Chapter 42 – Responsibility of a childhood friend

Study life still has to continue, last night made such a big deal, today does not seem to make any difference, what to do what to do.

As the day went on, Cheng Ming wondered if he was a bit overly self-conscious and overthinking things.

Thirty year old mental age can’t keep up with the thoughts of these fifteen and sixteen year olds?

If it was okay that the others didn’t react, Jing Jing actually didn’t come to rise to the occasion, Zhang Jiajia had obviously already told her about last night’s incident.

Is it the calm before the storm?

During the evening study hall, Chen Ziyi came uninvited and brought her homework to read a novel, sitting on the inside of the seat.

Today was taken in by Lin Jingyi, who just looked at Cheng Ming with emotionless and indifferent eyes and did not say anything.

It wasn’t very realistic to think that Jing Jing would be able to go against Chen Ziyi in class like a shrew for him.

Jing actually wears quite a mask at school.

The only time he reveals his true nature is when he is with his family and close friends.

Let’s talk after school.

Perfunctorily, I dealt with Chen Ziyi’s martial arts novel trivia quizzes and big math answers, and quickly copied out my homework.

As soon as school was over, Lin Jingyi left the classroom holding hands with Zhang Jiajia, talking and laughing.

Chen Ziyi covered her mouth and laughed softly, “Your expression is really like a discarded puppy.”

“To hell with you.”

If you hadn’t come and intervened, Cheng Ming estimated that he and Jing Jing had already taken a step further in the direction of being unashamed.

Cheng Ming hurriedly chased Lin Jingyi out of the classroom, fetched his bicycle from the parking shed, and caught up with Jing at the school entrance.

Zhang Jiajia suddenly covered her stomach and said, “My stomach hurts a bit, I’ll go first, bye.”

Zhang Jiajia sensibly rode her bike and quickly left, leaving Cheng Ming and Lin Jingyi riding slowly one after the other, keeping an iffy distance.

It was a rare night when she didn’t go down that dark alley, and there were no words along the way, Lin Jingyi didn’t seem to have any intention of talking to Cheng Ming, while Cheng Ming was thinking.

According to Cheng Ming’s not-so-rich experience with men and women as well as his rich experience with social animals.

When things don’t work out, you apologize first, take the blame, and take the blame.

“Shizuku I’m sorry.”

“Why are you saying you’re sorry? Did Kotomine do something to apologize to me?”

“It’s this thing about being at the same table as Chen Ziyi that’s pissing you off.”

If he could, Cheng Ming really didn’t want to mention this woman’s name ah.

“Does it matter to me if you’re at the same table as another girl? Why should I be angry about something like that.”

“It really doesn’t matter? Scared me ah, then I will be good to be at the same table with her every day in the future. After all, she’s a good student, and she’s pretty, and it’s said that her family has money and power, so if I get along with her as a rich woman, I’ll be …… in my next life.”

Lin Jingyi’s bike slammed headlong into Cheng Ming’s bike, luckily Cheng Ming had prepared himself mentally and his feet were long enough to step on the floor, stabilizing his bike and his body, but this collision really shook his balls.

“Do you like being at the same table with her that much? Then you’ll be at her table every day, but she won’t be able to see you, she’s been guaranteed a place in the first high school, what about you? Can you get into the first high school? If you don’t study hard, you’ll either go to the senior high school of the Fifth Middle School or the Third Middle School which is full of punks.”

The third grade has a really bad reputation, it’s just a drop better than junior colleges and technical schools.

“Of course I don’t like it, how can I be more comfortable at the same table with her than with Jing Jing, and you know how popular she is with the boys, I’m afraid of being smothered on my way home now.”

“Still sitting together if you don’t like it? Tell me, what’s going on? I just took one night off work and you ended up …… really not being able to keep an eye on you.”

“It’s actually ……”

Cheng Ming did not do anything wrong nor did he do anything to apologize to Jing Jing, basically telling the whole story. Except for the fact that he copied Chen Ziyi’s homework.

“Not only did you borrow the novel, you brought it to school, what do you want me to say about you? Are you really a test taker? Don’t look down on the midterm.”

“The point is actually that I borrowed the novel, not that Chen ZiYi likes reading novels?”

