Chapter 29

  Wang Zijiao heard someone talking about herself and immediately panicked, hiding behind Yang Rui and tightly grabbing his arm. She lowered her head, staring straight at the ground, wishing she could dig a hole in it to hide in and avoid facing so many people's sudden attention. Earlier, they had been talking to Yang Rui all along, and except for Li Miao, no one was paying attention to herself, so she wouldn't feel uncomfortable and could be more casual. But when their gazes turned to her, Wang Zijiao wished she could disappear instantly or make them disappear completely.

  "Hey, isn't that who?" Hearing someone ask the name of the girl behind Yang Rui, Zhang Yang finally shifted his gaze from Yang Rui to her, and at first glance, he thought she looked familiar. After a closer look, Zhang Yang remembered, it was that girl, she was originally Yang Rui's friend.

  "How come you know her?" someone asked. Zhang Yang had seen many girls before, and it was hard to get him to remember one, so he couldn't help but ask another question.

  "She's the one I mistook for the girl who was going to confess to Li Miao that day." Zhang Yang explained, he remembered her not because she had a great charm on him, but because she was Li Miao... Ah! Reunited again, he still stuck to his own thoughts.

  "Ah, it's that girl they were talking about the other day!" someone exclaimed. They had only heard about her but hadn't seen her before, and now they were curious to death. Today, they finally got to see her in person! Ah, not just see her, meet a living legend! If Li Miao hadn't stopped them from making a fuss, they would have rushed over to catch a glimpse of this legendary figure.

  Wang Zijiao's face had been constantly heating up, and now she felt like her face could cook an egg. However, they were still discussing her, and she was about to go crazy. She grasped Yang Rui's hand, her grip gradually tightening as her mood became increasingly irritable. She didn't know what to do, and even without looking up, she could feel the gazes of others on her, which, although not overly intense, still put pressure on her. She didn't dare look around randomly, and she wished she could use Yang Rui as a shield to block the views of others from her face.

  Yang Rui endured the pain in his arm, not making a sound. If he made any noise now, it would only make Wang Zhiqiao even more at a loss. With her abilities, he still knew that if she weren't holding onto him right now and was instead left alone among so many people, especially so many boys, she would definitely collapse. Moreover, her grip wasn't too strong, so he could still bear it, and he continued to endure silently.

  But can't that group of boys just shut up? Haven't they seen that Wang Zijiao doesn't dare to lift her head because of them, and yet they still keep on nagging, never-ending.

  "Didn't you confess to Li Miao that day?" someone suddenly asked, they were still at the scene at first, but later left. Who knows what happened between them after they left, it's not credible to listen to only one side of the story from Li Miao, finally met the female lead of the incident today, and bluntly asked her own question, waiting for her to dispel their doubts and tell them the truth.

  But they forgot. If there is a tacit understanding, another person may not be willing to say it either.

  Fortunately, they don't have any unknown secrets for now, as for the future, who knows what will happen.

  Wang Zhiqiao shook his head, indicating that he really wasn't confessing to him that day and didn't dare to raise his head.

  "Are you shaking your head in denial, or are you saying that actually, on that day, you were planning to confess but didn't succeed?" Seeing Wang Zijiao not lifting her head to respond, the person started to speak aggressively. Doesn't she know that when someone asks you a question, you should look at them in the eye? Doesn't she know that her current behavior is a sign of disrespect towards others?

  "You're the one who's supposed to be talking, or are you too proud to speak with people like us? Isn't this what your good students always say?" The person started to get impatient, wondering what this girl meant and why she wasn't giving him any face, refusing to acknowledge him.

  "That's enough!" Yang Rui and Li Miao shouted in unison at the boy, what was he doing, couldn't he see that Wang Zhiqiao was already under so much psychological pressure, and yet he still wouldn't stop talking, would he ever finish? It was really infuriating, if he continued to speak, who knows what would happen to Wang Zhiqiao.

  "You all ganged up on me, but she didn't say a word. We asked her several questions and she didn't respond, yet you only know how to blame me." The boy couldn't help feeling wronged.

  "She's not the kind of girl who often interacts with boys or strangers, so when you suddenly talk to her, she can't help but feel nervous and at a loss. Don't think all girls should be as thick-skinned as me, haven't you seen how pale her face is now? Can't you see that you're overstepping your bounds?" Yang Rui was annoyed by the boy. He still had the nerve to feel wronged, thinking that even if he kicked him right now, it wouldn't be excessive. What a know-it-all, asking all sorts of questions, wasn't he aware that Wang Zhiqiao didn't even dare to lift her head?

  "Yang Rui, you and I don't have that kind of relationship, let alone criticize me." The boy bluntly said to Yang Rui, reminding her that if he didn't think she was a good person, he would have gotten rid of her long ago. Only then did Yang Rui realize that she had lectured him.

  "Alright, Wang Zijiao, she's not used to interacting with boys, and before this, she basically didn't have any contact with them. You should be more understanding and control your temper. She can still stand here today and listen to you ramble on about nonsense, that's already giving you face. I was hurt a lot back then because of this, so just calm down for now. Look at how pale she's become from being scared, and you still have the nerve to speak up here." Li Miao saw that Yang Rui not only didn't resolve the issue but also showed signs of making it worse, so he chimed in to help explain.

  "Hey! Why didn't you say so earlier and let me be in such a difficult situation with this young lady for half the day? You're Wang Zhiqiao, right?! I'm really sorry for my offense, please forgive me. I wasn't intentionally trying to make things difficult for you, it's just that I asked you questions for half the day and you didn't say a word. It's inevitable that I felt awkward in my heart. Now that I know what's going on, I sincerely apologize to you, please forgive me. If you're willing to forgive me, just nod your head lightly, if not, then shake it. You don't need to say anything. Can you do that?"

  The young man asked Wang Zhiqiao in a gentle tone, he had never met a girl like her before and really didn't know how to interact with her. Being spoken to like this, she also felt that she had been too extreme earlier, treating others like that.

  Wang Zhiqiao nodded her own head, she could understand his mood, no matter who encountered this kind of person, they would feel a little unlucky and irritable. She could understand him, and it was her fault in the first place, so how dare she shake her head?

  Digression

  Last night I had written 3000 words, but my roommate let out a loud yell, scaring me into deleting them without saving, what a painful thing for me to retype again!

  Whoever sings Little Apple again will make me and her anxious. Wuuuuu... l3l4