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:

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4dmnQPqG5

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

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5vpqq8omE

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

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVD7hUURGx

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

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLd9sRqaOI

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

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxOpY7ayAS

---

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwFtVUSFrC

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

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjJORHFBd6

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

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zZiEbJAMQ

*"Jiang Tang."*

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79FCFVqFIx

I froze. *He was.*

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mueUY6zew

*"Teachers assigned us as partners."*

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00ZFFQMnW5

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

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NvXQQrWCG

No denial.

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUauqMR4gB

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

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzgHF9qql4

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

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86mXCRr5Dx

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

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdbkcDKHQf

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

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2u67XoQQb

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

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW73aiG39qm

---

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJUrLogxs5

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

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmENkTGmoP

That familiar username already topped the thread:

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLcktfs2g6

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

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JQFWevlqW

My finger hovered over the screen for five full seconds.

67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVocnsCUrdX

*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