This chapter is dedicated to StephEqui19 who always suffered from spoiler alert.
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Xiong Zhi mouth was tightly sealed. Her eyes was a little bit narrowed. Her brows were furrowed and her fist was clenched. She looked like she was having a stomach ace.
"....and then he gave me the candy. Can you imagine, after nine years I still hold onto him?! My little crush to him become a bomb! Every cell in my system only shouting for his name! How I wish he will look at me once." Song Xuantin said dreamily. Her hands were holding her heart-shape pretty face.
Xiong Zhi furrowed brows deepened. How many times Xuantin told her that story! She could even recited it right now. She badly wanted to shoo away Xuantin. Since yesterday, after their little encounter in the back court Xuantin was glued to her.
Now, in the middle of the class, Xuantin told her, her childhood story when she first fall in love to Gu Zhen.
Many students around them secretly peeked at them. Of course anyone knew the hierarchy of the class. (Refer chapter 5) Xiong Zhi as a the young miss of Xiong family - who owned the number one business company in C country, was on the top of the food chain. While Song Xuantin- a daughter of both successful and famous Hollywood actress and director, in other words, a celebrity , was on the bottom of the chain. Even Song Xuantin was very pretty with her alluring eyes, thin brows, straight nose, thin lips, high cheekbone, small face and a model-like figure, with her status it was not enough to sit together with Xiong Zhi.
Xiong Zhi's calm temperament and noble aura did not seem quite fitting with Song Xuantin's sassy and lively attitude. Looking at them, was like looking at two different worlds together.
The teacher badly wanted to yell at the student at the back. Even her words were not clear, it's murmur echoed loudly in the room attracting other student's stares. Whenever he tried to speak, the girl's chattering become louder.
But he could not tell her to shut up. Every student here was wealthier than him. Better not to offend this golden child.
When the bell rang for the break, Xiong Zhi quickly stand up and escape from the girl's rumbling.
However, when she was already alone in her table in the quiet and tranquil cafeteria, a 'radio that did not have a turn off button' suddenly appeared in front of her.
"What are you doing here?"
Xiong Zhi could not help but bicker at Song Xuantin who sat comfortably in front of her.
Song Xuantin just looked at her with an eyebrow raised.
"We're best friends aren't we? We supposed to share food and eat together. ",She said in a matter-of-fact tone.
Best friends? We just met yesterday...
"I'm sorry , I'm not your best friend. I don't have one." Xiong Zhi said plainly. It's the truth though. Besides, she was regretting that she became a good matured person yesterday. She regretted that she pitied the girl and tried to explain to her, even revealing her love towards Linfeng, but she was also not concealing it though . She just regretted...that she talked to the girl. Now, she was reaping what she sowed.
Just thinking of becoming her best friend or friend at all gave Xiong Zhi a scare. She had to reject her right away!
Song Xuantin smile brighter.
"Then you have me, we are now best friends! Besides, we just tell each other our deepest secret. Bestfriends share secrets!" Song Xuantin excitingly said.
"It's not a secret. It just happen that you were there, that you hear it. I can even tell it to the whole class. And I will reveal it to him soon. So, we don't share a secret. We are not 'best friend'." Xiong Zhi wasted her breath. She must absolutely never agree to this girl!
"Really? You will tell him soon? How?" However her last sentence did not reach in Song Xuantin's ears.
How?
How....
HOW
Xiong Zhi stared blankly at Song Xuantin. That's the big question that hunted her mind these past few days. She did not know HOW.
She looked away quickly and stand up, she need to escape from this girl's inquiries. Even she wanted to answer she should not. The girl would never stop talking to her. Her eardrums needs a rest.
"You know, best friends help each other. I can help you in your 'love problem'." Song Xuantin said while twirling her hair in her fingers.
Xiong Zhi stop her escape and looked at Song Xuantin. She weighted Song Xuantin's words. If the girl could really help her. She badly needed help. But then she remembered that this very girl in front of her was suffering from unrequited love for almost nine years. How could this girl could help her if her own problem haven't resolve yet? She then say to Song Xuantin.
"I might consider it if your successful on your own."
(A/N: Xiong Zhi is talking about Xuantin's love problem.)
***[RR]: A/N...can she also help me in my love problem?***
(A/N : Just break-up, problem solved)
***[RR]: but I love him!***
(A/N: shut up, don't cause a ruckus here.)
Song Xuantin paled. She was good at helping others in their romantic issues. But hers, hers could not be solved easily. Because the man she was in love with was in love with something else!
Xiong Zhi walked away, however, that moment, a pretty small girl run towards their table, to Song Xuantin specifically.
The girl hold Xuantin's hands and said with tears in her eyes.
"Xuantin! How can I thank you Xuantin! Tell me, do you want my father to invest in your father's project? Or to your mother's movie? I will surely do it! Really really thank for your help! If not for you, I will never be Quilong's fiancé'!"
The girl said in one breath.
Song Xuantin eyes grew wide.
"Oh my! Last night was successful?!"
"En. I did what you told me to. A-and h-he he...",the girl blushed.
Song Xuantin stand up from excitement.
"He what?!Did he-?!"
On the side, Xiong Zhi was also curious. She stayed in her place standing, and waited for the girl to finish.
