Hello, this is Gu Yu.

On the first day of his monthly leave, Chen Shengxu was still asleep when he heard the phone ring. Without even opening his eyes, he answered the call using his memory.

Hello, who is this?

"Hello, this is Gu Yu."

"It's Gu Yu." He picked it up immediately, but because he had just been woken up, he couldn't hold onto the last word.

"Hahahaha, Chen Sheng, what's all this fuss about?"

"Cough cough, you didn't hear anything," Chen Shengxu sat up. "What's wrong? Did you miss me?"

"Yes, so do you want to do your homework with me today? Let's go to my mom's coffee shop."

"Okay! When? Now? Wait for me a moment."

"No, I'll send you the address at 3 PM."

"Okay, Gu Yu."

What are you doing right now?

"I'm sitting on the bed talking to you on the phone."

“Except for calling me.”

"I'm not doing anything else, I can't multitask while talking to you on the phone."

"Chen Shengxu—" Gu Yu drawled, "Such a sweet tongue so early in the morning!"

“Because I’m a little sweet duck,” Chen Shengxu said, then felt disgusted with himself and made a vomiting gesture. “Yay!”

"Hahahahahahahaha..." Gu Yu was amused by him and kept laughing. "You can get up and wash up now. My mom is calling me. I'm hanging up now. See you this afternoon."

"Okay, see you this afternoon. This is Chen Sheng, classmate Xu."

Gu Yu chuckled and hung up the phone.

Chen Shengxu rubbed his eyes, got up, and went to wash up.

At 3 p.m. sharp, he arrived at Mrs. Gu's coffee shop, greeted her, and went inside to find Gu Yu.

Gu Yu sat in the corner, and Chen Shengxu put down his schoolbag and sat opposite her.

Gu Yu: "It's started."

"Um!"

When Mrs. Gu passed by, she found their serious expressions amusing, so she secretly took a picture and sent it to Old Gu.

She sent a voice message: "Don't you think they're a good match?"

Old Gu: [Not worthy.]

Madam Gu could imagine his expression and laugh.

After they got tired of writing, they ate some small cakes and drank some juice from the shop.

Then the two of them lay down together and whispered to each other.

*

Chen Shengxu checked the time and felt it was about time, so he said to her, "I'm going home now."

"Aren't you going to eat with me?" Gu Yu said. "My mom said we should go eat together."

Upon hearing that she was going to have dinner with her mother, Chen Sheng tidied up even faster. "Gu Yu, I think I need a little more time before I can sit at the same table with Auntie. Maybe next time."

"ah…"

"I'm leaving now, bye-bye!"

He walked past Mrs. Gu and said, "Auntie, I'm going home now. See you next time."

"Hey! Don't go yet, let's go eat together."

"No, Auntie, my mom is waiting for me to eat at home."

"Alright then, be careful on the road."

"Okay, Auntie, goodbye!"

"goodbye."

After Chen Shengxu went out, he ran for a while.

Take a deep breath: "Chen Shengxu, you still have a long way to go!"

*

The next day, he slept until late morning, cooked instant noodles, and then asked Yu Cihuan to play ball in the afternoon.

"Aren't you going to stay with Gu Yu?"

“How could I not be there for her? We did our homework together yesterday and talked on the phone last night,” he said. “Being together all the time will get boring, and she also needs her own space and time. It’s not good for me to keep bothering her.”

"You're quite knowledgeable."

"I found this while browsing posts, hehe."

*

When Chen Shengxu picked up Gu Yu at noon, she said to him, "Our school is organizing a spring outing tomorrow, so you can have a day off tomorrow."

Where are we going?

"Botanical Garden".

"Okay, have fun."

"Um!"

He was still waiting at the entrance of No. 3 Middle School that night.

A few boys walked past him and suddenly started talking.

"Who knows what Gu Yu gave her that made her boyfriend so devoted to her."

"Exactly, she's not good-looking, just average-looking, how could anyone possibly be interested in her?"

"Just some underhanded dealings."

...

Chen Shengxu, his face dark, grabbed the collar of the man who had spoken first: "Hey! What's with the dog barking?"

The man asked, "What's our relationship?"

"Of course my partner has something to do with me."

The man pretended to suddenly realize something: "Oh, sorry, brother, I just blurted it out."

Chen Shengxu wasn't buying it at all. He wasn't stupid; he could tell that this person was just deliberately trying to annoy him.

He slapped him across the face, a cold smile playing on his lips. "Does it hurt?"

The man covered his face and glared at him.

“It’s good that it hurts, otherwise you won’t learn your lesson,” he said coldly. “But even if it hurts, you still probably won’t learn your lesson, since dogs only remember what they’ve been fed and never what they’ve been beaten.”

He grabbed Chen Shengxu's clothes and raised his fist to punch him in the face, but Chen Shengxu dodged it and kicked him in the stomach.

He squatted down and patted his face.

"Bastard".

"Fuck you!"

The two started fighting right at the school gate.

The fight was so brutal that no one dared to intervene; instead, a crowd gathered around to watch the spectacle.

When Gu Yu came out, she didn't see Chen Shengxu. Looking at the crowd, her intuition told her that Chen Shengxu was there.

She squeezed in and saw Chen Shengxu punch the man beneath him in the face.

"Chen Shengxu!"

Chen Shengxu turned around abruptly, "I—" before he could finish speaking, he was struck in the jaw.

"Hold!"

He got up, kicked the man twice more, and then staggered toward Gu Yu.

