Chapter 46 The Cold War
"Zhao Zhao, guess who I met while I was traveling abroad?" Guan Xiang winked mysteriously at Gu Zhao Di.
The girl asked, "Do I know him?"
"Well, I wouldn't say we know each other, we've only met once at most."
"Who can remember that? Hurry up and tell me." The girl looked at Guan Xiang with a helpless expression.
"Do you remember when we bumped into someone on our way to the cafeteria during military training?" Guan Xiang said with a smile.
The girl thought for a moment and vaguely remembered that there was such a boy, who seemed quite handsome.
"I vaguely remember."
Guan Xiang chuckled, "I ran into him abroad, and he even helped me out."
"That afternoon I went out to play by myself and a homeless man stole my phone. He was the one who got it back."
Seeing Guan Xiang's infatuated expression, the girl wondered if Guan Xiang had fallen for him.
"Xiangxiang, what are you trying to say?" the girl asked directly.
Guan Xiang looked at the girl with a shy gaze and said softly, "Zhao Zhao, you should understand."
Now, without Guan Xiangming needing to say anything, the girl completely understood that she had fallen for him.
"Do you know him? You like him?" The girl gently turned Guan Xiang's head, which was buried in her arms, and asked earnestly.
"I'm currently getting to know him. According to what I know so far, he's Nie Bowen from Class 3 of Grade 11. He doesn't have a girlfriend and is the president of our school's student council. Although he's a bit aloof and unapproachable, he's been quite nice to me."
Seeing Guan Xiang's captivated expression, the girl was a little confused about Guan Xiang's attitude towards Dan Si. Could it be that she had guessed wrong?
"Xiangxiang, don't you like Dan Si?" the girl asked nervously.
Guan Xiang looked horrified, her hand pressed against the girl's forehead, muttering, "She doesn't have a fever, why is she talking nonsense?"
"You really don't like him?" The girl moved her hand away, her eyes serious.
"How could I possibly like him? He's my best brother, okay? Even a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow." Guan Xiang pouted. "Besides, he's not my type. I like the kind of aloof and hard-to-get guys. He's just a sarcastic and silly guy at best."
The girl blinked. If Guan Xiang didn't like Dan Si, then Dan Si...
She couldn't help but recall the last time Guan Xiang had her period, how calm, nervous, and helpless she looked.
"Zhao Zhao, who told you that?" Guan Xiang was a little curious about where the rumors came from.
"That's just my guess."
"Zhao Zhao, you must have a fever, otherwise you wouldn't have such an absurd idea," Guan Xiang sighed.
The girl sighed inwardly, hoping that she was just overthinking things and had such an absurd conjecture.
Since Guan Xiang returned to school, she has been frequently bringing Gu Zhaodi to Class 3 of Grade 11. Now, the entire class of Nie Bowen knows that a junior high school girl is pursuing him.
"Nie Bowen, this is a gift for saving your phone." Guan Xiang handed the gift to Nie Bowen in the corridor.
Passersby stopped to look at the two parties involved, their gazes ambiguous.
Nie Bowen frowned and said coldly, "Guan Xiang, you don't need to give me a gift. Anyone in that situation would have helped."
Seeing that the boy didn't accept her gift, Guan Xiang wasn't discouraged. After all, handsome guys are worth pursuing, otherwise how could she win the heart of a beauty?
"Don't overthink it, it's just an ordinary life-saving gift." Guan Xiang directly handed the gift to Nie Bowen.
The idea of a life-saving gift is not wrong. After all, a mobile phone is indeed a lifeline in modern society. You can lose anything but your phone.
"Let's go, Zhao Zhao." Guan Xiang grabbed the stunned girl beside her and walked downstairs.
Behind them, they could still hear Nie Bowen's brothers teasing them clearly, "You're quite the charmer, having such a cute girl chasing after you."
"Don't talk nonsense." Nie Bowen's tone was indifferent, and his expression was unreadable.
Gu Zhaodi, who had been led downstairs by Guan Xiang, came to her senses and asked, "Xiangxiang, he doesn't seem to have any romantic feelings for you."
The girl had been observing Nie Bowen's actions and noticed that he treated Guan Xiang the same way he would treat any ordinary classmate, without any emotional fluctuation.
He was aloof and indifferent, as if no one could stir his emotions. She was afraid that Guan Xiang would get hurt in the end.
“I know he doesn’t like me right now, but he doesn’t like anyone else either, so I still have a chance,” Guan Xiang said cheerfully and optimistically, not caring at all about Nie Bowen’s attitude towards her.
