MNL Chapter 93

Chapter 93: Conspiracy, Do You Want It?

After the comprehensive competition results were released, Shen Yan became a frequent visitor to the principal’s office again. The principal, who had been in office for over twenty years, was encountering this situation for the first time. He spent several nights trying to figure out Shen Yan’s reasons for doing this, thinking it couldn’t possibly be that he felt the learning atmosphere at Linhe No.1 High School was too good to leave.

Looking at the casually standing teenager in front of him, the principal, who was usually affable, also straightened his face and said seriously, “Student Shen Yan, please give me a reasonable explanation.”

Shen Yan said lightly, “I want to take the national college entrance examination.”

The principal frowned even deeper, “Why?”

Shen Yan continued to make things up, “To challenge myself.”

Principal: “…”

What a persuasive but infuriating reason.

The principal leaned against the wall and took two deep breaths, trying to keep his voice calm, “It’s good that you have such thoughts, but this kind of opportunity only comes once in your high school career. Are you sure you’ve thought it through? Why not go back and discuss it with your parents? If you change your mind now, I can find a way.”

Obviously, this statement was very euphemistic, implying that if Shen Yan regretted it now, he could still have the opportunity to be recommended.

Shen Yan directly said, “No need.”

The office was so quiet that you could hear the sound of snow falling outside. Seeing Shen Yan’s firm attitude, the principal was silent for a moment and then stopped persuading him, “In that case, continue to study hard at Linhe No.1 High School for the remaining time.”

“Okay, thank you, Principal.”

After he left, a deep sigh came from the office again, “What a pity.”

When Shen Yan returned to the classroom, Cha Fei’ang was being pinned in the corner by Xu Jing. Liang Ge ran in from outside, holding snow in his hands and shouting, “Brother Jing, I’m here! Cha Fei’ang, you brat, get ready to enjoy it! Hahahaha.”

Cha Fei’ang hurriedly begged for mercy, “I was wrong, I was wrong, please spare me, two grandpas.” He then turned to Shen Yan, who was walking over, for help, “Yan-shen, save me! They’re engaging in campus violence against me.”

Since his seat was occupied, Shen Yan leaned against the wall.

Liang Ge clicked his tongue and said, “You’re even trying to play the victim. Who was it that threw snowballs at us in the hallway just now?”

Hearing this, Shen Yan raised an eyebrow and looked at the corner, “You hit my deskmate?”

Cha Fei’ang inwardly cried out that he was done for. He had forgotten that these two were good buddies who even used the same scarves.

Xu Jing was too lazy to waste words, directly grabbed a handful of snow from Liang Ge’s hand and stuffed it into Cha Fei’ang’s clothes. Cha Fei’ang immediately spewed out a dozen expletives, using all his strength to break free from Xu Jing’s grasp. But before he could run a few steps, Shen Yan grabbed him back with one hand.

Hearing the commotion, the boys instantly became playful, throwing aside the homework in their hands and joining in.

It didn’t snow much in Linhe City, and everyone cherished such moments, especially in school where all they did was memorize and do problems. Because they were so engrossed in playing, no one noticed that the next class was math, nor did they notice Zhou Yan, who had been standing at the door for five minutes.

Gu Qianqian reminded them several times before everyone reacted, and they sheepishly returned to their seats. The classroom, which had just been in an uproar, was now instantly silent.

Zhou Yan’s sharp eyes swept the room, looking at the lingering expressions on their faces, and said, “Have you forgotten the requirements I mentioned before?”

Zhou Yan’s imposing aura made even the usually rebellious students nervous, and they all lowered their heads in silence, prepared to be criticized.

However, after waiting in silence for a long time, they didn’t hear Zhou Yan’s stern reprimand, but rather a question, “Who is the sports representative?”

The whole class: “…?”

A tall boy slowly stood up after hearing this and said softly, “It’s me.”

But inwardly he was frantically complaining, “Damn, what does this have to do with me?”

Zhou Yan hmm’ed and said, “Then now you will organize the team and take them to the playground.”

More than forty pairs of puzzled eyes turned to the podium. No one understood what Zhou Yan meant. The boy weakly asked what everyone was thinking, “What are we going to do on the playground?”

Zhou Yan said, “What were you doing just now? It’s the same on the playground.”

The classroom was shrouded in a strange atmosphere. The people below looked at each other, but none of them dared to move. Could it be that this rigid old man really wanted to sacrifice class time to let them play in the snow on the playground?

“It seems that everyone is very eager to learn.” Zhou Yan picked up the chalk and said, “Then turn to page 98 of the math book.”

