On the way back to the classroom from the supermarket, Zhang Peng was silent, the complete opposite of when he left.
This made Qin Tian inwardly delighted while also feeling a little worried that he might have a mental breakdown.
"That smelly girl, just you wait until I see her again, I'll definitely let her know how powerful I am."
It wasn't until they were about to enter the classroom that Zhang Peng's gritted teeth finally spoke.
Qin Tian breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but pat his shoulder.
"It's just a verbal spat you lost. She's a girl, so humor her next time. You won't have any luck with the opposite sex if you're like this!"
After giving him a serious admonishment, Qin Tian strode into the classroom.
Zhang Peng stood at the doorway, stunned for a moment. He looked down at the snacks in the bag that he didn't particularly like, and let out a cold snort of indignation.
"Brother will yield to anyone but her!"
Saying that, he took out a bread from the bag, tore open the packaging, and took a big bite with his mouth wide open.
Qin Tian sat down at his own seat, thinking about what happened in the supermarket earlier, and couldn't help but let out a laugh again.
"Qin Tian, what are you laughing at? Did something happen?"
Xia Nuannuan, who had already sat up straight, yawned and asked curiously.
Qin Tian nodded with a smile and glanced back at Zhang Peng, who was walking towards his seat.
"What is it? Is it related to Zhang Peng? Hurry up and tell me."
Xia Nuannuan became even more curious.
"You take a look at what to eat first, and we'll talk slowly."
Qin Tian handed her the large bag of snacks.
"Why did you buy so much!"
Xia Nuannuan took the bag with surprise and looked at him with a chiding gaze, saying, "You bought too much, are you feeding pigs!"
"Haha... What's wrong with all of you today? Why are you all self-deprecating, hahaha..."
Qin Tian couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The surrounding classmates, hearing the exaggerated laughter, all looked over with confused expressions.
"Brother Tian!"
Zhang Peng, thinking he was going to reveal his embarrassing moment, quickly shouted.
"Stop laughing, you're not allowed to laugh."
Xia Nuannuan clenched her chubby fist in her left hand, her face flushed, and she playfully hit his shoulder.
As soon as she spoke, she realized she had said the wrong thing.
But she hadn't expected Qin Tian to laugh so happily, which made her both embarrassed and annoyed.
"Alright, alright, I won't laugh, I won't laugh. Cough, cough, pfft, hahaha... No, I can't help it, haha..."
Qin Tian laughed so hard that he clutched his stomach and leaned on the desk, his shoulders shaking.
The classmates in the classroom looked at each other, completely bewildered.
Black lines appeared on Zhang Peng's forehead. Just as he was about to say something else, the bell for class rang.
This made him breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that he must remember to go over and ask Qin Tian to keep his secret after class.
If the classmates in the class found out about this, then he, Zhang Peng, would have no face to stay in Class Ten anymore.
Seeing Qin Tian still laughing, Xia Nuannuan, in embarrassment and anger, pinched the soft flesh of his waist with her small hands and gave it a 180-degree twist.
This was a move her mother often used to deal with Old Xia, and she had seen it so much that she had learned it.
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, I was wrong, I was wrong..."
In pain, Qin Tian quickly suppressed his laughter and apologized.
"Hmph!"
Xia Nuannuan snorted displeasantly and turned her head away, pretending to be angry and ignoring him.
At this moment, the substitute English teacher walked into the classroom.
"Don't be angry, I wasn't laughing at you, I was laughing at Zhang Peng!"
Qin Tian covered his mouth with his hand and lowered his voice to explain.
Xia Nuannuan's beautiful eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "What exactly happened?"
"It's class time. I'll tell you later, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to hold back, pfft..."
As Qin Tian spoke, he almost couldn't hold back again. He quickly covered his mouth tightly with his hand and barely managed to stop himself from laughing.
Looking at him like this, Xia Nuannuan felt a ticklish sensation in her heart, as if being scratched by cat claws.
However, she also knew that Qin Tian's concern was necessary.
Even he was laughing so hard, she would probably be even more uncontrollable.
It was more important to study during class.
So she tried her best to shift her attention, preparing to listen attentively first, and let Qin Tian share this joy after class.
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Finally, the class ended.
The English teacher was also a good person, and didn't take advantage of the ten-minute break in between classes, announcing a break in time.
The classroom immediately became noisy as students began to move freely.
"Qin Tian, hurry up and tell me, what exactly were you laughing at just now?"
Hearing the urging voice from beside him, Qin Tian looked at Xia Nuannuan with a wry smile.
He saw that her delicate and beautiful face had, at some unknown time, moved much closer. Her eyes were shining brightly as she looked directly into his eyes, resembling the classic "I'm so curious" expression from a certain anime heroine.
Qin Tian also understood the helplessness of a male protagonist who couldn't resist such an expression. He scratched his head, and just as he was about to share with her, he felt a tap on his left shoulder.
"Brother Tian... What were you going to say?"
The familiar voice reached his ears.
Qin Tian stiffly turned his head to look at Zhang Peng and pretended to be innocent, asking, "What?"
The teacher had just announced the end of class less than ten seconds ago!
The speed of these two was too much!
Zhang Peng's hand on his shoulder tightened, and he smiled with his mouth but not his eyes, pleading, "Brother Tian, give me some face, don't talk about this, okay?"
Qin Tian nodded vigorously.
"Understood, don't worry!"
"Thank you."
Zhang Peng said thank you and turned back to his seat.
Xia Nuannuan saw all this, and her curiosity intensified.
"You heard him, I can't say anything, he'll kill me."
Qin Tian turned back to Xia Nuannuan again, shrugging his shoulders helplessly.
Xia Nuannuan's pretty face remained unchanged. She raised her thumb and index finger, making a pinching gesture at him, blinked her large eyes, and said with a sweet smile, "If you don't say it, I'll pinch you to death too."
"Nuannuan, you've changed, you've become so scary!"
Qin Tian put on a scared expression.
Xia Nuannuan's pretty face flushed, and she impatiently urged him again, "Stop pretending, hurry up!"
Qin Tian nodded, turned his head to glance at Zhang Peng, and saw that Zhang Peng, who had just returned to his seat, was glaring at him vigilantly.
He quickly averted his gaze, propped his cheek with his left hand, and turned a page of the book he was reading with his right hand.
"Nuannuan, don't look at me. How can I say it if you keep looking at me? He's staring at me. Pretend you're studying hard."
"Okay, wait a moment!"
Xia Nuannuan nodded in realization, took out a box of biscuits from a bag in her drawer, and tore open the packaging.
After handing Qin Tian a piece, she pretended to eat biscuits while burying her head in serious work.
In reality, her little ears were perked up, and she was intently listening to Qin Tian recounting the events in the campus supermarket.
When she heard that he had encountered the school beauty Su Yan again, Xia Nuannuan's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and with a crisp crunch, she bit off half of the biscuit in her hand.
"That Su Yan didn't say a word. It was that Tian Jiajia who spoke to us."
Qin Tian, as if sensing a faint killing intent, added with great self-preservation.
Xia Nuannuan nodded slightly and said, "Continue."