Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

The guy up front snidely asked, "Yan Shi, do you really like Zhou Mianmian? Previously, it felt like she and Xie Xiao..."

Before he could finish, Yan Shi interrupted him unpleasantly, "What are you talking about? The two of them already said it was nothing, so why do you guys keep gossiping every day?"

Since they were walking in front of Xie Xiao and Lin Yu, they hadn't noticed that the people they were talking about were right behind them.

Yan Shi continued, "Even if there was something, so what? It's all in the past now, isn't it?"

The guy still clicked his tongue, "It's so annoying. Or are you just playing around? Forget I said anything. But for dating, I think Zhou Mianmian is rather that, you know? Xie Xiao was really good to her back then. You better not end up like Xie Xiao, all for nothing..."

"But I think Xie Xiao seemed like a total simp..."

"Even someone with his credentials turned into a simp, what can Yan Shi compare with others?"

"Scram! Can't you talk properly!" Yan Shi's tone got very harsh as he pushed the guy.

The guy probably felt he went too far and shifted the topic with a giggling smile.

Having heard everything, Xie Xiao and Lin Yu: ...

Lin Yu was about to ask Xie Xiao how he felt when he turned around to see him looking down at his phone, seemingly oblivious.

So he asked, "Did you hear what they just said?"

Xie Xiao looked up and hummed, "Then what?"

Lin Yu: ...

"Aren't you angry?" he couldn't help asking.

"What's there to be angry about? If I got angry, they'd continue talking anyway, and besides, they weren't wrong. You know what I was like back then..."

Xie Xiao hadn't finished speaking when Lin Yu interrupted him, "No, I mean Yan Shi said he went on dates and even held hands with Zhou Mianmian. Damn, I remember you didn't progress to holding hands that quickly, did you?"

Xie Xiao gave Lin Yu a look of speechless exhaustion, "How childish, what does it have to do with me? Who am I to her?"

Xie Xiao's tone was indifferent, but he was speaking his true feelings—he really wasn't bothered. What was there to be bothered about?

It's all been a while ago now.

What Zhou Mianmian does and what her future holds no longer have anything to do with him.

He had liked her before, so he had respected her.

It's funny to think about it—their closest moment was probably when Zhou Mianmian kissed him on the cheek impulsively, and then she got hit by a car.

Thinking about it, it seems quite bizarre.

Xie Xiao put his hand on Lin Yu's shoulder, "Let's go, let's hurry to eat. Weren't you going to buy something at the supermarket? I'll go with you later."

After probing so many times, Lin Yu finally saw that Xie Xiao truly didn't care about Zhou Mianmian at all.

This relaxed his mood.

After all, seeing his good brother obsessed over someone for so many years felt quite bittersweet.

Seeing him wake up from it now felt quite comforting.

"I'll treat you to lunch," Lin Yu said.

Xie Xiao paused and then said, "Then I want a special dish!"

"...Scram! You don't deserve it, just take the standard 10 yuan meal or leave it..."

In the end, Xie Xiao paid for the meal, raising the limit to fifteen yuan.

At the meal, they coincidentally ran into Yan Shi again, getting a glare from him.

He was somewhat speechless, just smiled a little and said, "Congratulations, hand-holding now, huh? Hope you catch her soon."

Deadly to the heart.

That's Xie Xiao for you.

His comment, said with a smile, probably made Yan Shi feel like he was mocking him, right?

What's with this guy?

Many people nearby were watching them, and finally, Yan Shi dared not really do anything and eventually just huffed and walked away.

Lin Yu muttered, "Acts like such a drama queen, even huffs..."

The words hadn't even been finished when a laughing voice came from behind, "Yo, classmate, what did the little lady do to you?"

Both of them were startled and turned their heads to look.

They saw Liu Ou holding a takeout bag, standing behind them.

Lin Yu's face appeared somewhat uneasy, "I didn't mean anything..."

It was just a figure of speech.

Xie Xiao looked somewhat disappointed when he saw only Liu Ou without Luo Yanran.

His expression was too obvious, and Liu Ou couldn't help but chuckle, "Yanran wasn't feeling well, so I got her food to take back."

At this, Xie Xiao frowned, "Not feeling well? What happened? She didn't tell me."

"Ahem, it's not really something easy to say." Liu Ou raised an eyebrow, signaling he didn't want to elaborate further, "I need to get back before the food gets cold."

With that, he waved his hand and turned to leave.

"What's so unspeakable about not feeling well?" Lin Yu didn't understand.

But Xie Xiao understood; it must be her menstrual period.

He patted Lin Yu on the shoulder, "Hurry up and eat, I need to go out and buy some stuff."

"Didn't you say you were going to the supermarket with me?" Lin Yu complained.

"You're not a little girl, why do you need someone to accompany you to the supermarket? Go buy your stuff, and I'll get mine. I'll join you later at the prep building, alright?" Xie Xiao started Googling on his phone.

"Where are you going anyway? You can't even get out." Lin Yu clicked his tongue in annoyance.

Xie Xiao ignored him, quickly ordered what he needed, hastily finished his meal, and left.

He had already ordered some brown sugar ginger tea and a sugar water mix of red dates, longan, and brown sugar.

Now he had to pick them up. He had also asked the vendor to buy him a hot water bottle, the kind you fill with water...

Actually, Xie Xiao didn't really understand all these things.

Previously if he were dealing with Zhou Mianmian, she had no such issues during her period.

So his only option was to Google.

By the time he got to the school gate, the vendor was already waiting there and had thoughtfully filled the hot water bottle for him.

After thanking the vendor, Xie Xiao took the items and walked back.

He collected them at the side gate because the security guard here was easier to talk to.

However, he hadn't expected to run into Zhou Mianmian and a boy from class eight.

The boy was holding Zhou Mianmian's hand, his face slightly red, presumably having just confessed his feelings.

Xie Xiao just wanted to sigh; the school was quite big, so why did he keep running into either Zhou Mianmian or Yan Shi every single day? Were they sold as a package deal?

He wished he could run into Luo Yanran just once but never seemed to.

Xie Xiao, expressionless, hurried past with his items, wondering if Luo Yanran was feeling any better.

Two junior girls were also probably picking up a delivery behind him.

They must have seen Zhou Mianmian too and were whispering in a low voice, "Do you think she'll accept?"

"I don't know, that girl looks somewhat familiar..."

Xie Xiao thought to himself, I could tell you, she definitely won't accept.

Zhou Mianmian only loves herself.

She wouldn't give up an entire forest for just one boy.

Xie Xiao's lips curled into a somewhat mocking smile, and he walked on without looking back.

Meanwhile, Zhou Mianmian was unaware that Xie Xiao had just passed behind them.

She hadn't expected the boy in front of her to be so hasty; they had only had dinner together once, and he was already busy confessing?

Her face wore a troubled smile, "But we're in our final year of high school now; we need to focus on our studies..."

She was all too familiar with this line, having used it even on Xie Xiao.

Xie Xiao...