Little Sweetheart

Gu Siyi quietly looked up. She saw Xia Zhijun's strange expression, like he was angry, wanting to laugh, and helpless all at the same time.

In short, based on this expression, she concluded that she was safe for now.

Gu Siyi quickly said, "I also brought you something. I'll go get it for you."

After speaking, she ran towards the court. As soon as she turned her back, she started to laugh. Based on the many times her ears had been ravaged, she reacted swiftly. Before anyone else could touch her ears, she covered them with her own hands, successfully escaping disaster. Nice.

Gu Siyi jogged back and took out a Haagen-Dazs, handing it to Xia Zhijun. "Strawberry flavor. I bought it for you."

Xia Zhijun's expression was cold and indifferent, with no reaction.

When those eyes weren't smiling, they would emit a very cold "don't come near me" aura.

But Gu Siyi wasn't afraid. She smiled and said, "I used to think ice cream was too sweet and not very tasty, but ever since you bought it for me last time, I've found it particularly delicious." As she spoke, she opened the lid, scooped a spoonful, and directly brought it to his lips. "Try how the strawberry one tastes."

Under the moonlight, the girl's face had small dimples, her eyes were clear and bright, and she looked at him directly with a smile.

Her long, curled eyelashes fluttered, wantonly stirring up countless ripples in his heart.

"Come on, try it, it's really delicious." She coaxed him like a child.

He stared at her bright red lips, opened his mouth, and took that bite of ice cream.

The sweet and greasy taste melted between his tongue. For some reason, the desire for something in his heart was slightly satisfied.

Seeing that the first bite was successful, Gu Siyi immediately fed him the second bite. Xia Zhijun didn't say anything and ate it cooperatively.

"How is it? Not bad, right?" Gu Siyi handed the ice cream to him.

Xia Zhijun had a lazy look on his face, leaning lazily against the railing, hands in his pockets, not taking it.

"…" Gu Siyi was helpless. It was a gift she gave, and she had to finish giving it even if it was awkward.

It was just a small tub, and it would be finished in a few bites. So, she scooped another bite and brought it to his lips.

Xia Zhijun suddenly turned his head, his eyes sharp. He shouted in a low voice, "Who?"

Gu Siyi was slightly startled. "Is someone there?"

There was a rustling sound from the green belt over there. Xia Zhijun walked over, and soon there was silence.

Xia Zhijun said, "Someone was taking pictures just now."

Gu Siyi nodded. "As the school heartthrob, you should be used to it, right?"

"It's annoying." Xia Zhijun frowned, displeasure on his face.

Gu Siyi let out a low laugh. Xia Zhijun's questioning gaze swept over, and she immediately restrained herself and explained, "I just think you're a little…" The handsome and aloof school heartthrob looked like a furious lion at that moment. Seeing him like this, she actually found it interesting.

"Come on, Your Highness, finish the last bite." Gu Siyi handed the ice cream to his lips.

Xia Zhijun opened his mouth and ate it.

Gu Siyi successfully completed her mission. She looked at Xia Zhijun with a particularly doggy smile. "The misunderstanding has been cleared up, and you've eaten the ice cream. Let's find a place, and you can teach me to read, okay?" She took out her English book from her bag. "Look, I even brought the book."

Xia Zhijun looked at her with a half-smile. "Offering favors for no reason. So you were waiting for me here."

Gu Siyi was a little embarrassed, but she thought of the English class representative position, the teacher's trust, and the classmates' approval…

Losing face in front of Xia Zhijun and being laughed at by him was nothing but a trivial matter. After all, she had already lost face before.

Gu Siyi clasped her hands together with the book in between, looking at him pitifully and sincerely. "The burden of the class representative is a bit heavy. If you don't help me, I'm finished… Our relationship is so good, we share honor and disgrace. If I lose face, you'll lose face too… Ball ball you~"

Xia Zhijun acted like an old hand, crossing his arms and looking at Gu Siyi. "How good is our relationship?"

"It's very good. After all, you're my best friend in this school." Gu Siyi said without hesitation.

"Oh." Xia Zhijun nodded slightly, the corners of his lips curling up. He beckoned Gu Siyi with his finger. "Come closer."

They were only two steps away. Gu Siyi took another step closer. Xia Zhijun lowered his head to look at her. His fingers easily landed on her earlobe. With a smile on his lips, he whispered, "Can your best friend play with your ear?"

"…"

"!!!"

What will be, will be.

In the end, Gu Siyi, whose ear was being played with, felt a sense of resignation.

She let the burning heat on her earlobe spread, forcibly suppressing her irregular heartbeat, and nodded her head rather tragically.

Successfully reaching that hot little earlobe, his fingertips felt like they had been electrocuted. Xia Zhijun couldn't help but play with it, the smile on his lips deepening. "That's more like it."

"Then… where are we going to study?" Gu Siyi's ears felt as if they were burning. Even her voice became soft and cottony, with a hint of coquettishness, making it exceptionally moving.

