Little Sweetheart

Gu Siyi smiled and greeted, "Brother Xia."

She walked to Xia Zhijun's table and handed him the fruit tea in her hand. "Want some? Just bought it."

Xia Zhijun reached out to take the cup, pulled out the straw, put it to the side, and took a slow sip.

The boys on both sides looked up at Gu Siyi, their eyes lit up. Then they looked at Xia Zhijun with a meaningful gaze.

"Brother Xia, you have such a beautiful little sister?" Lu Jiaye said deliberately, raising his voice.

Su Han pulled a chair over from the next table and greeted, "Little sister, have a seat."

Originally, she just wanted to say hello, give him the drink, and leave. But... Gu Siyi noticed that the cups on their table were all empty. She smiled and said, "You guys continue playing, I'll go buy you drinks. What flavors do you want?"

"Anything is fine, we're not picky," Zhou Xiao said without looking up, focused on his opponent.

"The little sister is so nice, I'm not picky either," Lu Jiaye said, winking.

"Thank you for your hard work, little sister," Su Han said with a grin.

"Thank you, thank you..." the other two chimed in.

Gu Siyi went to the cashier again to buy drinks for Xia Zhijun's friends and herself.

Looking at Gu Siyi's tall figure, Lu Jiaye nudged Xia Zhijun's arm. "Ajun, which sister is this? Cousin? Second cousin? Distant cousin?"

"This little sister is not bad. Well-behaved, sweet, and tall," Su Han teased.

"My parents' goddaughter," Xia Zhijun said flatly.

Before school started, Xia Zhijun knew that Gu Siyi was transferring to his school and would be in the same class as him. His mother had repeatedly told him, "You have to take good care of your sister Siyi. It's not easy to come here to study alone, especially for a pretty girl. Don't let the bad boys at school have any ideas about her, and don't let anyone bully her."

In short, it all boiled down to one sentence: You have to take good care of Gu Siyi.

Soon, Gu Siyi came back with several large cups of cold drinks. Not knowing everyone's taste, she bought the same sweet but not greasy fruit tea.

As she handed them out one by one, the boys thanked her with a smile.

"Want to play a game together?" Su Han invited.

"I don't play games," Gu Siyi shook her head.

Before the new semester started, under her mother's repeated requests, Gu Siyi uninstalled the games on her phone and made a solemn vow not to play games while at school. Although Gu Siyi was not good at studying, she understood her parents' hearts.

Yes, she would start by quitting games.

Xia Zhijun glanced at her, a hint of mockery in his eyes, and chuckled softly.

After one round, none of the boys continued playing. It wouldn't be right to keep drinking the drinks she bought for them while leaving her out.

"Little sister, which class are you in?" Lu Jiaye asked.

"I'm Gu Siyi, Class 6, Grade 1."

"Wow, we're in the same class! I'm Lu Jiaye, Lu of land, Jia of reward, Ye of brilliance." After introducing himself, Lu Jiaye didn't forget to include the silent Zhou Xiao. "This one is known as Mr. Calm in the world. Once Mr. Calm is no longer calm, someone is going to be in trouble."

Zhou Xiao rolled his eyes at him and said to Gu Siyi, "I'm Zhou Xiao, Ajun's buddy. Don't listen to Lu Jiaye's nonsense."

"I'm Su Han. My mother's surname is Su, and my father's surname is Han. They wanted to save trouble, so they named me Su Han."

Gu Siyi nodded and smiled at each of them.

Xia Zhijun leaned back in his chair lazily, drinking his tea, not showing much enthusiasm, looking more like an indifferent spectator.

Gu Siyi said, "I'm from City B. I went to junior high school there."

Lu Jiaye nodded repeatedly. "Oh, no wonder. I couldn't have missed such a beautiful girl in our school. So from now on, little sister, you have your brothers to protect you here."

Gu Siyi almost burst out laughing. "I'm Gu Siyi, not your little sister."

"Oh, Sister Siyi~" Lu Jiaye drawled, like a紈絝公子 from a TV show.

Zhou Xiao said with a disgusted look, "Lu Jiaye, your existence has lowered our class."

"If I don't hit you for three days, you'll climb onto the roof and uncover the tiles..." Lu Jiaye acted as if he was going to fight Zhou Xiao.

Zhou Xiao calmly dodged him. As the two chased each other, Xia Zhijun stood up and said, "Let's go."

He was like the one giving orders. As soon as he spoke, everyone settled down and prepared to leave.

Gu Siyi sat in her chair, obediently watching the "big brothers" leave.

After finishing their fight, Lu Jiaye returned to Gu Siyi and said, "Pool? Want to play?"

Gu Siyi was embarrassed and was about to speak when Lu Jiaye enthusiastically said, "It's okay if you don't know how to play, Brother Lu will take you flying." He directly picked up her tea. "Let's go, let's go play together. Otherwise, what else is there to do? How boring."

