Chapter 241: What Does It Really Feel Like to Be in Love?

To be honest.

Whether in her past life or this one,

Miss Jiang never had a great impression of journalists.

Not that there weren’t any good people in the profession,

But a large number of them loved to stir up drama just to create a story.

Take this nosy woman in front of her, for example.

【They say youth is wasted if you don’t live it to the fullest. Jiang Ning, how do you usually deal with the troubles of adolescence?】

Wasn’t that just a roundabout way of asking about her love life?

Mmp.

She was a beautiful underage boy—what kind of love life was she supposed to have?

“My current priority is to study hard.”

“So I don’t really have any adolescent troubles.”

Her answer was textbook perfect, straight to the point.

Guan Dan had already known the girl in front of her was smart,

But she hadn’t expected her to be this sharp.

【But you’ve already secured a spot in university, Jiang Ning.】

“Which means I should be enjoying my youth, not stressing over adolescent troubles, right, sis?”

At the word “sis,” Guan Dan finally realized this girl wasn’t someone you could bait with a few tricks.

She hesitated for a moment,

Then gestured to the camera crew.

Turning back, she whispered to Miss Jiang,

“Sorry, we’ll cut that part out.”

“It’s just… we were hoping you could…”

“Stir up a little buzz?” Miss Jiang saw right through her and frowned slightly.

“Sis, what kind of buzz do you think I could possibly generate…”

Mid-sentence,

Miss Jiang suddenly had an idea.

Her eyes narrowed,

She thought for a moment,

Then suddenly,

She smiled.

“Sis, what do you think of the topic: 【Olympic Gold Medalist from a Fried Chicken Shop】?”

…

An hour later.

After seeing the TV crew off,

Watching the van slowly drive out of the school gates,

Liu Liang of the discipline office walked up to Miss Jiang.

“Jiang Ning.”

“All those times you asked for leave, was it really to help your cousin run his shop?”

“Yep.” Miss Jiang answered honestly.

“His business was just getting started back then.”

“The shop was busy all the time, and I’d invested some of my New Year’s money into it too.”

“So… hehe…”

“You really…” Liu Liang shook his head.

“You can’t keep doing this. As a student, your studies should come first…”

Yes, yes, yes.

Miss Jiang nodded obediently like a pecking chick under the his scolding.

She had originally been racking her brain for ways to help her older cousin ease the burden.

And now, thanks to that nosy reporter from Jiangzhou TV,

She’d been struck with inspiration.

After all,

What spreads information faster than the media?

As long as she made a few more appearances in front of the camera,

‘Shi Ning Ji’ would naturally become associated with her.

By then, the transition would be smooth,

And the employees at the company and the shops would accept it.

The only problem left was how to fool her mom.

Worst case scenario,

She’d just pin it all on her cousin.

If anyone asked, she’d say she only invested a little New Year’s money.

That’s all.

With that,

Miss Jiang bid farewell to the Mr. Liu and headed back toward the classroom building.

But as she came within sight of the building…

She suddenly noticed

A sea of heads

Lined up along the windowsills,

All staring at her.

From the first floor to the fifth,

Almost every classroom had someone watching.

???

It was only then

That Miss Jiang realized she was still wearing a skirt.

Her bare legs were completely exposed to the air.

The next second,

Without a word,

She turned and walked away.

When Jiang Ning returned,

She stood beneath the classroom building,

Shook out her loose track pants,

And in that moment,

She could almost hear a chorus of disappointed sighs.

Tch.

A bunch of pervy little punks.

…

And just like that, the interview was over.

But Tian Yawen sneaking into the boys’ dorm still ended up getting found out by their teacher.

However,

From what Qi Wen said,

The teacher didn’t seem too harsh about it.

Just made each of them write a self-reflection,

Then sat them down for a long heart-to-heart.

As for what was said,

It was probably just the usual talk about relationships.

As long as it didn’t escalate,

Tian Yawen and Wang Xiao probably wouldn’t face anything too serious.

Still,

The whole situation left Qi Wen feeling oddly sentimental.

“Jiang Jiang, what does it really feel like to be in love?”

