Chapter 53 Indifference [VIP]

Chapter Summary: Indifferent and aloof, he didn't even spare her a glance.

In the end, even after they switched places, it was still Gu Linzhao who helped her move the table.

She wanted to tell Chen Nianke, but before she could even open her mouth, Gu Linzhao had already moved her table.

He walked around her, moved her desk to the side of the podium, and then moved the empty desk that had been next to the podium back to its original location.

He didn't say a single word to her the whole time.

Fu Xianyin knew he was angry. She even felt that it would be abnormal if Gu Linzhao wasn't angry.

Putting aside the fact that he had chosen the seat next to her, she changed seats less than a week after they became deskmates, preferring to sit near the podium rather than next to him. This was a blatant way of humiliating him.

Moreover, before Fu Xianyin suggested changing seats, Gu Linzhao specifically asked her if she didn't want to sit next to him.

What did Fu Xianyin say back then?

She didn't speak, but she shook her head.

The next day, he told his homeroom teacher that he wanted to sit somewhere else.

It's a good thing Gu Linzhao didn't scold her.

Even though everything was going in the direction Fu Xianyin wanted, she still felt like there was a void in her heart.

How can it not be empty?

Such a good person, someone she liked, was treated like this, pushed away by her.

She deserved it.

This week is a short break; I'll have Saturday afternoon off, but I still have to come to class on Sunday.

On Saturday noon, as Fu Xianyin finished packing her things by the podium and stood up, she subconsciously looked back when a cold voice came from behind her:

Excuse me.

It was Gu Linzhao.

He walked past her with his schoolbag on his back.

He didn't even give her time to say sorry.

Fu Xianyin stood there stunned for a few seconds, then slung her backpack over her shoulder.

It seems Lin Anxu went to find Gu Linzhao, and Cheng Zhaozhao and Chen Nianke went with her.

Chen Nianke asked, "What are you planning to do this afternoon?"

Cheng Zhaozhao said, "I don't know, I don't want to study, but I'll die if I don't do well on the midterm exam."

Chen Nianke suggested, "How about we go to a coffee shop or the library to study?"

She tugged at Fu Xianyin's sleeve, pleading with her in a coquettish tone, "Come with me, Yinyin, you're the best person."

Fu Xianyin nodded gently: "Okay."

The three of them found a place to have lunch, and then Cheng Zhaozhao took them to a coffee shop.

Fu Xianyin ordered a coffee, and Cheng Zhaozhao was a little surprised: "Huh, Yinyin, I remember you don't drink coffee, do you?"

Fu Xianyin doesn't like bitter foods, so she rarely drinks coffee.

She took a sip of her Americano and smiled, "Let's show some respect for learning."

The cool liquid flowed down my throat, but there was no strong bitter taste on my tongue.

She calmed herself down, took out her workbook, and started working on the problems.

After finishing a section, Fu Xianyin got up and went to the bathroom.

She had only taken a few steps when Cheng Zhaozhao and Chen Nianke huddled together.

Chen Nianke: "So, have they arrived yet?"

Cheng Zhaozhao: "Lin Anxu told me it'll be quick, he should be here soon."

Chen Nianke: "The key is to think about what reason to come up with."

Cheng Zhaozhao: "Why don't we just have them sit with us?"

Chen Nian was exasperated: "Are you stupid? Yin Yin was able to tell the teacher directly to change seats today. If those two were sitting here, do you believe Yin Yin could just pack her bag and leave immediately?"

Cheng Zhaozhao's face fell: "Then what should we do?"

If these two weren't so good at studying, we could at least find some problems for them to discuss.

The key point is that one of them is first in the grade and the other is second in the grade. Cheng Zhaozhao felt that the difficult problem she had racked her brains to come up with might not even be a problem worth discussing for these two.

Cheng Zhaozhao sighed, "Ugh, this is so difficult. But speaking of which, why did Yinyin suddenly want to change seats today? You're sitting closer, do you know anything about it?"

