Sure enough, early in the morning, seeing Tang Tang coming, Zhang Qi couldn't wait to go over.
"Good morning, Tang Tang." Zhang Qi greeted with a beaming smile and took a glance at Huang Xiaoli by the way.
Huang Xiaoli, standing beside them, half - jokingly and half - seriously complained, "How come you only see Tang Tang? Classmate, there's a big living person right here!"
This remark was a bit blunt.
Zhang Qi smiled good - naturedly, not minding at all, and greeted her, "I saw you were in a hurry to get to your seat, Huang Xiaoli. You're always a generous girl. You won't take it to heart, will you?"
With his words, if Huang Xiaoli said anything more, it would really seem like she was being petty.
"Humph," Huang Xiaoli was not willing to let it go and continued, "Zhang Qi, what's your game? I've seen you trying to ask Tang Tang out these days. Do you have other intentions?"
Tang Tang couldn't help but quietly pinch Huang Xiaoli's fair and tender arm.
Huang Xiaoli let out a yelp.
Zhang Qi didn't see it and quickly asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing," Huang Xiaoli said with tears in her eyes. She secretly shot a glance at Tang Tang, gritting her teeth in pain. What a ruthless woman!
Tang Tang smiled like an innocent little rabbit, looking extremely innocent.
"Huang Xiaoli, I heard you didn't finish your English homework last night, right?" Tang Tang's question hit the nail on Huang Xiaoli's head.
"Ah!!!"
Huang Xiaoli squatted down with a scream. She had almost forgotten about it.
Homework was a nightmare for every academic underachiever. She had been writing it seriously last night, but somehow she dozed off in the middle.
She had even mentioned this to Tang Tang outside today, clearly hoping to borrow Tang Tang's homework as a last - minute rescue.
Being reminded of it at this moment, as expected, Huang Xiaoli, the ultimate underachiever, was heart - stabbed again.
"Tang Tang～～～" Huang Xiaoli coquettishly pleaded, completely ignoring Zhang Qi.
Huang Xiaoli was like a female demon. Zhang Qi secretly heaved a sigh of relief that he could escape her attention.
Watching Zhang Qi's reaction, Tang Tang walked towards her seat, took out her notebook, and gave it to Huang Xiaoli who was waiting for it. "I'm afraid of you. Hurry up. It won't be so easy if we're caught by the homeroom teacher."
After this little episode, Tang Tang naturally had no time to care about what Zhang Qi was up to.
After she returned to her seat, in line with her usual innocent image, she took out her textbook and read it obediently.
Zhang Qi stared at Tang Tang in a daze, and even Tang Tang herself didn't notice.
After a while, as Tang Tang was reading, she still felt a pair of eyes following her. She looked up and was startled. Classmate Zhang Qi was still sitting in the front row, turning his head to look at her.
Especially after their eyes met, Zhang Qi gave her a mysterious smile.
Weirdo...
Tang Tang murmured and then lowered her head to continue with her own business.
There were plenty of such adolescent boys. She didn't need to get angry with someone she hardly knew.
Moreover, since he hadn't made any obvious moves, if she said something offensive first, it would just make herself uncomfortable.
Tang Tang, who decided to ignore him, never expected that Zhang Qi had no intention of giving up.
The early - morning classes were uneventful. Students were just given time to review and recite the knowledge they had learned the previous day.
After a long - awaited quiet morning reading session, Tang Tang didn't feel Zhang Qi's presence anymore after she gave him a warning look.
Unexpectedly, right after the morning reading ended, before Tang Tang could go out for some fresh air, Zhang Qi came over again.
"Tang Tang," Zhang Qi looked at Tang Tang shyly, with expectation shining in his eyes. But there was really no sparkle in his beady little eyes.
Tang Tang felt annoyed but was afraid of hurting this young boy's heart, so she asked, "What's up, classmate Zhang Qi?"
She deliberately emphasized the word "classmate".
However, Zhang Qi was not discouraged at all. In his eyes, everything about Tang Tang was so cute. Her round eyes, small face, rose - petal - like lips, and even her hair strands exuded cuteness.
What's wrong with you?
Tang Tang looked at Zhang Qi, whose infatuation showed no sign of fading, and was about to go crazy.
She had never seen such a persistent person. She had made her feelings so clear.
"I'm going to play in a basketball game later. Can you come and watch me play?"
Oh.
Hearing this, Tang Tang remembered that the grade - level basketball competition was about to start. Zhang Qi was almost a main player in their class, and Huang Xiaoli had mentioned this to her before.
Since she had already promised to go with Huang Xiaoli, Tang Tang had to smile, put down her pen temporarily, and said, "Sure, I'll be there."
Zhang Qi's eyes widened instantly. After knowing Tang Tang for so long, although she didn't seem to like him much, she had never clearly rejected him either.
This gave Zhang Qi new hope.
Tang Tang didn't think much about it. By the end of the second class in the morning, the whole class was excited.
Rarely, the school was holding a basketball game. As a key class, they naturally had to go as a cheerleading team. Not having classes was the happiest thing for the kids.
Before leaving, Zhang Qi looked around the classroom, trying to find Tang Tang. When he found that she was nowhere to be seen, a disappointed look appeared on his face.
Tang Tang had already been dragged by Huang Xiaoli to the stadium.
The stadium was filled with noise. After all, their school's basketball team was quite strong in the city, and the school leaders attached great importance to it. Every basketball game was a grand event in the school.
Zhang Qi started the game as a first - string player. As an excellent basketball player, he was quite popular in the school. A large number of his peers, as well as junior and senior high school students, were cheering for him.
Seeing Zhang Qi looking for something in the crowd, Tang Tang consciously lowered her head. She didn't want to be stared at by him in this situation because she had no feelings for him at all.
Instead, in the noisy crowd, Zuo Mu's handsome face suddenly popped into Tang Tang's mind. Even more terrifying was that Zuo Mu looked serious and asked her, "Kids are not allowed to have puppy love!"
Tang Tang shuddered and suddenly woke up.
"Why did you come into my mind!!!" Tang Tang shouted in her heart and began to regret a little.
The whistle blew, and the game started. Today's opponent was from another department. They were very strong, and it was quite difficult to deal with them. By halftime, the score was still very close. Their class was only leading by a few points and could be overtaken at any time.