Chapter 25
Ever since discovering that Guiqulaixi had been deceiving her, Ren Qiao'an hadn't contacted her again. The reason was simple: she was still riven with anger and shock. She was furious that, while she had treated this online relationship seriously and sincerely, she had only received lies and deceptions. Whatever Guiqulaixi's motives, she had at least come to the simple conclusion that Guiqulaixi had never taken her seriously. This was enough to leave her furious, frustrated, and disappointed.
It turned out that from beginning to end, she was the only one performing a one-man show.
On the other hand, Ren Qiao'an was surprised that the person who returned could actually be Jin Xi, her classmate from the dormitory across the street. What a wonderful coincidence! What also made Ren Qiao'an uneasy was that if she discovered the true identity of Gui Qu Lai Xi, would Jin Xi have realized that You Ran Jian Nan Shan was actually her?
After much deliberation, Ren Qiao'an felt that it was unlikely that Jin Xi knew the truth. First, the probability of such a coincidence was already very low; at least Ren Qiao'an had never imagined that the person she was flirting with online would happen to be her classmate next door. Second, although Ren Qiao'an always disclosed her personal information honestly, the information she provided at this stage was not enough for Jin Xi to accurately search and find that You Ran Jian Nan Shan was a certain classmate from Y University. Third, Jin Xi had casually called her "little newbie" in front of her. Given Jin Xi's state at the time, Ren Qiao'an had reason to suspect that Jin Xi had drunkenly called out the netizen's name. Because if it were her, Ren Qiao'an would choose to conceal the possible truth until she could accept it, rather than doing something that might expose herself.
So, what’s next?
Should he cut off all contact with Guiqulaixi and pretend nothing happened, and everything would return to normal? Or should he further confirm Guiqulaixi's true identity, whether it was Jinxi or not, and then make a decision?
However, before Ren Qiao'an could figure it out, she ran into Jin Xi in physical education class.
It was a typical Wednesday afternoon physical education class. Ren Qiao'an and Yan Yiyi were in basketball class. After completing the teacher's warm-up exercises, it was time for free time. The reason Ren Qiao'an and Yan Yiyi had chosen basketball as an elective was simple: they couldn't get anything else. But surprisingly, basketball class was quite relaxed. Besides teaching you how to dribble and three-step layups, there wasn't much else to the class. Then, it was time for free time. It was called free time, but it was just the boys playing basketball together, while a few girls went off to play on their own.
Usually, Yan Yiyi and Ren Qiao'an would wander around, go to the cafeteria or the playground, or just go back to the dormitory, but today Yan Yiyi had other ideas.
"An'an, let's go exercise." Under the bright sunshine, Yan Yiyi felt the urge to exercise as she watched the boys and girls sweating on the playground.
"Sure, what do we play?" Ren Qiao'an glanced at the male players standing on the basketball court. Only one or two courts were occupied by girls, and they seemed to be from various college teams.
"Hmm..." Yan Yiyi thought for a moment, she couldn't play basketball with the boys, "Oh right, let's go find Wu Nianzhi and Baoer."
"Okay." Wu Nianzhi and Qian Baoer chose badminton as their elective course. On a sunny day like this, playing badminton was a good choice.
After deciding, the two of them strolled from the basketball court to the badminton court. On such a day, the badminton court was also very lively. Unlike the basketball court where men were more numerous than women, there were many girls playing badminton.
After searching carefully, they finally spotted Wu Nianzhi and Qian Baoer occupying a corner spot. "Hey, Wu Nianzhi!"
Wu Nianzhi heard the voice before seeing the person, and stopped serving. "Tsk, why are you two here?"
"An'an, Yiyi." Qian Baoer happily greeted the two of them, "Are you guys coming to play badminton too?"
"Yes, let's shed the sweat of youth." Yan Yiyi rolled up her sleeves, looking ready to fight. However, before she could take Qian Baoer's clapper, someone tapped her shoulder first. Yan Yiyi turned around and saw a face as smiling as spring breeze. "Yiyi, what a coincidence."
"Sister Tang Mu!" Yan Yiyi was very surprised to see Tang Mu suddenly appear. "Are you here to play badminton too?"
"Yeah, it's a pity that I came too late and didn't get a place." Tang Mu was holding a pair of exquisite rackets in her hand. She had an appointment with someone, but she didn't expect that there were so many people on the court today. There was no place left at this time.
"It's okay, just come with us." Yan Yiyi happily pulled Tang Mu's arm, as if afraid that he would run away, "It's so fun to play together!"
"..." Ren Qiao'an, standing by, was puzzled. Sister Tang Mu? ? When did Yan Yiyi and Tang Mu become so close?
Tang Mu… Wu Nianzhi came over with a racket in hand, smiling, “Captain Tang Mu, come play with us.”
