Chapter 104: The wooden beauty of Young Master Sheng
Chapter 104: Beware of the Note Writer
The note contained a single line.
"You will pay for your sinful actions."
The bolded words were serious and highlighted.
Jiang Chenchen glanced at the note, unsure of what sinful actions she had committed that required payment. She didn't take it too seriously and was about to put the note back between the pages of the book.
However, this action was noticed by some students who entered later. Tong Danyu, as if sensing something keenly, rushed over and peered at the note.
"What's this? Did someone write you a love letter? But this note is too short for that."
"It looks more like a message or a warning. Could it be meant for Jiaojie, but it got placed in your desk?"
"What does it say? Let Jiang Chenchen show us. If it's for Jiaojie, you shouldn't be keeping it."
Jiang Chenchen handed the note to them.
"'You will pay for your sinful actions!'" Zheng Xinxin read aloud, exaggerating her expression. "Ah! It must be the school flower's revenge!"
She exchanged glances with Tong Danyu, and they displayed exaggerated expressions of excitement and fear.
"Why does it sound like a death notice?!"
"Did you see who delivered it?"
Tong Danyu pressed the note onto the desk and looked at Jiang Chenchen.
Jiang Chenchen shook her head. "No."
Zheng Xinxin looked around and then patted Tong Danyu. "I think I saw Bai Junwen in the classroom when I came in. Maybe she saw who put it in?"
Tong Danyu signaled to Jiang Chenchen with her eyes. "You know her; she's aloof and cold. She won't respond to questions. If you ask her, it'll be in vain."
"True, let's not invite trouble." Zheng Xinxin looked at Bai Junwen, who was studying quietly, and then back at Jiang Chenchen.
"But, it seems like... you two share a dorm, right?"
Because the top student was not sociable, the school only arranged for two people in their dorm. The other person was Jiaojie, who didn't actually stay there, essentially leaving Jiang Chenchen alone.
They speculated, but Jiang Chenchen showed no reaction, absorbed in her reading. The two friends found her weird and left her alone.
During the evening self-study, the warning about the school flower had already spread.
It even evolved into several exaggerated versions, becoming more and more sensational.
Meanwhile, Gu Sujiao was still absent during the evening self-study.
The note had been placed back into the book by Jiang Chenchen.
When self-study ended, Jiang Chenchen left last. Only then did she notice one more person in the classroom, the grade's top student, Bai Junwen.
She seemed to match the description given by the girls—a roommate who rarely showed her face.
The classroom quieted down. Jiang Chenchen took a glance, but didn't linger, walking out of the classroom and descending the stairs back to her dorm.
The other girl followed suit.
Then the two walked, one in front of the other.
The shadows stretched under the campus streetlights. Bai Junwen pushed her glasses and walked behind Jiang Chenchen. She suffered from social anxiety and was afraid of interacting with people. Jiang Chenchen seemed relatively quiet, so she felt a bit more at ease.
Jiang Chenchen was thinking that the note she saw was put into her desk by a guy, not the one they were talking about for the school flower.
That warning on the note was directed at her. Should she tell her?
Bai Junwen hesitated and pondered for a long time until they reached the dormitory.
Jiang Chenchen used her key to open the door, and after a moment of silence, Bai Junwen raised her head. "Do you also live here?"
Jiang Chenchen was surprised for a moment, pushed up her glasses, and nodded, indicating agreement.
Seeing this confirmation, Bai Junwen let out a sigh of relief and walked in after Jiang Chenchen.
Jiang Chenchen got busy with her own tasks—washing up, doing homework, and reading. She was engrossed in her studies.
Bai Junwen relaxed a bit, not receiving any deliberate attention. Although she still didn't dare to interact much, she quickly finished washing up and returned to her bed, drawing the curtain.
Turning on the bedside lamp, she took out an exam paper to work on.
Her phone was on silent, showing an incoming call.
She hesitated for a long time, struggling internally, before finally answering the call.
On the other end, a restrained voice said, "Wenwen, Grandma misses you. I'll pick you up after tomorrow's evening self-study. Don't stay at school."
She remained silent, not knowing how to refuse.
On the other end, there was no opportunity for her to refuse, and the call was abruptly ended.
Afterwards, she couldn't concentrate on the exam paper.
Bai Junwen lay on her bed, staring at each word but unable to focus. Time passed gradually.
The night was already very dark.
Her roommate, seated at the desk across the room, was still studying.
This transfer student seemed genuinely diligent. Bai Junwen observed her several times, and she was consistently engrossed in her studies.
However, Bai Junwen didn't gather the courage to convey the warning she wanted to share.
She turned off the desk lamp, lay down, stared at the canopy, her thoughts in disarray. She couldn't fall asleep, felt the need to use the bathroom, but her roommate surprisingly hadn't gone to sleep yet.
After hesitating for a long time, Bai Junwen decided to go.
She pulled back the curtain and cautiously descended, attempting to lower her presence. However, even with such precautions, her roommate heard a slight movement. She turned around, glanced at Bai Junwen, then exclaimed.
Jiang Chenchen checked her phone and realized it was already very late.
She rubbed her head; the math problem was indeed challenging, and she spent quite a bit of time on it.
When Bai Junwen passed by, she shrank back in fear but accidentally saw the various formulas on Jiang Chenchen's desk paper. It seemed she was working on math problems until late.
She was startled for a moment, almost bumping into the chair back.
"Be careful."
Jiang Chenchen pulled the chair forward a bit and looked back at her. "Did you trip?"
"No..."
Bai Junwen glanced at her and quickly looked away, hurriedly entering the bathroom.
Jiang Chenchen watched her figure and contemplated for a moment. Am I that frightening?
Turn off the lights, go to sleep.
On the bed, she quickly fell asleep.
The next day, Bai Junwen was no longer in the dormitory, and on Jiang Chenchen's desk was the solution to the late-night math problem and a sentence: "Beware of the note writer."
Jiang Chenchen sat down, looked at the solution to the problem, and the train of thought flowed smoothly. No wonder she was the top student in the grade.
As for the content of the note, she didn't pay much attention.
Speculating blindly about who it might be or how it happened would only add to the burden of her studies.
She quickly packed up, left the dorm, and went to class. As she climbed the stairs, she nearly collided with someone coming down, skillfully avoiding them.
However, the person seemed to want to avoid her, moved their feet too quickly, slipped, and lost balance.
It was very dangerous.
The person reached out to grab something to steady themselves, and then they caught the hand that Jiang Chenchen had originally reached out.
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