Chapter 21: You actually seduced Senior Student Ziyi!
“Ah!” An Xiazhi suddenly cried out, “That’s too terrifying! You almost sliced off my finger! I advise all the girls to find a more normal hobby for chasing school hunks. I’m afraid the bandages at the pharmacy are going to sell out!”
Ye Chuxiao said sincerely, “If you want to sharpen pencils with a single-sided blade, I can do it for you.”
“We don’t mind using a pencil sharpener,” Bai Qianqian said, “We just saw a lot of girls practicing, so we joined in for fun, to see if this skill is easy to learn.”
“Now we can rest assured,” An Xiazhi said, still shaken, “This is too difficult to sharpen. Soon, no girls will want to use this method to get close to Senior Student Ziyi! Senior Student Ziyi belongs to our Xiaoxiao!”
Ye Chuxiao was quite speechless.
Just then, someone suddenly shouted from the dormitory entrance: “Ye Chuxiao!”
The four girls looked over and saw the School Belle, Shui Birong, standing there aggressively. Her beautiful face was framed by wide, round eyes, her rosy lips were tightly pursed, and she looked like she was grinding her teeth.
Ye Chuxiao didn’t understand. Shui Birong was a Senior Student from the third year. Because of her outstanding looks and excellent talent, she was a renowned School Belle at the school. Ye Chuxiao knew of her but had never spoken a single word to her.
Shui Birong coming to find her, and looking so furious, Ye Chuxiao didn’t know how she had offended this senior student.
Seeing Ye Chuxiao’s bewildered expression, Shui Birong became even more incensed. She loudly accused, “You’re actually using such despicable means to seduce Ziyi! Not only are you Ziyi’s assistant, but you’re also making him escort you back to the dormitory every day! You must be feeling very proud now, Ye Chuxiao!”
Ye Chuxiao was even more confused, “I was just sharpening pencils for Senior Student Ziyi. Anyone can sharpen pencils, it’s not a ‘means,’ right? I help out in Senior Student Ziyi’s Design Studio. In the evening, Senior Student Ziyi takes a walk, and it just so happens he passes by the girls’ dormitory, he’s not escorting me!”
“Hmph!” Shui Birong scoffed, “The school is so big, why would Ziyi have to pass by the girls’ dormitory when he takes a walk? And walk past with you?”
This is a hostile encounter! Xu Luoxi leaned closer to Ye Chuxiao and whispered, “She’s one of Senior Student Ziyi’s obsessed fans! She can’t get Senior Student Ziyi herself, so she’s blaming you!”
Bai Qianqian said with a smile, “Senior Student Shui, if you must think that way, no one is stopping you! If you were a bit more optimistic, you could think that Senior Student Ziyi is using the excuse of escorting our Xiaoxiao back to have a chance to see you, wouldn’t that make you happy? All of us other girls are jealous of you!”
Shui Birong’s angry face turned red and then pale, looking unsightly! Bai Qianqian wasn’t mocking her for being infatuated, was she? This was infuriating to the point of death!
“What do you care how I think?” Shui Birong came for Ye Chuxiao today. “Ye Chuxiao, you know yourself what you’ve done! Is sharpening pencils with a single-sided blade something you learn overnight? You’ve been waiting here all along, haven’t you? Knowing Ziyi’s habit of sharpening pencils with a single-sided blade, you’ve been practicing it all this time, trying so hard to please him, and you say you have no schemes?”
Ye Chuxiao calmly replied, “Senior Student Shui, I didn’t know Senior Student Ziyi before. Because I’ve been drawing since primary school, I also have the habit of sharpening pencils with a single-sided blade. My acquaintance with Senior Student Ziyi through pencil sharpening was a coincidence.”
“Even if it was a coincidence,” Bai Qianqian said slowly, “Perhaps it’s fate! That’s right, I heard that Senior Student Shui and Senior Student Ziyi were classmates in high school. Senior Student Shui must have known Senior Student Ziyi’s habits long ago, right? If Senior Student Shui truly cared about Senior Student Ziyi, why didn’t you practice sharpening pencils with a single-sided blade? By now, your skill would surely be streets ahead of these girls who are only just starting to practice!”
