Extra Four: A Secret 1 (Thanks to Alliance Leader Qian Liu Yuan)
Chi Jia noticed that Bai Qing seemed to have returned to normal lately. She no longer sat at her desk spacing out every so often.
Of course, perhaps because her mother had gone missing, the innocent smile she used to wear had faded somewhat. She seemed more mature now, more refined, and that had only led to more boys confessing to her—not just from their own class, but from other classes as well.
But Bai Qing cleanly and decisively turned them all down on the grounds that she wanted to focus on her studies.
Chi Jia, however, breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, at least Bai Qing seemed to have emerged from that guy's shadow.
Come to think of it, Zhang Heng had never exactly been invisible in class, but he had not been some standout figure either. He was a good student, above average in sports, and apparently both his parents and grandfather were intellectuals, which gave him a certain air. But beyond that, he did not seem to have any particular talents. He was polite to everyone, yet always kept them at a subtle distance.
A boy like that would have some girls quietly crushing on him in class, but logically, he should not have been enough to move Bai Qing. The two of them had not had much contact before, either. They only gradually became friends after becoming desk mates, and even then, they had remained just friends.
Chi Jia simply could not figure out how their relationship had heated up so quickly afterward. By the time she realized what was happening, her best friend seemed to have fallen for Zhang Heng.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last. Soon after, Bai Qing's