I rejected your confession, but you took my best friend home?

Chapter 36 He's asking you if his move just now was cool.

Yin Mengran slowly opened the gift box, and Tang Zhi and Zhou Heng both craned their necks, looking on curiously.

Upon opening it, something resembling a small carousel appeared before the three of them.

Zhou Heng and Tang Zhi both frowned in confusion, and Zhou Heng even asked directly:

"What is this stuff?"

"It looks...like a music box?"

Yin Mengran took the contents out of the box. It was about the size of her palm, quite exquisitely made, and colorful.

"This...is a gift?"

Tang Zhi frowned slightly, her face full of confusion, as if she thought she had seen wrong.

Yin Mengran held it in her hand, feeling a little ashamed for some reason, as if she were holding something shameful.

She had seen the gifts Zhou Heng gave to Tong Yining—a whole box of love letters and presents. Now, thinking back on it, she was filled with envy.

But this thing... can't compare to those gifts that have already been thrown in the trash.

Thinking about the gifts Zhou Heng gave to Tong Yining, and then looking at what she had in her hand, she felt mortified.

"Open it and see, maybe something will pop out."

Zhou Heng also couldn't understand it, but he didn't jump to conclusions so quickly. According to his way of thinking...

This thing might have some kind of mechanism, and there might be some surprise inside after opening it.

"Oh..."

Yin Mengran opened the music box, and as soft, beautiful music played, the carousel began to turn slowly, and colorful lights illuminated the scene.

However, the three of them stood there waiting for about half a minute, and nothing changed...

Zhou Heng's mouth opened slightly, he raised his hand, pointed at the thing, and asked in a low voice:

"This...is just...a music box...right?"

"That's hard to say... Let me... let me look it up for you, maybe there's some meaning behind giving a music box as a gift..."

Tang Zhi also turned her head, took out her phone, and pretended not to have seen it.

Zhou Heng was also puzzled, frowned, and after thinking for a while, said:

"Gifts are given according to the person. Some people just like these things. Do you like these little trinkets? He gave them to you because he knows you like them?"

"no..."

"Oh, never mind then."

Zhou Heng regretted helping him cover up his mistake; it not only made him look stupid, but also made him look just as stupid.

He had even considered borrowing Lu Yunshuo's ideas, but now it seems that idea was completely unnecessary.

This kind of thing is fine as a gift for ordinary friends or classmates, or even younger siblings or parents.

Giving it to someone you like is a bit too hasty; at least Zhou Heng can't understand it.

Unless it's to please them, or they genuinely don't care about gifts,

After all, if you like each other, you can give each other anything and the other person will be very happy.

Yin Mengran turned off the music box and put it aside. She felt utterly helpless.

I shouldn't have opened it; I still feel suffocated after reading it.

"This is..."

Yin Mengran looked down and noticed that there seemed to be something else inside the gift box. She took it out and saw that it was a letter.

Upon opening it, it was indeed a love letter.

However, the content was simply...unbearable to read. She had seen Zhou Heng's love letters to Tong Yining, and these were far inferior...

She only glanced at a line or two before stuffing everything back in, vowing that it must be returned and she absolutely could not keep it.

Keeping it felt incredibly humiliating, as if I had gladly accepted the gift.

"Okay, never mind that. Just take it back to him when you go to school tomorrow. Come on, play games with me!"

Tang Zhi had already connected the PS5 to the living room TV and was calling Yin Mengran over to play together.

"Okay, but... I'm not very good at playing games..."

"It's okay, I'll teach you."

The two girls sat on the blanket in front of the sofa, watching the TV. Tang Zhi enthusiastically explained to Yin Mengran how to play.

Zhou Heng could only sit at the table, facing test questions he couldn't understand, forcing himself to concentrate on studying.

"Tsk..."

Hearing the cheerful voices of the two people and the sounds of playing games coming from the living room, he felt incredibly restless.

My urge to study became unbearable; I started shaking my leg, twirling my pen, and no matter what I did, I just couldn't concentrate.

"call--"

He took a deep breath to calm himself down, then focused all his attention on the book.

He firmly believed that he could definitely do it with his willpower!

Then, he picked up his pen and started working on the problems seriously, constantly reassuring himself.

"Studying is just as great. Don't get too caught up in playing now. You can relax and play for a while after the exams are over!"

About an hour later, Yin Mengran came to Zhou Heng's side and asked softly:

"Do you want to rest for a while? Play some games?"

"Ok."

Without a second's hesitation, Zhou Heng threw the pen in his hand aside, and as if springs had been installed under his buttocks, he launched himself forward and headed straight for the living room.

Yin Mengran chuckled to herself; she knew Zhou Heng couldn't wait any longer, so she quickly came over to greet him.

Yin Mengran picked up Zhou Heng's workbook, glanced at the questions Zhou Heng had just finished, and silently nodded.

It's obvious that Zhou Heng has improved very quickly. Just a few days ago, he definitely wouldn't have been able to solve some of the problems here.

But now, the accuracy rate is much higher.

Yin Mengran returned to the living room, sat on the sofa, and watched Zhou Heng and Tang Zhi play.

She saw that Zhou Heng seemed like a completely different person; he was visibly happy.

Sure enough, you only see him like this when he's playing games.

Then it suddenly occurred to her that she seemed to have never seen Zhou Heng smile before...

Even though you could tell he was happy, you couldn't see a smile on his face.

This was something that she found very strange.

Yin Mengran kept her eyes fixed on Zhou Heng's face, trying to catch a glimpse of him smiling...

"Ness!"

At this moment, Zhou Heng's lips curled up slightly, though it was only a small smile, but Yin Mengran still noticed it.

He suddenly turned his head, looked at Yin Mengran, and asked, "How is it? Handsome or not?"

Yin Mengran was taken aback for a moment, her throat moved, and she parted her thin lips slightly, responding softly:

"Uh...yes, handsome..."

Tang Zhi glanced at Yin Mengran and muttered, "He's asking you if his move just now was cool."

"what..."

Realizing what had happened, Yin Mengran blushed instantly and lowered her head, feeling extremely embarrassed...

Did I misunderstand? And Tang Zhi saw through my plan?

What were you thinking when you gave that answer?

It seems she's thinking about the slight upturn of Zhou Heng's lips...