SB-chapter 24

No matter whether Wang Yibo had lost his memory or not, he never worried about his grades.

After all, he usually handed in an empty test, but for the first time ever, he started to think about his grades after his test was over.

He had the urge to find Xiao Zhan to help him check, but he suppressed the urge.

Xiao Zhan brought it up first and even waved his hands, as if he didn’t care. “You won’t score second place anyway, so it doesn’t matter what place you are.”

However, he was a bit curious too.

The grades for last month’s exam were posted by the blackboard of the class.

Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan were on separate ends of the spectrum. Don’t mention even being on the same paper, but of the 11 classes in the grade, his name wasn’t even on the paper.

But his rank within the class looked fine, so Wang Yibo carelessly glanced at the paper and thought that he would at least be on the same paper as Xiao Zhan.

Xuan Lu was ruthless this time. If nothing happens, Xiao Zhan clearly wouldn’t fall from first place and unless something went wrong with the teacher grading the papers, there was no way that Wang Yibo would be second place.

If one wanted to be in second place, that meant they had to defeat at least a few hundred people in the grade.

Towards Wang Yibo who rarely studied, it was not just difficult, but as difficult as going to heaven.

There was a poll on a forum regarding whether Wang Yibo could score second or not.

Because of the monthly exam, people started to guess how many ranks Wang Yibo could improve from his current and there were people who sent anonymous comments mocking him.

In short, when the hills are all flat and heaven and earth merge, then there is the possibility for Wang Yibo to catch up to Xiao Zhan’s footsteps.

There were others who thought worse and said, “Why do I feel like Wang Yibo has unclear intentions towards Xiao Zhan?”

This comment seemed to have taken over the forums.

Though Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan didn’t know this, Seungyoun knew this. It made him a bit worried since he was really touched by Brother Wang’s studious attitude and felt as if he shouldn’t have mocked him last time.

One shouldn’t bully another based on their actions. Who knows? Maybe he could really reach Xiao Zhan’s footsteps one day?

Don’t mention whether Wang Yibo could catch up to Xiao Zhan’s footsteps for now, but the latter noticed that Wang Yibo wasn’t in a great mood.

When Xiao Zhan went to get lunch, he got an extra 2 drumsticks for Wang Yibo and gently soothed him, saying, “The grades should be out on Friday, so don’t worry too much.”

“Who’s worried?” Wang Yibo grabbed the drumstick from Xiao Zhan and squinted his eyes, saying, “I don’t care. I’m fine with sitting behind you.”

He’s quite stubborn.

Xiao Zhan didn’t say any more and waited for Wang Yibo to finish the first one, before delivering the other one.

Wang Yibo was about to bite it when he suddenly stopped and said, “I’m not going to eat it.”

Xiao Zhan ended up eating it himself. The new chef of the cafeteria had great skills and he treated his job seriously. As of right now, there was not a single student who disliked the food in the cafeteria.

Treat the drumsticks as an example. Each of the drumsticks were slashed open by a knife and the time spent to simmer-fry it was just perfect. The fragrant smell of the juice was completely soaked in the meat and with each bite, the meat softened. One’s mouth would be covered in juice and meat, making them satisfied at the bite.

Xiao Zhan was no exception. When he was chewing on food, he wouldn’t reveal his teeth and his lips would be slightly pursed. His face would also be puffed up.

Wang Yibo didn’t know how others would think of Xiao Zhan, but he thought that Xiao Zhan was very cute.

Seeing how Xiao Zhan was enjoying his food, Wang Yibo licked his lips and said, “Give me another bite.”

The meat on the drumstick was almost finished by Xiao Zhan and this made the latter stunned, saying, “I’ll go get another one for you.”

“I’ll eat what’s leftover.”

Is there something wrong with your brain?

Xiao Zhan criticized him in his heart and looked left and right.

Peng Chuyue was eating and playing on his phone and no one else was looking towards them.

