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

Chapter 212: Chapter 146: Li Bao’s Wake-Up Voice Sounds So Nice

"Something’s wrong. On a scale from one to ten, this is a twelve."

After evening self-study ended, Shen Yuan still had cleaning duty, so Li Zhi waited for him in the classroom.

Meanwhile, Zhuo Peipei had already slipped away with He Zhiyu.

Walking along a path on school grounds, Zhuo Peipei said to He Zhiyu, "Don’t you think their relationship is progressing a little too fast?"

He Zhiyu nodded at her words and said thoughtfully, "Yeah. Just a couple of days ago, Zhizhi would get mad when Shen Yuan called her ’Li Bao,’ but today she didn’t even react."

Hearing this, Zhuo Peipei smacked her forehead and said urgently, "Oh, girl, you’re still missing the point! That’s not it!"

She looked at He Zhiyu, her face a mask of anxiety, and continued to explain, "Didn’t you notice? When I was tickling Li Zhi today, she actually shouted Shen Yuan’s name!"

He Zhiyu blinked, looking at Zhuo Peipei in a daze.

Clearly, the little author hadn’t grasped what Zhuo Peipei was trying to say.

Seeing He Zhiyu’s stunned look, Zhuo Peipei grew even more frantic. She raised her voice, "You still don’t get it? When people call out like that subconsciously, they’re usually calling for the person who makes them feel the safest!"

He Zhiyu was stunned for a moment after hearing what Zhuo Peipei said.

However, the little author’s reaction time was passable.

The next second, Zhuo Peipei saw He Zhiyu’s eyes fly wide open!

"You... You mean that in Zhizhi’s heart, Shen Yuan makes her feel completely safe?" He Zhiyu’s voice trembled, as if she found the answer unbelievable.

Zhuo Peipei was so exasperated she nearly passed out. ’How did I get stuck with such a dense agent?’ she lamented inwardly.

But thankfully, He Zhiyu finally got it. The rest should be much easier now.

"So, what exactly caused Li Zhi’s feelings toward Shen Yuan to change?" Zhuo Peipei tossed out the next question, hoping to get a useful clue from He Zhiyu.

Hearing Zhuo Peipei’s question, a bold thought suddenly flashed through He Zhiyu’s mind.

The little author hesitated for a moment before cautiously saying to Zhuo Peipei, "Peipei, do you think it’s possible..."

"Hm?" Zhuo Peipei gave He Zhiyu a puzzled look, wondering what she was getting at.

He Zhiyu paused, then said, "I mean, is it possible that Shen Yuan has *always* made Zhizhi feel completely safe in her heart?"

The moment the words left He Zhiyu’s mouth, Zhuo Peipei’s face twisted into an expression of pure cognitive overload.

"That... You... Them..."

After a long moment, Zhuo Peipei managed to recover a little.

Her mind was still reeling with sweetness, but at least she could think straight now.

In fact, when she was on a sugar high like this, Zhuo Peipei’s thoughts on all things sweet and romantic were exceptionally clear!

"Zhiyu, I think there’s a very high chance you’re right."

Zhuo Peipei spoke at a rapid-fire pace, as if a complete analysis had already formed in her mind. "And personally, I think their relationship is already pretty much the same as dating. You could even say the only thing they haven’t done is put a label on it. But they just refuse to talk about it."

He Zhiyu listened, captivated, and quickly asked, "But why?"

A confident smile played on Zhuo Peipei’s lips. She snapped her fingers crisply and explained, "It’s simple!"

She paused for a beat, then said, "The college entrance exams!"

He Zhiyu seemed to understand a little, nodding, but she still asked with some confusion, "What about the college entrance exams?"

Zhuo Peipei continued her analysis:

"You know Shen Yuan’s grades. They’re not bad, but they’re nowhere near Li Zhi’s. And we don’t even need to talk about her grades. The gap between them is just too huge. Even if they made it official now, what would that accomplish for either of them?"

"What if Li Zhi gets into Qingbei? Do you think Shen Yuan can test into a university in the Capital?"

He Zhiyu sucked in a sharp breath. "So you’re saying...?"

"The progress they’re making is probably because Shen Yuan has realized this."

"Doesn’t this plot sound familiar? The guy gets serious about studying, confesses to the girl, and the girl tacitly accepts. They still act like friends, but everything is on hold until after the college entrance exams..."

Not even Shen Yuan could have imagined that Zhuo Peipei, without a single clue, had managed to figure out the entire situation.

However, there was one thing Zhuo Peipei would never guess in a million years.

Shen Yuan was aiming to skip straight to getting a marriage license.

He Zhiyu slapped her palm. "Oh, right! Damn! That Zhizhi... she hid it that well?"

Zhuo Peipei looked at He Zhiyu and spoke with grave importance.

"Zhiyu, I finally understand why Shen Yuan always says *Defend and Steal* isn’t sweet enough. It’s because their real-life romance is progressing way faster than what you’re writing!"

He Zhiyu was dumbfounded.

"How was I supposed to know they’d move so fast! Shen Yuan hasn’t even been in the honors class for two months yet!"

Zhuo Peipei sighed with emotion and said to He Zhiyu, "Zhiyu, you need to understand one thing. Those two have history."

Still, Zhuo Peipei patted He Zhiyu’s hand and spoke to her capable agent.

"Don’t worry. From now on, I will mobilize the Kissing Association’s Sugar-Hunting Squad! We will place those two under even stricter observation to provide more than enough support for your writing! We will strive to make *Defend and Steal* the new bible of our Kissing Association!"