Hearing this, the sound of chairs dragging on the floor echoed in the classroom.

“Let’s go, let’s go play.”

“Snow, I’m coming! Winter, I’m coming!”

“Team up, team up, let’s have a snowball fight.”

When passing by the classrooms next door, Class One proudly held their heads high, and the students inside watched them leave, allowing them to experience the feeling of being envied.

Liang Ge was playing basketball there, but when he saw Gu Qianqian playing in the snow alone in the corner, he immediately threw the ball into Cha Fei’ang’s arms and ran over happily. Cha Fei’ang looked at him with a look of disappointment. He was about to complain to Shen Yan and Xu Jing, but when he turned his head, these two people had disappeared.

Gu Qianqian was squatting in the reflective snow, with a row of lifelike little snowmen in front of her. Liang Ge pointed to the one on the far side and said, “Is that me?” Then he shyly scratched his head, “So I’m so handsome in your eyes.”

“No,” Gu Qianqian said, “That’s Shen Yan.”

“Then what about this one next to Shen Yan? This one is also handsome, is this me?”

Gu Qianqian was concentrating on arranging the snowmen in her hands, without even looking up, she said, “That’s Xu Jing.”

“…” Liang Ge was deeply shocked, and reluctantly pointed to the snowman on the far right with a leaf on its head and a V-shaped mouth made of twigs, and said, “Could this be me? It looks too idiotic.”

“That’s Cha Fei’ang, next to him is Ye Lanshan, and the one in the middle is my grandma.” After Gu Qianqian finished introducing them, she finished the snowman in her hand. She held it up to Liang Ge’s eyes. “This is you.”

Liang Ge blinked, and his pupils were suddenly occupied by a very cute snowman. The snowman had his left hand on his hip and his right hand in a V-sign. The eyes made of black paper were big and round, and the corners of his mouth were raised high, with a bright and friendly smile. There were also shallow blushes on his cheeks. Although there were no delicate features, Liang Ge felt that this was him the moment he saw it.

Only he had so many small details.

Gu Qianqian’s skin was fair and delicate in the sunlight, and her appearance was pure and clear. When she looked over, she had an extremely eye-catching beauty. She put the snowman into Liang Ge’s hand.

“Here, it’s for you.”

Liang Ge didn’t even know when Gu Qianqian left. He squatted on the spot, carefully guarding the snowman Gu Qianqian made, and couldn’t help but grin foolishly. Although he wasn’t the handsomest or the most idiotic in Gu Qianqian’s heart, he must be the most special one!

“Bro, your saliva is about to drip down.” Cha Fei’ang’s disgusted voice came from above.

“…Cough cough, I’m just cold, cold.”

“Stop pretending, did you see Yan-shen and Brother Jing? They disappeared as soon as I turned my head.”

“I don’t know, maybe they went to the bathroom.”

After saying that, Liang Ge stood up, and took the most idiotic snowman on the ground and stuffed it into Cha Fei’ang’s arms.

“The class monitor made it by hand, it’s a reward for you.”

Cha Fei’ang instantly became unbalanced after seeing it, “Damn, why is yours so cute and mine so ugly.”

Liang Ge said with a proud look, “There’s no way, things are like their owners.”

“Hehe.” Cha Fei’ang sneered while secretly making a snowball and throwing it over.

“You little kid, you’re sneaking again?!”

“What’s wrong, then hit me back?”

In order to protect the little snowman Gu Qianqian gave him, Liang Ge didn’t fight back, turned around and left angrily, his back written with two big words: I endure!

Cha Fei’ang laughed and hammered the ground behind him.

And something was really guessed right by Liang Ge.

There was a small warehouse next to the toilet, specially used to store discarded tables and chairs. Xu Jing was pressed on that wobbly table, his back was cold, and his front was hot.

Shen Yan’s eyes were raised, and he smiled wickedly, almost whispering against Xu Jing’s lips, “Deskmate, your face is so red.”

Xu Jing was a little embarrassed and angry, and scolded, “Stop talking nonsense, are you going to kiss or not?”

Shen Yan smiled even more deeply, “So impatient?”

“…” Xu Jing’s breathing was heavy, “You’ll be honest when someone comes later.”

“It’s good they’re here, let them see how I bully you.”

“You motherfucker—”

The latter voice was directly slammed back by a powerful kiss. The corner of the table was cold and hard, making Xu Jing’s lower back ache. When Shen Yan saw this, he put his hand under it, and then pinched that thin waist, kissing even more fiercely.

