As the two pairs of eyes looked over, Xia Nuannuan quickly covered her mouth and buried her head again.
One had to admit, although this girl was a bit plump, her flesh had grown in all the right places.
In Qin Tian's mind, the image of Xia Nuannuan in a red dress couldn't help but reappear.
That stunning scene was still vivid in his memory.
"See? Xia Nuannuan is laughing at you," Qin Tian teased with a smile.
"Get lost, she's laughing at you!" Zhang Peng rolled his eyes, then changed the subject. "Let's go, let's go buy some snacks at the supermarket!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Tian also wanted to go out and look around. He hadn't returned to his alma mater since graduating from high school in his previous life.
"Xia Nuannuan, do you want me to bring anything back for you?" he asked, standing up and looking at her.
"Huh?" Xia Nuannuan was stunned, then repeatedly waved her hands, feeling flattered. "No, no need. I don't want to eat."
She was on a diet!
Even though she had failed many times.
However, Qin Tian's asking her like this moved her deeply. No one in this class had ever been so kind to her.
"Alright!" Qin Tian didn't force it. He thought he'd buy her a bottle of water, considering it repayment for her help during class.
The campus supermarket was in the corner to the west of the teaching building, while his classroom, Class 10, Grade 3, was at the far east end on the third floor. Fortunately, the break between classes was quite long, a full thirty minutes.
After leaving the classroom, they chatted idly as they headed to the supermarket.
"By the way, when did you and Xia Nuannuan become so close?" Zhang Peng casually asked.
"Did we?" Qin Tian was unfazed.
"Yes!" Zhang Peng nodded, his tone teasing. "Don't tell me you like her? No way? Your taste..."
"Get out, get out!" Qin Tian pushed him away impatiently, thinking, *What do you know?*
At the former class monitor's wedding banquet, after Xia Nuannuan made her dazzling appearance, this guy's reaction was the most exaggerated.
While joking and roughhousing with Zhang Peng, Qin Tian's mindset slowly began to shift back to that of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old. The hardships and ravages of society had made him, who was only in his early thirties before rebirth, carry a weariness close to that of a middle-aged man. With this second chance, he wanted to change himself, to rectify all regrets, and to live a perfect life.
...
They casually bought some snacks at the supermarket and picked up two bottles of chilled green tea. These drinks had less sugar and wouldn't lead to weight gain.
Qin Tian carried the plastic bag filled with snacks and drinks and returned to the classroom with Zhang Peng. As soon as he entered the classroom through the front door, his expression turned grim.
"What's wrong?" Seeing his unusual expression, Zhang Peng glanced over.
He saw that his seat, originally Qin Tian's, had been occupied by a girl. This girl was chatting happily with two other girls in the front row. It looked like a cheerful scene, but the girl was sitting sprawled out, her arm already occupying half of Xia Nuannuan's desk beside her. Xia Nuannuan, perhaps not daring to say anything, kept her hands on her knees, huddled in the corner, meekly lowering her head. Her pitifully delicate appearance contrasted sharply with the hearty laughter of the three girls.
"Tsk, Xu Ying is going a bit too far," Zhang Peng clicked his tongue and muttered softly.
The girl's name was Xu Ying. Coincidentally, she was the ringleader in the memory of Qin Tian, the one who had slandered Xia Nuannuan behind her back at the class monitor's wedding banquet. At this time, she hadn't yet learned to dress up, nor had she "hooked up" with that slightly rich second-generation who gave her confidence. Her appearance was ordinary, but she was remarkably confident. Perhaps treating Xia Nuannuan beside her as a mere backdrop, her expressions and demeanor became even more ostentatious as she chatted and laughed.
Qin Tian strode over and stood in the aisle next to Xu Ying. His tall frame, nearly 1.8 meters, directly blocked the light. The three girls stopped their laughter and looked up at him.
"Move aside!" Qin Tian's voice was low, with a hint of coldness.
Xu Ying's delicate brows furrowed, and her face showed displeasure. "You sit aside for a moment, I still have a few things to say to them."
"This is my seat, get up!" Qin Tian's tone was irrefutable.
"Qin Tian, what do you think you're doing?" Xu Ying, hearing the coldness in his words, questioned him in a sharp voice.
In the classroom, many students noticed the commotion and cast their attention over. Xia Nuannuan, sitting inside, also showed a look of nervousness on her round, baby-fat face.
"Qin Tian, Xu Ying, what's wrong? Don't argue!" Not far away, a short-haired girl quickly interjected and hurried over. She was the class monitor, Mu Nan, of Class 10, Grade 3. Due to her straightforward and generous personality, excellent social and emotional intelligence, and her rather heroic and pretty appearance, she was popular with both boys and girls.
"I don't have to indulge you. I'll say it one last time, move!" Qin Tian's face was cold, his tone already carrying a commanding tone.
With so many classmates watching, Xu Ying didn't want to lose face. Coupled with her rising temper, she crossed her arms and refused, "I'm not moving, I'm sitting here. What can you do to me?"
"Heh!" Qin Tian let out a cold laugh.
To the shocked gazes of everyone, he directly grabbed Xu Ying by the neck with his large right hand and lifted her up as if she were a small chick.
"Ah... Let go! Qin Tian, do you want to die? Let go of me..." Xu Ying felt extremely humiliated and angry, her face flushed red as she shouted like a shrew. Under the force of Qin Tian's hand, she was forced to stand up and was moved to the aisle.
"Who gave you this confidence? Get lost!" Qin Tian pushed her forward as if she were trash.
"Ah..." Xu Ying cried out in surprise and stumbled forward. Fortunately, the class monitor Mu Nan had arrived and quickly caught her.
"Qin Tian—" Xu Ying turned around with red eyes and yelled at Qin Tian.
Qin Tian simply ignored her. He took a bottle of green tea from the bag and placed it in front of Xia Nuannuan, whose face had turned pale with fright.
"I bought this for you, as thanks for your help during class!"
"For me?" Xia Nuannuan wore a look of utter astonishment.
Seeing this scene, everyone's expressions became somewhat subtle. Those with a quick understanding had already grasped something. This, naturally, included the class monitor Mu Nan.
"Xu Ying, are you alright?" Mu Nan asked with concern.
"Monitor, Qin Tian went too far. Go find Teacher Li, I want to report him!" Xu Ying said angrily.
"This..." Mu Nan became conflicted. With her good emotional intelligence, how could she not see that Qin Tian was deliberately standing up for Xia Nuannuan? However, in her opinion, what Qin Tian did was indeed a bit too much.
"Get lost, you. Report him? Do you know how uncomfortable Xia Nuannuan was just now?" Zhang Peng suddenly retorted loudly.
As soon as he said this, the expressions of the classmates in the classroom became even more peculiar.