Chapter 56 Unrequited Love Fails
on Monday
"Zhao Zhao, hurry up!" Guan Xiang rushed into the classroom.
Gu Zhaodi was pulled up from her seat by Guan Xiang, confused. "What's wrong?"
"Nie Bowen is playing basketball at the gym later, let's go watch together." Guan Xiang looked expectant and was in a state of excitement.
The girl glanced at the bright sun outside, which was dazzling to the eye. "Xiangxiang, it's noon now. Don't you feel hot?"
Gu Zhaodi couldn't understand why they were playing basketball in the middle of the day. Even in the gymnasium, it was very hot to walk over, and Guan Xiang was always afraid of the heat.
Guan Xiang looked shy and said in a slightly coquettish voice, "Zhao Zhao, this is the power of love."
Seeing Guan Xiang's face full of love, the girl felt a little helpless. Guan Xiang had been pursuing Nie Bowen for several months, but there had been no progress at all between them.
Nie Bowen was completely passive towards Guan Xiang, mainly because Guan Xiang hadn't formally confessed her feelings, and Nie Bowen didn't want to directly reject her.
The current relationship between the two is that Guan Xiang is relentlessly pursuing Nie Bowen, while Nie Bowen pretends not to know, but tries his best to avoid her.
Dan Si was even stranger. He would occasionally find some trivial dirt on Nie Bowen to tell Guan Xiang. Unexpectedly, Guan Xiang was so infatuated that she could even find some cute things about Nie Bowen in those stories.
This infuriated Dan Si, who ignored Guan Xiang for half a day afterward. However, once he calmed down, he would eagerly start talking to Guan Xiang again.
Guan Xiang, being a very straightforward woman, didn't understand Dan Si's feelings at all, and even thought that Dan Si was rambling on and on all the time.
"Let's go." The girl thought that if Guan Xiang hadn't seen Nie Bowen's game today, she would have been depressed for most of the day.
"Let's go, let's go." Guan Xiang skipped and hopped, pulling the girl out of the classroom.
Although Nie Bowen could not be called the school's most handsome man, he was still a prominent figure in the school. He came from a good family, had good grades, and was good-looking. He was a typical aloof and handsome guy.
When the two girls arrived at the stadium, a group of Nie Bowen's fans had already occupied the best spots, and the other seats were also mostly taken.
"How come so many people like him?" Guan Xiang said angrily as she found a corner to sit down.
Gu Zhaodi was about to comfort her when she was surprised to find that the other woman had already tactfully adjusted herself, saying, "As expected, the person I, Guan Xiang, have my eye on is incredibly charming."
The girl now wants to pry open Guan Xiang's head to see what's inside. Isn't this a classic case of being love-struck?
Before the girl could even voice her opinion, the game started, and the shouts from the crowd grew louder and louder, almost all of them calling out Nie Bowen's name.
The shouts of Guan Xiang were easily drowned out by the air, but Guan Xiang was still enjoying it and showed no intention of giving up calling his name.
This match was a friendly game between the second-year students of Nan'an Middle School and Nan'an No.1 Middle School, a traditional event between the two schools.
The intense passing and dunking on the court captivated the entire stadium audience. Guan Xiang even stood up, thankfully there was no one behind her, otherwise they would have been cursing at her.
"He scored! He scored!" Guan Xiang jumped up excitedly.
The girl tugged at her arm, her voice helpless, "Xiangxiang, calm down, calm down."
The girl tried to persuade Guan Xiang for a long time, but she didn't react at all, so the girl gave up.
Guan Xiang only stopped her manic behavior after the match ended and Nan'an Middle School won.
"Zhao Zhao, look how amazing the boy I like is!" Guan Xiang was getting a little cocky.
The girl gave a perfunctory "hmm" twice.
Just then, two high school girls in the seats in front of them started talking: "Nie Bowen is so handsome, it's a pity he's about to leave Nan'an High School."
"Luckily, there are juniors like Ji Hao, otherwise there wouldn't be any handsome guys left in the school."
"Thank goodness."
Guan Xiang was completely bewildered after listening to the conversation between the two girls. When did this happen? How come she didn't know about it?
"Classmate, what's the story behind Nie Bowen leaving Nan'an Middle School?"
Guan Xiang's question startled the two girls in front of her, but they still kindly replied, "It's just that his family seems to be immigrating, so he's going to study abroad."
"ah?"
