After checking in, a certain gummy candy named Gu Chenyi could no longer follow Gu Xi, so Yang Mengmeng finally had a chance to get close to Gu Xi.
Since there were only two girls participating, Gu Xi and Yang Mengmeng shared a room.
After chatting for a while, the two of them quickly became familiar with each other.
After the two of them arranged their beds and put away their luggage, Yang Mengmeng finally couldn't help but ask curiously, "Senior Gu Xi, do you have a relationship with Gu Chenyi?"
Yang Mengmeng's question was a little vague, but with the gossipy expression on her face, it wasn't difficult to guess what she meant.
Unfortunately, Gu Xi was packing up Aunt Mei's heavy "care" and didn't notice Yang Mengmeng's winking expression.
"Huh? What? "Gu Xi raised her head and looked at Yang Mengmeng in confusion.
Yang Mengmeng thought that Gu Xi didn't understand what she meant, so she said, "That's right, you two seem to have a good relationship."
Hearing this, Gu Xi was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and nodded. "Yes, it's quite good."
Anyway, because of the layer of family filter, Gu Xi liked Gu Chenyi very much.
Hearing Gu Xi's words, Yang Mengmeng's eyes lit up, and she asked excitedly, "Hehe, so you two are dating?"
If they weren't boyfriend and girlfriend, how could Gu Chenyi treat Gu Xi so well?
And on the way here, she watched the interaction between these two people. There was so much love between them.
"Cough cough cough …" Hearing Yang Mengmeng's words, Gu Xi almost spat out the mineral water in her mouth. What is this? Classmate, your imagination is too rich.
Gu Xi looked at the junior in front of her helplessly, then smiled and explained, "We're close because we're from the same family."
Hearing this, Yang Mengmeng was stunned. Then, realization dawned on him. "So that's how it is …"
Yang Mengmeng smiled embarrassedly at Gu Xi. "I almost misunderstood." However, why did she feel a little disappointed?
"So, are you two cousins?" Yang Mengmeng asked curiously.
Gu Xi thought for a moment. "It should be Tang …"
"Ah, right!" Yang Mengmeng reacted. Since both of them had the surname 'Gu', they should be on her father's side.
"They should be cousins, hehe," Yang Mengmeng said.
Gu Xi didn't say anything. Suddenly, she thought of a question. It was hard to say if she and Gu Chenyi were cousins.
Gu Shao had only said that the two of them were about the same age, but Gu Shao didn't say who was older.
—
In the evening, Gu Xi packed up her things and was about to start reading when a message popped up on her phone.
It was from Gu Chenyi. There were only five words: [Come to the entrance.] There was also a 'you know what I mean' emoticon at the end.
Gu Xi was confused, but she still took her phone and went to the entrance.
Looking at Gu Chenyi, who seemed to have just come back from outside, Gu Xi raised her eyebrows and asked, "What are you doing?"
"I'll take you to eat something delicious." After Gu Chenyi finished speaking, he directly pulled Gu Xi downstairs.
Gu Chenyi took a bunch of bags of food from the front desk and stuffed them into Gu Xi's hands.
"I heard that this store is very famous, so I went to buy it." Gu Chenyi said. That store was indeed very popular. He waited in line for almost an hour before he could buy it.
Gu Xi looked down and saw grilled cheese, roasted cotton candy, milk tea, and all kinds of sweets.
"So much?"
"I'm afraid that you won't have enough to eat tonight."
Gu Chenyi saw that Gu Xi didn't seem to have eaten anything during dinner. He was worried that she would be hungry, so he went to that popular store and ordered a meal.
Since Second Uncle had given them money for activities, as her older brother, of course he couldn't let Xixi go hungry.
Fortunately, Gu Xi didn't know what Gu Chenyi was thinking. Otherwise, she would definitely ask him, "Young man, do you have some misunderstanding about a girl's appetite?"
Gu Xi really ate a lot for dinner.
However, the food that Gu Chenyi had bought seemed to be quite delicious. Even through the kraft paper bag, she could smell the sweet, creamy aroma of the flour inside.
—
In the corner of the hotel lobby, two figures were squatting behind the sofa and quietly eating.
