The aloof school beauty has been reborn and is now pursuing me relentlessly.

There is a 20-minute break after the second period in the morning.

So there was still some free time after the morning exercises ended.

The students scattered across the playground.

Many people rushed towards the convenience store.

A scene of bustling crowds, densely packed together.

As an adult with the soul of someone in their thirties, Lin Ran naturally had no interest in squeezing into crowds at a time like this.

Just then, his best friend Zhao Ke came over and greeted him warmly:

"Ran-ge, let's go back to the classroom."

"There are too many people at the convenience store; only a fool would try to squeeze in with them."

Lin Ran nodded happily and turned around to go back to the classroom with Zhao Ke.

But they were stopped by a clear, melodious voice:

"Lin Ran".

Lin Ran turned around upon hearing the sound and saw the school beauty's deskmate walking towards him.

He asked, puzzled, "Is something wrong?"

The school beauty's deskmate glanced at Lin Ran, pointed in the direction of the convenience store, and said succinctly:

"Come with me to the convenience store."

His tone remained calm and indifferent, as if he were talking about something trivial.

Upon hearing just that one sentence, Zhao Ke, who was standing next to him, had already consciously and quietly retreated...

Yesterday's lesson is still fresh in our minds.

He didn't want to offend the campus belle of Suzhou University again.

Especially when I think of Su Qingyan's icy gaze back then, which seemed to freeze people to death.

His will to survive suddenly became extremely strong.

Lin Ran was completely bewildered after her best friend left.

"Why do you want me to come along?"

You want to go to the convenience store, but I don't want to.

This is what a top-tier straight man, who was a lifelong bachelor in his previous life, thought.

The school beauty's deskmate remained expressionless, then pointed to the huge crowd of people on the route to the convenience store:

"There are too many people, I can't squeeze through."

Lin Ran chuckled to himself:

"If you can't squeeze through, even if I join you, it won't make a difference—"

The words have not yet fallen.

But all she saw was the school beauty's deskmate casually extending her hand towards Lin Ran, her tone cool and composed:

"so."

"Hold my hand."

……

Holding hands, one person leads the way while the other is pulled along behind, which can indeed help them push through the crowd.

The method is quite good.

Lin Ran paused for a moment, then became somewhat wary:

"Holding hands? That's not a good idea..."

Holding hands with the school beauty's deskmate in public, with so many people watching, always makes me feel like my life is in danger.

Speaking of which, why does my deskmate seem to be finding excuses to hold my hand every day lately?

Is it an illusion?

The campus belle of Soochow University remained unfazed, her tone calm and composed:

"Nothing bad."

"We're deskmates, so it's perfectly reasonable for a deskmate to help hold hands."

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand toward Lin Ran, as if gesturing for him to quickly take her hand.

Lin Ran glanced at her classmate, the school beauty.

Seeing how open and frank the other person was, it seemed as if they had no ulterior motives or hidden agendas.

Upon reflection, he realized it made sense. It was just a normal classmate holding hands and helping each other through the crowd. Even the school beauty herself was so nonchalant about it, so he didn't think much of it.

Reasonable!

So Lin Ran stopped hesitating and reached out to take the hand of the school beauty's deskmate.

He held the fair and delicate hand of the school beauty in his palm.

This tactile sensation could make even the mature soul of a man in his thirties feel a slight flutter in his heart.

Lin Ran quickly composed herself.

Don't overthink it, they're just classmates holding hands.

[Very simple.]

He then took the hand of his classmate, the school beauty, and led the way, squeezing into the crowd.

at the same time.

He followed behind Lin Ran.

She let her hand be obediently held in the other person's palm.

Feel the warmth coming from your palms.

The little figure in Su Qingyan's mind smiled as she watched Lin Ran struggling to push through the crowd, her mouth practically agape with delight.

[I've held my deskmate's hand again!]

[Su Qingyan, you're so clever!]

……

They finally managed to fight their way through the crowd.

When Lin Ran finally arrived at the convenience store with her school beauty classmate, she was covered in sweat from exhaustion.

This is fucking difficult!

Even the young body of an 18-year-old boy could hardly withstand such a surging crowd.

Being the deskmate of the school beauty is no easy feat.

In contrast to Lin Ran.

He led her by the hand as they squeezed through the crowd, but the campus belle of Su University appeared calm and composed, even seemingly in a good mood.

With his hands behind his back, he strolled briskly into the convenience store and began selecting snacks and drinks from the rows of shelves.

I bought the items quickly.

After paying at the counter, Su Qingyan walked up to Lin Ran with a bag of red-flavored potato chips and two bottles of Sprite, handing one of the bottles to him with a calm and composed expression.

"yours."

"remuneration."

Lin Ran didn't stand on ceremony and took it. "I was almost exhausted just now, so it's not unreasonable for me to drink a bottle of Sprite from your school beauty deskmate."

Of course, he never considered that if other boys received the same treatment, they would probably be green with envy. Forget about compensation, they would probably even pay money to get a chance to hold hands with him.

Someone even glanced at the bag of potato chips in the school beauty's deskmate's hand, looking rather unsatisfied:

Why don't you buy two bags of potato chips too?

You can never have too much compensation.

The campus belle of Soochow University raised an eyebrow slightly and casually uttered a sentence:

"If you want to eat it, we can eat it together when we get back."

If two people share a bag of potato chips, and each person reaches into the bag, some intimate physical contact is bound to happen that makes hearts race.

[100 Clever Tips to Enhance Interaction with Your Desk Mate]

[—Written by the cunning and ruthless ice queen of the school.]

The two walked out of the convenience store side by side, drinking Sprite.

I was just about to go back to the classroom.

Before they had taken more than a few steps, a voice suddenly rang out:

"Qingyan?"

Follow the sound.

A tall, handsome, and sunny-looking young man, accompanied by several followers, walked towards them with a look of surprise on his face.

The boy walked closer, completely ignoring the person next to Su Qingyan, and spoke to Su Qingyan with a smile, his tone intimate and familiar:

"You're here to buy snacks too?"

"Perfect, saves me the trouble of going to Class 10 to find you."

"Are you free at noon? Let's grab lunch together, it's on me!"

The words fell.

The boy did not receive a response from Su Qingyan.

But then a voice rang out beside Su Qingyan:

"Excuse me--"

As the words were spoken, a figure suddenly stepped forward and stood directly in front of Su Qingyan.

It blocked the tall, handsome boy's view.

With the school beauty's deskmate behind her, Lin Ran looked at the tall boy and smiled:

"She's not available."