After Transmigrating, I Became the Most Cowardly Kid (GL) - Chapter 11

At 5:30 PM, Dad Chi drove his daughter home.

Chen Qin and Meng Qianwen lived nearby and simply walked back. Chi Zhihuai waved goodbye to them at the door, got into the car, and greeted her father.

Dad Chi looked at her friends and asked, “I know the one on the left. Who is the one on the right?”

“She’s my deskmate’s cousin,” Chi Zhihuai replied obediently, holding her backpack.

Dad Chi took a couple more glances at the girl on the right and drove away.

During the week, dinner at home was usually at 7 PM, but weekends were earlier. By the time the father and daughter arrived, Mom Chi had already finished cooking.

After a full meal, Chi Zhihuai rubbed her stomach and went to her room to play her match-three game, coming out at seven to watch the news broadcast.

After taking a shower that evening, she walked into the room drying her hair, picked up her phone, and opened her chat with Tang Chen again.

Knight Tang: Okay, you don’t have to eat dinner, but she says she’s treating you to bubble tea tomorrow. You can’t refuse this time.

Since the conversation had reached this point, refusing again would be equivalent to rejecting the boss’s face, so she had agreed.

Chi Zhihuai dried her hair, a slight frown forming on her face.

She had interacted with Shang Han quite a bit these past few days. Overall, she hadn’t felt the fear of someone who would casually “crack people’s skulls.” On the contrary, she felt Shang Han was a rather gentle person.

But one thing she truly couldn’t figure out was—why Shang Han was paying attention to her.

It wasn’t narcissism. Chi Zhihuai genuinely felt that Shang Han was meticulously trying to approach her and befriend her.

Just like her fawning effort to deliver bubble tea to Sister Z to have more interaction, everything Shang Han was doing to her seemed like an attempt to have more contact.

Chi Zhihuai had suspected this abnormality was related to the wall incident, but she couldn’t figure out the connection between the two.

Did Shang Han push the wall over?

Or did Shang Han hit someone by the wall, causing it to collapse?

…That didn’t seem likely.

Chi Zhihuai pondered but couldn’t figure it out, so she tossed the phone aside and continued drying her hair.

After drying her hair halfway, Chi Zhihuai hung the towel on the balcony and went back to her room to review English vocabulary.

Speaking of which, she had obtained an important piece of information during her chat with the system this afternoon.

Human memory gradually fades. If the original owner’s knowledge is not reviewed for a long time, it might be forgotten.

So, she couldn’t just focus on the current coursework; she needed to look over past knowledge too, to avoid being clueless during comprehensive exams. Chi Zhihuai sighed deeply. Living is so hard.

Why didn’t she cherish life before? Why climb that wall? Why seek death?

She had decided: from now on, her life motto was—Safety First!

Groaning twice, Chi Zhihuai sat down in her chair and opened her English textbook.

Some words were indeed becoming increasingly fuzzy in her memory. She picked up a pen, casually copied two words, and couldn’t help but yawn.

Memorizing English vocabulary was truly the best sleep aid.

Chi Zhihuai tapped the desk with one hand. A sudden idea sparked in her mind.

If she couldn’t memorize English words, she could memorize English song lyrics. As long as it involved singing, she definitely wouldn’t get sleepy.

Chi Zhihuai opened her music app, typed in the word she needed to memorize, and searched for lyrics.

Finding the corresponding song, she plugged in her headphones to listen to the music, and copied the lyrics containing that word onto her notebook. After humming along to the music a few times, she pretty much understood the word and its meaning.

Learn a line, memorize a word.

She was so clever!

With the first word successfully memorized, Chi Zhihuai gained confidence and continued searching for songs and copying lyrics.

While she was studying, Tang Chen suddenly sent a message.

Knight Tang: Shang Han asked me what time you’re going to the library tomorrow.

Chi Zhihuai: We scheduled 9:00.

Knight Tang: OK. Oh, by the way, could you buy a bubble tea for Meng Qianwen too? Just say you’re buying it, and I’ll transfer the money to you.

Chi Zhihuai: We’re not very close yet… Is that okay?

Knight Tang: Forget it. She’ll definitely know it’s from me anyway.