Looking at Gu Xi, who had said "I'm not hungry" just a second ago, but was now eating with relish, Gu Chenyi suddenly patted Gu Xi's shoulder.
"Cherish the freedom to eat these two days," Gu Chenyi said.
Gu Xi looked at him speechlessly. "Why do you say that?"
"Why else? If you're at home, erm, I mean, your family's head won't let you eat these, right?"
Based on his understanding of his Second Uncle, he definitely wouldn't. In his Second Uncle's eyes, 90% of the food was junk food. He had already seen this on the dining table of the Gu family.
Then aren't you afraid that my family's head will find trouble with you?
Gu Xi silently glanced at Gu Chenyi.
"Don't worry, I'll make arrangements for you these two days." Gu Chenyi was already thinking about what to bring Gu Xi to eat tomorrow.
"This is delicious!" Gu Chenyi said as he handed the cheese stick that he had taken a bite out of to Gu Xi. "Here you go."
Gu Xi: "…"
Seeing that Gu Xi was unmoved, Gu Chenyi thought that she didn't believe him and said, "Really, I'm not lying to you. This Liuxin Cotton Candy is amazing."
"If you don't believe me, you can try it. If it's not good, you can give it back to me. I won't dislike you."
Gu Xi's mouth twitched. "…" But I dislike you.
"You can eat it yourself." After a pause, Gu Xi said, "I'm full."
"Really?"
"Really."
"Then you can give the rest to me."
Gu Chenyi took all the leftovers from the two of them and finished them quickly.
Looking at a certain young man who looked like he could still 'fight', Gu Xi couldn't help but complain in her heart. Is this young man deliberately dragging me along because he wants to eat supper?
—
After eating, the two of them prepared to go back.
However, just as they were about to enter the elevator, they met two girls who were coming out of the elevator arm in arm. They seemed to be preparing to go out.
"I heard that there's a very popular cold pot skewer restaurant here."
"It's not closed now, right?"
"I checked the time. It shouldn't be closed, and it's only a few hundred meters away from here …"
The two girls were talking about the nearby snack bar, but the moment they saw Gu Xi, they were suddenly stunned. Their eyes widened in disbelief.
Obviously, the two of them recognized Gu Xi.
Although Gu Xi didn't know the two of them, she recognized the Liming School emblem on their clothes.
—
Previously, she had heard that Liming was also staying in this hotel, so Gu Xi wasn't too surprised to see Liming's students here.
She didn't know if Gu Shao had said something to the principal when he brought her to the school to apply for a transfer, but after Gu Xi left, she heard that Liming High School's campus forum was completely closed and rectified.
The previous rumors about her seemed to have completely evaporated, and the original malicious speculations disappeared together with them.
As a result, although Gu Xi would still subconsciously feel nervous when she met the students from Liming High School, it was only for a moment.
Gu Xi brushed past the two of them and could still hear them talking in surprise after walking a short distance.
"Was that Lin Xi just now?"
"Yes."
"Didn't you say that she went abroad? Didn't she? "
"The emblem on her clothes just now seemed to be from A University Affiliated High School."
"So she transferred to A University Affiliated High School?"
"She's representing A University Affiliated High School?"
…
On the other side, Gu Chenyi entered the elevator with his hands in his pockets. He looked at the two girls who had walked away with a dark expression.
"Do you know those two people?" Gu Chenyi asked Gu Xi casually, but the expression in his eyes was not so casual.
He had heard that Xixi had been ostracized and bullied in her previous school because of the Lin family and that cheap sister of hers. If those two people had also hurt Gu Xi, then he couldn't keep his promise to Second Uncle that he wouldn't cause trouble.
Gu Xi shook his head. "I don't know them."
At this moment, Gu Xi was looking down at the teacher's announcement in the group chat about tomorrow's competition. She didn't look at Gu Chenyi, so she didn't notice Gu Chenyi's expression. It was different from the usual serious and cold expression on his face. There was no trace of the silly and adorable husky expression she had always found to be. If she had to describe it, it was somewhat similar to Gu Shao when he was serious.
"The teacher said in the group chat that the competition will be paperless and there will be no pen and paper provided. Remember to bring your own pen and paper for drafting." Gu Xi turned to look at Gu Chenyi and reminded him.
