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Chapter 226 The Relationship Between Guan Ren and Gu Youli

"Uh...uh haha..."

After a moment of silence, Du Zihan perfectly demonstrated what awkward laughter is.

"Look how excited the class monitor is, isn't she... right?"

Du Zihan smirked, her gaze constantly shifting between Guan Ren, who was being held by Gu Youli, and her best friend Luo Xiaobei behind him.

At this moment, she felt like she couldn't speak or walk anymore.

But soon, Du Zihan realized that she seemed to be overthinking things more than she had imagined.

……

After all, apart from the person involved, few people at the scene understood why Du Zihan was forcing a smile.

Because most people were actually taken aback by the class monitor's excitement when they saw this scene, and didn't need Du Zihan to guide them.

"Wow...no way, Yuri..."

"So exaggerated?"

"Let go, let go, I want to hug the champion too!"

"Queue up, queue up, pay here first."

……

like this.

Most people were still immersed in the excitement of Guan Ren's victory.

Therefore, when the usually aloof class representative reacted so excitedly, they didn't think too much about it after a brief moment of shock.

It was just a few girls, covering their mouths and exchanging winks and glances.

I'm starting to kind of ship this "temporary couple".

The only people who truly felt something was off, besides the two people embracing and Luo Xiaobei, were Du Zihan and Zhang Chi.

"Little...Little Bei..."

Du Zihan walked over to Luo Xiaobei's side.

Luo Xiaobei, who was standing there blankly, ignored Du Zihan, or rather, forgot to pay attention to her.

……

Her childhood sweetheart, her favorite boy, was embracing another girl in front of everyone.

……

However, what truly filled Luo Xiaobei's mind and left her consciousness blank was not simply this scene.

But the moment Gu Youli lunged at him, he instinctively raised his arm and hugged Gu Youli's back.

Although he only hugged her briefly, he didn't know why he let go.

But that one moment was enough to make Luo Xiaobei's heart clench tighter and tighter, and in just a few seconds, she even felt her breath catch in her throat.

……

"Cough... Sister Gu, I... I still need to breathe..."

At this moment, Guan Ren finally came to his senses.

He slowly and politely pushed Gu Youli away, then looked at her slightly flushed yet remarkably earnest face and grinned.
"We got first place this time."

"Um…"

Gu Youli pondered for a moment, then nodded.

She remained as calm as ever.

But Guan Ren was different.

Guan Ren was trying his best to remain calm on the surface, but in reality, he was panicking inside.

What's going on?! What's going on?!

Xiao Lihua's actions were completely unexpected by Guan Ren and deviated from his own control over the relationship between the two.

This also made Guan Ren realize that when it comes to relationships, no one can truly have "everything under control"; unpredictable changes are always happening.

However, compared to Xiao Lihua's sudden attack, Guan Ren was actually more concerned about a potential "crisis".

That's Luo Xiaobei.

Although when Gu Youli hugged him just now, he subconsciously wanted to raise his arm and hug this fragrant and soft little pear blossom back as well.

Fortunately, he only hugged her briefly before quickly regaining his composure and pulling his hand away.

However, since then, Guan Ren has not dared to look in the direction where Luo Xiaobei is.

The more I care about her, the less I dare to look at her.

Guan Ren knew that he had to appear as composed as possible.

From the moment Gu Youli hugged him, the more attention he showed to Qingmei, the more thoughts Qingmei might have in her heart.

You need to be calm and collected so that it's easier to guide and calm the other person's emotions.

"It's truly a case of thirty years in Shandong, thirty years in Shanxi..."

Guan Ren sighed inwardly.

He had used a similar tactic on Gu Youli before.

It was the time Gu Youli saw herself kissing Luo Xiaobei.

Unexpectedly, it's now being used on Luo Xiaobei.

……

On the other hand, Xiaolihua returned to the meeting place with everyone first. After most of the people surrounded Guan Ren and went back to the classroom, she finally held her breath, raised her hand, and pressed it against her pounding heart.

So this is what it feels like to hug someone you like.

It's really... nice...

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That night, after evening self-study.

"Xiao Bei, Xiao Bei—Waaaaah, why are you ignoring me? Waaaaah…"

"..."

Luo Xiaobei, who hadn't spoken to Guan Ren all day after his victory, finally stopped when they passed by Guan Ren's house. He turned around and expressionlessly raised his head.

"Guan Ren, are you a pervert?"

"Yes."

Guan Ren nodded in agreement.

But in his heart he silently recited, "That's not true, I am a gentleman."

"You pervert! If you follow me any further, I'm going to scream."

"Then shout all you want, it won't do any good even if you shout until your throat is hoarse."

Guan Ren deliberately leaned closer with a mischievous grin.

But Luo Xiaobei was clearly not in the mood to joke with him; she stared at him with a long face.

"cough…"

Guan Ren felt he had made a fool of himself.

Just as she was about to turn around again, he grabbed her wrist and asked directly, "Bei, are you prepared to stay with me like this for the rest of your life?"

