Chapter Four: Girlfriend
You Sui'an never expected that such an outrageous thing could happen to her.
She sat down directly on the steps, and soon she heard Li Yunxing sit down as well, one close to the wall and the other close to the stairs.
You Sui'an was a little depressed. Why was he still with Li Yunxing? He would have preferred to have a different, unfamiliar classmate.
Li Yunxing wasn't a talkative person, so he didn't say anything. The young man looked dejected, probably repenting.
Although the wind was cool, the atmosphere was oppressive.
After a while, the guy spoke up, breaking the awkward silence: "I'm a bit bored, how about we chat?"
They nodded, but didn't know what to say.
It seems even more awkward now.
Which class are you in?
Adhering to the principle of answering every question, they all said in unison, "Class 2, Grade 1." You Suian lowered his eyes.
"Wow, I'm from Class 5 of Grade 11. Looks like we both study humanities."
At No. 1 Middle School, the classes are arranged as follows: first, the arts and sports classes; then, the humanities classes; and finally, the science classes.
Since they were all liberal arts students, the three of them had some common topics to discuss.
However, the guy felt something was off; the two didn't seem to know each other very well, and neither of them exchanged a single word.
It was completely dark, and it seemed that no one had noticed they were missing.
Another gust of wind blew by, and You Suian sneezed several times in a row. Her eyes were a little wet, and she sighed that her coat was still too thin.
However, she thought again that if she caught a cold, she could take leave to go home and get medicine, or at the very least, she could go to the pharmacy at the foot of the mountain to get some medicine and then buy some food on the way back.
Yay!
No, no, it's definitely better not to catch a cold.
Whatever, You Suian stopped worrying about it. In any case, it was fine, and she wouldn't regret any of the choices she made.
In Li Yunxing's opinion, You Sui'an seemed to have caught a cold. He was in a daze for a while, and there were two tears in his eyes. His nose was also a little red, and he looked quite pitiful.
Hmph, serves him right. But he wasn't really happy; maybe he was just too kind.
Li Yunxing was dressed quite warmly, in a turtleneck sweater and a black overcoat, looking cool. His slender, pale fingers lingered on the buttons for a few seconds, casually fiddling with them.
After a while, she unbuttoned the clothes and slowly took them off.
You Suian looked at him with some confusion. Li Yunxing suddenly blushed and felt that he was acting a bit pretentious when he took off his clothes.
Oh well, whatever, I've already taken my clothes off.
Overcoming his shame, he handed the clothes to You Suian and said, "I... I think you look a bit cold. They don't know how long it will take for them to find us. Why don't you put this on?"
He regretted it as soon as he finished speaking. Not to mention that wearing someone of the opposite sex's clothes was too ambiguous, his relationship with You Suian was very strained, and his action seemed inexplicable.
He secretly thought that perhaps he was just too nice, caring so much about people he disliked.
But if it were a different girl today, Li Yunxing wouldn't even notice her, let alone think of taking off her coat for her. Even if she did notice, she wouldn't do anything about it.
However, Li Yunxing didn't think that much about it.
He was still regretting that he had cared so much about You Suian. He shouldn't have kept paying attention to her just because he disliked her. How presumptuous of him!
Will You Sui'an look at him like he's mentally challenged now?
You Sui'an was genuinely surprised, and felt a strange, subtle anger that was impossible to ignore.
Is he a scumbag by nature? Interesting. He has a girlfriend and yet… She sneered inwardly, why care so much? He has nothing to do with me.
It's been over for a long time.
You Sui'an looked at him with a half-smile: "I appreciate the good intentions, but isn't this inappropriate?"
Don't make me look down on you.
Although You Sui'an has a gentle and quiet appearance, her phoenix eyes were cold and sharp as the wind at this moment. She was smiling, but it seemed to be mixed with disgust, or perhaps it was just a momentary illusion for Li Yunxing.
Her eyebrows and eyes were still curved, but the smile didn't seem to reach her eyes.
You Sui'an simply looked at him, his eyes filled with a mocking, slightly sarcastic glint.
His fingers gradually retracted, the fingertips turning slightly white.
Li Yunxing felt the clothes were burning hot, making his face, ears, and neck feel hot as well.
He brought this humiliation upon himself.
