After returning home in the evening, Yang Zhi tidied up a bit before lying on the bed to read.
As she read, she found herself glancing at her phone on the bedside table.
He should be doing his exercises right now, she thought, referring to Ding Yebai.
Did he diligently do the exercises I painstakingly organized?
Will he encounter any problems he doesn't understand?
If he does, he should hurry and ask me.
Speaking of which, the female classmate he likes is--
"Huh????????"
Yang Zhi snapped back to reality as if waking from a dream, staring blankly ahead with wide eyes.
After a while, "What was I thinking?" she chuckled and shook her head, finding herself ridiculous. "This has nothing to do with studying at all. Yang Zhi, have you lost your mind?"
The next day
During the long break
Ding Yebai stood in the hallway, idly spinning a basketball with his finger.
Lin Feifei saw this and immediately ran over to him, smiling brightly. "Ding Yebai, you're so cool!"
Ding Yebai glanced at her, then stopped spinning the ball, handing it back to Li Pingqiu as he did so.
Li Pingqiu caught the basketball blankly, feeling the situation was a bit awkward, and wisely walked away.
Lin Feifei: "What? You stopped as soon as I came over!"
Ding Yebai: "Is there something you need?"
Lin Feifei: "I'm in a bad mood and wanted to talk to you."
Ding Yebai sighed helplessly, turned around, and headed for the restroom. "I'm in a great mood, don't bother me."
"Hey, wait for me!" Lin Feifei jogged a couple of steps to block Ding Yebai.
"You really don't like me at all, do you."
"No."
"Then do you like someone?"
"I don't--"
Ding Yebai was about to blurt out "I don't" as he usually would.
However, a slender figure suddenly flashed in his mind, and the words ultimately didn't leave his lips.
Seeing his expression, Lin Feifei immediately understood.
The young girl appeared unfazed on the surface, but her heart was as clear as a mirror.
Ding Yebai: "It's none of your business anyway. You should use this time to focus on your studies instead."
With that, he walked past her.
Lin Feifei stared blankly at his retreating back, unable to say anything for a moment.
What is going on!
Ding Yebai wasn't particularly close to any girl at school.
The only person he was close to was his female deskmate.
But looking at her, she didn't seem like someone he would like.
So, who could it be!!!
At this moment, Lu Shuai ran over from a distance. Seeing Lin Feifei standing by his class door looking sad, he asked curiously, "Lin Feifei, what's wrong?"
Lin Feifei shot him a sideways glance.
Their families lived close by, so they had played together as children. Their relationship was more like buddies.
"Rejected by Ding Yebai again."
"Ah, you've been rejected from freshman year to senior year, and you still haven't given up. Among all the people who like Ding Yebai, you've been pursuing him the longest. The others stopped their advances after being rejected, so you're quite persistent."
"What's the point?" Lin Feifei touched her ponytail, her pretty face clouded with a faint sadness. "He still doesn't like me. And it seems he already likes someone."
"What? That cold block actually likes someone and didn't tell me!!!"
"...Is your focus a little off?"
"Where is that cold block?"
"He went to the restroom."
Lu Shuai immediately looked towards the restroom. Seeing a tall, thin, and pale man walking towards him, he immediately raised his middle finger and said, "You good-for-nothing ice block, you have a girl you like and you didn't tell me?!"
After he finished speaking, a profound silence fell over the area.
It happened almost instantaneously; there was no sound left around them. Not even the voices of students talking could be heard.
He was moderately nearsighted. He usually didn't wear glasses to look cool, so mistaking someone was quite normal.
However, this time, he had mistaken someone quite seriously.
He had mistaken the young vice-principal for Ding Yebai.
And he had flipped him off in full view of everyone.
Lin Feifei was astonished for a long time after seeing this. When she snapped back to reality, she immediately ran over and pressed Lu Shuai's hand down, quietly saying, "That's the vice-principal!"
Lu Shuai immediately narrowed his eyes and stared at the man. "Holy crap!!!"
The vice-principal walked over with a frown, equally confused.
"Student, do you have a problem with me?"
"No, no! I'm sorry!"
"Then why did you give me the middle finger?"
"I'm severely nearsighted, I mistook you for my buddy. We usually mess around like this. Sorry, Principal, sorry."
"Oh..." The vice-principal's stern, set face immediately relaxed. He even squinted and smiled. "Is that so? That's great."
This single sentence left all the students present bewildered.
Lin Feifei: "..."
What's wrong with the vice-principal????
The vice-principal: "Because I've been worried that I've done something wrong, making students hate me so much that they'd flip me off in public. It turns out that's not the case, you scared me to death. It seems I'm still a principal that students like. Haha..."
Hearing this, Lu Shuai's eyes instantly lit up. "Huh?"
He wasn't criticized, and he wasn't even asked to write a self-reflection.
This was too unrealistic!!!!
The vice-principal is so nice!
The vice-principal: "Alright then, you all have fun. Senior year is stressful, remember to rest."
With that, he put his hands behind his back and left, looking every bit the leader.
The students present were all very surprised. Just a few minutes ago, they were all absolutely certain that Lu Shuai was doomed.
But...
It was a huge surprise.
Lin Feifei stood beside Lu Shuai and said calmly, "It looks like the new vice-principal is a good person."
Lu Shuai: "He's clearly a super, super good person!!!!"
From then on, Lu Shuai's favorite teacher became the vice-principal.
Thanks to "Thank you, I'm not Xiao E" for the 300 Origin Point Coins tip, and "Student 20210420013158743" for the 500 Origin Point Coins tip.
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