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

Hearing Guo Xiaoqing say this, Feng Tiange's eyes lit up:

"Correct."

"I heard that too."

"I think it was a few days ago, when we were at the convenience store after morning exercises?"

"Su Jun went to find the school beauty Su Qingyan, but was stopped by an arrogant kid who didn't know his place."

"The two of them got into a fight over the school beauty."

Guo Xiaoqing looked excited and nodded repeatedly, showing that she had something in common with her idol.

"Yes, yes, yes! It's all for Su Qingyan!"

"The two of them made a bet. Su Jun said that as long as the other guy could get into the top ten in the grade in the second mock exam, without even scoring higher than him, he would give up pursuing Su Qingyan."

"This news has spread throughout the entire grade! I heard that the first and second-year students are also talking about it!"

Feng Tiange adjusted his glasses again and smiled calmly:

"Su Jun has been going easy on us."

"Given his academic level in the humanities class, he was the top male student and consistently ranked in the top three."

"Even I can't compare, let alone other boys."

"Moreover, only Su Jun is worthy of a girl of Su's caliber."

At this point, Feng Tiange's tone was tinged with a hint of wistfulness and emotion.

Su Qingyan, the school beauty and goddess, is the white moonlight in the hearts of all the boys in Yunan Middle School, but she is unattainable.

Even he had fantasies about the campus belle of Suzhou University, but he never thought of overestimating himself and trying to pursue her.

Guo Xiaoqing seemed to have thought of something, and turned to look at Zhao Ke, Yuan Tingting, and Xu Shanshan:

"correct."

"Isn't Su Qingyan also in your Class 10?"

"You guys should know more about this than anyone else. Who exactly is the guy Su Jun is up against? Do you know him?"

Yuan Tingting and Xu Shanshan exchanged a glance and couldn't help but laugh:

"Well... you've come to the right person."

"We do know each other."

"Besides, they're from our Class 10 too."

Upon hearing this, both Guo Xiaoqing and Feng Tiange showed expressions of surprise.

Zhao Ke, however, couldn't wait to interrupt, proudly patting his chest:

"More than just knowing each other!"

"That guy is Lin Ran!"

"She's our school beauty Su's deskmate!"

"He's my best friend!"

……

Best friend?

Guo Xiaoqing and Feng Tiange were slightly stunned as they listened.

But then Guo Xiaoqing looked Zhao Ke up and down and couldn't help but purse her lips:

"Aren't we best friends?"

"I thought someone who dared to challenge Su Jun must be some formidable character."

"From what you're saying—"

"I reckon that Lin Ran isn't much of a threat."

His tone clearly carried a hint of disdain.

Meanwhile, Feng Tiange smiled faintly, offering his comments with a condescending air:

"really."

Birds of a feather flock together.

"One of them is a small-farmer mentality, and the other is overconfident. It's understandable that they would get together as best friends."

Zhao Ke's eyebrows shot up immediately: "Who are you calling overconfident?"

I can forgive him for his sarcastic and mocking remarks earlier.

Speaking of his brother.

He can't stand this!

Feng Tiange smiled dismissively:

"Then let me correct you."

"It's not that I'm overestimating myself."

"Your best friend dares to challenge Su Jun to steal the school beauty. To be more precise, it's a pipe dream."

Zhao Ke was genuinely angry. Although he had felt jealous and envious when he saw Lin Ran and Su Xiaohua's ambiguous and intimate interactions before, he always thought that the two of them could never be together—

But as his brother, he can think about this.

He can't stand it if others look down on his brother!

Zhao Ke immediately retorted angrily:

"How is that wishful thinking?"

"You don't know, do you? Lin Ran not only sits next to Su, the school beauty, but the two of them are also very close!"

"The school beauty Su even brought him breakfast, offered to tutor him, and the two of them even ate together alone. After school, the school beauty Su even secretly followed our Ran-ge!"

……

Guo Xiaoqing and Feng Tiange were both somewhat surprised when they heard the first few sentences.

But I heard the last sentence.

The two of them couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Guo Xiaoqing's face was full of sarcasm:

"Oh my, I almost believed what you said earlier. Come on, there's a limit to bragging, isn't there?"

"It's fine if we eat together while tutoring each other."

"You're saying that Su Qingyan, the dignified ice queen of the school, secretly followed a boy on her way home from school?"

"Have you been watching too many spy movies?"

Beside him, Feng Tiange also chuckled contemptuously, adjusted his glasses, and exuded a calm, knowing air.

"Even if we do eat together or tutor each other, it's nothing special."

"It's just mutual help between classmates."

"You can only say that Su Xiaohua is a good person with a kind heart. She might even give some money to a beggar on the street."

"If it's just this little thing, it's going to be interpreted as a very close and ambiguous relationship between the two people."

"Then all I can say is..."

Feng Tiange's gaze fell on Zhao Ke, tinged with mockery and pity:

"Whether it's you or your best friend."

"They're all too presumptuous and self-righteous."

Zhao Ke was so angry that his face turned completely red: "You!—"

Yuan Tingting and Xu Shanshan, who were standing nearby, also found it hard to listen, feeling that Feng Tiange's words were too unpleasant.

But thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. After all, as friends, they also felt that it was impossible for Su Qingyan and Lin Ran to have any real intimate relationship.

Yuan Tingting reached out and tugged at Zhao Ke's sleeve:

"never mind--"

Xu Shanshan quickly seized the opportunity and laughed it off, saying, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about that anymore. We're almost at the animal exhibition area, let's go take a look."

They wanted to intervene and smooth things over.

On the other side, Feng Tiange and Guo Xiaoqing seemed unwilling to give up so easily.

Seeing Zhao Ke's face flushed red with anger, Feng Tiange laughed again, his tone mocking and sarcastic:

"What, you're not convinced? You want to speak up for your best friend?"

"If Lin Ran really had something going on with Su, the school beauty, they should at least go on a private date on the weekend, right?"

Guo Xiaoqing laughed heartily:

"Yes."

"According to what you said, your best friend and Su Qingyan have a special relationship."

"Why haven't I seen them go for a walk in the park and mountains together? Hahaha—"

While the group was talking and arguing, they continued walking forward.

When Guo Xiaoqing's unrestrained laughter rang out.

The group walked through the forest path and arrived at the open space in front of the zoo's exhibition area.

Exactly.

Lin Ran and Su Qingyan, who were walking along the main road, met face to face.

We had a real face-to-face encounter.

……

The air solidified at this moment.

Time seems to stand still.

Bright sunlight filtered through the dappled shadows of the trees and leaves, illuminating the young man and woman who walked hand in hand to this spot.

Beautiful and timeless, like a painting.

Guo Xiaoqing's smug laughter came to an abrupt halt.

Feng Tiange's composed and contemptuous smile froze on his face.

Yuan Tingting and Xu Shanshan were completely stunned, almost thinking they were hallucinating.

Zhao Ke stared dumbfounded at the perfectly matched couple before him. Coming to his senses, he suddenly felt a surge of excitement, his heart pounding, and blurted out:

"Holy crap!—"