He quickly put on his clothes, but it was really hot now, and it felt uncomfortable, like bugs were crawling inside them. It took him a while to calm down.
You Sui'an seemed lost in thought, simply gazing quietly out the window.
Her pupils seemed deeper than the night, like a silent sea.
Li Yunxing had always felt that her eyes were deep, like a vortex that could drown everything.
Her eyes were as gentle as the sea, and her smile was like the faint but undeniable sunlight, shining directly through the water and making the sea shimmer.
Until... her cold gaze fell upon him. Only then did he realize that the sea, too, was cold and turbulent.
He couldn't see through You Sui'an.
You Suian closed her eyes; she had no idea what Li Yunxing was planning.
Li Yunxing might be a good friend, maybe. But that's not what she wants.
If they're just friends, what is that subtle, ambiguous relationship? If they're more than friends, what is she? A fool being played for a fool?
She slowed her somewhat heavy breathing and gradually calmed herself down.
It turns out that even after so long, You Sui'an still remembers the confusion and sadness he felt back then.
Li Yunxing was shy and timid, stubborn but soft-hearted. You Suian always felt that he was very pure and even a little cute. The way his ears turned red always made her heart skip a beat.
So she often teased Li Yunxing. Later, they became inseparable.
until……
You Suian's deskmate at the time was a very outgoing girl who loved playing games and gossiping. She mysteriously told You Suian, "That day I was playing games with Tiantian, Li Yun, and Li Yunxing. Li Yunxing actually brought up his online girlfriend and even bragged about it to us."
You Sui'an felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. After a couple of seconds, he suppressed the trembling in his voice and asked softly, "Li Yunxing...does he have a girlfriend?"
You Suian's voice was too soft, but she still vaguely mentioned the word "girlfriend," "Right, right? I didn't expect that someone who usually seems so quiet would actually be in a relationship so early. Well, isn't it true that you're not afraid of getting caught having an online relationship?"
You Suian forced a smile, almost wanting to curse Li Yunxing, but what right did she have to do so?
Isn't it just casual joking around? Isn't it just blushing when we look at each other occasionally? Isn't it just staying up late chatting together? Isn't it just awkwardly caring for each other sometimes?
She's just imagining things. They're just friends.
It's alright, You Sui'an will go back on his own after crossing the line.
So she made no attempt to hide her nasty side and tried to drive him away.
Although Pai Liyunxing tried to get closer to her and ease the tension, he gradually left due to her deliberate coldness.
She was actually hoping that Li Yunxing would speak up, or just ask her why she deleted him from her friends list and rejected him.
All he needs to do is ask.
But Li Yunxing didn't. He just casually tried to get closer to her with other topics, without mentioning anything about the strange things that had happened during his visit to Sui'an these past few days.
You Sui'an suddenly felt a little weak.
She realized that Li Yunxing probably didn't care about her, and her persistence over the past week or so was probably just because she couldn't accept the difference in their circumstances.
She breathed a sigh of relief, but still felt a sense of loss. She didn't delete any more friends after that, but she also suppressed that budding idea.
The air felt somewhat oppressive.
No one spoke.
Even the outgoing guy noticed the undercurrent between them and stopped talking.
It was too quiet. The clock ticked heavily, as if striking the silent night, trying to tear apart the feigned peace.
Finally, the bell rang, and a few laughs echoed through the campus, gradually bringing the whole school back to life.
Perhaps someone is coming soon.
The noise outside made You Sui'an's mind a bit confused.
The young man stood up and looked outside, pacing back and forth, clearly wanting to go back.
You Sui'an preferred quiet, so he just sat there in a daze. Li Yunxing didn't move either.
The distant voices gradually faded away, but they remained seated there quietly.
Quietness seemed to be the best way to ease the tense atmosphere, and they were strangely at peace.
Tick-tock, tick-tock.
The second hand went round and round until it was finally joined by footsteps.
Someone is coming.
"Holy crap, they're really here. And it's not just the two of you. Luckily, Teacher Li let me bring the keys, otherwise I would have had to go back."
"I give up, no wonder there's hardly anyone in this dilapidated building, and why is the light so dark?" It turned out that Zhao Zhi had been trying to open the door for a long time with a bunch of keys, and had even forgotten the ones he had already tried. He was angrily criticizing the light.
