written in neat handwriting.

Ning Yue classmate:

I received your text message. I don't think now is the best time for a relationship. In a year, I will be studying at the provincial experimental high school and will be waiting there for someone to extend a youth invitation. Whether you come or not, it's up to you!

I hope we can both enjoy our youth. Even if I don't go, will you not come?

— Luo Shengsheng

"Damn! So Luo Shengsheng, the beauty, also has a spring heart! With my grades, getting into the provincial experimental high school won't be hard, but... the situation is wrong!"

Ning Yue's excitement lasted for less than a second before he remembered Zhang Limai and Feng Zhen, and his face immediately turned grim. He wasn't an expert at playing with women and had never thought about dating multiple girls at once. Any of these three girls would be someone he would be willing to have a little romance with, but Ning Yue had never considered dating three girlfriends at the same time.

If the situation were different, Ning Yue might have had a choice, picking the one he liked best from the three girls, but he knew that it would take no more than one class for his mass text message to be exposed. Once these three girls knew the truth, they would definitely turn on him, and Ning Yue didn't have any侥幸 (侥幸 means侥幸, but in this context, it means 'lucky thoughts').

While Ning Yue was lost in thought about how to explain to the other girls, a fragrant breeze blew by, and a letter was dropped in front of him. He turned his head and saw only a swaying back. The girl who left this back was Lu Wenyin, the true goddess of Minghu Middle School.

Although the new Minghu Middle School goddess's top vote-getter was Teacher Zhang Ying, due to her status as a teacher, the result was widely considered invalid.

Lu Wenyin had been the top goddess of Minghu Middle School for a year and a half before this election and was still considered the most beautiful girl in the school by most boys. Even those who voted for Teacher Zhang Ying privately admitted that the teacher's status gave her an advantage. In terms of appearance, demeanor, figure, and style, Lu Wenyin was still the undisputed top goddess of Minghu Middle School.

Lu Wenyin came from a very good family, and her parents doted on her. Almost every piece of clothing she wore was a brand name, and she had a dedicated stylist for her hair and regular beauty treatments. She was widely recognized as the most fashionable girl, and almost every holiday was spent traveling abroad.

Lu Wenyin was also the girl with the most suitors at Minghu Middle School. Although she was lively and not as cold and distant as Luo Shengsheng, she was very proud at heart and only politely rejected the boys who pursued her, never showing any ambiguity.

"Damn... I must have been mocked by Lu Wenyin. But she actually wrote a letter to reject me, what a waste of time. I thought this girl would publicly embarrass me in front of the whole class!"

Ning Yue turned back and opened the letter, just as Lu Wenyin turned to sit down at her desk. Ning Yue turned back a bit too early and didn't see Lu Wenyin's slightly flushed face and dazed eyes, as if she was lost in thought.

Ning Yue:

I have secretly loved you for a long time, but I thought that a student with good grades like you wouldn't like a girl with poor grades like me, so I never dared to say anything...

The letter was very long, about three to four thousand words, written on more than ten pages. But Ning Yue only read half a page before his head buzzed.

This was actually a love letter, written in a shy and anxious tone, completely unlike Lu Wenyin's usual personality.

"Damn, now I'm dating four girls! What am I supposed to do?"