Chapter 65 Extra One: High School Days (Part One)

Regardless of the age group, Guan Xi was always an admired presence, especially during high school.

Shortly after entering the first year of high school, she was featured on the front page of the Baidu Tieba because of her beauty, and it stayed there for a month without being taken down. The confession wall was constantly changing, with confessions going up and down every day, and there were always people outside the classroom watching.

During that time, the boys chasing after her were genuinely persistent. However, the situation of receiving confessions until her hands were sore suddenly took a cliff-like decline two months later.

The main reason: rumors spread that Guan Xi and Jiang Suizhou were together.

When this news came out, a large number of people silently lamented.

Girls harbored resentment, secretly scheming against Guan Xi. Of course, they only dared to plot behind her back; if they really encountered Guan Xi, they wouldn’t dare to say anything unpleasant.

Boys became even more reserved. In a prestigious private school with a congregation of wealthy families, every student’s social hierarchy was as clear as day. Someone like Jiang Suizhou obviously occupied the top of the food chain, and who would dare to compete with him?

So everyone could only watch in disbelief, openly and covertly.

One day, on a Monday afternoon.

Guan Xi stormed into the classroom, tossing her bag onto the desk.

“I ran into Jiang Suizhou when I entered the school gate just now,” she said, sitting down at her desk and coldly telling the girl in front, Lang Ningyi.

Lang Ningyi: “Ah? Then what happened? How?”

Guan Xi, in a huff, said, “I thought, we met face to face, so I kindly greeted him. Guess what happened?!”

“What happened?”

“He actually walked away with his classmates when I approached him to say hello!” Guan Xi looked incredulous, “He actually walked away? Walked away!”

“Really? Maybe… maybe he didn’t see you?” Lang Ningyi suggested.

Guan Xi: “Is he blind? I stand tall and straight! I walked towards him, and he didn’t see me? How is that possible? He did see me, but he deliberately ignored me.”

Lang Ningyi, feigning shock, said, “Damn! That’s too much.”

Guan Xi: “Exactly! I went over to greet him to give him face. What’s his meaning? Does he really think I want to greet him?”

Before Lang Ningyi could continue to add some scolding, Guan Xi’s deskmate, Wei Xiuyang, disdainfully interjected, “You should have known his personality. Why bother saying hello to him?”

Guan Xi: “No, the whole school knows that we have some connection. I wanted to make a scene. What’s his problem? Does he really think I’m eager to greet him?”

Wei Xiuyang frowned, “You don’t have any special connection with him; it’s just a promise between families.”

“Isn’t that enough?” Guan Xi retorted.

In their world, the combination of two prominent families and the early arrangement of marriage contracts is a common occurrence. So when there were rumors of a possible alliance between the Guan family and the Jiang family, people automatically assumed that Jiang Suizhou and Guan Xi were together.

In reality, Guan Xi also felt that Jiang Suizhou might be the one for her, so she thought of greeting him when they faced each other earlier.

However!!! She regrets it now to the point of wanting to die!

Indeed, Jiang Suizhou is still the same as before, the person she was familiar with over the past few years. Dislike! Really dislike!

Lang Ningyi: “Okay, don’t be angry. It’s not worth getting upset for Jiang Suizhou!”

“Humph.”

“The first period is gym class, let it go and stop thinking about it, go change your clothes.”

Guan Xi doesn’t like gym class, and at the mention of changing into sportswear and running around, her forehead immediately wrinkles. “Did the gym teacher not take leave today?”

“Don’t say unlucky things. If he takes leave, it means the math teacher is going to take the class.”

Guan Xi: “But I don’t want to run.”

“That’s simple. Later, just say your aunt is visiting.”

Guan Xi: “Ugh, I think I used that excuse last week.”

Lang Ningyi: “Is that so? Then say you… are not feeling well?”

“That might work too?”

Wei Xiuyang on the side: “…………”

Today’s gym class is combined with the senior class where Jiang Suizhou is. However, since the seniors are in the final sprint for the college entrance exam, their gym class has been changed to self-study. Basically, most people will be studying in the classroom.

But there’s a small group of people, like Jiang Suizhou, who has always excelled academically. They don’t care about this self-study class and prefer to go to the basketball court.

So, the basketball court during this gym class is lively. When the gym teacher gives a ten-minute break, almost all the freshman girls run over there to watch the seniors play basketball.

Guan Xi, half-dragged by Lang Ningyi, also takes a peek.

At this moment on the basketball court, tall and long-legged teenagers are running and dribbling, creating a captivating scene. Especially that person named Jiang, wearing a white basketball jersey, revealing smooth lines on his legs and arms. A layup from him even triggered continuous screams from the girls nearby.

Guan Xi glanced at him, admitting his pleasing appearance, but she couldn’t control her feelings of disdain.

Tsk… so many people watching him play, he must be feeling quite proud. But he’s good at pretending, judging by that expression. He seems indifferent, maybe even a bit annoyed. Fake, too fake!

“Hey! Guan Xi! Throw the ball over here.” Just when Guan Xi was about to pull Lang Ningyi away, suddenly, someone in the basketball court shouted towards her.

Guan Xi was stunned for a moment, lowered her head, only to discover that their basketball was rolling towards her. She looked puzzled towards the court, not knowing who had shouted. She just thought, with so many people here, why ask her to pick up the ball?

Who does that person think he is?

People on the court and on the sidelines all looked over, but Guan Xi didn’t even think about bending over. She even stepped back and walked directly out of the crowd.

