Chapter 100: Chapter 72: Jealousy

For this outing, all students of Di Yin Academy took coach buses to visit South Lake Park in the southern part of the city, with one bus per class.

Students could choose their seatmates themselves or sit according to the desk arrangement.

Many students in the international class chose to sit with friends they got along well with, so they could chat happily on the bus.

Shi Wangyue is someone with a strong sense of time; when the teacher said to get on the bus, he immediately boarded and chose a window seat in the middle of the bus, which was both secluded and quiet.

Xia Dai, who enjoys being in the center of excitement, had early on laid claim to the back seats of the bus with the brothers from his row.

Window seats on the bus were always the most popular, and Zhang Xuan boarded relatively late. By the time she got on, all window seats had been taken.

She immediately noticed the boy sitting in the middle, quietly gazing out the window with a black backpack held close. The sunlight outside illuminated his flawless face, highlighting his breathtaking profile that irresistibly drew attention.

The seat next to him was empty.

She had a moment of thought, just wanting to sit next to him, but then recalled that she hadn’t spoken to the boy since that deep cleaning session.

The sweet-looking girl, wearing a green small leather bag and a white dress with light makeup, stood at the entrance of the bus, looking fresh and charming.

Today, Zhang Xuan appeared as a Little Fairy in the eyes of many boys in the international class.

So, many boys cheerfully invited:

“Goddess, sit here, there’s a seat available.”

“Take this spot, take this spot, feel free to choose our seats.”

“We have fun stuff over here, Little Xuanxuan come sit with us…”

The enthusiastic invitations from the boys in the class greatly satisfied Zhang Xuan’s sense of pride.

She didn’t look at the boy again but sweetly smiled at the boys, saying, “I want to sit by the window, do you have one available?”

“Yes, you can have my seat,” a boy from the back row who had initially taken a window seat immediately stood up and offered his seat to her.

“Thank you, you’re so kind.” Zhang Xuan sat down in the seat the boy offered, and with a grateful look, she handed him a “good person” card.

The boy was even happier, considerately adjusting her seat to make her more comfortable.

“You’re really attentive, thank you.” The girl’s voice was coy and sweet, few boys could resist such a gentle charm. Throughout the ride, the boys surrounding Zhang Xuan were attentive to her.

Zhuang Yijing got up early, washed her hair, took a shower, and took a bit of time in the dormitory. By the time she boarded the bus, she was the last in the international class to get on.

She looked around the bus and found that only one seat was left—next to the exceedingly good-looking but aloof top student…

She raised an eyebrow playfully and, without much hesitation, sat down next to Shi Wangyue.

The boy continued to gaze out the window, his exquisite face showing no ripple, until laughter and singing started from the back of the international class bus. Only then did he slightly furrow his brows and take a pair of headphones from his black backpack, putting them into his ears.

When the black backpack in the boy’s arms was opened, Zhuang Yijing saw and smiled intriguingly:

“The top student isn’t so out of touch after all; for an outing, his bag is packed full of snacks and drinks, everything from cookies to nuts and beverages.”

…

The international class bus was the first to arrive at South Lake Park, followed by the experimental class bus, and then the buses of regular classes started coming in one after another.

Once the bus stopped, students in casual clothes stepped off one by one, lively and vivacious.

For today’s autumn outing, students wore everyday outfits; many boys sported trendy casual wear, while many girls donned beautiful dresses of various kinds. As they walked gracefully by the lakeside, their skirts fluttered in the breeze like butterflies dancing in the air, bright and splendid.

At this moment, by South Lake, not only were the girls beautiful, but the boys were also pleasing to the eye.

In the youthful season of blossoming, not only did girls know how to appreciate beauty and dress up, but boys also loved to beautify themselves and carefully groom their appearances.

Their figures were in the prime of their lives, a time when romantic feelings first stir; though unspoken, they all cared about how they appeared to the girls. A hairstyle that seemed unchanged to others might be the result of a boy’s hour-long effort in the dormitory that morning.

The students who got off the bus naturally stood by the South Lake in class formations, lining up to wait for the teacher to lead them into the exhibition.

While waiting, they let themselves become part of the scenery in others’ eyes and took in the diverse charm of everyone around them.

…

Zhang Xuan wore a well-designed white dress, standing at the front of the international class. Her youthful and beautiful face held a faint smile, and her eyes were filled with the pride of a beautiful girl, looking particularly captivating.

As the boys gradually stepped down from the bus, many of them were sneaking glances at her.

