Chapter 146 Proposal Draft

It's me, stop shouting. The police will be here in a minute. If you keep yelling like this, I, the great warrior riding on a colorful cloud to save you, might be mistaken for a hoodlum." Jiang Xiwen loosened his grip, playfully mimicking Li Huanwen's tone from just a moment ago. "Yali, aren't you going to thank me?"

Having her mouth covered like that, Zhang Ya tried to struggle hard. With this sudden exertion, Jiang Xiwen had already let go, causing her to stagger and almost fall over.

Jiang Xiwen quickly reached out to steady her. At this touch, Zhang Ya's face flushed red instantly, and somehow, her mind conjured up the scene from when she was kidnapped last time, with Jiang Xiwen pressed close against her.

As for Jiang Xiwen's use of "Yali," she didn't feel the nauseating sensation she experienced when Li Huanwen called her that. On the contrary, a trace of sweetness welled up from the bottom of her heart.

"Hey!" Jiang Xiwen waved his hand in front of a dazed Zhang Ya. "My cold and aloof monitor, we've long since been through much scarier things together, what is there to be afraid of? That guy has become the second eunuch in contemporary China, just like Lao Qi was back then!"

He had intentionally called her Yali earlier to snap the young girl out of her fright quickly. Seeing Zhang Ya blushing and staring blankly, he assumed she was still trapped in the shadow of the recent incident, so he casually made another joke.

"Stop talking nonsense..." Zhang Ya snapped back to reality, her face turning even redder. She wanted her voice to sound stern, but to her surprise, it came out so soft and tender.

I've gone and forgiven him again, Zhang Ya sighed softly in her heart.

Accompanied by this gentle voice, Zhang Ya's blushing, pretty face radiated a charming and stunning beauty. Jiang Xiwen couldn't help but let out an "ah."

Hearing this, Zhang Ya hurriedly looked up and asked, "What is it?!"

Jiang Xiwen praised, "Monitor, you really are a beauty. Just let me be your protector, otherwise the police will start nagging us again when they arrive."

Hearing Jiang Xiwen call her pretty, a wave of panic washed over Zhang Ya. Subconsciously, she blurted out, "Hate you! Who wants you to walk me home... I can get home by myself..." As soon as she finished speaking, she turned and ran towards her home.

Jiang Xiwen let out an "uh" and didn't bother to chase after her. He was already used to Zhang Ya's unpredictable, mercurial temper; impossible to figure out, yet uniquely hers.

Seeing that the time was getting late, he hurried towards a storefront on Luliang North Road. A new shop selling game cards had opened there, which also carried computer game discs for regular customers. It was rumored to have the latest release from Soft-World, *The Smiling, Proud Wanderer*. Fat Qi was too lazy to step out of the Junior High Number Two School gate, and Jiang Xiwen liked to walk and think on his way home, so he had taken a detour over here to buy game disks, only to stumble upon Zhang Ya being harassed by a perverted man.

During the three days of the senior high school entrance examinations, the scorching air combined with the enthusiastic parents sending off their hopeful children, creating a tense atmosphere second only to the national college entrance examinations.

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Gong Xiang was not worried at all. He had already arranged to go to an art school in Shanghai, and clearing the academic score threshold was a piece of cake for him.

Therefore, after each subject exam, he would come over to Jiang Xiwen's office to hang out. The other students were simply waiting to receive better grades than usual so they could spend the summer vacation binge-reading *The Misty Legend*, which had accumulated over half a semester.

On the final day of exams, the entire class received a notice: on the evening of June twentieth, the graduation party for Class Four of Junior Three would be held. Zhang Ya and ten class officers of various ranks were appointed as the organizers in charge of overall planning.

On the very first day of vacation, Li Huanwen proactively went to Tan Yutou's office. He had once been a student of Tan Yutou's, and the two had known each other for a long time. Tan Yutou's evaluation of Li Huanwen was that he was clever and had artistic talent. Although he loved to put on airs and was a bit hypocritical, his character wasn't bad.

However, Tan Yutou felt that if this pretentious personality wasn't kept in check, it could easily affect Li Huanwen's attitude towards life after adulthood. Therefore, during the summer vacation after Li Huanwen entered senior high school, Tan Yutou had a deep conversation with him. The result satisfied Tan Yutou reasonably well. As for whether Li Huanwen would keep his promises after entering senior high school, Tan Yutou simply didn't have the spare energy to worry about it.

This was the first time Li Huanwen had proactively come to see him since entering senior high school, and Tan Yutou was very pleased. After exchanging polite pleasantries, Li Huanwen stated the purpose of his visit.

"Teacher Tan, I received an invitation from your monitor, Zhang Ya, to participate in the planning of this graduation party and to sing a song for everyone at the event. I came to see you because I wanted to propose a suggestion. Since I am an outsider after all, I'm afraid the younger schoolmates in your class might object, so I wanted to discuss it with you first."

