She’s Crazy C42

Chapter 42

Actually, it should be fine.

After all, we’ll always be together.

…No, I can’t think that way.

—Zhang Lurang

—

At night, the moonlight poured through the gaps in the clouds, spilling a silver stream onto the ground.

Ambiguity lingered in the air, weaving a soft net that slowly enveloped them both.

Zhang Lurang suddenly felt a stifling restlessness rising from his chest.

It was both tingling and numbing, making his heart itch.

The feeling threatened to swallow his reason whole.

Su Zai Zai was still savoring her bold move from earlier.

She quickly came back to her senses, grinning as she patted his shoulder.

“Don’t be scared. I’ll take responsibility for you.”

Zhang Lurang turned his head and looked at her quietly.

His side profile was sharply defined, rigid and serious.

His lips pressed into a thin line, making his expression appear cold.

His deep eyes were darker than the night itself—captivating, almost bewitching.

The intensity of his gaze made Su Zai Zai tense up instantly.

The temperature around them seemed to drop several degrees, sending a chill down her spine.

Sweat dampened her palms.

Her earlier confidence vanished without a trace.

Quickly, Su Zai Zai tried to act casual as she stood up.

“W-what are you doing…? A-anyway, it’ll happen sooner or later.”

Seeing that he still didn’t speak, Su Zai Zai decided she wasn’t going to coax him.

She figured he just needed time to cool off. By tomorrow, he’d probably stop being mad.

After all, if he stayed so uptight all the time, it would be frustrating for her too.

Su Zai Zai took two steps back and suggested, “It’s really late. Let’s go home.”

Zhang Lurang stood up in silence.

Seeing this, Su Zai Zai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as she was about to reach for his hand—

Zhang Lurang suddenly grabbed her wrist and pushed her back.

In an instant, her back pressed against one of the pavilion’s columns.

Su Zai Zai was stunned, opening her mouth in confusion.

“You—” What are you doing?

Before she could finish her sentence—

The warmth of his lips crashed against hers.

Urgent, forceful, devouring every word she had yet to say.

She could even hear the faint sound of their teeth colliding.

His movements carried a hint of frustration—rough, intense, biting at her lips.

His tongue invaded her mouth, claiming every inch of her.

Su Zai Zai hadn’t even reacted yet, her eyes wide open as she endured his kiss.

After a while, Zhang Lurang licked her lower lip.

Their lips finally parted.

Su Zai Zai’s eyes were misty, a dazed look in them.

She came back to her senses and instinctively pushed him away, lowering her head awkwardly.

Gone was the arrogance she had just moments ago.

Zhang Lurang suddenly chuckled, a glint flickering in his deep eyes.

Lowering his gaze, he reached out and gently stroked her cheek.

His lips curved into a faint, teasing smile.

Then, he spoke—his voice low, hoarse, thick with restraint.

“Didn’t I tell you not to mess with me?”

Su Zai Zai guiltily lowered her head, not daring to meet his eyes.

The next second, Zhang Lurang lifted her chin, tilting her face up.

He leaned down, pressing a soft kiss to her forehead.

Su Zai Zai heard him chuckle under his breath.

Before she could respond, he added:

“This time, close your eyes.”

—

On the way back, Su Zai Zai remained silent the entire time.

Beside her, Zhang Lurang seemed to be in an unusually good mood.

Even without looking at him, she could feel the happiness radiating off him.

When they reached her building, Su Zai Zai quickly said goodbye and rushed upstairs.

Noticing her parents watching TV in the living room, she greeted them guiltily before retreating to her room.

She sat down on the carpet by her bed, hugging a plush toy from her nightstand.

Spacing out for a moment, she suddenly touched her lips and giggled foolishly.

But she couldn’t quite figure it out—how had things suddenly…

Gone wild like this?

After hesitating for a moment, she decided to talk to Jiang Jia.

Su Zai Zai: Zhang Lurang kissed me today.

Su Zai Zai: And he wasn’t shy at all…

Su Zai Zai: Does that even make sense?!

Jiang Jia: Uh… that’s normal, right?

Su Zai Zai: No, no, this is Zhang Lurang we’re talking about!

Su Zai Zai: I think he might be possessed or something…

Jiang Jia: …

Jiang Jia: When exactly did this happen?

Su Zai Zai: Just now.

Jiang Jia: Then yeah, totally normal.

Jiang Jia: Dark night, high winds, emotions running wild.

Jiang Jia: Zhang Lurang finally revealed his true nature.

Su Zai Zai: …And then tomorrow, he’ll go right back to normal. 🙂

Thinking about that, Su Zai Zai suddenly felt a little panicked.

She immediately exited the chat with Jiang Jia and sent a message to Zhang Lurang.

—Lurang, are we kissing again tomorrow?

Zhang Lurang: “…”

—

During the waiting period for their college entrance exam results,

Zhang Lurang enrolled in a driving school and also took up tutoring a middle school student in math.

