I'm in Senior Year, and the System Says I'm Going on a Blind Date with My Childhood Sweetheart

Chapter 200: Chapter 142: Is This Something I’m Allowed to See?

The moment the bell rang to end evening study hall, it was like a signal, and the classroom instantly grew noisy.

The scraping of chairs and desks being moved rose and fell, weaving together with the bell to form a unique symphony.

Shen Yuan sat quietly in his seat, his gaze fixed on Li Zhi beside him.

His lips were pressed into a thin line, and he seemed to have something on his mind.

Li Zhi noticed something was off with him. She turned her head, a faint smile on her face, and asked, "What’s wrong? Why the long face?"

Their eyes met. He hesitated for a moment before finally speaking up. "I..."

But just as the words were on the tip of his tongue, he stopped.

Under Li Zhi’s expectant gaze, Shen Yuan fell silent for a moment before slowly saying, "I have cleaning duty next week."

After hearing this, Li Zhi took a deep breath to compose herself.

A kind smile played on the beautiful girl’s lips as she said to Shen Yuan, "In that case, Shen Yuan, could I trouble you to take care of my cleaning duty the week after next as well?"

Shen Yuan’s expression immediately stiffened. He clearly hadn’t expected her to make such a request.

He stared wide-eyed at Li Zhi, momentarily at a loss for words.

Under Li Zhi’s steady gaze, Shen Yuan finally caved.

"Fine, I’ll do your cleaning duty the week after next," Shen Yuan sighed, resigned. "But what’s in it for me?"

Li Zhi tilted her head, blinked, and said playfully, "We’ll see."

With that, she stood up and patted Shen Yuan’s shoulder. "Let’s move the desks first."

"You got it!"

Shen Yuan shot to his feet and, with a loud RATTLE, pushed Li Zhi’s desk to the outer edge of the third row.

"Done!"

A smile on his face, Shen Yuan dusted off his hands. He then turned, his gaze landing on Zhou Shaojie.

The corner of Shen Yuan’s mouth quirked up as he said to Zhou Shaojie, "Jie, I’ll leave my desk to you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shaojie froze for a second before rolling his eyes and snapping, "For fuck’s sake! I’m as skinny as the shaft of Ai Muyu’s halberd. You think I can push that thing?"

His voice was clearly laced with annoyance.

Zhou Shaojie had barely finished speaking when Chen Mingyu, from the row in front, whipped his head around. His face was a mask of fury as he roared, "I’ll fucking run you through with my Fangtian Halberd!"

His tone was incredibly harsh; Zhou Shaojie’s words had clearly crossed a line.

"Hey, see?" Shen Yuan held up a hand, gesturing for them to calm down. "People lash out when you hit a nerve. Alright, that’s enough from both of you. Mine’s bigger than yours, anyway!"

Shen Yuan’s intervention temporarily quelled their argument, but it was clear that neither Zhou Shaojie nor Chen Mingyu was going to let him have the last word.

They both looked at Shen Yuan and asked in unison, "Says who?"

"Says who?"

Shen Yuan chuckled. He walked silently over to Zhou Shaojie’s desk, placed both hands on its surface, and sank into a lunge.

"Hah!"

With a sharp grunt from Shen Yuan, he unleashed a burst of strength. With his push, both Zhou Shaojie’s and Shen Yuan’s desks slid across the floor in unison.

After finishing, Shen Yuan straightened up and dusted off his hands, a look of casual satisfaction on his face.

He looked at Zhou Shaojie and Chen Mingyu, his lips curling into a smirk. "Tell me," he said, "who’s bigger now?"

Zhou Shaojie and Chen Mingyu conceded defeat.

Shen Yuan gave a triumphant smile, then grabbed his backpack, ready to head home.

But just then, Zhuo Peipei quickly dragged her desk over. "Lao Yuan!" she said to Shen Yuan. "There’s an update tonight!"

Hearing this, Shen Yuan scoffed. "Damn it, they delayed the update again! It was supposed to come out during the national holiday! Can’t they get a stable update schedule for *Defend and Steal*?!"

Zhuo Peipei shrugged. "Nope. The Kissing Association has reformed its policies. Our philosophy on Sugar Text has changed! We’re past the era of chasing after cheap, artificial sweetness. My motto now is ’striving for perfection’!"

"Forcing an author to update will just make them lose their creative spark and turn the Sugar Text into something formulaic and mass-produced. We can’t have that."

Shen Yuan rolled his eyes. "Have you ever considered that the whole point of the Kissing Association was to help people relax?"

"You all get to relax, but the author doesn’t. You can’t just harm others for your own personal gain!"

Shen Yuan nodded, taking in Zhuo Peipei’s words.

"Alright, I won’t pester you about it anymore then. Just let me know ahead of time when there’s an update."

Zhuo Peipei nodded. "Okay. Oh, by the way, the update time has been changed. It’ll be up at 10."

Shen Yuan gave her an OK sign, then left the classroom with Li Zhi.

Watching the two of them leave, a deeply gratified smile spread across Zhuo Peipei’s face.

’The only thing standing between those two and a relationship is a thin sheet of glass.’

...

Even though it was the national holiday, the late-night snack stalls lining the streets hadn’t closed up shop for the special occasion.

In fact, it was more bustling than ever, and the air was thick with the aroma of all sorts of delicacies.

Walking down the street, Shen Yuan was captivated by the enticing scents.

’A growing boy in his third year of high school has a huge appetite.’

Shen Yuan couldn’t resist taking a deep sniff of the air. He turned to Li Zhi beside him and asked with a smile, "Want to get a late-night snack?"

Li Zhi, however, was completely uninterested in his proposal. She shook her head, not forgetting to roll her eyes at him as she retorted, "You think I’m going to stand around eating fried noodles out of a takeout box while wearing this outfit?"