Chapter 4: You've Become Strange

  "Right across from the C building teaching building is the library! The third floor of the C building should be visible from the top floor of the library!" This one sentence awakened everyone, and as soon as it was spoken, everyone immediately left the classroom and rushed to the library. The corridor suddenly echoed with deafening footsteps.

  "Beep...beep...beep..." The phone rang. Xia Xingxin took out her phone, looked at the caller ID and pressed answer, "Hello."

  "Xing Xin ah!" On the other end of the phone came the excited and thrilled cry of her good friend Song Zhenju.

  "Hey! Can you turn down the volume? My ears are killing me! You're going to be the death of me!" Xia Xingxin switched to her other ear, rubbing her aching ear as she spoke.

  "Okay. Let me ask you something. Did you go to Chengwan Middle School?"

  "Hmm..."

  "My goodness! Is this true?!"

  "It's not fake..."

  "Is it because of your exam results that the old witch is sending you away?"

  "You know."

  "But I really can't figure out how that silly brain of yours managed to pass those intelligent exams?"

  "Song Zhen Zhu!!"

  "Oh no! You little scoundrel, stop yelling, I'm almost deaf..."

  "Who told you I'm stupid."

  "It's a fact that you're not smart... Ah! You shouldn't be because of your breakup with Xi Zhenghuan, and then worked hard to get into Zhejiang University, right? I heard that people who have been through a breakup either become disheartened and dwell on the pain or work hard to turn impossible things into possible ones."

  "I don't want to hear that name again... Zhen Shu, don't mention that name again..." Just thinking of that person still hurts her heart so much. So from now on, she doesn't want to hear that person's name again.

  "Xīng xīn, are you crying? That... sorry, sorry. I won't mention him again. If I do, you can stuff green onions up my nostrils, Xīng xīn."

  "Stuff it, Zhen Shu's nostrils are really big, haha..."

  "Hey, dead girl, are you discriminating against me because of my appearance?"

  "No!"

  "Xīng Xīn ~"

  "Huh?!" How did this girl's tone suddenly change? →_→ I have a bad feeling...

  "Can I ask you for a favor?"

  "I refuse!"

  "You have no idea what it is!"

  "I refuse!"

  "Are you a repeater?!"

  "I hung up..."

  "Don't hang up! If you hang up the phone, our friendship will be over."

  "Can a friendship stronger than gold be ended just because I hung up the phone?=_=......" I really can't take this girl, "Tell me, what's going on?"

  "It's actually just a small matter~"

  "Can our friendship, which is stronger than gold, be ruined just because I refused to agree with you on this small matter?" The girl's casual remark about their friendship being over made Xia Xingyin somewhat resentful.

  "No, it's not like that, Xing Yin! To you, it may be a small matter, but to me, it's extremely serious!"

  "Hmm, okay, you tell me." What exactly is this big deal for her?

  "There are three handsome guys in the Chengwan aristocratic middle school who exist like princes in fairy tales. You're currently in Chengwan, so you should have many opportunities to see them. Can you... can you... use your phone to take pictures of what these three people look like and send them to me?"

  "What?! Come on, what's so important about this?!"

  "Xīng xīn, I really want to see them with my own eyes. I've heard they're even more handsome than the pretty boys in TV dramas. It would be great to take a look... But I'll never be able to enter Chéng Wàn Guìzú Middle School..." The voice on the other end of the phone was filled with sorrow, as if telling a sad story.

  But Xia Xingxin was unmoved, "Study hard and let the old witch send you here too. That way you'll have the chance to see them often. For their sake, study harder, really."

  "...On the other end of the phone was a brief silence, then, "I'm not able to go to Cheng Wan like you did, just say if you'll help or not."

  Hey, this girl's tone sounds a bit threatening?

  "Xīng xīn ah, we are actually very good friends..."

  Since it's too hard, let's try something softer then?

  Xīng xīn...

  "Actually, there are three very handsome guys in my class. I'll secretly take a photo of them and show you?" She came to this school to study, not to take pictures of good-looking guys. It's already quite something that she can do it to this extent for this girl.

  "You're going to appreciate some handsome guys!"

  But instead got a basin of cold water... -_-#

  "I just want those three princes."

  "I don't understand them."

  "Then I'll tell you my name, and you can ask around."

  At this time, Xia Xingyun discovered the movement on the library building across the street. My goodness, there are so many people over there... What are those people doing up there? Huh? ...Are they peeking into this classroom or something?

  "Hey, Xīng Xīn? Xià Xīng Xīn?"

  "Huh? Uh, Zhenxu, I have something to attend to here, hang up for now, and we'll be in touch later." Xia Xingyun hung up the phone and walked towards the classroom door.

  "Hey! That girl is coming out! She's coming out!"

  Xia Xingxin stood in the corridor, staring at the countless pairs of eyes on the opposite library building, why did it feel like those people were looking at her as if she was a rare animal...

  Across from the library building upstairs.

  A girl snatched a pair of binoculars from a boy, "Let me take a look!" Because the distance between here and Building C's teaching building is quite far, Xia Xingxin's appearance wasn't very clear to everyone, so some classmates had prepared binoculars for themselves in advance, making it easier to get a clearer view of that girl.

