CHAPTER 446: CHAPTER 376: ART STUDENT_2

"I’ll go with you." Han Xiao flashed a mischievous smile like a cunning viper and grabbed Jiang Nian’s arm. "Let’s go."

His hand instantly sank into a soft spot, the sensation was astonishing.

"Hey, you shameless rascal, grabbing me like that the moment you see me." Jiang Nian pulled his hand away. "Do art students also eat at the cafeteria?"

"Enough of your nonsense!" Han Xiao got angry.

In the end, she still dragged Jiang Nian outside the school. They randomly found a small restaurant, sat down, and started catching up.

"Want a drink?"

"No, I’m afraid you’ll get drunk and act up." Jiang Nian remarked sharply, "You’ve been so full of desire since you came back."

Snap, crackle, pop!

Han Xiao cracked her knuckles loudly and glared at him, gnashing her teeth.

"Is that really how you see me?"

"Uh... actually, I was just joking." Jiang Nian rubbed his chin. "I heard there’s a new hotel opened on Health Road."

"Great." Han Xiao flashed her charming smile again.

"Hey, you damn rascal, aren’t you just showing your true colors?" Jiang Nian pointed at her. "Where did you train, abroad? Japan or South Korea?"

In fact, back in the day, Xiao Han was just an average-looking girl. Except for her figure, all she had left was her wild personality.

Now, Xiao Han had evolved into the lovely Xiao Han.

For some immature boys, Han Xiao, who had both beauty and a great figure, was enough to make them hum softly at night.

But unfortunately, they were too familiar with each other.

So even after not seeing each other for a long time, today, the more Jiang Nian played the rascal, the wilder Han Xiao became, creating positive feedback.

Simply put, neither behaved themselves.

Back in the first year of high school, they were deskmates. It was truly like fire meeting gasoline, dragging each other’s grades down to the abyss.

They did everything but listen to the class.

Later, Jiang Nian took a liking to Zhou Yuting, while Han Xiao scored two hundred points and was sent to study art after getting scolded by her family.

The Rocket Team disbanded.

Looking back, they did have a good relationship.

At that time, someone wanted to pursue Zhou Yuting, and Han Xiao casually informed Jiang Nian, even teasing him a bit.

"Ye Chen is really handsome."

Jiang Nian sneered disdainfully and made a bold statement.

"Stupid, but since I’m this handsome, doesn’t that mean I can even... beep beep beep with Ye Chen’s mom... if I want?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Xiao was petrified.

"Huh?"

After having her worldview shattered, Han Xiao suddenly realized something and asked back.

"You... you won’t fall for classmates..."

"I’ll still say what I said before." Jiang Nian remained calm. "If the world revolves purely around looks..."

"Then since I’m this handsome, even if I want... beep beep beep, wouldn’t it be reasonable and legal?"

Han Xiao was once again stunned by his statements and stammered.

"You... you’re not mad, are you?"

"No." Jiang Nian said calmly, "I shouldn’t have talked about this with you. I’ll tell them after school."

"Don’t... just talk to me, I don’t mind." Han Xiao held onto Jiang Nian, "After all, I’m your deskmate..."

Back then, he was still quite sensitive and impulsive.

Now, time has changed everything.

While waiting for the dishes to arrive, Han Xiao glanced at him, then retracted her gaze and stared at the amber tea on the table, asking.

"Hey, how are things with Zhou Yuting?"

The table fell silent instantly.

"Not good, we fell out." Jiang Nian looked up, unwilling to say more, "Anyway, it’s nothing now, just ordinary classmates."

"Oh..." Upon hearing this, Han Xiao fell silent.

It was only when the owner brought the food that the atmosphere returned to normal.

Han Xiao picked and chose some current events to talk about her situation. It was a case of half missteps, or so it seemed, leading her to a wide path.

"I’m planning to aim for Guizhou University, majoring in dance."

"That’s good, Guizhou University." Jiang Nian rubbed his chin. "Doesn’t that mean you’ll enter the entertainment industry? Sounds quite... licentious."

"I can’t stand you, can you drop the stereotypes!" Han Xiao was exasperated. "What entertainment industry? My family..."

