She’s Crazy C25
by MarineTLSometimes, I feel like I have bad luck.
But in reality, I’ve been blessed with luck far more often.
— Su Zai Zai Fairy’s Diary
Su Zai Zai let out a sudden chuckle, laughing out loud.
The dormitory had already quieted down.
The other three were studying under small desk lamps, but they weren’t disturbed by her.
Feeling a bit embarrassed, Su Zai Zai quickly held back her laughter.
She bit her lip, trying to suppress her smile.
She tapped the voice message again and listened to it several times before long-pressing to save it.
Tossing her phone aside, she buried her entire head under the blanket.
Laughing silently like a fool.
After a while—
Su Zai Zai reached out, fished her phone back, and started typing on the screen.
Su Zai Zai: Move aside.
Su Zai Zai: Are you mad?
Su Zai Zai: If you’re mad, you have to say so. Otherwise, across the screen—
Su Zai Zai: The stunningly beautiful President Su won’t be able to notice.
On the other end—
After seeing her message, Zhang Lu Rang slid open the balcony door and stepped into his dormitory.
He sat cross-legged on his bed, contemplating for a while.
Then, he pursed his lips and hesitantly typed out a single “Hmm.”
Before sending it, he immediately deleted it.
Instead, he retyped: No, just studying.
The next afternoon, after school—
Ye Zhenxin declined her roommate’s invitation to eat together.
Once most of the students had left the classroom for dinner, she stood up.
She headed to the fifth floor.
Turning right, she walked into the office.
The homeroom teacher, who had just gotten up to go eat, raised an eyebrow upon seeing her and smiled. “What’s the matter?”
Ye Zhenxin stood still, scanning the room.
Only after confirming that no familiar students were around did she speak.
“Teacher, Zhang Lu Rang and Su Zai Zai from Class Nine are in a relationship.”
That night, after the evening study bell rang—
The homeroom teacher of Class Nine walked into the classroom and made a few announcements.
“I mentioned this last week—tomorrow, the Education Bureau inspectors will be visiting. Boys… well, most of you have already gotten your haircuts. Girls, make sure to tie up your hair tomorrow.”
Su Zai Zai hooked her index finger around the tip of her hair, twirling it around and around.
She kept her head down, one hand writing as she held her pen.
It was unclear whether she was even listening to the teacher.
“The students on duty today, mop the floor.” The homeroom teacher paused, then continued, “Tomorrow, wear your uniforms properly. Don’t mix and match uniforms with formal wear—if you get caught, you’re done for.”
Finally, he added meaningfully,
“And also, how old are you guys now? Focus on studying. There’s plenty of time in the future; no need to rush into anything right now.”
Hearing this, Su Zai Zai finally lifted her head.
Her gaze happened to meet the homeroom teacher’s.
She froze for a moment, staring straight into his eyes without looking away.
Instead, it was the homeroom teacher who shifted his gaze first.
Beside her, Jiang Jia suddenly leaned in.
Lowering her voice, she whispered, “Hey, do you think he’s talking about you?”
Su Zai Zai hesitated. “Probably not…?”
“Is it that obvious between you and Zhang Lu Rang?”
“You say that like we’re actually together.” Su Zai Zai was baffled.
“…I think you’re pretty much there.”
Hearing that, Su Zai Zai’s eyes widened, looking as if she had been wronged.
“No way! When I talk to him, there’s always at least a meter between us. If that counts as being together, then… I might as well die.”
Jiang Jia: “…”
“You don’t know how old-fashioned that beautiful man is. If I accidentally say something even slightly ambiguous, he gets mad right away.”
Jiang Jia was skeptical. “It can’t be that serious…”
“Oh, it absolutely is! For example, two days ago, I accidentally called him ‘gege’ (older brother), and he got so mad he straight-up blocked me.”
“…”
Su Zai Zai looked utterly spineless. “So, when it comes to physical contact, honestly, I don’t have the guts.”
“…”
Su Zai Zai concluded, “He’s like a chaste and virtuous maiden.”
“…”
After saying it out loud, she felt something was off and quickly corrected herself.
“No, I mean, a chaste and virtuous Rang.”
Jiang Jia’s mouth twitched. “…Just do your homework.”
The next morning—
Su Zai Zai, still drowsy, shuffled onto the balcony in slippers to wash up.
Outside, the sky was still dim.
The air was damp and cold, with the wind howling.
She woke up instantly, shivering as she brushed her teeth.
After washing up, she simply smoothed her hair back with her hand, tying it up casually.
Su Zai Zai walked back into the dormitory and shut the balcony door.
Seeing Xiao Yu about to step outside to wash up, she reminded, “Wear a jacket before you go out, it’s cold.”
Jiang Jia, who had just come out of the restroom, glanced at her.
Then, pointing at her head, she said, “Redo your hair. It’s a mess.”
Hearing that, Su Zai Zai picked up a mirror from the cabinet and checked.
