Zhao Yuan's eyes lit up immediately.
Xu Yi coldly replied, "No need."
Xu Yi then stood up and looked directly at Zhao Yuan, "Hurry up and move. Class is about to start."
Zhao Yuan reluctantly carried the table away.
Gu Jingjun smiled and settled into his seat.
Xu Yi continued to sit down and work on the problem, while Gu Jingjun also slowly and lazily sat down, took out his phone from his pocket, put on his earphones, and listened to music.
The two maintain a relationship where they don't disturb each other.
As Gu Jingjun listened to the music, she gradually became sleepy.
Class begins, get out of class ends, then class begins again, then get out of class ends, until school is over.
When she woke up, all her classmates had left the classroom, leaving only her and Xu Yi.
Xu Yi held the blackboard eraser in her left hand and a broom in her right.
"It's your turn to be on duty today." Gu Jingjun leaned over and glanced at the duty roster. "Friday—Chu Man'er, Gu Jingjun."
"Huh? Why is it me?" Gu Jingjun was puzzled. No one had ever told her to do chores before.
"Oh."
A mocking laugh reached my ears.
Gu Jingjun's ears burned, and she felt a little uneasy.
"Do you do all the cleaning duties every day?" Gu Jingjun was quite busy before, either studying at school or traveling all over the country to participate in competitions, and sometimes even flying overseas to participate in some international competitions.
I think I only did chores a few times when I was in elementary and middle school.
Given her situation, it's possible that people won't assign her to chores. After all, Chu Man'er is just an ordinary student preparing for exams in this class, just like Xu Yi.
Gu Jingjun gained a deeper understanding of the classmate next to her who was engrossed in sweeping the floor.
The poor soul who has been bullied terribly at school may be an honest person who silently endures the abuse without knowing how to lash out.
“It’s my turn to clean today, you can go now. I’ll take care of things here.” Gu Jingjun reached for the broom in her hand.
Xu Yi pushed him away.
"Hey, don't be ungrateful. I've never bullied you, why are you holding a grudge against me?" Gu Jingjun also has a temper. Although she usually gives people a gentle and generous feeling, she actually has a fiery temper.
Xu Yi's eyes were red and swollen, like a wolf cub whose food had been stolen. Her hatred was written all over her face, and her eyes were full of ferocity. She wished she could devour the person in front of her alive.
Gu Jingjun felt a little uneasy.
"What's wrong with you?"
Xu Yi's tears flowed.
Gu Jingjun's heart clenched as she watched, and she felt awkward, unsure of what to do with her hands and feet.
"Gu Yueyue! Have you had enough of your revenge? How long do you intend to play this game? I know I was foolish, I was delusional, I shouldn't have liked you. I admit it all, and I've put away my despicable thoughts. You can rest assured. I will never have any feelings for you again."
"Please let me go. I know I was wrong, I regret it."
Gu Jingjun couldn't remember, and was dumbfounded by her repeated questions. "What?"
"Oh."
That mocking laugh again sounded extremely grating to Gu Jingjun's ears.
She was both angry and amused, and asked, "Explain yourself clearly, what do you mean by 'you like me'? If you like me, why did you write love letters to Zhao Yuan?"
For some reason, Gu Jingjun seemed a little annoyed at this point.
Her anger was no longer concealed.
Xu Yi sensed it and, feeling somewhat frightened, took a half-step back.
"Ha. Gu Yueyue, the thing I regret most now is that I liked you. And I foolishly and stupidly told you about it. I was so stupid, so stupid, and I deserve to be bullied."
Gu Jingjun didn't know when Xu Yi left.
She leaned against the podium and patted her dazed mind.
What nonsense is Xu Yi spouting? Did Xu Yi ever like her? Then why doesn't she have any recollection of him?
What about the revenge that Xu Yi mentioned?
Gu Yueyue, clutching her throbbing head, walked to Xu Yi's desk and rummaged through it until she found a love letter.
Some of the footprints on it seem to have been wiped away.
She opened the letter, and indeed it was filled with mushy words, every sentence expressing Xu Yi's feelings for Zhao Yuan.
