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"How long has the class monitor been absent from school? Is she okay?"
"Tch, I don't know. I can't get in touch with Ranran either, and I'm really worried about her… I don't even know where her family lives…"
"How about we ask the teacher? See if they have her family's contact number…"
Zhou arrived at school and, standing at the door of the classroom, overheard someone talking. The voices grew closer, and one of them was unmistakably familiar—it was Tong.
Just as Zhou was about to enter the classroom, Tong happened to walk out with a female classmate. The three of them met at the door.
Tong had dark, shiny hair and delicate features, exactly Zhou's type.
But that was only until yesterday.
"Oh-ho—"
When the other girl saw Zhou, she instinctively glanced at Tong and excitedly widened her eyes.
After all, the whole class knew about Zhou and Tong, so it was a given that Zhou would confess to Tong when they met!
As an observer from the front row, watching Zhou being ruthlessly rejected was certainly exciting for her.
However, when Tong saw Zhou, a flash of impatience quickly passed over her face, and she slightly furrowed her brows.
In her mind, she was thinking that Zhou would definitely confess to her again. He would follow her wherever she went, and she couldn't shake him off.
She thought to herself that if they hadn't been classmates for so many years, she would have already gotten angry.
But it was the same every day, and she had gotten used to it.
Just as Zhou opened his mouth to say something, Tong spoke up first, cutting him off:
"Zhou, I've already told you, can you stop bothering me?"
"Can you step aside?"
"..."
Tong's words were instantly thrown back at her. Her mouth hung open, her eyes suddenly widening in disbelief, and her throat seemed to choke on a lump, unable to respond.
She didn't react fast enough, but the girl next to her did. She stepped aside, and Zhou walked past, leaving Tong standing there, blinking in surprise.
The girl peered at Tong's side profile and cautiously asked,
"Uh… Tong, are you okay?"
"Huh? What's wrong with me? Seriously… it's actually better that he's not bothering me."
Tong quickly explained, but her eyes unconsciously glanced at Zhou in the classroom.
Her heart raced, and her mind was full of questions. What was going on with Zhou?
It felt… different from usual?
Zhou sat at his desk, his deskmate Tang spinning her pen, clearly bored.
When Zhou sat down, she tossed him a piece of chewing gum.
He didn't say anything, just accepted it and unwrapped it.
"Are you going online tonight for the guild dungeon?"
"No, the monthly exams are coming up. I need to improve my rank by at least 50 spots…"
Zhou sighed and took out his workbook to start doing problems.
"The dungeon tonight has an item you've been wanting for a long time. Are you sure you don't want to come?"
Zhou paused, turned to look at Tang, and sighed. He helplessly said,
"Tang, I think my bad grades are partly your fault."
Tang shrugged and said, "But I've been playing with you too."
"But you're ranked in the top twenty of the grade, and I'm ranked two hundredth and beyond."
"Alright, alright. Tonight I'll help you get the item, and when you're online, I'll give it to you."
"Thanks."
At that moment, a boy walked over and gently tapped Zhou on the shoulder.
Zhou turned to look at him and frowned.
"Kong, what's up?"
"Zhou, could you pass this to Tang for me, thanks…"
The boy handed Zhou a love letter and hurriedly ran off.
Zhou turned around and handed the letter to Tang, saying, "Here, it's from Kong."
Tang took it, didn't even glance at it, and tossed it aside as if it didn't matter.
"Are you not going to read it?"
"No, I'm not interested in love."
Tang shook her head and answered indifferently.
This felt like a blow to Zhou, especially since until yesterday, he had been chasing someone nonstop, which was the complete opposite of Tang's attitude.
"I really envy you, not caring about this stuff at all."
"Yeah, it's just not as fun as games."
At that moment, Zhou thought that if he shared Tang's attitude, he wouldn't have felt so discouraged after all his failed confessions.
Soon, class started, and Zhou listened attentively. His eyes briefly glanced at Yin's seat, which had been empty for a while.
She should come back to school tomorrow, right? Maybe he should say something nice to her tonight so she wouldn't bring up how he made her cry…
"Mm?" His gaze shifted, and he realized someone was staring at him.
If it were before, he would have been pleased to be noticed. But today, it felt completely different.
The person was Tong. When he had glanced at Yin's seat, she had been staring at him too.
After their eyes met, she quickly turned her head away.
After class, Zhou Heng was about to head to the restroom.
Just as he stepped out of the classroom, someone immediately followed him.
"Zhou! Dude! Did you give that to Tang?" Kong came up beside him and asked quietly.
"Yeah, I gave it to her."
"What did she say?"
"She said she wasn't interested and that games were more fun."
"Ah…"
Kong was stunned, frozen in place for a moment. When he snapped out of it, he hurriedly followed Zhou and asked,
"Then what happened? Was there nothing else? Did you tell her it was from me?"
"I told her. She tossed it aside as soon as I gave it to her."
"Damn…"
Kong made a bitter face but didn't want to give up. He continued,
"Dude, do you know what she likes? You've been her deskmate for two years. Tell me, I want to buy her a gift…"
"Give up. Stop chasing her. Let someone else do it."
Kong said firmly, "No… I like her type—short hair, a cute face, and she's cool and tough. Honestly, I dreamt about her last night, but I can't tell you what happened in the dream."
"That's messed up… Why are you asking me? Ask someone else."
"Big bro, you're her deskmate, and you have experience with chasing people. Even though you've been chasing her for two years and still…"
Kong realized he said the wrong thing and quickly shut up, but Zhou Heng's sharp gaze was already on him.
Zhou turned around, slapped Kong on the shoulder, making him wince in pain, though he dared not make a sound.
"Buy her a 4090 graphics card for her computer. Let's go with that as the gift standard."