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Hey! He chased after her and instinctively tugged gently at the girl's arm. When she turned her head, her expression could be described as "puzzled," and only then did the boy hurriedly let go.

"That is not what I asked." She stared at him, increasingly feeling that she had seen his face somewhere before. "What I mean is, how do you know my name?"

I originally thought that the phrase "I have a friend whose home is also in that direction" was just a trick to walk with her a bit longer, assuming it was a commonly used, fabricated lie. However, I did not expect it to be true.

The temperature at night remains cool, and she couldn't help but shrug her shoulders

"Huh? Is there such an open and blatant way to follow someone?" The boy stepped forward, maintaining a parallel position with her, towering over her by more than half a head, "Let me walk you home."

"Chen Yuzhe, what are you doing standing there?" Jing Xi originally thought he would come to find him as usual, to share some recent gossip and casually discuss football or something. However, after the shout, he noticed that standing next to him was Lin Xiangnan, whose expression suddenly became awkward and stiff.

Classmate Lin Xiangnan? The final character is intentionally elongated, and the tone of the question mark rises

"How could I not know?" Because of your good looks, saying such things does not annoy people. At this moment, buying a Chinese-English translation is indeed strange if it is not related to a speech. However, your taste is quite high, as you actually chose a collection of Tagore's poetry.

"That's how it is, then, thank you." She raised the book in her hand towards him

Track me

The reason for the slight stir of discussion is rooted in humanity's boundless curiosity

Lin Xiangnan is sensitive and quickly realizes the situation

He has always been a boy who attracts attention and is liked by many girls. It is somewhat disheartening to not be recognized by the other person while sitting so close together for the first time.

No matter where you are, as long as there are groups of girls around you, you will inevitably find yourself in such an unaware predicament

I do not pay much attention to my classmates in the class. Calmly responding, I felt an overwhelming sense of disbelief rising within me. Is this fate? Lin Xiangnan did not mention their first encounter on the train that day, nor did he reach a level of curiosity that would prompt him to inquire about where he had gone during that journey.

In the train carriage, where she felt the journey was long, a clean and handsome young man accidentally tripped over a passenger's leg and fell directly towards her, ultimately landing on the side of a scruffy middle-aged man. In her vague impression, he had a somewhat indifferent face, which was buried in the crackling sounds of his mobile phone.

"You are really strange," he said, scratching his head. "I have never seen a girl like you. You seem a bit introverted, yet your words are quite sharp."

When is it? I have not seen her yet

Lin Xiangnan sighed; the boy had already run off quickly to find the comic. She waved her hand and said to the infatuated cashier, "I want this one"

What is the current situation?

Your interests are indeed quite philosophical

The pedestrians on the road passed by fleetingly under the orange glow of the streetlights, while in response, the vehicles, after the red light, swiftly resumed their journey forward

What exactly are you doing here?" Lin Xiangnan placed the book on the counter, "Is it just to say hello and inform me that I am a strange person?"

Knowing that not having a school uniform would make oneself stand out among all the students, coupled with the identity of being a transfer student, one wishes to be even more special.

Lin Xiangnan took the bus for two stops and finally found the label "Poetry and Prose" hanging on the brown bookshelf in the vast bookstore, which was white with blue lettering

Seeing her straighten her face and prepare to leave with the book, the boy realized he might have said something wrong and quickly tried to smooth things over: "Hey, you’re not angry, are you?"

Uh ... ... was caught off guard by the unexpected response

This is not a comic, is it

If you surpass someone in any way or receive praise that rightfully belongs to them, the jealousy inherent in a girl will expand infinitely like gas. The outward friendliness remains, yet deep down, she wishes you would disappear quickly, the farther the better. In more severe cases, it may escalate to thoughts of why don't you just die

More, damp, dark, completely devoured, unable to let love take root and sprout

Suddenly, the golden retriever Mumu on the second-floor balcony ran excitedly to the railing, wagging its tail and barking. Immediately after, Lin Xiangnan saw Jingxi's upper body dressed in a checkered shirt.

Before Lin Xiangnan could finish his complete sentence, he heard a gasp. A boy ran over lightly, holding a magazine in his hand: "Let's get married together."

The girl, however, took this statement as a deliberate attempt to create a topic and made up something, stopping at a certain point, and said gloomily, "I have arrived"

You and he know each other, so just wait to pay together, it saves trouble. The so-called cashier is only about 20 years old, leaning back in the chair a bit reluctantly, showing no intention of picking up the scanner.

Due to a lack of understanding, there arises a sense of panic about intruding into one's territory. There is a desire to know about your family background, your academic status, your appealing talents, and whether your personality is approachable or as cold as ice

I said, "The boy's awkward words exuded an incredible and subtle dissatisfaction, 'You can't be saying you've never seen me before, can you?'"

