Summer Boughs

【School Life | Sweet Romance | Mutual Pining】 Everyone knew Chen Zhengxian of No. 1 High School was a jerk: handsome, cocky, and arrogant. He ruled the entire school, and rumors claimed he could break a stone on his chest, leap through a ring of fire on one leg, and fly through the air. He was wild and rebellious, with a whole arsenal of clever ways to turn down girls who confessed to him. As it happened, Zhou Zhou saw Chen Zhengxian rejecting a girl on the very day she transferred into his class. Chen Zhengxian stood off to one side, holding a bottle of peach milk with a girly design. He lounged without bothering to stand up straight and looked at the girl in front of him. “Sorry, I like girls who rank first in the whole grade. If you consider trying for first place, I might even fall for you.” The girl across from him covered her face and ran off in tears. · As for Chen Zhengxian and Zhou Zhou’s first meeting, it was definitely unforgettable. It happened at the internet cafe Chen Zhengxian really owned. A group of delinquent youths in flashy scooters and bean-toe shoes came in looking for trouble. One of them accidentally kicked Zhou Zhou’s workbook flying, and Chen Zhengxian immediately rushed out to play the hero and save the damsel in distress. He picked up Zhou Zhou’s workbook and pinned down the guy who had kicked it away. With a perfectly serious expression, he said, “As successors to socialism in the twenty-first century, how can you kick my workbook flying? You have to apologize to the workbook right now! And recite the Core Socialist Values for me while you’re at it!” Zhou Zhou and the scooter-riding delinquent: “…” 3. Later, the two of them got together. Zhou Zhou discovered that Chen Zhengxian was a crybaby who burst into tears at the drop of a hat. She couldn’t even be stern with him for a day. When Zhou Zhou turned seventeen, Chen Zhengxian helped her celebrate her birthday. He bought her a star, then got so moved that he cried himself.