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Chapter 136 Guan Ren's Appetizing Finger

"Hey."

"Ok?"

"You know... Gu Youli is really pretty, huh?"

"..."

Guan Ren glanced sideways at Luo Xiaobei's delicate face beside him, somewhat speechless.

This is what I said...

It's as if she herself isn't pretty...

……

This is the last physical education class of the morning.

As usual, Luo Xiaobei sat on the grand staircase, slurping a box of yogurt.

But the person accompanying her was not Du Zihan, but Guan Ren.

"Why are you saying this suddenly?"

"Here, take a look."

Luo Xiaobei pointed to Gu Youli, who was playing badminton with other female classmates on the playground.

Guan Ren followed the gaze and saw Xiao Lihua's gently fluttering hair and graceful figure. He immediately understood the source of Qingmei's feelings.

A beautiful girl is beautiful at all times.

Even from a distance, Gu Youli's rosy cheeks glistened with a thin layer of fragrant sweat, yet she didn't appear disheveled at all. Instead, she exuded a fresh and elegant aura, showcasing her unique personal style.

"Right?"

Luo Xiaobei bent down and put the yogurt drink to Guan Ren's mouth:
"Beautiful, right?"

"Um…"

Guan Ren subconsciously put the straw in his mouth and casually agreed.

Then, the next moment, his eyes widened, and because someone suddenly squeezed the box tightly, he choked on the yogurt several times.

"Cough cough cough! Cough cough... You audacious vixen Luo Xiaobei, why did you plot against me?"

Luo Xiaobei continued drinking the remaining yogurt, smiling mischievously:
"This humble woman is innocent; it's Your Majesty who's the fool."

"What is a 'grass woman'..."

"Just one of the common people~"

"Is there still such a thing?"

……

The two chatted idly.

One thing that both sides knew but neither said was:
The reason why Guan Ren made an exception and chased Du Zihan away during PE class and then came to accompany Luo Xiaobei was obviously because he was still "fearful" of Luo Xiaobei yesterday.

Just as Luo Xiaobei had guessed, she probably scared that idiot on the phone yesterday.

However, Luo Xiaobei himself felt that this was a bit of a "blessing in disguise".

The thought that this idiot could be so frightened by her occasional unusual behavior at least showed that her importance in his heart had not changed.

Luo Xiaobei was quite satisfied with this.

After all, she was a childhood sweetheart who was very easy to please.

Based on this, and also regarding the matter of Gu Youli going to his house for dinner, after pretending to be gossipy and asking details such as "how many days will you go for dinner?", "how long will each meal last?", and "what else will you do besides eat?", Luo Xiaobei's mood was not as good as when he first heard about it, and he calmed down a lot.

By the way...

If I were more than just his childhood sweetheart, could I simply forbid him from bringing other girls home...?

Thinking of this, some words that she wanted to say began to stir in Luo Xiaobei's heart again.

But as soon as the words of her childhood friend about confessing her feelings came out, they rang in Luo Xiaobei's ears like an alarm bell.

Well…

Stay calm...

Actually, isn't it nice to have him by my side like this, watching him do silly things?
……

Luo Xiaobei pursed her pink lips, holding a straw between her teeth, the straw wetting the drink box, and rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought.

Perhaps it was the familiar, slightly soapy, clean scent emanating from her childhood friend that made her a little too relaxed.

As she was thinking, she subconsciously leaned to the side and leaned against Guan Ren's arm.

Guan Ren nimbly raised his hand to support it.

"Why?"

Guan Ren looked around for a moment, then gently tapped Luo Xiaobei's forehead:
"What's going on in broad daylight, under the clear sky?"

"oh oh."

Luo Xiaobei also stuck out her tongue quietly:

"Oops, I forgot...hehe~"

But then, Luo Xiaobei expressed her dissatisfaction with Guan Ren and stomped on him:
"Hey, your reaction was way too fast!"

"Thank you for the compliment."

"whispering sound…"

Who praised him? Doesn't this idiot know that being quick-witted isn't a good thing for a boy?

Luo Xiaobei blushed slightly as she thought for a moment, then continued to step on him:
"It's as if my relationship with you is something shameful..."

"hehe."

Is he afraid of being seen by others?
Guan Ren rolled his eyes at Luo Xiaobei, letting her feel it.

He himself is fine.

As long as Luo Xiaobei isn't afraid of being seen and gossiped about, and then runs home for three days straight like she did in junior high, she'd even be willing to let Guan Ren give her a kiss right now. "Sigh, it's all the world's fault."

