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

Chapter 203: Chapter 143: It’s All Because Li Bao Taught Me Well

"Selaan!"

At the door to her house, a beautiful girl, already dressed in her school uniform with her long hair tied into a ponytail, yelled at Shen Yuan the moment she saw him.

Faced with Li Zhi’s rebuke, Shen Yuan put on an innocent expression.

"No matter how you look at it, I’m the innocent one here, right?"

"How are you innocent in any way?" Li Zhi glared, her beautiful eyes widening.

Shen Yuan counted on his fingers. "Look, you were the one who asked me to wake you up, right? You were the one who answered the video call, right? And you were the one who got out of bed on your own, right? So I didn’t do a thing!"

Shen Yuan spread his hands. "I’m totally innocent, okay?"

Hearing Shen Yuan’s words, Li Zhi’s expression soured even more. She huffed and said, "Those eyes of yours aren’t innocent!"

Shen Yuan retorted righteously, "As you know, the brain isn’t aware of the eyes’ existence. So whatever my eyes are looking at, whatever they saw, that’s all on them. It has nothing to do with me, you know!"

Shen Yuan declared with an air of confidence, "So, I’m still innocent."

Seeing Shen Yuan speak with such unshakeable confidence left Li Zhi so angry she was almost speechless.

"You!" Li Zhi finally snapped.

Unable to take it anymore, Li Zhi lashed out with a kick.

The beautiful girl struck, furious. "Just die!"

If she didn’t hit him, she felt like all the anger would give her an ulcer.

As Shen Yuan watched the beautiful girl’s foot, clad in a white sock, fly toward him, a certain phrase echoed in his mind.

’Should I dodge her attack?’

Shen Yuan didn’t dodge at all, calmly taking Li Zhi’s kick.

It wasn’t too light, nor too heavy. The force was just right.

Shen Yuan leaned against the wall, his eyes narrowing slightly. A low chuckle rumbled in his throat as his Adam’s apple bobbed. He even leisurely raised a hand to cup his chin, clearly treating that kick as some kind of intimate caress.

"Shen Yuan!"

The girl’s yell suddenly changed in pitch. Her sock-clad toes were still hanging in mid-air, but she herself recoiled as if she were a cat whose tail had just been stepped on.

Li Zhi’s beautiful eyes flew wide as she jerked back half a step, snatching the small, round-toed leather shoes from the entryway and pulling them onto her feet.

"So you’re a perverted masochist, huh?"

As the heel of her shoe ground down hard on the top of Shen Yuan’s sneaker, the beautiful girl’s curse, forced through clenched teeth, came out with a tremor.

"In that case, this young master will grant your wish!"

Her sock-clad foot continued to press down from inside the leather shoe, imprinting the clear pattern of the sole onto the boy’s sneaker.

Still not satisfied with just stomping on his foot, Li Zhi grabbed Shen Yuan by the collar with her other hand and pulled him down, forcing the boy to bend over and meet her gaze.

Over Shen Yuan’s sharp intake of breath, Li Zhi said viciously, "If you dare make that disgusting face again, I’ll wear cleats next time!"

With that, Li Zhi quickly let go of Shen Yuan.

"Hmph! You got what you wanted and you’re still playing innocent!"

The beautiful girl bit her lip, and the hasty way she tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear revealed her reddened earlobe. She looked just like a cornered cat, still trying to look fierce with its fur on end.

Shen Yuan didn’t dare say anything back, because he really had gotten the better end of the deal.

The ’perk’ the beautiful girl had sleepily given him this morning had hit Shen Yuan with a hard stun; he didn’t even dare to think back on it now.

Once Li Zhi had her shoes on, the two of them went downstairs.

But perhaps because of what happened that morning, Li Zhi kept her distance, staying an arm’s length away from Shen Yuan.

Whenever Shen Yuan tried to get closer, she would sidestep away like a startled cat.

But in Shen Yuan’s eyes, the situation hadn’t yet reached a point of no return.

After all, Li Zhi’s backpack was still slung over his shoulder.

The morning breeze carried the girl’s scent past Shen Yuan’s nose—a mix of peach and the lingering aroma of flustered anger, causing the smile in the boy’s eyes to deepen.

"Let me treat you to breakfast."

Hearing Shen Yuan’s offer, Li Zhi huffed. "Don’t think a small favor like this will be enough for me to forgive you!"

"What about ice cream, then?"

Li Zhi’s ear twitched. The word "ice cream," spoken by the boy with a slightly rising intonation, seemed to roll around on her tongue.

"As if I’d want that..."

The girl turned her head away, her falling hair conveniently hiding the sudden light in her eyes, but Shen Yuan clearly saw the slight swallow in her throat.

"Two servings," Shen Yuan added, striking while the iron was hot.

Li Zhi turned back, looking at Shen Yuan with a serious expression. "I don’t want your stupid ice cream! Don’t you try to tempt me with food!"

Shen Yuan chuckled, running a hand through his short hair. In a low, bubbling voice, he said, "Well then, my treasure, what do you think of me instead?"

"Blegh~"

Li Zhi rolled her eyes at Shen Yuan. "I’d rather have the ice cream."

"Then I’ll take you for ice cream this afternoon. KFC has a buy-one-get-one-free deal."

Shen Yuan waggled his phone, showing her the buy-one-get-one-free coupon for ice cream.

Li Zhi pursed her lips. "Let’s get this straight. I’m only going with you because of the BOGO deal."

Shen Yuan nodded. "I know, I know."

For breakfast, Shen Yuan still went to the baozi shop, but he once again returned in defeat.

The owner’s skills hadn’t diminished; he was simply too formidable.

Li Zhi still didn’t understand Shen Yuan’s childish behavior, but she had no reason to refuse the half of a pickled vegetable bun he passed to her.

...

Because they had goofed around a bit before leaving the house, Shen Yuan and Li Zhi were a little late by the time they got to school.

Just as the two of them reached the classroom, He Zhiyu was also arriving.

"Zhizhi, morning!"

"Morning, Zhizhi."

Li Zhi reached out and pinched He Zhiyu’s cheek, and they both laughed happily.

Shen Yuan poked his head over. "What about me? Do I get one?"

"Morning, Shen Yuan." He Zhiyu greeted him as well.

"Morning."

After exchanging greetings, Shen Yuan went back to his seat.

Shen Yuan was on cleaning duty today, but it was still a bit too early. The students assigned to sweep hadn’t arrived yet.