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Chapter 224 Guan Ren, are you still in a puppy love relationship?
After finishing the first race and achieving his first place, Guan Ren felt quite accomplished.

At least in his past life, the rebellious and gloomy him had never experienced this feeling of sweating it out and competing fiercely.

"Ren-ge, do you still have matches?"

"Gone."

"Let's go, let's play!"

"I'm tired, I'm not going."

Guan Ren shook his head and chased away his friends. Qingmei was also considerate enough not to bother him and let him sit alone for a while.

After resting quietly enough, he walked back to the meeting point with somewhat weak legs.

Then, I immediately spotted Gu Youli sitting in a chair reading a magazine.

Little Pear Blossom will always be Little Pear Blossom.

Even under the glaring summer sun, seeing her still made Guan Ren feel refreshed, tranquil, and very comfortable.

"Sister Gu."

Guan Ren suddenly felt his legs regain strength:
"I haven't seen you anywhere. I was wondering where you went."

Gu Youli glanced up at him, then continued reading her magazine.
"It's a pity we didn't get first place."

"Second place is not bad either."

"Ah."

"Hehe, and you also have a part in my medals!"

Gu Youli looked up:
"I didn't help you with anything."

"wrong!"

Guan Ren sat down next to her:
"The real competition begins before the race even starts! So, the encouragement you gave me before the start helped me at least half the time!"

"Oh…"

Gu Youli pondered for a moment, then blinked calmly:

"Who helped you with the other half?"

"Uh…"

Guan Ren originally wanted to say Luo Xiaobei.

However, his sixth sense told him that he didn't really want to answer the question right now, so he just laughed it off and reached for a bottle of water next to Gu Youli.

Snapped!
Gu Youli slapped his hand away.

"Take a new one yourself."

"They're all gone, look."

Gu Youli glanced behind her and saw that there was indeed only an empty cardboard box left at the water dispenser location.

It's so hot, and there are so many people, I don't know when they'll all be gone.

Guan Ren went to get water again.

But Gu Youli still pushed his hand away:
"I only have this one bottle. If you want to drink it, buy it yourself."

"Ugh."

Guan Ren shook his head helplessly:

"Sister Gu, if only you could be a little gentler. Actually, being gentle is very simple, like when you used to cry... cough..."

Xiao Lihua's gaze turned hostile, and Guan Ren changed his tune:

"...Or you could bring your hardworking deskmate a bottle of water after they've finished running..."

boom!
Before Guan Ren could finish speaking, Gu Youli suddenly slammed the remaining bottle of water into Guan Ren's hand, then got up and went back to the classroom.

Guan Ren was left alone, bewildered. After calculating with his fingers, he fell into deep thought.

Strange... It's not even that day yet, it shouldn't be this many days in advance...

Guan Ren was puzzled and began to wander around the playground.

A short while later, I met Little Lemon under a tree.

"Guan Ren, Guan Ren, over here."

She waved from behind the tree. Although she wouldn't admit it, Guan Ren deduced from her rosy cheeks that she was hiding under the tree to find him because she was afraid of being seen by her classmates.

"Why are you acting like a thief? Having a good friend like me, is it really that embarrassing for you?"

No, that's not true.

An Ning quickly pouted and shook her head.

It's true that sports meets are a time when many young couples take the opportunity to get together and be affectionate. But Guan Ren is from another class, and he's... very handsome. So if others see her with him, Xiao Ningmeng thinks that some people in her class will definitely spread rumors.

That would be bad.

After all, besides her, Guan Ren also has two other girls with whom he has a very good relationship.

One was his childhood sweetheart, and the other was his deskmate.

Although An Ning didn't know their attitude towards Guan Ren...

But what if the rumors affect his relationship with them? Guan Ren would definitely have a headache.

An Ning didn't want to cause him any strange trouble.

"Guan Ren, you're amazing!"

Did you watch my game?

"Ok!"

An Ning blinked her eyes, nodded, and then added with a slight blush:
"I watched your competition with my classmates, and they also said you were very good, almost surpassing the school team. Congratulations!"

"Just average."

Many people congratulated him today, but it was indeed this "country girl announcer's" voice that was the most healing, bringing a knowing smile to Guan Ren's face.
"Actually, you also have a part in my medals."

"I...I?" "Well, let me explain slowly..."

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the next day.

Guan Ren needed to rest and prepare throughout the day, so he stopped wandering around and started doing logistical work.

Like a small group of people, I went back to the classroom and lay down with the fan blowing.

Gu Youli was also in the classroom.

Wearing headphones, I stood by the window, gazing blankly at the playground below.

"Sister Gu."

Guan Ren curiously leaned closer.

It was discovered that Gu Youli had a band-aid on her right elbow at some point.

When will you…?

Gu Youli quickly turned around, bringing with her a refreshing fragrance:

"Is there something you need?"

“Ah…”

Guan Ren grinned:

"Sister Gu is so aloof, it feels like it's been ages since I've seen her."

"..."

"Is it time for the heart-wrenching part again?"

Guan Ren grinned mischievously and secretly pinched her fingers:

"Why don't you tell your deskmate? I love listening to people confide in me."

Gu Youli blinked her long, soft eyelashes, glanced at Guan Ren slightly, and her lips actually moved.

But in the end, I still took a small sip.

I looked out the window again, towards the playground.

My gaze fell on the meeting point, on a very cute girl who was hopping around.

"I...haven't decided yet."

"?"

She suddenly spoke, but Guan Ren didn't understand:

"What haven't you thought of yet?"

Why do we need to think about things when we can just keep them to ourselves?

"Guan Ren."

After a moment, she calmed herself and sat down in her seat.
"Play chess with me."

"Uh? Oh, okay."

Although it wasn't the first time Guan Ren had played chess with Xiao Lihua, he still felt something was off this time.

It wasn't until much later that I realized the reason.

This is the first time that the seemingly "aloof" Little Pear Blossom has used the phrase "accompany me" to him.

Guan Ren savored the moment and even found that Gu Youli's earlier words, "Stay with me," were actually quite appealing.

Especially when paired with her slightly ancient-style voice, she inexplicably evokes the image of a disillusioned female knight-errant, outwardly calm but inwardly yearning for a bit of comfort.

Ok…

Your imagination seems a bit too rich.

However, Guan Ren writes novels, especially novels like "The Supreme Confucianism and Taoism" set in ancient times, so he needs to have imagination.

……

In May, only a few students sat huddled together in the classroom.

Some are playing chess, some are reading, and some are solving Rubik's Cubes.

Everyone seems to be busy with their own things, yet everyone also seems unusually free.

Occasionally, a gust of wind would blow the curtains open, accidentally waking up a student who was taking a nap, eliciting a long grumble and yawn.

……

Guan Ren felt that this was probably the most comfortable moment on campus during the summer.

"Double kill".

"Wait a minute?"

Guan Ren frowned, staring at the numbers on the draft paper, and finally slumped onto the table in frustration.
"Alright, as expected of the class monitor..."

Then, just as he was lying on the table, secretly rubbing his nose against Gu Youli's beautiful and fragrant fingers, Gu Youli looked out the window again, her thin lips slightly parted:
"Guan Ren..."

"Hey."

Are you still in a relationship?

"Uh?"

Faced with this completely unexpected question, Guan Ren paused for a moment, then smiled brightly:
"Yes, it's still there."

"..."

The pale blue curtains were lifted again by a summer breeze.

The bright sunlight was torn into shimmering silver flakes, sprinkling lightly across the girl's profile, blurring the fleeting blush on her cheeks and the clear, unwavering light in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)