Su Zai Zai originally wanted to learn how to drive too, but then realized she wouldn’t turn eighteen until the end of the year.

So, she gave up on that idea.

Instead, through a recommendation from her cram school teacher, she started tutoring a high school freshman in geography.

During a break,

She rested her chin on her hand, watching as the girl shyly chatted with someone over the phone.

Su Zai Zai suddenly got an idea. She quickly pulled out her phone from her pocket.

Making sure no one was watching, she took a selfie.

In the picture, she wore a deliberately coy expression.

Then, she sent it to Zhang Lurang along with a message:

—Lurang, I’m so shy talking to you~

Zhang Lurang replied almost instantly.

—Act normal.

“…Fine.”

The day after Zhang Lurang finished his first driving test, his college entrance exam results were released.

B Province’s results came out earlier than I Province’s.

He wasn’t particularly nervous, but Su Zai Zai kept urging him to check his scores.

Even Zhang’s mother kept calling.

Seeing that Zhang Lurang wasn’t taking any action, Su Zai Zai decided to leave her house and head straight to his.

It was a workday, so Lin Mao wasn’t home.

Because of that, Su Zai Zai rang Zhang Lurang’s doorbell without restraint.

She hadn’t told him in advance, so Zhang Lurang, inside the house, had no idea it was her.

Soon, his low voice came through the intercom: “Who is it?”

Su Zai Zai didn’t reply and pressed the doorbell again.

This time, the person inside seemed to have guessed.

Zhang Lurang opened the door, but only halfway, as if he had no intention of letting her in.

Seeing this, Su Zai Zai widened her eyes. “You’re not seriously not letting me in, are you?”

Zhang Lurang nodded. “I’ll take you home.”

Su Zai Zai was dumbfounded.

But thinking about it, it was true—they had been together for two years.

She had never once set foot in Zhang Lurang’s house.

Likewise, he had never been inside hers.

“Your uncle isn’t home, right? What’s the big deal if I go in for a bit…” Su Zai Zai was both frustrated and confused. “Come on, stop messing around. I want to check your college entrance exam results with you.”

Zhang Lurang said nothing. He walked over to the shoe cabinet in the entryway, grabbed his keys, changed into his outdoor slippers, and stepped outside.

After waiting at the door for half a minute, Su Zai Zai was genuinely getting angry.

She forced herself to calm down. When she saw him come out, she said coolly, “Go back inside. I’ll go home myself.”

Sensing her mood, Zhang Lurang still didn’t back down.

He softened his voice and instructed, “Su Zai Zai, don’t go into a guy’s house alone.”

Su Zai Zai had no idea how his mind worked. She fumed, “Are you serious?! You don’t count?”

“I do,” Zhang Lurang replied seriously.

Seeing his expression, Su Zai Zai’s anger vanished instantly.

Zhang Lurang reached out to hold her hand, and she didn’t shake him off.

They stood in front of the door.

Su Zai Zai compromised. “Then go back and check your results. I’ll wait here.”

Zhang Lurang’s lips curved slightly. He reached out and tucked the loose strands of hair by her cheek behind her ear.

“I already checked.”

“…When?”

“Five minutes ago. I sent it to you on WeChat.”

Su Zai Zai froze for a moment before quickly pulling out her phone.

She opened his recent message.

—694.

She hadn’t fully processed it yet and hesitated. “So… is that good or not?”

Zhang Lurang ruffled her hair reassuringly.

“It’s pretty good.”

Su Zai Zai let out a sigh of relief, then suddenly chuckled. She tilted her head up and kissed his chin.

“Look at you. Who would’ve thought?”

“You used to score only 30 points in English.”

Zhang Lurang didn’t say anything, his eyes soft as he looked at her.

“Sigh, I have such great taste.” She said proudly.

—

Two days later, Su Zai Zai’s college entrance exam results were also released.

She didn’t dare to check them herself, so she sent Zhang Lurang her admission ticket number and password, asking him to check for her.

After waiting for a while…

Su Zai Zai started to regret it.

If her scores weren’t good, Zhang Lurang probably wouldn’t even know how to break the news to her.

She climbed out of bed, walked to the study, and turned on her computer.

It was better to check it herself…

She hadn’t even logged into the website yet when her phone, sitting next to the computer, vibrated.

Su Zai Zai’s breath hitched. She bit her lip, tapped on the notification, and took a quick glance.

[Zhang Lurang: (Image)]

The image showed her subject scores and total score.

Su Zai Zai quickly scanned for her total: 645.

Then, she raised her eyes and focused on her math score.

—121.

Suddenly, her eyes stung.

She thought, if it weren’t for Zhang Lurang…

She probably would’ve only gotten into an average top-tier university.

If it weren’t for Zhang Lurang…

She never would have worked so hard, so relentlessly, pushing herself the way she did back then.

All because of her grades, she had put herself through so much.

Even when emotions ran high and it became unbearably difficult, she had endured.

At this moment, Su Zai Zai could proudly tell herself—

Her youth had never been wasted.