chapter 5 Equivalent exchange

Bring more food?

An Natelie An's face turned red quickly, "I will be hungry too, you can't... always steal my food."

Marcus Lin swore that he had never seen anyone blush like this in one second.

In his last life, he had not known An Natelie An for a long time, but he still understood some of her character.

To other people, those words just now may seem like normal communication.

It can Natelie An, which is somewhat abrupt.

Seeing that Marcus Lin was silent, An Natelie An pinched the corners of his clothes with his hands hanging down, "I'm sorry."

The sudden apology made Marcus Lin a little confused, "Why are you saying sorry?"

An Natelie An eyes were filled with mist, and he repeated his apology.

In his last life, Marcus Lin never married, but it didn't mean that he didn't understand girls.

Under the coercion of his mother, he has rich experience in blind dates.

More than once, a girl was made to cry by his cold attitude or stern refusal.

But his attitude towards An Natelie An just now was as gentle as it could be, and it had nothing to do with indifference.

However, Marcus Lin was not in the mood to figure this out now.

At this moment, he only knew one thing.

She is about to cry...

This time the person apologizing was Marcus Lin He held the corner of the table, a hint of nervousness flashed deep in his eyes, "I stole your lunch, and I am the one who should say I'm sorry."

Her tone was extremely cautious, as if she was coaxing her younger sister.

An Natelie An stared at Marcus Lin blankly, and after a while he said, "Tomorrow...Saturday."

Marcus Lin didn't know what An Natelie An meant by this, but he still answered, "Well, today is Friday."

After saying that, he seemed to feel something was wrong again, so he quickly added: "Yesterday was Thursday, and the day before yesterday was Wednesday."

An Natelie An was silent.

This made Marcus Lin a little confused, and his tone was a bit tentative, "The day before yesterday was...Tuesday?"

"..."

An Natelie An didn't seem to expect Marcus Lin to react like this. He showed a rare expression of dumbfounding and asked, "Can I delay your time for half a day?"

"Um?"

For a moment, Marcus Lin was stunned.

Seeing this, An Natelie An hurriedly explained, "Don't think too much, I just..."

"Can!"

When Marcus Lin came to his senses, he nodded in agreement without thinking.

"Thanks."

AnNatelie An lowered his head, like a child who has done something wrong.

Marcus Lin glanced at the door of the classroom and boldly put his hand on An Natelie An long hair and rubbed it.

"I'll meet you at the gate of your community at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Click..."

A drop of clear tears fell on the floor.

The girl's shoulders trembled slightly.

By the time Marcus Lin realized something was wrong, the school uniform in front of An Natelie An was already wet.

He tilted his body and took a look, his brain was confused, and then he realized that it must be because of his actions just now.

"Snapped--"

Marcus Lin raised his left hand and slapped the back of his right hand hard, his tone a little hasty, "Um...Classmate An, I don't mean anything else, don't cry?"

Hearing the noise, An Natelie An raised his jaw slightly.

When she saw the red mark on the back of Marcus Lin right hand, her weak voice sounded like crying, "What are you doing?"

"This hand made a mistake and deserves a beating!"

An Natelie An stared at the red back of Marcus Lin right hand, "Does it hurt?"

Marcus Lin shook his head, "It's almost like being bitten by a mosquito."

"Nonsense, how can such a red color match mosquitoes..."

"It doesn't hurt."

An Natelie An bit her lip and raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, "Actually, I'm not crying because..."

"Brother Mo, I'm back."

At this moment, Theo Gu walked into the classroom in a hurry, carrying a packaged braised pork rice bowl with one hand.

As soon as he entered the classroom, his whole body turned to stone in the next second.

An Natelie An eyes were red, and she looked like she was crying.

She and Marcus Lin were the only two people in the classroom, and they could use their toes to figure out who the culprit was.

"Cough——"

Theo Gu winked and said, "Brother Mo, how about I come back later?"

Marcus Lin glared angrily, "Put down the food and go out."

"well."

After Theo Gu put the rice on the table, he quickly left the classroom.

Did Marcus Lin make An Natelie An cry?

Darling, you will definitely make a fortune!

If this news spreads, he can guarantee that Marcus Lin will not see the sun tomorrow!

Marcus Lin pushed the meal in front of An Natelie An, "I ate your meal, you can eat this meal."

"I'm not hungry."

An Natelie An didn't accept it.

Marcus Lin said to himself: "This is an exchange of equal value. If you don't want to eat it, you can throw it away."

"Don't!"

An Natelie An looked confused, "It's not good to waste food..."

Marcus Lin smiled and put the chopsticks into her hands, "The food is yours anyway. It's up to you to eat or throw it away."

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the back of the classroom.

An Natelie An looked at the fragrant food in front of him, and then at Marcus Lin at the back of the classroom. He hesitated for a while, then slowly opened the bag and started eating in small bites.