"H-he..he said he also like me...and w-we...we....eehhh" the girl covered her face that turned tomato red.
Song Xuantin understand the unspoken words. She jump in glee.
"Congratulations! I'm so happy for you." She hugged the small girl.
"Thank you Xuantin, you are really good in solving romance issues...tell me how can I repay you?"
"No need. I'm just happy to see someone find happiness in their unrequited love."
The two girls was immersed in their own world while Xiong Zhi remain standing. Base on what she heard, Song Xuantin helped this small girl to win someone's love. And succeeded.
She contemplated. Can Xuantin help her?
The question is, can she do it by herself? She had no clue to this romantic relationship, or how to win a man.
She then remembered the words Song Xuantin said. That there was so many woman desired Linfeng.
She should not waste time. What if someone appear and snatch Linfeng? Worst, if Linfeng also fall for that girl? Thinking this, Xiong Zhi curled up her fist. If it means sacrificing her eardrums and patience, she will comply. Even her eyes, feet and arms she would give, anything for Linfeng. She closed her eyes. She promised in this lifetime that she would do everything for Linfeng, for loving Linfeng, and also for him to love her.
Never they would face the tragic that happened in the past. When their blooming love just gone by a night.
Xiong Zhi opened her eyes, she faced Song Xuantin who was still excited in the small girl's story.
"I'll accept you as my best friend. In return, you have to be responsible."
For Xiong Zhi it was like a deal. Give and take.
It was just a title- best friend. In return, she could get all the help she wants.
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"Come on, choose! I watched all of it already! It's your turn..." Song Xuantin said while shaking Xiong Zhi's arm.
Xiong Zhi massaged her temple. Again, she doubted for the nth time that she agreed to be this girl's bestfriend.
Yesterday, after she said those words, Song Xuantin not just glued at her but also pester her non-stop about Gu Zhen. Asking what she talked about with Gu Zhen last time. When she answered that question, she was bombarded again with million questions. Like what did he said when you asked that? When you asked this? Really, she was thankful when she saw her driver. She was also terrified when Song Xuantin wanted to lift a ride with her. She rejected quickly and closed the door with all the strength she could master.
In the next day, the moment she came in the room, she almost wanted to run back in the car and not attend school for the whole year. Why? Because the first thing she saw was Song Xuantin big smile in her face. Sitting beside her chair, waving at her.
But she need to endure! She will ENDURE! NO MATTER WHAT! For her and Linfeng's happiness!
So she came back to her room and let all the words of Song Xuantin came to her left ear and then went out from her right ear. When break came, Song Xuantin insisted that they should sit together with Gu Zhen but Xiong Zhi rebuked her by saying she did not have any business to Gu Zhen that day. And also she told her that Gu Zhen was not her friend. Xuanting tried to persuade her more but she shut up soon when Gu Zhen walked passed them. She just quietly ate with Xiong Zhi.
After class, Song Xuantin invited Xiong Zhi to her home saying that she had planned yesterday for Xiong Zhi's love life.
When Xiong Zhi heard this she immediately agreed.
That's why they were here now. Choosing a romantic movie for them to watch. The reason?
"You need to choose carefully, I suggest you chose this. The female lead was like you, cold and have stone face--"
Xiong Zhi touched her face.
Stone face ?
"--but she still manage to get the attention of the male lead. You need to learn from her."
All Xiong Zhi heard was manage to get the attention of the male lead.
She nodded quickly.
After watching.....
"Hu hu....whu huhu....whoooozz!" Song Xuantin blew through the tissue. She then shoot it in the trash bin, and get another one to wipe her tears away.
Xiong Zhi on the other side, just looked at Xuantin.
Why she's crying? It's a happy ending...
Song is Xuantin also look at her.
"Why you're not crying?! How can you make Linfeng fall in love with you with that kind of face?!"
Ehh...what's wrong with my face?
"Am I not pretty?" Xiong Zhi doubted her appearance for the first time. In the past, when she was eighteen and attended his grandfather's funeral, people who saw her whispered how beautiful she is.
"That's not what I mean. Your the prettiest girl I have seen in the class." Xuantin said with a roll eyes.
"Then why are you crying? Did they end up together?" Xiong Zhi was clueless. Was there something more in the movie?
"That's why I cried! They are tears of joy!"
Xiong Zhi looked at the wasted tissues around them. So many tears of joy.
"Okay! What have you learned from the movie?" Xuantin asked.
"Ahhh..." Xiong Zhi thought carefully. The two leads met each other and they fall in love at first sight. That's all.
How they end up? Confessing while crying.
"I need to confess as soon as possible." Xiong Zhi said determinedly.
"No! You will scare him!" Xuantin quickly dismissed the idea. She then sighed and said.
"Circumstances made them. You need to create an event when the two of you end up alone. Did you not watch the part where the girl have an unintentionally date with the guy? That's when the guy started to have some 'feels' to the girl. "
"...oh..." Xiong Zhi nodded. Yeah, she watched that part.
Sing Xuantin then went to her room and get something. When she came back she was holding two rolled posters.
She handed one to Xiong Zhi.
"I made this yesterday evening. It's our planner."
Xiong Zhi accepted the poster and unrolled it. She then read it.
"Operation-Seducing Linfeng?"