How come you're also my ex-girlfriend?

Xu Yan sat down and opened the Red Moo that Wen Xueyu had given him, and began to drink heartily.

But he felt a curious gaze coming toward him, and when he turned his head, Xu Yan was almost startled.

A higher vantage point was peering down at him, its gaze lowered slightly. Damn it... Titans are attacking! Levi, where are you?!

"Holy crap... how tall are you, buddy?"

Xu Yan asked softly.

The boy next to her blinked and then lowered his body, looking somewhat dazed.

It seems like he's been programmed to hide behind a book when talking in class, but that height... why does he look like a giant when he's hiding behind the books? He even looks a bit like one, with that long face and buzz cut...

"I was 1.92 meters tall during Chinese New Year, I wonder if I've grown taller now..."

The voice sounded somewhat blank, making Xu Yan wonder: Where did you send it to, buddy? Is this inside the Wall of Mary?

"Awesome..."

Tall people are not the majority in Liangcheng; those over 1.9 meters tall are indeed rare among high school students.

"Not bad. Your name is Xu Yan?" he asked somewhat sheepishly.

Xu Yan nodded. "Yeah, what about you?"

"My name is Liu Shusheng."

He gave a simple, honest smile that was quite endearing and immediately reduced the intimidating feeling that his height might otherwise have brought.

Xu Yan laughed, "Alright then, I'll call you Brother Shu from now on. We'll probably be sitting at the same table for a while, so please take care of me."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shusheng immediately nodded vigorously, his smile remaining simple and honest: "No problem!"

Xu Yan would never have done such a thing before, not because he was arrogant, but because he felt ashamed to talk about it. Taking the initiative to get to know someone and become close to them seemed somewhat obsequious.

Discovering these things now is not difficult. As long as you put yourself on the same level as the other person, there is nothing shameful about taking the initiative to show goodwill.

The class proceeded as normal until the bell rang, finally ending the lesson.

Just as Xu Yan was thinking about how to make a good start in this new class, a figure walked towards Liu Shusheng beside her.

A boy with delicate features, a slightly arrogant demeanor, and a few pimples on his face walked over and took out a ten-yuan bill, handing it to Liu Shusheng.

He said casually, "The same as always, thank you, Brother Shu."

Liu Shusheng looked up, immediately took the banknotes, and nodded with a simple smile, "Okay, I'll be right back."

"Ah."

The boy didn't say anything more, but before turning around, he glanced in Xu Yan's direction and their eyes met.

Xu Yan did notice the obvious pimples on his face.

His gaze held a smugness similar to what he had seen in Yang Hao, but it lacked the hostility and disdain. He quickly turned his gaze away and left.

Liu Shusheng immediately stood up, and Xu Yan immediately asked, "Brother Shu, where are you going?"

"Going to the convenience store? What's up?"

Xu Yan thought for a moment and stood up as well. "It's okay, I'll go with you. It's good to soak up some sun when we have nothing to do."

"okay."

Liu Shusheng didn't think too much about it and nodded in agreement.

As Xu Yan stood up, he seemed to sense a gaze upon him. Turning around, he saw Wen Xueyu's ponytail swaying gently behind her head.

Hmm... It's not appropriate to strike up a conversation with a pretty girl like Wen Xueyu on the first day of promotion, as that could easily cause public outrage.

Xu Yan and Liu Shusheng went downstairs to the convenience store together.

Xu Yan bought a bottle of mineral water, and then watched Liu Shusheng buy a bottle of Coke before smiling and stuffing the change into his pocket, then walked back satisfied.

On the way back, the sunlight stubbornly pierced through the barrier of leaves and fell on their shoulders.

The boy took a sip of water and asked casually, "He just asked you to come down and buy a bottle of Coke?"

"Yeah, Qin Yifan is very lazy. He wants to drink or eat something but doesn't want to walk such a long way, so he often asks me to run errands for him."

Liu Shusheng explained with a smile.

"I see. His name is Qin Yifan, right?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

"fine."

Xu Yan didn't ask too many questions and went upstairs with Liu Shusheng. Just as they were at the entrance of the building outside the classroom, they ran into Wang Fuchuan, who was heavily pregnant. He waved to Liu Shusheng and said, "Shusheng, come here for a moment. You can fill out the information for this semester's student aid."

Liu Shusheng, still holding a can of cola, froze for a moment, then stammered, "Huh? I..."

Seeing this, Xu Yan immediately reached out and said, "I'll give it to him for you. You go fill out the forms first."

