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Kapitel 5

Yang Yi then asked, "Do I look good in my pajamas?"

"Hmm," Gu Xing nodded again.

Yang Yi sat down next to him without saying a word, feeling bored.

Li Xu also came out of the guest room, saying as he walked, "Gu Xing, you woke up even earlier than me. You slept so well last night..." Before he could finish, he tripped over something. Li Xu steadied himself and looked down, only to find that he had tripped over Da Kai, who was sleeping on the floor.

"Song Dakai, you're really bold, sleeping naked in a place like this."

Yang Mian and Zhang Da also woke up one after another, and everyone sat on the sofa in the living room.

Yang Mian started by saying, "The May Day Golden Week is just around the corner. How about everyone goes on a trip?"

Zhang Da asked him, "Where are you going?"

“Let’s go to your hometown. Didn’t you say last time that it was a lot of fun?” Li Xu said to Zhang Da.

"Sure, my place is in the countryside, all big houses with lots of guest rooms, and the scenery is beautiful."

“Okay, it’s decided, I’ll go to your place, but I’d like to invite a few more people to make it more fun,” Yang Mian said excitedly.

"Gu Xing, what do you say?"

"What? Oh, okay... okay," Gu Xing replied, still a little confused.

"Brother Gu Xing, what's wrong? You've been like this since just now." Yang Yi looked at Gu Xing with great concern.

Gu Xing said, "Oh, I'm fine. By the way, you guys said you were looking for someone to go on a trip, right? Why don't you ask Zhou Yi to come along? Da Kai will definitely be happy."

Li Xu said with a smile, "If Zhou Yi comes along, things will be much more orderly."

Then, loud snoring came from the living room again.

(two)

At five o'clock the next morning, Gu Xing woke up. He couldn't remember the dream he had just had, and out of boredom, he left the dormitory.

Outside, it was shrouded in thick fog, so thick that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. The trees stood indistinctly on both sides of the road, and the streetlights shone dimly through the fog due to the moisture, casting a hazy glow on Gu Xing's face.

As he walked, he saw a person sitting on a bench by the roadside. Gu Xing slowly approached and saw that it was a girl wearing tight jeans and a T-shirt. She leaned back and stretched out her long legs, swinging them up and down listlessly.

To get a better look at her, Gu walked over, but the girl noticed him and stood up.

Gu Xing closed the distance between them, and he could see that her hair was neither too short nor too long, just reaching her shoulders. The sudden appearance of a boy made her a little scared, so she took a few steps back, lightly clenched her right fist and placed it to her lips, while her left hand nervously rested between her legs.

Gu Xing wanted to get a better look, so he leaned closer again, introducing himself as he did so: "Excuse me, I'm sorry to bother you. My name is Gu Xing. What's yours?"

At this moment, the girl did not back down, allowing Gu Xing to finally see her clearly (referring to her facial features, please do not misunderstand). He saw that the girl had big, bright eyes, and her eyelashes were curled upwards. She put her right hand down, revealing a small mouth painted with light pink. Her lips were full and charming, and her face was a standard oval shape.

"Wow!" Gu Xing almost cried out. He stared straight at the girl, who shyly turned half her face away. Only then did Gu Xing realize his rudeness. He reluctantly looked away, raised his head, and casually said, "The fog is so thick today."

Seeing that the girl didn't speak, Gu Xing asked her again, "You haven't said your name yet."

Although Xu Chen felt that Gu Xing was impolite, he still said his name: "Xu Chen".

"Oh!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I thought it was a nightingale singing in the early morning, your voice is so beautiful." Gu Xing finished speaking, his words so cheesy that even he felt like vomiting.

"What are you talking about? It's so cheesy, haha..." Xu Chen covered his mouth and laughed.

Gu Xing took another step forward. At this moment, Xu Chen's dark hair shimmered under the light because of the mist. Some of the hair tips were stuck to his face and had some small water droplets on them. Gu Xing was stunned for a moment.

Upon seeing this, Xu Chen immediately stopped laughing, biting his lower lip lightly, frowning slightly, and said with a hint of displeasure, "What are you looking at now?"

Xu Chen is even cuter now.

Upon seeing this, Gu Xing felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and almost fainted on the spot. However, he managed to regain his footing and honestly replied, "Look at you, aren't you cute?"

"I hate you," Xu Chen said, then turned and left.

Gu Xing immediately chased after him, showing off his erudition by asking, "I wonder if fate will allow us to meet again?"

"You dead man's head... I'm going for a morning run on the school's sports field tomorrow..." Xu Chen said as he walked, and soon disappeared into the thick fog.

Gu Xing stood there, recalling what had just happened, and refused to leave until the fog dissipated.

Back in his dorm, Li Xu was already awake. He had just stepped out of his room to get breakfast when two people approached, talking to each other. Mind your own business, Li Xu's motto was to meddle, so he pricked up his ears, wanting to hear what they were saying.

"I just came back from the sports field and passed by the outer edge of the small garden. I saw a fool standing there for a long time, just grinning like an idiot. Can you guess who it is?"

Who is it?

"The person in room 202, I think their name is... Li Xu."

Upon hearing this, Li Xu jumped out and said, "What? Who's the idiot? Explain yourself!"

The two men asked, puzzled, "Who are you?"

