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

"Hey, want to grab some milk tea first?" Shen Yuan asked suddenly as they walked.

Li Zhi glanced at Shen Yuan, a questioning look in her eyes.

Shen Yuan continued, "I haven’t had any in a while. Want to go together? It’s still early, anyway."

Li Zhi blinked, then nodded. "Your treat."

"Of course. My idea, my treat."

"Let’s go, then."

It wasn’t like Li Zhi needed to lose weight. The mental exertion of senior year was immense, and she desperately needed a lot of energy to keep up.

Milk tea was a great way to get it.

There were tons of milk tea shops around Jiyang Middle School. Shen Yuan chose a chain he frequented, saving him the effort of having to think about it.

After ordering on his phone, Shen Yuan led Li Zhi on a leisurely stroll to the milk tea shop, and then they strolled just as leisurely back to school.

Even though it was a Sunday, the school wasn’t entirely deserted.

There were young couples strolling on the track and student athletes still training.

It might have been a day off, but not everything stopped for the break.

There were already some boarding students in the classroom.

These people were the real tryhards.

Since the break wasn’t very long, there was no point for boarders who lived far away to go home.

So, some of them chose to stay at school and study on their own.

Of course, a good number of them also ran off to internet cafes.

It was a break, after all. You had to relax a little.

Thankfully, the typhoon wasn’t making landfall on Sunday. Otherwise, the winds would have been filled with the resentment of the boarding students.

When Shen Yuan and Li Zhi got to the classroom, they went to their seats.

After putting away his bag, Shen Yuan looked at Li Zhi and grinned cheekily. "We’re changing seats today, huh? Am I still in the middle?"

Li Zhi rolled her eyes at him. "Are you that desperate to be surrounded by girls?"

Shen Yuan chuckled but didn’t answer her directly.

But Li Zhi didn’t press the issue. Instead, she took out a practice test and started working on the problems.

There was still a while before the evening study session. Shen Yuan and Li Zhi each pulled out a practice test, joining the ranks of the tryhards.

Yang Shuai returned to the classroom a little before 6:00 PM.

The moment he saw Shen Yuan, Yang Shuai moved as if his feet were greased, WHOOSHING over to Shen Yuan’s side and plopping down in Chen Mingyu’s seat.

"Yuan! Young Master Li!" Yang Shuai looked at the two of them, his face ecstatic and his voice trembling slightly.

Under their confused gazes, Yang Shuai was so excited he was almost incoherent. "I asked her out!"

"Yuan, you were right! You told me to ask her out, so I used the excuse of seeing a movie and getting dinner. And she actually came! And she’s not mad anymore!" Yang Shuai grew more and more excited as he spoke, the smile on his face stretching nearly from ear to ear.

Hearing this, Li Zhi nodded in approval.

Things had progressed to a point where the conclusion was obvious.

’This ’little sister’ from Yang Shuai’s village was definitely interested in him!’

"What’s the story? The whole story?" Shen Yuan pressed impatiently. As a dedicated rubbernecker, he didn’t want to miss a single detail.

"We just ate and saw a movie, that’s it." Yang Shuai scratched his head, his confused tone suggesting he found Shen Yuan’s question a bit strange.

Shen Yuan’s mouth twitched, clearly dissatisfied with that answer. He pressed on, "Well, the conversation? What did you two talk about?"

"Just the usual stuff we talk about," Yang Shuai replied, looking clueless.

"Which is?" Shen Yuan pushed, unwilling to give up, his eyes full of expectation.

"Games," Yang Shuai answered as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

As soon as Shen Yuan heard that, he deflated like a punctured ball, leaning back against his desk with a weary expression.

"Seriously, man? You take the girl-next-door from your village out for dinner and a movie, and you just talk about games with her?" Shen Yuan stared at Yang Shuai in disbelief, as if he’d just heard the most ridiculous thing in the world.

But Yang Shuai just nodded blankly, seemingly baffled by Shen Yuan’s reaction.

"Yeah. What else?"

What a "What else?"!

Shen Yuan felt a wave of helplessness wash over him. He stared at Yang Shuai, his eyes wide with disbelief.

SLAP! With a loud sound, Shen Yuan smacked a palm against his own forehead.

’What on earth was going on here?’

The more Shen Yuan thought about it, the less sense it made. ’He really couldn’t figure out what was so charming about this guy Yang Shuai that the girl-next-door would fall for him.’ He couldn’t help but size Yang Shuai up.

’Yang Shuai’s looks were clean-cut, sure, but he was definitely no match for his own seven-out-of-ten handsomeness.’

’And Yang Shuai was only about 180 cm tall—nothing particularly outstanding.’

"What does that girl even see in you?" Shen Yuan finally blurted out, his curiosity getting the better of him.

Yang Shuai was taken aback by the question, clearly not expecting Shen Yuan to ask something like that.

"Huh?"

"What do you mean?"

Hearing their exchange, Li Zhi, who was sitting nearby, felt the corner of her eye twitch.

The beautiful girl turned to look at Yang Shuai, then at Shen Yuan, sighing to herself.

’Come to think of it, this was the first time Li Zhi had ever thought this guy Shen Yuan was actually reliable.’

’Shen Yuan could be a total idiot sometimes, but at least he was clear-headed about this stuff.’

’And Yang Shuai?’

’Li Zhi really couldn’t tell if Yang Shuai was genuinely this clueless or just playing dumb.’

’But based on the current situation, the probability of him being genuinely clueless seemed much higher.’