pjbooks Chapter 1 Spring Breeze Indeed Shows Pity for Flowers
Chapter 1 Spring Breeze Indeed Shows Pity for Flowers
4:44 PM.
Asagi City, Seaside High School.
"Open the door! Open the door now! Get out of there!"
It was the voice of Ma Shengxiong, the head of the teaching department.
Almost every student at the entire Seaside High School was familiar with this voice.
Inside the office, Zhou Huai suddenly jolted awake, instantly snapping out of the overwhelming sense of unreality that followed his rebirth.
He found himself sitting in his math teacher Xiong Li's office chair, with the computer in front of him on, displaying the currently popular online game, Pokémon Origins.
During self-study period, Zhou Huai sneaked into Xiong Li's office and secretly placed orders for Pokémon PvP ranked boosting.
[Ding, system notification: An urgent mission has been issued:
The task difficulty increases progressively from D to S.
system?
When I woke up after being reborn, I did hear a notification that the affinity system had been successfully bound.
"Shut down, shut down first!"
Zhou Huai frantically reached for the mouse, but due to his nervousness, he only managed to shut down the computer after three attempts.
He got up and walked quickly to the inner toilet, making noise as if he had just used the toilet, then turned around to open the door.
But just as his hand was about to touch the doorknob, Zhou Huai stopped.
He remembered that he had done the same thing in his previous life.
He hurriedly shut down the phone, pretended to go to the bathroom, then opened the door with an innocent look on his face.
Ke Mashengxiong was an experienced and shrewd person who had been dealing with student disciplinary issues for many years. The first thing he did when he entered the room was to reach out and touch the computer host.
The heat ripped away all pretense.
"Open the door! If you don't open the door, you're dead!"
The voices outside the door rose again.
Time ticked by, and Zhou Huai's back was soaked with cold sweat, but his mind was still racing.
Wait... system.
The voice just now said that the mission difficulty is D, which is the easiest difficulty.
In his previous life, he didn't have a system, and he would be caught by Ma Shengxiong as soon as he opened the door.
But in this life, the difficulty of escaping is surprisingly low. It seems the system has a way to help me escape perfectly.
With this in mind, Zhou Huai no longer hesitated and called out in his heart.
"System, system, are you there?"
I am here, Master.
"Open the system interface."
【OK. 】
The next second, a semi-transparent light blue virtual panel suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Huai.
The panel is clean and simple, with clear text. From top to bottom, it displays
His gaze quickly settled on the system space at the bottom.
Yes, that's the system space!
Zhou Huai's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked in his mind, "System, how do I use this system space?"
[Master, simply place your hand on the item you wish to store in the system space, and then silently recite "Store in System Space." However, the current system space only has a capacity of one cubic meter.]
"That's enough, thank you, system."
You're too kind, master.
Zhou Huai strode back to his desk, first placing a hand on the monitor's casing, then silently chanting, "Store in system space."
The next second, the monitor in front of him vanished into thin air.
Seeing that it was effective, Zhou Huai put the host, socket, power cord, mouse and other items inside.
In just three seconds, the desk that had been holding a computer became empty, with only a few lesson plans and some test papers remaining, showing no trace that anyone had played games there.
Zhou Huai then walked to the door and opened it.
"They're here, they're here."
Outside the door, Ma Shengxiong's brows were furrowed, and his face looked frightening.
"Zhou Huai, what are you doing in there? Why did it take you so long to open the door?"
"Director, I suddenly have a severe stomachache."
Zhou Huai clutched his lower abdomen, looking like he was in great pain.
"Ms. Xiong's office is the closest to our classroom, and the door happened to be unlocked, so I ran in to use the restroom."
Each of the core subject teachers at the seaside high school has a small, independent office.
Xiong Li's office is only a few dozen meters away from the classroom of Class 7, Grade 12, so Zhou Huai's reason is perfectly valid.
"Is that really true?"
Ma Shengxiong didn't believe it. He walked into the office, his gaze quickly sweeping across the room before settling back on Zhou Huai.
"A classmate just reported that you were secretly playing computer games in Teacher Xiong's office."
"I'm innocent, Director."
Zhou Huai looked aggrieved.
"How could I possibly do such a thing in the teacher's office?"
"Injustice?"
"I'm truly innocent."
Zhou Huai turned to the side and pointed to the location of the desk.
"Look, there isn't even a computer in Teacher Xiong's office. How am I supposed to type?"
Ma Shengxiong then noticed that there were only test papers and lesson plans on his desk.
He frowned slightly and began to examine the items carefully in his office.
He opened and closed the drawers, roughly searched through the filing cabinet, leaving no stone unturned—corners, under the table, windowsills.
After checking the outer room, he went into the inner room and even went to the toilet, but found nothing.
Ma Shengxiong's expression softened somewhat.
"Alright, it seems I wronged you. I'm sorry, Zhou Huai."
Just then, a slightly short and thin male student rushed in.
"Director, I can testify that Zhou Huai went to Teacher Xiong's office to play games more than once this week."