After listening, Guan Xiang stood there stunned for a moment. When she came to her senses, the two girls in front of her had already left.
Seeing this, Guan Xiang hurriedly went to find Nie Bowen, who was about to return to the classroom, but the girl didn't even have time to stop her.
"Nie Bowen." Guan Xiang called out to Nie Bowen, who was about to leave the gymnasium.
Hearing the familiar voice, Nie Bowen turned around slightly. "Guan Xiang, is there something you need?"
Guan Xiang calmed her down and said with a smile, "Congratulations on winning your game."
"Thank you," Nie Bowen replied coolly. "Is there anything else? If not, I'll be going now."
Seeing that he was about to leave, Guan Xiang became a little anxious, "Are you going abroad?"
Nie Bowen nodded expressionlessly, still maintaining his aloof demeanor.
"Will you come back?" Guan Xiang asked cautiously, her expression tense.
"It's highly unlikely."
Upon hearing this, Guan Xiang's eyes instantly welled up with tears, but she managed to hold them back.
After a long pause, she said, her voice slightly choked, "Then I wish you a safe journey."
"Goodbye." After saying goodbye politely, Nie Bowen strode out.
Guan Xiang's eyes turned red the moment he turned away. She sniffed and asked, "Zhao Zhao, does this mean I've been dumped?"
"Xiangxiang, this isn't heartbreak, it's just unrequited love." The girl pulled Guan Xiang towards the sidelines of the court. "Xiangxiang, look at me."
The girl turned Guan Xiang's head, making her look into her eyes, and asked, "Do you really like him?"
Guan Xiang immediately suppressed her slightly sentimental mood. "What do you mean? Isn't it a sign of liking him that I'm always chasing after him?"
Looking at the girl in front of her, who was just beginning to experience romantic feelings, Gu Zhaodi was a little unsure how to express herself, since she herself wasn't quite sure what it felt like to like someone.
However, thinking of the romance novels Guan Xiang had shown her before, the girl felt a little more confident. "So, does your heart keep racing when you see him?"
"Zhao Zhao, if your heart isn't beating, you're dead."
“I mean, are you sure you like him as a person, not just that he got your phone back?” The girl blinked and rephrased the statement.
“Of course it is…” Guan Xiang suddenly froze, a hint of confusion in her expression.
Seeing Guan Xiang thinking seriously, the girl decided to press her advantage, "If he hadn't gotten your phone back that day, would you still like him?"
"Um..." Guan Xiang admitted that she couldn't answer.
"If he weren't so aloof, and instead pursued you, would you still like him?"
Guan Xiang answered this question without hesitation: "I don't like paying someone else's money."
Upon hearing this answer, the girl understood why Dan Si didn't confess his feelings. It was because Guan Xiang preferred aloof and unapproachable men, and didn't like men who would fawn over her.
“If you don’t like this person even without those two conditions, then it just means he happens to be your type,” the girl analyzed logically.
She herself wasn't sure whether it was true or not, but the important thing now was to fool Guan Xiang, otherwise Guan Xiang would be crying her eyes out for the next few days.
Seeing the girl say that, Guan Xiang also felt that there was some truth to it, but she still couldn't quite grasp it.
"Does that mean I don't like him?" Guan Xiang asked hesitantly.
The girl nodded frantically.
"Let me think about it for one night first." Guan Xiang always felt that Zhao Zhao was a master of deception.
"Alright, you should think it over carefully."
"knew."
Having finally managed to convince Guan Xiang halfway, the girl breathed a sigh of relief.
Guan Xiang spent the rest of the afternoon daydreaming.
Guan Xiang, who had been waiting until school was over, walked out of the classroom in a daze. Gu Zhaodi, worried, took her to the Guan family's car. Only after watching the car drive away did she feel a little relieved, hoping that Guan Xiang would be able to think things through that night.
The girl was just about to take the subway back to Jinshan Villa when she heard someone calling her.
Dan Anwen's car was parked not far away. He looked at her with a gentle expression. When he saw her looking over, he waved to the girl with a surprised expression.
"Uncle Dan, what brings you here?" the girl asked, fastening her safety buckle.
Dan Anwen curled the corners of her lips, "I'll take you out to eat."
The girl blinked, a little puzzled. "Where should we eat?"
"You'll find out soon enough," the man said calmly, turning the steering wheel in one direction.
"Uh-huh."
The two drove towards the train station in Nan'an City.
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