Little Sweetheart

Gu Siyi looked at Xia Zhijun. He was the most eye-catching, tallest, and most handsome boy in the crowd, no matter where he was. She suddenly felt like she was thinking too much.

How could such a high-minded and outstanding top student and school heartthrob be in a relationship?

The two of them were now able to sit together in the small boat of friendship all thanks to the strong connection between their parents.

Xia Zhijun finally reached the front of the line. It was his first time doing something so tedious, all for a drink.

…Kids were really troublesome.

He came back with the tea. Gu Siyi happily took it and said sweetly, "Thank you." Her face was bubbling with happiness.

Seeing her drinking the tea with satisfaction, the unpleasantness of waiting in line suddenly disappeared for Xia Zhijun.

"Let me take a picture." Gu Siyi took out her phone and moved the hand holding the tea closer to Xia Zhijun's hand holding the other cup. With a click, she captured both cups of tea in the frame.

She posted the photo on her WeChat Moments with the caption: "First weekend of high school, cheers~"

Xia Zhijun glanced over and saw what she had posted.

He silently took a sip of tea, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

As they passed by the arcade, Gu Siyi excitedly suggested, "Let's go in and play?"

Xia Zhijun hadn't played these games in years, but Gu Siyi was looking at him with sparkling eyes.

He could only nod. He would just treat it as taking the little girl out for the weekend.

Gu Siyi invited Xia Zhijun to play Dance Dance Revolution with her, but Xia Zhijun politely declined, "I don't know how to. You go ahead and play."

Knowledge made one wise, but it also made one old.

Xia Zhijun really had no interest in these kinds of arcade games.

While Gu Siyi was bouncing around on the dance machine, Xia Zhijun played basketball out of boredom.

"Hey bro, look at that girl, hot body, fair, slender, and long legs. She's a keeper!"

"Tsk…"

"Wanna hit on her? Bro, you're a natural, you got this."

The conversation between the two men reached Xia Zhijun's ears. His basketball shooting paused, and he turned towards the source of the voices.

The man called "bro" was walking towards the dance machine. Xia Zhijun raised his hand, and the basketball flew through the air, hitting the back of the man's head.

The man staggered from the impact and turned around angrily, "What the… Who threw that…"

Xia Zhijun stood coldly in front of him, his tall and strong figure, powerful aura, and even his eyes carried a penetrating sharpness.

"What do you mean?" the man, who looked quite young, pointed at him and asked.

But whether it was appearance or aura, he was worlds apart from Xia Zhijun.

The man's friend observed Xia Zhijun, his eyes showing a bit of fear. He asked, "Is that your friend? Sorry about that, we didn't know." After saying that, he forcefully pulled the angry "bro" away.

Only after they were far away did he say, "That guy's background is not simple. I saw Director Luo being all servile to him before."

"Are you kidding me?"

"He's so good-looking, I can't be wrong."

Xia Zhijun stopped playing basketball and walked over to the dance machine to watch Gu Siyi.

The girl had her hair tied in a ponytail, wearing a white and blue collared short-sleeved shirt and a blue pleated skirt with delicate panda prints.

Her white shoes stepped rhythmically on the dance machine as she enjoyed herself.

The fair-skinned, tall, youthful girl had a smile on her face sweeter than summer tea.

Too eye-catching. Xia Zhijun waved at her.

Although the game hadn't ended yet, Gu Siyi came down without hesitation and skipped over to Xia Zhijun in a few steps. "What's wrong?" she asked.

Xia Zhijun said, "I want to buy some books. Accompany me to the bookstore."

Although Gu Siyi hadn't finished playing, Xia Zhijun had already accompanied her to the arcade.

Now that he was going to the bookstore, out of courtesy, she had to go with him.

Thus, the two went to the bookstore in the mall together.

Gu Siyi thought Xia Zhijun was going to buy supplementary textbooks, but to her surprise, he went to the social sciences section and started browsing.

She followed him, bored, and took out her phone. There were already several replies to her WeChat Moment post.

Junior high classmate A: "Looks like you're having a good time at your new school~"

Junior high classmate B: "Which Heytea store is this? Are you back for the holidays?"

Junior high classmate C: "I'm more concerned about who the person next to you is?"

Junior high classmate D: "As a hand enthusiast, I can tell this must be the hand of a handsome little brother, right?"

Xiang Li: "Wow, wow, wow, are you spending the weekend with Xia Zhijun?"

Zhang Xinyi: "Envy, I want to drink that~"

Mom Xu Jiahui: "Did Xia gege take you to drink tea? Don't just eat and drink, ask him more questions about your studies."

Dad Gu Zhiyuan: "Your mother is right."

Military training had just started, and classes hadn't even begun, yet they were already thinking about studying. Gu Siyi complained inwardly.

But… She turned to look at Xia Zhijun. She couldn't be ashamed. He was a top student in his specialized subjects, and he was also so well-read in other areas. Compared to him, she was really like an illiterate person.

"I'll go take a look at the textbooks and workbooks." After informing Xia Zhijun, Gu Siyi went to the other side.