Chen Nianke looked at the sky in despair: "I don't know anything. When you and Yinyin went to the supermarket, I even pulled Gu Linzhao aside to ask them what was going on. Gu Linzhao told me he didn't know either. Who knew that after you two came back, Yinyin wanted to go to the teacher to change seats?"

Cheng Zhaozhao was shocked: "What? Gu Linzhao doesn't know either?"

Chen Nianke: "Yeah, that's why I'm worried. Yinyin doesn't say anything, not even Gu Linzhao."

Cheng Zhaozhao: "What should we do then?"

Chen Nianke thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we ask her later? Don't rush, I'll go first. Maybe Yinyin can tell us, at least why she switched seats."

Cheng Zhaozhao said, "Okay, then I'll play it by ear."

When Fu Xianyin came out of the restroom, she immediately saw a familiar person sitting by the window.

It's because my eyes are too sharp, and my heart is too weak.

How come I can still spot him in the crowd at a glance?

In the instant she froze, Lin Anxu also saw her.

He waved to her, and Fu Xianyin couldn't pretend she didn't see him, so she waved back to Lin Anxu.

Unexpectedly, Lin Anxu wasn't finished. He gestured for her to come over, and even mouthed the words.

Fu Xianyin had no choice but to go over.

Lin Anxu opened his workbook, pointed to a question, and said, "Sis, I don't know how to do this question. Can you explain it to me?"

It was a challenging math problem, but not particularly difficult; it wasn't even as difficult as the final, most difficult problem.

After looking at it for a while, Fu Xianyin had an idea. She subconsciously looked up and glanced in Gu Linzhao's direction.

“A pen,” she said.

Lin Anxu handed him a pen, and Fu Xianyin wrote down the general outline for him, saying, "Just follow this line of thought first, and I'll explain it to you if you don't understand something."

Lin Anxu's hand holding the pen froze in place.

He looked at the question, cursed Gu Linzhao a thousand times in his heart, and resignedly began to try to write it down.

Heavens above, he was just a wingman; explaining the questions was all just for show. His main purpose was to get Fu Xianyin here.

But the other ancestor didn't even glance at him.

Now look what's happened; not only does he have to solve this problem, but he also missed out on being a wingman.

Lin Anxu got stuck halfway through writing. He handed the pen to Fu Xianyin and said, "Sister, I can't do it anymore."

Fu Xianyin gave him another hint, and Lin Anxu managed to finish the problem, albeit with some difficulty.

Fu Xianyin said softly, "Then I'll go first."

Lin Anxu said, "Okay, sis."

Fu Xianyin put the chair she had brought back back in the distance and turned to go back.

She had been sitting there for a while, and although she hadn't been staring at Gu Linzhao, her attention had been focused on him the whole time.

But the entire process from when she sat down to when she left.

Gu Linzhao didn't even glance at her.

Returning to the table, Fu Xianyin looked at Cheng Zhaozhao.

The latter, feeling guilty, pretended to be clueless: "Oh, Yinyin, I also have a question I don't know how to answer, can you explain it to me?"

Fu Xianyin sighed, picked up her pen helplessly, and asked, "Which question?"

Cheng Zhaozhao handed over the exercise book, and Fu Xianyin gave her some pointers before letting her continue working on it herself.

"Yinyin."

As Cheng Zhaozhao was writing furiously, Chen Nianke suddenly called her name.

She asked, "Could you tell me why it's necessary to switch seats?"

Having caught the key information, Cheng Zhaozhao looked up, wanting to listen as well, but Fu Xianyin quietly tapped her on the head with the test paper: "You do the questions, don't get distracted."

Cheng Zhaozhao lowered her head, looking aggrieved, but her ears perked up.

Chen Nianke asked, "Is it... because of that post?"

Fu Xianyin was silent for a moment, then said, "A little, but only a tiny bit."

She said, "My study state has been really bad lately. I keep getting distracted when I'm doing problems in class. I was thinking that if I sat next to the teacher and the teacher was watching me, maybe I would be more efficient."

This is absolutely the truth.

Chen Nianke secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

So that's the reason.

