My organs are too abstract.

Xu Yuan was slightly taken aback, his eyes wide with surprise: "What do you mean? You have a crush on me?"

Su Nian's forehead creased with annoyance: "Stop talking nonsense, are you still going to participate or not?"

"Alright."

Su Nian hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "But are you sure you're confident? I just saw a lot of strong and healthy guys who couldn't handle it. This challenge isn't that simple."

Xu Yuan shook his head indifferently: "What's so difficult about that?"

Su Nian was still somewhat skeptical, but didn't say anything more, instead asking in a low voice, "Shall we start now?"

"Wait a minute."

Xu Yuan lowered his head and pondered for a moment, feeling that there was a difference between men and women, and it would be somewhat awkward to hug someone directly in public. He glanced down at the black rope on his wrist and instantly had an idea.

"Wait here for a moment, I'll be right back."

Before Su Nian could respond, he quickly walked to the daily necessities section of the nearby store and bought a bundle of thick hemp rope.

Su Nian looked at the heavy brownish-yellow hemp rope in his hand, her eyelids twitched violently, and an ominous premonition quietly rose in her heart.

"Why did you buy the rope?"

Xu Yuan solemnly laid the rope out on the ground, creating a simple lifting and load-bearing structure. Then, pointing to the middle of the rope, he said, "You stand here, and I'll lift you up. That way, we won't have any physical contact, so as not to ruin my reputation."

"Ruin your reputation?" Su Nian's tone was flat, revealing no emotion.

"Of course." Xu Yuan nodded seriously. "I've always been a person who keeps a clean record, and I always have to be careful when I'm out and about."

Su Nian stared at the hemp rope on the ground, then looked at his "I am a gentleman" expression, and remained silent for a long time.

She forced a calm expression and asked, "How do you plan to pull it along?"

Xu Yuan gestured earnestly: "It's simple. Just gently secure your wrists and ankles, then the rope will pull you up from above and suspend you in mid-air. It's very stable, just like... lifting a bag of rice."

"Like carrying a bag of rice?" Su Nian's voice turned cold.

Xu Yuan, unaware of the impropriety, offered what he considered a more fitting analogy: "Didn't you understand? It's like hanging a pig up in the New Year, with its limbs tied up, steady and stable, perfect for that."

"A pig for the Lunar New Year?"

Su Nian took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. She looked down at the hemp rope on the ground, then looked up at Xu Yuan, her expression changing from shock to speechlessness, and finally to a helpless look of "Is this guy out of his mind?"

"Xu Yuan," she said calmly, looking at him intently, "are you sick in the head?"

"yes."

Xu Yuan blurted out the answer instinctively, then belatedly realized his mistake and hurriedly corrected himself: "No, no, I meant like a package from a courier! Handled with care, very securely!"

Su Nian didn't speak, but bent down to pick up the hemp rope from the ground, slowly weighing it in her hand. Her gaze swept lightly over Xu Yuan's neck, a hint of danger in her eyes, as if she were weighing something.

Xu Yuan felt a little uneasy under her gaze and subconsciously took a half step back.

Su Nian threw the rope on the ground, took a deep breath, raised her chin, and said in a tone that said, "I'll treat you like an idiot, just hug me directly, don't bother with this broken rope. You're not ashamed, but I am."

After speaking, she took a step forward and stood quietly in front of Xu Yuan, deliberately turning her face away. Her face was expressionless, but her fingers hanging at her sides clenched slightly.

Xu Yuan was taken aback: "Why didn't you just say so earlier? Why did you have to go through all this trouble?"

Without further hesitation, he firmly wrapped his arm around Su Nian's waist with one hand, gently lifted her up, and lifted her off the ground with one hand, holding her steadily.

Xu Yuan's arms were taut and straight, his shoulders and back exerted steady force, and he supported her body with one hand, standing firmly and without any sign of strain.

Caught off guard, Su Nian instinctively let out a soft "Ah," quickly reaching out to grab his shoulder to steady herself. She lowered her head slightly, her entire face almost buried in his shoulder, revealing only a section of her fair and slender neck.

The passersby who were originally watching the challenge were instantly attracted and turned to look, whispering among themselves.

"Wow, this guy's arm strength is incredible! He can hold someone with one hand and still stand so steadily?"

"Several very strong people couldn't hold on just now, but he seemed to be doing it very easily."

"This makes me feel so safe..."

The whispers around her reached Su Nian's ears. She used her hair to cover her eyes, but couldn't help but secretly glance at Xu Yuan's profile, which was so close to hers.

Xu Yuan looked completely at ease, his eyes vacant, seemingly bored, staring blankly ahead. Su Nian couldn't help but find it amusing, a smile playing on her lips.

