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Chapter 9: Rumors of Love

  Point: Rumors have many effects. Many things that were originally ambiguous became true because they were said by many people.

  The power of public opinion is mighty, the appeal of gossip is infinite - Ji Huaning is now deeply reflecting on these famous sayings.

  After resting for a weekend and returning to school, she felt something was wrong as soon as she entered the teaching building.

  Those unavoidable glances, the hushed whispers, were always the things she was most sensitive about. And she could vaguely confirm that these had something to do with her——look, as soon as she turned around, a pair of girls quickly withdrew their gazes from her, putting their heads together in a whisper and laughing loudly.

  She frowned slightly, when did she get involved in this topic again?

  Ji Huaning got along well with others, but how could she bear to ask someone about this? At lunchtime, she finally heard her own name amidst the din of the cafeteria.

  "Is it true that Ji Huaning from Class 7...?"

  People are always sensitive to their own names, she perked up her ears and listened to the conversation of the girls at the table behind her, and Qin Yi Jiang beside her also stopped his chopsticks with a serious face.

  "Shh... speak softly. I also heard it from Ai Ai in Class 3. Apparently, after school that day, Ying Huan from Class 2 ran to Class 7 to confess to Jiang Shao..."

  Several girls who later joined the battle scene heard about this for the first time and clicked their tongues one after another.

  Was it Jiang Shao? Or was it Jiang Yuan Ying? Ji Hua Ning thought vaguely, and then heard the deliberately lowered voice say: "Of course, Jiang Shao didn't ignore Ying Lian. Just as she was about to leave in shame and anger, someone came in."

  "Is it Ji Huaning who's coming in?" a girl chimed in.

  "It's her! So that's why Jiang Shao didn't leave so late, he was waiting for her. Poor Ying Liyuan doesn't know, and she's messing up someone else's date. Do you think Jiang Shao will give her a good face?"

  Qin Yi Jiang looked at Ji Hua Ning with a strange expression, but she didn't have much of an expression herself, merely clenching a pair of chopsticks and fiercely scraping the rice in her bowl.

  The girls around me let out a sigh of sudden realization, and immediately someone started discussing: "So Jiang Shao has already hooked up with Ji Huaning... From now on, I can also advise my friends to pay less attention to him!"

  "Isn't it? The other party is Ji Huaning..." Perhaps realizing that he was a bit excited, the voice lowered again, "Speaking of which, they are quite a match."

  "The double J combination of Class 7? Didn't they already have a hint of it back then during military training? Ji Huaning could have chosen anyone, but she just had to fall for Jiang Shao. Jiang Shao seized the opportunity to play hero and rescue her, and maybe that's when someone decided to repay him with their body...". After a burst of laughter, "But your news is one step late, I heard someone saw them kissing at the 17th Road terminal station a few days ago!"

  Slander! Ji Huaining was so angry that she couldn't throw away her chopsticks and wanted to throw the rice in front of her into the other person's face. How could she say such baseless words with a straight face? In fact, it was just because she had been jealous for a long time and couldn't find an opportunity to suppress Ji Huaining, so as soon as she grasped this handle, she wanted to tarnish her reputation everywhere! Qin Yijiang also had a gloomy face and gently stroked Ji Huaining's hand to comfort her.

  The cafeteria wasn't a place for outbursts after all. And she hadn't forgotten that she was a good student, the class committee member of Class 7 in Grade One, and one of the three school flowers.

  So they could only hide and wait until those girls dispersed, then they slipped out with a bundle of fire.

  It wasn't until several days later that Ji Huaning found out that this matter hadn't been settled yet!

  After she accidentally stumbled upon a confession, rumors about her and Jiang Yuan Ying spread throughout the school, making the two of them feel extremely awkward. Even if you used your toes to think, you could guess who was behind it all.

  Ying Li Yuan! Ji Hua Ning is really itching for a fight.

  In Class 2's classroom, Ying Liyuan, who was reading a book, suddenly let out a sneeze. She rubbed her nose, wondering who was scolding her? It shouldn't be, she had done many good deeds recently, such as matchmaking that golden boy and jade girl...