“I am Li Xu. Who did you just call stupid?”

The person stammered, "I...I don't know...Anyway, it's room 202. You can go check it out if you don't believe me."

Li Xu remembered that when he got up earlier, it seemed that Gu Xing had already gone out. Could it be him? Thinking of this, Li Xu rushed to the small garden. On the way, he saw Gu Xing walking back in a daze.

"Gu Xing... Gu Xing." Li Xu walked up nervously.

"what?"

"Are you alright?" Li Xu reached out to help him, but he refused.

"What is it?" Gu Xing asked him in return.

Having no other choice, Li Xu followed Gu Xing back to the dormitory. As soon as Gu Xing got back, he lay down on the bed and ignored everyone else.

(three)

Gu Xing took Xu Chen's hand and walked in the grove. The trees around them were covered with unknown little yellow flowers. When the wind blew, the petals drifted into the air, onto the ground, onto their side, and onto Xu Chen's lips.

Gu Xing slowly leaned in to kiss her, but Xu Chen just shyly tilted her head back slightly without refusing.

Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew by, scattering Xu Chen into countless tiny yellow petals that drifted into the air, leaving only a lingering fragrance on Gu Xing's hand that had been holding Xu Chen's.

"Xu Chen... Xu Chen." Gu Xing ran around in a daze.

"Xu Chen... Xu Chen."

Gu Xing woke up from his dream and suddenly saw three chairs placed beside his bed. Da Kai, Li Xu, and Zhang Da were sitting upright.

Who is Xu Chen?

"................"

"Gu Xing, you have a girlfriend?"

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"Gu Xing, confess and you'll be treated leniently. Quickly tell the organization what happened."

"................ ...

"Gu Xing, are you going to tell me or not?" Da Kai couldn't help but jump up.

"Xu Chen and I were good friends in elementary school, but when we were in sixth grade... he passed away from a serious illness." Gu Xing pretended to be sad.

After a moment of skepticism, Gu Xing glanced at the clock by the bedside. It was midnight. He then took the opportunity to fall back asleep and prepare for the next morning.

He didn't dare sleep any longer until four in the morning. He sat cross-legged on the bed, lit a cigarette, and after finishing it, he fell asleep without realizing it.

"Wow~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~." Gu Xing's alarm clock rang precisely at 5:40. Gu Xing woke up with a start, yelled, and then rushed out of the dormitory without paying any attention to the alarm clock. Behind him came Zhang Da's cursing voice: "Gu Xing, you bastard."

The morning air made Gu Xing feel much more awake. When he arrived at the sports field, the school's track and field team had not yet come out to train. Gu Xing saw that there was only one person jogging on the field. Gu Xing walked over excitedly, and the person was indeed Xu Chen.

This time she wore sportswear, all in plain colors, and tied up her not-so-long hair, which made her look much more energetic.

"I'm here." Gu Xing stood by the track, waiting for Xu Chen who was about to pass by.

Xu Chen stopped in front of him, casually wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve: "So what if you're here?" Then he ran off again.

Gu Xing immediately followed, and the two ran together.

Do you go for a morning run like this every day?

Sometimes.

What about tomorrow?

"I don't know." Xu Chen seemed a little impatient, and Gu Xing didn't ask any more questions.

The two ran two laps, which is 800 meters, but Gu Xing felt like he had run 5,000 meters. When Wang Junxia finished running 10,000 meters, her complexion was better than Gu Xing's when he had run 800 meters.

Gu Xing couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed onto the track, not wanting to get up again, but his eyes were fixed on Xu Chen as he ran on the field.

Xu Chen ran around and came back. "Ha...ha, what are you doing sleeping here?" After she finished speaking, she walked up to the audience seats and sat down. When Gu Xing saw this, he also got up and walked over to sit next to her.

Are you still going to work tomorrow?

"Mm," Xu Chen nodded.

Do you like sports?

Yes, what about you?

Gu Xing became more refined: "I usually enjoy reading Shakespeare's works to improve my literary cultivation, and playing the violin to cultivate my temperament."

"What are you talking about? Haha..." Xu Chen said, nudging Gu Xing.

As dawn broke, Gu Xing, who had been blinded by the thick fog last time, could now clearly see Xu Chen's skin, which was as white as snow. He found himself staring at him in disbelief.

"What are you looking at again?" This time, Xu Chen wasn't angry; instead, he smiled at Gu Xing.

"Look at you," Gu Xing replied simply. After that, the two just stared at each other, unsure of what to do.

Gu Xing broke the silence: "Let's go get something to eat."

"Okay, who's going to treat?" Xu Chen playfully leaned closer, and Gu Xing, seeing Xu Chen less than half a meter away, unconsciously leaned closer as well.

"Snap!" Huh? The sound is wrong. Gu Xing felt a burning sensation on his face.

"What were you trying to do just now?" Xu Chen was genuinely angry this time.

"I want to see it more clearly."

"Do we have to get this close to see clearly?" Xu Chen stood up at this moment.

"I'm nearsighted, around 108,000 degrees." Gu Xing knew he couldn't get away with it by lying, so the only good idea was to make her laugh.

Xu Chen said irritably, "You're saying I've wronged you?"

"Everyone makes mistakes. If you know you're wrong, I will definitely forgive you."