In her opinion, it's easy for a woman to pursue a man; as long as she works hard enough, winning over Nie Bowen is only a matter of time.
Gu Zhaodi looked at Guan Xiang, who was hopping around with worry, hoping that she wouldn't be hurt by Nie Bowen in the end.
Back in the classroom, they found Dan Si sitting in his seat with a gloomy expression. When he saw them come in, his already dark expression turned even darker.
The two had just sat down when a casual, low voice came from behind them, "Guan Xiang, I heard you've been pursuing Nie Bowen lately?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Guan Xiang looked at Dan Si strangely. Why was his tone so odd?
"Do you even know him? You like him?" Dan Si's voice rose a few decibels upon hearing the answer. "Do you even know what kind of person he is? Yet you're chasing after him like this?"
Guan Xiang frowned. "What's wrong with you? Who I like is none of your business."
“I…” Dan Si paused for a moment, “How can it not have anything to do with me? I’m at least your friend.”
"Shouldn't friends respect my choices? Why are you interfering?" Guan Xiang frowned even more.
"And do you want to argue with me?" Guan Xiang's mouth was like a barrage of gunfire, leaving Dan Si no chance to speak.
"I didn't mean that. I just meant that Nie Bowen definitely wouldn't be interested in you." Dan Si said angrily, blurting out hurtful words.
After saying that, Dan Si froze on the spot, wanting to apologize, but he couldn't make a sound.
Guan Xiang suddenly stood up from her chair, looked down at Dan Si, and asked in a stiff tone, "What do you mean?"
Dan Si was speechless for a moment, and could only suppress his emotions and leave the classroom.
A bewildered Yao Xin hurriedly chased after him.
"How inexplicable," Guan Xiang muttered, then turned around and buried herself in her work.
The girl standing to the side watched their farce unfold and was momentarily at a loss as to how to handle their relationship.
Dan Si's actions just now were enough to show that his feelings for Guan Xiang were not just simple friendship, but it's unclear why Dan Si has never said it out loud.
Moreover, Dan Si's words just now clearly hurt Guan Xiang. If it is not dealt with in time, the relationship between the two may drop to a freezing point.
After a few classes, Dan Si returned to the classroom with Yao Xin, but Dan Si did not say a word.
Guan Xiang didn't take the initiative to approach Dan Si, and the atmosphere between the two was a bit strange.
It's as if whoever apologizes first loses.
The girl tugged at Guan Xiang's clothes and asked in a low voice, "Are you giving Dan Si the cold shoulder?"
"He's the one who started arguing with me for no reason, and even said things like Nie Bowen looks down on me." Guan Xiang said irritably, "If he doesn't apologize, I won't talk to him."
Dan Si behind him clearly heard Guan Xiang's words, but as soon as he thought about Guan Xiang pursuing Nie Bowen, he didn't want to apologize.
The two maintained a strange relationship.
On Friday afternoons, Guan Xiang would still go to Dan Si's house to do her homework, but she would never say a word to Dan Si, nor would she linger at Dan Si's house. Once she finished her task, she would pack her bag and leave.
Normally, the two of them would not even glance at each other, as if seeing each other would be an eyesore.
During lunch break, as soon as Gu Zhaodi and Guan Xiang returned to their dormitory, they heard Deng Xixue mocking Guan Xiang.
"I heard that someone is shamelessly pursuing Nie Bowen, who is in the second year of high school," Deng Xixue said slowly, painting her nails.
Although Guan Xiang has been annoyed by Dan Si's affairs lately, she hasn't stopped pursuing Nie Bowen, and it seems she's truly fallen for him.
Guan Xiang's open and aboveboard pursuit of Nie Bowen is already common knowledge throughout the school.
"Who are you calling shameless?" Guan Xiang squinted at Deng Xixue, her fists cracking as she looked up to punch her.
Fortunately, Gu Zhaodi grabbed her arm, and the girl shook her head at Guan Xiang.
Then the girl mouthed to Guan Xiang: Ji Hao.
Guan Xiang's furrowed brows relaxed, and she understood.
Deng Xixue had finally found an opportunity to satirize Guan Xiang, so of course she wouldn't let it go. "Who knows the truth in their heart."
Guan Xiang sneered, "I'm afraid someone doesn't understand their own place, chasing after the school heartthrob like that."
"Oh, let me think... how many years have I been pursuing her, and I still haven't won her over?"
"It seems like it started in elementary school."
"You..." Deng Xixue put down the nail polish brush in her hand, her eyes wide with anger.
"What's wrong with me? I can't possibly beat you when it comes to chasing people." Guan Xiang said with a smile.
Deng Xixue snorted coldly and gave up on the idea.
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