Therefore, he slowly gave Wang Yibo the drumstick. The drumstick had been roasted, so Wang Yibo finished eating the meat in one bite.

After he was done, he said pleasingly, “I think I’m a bit full now.”

Xiao Zhan took the bone back and humphed, saying, “Why do I feel like I’m feeding a puppy?”

“Repeat that.”

“No.”

Wang Yibo chuckled and said, “You’ve gotten brave.”

Wang Yibo thought that the food in his plate was tasteless and dull, so he reached for the food in Xiao Zhan’s plate.

After a few attempts, Xiao Zhan raised his head to look at Wang Yibo, saying, “I think there’s no use in being nervous too. It’s not like it will change the results.”

“I already said I’m not…” Wang Yibo suddenly paused and stopped being stubborn, saying, “That’s right. I’m very nervous. Do you have any ways of relieving this anxiety?”

“Before the grades are out, go and study some more, so you can make the most out of yourself.”

“I think it won’t work. I can’t calm my heart down at all.”

While eating, Xiao Zhan was thinking, but before he could finish his thought process, Wang Yibo continued, “Are you planning on taking a nap in your dorm later on?”

Xiao Zhan nodded and Wang Yibo replied, “Then you should hand in your homework.”

Xiao Zhan choked from the scare.

He had been busy with tests for the last few days and it felt like Wang Yibo really wanted to do well on this test as well.

Wang Yibo had been reviewing the notes in the textbooks, so he hadn’t forced Xiao Zhan to hand in his homework.

Now that the test was over, Wang Yibo stubbornly asked for Xiao Zhan’s homework.

Xiao Zhan walked in front while Wang Yibo followed behind.

As they walked to the dorm, Xiao Zhan immediately closed the door and Wang Yibo was locked outside.

He licked his lips and said, “On the count of 3, either open the door or stay away from the door. Otherwise, don’t blame me for smacking your head when I kick the door open.”

“Three, two…”

Xiao Zhan opened the door and softly said, “I just finished eating and I need to brush my teeth.”

“…” Wang Yibo paused and then said, “Brush, brush what?”

Xiao Zhan was red and said, “Brush my teeth.”

“…” The door to the dorm was closed again and Wang Yibo paused, walking back to his own dorm.

When he came out, he saw Xiao Zhan refilling his water bottle. He glanced at Wang Yibo and then kept his head down.

Around noon, Wang Yibo went to brush his teeth fully and this earned him many weird looks and then asked countless people before he finally got 2 pieces of bubblegum. He then knocked on the door of Xiao Zhan’s dorm.

There was an intense ceremony-like feeling.

He was a bit excited since his Zhanzhan suddenly wanted to brush his teeth today.

Did it mean that he was going to hand in his homework? Did he finally realize how many days worth of homework he owed him?

After Xiao Zhan rinsed his mouth, he sat on bed and listened to Wang Yibo’s rude knocking on the door. He wanted to back out now.

Wang Yibo was very angry before and in a moment of desperation, he thought of an idea to stall the time. In reality, he didn’t want to hand in his homework. Who would want to cuddle and kiss Wang Yibo?

Wang Yibo stood by for a while and because of this ceremony-like feeling in his heart, his face couldn’t help but be red.

But, his ‘polite’ knocking didn’t win over the person handing in his homework.

He stood for a while and until his slight red face faded a bit, he noticed that Xiao Zhan hadn’t responded.

Wang Yibo pushed the door, but he was unable to do so.

He suddenly realized something and kicked the door all of a sudden. Accompanying the bang, the door was opened, but then it got pulled back by the anti-theft chain on the door, so he couldn’t open it.

Xiao Zhan jumped up from the scare and rushed over. He watched at Wang Yibo’s gloomy face and this made Xiao Zhan scared.

Looking through the crack, it made Wang Yibo even more terrifying. Xiao Zhan reached to pull the anti-theft chain and lied, saying, “I, I fell asleep.”