"…" Xia Zhijun let go of her hand, turned his back, and walked a few steps to the side.

This… was a little unbearable.

Xia Zhijun put his hands on his hips, took a few deep breaths to calm down the restless feeling in his heart, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "I'll take you to the comprehensive building."

"Okay."

So, Gu Siyi happily followed Xia Zhijun towards the comprehensive building.

She took out a bar of chocolate, tore it open, and handed it to him. "Here you go."

Xia Zhijun took it and took a bite. Gu Siyi tilted her head to look at him, the corners of her lips curling up into a smile that she didn't even notice.

Xia Zhijun glanced at her and asked, "What are you looking at?"

She blurted out, "Looking at how good-looking you are."

After saying that, she felt a little embarrassed and immediately added, "Not just me, everyone thinks you're good-looking."

Xia Zhijun chuckled.

The two walked side by side on the school grounds. The moon fell, and their figures were slender and handsome. There was a different kind of warmth on their faces.

Xia Zhijun brought Gu Siyi to the rooftop of the comprehensive building and said, "Let's do it here. It's not convenient to study in the classroom, it will affect other people."

"Mm-hmm." Gu Siyi nodded repeatedly. They had to find a secluded place to secretly learn from their master.

The two stood by the railing. Gu Siyi opened her book and placed it on the railing.

There was a row of faint decorative lights on the top floor. The moon was light, and the stars were sparse.

If they were just here for a walk and chat, everything would have been perfect.

But they were here to study… Worried about her eyesight, Xia Zhijun took out his phone and turned on the flashlight to illuminate her book.

Xia Zhijun said, "You read it once first and let me listen."

Gu Siyi was a little embarrassed. "My standard is bad… Don't laugh at me."

Xia Zhijun chuckled. "You think I don't know you?"

"…" Alright, she was the one who asked to be his disciple, she'll lie down and let him mock her!

"Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet. Our legs were so heavy and cold that they felt like blocks of ice…" Gu Siyi tried her best to read a text aloud with emotion.

After Xia Zhijun finished listening, he nodded. "Not bad, there's progress."

"Thank you for the compliment, I will continue to work hard!" Gu Siyi was overjoyed.

However, when Xia Zhijun read the text to her, her smile gradually collapsed…

The difference, this was the difference between a top student and a poor student!

After Xia Zhijun finished reading, he saw Gu Siyi's dejection. He raised his hand and placed it on her head. "Why so sad? My foundation is better than yours. My aunt is an English teacher, and I often went abroad with her when I was young."

"Oh…" Gu Siyi nodded slowly and summarized, "So I'm desperately running towards Rome, while you were born in Rome."

Xia Zhijun smiled and gently patted her head. "Then you don't have to run to Rome. I'll come from Rome to find you, okay?"

"…" Gu Siyi didn't expect him to say that. She was stunned for a moment, then smiled brightly, her voice clear and sweet. "Okay, I'll wait for you to pick me up and take me on a rocket ride."

Xia Zhijun was infected by her smile, and the corners of his lips also curled up.

Gu Siyi was just joking and didn't think too much about it. Of course, she didn't notice the seriousness in the boy's eyes.

Xia Zhijun took the pen from her hand and read it to her sentence by sentence, helping her to look up words and explaining the key sentence patterns and usages.

Gu Siyi concentrated on following his train of thought, trying her best to absorb it.

After standing for a while, her legs felt a little sore. She stomped her feet on the spot and bent down to massage them.

Xia Zhijun said, "If you're tired, let's sit on the ground."

Gu Siyi hesitated. "That's not good… It's not that I mind, I'm afraid you'll think it's dirty…"

Xia Zhijun said indifferently, "I'm not that delicate."

Gu Siyi immediately took off her school uniform jacket, spread it on the ground by the wall, and sat down in an inviting posture. She said seriously, "Teacher, please take a seat."

In her heart, she gave herself a big thumbs up for this seamless flattery.

Xia Zhijun chuckled. Since she had already laid it out, he didn't stand on ceremony and sat down. Gu Siyi sat beside him.

The two leaned against the wall, holding their books on their laps like iPads, and continued to study.

It was getting late, and after a while, a gust of wind blew by. Gu Siyi felt cold.

…Flattery sounded good, but she regretted it afterward.

Studying… Studying makes me fulfilled, studying makes me warm…

Gu Siyi silently hypnotized herself, but her shivering body betrayed her.

"Hold this." Xia Zhijun handed his phone flashlight to Gu Siyi.

Gu Siyi took the phone. He freed his hand, took off his jacket, and tossed it to her. "Put it on."

"…" Gu Siyi's voice came to an abrupt stop because he suddenly grabbed her hand.

His palm was ice-cold, while his palm was broad and warm, enveloping her hand. He held it in his palm and said with a disgusted expression, "My body temperature is higher than yours, right?"

