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Then, the bell for class rang.
#18 You can also treat her as a brother
The last class in the afternoon was physical education. Wu An went to play a game of ball. He played until school was over, and continued playing until the gym manager came over to chase everyone away.
——Of course this is a daily exercise, not a game organized by Li Yuhua.
When playing against people from your own class, the confrontation isn’t that intense.
A little practice to soothe your mood.
Just as he finished playing basketball and was wiping the sweat off the court, a tall and slender figure at the entrance of the gymnasium quickly attracted Wu An's attention.
Because the distance was quite far, Wu An was still a little uncertain.
He could only feel the gazes directed at her.
But the closer he got, the more Wu An thought of someone.
"No way?" Wu An wiped the sweat off his face with his arm, feeling like he had guessed who it was.
I hadn't walked far when I saw her coming towards me.
She was still wearing the same school uniform, but under the knee-length pleated skirt, her calves wrapped in stockings were exposed.
"Uh, Tang Xiyue?" Wu An forced a smile, "How did you find this place?"
"I want to have a meal with you." Tang Xiyue said calmly: "I sent you a message during the last class, but you didn't reply to me. Then I found out that you were here for physical education class."
"I remember you were wearing basketball shoes to school, so I thought you were playing basketball, so I came to find you, and sure enough, you are here."
It was just a symbolic inquiry for a while, but I didn't expect Tang Xiyue to find out the reason for coming here and complete some reasoning.
"Ah, this!" Wu An was embarrassed.
It is really rude not to reply to other people's messages.
I quickly apologized: "I was playing basketball so hard that I didn't check my phone. Sorry."
"It's okay, I just arrived." Tang Xiyue shook her head. Then she made some comments on Wu An's playing style:
"I just saw you playing basketball. You played pretty well, but you didn't try too hard. Are you afraid you might get hurt?"
"That's about it." Wu An did not deny the fact that he was lazy in playing basketball.
"That's good. Much better than a reckless man who doesn't know the seriousness of the situation." But he didn't expect that Tang Xiyue was praising him.
"Oh...that's really...thank you for the compliment." Wu An was surprised.
I felt a prompt of favorability +1 appear above Tang Xiyue’s head.
As they were chatting, Tang Xiyue took out a water cup from the backpack behind her.
——A gray water cup with a lid, for personal use.
Girls' personal use.
Wu An's expression froze, his hand hanging in the air, not knowing whether he should take it.
But if he didn't take it, Tang Xiyue would be embarrassed.
As a boy, that seems very ungentlemanly.
"Uh, I'm not very thirsty..." Wu An still chose to take it, but didn't drink it.
"You need to replenish water after exercise. It's not a question of whether you are thirsty or not." Tang Xiyue seemed to be ordering him.
"...Okay then." Wu An accepted her concern and thanked her: "Thank you."
Then, he unscrewed the lid of the cup, looked at the half-full cup of water, hesitated for a while, then tilted his head back and took two sips into his mouth - avoiding direct contact.
He put the lid on the cup and handed it back. Tang Xiyue naturally took the cup and put it back into her schoolbag.
Then he urged, "Go change your clothes and go eat."
"Ah?" Wu An was stunned again, "Invite me to dinner?"
"Yes, our conversation at noon was too hasty. Let's go have a meal so that we can communicate more." She put away the water cup and put on her backpack again.
Her tone sounded as if she had known Wu An for a long time.
"Eh...well, I should go home for dinner tonight." Wu An looked embarrassed.
Tang Xiyue's body stiffened.
But the expression on his face did not change at all.
After a while, he expressed his disappointment: "Really? Then I came at a bad time."
"Sorry." Wu An scratched his head.
In fact, Wu An felt guilty, so he didn't have to go home for dinner.
Because the family had just started cooking at that time, as long as he called home, his parents would not cook for him.
The reason why he didn't do so was because Tang Xiyue came too suddenly and Wu An was not prepared.
"Then let's do it next time. How about tomorrow?" Tang Xiyue did not make things difficult for Wu An, but changed the time.
"Tomorrow..." Tomorrow is Saturday, and Wu An is not himself.
It seems possible. Li Yuhua is definitely better than Wu An when it comes to social situations.
However, whether or not to go out on a date depends on whether Li Yuhua agrees.
Because I need to attend school for tutoring on Saturdays in my senior year, that means the dinner can only be scheduled for tomorrow night.
Wu An gave a vague reply: "I may have an appointment tomorrow night, but it has not been confirmed yet. I will give you an answer tomorrow."
"Okay." Tang Xiyue nodded.
Then he looked at the time and urged Wu An, "Go change your clothes. I'll wait for you. We can talk when we go out together later."
Wu An: “…”
Do we have to chat in just the time it takes us from the gymnasium to the school gate?
Wu An's expression froze, but he could only nod in agreement.
He hurried to change his clothes, and when he turned around, he saw several pairs of eyes staring at him on the court behind him.
Wu An suddenly felt a pain in his temple and held his forehead with one hand.
Maybe there will be some gossip in school tomorrow:
In full view of everyone, Wu An and Tang Xiyue were dating in the gym?
Rumor has it that Tang Xiyue and Wu An are in a relationship, but she actually watched Wu An play basketball in the gym?!
……
I feel like I can’t explain it clearly.
Wu An smiled with a twitching mouth and walked into the locker room.
As soon as I entered the room, I felt a murderous aura coming from behind me.
He subconsciously dodged to the side and saw Wang Jiarong rushing towards him, but he missed and stumbled, falling on the locker.
"Fuck you, Wu An! Did you and Tang Xiyue really just meet?" he said indignantly.
Wu An was too lazy to explain, and had a mentality of waiting for natural destruction, so he took off his jersey indifferently, went to his locker, and said while opening the locker: "It's true that we just met."
"what?"
"I believe you, you big-headed devil!"
Wang Jiarong also quickly took off his clothes, held them in his hands, clenched his fists, and turned sideways to order Wu An.
"Stand still!"
"Recruit from the truth!"
Wu An looked back at him and said, "You're crazy." He cursed him emotionlessly, and then said:
"She just came to have dinner with me. I just didn't check my phone while playing basketball. I didn't reply to her message, so she came to me on her own."
"Looking for you to have dinner? Why should I look for you to have dinner?" Wang Jiarong said angrily while turning sideways and clenching his fist.
"We just met, so isn't it natural to have a meal together to strengthen our relationship?" Wu An took off his shorts, threw them into his backpack, and took out his own clothes from the closet.
"Then what do you mean by drinking her water?" Wang Jiarong continued angrily, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at Wu An's crotch.
Although I have compared them many times, I still feel very unwilling every time I see them.
Wu An put on his clean school uniform, turned around and said, "When you had no water to drink while playing ball, didn't you drink my water?"
Wang Jiarong was speechless for a moment.
"That, that's different!"
Wu An continued to put on his clothes and choked him: "What's the difference?"
"We are brothers and he is a woman!" Wang Hairong argued.
This made Wu An stunned for a moment, and then he had a new idea:
"Then you can also treat her as a brother."
Wang Jiarong: “???”
#19 I am persistent
He changed his clothes quickly and came out of the locker room first, ignoring the noisy Wang Jiarong inside.
I saw Tang Xiyue sitting on a bench, holding a literary magazine in her hand and reading it with relish.
The sunlight from the stadium window shone on her, giving her a layer of golden light.
The tiny dust particles floating gently in the sunlight seemed to be frozen in mid-air.
There was nothing else around, and the mess of sports equipment was hidden in the shadows.
Standing on the basketball court, what you see seems to be a masterpiece.