Luo Xiaobei sighed. Who decided that childhood sweethearts couldn't be close after entering high school? Even kissing and hugging had to be done in secret, so troublesome…

But on the other hand, being something that can't be seen by others seems to have its own advantages.
The thought of her intimate moments with her childhood friend being something shameful gave Luo Xiaobei a strange sense of illicit pleasure. It was kind of fun and exciting to keep quiet about it.
"Xiaobei——"

"what--?"

"We need more players for ping-pong, come quick!"

"Oh--"

On the other side of the ping-pong table, Du Zihan seemed to be playing a "battle for the throne" with a girl from her former high school class.

This is a folk way of playing table tennis, with roles like emperor, general, and soldier. It's quite interesting, but it doesn't work if there aren't enough people. Du Zihan happened to be short of players, so she came to Luo Xiaobei for help.

"I'm going to play ball now~"

"Ah."

"Do you want to come along?"

"No."

If it were just Luo Xiaobei, Guan Ren would fight.

But Guan Ren really wasn't interested in a bunch of girls.

Because there are very few girls who play table tennis normally, and even if you see one or two playing, they don't take it too seriously. It's just girls whispering to each other, and the competition is very poor.

So sometimes when a few girls are playing, and a boy joins in, the girls will simply give up the table to the boys because they think the boys are playing "too hard."

Rather than that, Guan Ren decided not to get involved.

Hmm, let's look at the pear blossoms in the distance and soothe our eyes.

……

However, when Guan Ren turned his attention back to badminton, he was shocked to find that Gu Youli had stopped playing and disappeared.

After searching for a while, I found her walking towards the familiar sports warehouse entrance under the awning.

But the constant stopping and starting seemed a bit uncomfortable.

Did I sprain my ankle?

Guan Ren's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes gleamed brightly.

A sense of righteous indignation arose within me, a feeling of duty to care for the girl who had sprained her ankle.

"Sister Gu."

"?"

Finally, as soon as Gu Youli sat down on the bench, her naughty deskmate followed closely behind and plopped down next to her.

Speaking of which, Guan Ren had gotten used to sitting on this familiar bench when he went for a morning run with Gu Wancheng.

However, now that Gu Wancheng is away on a business trip, the person sitting in the seat hasn't changed, but the older sister next to her has been replaced by a younger sister, which is quite dramatic.

"Why aren't you playing badminton anymore?"

"I'm going to rest for a bit."

Gu Youli brushed her bangs aside; so he had been watching her the whole time.

"I noticed you were walking strangely from behind. Did you twist your ankle?"

"No."

Gu Youli shook her head, frowned, and muttered to herself as she looked at her shoes:
"It's like... as I'm walking, it feels like my bones might get pricked..."

bone?

Bone spurs?

"How is that possible?"

Guan Ren smiled upon hearing this and immediately understood what was going on:
"You got some plastic granules from the playground in your shoe. When they suddenly prick you, you hallucinate that it feels like a bone is sticking out. Once they're out, you'll be fine."

"That's it..."

Gu Youli nodded in understanding:
“I don’t exercise often…you seem to have a lot of experience.”

"Uh, it's alright."

Guan Ren does have experience, but specifically in this matter, it's not actually in sports...

"Sister Gu, please take off your shoes."

"Ah."

Gu Youli felt a little strange.

Because I always felt that when Guan Ren asked her to take off her shoes, his seemingly serious and earnest face revealed a hint of...

how to say…

It looked like their "finger was twitching"...

But Gu Youli didn't pay much attention to it. She slightly tiptoed up in her shoes, her slender fingers hooked onto the heel of the white sneakers, and with a gentle press, a small foot wrapped in a white cotton sock was smoothly pulled out from inside.

Its size is just the right length of Guan Ren's large hand.

The shape of her feet, outlined by the tiny socks, had the same graceful curves as her sister, while also exuding a cloud-like lightness.

It's like those soft, fluffy clouds from childhood cartoons, giving you the urge to comfortably bury yourself in them.

Guan Ren discovered that one of the key sources of this lightness was actually related to Xiao Lihua's brand-new white cotton socks.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that not only the socks, but even the shoes looked brand new.

Guan Ren was probably just watching for fun.

But Gu Youli herself knew that these items, which were made as new as possible, were all in preparation for going to his house at noon.

(End of this chapter)