Hearing this, Tan Yutou became quite interested. With a hearty laugh, he replied, "Oh? What suggestion? Tell me, quickly tell me."

Li Huanwen smiled faintly, once again habitually running a hand through his hair, and said, "Teacher, my idea is to solicit graduation party proposals from the entire class starting today until the fifteenth, and finally have a judging panel review and decide, much like a bidding and tendering process. Of course, I've already designed a pretty good proposal myself. If everyone competes, it will not only train the students' competitive awareness and pool everyone's wisdom, but ultimately result in a relatively perfect plan, making this party an unforgettable memory for the students of Class Four of Junior Three after graduation."

This speech was articulate and logical, and Li Huanwen felt quite good about himself. As soon as he finished speaking, the look of smug pride on his face and the expectant expression directed at Tan Yutou were completely transparent.

This kid was still changing quietly, failing to live up to the promise he made back then. Looking at Li Huanwen's expression, Tan Yutou felt a trace of regret, but he wouldn't dampen Li Huanwen's enthusiasm because the suggestion itself was indeed feasible. It also allowed Tan Yutou to observe other capabilities of the students in his Class Four aside from textbook knowledge.

"Your suggestion is very good, I completely agree. Zhang Ya and the others should still be discussing in the classroom right now, I'll go right over and talk to them about this method."

"By the way, Teacher Tan, I think we should have every single student in the class, including all the judges, write down their requirements for the planning. We should make sure the party preparation time doesn't exceed one day, keeping it compact and brilliant." Li Huanwen once again put on a speech-like expression.

"Alright then, let's go to the class together, see if there are any new ideas, and you can bring them up anytime."

Led by Tan Yutou, Li Huanwen joined the graduation party planning committee of Class Four of Junior Three. The female class officers all wore infatuated expressions, restraining themselves only because the head teacher was present.

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Zhang Ya was utterly dumbfounded; this self-righteous guy had really latched on. But she didn't say anything. She hadn't seen Li Huanwen since that day among the flower paths, but she had indeed asked him to help, so it was hard for her to object now. She could only offer an awkward smile.

Subsequently, Li Huanwen voiced his suggestion, and to Zhang Ya's utter bewilderment, Tan Yutou actually endorsed this guy's proposal. Two hours later, the present class officers began notifying the various students in the class to submit their own planning proposals before the fifteenth.

After Tan Yutou left, Li Huanwen walked over to Zhang Ya with a debonair stride and was just about to speak when he was surrounded by several other girls from Class Four.

"Senior, you sing so well..."

"Yeah, Senior, what program have you prepared for us on the 20th?"

"Senior... you... you're so handsome!" A freckled girl blurted out with a shy expression, and then turned and ran out of the classroom.

Normally, if it were anyone else, the other girls would definitely have mocked this chubby girl. But right now, all their attention was focused entirely on Li Huanwen, just short of forming a cheering squad like Rukawa's and screaming, "Li Huanwen, Li Huanwen, we love you..."

These were scenes Li Huanwen was most accustomed to. He spoke in the tone of a celebrity interacting with fans with exceptional smugness, his peripheral vision occasionally darting towards Zhang Ya, wanting her to see just how popular he was.

Yet unexpectedly, Zhang Ya didn't even glance in his direction. As soon as she finished the tasks at hand, she briskly left the classroom to notify the students she was responsible for.

Li Huanwen wanted to step forward and chase after her, but he was blocked by two or three fans and unable to move. Although he could have pushed these girls aside, maintaining face was a big deal, while chasing Zhang Ya was a small one. Alas, sometimes being a celebrity meant having no freedom. To maintain a good "public" image, Li Huanwen narcissistically groomed his center-parted hair, prompting another couple of screams.

Zhang Ya came to Jiang Xiwen's office, but Jiang Xiwen wasn't in, leaving her feeling somewhat disappointed. Since Li Huanwen had also gotten involved, she very much hoped Jiang Xiwen would defeat Li Huanwen's proposal. Zhang Ya told Qi Huanchang about the matter, asked him to pass the message along, and then left.

On May fifteenth, the students of Class Four all came to school for a morning to submit their drafts, and only Jiang Xiwen was absent.

A flash of satisfaction crossed Li Huanwen's heart. Originally, he had planned to show off with his proposal first and then squeeze Jiang Xiwen out at the graduation party; he hadn't expected this kid to hand him an opportunity to discipline him ahead of time. Feeling pleased with himself, he put on a helpful facade and checked names off the roster one by one. Discovering that Jiang Xiwen hadn't submitted any draft at all, he loudly asked the three members of the review panel, including chief reviewer Tan Yutou, "Is this Jiang Xiwen from your class? Did he go out of town? There's no planning draft from him."

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