“Hey…” The teenager in the black basketball jersey raised his hand to detain her, but Guan Xi had already left without any thought. He awkwardly smiled and turned to look at Jiang Suizhou standing behind him, “Why is this girl so hard to talk to?”

The ball was thrown over by others, Jiang Suizhou picked it up, turned around, and glanced at the black-jerseyed teenager, “Asking her to pick up the ball, how shameless.”

The teenager in the black jersey: “…”

After a ten-minute break, the first-year students were called back to class by the teacher.

After a simple warm-up, the teacher led everyone to run laps. When Guan Xi heard about running, her face turned green. It was so hot today, running a few laps would exhaust her.

So, after everyone had run off, she walked weakly to the physical education teacher, “Teacher, I don’t feel well. Can I skip running today?”

The young physical education teacher, who got along well with the students, raised an eyebrow meaningfully, “Guan Xi, what’s wrong with you again?”

Guan Xi easily ignored the word “again” and said meekly, “It’s just a women’s issue. I feel a bit weak now and want to go back to rest.”

The physical education teacher glanced at his watch. There were still seven or eight minutes left before the class ended, so he didn’t stop her, “Feeling unwell? Alright, you can go back to the classroom first.”

“Okay! Thank you!” Guan Xi turned and walked away.

“Wait.” The physical education teacher suddenly called her back.

Originally walking at a leisurely pace, Guan Xi suddenly took a few quick steps and stood far enough away before turning around and saying, “What’s the matter, Teacher?”

The physical education teacher gave her a sideways glance, “Next time, come up with a better excuse. Using the same reason two or three times a month, do you kids think I’m stupid?”

Guan Xi blinked her eyes and suddenly smiled, “Okay, teacher Chen! Next time, I’ll say my legs hurt!”

“Hey, you—”

“I’m leaving!”

Oh well, it’s indeed teacher Chen, very easygoing.

Guan Xi was in a good mood, jogged a bit, and quickly slipped out of the playground. As she walked from the playground to the small supermarket near the teaching building, the bell for the end of the class was about to ring.

She knew that Wei Xiuyang, Lang Ningyi, and the others would probably come to buy drinks later, so she wasn’t in a hurry to go back to the classroom. She picked up a shopping basket and started browsing in the small supermarket. After scavenging through a round of snacks, she walked to the freezer area, thinking of buying drinks and water for them in advance.

But because she was carrying a basket full of snacks in her hands, she didn’t steady it properly, and a can of drink slipped directly out of the basket. Guan Xi hurried to pick it up, but when she turned around, she bumped into a group of people who had just finished playing basketball and were buying water.

The leader of the group was none other than Jiang Suizhou.

Guan Xi instinctively didn’t bend down; she took a step back, with the cold air from the freezer against her back. Jiang Suizhou glanced at her, bent down to pick up the drink that had rolled to his feet, and placed it in her shopping basket.

“Still buying?” he asked.

Guan Xi: “…Why?”

“If you’re not buying, step aside; you’re blocking the way.”

Guan Xi: “…”

** 

A group of guys stood in front of the freezer to get water. Guan Xi, carrying a large basket of snacks, walked out from inside, grumbling as she walked. Blocked the way? What did she block!

With her slim and well-proportioned figure, what could she possibly be blocking? This is just nonsense!

Guan Xi walked angrily to the cashier, starting to unload her purchases for payment. She bought a lot of things, and before she could finish counting, Jiang Suizhou and his group had already bought their water.

They were all standing behind her.

Drip, drip, drip—

After the cashier scanned all the snacks, she said, “Total is 270 yuan.”

“Okay.” Guan Xi reached into her pocket for money, felt the left pocket, nothing. She then turned to the right, still empty-handed!

No cash, no campus card.

Guan Xi: “…”

What the heck, did she forget the things in her pocket when she changed into her sports uniform earlier?

“Student.” The cashier urged when she saw Guan Xi not moving.

Now that classes were over, more people had come in, and there were more people waiting in line to pay.

Guan Xi frowned, “I…”

“Don’t need it.” Before she could say those three words, someone next to her had already handed out a campus card, saying, “Swipe this.”

The cashier took it, “Okay.”

Guan Xi was slightly stunned, turning to look at Jiang Suizhou, who had handed out the card. Taking advantage of his height, he looked down at her.

“Don’t you bring money when you shop?” Jiang Suizhou remarked.

Guan Xi, accustomed to retorting, held back considering he was the one who paid and swallowed her words, “It wasn’t intentional.”

Jiang Suizhou nodded, chuckled lightly.

She didn’t know why, but when he smiled like that, she suddenly felt a bit flushed.

Indeed, making a fool of herself!

She kept a straight face, quickly lowered her head to pack the snacks into the bag, and as soon as she finished, she didn’t hesitate for a moment. She picked up the bag and walked out of the small supermarket.

However—

Damn… it’s so heavy.

Why haven’t Wei Xiuyang and the others come yet! If I had known, I wouldn’t have bought so much!

After walking a distance, Guan Xi switched hands, struggling with the weight.

“Can you handle it?” Suddenly, the familiar voice came from behind.

Guan Xi was taken aback; before she could turn around, the person took the bag full of snacks from her hands. Turning around, she saw Jiang Suizhou frowning as he examined the large bag filled with snacks.

Guan Xi: “…What are you doing?”

Jiang Suizhou stood there, weighing the bag he was holding, and said casually, “You seem to eat a lot.”

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