“Oh! Little Ye Zhou, I’ll thank you first for helping this Senior chase away that trouble!”
“It was nothing, just a small favor.”
The sun was setting in the west. Chen Yuhe walked along the campus path with her hands behind her back, kicking an empty bottle along as she went. She would kick it, line it up, and repeat the action… She didn’t stop until she reached a trash can.
Ye Zhou followed her at a leisurely pace, his hands tucked behind his head.
The shadows of the two gradually overlapped, stretching long and slanted —
The peaceful atmosphere didn’t last long, as Chen Yuhe began to pour out her grievances again.
“Speaking of which, that Senior Li Wei is truly full of himself. I was clearly just passing by the basketball court, but he insisted on saying I came specifically to cheer for him. It’s so annoying!”
“Ah, haha… Don’t say that about him. Senior Li isn’t a bad person at heart. It’s just that his brain says whatever it’s thinking. He’s the direct type who never beats around the bush.”
“Hey! Little Ye Zhou.”
Chen Yuhe suddenly stopped in her tracks and turned around. Her almond-shaped eyes were filled with suspicion as she looked closely at Ye Zhou.
“You’re actually speaking up for him? You aren’t actually gay, are you?”
Hearing this, Ye Zhou felt completely speechless.
“Senior, please use your brain for a moment before you say something like that.”
“If I were really gay, why would I join the Drama and Film Club instead of the Basketball Club?”
“Personally, I just think President Li Wei is quite easy to talk to. He isn’t that malicious.”
Chen Yuhe stuck her tongue out.
“I guess that’s true, heh heh heh… But Ye Zhou, you actually know how to play basketball? I didn’t know that.”
Ye Zhou looked up and thought for a moment before replying honestly, “I only played in high school. I haven’t touched a basketball in a long time. I suppose I can play, but my skill level is just average. So, don’t go expecting me to be some amazing player.”
“That’s still impressive, isn’t it? Someone like me doesn’t know how to play at all. No, I don’t even understand it.”
Chen Yuhe unconsciously made a shooting motion in the air, looking quite comical.
“I’ve seen basketball games on short video apps. There’s a move called… what was it? Oh! I remember now. I think it’s called an ultra-long three-point buzzer-beater?”
“Heave-ho! Watch me pull off a move like that! Ugh… what a pity, I was just a tiny bit off.”
Chen Yuhe had picked up an empty water bottle from somewhere. Even though she was only half a meter away from the trash can, she still missed. She had no choice but to walk over and drop it in properly.
She looked up at the sky and noticed it was getting late. Turning back, she said, “By the way, Little Ye Zhou, you shouldn’t have any more classes later, right?”
Ye Zhou was slightly stunned. “Yeah, no more classes. Why?”
“Since you don’t have class and I’m free, you have to accept a surprise acting inspection from your Senior!”
Chen Yuhe’s almond eyes curved into crescents as she smiled. “It’s been a long time since the last one. Since this is a rare opportunity, you have no room to refuse. Otherwise, I’ll go report you to President Jiang — no, I’ll report you to the Vice President.”
“I’ll just say you’re completely refusing to cooperate with your Senior’s club activities. Humph!”
“Ah, Senior, please spare me…”
Ye Zhou raised both hands in a gesture of surrender.
To be honest, he was actually more afraid of the Vice President than President Jiang now.
What was it about the Vice President?
Strictness was one thing, but the main issue was that she gave off such strong vibes of a high school teacher. It was truly uncomfortable.
Chen Yuhe pulled her oversized plush bear backpack from her back to her chest and patted it. She started jogging in the opposite direction, waving her hand as she went.
“I’ve been delayed for so long that I almost forgot the things the teacher asked me to bring. Go wait for me in the Rehearsal Room first. I’ll be there soon!”
“What’s going on? My surrender failed…”
Ye Zhou sighed and continued walking forward with his hands in his pockets.
Soon, he saw a familiar figure from behind.
The girl wore a white sun hat, and her slightly curly long hair was tied into a cute bun. She wore black jogger pants on her lower half and white shoes on her feet. Her slender legs were in no way inferior to Chen Yuhe’s.
Wow! It was Su Zhihan in her rarely-seen sporty look!
Ye Zhou looked left and right to make sure no one was around, then crept up like a thief.
Seeing that Su Zhihan was wearing wired earphones and listening to music, he suddenly felt like playing a prank.
Ye Zhou took two or three steps to get behind Su Zhihan, gently lifted the white sun hat from her head, and placed it backward on his own. When Su Zhihan took off her earphones and habitually looked to her left, he quietly circled to her right.
By the time Su Zhihan turned back after seeing no one on the left, the first thing she saw was Ye Zhou making a funny face.
“Phew! You startled me, Student Ye.”
Su Zhihan patted her chest.
Ye Zhou stopped messing around and scratched his head with a laugh. “Ah, haha… I didn’t think I’d actually scare you. Are you getting ready for a campus run?”
Su Zhihan looked at Ye Zhou, who was also dressed in sportswear, and blinked her large eyes as she asked, “Yeah. Aren’t you?”
“Me? I just finished my goal for today. Don’t even get me started; it’s honestly exhausting,” Ye Zhou complained without hesitation.
After a few brief words, the two soon reached a fork in the road.
Ye Zhou smiled as he placed the white sun hat back on Su Zhihan’s head and waved as he walked toward the left.
“Bye, Student Zhihan! See you tomorrow!”
“Um, please wait a moment…” Su Zhihan spoke up hesitantly.
Ye Zhou stopped. “What is it?”
“It’s nothing. It won’t be too late to tell you tomorrow morning. Bye-bye!”
Watching Su Zhihan run off to the right after speaking so timidly, Ye Zhou was completely bewildered.
***
By the time Ye Zhou arrived at the Rehearsal Room.
As expected, Chen Yuhe, who had gone to deliver things to the teacher, hadn’t arrived yet.
Ye Zhou decided to take out his phone to kill some time.
However, the moment he saw the screen, he thought to himself that he would have been better off not looking at all.
[Lin Shulan: This older sister has come home, showered, and eaten dinner. So, why hasn’t your three-chapter update for today arrived yet?]
[Ye Zhou: Uh, it’s because I’m not home yet. I’ll definitely post the three-chapter update before 12:00 AM.]
[Lin Shulan: Little brother is so mischievous, actually wanting this sister to stay up late again. My body can definitely handle it, but I wonder if yours can?]
[Ye Zhou: If your body can handle it, then mine can… Cough, cough, cough. We’re getting off-topic. Senior Lin, please use normal language for the sake of internet safety, okay? Don’t talk like that online! You’re clearly not like this in real life!]
[Author’s Backend: Congratulations to author “Yiye Guzhou” for receiving a 300-coin tip from reader Lin Shulan!!!]
‘Senior Lin, you’re the one who is truly mischievous. You’re attacking my weak point again.’
Ye Zhou put away his phone, caught between laughter and tears.
‘Logically speaking, now that I have a loyal reader who nudges me for updates every day — and it’s someone I know — I should be happy.’
‘But why do I only feel the exhaustion of meeting a quota every day?’
‘This seems to go against my former thoughts. Back then, I thought that even if there were only one loyal reader asking for more, I would write 10,000 words a day without hesitation.’
‘Heh heh heh. So, young man, don’t talk so big. One day, you’ll be hit in the forehead by a boomerang you once threw.’
Just then, Chen Yuhe finally arrived.
However, she was clutching a black notebook and a red fountain pen in her arms. She also wore a pair of thin-framed white glasses she had found somewhere. The look added a touch of intellectual beauty to her original playfulness.
“Senior, are you cosplaying as a teacher?”
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