Reborn and awakened, this time I won't be a love-struck fool.

She said one word and then stopped.

"Um?"

Xu Jingwang's gaze fell on her. "What's wrong?"

"I just didn't expect you to like this type." Lin Wu lowered her head and adjusted the hem of her skirt. "I didn't realize it before."

The person beside him didn't answer, but stopped.

Lin Wu waited for a while, then asked, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

"What type?"

"Well... the pitiful type..." Lin Wu looked up and realized that Xu Jingwang was looking down at her.

Beneath thick eyelashes were the boy's dark and bright eyes.

"I don't like this," Xu Jingwang said with a smile.

"If you don't like it, why did you drag her out?" Lin Wu was taken aback.

"She almost became my sister. I had some questions about something and asked her about it. I didn't have any other intentions," Xu Jingwang explained.

"Oh……"

Lin Wu gave a drawn-out reply, then awkwardly tugged at her hair. "I'm hungry. I'm going to go find something to eat."

I had only taken two steps forward when my wrist was suddenly grabbed.

The warm fingertips gently caressed her wrist bone.

"So you chased me all the way here not to get some fresh air, but because you thought I had a crush on her?"

Although it was a rhetorical question, his tone was somewhat flippant.

It was like a silent teasing.

"no."

Lin Wu's attitude was very firm, and she said through gritted teeth.

Xu Jingwang raised an eyebrow. "Really not?"

"..."

Lin Wu took a deep breath, raised her other hand, and pointed to her pinky finger. "Just a little bit, after all, we have a very good relationship. If I have someone I like, I have to be careful about how we get along and keep some distance."

Xu Jingwang: "What's our relationship?"

"Friends, good friends." Lin Wu's eyes widened. "What else could it be?"

"Okay, since we're friends, even if I'm dating, why do I have to keep my distance?" Xu Jingwang asked slowly.

Lin Wu's mind went blank when asked that question, and she had no idea how to answer it.

He just stared blankly at Xu Jingwang.

Two elementary school students suddenly ran over in the corridor, laughing and chasing each other. Their laughter was exaggerated, and they looked like they were about to bump into Lin Wu's back.

Xu Jingwang swiftly grabbed Lin Wu's arm and pulled her into his arms.

Lin Wu's shoes were already high, and with that tug, it felt like she fell into his arms.

The air is filled with the scent of men's cologne.

The boy's arm was wrapped around her waist, a presence that felt both substantial and reassuring. Beneath the thin shirt lay her nascent, delicate skin.

When they were little, they hugged each other, but they never felt this way now.

……

Lin Wu's mind was in turmoil, and she felt weak all over.

Or perhaps, she never intended to push the person away at all.

She actually really liked the hug, even though it was just a momentary impulse.

"Are you alright?"

Xu Jingwang took a step back and looked at her.

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

Lin Wu shook his head frantically, took a deep breath, and felt a vague sense of unease.

She turned her head, ready to vent her frustration.

"Can't you watch where you're going...?"

She stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence.

Two elementary school students stood neatly in front of her. The one on the left was wearing overalls and a cool black baseball cap, with red lips and white teeth.

She was blinking her eyes, "Sister, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

Lin Wu: "...What are you doing here?"

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I'll finish this tomorrow, and it'll be complete next month.