"Ah... okay, thank you!"

Liu Shusheng handed the iced cola to Xu Yan and then followed Wang Fuchuan toward the office.

Xu Yan walked into the classroom with a can of cola and then spotted Qin Yifan by the window. He was sitting by the window, with the window open, letting the wind blow his short bangs.

He propped his legs up on the table with an air of nonchalance, looking completely absorbed in the scenery and oblivious to what was happening inside.

You know, people sitting by the window are either protagonists or geniuses; they're just too damn pretentious.

Xu Yan walked over and placed the cola on the other person's table.

When Qin Yifan saw Cola appear, he subconsciously said, "Thanks, Brother Shu... Hmm? It's you?"

He looked at Xu Yan strangely, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was dissatisfied with something.

Xu Yan explained, "He was called away by Teacher Wang for something, so I'm getting it for you."

Qin Yifan immediately looked at Xu Yan warily, "There's no delivery fee for you bringing this to me."

"Why would I need your errand fee?" Xu Yan couldn't help but laugh, then walked to the window and looked down at Qin Yifan, who was leaning against the chair.

Qin Yifan looked at it strangely and asked, "Don't you think this angle is a little odd?"

"Doesn't it look a lot like that evil panda head meme?"

"Damn... now that you mention it, there's a bit of a truth to it." Qin Yifan pulled his legs back, grabbed a Coke, unscrewed the cap, and took a big gulp, then let out a long sigh. "In this weather, carbonated drinks are so refreshing!"

Xu Yan thought for a moment and then asked, "You're quite generous; the delivery fee for someone to buy a bottle of Coke is more expensive than the Coke itself."

Qin Yifan scoffed, "So what? I don't need money, I can spend it however I want."

This is truly the world of the wealthy; Xu Yan had never heard such extravagant lines before.

"That's a pretty impressive statement."

"I'm even more awesome."

Qin Yifan curled the corners of his mouth into a wicked smile.

This directly impressed Xu Yan.

The boy smiled and said, "I don't know if he's awesome or not, but he's definitely kind. It's just that helping Brother Shu in this way is a bit too much..."

"Watch your mouth." Qin Yifan turned his head, sat up straight, and looked at Xu Yan. "What did I do to help him?"

Xu Yan blinked. "Hmm? I think Brother Shu's family might not be doing too well, and you're paying so much for the errand. Actually, the convenience store isn't far, so isn't it...?"

Qin Yifan interrupted again, "I'm just too lazy to move. I'm not helping anyone. It doesn't matter who gets the errand fee."

Xu Yan nodded in understanding.

"Okay, I'll buy it for you next time, you can pay me for the errand."

"Are you even human? You're stealing Brother Shu's work?"

"You just said it doesn't matter who it's given to."

"How many years have I known Brother Shu? Do you think I'm on the same level as you? You're just a newly promoted kid."

Xu Yan didn't know what kind of magical thought process led her to come up with the term "promoted student," it was a bit too far removed from reality.

"So you're not helping him?"

"of course not."

"I understand."

Xu Yan nodded, which made Qin Yifan wary again. He looked at the boy strangely and asked, "What do you understand?"

"You're just being arrogant."

"...Go to hell!"

"Hahahahaha."

Xu Yan stopped there, satisfied, and returned to his seat.

Qin Yifan was so angry that he gulped down a mouthful of cola, but he almost choked and kept coughing.

The group of people over there started making exaggerated, dramatic noises.

"Old Qin, what's wrong with you! Don't die!"

"Old Qin, can you let me inherit your Steam before you die? I want to play some obscure games!"

"Cough cough cough... Damn it! I... cough cough cough, there's no corner game!"

"You must have a Heart of Greed membership, right? I heard it when your headphones weren't connected to the speaker in the dorm last time, and I recognized it immediately as Sister Nana. I want to see Sister Meng."

"Get out of here! Cough cough cough cough!"

Damn, what's with this "Eight Great Families of Heartbreak" nonsense?

Just then, Liu Shusheng came back and, seeing the 'spectacle' on Qin Yifan's side, asked curiously, "What's wrong, Lao Qin?"

"Oh, it's nothing. He's probably just too happy to drink the Coke you bought."

"what?"

"By the way, have you finished filling out the forms?"

"Hmm, that's easy." Liu Shusheng stretched and yawned, then said, "I'm a little sleepy, I'm going to take a nap. If I'm not awake by the time class starts, could you please wake me up?"

Perhaps because they weren't very familiar with each other, Liu Shusheng spoke very politely and courteously.