It's just The Sims, how did it become my ideal love story?

Chapter 243 Why is he everywhere? (First update)
"School-style?"

"Yeah, Xixi, isn't the school near where you live? I've been there, and there are so many pretty girls and boys. Every time I pass by, I feel like I'm several years younger."

Xu Wenxi, still half asleep, was holding her phone. This Xiao Zhou is really something, starting so early in the morning, it's already afternoon!

It's so cold in winter! Anyone who can resist staying in such a warm bed and get up before midnight is a superhuman. Of course, I did get up in the morning, but I just felt a little uncomfortable.

Before going to the toilet, you have to cover yourself with the blanket, otherwise in this weather, the heat will quickly dissipate if you stay away for even a short while.

The main problem is that winters in the South are just too unbearable, like a pure magical attack. It's the kind of cold that seems to seep into your very bones. Even when you're wrapped up in a blanket at night, your feet are still cold, and even when you go out during the day dressed warmly, your knees are still cold. There's just no way to beat it.

There's no underfloor heating at night, and you can't leave the air conditioner on for too long, otherwise your throat will give you the most severe punishment in the morning, becoming so dry it's practically dried out. Needless to say, this is especially damaging to girls.

But it's raining today.

I want to stay in bed and not get up. Every day in winter is a day when I don't want to work, let alone go out. I just want to stay at home and play computer games.

It's not that he plays niche games; on the contrary, Xu Wenxi likes to play more competitive games. In terms of his preference: first, Warcraft III; second, Honor of Kings; third, Solomon's Creed; fourth, League of Legends; fifth, let's skip this one.

"Don't you think the campus is more atmospheric when it rains? I've already thought of the caption: I'll wear a JK uniform, take photos under the eaves of the school corridor, hold an umbrella, and include the rain in the shot. The caption will be: Every rainy day, I think of you. Don't you think that creates a great atmosphere?"

"You're crazy. Do you even know how hot it is today? Wearing a JK uniform? If you weren't wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket, you'd be taking a picture of Northeast China, my hometown."

Xu Wenxi had a thousand reasons to refuse, but Xiaozhou still managed to coax her out. There was no way she could refuse; if she didn't come out, Xiaozhou would come to her house, which would only make things worse.

Because once the other person comes to their house, they usually stay all day, and might even stay overnight. Neither of them cooks, so they mostly order takeout or eat out. In this weather, if they don't want to go out, the house ends up with a pile of takeout food for both of them, filled with strange smells, and she doesn't clean it up, so they have to do it themselves.

This is even more painful than going out, so I had no choice but to come out.

If it's just the two of them, there's no need to hire a photographer, since both of them are good at taking pictures. Unless it's a big production, Xu Wenxi is the type who's too lazy to go to great lengths, especially since some male photographers are quite greasy and unprofessional.

Xu Wenxi had once encountered one who didn't even want money, just wanted to take advantage of her. Fortunately, Xu Wenxi wasn't a weakling either, and a barrage of insults left that photographer never daring to show his face again.

The two met at the music academy near Xu Wenxi's home.

A chaotic scene unfolded on the rainy, youthful campus.

I didn't sweat much, but in this awful weather, after a little exercise I felt my body temperature rise, and then a gust of wind blew by, bringing a few raindrops that seeped into my collar. Anyone who's been there knows what I mean.

"Phew~ This should be able to break 200,000 likes, right?"

"I don't know, but the probability is quite high in winter."

"why?"

"After all, with this kind of weather, many people have more time to stay in bed and watch videos."

Xu Wenxi, who is very experienced in this area, said this as the two of them sat under the awning next to the school playground, each editing their own drawings.

Several "helpful" male classmates offered to help during the photo session, but Xu Wenxi politely declined. "Male adult"—a seemingly positive term, but in reality, it implies both boldness and repression. Some of these unconventional individuals even think their flirting skills are superior to adults, their clumsy use only causing embarrassment.

Will the rain keep falling? I don't know, but my head will.

"By the way, have you been talking to Xu Cheng lately?"

Suddenly, she remembered this incident. Xu Wenxi had suddenly seen a boy who looked a lot like Gu Huai by the playground, though only his hairstyle and profile were somewhat similar. So, she naturally thought of that man.

However, of course, it can't be said out loud. If some things are said too directly, Xiaozhou, as my best friend, will immediately launch all sorts of ambiguous attacks against me.

Therefore, we should go directly to the third level and take the initiative to turn the tables.

Xiao Zhou smiled and said, "We haven't talked much these past two days."

"It's over? Weren't you two really getting along a while ago?" Xu Wenxi asked curiously. Her best friend's dating experience was far beyond her own. Whenever it came to issues involving men and women, she would consult this experienced strategist.

Of course, most of the questions before were about how to avoid being harassed by strange men. As for recently, I also wanted to ask about that man, but for some reason, I was too embarrassed to ask. It's like you've obtained a unique and precious treasure, and you want to ask its price, but you're reluctant to share this information with others.

I'm caught in a strange dilemma.

"What do you know, you love idiot? This is a little trick. A relationship that progresses too quickly isn't a good thing. Things moving too fast can make people overlook potential problems, so it's good to give each other some space occasionally. During this time, both parties realize how important the other is to them by thinking about each other more often, which also reduces the possibility of getting carried away and allows for more rational judgment. You should learn my tactics."