He felt a chill run down his spine. Gu Yu had never seen him like this before. He looked disheveled and unappealing.

Standing before Gu Yu, head bowed, silent, awaiting judgment.

Gu Yu looked him up and down, then reached out to touch his face and asked, "Does it hurt?"

"pain…"

"Shall we go first?"

"good."

"You can't leave!" the man roared. "You think you can just walk away after beating me up like this!"

Chen Shengxu frowned and said, "So what do you want? I'll give you some money for your medical expenses."

"I don't fucking care about your medical bills, you have to apologize to me!"

"You're daydreaming!" he said, taking a step forward, only to be stopped by Gu Yu.

Suddenly, a commotion broke out outside.

A man and a woman came over.

The man saw the two people and looked like he had found a savior. "Mom! Teacher, look what he did to me!"

Chen Shengxu looked at him like he was a primary school student, then laughed in exasperation.

"Fine, so you're calling my parents, huh? You're acting like nobody has parents," he said, then called Ms. Jiang. "Why don't you wait until my mom gets here before you talk to her?"

Gu Yu also sent a message to Madam Gu.

Ms. Jiang acted very quickly.

She turned Chen Shengxu's face up to look at him, "Don't you know how to keep your distance? Tsk."

The male teacher spoke up: "The parents are here, you two tell me what happened."

The man spoke first, so we ignored what he said and fast-forwarded to Chen Shengxu slapping him.

Just as Chen Shengxu opened his mouth, Ms. Jiang interrupted his spellcasting.

"Stop swearing."

Chen Shengxu repeated what he had said, "His mouth is so foul, I slapped his mouth to teach him not to be so foul-mouthed."

"you!"

Male teacher: "It's just a small matter. Can we apologize to each other?"

"No way!" Madam Gu came in from behind. "My daughter is being insulted and harassed by him for no reason. That's not fair."

Mrs. Gu: "He must apologize to my daughter."

The man looked up and said, "Impossible!"

Ms. Jiang chuckled: "Your family is quite adept at raising children; I really can't say I'm impressed."

“You don’t have to apologize. I can go to the principal. If the principal doesn’t resolve it, I’ll call the education bureau. If that doesn’t work, I’ll sue you.”

The male teacher looked at the sky at a 45-degree angle, with an air of indifference.

You wouldn't dare!

"Then let's give it a try and see if I dare."

The stalemate lasted for about ten minutes.

The man blushed and said, "I'm sorry, Gu Yu." Then he turned and left.

Chen Shengxu whispered, "Trash."

Ms. Jiang: "Tsk!"

Chen Shengxu went to find Gu Yu.

"Gu Yu, I'm not that fierce, I'm still very gentle."

"I know you did it for me, I won't blame you."

"By the way, do you know him?"

"He told me he liked me before, but I rejected him."

"What a piece of trash."

"That's right, that's right."

After they finished speaking, they turned around, and the two adults also finished speaking.

"Chen Shengxu, come home with me."

"oh."

"Gu Yu, bye-bye."

"Bye-Bye."

Chen Shengxu folded the bicycle and put it in the trunk, then sat in the passenger seat.

He asked, "Mom, what did you say to Gu Yu's mother?"

Children should mind their own business.

"oh."

*

The next day, Gu Yu went on a spring outing.

He took many photos along the way and sent them to Chen Shengxu.

Student Chen: [They're good-looking, but I don't recognize many of them.]

My response: [There are also many I don't recognize, which I find particularly interesting.]

Student Chen: [Sprinkling flowers.jpg]

We all ate boxed lunches at noon.

My: [Image]

My opinion: [Disgusting.]

Xiao Chen: [I'll take you out for something delicious during the weekend!]

My response: 【Okay!】

Gu Yu and the others returned around the afternoon.

School notice: Evening self-study sessions will continue.

Gu Yu: "..."

She vented her frustrations to Chen Shengxu.

Student Chen: [I don't understand! Does attending evening self-study turn you all into geniuses?]

Student Chen: [Besides, everyone's having so much fun, how could they possibly concentrate on the lesson?]

Student Chen: [This is a waste of your time. It would be better to let you go home and rest so you'll be more energetic tomorrow.]

My response: 【Exactly!】

Mine: [puffed up.jpg]

Little Chen: [Pat pat, I brought you some dessert.]

My response: 【Okay.】

Xiao Chen: [If you can't concentrate, then don't listen. Forcing yourself to listen is really uncomfortable. You can catch up tomorrow. I believe in your abilities.]

Gu Yu suddenly laughed and sent a voice message: "Okay~"

Then, after evening self-study, she received colorful macarons.

As she ate, she thought, "Will I have to go to the dentist someday?"

"Hmm, then I'll become a dentist in the future. You can come see me, and I'll give you a family member's discount."

"Okay, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha."

"Hahahahahahahahahahaha," Chen Shengxu said, "Don't worry, you won't get it. Just brush your teeth carefully, and you don't eat it every day."

"Yeah, whatever, being happy right now is the most important thing."

"That's right."

She used the light from her phone to look at Chen Shengxu's face, "Does it still hurt?"

“Just a little bit.” Chen Shengxu pinched it with his index finger and thumb.

She said, "Chen Shengxu, you're a bit slow."

"Um?"

"We are in the right today, but you made the first move and put yourself at a disadvantage. You should have let the other side make the first move, then you would be the complete victim."

"Wow!" Chen Shengxu exclaimed in shock. "Gu Yu, I never expected you to think like that! You're so clever!"

"It's nothing."

"I worship you."

"Haha ...