Chapter 103: Side Story – When We Were Young Part Two
Qin Ai’s words made the surrounding classmates involuntarily take a light breath. “Sister, when did you go blind? She’s obviously super beautiful!”
However, who dared to contradict Qin Ai to her face? They only dared to think it in their hearts and then mouthed in agreement, “Yes, big sister is right!”
Just when everyone thought that the beautiful girl would get angry at being belittled, she instead grasped Qin Ai’s hand.”You’re more beautiful than me, you’ll definitely be the school flower,” Zuo Bian said with a smile, her eyes shining brightly, her gaze filled with ardent emotions.
Facing such a pair of pure and passionate eyes, Qin Ai felt as if her heart had been scalded, but her expression remained cold, and she snorted, “Hmph, you’re quite self-aware.”
Zuo Bian found Qin Ai’s hand cool and smooth, she couldn’t help but caress it a few more times, thinking how perfect Qin Ai was, even her hands were beautiful.
The surrounding students, however, were shocked. What was this new student doing? Daring to touch their Boss’s hand? Wasn’t she afraid of getting beaten up?
Several guys who had tried to get fresh with their Boss before had been badly beaten. But then they thought, if a beautiful girl with pure eyes was touching their hand, wouldn’t that be a win for them?
They also wanted their hands to be touched.
The intense gazes made Qin Ai realize that the new student was still holding her hand. She looked down at their intertwined hands.
The girl’s hand was slender and fair, soft and delicate. Her fingertips gently caressed Qin Ai’s hand, but there was no suggestive intent in her touch.
Zuo Bian also noticed the strange atmosphere. She followed Qin Ai’s gaze and saw their hands.
However, she didn’t seem to think anything was wrong. She even caressed Qin Ai’s hand a few more times, squeezing it gently.
“Let go,” Qin Ai said coldly.
But if she really wanted her to let go, why didn’t she just pull her hand back?
“Isn’t it normal for girls to hold hands?” Zuo Bian asked.
“But we’re not close.” Qin Ai tried to pull her hand away, but Zuo Bian tightened her grip.
“Then we can be friends. Qin Ai, let’s be friends, okay?”
“No.”
The repeated rejections seemed to trouble Zuo Bian. She frowned.
The surrounding students, who were silently observing the scene, also frowned. Who would have the heart to reject such a beautiful girl? Only their Boss was so heartless.
After a moment of thought, Zuo Bian spoke again. “If we can’t be friends, then let’s be sisters. I can be your sworn sister.”
After all, they had gone from sworn sisters to lovers in their original timeline. Doing it again wouldn’t be a problem. Zuo Bian’s thoughts were pure, and she didn’t realize how suggestive her words were.
A student who was drinking water spat it out upon hearing Zuo Bian’s words. His deskmate, who had been sprayed, wiped his face and immediately whacked the student on the head with an Oxford dictionary.
Qin Ai quickly withdrew her hand, placing it on the desk, leaning forward, her narrow eyes narrowed slightly. Her tone was ambiguous. “I think you might have misunderstood something.”
Zuo Bian blinked. “What misunderstanding?”
“I advise a pure and innocent girl like you to stay away from me. If I bully you to tears, I won’t comfort you.”
Qin Ai’s words echoed a memory from Zuo Bian’s past, her eyes shining brightly.
Zuo Bian had been with Qin Ai for a long time. She couldn’t help but feel close to Qin Ai, so without thinking, she threw herself into Qin Ai’s arms, hugging her tightly.
“Qin Ai, you’re lying, you would comfort me. You kept comforting me when I was giving birth…” Realizing what she had said, Zuo Bian quickly shut up, burying her face in Qin Ai’s chest.
Her ears were red with embarrassment. The other students knew what was going on.
Qin Ai’s body stiffened. This was the first time she had been this close to someone. And when did she get this girl pregnant?
That was everyone’s thought. Had the new beauty come to hold their Boss accountable? They even had a child together? No wonder she had transferred schools in her second year of high school.
After a moment of stunned silence, the classroom erupted in chatter.
“Wow, I never expected this. As expected of Boss, she picked such a beautiful wife. When will I be so lucky?”
“In your dreams! Look at how beautiful and hot our Boss is. A beauty like that wouldn’t even glance at you.”
“Damn! I’m jealous!”
“Sour grapes, Boss is so fierce, she already has a kid at seventeen.”