At this point, Jiang Nian tilted his head, curious.

"What about your family?"

"Nothing, my family’s fine." Han Xiao waved her hand, vaguely saying, "When one person is full, the whole family isn’t hungry."

"Oh, I thought your family was strict." Jiang Nian didn’t think much. "If you enter the entertainment industry, remember to send me photos."

"Get lost! I’m not going in!" Han Xiao felt exhausted talking to him and sighed, "What about you, have you decided on what college to apply to?"

Jiang Nian: "????"

The famous Bao Qingtian came from a vocational college.

So let me give you a bit of sharp critique, art student.

"Are you discriminating here or something?" Jiang Nian picked up a chopstick of food, "You’re aiming for a top university, and I’m diving into a vocational college?"

"I was just reasonably guessing based on our past performance." Han Xiao said, "Have you decided on what job to find after graduating from a vocational college?"

"I’ll be a security guard." Jiang Nian put down his chopsticks, "Guard your neighborhood’s gate, and saluting you when you enter."

"Why so mad?" Han Xiao felt wronged.

"Give you two slaps, let’s see if you still act crazy." Jiang Nian took a sip of tea, "Do you know how much I score now?"

"350."

"616, that’s my score from the last joint exam." A smile curled on Jiang Nian’s lips. "I’ve moved up a class, going to the Olympic competition."

"Are you making wishes here?" Han Xiao held back laughter.

"I don’t want to talk to you anymore, not worthy of listening." Jiang Nian was drained of all energy. "Just find out for yourself, it’s not hard."

"I’m now a Motivational Star, I still have to go accept an award tonight. Soon, you might see me in the announcement board."

After a bout of laughter, Han Xiao suddenly said again.

"Hey, how about you add me back?"

"Weren’t you the one who deleted me?" Jiang Nian asked puzzled, but not angry. "I thought you wanted to sever ties?"

"Wasn’t it my mom’s pressure?"

"Your mom’s pressure?"

Han Xiao: "... Stop cursing, good brother, please add me back."

"We’ll see." Jiang Nian didn’t continue to argue with her, waving his hand. "Things have gone this far, let’s eat first, talk later."

Hearing this, Han Xiao’s smile looked a bit awkward.

This guy does hold grudges; patching things up with a laugh can happen to anyone, just not him.

However, it also proves he cares.

If it were up to her, she wouldn’t easily let it go either. After all, removing someone from both WeChat and QQ is quite melodramatic.

Madi, your bond is betrayal.

This time, the wound of betrayal truly never healed.

After the meal, Han Xiao didn’t return to school.

"I took the afternoon off, not attending class. Hey... you’re attending some award ceremony tonight, right? I’ll go too."

Jiang Nian directly questioned, "Why would an art student go there?"

"I scored over 500, stop looking down on people. Art students’ lives are lives too!" Han Xiao clenched her fist tightly. "Vienna Art..."

Jiang Nian hesitated.

Han Xiao: "..."

Eventually, Jiang Nian turned and left.

For him, running into Han Xiao was just a small episode. It had indeed been a while since they last met, but he didn’t have any plans for a deep catch-up.

His exams weren’t finished yet.

Returning to school, he went up the stairs with ease.

On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Chen Yunyun and the others usually had their hair washed. The classroom was occupied by a few familiar figures, as usual, immersed in working on the assignments.

Jiang Nian sat down and took out his test papers.

The feeling of working on assignments made him feel grounded, even enjoying it somewhat. Each little progress increased his confidence for exams.

Ultimately, he still had to face the college entrance exam, and no shortcuts could compare to true strength.

Near lunchtime, he put down his pen.

He briefly checked out the system panel, glanced through everything from the skill bar to the item bar, noticing that [winning] was still on cooldown.

He figured that next Monday, he could use winning once more.

"What are you thinking about?" Chen Yunyun walked in from the classroom door. Seeing him in a daze, she directly sat sideways on the desk in front of him.

Her hair cascaded down, a few strands of her dark hair lay scattered across his test papers.

"Hey, don’t get my test papers wet." Jiang Nian closed the system panel and pinched the soft flesh on her arm.

"Stingy." Chen Yunyun instantly stopped laughing.