Chapter 48: 048 Yeah, I mean _1For the first time, Lu Qingyi got to understand what "awkwardness" truly meant, as she stared at her own feet with speechlessness and sighed a little.

    Xu Boyan didn’t let her take off her socks, so she had to walk around wearing them.

    In the afternoon, the students started returning to the school, along with a few boarding students. The school was pretty crowded.

    People gave Lu Qingyi strange looks, their mouths twitching slightly at the corners.

    Blue slippers with black socks?

    This "fashion sense" was simply unimaginable.

    "Qingyi, you..."

    Luo Jia stood at the bottom of the dormitory building holding a bottle of water, her eyes bulging in surprise as she stared at Lu Qingyi.

    Oh my goodness.

    Didn’t Lu Qingyi leave wearing only slippers? When did she start wearing socks?

    And what’s going on with Lu Qingyi’s outfit?

    "I think it’s alright."

    Lu Qingyi looked at her own feet with difficulty, lying through her teeth. sea??h thё n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    "The store boss told you to wear them?"

    Luo Jia narrowed her eyes, full of teasing, with a meaningful expression.

    "Xu Boyan."

    Lu Qingyi slowly uttered a name.

    Huh?

    Luo Jia was momentarily stunned, then she realized that was the name of the store owner.

    Lu Qingyi frowned, feeling somewhat uncomfortable at hearing Xu Boyan referred to as the "store owner".

    "Qingyi, how far have you two progressed?"

    Subconsciously, Luo Jia thought that Lu Qingyi and Xu Boyan were together.

    A charming man and a lovely woman, a match made in heaven.

    She’s already besotted with this "couple", their striking looks had her utterly smitten.

    Lu Qingyi: "???"

    Lu Qingyi stopped in her tracks, looking at Luo Jia with a puzzled expression.

    She didn’t quite understand Luo Jia’s meaning.

    "Hey, Qingyi."

    Luo Jia caught up with Lu Qingyi, chirping incessantly.

    Lu Qingyi rubbed her temples helplessly, feeling quite annoyed.

    "Luo Jia, I never knew you were such a suck-up."

    Lin Yiran was holding a hot water bottle. She had just closed the dormitory door when she saw Luo Jia and Lu Qingyi.

    Her face as calm as ever, she looked at Luo Jia and spoke.

    Luo Jia was constantly chattering behind Lu Qingyi, who was being exceptionally aloof, answering only sporadically.

    The contrast between their attitudes was stark.

    Luo Jia was really...

    "Stop talking nonsense." Luo Jia was slightly unhappy, she frowned and said.

    "She’s ignoring you, why do you keep chirping?"

    Ever since Lu Jiayue had come to the girls’ dormitory, Lin Yiran had shown her dislike for Lu Qingyi openly, not even bothering to pretend.

    As the dormitory head, she no longer bothered trying to modify the dormitory’s atmosphere.

    Luo Jia said, "Lin Yiran, that’s my business."

    Didn’t she just like Lu Qingyi’s personality?

    She didn’t think there was anything wrong with Lu Qingyi, even if she was somewhat cold and didn’t like to talk much.

    "Luo Jia, the college entrance exam is coming soon."

    Lin Yiran suddenly said seriously.

    After this semester, they would have been roommates for three years; their relationship may not be great but it certainly wasn’t bad.

    She knew Luo Jia had moved to the 20th class, and she thought that Luo Jia was being quite willful.

    What kind of class was the 20th class? Maybe not even a single student had the potential for a second-tier university, it was probably full of students who would end up going to community college or straight to work.

    "I know, I will be accepted to Beijing University."

    Luo Jia nodded, speaking confidently.

    Both she and Lin Yiran aimed for Beijing University. They promised to get into Beijing University together.

    Beijing University, aside from Hardrick, was one of the best universities, with a strong faculty and employment opportunities post-graduation.

    "I’m going to fetch water."

    Lin Yiran gave Lu Qingyi a meaningful look, then went downstairs with her water bottle.

    There was a water dispenser in the lobby on the first floor.

    "Qingyi, did you hear? My goal is Beijing University."

    Luo Jia unlocked the door and then looked at Lu Qingyi with a pitiful expression.

    Lu Qingyi nodded, then entered the dormitory, "Hmm."

    Luo Jia: "..."

    Wasn’t she supposed to say something like "I’ll teach you" confidently?

    Well, Lu Qingyi was really Lu Qingyi.

    "Qingyi, look at the forum."

    Luo Jia was scrolling through her phone when she suddenly exclaimed excitedly.

    The school had its own forum, where a lot of things could be posted.

    # Lu Qingyi of Grade 3 (20) class promises to score full marks in the mock exam! #

    Luo Jia looked at this pinned post in surprise, then looked at Lu Qingyi in a daze.

    Was Qingyi pranked again?

    That was Luo Jia’s first reaction.

    Lu Qingyi merely glanced at the mobile phone screen, her lips curling slightly.

    Lu Jiayue was really fast, huh?

    "Qingyi, who’s messed with you again?"

    She had heard about the previous incident, it was Xia Yin from the 20th class who had a problem with Lu Qingyi and posted about her in the forum.

    The fact that Lu Qingyi promised to score full marks, did someone want to pick on her again because they didn’t like her?

    "I said it."

    She lightly raised her eyelids and casually said.

    Luo Jia: "..."

    Lu Qingyi wasn’t joking, was she?

    She seriously looked at Lu Qingyi, who didn’t seem to be joking at all.

    What did full marks mean?

    It was something she didn’t even dare to think about. Even the top student in their grade probably wouldn’t dare to make such a bold claim.

    Not to mention, wouldn’t essay questions deduct points?

    "Qingyi, are you serious?"

    Luo Jia stared at Lu Qingyi, asking very seriously.

    Lu Qingyi gave a light "Hmm" in response.

    She was tapping her left index finger lightly on the bed while scrolling through her phone with her right hand, looking utterly unconcerned.

    Luo Jia: "..."

    She was left speechless.

    "Some people just love to brag."

    Qi Zhen was carrying a big bag of things. She kicked the dormitory door open rudely and glanced at Lu Qingyi from the corner of her eye.

    She sneered lightly.

    Lu Qingyi didn’t react, not even lifting her eyelids.

    "Hey, Lu Qingyi."

    Qi Zhen threw her things on the ground, feeling somewhat upset at being ignored by Lu Qingyi.

    Lu Qingyi looked up, her eyes icy cold.

    "Even though I don’t like you that much, I still want to ask if it was slander or something you actually said."

    A lot of people knew about the previous incident; Lu Jiayue was recognized as a goddess in the school, so naturally, her posts received high attention.

    "I said it."

    Lu Qingyi replied softly, slowly starting to take off the socks she wore on her feet.

    Ah, she was actually kind of reluctant to take them off.

    Somehow, blue slippers paired with black socks -- this disharmonious match, seemed not as ugly as she first thought.

    Qi Zhen: "..."

    "Have you lost your mind?"

    Qi Zhen felt like swearing. She thought perhaps a bunch of outrageous thoughts were jogging in her mind.

    Full marks, there were only a handful of people nationwide who could achieve this, yet Lu Qingyi dared to say she could get full marks, was she nuts?

    She could write a flawless essay? Every calculation could be perfect, and she could answer every question correctly?

    Qi Zhen’s mouth twitched slightly.