8. Quick response
◎It's Gao Shuai from Class 4◎
The next day.
The breeze is cool and the sunshine is gentle.
In front of the city library, a tall and slender young man was looking at the passers-by with a faint smile on his lips.
When others passed by, they would either take a few glances at him or approach him to talk, but he would just wave his hand slightly and not communicate much.
He was waiting for someone—someone important.
Time passes silently and slowly.
A familiar and sweet voice came from the side.
"Gao Shuai!" The girl approached him. "Have you... been waiting for a long time?"
The boy turned around and looked at the person who came.
The girl was carrying an embroidered cloth bag on one shoulder, wearing light-colored jeans, a light pink short-sleeved top, clean and light white sneakers, and a low ponytail. Compared to her usual school uniform look, today she was really eye-catching.
He looked at her and shook his head slightly: "Not long after, in the blink of an eye, you appeared."
"You..." The girl lowered her head, staring at the tip of her shoe. Feeling delighted, she whispered back, "You look very different today."
Today, he changed out of his usual white top and donned light white jeans with a round-neck black short-sleeved shirt. He looked less youthful and immature than on campus and more mature and steady. He looked... reliable and handsome.
The young man smiled and said, "Gan Mei, you too."
Recalling the pink lunch box that had bonded them, he added, "Pink suits you very well."
Delicious food in lunch boxes, pink and girly - everything is just right.
"Thank you." She responded shyly.
"You are willing to accompany me to the library, and I should be the one thanking you." He thanked her sincerely.
The girl looked up: "We made an appointment, didn't we?"
The boy curled his lips: "Yes, it's an appointment."
Yesterday, he said a lot to her, and she understood it all, was willing to help, and readily agreed to accompany him...
He is very grateful.
I hope that today’s trip to the library will be a good start.
"Gao Shuai." The girl called him with a smile, "Let's go in!"
"Okay, let's go in."
The wind blows gently, caressing their faces. The two of them stand side by side, feeling sweet in their hearts.
Half an hour later, in the library.
The sunny young man in casual clothes just entered the hall and looked at the slender figure not far away. He rubbed his eyes, unable to believe it, and whispered: "Gan Mei? You... why are you here?!"
Gan Mei turned around: "Student Leng Jun?"
Seeing her classmates, she looked calm and greeted them naturally, "Hello."
"You... don't you have something to do today?" He walked quickly towards her.
"Yeah." Gan Mei nodded, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Have you been to the newly opened bookstore?"
"Not yet..." Leng Jun paused for a second, seized the opportunity, and immediately invited, "Wait a minute, do you want to go together?"
"I……"
"Okay, let's go together!"
The sudden strange male voice sounded the alarm for Leng Jun. He looked up and saw a boy standing behind Gan Mei who was a little taller than him.
"You're back." The girl's smile was as beautiful as a blooming flower, dazzling and charming.
"Yeah, I'm back." The boy's voice was gentle and doting, his eyes were tender and delicate, intoxicating.
He glanced at the boy opposite him, raised his thick eyebrows slightly, and his smile deepened.
Just now, Gan Mei helped him choose study books, and the two were about to leave when suddenly, a mother came over with a little boy.
It turned out that the other party wanted him to help take the little boy to the bathroom.
He agreed, but who would have thought that after helping, he would see this "familiar stranger" - Leng Jun from Class 2.
What a coincidence.
The boy naturally took the two thick books from the girl. Leng Jun took a closer look and felt that the boy in front of him looked quite familiar. He asked carefully, "Who is this classmate..."
"He's Gao Shuai from Class 4, and he's my..." Gan Mei continued, pursed her lips, and introduced him in a low voice, "a good friend."
good friend?
There was a rare look of shyness on Gan Mei's face, and the two of them seemed to be obviously familiar with each other. When Leng Jun saw this, his heart felt empty and inexplicably uncomfortable.
Unaware of Leng Jun's disappointment, Gan Mei turned to the young man behind her and introduced him, "Gao Shuai, he's my classmate, his name is Leng..."
"I know, Grade 11 - Leng Jun." Gao Shuai said affirmatively.
"You..." Leng Jun put away his sadness and asked in surprise, "Have we met before?"
How come he has no impression of him at all?
Gao Shuai shook his head. "I haven't met him formally, but..." He stretched out the last syllable. "Classmate Leng Jun is considered a celebrity in the school. Few people don't know your name. The two classes are not far from each other, so it's not surprising that I know your name."
Being told this by a boy of the same age who was close to Gan Mei, Leng Jun didn't know what to feel for a moment. He coughed dryly and said politely, "Gao Shuai...classmate, right? Hello, nice to meet you."
"Hello, classmate Leng Jun."
"You just said..." Leng Jun hesitated, "Where are we going together?"
