Chapter 22: New Allies (Part Two)

  On a sunny winter afternoon, Qiao Anyu Liang, Gu Sichen and Yu Shuang lay side by side on Gu Sichen's bed, discussing the people they liked.

  "I like... Xu Xiao." Gu Siqi's face unconsciously flushed red.

  "Su Yu Zhe." Qiao An Yulian said this name that she had repeated countless times in her heart, with a twisted and hesitant tone.

  "What about you?" The two of them asked Yu Feng in unison.

  "Not yet." Yu Shuang spread her hands, indicating that she was a good child in her parents' eyes and a good student in the teacher's eyes.

  "Hey, Yuliang, I have a question that I just can't figure out. Why don't you like Shuzimo? Aren't people who are destined to be together supposed to be born as a pair? Many people say that if they're not meant to be together, they won't meet by chance. I've noticed that he seems to take great pleasure in picking fights with you and deliberately provoking you when Suyuzhe is around, making you lose face in front of him." Yufeng's observation was very keen. She had been puzzled by this question for a long time.

  "Don't you understand? I've been at odds with Shu Zimo since primary school. He's a vengeful, cunning and overbearing person who can't wait to stir up trouble. Having sat together for so long, I've never seen any redeeming qualities in him that are worth admiring, let alone feeling good about or liking him. I like gentle boys, just like..." Qiao Anyu said the last sentence with a blush of shyness and sweetness.

  "Is it like Su Yu Zhe or something?" Gu Si Cai didn't wait for her to finish, snatching the conversation and "heartbrokenly" said to Shuang: "Every single word she says doesn't stray from Su Yu Zhe's name! Truly no self-respect, infatuated with men!"

  "Are you killing two birds with one stone, but also getting yourself involved?" Qiao Anyu was not to be outdone, and countered with a clever move.

  Yan saw the abnormal lip gun battle, Yu Xue hurriedly shifted their attention: "I heard that a girl in the neighboring class has been sitting with Su Yuze for 5 years, I don't know if the news is credible."

  "It's nothing, just being desk mates for 5 years. It's not like Su Yuzhe liked her for 5 years. At that time, everyone was just a kid, who knew what love was?" Qiao Anyu immediately stood up to whitewash Su Yuzhe's past feelings, after all, also to boost her own morale.

  "It's not necessarily the case, there are many stories about childhood sweethearts ending up together. How can you not have any sense of crisis? Let's go meet Su Yuzhe's first love together soon. Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy is the key to winning every battle. If that girl is not a match for you, then you've already got Su Yuzhe in the bag; but if that girl is also a formidable opponent..." Gu Siqi paused, seeing the fleeting cold glint in Qiao Anyu's eyes, continued: "then you can only try to become even more excellent."

  "Don't be so hard on her, can our grade find a better girl than Yuliang? Gentle and quiet, with smiling eyebrows and eyes, understanding of others, not only excellent grades that no one can pick on, but also proficient in eighteen martial arts, calligraphy..."

  "Alright, stop it! Shuang, you're praising me so much, what if I fall and land on my face, wouldn't that be embarrassing? Do you think boys really like excellent girls?" Qiao Anyu asked with half-belief and half-doubt.

  "Of course!" Yu Shuang and Gu Siqi said in unison.

  "At least when mentioning your name, Su Yu Zhe won't look confused and ask: 'Who is Qiao An Yulian?' or even more so, look surprised: 'Qiao An Yulian? Does our class have such a person?' From the perspective of mysterious psychology, many boys will enshrine excellent girls like goddesses in their hearts." Gu Si Xian shook her head and explained for Qiao An Yulian.

  "That distance wouldn't be pulled further apart? It's known that gods and humans are worlds apart, Wu Gang and Chang'e can't even walk together. I think excellent girls easily attract boys' attention, then every move she makes will fall into the boy's eyes, at this time some warm little details will touch him, naturally, sparks of feeling will be rubbed out, and a perfect love story will blossom, with a happy ending, and everything will be complete." Yu Shuang explained from a logical perspective, making it easier for Qiao Anyu to accept.

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