But the handwriting on this love letter...
Gu Jingjun took out paper and pen and wrote something on the paper with her left hand.
The handwriting is exactly the same.
There was a noise coming from the classroom door.
Gu Jingjun looked up.
Standing at the door was Xu Yi, who had returned after leaving.
Gu Jingjun subconsciously hid the love letter behind his back, forcing a smile that was both awkward and ingratiating.
"You, how did you get back?"
A note from the author:
Gu Jingjun: What kind of lousy script did they give me!
Succubus: How about a wife-chasing-after-the-cremation scenario?
Chapter Seventy-Nine
Gu Jingjun could not bear Xu Yi's silence.
If Xu Yi rushed over to question her, or simply turned and left, she would take it either way, as long as it wasn't like this, with his calm gaze fixed on her, as if trying to see through her skin to her soul.
Did you leave something behind?
Since Xu Yi didn't mention that she had taken the envelope, she would just pretend she didn't know.
Xu Yi had indeed forgotten that thing.
After venting her emotions on Gu Yueyue, she stormed off.
But after leaving the teaching building, her panic grew. Today, she had not only caused Gu Yueyue to become her deskmate, but she had also given Gu Yueyue a hard time.
Gu Yueyue would probably want to tear her to pieces right now.
Xu Yi realized she had forgotten her schoolbag when she was almost at the school gate, so she hurriedly ran back.
She thought Gu Yueyue had left long ago, but she didn't expect Gu Yueyue to still be in the classroom. Even more unexpectedly, Gu Yueyue rummaged through her desk and took the letter back.
Xu Yi remained silent, head down, and quickly walked to her seat. She picked up her bag and prepared to leave.
"Hey, wait a minute." Gu Jingjun was full of questions and really wanted to find the person in question to get some answers.
As soon as she opened her mouth, Xu Yi took off running.
"Hey! Xu Yi!"
Gu Jingjun chased after her, but Xu Yi had already run far away.
"What is this?" Gu Jingjun crumpled the letter in her palm, then tore it to shreds and threw it into the trash can, finding it extremely displeasing.
Today is Friday, but unfortunately for students in the second semester of their senior year, it's a blessing if they can have half a day off on Saturday and Sunday.
Although the school was on holiday, there wasn't much time to rest from studying.
During holidays, either a tutor comes to the house or the student goes to a cram school.
However, there are two exceptions.
Xu Yi, who works part-time, and Gu Jingjun, who is idle and doesn't know where to go.
The two met at a bookstore.
Xu Yi is unloading books from the truck.
The boss helped her move the books, reminding her to be very careful, and Xu Yi responded in silence.
Gu Jingjun watched for a while, and only after Xu Yi finished her work did she try to find a place to hide so that Xu Yi wouldn't find her.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
The bookstore owner was a gentle and virtuous woman named Chen Sha.
Xu Yi had known her for some time, and Boss Chen had taken good care of her.
Chen Sha looked at where Gu Jingjun was and smiled, "Is that your friend?"
Xu Yi followed the gaze and looked over.
Gu Jingjun nervously raised her hand and waved to her, her face showing an uncontrollable smile that revealed a sillyness that was hard to understand.
Xu Yi's already dim starry eyes lost their last glimmer of light. She avoided Gu Jingjun's gaze and said to Chen Sha, "Classmate."
When Gu Jingjun saw that she was no longer looking at him, he withdrew his waving arm.
I can't help but despise myself. What's gotten into me these past two days? I feel like my body is out of my control. Why am I giving so much attention to Xu Yi?
Clearly, they were just ordinary classmates.
Chen Sha has a great personality; she's a mature and gentle older sister. She suggested to Xu Yi, "Should we invite your classmate over for a bit?"
Xu Yi said in a slightly hoarse voice, "I'm not familiar with her."
"Oh, okay. Let's go inside and rest for a while. It's hot outside, and it's easy to get heatstroke if we stand outside. Let's go inside and cool off with the air conditioning."
Xu Yi followed her inside.
Chen Sha poured her a glass of water and glanced at the time; it was getting late.