Chapter 362 Reunion with Xu Wenhua

Teacher Han Shu glanced around and finally focused her gaze on Li Fei and Ma Xiaoyan, saying, "So many students want to be class monitor, how about this!"

"Li Fei and Ma Xiaoyan, you two will serve as class monitor and vice class monitor for now. But this is only temporary. Once everyone gets to know each other, if we think there are more suitable candidates, we can hold another election."

“Okay, teacher,” Li Fei and Ma Xiaoyan replied in unison.

"Alright, that's all for today's lesson," Teacher Han Shu continued. "Chen Hua and Ma Xiaoyan, you two take a few students and come with me to get the textbooks."

Upon hearing the teacher's instructions, Ma Xiaoyan and Li Feiru immediately stood up and acted swiftly.

They called out the names of other classmates, and amidst the commotion, eight or nine people gathered together.

Then, led by Teacher Han Shu, the group of people walked excitedly toward where they could get their books.

Just then, a clear, crisp voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone turned to look, only to see that Chen Mengmeng had turned her head at some point and her gaze was fixed on Shen Xiaoxiao sitting next to her.

A curious smile lit up Chen Mengmeng's face. She blinked her bright eyes, looked at Shen Xiaoxiao, and asked softly, "Shen, did you know me before?"

Shen Xiaoxiao was clearly surprised by the question. She frowned slightly, revealing a hint of doubt.

She stared at Chen Mengmeng, puzzled, and asked, "Chen, why would you ask that? Didn't we just meet for the first time today?"

Chen Mengmeng's smile did not disappear because of Shen Xiaoxiao's answer; on the contrary, it became even brighter.

She shook her head slightly, not satisfied with Shen Xiaoxiao's answer, and continued to ask, "But when I greeted you just now, you seemed to know me very well."

"You said 'What a coincidence! We met again' as soon as you arrived. I thought it was someone I knew, but I forgot. Of course, I should greet you as familiarly as you do, otherwise it would be too awkward," Shen Xiaoxiao said softly with a smile and sincere eyes as she looked at Chen Mengmeng.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mengmeng hesitated. She had initially thought that he, like her, knew what would happen next. However, Shen Xiaoxiao's explanation made her begin to doubt her own judgment.

"I misunderstood. I'm sorry to bother you. I thought you were a friend of mine. It seems I mistook you for someone else."

Chen Mengmeng quickly said, a slightly embarrassed smile on her face. She also apologized to Shen Xiaoxiao before turning around and walking back to her seat.

As Shen Xiaoxiao watched Chen Mengmeng's departing figure, the tension in her heart finally eased a little.

She took a deep breath, slowly lowered her head, and continued to write and draw in her notebook, as if her conversation with Chen Mengmeng was just an insignificant little episode.

Before long, the class monitor and several other students carried all the books back to the classroom.

Shen Xiaoxiao quickly stepped forward and took the precious medical books that belonged to her.

She carefully placed the books into a small bag she had specially brought with her that day, treating them with great care.

After everything was packed, Shen Xiaoxiao picked up her bag without hesitation, without even saying hello to anyone, since it was only the first day they met and they weren't familiar with each other.

Without looking back, Chen Mengmeng turned and walked quickly out of the classroom. Her eyes flickered slightly, as if she was thinking about something. Then she followed Shen Xiaoxiao out of the classroom.

After Shen Xiaoxiao left the classroom, her pace quickened noticeably, as if she was in a hurry.

She walked hurriedly, glancing at her watch every now and then. When she saw that it was already past 11 o'clock, she quickened her pace.

Just then, Shen Xiaoxiao suddenly felt as if someone was following her from behind.

She turned around abruptly and saw Chen Mengmeng following closely behind her.

Shen Xiaoxiao stopped and stared at Chen Mengmeng with a suspicious look. She asked, "Chen, is there something you want to tell me?"

Chen Mengmeng was completely unprepared for Shen Xiaoxiao to suddenly stop and turn around, and for a moment she was flustered and didn't know how to answer.

However, she quickly calmed down, smiled, and said softly, "No, I was just leaving the school gate and happened to be going the same way as you."

As she spoke, she pointed to the thick books she was holding in her arms, as if trying to prove that it was really just a coincidence.

Seeing this, Shen Xiaoxiao still felt a little strange.

However, she didn't want to argue any further, so she casually said, "Oh, maybe I misunderstood. Do as you please." After saying that, she turned around and continued walking forward, her pace quickening slightly.

As she approached the school gate, Shen Xiaoxiao spotted Dai Xingyun and Xiahou Jie standing there from afar.

A bright smile immediately bloomed on her face, and her pace quickened involuntarily.

Shen Xiaoxiao didn't notice that besides Dai Xingyun and Xiahou Jie, there was another person at the door—Xu Wenhua.

When Xu Wenhua saw Shen Xiaoxiao, he froze as if he had been frozen in place.

His gaze was fixed on Shen Xiaoxiao, his heart pounding wildly.

Chen Mengmeng, following behind Shen Xiaoxiao, naturally also saw Xu Wenhua.

The moment her gaze met Xu Wenhua's, a strange sense of panic suddenly welled up inside her.

Before she could think it through, she quickened her pace involuntarily, quickly overtook Shen Xiaoxiao, and headed straight for the school gate.

"Brother Wenhua, are you coming to pick me up?" Chen Mengmeng asked coquettishly, clinging to Xu Wenhua's arm.

Her big, watery eyes would occasionally drift towards Shen Xiaoxiao, who was standing not far away, as if she were showing off to her.

Shen Xiaoxiao had noticed Chen Mengmeng as soon as she passed her. Watching her run towards a man at the door like a happy little bird, Shen Xiaoxiao couldn't help but curiously examine the man.

When she looked closely, she realized that the man was actually Xu Wenhua.

At the same time, Dai Xingyun noticed Shen Xiaoxiao's unusual behavior. He quickly stepped forward, took the schoolbag from Shen Xiaoxiao's back, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Shen Xiaoxiao was pulled back to reality by Dai Xingyun's voice. She quickly came to her senses and shook her head: "It's nothing, let's go back."

Xu Wenhua witnessed all of this. Seeing Shen Xiaoxiao chatting and laughing with another man, he felt a mix of emotions, like a bottle of mixed flavors had been spilled inside him.

The feeling intensified when he saw Dai Xingyun take the schoolbag from Shen Xiaoxiao, as if his own belongings had been stolen.