I am your classmate. Seeing that she did not respond, the boy helplessly said, "D Class 9, you are the one sitting behind the one behind you."

It will be in the afternoon, she said she would pass it on to you

Is your home in this direction? I have a friend whose house is also in this direction

She just went to the storage room a little late, not understanding the situation

The pale old yellow poetry collection and the eclectic titles on the magazines are truly mismatched, and the cashier in front of me was surprisingly quick in processing the payment, even rolling her eyes at her, implying, "What are you hesitating for, so pretentious."

Still did not pay him any attention

I and him

In the fleeting moment that passes like a white horse galloping through a gap, a scene flashed through Lin Xiangnan's mind with a buzzing sound

Should one lose their composure and become infatuated simply because they encounter a handsome man? Although the young man before me cannot be described as merely "handsome" in a subtle way. He belongs to the level of a cool male lead in a romantic drama, or perhaps he possesses a bit more depth than just being superficially cool

I do not want to. " Lin Xiangnan rejected without raising his head, even before his words had finished.

This is a world of mutual indifference

Raising her left hand, the hour hand on the watch is positioned at "7", while the minute hand, closely adjacent to it, is about to align into a straight diagonal line. An hour has passed since Jingxi sent her a message. The boy is still following her; under the streetlight, with each step Lin Xiangnan takes, he steps on the elongated shadow of the boy.

"Lin Xiangnan, I am truly curious as to why you are different from other girls," the boy's expression became serious, "especially your indifferent attitude towards people or things."

Unless you are so ordinary that you are utterly worthless

"You are the only one in this section of the library, alright?" With a hint of cynicism in her demeanor, she then walked past her with greater interest, her slender fingers tapping on a row of Tagore's books, discovering that it was a bilingual edition in Chinese and English. A smile involuntarily crept onto her lips, "Could it be that you are cramming at the last minute to prepare for that speech?"

This indeed raised Lin Xiangnan's question: "Hey, how would you know whether I have gone the wrong way if you don't even know where I live?"

A boy named Chen Yuzhe waved his hand at Jingxi, then turned around and asked again with a puzzled expression: "You see, did you just transfer here and are not familiar with the area, so you took the wrong path? This is my friend's house."

Lin Xiangnan was momentarily taken aback before turning his head, only to see a boy dressed in a D uniform, casually standing there with his hands in his pockets. Lin Xiangnan observed him chewing gum, and beneath his light brown hair, a black ear stud on his left ear sparkled with a deep, bright sheen, giving him a somewhat familiar appearance

"Are you lost?" The boy furrowed his brow seriously

The so-called "I have something to deal with" means...

I see. Thank you, teacher

It was merely that one encounter; after the train stopped at three unfamiliar stations, he turned around with his simple carry-on bag and headed to another carriage

She stood in front of a row of collections belonging to Tagore, from left to right: "Evening Songs," "Morning Songs," "Longing in the Heart," "The Golden Boat," "To Live or to Die at Last?" Upon seeing the nostalgic yellow color of the book cover, with the three words "The Flight of Birds" slanting down in the center, Lin Xiangnan reached out with a relieved smile, pulling at the top corner to extract it from the surrounding books.

Lin Xiangnan heard a light yet magnetic voice coming from not far behind him, paused slightly, and then lowered his head to flip through the book "The Bird's Collection" in his hand

Everything regarding what happened before coming to Beicheng is best left unknown to anyone forever

"How do you know?" Lin Xiangnan pressed his somewhat dry lips together. Originally, such unappealing words spoken by a boy would have sounded rather unpleasant, but instead, they carried a unique flavor.

"Your school uniform? It has already been taken by your class monitor. Did she not inform you in advance?"

This is Mo Xiaofei, and such actions are by no means well-intentioned

"Where is it? I came here to buy comics," he said, suddenly realizing, "Wait for me a moment, I was so busy talking to you that I haven't made my purchase yet"

"No need, I can pay for it myself," she said, preparing to take money from her wallet, but was promptly stopped by the boy: "I have never had the habit of letting girls pay; let me handle it."

"Are you calling me?" Standing on the opposing side, she frowned and confirmed once again.

In fact, no one cares why she has no school uniform to wear, why she transferred from the south to this school, especially during such a sensitive period as the second year of high school

When I heard Jingxi call out the name of the boy who had been following her all this way, my heart sank immediately, oh no

In the afternoon...

The so-called friend, quite coincidentally, is Jingxi

Indeed, the latest issue has not been released, so I purchased a football magazine