Chapter 312 - 179: Make Ah Jie Write a Secret Crush Sugar Text
"I was just outside with Ah Jie and the guys, heh heh, talking about something big."
He paused, making sure he had Li Zhi’s full attention, before whispering the key piece of information in a barely audible voice: "Let me tell you... that kid, Ah Jie, he’s totally into Zhuo Peipei!"
After he spoke, Shen Yuan pulled back slightly, looking smug about getting the juicy gossip and teasing his good buddy.
His gaze fell on Li Zhi, and Shen Yuan waited to see a hint of surprise on the pretty girl’s face.
But Li Zhi’s reaction disappointed Shen Yuan.
There wasn’t the slightest bit of surprise on the pretty girl’s face. Instead, she had an air of "That’s it?" about her.
"Hey, Li Bao, what’s with that look?"
Li Zhi looked at Shen Yuan expressionlessly, the corners of her lips turning up in a slight, ambiguous smile. "If you can remember something like her period so clearly, who’d believe you didn’t have other intentions?"
Her voice was soft, but the teasing in it was unmistakable.
With that, Li Zhi shot Shen Yuan a casual glance, the meaning in her eyes couldn’t be clearer.
Faced with Li Zhi’s question, Shen Yuan scratched his head in embarrassment and gave a dry laugh. "Heh heh, that was just because I was concerned about you."
Seeing this, the curve of Li Zhi’s lips widened, and she took the opportunity to roll her eyes at Shen Yuan.
However, she didn’t press the issue, instead cutting straight to the chase. "Alright, let’s not talk about that. So what happened next? What did you do after finding out Zhou Shaojie likes Peipei?"
Hearing this, the corners of Shen Yuan’s mouth, which had drooped slightly, curled back up into a smug smile.
"Heh heh, I knew you’d ask!" He quickly leaned in close to Li Zhi’s ear, lowering his voice with a sly tone. "Li Bao, you know this, but that girl Zhuo Peipei absolutely loves her fluff, and she especially loves reading those sweet Sugar Texts. So..."
Shen Yuan paused there, deliberately keeping her in suspense.
Only when Li Zhi’s brow furrowed slightly did he laugh and lay his cards on the table:
"I’m having Ah Jie write her a Sugar Text himself! The unrequited love kind! Then, just when Zhuo Peipei is totally captivated, Ah Jie will suddenly tell her that the story was actually written just for her!"
Hearing Shen Yuan’s words, a look of astonishment first appeared on Li Zhi’s face, as if she never expected him to say such a thing.
But after a brief moment of surprise, as if she suddenly understood something, she let out a soft "pfft" and chuckled.
Li Zhi’s laughter echoed in the air, tinged with a bit of teasing and mockery.
"You..." She laughed and shook her head, seemingly a little speechless at Shen Yuan’s plan.
"But aren’t you afraid this plan will blow up in your face and make Ah Jie even more timid?" A hint of worry was in her tone; after all, the plan sounded rather risky.
’Zhuo Peipei has pretty high standards for her Sugar Text, after all.’
Shen Yuan was clearly confident in his plan. He tutted and said dismissively, "What’s there to be afraid of? I’ll have Ah Jie post it from a sock puppet account. Even if it doesn’t work out, Zhuo Peipei will never know it was him."
As he spoke, Shen Yuan winked at Li Zhi. "Keep it a secret!"
Li Zhi nodded. "A secret’s a secret, but there’s something I want to talk about."
Li Zhi suddenly changed the subject, a mischievous smile playing on her lips. She leaned forward, staring straight at Shen Yuan, her eyes glinting with amusement.
She lowered her voice, deliberately drawing out her words as she asked:
"By the way, Shen Yuan, you’re teaching these tactics so skillfully... writing Sugar Texts, starting with a girl’s interests... you sound pretty experienced. Tell me, have you chased a lot of girls like this before?"
Shen Yuan was stunned by the unexpected question.
’Oh, great. Now she’s coming after me!’
Shen Yuan quickly shook his head and defended himself, "No way! How could I? Li Bao, don’t you dare accuse me wrongly! This is all just theoretical, purely to help Ah Jie."
Before he could finish, Li Zhi let out a soft "Oh?" Her smile deepened, thick with obvious mockery. "Theoretical, you say?"
Shen Yuan nodded emphatically. "Absolutely theoretical! Chasing girls and all that, I have zero experience! You have to believe me!"
Seeing his flustered state, Li Zhi couldn’t help but chuckle. "Mhm, mhm, yes, of course. But do you know what the prerequisite for ’theoretical strategy’ is?"
"What?" Shen Yuan stared blankly at Li Zhi.
The pretty girl smiled sweetly. "It’s because you have a ’battle’ you want to wage that you’re drawing up plans ’on paper.’"
Hearing Li Zhi’s teasing, Shen Yuan’s expression first stiffened, then, as if he had suddenly let something go, he sighed softly.
He lowered his head, his fingers unconsciously tracing the surface of his desk, and his voice dropped. "Yeah, you’re right... Back then, I really did want to."
He paused, then lifted his eyes to Li Zhi, the corner of his mouth pulling into a slightly bitter curve, his gaze flickering.
"The moment I started twelfth grade, the moment I saw you, you were the only one in my eyes. Only you, Li Bao, are my one true love."
Hearing this, Li Zhi rolled her eyes at him. "You dumbass, be serious!"
Seeing the pretty girl’s reaction, Shen Yuan knew he was off the hook for the time being, so he nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, okay."
Li Zhi smiled faintly. "Alright, alright, I’ll stop teasing you. Get ready, class is about to start."
Shen Yuan nodded as well, pulling his thoughts away from Ah Jie and turning his attention to his upcoming class.
He glanced at his schedule. ’Oh, English class is next,’ he grumbled to himself. ’I’m not listening.’
Shen Yuan pulled out a biology test paper and started working on the problems.
His Eldest Female Cousin’s attitude toward Shen Yuan remained the same: as long as his score on the English monthly exam didn’t drop below 145, he could do whatever he wanted.
As for what would happen if Shen Yuan’s score did drop... well, he might as well find a ditch to die in.
Shen Yuan had gotten a perfect score on last month’s English exam, so his Eldest Female Cousin couldn’t even be bothered with him this month.