My organs are too abstract.

Yanda University playground.

Just as Yang Minghao closed his eyes to concentrate and contemplate the universe, Xu Liang was chatting animatedly with several girls next to him.

"I'm telling you this, he absolutely won't succeed in getting anything out of him!"

A girl glanced at Yang Minghao, somewhat curiously: "But he's dressed quite professionally."

"Professional? It's all just pretense; they have absolutely no real skills."

Xu Liang curled his lip in disdain: "This kid harasses our class monitor every day. He knows the monitor likes outdoor sports, so he dressed up like this. He's nothing special. Don't be fooled by him."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Yang Minghao open his eyes, looking ready to pounce, and immediately took out his phone to start screen recording.

He turned to the girls and laughed, "Look at you, your pose looks pretty convincing, but you're going to embarrass yourself later!"

But the expressions of the girls beside him suddenly changed, and they quickly retreated, urgently warning, "Be careful!"

"Be careful?" Xu Liang was taken aback. "Be careful of what?"

He instinctively turned his head and saw a dark shadow rapidly enlarging in his pupils, rushing straight towards his face!

"Holy crap!"

Xu Liang was startled, but his reaction was quick. He immediately took half a step back and simultaneously turned his head sharply to the left.

But the rope circle seemed to have eyes, and it shifted slightly to the left, and with a "whoosh," it fit perfectly around his neck.

For a moment, it was impossible to tell whether the rope hoop was thrown accurately or he caught it accurately.

Xu Liang: "..."

There was a moment of silence, followed by bursts of laughter.

"To be honest, this guy's timing was really good, just a little off-target. He's got some serious skills!"

"But why do I feel like it's not him who throws accurately, but rather that guy who catches it accurately?"

"Now that you mention it, it's true. If he hadn't taken a step back, we might not have been able to get the answer."

"This is what you call 'one willing to hit, the other willing to be hit.' Look at their identical bewildered expressions; they really look like a pair of star-crossed lovers."

Li Da, mingling in the crowd, finally couldn't hold back and started singing on the spot: "Are you serious about taking half a step back? Such a small movement, yet it causes so much damage—"

Xu Liang didn't hear what the people around him were saying at all. He froze on the spot, completely dumbfounded.

He remained holding his phone, his mind blank for several seconds, forgetting even to remove the rope immediately.

He only snapped back to reality when the coolness on his neck gradually seeped into his skin.

Holy crap!

Xu Liang frantically tried to pull the rope loop, cursing Yang Minghao in his mind: "That idiot, what kind of garbage did he throw?"

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt the noose around his neck was slowly tightening, and no matter how much he pulled, it wouldn't budge.

Even though it was a slipknot, it was incredibly difficult to untie. The more anxious he became, the more confused he got, and he was sweating profusely. Instead of untying it, he only tightened the noose further.

The chill from the rope seemed to penetrate his skin and seep straight into his body. Coupled with the onlookers around him, it gave him goosebumps all over.

Just as he was struggling with the rope, his face turning red from holding his breath, the tension on his neck suddenly eased.

Xu Liang looked up blankly and saw Xu Yuan walking over. He quickly untied the knot and easily removed the rope from his neck.

Xu Yuan casually tied the black rope back together and put it in his pocket. Looking at Xu Liang, who was still in a daze, he asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Hearing this sudden show of concern, Xu Liang looked bewildered, somewhat confused, and wondered to himself:

"Are we really that close?"

Although the two were classmates, they didn't interact much and were at most nodding acquaintances.

But he reacted quickly, glancing at the girl next to him, and immediately put on a warm expression: "It's okay, Brother Yuan."

"Brother Yuan?"

Xu Yuan was feeling a bit guilty because the black rope had embarrassed Xu Liang, so he was taken aback when he suddenly heard this affectionate nickname.

I wondered to myself, when did we become this close?

He remained expressionless and patted Xu Liang on the shoulder: "It's good that you're alright."

Xu Liang, unaware of Xu Yuan's thoughts, only felt that the other's pat was particularly heartwarming, and his heart was filled with genuine emotion.

