LYD: Chapter 5

Fascinated

Ning Zhen dried her hair after a shower and sat at the desk to memorize English words.

The monthly exam was quickly approaching. She planned to memorize vocabulary at night and Chinese texts in the morning. There was always a question on classical Chinese poems in each monthly exam. Most of the students won't lose points for this kind of question. She didn't want to let a few clues slip.

She took a sip of the milk on the table and memorized carefully for an hour and a half.

Before going to bed, Ning Zhen took out her piggy bank.

The banknotes were scattered, and there were ten one-Yuan coins in between. She counted about 780. Ning Zhen held her cheeks and frowned. She remembered this year...her grandmother gave her a small sum of money.

Where was it? She opened the cupboard and removed the folded clothes.

A small yellow duck cloth bag lay in the corner.

She opened it and found a thousand Yuan inside.

This money should be enough, right?

In this new life, she didn't want to leave any regrets.

With her decision made, the big stone in her heart seemed to have been let down, and she felt a lot more relaxed.

Ning Zhen lay on the bed and turned off the lights. It was dark, but a little light came through the curtains.

On the seventh day of her rebirth, she was finally able to say good night to herself.

Many things have changed, and everything will slowly get better.

She was awakened by fright.

In her dream, she was on the university's sports field under the twilight. On the November night, the air was humid and cold. Far off in the distance, Lu Zhi came charging over in anger. His hand held her wrist tightly, and the other almost broke her waist.

She was kissed until she was breathless. It was like he wanted to devour her.

It was late evening, and students were jogging on the sports field.

They were hidden behind the shade of trees, and the lights were dim. It was like they were secretly doing bad things.

Lu Zhi gasped and bit her neck. "Ning Zhen, you liar."

Ning Zhen bit her lips without saying a word.

Lu Zhi laughed angrily at her guilty look. He grabbed her chin and made her look into his eyes.

His cold and spine-chilling voice echoed through the night.

There was an indistinct malice.

"You are so charming that I want to fuck you just by listening to your voice."

She was stunned and stared at him in disbelief. Her face flushed with shame. His breath intertwined with hers. The corners of his lips were slightly hooked, and his eyes were surprisingly bright.

She felt it from the changes in his body...

What he said was true.

Ning Zhen woke up. Her forehead was wet with sweat. Her heartbeat was like a drum, making her dizzy.

Even in the dream, he still frightened her.

Trembling, she turned on the light. Under the soft light, there were several green fruits in a plastic bag.

Ning Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and finally felt a little at ease.

She took out her phone from under the pillow and saw it was 6:15.

Sigh. She couldn't sleep anymore.

Under the light, her complexion was pale, and there was a little fear in her eyes. Ning Zhen hugged the blanket tightly, feeling that she was too useless.

Obviously, this was a new start.

She said to herself, "Don't be afraid. Everything is changing. As long as you ignore him, it won't be reasonable for things to be the same as in your previous life.

Moreover, her face was covered, and her voice was hoarse.

Everything is going well. Don't be afraid.

She couldn't sleep, so she simply recalled what she had to recite in her Chinese book and went through it silently in her mind. She deliberately recited the place where she got stuck a few times. She would go to the classroom to look it up later.

When the sky was a little brighter, Ning Zhen went downstairs and bought breakfast for the family.

Xu Qian and Ning Haiyuan had to go to work, while she and Tang Zhuo had to go to school. So, they usually bought breakfast outside.

When Xu Qian came out of the room, she was startled to see Ning Zhen sitting at the dining table.

"Zhen Zhen, did you get up very early?"

Ning Zhen nodded and pointed to the steamed buns and soy milk on the table.

Her tone was very soft. "Aunt Xu, I'm going to school first. I have an exam next week. I'll go early to revise."

Xu Qian laughed. "Then it doesn't have to be so early... Is your school uniform too big? Do you want Auntie to take it to make some adjustments?"

Ning Zhen shook her head hurriedly. "It's okay. It's loose and more comfortable to wear. Then I'll go first."

In the end, Xu Qian was her stepmother. Her identity is sensitive, so she didn't insist much.

Third High School was close to home, so Xu Qian didn't buy a car and walked there every morning. It took about fifteen minutes to get there, which was one of the reasons why Ning Zhen transferred.

The air was cool in the morning. Ning Zhen sat on a chair in the neighborhood, took out a few green fruits from her schoolbag, and nibbled on them.

The sweet and sour green fruit was actually quite delicious. But Ning Zhen had a problem. As soon as she ate green fruit, her throat would itch. When it became unbearable, she would cough violently.

She covered her lips. Tears welled up in her eyes from coughing.

After coughing for a while, her throat was dry and sore.

Ning Zhen collected the core and threw it into the trash can next to it. She took a deep breath and put on her mask.

She didn't know for how long this would last. Thinking of the scene she saw after school yesterday, she was looking forward to Lu Zhi and Yu Shanshan making up. If he had a girlfriend, he would leave her alone, right?

It was only seven o'clock when Ning Zhen arrived at the class.