Wu Nianzhi… the leader of the debate team, and the top student in the water supply and drainage department. Tang Mu was very familiar with her. They met on many occasions, but it seemed they had never communicated privately. "Nianzhi is here too. Okay, then please take me out to play."
"Haha, you're welcome." Wu Nianzhi continued to maintain a friendly smile.
Uh, why does Yan Yiyi feel that Wu Nianzhi’s smile is creepy.
"There are five of us in total. How are we going to play?" Qian Baoer and Tang Mu had never had any interaction, but Tang Mu was also a celebrity in the academy. Qian Baoer had heard a little about her glorious and legendary deeds.
Wu Nianzhi glanced at the racket on Tang Mu and suggested, "Double?"
"Okay." This is good. Yan Yiyi was the first to agree. "Sister Tang Mu and I are in the same team." Yan Yiyi quickly hugged Tang Mu's thin arms.
"Haha, Baoer, let's be in the same team." Wu Nianzhi put her hand on Qian Baoer's shoulder, looking like they had a very good relationship.
Qian Baoer didn't notice anything was wrong and agreed obediently, "Okay."
"..."So it's none of her business... Ren Qiao'an felt completely ignored, but what was going on with this strange atmosphere... Nianzhi didn't like Tang Mu?
Since she had nothing to do, Ren Qiao'an sat down on a stone bench nearby and started to be a spectator.
Hmm... I didn't realize Wu Nianzhi was so good at badminton! Tang Mu wasn't lazy either.
…Hmm…hmm…why is the ball always flying back and forth between Wu Nianzhi and Tang Mu? Ren Qiao'an's knowledge of badminton is limited to hitting and receiving, so he can't offer any professional opinions on the doubles match currently on the court. But anyone with a discerning eye can see that the "battle" is fierce, or more precisely, between Wu Nianzhi and Tang Mu. It's a stalemate, back and forth, with no clear winner. It's so exciting that Ren Qiao'an wants to applaud!
However, Yan Yiyi, who was on the court, didn't think so. She wasn't just here to watch the game, she was also a participant! Can you please respect her feelings? Sometimes, Yan Yiyi would finally catch the ball, and the next second, Wu Nianzhi would return it with a super fierce and tricky shot, and then Tang Mu would come to the rescue, or Wu Nianzhi would dunk directly at her position, and Yan Yiyi would be stunned to pick up the ball. What the hell! Did Wu Nianzhi take stimulants today? Where did the lazy homebody go?
Qian Baoer, who was in a similar situation to Yan Yiyi, was much calmer. "Wow, Nianzhi is so powerful! She's completely useless." Qian Baoer was also very thankful. When Wu Nianzhi played singles with her just now, she was completely different. Now Wu Nianzhi was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, extremely ferocious.
"Amazing!" A spectator named Ren Qiao'an muttered to herself. She could see that Tang Mu was quite capable, but Wu Nianzhi was more ruthless, which was why Wu Nianzhi had a slight advantage at the start. However, as time went on, the drawbacks of Wu Nianzhi's style gradually became apparent. She began to lose strength, but fortunately, Qian Bao'er was equally strong, and the two sides gradually evened out. Gradually, Tang Mu and Yan Yiyi developed a tacit understanding and began to gain the upper hand.
"Wonderful, wonderful." Ren Qiao'an, a spectator, was enjoying the show very much, and she was now certain that Wu Nianzhi definitely didn't like Tang Mu.
"No more playing, no more playing, let's take a break." Yan Yiyi was tired, tired of playing, and tired of picking up the balls.
"Well, let's take a break." Tang Mu panted slightly. She could still hold on, but she saw someone who had been waiting for her for a long time. Tang Mu walked towards Ren Qiao'an, "Xixi, when did you get here?"
"I've been here for a while." Jin Xi replied indifferently.
Hey! When did Jin Xi come? She even sat quietly on the stone bench next to her!
How come she doesn't feel anything at all!
Ren Qiao'an cast a glance over and saw Jin Xi dressed in sportive attire. Beneath a light pink jacket lay a black and red short-sleeved shirt and shorts. A small badminton logo adorned the front of her shirt, suggesting it was her badminton team uniform. Next to her was a bright yellow bag, likely containing her rackets. Was she dressed for training? Ren Qiao'an hadn't forgotten that Jin Xi was a member of the school's badminton team.
"Want to play?" Tang Mu walked up to him and handed him the paddle with a smile. "Why don't you play with Qiao An for a while? The four of us can take a break."
Seeing this, Yan Yiyi, who was exhausted, quickly handed the hot racket to Ren Qiao'an, "You two can play."
"..." Could she say no? But Jin Xi had already taken the beat, what else could Ren Qiaoyuan do?
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