Chapter 75
Chapter 75 (Exclusive)
Meng Xiu looked at Shen Baili who was surrounded by three boys and asked curiously.
"What are they doing?"
"Playing games?"
He had a mysterious obsession with the excitement: "I want to play, too."
Before Lu Mingqian and the other two could stop them, Meng Xiu had already arrived in front of the boy and girl: "I want to join too!"
Meng Jiuan: “…”
He knew very well how unreliable his cousin was, so he asked curiously, "What do you want to join?"
Ji Qi added: "A PK match?"
"Let me compete with you, Brother Meng Xiu." Ji Qi was eager to try.
Meng Xiu and Meng Jiuan are both members of the Meng family. He lost to Meng Jiuan, so he can't lose to Meng Xiu again.
Meng Xiu noticed Shen Baili's red cheeks and asked nervously, "Bai Li, are you injured?"
Shen Baili immediately denied her guess and gave up the home court to the final showdown.
"We are preparing for the final match between Meng Jiuan and Lu Mingqian," she explained.
"This is a duel between us young people. Cousin, you can be the referee." Meng Jiuan said bluntly.
Meng Xiu put his hands on Lu Mingqian and Meng Jiuan's shoulders respectively, and said with a wicked smile: "Okay, I'll be the referee."
He gritted his teeth and said, "I will be fair and just."
Meng Jiuan looked at Shen Baili and said seriously, "Sui Sui, can you say cheer up to me?"
His handsome face was extremely serious, with a sincerity and passion like a flame.
Shen Baili responded sincerely: "Come on."
Meng Jiuan's eyes sparkled with encouragement, and Meng Xiu was almost blinded by his gaze.
"I will win."
Ji Qi looked at Meng Jiuan, who was full of energy, and turned to Lu Mingqian and said, "Do you need me to cheer you up?"
Lu Mingqian raised his lips slightly, his eyes showing determination: "Of course I need it."
Ji Qi climbed onto his shoulders and said in a loud voice: "Come on!"
Lu Mingqian's ears twitched slightly: "Thank you."
He took a detour and came to Shen Baili's side, then paused for a moment.
Shen Baili did not show favoritism: "Lu Mingqian, keep going."
Lu Mingqian raised his eyes and smiled: "Thank you."
He pursed his lips and finally said nothing more.
Lu Mingqian and Meng Jiuan walked towards the shooting range, while the others stood in a safe place and watched them compete.
Meng Xiu and Ji Qi completely forgot about their previous competitive declaration, and their eyes were focused on the spirited young men on the field.
Meng Jiuan is unbridled and bold, while Lu Mingqian is gentle and witty. They are full of vigor and energy.
Meng Xiu sighed: "So handsome!"
"My two little cousins are probably the most handsome boys in school."
Ji Qi: "Of course."
"The three most handsome boys in our school..."
Meng Xiu understood his thoughts immediately: "You don't want to say that you are also the school hunk, do you?"
Ji Qi straightened his back: "Of course."
Meng Xiu looked at Shen Baili: "Student Baili, what he said is false, right?"
To be honest, Ji Qi is very handsome. He is the type of guy who is more attractive the more you look at him. He may not be particularly handsome at first glance, but becomes more handsome the more you look at him.
However, Lu Mingqian and Meng Jiuan are both very handsome. Not only are they handsome at first sight, they are also very attractive.
Ji Qi likes to follow them around, so it's easy to overlook him at first glance.
Ji Qi, Meng Jiuan, and Lu Mingqian are all influential figures in the school, but Shen Baili doesn't care about these, nor does she want to talk about them.
So she shook her head and said, "I don't usually pay attention to these things."
She did not answer Meng Xiu's question directly.
Ji Qi was not surprised by her answer, but instead gave her a reminder: "I'm busy studying and participating in various competitions every year, so I don't have the time to pay attention to these things."
He considered his words carefully, but in the end he couldn't help but say proudly: "Shunshun is the top student in the whole grade. She is also the well-deserved school beauty of Haicheng No. 1 Middle School. She is beautiful, talented and hardworking!"
"More powerful than Xiaojiu and Xiaoming!!!"
Shen Baili: "...Thank you for the compliment."
"The game has begun."
She changed the subject uncomfortably. She felt good when she was praised in person, but Ji Qi's tone was too exaggerated, which made her feel a little embarrassed.
The intense and tense competition on the shooting range attracted everyone's attention.
Lu Mingqian and Meng Jiuan both had a fighting spirit and competed with each other secretly, and both of them exerted their potential to the extreme.
The human-shaped targets fell down very quickly. Either both targets fell down at the same time, or one followed the other closely, with the interval between the two not exceeding one second.
The score was very close, Lu Mingqian and Meng Jiuan were chasing each other, the gym was filled with the sound of gunshots, one moment Lu Mingqian was ahead, the next moment Meng Jiuan was ahead.
Because of their concern, this competition became extremely exciting, just like a fight between wild beasts, with aggressive emotions such as crisis, excitement, and biting displayed vividly.
"Do they have a grudge against each other?" Meng Xiu thought.
Ji Qi was accustomed to their competitive spirit, but it was just more intense today.
“They have a strong desire to win.”
Shen Baili observed the two men's shooting posture and techniques with burning eyes, absorbing the knowledge like a sponge.
