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Chapter 151 Songs Only Adults Can Hear

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When a round, palm-sized Bye Bye Hot Pot was tossed onto Gu Youli's desk, Gu Youli, who was about to lie down on the desk, thought that some living thing had jumped up and let out a faint "Ah~" in surprise.

Although it was only vaguely visible.

Even though it was only for a moment.

But Guan Ren's ears perked up, and he found it quite enjoyable to listen to.

When Gu Youli looked up and saw Guan Ren, although she was puzzled, a little joy couldn't help but well up in her heart.

However, these little emotions are always hidden deep in her heart, and her beautiful face still habitually, or rather instinctively, shows no emotion.

Aren't you going to PE class?

"Then why don't you go?"

Gu Youli tilted her head slightly to look out the window, her calm voice very soft:
"My...stomach..."

"Oh?"

Guan Ren leaned down and suddenly whispered in Xiao Lihua's ear:

"So, Sister Gu has a stomachache?"

"........."

"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt. Let me touch your fur, it won't hurt~"

Guan Ren, being mischievous, raised his hand to gently stroke Xiao Lihua's fluffy and smooth hair, but after being threatened by Xiao Lihua with a compass, he dared not touch it anymore.

Guan Ren saw that she was still covering her stomach with one hand, so he didn't make a fuss with her. He sat down next to her and put the Bye Bye hand warmer between her stomach and hand.

"Here, let's warm it up."

So Gu Youli warmed up a bit.

Is it hot?

"It's still warm."

"..."

"..."

The atmosphere of this conversation is kind of funny.

But Gu Youli didn't laugh.

This left Guan Ren feeling helpless.

It's been so long, and looking back, she's had plenty of jokes every day, so why don't I see her laughing anymore?
Sometimes Guan Ren would even imagine what it would be like to switch personalities between Gu Youli, who never smiles, and Luo Xiaobei, who never cries…

Snapped--

Suddenly, the classroom door was pushed open, and Wang Chao appeared, panting heavily.

His face was as red as a pig's liver, and the way he was clutching his stomach made you think he was having his period too.

"Brother Qiang is yelling... yelling for you all to get down... or he's coming to arrest you..."

Upon hearing this, the other students who were lingering in the classroom all got up and ran downstairs.

Guan Ren then asked Wang Chao to directly convey his request for leave:
"Just say that Gu Youli is not feeling well."

"Oh, what about you?"

"I'll take her to the infirmary to see a doctor later."

"Row."

Guan Ren could lie without batting an eye, but after Wang Chao left, Gu Youli hesitated, half-believing, and asked:

"Is it necessary to see a doctor?"

"Yes, Sister Gu, yes."

As Guan Ren spoke, he solemnly extended his hand towards her:
"Hello, I am Dr. Guan."

"..."

"Based on my diagnosis, let me pour you a glass of hot water first."

Guan Ren picked up Gu Youli's water cup and went to the water dispenser.

Looking at the figure from behind, Gu Youli felt that it was quite a coincidence.

Because the last time she was in pain was during PE class, and he was the one who put her school uniform on her and brought her hot water.

It's just that last time it was on the playground.

This time it was in the classroom.

Well…

Gu Youli glanced around briefly.

To be precise, it was a classroom with only the two of them.

"Give."

Gu Youli took a sip, then looked down at the Bye Bye Hot drink pressed against her stomach:
Where did you get this?

I bought it at the school gate.

……

Guan Ren originally bought two, but now he gave one to Luo Xiaobei and the other to Gu Youli, and he hasn't even used them himself yet.

But it doesn’t matter.

Guan Ren bought this hand warmer not for his own use.

Given his physical condition, he wouldn't normally be afraid of the cold, let alone need a hand warmer.

The reason I bought this was in case someone I know needs it.

For example, Luo Xiaobei.

I only bought one at first.

But then, a sixth sense told him that it would be better to buy one more, so he bought another one as a precaution.

Unexpectedly, I used both of them right after buying them.

……

Want to listen to a song?