“This is crazy! Look at how innocent and delicate that girl is. She got knocked up by Boss at such a young age. If this gets out, Boss’s family might break her legs.”
“What’s there to be afraid of? They can just get married. Having such a beautiful wife is like winning the lottery.”
Qin Ai’s head was about to explode from all the noise. Unable to bear it any longer, she yelled, “Shut up!”
Seeing that their Boss didn’t appreciate their gossiping, the students quickly shut up.
When the music teacher returned and saw the quiet classroom, she was pleased, praising them for being well-behaved.
Of course, they were quiet. Who would dare to be noisy and risk getting beaten up by their Boss?
The classroom might have been quiet, but their minds were racing. They couldn’t talk, but they could pass notes.
The music class ended, and the music teacher, satisfied, packed her things and left.
The class representative, who was supposed to take Zuo Bian to get her textbooks, shuffled over hesitantly.
“Um… Boss, you can take your wife to get the textbooks yourself. I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to go with you.” She carefully observed Qin Ai’s expression.
Qin Ai glared at her, then looked at Zuo Bian, who was looking at her with pleading eyes. “Qin Ai, can you take me? I only want to go with you.”
Qin Ai finally relented, clicking her tongue in annoyance. She stood up and walked towards the door. Zuo Bian hesitated, unsure if she should follow.
Qin Ai stopped after taking a few steps and turned to look at Zuo Bian, her tone impatient. “I’m taking you, so hurry up and follow me.”
“Mm-hmm!” Zuo Bian’s face lit up with a smile, and she followed Qin Ai closely, like a little tail.
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As soon as Zuo Bian and Qin Ai left, the classroom erupted in chatter, everyone gossiping.
“I told you so! When has Boss ever been this patient? Their relationship must be what we think it is!”
“Maybe the new student is just trying to cling to her. Look at how beautiful Boss is, wouldn’t you want to date her?” The student looked around, but everyone shook their heads frantically, their faces filled with fear.
“No, no, that’s too scary.”
“I agree. Dating Boss is like risking your life. I want to live a few more years.”
“So, I’m telling you, the new student must have something going on with Boss. The child is probably real. I never expected Boss to be the first one among us to have a child. As expected of her!”
“Um… girls can’t get pregnant naturally, right?” The student who said this got a knock on the head.
“What are you thinking? Maybe our Boss has special abilities. She can get people pregnant without medical intervention. As expected of Boss!”
Zuo Bian and Qin Ai were unaware of the wild imaginations of their classmates.
Zuo Bian followed Qin Ai closely, her eyes glued to Qin Ai’s back.
Qin Ai noticed her gaze and suddenly stopped. Zuo Bian, lost in her admiration, bumped into Qin Ai’s back.
“Ugh…” She rubbed her forehead.
Qin Ai’s lips twitched slightly. “Do you know how much misunderstanding your words just caused?”
“I’m sorry, I said the wrong thing.”
Zuo Bian lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes fluttering. Qin Ai felt a warmth spread through her heart.
She crossed her arms, looking at Zuo Bian with a scrutinizing gaze. “Feeling guilty now?”
Zuo Bian looked up, her face flushed. “I can take responsibility for you!”
“Responsibility?” Qin Ai repeated the word, savoring it. But then she said, “I don’t know why you’re approaching me, but let me tell you, my family is strict, and my parents don’t allow me to date. So I advise you to focus on your studies. A good girl like you should stay away from a bad student like me.”
If those who knew Qin Ai well heard her words, they would laugh their heads off. None of it was true!
Strict family? Qin Ai’s parents wished she would date. All she cared about were motorcycles, video games, and the piano. They even suspected that she was asexual and might end up marrying a motorcycle.
As for being a “bad student,” Qin Ai was indeed popular at school and was called “Boss” by many, but she always ranked first in her exams. So whether she skipped class to go racing, read comics during class, or slept in, the teachers turned a blind eye.
However, Zuo Bian wasn’t discouraged by Qin Ai’s words. Her intuition told her that Qin Ai didn’t dislike her.
She grabbed Qin Ai’s hand, her expression serious. “Do you like good students? Then I’ll study hard. When you’re an adult, I promise I won’t date you.”
Qin Ai effortlessly withdrew her hand, her expression indifferent. “Oh, whatever. Do you still want to get your textbooks? Next class is math.”
“Yes, yes, yes.”
Qin Ai didn’t realize what a big hole she had just dug for herself.
She had said they couldn’t date, and Zuo Bian would take her words seriously.
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