Chapter 116: Not Wasting Time ⑥
Distractedly chatting with her excited classmates, Li Kai glanced at the bag placed under his desk. Then, looking at Nie Qiu, who was happily chatting with Huang Yan beside him, he lowered his head with a hint of frustration. When he looked up again, he said to the girls surrounding him, “Everyone, please hurry back to your seats! Class is about to start.”
As soon as Li Kai finished speaking, the class bell rang. The noisy classroom quieted down for a moment, followed by the sound of students returning to their seats and the scraping of stools.
Everyone was very energetic during this class, but they also tried their best to listen attentively. There were no students who particularly broke the rules. While listening to the lecture, Li Kai kept glancing at the bag under his desk. He had never looked forward to the end of class as much as he did at this moment. What expression would Nie Qiu have when she received his gift? Would she like it? Did she recognize this brand? Various questions churned back and forth in his mind, making him restless for the entire class. Fortunately, he still knew how to pay attention, otherwise, who knows where his mind would have wandered.
Almost all the classmates knew that Li Kai was going to give Nie Qiu a gift. Because Huang Yan and Nie Qiu had gone to the toilet, they didn’t know why Class 1 and their class were playing basketball. Humans naturally have a gossipy nature, so during class, Huang Yan’s deskmate told her all about it. Huang Yan felt surprise, happiness, and worry.
What surprised her was that Li Kai would play basketball with Class 1 for Nie Qiu. She didn’t know Nie Qiu’s relationship with Class 1, but before they started studying seriously, Nie Qiu had given a good lecture in Class 1. Moreover, when they went to the toilet today, the two boys from Class 1 seemed very familiar with Nie Qiu. This meant it was not impossible that Li Kai was playing basketball with Class 1 because of Nie Qiu.
What made her happy was that if Nie Qiu and Li Kai got together, she would also be happy for Nie Qiu. Dating in junior high school, no matter what, you have a boyfriend accompanying you. On Sundays, you can go shopping together. Bringing along a handsome and wealthy boy is always eye-catching. And… Huang Yan glanced at Peng Yu Yang, who was sitting in the third row, fourth seat, and… if Nie Qiu and Li Kai got together, Peng Yu Yang wouldn’t like Nie Qiu anymore, right? She could actually see that Peng Yu Yang liked Nie Qiu, otherwise, he wouldn’t have his buddies accompany Nie Qiu for a walk every day. You must know that the money these male classmates spent on treating them to snacks every day was actually all paid by Peng Yu Yang!
She would never think that Peng Yu Yang liked her, because without Nie Qiu, she and Peng Yu Yang wouldn’t have become friends.
The money for their treats was paid by Peng Yu Yang, and she only found out by accident. The first and second days were fine. It was understandable for the boys walking home with them to treat them to snacks because they were girls. However, there was more than one boy walking with them. If one person was to treat, then of course, everyone had to be treated. In fact, most of them were from ordinary families, and even if they had pocket money, it wasn’t much. Treating one or two people, a dollar or two, was fine, but treating ten people was not as simple as a dollar or two.
What worried her was that they were in the same class, so they naturally knew how Li Kai and Wang Chao Lei used to bully Nie Qiu. Although Chen Li, who bullied Nie Qiu the most, had already left, Bai Ya was still here! Bai Ya also liked Li Kai!
Besides, who knew if Li Kai truly liked Nie Qiu? What if Li Kai was just playing around? Then wouldn’t Nie Qiu be the one who got hurt in the end?
Huang Yan was conflicted for the entire class. As soon as the dismissal bell rang, before the teacher even announced the end of class, Huang Yan stood up. Seeing everyone around looking at her, Huang Yan smiled awkwardly and sat back down.
Huang Yan’s progress was evident to all, so the teacher was not angry and did not make things difficult for her. Perhaps she just thought Huang Yan was in a hurry to go to the toilet after class, and instead announced the end of class.
As soon as the teacher announced the end of class, Huang Yan rushed from her seat to Nie Qiu’s. Before Li Kai could even speak while holding the bag, she grabbed Nie Qiu’s hand and walked out into the corridor.
Nie Qiu was a little caught off guard, but she still smiled and followed Huang Yan out of the classroom. “What’s wrong? Is something the matter?”
Huang Yan looked at the classmates around them who were going to the toilet or passing by. She leaned close to Nie Qiu’s ear, cupped her hand over her mouth, and whispered, “Nie Qiu, do you know why our class is playing a basketball game with Class 1 this morning?”
Nie Qiu shook her head upon hearing this. “I don’t know, what’s wrong?”
Huang Yan maintained her previous posture and whispered to Nie Qiu, “My deskmate told me it’s because of you. Li Kai is going against Class 1 because of you.”
“Ah? Because of me?” As soon as Nie Qiu finished speaking, she saw Li Kai walking out of the classroom with a bag. Peeking out from the classroom windows and door were classmates. The boys’ boisterous screams and the girls’ envious gazes made Nie Qiu pause for a moment.
Li Kai hesitated for a moment, but seeing that Nie Qiu had seen him, he no longer hesitated. He quickly walked up, held the bag with both hands, and thrust it forward, saying loudly with a red face, “Nie Qiu, this… is for you. Paired with the skirt you wore last time, it will definitely look good.”
Nie Qiu blinked. Looking at the familiar bag in front of her, could this… be the pair of shoes she sold? Just to confirm, Nie Qiu took the bag Li Kai handed over, took out the box from the bag, and then opened the lid of the shoe box. The shoes that appeared were exactly the pair she had sold! Why did she know? Because to remember the various data of these shoes, such as size, color, material, etc., so that she could search for photos of these shoes online to post on the BBS, she had once used a pen to mark these data with a heart shape, indicating the places she had remembered. She didn’t think anyone could draw exactly the same symbols as her.
In this world, even identical twins cannot have the same thoughts, actions, personalities, or movements. Therefore… these shoes were indeed the ones she had sold!
She hadn’t expected this world to be so small, so small that it astonished her. She closed the shoe box, put the shoes back into the bag, and then handed the bag back to Li Kai. “Thank you, I’m sorry, I can’t accept something so valuable.” Three thousand yuan might not be much for Li Kai, but for an ordinary person, it was very valuable. She still understood the principle that one shouldn’t accept favors lightly, so… if she accepted something so valuable, who knew what price she would have to pay?
Or rather, she was very surprised that Li Kai would buy such an expensive gift for her!
Everyone appreciates beauty. While Huang Yan’s eyes sparkled as she looked at the shoes, Nie Qiu had already put the shoes away and returned them to Li Kai. Although Huang Yan felt a little disappointed, she didn’t feel regretful. She had been worried about what others would say if Nie Qiu accepted Li Kai’s gift!
