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Chapter 302 Be My Girlfriend

Chapter 302 Be My Girlfriend
Whistles rang out loudly on the playground.

The grove of trees in the distance was chilly and desolate due to the autumn weather.

"hiss…"

Guan Ren couldn't help but shudder and gasp.

Are you cold?

Xiao Lihua frowned, looked at himself, and saw that he had just put another school uniform over his own. He raised his hand to take it off, but Guan Ren stopped him.

"Why would I be cold? I'm perfectly healthy."

"Then why are you giving me the silent treatment?"

"That wasn't the Cold War, it was a sixth sense."

"Sixth sense?"

"Yes, someone must be talking badly about me behind my back."

Ok…

Could it be Xiao Bei...?

Guan Ren couldn't help but ponder.

But they quickly realized what was happening.

No, I almost led myself astray.

He didn't really have a sixth sense; it was just that the sudden drop in temperature in October was so intense that he was caught off guard by the cold the moment he took off his school uniform.

And that's why, after crying and losing a lot of heat, Gu Youli needed to keep warm even more than him.

"Wrap yourself up tighter, this breeze is blowing... ugh..."

Guan Ren straightened up and helped her turn up the collar of her school uniform, then zipped it all the way up so that her snow-white neck could also be covered.

"Guan Ren..."

"Hey."

"You should put your school uniform on. I'm not cold."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I just caught a cold not long ago, why would I want to get sick again?"

Guan Ren smiled gently and lightly stroked the corner of Xiao Lihua's eye with his thumb:

"It's still wet, hurry up and wipe it off, you've made yourself look ugly from crying."

"..."

Little Pear Blossom's eyelids drooped down.

"cough…"

Guan Ren quickly changed his tune:

"Not ugly at all, it looks good!"

"Oh."

Xiao Lihua remained unfazed:
"How beautiful..."

"She's prettier than any other girl in the world!"

"Except for my sister..."

"Uh…"

"do you have any opinion?"

"No! But... it's not impossible."

After all, the Gu sisters do have some resemblance in their faces, so praising the younger sister is almost the same as praising half of the older sister, and vice versa.

"Let's get up. Sitting on the ground for too long will make us cold."

"Hmm, a little..."

Gu Youli stood up with Guan Ren, touched her little breasts, and just then heard Guan Ren ask:

Where on your body are you feeling cold? Let me warm you up.

"No... no need!"

"?"

"..."

Little Pear Blossom's ears turned red. The contact was a bit too intimate. I feel that it would be more appropriate to wait until after graduation... maybe two or three years, three or four years, or four or five years later.

But... Guan Ren is a normal boy, what if he can't hold back beforehand?
Looking at myself as a girl, I shouldn't have any problems...

……

Before she knew it, Little Pear Blossom's thoughts had drifted off to somewhere else.

While she was lost in thought, Guan Ren had already cupped her fair face in his hands, took a tissue, and carefully wiped away the tear stains on her face.

Of course, I don't really think her tear stains are ugly.

On the contrary, Guan Ren had always felt that when Xiao Lihua cried, she was truly like a pear blossom in the rain, which was uniquely touching.

I wiped away her tears, just because I was afraid they would be too cold when they evaporated.

……

In the past, the two of them would often kiss for a long time under the tree.

This time, Guan Ren stared blankly at Gu Youli's profile, which was radiating a faint happiness, and then gently kissed her cheek at the end.

"Let's go, baby, it's almost time to gather."

"Ah."

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Physical education class was the last period, so after assembling and counting the number of students, we were dismissed and school was over.

Guan Ren also walked home.

Then, just as I stepped out of the school gate, I suddenly got kicked in the butt.

"?"

Based on the small, soft feel of the feet, Guan Ren guessed that it was a girl.

Let's take a closer look.

Ok…

It should still be the cute kind...

And she even has two pigtails...

"Hey, you're surnamed Guan!"

"..."

Okay, that's a bit of an oversimplification.

There's no one else but Luo Xiaobei who would do something like this.

Guan Ren glanced down at her white sneakers and the sliver of light beige cotton socks peeking out from under her school trousers:

"Bei, I suggest you be a little more reserved when you're out in public, it doesn't look good to others."

"Tch...who else is watching besides you?"

Luo Xiaobei wasn't there to joke around. She put her hands behind her back, walked beside him, and asked directly:
"How's it going with Gu Youli?"

"..."

Guan Ren pondered for a moment, then nodded:

"Ah."

What does "hmm" mean?

Luo Xiaobei felt that her childhood sweetheart was acting a little strange:

"What's going on? Are you two... arguing?"