"It seems… it is… right…" Gu Siyi blushed and replied with a slight stammer.

For the first time in her life, a boy was holding her hand, and he even rubbed it… She was completely stunned, her face flushed red, not knowing what to do.

Xia Zhijun knew when to stop. He let go of her hand. "Put on your clothes quickly."

Gu Siyi felt as if she had escaped from the Taishang Laojun's alchemy furnace. Her face was burning red as she quickly put on his jacket with her uncoordinated hands.

Xia Zhijun looked at her flustered and clumsy appearance, the corners of his lips curling up into a silent smile in the darkness.

Xia Zhijun finished explaining the content of a unit for Gu Siyi. It was almost ten o'clock.

The two stood up. Gu Siyi packed up her books, picked up her school uniform jacket, patted off the dust, and hung it on her arm.

After she was done packing, she found Xia Zhijun leaning against the railing, looking up at the night sky.

Gu Siyi asked, "What are you looking at? The stars?"

Xia Zhijun said, "On a clear night sky, as many as 3,000 stars can be observed with the naked eye. Following the stargazing path, you can discover breathtaking wonders in the vast universe."

Gu Siyi followed his gaze and looked up at the sky. She confessed, "I don't understand these things. All I can do now is sigh at how beautiful the night sky is, with stars all over it."

Xia Zhijun chuckled softly and raised his hand to point at the northern sky. "Look, those seven bright stars form the Big Dipper."

"The one that looks like a spoon?"

"Yes."

"That's interesting. What else is there?" Gu Siyi asked with interest.

"It's too late today, go back and rest. I'll take you to the planetarium next time."

"Okay."

Xia Zhijun sent Gu Siyi downstairs to her dormitory. Gu Siyi waved goodbye to him. "See you."

Xia Zhijun nodded and turned to leave.

Seeing the chocolate in her bag, she quickly chased after him. "Wait."

She handed him the box of chocolate and said, "This is all for you."

Xia Zhijun glanced at it and said, "Help me keep it. I'll ask for it when I want to eat it."

"…" Gu Siyi stared blankly at his departing figure. Bro, aren't you being too lazy?

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When Gu Siyi returned to the dormitory, Zheng Peipei was lying on the bed, talking on the phone.

Lan Xiaoqiu was buried in her studies. Perhaps she couldn't stand the noise, she was wearing earphones. Xu Lin had gone out to study by herself and hadn't come back yet.

Seeing Gu Siyi return, Zheng Peipei quickly ended the call, flipped over, and asked, "What did you do by yourself? You came back so late."

"I found a study room to study in." Gu Siyi lied.

"Bring me along next time. It's boring to play alone."

Gu Siyi nodded. Perhaps because she felt guilty, she didn't say anything.

Zheng Peipei flung her phone around listlessly and said, "In our dorm, I only get along with you. The others have different auras, it's no fun."

"…" Gu Siyi looked at Lan Xiaoqiu, who was studying hard. The class monitor was aloof and remote, she had already experienced it.

"That's not right, you're wearing a boy's school uniform, aren't you? It's so big." Zheng Peipei stared at Gu Siyi.

Gu Siyi's heart skipped a beat. She actually forgot to take off her jacket and return it to him.

She said calmly, "My clothes got dirty, a classmate lent me his. I forgot to return it. I'll bring it to him tomorrow."

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The next day, Gu Siyi arrived at the classroom early and stuffed the school uniform into Xia Zhijun's desk.

During morning reading, Gu Siyi consolidated what Xia Zhijun had taught her last night, reading over and over again, familiarizing herself with the knowledge points.

Zheng Peipei, who was sitting beside her, arrived late. She was still sleepy and lay down on the table to sleep.

After the morning reading session ended, Zheng Peipei stretched lazily and said to Gu Siyi, "Your reading voice is so nice to listen to, it can be used as a lullaby."

Gu Siyi: "…" Thank you.

"You're really a top student, studying so hard." Zheng Peipei laughed.

"I'm not. I used to play a lot too." Recalling the past, Gu Siyi sighed with emotion. "But my parents sent me here to study. It's not easy, and they spent a lot of money. I don't want to let them down."

"Good girl." Zheng Peipei said approvingly as she reached out to touch her head.

Just as Gu Siyi was about to push her away, a ball of paper flew over from next door and hit Zheng Peipei's wrist. She immediately withdrew her hand and glared at the person. "Lu Jiaye, you better watch out!"

Lu Jiaye looked innocent. "It wasn't me! It was… him." He mouthed the words and pointed at Xia Zhijun, who was walking towards the door.

"…That little…" Zheng Peipei said angrily, "I knew I shouldn't have come to Class Six. I told you Xia Zhijun doesn't like me. My mom insisted that he would take care of me since we were childhood sweethearts."

Gu Siyi: "…"

So many people wanted Xia Zhijun to take care of them.

Same world, same mom.

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