After the sports committee member quickly wrote down the names, he walked to the office contentedly to submit the list. Lin Jinran sighed. Just thinking about having to run 3,000 meters next week made her lose the mood to do her homework.
"Hey, Lin Jinran, could you lend me your newly issued physics workbook? I seem to have left it at home and didn't bring it here."
Su Qinian rummaged through his desk for a long time. After accepting the fact that he didn't bring it back, he turned to his deskmate Lin Jinran for help.
Lin Jinran gave him a sidelong glance and said, "Call me sister. Call me sister and I'll give it to you. How about it? Deal?"
Su Qinian: "?"
Su Qinian asked carefully, "Lin Jinran, are you in a bad mood because you have to run 3,000 meters? Actually, you can run the 3,000 meters however you like. No one will blame you. It's just for fun. The most important thing is to participate."
Lin Jinran had already lost the mood to do her homework. She just wanted to tease Su Qinian. Her playful nature flared up and she said, "No, I'm just in a bad mood."
Judging from her enthusiastic look, she didn't seem to be in a bad mood at all. Su Qinian shook his head helplessly. His voice was soft and gentle, like a charming goblin in the dark night: "Stop fooling around. Lend it to me and let me have a look."
Lin Jinran snorted. She folded her arms and her clear black-and-white eyes were full of teasing: "I won't. Call me sister and I'll give it to you."
Su Qinian was silent for a second. He scanned the surrounding classmates from the corner of his eye. Good, they were all concentrating on their own business.
A real man can bend and stretch. It's just calling someone sister.
It's not a big deal. Since she was in a bad mood and wanted to hear it, it wouldn't hurt to call her once.
He lowered his head slightly and said softly, "Sister."
The voice was extremely lingering and full of infinite spoiling. It was like an extremely soft feather, lightly landing in her heart and making it itch for no reason.
Lin Jinran trembled all over. A faint blush quietly crept up on her ears. She turned her head and looked down at Su Qinian.
For some reason, his beautiful almond-shaped eyes were a bit moist. He blinked his eyes cutely and looked at her.
Lin Jinran wished she could grab Su Qinian and make him say "sister" a few more times. It sounded so good. It was so soothing that it went straight to her heart.
When she first came to No. 1 High School, who on earth told her that Su Qinian was an aloof flower on a high mountain?
It was fake. It must be fake.
Lin Jinran withdrew her gaze. She licked her lips and tried to sit upright calmly, keeping a certain distance from the "dangerous figure" Su Qinian.
The depression and distress of being selected to run 3,000 meters before were all swept away.
"What did you just say? I didn't hear it."
Su Qinian was silent for another second. The moist look in his eyes disappeared in an instant and he returned to his usual appearance.
He stared at Lin Jinran amusingly and said, "Lin Jinran, don't push your luck."
His soft tone had no deterrent power at all.
Lin Jinran was not afraid at all. She smiled and decided to stop while she was ahead. She said, "Okay, okay, I'll look for it for you now. You wait."
It was worth it to exchange a workbook for a "sister".
Recently, all the courses for senior three students had ended. The school had issued a large number of first-round review materials. There was no room left in the desks. Lin Jinran had piled up many books into a stack and placed them on her left side.
Su Qinian was on her right side.
Lin Jinran found the workbook that Su Qinian wanted in the middle of the stack of books on the left. She gently tugged at it, but it didn't move.
A flash of inspiration came to her mind. She pretended to pull the book out with great effort. The book was like a mountain pressing down and remained motionless.
Lin Jinran turned her head with a smile and looked at Su Qinian again. She let out an "oops" and teased him again: "Why can't I pull it out? There are too many and too heavy books on it."
Su Qinian was suspicious. After looking for a while, he saw through her trick. He said playfully, "Really or not? Is it really that heavy? How about I give it a try?"
"Sure, you can try." Lin Jinran gave him a bright smile. Just as she was about to withdraw her hand on the end of the book, suddenly a broad hand covered the back of her hand.
Then the boy leaned over, surrounding most of Lin Jinran's body.
Lin Jinran's smile froze. Her long eyelashes trembled. She didn't know how to react for a while.
"Is it really that heavy?" he repeated. His warm breath blew out and landed on Lin Jinran's neck, making it itchy and also tickling her heart.
Lin Jinran couldn't help but shrink her body. She still stared blankly at Su Qinian's hand on the back of her hand. His fingers were well-jointed and his nails were round and clean.
A muffled laugh came from the boy's mouth. Then he pulled hard with her hand and the physics workbook was smoothly pulled out. Su Qinian then let go of her hand.
All the aura quickly faded away like a tide. It was empty and Lin Jinran felt a bit unaccustomed.
She turned her head to look at Su Qinian. Her glass-like eyes were full of confusion.
Su Qinian grabbed the physics workbook with one hand and waved it casually. He hooked his lips and smiled faintly: "Oh dear, what's going on, Sister Lin? Why is it suddenly so easy?"
Lin Jinran: "..."
Good grief, he's holding a grudge.
Su Qinian got a bit closer. He looked at the physics workbook in his hand and continued to push his luck: "Sister Lin, can you tell me what's going on? Why is it so easy when I take it?"
Lin Jinran endured it, endured it again, and finally couldn't bear it anymore. She deliberately lowered her voice and gritted her teeth: "Su Qinian, don't be a cheapskate and still act innocent. Have you no shame?"
"Shame? What's that? Can you tell me?" Su Qinian was really shameless. He smiled very slyly.
It seemed that since they were surrounded and beaten by Wei Liang last time, Su Qinian had become a bit abnormal.
Or rather, his true nature had been revealed?
Lin Jinran was deep in thought.
"Why aren't you ignoring me, Sister Lin? I didn't do anything." Su Qinian complained. He was really into his act and looked pitiful.
Lin Jinran: "..."
You didn't do anything, but you opened your mouth. That's the biggest problem.
"Can you be normal? If other classmates see you like this, what about your image?" Lin Jinran complained and touched the goosebumps on her arm.
"Image? What's that?" Su Qinian continued to play dumb.
Enough is enough.
Lin Jinran pointed to the gap between the two merged desks and said calmly, "See what this is?"
"A gap?" Su Qinian quickly stopped pretending to be crazy and stupid. He lowered his head and asked curiously.
Lin Jinran hooked her lips and smiled extremely happily. A bad feeling suddenly welled up in Su Qinian's heart.
She just heard Lin Jinran say slowly, word by word: "This is the 38th Parallel, the 38th Parallel between the two of us. From this moment on, don't even think about getting close."