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Jiang Zhu made up her mind and prepared to fake a faint. She swayed a few times, but just as she was about to collapse, a commotion broke out in the neighboring class.

"Someone fainted!!!?"

"Quick! Get them to the Infirmary!!"

The neighboring class's class monitor carried the unconscious student to the Infirmary on their back. Jiang Zhu watched them leave.

Arghhhhh!

That interruption put an end to Jiang Zhu's plan to fake a faint.

Fortunately, five minutes later, the instructor announced a break.

Jiang Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. Bi Yan came over right away. "Zhuzhu, are you okay?"

"Have some water. Drink slowly."

Jiang Zhu took a sip and frowned. "This water tastes weird."

Bi Yan explained, "I added a few drops of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water. It's so hot out. I don't want you getting heatstroke."

Jiang Zhu forced herself to take three more sips. "It tastes awful."

Bi Yan merely smiled at that. "Want some watermelon?"

Jiang Zhu's eyes lit up. "Where's the watermelon?"

No one could resist chilled watermelon in summer.

"Right here." Shen Baili held two boxes of watermelon, giving one to them and keeping the other for herself.

Bi Yan took the watermelon. "Thanks. I'll transfer you the money when we get back to the dorm."

Shen Baili did not refuse.

"Where did you buy the watermelon?" Jiang Zhu asked curiously.

Shen Baili said, "From an upperclasswoman."

The upperclassmen had spotted a business opportunity and set up here selling chilled fruit and bottled water. Business was booming.

Lu Mingqian and Meng Jiu'an came over too, and Shen Baili invited them to share the watermelon.

Neither stood on ceremony. They sat on either side of Shen Baili, eating watermelon and fanning themselves, with all the breeze directed toward the middle.

"Thanks." With the