She didn't know what she thought of, but the corners of her lips slightly curled up, and the smile hidden in the pear vortex softened in the spring breeze.

She ate half of the meal and put the remaining half in the lunch box.

When all this was done, many students had already returned to the classroom after eating.

An Natelie An packed up the disposable tableware and threw it into the trash can at the door of the classroom.

When she turned around, she found Marcus Lin looking over here. She instinctively lowered her head, quickly returned to her seat, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At noon, there is a half-hour break.

The hot weather makes people sleepy.

The ceiling fan above my head turned slowly, but it still couldn't change anything.

Everyone was as listless as eggplants beaten by frost, yawning all the time.

Only a few people hold their eyes open and continue to review.

At some point, an old man appeared at the door of the classroom.

It was the Chinese teacher of Class 2, Sylvan Wei.

Sylvan Wei came to An Natelie An's seat and raised his hand to knock on the table.

Noticing the girl's astonished look, the smile on his face was particularly kind, "It's still a while before class. Come to my office. I have a few questions I want to talk to you about."

An Natelie An was stunned, then nodded.

With most people dozing off, no one noticed this scene at all.

Only Marcus Lin followed the two of them and pricked up his ears outside the office.

Sylvan Wei handed An Natelie An a glass of water, "Don't be nervous, sit down."

"Thank you, teacher."

An Natelie An sat opposite and took the initiative to ask: "What does the teacher want from me?"

Sylvan Wei held up his eyes on the bridge of his nose with a trace of sadness on his face, "I heard that you asked Marcus Lin to apply for the same university as you in the classroom yesterday. Is this true or false?"

"right."

An Natelie An admitted truthfully.

Sylvan Wei brows knitted together, and his tone was a bit tentative, "Classmate An, there shouldn't be any other meaning to this agreement, right?"

An Natelie An eyes were filled with confusion, "What else do you mean?"

Sylvan Wei smiled calmly and said earnestly: "Classmate An, the senior year of high school is the most critical time for students. Before the college entrance examination comes, you must focus all your energy on your studies and don't have any ideas."

The confusion in An Natelie An eyes became more intense, "The students don't quite understand what the teacher means."

Sylvan Wei coughed dryly, picked up the thermos cup in front of him and took a sip of tea, "Classmate An, your grades are not ideal. If you fall in love prematurely, you may not even be able to pass the college entrance examination. Don't sacrifice your future because of impulsiveness. Can you understand?"

"Puppy love?"

An Natelie An eyes widened and she was stunned for more than ten seconds. Only then did she understand the purpose of Sylvan Wei calling her to the office today. He explained hurriedly: "Teacher, I didn't fall in love early. The truth is not what you think."

"What's that like?"

"It's just...a simple agreement."

Meeting Sylvan Wei's gaze, An Natelie An's voice was very soft, "Teacher, isn't it normal for classmates to agree on which university to go to?"

"It's normal for other people, but for you, it's a little abnormal."

"Teacher, I don't understand."

Sylvan Wei put down the thermos cup and said, "Classmate An, your behavior yesterday was indeed nothing; but as your class teacher, I cannot treat anything one-sidedly."

"For example, if your appearance is very good, and you suddenly agree to go to the same university with Marcus Lin, it will inevitably make him think too much. I dare not say anything else. At least it will make him uninterested in studying for a long time."

"To give you the most direct example, Marcus Lin scored 94 points in the math test in the unified examination last time, but yesterday, Teacher Yan only scored 18 points in the math test in today's class. I asked Teacher Yan how difficult this test was. It’s much easier than the unified examination, but why did Marcus Lin’s grades plummet?”

Having said this, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Classmate An, don't think the teacher is nagging. When you get to university, if you ask the teacher to take care of it, the teacher won't take care of it. Of course, the teacher can't take care of it either, but it's different now."

An Natelie An was silent for a long time, then stood up and bowed to Sylvan Wei, "I understand, the student council will make this matter clear to Marcus Lin"

Sylvan Wei nodded happily and changed his tone: "I saw your recent test results. To be honest, they are not ideal. Please work harder next, time is running out."

"Well, students know."

"Okay, there's nothing else to do. You can go back."

"goodbye teacher."

After leaving the office, An Natelie An walked along the corridor towards the classroom.

The sound of slight footsteps echoed in the empty corridor.

At the corner, An Natelie An almost collided with Marcus Lin, who was leaning on the corner.

She instinctively took a step back, but she didn't want her foot to slip, causing her body to lose weight and fall backwards.

Marcus Lin quickly hugged An Natelie An and stopped after she stood firmly. "Don't be distracted when walking in the future. It's easy to fall."

An Natelie An eyes were full of surprise, "Why are you here?"

"The classroom was too hot, so I just wanted to come out to enjoy some fresh air, so I walked here."

Marcus Lin lied without blushing, "By the way, what did the teacher just say to you?"

An Natelie An eyes flickered, and his tone became stumbling, "Marcus Lin, I, I... won't go to the same university as you."