"Thanks, Brother Yuan."

He sincerely thanked him, then immediately turned around, angrily rushed up to Yang Minghao, and demanded, "You're just playing ring toss, why are you taking it out on me?"

Yang Minghao was also questioning his life at this moment.

He clearly aimed at the doll when he threw it. No matter how outrageous it is, it's impossible for him to throw it into a crowd and accurately hit Xu Liang, right?

He opened his mouth, but couldn't find a way to explain himself, and said in a strained voice, "This rope, there's something wrong with it..."

"Is there a problem?" Xu Liang was amused by Sheng's anger. "Why was there no problem when Brother Yuan threw it? Why is there a problem only with you?"

"As the saying goes: If you're not good at it, don't blame the road for being uneven!"

He looked Yang Minghao up and down, then, as if suddenly remembering something, his face full of suspicion:

"Are you having some kind of health problem? Is your hand-eye coordination off? Why don't you go to the hospital and get checked out? You don't want it to turn into something serious!"

Yang Minghao was speechless, frozen in place, his face flushed red. He looked down at his hands, sinking into deep self-doubt.

"Is there really something wrong with my health?"

"Don't say that, Xu Liang."

Xu Yuan originally just wanted to see Yang Minghao make a fool of himself, but seeing that the unfortunate kid was almost ruined, he felt really bad.

He proactively explained, "There is indeed something wrong with this rope; it's normal for most people to have trouble controlling it."

"Huh?" Yang Minghao looked up abruptly, his face full of disbelief.

He had assumed that Xu Yuan was also there to humiliate him, but he never expected that the other party would step forward to help him out.

He was filled with mixed emotions, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally whispered, "Thank you."

Seeing that he wanted to thank him, Xu Yuan felt even more embarrassed and quickly explained, "There's really no need to thank me. My rope is indeed different from ordinary ropes; it's quite special. I can't blame you for this."

Yang Minghao was even more moved upon hearing this.

In his view, it's just a rope. No matter how special it is, it's still just a rope.

Xu Yuan was clearly afraid of embarrassing himself, so he deliberately made an excuse to save face. This magnanimity instantly won him over.

He took a deep breath and solemnly extended his hand: "What happened before was my fault. I apologize to you and hope you can forgive me."

Xu Yuan looked bewildered, instinctively reaching out to shake hands, completely unprepared for how things had turned out. He tried to explain, "Actually, I..."

"You don't need to comfort me anymore, really, I understand everything."

Yang Minghao interrupted him, saying earnestly, "I have something to do right now and need to go to the hospital first. I'll treat you to a proper meal another day to make amends. I hope we can become friends next time we meet. Goodbye."

After saying that, he didn't linger. He turned around decisively and hurried away, his back view revealing a disheveled state of fleeing in panic.

Whether it was embarrassment or unease, he stumbled halfway down and almost fell.

Yang Minghao quickly steadied himself, looking at his somewhat unsteady legs, his face growing paler.

He pulled out his phone, his fingers trembling as he dialed a number, his voice urgent and panicked: "Pick me up at the school gate! I need to get to the hospital right away, and I have to be quick!"

Watching Yang Minghao's departing figure, Xu Liang sighed, "That kid's pretty good at using a convenient excuse to back down."

He then turned to Xu Yuan, gave him a thumbs up, and sincerely praised him, "Brother Yuan, your vision is truly remarkable! This kind of magnanimity is something most people can't learn. I'm impressed!"

"I'm telling the truth. There really was something wrong with my rope, and it made you look bad."

"Brother Yuan, you're a good person in every way, except you're too honest. Why do you take on all the responsibility?"

Xu Liang shook his head and said earnestly, "Even if there's something wrong with that rope, it couldn't possibly be tilted like this. You can't be blamed for it."

Seeing that Xu Yuan wanted to say more, he waved his hand and laughed, "Alright, Brother Yuan, unless this rope of yours flew over to trap me by itself, this matter has nothing to do with you."

"..."

Looking at Xu Liang's "I understand you" expression, Xu Yuan ultimately swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.