If they weren't so close, they wouldn't look like they knew each other.

When they weren't speaking, both of them had expressionless faces and exuded an aura of "keep away."

Ying Qian's face was a little chubby, and compared to Chen Wenzhi's strong bone structure, she was much cuter. She was just like that, a young girl who hadn't quite grown up yet.

"Holy crap! Chen Wenzhi, isn't he your darling? Go chat him up!"

The girl next to her was urging her companion to laugh, which made Ying Qian burst into laughter in an instant. She revealed two rows of pearly teeth, glanced at the two girls, and the one who had been encouraged pouted and blurted out, "Get lost!"

"Who's that beautiful woman next to him?" The woman's voice paused, then added meaningfully, "She'll be your rival for his affections from now on..."

The person being teased had a short temper and shoved the person next to him, saying, "Get out of the way! Can't you see they're both not saying anything? Maybe they're just going the same way..."

"Tch~ Have you ever seen Chen Wenzhi get this close to any woman?"

After a moment of silence, "Stop talking nonsense..."

Do they really think their voices are very quiet?

Ying Qian shook her head, clicked her tongue twice in agreement, and then, seizing the opportunity, when they turned around to peek, she raised her hand and waved it twice.

The two girls froze simultaneously: "..." Did she hear that?

Ying Qian nudged Chen Wenzhi with her elbow, preparing to go up and use her superb social skills, maybe she could even make a friend!

He saw right through her, his expression indifferent, and simply said, "Whatever."

The two girls exchanged glances almost simultaneously, as if they had reached a consensus with the criminal gang.

A wind picked up, stinging her face. Before Ying Qian could even make a move...

Two "social thugs" stepped forward, their smiles gradually turning sinister. They each pulled Ying Qian away from Chen Wenzhi, trapping her between them.

Chen Wenzhi chuckled and walked forward unhurriedly. He took out a piece of candy from his pocket and stuffed it into his mouth without saying a word. The candy melted in his mouth.

Mint flavor, it's mint flavor again.

He remembered that he only had two mint-flavored candies in his pocket.

Suspicious, he took out a handful of candy, and sure enough, the mint flavor was gone.

Is it really such a coincidence? His pupils contracted slightly without his realizing it, and he didn't even notice the inexplicable throbbing in his heart.

His left eyelid twitched, and he put the handful of candy he was holding back into his pocket. He gripped the shoulder strap of his backpack with his right hand, and his Adam's apple bobbed a few times.

The wind howled, and he saw Ying Qian reveal two rows of pearly teeth.

He told himself that this wasn't spying; he was simply afraid that the two strange girls might do something to his "new friend," Ying Qian.

Ying Qian wasn't worried about her situation and smiled happily.

The girl on the left: "Hey sis, do you know Chen Wenzhi?"

The girl on the right: "Who... are you to him?"

“We’re not familiar with each other.” Ying Qian waved her hands repeatedly. “...Actually, we just met two days ago.”

That's the truth.

It just goes to show how small the world is, with all sorts of coincidences happening to them.

With such a sincere look in her eyes, the two girls were convinced that "Ying Qian and Chen Wenzhi were not familiar with each other."

The two communicated tacitly with their eyes and brainwaves. After staring at each other for 0.5 seconds, the girl on the left reacted instantly: "What class are you in?"

The girl on the left is tall and has a fierce face. She is holding Ying Qian's arm with a forced smile, and it's hard to imagine what amazing thing she might do next.

Ying Qian admitted she was a coward and confessed everything: "My name is Ying Qian, I'm 17 years old, a new student, in Class 3 of the second year of high school..."

The two girls fell silent again, their gazes unfocused, until they met again, forming a thin, electric bridge.

Ying Qian stammered, "I...I...gender, female?"

"Pfft." The girl on the right chuckled. "Well..." She scanned Ying Qian's figure from top to bottom, raising a slight brow at the corner of her eye, "It's still noticeable."

The conversation shifted abruptly: "Could you get Chen Wenzhi's contact information?"

Ying Qian shook her head.

She didn't have Chen Wenzhi's contact information... She had already deleted the call logs. In her eyes, Chen Wenzhi was just a stranger with whom she had a strong connection.

In the near future, they might become classmates, friends... but who knows what will happen after that, they might even become enemies.

While giving perfunctory answers to the two girls' questions, she observed Chen Wenzhi.

He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, giving him a very advantageous proportion. He had a refined appearance with clean and smooth facial features. Behind his glasses, he had a pair of long, narrow phoenix eyes with dark pupils that rarely showed any emotion.

The loose-fitting black and white color-blocked school uniform was originally quite ordinary, but on him, it was as if the male protagonist of a campus magazine had stepped into reality.

Before long, they arrived at the "Shangxue Building." The two girls let go of Ying Qian, saying reluctantly, "We'll definitely meet again, Ying Qian!"

The girl with the fierce face is called Lan Yan, and the petite and cute one is called Xu Tiantian.

When they parted, Lan Yan was in tears, covering her face and sobbing as she called out Ying Qian's name with heartbreaking cries. Xu Tiantian helped by pulling her along, as if the two of them were working together to send Ying Qian away.

There were quite a few onlookers, discussing the girl who wasn't wearing her school uniform. Most of them, however, sympathized with her, mainly her close friends Lan Yan and Xu Tiantian.

Their actions range from minor issues like couples breaking up to major issues like a principal embarrassing himself.

Chen Wenzhi pressed his tongue against his teeth, suppressing a laugh as he pulled back Ying Qian, who wanted to dig a hole and disappear into the ground.

Girls' friendships are really strange.

"Aren't you going to do anything about your little fangirl?" she said, distressed.

Chen Wenzhi looked over and saw that both girls' eyes were fixed on Ying Qian. He quickly looked away and said sullenly, "I think they'll be talking about you in the future."

"Brother Chen, what makes you say that?"

Chen Wenzhi spoke frankly, his expression cold: "Stay away from me from now on. You idiot can easily influence my mind."

"Hehe." She wouldn't agree. "Then I'll just move closer to you, since we'll be in the same class anyway..."

She curved her lips into a smile, deliberately nuzzling Chen Wenzhi's arm, and said logically, "Besides, the two of us are so... destined!"

She repeatedly emphasized the word "fate".

Chen Wenzhi paused for a moment, then said, "Whatever you say."