The question came out of nowhere, but it had depth.

Jiang Ning couldn’t help but think back to those few girls from her past life.

She remembered how it felt.

Her eyes narrowed slightly.

“Love, huh…”

“It’s complicated…”

“Sweet, bitter, sour, spicy—every flavor’s in there.”

“Ugh, you say that like you’ve actually been in love.” Little Qi rolled her eyes and stopped talking to her.

Watching the girl sulk beside her,

Miss Jiang chuckled softly.

She instinctively reached into her pocket.

Hmm…

Suddenly, she felt like having a smoke.

——————

That afternoon,

On the way to computer class,

Thanks to the lingering skirt incident,

Everywhere Miss Jiang went, she drew attention.

In truth, many people hadn’t actually seen her in a skirt.

But thanks to all the talk about her “goddess legs,” “divine legs,” and “leg fairy”,

Curiosity was at an all-time high.

So much so that the girl holding her hand, Qi Wen, couldn’t help but mutter under her breath,

“Jiang Jiang.”

“I think if we put you in that skirt next to an Olympic gold medal…”

“Most people at our school would look at your legs first.”

“After all… hehe…”

Oh really?

You, my Little Wife, dare to tease your man now?

Let me show you how a real husband puts his foot down!

In the next moment, Miss Jiang transformed into a martial arts master, unleashing her ultimate move—the Dragon Claw Technique.

She chased and grabbed all the way down the hall.

A short while later, Miss Jiang arrived at the computer lab, thoroughly satisfied, with her Little Wife blushing like a painted doll as she trailed behind.

Just as they were putting on their shoe covers—

“Wenwen, why is your face so red?”

Little Yuan had somehow appeared beside them without a sound, reaching out to touch Qi Wen’s cheek.

“Huh? Still warm.”

“I-I was running! Got hot from running!”

“Is that so~” Yuan Lu’s teasing tone was full of unspoken meaning, making Little Qi’s face flush even deeper.

“It was this old man who kissed her! So what!” Old Man Jiang pulled Little Qi over proudly.

Only to get stomped on hard by Qi Wen.

With a huff, she ran off.

Miss Jiang winced in pain and offered an awkward explanation:

“She’s just a shy little girl.”

The girls nearby burst into giggles.

Just then, the computer class teacher arrived.

At the teacher’s instruction, the students quickly returned to their seats.

They sat down, powered on their machines.

Staring at the Windows 98 interface on the screen, Miss Jiang smacked her lips.

Then—

The computer teacher began the lesson.

“Today, we’re learning about internet browsing.”

“The internet, also known as the international network…”

“It refers to the network of networks…”

While the teacher lectured up front, Little Qi at the desk was busy chatting about what kind of skirts looked the best.

Miss Jiang had no time to entertain her.

Her attention was completely captured by the bulky desktop computer in front of her.

As for why…

*Clack clack clack*

A rapid burst of keystrokes made Little Qi freeze in shock.

After a long moment, she muttered,

“Jiang Jiang, you type that fast?”

“Huh?? What’s this website?”

“Email? You know how to send emails?”

“That’s amazing.”

When Jiang Ning clicked once and closed the window, Qi Wen didn’t think much of it and continued her chatter.

“Jiang Jiang, is this that oicq thing? I’ve heard people talk about it…”

“Eh? Why’s your username ‘Diamond Bachelor’?”

“‘Hehehe’—so tacky, so silly…”

“Huh? Youmu.Tong? Who’s that? What a weird name!!”

The moment Little Qi saw the glamour shot on the screen, her face instantly turned bright red, and she instinctively looked away.

Seeing this, Miss Jiang’s lips curled into a smug smile.

Hah.

You dare mock this old man?

I’ve got plenty of ways to deal with you.

However—

Her smug grin didn’t last long.

From the seat behind her suddenly came Ye Na’s voice.

“Teacher!”

“Jiang Ning is looking at inappropriate content!”

???

What the hell!!!

(End of Chapter)

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OICQ (QQ)

An early Chinese instant messaging platform, the predecessor to QQ (Tencent QQ) , Popular in late 1990s-early 2000s China