Conspiracy: I'm directing my own life

Chapter 31 A Young Girl's Thoughts

After Ning Wantang first met Chu Kong, she became certain of one thing.

Life is always like a wild horse that is hard to control.

Seeing Chu Kong rush out of the classroom looking pale, Ning Wantang's forced composure almost crumbled.

What's going on?

Am I so ugly that he felt disgusted looking at me?

No way, even if I don't look exactly what he wants, I still have decent features, right?

Do I smell?

Ning Wantang pulled up a corner of her clothes and sniffed it; there was only a faint scent of laundry detergent.

Calm down, Ning Wantang, you need to calm down.

He must have been too nervous on his first day of school, so he's not used to it.

Judging from how thin he is, he probably isn't in very good health.

Yes, that's a reasonable answer, that's it.

Just as Ning Wantang was trying to convince herself, a note flew steadily from Zhang Xiaojia's hand in front of her onto her desk.

After throwing the note, Zhang Xiaojia turned around and winked at Ning Wantang with a mischievous grin.

Okay, no need to guess, whoever passed the note, everyone along the way has seen it.

However, the fact that the other party would pass a note like this suggests that what's written on it isn't anything particularly private.

Thinking this, Ning Wantang opened the note.

"I've had a crush on you for a long time." — Li Lingchuang

Forwarded to Ning Wantang (crossed out).

Hmm, it's definitely not something that involves a lot of privacy...

Bullshit!

The moment Ning Wantang opened the note, she was almost furious at its contents.

During her school days, Ning Wantang received many confessions of love. After all, who wouldn't like a sunny and cheerful girl?

Therefore, being confessed to was not a particularly unusual thing for Ning Wantang.

When it comes to confessing one's feelings, it's not that hard to tell what's on a young boy's or girl's mind.

Usually, he would find an excuse to call her to a secluded place, then shyly hand her a love letter, or muster up the courage to say "I like you" in person.

She had seen those elaborate displays of candles and flowers before.

But this was the first time she had ever heard such a confession.

Is this a confession or a notification?

You even misspelled my name, but you couldn't bear to write it on a new sheet of paper.

Did you lose a game of Truth or Dare?

Rolling her eyes, Ning Wantang looked at where Li Lingchuang was.

In my memory, Li Lingchuang was not a very noticeable boy in the class, but he was definitely not friendly.

Since I transferred to this school, I have never had any interaction with him, and I have never even felt his gaze upon me.

So, why would he like me?

Ning Wantang is not someone who gets carried away by others' praise and compliments. On the contrary, she is meticulous and usually takes the initiative to think about the logic behind things.

This is also why she has never accepted anyone's confession.

After all, most teenage boys are ashamed to spend all their time with girls, and most of those who confessed their feelings to Ning Wantang were secret admirers who kept their distance.

How can two people who know nothing about each other fall in love so easily?

So, what's the situation with Li Lingchuang?

Li Lingchuang, who was in my line of sight, was focused on the blackboard. He showed no signs of the anxiety he had shown after passing the note, nor did he turn around to look at me, expecting my reaction.

This is quite different from his previous suitors.

Is it really just a joke?

No, given his behavior in class lately, he's unlikely to make jokes like that.

Just then, an idea quietly appeared in Ning Wantang's mind.

Could this boy, who has always been relatively unknown in class, also be a member of the production team?

Once such an idea takes root, the mind begins to subconsciously search for confirmation in the slightest clues.

He was already in this class when he came to this school.

At the time, I thought I was one of the first students to transfer in, but now it seems that judgment was a bit arbitrary.

Back then, his interpersonal relationships in the class were not much different from now, and he didn't have much interaction with his classmates.

From this perspective, he is very likely an actor who transferred to the school from outside.

The second point of suspicion is the timing of his passing the note.

Why confess earlier or later? Why confess on Chu Kong's very first day at the school?

Assuming he really was an actor arranged by the production company, what does his confession to me have to do with Chu Kong?

Could it be that the production company wanted a love triangle scene and forced him to do this?

Just as Ning Wantang was still thinking, Chu Kong returned to the classroom from the washroom and sat down next to her.

His face had some water stains, indicating that he had washed his face.

"Are you alright?" Ning Wantang asked with some concern, looking at Chu Kong's face.

This was her genuine concern, and had nothing to do with the production company's script.

As soon as Chu Kong's gaze met Ning Wantang's, he quickly turned his head to look at the blackboard.

It's as if they can't avoid it at all.

Ning Wantang was completely unaware that Chu Kong was avoiding the gaze of nearby classmates; she simply thought Chu Kong was a little shy.

His cowering appearance somewhat resembled the pitiful boy Ning Wantang had imagined.

Outside Chu Kong's sight, Ning Wantang watched his every move with tender eyes.

It was already class time, and he didn't have time to organize the huge stack of new textbooks he had just received, so he could only leave them piled up on the table.

Then, he took a glass from his bag, placed it on the table, and pulled out a math textbook from the stack of books, spreading it out in front of him.

Then, he stared intently at the blackboard, looking completely absorbed, without making any other movements.

Ning Wantang couldn't help but chuckle. Who teaches math like this? He just opened his textbook, didn't write anything, didn't do any calculations, and simply stared at the blackboard.

His absent-mindedness was practically written all over his face.

For Ning Wantang, since she had already taken the college entrance examination, her attention was completely focused on Chu Kong.

After careful observation, Ning Wantang noticed that although Chu Kong sat still, his gaze kept scanning the classroom, as if he was getting familiar with the unfamiliar environment.

But the next moment, Chu Kong, who was looking around, met Ning Wantang's gaze once again.

An awkward silence fell over the atmosphere. Chu Kong turned his head away, his expression suggesting that the turn was merely an unintentional gesture.

Ning Wantang smiled slightly, leaned her body slightly towards Chu Kong, lowered her head and whispered in Chu Kong's ear, "If you need any help, you can tell me anytime."

Hearing this, Chu Kong slowly turned his head, forcing a stiff smile: "Okay... thank you."

As the school bell rang, Mr. Long's math class came to an end.

After Teacher Long left the classroom, a strange atmosphere swept over Chu Kong.

The classmates were overly enthusiastic and came up to Chu Kong to greet him.

Ning Wantang knew that most of these people, like herself, were actors arranged by the production company, and their purposes were basically the same.

Seeing Chu Kong's troubled expression, Ning Wantang spoke up, stopping them at just the right moment.

However, just when she thought the matter was over, she noticed that from another direction in the classroom, Li Lingchuang and his henchmen were looking at her with ill intent.