“Looks fine to me. It has volume. Perfect.”
“…”
Su Zai Zai suddenly got into the mood to ramble nonsense. “Don’t underestimate me—each strand of my hair has been carefully adjusted and styled. Their positions cannot be changed randomly.”
“…Haha.” So much nonsense this early in the morning.
“Messing with them would bring a curse.”
Jiang Jia ignored her and went to wash up on the balcony.
Su Zai Zai turned around and headed into the restroom to change into her school uniform.
When she came out, Jiang Jia had also finished getting ready.
The two left together.
At 6:30 AM, the cafeteria was still relatively empty.
Most people had already gotten their breakfast and found seats, with few standing in line at the windows.
Su Zai Zai walked to one of the food stalls and ordered two bread rolls.
She found a seat and sat down.
Not long after, Jiang Jia joined her.
Su Zai Zai glanced at the bowl of noodles in Jiang Jia’s hands and sighed. “Suddenly, I really want noodles too.”
Jiang Jia looked at her. “Want to trade?”
“No need.” Su Zai Zai took a bite of her bread. “Bread is good too.”
Jiang Jia didn’t say anything and quietly ate her breakfast.
One minute later—
“This bread is so dry…”
“So hard to swallow.”
“How did the cafeteria even manage to make bread like this? Unbelievable.”
“I think I might die of thirst.”
Jiang Jia finally lost her patience. “Talk less and you’ll survive longer.”
Su Zai Zai immediately shut up.
Jiang Jia thought for a moment and said, “Want me to get you a bottle of milk?”
Su Zai Zai shook her head, still chewing her bread.
Half a minute later—
She glanced at the beverage counter before speaking again.
“There are too many people. By the time you get back, I’ll be done eating. Okay, don’t talk to me anymore. Don’t tempt me into speaking. I want to live a little longer.”
Jiang Jia was about to respond when she suddenly noticed someone behind Su Zai Zai standing up.
A boy slung his backpack over one shoulder, picked up his tray, and left the cafeteria.
Jiang Jia lifted her chin toward him. “Isn’t that your beautiful man?”
Hearing this, Su Zai Zai turned to look.
She quickly turned back.
“He was sitting behind me just now?”
“Yeah.”
“Hah.”
“…What’s with that reaction?”
Su Zai Zai analyzed with grief, “If he sat down before me, I would’ve noticed him. But I didn’t, which means he came later. And from this angle, he definitely saw me—but he didn’t say hi.”
“…Maybe he didn’t recognize your back?”
“Impossible!” Su Zai Zai refused to accept it. “That’s why I say he’s such a heartless person.”
Jiang Jia was speechless. “Does your handsome guy know you always badmouth him like this?”
“When did I badmouth him?” Su Zai Zai said innocently.
“…”
“This doesn’t count. A lot of people know about this.”
Jiang Jia lowered her head and ate her noodles, replying vaguely, “Really?”
“Of course! If it’s common knowledge, why can’t I say it?”
“…”
“Zhang Lu Rang really is heartless. Sometimes I just want to beat him up. If it weren’t for him—”
Before Su Zai Zai could finish, a slender, well-defined hand suddenly appeared before her.
Fair-skinned, long fingers, strong.
The owner of the hand casually placed a bottle of milk in front of Su Zai Zai, then turned and walked away.
She didn’t even need to look up to recognize whose hand it was.
And… she didn’t dare to look up either.
Jiang Jia finished her noodles before finally raising her head.
Noticing Su Zai Zai’s dazed expression and the extra bottle of milk beside her, she asked, puzzled, “What’s going on?”
“Have you ever experienced despair?” Su Zai Zai murmured.
“Huh?”
Su Zai Zai didn’t say anything else.
She really hadn’t expected Zhang Lu Rang to come back, let alone bring her a bottle of milk.
Looking at the milk on the table, she reached out and touched it.
Warm.
This brand… seemed to only be available at the convenience store.
Thinking about it like that, he must have walked pretty fast…
As if she couldn’t face reality, Su Zai Zai kept distracting herself with other thoughts.
She sighed.
Piercing the straw into the bottle, she took a sip.
She felt like her luck was terrible.
Every time she badmouthed him, she always got caught.
During the mid-morning exercise break.
Students from each class lined up outside their classrooms before heading to the field.
A few girls hurriedly borrowed hair ties from others, tying their hair up messily.
The sun was out.
The temperature wasn’t scorching, just comfortably warm.
Golden sunlight bathed Su Zai Zai in a glow.
Because of her height, she stood at the very end of the girls’ line.
Her naturally chestnut-brown hair was even more obvious under the sunlight.
The exercise music started playing.
Su Zai Zai had just done the first move when someone yanked her out of the line.
Before she could react, a loud voice scolded her.
“Who allowed you to dye your hair?”
Su Zai Zai froze and turned to look.
It was the first-year grade director.
She pointed at her own hair and explained softly, “I didn’t dye it. It’s natural.”
