Chapter 38

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Mr. Qian didn’t expect Qiu Ying to say something like that. After thinking for a moment, he still didn’t give up and asked, “Isn’t there a three-day holiday soon? Can’t you squeeze it in these few days?”

Qiu Ying replied, “I didn’t manage to get a spot for the 11th. It can only be done on October 8th. I’ll only take leave for half a day in the morning!”

Qiu Ying looked at the hesitant Mr. Qian and carefully added, “Mr. Qian, it’s just half a day! I’ll definitely think of a way to make up for the missed classes.”

If it took half a day, it wouldn’t take much effort for Qiu Ying to catch up. Moreover, as long as the third-year students didn’t take more than a day off, the form teacher had the right to directly approve it. There was no need to look for the dean or the vice-principal for approval.

After school started, the college entrance examination was getting closer and closer, and it was getting harder to get approval for a leave. Unless the parents came to apply for leave, Mr. Qian might not be able to get approval from the higher-ups.

Mr. Qian looked at Qiu Ying’s sincere gaze and his heart softened. He signed the leave request.

As Mr. Qian signed, he said to Qiu Ying, “By the way, your grades haven’t improved after these few rounds of weekly English testing. Jiang Lin’s English is his forte. I want to change your seat so you can sit with him.”

Qiu Ying quickly refused. “There’s no need, Mr. Qian. I have to rely on myself for my studies. I’ll think about it and definitely think of a way to improve my grades!”

Seeing that Qiu Ying was in a hurry to refuse, Mr. Qian laughed out loud. “Previously, someone came to tell me that you and Jiang Lin were close and even practiced running together. I was a little worried at that time and wondered if I should put the two of you together. Now, it’s decided. There are still more than ten students whose seats have to be adjusted this time. I’ll mention them in class later. You can change seats then.”

Qiu Ying couldn’t help but hesitate. “Teacher, give me another chance. I’ll definitely find a suitable way to improve my English.”

Mr. Qian smiled at Qiu Ying. “It’s not that I don’t believe you, but look at the countdown to the college entrance examination. There are still eight months left. Time is tight! Your overall grades are dragged down because of your English grades. One point in an exam can really change a person’s fate.”

Qiu Ying knew Mr. Qian’s good intentions, so she didn’t refute and nodded.

In the classroom.

Qiu Ying sighed and sat in a chair.

When Bai Zhen heard this, she asked with concern, “Little Yingying, where did you go just now?”

Qiu Ying turned to look at Bai Zhen. “I went to ask Mr. Qian for leave.”

Bai Zhen asked, “Why did you take leave?! For how many days is it?”

Qiu Ying replied, “I have something important to do on October 8th. It’s not convenient for me to say what I want to do now.”

Bai Zhen’s face stiffened when she heard this. Then, she smiled indifferently and said, “It’s fine. We’ll talk about it when it’s convenient for you.”

Bai Zhen thought about the anonymous message she had just received and asked, “By the way, what happened the other day when Wang Ting said that you were fooling around with someone at the school gate?”

Qiu Ying glanced at Bai Zhen. It had been a week since this incident, so she didn’t expect Bai Zhen to ask again. Thinking of this, Qiu Ying looked a little sad. “I bumped into a former neighbor and spoke to him.”

At that time, Bai Zhen thought that Wang Ting was just spouting nonsense to frame Qiu Ying, so she didn’t think too much about it or ask further.

However, she had just received a photo today and realized that Wang Ting had really seen it.

Bai Zhen looked at Qiu Ying’s expression and knew that their relationship was definitely not so casual. Bai Zhen felt that Qiu Ying was always veiled in front of her. Even if she was her best friend in school, Qiu Ying always hid many secrets from her.

But she had no secrets from her. Shouldn’t best friends be honest with each other?

So did she really think of her as a friend?

“Yingying, what kind of person is he?” Bai Zhen wanted to give their friendship another chance. As long as Qiu Ying told her this, she could accept not knowing anything else.

Qiu Ying was looking down at the table and didn’t notice Bai Zhen’s abnormality. “He was just a neighbor. Actually, we’re not very close. I didn’t expect him to get into a university in S City, so we bumped into each other that day and chatted.”

Bai Zhen chuckled. Only then did Qiu Ying feel that something was wrong. “Zhenzhen, what’s wrong?”

Bai Zhen said softly, “Qiu Ying, I’ve had many friends since I was young, but you’re the only one I call my best friend. Now, I finally believe that our friendship is one-sided!”

Seeing that Bai Zhen had really misunderstood, she quickly explained, “Zhenzhen, did you misunderstand something? It’s not one-sided. You’re also my good friend!”