She’s Crazy C17

Unrequited love can make a person’s emotions fluctuate wildly. Losing sleep at the slightest provocation, losing appetite just as easily. Laughing like a lunatic one moment, then… wanting to cry the next.

— Su Zai Zai Fairy’s Diary

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Zhang Lurang also turned back.

Hearing her words, he raised his brows in confusion. “Why should I add you?”

Su Zai Zai didn’t know how to respond for a moment.

After thinking about it, she shamelessly said, “Because I want you to.”

“……”

Su Zai Zai was utterly frustrated. “What are you so afraid of?”

Just adding a WeChat contact, and he looked like he’d rather die than agree.

“Look, so many people want to add me on WeChat, and I don’t give it to them. You, on the other hand—don’t you feel happy, excited, thrilled to be able to have my WeChat? Don’t you feel honored? Don’t you think it’s like winning the lottery?”

“……”

Seeing his resistance, Su Zai Zai decided to apply some pressure.

“I’ll give you three seconds. If you don’t refuse, you have to accept my friend request tonight.”

“Su Zai Zai.” His eyes were completely devoid of emotion.

“Three.”

“……”

“Two.”

“……”

“One.”

Her overbearing attitude left Zhang Lurang helpless.

After pondering for a moment, he finally uttered a single word: “Fine.”

Fireworks exploded in her mind, crackling loudly.

Su Zai Zai hadn’t even had the chance to cheer before he added another condition.

“If you pass both physics and chemistry in the midterms.”

In an instant, Su Zai Zai felt like she had fallen from heaven to hell.

“Lurang, that’s just too much.”

“……”

“Zhang Lurang!”

“Then forget it.”

Su Zai Zai immediately backed down. “That’s not what I meant…”

Hearing this, Zhang Lurang lowered his head.

A flicker of amusement flashed in his eyes.

Su Zai Zai licked her lips and pitifully asked, “Can I pass if my scores add up to 100?”

This time, he was surprisingly agreeable.

Without hesitation, he nodded. “Mm.”

A teacher on patrol approached from the other end.

Having secured his agreement, Su Zai Zai didn’t feel as happy as she had expected.

She walked a few steps before suddenly turning back, looking dejected. “I’m going back now.”

With that, she trudged away, feeling heavy-hearted.

Zhang Lurang stood in place for a while.

It wasn’t until the teacher reminded him that he snapped out of it.

Back in the classroom, he recalled Su Zai Zai’s expression just now.

He dazed out.

Suddenly, he felt a little regretful.

Maybe… he had set the bar too high.

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Although the exam was only two days away, Su Zai Zai still decided to make a last-ditch effort, so she barely sought Zhang Lurang’s attention that week.

Every break, she buried herself in physics or chemistry books.

Even in class, she miraculously paid full attention.

Jiang Jia leaned on the desk, watching her do practice problems.

A few minutes later, looking at her disaster of a worksheet, Jiang Jia couldn’t take it anymore.

“Stop writing. Even if you don’t get 100, he’ll still add you on WeChat. Want to bet?”

Su Zai Zai paused, her eyes still fixed on the problem, her long curled eyelashes trembling slightly.

“He won’t.” She said softly.

Zhang Lurang knew she wouldn’t pass.

That’s why he said what he did.

He always thought she was annoying, so he wouldn’t give her any more chances to bother him.

Su Zai Zai knew this very well.

But even if she couldn’t pass, she still wanted to try.

She could only cling to the tiny hope that he would keep his promise—just to get a little closer to him.

“Jia Jia, why am I being so stubborn?” Su Zai Zai rested her chin in her palm, sounding sulky. “Even if he adds me, he probably won’t even reply to my messages.”

He’d just be like a decorative contact in her list.

But knowing that there was even the tiniest chance…

It became an irresistible temptation.

—

On the Saturday after the midterms, Su Zai Zai was sleeping soundly in bed when her mother suddenly yanked her up.

She groaned in protest, struggling desperately to bury herself back under the blankets.

The room fell silent.

But Su Zai Zai could still feel her mother’s presence.

