Little Sweetheart

Xia Zhijun held Gu Siyi's face. He was angry and frustrated. With a determined look, he lowered his head and quickly planted a firm kiss on her face.

…

Gu Siyi's pupils kept dilating. A rush of warmth spread from her cheek to every part of her body, turning her world upside down. Her fair, thin skin turned as red as a burning cloud, hot and scorching.

… ???

… !!!!

When her senses returned, she immediately pushed Xia Zhijun away and ran to the side. Her hands were trembling as she held onto the wall, her voice shaky, "You… what are you doing…"

Xia Zhijun's flushed face was hidden in the dim light. What he really wanted to kiss were her red, moist lips. However, he was afraid of being too forward and abrupt, so he settled for her cheek. He didn't expect that kissing her cheek would feel so good… His adrenaline surged, and he couldn't control himself at all. He kissed her twice in a row until she escaped…

He leaned against the wall, taking deep breaths, his deep eyes fixed on her. He said hoarsely, "Kissing you."

…

Gu Siyi couldn't catch her breath. In her sixteen years of life, this was the first time a boy had been so bold with her… And this boy was the top student she had a good relationship with. She didn't know how to react at all. After a while, she choked out, "…How could you do that!"

"Why not?" Xia Zhijun raised his hand and pointed to a corner by the wall. He said, "On September 28th, at 3:42 in the morning, right here, you agreed to be my friend."

… ???

"I can't kiss my own friend?" He asked back as if it were obvious.

Gu Siyi wanted to retort that it never happened, that he was talking nonsense. But her mind kept replaying that scene. She had thought it was a dream and tried to bury it like an ostrich…

As a result, what was bound to come, came…

But she really didn't know why this had happened! Why did she agree??

Gu Siyi's face flushed red. She said, "I… I don't remember… I was half asleep…"

"I remember." Xia Zhijun said, walking closer to Gu Siyi.

Gu Siyi felt a little weak and kept retreating. He stopped his steps, his eyes fixed on her, and said in a low voice, "Gu Siyi, I'm serious about being your boyfriend."

His young voice was deep and husky, his eyes deep and focused, carrying a maturity and steadiness that didn't belong to his age. It wasn't about trying something new and fun, nor was it about playing around. It was as if he was talking about the most important decision in his life.

Gu Siyi turned her face away, looking at the emptiness below. The words of their homeroom teacher surfaced in her mind…

"You should focus on your studies at this stage. Dating will affect your academics. The first year of high school is the foundation, you can't slack off. And Xia Zhijun, he's been the top student in the city year after year, he's the pride of our school. If his grades drop, the negative impact will be huge…"

She never thought about dating in junior high school. Her parents had spent so much to send her to this high school, she hadn't thought about it even more.

If she dated Xia Zhijun, what would happen if her parents and teachers found out…

Xia Zhijun's parents, especially his mother, were so good to her, treating her like their own daughter. What if they found out she was dating their excellent son…

The homeroom teacher's warnings were still ringing in her ears. Gu Siyi couldn't imagine how things would unfold.

She lowered her head and whispered, "If I've misled you, I'm sorry. I really haven't thought about dating… We're only in high school now, we should focus on our studies. I have a weak foundation and I need to work hard. I don't want to be distracted by these things. I want to study hard and get into a good university."

Gu Siyi finished in one breath, not looking at Xia Zhijun, and ran towards the exit, disappearing in a flash.

Gu Siyi hurried downstairs, and only when she rushed out of the building did she finally catch her breath. She felt like she had escaped from a dangerous situation.

Gu Siyi was about to go back to the dorm, but after taking a few steps, she remembered that the elevator had stopped when they came down…

The stairwell lights were also off… It was dark all around, and there was a section of the path with no light at all, pitch black.

The scene of going upstairs with Xia Zhijun last time was still fresh in her memory. He was afraid of the dark. When she reached for his hand, he tensed up like a frightened bird.

They had known each other for so long, and only at that moment did she feel his fragility and helplessness.

Now that she had left alone, what would he do when he went downstairs later? Would he be scared?

Every step Gu Siyi took forward was extremely difficult. She stopped as she walked, and resolutely turned around to go back.

Gu Siyi returned to the top floor.