Gu Siyi: ... I'm really not bored at all.

But she couldn't resist Lu Jiaye's enthusiasm and could only go with them.

The school was a boarding school. For the extracurricular life of the wealthy students, a special cultural building was built. It was equipped with various activity centers, including a pool hall.

The pool hall was very large, and there were other people playing, mostly boys.

As the group entered, boys along the way greeted them. Gu Siyi quietly followed behind Xia Zhijun, looking well-behaved and shy.

The four of them were divided into two groups. Xia Zhijun and Zhou Xiao were in one group, Lu Jiaye and Su Han were in one group, and Gu Siyi could choose which group to join.

Lu Jiaye enthusiastically invited, "Choose me, choose me! Brother Lu is an old driver, I'll take you flying."

So Gu Siyi joined Lu Jiaye and Su Han's group.

Lu Jiaye's group started the game. He let Gu Siyi go first. Afraid that she might be nervous, he comforted her, "Just play casually, don't worry, brother will help you conquer this world."

Gu Siyi pursed her lips and smiled. She picked up the cue, walked to the middle position, bent down, and raised her hand high.

Lu Jiaye originally wanted to guide her on the standard posture, but then he thought, why bother being so serious when they were just playing casually?

With a swing, the sound of the impact was deep, and he could tell from the sound that her strength was very steady. The balls on the table rolled, and one ball went in steadily.

Su Han snapped his fingers. "Cool!"

Gu Siyi smiled modestly. "Just luck."

Gu Siyi continued to swing and hit another ball in.

Lu Jiaye: ... Another coincidence?

Xia Zhijun leaned to the side, watching her play, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He didn't expect that besides esports, she was also good at pool.

As half of the balls on the pool table were pocketed by Gu Siyi, more and more people gathered to watch.

No obstacles, no waves, more and more stable. When her eyes were fixed on the ball, they were clear and steady.

"This girl's eyelashes are so long, like a doll, so beautiful."

"I don't think I've seen her before. Is she a freshman?"

"Her smile is so sweet, with two little dimples."

"Who knows?"

The boys watching whispered among themselves.

With the last ball pocketed, the audience burst into applause.

Everyone spontaneously applauded Gu Siyi.

Gu Siyi looked at Lu Jiaye and winked at him with a smile. "Sister Yi takes you flying."

Lu Jiaye, who had boasted that he would help her conquer the world: "............"

Caught off guard, he was completely overshadowed by Gu Siyi.

After a while, he gave a thumbs up and said sincerely, "Sister Yi, you're awesome."

It was Xia Zhijun's group's turn to start the second round. He took the cue, walked to the middle, bent down, and rested his arm on the pool table. His fair skin didn't look weak at all, his muscles were firm and well-proportioned, his lines were smooth, and he exuded strength.

Gu Siyi stood beside him, watching him. With the pool table as a reference, she realized that his arms were really long.

In junior high school, Gu Siyi was the tallest student in her class. Especially in the first two years, she was taller than many boys, and she often felt like she had a bird's eye view of everything. Now, being with these new classmates, she realized that she wasn't tall enough to be complacent.

With a swing of Xia Zhijun's cue, the balls on the table rolled, and there was a banging sound as two balls went in one after another.

"Beautiful!" Gu Siyi snapped her fingers.

Xia Zhijun changed his position and continued to pocket the balls.

Gu Siyi thought Xia Zhijun's posture when hitting the ball was particularly beautiful. He seemed casual, every move seemed effortless, but every lift of his hand and bend of his waist was very precise. With a restrained aura, he was like a cheetah ready to pounce.

After several balls in a row, Lu Jiaye walked to Xia Zhijun's side and, just as he was about to hit the ball, suddenly tickled his armpit.

Xia Zhijun's hand trembled, and his aim went off.

"Yay!" Lu Jiaye made a V sign with his hands, ecstatic.

"..." Gu Siyi was speechless. What kind of trick was that?

Before Xia Zhijun could get angry, Lu Jiaye quickly escaped to the side, picked up his cue, and said, "Finally, it's my turn to play. After watching one solo show, I have to watch another one. I can't do it!"

Gu Siyi couldn't help but smile. Although it was a pity that she couldn't continue watching Xia Zhijun show off his skills.

Xia Zhijun was too lazy to argue with Lu Jiaye and leaned to the side, waiting leisurely, letting him do whatever he wanted. A classmate whom he had asked to buy things came to his side and handed him a bag of candy. Xia Zhijun tore open the package, poured out a candy, put it in his mouth, and slowly savored it.

Gu Siyi's gaze shifted and landed on Xia Zhijun inadvertently.

He leaned lazily against the table, the sunlight from the window behind him casting a layer of light on him. Bathed in the sun, he leisurely ate candy, his expression indifferent, with a touch of uninhibitedness.

Gu Siyi felt her heart pounding uncontrollably.

Even the boys in the comics weren't as good-looking as Xia Zhijun at this moment.

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