Chapter 511: The Scheming Man
The trunk was very thick and could not be shaken at all. There was no wind that day, so it was unlikely that a gust of wind would blow the card down. There were no tools nearby to pry the card down, so the only way was to climb the tree and get it.
Ying Xing quickly thought of this idea, and then seeing the injuries on his body, he immediately guessed: "So you fell down from climbing a tree?"
The boy was a little embarrassed and said, "This is quite dangerous."
"Sure, sure." Ying Xing chuckled and patted his shoulder. "Watch carefully, I'm going to show you who says women are inferior to men!"
Without waiting for the other party's response, Ying Xing "whoosh" rushed to the front of the tree and skillfully climbed up the trunk. The frequency of her movements and her sense of balance could be said to be natural. Although her speed was not fast, she did not find it difficult to climb.
The tree was at least ten meters high, but she didn't feel scared when she climbed up. Not only did she find his basketball star card on the tree, she also picked a few unknown fruits.
Ying Xing didn't use much effort when she climbed down the tree. She slid down with her limbs holding onto the trunk. She was enjoying herself, but the boy standing below kept reminding her to be careful. After getting down from the tree, Ying Xing dusted herself off, returned the basketball card to him, and said proudly, "I'm better than you, right?"
"Thank you," the little boy thanked her and asked her in surprise, "How come you are so good at climbing trees?"
She shook her ponytail and babbled nonsensically, "Let me tell you a secret. Actually, my true form is a koala. I trained here and later became a spirit."
Little boy: “…”
Ying Xing saw the surprise and disbelief in his expression, and wanted to play a prank even more. "Really? Actually, I turn back into a koala every night at twelve o'clock."
Little boy: “…”
Ying Xing watched him being stunned by her nonsense. After having enough fun, she ran away under his stunned gaze, laughing so hard that her stomach hurt.
After running that day, she shared this story with her parents at home, but she rarely thought about it after a few days. Ying Xing has loved jumping up and down since she was a child. She has good physical agility and sense of balance. When she was in elementary school, she went back to her grandmother's house in the countryside and could climb trees in half a month. Later, her parents discovered her talent and sent her to learn rock climbing.
When Ying Xing was a child, she would go back to the countryside during holidays. The people in the village were very kind-hearted, so she was influenced by them and liked to help others. They were just small things, and she didn't expect anything in return. She never thought that she would meet the people she helped again.
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"Do you remember?" Gu Zhongzhou's voice came to his ears again, pulling Ying Xing back from his memories.
Ying Xing stared at Gu Zhongzhou in front of her, finding it hard to connect him with the little boy in her memory - to be more precise, she had long forgotten what the little boy looked like.
"...You said that the person you have been looking for is me?" Ying Xing was in a daze.
"Yeah." Gu Zhongzhou nodded. "I was looking for it in Jiangcheng. It's been too long and I still haven't found any clues."
He explained to her in detail, "Later, my family introduced Song Yi and I to each other. I added her on WeChat and saw your photo on her Moments, so I pretended to be her boyfriend."
Ying Xing knew that they were pretending to be boyfriend and girlfriend, and that Gu Zhongzhou had been looking for Bai Yueguang, but she was completely confused when she suddenly became the protagonist of the story.
"I was only in the first grade at that time," Ying Xing was amazed. "How did you recognize me?"
Not to mention that her appearance and temperament have changed over the years. Even if she really hasn't changed, they only met once back then. Even if he has a good memory, he can't confirm her identity by looking at a photo. This is too exaggerated.
"Your facial features haven't changed much." Gu Zhongzhou said.
Ying Xing: "After more than ten years, you can still remember my facial features?"
Gu Zhongzhou: "There is one more thing I need to confess to you."
He cleared his throat and said, "Actually, I secretly took a picture of you when you were climbing a tree that day."
Ying Xing: “…”
Gu Zhongzhou: "I wanted to leave your contact information and send you the photos, but you left too quickly and I didn't have time."
"Where's the photo?" Ying Xing stretched out his hand towards him, "Let me see."
Gu Zhongzhou took her hand and said, "If you promise to let me be your boyfriend, I'll show it to you."
Ying Xing raised an eyebrow: "Are you threatening me?"
Gu Zhongzhou: "I dare not."
"Since I've been looking for you for so many years, please give me a chance." He lowered his posture very much.
Ying Xing was very angry when she heard about his blind date and saw him "dating" other women, but after the explanation just now, she no longer had any temper. After all, she was somewhat interested in Gu Zhongzhou.
"How's your arm?" Ying Xing looked down at the arm that was pinched by the door.
Gu Zhongzhou: "If I say I'm hurt, will you take responsibility?"
Ying Xing: "You are really cunning."
Gu Zhongzhou: "Well, I admit it."
Ying Xing: "You deliberately let Tang Qing tell me about the blind date, right?"
Her mind worked quickly, and she guessed these things almost immediately: "It was you who asked Tang Qing and Song Yi to take me to the restaurant by chance."
"I was wondering why you suddenly invited Tang Qing to your company. It turns out you were already planning something at that time." Ying Xing hit his shoulder, "Such a scheming man."
Gu Zhongzhou didn't dodge. After being punched by her, he laughed even more happily, "Well, I am a scheming man. I plan every step carefully just to be your boyfriend."
"So, considering I've put so much effort into this, would the kind-hearted Ms. Koala be willing to give me this opportunity?"
"If you call me Koala again, I'll beat you to death." Ying Xing raised his fist.
Gu Zhongzhou: "Okay, Koala."
Ying Xing: "...You really deserve a beating."
Although he said this, Ying Xing didn't really hit him. "Go to the kitchen first. I'll wash some fruit. I have a few questions for you. Answer them first, and I'll consider other things."
"Okay." Gu Zhongzhou let go of her, turned around, picked up the shopping bag, and said consciously: "Let me do it."
Ying Xing didn't stop him and went to the kitchen with him.
Ying Xing bought grapes and cherries. Gu Zhongzhou washed them with fruit and vegetable cleaner, rinsed them with clean water several times, then put the two fruits on a plate and brought them to the table.
After putting down the plate, Gu Zhongzhou sat down opposite Ying Xing.
Ying Xing picked a grape and put it in her mouth. After eating it, she asked him nonchalantly, "You recognized me a long time ago, why didn't you just tell me directly?"
Gu Zhongzhou: "I'm afraid of scaring you."
Ying Xing sneered, "I wasn't raised to be scared."
Gu Zhongzhou: "That's different."
He said frankly, "If I told you this when I first met you, even if you remembered it, you wouldn't have any special feelings towards me because of it."
Ying Xing tried to think about it, and it was true.
"Well, you know me pretty well," she said.
Gu Zhongzhou was very modest: "There is still room for improvement."
Ying Xing laughed: "You are still making progress? Now you have tricked me into a state of shock."
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