Come pick me up

In the classroom, Pei Song and a few people who usually played ball together were laughing and joking. From a distance, they saw Gu Tinglan walking towards them alone, with his schoolbag slung over his shoulder and his eyelids drooping. Upon closer inspection, he could see faint dark circles under his eyes, looking very listless.

"Hey, Old Gu!" Pei Song whistled, first glancing behind him, then moving closer with a wink, "Why didn't you bring Xixi with you today?"

Gu Tinglan paused and glanced at him coldly.

The air froze instantly. Pei Song's smile froze, and a chill suddenly ran down his back. Several boys nearby silently took a half step back.

Because Gu Tinglan had such a bad temper, not many people at school dared to gossip about his private affairs. However, the fact that he had brought Xixi to class over the past week had already shocked many people. Although Pei Song had more or less guessed that something was wrong with him based on some previous incidents, he had never expected that Young Master Gu would have a mistress.

And so high-profile!

Xixi has no restrictions at school. As long as she doesn't do anything that interferes with others' studies, the principal and teachers will not care about her. It doesn't seem like she is here to go to school, but rather like Gu Tinglan has specially given her special treatment so that she can experience life.

This made Pei Song so envious that he almost cried. He was Gu Tinglan's only friend at school, and a childhood friend who had been with him for many years. He had never received such good treatment before. Not to mention the treatment, if he wanted to take advantage of him, he would be skinned alive.

"Um..." Pei Song laughed dryly and scratched his head tactically, "The weather is nice today..."

"Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask." Gu Tinglan put his schoolbag on the desk, opened his eyelids and looked at him.

"Tsk, I'm your childhood friend." Pei Song was immediately displeased. He still had the nerve to be angry, "I haven't even investigated the matter of you having a premature love affair behind my back. You said you weren't interested in dating." Pei Song grabbed Gu Tinglan and put his arms around his neck, applying a little force, as if venting his dissatisfaction.

"No." Gu Tinglan broke free from Pei Song's hand that was restraining his neck and said disdainfully, "I'm not obligated to tell you everything."

"Am I not your best brother?"

"Stop being so disgusting." Gu Tinglan interrupted his pity show.

Pei Song felt a lump in his throat and wanted to retort, but seeing Gu Tinglan's gloomy face and impatience, he shut his mouth in disappointment.

His ears finally quieted down. Gu Tinglan took out a book and put it under his arm, then began to catch up on his sleep. Xixi had kept him awake most of the night before because of her noise.

Just as I was about to fall asleep, my cell phone vibrated wildly in the desk drawer.

He took it out expressionlessly, and the screen was already filled with unread messages from Xixi:

-Xixi: [Where are the people???]

-Xixi: [You actually ran away by yourself? ? ?]

-Xixi: [(kitten with frizzy fur.jpg)]

-Xixi: [Gu Tinglan! You're done!]

The last message was posted five minutes ago, with a photo attached—Xixi standing in the entrance, taking an angry selfie in front of the mirror, holding a bag of snacks. The caption read: [I'm going to go play with Xiyin! I'm ignoring you!]

[Whoever wants to go to your crappy school can go! I don't care!]

Gu Tinglan stared at the screen, frowning slightly.

Pei Song stole a glance at the side and couldn't help laughing: "Oh, no wonder you are so grumpy today, it turns out you are being disliked."

Gu Tinglan glanced at him coldly and tapped his fingers on the screen a few times:

-Gu Tinglan: [Whatever you want.]

After a while, he added: [Be careful and don't show your tail or the horns on your head.]

As soon as the message was sent, the other party replied immediately:

-Xixi: [(kitten sticking out tongue.jpg)]

-Xixi: [I'm already on my way! Lululu!]

Gu Tinglan: “…”

He called directly, but the phone was hung up after one ring. He called again, but the phone was turned off.

Pei Song gloated beside him: "It's over, they don't want you anymore? I never thought that there would be a day when you would be dumped."

Gu Tinglan pinched his brows and hid the phone screen to the side, "Get away."

Pei Song: “…”

Okay.

He has such a sour face, but he's so arrogant. I don't know what Xixi likes about him.

After being hung up, Gu Tinglan put his phone in the drawer and buried his face in his arms again. After a while, he frowned, took out his phone again, clicked on Xixi's chat box, and quickly typed a few words with his fingertips:

I will buy a lot of snacks today.

[…Are you coming back? If not, forget it. I’m too lazy to buy it.]

On the other side, Xixi was a little lost. Before she left, she quickly reviewed how to use the mobile navigation, but she was not very proficient. For some reason, she always felt that the green dot on the map seemed to be completely opposite to the direction she wanted to go.

But after she stopped, the green dot stopped moving. She didn't know which direction to go. In a hurry, Xixi hung up the phone with Gu Tinglan.

She didn't dare answer the phone, fearing she would be laughed at. She was even more embarrassed to ask Xi Yin to answer it, because after all, she had just decided to go play with her out of spite.

So Xixi stood there, poring over the map for a long time. A few more messages from Gu Tinglan popped up on the screen. She clicked on them and was instantly drawn to the word "snacks." This time, she had only brought a small bag of snacks, as she had just bought them a while ago and had almost finished them.

As her emotions surged, she no longer cared about her appearance and immediately typed back, "Come pick me up."

-Xixi: [Location sharing.]

*

Gu Tinglan leaned against the railing beside the basketball court, twirling his phone between his fingers, his brows furrowed. Pei Song, who had just finished playing basketball, came over, sweating profusely, grabbed the water bottle and gulped down a few gulps.

