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

Chapter 20

Standing behind me were Gu Jinhuai and Song Yuan, who were very close together. Song Yuan looked up at Gu Jinhuai with a tender gaze, while Gu Jinhuai seemed to be thinking about something, staring ahead.

There seemed to be a person reflected in the dark pupils, but I didn't notice.

No matter how long it takes, they will always be a picture of mutual affection.

I gripped the photo tighter, and Gu Zi noticed my expression. She glanced at the photo, and her face instantly fell: "What a spoilsport, Zhizhi, I'll take you somewhere else to take pictures."

Gu Zi pulled me away from the crowd so she could take my picture.

I posed as Gu Zi requested, but they all looked stiff and unnatural, not as beautiful and captivating as the first one.

In the end, I gave up on taking photos and only kept the first one.

I took a lot of photos for Gu Zi. After the sun went down, the homeroom teacher organized a barbecue for the students. The boys were quick to act, and the girls were just as efficient. Gu Zi and I helped carry things and make skewers.

The division of labor between men and women was fine, but Song Yuan went against the grain and walked up to Gu Jinhuai, insisting on helping him.

"Nanzhi, help me out."

Liu Ke suddenly called out to me. I glanced at her, then quickly went over to help.

When I returned, I ran into Gu Jinhuai, who had a dark expression on his face. I instinctively stepped aside and brushed past him.

He didn't show up for half a day, leaving Song Yuan to barbecue alone.

I glanced at Song Yuan's reddened eyes and ignored her completely.

"My brother's gone, has he finally had a change of heart?"

Gu Zi, who was watching the show from the sidelines, was gloating.

"Say less, or your brother will beat you up."

“If you were here with me, he would dare to beat me up.”

Gu Zi raised his chin, looking smug.

Just then, Song Yuan exclaimed in surprise, knocking over the condiments on the table and clutching her arm. The others rushed over after hearing this.

"Yuanyuan, how could you be so careless? Go wash it with water quickly."

"I'm sorry for the trouble."

Song Yuan looked guilty.

"It's not a big deal, just rinse it with cold water."

"This is all our seasoning. It's all spilled. How can we eat barbecue now?"

Several girls whispered among themselves, looking at Song Yuan with a hint of disgust.

Song Yuan took out the water from her backpack and poured it all onto her arm, but it still hurt.

"Zhou Nanzhi, could you lend me a bottle of water? I'll return it to you after I get down the mountain."

I looked up at Song Yuan and said coldly, "Mineral water is for drinking. If I give it to you, what am I supposed to drink?"

"I……"

Song Yuan's face paled, and she started to act pitiful again. Gu Zi disliked this expression of hers the most, as if she had been bullied.

"Don't you have two bottles of water? You can use your own. Besides, you have so many good girlfriends, why don't you borrow from them? You think Zhizhi is easy to bully, don't you?"

Hearing Gu Zi's words, Song Yuan's face turned even paler.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Gu Jinhuai walking towards us and grabbed Gu Zi.

"You're hungry, eat more."

I was afraid that Gu Zi would say something outrageous again. Given Gu Jinhuai's protective nature, Gu Zi would be the one to suffer in the end.

I stuffed a small piece of bread directly into Gu Zi's mouth.

"Well……"

Gu Zi was about to speak when she saw Gu Jinhuai walking over, and immediately became quiet.

"Jinhuai, don't be angry. I hurt myself by accident. It has nothing to do with them."

The students, who were busy at work, looked at Song Yuan's teasing words with displeasure and turned to see Gu Jinhuai's reaction.

After a while, Gu Jinhuai glanced at her arm, his eyes dark and unfathomable, and everyone's eyes turned to this side.

"Ah."

Gu Jinhuai simply hummed in agreement, then walked over and continued barbecuing.

"Stop grilling it, there's no seasoning left, who wants to eat it plain?"

One of the women couldn't stand Song Yuan's affectation and spoke up directly.

