After seven years of being a "simp," she's reborn and no longer pursuing the aloof sc

Chapter two

No one knows how excited I was. This was the longest thing I had ever said to him in both lifetimes combined.

"Nanzhi, wait for me."

Gu Zi snapped out of her daze, glared at her older brother, and then ran out of the restaurant and ran to me.

Seeing her panting, I chuckled and said, "Slow down."

"Nanzhi, it's understandable that you're angry with your brother, but weren't the things you just said a bit too much...? What if you regret it later?"

I know Gu Zi is worried about me, after all, I said the same hurtful things before.

In this world, only Gu Zi truly cares about me.

"Gu Zi is serious this time. As the saying goes, he's in the prime of his life, and I don't want to hang myself on one tree."

"You've finally come to your senses. It's just that I think you and my brother are a perfect match, what a pity."

"That's because you think he's not good enough."

As I said these words, a hint of hatred flashed in my eyes.

"Are you serious?"

Suddenly, Gu Jinhuai's voice came from afar, and when I met his gaze, my heart couldn't help but tremble.

People like beautiful things, but he was excessively handsome, so he was never short of women around him.

I quickly suppressed the other emotions in my eyes and smiled at him politely but awkwardly: "Really, I'm sorry for bothering you these past few days. Don't worry, I won't bother you anymore. I wish you happiness."

I glanced at Song Yuan, who was rushing towards us, and then turned and left.

It would be a lie to say she doesn't hate Gu Jinhuai; love breeds hate. Right now, she just wants to live her own life well and wants to stay away from romantic relationships.

I went to the supermarket and bought bottled water. As soon as I got back to the classroom, I noticed my classmates staring at me. I didn't pay attention to it and just put the bottled water on the table next to me.

I have excellent grades and am the class's academic representative. Two weeks ago, a quiz put me in the same seat as Gu Jinhuai, and I was very happy to be sitting next to him.

Although he slept in class and did whatever he wanted, he was genuinely bright. In the year or so since he transferred schools, his grades had consistently been among the best, while I had dropped from first in the grade to perennial second.

I was ridiculed by those people, and from then on, the title of "perennial runner-up" belonged only to me. Little did they know that it was because I was willingly holding onto that position because of my score. This time, I won't do it again.

As soon as I looked away, the water bottle on Gu Jinhuai's table was ruthlessly thrown into the trash can. The culprit was none other than Song Yuan's friend.

"What a seductive vixen! She's always flirting around in class, even though she knows Gu Jinhuai is Song Yuan's boyfriend. How shameless! I'm not Song Yuan, you can't just bully me."

I gave her a blank look, expressionless, and said nothing.

"I was talking to you, but I didn't hear you."

Just as she was about to make a move, Song Yuan quickly pulled her back.

"Alright, that only proves that Gu Jinhuai is very popular. I believe Nanzhi wouldn't do that. Besides, Nanzhi just said that she won't bother Jinhuai anymore. I believe her."

"Song Yuan, are you stupid? How could you believe such a lie? She's said such outrageous things more than once!"

Song Yuan wanted to argue, but the class bell rang. The two exchanged a glance and returned to their seats.

I glanced at the empty seat on the right. I thought Gu Jinhuai wouldn't come to class, but I didn't expect him to come in right on time, carrying a stack of test papers.

Soon, Gu Huaijin walked over, threw the test paper in front of me, and said in a cold tone, "The teacher told you to hand it out."

I watched the man sitting lazily in the chair, said nothing, and went to hand out the papers.

Even after I finished sending it, I could still feel the man's burning gaze.

I took a deep breath, suppressed the ripples in my heart, and sat down in my seat.

Soon, a smartly dressed middle-aged woman walked in. Her hair was piled high, and she was slightly plump, but she had a warm smile on her face. She was one of the few warm sunshines in my high school life.

"Look at your scores! How are you going to take the college entrance exam with these scores? You can't even do such simple questions?"

Faced with Teacher Wang's scolding, the whole class remained quiet.

I was looking intently at the test paper when suddenly, Gu Jinhuai gently poked my arm with his pen: "Where's my water?"

Because we were so close, his breath fell directly on my cheek as he spoke, causing my cheeks to flush involuntarily. I stiffened and took a few steps back, saying in a flat tone, "Go pick it up from the trash can."

Obviously, as soon as I finished speaking, I felt the temperature around me drop suddenly. I shivered for no reason, didn't dare to look at him, and started to listen to the lecture attentively.

After a long while, the man let out a soft sneer, his tone tinged with mockery. Then he slumped onto the table and closed his eyes to rest.

I turned my head quietly, almost unconsciously, and glanced at her out of the corner of my eye. Her bangs covered her full forehead, her narrow eyes were closed, her thick, curled eyelashes were slightly upturned, there was a mole under her eye, and below her pine-like nose was a sexy, rosy, thin mouth.

His profile is very handsome, like a cartoon character, with a smooth jawline.

His skin was very fair, a cool white, and coupled with his icy expression, it gave him an even greater sense of distance.

I calmed my pounding heart and began to concentrate on the lesson.

Zhou Nanzhi, stop being so pathetic. He doesn't love you, and he doesn't belong to you.

The day went by quickly and was very fulfilling for me. After class, I left school with my backpack.

"Nanzhi, wait for me."

Gu Zi was like an inseparable little follower. Seeing that I was about to leave, she quickly packed her schoolbag, slung it over her shoulder, and rushed out in a flurry.

The reason I left early was because the Gu family has a dedicated driver. In the past, Gu Zi would always pull me into the car to create opportunities for me, but Song Yuan would always be there too.

"Gu Zi, I won't be riding with you anymore. Thank you for your help during this time."

I politely declined Gu Zi's offer and did not leave with her in the car. Instead, I went to the bus stop and waited for the bus.

In this lifetime, she doesn't want to have too much contact with the Gu family.

A few minutes later, just as I was about to get into the car, a pair of large hands suddenly appeared beside me and pulled me out of the car. When I saw that it was Gu Jinhuai, I frowned unhappily: "What are you doing?"

I was a little angry. This was the last bus tonight. If I wasn't home by then, I wondered what my father would do to my mother, given his cruelty.

Gu Jinhuai seemed to have never seen me lose my temper before, and was a little taken aback for a moment, but his expression quickly turned sour, and he grabbed me by the back of the collar and led me to the side of the road.

"Where's my water? Didn't you say you'd return it? You're a model student, yet you go back on your word?"

I looked at him and sneered, "You want water, huh? Fine!"

I strode forward, returned to school, and kicked over the trash can, from which a sealed bottle of mineral water rolled out.

Gu Jinhuai looked at her rude manner, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

I threw the water into his arms in a huff, and said in a nonchalant tone, "Here's what you wanted. Now we're even."

I picked up my backpack and walked out. A little while later, Gu Jinhuai followed me out, holding the bottle of water with a look of disgust on his face, and walked out with a dark expression.