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These two girls are from Su Yan's class.
And the really good-looking one, also hailed as the national school beauty, is named Yao Yufei.
Probably because of the words of the person next to her, Yao Yufei's usually cool face showed a hint of a girlish smile.
"Really?"
The girl next to her affirmed confidently.
"Of course it's true. You're the school's recognized beauty, and when you stand with Jiang Ran, you're a natural pair."
Yao Yufei's smile deepened.
"Is the whole school saying that?"
"Yeah! Only you and Jiang Ran are the perfect match!"
The girl spoke with conviction.
The two of them walked to the classroom door.
Before pushing the door and entering the classroom, Yao Yufei glanced casually at Su Yan.
Her face returned to its cool demeanor, but she paused for an extra moment when looking at the black tie on Su Yan's arm.
Just now...when she saw Jiang Ran at the school gate, he didn't seem to be wearing a tie.
Moreover, his friends seemed to have a knowing and meaningful look.
The girl next to her noticed Yao Yufei's pause and asked curiously,
"Yu Fei, what are you looking at?"
Yao Yufei's eyes swept over Su Yan, and after a moment,
"Do you think Jiang Ran might like delicate girls?"
The girl next to her immediately understood that Yao Yufei was talking about Su Yan.
This Su Yan has always been timid, although she is somewhat pleasant to look at, what's the use??
The girl spoke mockingly, deliberately leaning closer to Su Yan.
"Yu Fei, are you not confident in yourself? How could someone like Jiang Ran be interested in a pretentious girl? He's definitely into someone like you, Yu Fei!"
Yao Yufei felt there was some truth to it and chuckled lightly.
She was laughing at herself, wondering why she even asked such a question earlier.
Then she turned and pushed the door to enter the classroom.
Probably because Yao Yufei's gaze was too penetrating, Su Yan looked up, just in time to see those two girls sneering at her as they walked into the classroom.
For a moment, confusion flashed in her eyes—were they talking about her just now?
Her hand fiddled with the corner of her clothes.
About twenty more minutes passed.
Outside the corridor, the weather was clear and sunny.
A few boys turned around the stairway corner, walking leisurely.
They seemed unfazed by the fact that they were still wandering around the campus even though class had already started.
Perhaps they've done it many times before.
Until someone spoke up,
"Hey? Brother Jiang, isn't that the girl we ran into at the alley entrance?"
Originally walking indifferently at the back, Jiang Ran heard someone speaking and looked up to see.
He saw a girl standing at the door of Class 3, Year 2, wearing a white T-shirt and a black pleated skirt—the Imperial Capital High School girls' uniform. Her right arm still bore his black tie.
The girl had her head down, with strands of hair falling over her cheeks.
She looked a bit down.
"Tsk, is she punished for being late?"
"What heartless teacher would make such an adorable girl stand as punishment?"
As these boys chatted, they walked past the girl, taking a couple of extra glances at her.
But...
As they walked, they realized Jiang Ran was gone.
Turning back, at some point, Jiang Ran had stopped in front of the girl.
A few of his friends, eager for drama, squatted by the wall to watch the fun.
Jiang Ran raised his eyes and glanced over.
The boys, full of mischief a moment ago, immediately calmed down.
They hurriedly retreated.
Jiang Ran was tall, and Su Yan only reached his shoulder height.
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