  "How was it? Did you see? Jingna sister." A girl excitedly poked the girl who had just grabbed the binoculars, and should have seen what that girl looked like.

  "Huh?......No way......" Che Jingna took down her binoculars, her facial expression as if she had eaten a very bitter pill.

  "What's wrong?" This reaction is a bit strange.

  "Take a look yourself..." Chē Jìngnà handed the binoculars to Huāhuā.

  Hua Hua was just about to receive it, but was one step ahead by other girls and snatched away.

  "Hey! That's mine!"

  "Hua Hua, let's go down, don't look anymore," said Che Jingna, not waiting for Hua Hua to agree or disagree, and pulled her downstairs.

  "Hey... Jingna sister, I haven't seen it yet." Hua Hua followed behind her and said with a wronged tone.

  "There's nothing good-looking about her. That girl isn't even as pretty as you."

  "Ah?" Jingna sister is... praising her for being beautiful? Huahua's heart secretly delights.

  "So think about it, how ugly she must be?"

  "Huh?!!!!"

  Xia Xingxin retreated into the classroom, being stared at by so many pairs of eyes, she felt extremely uncomfortable. At this time, her stomach growled with hunger. She was hungry... If she went downstairs, those people wouldn't surround her, would they? Probably not... because they hadn't even come upstairs to block her way. Hmm... go downstairs then. But she was still a bit scared. So many pairs of eyes could see her walking down the corridor and taking the elevator.

  "Stars, we're on the second floor of the restaurant, a very conspicuous location. If anything troublesome happens, come find us."

  At this time, Xia Xingxin remembered the words that Han Di said to her when she walked out of the classroom. If those people were looking for trouble with her, then she would look for Han Di and the others.

  Across from the library building upstairs.

  "Oh no! Look quickly! That girl is taking the elevator downstairs!"

  "Hey! Go downstairs and stop her! Ask her clearly how she transferred to Wangzi's class!" This sentence from a certain female student made all the girls in the library upstairs boil up, and they all rushed downstairs in a swarm.

  "Ah! Don't push me!"

  "Which damn girl is pulling my hair?! Let go!"

  "Hey! Let go! Stop pulling on my skirt!"

  "Damn it! Who's kicking my leg?"

  "Brother! Help me stop these stinky little brats!"

  "Ah? Okay, Lumi!"

  It's probably more lively here than around the school cafeteria now.

  The second floor of the restaurant, due to the presence of three handsome guys, has become a very eye-catching place. However, it's strange that within a 10-meter radius around them, all the tables are empty, but outside this distance, other dining areas are packed with girls, almost all of whom are sitting squeezed together. The reason why the usual elegant ladies would squeeze in to dine on the second floor is only one: to take advantage of mealtime to get a good look at those three legendary princes.

  Some shy girls pretended to eat on the side, their eyes occasionally glancing over; some slightly bolder girls took out their mobile phone cameras and secretly snapped photos of the three princes' current appearance; some simple-minded girls simply stared straight at the three dreamily beautiful princes, not even eating.

  It's clear that these girls were deeply attracted to Chen Yin Zhi, Ou Yang Heng Xi and Han Di's appearances. However, not a single girl dared to approach them within a distance of ten meters. That was because Chen Yin Zhi had once said: "If you don't want to stay in this school, then stand within ten meters of us, I'll fulfill your wish." From then on, no one dared to get close to them again.

  "Korean flute, what are you looking at?" Ouyang Hengxi stirred his coffee and asked curiously.

  Chen Yin Zhe was eating Western food on the side, completely indifferent.

  "Oh, that, I told Xingxing when I left the classroom, if she encounters any trouble, come find me here. But she hasn't come yet."

  "That means the girl didn't get into any trouble then?" Ouyang Hengxi said with a sip of his coffee.

  "But I feel it won't be like this..."

  "Are your feelings correct?"

  "Can't say for sure."

  "Then drink your juice."

  "We should wait for her to come with us to the restaurant..."

  "Hey, why are you so concerned about Xia Xingxin?" Chen Yin Zhi put down his utensils and glared at Han Di with a sour expression.

  "Huh?!" Han Di and Ouyang Hengxi stared at Chen Yinzi in incredulity. He actually...

  "You actually called that girl's name, Inji." This guy never calls any girl by her name, if he does, it's just "Hey" or "That Girl". But now he accurately read out Xia Xingxin's name...

  "It's just that it seems a bit memorable..." Chen Yin Zhi casually found an excuse and awkwardly explained.

  Damn it, how did he manage to read out that girl's name...

  It just slipped out of my mouth...

  "Easy to remember? The name of that girl called 'Zhen Mei Li' last time should be more memorable, right?" (Han Di)

  "Yin Zhi, you've become strange." (Ouyang Hengxi)

  "Damn it... you two shut up!" He was also annoyed about this in his heart. This was the first time he had called a girl's name, and it just slipped out like that.

  "Ever since you kissed that girl, you've been acting strange..."

  "Hey, didn't you hear me tell you to shut up?" Chen Yinzi glared at Ouyang Hengxi, her eyes almost spitting fire.

  Ou Yang Heng Xi wasn't afraid of him either, revealing a elegant and charming smile, "Alright, I'll shut up." After saying that, he comfortably took a sip of the coffee in his hand.