The director’s face remained stern, completely ignoring her words.
“Go home this weekend and dye it back to black.”
“I really didn’t dye it,” Su Zai Zai explained again.
The director’s temper flared instantly, his voice sharp and loud: “Every student I catch says it’s natural. Do you think I’m that easy to fool? At least come up with a better excuse!”
Su Zai Zai fell silent.
The teacher had already made up his mind.
No matter what she said, he wouldn’t believe her.
Seeing that she wasn’t arguing anymore, the director’s expression eased slightly.
He pointed toward the school building. “Go back to the classroom. The education bureau inspectors are coming today. Don’t embarrass us. And make sure to dye your hair back by the weekend.”
Su Zai Zai looked at him, her face cold. “I can go back to the classroom, but I won’t dye my hair black.”
“You—”
“Why should I suffer the consequences just because you don’t believe me?” Her temper flared too. She enunciated each word clearly, “I told you I didn’t dye it. I didn’t dye it.”
The director completely disregarded her point and shifted the topic.
“Who allowed you to talk to a teacher like that?”
Su Zai Zai couldn’t be bothered with him. “If you don’t respect me, why should I respect you?”
With that, she turned and walked toward the school building.
Not long after, another figure passed by the director.
The director immediately called out, “Hey! Where are you going?!”
Zhang Lu Rang turned back and replied coldly, “Dyeing my hair.”
Su Zai Zai had just reached the school building when someone grabbed her elbow.
She instinctively turned around.
Seeing Zhang Lu Rang, her first reaction was—
“Rang Rang, I didn’t badmouth you this morning.”
Zhang Lu Rang: “…”
Her second reaction—
“Aren’t you doing the exercises? Where are you going?”
Zhang Lu Rang didn’t answer. He just stared at her.
Su Zai Zai thought for a moment and asked, “Did you hear what the director said?”
He nodded.
The voice was too loud. When he instinctively looked over, he saw her.
It was too far to hear what she said.
But he caught the words “dyeing hair” from the director.
Su Zai Zai didn’t care about others’ opinions, but she cared about his.
She spoke anxiously, “Don’t listen to him! I didn’t dye my hair.”
Zhang Lu Rang nodded again.
Su Zai Zai breathed a sigh of relief and started lecturing him.
“Rang Rang, listen, in situations like this, never be afraid. Just be fiercer than them, and they won’t dare to say anything. Typical bullies—they only pick on the weak.”
“…” That’s what she thought?
“They don’t listen to reason. They think being loud makes them right. So frustrating.”
“…” She was really angry.
“I’m not scared of him. He wouldn’t dare hit me. If he did, my dad would beat him up first.”
“…”
“At worst, he’d call my parents. If my mom came, she’d scold him to death.”
“…”
“Either way, he loses.”
Zhang Lu Rang suddenly found it amusing.
He had the urge to pat her head—it looked so fluffy, so soft and cute.
After venting, Su Zai Zai’s anger subsided.
She remembered the milk from this morning and smiled.
“Rang Rang, you bought me milk this morning!”
“Mm.” He responded softly.
“How should I repay you?” Su Zai Zai pondered.
“…No need.”
“I’ll give you all my assets then.”
“…”
“I get it, you think it’s too little.”
As they walked into the building, Su Zai Zai suddenly realized—
“Wait, why did you come back?”
“…” He thought she understood.
“Did they say you dyed your hair too? Your hair is so black, how could they?”
Zhang Lu Rang was about to deny it.
But Su Zai Zai kept talking, full of sympathy. “You’re worse off than me.”
“…” Never mind.
They reached the third floor.
Just as Zhang Lu Rang was about to enter the classroom, Su Zai Zai tugged at his sleeve.
Her face was serious, yet shameless. “I really didn’t badmouth you this morning.”
Zhang Lu Rang was about to say he heard everything.
Before he could speak, Su Zai Zai justified herself confidently, “I hadn’t finished my sentence! I was going to say, ‘If it weren’t for you… being so handsome.’ Everything before that was just buildup for that line.”
“…”
“My main point was to compliment you.” Her eyes sparkled with sincerity.
Zhang Lu Rang really wanted to know how thick her skin was.
After a moment of silence, he finally said, “…Go back to class.”
Back in class, Su Zai Zai worked on her homework.
Jiang Jia returned and immediately leaned in. “You didn’t cry, did you?”
Su Zai Zai was speechless. “Why would I?”
Jiang Jia sighed in relief. “Good.”
After a while, she lowered her voice. “Did Zhang Lu Rang come to find you?”
Su Zai Zai frowned. “Yeah. And the director even said he dyed his hair. Ridiculous.”
“No,” Jiang Jia whispered. “I heard from the guys in the back… he said it himself.”
Su Zai Zai: “…Impossible.”
“Maybe they misheard,” Jiang Jia said, dropping the topic.
Su Zai Zai sat in a daze.
If it was true…
Then maybe, she was actually quite lucky.