As she stepped onto the rooftop, she saw Xia Zhijun standing by the wall.

His arms were resting on the railing, his shoulders thin. His expression was indifferent as he gazed at the vast starry sky.

The pale moonlight outlined a graceful and cold arc along his high nose bridge to his slightly raised chin.

Gu Siyi looked at him, stunned for a few seconds.

It wasn't just because of his breathtakingly handsome face, but also because of his lonely and indifferent temperament.

It was as if he was someone forgotten by the world, standing alone in the silent emptiness, using the stars in the sky to fill his own sky.

Xia Zhijun noticed someone coming up and turned his head to see Gu Siyi.

Their eyes met, and Gu Siyi blushed instantly. But she quickly abandoned those awkward thoughts and said, "Sorry, I forgot you're afraid of the dark…"

Xia Zhijun looked at her silently.

Gu Siyi walked up to him and tugged at his sleeve, "Let's go."

Xia Zhijun put down his arm and walked forward with her.

Before entering the stairwell, he stopped. Gu Siyi stopped as well and looked at him questioningly.

Xia Zhijun reached out his hand. Gu Siyi understood instantly. She hesitated for a few seconds before obediently taking his hand.

Holding his hand with one hand and using her phone as a flashlight with the other, she slowly walked downstairs.

Neither of them spoke. Only the sound of their breathing and footsteps echoed in the stairwell.

After leaving the building, Gu Siyi let go of Xia Zhijun's hand and said, "Then… I'll go back to my dorm."

Xia Zhijun said, "I'm going back to my dorm too."

The boys' and girls' dorms were together, separated only by a road.

So they walked towards the dorms together. Xia Zhijun put his hands in his pockets, following her pace, his long legs moving at a steady pace.

The silent atmosphere made Gu Siyi very uncomfortable, but she didn't know what to say. She was still in a state of panic.

Downstairs at the dorm building, Gu Siyi said, "I'm going up, see you."

As she turned around, Xia Zhijun grabbed her hand and said, "Don't talk to Lu Ming again, remember?"

… He was still hung up on this?

"Not even during English Corner." His eyes narrowed at her.

"…Got it." Gu Siyi mumbled and pulled her hand back, quickly leaving.

When Gu Siyi returned to the dorm, her roommates were all there.

Zheng Peipei came close to her ear and whispered, "I saw you walking alone with Xia Zhijun, where did you guys go?"

"Studying! I was asking him questions!" Gu Siyi said resolutely.

"Tsk~" Zheng Peipei didn't believe it at all.

Lan Xiaoxiu walked over with a piece of paper and handed it to Gu Siyi. "Can you do me a favor and ask Xia Zhijun to write out the solutions to these two problems?"

Zheng Peipei rolled her eyes and said, "If you want to ask, ask him yourself. Why are you looking for Siyi? She's not your errand girl."

Gu Siyi was a little embarrassed and coughed twice.

"I'm not close with Xia Zhijun, you two have a better relationship. I hope you can help me out." Lan Xiaoxiu looked at Gu Siyi sincerely.

Facing such a thirsty-for-knowledge classmate, Gu Siyi really wanted to help, but thinking about the awkwardness between her and Xia Zhijun tonight… Things had changed, it was no longer the same as before, it was better to avoid troubling him.

She said apologetically, "You should ask him yourself, he doesn't like it when others ask questions on behalf of others."

"You're not even willing to help me with this small favor?" Lan Xiaoxiu looked at her, her tone gentle, but her eyes were a little aggressive.

"Hey, what's with the attitude? It's a favor, not an obligation. Who are you to morally kidnap her?" Zheng Peipei jumped in before Gu Siyi could respond, directly confronting her, "You don't dare to ask Xia Zhijun yourself, and you have to force Gu Siyi? Interesting? Picking on the weak, are we?"

"Don't say that…" Gu Siyi pulled on Zheng Peipei's hand.

Zheng Peipei looked at her, exasperated.

Gu Siyi said calmly, "I'm not weak. I'll do what I'm willing to do. If I don't want to do something, nothing you say will change my mind."

Zheng Peipei immediately smiled and squinted at Lan Xiaoxiu, "Did you hear that, Class Monitor? Please be sensible and don't think too highly of yourself."