He began to suspect that he had misheard something because he was excited because he happened to see Gan Mei.
Gao Shuai and Gan Mei exchanged a glance, and after receiving the other's agreement, he smiled and replied, "If classmate Leng Jun doesn't mind, I think the three of us can go to the new bookstore together."
Meeting is fate, and he is interested in him.
There are some things... he also wants to ask him for advice.
"I...you..." Leng Jun looked at Gao Shuai, then at Gan Mei. The situation at this moment was like a dream, and he seemed unable to fully adapt.
"You said... the three of us together?" Leng Jun looked at Gan Mei, "Are you sure?"
He was politely rejected by her yesterday. If he hadn't run fast, wouldn't it be even more difficult for him to ask her out next time?
Unexpectedly...
A night passed, and he who had just "ran away" from school yesterday was able to see the girl he had admired for a long time so soon today. He wanted to say: everything is fate.
only……
There was someone beside her whom she couldn't ignore!
Have they known each other for a long time?
Why, he had no idea?
Hearing this, Gan Mei looked at Gao Shuai again. After a moment of eye contact, she turned around and said, "If Leng Jun is willing, we can go together."
"I……"
The two of them seemed to have such a good understanding and trust in each other that it was really uncomfortable for his opponent to see.
After a struggle between his conscience and his desires, Leng Jun gritted his teeth and nodded heavily: "Okay, let's go together!"
He wanted to see what was so good about this handsome Gao that made Gan Mei make an exception for him.
but……
Gao Shuai Gan Mei - their names are really...really...infuriating!
snort!
He is handsome and not someone who gives up easily!
Let’s wait and see!
The newly opened bookstore was not far from the library, and the three of them arrived there in just over ten minutes' walk.
Bookstore, front passage.
As soon as he entered the bookstore, Leng Jun was still angry about Gan Mei and Gao Shuai talking happily. He didn't notice for a moment that a few sharp-eyed girls saw him and immediately surrounded him.
"Student Leng Jun, are you here to visit the bookstore too?"
"Student Lengjun, what kind of books do you like to read?"
"Student Leng Jun, can you recommend some books for me?"
"Student Leng Jun, the exam is coming up soon. Can you tell us how you review?"
"Student Leng Jun..."
…
Standing in the corner of the bookshelf, looking at the man surrounded by girls from the same school, Gao Shuai couldn't help but feel a little funny.
Celebrities are different. Wherever they go, they are the focus of the crowd and the object of everyone's pursuit.
Leng Jun—very popular indeed!
"Those girls..." he asked, "Are they from your class?"
Gan Mei shook her head: "No."
"So... do you know him?"
"Looks familiar."
Looking at the trapped classmates, Gan Mei said calmly: "Only girls from other classes would be so excited when they see Leng Jun. Our class...the situation is not so bad."
At least, she didn't notice anything unusual.
He nodded: We are not in the same class and we don’t know each other, so there is no need to say hello.
but……
Gao Shuai smiled secretly: With Gan Mei's understanding, I'm afraid she doesn't know how popular Leng Jun is among the girls in school!
When he walked on the street, he found that there were always girls of the same age who would steal glances at Leng Jun, even little girls liked to look at him. When he was with Leng Jun, he had to be more careful, in order to avoid being "implicated" by him.
He didn't want Gan Mei to be caught in the whirlpool of the crowd and be in a passive and embarrassed situation.
Gan Mei was not surprised by the scene before her eyes, but Gao Shuai...
Feeling the girl's eager gaze, Gao Shuai tilted his head and asked gently, "What's wrong? What do you want to say?"
"You..." Gan Mei looked at him and said seriously, "You react so quickly!"
Just now, when Leng Jun entered the bookstore, before she could figure out what was going on, Gao Shuai immediately took her hand and protected her behind the bookshelf. It was also the first time she had witnessed his agility and speed.
Gao Shuai is a very secretive guy!
"Oh, it's a piece of cake." Gao Shuai laughed, "I've been practicing since I was a child."
"Since childhood?" Gan Mei was curious. "What did you practice?"
"basketball."
"Can you play basketball?"
"Um."
"Can I see it...at school?" she asked expectantly.
"Now..." Gao Shuai shook his head, "I don't fight much anymore, but..."
When Gan Mei heard the five words "not so often", although she felt it was a pity, a ripple of heartache appeared in her heart.
Looking at the palm of her hand and the warmth left by his palm, Gan Mei knew that Gao Shuai's life... must have undergone earth-shaking changes after his parents passed away.
This includes study and exercise.
if……
Gao Shuai noticed that the girl seemed a little depressed and was about to change the subject when he heard a familiar question from behind him.
"Can you play basketball?"
The two looked back and found that Leng Jun had walked towards them without them knowing.
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