Gu Chenyi also put away his previous expression and said leisurely, "Don't worry, I'm not stupid." How could he forget to bring his pen and paper?
However, Gu Chenyi was still quite touched by Gu Xi's concern.
Gu Xi raised her eyebrows and looked at Gu Chenyi silently.
She thought about the group test in school … This young man didn't seem very reliable. Hence, Gu Xi thought about it and decided to bring two sets of paper and pen tomorrow. If Gu Chenyi really forgot, she could still save him.
"But to be honest, those two people just now, did they really not have any conflicts with you in the past?" Gu Chenyi asked worriedly.
"They really didn't." Gu Xi shrugged and said, "They're just from the same school."
Ever since the rumors spread, there weren't many people in school who interacted with Gu Xi. Moreover, when Gu Xi came to participate in the league last year, those two people just now weren't there either.
— —
Originally, Gu Xi thought that meeting the students from Liming High School was just a small 'interlude'.
She didn't expect to meet them again during breakfast at the hotel the next day.
To be precise, she 'met' them.
— —
"Eh, is there a restaurant there too?"
"I think that's the dining area of other schools."
"Really? Senior, let's go and take a look. "
"That's not very good …"
"What's the matter? There's no rule that says which school has to eat in which area, right? We should be able to eat there, right? Besides, that place might not be occupied by other schools. "
"But …"
A few people's voices came from afar.
One of the voices was very familiar to Gu Xi — who else could it be other than Lin Anxin?
A hint of surprise flashed across Gu Xi's eyes.
It wasn't because she met Lin Anxin here. She was surprised that Lin Anxin could actually be chosen to represent Liming in the league with her standards.
Lin Anxin's goal had always been to trample Gu Xi under her feet in all aspects, including her grades. But in reality, Lin Anxin's grades had always been slightly above average in school.
It didn't seem right for her to be here just to leech off the competition.
— —
Not far away, Lin Anxin's delicate voice sounded again. "Let's change to another place to eat. Also, there's a window near the front. The scenery there is better. We can also see when the car will come to pick us up."
The others obviously didn't agree. At this moment, everyone's minds were filled with the competition later. They really didn't care about where to eat breakfast or whether the scenery was good or not.
But at this moment, a boy's voice sounded. "Then let's go there."
Hearing this boy's words, the others didn't object.
Thus, this "coincidental encounter" happened.
"Eh? Isn't that Lin Xi from our school? "Lin Anxin exclaimed as she pointed in Gu Xi's direction.
Lin Meixin's exclamation successfully made Liming's group turn to look at Gu Xi. It also successfully attracted the attention of the people from Fu Zhong High School who were following Liming.
The two schools had always been competing in exams and competitions.
At this moment, the atmosphere was very strange.
The only person who didn't seem to feel awkward was Lin Anxin.
"I don't think I'm mistaken, right?" Lin Anxin continued to pretend to be surprised and asked the person next to her.
Lin Anxin had a conflict with someone and was pushed into the water. Gu Xi didn't know how the Lin family helped her settle this matter. But now, Lin Anxin was obviously loved by everyone.
It was just that her lousy acting made Gu Xi feel awkward.
Gu Xi couldn't think of any other reason why Lin Anxin made such a big fuss to attract the attention of both sides.
Lin Anxin did it on purpose. Yesterday, she accidentally heard two seniors from her school saying that they saw Gu Xi. Other than being surprised, Lin Anxin was thinking about how to take revenge on Gu Xi. She wanted to tear apart Gu Xi's dark past in front of her new classmates.
Lin Anxin deliberately led the people from Affiliated High School of A University over when she heard that they were eating here.
"It's her."
Lin Anxin only walked towards Gu Xi when someone else agreed.
"Senior Lin Xi, it's been a while."
"I thought you went abroad. I didn't expect you to have transferred schools." Lin Anxin covered her mouth in surprise. "Is it because of the rumors in school …"
Before Lin Anxin could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Gu Chenyi, who was standing next to Gu Xi.
"Where did this idiot come from? Can you stop making a ruckus here? "Gu Chenyi's voice was lazy, but his gaze was terrifying.
