Second base, hehe.

Marking the occasion—July 12, 2013.

The great beauty kissed me, hahaha.

— Su Zai Zai Fairy’s Diary

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The scene seemed to freeze.

Zhang Lu Rang’s whole body stiffened, not daring to move.

His Adam’s apple bobbed, and his gaze darkened.

Deep as ink, unreadable.

Su Zai Zai stared into his eyes and slowly let go of her hands.

She dropped her gaze in frustration and muttered softly, “Why do you always act like I’m taking advantage of you?”

“…”

“I-I was also… y’know… my first kiss…” Su Zai Zai’s voice grew smaller and smaller.

After a brief silence, she sighed in defeat. “Alright, I guess it was me taking advantage of you.”

Seeing that he still didn’t respond, Su Zai Zai grew flustered and embarrassed.

“Forget it if you won’t kiss me, I’m going home.”

At that moment, Zhang Lu Rang grabbed her wrist with one hand and pulled her closer.

His other hand instantly covered her eyes.

His long fingers were cool to the touch.

But where they brushed her skin, the heat in her face intensified.

Su Zai Zai’s breath hitched, and her heart pounded wildly.

Her hand clenched into a fist in nervousness and lightly pressed against his chest.

“Stop messing with me all the time,” his voice held a hint of grievance.

She didn’t even have time to respond.

The next second, something warm landed on her lips.

Her mind exploded with a series of crackling noises, like fireworks going off.

Zhang Lu Rang moved quickly—just a brief touch before pulling away.

Yet, to Su Zai Zai, it felt as though his lips had lingered, pressing, rubbing, leaving a burning sensation behind.

Hotter than anywhere else.

His hand remained over her eyes, not letting go.

Then, she heard him speak.

His voice was low and hoarse, tinged with emotion.

“I couldn’t help it either.”

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When he finally let go,

Su Zai Zai opened her eyes to see his back turned to her.

In a muffled voice, he threw out a sentence.

“I’m heading back.”

Su Zai Zai didn’t know how to react.

She stared blankly and let out a soft “Oh.”

Hearing her response, Zhang Lu Rang finally started walking away.

Su Zai Zai stood frozen, not moving.

She watched his figure until he reached the corner.

Then, he turned left.

Su Zai Zai suddenly realized what had just happened.

She raised a hand, trying to cool her burning face.

Then, feeling foolish, she turned around and headed home.

While waiting for the elevator, a thought suddenly struck her.

Wait… wasn’t Zhang Lu Rang’s home… to the right?

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Su Zai Zai entered her room, sat on her bed, and hugged a pillow in a daze.

Half an hour later, she hesitantly picked up her phone.

She sent Zhang Lu Rang a WeChat message.

—July 12, 2013, we kissed~

Zhang Lu Rang: “…”

He immediately tossed his phone aside and buried his face in his pillow.

The air conditioner hummed softly in the background.

On the floor, Su Su was asleep, breathing evenly and lightly.

The room was dim.

Only the moonlight streaming in from the window and the faint glow of his phone illuminated the space.

After a long while, perhaps feeling a little stifled,

Zhang Lu Rang rolled over.

A smile had long since crept onto the lips hidden against his pillow.

As if expecting him not to reply,

Su Zai Zai quickly sent two more messages.

—Rang Rang, my math is so bad.

—Can you tutor me? I’m too poor for a cram school, so pitiful.

He pressed the back of his hand against his lips and slowly typed a reply.

—Okay.

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The next afternoon.

Su Zai Zai stuffed her books into her backpack, slung it over her shoulders, and headed downstairs.

She met up with Zhang Lu Rang below the building.

Together, they walked toward a dessert shop near Jinghua.

When he saw her, Zhang Lu Rang’s expression was still a little unnatural.

He tried to act like nothing had happened and remained silent.

But Su Zai Zai shamelessly asked, “So, how did it taste?”

Zhang Lu Rang: “…”

“To be honest, I think my lips are the sexiest part of my face.”

“…”

“Do you like them? Want to kiss me again?”

Zhang Lu Rang stopped in his tracks and stared at her expressionlessly.

Seeing this, Su Zai Zai immediately changed the subject. “Let’s go study.”

Even though she switched topics in time, Zhang Lu Rang still frowned and scolded her.

“Stop thinking about stuff like that.”

She couldn’t hold back and argued, “Didn’t you kiss me yesterday?”

“…”

Su Zai Zai bounced in front of him, walking backward so she could face him directly.

“Are you going to make things official or not? Give me a straight answer.”