She held back for a while before finally pulling the blanket off her face.

Looking pitiful, she complained, “I wake up at six every day at school. Can’t you just let me sleep in a little?”

Her mother sat on the bed, completely justified. “What do you mean? I did let you sleep in. It’s already seven.”

Su Zai Zai: “……”

“Get up. I want congee from Xu Ji today. Go buy it for me.”

Su Zai Zai was filled with morning grumpiness but didn’t want to snap at her mother.

Her mind was still groggy from sleep.

After a while, she finally processed what was happening and grumbled, “Why don’t you go yourself? Or make Dad go. I don’t feel like moving.”

“Your dad doesn’t feel like moving, and neither do I.”

“……” And yet, she had just admitted that she didn’t feel like moving either…

“Two bowls of congee. Hurry back, your dad and I have work at nine.”

…Her dear parents.

That said, Su Zai Zai did kind of want Xu Ji’s shrimp rice rolls too.

After struggling for a bit, she finally got up and went to wash up.

After changing clothes, she stepped out of her room.

Her father was sitting in the living room, reading the newspaper.

Su Zai Zai walked over, grabbed a cup from the coffee table, and took a sip of water.

Then, she muttered dramatically, “What kind of father makes his beloved daughter run errands first thing in the morning?”

“……”

“Other people’s daughters are cherished like princesses.”

“Our family is a bit different.” Her father turned a page.

“Huh?”

“We keep ours underfoot.”

Su Zai Zai: “……”

Fuming, she grabbed her bike keys and stormed out.

—

The morning air was especially fresh.

A damp breeze carried the scent of grass.

Golden sunlight streamed down, warm but not harsh.

Su Zai Zai pulled her bike from the rack.

She hopped on and pedaled toward the neighborhood entrance.

Since it wasn’t quite rush hour yet, there weren’t many pedestrians around.

At a crossroads, she suddenly noticed a boy standing on the grass.

He wore a black T-shirt and dark knee-length denim shorts.

His black hair was slightly messy.

He held a black leash in his hand.

Su Zai Zai stared, lost in thought.

She didn’t notice the white blur streaking past her.

By the time she snapped out of it, a large white dog was already charging toward her.

She swerved in a panic.

Losing control, she crashed to the ground.

Thud—

A loud noise.

The boy looked up, his pupils constricting in disbelief.

Then he quickly snapped back to reality and ran toward her.

Su Zai Zai’s tears spilled instantly, streaming down her face.

Wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, her exposed skin was scraped and bleeding from the pavement.

She had just gone out to buy breakfast and lazily worn slippers.

Now she regretted it.

Because she saw that her right toenail had partially lifted.

Blood was slowly welling up from beneath it.

The sight alone made her cry even harder.

Though Su Zai Zai feared many things, she feared pain the most.

As Jiang Jia once put it:

Pull out a single strand of her hair, and she’d cry for an hour.

Zhang Lurang quickly reached her side, looking a little lost.

He reached out to help her up.

But in pain and anger, she choked out, “Don’t touch me! You already hate me, and now even your dog does… We just met, and it’s already trying to kill me.”

The Samoyed wagged its tail, tilting its head with its tongue out.

Zhang Lurang crouched down, his expression dark. “Let’s go to the hospital.”

Su Zai Zai suddenly recalled what Jiang Jia had said.

That girl had cried all afternoon in class, and Zhang Lurang hadn’t even reacted.

She could imagine what would happen next.

He’d probably just throw money at her and tell her to limp away.

The pain clouded her reasoning.

Like a stubborn child, she clutched Zhang Lurang’s shirt.

Her voice was soft and choked with sobs.

“Zhang Lurang, if you dare leave me behind, I’ll kill you.”

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—Congee is a type of rice porridge popular in many Asian cuisines. It’s made by simmering rice in a large amount of water or broth until it breaks down into a thick, creamy consistency. Congee can be eaten plain or flavored with ingredients like meat, seafood, vegetables, or seasonings. It’s often served as a comforting meal, especially for breakfast or when someone is feeling unwell.

—Xu Ji should be a name of food stall