Lan Xiaoxiu froze, not good at socializing. Facing Gu Siyi's blunt refusal and Zheng Peipei's aggressive confrontation, she didn't know how to respond, her face turning red and white with embarrassment.

Xu Lin, who had been reading, walked over and put her arm around Lan Xiaoxiu's, smiling, "It's no big deal, whether she helps or not doesn't matter. It's more important to maintain harmony in our dorm."

She pulled Lan Xiaoxiu over and said with a smile, "What kind of problem is so difficult that it can stump our top student? Let me take a look too."

Lan Xiaoxiu recovered from her embarrassment and returned to her seat, handing the paper to Xu Lin.

Zheng Peipei snorted softly and went to wash up.

At night, lying in bed, Gu Siyi sent a message to Zheng Peipei.

Gu Mingsiyi: "Do you not like the Class Monitor?"

Peipei: "Yeah."

Gu Mingsiyi: "Why?"

Peipei: "First, she pissed me off once. Second, I can't stand her pretentiousness. Third, she thinks too highly of herself."

Peipei: "Fourth, our vibes don't match. Fifth, I don't like her looks."

Peipei: "Sixth, even without all the above reasons, I still wouldn't like her. Dislike doesn't need a reason."

Gu Siyi was reading the messages that Zheng Peipei sent one after another when her phone vibrated, and the notification sound rang.

She returned to the main WeChat page and saw two voice messages from Xia Zhijun. As she stared at the two red dots, another one came in.

Gu Siyi stared at the three red dots for a long time, then turned off her phone, stuffed it under her pillow, and went to sleep.

She couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned, still unable to sleep, feeling restless. After tossing and turning several times, Zheng Peipei's voice came from across the room, "Do you have psoriasis? You're rubbing against the sheets like crazy."

… Gu Siyi froze and retorted with a smile, "Shut up!"

After being stiff for a while, Gu Siyi gave up, got out of bed, and looked for her earphones. As she searched, she said, "I can't sleep, I'm going to listen to music."

Zheng Peipei: "Why are you explaining yourself to me?"

… Gu Siyi blushed and said randomly, "I'm just afraid you'll complain and say I'm overthinking again."

"Tsk, Yi-ge, why do I feel like you're acting a little sneaky tonight…"

… ???

"You look absent-minded, flustered, like you want to do something bad but also want to hide it…"

"Just go to sleep! I think you're becoming more and more like Lu Jiaye!"

"I… Don't say that, I have nothing to do with that idiot."

"Can you guys please be quiet?" Lan Xiaoxiu's voice suddenly appeared, filled with displeasure.

"Oh, we're not talking to you. If you don't want to hear it, just wear earplugs and listen to some sleep music." Zheng Peipei retorted.

"Alright, let's sleep, let's sleep." Gu Siyi said softly.

Talking non-stop in the middle of the night was indeed affecting others' rest.

Gu Siyi returned to bed, pulled up the quilt, and completely covered herself.

In her own enclosed private space, Gu Siyi lay on her stomach, curled up, and put in her earphones.

Before she even clicked on the red dot, her heart rate was already out of control.

Two long messages, what could he have said in such a long message?

She pressed her hot cheeks. Calm down, be strong, disciplined, serious, generous, united, lively.

… No, not generous, relax.

It was just listening to a voice message. Before this, she listened to his voice messages every day.

Gu Siyi took a deep breath and pressed the red dot.

"My baby, my baby, giving you a little sweetness, so you can sleep well tonight. My little ghost, teasing your eyebrows, making you love this world."

His low, gentle singing voice came through the noise-canceling earphones with high clarity.

Gu Siyi buried her head in the pillow, her hands pressing on her pounding heart –

Oh my god! How could his singing be so good! So good that she wanted to cry…

Gu Siyi finished listening to the two sentences and stayed in a daze for a while before clicking on the next one.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, my baby, there's someone to accompany you when you're tired. Ah, ah, ah, my baby, I want you to know you're the best."

In the dark and silent world, only his low humming voice remained. The simple melody, the lazy singing, carried an indescribable warmth and heart-warming tenderness.

After listening to it once, Gu Siyi took off her earphones. The silent air seemed to still hold the lingering sound.

