No Ulterior Motives C30

Chapter 30: Luo Shanshan Got Hit

“Jiang Jiang, do you know what it feels like to like someone?”

During the self-study period, Jiang Ning was memorizing a text when she heard these words. Her mind involuntarily drifted back to her past life…

That cheerful girl, the one who loved to share everything with her.

Back then, they were always together, happily looking forward to each new day.

Was that what liking someone felt like?

Jiang Ning shook her head and didn’t answer. Instead, she turned to look at Luo Shanshan, who was lying on her desk.

At this moment, Luo Shanshan’s eyes were filled with worry, as if she was deeply troubled.

“What do you think he’ll feel when he receives the letter?”

“Anger?”

“Indifference?”

“Rejection?”

“Jiang Jiang, do you think he might secretly be happy?”

Seeing Luo Shanshan so anxious and uneasy, Jiang Ning suddenly felt a bit worried.

If that brat Tang Bo really agreed to be with Luo Shanshan, would she lose her friend?

The answer was obvious.

If he was willing, Luo Shanshan could even go on maternity leave in her second year of high school.

No way, no way.

Jiang Ning suddenly regretted helping this girl craft that love letter.

Wasn’t this just harming her?

With that thought, she could no longer focus on her book.

She simply put it down and turned to chat quietly with Luo Shanshan.

“Shanshan, why do you like Tang Bo?”

“Why?”

Luo Shanshan was obviously taken aback by the question.

She was stunned for a moment, her eyes filled with confusion, and she murmured softly.

“I remember it was one noon in eighth grade. It was raining heavily, and I didn’t bring an umbrella. I sat alone in the classroom, quietly waiting for the rain to stop.”

“I was so hungry back then. No joke, I could have eaten an entire pig.”

At this point, a small smile appeared on Luo Shanshan’s lips.

“As I watched the rain, I thought to myself, ‘If someone could lend me an umbrella so I could go out and find food, I would definitely be grateful to them.'”

“Then he appeared, asked me if I was hungry, and tore his bread in half to give me some.”

Hearing this, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but laugh.

“So half a piece of bread won your heart?”

Detecting the teasing tone, Luo Shanshan rolled her eyes.

“As if!”

“It was mainly because of that half piece of bread that I remembered there was a boy in class who liked eating bread at noon.” Luo Shanshan’s voice was still soft.

“And then?”

“Then, to thank him, I treated him to bread for three days…” As she said this, her face turned red.

Good grief.

A love story built on bread.

“And then?”

“Then we got to know each other better and often discussed schoolwork together. Until the second semester of ninth grade…”

The second semester of ninth grade…

Hearing this time frame, Jiang Ning suddenly recalled something.

Strangely, the memories played out from a female perspective.

One of them was Tang Bo, in front of many classmates, telling Luo Shanshan not to get too close to him.

“So, you just kept your feelings hidden?”

Luo Shanshan nodded.

But Jiang Ning still felt puzzled and asked,

“Then why now…?”

“Maybe it was impulsive. Maybe I was inspired by those classmates writing you love letters…”

“Anyway, now I regret it. What should I do, Jiang Jiang? I kind of regret it.”

Watching Luo Shanshan bury her head on the desk in frustration, Jiang Ning said in exasperation,

“You deserve it! And you even asked me for advice!”

However, things developed far beyond what Jiang Ning had expected.

During the break after the next two classes,

Jiang Ning had just stepped out with Qi Wen to buy snacks when two girls from Class One arrived at the door of Class Three.

“Who is Luo Shanshan? Come out for a moment.”

Then—

Two minutes later, Luo Shanshan returned to the classroom, covering her face, her eyes red.

In an instant—

The entire class was in an uproar.

Sun Qian, Zhu Hui, and several other girls surrounded Luo Shanshan, some asking questions, some trying to comfort her.

But no matter how much they asked, Luo Shanshan just lay on her desk and cried.

The soft, trembling sobs made everyone around feel bad.

Luo Shanshan wasn’t a beauty, nor was she a top student.

But she was kind-hearted and always cheerful, always warm to everyone.

Yet now, this girl, who was like a little bundle of happiness, had been bullied to the point of sobbing at her desk by girls from another class.

For the testosterone-fueled boys in their class, this was an absolute disgrace.

Immediately, a few of them ran out without a word.

By the time Jiang Ning and Qi Wen returned to the classroom, each holding two cups of milk tea—

Zhu Hui was still sitting beside Luo Shanshan.

“What happened?”

Jiang Ning handed a cup of milk tea to Zhu Hui, but the latter didn’t take it, instead giving her a meaningful look.

This left Jiang Ning puzzled.

Then, when she noticed Luo Shanshan lying on her desk, she was surprised.

But when she heard her sobbing—

Her almond-shaped eyes narrowed into a straight line.

“What’s going on?”

However, neither Zhu Hui nor the other classmates answered her question.

Even the boys who usually met her gaze directly avoided looking at her.

Now, this was interesting.

At that moment, Qi Wen, who had just set down the snacks she bought, also came over and asked curiously,

“Where’s Tian Yawen and the others?”

“Weren’t they just asking me to bring snacks for them? Why are none of them here?”

As she spoke, Qi Wen also noticed something was off—especially from her angle, where she could see a damp patch on the floor.

“Shanshan, what happened?”

Just then—

A voice came from outside the classroom.

“Hurry up! Sun Qian and the others are trapped in the restroom by the girls from Class One!”

Sun Qian!?

Trapped in the restroom!?

Jiang Ning instantly sensed something was wrong. She immediately leaned down, her face close to Luo Shanshan’s.

Feeling the occasional tremble of Luo Shanshan’s grief, Jiang Ning asked in a deep voice,

“Did someone bully you?”

“Who did it?”

After a few seconds of silence, Luo Shanshan suddenly lifted her head, threw herself into Jiang Ning’s arms, and cried even harder.

Just then, Chen Lan came up to Jiang Ning and whispered a few words.

Jiang Ning instantly understood.

It was really the love letter that caused trouble.

Somehow, Luo Shanshan’s love letter had ended up in the hands of a girl from Class One named Xu Li.

That girl also liked Tang Bo.

But unlike Luo Shanshan, she was strong-willed and domineering.

She had already claimed Tang Bo as her own.

Any girl who got close to Tang Bo would be warned.

As for why she resorted to violence this time, it was probably because she sensed that Tang Bo had some unusual feelings for Luo Shanshan as well.

But if he had feelings for her, why did he let Xu Li do this?

In an instant—

Jiang Ning’s impression of Tang Bo hit rock bottom.