“It’s normal for people to have such hobbies, right? Can’t girls like playing games and reading martial arts novels? Do they have to read the kind of romance novels where you die and I live?”

“That’s true.”

“Tomorrow morning, I’m going to check your homework, so if you haven’t done it by now, hurry back to school and get it.”

“It’s all done.”

“Really?” Lin Jingyi asked suspiciously.

“A thousand times true.” Cheng Ming said as he packed his bags.

“Then I’ll check my homework tomorrow, and absolutely no lying to me!”

The bicycle driven by Lin Jingyi began to twist left and right, with an air that if Cheng Ming dared to lie to her, she would run headlong into it and the two of them would die together.

“Ahahaha ……”

Cheng Ming let out a vague laugh, he was actually a little bit vain. After all, it was copied, not written by himself, so it shouldn’t be discovered.

“Remember to come to school early, and forget about not attending morning classes, but don’t step into the classroom every day.”

“Yes yes yes.”

Apart from supervising his sister’s teeth brushing, Cheng Ming also had to post the new version of the plugin. Now that he was a popular figure in the forums and the plugin had its own fans, there was no longer a need to use a small number to ask himself questions and cover the floor.

Another new row of friends.

The “gentle” netizen did not send Cheng Ming any new messages.

Cheng Ming couldn’t be too hasty, he had to remain aloof and mysterious in order to dominate the negotiations, and the possibility of being pigeon-holed wasn’t out of the question.

Rush him a bit more the day after tomorrow and say that if you don’t want it, someone else will buy it.

Gather some useful feedback and ignore all messages of random whining.

Another is to talk about cooperation. You can’t put your eggs in the same basket, and it’s okay to negotiate.

But the mouths have to be kept tight, lest there be collusion between them, or the number is just Winnie’s little number.

There was no response after the reply, so I’m sure it wasn’t someone with his netherworldly routine.

Early the next morning, just after the morning reading class, Cheng Ming came to school on the dot, and was complained by his sister because he had to leave the house early this morning.

“Brother shouldn’t be rushing to school to go on a date with Lin Jingyi, right?” The younger sister even voiced such a question.

Most of the boarders and day students in the class had gone to the cafeteria for breakfast, leaving few but the day students.

Lin Jingyi, on the other hand, took out bread and pure milk and sat on Cheng Ming’s seat, nibbling on the bread while flipping through his homework.

“It doesn’t look much like Ming did it himself, aren’t you usually too lazy to do these giveaway questions and let them go?”

“Uh, I still do it once in a while, you can usually be lazy. But you can’t let it go when you’re taking the test, it shows that I’ve corrected my attitude towards studying and started to take it seriously.”

Cheng Ming clasped his hands on his arms and nodded, even he convinced himself.

“Let’s just say it’s good.”

Doesn’t sound very believable.

“It’s overwhelming, but you did get it all done.”

“Let me check your homework every day from now on, it’s a duty expected of a childhood friend.”

“Right, also, take these novels home at noon, without the novels, won’t Chen Ziyi come over like a fly smelling shit?”

“Right oh.” Cheng Ming pounded his palm with one hand and said with a sudden realization, why didn’t he think of that.

“You’re actually secretly happy in your heart, aren’t you, being at the same table with a girl like that.” Lin Jingyi rolled her eyes and said.

Well, as long as it’s a man, it won’t be too much, right? Even though Chen Ziyi is quite difficult to get along with, but her body is quite fragrant.

“I won’t allow it!” Chen Ziyi, who had arrived in the classroom at an unknown time, slapped her hands on the table and said kindly, “Lin Jingyi, right? Who did you just call a fly, actually comparing a novel to that kind of filth, apologize to me for the novel, you bastard.”

Isn’t the key to apologize to her personally? Thinking differently than normal people, too.

Chen Ziyi’s words changed and threatened, “Cheng Ming, if you dare to bring the novel back, I’ll never lend you any more to copy your homework.”

“Tsk ……”

Does this loudmouth have no idea what it means to have an understanding and keep secrets?

“Ming, what’s going on here? Didn’t you say that you did the homework yourself? Thanks to me trusting you so much, how dare you lie to me.”

Enraged, Lin Jingyi pinched Cheng Ming’s face changing various shapes.