Wang Yibo pushed the door open and Xiao Zhan subconsciously backed up. He watched as someone peeked in and once he saw it was Wang Yibo, Xiao Zhan immediately ducked far.

Wang Yibo closed the door behind him and Xiao Zhan had a sharp gaze, seeing that the door couldn’t close, he murmured, “The door, door is broken. We, we should go out.”

“You’re scared of someone seeing us?” Wang Yibo chuckled and reached over to grab Xiao Zhan, saying, “Since you’re not willing to hand in your homework with the doors closed behind us, then let’s do the homework outside.”

He tugged Xiao Zhan out and the latter subconsciously struggled.

Xiao Zhan reached for the bunk bed’s ladder and said, “I’ll hand it in. Let’s go to a remote place where there’s no one…you, you don’t need to tug on me.”

Wang Yibo remained silent as he hugged Xiao Zhan’s waist, making the latter scared and went to hug the ladder.

He said with teary eyes, “I’ll hand it in. I’ll hand it in! Wang Yibo, don’t be like this…”

Wang Yibo was clearly stronger than Xiao Zhan, so when the latter hugged the ladder, the bed was suddenly tugged forward by Wang Yibo trying to pull on Xiao Zhan.

Seeing that even the bed was going to be pulled out, Xiao Zhan’s tears fell down and said, “I’m sorry. I’ll definitely hand in my homework in the future. Let me go. Wah, wah. Let me go…”

Xiao Zhan’s hair stood up as he imagined handing in his homework on the hallway.

Without a doubt, within the afternoon, everyone including his parents would know that he was dating Wang Yibo. When Xiao Zhan thought about this, his body trembled nonstop.

Xiao Zhan suddenly heard a burst of laughter and he looked over with tears in his eyes.

Wang Yibo couldn’t hold it in anymore, laughing out loud and saying, “You’re scared? Hm?”

Xiao Zhan realized that Wang Yibo was teasing him and couldn’t help but purse his lips, attempting to push the bed back in. But he was shaking, so he couldn’t push it, making him feel useless. Even the bed was bullying him.

At that thought, Xiao Zhan’s tears fell down quickly and Wang Yibo who had his arms around Xiao Zhan kicked the bed back into its original place, making Xiao Zhan feel a bit better.

“You, you scared me.”

“Who scared you?” Wang Yibo said mischievously, “I’m telling the truth. If you don’t hand in your homework on time, I will kiss you on the flag raising ceremony. If you don’t believe me, you can try.”

“I’ll hand it in. I’ll hand it in, ok?” Xiao Zhan pushed Wang Yibo’s away and said, “My door’s broken because of you, so I can’t hand in the homework here.”

Wang Yibo spun Xiao Zhan in a circle and the latter was suddenly pressed against the broken door.

Wang Yibo hung the anti-theft chain back on the door while he was at it and then pressed his lips against Xiao Zhan.

There was a sudden movement outside and someone whispered, “Xiao Zhan lives here. I just saw Wang Yibo kicking the door in and he probably wants to beat him up.”

“Wang Yibo, Wang Yibo?” It was Nei Mingjue and he was banging on the door. He reprimanded, “Wang Yibo! I’m going to call the police. Open the door!”

Separated by the door, Xiao Zhan felt the scalp of his head exploding and Wang Yibo’s heart thumped rapidly. But this exciting feeling spread throughout his whole body; he felt his heart burning and boiling from the kiss and his hair trembled.

He attempted to deepen this kiss, but this terrified Xiao Zhan and his eyes became redder from crying.

“Wang Yibo! I’m warning you. If you dare to bully Xiao Zhan, you’ll be kicked from the elite class tomorrow!”

Xiao Zhan pushed hard and mumbled, but Wang Yibo didn’t care and cupped Xiao Zhan’s head, closing his eyes and slightly tilting his head to deepen the kiss.

“Wang Yibo  —” Nei Mingjue hollered angrily, “On the count of three, I’ll kick the door open if you don’t open it!”

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