"If you don't like it, don't eat it. Nobody's going to spoil you."

Song Yuan's fan club was re-established at this time.

"you……"

In the end, the girl was so angry that she cried and went back to her tent while wiping away her tears.

I glanced at the pitch-black sky and pulled Gu Zi back to the tent.

"Zhizhi, I'm so hungry. It's all her fault. She's more trouble than she's worth, and now I can't eat barbecue."

Listening to Gu Zi's rambling, I took out two boxes of self-heating rice from my backpack.

"Eat this."

I handed one of the boxes to Gu Zi.

Gu Zi's eyes lit up: "Zhizhi, I love you the most."

Gu Zi snatched the self-heating rice box, her eyes sparkling. She then clung to my arm and acted coquettishly. I couldn't stand her mushy words and couldn't help but shiver. I said irritably, "If you keep talking nonsense, you're not eating."

As soon as I finished speaking, I tried to snatch the lunchbox from her hand.

"Okay, okay, I'll shut up."

Gu Zi made a shushing gesture, then took the lunchbox and poured water.

Soon, the boxed lunches started steaming hot, and I poured some water. Before long, the aroma filled the entire tent.

During the meal, Song Yuan shamelessly came over again to ask for water, but Gu Zi chased her away.

That night, I sprayed the pesticide near the tent, and Gu Jinhuai just watched longingly until I finished using it before coming over.

Before he could speak, I handed him the medicine.

Gu Jinhuai glanced at it but didn't take it.

"Is there any water left? Could you...?"

"No, no."

I impatiently interrupted Gu Jinhuai and turned to go into the tent.

He remained unmoved as he looked at the figure standing outside the tent.

"Zhizhi, what's wrong?"

Gu Zi asked, still a little confused.

"It's okay, go to sleep."

I lay on the other side, unable to fall asleep no matter what I did.

That night, I heard rustling sounds near the tent. Thinking of Song Yuan's vicious look during the day, and how she had been rebuffed by me today, I figured she wouldn't be able to sleep if I didn't do something.

I glanced at the sleeping Gu Zi, got up and quietly walked out of the tent. As soon as I lifted the curtain and crawled out, my forehead bumped directly into someone.

I gasped, instinctively covering my forehead. When I lifted my eyelids, I saw Gu Jinhuai clutching his chin, his expression pained.

"what are you doing?"

Although I lowered my voice, my tone was still angry.

"Could I borrow some deworming medicine?"

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Gu Jinhuai's face.

That's when I noticed he had several mosquito bites on his face. For some reason, I wanted to laugh, but I held it in.

Knowing his temper, if he doesn't give it to her now, she won't be able to get a good night's sleep tonight.

I tossed him the medicine and was about to leave when he grabbed my arm: "Where are you going?"

I was furious. I looked at him and said, "You're going to follow me to the bathroom?"

Gu Jinhuai loosened his grip on my arm, but still said, "It's getting dark, be careful."

I didn't answer, and I pulled away from his hand and left.

I walked to a low-lying area, sat on a smooth stone, and rested my chin on my hand to admire the moon.

Suddenly, I heard footsteps behind me. My heart skipped a beat for no reason. Just as I was about to turn around, a force pushed me down from behind. I cried out in surprise.

"what……"

Immediately afterwards, I lost my balance and rolled down the hillside. In a daze, I saw Song Yuan's ferocious smile.

I was horrified; she'd gone mad!

I kept rolling down until I lost consciousness. In my daze, I seemed to hear Gu Jinhuai's angry roar.

"Song Yuan, what are you doing?"

Song Yuan's face turned pale. He had seen everything she had just done, but she still stubbornly tried to distance herself from him: "I didn't do anything. She just didn't sit properly. It has nothing to do with me."

"Song Yuan, I've tolerated you time and time again, don't go too far."

Seeing her feigned innocence, Gu Huaijin spoke angrily and ran down the mountain.