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

Lin Ran turned her head and saw a pretty girl wearing a summer school uniform and a knee-length skirt walking briskly toward her, with another girl beside her.

The former is pretty and charming, with a sweet look. She has carefully styled shoulder-length hair and wears a small pink bow on her head.

While her looks may not be as stunning as Lin Ran's classmate and deskmate Su Qingyan, she is still at least at the level of a class beauty.

Moreover, this cute and sweet type is very popular among high school boys in this age group.

No wonder he could treat his buddies like dogs in his past life, making them run wild with him.

Lin Ran looked at the sweet girl walking towards him and sighed inwardly.

This is Shen Lingshan, whom Zhao Ke mentioned.

The creator of Lin Ran's dark romantic history during her high school years in her previous life.

In his previous life, he sat next to a beautiful school beauty as his deskmate but didn't have any romantic feelings for her. One reason was that Lin Ran was introverted and didn't have the courage to face Su Qingyan.

On the other hand, it was because he already had someone he liked, Shen Lingshan, who was in the same class, seventh grade.

Initially, it was Shen Lingshan who thought Lin Ran was somewhat handsome and suited her taste, so she took the initiative.

With a series of flirting, coquettish, and cute moves, he completely captivated Lin Ran, who had little experience with girls at the time, and she fell head over heels in love with him.

Who knew that Shen Lingshan, who seemed sweet and cute on the surface, was actually a womanizer?

After successfully transferring Lin Ran to her side, she quickly turned him into her sycophant and tool, making him willingly do anything for her with just a snap of her fingers.

The poor, naive Lin Ran thought he was sacrificing for love. He spent most of his 150 yuan weekly food allowance on Shen Lingshan, while he himself ate bread and instant noodles without complaint.

But despite all that effort—

The most intimate thing between him and Shen Lingshan was that she allowed him to hold her hand twice.

Whenever he wanted to confess his feelings and establish a relationship with the other person.

The other party kept dodging the question and just kept trying to get him to agree.

"Isn't our relationship already great? Why do we need the so-called boyfriend-girlfriend status?"

"But don't be discouraged, I really like the way you like me!"

"How about this, my birthday is coming up soon, you prepare ten gifts for me, and if I'm satisfied, I might seriously consider it!"

result.

After graduating from high school, Lin Ran went to great lengths, spending two whole weeks folding a basket of origami cranes, a large bottle of baby's breath, and even saving up 300 yuan to buy an authentic Mickey Mouse plush toy.

Collect ten gifts.

Overjoyed, he braved the heavy rain to deliver the gift to Shen Lingshan on her birthday.

But downstairs at her apartment building, he saw Shen Lingshan passionately kissing a rich second-generation boy from school; the boy's hand had even slipped inside her shirt...

The gift was a set of Swarovski jewelry, worth several thousand to tens of thousands of yuan.

Click.

The warrior of pure love was heartbroken and collapsed to the ground.

……

Forget the past.

But now that he's been reborn, Lin Ran naturally can no longer be a simp.

Meanwhile, Shen Lingshan, who was pulling her best friend Cui Qianqian down from Class 7 downstairs, was unaware that the fish in her pond had already flown away.

When Shen Lingshan arrived in front of Lin Ran, she was still beaming with joy:

"Lin Ran, Qianqian and I want to eat ice cream. Could you go to the convenience store and buy some for us?"

The tone was matter-of-fact.

Cui Qianqian, standing next to her, also urged them impatiently:

"Hurry up, there are only seven minutes left of break time, or we'll be late!"

Before Lin Ran could even speak, her best friend Zhao Ke, who was standing next to her, was already indignant:

"You know there are only seven minutes left? The convenience store is so far away, how can we possibly make it there in time!"

At Yuna Middle School, the short break between classes is only ten minutes. It takes eight or nine minutes to run from the teaching building to the canteen and back, even at the fastest speed, which can be exhausting.

Generally speaking, even if students want to buy snacks, they will wait until the 20-minute break between classes before going to the convenience store.

At this moment, Shen Lingshan and Cui Qianqian were simply craving something sweet. They didn't want to wait for the long break or exert themselves, so they found a tool, a sycophant named Lin Ran. Not only did it save them effort, but they didn't even have to pay.

Hearing Zhao Ke's accusations, Shen Lingshan adorably pouted:

"You can not."

"It doesn't mean that my Lin Ran is no good."

"Lin Ran, you're right, aren't you?"

Listen.

"Our family's Lin Ran."

It is these subtle, ambiguous hints in language that can entice people completely.

[So classic, so incredibly classic.]

In his previous life, Lin Ran would probably have been overjoyed and eagerly went to run the errand.

But he had already seen through Shen Lingshan's tricks at a glance. Even though she looked cute with her pouting lips, it only made him feel more contemptuous and disgusted.

but.

After all, he's a mature man in his thirties; he wouldn't stoop to getting into a fight with a young girl.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Ran decided to politely decline:

"Aren't you sick?"

what?

Shen Lingshan and Cui Qianqian were both stunned, almost wondering if they had misheard.

Lin Ran added:

"If you're not sick, why don't you just go buy it yourself?"

Shen Lingshan snapped out of her daze and quickly put on a pitiful and aggrieved look: "But, I can't run..."

Cui Qianqian also indignantly spoke up in defense: "That's right! Our Lingshan is a girl, and the convenience store is so far away. She's so thin and frail, how could you be so heartless?"

Lin Ran subconsciously looked towards Shen Lingshan's calves.

Beneath the knee-length school uniform skirt, her calves were fair and shapely, clad in red canvas shoes and white bubble socks.

Lin Ran nodded: "Nice legs."

Shen Lingshan revealed a hint of smugness, believing that Lin Ran had finally succumbed to her charms. Feigning shyness, she pulled her legs back and crossed them, deliberately making it even more obvious.

"So...do you agree?"

But unexpectedly, someone casually commented the next second:

"With such great legs, you must be able to run very fast."

Believe in yourself, you can do it.

what?

Shen Lingshan was dumbfounded.

What a plot twist! So, your compliment on my legs was some kind of professional track and field commentary?!

Cui Qianqian was already anxious: "Lin Ran, can you stop talking nonsense? Are you going or not? There are only five minutes left!"

Shen Lingshan gritted her teeth and spoke as if she had made up her mind:

"Okay, fine, you go buy us ice cream. I'll do whatever you say—"

"I'll have lunch with you today!"

After saying this, Shen Lingshan's face already showed a victorious expression.

Previously, whenever she used this trump card, agreeing to have a meal with Lin Ran, he would always be excited and overjoyed, agreeing to any condition without hesitation.

This time will be no exception—

Unexpectedly.

Someone looked at Shen Lingshan as if she were a fraudster, with an expression of disbelief:

"You...you still want to freeload off my lunch money?"