Fu Xianyin's dedication to her studies is evident to everyone. She can even go without eating to study, so it's understandable that she would switch places with someone else.

However, on Gu Linzhao's side...

Chen Nianke asked, "Does Gu Linzhao know why you switched seats?"

Fu Xianyin shook her head: "I don't know, I didn't tell him."

Actually, it's not that I didn't want to tell him.

But whenever she looked into his eyes, Fu Xianyin couldn't say a word.

When those rumors reached her ears, Fu Xianyin's first reaction was to worry about Chen Huimei, and then, a sweet feeling welled up from the bottom of her heart.

She felt ashamed of her own despicable behavior.

But she really is that despicable.

A huge weight was lifted off my shoulders.

Cheng Zhaozhao reverted to her carefree demeanor: "Oh, I see. I thought you and Gu Linzhao had some kind of conflict that we didn't know about."

She pulled Fu Xianyin aside and said, "Then you can talk to Gu Linzhao about it later. It's not a big deal."

She looked at Chen Nianke and said, "You're right, aren't you?"

Chen Nianke thought to herself, "That's a load of rubbish."

The idea of ​​switching roles certainly didn't just come about today.

The idea must have originated a long time ago, at least when Gu Linzhao was talking to her.

For Fu Xianyin and Gu Linzhao, the reason was really not that important.

The important thing is that Fu Xianyin has to say it, it has to be said by her to him.

But that's precisely the problem.

Fu Xianyin said nothing.

Chen Nianke pinched the bridge of her nose and tentatively asked, "Why don't you talk to Gu Linzhao about it?"

Fu Xianyin nodded and said, "I will."

She will definitely talk about it. Regardless of whether she wants to continue her relationship with Gu Linzhao in the future, she should go and explain herself after making a mistake.

Since she transferred schools, Gu Linzhao has genuinely treated her well, and Fu Xianyin, no matter how heartless, shouldn't just let it go like this.

Fu Xianyin didn't actually think that Gu Linzhao couldn't guess at all.

Gu Linzhao had asked her several times about her poor study habits lately. He might have been angry when he found out she wanted to switch seats, but after a few hours, Fu Xuanyin felt that Gu Linzhao should be able to guess what was going on.

The biggest reason he was angry was probably because she kept it from him.

Concealment, from another perspective, also represents a lack of trust.

All relationships are built on the foundation of trust.

The problem is how and when to say it; Fu Xianyin hasn't figured it out yet.

She didn't know how to explain to Gu Linzhao, how to hide her shameful thoughts while also telling him what she really thought.

She didn't want to show Gu Linzhao that bad side of her.

Even if he may have already seen it, even if he may already know it.

But she still didn't want to.

Fu Xianyin felt a weight on her shoulders, sighed softly, and picked up her pen to continue working on the problems.

Cheng Zhaozhao glanced up at Chen Nianke, who shrugged, looking like she could only do so much.

As winter approaches, the sky darkens faster.

Fu Xianyin finished the questions with some difficulty, and it was already dinnertime.

Lin Anxu arrived at some point, smiling broadly as he invited the three of them to have dinner together.

Cheng Zhaozhao and Chen Nianke both looked at Fu Xianyin at the same time.

Fu Xianyin hesitated for a moment, but still agreed.

These three have already gone to such lengths; if she still refuses, she'll truly be ungrateful.

Moreover, she was in the wrong in the first place.

The restaurant was chosen by Lin Anxu; it wasn't far from the coffee shop, about a ten-minute walk away.

The atmosphere was strangely frozen.

After ordering, Cheng Zhaozhao pulled Fu Xianyin to buy milk tea. Fu Xianyin hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you need us to bring anything back?"

Chen Nianke: "I want jasmine milk green tea."

Lin Anxu: "Bring me a cup of soy milk tea."

Fu Xianyin responded to each of them, her gaze falling on the remaining person.

She hesitated before speaking, but Gu Linzhao interrupted her first:

"No need, thank you."

Indifferent and detached.

He didn't even spare her a glance.