Zhang Lu Rang pulled her back. “Watch where you’re walking.”

“Sigh, you’re so…” Su Zai Zai was beyond frustrated. “I don’t even know what to say about you.”

“…”

“Two years,” she suddenly lowered her voice, threatening him. “I could fall for another guy, you know.”

Hearing this, Zhang Lu Rang turned to look at her.

Even though she wasn’t sure it would work, Su Zai Zai still guiltily continued, “I’m serious, if you—”

Zhang Lu Rang interrupted her. “Okay.”

Hearing the answer she wanted, Su Zai Zai let out an “Oh” and said nothing more.

She lowered her head, a smile creeping onto her lips.

They walked a few more steps before Zhang Lu Rang spoke again.

“…Don’t like anyone else.” His voice was low and sullen.

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The two of them entered the dessert shop and found a cozy window-side corner to sit in.

The shop had a warm ambiance, with soft yellow lighting making it feel especially cozy.

Light music played in the background, adding to the relaxed atmosphere.

The soft music played in the background, making the atmosphere feel particularly cozy.

Su Zai Zai sat down first, then patted the seat beside her, signaling for him to sit.

Zhang Lu Rang originally intended to sit across from her, but seeing her gesture, he obediently sat beside her.

After ordering two drinks, they both took out their workbooks.

Su Zai Zai pulled out her final exam paper from the workbook, flipped through it, and said, “I feel like I didn’t get many of the earlier questions wrong, but I basically couldn’t do the last three big problems…”

Zhang Lu Rang took the paper and glanced over the answers she had written.

The final exam paper hadn’t been reviewed yet, so Su Zai Zai didn’t know how many mistakes she had made.

Zhang Lu Rang lowered his eyes and asked in a quiet voice, “How many points did you get?”

“I got 102 this time!” she said proudly.

He picked up his pen and marked the questions she got wrong.

“You got four multiple-choice questions wrong, two fill-in-the-blanks, totaling thirty points.”

Su Zai Zai was in disbelief.

“That’s impossible! Then how did I get 102?!”

“……”

Unwilling to face reality, she decided to shift the blame onto him. “Lu Rang, just because your answers are different doesn’t mean they’re right.”

Zhang Lu Rang: “…I got a perfect score.”

“Oh.” Su Zai Zai lowered her head and humbly asked for guidance. “Where did I go wrong?”

Before he could answer, she continued, “So, if I calculate it like this, I got 40 points from multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blanks, which means I scored 62 on the big problems…”

“……”

“No way, I completely guessed the last three big problems!”

Zhang Lu Rang twitched his forehead and started explaining the questions to her.

After explaining once, Su Zai Zai was still confused. “Why do you add on the left and subtract on the right here?”

“……” He explained again.

“Sigh, I still don’t get it.”

Zhang Lu Rang decided to go over it one more time.

But just as he opened his mouth—

Su Zai Zai grinned mischievously and said, “Maybe if you kiss me, I’ll suddenly understand.”

He turned to look at her, his voice cold. “Do you want to go home?”

“…Next question, please.”

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After he finished explaining the last big problem, Su Zai Zai processed everything and then said, “Lu Rang, let me teach you English. This time the English test was really hard.”

Zhang Lu Rang: “……”

“How much did you score?”

Zhang Lu Rang hesitated for a moment before answering, “Eighty-something.”

Su Zai Zai blinked. “How did you improve so fast?”

He didn’t reply.

Su Zai Zai rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought.

After a while, she suddenly asked, “Lu Rang, what if I don’t get into Z University?”

Zhang Lu Rang flipped open her workbook, not taking her words to heart.

“Focus on your questions.”

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The night before Zhang Lu Rang returned to B City—

After hesitating for a while, he still called Su Zai Zai out.

Su Zai Zai was feeling down. Even when she walked up to him, she didn’t say anything.

Zhang Lu Rang grabbed her wrist and handed her a bag. “Here, take this.”

“Oh.” She obediently took it.

Su Zai Zai opened the bag and took a look inside.

Seven rows of jelly cups.

Soon, she heard Zhang Lu Rang speak.

“Eat one per day. When you finish them, I’ll be back.”

Hearing this, Su Zai Zai looked up at him.

Zhang Lu Rang smiled slightly, patiently coaxing her.

“Then I’ll give you the next batch.”

Her mood inexplicably improved a little, and she muttered softly, “Got it.”

Zhang Lu Rang hesitated for a moment before stiffly adding,

“You’re not allowed to play with other boys.”