Unable to withstand Shen Yu and Ji Cიცen's combined assault, Jiang Minjie went from demanding an explanation to nodding in a daze.
Faced with his deskmate's subtle look of exasperation, Jiang Minjie stiffened his neck, then tilted his head foolishly after a long moment.
Xu Shang: Forget it. Let it all burn!
He had barely spent two seconds silently mourning his deskmate when Ji Cიცen looked his way. Hastily withdrawing his righteous gaze, Xu Shang was forced to join the team pulling the wool over Jiang Minjie's eyes. "Jiang Minjie, don't overthink it."
He pronounced every syllable of "Jiang Minjie" with exaggerated emphasis, then deliberately sighed, plucking at leaves and stamping his feet.
"Maybe I really am overthinking it?" Seeing that even his deskmate of two years said so, Jiang Minjie scratched his not-so-bright head and nodded in conviction, completely forgetting the speech he had spent so long preparing.
By the time the Class Advisor got off, everyone in the class had arrived. Looking at the students, who could hardly wait to run off and have fun, Mr. Xu repeated the safety instructions before waving them off.
While the girls headed around in groups to check out the attractions, the boys all set their sights on the Screaming Fountain. Shen Yu and Jiang Minjie exchanged a look, then shoved each other as they charged toward it.
As its name suggested, the Screaming Fountain rose in response to the volume of people's voices, mainly testing visitors' lung capacity.
Jiang Minjie seized the initiative, first showing off smugly to Shen Yu. Only after taking a kick to the backside did he obediently turn around, cup the horn in both hands, and shout with all his might.
As Jiang Minjie's face flushed red from the effort, the fountain did indeed keep rising with