The slight sound of water colliding in the air was hitting the eardrum, Xu Jing’s breath was chaotic, and his breathing was intermittent.

Shen Yan stopped the kiss, his eyes staring at the person in front of him, his voice low and hoarse, “How is it?”

Xu Jing’s Adam’s apple rolled slightly, “How is what?”

“How is my kissing skill now?”

Xu Jing: “…”

Compared to the first kiss, which hurt his teeth three or four times, Shen Yan’s current technique has indeed reached a new level.

Xu Jing’s hand slipped into the school uniform, his palm against Shen Yan’s abdomen, and he gave a very light “mm.”

Shen Yan narrowed his eyes and said, “A little lower.”

Xu Jing raised his eyes, “Are you sure?”

Shen Yan didn’t answer, but directly held Xu Jing’s cold hand and explored down.

The snow was falling outside, making a slight rustling sound like silk rubbing, they were absorbed in the cramped and dim warehouse, so much so that they didn’t hear the footsteps until they reached the door.

At the moment the doorknob rang, Xu Jing’s pupils shrank suddenly, and he pushed Shen Yan away, but Shen Yan didn’t move, but pressed that restless hand and continued his offensive.

Xu Jing’s heart was in his throat, and he even broke out in a cold sweat. No matter who saw this scene, they would face unimaginable troubles. Was Shen Yan crazy?

The movement outside was getting louder and louder, Xu Jing closed his eyes in despair, but in addition to the sound of the doorknob being turned forcefully, he also heard a conversation.

“Why can’t this door be opened?”

“Can’t be, is it locked?”

“Forget it, let’s come back next time to get the table, let’s go.”

Xu Jing suddenly opened his eyes and found something from Shen Yan’s malicious smile. It turned out that this person had already silently locked the door.

Xu Jing was so angry that he bit Shen Yan’s earlobe directly.

Shen Yan snorted unexpectedly.

The footsteps outside stopped abruptly.

“I feel like there’s someone inside? Am I hallucinating?”

“Wait, I remember, I have the key.”

“…Your memory, I’m convinced.”

Just as the boy found the key and was about to open the door, the warehouse opened at this time. The two students were obviously stunned. They saw two of the most famous academic masters in their grade walking out from inside, one with a calm expression and a hint of unobvious smile on his face, and the other with a faint hand on his lower back, his expression as cold as he was about to kill someone.

The boy stammered, “What…were you doing inside?”

Shen Yan said lightly, “Enjoying the snow.”

Xu Jing: “…”

After hearing this, the two students twitched their mouths and said in disbelief, “Can the snow scene in this place also be beautiful?”

Shen Yan’s eyes fell lightly on Xu Jing, his tone subtle, “Beautiful.”

Obviously implying something.

Seeing Shen Yan’s reaction, the two students became interested and said, “Then let’s go see too.”

Xu Jing was too lazy to scold, turned around and left, Shen Yan laughed behind him, “Deskmate, wait for me.”

When they reached the sprint stage of the final exam, the teachers of each subject began to assign homework frantically. Many questions were just repetitive mechanical labor for them, so the two chose to work together. Xu Jing was responsible for Chinese, math, and physics, and Shen Yan was responsible for English, chemistry, and biology. Even so, they wrote for almost two hours.

Xu Jing glanced at Shen Yan, who was copying Chinese vocabulary, and said, “Regret it, right?”

If you had been recommended, you wouldn’t have to spend this effort.

Shen Yan finished writing the last word and rubbed Xu Jing’s hair, “I’m very happy.”

Xu Jing’s eyes fell into the air, and complex emotions turned into fragments.

Later, when Shen Yan came out after taking a shower, Xu Jing was sitting on the sofa looking down at his phone.

Shen Yan also glanced at it when he passed by.

Found an announcement for a boxing match.

“What’s wrong?”

Xu Jing swiped the phone screen and said, “The racing model I gave you before has been out of print for several years. It’s impossible to buy it on the market now, but the prize for this boxing match is actually this, which is quite unexpected.”

Shen Yan was quiet for a while and said, “Do you want it?”

Xu Jing understood what Shen Yan meant by asking this, but obviously this matter was a foregone conclusion, and he couldn’t help but laugh, “Forget it, I don’t want it that much.”

Although he said so, his eyes never left the phone.

Obviously, that last sentence was not the truth.

Shen Yan said calmly, “Go take a shower.”

Xu Jing casually responded, magnified the racing model and looked at it for a while before putting down his phone and going to the bathroom.

The sound of water in the bathroom rang out, Shen Yan sat expressionlessly on the sofa for a while, finally made a call, got up and walked out.