Li Yunxing couldn't help but laugh, and You Suian also smiled faintly.
For some reason, Li Yunxing looked at You Suian again, and her smile slowly faded.
So she was just being cold to me.
"Exactly, that's awful school." That guy clearly had a lot of complaints about the school before, and now he was even more passionate.
Zhao Zhi's eyes lit up, as if he had met a kindred spirit too late, and he began to grumble and curse.
After a while, the two even swapped names and said they would play ball together if they had the chance.
They chatted, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
About five or six minutes later, the lock opened, and Li Yunxing breathed a sigh of relief.
You Sui'an smiled and said, "Thanks."
They can finally leave.
The road was dark, with no sign of the moon or stars, only the faint glow of the streetlights, appearing and disappearing, creating an ambiguous atmosphere.
Li Yunxing couldn't stand the atmosphere, so she started chatting with Zhao Zhi.
How long did it take you to realize I was missing?
You Sui'an was also curious and looked up at him.
Zhao Zhi rolled his eyes guiltily: "Hehe, during the second period, Teacher Li was wandering around the classroom and noticed that you and You Suian were missing, so she asked me about it."
Li Yunxing: Too lazy to criticize
A visit to Sui'an: ...
Zhao Zhi continued, "Then I thought, you two seem to have gone to Zhixing Building, that building is usually locked, so I guessed, you two wouldn't have been locked inside, would you?"
"And it turns out, hahaha, it really is true."
After he finished speaking, he sensed a murderous aura and stopped laughing, wanting to save face for his good brother.
However, Teacher Li was quite amusing. After Zhao Zhi told him that the two people might be locked inside, he muttered to himself, saying that since the school had assigned the task to their class, they couldn't just not let people in.
They got in, but couldn't get out.
Then Teacher Li ran to the grade director's office and fiddled around for a while, finding a bunch of keys. She gave them to Zhao Zhi and told him to go find someone, while she searched in the classroom, the toilet, the office, and even the playground.
In a sense, Teacher Li is quite reliable.
Zhao Zhi felt that today's events were too coincidental, it was practically a gift from heaven. You Sui'an and Li Yunxing were probably going to get to know each other a little better.
Actually, he had nothing to do today, but he saw that number 43 was You Suian, so he switched with Li Yunxing. He really is a little genius.
Zhao Zhi actually really enjoys shipping couples. He often cries buckets while watching anime or dramas, or laughs like crazy.
However, Li Yunxing is quite thin-skinned, and if he asked now, she would probably chase after him and scold him for several minutes. Zhao Zhi thought about it and decided not to be so shameless.
They walked slowly, a journey of about ten minutes. Such leisurely time was a rare treat in high school. The cool breeze seemed to soothe all restlessness, allowing them to break free from their books.
Li Yunxing always felt that something was missing, perhaps it was the moon.
Zhao Zhi suddenly seemed to realize something and asked with a hint of schadenfreude, "It's been so long, are you guys still not finished with your homework?"
Li Yunxing wanted to know if Zhao Zhi had ever been beaten up in his entire life.
He scoffed arrogantly, "Who's like you? Of course I can finish it." Li Yunxing is usually quite diligent, and if he has enough time, he'll even do some of his homework later.
The smile doesn't disappear, but it can move on.
You Sui'an was amused, but then suddenly realized what was happening.
No, that's not right, she can't finish writing it all!
You Sui'an stared at Zhao Zhi with a resentful look: "Heh."
Their school has a lot of materials, so there are always some repeated question types. Some teachers will highlight the parts that need to be written on the same day. You Sui'an simply doesn't want to touch any unnecessary questions.
So unless she's bored out of her mind, You Sui'an usually won't do her homework in advance. She prefers to review her mistakes and memorize things, even though memorizing is quite painful for her.
She didn't know why, but her memory was so bad, and she memorized things incredibly slowly. She would always try to memorize things over and over again.
Although once she remembered it, it was hard to forget, she was still somewhat discouraged.
Even with the help of the streetlights, Li Yunxing could still clearly see You Suian's expression. Seeing You Suian's somewhat dazed expression, she immediately realized what had happened.
snort.
He raised his lips in a smile.
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