Remembering Sister Gu's hobby, Guan Ren asked.

"Mm." Gu Youli nodded, but after taking out her phone, she suddenly remembered:
"But I don't have headphones."

"Easy, I have it."

Guan Ren rummaged in his pocket for a while and pulled out an earphone with a tangled mess of wires.

"No, just looking at this gives me a headache."

It's true, Guan Ren has always struggled with thread arrangement.

Even his newly installed computer had no cables on the back; he just covered it with a back panel, thinking "out of sight, out of mind."

But Gu Youli, who is serious about her work, is different.

Seeing Guan Ren slacking off, he immediately frowned and shook his head, then took the headphones and carefully tidied them up.

Guan Ren yawned, rested his chin on his hand, and looked out the window at the students having physical education class on the playground.

I don't even know who I was watching, I was just laughing like an idiot the whole time...

A little while later, Gu Youli successfully cleared out the tangled mess.

Then she glanced sideways at Guan Ren, who was still looking out the window.

He plugged his earphones into his own phone.

Well…

It's a little tight...

It seems that Guan Ren's headphones are thicker than the ones I usually use.

This was also the first time Gu Youli had used his headphones. She tried to plug them in twice but couldn't, and thought she had plugged them in the wrong place.

But since it's a standard hole, a slightly larger tolerance is fine.

So Gu Youli frowned, put in a little effort, and finally managed to get in.

After putting one earphone into her ear, Gu Youli held the other earphone in her hand, paused for a moment, and looked at Guan Ren again.

Guan Ren was still looking out the window.

"..."

The girl hesitated for a moment, her lips trembling slightly as if she wanted to say something, and after a fleeting, inexplicable glint in her eyes, she put on the other earphone as well.

Finally, he opened the media player, wrapped his school uniform tighter around himself, closed his eyes, and quietly lay down on the table.

After lying there for a few seconds, she slightly opened her eyes again.

After staring blankly at the boy's profile for a moment, she turned the music down to the lowest volume and closed her eyes again.

Gradually, until halfway through a song.

"Hey."

"?"

A familiar, soft call reached my ears, bypassing the music.

The boy stopped looking out the window and instead crossed his arms, turned his face toward him, and leaned sideways on the desk, smiling gently.

"What are you listening to?"

Jay Chou.

"Let me see."

He took her phone, tapped it, and glanced at the widgets on the lock screen:

"Rosemary? Tsk..."

"what happened?"

"The lyrics of this song are quite romantic, making it a song suitable for adults."

"Eh…?"

Guan Ren's words were surprising, leaving Gu Youli looking completely bewildered:
"Then... I can't listen to this?"

"sure."

Guan Ren's smile widened even further:
"But you have to listen with an adult present."

Guan Ren's ID card shows he is already eighteen years old.

Therefore, he is an adult.

Then, his slightly rough fingertips glided over the soft contours of Gu Youli's right ear, and Guan Ren took an earphone and put it in her right ear.

"Let's listen together like this."

The girl's gaze fell on the point where their headphone wires intersected, and her voice, strangely, carried a gentle, obedient quality.

"Um…"

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On the playground, the soft, distant sounds of youthful exuberance blended with the cool breeze of early winter.

The quiet classroom, filled only with boys and girls, was not as cold as I had imagined.

A cell phone playing an old melody sits between the two of them on the table.

……

"Huh? Did you hear that? There's some static in the headphones."

"Hmm, it seems like..."

"There might be a slight contact problem. Try pressing down on the connector a bit."

……

Gu Youli's hand gently pressed on the headphone jack.

Then Guan Ren's hand gently pressed on the back of her delicate hand.

……

"I'm afraid you'll get tired of massaging, so I'll massage you too."

"..."

The girl said nothing, just closed her eyes and listened with him to songs that were supposedly only for adults.

Only when she occasionally opened her eyes to peek and found him looking at her with a wicked smile did a faint blush appear on her beautiful ears.

Her soft, long eyelashes trembled twice, like petals on a branch being pecked by a naughty bird.

(End of this chapter)