Lin Anxin's expression froze. She looked at Gu Chenyi in a daze for a few seconds and blushed slightly. Then, she reacted quickly and put on a pitiful and timid expression. "I just saw a senior from the same school and wanted to see if I recognized the wrong person."
Gu Chenyi felt a chill run down his spine.
"Is that so? Then you …" Recognized the wrong person.
Before Gu Chenyi could finish his sentence, Gu Xi tugged at his arm.
Gu Xi looked away from the plate and looked up at Lin Anxin with a fake smile. "You didn't recognize the wrong person."
Under the curious gazes of the surrounding students, Gu Xi continued, "But my name is not Lin Xi. It's Gu Xi."
At this moment, Lin Anxin was speechless. She wanted to use this sentence to expose the scandals of Gu Xi's plagiarism, cheating, and misconduct in Liming School. Although she had made most of them up, as long as she said it out loud and had other Liming's old classmates as' witnesses', some of Gu Xi's classmates from A University's affiliated high school would believe her.
However, Lin Anxin did not expect Gu Xi to admit it.
"But … but why? Could it be that you changed your name to … "Was it because of the dark past?
Before Lin Anxin could finish her sentence, Gu Xi interrupted her.
"My surname is Gu because my father's surname is Gu. As for why my surname was Lin, it's a long story." Gu Xi blinked and changed the topic. "But I can make it short. This matter starts from Ms. Song's and Mr. Lin's scandalous past …"
Upon hearing Gu Xi's words, Lin Anxin's face turned pale. Her expression changed from the initial aggressiveness to fear.
She didn't expect Gu Xi to have the guts to spill the beans about her parents. How dare she! Wasn't she afraid that others would look down on her if they found out?
Looking at Gu Xi's calm expression, Lin Anxin was afraid. She could not let Gu Xi reveal those things and their relationship. Otherwise, she would be the one in trouble.
In a moment of desperation, Lin Anxin grabbed a cup in front of her and smashed it on the ground.
"Clang!" The loud sound startled everyone.
Some of the boys behind Lin Anxin walked over to Lin Anxin's side and asked with concern, "What happened?"
"It's nothing. I accidentally knocked over their cups." Lin Anxin explained, then looked at Gu Xi. "I thought you changed your name because of what happened in school. So it's because of your family. Let's not talk about it."
Gao Zifan, who was beside Lin Anxin, nodded. The moment he met Gu Xi's gaze, he did not hide the disgust on his face.
Gu Xi also looked at this person. It was as if ten thousand alpacas were galloping through her mind.
Gao Zifan was the top student in the third year of Liming High School.
However, Gu Xi remembered him not because of this, but because of that novel.
In the novel, "Lin Xi", "Lin Anxin", and "Gao Zifan" entered the same high school. Gao Zifan was the male idol of the school. "Lin Xi" had always been secretly in love with Gao Zifan. However, Gao Zifan ignored "Lin Xi" and even became Lin Anxin's boyfriend. "Lin Xi" also became evil because of this. She became even more jealous of her younger sister and began to use unscrupulous means to frame Lin Anxin behind her back …
Gu Xi felt nothing but disgust towards this plot.
She had a crush on Gao Zifan? Was this a joke?
This Gao Zifan's grades were not as good as hers. He probably couldn't even compare to the Sheng Xiuyan over there.
As for his looks …
Gu Xi glanced at Gu Chenyi beside her. This Gao Zifan was far worse than her family's Little Yi 'zi, okay?
Therefore, even if Gu Xi's current IQ was cut by three-quarters, and she was blinded and lost her memory, she would never fall for this Gao Zifan.
However, when she was at Liming, when she was at the height of the rumors, there was indeed another rumor: She had a crush on Gao Zifan. Every time she tried to get first place, it was to attract Gao Zifan's attention. She also participated in the competition to get closer to Gao Zifan.
Gu Xi: Haha.
—
Although he was extremely disgusted with Gu Xi, Gao Zifan still stood in front of Lin Anxin in a protective manner. Then, he looked at Gu Xi and said coldly, "Anxin just came over to greet an acquaintance. You don't have to do this."
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