A pair of Aquaman and Mermaid are even getting into tactics. Wait a minute.

Xu Wenxi looked over strangely, "You're giving him the cold shoulder like this. What if he's getting really close to someone else?"

Xiao Zhou paused for a moment, "Wait a minute. Come to think of it, he hasn't specifically tried to chat with me these past two days."

Xu Wenxi said in a sinister voice, "I once heard a saying that when you feel the water temperature fluctuating while taking a shower, it's highly likely that someone is sharing the hot water with you."

"Hiss, could he be giving me the cold shoulder too?" This thought popped into my head.

Xu Wenxi laughed uncontrollably beside her, acting as if it were real, as if there were some kind of secret manual for dating, which was just a tool for scumbags to show off their achievements.

How can we generalize about people? How can a bad romantic encounter be considered fate?

"Oh, never mind me. By the way, why didn't you call Gu Huai out?"

Xiao Zhou suddenly asked.

Xu Wenxi paused for a moment, then subconsciously said, "He's at work today."

"Heh, you really thought about it, didn't you?"

Xu Wenxi's expression immediately became somewhat unnatural. "What do you mean, 'thought about'? Don't talk nonsense." "Hmph, I'm talking nonsense? You don't get many opportunities to come out anyway. The last few times, he's the one who comes out before you come out. Doesn't that prove something?"

That seems to be the case, but what's wrong with that? Can't good friends be okay? Of course you'd want to hang out with an interesting friend. Can't there be a purely platonic relationship between men and women? Who decided that?

As Xu Wenxi thought this, her mood involuntarily sank, and she said softly.

"And I doubt he'd be interested in filming something like that."

Xiao Zhou looked at her friend with a puzzled expression. "No... Gu Huai does have some potential, but he's not that special, is he? And you, my friend, such a beautiful woman, why are you thinking so pathetically? Does he only come if the situation is interesting, and not just because of your presence?"

Xu Wenxi would occasionally ponder such questions.

Am I not pretty? Yes, I am. Do I not have a good figure? Of course I do. I'm tall and elegant, with a perfect figure that's curvaceous and shapely.

However, she just felt that Gu Huai disliked her to some extent. Although it wasn't very obvious and he would often comply with her wishes, she still had that feeling.

She herself didn't understand.

"I don't know, he seems to have always been like this."

"Alright, don't think about it too much. I'll teach you a few of my specialties later. Let's go eat, I'm starving."

"Ah."

Since things have come to this, let's go eat first.

After dinner, Xiaozhou and I strolled around for a while. We were supposed to go home, but for some reason, I felt a bit down and didn't want to go home.

Xiao Zhou also happened to have arranged to meet a few local friends who were also involved in the internet industry, both men and women, and they said they wanted to drink.

Xu Wenxi wasn't particularly interested in this kind of thing, but since she seemed to be in the right mood today, she agreed.

She didn't drink much, and she wasn't interested in the jokes made by people she didn't know well. They all seemed like enviable couples, but their conversations were utterly uninteresting. Beneath their beautiful exteriors lay extremely barren souls.

If only he were here.
The more I thought about it, the more helpless I felt, and then suddenly the song "Mercury" started playing in the bar full of young people.

Xu Wenxi was so angry she wanted to curse.

"I'm already so annoyed, and you're still singing this? Are you trying to kill me?! I'm not playing anymore, I'm going home!!"

But Xiao Zhou's voice quickly caught his attention.

On that small stage, amidst the exaggerated cheers of some young men around her, the woman in the spotlight was unbelievably beautiful, almost dreamlike.

Clean, beautiful, with an ethereal charm. So much so that it took Xu Wenxi a while to realize how excessively beautiful the other person's singing was.

It's a natural attraction; beauty has this indiscriminate power to attract, regardless of whether you are male or female.

The singing stopped.

These hormone-fueled boys started cheering enthusiastically again.

"As expected of Teacher Lin!"

"That's great! One more song! One more song!"

"Encore! Encore!!"

The woman on stage, surrounded by admirers and seemingly a superstar, simply spoke softly into the microphone.

"I hope you all have a pleasant evening. That's all for now."

However, the woman did not get off the stage smoothly because a commotion broke out below as a large crowd surged forward.

"Teacher Lin! ******"

It's all so noisy, I can't understand a word it says.

So much so that Xu Wenxi couldn't help but stand up slightly to look over.

It appeared that someone was pushing through the crowd, holding something, trying to get onto the stage.

But soon, another figure entered his field of vision.

Holding flowers that I don't know where I got them from, I vaguely remember there were quite a few in the flower basket by the door when I came in. But that's not the point right now.

Instead, this tall figure offered the woman the flowers in his hand.

Amidst the clamor and cheers of the surrounding crowd, the woman smiled and accepted the flowers from his hand, and they walked off the stage together.

It gradually faded into the shadows and disappeared.

Xu Wenxi didn't even have time to lament how much these young men liked to stir things up, because she seemed to have discovered something.

Xiao Zhou, who had witnessed the whole thing, asked in disbelief.

Was that Gu Huai who delivered the flowers just now?

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(End of this chapter)