Chapter 41 After Class, Come Into My Arms (39)

“Mei—Mei Rose, come down first.”
Su Jing was mortified.
Everyone nearby was staring at them.
The girl clung to him like an octopus, wrapped tightly around his body.
He wanted to pry her off, but worried she might fall, he had no choice but to hold her.
“I don’t want to!”
Rose beamed at Su Jing with a dazzling smile.
Her large eyes sparkled as if filled with stardust.
Though she said so, what student wasn’t at least a little afraid of their teacher?
She stole a glance at the office, and only when she saw the door closed did she breathe a sigh of relief.
The boy’s cheeks flushed bright red as He Rose quickly pressed a kiss to his cheek before jumping down.

“!!!”
“Are they—are they together now?”
“Didn’t Su Jing say he’d never date in school? What’s going on? Did I just see that right? He Rose kissed Su Jing? She actually kissed Su Jing! The top student who only cares about studying!”
“I refuse to believe Su Jing would date He Rose. She must have shamelessly latched onto him! That has to be it!”

He Rose gave a snort.
“Su Jing, tell them loudly what our relationship is!”
The girl tilted her chin, her pride on full display.

Su Jing, cheeks still red, muttered softly, “Classmates.”
He Rose let out a satisfied laugh, then paused: “See, I told you—wait, what did you say?!”
Su Jing kept his head down, not daring to meet her gaze, his fingers nervously twisting together. He whispered defensively, “Didn’t we agree that we’d only be together if you made it into the top ten for the division…”
His mumbling was full of grievance, as if she were the one bullying him.
He Rose’s eyes grew wide with anger, nearly blazing.
“You know perfectly well how I do in exams! When have I ever made it into the bottom ten? If you want to wait, then just keep waiting!”
You’ll be single for the rest of your life!

“I—I didn’t mean…”
Watching He Rose storm away in a huff, Su Jing rubbed his earlobe helplessly.
In fact, he’d come to tell Rose that no matter what her grades were this time, they’d be in the same class next term.
He’d already received his admission notice from University A and technically didn’t have to attend high school anymore.
But Rose had said, more than once, how nice it would be if they could be classmates. So he had come to accompany her at school.
How did things end up like this?
Su Jing was bewildered.

A Si, holding a Chinese textbook in her hands, had developed the habit of reading by herself after class since coming here.
The girl looked absorbed, her dark eyes sparkling with concentration.

When He Rose entered, she immediately looked up and asked with curiosity, “Rose, are you together with that top student?”
That Su Jing—he seemed to be exceptionally brilliant.
Everyone called him the Academic Overlord.
Only in his second year, and he’d already been guaranteed a spot at university.
A Si’s words were precise and clear, each syllable sweet and soft with a young girl’s unique charm.
Hearing this, He Rose’s temper flared. She turned to the whole class, and to Su Jing still lingering at the door, and declared loudly, “If I ever talk to Su Jing again, I’m a dog!”
Her tone was fierce and unyielding.
Su Jing was at a complete loss.
His dark eyes were damp, brimming with grievance. “Rose, I—I was wrong… We’re not just classmates… It’s—I like you.”
The boy stood at the door, his gaze cutting through the crowd to find He Rose.
Sunlight streamed through the window, dappling the classroom with golden light.
For a moment, it felt as if forever had begun.
As if he loved her, through all the years she loved him.
The class remained immersed in the deep emotion of Su Jing’s confession.
Then, He Rose suddenly curved her lips—
“Woof!”