Ye Ziqin stood behind Zhang Xuan and, seeing more and more boys looking this way, whispered to Zhang Li: “Look, so many boys are looking at us.” Her face was full of bashfulness, but her eyes were sparkling, clearly delighted to receive so much attention.

Zhang Li nodded lightly, her face showing a smile, and her eyes too were filled with delight.

Zhang Xuan, who was originally looking elsewhere, turned her head upon hearing their words and glanced at them with a proud yet disdainful smile, causing the smile that was just forming on Zhang Li’s lips to freeze instantly.

…

The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and the clouds were like spun cotton.

Below, the South Lake was clear and green, the water reflecting like a mirror, sparkling like broken silver under the sunlight.

This year, the school chose a wonderful place for the autumn outing, such a picturesque autumn scene.

Ning Youguang smiled involuntarily at the beautiful scenery as she got off the bus.

The extraordinary-looking girl wore a simple long white cotton dress, carried a white cotton bag, and wore little white shoes. Her skin was as white as jade, and when she stepped off the bus, she was so white it was dazzling, as though she were enveloped in light, attracting the gaze of everyone around her, both boys and girls.

Many boys from the international class were originally talking, but when the experimental class’s bus arrived, they quickly turned their eyes to the experimental class’s bus, spotting Ning Youguang as soon as she got off.

One of the boys, upon seeing her appear before everyone, couldn’t help but mutter, “Damn.”

The boy next to him gave him a puzzled look.

The boy took a deep breath and then looked up at the white clouds floating in the sky, his face showing a bright sorrow: “Little Fairy is really beautiful, but why is she in the experimental class? The nerds in the experimental class definitely can’t appreciate such beauty. A girl this gorgeous is truly wasted in their class.”

The boy next to him, although feeling a bit nauseated by his exaggerated demeanor, agreed: “Yeah, if Little Fairy were in our international class, she would definitely be pampered like a little princess.”

After they spoke, they and a few other boys around them all laughed while looking at Ning Youguang in the distance.

The boys in the international class were always unrestrained, saying whatever they wanted.

With so many of them together looking at the famous beauty of the experimental class, their admiration, praise, and longing were unrestrained, making it hard for Zhang Xuan to ignore.

She was originally very satisfied with her outfit today.

The dress and bag she was wearing today were the latest styles she had carefully chosen last weekend at the mall, knowing there was a school outing today.

At the time of purchase, the store staff and her friends had praised her for looking like a Little Fairy in it, exceptionally beautiful. This morning, when she wore the dress out of the dormitory to the playground, all along the way, she received countless admiring glances, which she was quite satisfied with.

Until now, when a girl with a delicate face appeared wearing a plain white cotton dress, effortlessly stealing the attention originally meant for her.

The smile on Zhang Xuan’s face vanished as she tightly clutched the thin metal chain strap of her bag, her entire being enveloped in coldness.

Zhang Li, following Zhang Xuan’s cold gaze, saw the pure and translucent beauty of the girl from the experimental class, and her heart sank.

She had actually seen her last time and thought she looked great, even better than Zhang Xuan.

Seeing her whole body from such proximity today, she realized that someone could actually be so beautiful that the surrounding scenery pales in comparison. She finally understood why Zhang Xuan suddenly got angry in the cafeteria last time.

She was jealous.

Yet she felt incapable of even being jealous.

After looking complexly at the girl from the experimental class for a good while, Zhang Li sneered a bit and then quietly said to Ye Ziqin: “Look at the dress she’s wearing, it’s from Uniqlo. I just saw this kind of ugly and rustic commoner clothes on our housekeeper last week when I went home. Such clothes are only worn by the poor in our school, probably only the experimental class’s paupers would wear them.”

Ye Ziqin, who had been looking at the beauty, felt envy from Zhang Xuan’s good looks, but this girl made her feel ashamed, so uncomfortably so, she also sneered: “She must be dirt poor.”

Gradually, Zhang Xuan’s grip on her bag strap relaxed.

…

Out for a fun day, Ning Youguang casually tied her hair into a bun, showing her smooth forehead with a few strands curled by her ear, adding a bit of laziness to her aura.

This faintly lazy aura was different from the usual quiet scholarly aura she exudes in the classroom, completely captivating Gu Xi by her side, catching the notice of Zhuang Yijing not far away with just a glance.

Looking around, Zhuang Yijing saw that the surrounding classmates were rather scattered and were not in a hurry to enter the park for the exhibition, and so she approached the experimental class.

“Little Princess.” She called out with a bright smile, her voice filled with joy.

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