Chi Zhihuai: Okay…

Knight Tang: Wait. Is it appropriate for you to give her a lollipop now?

Chi Zhihuai was being force-fed “dog food” one mouthful after another—first bubble tea flavored, now lollipop flavored.

Looking at it this way, Tang Chen seemed like a really nice guy. Why did Meng Qianwen have to make the relationship so tense, not even giving him an explanation?

But this was other people’s private business. She didn’t know the inside story, and there was no need for her to worry about it. It was enough to be an honest, obedient little coward.

Chi Zhihuai: It’s fine. She gave me a lollipop today, so it works as a return gift.

Knight Tang: Then please give her the lollipop I bought tomorrow, and I’ll owe you another favor.

Chi Zhihuai couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

Didn’t all lollipops taste the same once in her mouth? Did it matter who bought it?

Tsk. Could she somehow taste the stinking sweetness of love?

She secretly complained internally but quickly agreed to Tang Chen online.

However, this completely disrupted her study rhythm. Chi Zhihuai checked the time—10:30 PM. It wasn’t early.

Oh well, oh well. Better go to bed early. She’d continue the battle at the library tomorrow.

The next day, Chi Zhihuai woke up groggily and picked up the notebook where she had organized the lyrics yesterday. She found that the lyrics she had memorized so clearly last night… were a bit mixed up now.

Without washing her face or brushing her teeth, Chi Zhihuai, in her pajamas, suffered an attack of compulsive behavior and forced herself to review the words she had memorized yesterday.

Feeling satisfied that she had mostly remembered them, she finally put down the notebook and went out to wash up.

After getting ready, Chi Zhihuai left the house. At 8:50 AM, she hopped off the bus. The heavy weight of her backpack pulled her backward, and she stumbled, nearly falling against the closing bus door.

She grabbed at thin air a few times to maintain balance, then “awkwardly” hitched her backpack up higher and walked toward the library with her head lowered.

Suddenly, someone lifted her backpack, and the weight on her back instantly lessened significantly.

Chi Zhihuai thought it was Chen Qin, who had just happened to pass by, playing a prank. She turned back and said, “Stop fooling…”

The moment she said “fooling,” her eyes met those of the person behind her.

Chi Zhihuai choked, and the expression on her face slowly froze.

The person holding her backpack wasn’t Chen Qin; it was Shang Han.

Chi Zhihuai’s acting skills weren’t always on point. It took her a few seconds to remember what she should be doing. She tightened her grip on the backpack straps, darted two steps forward, and said “at a loss,” “G-good morning.”

They knew each other now, so a greeting shouldn’t be too much, right?

Chi Zhihuai silently waited for the system’s reaction. Sure enough, the system did not issue an alarm.

Nice! Her analysis was correct. The system allowed her to change herself based on the different external environment and the new people and events she encountered.

Shang Han had probably anticipated her reaction and was not annoyed. Instead, she reached out her hand and said, “Your backpack is heavy. I’ll carry it to the library for you.”

“No need… I can manage,” Chi Zhihuai bit her lower lip and said softly, “Thank you.”

Shang Han seemed quite gentlemanly. With this display, the other party shouldn’t insist, right?

Chi Zhihuai was secretly congratulating herself on her superb acting skills when the “gentlemanly” Shang Han suddenly pressed her shoulder and twisted her 180 degrees on the spot.

Forced to turn her back to Shang Han, Chi Zhihuai didn’t even have time to protest before the backpack was violently removed from her back.

With the backpack entirely in the other girl’s hands, Chi Zhihuai turned back in a panic. Shang Han pursed her lips and didn’t look at her: “I’ll take you to the library, and then I’ll buy you a bubble tea.”

“…” So, was Shang Han actually a person this domineering???

She couldn’t fight her, and she didn’t dare to ask why. Chi Zhihuai didn’t know what else to say and could only meekly follow behind her.

However, after taking two steps, she couldn’t hold it in and spoke: “Um… Shang Han…”

“Mhm?”

Chi Zhihuai felt that the other girl’s offer to carry her backpack was a kindness, but there was one thing she truly had to point out—

“M-my backpack strap is dragging on the ground…”