Don't pretend you don't know me - I heard you're going to team up with him?

**Me, Jiang Tang.** I was thriving in the literature club—*until* the dean dropped this bomb:

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjEzYwGDOy

*"With grades like yours, you should contribute to the STEM competition too."*

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIZCzvYPMT

My world collapsed. *Can't I just slack in peace?*

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkUjAU8oDs

*"There's a science competition coming up. Perfect—you and Lu Huai can team up."*

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67WlKRwrgp

I was about to refuse... *but wait—Lu Huai?!* Up-close view of the campus heartthrob? *Sign me up.*

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebfoiqvET2

---

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jZ00MVJGw

After school, I exited the library to find Lu Huai waiting at the door.

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN99Z9cCHjQ

*OS: He can't be here for me... Right? Though I do see him haunt this place often.*

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylgq6j8oCt

*"Jiang Tang."*

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7ilt4dEu3

I froze. *He was.*

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFSwCU3xXl

*"Teachers assigned us as partners."*

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvkjdPyXBJ

*"...Oh."* I met his gaze, feigning calm. *"So you came to fetch me?"*

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AAdicXm43

No denial.

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ncJCMSw4m

*"I reviewed the materials."* He paused. *"You draft faster. Let's finish tonight."*

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnpV8qS9jL

*"You write too?"* I arched a brow. *"Thought you only brainstormed."*

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpk3PLqGxj

Instead of answering, he tilted his head slightly and murmured:

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziPMcJLNMZ

*"You hate noise, don't you?"*

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXFWOPVMK4

For a heartbeat, I *swore* he knew—as if he'd memorized my pet peeves without me ever speaking them aloud.

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gdhF5RGJ1

---

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdbjmnyz4A

10 PM again. I opened my novel's comment section to update.

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfCTJm1I3L

That familiar username already topped the thread:

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxddDG0ZlSl

**[lii]:** *"Met your story's male lead today? He seemed... quiet."*

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmL0Eu0YEv

My finger hovered over the screen for five full seconds.

65Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2cojgS6Ya

*OS: WHO IS THIS PERSON?! Stalking me?! Just you wait till I unmask you—*

ns216.73.216.252da2

Reading Theme:

Font Size:

Line Spacing:

Paragraph Spacing:

Load the next issue automatically