There was only one boy in the classroom. She looked at him and saw that it was the class president of Class 7. His name was Wei Yijie, and he was a hardworking student. He usually wore pair of heavy glasses and looked gentle.

Wei Yijie was sitting in the third row and was doing quizzes. He heard someone coming in. Surprised, he glanced at her and buried his head to continue solving the problem.

On a June morning, the sky was deep blue, and the air was cool.

Ning Zhen opened her Chinese textbook and carefully read the place where she got stuck several times in the morning. After confirming that she had memorized it, she opened classical Chinese texts and memorized them. After all, she was very hardworking back then, so she had a general impression of these things.

She was afraid of disturbing Wei Yijie, and her throat hurt, so she memorized it silently in her mind.

"Classmate Ning Zhen."

Ning Zhen turned her head. Wei Yijie was standing behind her, holding a chemistry book in his hand. "Can you explain this problem to me?"

Ning Zhen glanced at the question. It was similar to the second question she answered yesterday.

"I might not explain well."

"It doesn't matter. You speak very clearly. I think it's good." Wei Yijie pushed his glasses with a serious face.

"Then, that's fine."

After a while, several people entered the class one after another. Seeing that the class president was asking the new student questions, there was a bit of disbelief in their eyes.

The new student was amazing.

After finishing the questions, Wei Yijie thanked her and returned to his seat.

The Third High School was indeed much lazier than the First High School. At 7:50, students entered one after the other.

"Zhen Zhen, good morning. Has your cold gotten better?" Xia Xiaoshi greeted her. Ning Zhen nodded at her with a smile in her eyes.

"Your eyes are so beautiful and big." Xia Xiaoshi suddenly had a curious expression. "Zhen Zhen, take off your mask and show me. I'm so curious about what you look like?"

Her voice was not low, and several pairs of eyes quietly looked over.

They were also very curious.

Ning Zhen covered her mask, and the tip of her ears turned red. "Xiao Shi, don't make trouble~" She added seriously, "I don't look good."

So don't be curious.

Xia Xiaoshi giggled, "Why are you so cute? Show me."

Sigh... It seemed useless for her to say anything.

The clattering sound of high-heeled shoes came in, and the noisy classroom was quiet in a split second. The Chinese teacher came in holding a book. Then the class bell rang.

"It's morning self-study time. Everyone is free to read aloud. Take out the key texts and memorize them." 

The sound of reading gradually began.

After being interrupted like this, Xia Xiaoshi finally let Ning Zhen go.

At the same table, Xie Yu was applying mascara and eyeliner. She glanced at Ning Zhen quietly.

She secretly rolled her eyes. 

...What? Even after applying mascara, her eyelashes were not as long as Ning Zhen's. Hmph! It won't kill her to take off her mask. She definitely looked shameful. Maybe only her eyes are worth seeing.

Xie Yu glanced back subconsciously. There were four or five seats vacant in the last two rows.

Lu Zhi hadn't come yet.

Xie Yu saw it. Naturally, the Chinese teacher saw it too.

She frowned in dissatisfaction and walked up to Wei Yijie. "After class is over, tell those boys who are late to come to my office."

Wei Yijie, "Oh."

The Chinese teacher was a relatively serious and strict person. She had been in education for almost eight years and had never seen such mischievous students.

It was her arrangement for Lu Zhi to sit in the first row before. The Chinese teacher thought too simply. Among those delinquent teenagers, Chen Dongshu and Lin Zichuan had wealthy families. Their fathers' property was enough for them to squander for several lifetimes.

But Lu Zhi only transferred in the second semester of the first year of high school. His family background was not very clear. She was too clear about his family's financial situation, but she didn't hear how wealthy his family was. He rarely wore famous brands.

It must be different from that group of rich second generation.

The Chinese teacher just wanted to look after him. She didn't discriminate against his family background. She came from the countryside and knew studying could change one's fate

She didn't want Lu Zhi to be ruined. Maybe his family's hopes were on Lu Zhi.

Lin Zichuan and the others will inherit the family business in the future. What does Lu Zhi have? If you don't study hard, it won't be easy to find a job in the future.

The language teacher frowned and sighed. Why don't these children understand her good intentions?

However, until the Chinese teacher finished two classes, the vacant seats were still vacant.

Lu Zhi and the others were not late but skipped class.

Even more exaggerated was that they didn't show up until the third class in the afternoon. All day, not even the shadow of a single person was seen.

The class quietly exploded like a boiling pan, speculating about what they were doing.

"I definitely think it's not playing games. There's no way you can get so high from gaming, right?"

"I think so too. Could it be a fight? Last semester for the first time I accidentally bumped into Lu Zhi and the others fighting. They fought against an outside school. It looked scary but really handsome..."

"Haha! Why are you fangirling all of a sudden? Do you want to chase Lu Zhi too?"

"No! Keep your voice down. He's too arrogant. I don't like that kind of..." The girl retorted.

This was completely off-topic.

"Zhen Zhen." Xia Xiaoshi poked her. "What do you think they did?"

Ning Zhen shook her head honestly. "I don't know."

She really wasn't interested in this.

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T/N

Happy new month people. I hope this month met you well and ends well 🤗

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