Chapter 111: Wind Blows and Flowers Fall

In the classroom, Ning Xi's chest heaved as a blush crept across her beautiful face. She abruptly turned her head away, strands of hair falling loosely around her cheeks. "Y-you... move, I want to go home."

"Nope!"

Ye Fan continued teasing the girl. He couldn't help it, her flustered reaction was too adorable, and he couldn't resist admiring her beauty. "So, what's your answer? Give me a straight answer!"

"I..."

Ning Xi was exasperated. She glared at Ye Fan fiercely, her cute aggression making her even more endearing. She gritted her teeth. "No, I won't agree! Who told you to be late for the exam? I told you I'd go shopping with you if you got first place in the school, but you... you didn't even care!"

She had repeated this several times today, her stance clear, but Ye Fan still claimed she wasn't giving him a straight answer. It made her grind her teeth in frustration.

Was she...

About to bite him?!!!

"You've wronged me!"

Ye Fan's face was a picture of mock hurt, a playful smile still lingering on his lips as he whispered, "I really did take the exam seriously, but I encountered something more important on the way to school this morning, that's why I was late."

He was smiling, but it didn't feel out of place. His words held nothing but sincerity.

Ning Xi bit her lip, hesitation flickering in her eyes. "What... what happened to you this morning?"

As soon as she asked, she felt it was inappropriate and stammered, "I... I'm just asking casually. If it's inconvenient to talk about, you don't have to tell me."

"There's nothing inconvenient about it."

Ye Fan's brows furrowed slightly, and he stood up, taking Ning Xi's backpack from her hands. "Let's talk as we walk. You can ask me anything about myself."

"But... didn't you say I didn't agree...?"

"I was just teasing you."

The corners of Ye Fan's mouth curved up in a smile as he took Ning Xi's hand and led her out of the classroom.

Ning Xi kept her head down, her thoughts unknown. She was surprisingly docile, offering no resistance, only the faint blush on her cheeks betraying her inner turmoil.

As they walked out of the teaching building, they ran into Zhan Chongshan again.

All three of them felt a bit awkward.

Why were these encounters always so coincidental?

Zhan Chongshan glanced at their intertwined hands, his face betraying no emotion. He walked up to them and patted Ye Fan's shoulder. "Ning Xi hasn't been feeling well lately. You need to take good care of her and make sure she doesn't fall, alright?"

"Understood!"

"Good, it's good to be helpful."

"Thank you, Principal."

They sang the same tune, their cooperation seamless, their eyes meeting in a knowing glance.

Ning Xi: "..."

She was completely confused, her face full of question marks.

What was going on?

Just as Zhan Chongshan was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something. He stopped, turned around, and asked, "Ye Fan, I heard you were late for the Chinese exam this morning and were disqualified?"

"Yes."

Ye Fan nodded and said, "I encountered something on the way and was delayed. I'm sorry, but my score for this mock exam probably won't be very good. It won't happen again next time."

"Hmm."

Zhan Chongshan didn't ask for details. He straightened his clothes and said, "This mock exam doesn't really matter for you. The difficulty is lower compared to the actual college entrance exam. But you should take the next two mock exams seriously. It's not a bad thing to simulate the real exam in advance."

"This year's college entrance exam will use the national paper. It's going to be a tough battle. You can't be careless if you want to excel. The competition this year will be unprecedentedly fierce, you have to be fully prepared."

Ye Fan smiled calmly, a knowing look on his face. He replied evenly, "Thank you for your concern, Principal. I will definitely be prepared."

"Hmm."

Zhan Chongshan discreetly glanced at their intertwined hands, his face twitching slightly, before turning and leaving.

Sigh, I didn't see anything!

"Whew—"

Ning Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing her look of relief, Ye Fan's lips twitched slightly. "Don't be so scared, the principal isn't that scary."

Ning Xi pouted, speechless.

It wasn't about being scary or not. Holding hands in front of the principal was simply too audacious for a student.

The living room was a little dim. Ye Fan turned on the lights and took out a chilled bottle of lemonade from the fridge, placing it in front of Ning Xi. He asked with feigned curiosity, "Xiao Xi, why did you take the initiative to come to my place today?"

Ning Xi held the glass with her small hands and took a sip, her eyes flickering. "Not welcome? Then I won't come again!"

"Of course not."

Ye Fan shook his head quickly and sat down to Ning Xi's left, saying with a chuckle, "I'm delighted that a beautiful girl like you would grace my humble abode. How could I possibly not welcome you?"

Ning Xi bit her lip, anger flashing across her fair face.

Why did she take the initiative to come to Ye Fan's place? Of course, it was to ask him why he was late this morning. It was such an obvious question, Ye Fan couldn't possibly not have noticed, yet he didn't mention it at all, clearly playing dumb.

They had agreed to talk as they walked when they left the classroom, but after leaving the school, Ye Fan ignored her repeated hints and kept his mouth shut.

It was... so infuriating!!!

She put down her glass, and turned her body sideways, the distance between them less than two feet. Taking a deep breath, she suddenly stood up, and pressed her hands on Ye Fan's shoulders, pushing him back against the sofa. Using her arms for support, she leaned over him and demanded, "Why were you late this morning? Tell me!"

Ye Fan was stunned for two seconds, then narrowed his eyes.

In the brightly lit living room, their position looked extremely... intimate. The two cherry blossom trees, one large and one small, on the walls seemed to echo each other, silently witnessing this moment.

Strands of the girl's hair fell onto Ye Fan's face, tickling him slightly.

It was very comfortable...

"Why... why aren't you saying anything?"

Ning Xi lowered her head and said softly, "Didn't you say after school that I could ask you anything? You liar..."

"You can ask."

Before Ning Xi could finish her sentence, Ye Fan interrupted her, a playful glint in his eyes. "But is this really the right position for a chat?"

"Usually, when two people are this close, they're either about to kiss or make out. I don't mind, you want to try?"

"..."

Ning Xi froze. She looked down and saw that her legs were pressed against Ye Fan's, their bodies almost touching. Her face flushed crimson. In her anger, she had subconsciously acted without thinking. Now that she had come back to her senses, she just wanted to find a hole to hide in.

What was she doing?

This was so embarrassing...

The girl hurriedly got up, but because her movement was too sudden, her hands slipped, causing her to lose balance and fall into Ye Fan's arms. Breathing in the scent of Ye Fan's body, her brain instantly stopped functioning.

Ye Fan's hands instinctively rested on the girl's waist, and only then did he realize what had happened. The sweet fragrance in his embrace, along with the soft sensation from her body in front of him, made his body freeze in place.

The wind blew, flowers fell, and the atmosphere became extremely ambiguous.

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