Chapter 24: A Bad Sign

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After Qiu Ying returned home, she started another intense dance rehearsal.

Qiu Ying was very busy this month. There were two consecutive school sports meetings on the 24th and 25th. The joint mock examinations of S City’s high schools were on the 30th and 31st. Her audition was also around the end of the month, so she pushed off all her part-time jobs this weekend.

Before going to bed, Qiu Ying looked at the two remaining boxes of cookies and a few bags of bread at home and sighed.

This was a brand that Qiu Ying had never gotten tired of eating since she was young. The price was moderate, but it had become a luxury for her now.

Thinking about the little amount of money she had left, Qiu Ying clicked on Bai Zhen’s WeChat profile.

At this moment, Bai Zhen was reading a romance novel attentively with a blush.

Suddenly, her phone vibrated. Bai Zhen saw that it was a message from Qiu Ying and immediately opened it. “Zhenzhen, please help me buy a bag of candy tomorrow. I bought it near your house last time.”

Next, she transferred 10 yuan over.

When Bai Zhen saw this, she accepted the money and immediately replied with a cute OK gesture emoji.

After some thought, she sent another message: “Little Yingying, wear your school uniform and tie your hair into a high ponytail on Monday.”

Qiu Ying sent a question mark.

Bai Zhen sent a message explaining, “I want to write my own novel! The female lead will be in a school uniform dress and have a high ponytail. I have to look at you for inspiration! Little Yingying, I beg you, you have to support me in my first novel!”

When Qiu Ying saw this, she hesitated for a moment before replying: Alright.

Qiu Ying had learned her lesson from yesterday and wrapped two small loaves of bread to put in her canvas bag.

Since Jiang Lin had arrived earlier than her yesterday, Qiu Ying had specifically gone out ten minutes early today. When she arrived, the field was empty.

After Qiu Ying put down her bag and warmed up, she took out a water bottle and took a few sips.

When Jiang Lin arrived, he happened to see the girl’s beautiful swan neck when she looked up. The sunlight shone on her face, which was flushed after she exercised. Jiang Lin slowly approached and could even vaguely see the peach fuzz on Qiu Ying’s face. The heat from the sun had decreased a lot at this point, but Jiang Lin was still a little thirsty.

Qiu Ying noticed Jiang Lin when she turned to pour the water. She greeted him and he came back to his senses.

After an hour of training, they left the field together and walked side by side through the school.

At this time on Sunday, many people began to return to school to prepare for the evening self-study session. Seeing this, Qiu Ying deliberately lagged behind a few steps and distanced herself from him by two meters.

Jiang Lin felt a little frustrated when he saw how Qiu Ying avoided him. He had everything he wanted, and women usually threw themselves at him. Yet she wanted to pretend not to know him!

Jiang Lin felt that his lung capacity had increased from anger since he had met Qiu Ying.

With anger, Jiang Lin walked towards the dormitory.

There was a separate courtyard in No. 3 High School. That was the dorm of No. 3 High School’s teachers. There was also a suite dormitory for single teachers. It had a room, a living room, and a bathroom. There was also a small kitchen.

Jiang Lin’s dormitory was here. As soon as he entered, he saw Yao Yu playing games on the television, and Lin Zhao reading quietly on the sofa.

Jiang Lin slammed the door shut and went into the bedroom.

Yao Yu was startled. He glanced at Jiang Lin and murmured, “What’s wrong? You were happy when you left.”

Yao Yu turned to look at Lin Zhao and whispered, “Do you think it has something to do with Qiu Ying? Ever since we were young, this is the first time Ah Lin has gotten emotional over a girl. How long have they known each other? If those girls in the capital see Lin like this, Qiu Ying will probably be torn to pieces.”

Lin Zhao frowned and said, “This is not a good sign.”

Jiang Lin was the next head of the Jiang family. Anyone or anything that could become his weakness should be avoided in advance.

Yao Yu understood what Lin Zhao meant and said indifferently, “It’s just a pure school crush. It’s something that represents one’s youth. Besides, there aren’t that many Romeo and Juliets. If they like each other, they can date each other. Perhaps after a few days of novelty, they’ll wish they didn’t see each other again after a few arguments.”

Evening self-study.

Bai Zhen arrived at the classroom on time. Jiang Lin watched as Bai Zhen took out candy from her bag and stuffed it into the drawer of Qiu Ying’s desk.

Jiang Lin found it a little strange. After all this time, he had only seen Qiu Ying eat cookies and bread. Why did she suddenly start to eat candy?