Is a lifetime a long time?

"At least give me a reason."

"There's no reason, it's just today, or rather, for many, many days starting today, I don't want to talk to you anymore."

Actually, it's hard to say what will happen in the future.

But at least during the day, the main reason Luo Xiaobei ignored him, besides being in a bad mood, was that her eyes were a little red after she secretly cried in the bathroom, so she didn't want her childhood friend to see it.

"Um…"

Guan Ren stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then suddenly nodded:

"Okay, I see."

"What...what do you know?!"

Does it mean that if she says she doesn't want to talk to him anymore, he really doesn't need her to talk to him anymore?
Luo Xiaobei felt a pang of sadness. How could he do this...?

Fortunately, Guan Ren simply took out his phone quietly, pressed a few buttons, and then...
"I deleted Gu Youli from my QQ friends list."

"Eh?"

Luo Xiaobei opened her mouth in surprise, then gave a soft snort and turned her face away:

"How ridiculous... They didn't do anything to you, and they were so excited to hug you after you won the championship. You're heartless..."

"..."

I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

Guan Ren always felt that the more he read the sentence, the more sour it seemed.

He shrugged:
"Anyway, if you think that Gu Youli hugging me threatens our relationship of more than ten years and your enduring status as my childhood sweetheart, then I'll just never talk to her again, never communicate with her again, and treat her like she's invisible whenever I see her."

"Tsk! Who...who asked you to do that?"

Luo Xiaobei glared at him:
"What threats? Do you think I'm that petty? Besides, I'm not your mother, nor your housekeeper. Whether she hugs you or not is none of my business..."

Guan Ren blinked:
"not give a damn about?"

Yes! We just don't care!

It seems a bit fake; this is like trying to hide something obvious.

"It's not that I don't care at all."

So Luo Xiaobei added:
"I'm only doing this because you've finally turned over a new leaf and are much better than you were in your first year of high school. But if you get into some close contact with girls and end up getting into trouble with the teachers or the school, causing misunderstandings and rumors that ruin your image, that would be a huge loss! Do you understand?"

"..."

What a flimsy excuse…

Guan Ren sighed and said:
"Let the rumors and misunderstandings go. Anyway, I'm innocent, and I have nothing to do with Gu Youli, so what am I afraid of?"

"you…"

Luo Xiaobei perked up her ears and asked hesitantly:

"Then you and Gu Youli..."

"Relationship as deskmates".

Guan Ren smiled gently:
"Otherwise what? Luo Xiaobei, you don't think we're a couple just because of a hug, do you?"

"I...I didn't! And I didn't ask you any of those things, what were you muttering about..."

Luo Xiaobei stammered, but her heart was filled with panic.

He felt that Pighead was acting a little differently right now.

how to say…

Given this atmosphere and his attitude.

In particular, he specifically explained to himself that "Gu Youli and I are not a couple".

Generally speaking, in this situation, Luo Xiaobei would feel that Guan Ren had always had those kinds of feelings for her.

In other words, now is the perfect time to declare victory!

The problem now is that there is a Gu Youli.

The thought of his and her intimate relationship, and that hug today…

Luo Xiaobei's initial confidence plummeted instantly, and she became even more afraid that she had been deluding herself.

"By the way, you... you really deleted Gu Youli from your friends list?"

"Yes."

Guan Ren showed her his QQ account:
"See, have I ever lied to you?"

Luo Xiaobei pursed her lips:
"This isn't a good idea. Please add them back."

"Row."

Guan Ren pressed his phone again:

"It's back."

"So fast?"

"Yes."

Guan Ren reiterated his previous statement:
"Have I lied to you?"

"..."

Luo Xiaobei rolled her eyes at him and then left.

Although her mood was affected by Gu Youli's hug, it was slightly eased by Guan Ren's self-indulgent explanation.

But she kept sighing all the way.

Why is it that the closer the relationship, the harder it is to say "I like you"...

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Meanwhile, after Guan Ren returned home, he continued to whisper sweet nothings to Xiao Lihua every day.

[Xiao Li: Why did you make me delete you and then add you back?]

Guan Ren: Oh, my QQ account got a virus, so I fixed it just in case.

[Guan Ren: By the way, Sister Gu, when can we hug again? You smell really nice.]

[Xiaoli: Gangster]

Guan Ren: Hehe

In bed, Gu Youli looked at the conversation on the screen, recalling her first experience during the day, her face and ears gradually turning crimson.

When her body was pressed tightly against his, Gu Youli felt an extraordinary and strange thrill that she would probably never forget for the rest of her life.

The feeling of wanting to become a cat, to snuggle against him forever, and to deeply inhale his scent was so magical that Gu Youli became infatuated with it after just one try.

Click…

After turning off her phone, Xiaolihua stared at the ceiling, biting her lip, looking somewhat dazed.

She seemed to understand something vaguely:
Perhaps, what she never knew was that the next step in puppy love might really be hugging, or even... kissing... or something like that.

(End of this chapter)