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

Chapter 278: Chapter 168: I Want Your Candy Too

The beautiful girl’s face fell, and she said reluctantly, "I don’t even have an appetite."

"Well, you have to eat something. How about some porridge?"

"Whatever you say." With that, the beautiful girl glanced at Shen Yuan. "You’re treating."

"No problem."

Wednesday was just another day.

But Shen Yuan keenly noticed that something seemed off about Zhuo Peipei these past two days.

She seemed to be deliberately keeping a certain distance from Ah Jie.

He couldn’t tell if it was because she genuinely wanted nothing to do with Ah Jie, or if there was something else going on.

Shen Yuan found it hard to say, and it wasn’t his place to comment.

He could only let things take their course.

’Still, if Ah Jie really does like Zhuo Peipei, that would be pretty comical.’

’After all, for as long as Shen Yuan had known Zhuo Peipei, she and Ah Jie had been on opposing sides.’

’Two mortal enemies becoming a couple?’

’Now *this* I’m interested in.’

But even though that’s what Shen Yuan thought, the two people involved both tacitly maintained their silence on the matter.

The way they interacted even reverted to how it was before.

It was as if the whole thing had never happened.

But when Thursday arrived, things took a turn.

During the long break on Thursday, just after the second period ended, everyone was getting ready for group exercises, but Zhuo Peipei was still sitting in her seat with no intention of getting up.

Shen Yuan might have already seen that something was wrong with Zhuo Peipei, but Zhou Shaojie hadn’t noticed.

"Peipei, time for group exercises," Zhou Shaojie said softly, standing in front of her desk.

However, Zhuo Peipei acted as if she hadn’t heard him. She remained slumped over her desk, not even lifting her head.

Seeing this, Zhou Shaojie couldn’t help but feel puzzled, so he raised his voice. "Zhuo Peipei, it’s time for group exercises!"

This time, Zhuo Peipei finally lifted her head slowly, but her gaze was weary.

Zhuo Peipei looked at Zhou Shaojie with a strange expression, her eyes seeming to hold some kind of hint.

Her stare made Zhou Shaojie’s skin crawl, and he couldn’t help but ask, "What are you looking at me for? Are you trying to skip out? Hey, believe it or not, I’ll tell Old Zhou on you!"

The words had barely left his mouth when Zhou Shaojie suddenly felt a light tap on his shoulder.

He whipped his head around to see Shen Yuan standing behind him.

"Jie, if I’m not mistaken, she probably can’t go."

"Why? She..." Zhou Shaojie was about to say something, but then he seemed to realize what was going on and froze.

Under Shen Yuan’s gaze, Ah Jie’s entire face turned visibly red.

Shen Yuan nodded, then gave Ah Jie a little push.

"Hurry up. My Li Bao has already left. What are you dawdling for? If you keep me from getting close with Li Bao, I’ll get you for this later!"

Ah Jie snapped out of his daze and nodded quickly.

"Ah! Right, right, right! I should get to the group exercises!"

Ah Jie scrambled out of his seat and ran out of the classroom without looking back.

Shen Yuan’s gaze fell on Zhuo Peipei, and he deliberately asked, "Peipei, when do we get to gush over *your* sweet moments?"

Zhuo Peipei shot Shen Yuan an annoyed glare.

"Get lost! In your dreams!"

Shen Yuan chuckled, stepped out from his seat, and went to the group exercises.

When Shen Yuan caught up with the main group, he immediately ran to Li Zhi’s side.

As soon as he got into position beside the line, he was met with Li Zhi’s sidelong glance.

"Well now, did Young Master Shen break a leg? Why are you only catching up now?"

Shen Yuan’s expression didn’t change in the slightest. "I got some gossip. Want to hear it?"

Li Zhi’s eyes lit up. "What gossip?"

Hearing her voice, Shen Yuan chuckled and beckoned her closer.

"Lean in."

Seeing this, a curious Li Zhi leaned toward Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan deliberately lowered his voice, subtly leaning a little closer to Li Zhi. His gaze drifted noncommittally toward Ah Jie, who was lagging at the back of the group.

"Our great leader of the Kissing Association suddenly found herself ’unable to move’ during the long break."

Hearing this, Li Zhi’s eyes flew wide open.

Li Zhi, of course, knew exactly what Shen Yuan was implying.

Following Shen Yuan’s gaze, Li Zhi also turned to look, and her eyes landed on Ah Jie as well.

Walking at the very back of the line, Ah Jie saw the childhood sweethearts’ gazes fall on him, and his expression immediately became one of resignation.

As for why Ah Jie was so sure the childhood sweethearts were looking at him...

He wasn’t blind. He knew who had been there outside Cafeteria No. 1.

’Without a doubt, that guy Shen Yuan must have gone to tell Li Zhi about Zhuo Peipei.’

’It’s over. Now I won’t be able to clear my name even if I jump into the Yellow River.’

Li Zhi pulled her gaze back and looked at Shen Yuan in astonishment. "So you were right about him?"

Shen Yuan nodded. "How could it be fake, babe?"

Li Zhi gave Shen Yuan an annoyed eye-roll, but her curiosity quickly won out.

"He doesn’t actually like Peipei, does he?"

"Hard to say," Shen Yuan said with a slight smile. "In any case, I’m ready to watch the drama unfold—oh, no, I mean, enjoy the sweet moments."

"Peipei gets to gush over our sweet moments every day. Now it’s my turn to find a chance to gush over hers!"

Li Zhi slapped Shen Yuan’s arm in dissatisfaction. "What do you mean, *our* sweet moments? Who has sweet moments with you! Hmph!"

"So, are you going to gush or not?"

"How is it even possible for those two right now? Besides, it might just be a misunderstanding. Don’t go meddling."

As she spoke, the beautiful girl gently tugged on Shen Yuan’s arm. "Listen to me, and be good."

Seeing the beautiful girl holding his hand, Shen Yuan nodded obediently. "Mhm, I’ll be good."