"No."

"Did she... say anything about our matter?"

"Our business?"

Guan Ren smiled and glanced at Qingmei:
"What's it to us?"

"At once…"

Luo Xiaobei's face flushed slightly, and then she felt a little annoyed because she didn't know why she was blushing.
"So...she saw you and me in the stairwell, and then..."

"Ah."

Guan Ren turned around and quietly looked at the road ahead:

"She cried."

"ah…?"

Luo Xiaobei paused for a moment, her lips parted slightly, but she ultimately didn't know how to respond.

"She cried very hard."

Guan Ren added in a murmur.

Luo Xiaobei remained silent, then her eyes darted around, glancing occasionally at his somewhat indifferent profile, before she finally spoke:

"So...you didn't comfort her...?"

Guan Ren nodded:

"I coaxed him."

Deceive and fool.

Where there's flattery, there's deception.

Thinking of this, Guan Ren couldn't help but smile wryly:
"I told her a lot of lies to appease her."

Luo Xiaobei blinked:

"for example…?"

"For example, she asked me if I liked you."

Guan Ren took a deep breath and continued:

I lied to her and said I didn't like it.

"Eh…"

Luo Xiaobei froze, a momentary blankness forming in her mind.

To put it bluntly, he had absolutely no idea what expression or attitude to use to respond to his childhood friend's sudden confession.

……

Guan Ren had been somewhat absent-minded, even lost and dejected, ever since he came out of the grove.

It also stemmed from Xiaolihua's words, which lingered in his mind for a long time.

[…Guan Ren, if you ever fall in love with someone else, don't tell me, and don't leave me. Just gradually talk to me less and less…]

"...I'm actually quite smart, I'll leave on my own when the time comes..."

Only heaven knows the true impact her words had on Guan Ren.

This proud girl, who had never considered early romance and had always been an excellent student, is now ashamed of having said such foolish things…

Guan Ren felt nothing but the pain he had experienced at that time.

What followed was a growing sense of guilt.

……

"Guan Ren!"

"?"

Just as they were about to part ways at the intersection, Luo Xiaobei called out to him.

Guan Ren turned around and saw Qingmei slightly raising her chin, then thoughtfully opening her lips:

"If...if I didn't..."

"north."

Guan Ren walked over and interrupted her without hesitation:
"This has nothing to do with you, it's all... I'm sorry to Yuri, and..."

He paused, then looked into Qingmei's eyes:
"I'm sorry too."

……

That noon, Guan Ren once again did not go home for lunch.

Of course, it wasn't to drink Little Lemon's "Wise Wife Rib Soup".

Instead, after greeting Guan Qiaoyun, he bought a case of beer and a spicy dry pot, and went to Grandpa Lin's guardhouse at the entrance.

Snapped!
After putting down the food and drinks, Guan Ren immediately opened a beer.

"?"

Grandpa Lin put down the newspaper, then lowered his reading glasses, glanced at Guan Ren who was still gulping down his drink, and said nothing.

She squinted at him for a while, then picked up a bottle of beer and gulped down two mouthfuls.

Then he picked up a piece of food from the steaming hot dry pot that he had brought back, took a couple of smacking bites, and chuckled:
"Alright, you've been keeping this old man company all year, so today, this old man will keep you company too! Kid, what problem have you run into that you need to solve with alcohol?"

Clang.

After downing half a bottle of wine, Guan Ren put the bottle on the ground and shook his head.

"Sir, I'm not the kind of person who likes to solve problems with alcohol."

"Oh? So what's this...?"

"I'm just feeling really down. Alcohol won't solve anything, but it can help me vent my emotions."

Guan Ren pointed to the half-empty bottle of beer:
"I know what I'm doing. Before I drank, I bought a meat pie on the way to eat, so I won't get drunk."

"So you've already eaten?"

"It's for the main course. Didn't you see I didn't buy rice?"

Wait, where did this come from?
Guan Ren waved his hand:
"Drink."

"Ah!"

Grandpa Lin took a sip, then smiled mysteriously:
"I understand, it's a relationship problem!"

"?"

Guan Ren was surprised and doubtful; the old man was quite mysterious.
"Sir, how did you know?"

"Who hasn't been young? At your age, hmph, everyone's been through the same thing~ What's wrong? Just say it, this old man is listening."

As he spoke, Grandpa Lin shook his head and grabbed the wine bottle.

Seeing this, Guan Ren spoke frankly:
"It's actually quite simple. I've fallen for two girls and want them both to be my girlfriends."

"puff--!"

Grandpa Lin spat out a mouthful of wine, then looked up and glared at everyone.