My Demon Friends

Chapter 717 - 678: Why Provoke Them?

On Wednesday morning, the first class was Plant Taxonomy.

This semester had fewer classes, but there was a downside: they were all concentrated in the morning. For three consecutive days, there was a class during the first long period each morning.

Waking up early was incredibly unpleasant.

Brother Nan didn't want to come to class. If she hadn't been in a relationship, she definitely wouldn't have attended. Now, she only came to accompany Zhou Li. She couldn't avoid it; he would keep nagging and continuously express his discontent in subtle ways, complaining on QQ and even during meals. It was really annoying.

This guy just loves to make a fuss!

Just like a drama queen!

Brother Nan propped her chin on the desktop, her lively eyes sparkling as she silently complained to herself.

She stretched her arms far out, as if stretching her back, only straight over her head but resting on the desk. Her hands touched the back of Baozi in the seat in front of her, right where the shoulder straps of Baozi's top protruded from the T-shirt fabric. She found this weird pose quite comfortable, a lollipop stick poking from her lips.

Baozi in front also had her head down, holding an ice cream cone. She was trying to hide behind the person at the desk further in front, occasionally ducking her head to take a lick.

"COUGH, COUGH..."

The teacher on the podium coughed. "Class, please don't eat during class!"

Upon hearing this, Brother Nan quickly lifted her head, looking exceptionally pretty, the plastic lollipop stick still poking out of her mouth. Yet, she looked around, as if trying to see who was shameless enough to eat during class.

Zhou Li tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Take it out."

"Why?"

"Just take it out..."

"..." Brother Nan was truly speechless.

He watched as she took the lollipop out with one hand. With the other, as if pinching a delicate flower, she gently but firmly snapped the plastic stick and popped the candy back into her mouth.

Zhou Li stared, dumbfounded.

The candy moved from side to side in Brother Nan's mouth, CLACKING against her teeth. Turning her head to Zhou Li, she mumbled, "You can't see it now, can you?"

Zhou Li was stunned, his gaze fixed on her hand and nails.

Brother Nan's hands were very beautiful, with long fingers like those of a pianist, yet they belonged to a girl who was as rough-around-the-edges as could be. Her nails were also pretty, neatly trimmed. Surprisingly, for such an uncouth girl, she even wore nail polish, painted with various fun or cartoon designs like SpongeBob and the red 'angry' emoji from a phone keyboard. It was Cotton Swab who had painted them for her; as their 'Big Brother,' this was Brother Nan's way of indulging her 'harem,' letting them get away with their playful antics.

All in all, they were a pair of soft, delicate hands. Looking at the hands alone, one might think their owner was a gentle girl.

Zhou Li was lost in thought.

At that moment, Brother Nan lifted her eyelids, a corner of her mouth twitching as she put on a fierce expression—

"What the hell are you looking at!"

Zhou Li looked up and met her gaze, remaining silent, his expression meek.

But that single glance made Brother Nan feel his unspoken agreement, and she froze for a second. "You wanna die, huh?"

"We're... we're in class..."

"HAH!"

Brother Nan pinched the broken white plastic stick, brandishing it at Zhou Li to show off her strength. "Now you know, right? When Brother Nan used to hit and rough you up in the past, I was always going easy on you out of affection. Stop looking for trouble, or one day Brother Nan might not hold back her strength, and you'll be toast."

Zhou Li kept nodding, his eyes filled with her cutely fierce expression and the way the cowlick on top of her head wobbled slightly when her threatening expression became too forceful. As for what she said… Even if he heard it, what could he do?

The teacher's voice came from the podium again. "That female student eating ice cream at the back, do you know where the cream in your ice cream comes from? Do you know that in botany, there's a classification called oil-yielding plants? Could you please stand up and briefly explain the basis for this classification? And what are the different types of oil-yielding plants?"

Baozi reluctantly stood up, her expression blank, one hand still on the desk, clutching the nearly finished ice cream cone.

This was only the first class; how was she supposed to know?

"You don't know? Five points deducted from your participation grade."

"Oh."

Baozi calmly sat down, then bent over again, burying her head and earnestly nibbling at the cone's crispy shell.

Such was the confidence of a top student… No matter how many points were deducted from her participation grade, she wasn't worried about failing.

The second class that morning was Genetic Engineering.

The professor for this class lectured drily. Although Zhou Li wanted to listen, he really couldn't focus. So, he pulled out an ancient book and started reading it, placing it on top of his textbook.

Brother Nan was slumped over on the desk beside him, engrossed in a chat on her phone, which caught Zhou Li's attention.

Mianmian: "After military training ends, it's club recruitment time. Does our Probability Society need to recruit new members this year?"

Qian Qian: "What do you mean?"

Li Nan: "What do you mean?"

Qian Qian: "Brother Nan, hit her!"

Li Nan: "Just you wait!"

Li Nan: "[Sticker: I'm going to mess you up today]"

Mianmian: "[Sticker: Scared]"

Mianmian: "What I meant was, should we redesign the recruitment poster? We can't find last year's."

Mianmian: "And we didn't get many new members last year. Maybe a new poster would work better."

Qian Qian: "Nonsense!"

Qian Qian: "Was it because we couldn't attract members last year? No! It's because our society has high standards and a strict screening process! Otherwise, if I, Qian Qian, just sat there, I could have recruited at least two hundred people! The membership fees alone could buy Baozi three to five camera lenses!"

Xiao Hua: "Seconded!"

Mianmian: "Qian Qian, you're such a brown-noser."

Qian Qian: "SOB, SOB... How could you say that about me?"

Xiao Hua: "The poster does need to be redesigned. The Club President assigned it to me. I'm working on it, and it'll be ready soon. In a couple of days, I can go set up a stall in front of the cafeteria first."

Li Nan: "Badass!"

Mianmian: "In a couple of days? [dazed]"

Qian Qian: "Don't we have to wait until after military training to set up a stall?"

Xiao Hua: "It's doable."

Xiao Hua: "I was thinking we should increase our publicity. Even though the underclassmen have military training every day, they still pass by the cafeteria daily. We can set up our stall at the cafeteria entrance first, so they'll see it when they go in and out. If you seniors don't have time, it's okay. I can go set it up first since I don't have much to do lately anyway."

Mianmian: "Impressive! [dazed]"

Mianmian: "Thanks for your hard work! [clasped hands salute]"

Xiao Hua: "The Club President entrusted this to me, so I must do it well! [striving]"

Qian Qian: "But it's not club recruitment time yet. Where do we apply for a tent and tables? Chairs are easy; we can just bring them from our dorm rooms."

Xiao Hua: "Just leave it to me~~"

Qian Qian: "Awesome!"

Li Nan: "You all should learn from Xiao Hua. Look at yourselves, a bunch of useless slackers!"

Mianmian: "The teacher is calling on someone to answer a question."

Qian Qian: "Brother Nan, please grant me your blessing, don't let it be me."

Xiao Hua: "[cute]"

Huai Xu: "What are you guys talking about?"

Zhou Li: "Classmate Li Nan, please stand up to answer the question."

Li Nan: "Classmate Zhou Li, please stand up to answer the question."

"Student number 027!"

"..."

Zhou Li stood up expressionlessly. He faced Mianmian, Qian Qian, and Baozi, who had turned around one by one from their seats in front to look at him, along with other curious classmates. He really wanted to slap himself. However, he hadn't been listening to the lecture at all.