After a long time, her heartbeat calmed down, and she put on her earphones again.

She listened to it again and again, from a racing heart to quietly appreciating and listening…

Her consciousness gradually drifted away, and she fell asleep during the last round of the song, a faint smile on her lips.

.

The autumn sports meet was only a few days away. This time, the sports meet was jointly organized by three prestigious high schools, and even city leaders would attend the opening ceremony. The school leaders attached great importance to it. Before the opening ceremony, each class took time out for rehearsals.

The homeroom teacher chose Gu Siyi, the tallest student in the class, to be the leader holding the sign.

On the day of the opening ceremony, the huge stadium was crowded with people, and the atmosphere was lively.

As the host, Longxing High School's senior high school department was the last to enter. When Gu Siyi held the sign and led the whole class around the track, there was a small commotion among the students from other schools standing in the center of the field.

They whispered to each other, and the boys were especially excited.

"That boy at the end of the line, is he the legendary top student in the city?"

"He's the school hunk of Longxing, the most handsome one must be him!"

"He's really handsome, way better than the school hunks in our school…"

"Xia Zhijun is so handsome, oh my god, too handsome…"

"He's tall, handsome, and has an outstanding temperament. How can such a handsome guy be the top student in the city! He's truly blessed by the heavens!"

"Excuse me, excuse me, don't block me, he's coming…"

"Don't block me…"

While the girls were busy admiring the legendary top student, the boys were discussing the student holding the sign.

"Is that girl the school belle of Longxing?"

"She's so pure and beautiful…"

"Her legs are so long, long and straight, I can admire them for years."

"Isn't this the girl of my dreams?"

"After the ceremony, who's going to ask for her contact information? Don't miss this opportunity!"

"Yes, yes, we have to seize the opportunity…"

Gu Siyi was wearing her school uniform, a white shirt with a black suit jacket and shorts, her slender and tall figure and a pair of straight long legs were perfectly displayed. Walking at the forefront of the line, she was a head taller than the students in the first row. Her back was straight, her neck slender, like a tall and straight poplar tree. She was beautiful and fresh, with a faint smile on her lips, her eyes sparkling with youthful vigor under the sunlight.

Not only the students from other schools, but even the students from Longxing once again marveled at the beauty of Class Six's flower.

The boys from No. 1 Middle School's sports team were the most exaggerated, taking out their phones and snapping pictures of Gu Siyi frantically.

Class Six finished walking a lap and stood in their designated area on the field.

When all the senior high school departments had entered the field, the leaders took the stage to give speeches.

Zheng Peipei looked at Gu Siyi, who was standing straight at the front of the line, and clicked her tongue in admiration, "My Yi-ge is really holding the fort, elevating the entire class's temperament."

Lu Jiaye: "That's a given, she's my little dimple sister, how can she lose?"

Su Han: "Yours?"

Zhou Xiao: "Yours?"

Zheng Peipei chuckled and said, maintaining formation, "Yours?"

Xia Zhijun didn't say anything, just looked at Lu Jiaye with cold eyes.

Lu Jiaye: "…"

Surrounded by tigers and wolves, the pressure was immense.

"Slip of the tongue, our little dimple sister."

Su Han: "Not mine."

Zhou Xiao: "Not mine."

Lu Jiaye: … These guys who don't have his back!

Xia Zhijun: "You're better off shutting up."

The morning passed with the opening ceremony, and the competition officially began in the afternoon.

After dismissal, the crowd surged.

Gu Siyi hadn't taken two steps and hadn't even met up with Zheng Peipei when a few boys ran up to her.

"Hey, hello." They greeted her with a smile.

"?" Gu Siyi looked at these unfamiliar people and asked, "Can I help you?"

"We're from No. 8 Middle School, can we add you on WeChat?"

"No." Xia Zhijun's cold voice rang out. He walked to Gu Siyi's side and looked at the boys with cold eyes.

Lu Jiaye, Zhou Xiao, and the others followed. Four boys over 1.8 meters tall surrounded Gu Siyi, all with unfriendly expressions. The effect was quite significant.

The boys couldn't do anything and left dejectedly.

