I'm in Senior Year, and the System Says I'm Going on a Blind Date with My Childhood Sweetheart

After the weekly test, Old Zhou came by the classroom for a stroll. He wanted to prevent the students from getting too excited and chattering so loudly that they’d attract the grade dean.

The moment they saw Old Zhou, the few students who had been relaxing immediately changed their expressions and hurried back to their seats.

The homeroom teacher’s authority still held some sway.

Old Zhou stayed in the classroom for a few minutes before returning to his office.

The rest of the period passed quickly.

With three or four minutes left before class ended, Li Zhi could see the anticipation in Shen Yuan’s eyes.

Seeing Shen Yuan’s eager look, the beautiful girl’s smile immediately fell.

Li Zhi really didn’t want to wear that Question Mark Lamp.

’This is so dumb!’

’Why do I have to act like an idiot with Shen Yuan!’

"But I should still keep a promise I’ve made," Li Zhi muttered softly.

"Ah Xi, why did I have to pity him? If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have been tricked."

Li Zhi slumped onto her desk, desperately wanting to weasel out of this.

Suddenly, Li Zhi shot upright.

’That’s right! I was tricked!’

Just then, under Shen Yuan’s expectant gaze, the clock struck 9:30 PM.

The dismissal bell rang.

As the rest of the class started to cheer, Shen Yuan took a step forward and appeared before Li Zhi, holding the Question Mark Lamp.

"Young Master Li, it’s time to fulfill your promise."

Li Zhi glanced at the Question Mark Lamp, then looked up at Shen Yuan.

"I still don’t want to wear it."

Shen Yuan shook his head. "Nope, you promised me."

"But that was you tricking me! You were faking it, taking advantage of my kindness!"

As Li Zhi said this, the astute young author had already leaned her back against Li Zhi’s desk.

At that moment, Zhuo Peipei also saw the Question Mark Lamp in Shen Yuan’s hand.

’Make Li Zhi wear that thing?’

Yesterday, Zhuo Peipei had seen the Exclamation Mark Lamp on Shen Yuan’s head. Add Li Zhi’s Question Mark Lamp to the mix...

An image was already forming in Zhuo Peipei’s mind.

’No, no, no, stop, make it stop!!’

’This kind of ship-fodder is too abstract!!’

The master shipper’s mouth twitched.

She now finally understood the sheer weight behind Li Zhi’s "dumbass Shen Yuan" comment.

’It’s absolutely maxed out!’

"But you still promised me."

"But that was under the premise that you tricked me. Under normal circumstances, I would never wear it. A promise made under duress doesn’t count!"

Li Zhi looked at Shen Yuan, her expression stubborn.

Seeing Li Zhi like this, Shen Yuan pouted.

"Fine, forget it. Don’t wear it then."

With that, Shen Yuan put the Question Mark Lamp on his own head, switched on the light, and spread his arms.

"Kids, a new quest has appeared! Who wants to accept it?"

"Me, me, me!!" Ah Jie was the first to rush up to Shen Yuan.

Li Zhi watched Shen Yuan’s back, gently biting her lower lip.

Everyone has a different tolerance for so-called "silly things."

Some people think cosplay is a "silly thing"—wearing strange costumes, losing one’s dignity.

But others feel cosplay is a perfectly normal thing, a hobby.

Just like reading or playing a musical instrument, it’s simply a hobby.

Highbrow art can exist, and so can popular entertainment.

And Li Zhi’s tolerance for this sort of thing was clearly not as high as Shen Yuan’s.

But Li Zhi also knew one thing in her heart.

It wasn’t that she couldn’t accept it.

She was just being tsundere, that’s all.

...

After assigning the quests, Shen Yuan started on his way home.

"I’m not bringing this thing tomorrow. Assigning quests every day is a bit tiring. And it takes up a lot of time."

Even as Shen Yuan said this, the Question Mark Lamp on his head was still just as eye-catching in the crowd of students leaving school.

Li Zhi nodded silently.

On the school path in the deepening night, Li Zhi walked beside Shen Yuan with her head down. She caught a glimpse of the Question Mark Lamp on his head out of the corner of her eye; it was so bright in the darkness.

It was just like the question Li Zhi was asking herself at that moment.

’It’s just a headband. Why are you being so tsundere?’

’Who even knows you here?’

The evening breeze brushed past Li Zhi’s slightly flushed ear tips, blowing away her stubborn insistence that "a promise made under duress doesn’t count," leaving it swaying precariously.

After they walked out of the school gate, Li Zhi gradually fell behind Shen Yuan.

"Hey!"

Li Zhi was startled out of her thoughts and looked up at Shen Yuan. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Why are you walking so slow? Are you hungry?"

Li Zhi subconsciously shook her head.

"Then hurry up," Shen Yuan urged. "I still have to go scoop poop! That dumbass San Geng definitely pooped outside the litter box again."

Li Zhi watched Shen Yuan turn his head away, and a streetlight cast the shadow of the Question Mark Lamp right at her feet.

Li Zhi subconsciously lifted her foot and stepped on the shadow of the Question Mark Lamp.

"Hey!"

"My name isn’t ’Hey,’ it’s Chu Yuqun."

Shen Yuan turned to look at Li Zhi and saw the beautiful girl still standing in the same spot. He complained, "Did you get hit with a curse that won’t let you step off that paving stone?"

"Do you... have any quests you haven’t given out yet?"

Li Zhi looked at Shen Yuan, gently biting her lower lip.

Shen Yuan froze for a second, the light illuminating the delight that flashed across his brow.

Shen Yuan zipped in front of Li Zhi in a flash, the Question Mark Lamp tracing a brilliant golden arc before her eyes. "Is Young Master Li looking to accept a quest? I’ve got ’em, sis, I’ve got ’em! What kind of quest does Young Master Li want to accept?"

Seeing Shen Yuan’s antics, a faint smile appeared on Li Zhi’s lips, but she quickly hid it.

The beautiful girl deliberately put on a serious expression and said to Shen Yuan:

"As a quest NPC, don’t you have any initiative?"

"Yes, yes, Young Master Li’s lesson is well-received."

Shen Yuan nodded, the light from the Question Mark Lamp on his head flickering wildly.

Then, Shen Yuan reverted to the state he’d been in back in the classroom.