Seemingly noticing her gaze, Xu Yuan looked down and met her eyes, his face full of confusion: "What are you laughing at?"

Su Nian panicked and immediately lowered her head without showing any emotion, so that he could not see her expression, but the tips of her ears were tinged with a light blush.

She remained silent and unwilling to speak, but Xu Yuan asked curiously, "Hey, class monitor, why are your ears red?"

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Xu Yuan tried to communicate, and said in a deep voice, "Please turn on your microphone to communicate."

"What does that mean? Is it AFK (away from keyboard)?"

Su Nian: "..."

She kept her head down, but reached out and pinched Xu Yuan's waist lightly.

"Hiss—" Xu Yuan immediately grimaced, "Trying to ambush me again?"

As Xu Yuan spoke, he still held the object firmly in one hand and walked the prescribed route with ease, his arm remaining completely still throughout, showing no signs of strain.

The referee pressed the stopwatch, looking at the time, which far exceeded the highest standard, with a surprised expression. A staff member smiled and stepped forward, handing over the half-person-tall purple velvet lop-eared rabbit.

Xu Yuan gently put Su Nian down with one hand, took the doll and put it directly into her arms.

Su Nian hugged the soft, lop-eared rabbit, her head slightly lowered, her bangs obscuring her eyes and eyebrows, and said in a muffled voice, "Thanks."

"It's no big deal." Xu Yuan bent down and rolled up the unused hemp rope on the ground, wondering if he could return it to the shopkeeper. "Next time you want my help, just ask. No need to beat around the bush and invite me to dinner. It's not like we're playing a level-based game."

Su Nian peeked out from behind the doll and glared at him irritably.

The mall was bustling with people, and no one noticed them. By the time Xu Yuan returned the rope and came back, Su Nian had already composed herself and returned to her usual calm demeanor.

"Do you want to continue shopping?"

Su Nian hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Let's wander around a bit more, since we have nothing to do when we get back anyway."

Xu Yuan looked surprised: "Weren't you so engrossed in studying that you couldn't tear yourself away? How come you have nothing to do?"

Su Nian gave him a disgruntled look: "It's not like I don't get tired. Can't I relax a little sometimes?"

"All right."

Xu Yuan took the lop-eared rabbit from Su Nian and held it in his arms. The two strolled leisurely through the mall. They passed a milk tea shop and happened to catch a buy-one-get-one-half-price promotion, so Xu Yuan immediately ran to queue up.

Not long after, he hurried back carrying two cups of milk tea, casually handing one to Su Nian with a smug look on his face: "You have no idea how lucky I am. I just happened to catch the last one of the promotion, and I made a profit again."

Su Nian took a sip of her milk tea and looked at Xu Yuan, who seemed to have gotten a good deal, and couldn't help but smile.

The two of them leisurely whiled away the afternoon, buying some snacks and trinkets along the way, most of which were paid for by Su Nian. Xu Yuan, who was already short of money, could only silently accept this kindness.

After enjoying their shopping, the two left the mall.

Xu Yuan glanced at the high-hanging sun and patted the back of the electric scooter: "How about I take you back to school?"

Su Nian nodded: "Thank you."

Xu Yuan drove her along the road, but halfway there, the car suddenly emitted a piercing screeching noise and then completely lost power. When he twisted the accelerator, he could only hear the motor humming in vain, but the wheels did not move an inch.

Xu Yuan got out of the car to check it, patting the old seat: "My old problem has flared up again. I felt like I couldn't hold on on the way here today, and now I'm completely done for. Why don't you take a taxi and leave?"

Su Nian hugged the lop-eared rabbit and gently shook her head: "It's okay, just push it back slowly, I'll go with you."

"Alright."

Xu Yuan nodded and silently pushed the electric scooter forward, with Su Nian quietly following beside him.

After walking for a while, Su Nian suddenly glanced at the blazing sun high in the sky and couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you hot?"

"A little."

Upon hearing this, Su Nian placed the lop-eared rabbit in the car, took out the parasol she carried with her, hesitated for a moment, and then walked over to Xu Yuan's side to share the parasol with him.

Under the umbrella, light and shadow intertwined, the two shadows sometimes overlapping and sometimes separating, stretched long by the afternoon sun, as they slowly moved towards the school gate.

Su Nian didn't put away her umbrella until she reached the school gate. She hugged the lop-eared rabbit in her arms tightly and said softly, "Your books are still in my dorm. It's inconvenient for you to drive here since your car broke down. I'll just bring them to you next time."

Xu Yuan smiled and said, "Then thank you very much, Class Monitor."

He watched Su Nian's figure gradually disappear into the depths of the campus before slowly pushing his broken electric scooter back to his dormitory.