Zheng Peipei, Xiang Li, and the others came to Gu Siyi's side. Zheng Peipei took her arm and clicked her tongue in amusement, "You attract bees and butterflies even when you're just standing there. Yi-ge, you're making someone more and more nervous."

Gu Siyi looked down uncomfortably and nudged her with her elbow, "Stop it."

Lu Jiaye said, "Looks like besides competing, we have another task during the sports meet, which is to watch over our little dimple."

Zhou Xiao said, "She's our class's star athlete, the one who signed up for the most events. Whoever affects her competition is affecting our class's results. As the sports committee member, I'm the first to disagree."

Su Han smiled and said, "That's right, some people might deliberately try to distract her. I didn't sign up for any events, so I'll be the little dimple's full-time bodyguard."

Zheng Peipei said to Gu Siyi, "Feeling blessed? Our class's four heavenly kings are guarding your rear."

Before Gu Siyi could respond, Lu Jiaye jumped up first, "What the hell, four heavenly kings! We're the four male gods! The male god F4!"

Xiang Li and Zhang Xinyi covered their mouths and laughed.

Su Han said calmly with a smile, "Then Peipei, Siyi, Xiang Li, and Xinyi, are you four golden flowers?"

"That's so cheesy—" the girls said in unison.

Lu Jiaye laughed, "Haha, good one, four golden flowers!"

Zheng Peipei glared, "Su Han, you're so mean!" Gu Siyi chimed in, "Su Han, you're so mean!"

As they were laughing and joking, Xia Zhijun walked behind Gu Siyi, maintaining his usual taciturn demeanor. But when his gaze fell on Gu Siyi, his eyes were filled with warmth, like white clouds in the sky, like gentle sunlight.

This group of eight people walking together became the focus of countless others.

However, there were too many of them. Whether it was the girls who wanted to strike up a conversation or the boys who wanted to talk to Gu Siyi, it wasn't very convenient, and they couldn't find an opportunity, so they could only watch from afar and discuss among themselves.

At lunchtime, the cafeteria was packed with students from other schools.

Before they even reached the cafeteria, they stopped in their tracks at the sight of the surging crowd.

Zheng Peipei suggested, "Let's eat out, let's have a good meal to fuel up for the afternoon competition."

Lu Jiaye readily agreed, "I'm all for it."

Zhou Xiao said, "The competition doesn't start for another three hours, we have plenty of time, we can go out."

Gu Siyi said, "Let's go then."

So, they left the school and came to a Chinese restaurant not far from the school. They entered a private room.

While waiting for the food, Gu Siyi left the room to go to the restroom.

It happened that a few boys from No. 1 Middle School's sports team also came here to eat. They bumped into Gu Siyi, and their eyes lit up. They gathered around her like wolves, grinning.

"Little sister, what's your name?"

"Are you a student from Class Six, Year One, at Longxing?"

"We're seniors from No. 1 Middle School, let's get to know each other."

"We're not bad guys, look, see our school badges?"

"…"

Gu Siyi had actually encountered boys who wouldn't take no for an answer in junior high school. Her parents were afraid of her being pestered by bad boys, so they had always instilled in her the idea that she shouldn't pay attention to people she didn't want to talk to, especially strange men. It was better to be indifferent than to get entangled with them.

Gu Siyi took a step back and said indifferently, "Excuse me."

"Why are you so cold?"

"What a proud little girl."

"We already said we're not bad guys…"

The boys surrounded her relentlessly. These sports students were a bunch of bullies at No. 1 Middle School, sons of wealthy families, and they liked to tease pretty girls. Now that they were on Longxing's turf, they still clung to their old habits.

Su Han walked out of the private room to answer a call. He happened to see Gu Siyi being pestered in the hall and immediately turned back to Xia Zhijun inside and said, "A-Jun, your little dimple is being harassed."

Xia Zhijun stood up and strode out of the private room. The other boys followed suit.

Away from school, Xia Zhijun no longer restrained himself. He walked up to Gu Siyi, put his long arm around her shoulders, and pulled her into his arms.

With one hand in his pocket, his eyes were cold and sharp. His handsome face, usually expressionless, now exuded a chilling aura. He looked at the boys coldly and said, "If you have anything to say to my girlfriend, you can tell me directly."

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