"Hey." Gu Tinglan suddenly spoke, his eyes fixed on the distance, his tone hard, "I want to ask you something."

Pei Song wiped his mouth and said, "Oh, Master Gu, there's still something you don't understand."

Gu Tinglan: “…”

"Forget it, there's no point asking you."

"Hey, I was just kidding. How would you know it's useless if you don't tell me, right?"

"That is..." Gu Tinglan paused, his fingers unconsciously stroking the edge of the phone, "If there is a girl..."

"Wait!" Pei Song suddenly widened his eyes and grabbed his neck. "Fuck, Gu Tinglan, you're not going to—"

"Shut up." Gu Tinglan pushed him away, her ears slightly red. "It's up to you to listen or not."

Pei Song immediately came up and said with a sly smile: "Come on, let me teach you! Although I have never been in a relationship, I do have some theoretical knowledge."

Gu Tinglan didn't say anything. He was too lazy to argue with him at this time and tacitly agreed with his claim of taking advantage.

"How to pursue her?"

"That's easy!" Pei Song slapped his thigh. "Send her flowers, gifts, and take her out to play..."

"Too rustic." Gu Tinglan sneered.

"So... write a love letter?"

"childish."

Pei Song rolled his eyes: "What the hell do you want? Just confess directly?"

Gu Tinglan scratched his hair irritably: "She...is not the same."

"How is it different?"

"..." Gu Tinglan held it in for a long time before finally saying, "He's a real eater."

Pei Song: “…”

The two looked at each other in silence for a few seconds.

"No," Pei Song finally couldn't help it, "Do you fucking like me or not?"

Gu Tinglan turned his face away, his voice so low that it was almost inaudible: "...I guess so."

"Fuck!" Pei Song suddenly jumped up, "Gu Tinglan, you're actually shy! I have to record this later--"

"You're looking for death, aren't you?" Gu Tinglan grabbed him by the back of the neck, his eyes fierce, his ears red as blood. "If you keep talking nonsense, get out of here."

Pei Song raised his hands in surrender: "Okay, okay, I'll teach you a trick." He lowered his voice, "Take her to the amusement park."

Gu Tinglan raised an eyebrow: "That's it?"

"You know shit," Pei Song said mysteriously, "Haunted house, Ferris wheel, you know?"

Gu Tinglan pondered for a moment, then took out his cell phone. He had been so upset that he had muted the phone in an attempt to hide his feelings. When he opened it now, he found that Xixi had replied to his message.

-Gu Tinglan: […?]

-Gu Tinglan: [You think of me when you need me. 】

-Gu Tinglan: [Why don't you ask your good friend to pick it up? ]

It's like being in front of the phone all the time, replying instantly.

-Xixi: [Oh, don't worry about it, come pick me up, I want to go home.]

Gu Tinglan looked at the words "go home" and couldn't help but smile. His sleepiness disappeared. "Wait for me there."

Gu Tinglan picked up his clothes, turned around and left.

"Hey!" Pei Song called from behind, "Remember to treat me to a meal if you succeed!"

He was answered by a figure that didn't even turn its head. But Pei Song clearly saw that the corners of Gu Tinglan's mouth slightly raised.

Suddenly remembering something, Pei Song shouted, "Hey! Class is in session!"

Gu Tinglan still didn't turn his head: "He's gone."

*

Looking at Gu Tinglan's chat box, I sent a message, but there was no reply for a long time.

Xixi grew impatient waiting, so she just wandered around aimlessly. She ended up walking further and further away, and finally stood at the entrance of an unfamiliar alley, looking around in confusion.

"... Damn it, where is this?"

She was just hesitating whether to send a location call to Gu Tinglan for help when a frivolous male voice suddenly came from behind her:

"Little sister, are you lost?"

Xixi turned around and saw three thugs with dyed yellow hair staring at her with ill intentions.

One of them whistled: "Wow, these eyes, are they wearing colored contact lenses? Pretty cool."

Xixi blinked her red eyes, and her tail straightened quietly under her skirt.

She tilted her head and suddenly smiled: "You... want to play with me?"

The thugs were stunned, and before they could react, they saw her slowly raise her hand, and a strange purple light appeared at her fingertips——

"Just right, I'm furious right now."

When Gu Tinglan found the alley according to the location, Xixi was squatting on the ground, poking three unconscious thugs for fun.

Seeing him coming, she immediately jumped up, her tail shrinking guiltily: "...How did you find it so quickly?"

Gu Tinglan came over with a dark face and grabbed her by the back of her collar: "Have you become so capable? You still dare to run around?"

Xixi struggled twice but couldn't break free, so she just gave up and said, "Who told you not to wake me up?"

Gu Tinglan sneered: "I called you a few times and kicked me three times, and you still have the nerve to say that?"

Xixi: “…”

She curled her lips, suddenly reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes, muttering softly: "Then... go home?"

Gu Tinglan stared at her for two seconds, then finally sighed and held her hand: "Go home."

Xixi immediately beamed, her tail happily wrapping around his wrist: "Then I want strawberry cake!"

"…Put your tail back."

"Another cup of milk tea!"

“…”

"Gu Tinglan?"

"Shut up and walk."

Xixi giggled and followed him out obediently. The setting sun stretched their shadows very long, overlapping each other, like some kind of silent agreement.

——As for those three unlucky thugs?

When they woke up, they only remembered that they seemed to have had a very scary dream. In the dream, there was a red-eyed demon who asked them with a smile: "Do you want to experience the feeling of being sucked dry?"

…

From then on, this alley had an urban legend