The person who came was Liu Afu from Class 8 next door.
He's been keeping a close eye on Zhou Huai for the past two days, and now he's here to kick him while he's down.
"Where's the evidence?"
Ma Shengxiong's smile vanished instantly, and he straightened his face again. Although he was stern, he was always fair in his dealings.
"Director, I saw it with my own eyes when I passed by the office just now..."
Liu Afu turned to look at the desk and realized that Xiong Li's desk did not have a computer at all.
"This...this is impossible!"
Liu Afu's expression changed drastically.
"Zhou Huai must have hidden him!"
He started acting recklessly, rummaging through and pulling things around the office.
The drawer was pulled open, exam papers were scattered all over the floor, and the cabinet door was slammed shut with a loud bang.
As Ma Shengxiong watched this scene, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper; a volcano was about to erupt.
"Zhou Huai, you go back to the classroom first."
"Yes, Director."
Zhou Huai nodded slightly, suppressing a smile, turned and walked out of the office, closing the door behind him.
The corridor outside the door was quiet and long, with sunlight slanting across the ground, casting long shadows.
Class 7 of the third year of high school was at the end of the corridor. Zhou Huai did not walk there quickly, but went to the balcony instead.
A cool breeze blew in my face, carrying a hint of sweetness.
"I've really been reborn!"
He looked up at the pale blue sky in the distance and blurted out his feelings.
"The spring breeze truly has a heart to cherish the flowers, and has even granted me the chance to be young again."
As Zhou Huai approached the classroom door, he suddenly stopped, took out his phone, unlocked it with a password, opened his contacts, found a familiar number, and quickly edited a message before sending it.
After doing all this, he gently pushed open the back door of the classroom and went inside.
Although it was a self-study period, the vast majority of students in the classroom were reviewing diligently.
Since he entered through the back door and moved quietly, only his deskmate Sun Yichang noticed.
She turned her head slightly, her clear and bright eyes curving into a shallow arc, her voice low and teasing.
"Zhou Huai, you've been so good today, playing for only a little while before coming back?"
Sun Yichang's lips curled slightly, her eyelashes were long and delicate, and her eyes blinked as if they were filled with tiny fragments of light.
Zhou Huai turned to look at her.
A faint, refreshing fragrance wafted over, a scent unique to Sun Yichang.
In their past life, they had a very good relationship, but he never treated her as a girl and instead treated her like a brother.
It wasn't until later, when Sun Yichang became a superstar in the public eye, that Zhou Huai realized what was happening.
The girl who used to chatter around him, worry about him, and care for him silently, is now so dazzling.
And now, Sun Yichang is sitting next to Zhou Huai, wearing the most ordinary blue and white school uniform, without any makeup, her bare face is enough to make the newly reborn Zhou Huai's heart flutter.
"Zhou Huai, do you have a cold? Why is your face so red all of a sudden?"
Seeing that he was not speaking and his expression was strange, Sun Yichang couldn't help but worry. She subconsciously reached out and gently placed her hand on his forehead to check his temperature.
"It's not hot at all..."
Her fingertips were soft and delicate; a gentle touch made Zhou Huai feel as if he had been burned.
He hurriedly looked away, casually pulled a test paper from his desk, spread it out, and pretended to do the questions, his voice sounding somewhat unnatural.
"I...I don't have a cold."
"oh…"
Sun Yichang drew out her words, leaned closer, and continued to ask in a low voice.
"I heard the headmaster's voice in the classroom just now. Did you get caught playing games in Teacher Xiong's office?"
"Almost."
As soon as he finished speaking, the system notification sounded in Zhou Huai's head again.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the mission. You are rewarded with one chance to win a prize.]
[Since the host completed the task perfectly without leaving any flaws, an additional chance to draw a prize is awarded.]
Zhou Huai was secretly pleased; there was even an extra reward.
Seeing that he was alright, Sun Yichang breathed a slight sigh of relief, then puffed out her cheeks again.
"Hmph, will you dare to do it again next time? Is that game really that fun that you always sneak off to play it when Teacher Xiong isn't at school?"
Her slightly pouting lips were charming and vivid.
Zhou Huai couldn't help but glance at her again, and before he knew it, he blurted out, "So...so cute."
The air fell silent instantly.
A faint blush crept onto Sun Yichang's face at a visible speed, spreading from her cheeks all the way to the tips of her ears.
Her eyes widened, hardly believing her ears, her voice trembling slightly, "What...what did you say?"
Zhou Huai was also a little embarrassed, but his eyes were unusually serious. "There won't be a next time. I won't do this again."
Looking at his serious expression, Sun Yichang's heart stirred slightly. After hesitating for a moment, she still asked a question in a low voice.
"Actually... I've been wanting to ask you this for the past few days, Zhou Huai, are you short of money right now?"
Zhou Huai was slightly taken aback. "Why do you ask that?"
"I asked Zhengyi, and he said that you've been spending all your time in internet cafes after school lately, taking on a lot of game boosting jobs, and you're even thinking of selling the old house your parents left you."