So shooting can be done like this? Why did the angle suddenly change? The bullet can knock down two human-shaped targets at once...
While watching the competition, Shen Baili did not forget to observe their methods. This was an instinct she had acquired over the past few decades. Only if she kept learning, studying every minute and achieving success in her studies, would she not be ignored or abandoned.
She frowned slightly, the sudden outpouring of emotions making her feel a little breathless.
At the end of the competition, Meng Jiuan won by two seconds, and his last shot hit both targets, allowing him to turn defeat into victory.
He looked at Lu Mingqian and smiled proudly: "I won!"
Lu Mingqian felt disappointed about his failure, but he was also happy for his friend.
"You win."
He was willing to admit defeat, and he lost fairly.
"What do you wish for?"
The four members of the student party resumed their noisy state, and the four members of the adult group watched them fulfill their wish with great interest.
Meng Jiuan thought for a moment and said, "Each of you say something to praise me."
"You have to look me in the eyes and speak from the heart."
After he made his request, he couldn't help showing off, like a golden retriever shaking its tail vigorously, a little bit silly goose.
"How is it? Is it easy?"
Shen Baili and the other two: "..."
Ji Qi was disgusted by this: "What a grown man saying."
Lu Mingqian pursed his lips and said, "Forehead."
Shen Baili was surprised at Meng Jiuan's naivety and straightforwardness, but this request was indeed quite simple.
"Then I'll go first."
After she finished speaking, she stood in front of Meng Jiuan first. There was a big difference in height between them, and Shen Baili had to tilt her head back to look into his eyes.
This is not a problem for her.
Shen Baili was agile and took two steps at a time. She stepped onto the stairs and used the height of the stairs to directly meet Meng Jiuan.
Meng Jiuan wanted to protect Shen Baili with his gentleman hand, but he took it back without moving: "Not bad."
His tone was full of praise.
Shen Baili looked into Meng Jiuan's eyes and smiled slightly. Her beautiful eyes were like a clear spring, bright and clear.
Without any hesitation, she praised Meng Jiuan, "Meng Jiuan, you are a good person."
Ji Qi's mind was full of questions, and big question marks were written on his little face.
Good...nice guy card?
Lu Mingqian's expression did not change as exaggeratedly as Ji Qi's. He knew from her look that her compliment of "you are a good person" came completely from the heart.
It fits Shen Baili's unexpected style very well.
The four adults standing not far away in the wind direction could clearly hear their conversation.
Gu Yue couldn't help laughing: "White pear is very cute."
What a frank and beautiful girl she is, which makes her envy and like her.
Lu Mingjing was obviously surprised by Shen Baili's praise: "What a creative kid."
He rarely expresses his opinion.
Meng Xiu had the expression of a subway old man looking at his phone, and it was hard to put into words.
"Am I the only one who finds this weird?"
Xie Zhiyu nodded: "Only you."
If you don't look carefully, it's easy to miss the smile in his eyes.
“That’s the highest level of praise.”
After all, that's how Shen Baili praised them.
Xie Zhiyu, Xie Tingsi, Xie Liuzheng, and Xie Chengyue have all been given the nice guy card, more than once.
Therefore, Xie Zhiyu clearly knows the weight of the words "You are a good person".
"Uh." Meng Xiu hesitated, "Okay."
“You’re a good person, too.”
In contrast to Meng Xiu's performance, Meng Jiuan was very happy, his eyes curved like crescents, greatly weakening his attacking power.
"Thank you. I will try to be a good person."
Meng Jiuan was too nervous, and only realized the ambiguity of this sentence after he finished speaking: "I mean I will continue to be a good person."
“I’m a good person.”
He spoke haltingly, completely different from the high-spirited person he was at the shooting range.
"Anyway, thank you for the compliment, Sui Sui."
"I am very happy."
Meng Jiuan had never heard Suisui praise others as good people.
This compliment is so special and unique!
Shen Baili smiled and said, "You're welcome."
After spending so much time together, based on what Shen Baili saw, heard and encountered, Meng Jiuan is a very good person.
When you first meet him, you might think he is domineering and has a bad temper, but in fact he just looks fierce and he is very soft at heart.
Lu Mingqian looked at the two people who were smiling at each other. The warm atmosphere between them seemed so warm that no one else could interfere.
He and they automatically became two different worlds, which made him depressed and melancholy.
Lu Mingqian took the initiative to attack and came to Shen Baili's side.
"It's my turn."
…
After leaving the shooting range, the eight people went home.
Xie Zhiyu did not take Shen Baili home immediately, but went to a low-key and simple club.
Shen Baili was not afraid of the unfamiliar environment and she trusted Xie Zhiyu very much.
"Brother, where is this?"
Xie Zhiyu: "Chinese medicine massage parlor."
The moment the door opened, the smell of Chinese medicine became stronger, and the quaint Chinese medicine clinic in front of her also came into Shen Baili's sight.
The grand and spacious lobby, the whole wall of medicinal herbs, the ancient and heavy plaques, the mahogany carved furniture... everything reveals its extraordinaryness and high price.
In the blink of an eye, it seemed as if I had traveled back to ancient times.
Shen Baili stared at him intently, and when she came to her senses again, she had already arrived at a separate massage room.