Don't cry because you're illiterate, stand up and study!

Gu Siyi carried a basket and picked out six or seven workbooks for herself, but it still wasn't enough. While choosing books, she ambitiously planned how to carry out her grand study plan. It was as if buying the books meant she had already learned the material.

Gu Siyi reached for the math book on the top shelf, but she was a little too short. She stood on her tiptoes, about to put in more effort to reach it, when Xia Zhijun's tall figure appeared behind her. He effortlessly reached for the book she wanted and asked, "Is this the one?"

"Yes, yes!" Gu Siyi nodded repeatedly.

Xia Zhijun took the book, lowered his head, and met Gu Siyi's eyes.

The girl blinked her large, watery eyes at him, her long lashes fluttering like butterfly wings, and a light blush appeared on her cheeks.

He raised his hand and placed it on her head, pressing down gently, blocking that captivating sight from his view. He handed her the book. "Here."

"Thank you!" Gu Siyi took the book, holding a basket full of them, and asked him, "Have you chosen your books?"

"Yes." His eyes fell on the basket in her hand. "Are these all the ones you're buying?"

"Yep!" Gu Siyi nodded.

Xia Zhijun took the basket, placed it on the table beside them, picked up the books inside, and in a few minutes, he had flipped through each one. Then he said to her, "These books are not very useful."

"How come? These are all carefully selected workbooks!"

"If you really want to buy them for peace of mind, just choose two or three. So many books will take up too much space."

Xia Zhijun's tone was calm, his expression indifferent. He felt that he was just stating a fact.

Who knew that Gu Siyi would suddenly explode, saying angrily, "Do all you top students look down on everyone else like this? What do you mean 'buy them for peace of mind'? I'm planning to rely on these books to make a comeback. I want to achieve a reversal from being a poor student to a top student."

Xia Zhijun raised his eyebrows slightly. "So you're saying you're a poor student?" He really didn't know.

However, judging from her blind selection of workbooks, it was apparent.

"I…" Oh right, they weren't classmates before, so he didn't know her grades. Why did she expose her own shortcomings?

How embarrassing. Gu Siyi regretted it deeply in her heart. She could only face reality and try to salvage the situation. "I was barely average before, after all, my parents have high expectations for me. I won't be like that anymore!"

Xia Zhijun wasn't concerned about whether she was a poor student or not. He just felt that her annoyed and embarrassed look… was kind of cute?

"Okay, good luck." He chuckled softly and raised his hand to rub her head.

"…" Gu Siyi felt a little uncomfortable with the sudden gentleness from Xia Zhijun. How should she describe this feeling? It was as if an owner was comforting their little kitten?

She quickly dismissed that strange thought, picked up the basket, and declared her ownership. "Anyway, I'm buying all these books."

"As you wish." Xia Zhijun didn't bother arguing.

They went to the cashier together. Gu Siyi said, "You treated me to tea earlier, so let me buy your books." As she spoke, she quickly took out her phone, ready to pay.

Xia Zhijun didn't stop her and stood quietly by her side.

When the cashiers looked at him, his face emitted that unapproachable coldness again.

Gu Siyi carried two big bags of books away from the cashier. Xia Zhijun walked to her side. "Let me carry them."

Gu Siyi handed him his bag of books. It was indeed a bit heavy, especially since he had bought so many.

"Give me yours too." Xia Zhijun said again.

"It's okay, mine is a bit heavy, I can carry it myself." Gu Siyi had a tomboy personality at home. She was always the one carrying things when she went shopping with her mother. Over time, she got used to it and often helped her classmates carry things when they went shopping together. When it came to heavier things, she was always the first to step up.

Xia Zhijun frowned slightly and directly took the bag of books from her hand. He said, "Don't think of yourself as a man."

Uh…

Gu Siyi followed Xia Zhijun empty-handed. Seeing his hands full, she felt embarrassed and asked him several times, "Let me share some of the load? Give me a bag to carry?"

After asking several times, Xia Zhijun directly ignored her words and didn't even look at her. Finally, she stopped talking.

Xia Zhijun said, "It's getting late, we should go home."

"Okay." Gu Siyi nodded.

As they walked towards the elevator, Gu Siyi suddenly saw Lu Jiaye, Su Han, and Zhou Xiao. The three of them were standing in the elevator, slowly descending.

Oh my god… Gu Siyi tugged at Xia Zhijun. "This way, this way!"

She wrapped her arm around his and pulled him behind a large sculpture.

"Lu Jiaye and the others are over there. Don't let them see us, it would be so awkward." Gu Siyi pulled Xia Zhijun to hide, cautiously peeking out like a thief, observing the situation.

Xia Zhijun didn't really care, but Gu Siyi's awkwardness was worse than the person involved. She was terrified of their lie being exposed.

"Squat down, squat down! They'll see us!" Gu Siyi pulled on Xia Zhijun's arm, trying to pull him down.

Xia Zhijun felt like his arm had touched something soft?

His eyes fell on Gu Siyi, and he realized that he had touched… her chest.

A light blush quickly spread across her fair cheeks.

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