  She wouldn't misread it. That day, he focused his attention on her as she nervously packed up her schoolbag.

  Their silhouettes walking away side by side were so beautiful that they stung her eyes, and also announced the demise of her budding emotions. But every time she thought back to that scene, she always felt it shouldn't have ended like that.

  So she chose to do so.

  Ying Liyuan put down the book in her hand, lazily stretched out her body, and covered one of her eyes with her hand.

  What a sunny and pleasant weather!

  In the morning, Ji Huaning had just sat down when he looked up to see Jiang Yuanying walking towards him with her school bag, their eyes meeting.

  "Good morning." He smiled slightly, as if bathed in morning light.

  "...... morning." She quickly lowered her head and pretended to open her textbook.

  Xie Qida was already full of energy early in the morning, "Yu Ying, did you watch yesterday's football match? That stinky foot, I was so angry that I almost smashed the TV!"

  At this time, a burst of footsteps stopped beside Ji Huaning, and without looking up, he knew that Qin Yijiang had arrived. Sure enough, her bright smile appeared in front of him, "Xiao Ning, yesterday's math homework—"

  Ji Huaning lowered her eyebrows and eyes, took out her own notebook, "Remember to change a few answers, so as not to let the teacher find out."

  "Got it! Thank you, dear."

  The coquettish tone made Ji Huaning pretend to be cold and glance at her, Qin Yijiang burst out laughing.

  Xie Qida was still babbling on: "At that time, the goalkeeper's eyes were nowhere to be found, and he actually let the ball fly past from under his eyelids. If I were the coach, I would definitely scold him until he's fed up..."

  Ji Huaning listened to Jiang Yuanying's low laughter and also made some comments that sounded like they were meant to be serious. For some reason, she felt both calm and delighted at the same time.

  On such a morning, four people. The harmonious and beautiful air is brewing with a hint of ambiguity.

  What great times.

  In the midst of a scandal, Ji Hua Ning's "rumors" were gradually subsiding, but she never expected that in another rumor, she would once again play the role of the female lead.

  The victim this time is Lin Jinglan.

  Ever since Lin Jinglan participated in the 3000-meter endurance run at the sports meeting and won third place, earning points for his class, he has been rapidly rising in popularity. While classmates are concerned about the unknown side of the genius, they also let everyone wonder about the beautiful girl who kissed him on the playground that day.

  The classmates in the class are three or four years older than Lin Jinglan, and their thoughts are naturally more complicated than his, but they have not yet left the state of seeming to understand. Ji Huaning has a doll-like face, and those boys who don't know him guess that she is not much older than them, so they all ask Lin Jinglan about her.

  "...don't you guys know Ji Huaning? It's a waste that we've been in Shida Fuzhong all this time!" Before Lin Jinglan could even speak, a boy going through puberty had already called out with an unpleasant tone, his voice cracking awkwardly.

  "What... is a senior sister?" A few boys looked down slightly disappointed, Lin Jinglan raised her eyes to look at them and then continued reading.

  "Hmm, I'm from the same elementary school as He Ji's older sister," said Gong Ya with a proud tone, "She's three years older than us and is now in her first year of high school at Number One Middle School."

  "Number one! The city's key school..." The students all let out a sigh of admiration.

  "Ji Xue is really amazing, she's a good student, beautiful and very kind...". Upon hearing this, Lin Jinglan slightly furrowed her brow. "And she's also multi-talented, her violin skills..."

  "But why did she have to kiss Lin Jinglan?" Another boy interrupted him, hitting the nail on the head.

  "Uh, that...". The duck couldn't come up with an answer and had to throw the question at the quiet boy who seemed nonexistent from head to toe: "You tell him, why?"

  Lin Jinglan looked at them with an innocent face for a moment before answering: "I don't know."

  He really didn't know that Hua Ning often didn't play by the rules, and it was better not to make rash guesses. Lin Jinglan raised his head, looking at the hazy fog outside the window, as if it had gradually shrouded his eyes.

  By the way: This article is a slow burn, so stick with it! Hope to see your comments!

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