Chapter 63

Chapter 63: Let’s Go Home Together After Night Classes

Zhang Ming’s personality was characterized by his adaptability; whatever he was given, he would play with it. During high school, when he and Mei Fang played Dota 1, he stuck with it for three years. Later, after they graduated from high school and started playing League of Legends, he continued to play it for four, five, six, and seven years until he graduated from graduate school and went to Huaxing, where he disappeared in Wukunan.

In that case, it seemed his junior high school buddy was this “Racing Car” game.

Mei Fang and Zhang Ming chatted about various things, also secretly keeping an eye on Lin You Xi.

This was the first time since kindergarten that Lin You Xi and Mei Fang were in the same class. Although they spent a lot of time together, such classroom encounters were rare. Her deskmate, Yue Xinyi, was a quiet-looking girl who was actually very talkative, constantly asking Lin You Xi what she did during the summer vacation.

Lin You Xi answered each question succinctly, her facial expressions hardly changing. Only when her gaze met Mei Fang’s did she suddenly seem as if she had been caught doing something wrong, glaring at Mei Fang angrily before reverting to her usual lively demeanor when interacting with him.

There wasn’t much to worry about on Lin You Xi’s side.

Now, it was mainly about Xia Yuan…

Mei Fang was very concerned about her current state of mind.

In the first class, everyone got to know their homeroom teacher Li Shibing. The teacher introduced themselves and gave a brief overview of junior high life, then began distributing textbooks.

“Let me see… Lin You Xi, are you here?”

Lin You Xi raised her hand politely and said, “Yes.”

Teacher Li Shibing adjusted his glasses and glanced at Lin You Xi, nodding. “Could you please find some classmates to go to the Academic Affairs Office to get our textbooks? The Academic Affairs Office is on the first floor of the building next door.”

Lin You Xi was student number 01 in the class, naturally considered a top student by the teachers. However, in elementary school, she never held any class positions and seemed quite flustered when called upon. The first thing she did after standing up was to pull Mei Fang up too.

“We’re really good friends…”

Thus, Mei Fang took over Lin You Xi’s task and organized the students. He called Zhang Ming and Yue Xinyi along, forming a group of four. This way, they could observe Xia Yuan’s situation in the neighboring class.

As Mei Fang and Lin You Xi left the classroom and passed by Xia Yuan’s classroom, they began peering inside through the windows.

“Ah Fang, she’s over there,” Lin You Xi whispered to Mei Fang, pulling him along. They looked through the third window and saw Xia Yuan chatting animatedly with several girls nearby.

It seems my worries were unnecessary… Come to think of it, Xia Yuan has always been good at socializing with those around her.

But when their eyes met, he began to doubt his earlier thoughts again.

Because after Xia Yuan looked over, she almost stood up but then sat back down silently, making a gesture that was not commonly used, like a beckoning cat.

The smile on her face looked somewhat forced.

It was almost as if she was about to cry…

Mei Fang recalled how, when he was in kindergarten, some of the newly enrolled children would play happily with each other, but as soon as their parents appeared, they would suddenly burst into tears.

Lin You Xi shared the same thought.

“You shouldn’t think that Xia Yuan is happy just because she’s smiling now. She’s really upset inside.”

“I understand, I understand.”

Mei Fang nodded. No one understood Xia Yuan’s every gesture better than he and Lin You Xi.

“Come on, Mei Fang.”

Zhang Ming pushed Mei Fang’s shoulder beside him. They quickly became familiar with each other. “If we dawdle, the teacher will scold us.”

Yue Xinyi, who had noticed their close interaction earlier, pulled Lin You Xi aside and whispered as they headed to the Academic Affairs Office.

“Lin You Xi, you seem to be very close with Mei Fang. I heard him say that he often comes to play with Xia Yuan.”

Lin You Xi froze for a moment, hesitating whether to speak.

She finally looked helplessly at Mei Fang, who had heard part of the conversation behind them.

“There’s nothing to hide.” Mei Fang felt there was no need to be secretive. “Mei Fang, Lin You Xi, and Xia Yuan have been childhood friends since we were little.”

“Since childhood? How young?” Yue Xinyi was even more excited. “I knew it!”

“Uh… We’ve known each other since kindergarten.”

“This is so beautiful!”

Upon hearing about Mei Fang and Lin You Xi’s relationship, Yue Xinyi transformed into a super gossip enthusiast. “No wonder your relationship looks so good! In elementary school, I didn’t talk much with Lin You Xi. She always seemed hard to approach, but when she talks with you, she’s completely different.”

Lin You Xi couldn’t help but respond, “You exaggerate.”

“You wouldn’t talk to me like this before! When we were in elementary school, I was in the same group as you, and I didn’t dare ask you questions.”

“I didn’t know…” Lin You Xi thought she and Yue Xinyi were close.

In fact, Mei Fang had long noticed that when he or Xia Yuan was around, she treated her peers more warmly, otherwise, she could be quite distant and unapproachable.

“Hey, why are you guys so slow? What if we get caught by the Dean of Students? Hurry up!”

Ahead, Zhang Ming grew impatient seeing his companions chatting on the way.

“Coming, coming.”

Mei Fang quickened his pace, thinking that his former friend had always been rule-abiding since he was young.

Although he loved to play, he had a disciplined personality and never skipped classes or climbed walls to play. Instead, he could spend a whole day and night on his own time.

A life too bound by rules might avoid risks, but it was destined to live a submissive existence.

Like Lin You Xi’s father, Lin Guochuan.

Or like Zhang Ming in his previous life.

He worked diligently at Huaxing for two or three years, but promotions and equity distributions never came his way. It was all his colleagues who excelled at making PowerPoint presentations. Ukonan’s expedition had his share, under the pretense of key cultivation, but in the end, he was gone.

Although Mei Fang originally intended to respect his friend’s fate, since he had a chance to meet Zhang Ming again in this life, he wanted to help him become brave enough to say no to his boss.

After distributing the textbooks, it was soon break time. The new students mostly familiarized themselves with their surroundings and discussed topics of interest, forming small cliques. Some even went to meet their old friends they had gotten along well with in the past.

For example, our Mei Fang and Lin You Xi.

They immediately went to the neighboring class to look for Xia Yuan. Xia Yuan shared the same idea. The three met at the classroom door, and Xia Yuan hugged Lin You Xi without hesitation, leaving Mei Fang to stand aside.

“What a pity… We almost ended up in the same class.”

Although Lin You Xi and Mei Fang suspected that Xia Yuan was upset, she still wore a bright smile and chatted with Lin You Xi about various things.

Even though there wasn’t much for Mei Fang to contribute to the conversation, he still stood quietly beside them.

“Ah Fang, this is your first time being in the same class as You Xi, you must sit next to her.”

“No…” Lin You Xi explained, “Ah Fang and I sit front and back.”

Xia Yuan was quite surprised but asked tentatively, “Then, who is sitting next to Ah Fang?”

“A boy.”

“That’s good…”

Xia Yuan nodded, realizing her question might have sounded odd. She cleared her throat to change the subject, “Even if we didn’t end up in the same class, we’ll still be best friends, right?”

Mei Fang and Lin You Xi exchanged glances, then smiled helplessly at Xia Yuan.

“What’s going on, you two!”

“You Xi, don’t you think Yuan Yuan can be quite childish sometimes…”

“I agree,” Lin You Xi nodded.

“You two are so annoying… First, promise me!”

“Promise, promise.”

Mei Fang placed his hand on Xia Yuan’s head, petting her. This action drew many curious glances from passersby, as it was considered quite intimate in their eyes.

“Let’s all go home together after night classes?”

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(End of Chapter 63)