Mu Nanqiu didn’t go to look for Su Yao this morning either.
Previously, Su Yao had said she was exercising and would get up early every day to run to school.
Now, Mu Nanqiu was a little regretful that she had agreed to it, but regrets aside, she had only just spoken, so it wasn’t easy to take it back so quickly.
Just outside the classroom, she saw Gu Qin waiting.
Mu Nanqiu frowned as she looked at her.
Why is she still here?
By rights, Gu Qin should have already been forcibly dragged by Gu Bo onto the plane and flown overseas by now.
Could it be that she wasn’t leaving until after the New Year?
“Nanqiu~”
That voice was utterly charming and sultry, giving Mu Nanqiu goosebumps despite her usual composure.
Gu Qin waved her hand and trotted over to Mu Nanqiu.
Her hair was in big waves, and she wore a white down jacket that wasn’t too thick.
Underneath, a fitted knit sweater showed off her fairly decent figure.
Watching the slight bounce of her chest, Mu Nanqiu sneered.
Hmph, it’s nowhere near as big as my Yao Yao’s.
As expected of you, Mantou teacher!
At this moment, Su Yao, who was already sitting in her classroom waiting for class to start, seemed to have some kind of telepathic reaction and shivered.
She frowned, puzzled by the sudden feeling that someone was talking about her behind her back.
But being talked about behind one’s back wasn’t really that strange, was it?
So Su Yao didn’t think much of it.
“Why are you still here?”
Mu Nanqiu didn’t hide the disdain in her eyes.
Seeing her like this, Gu Qin put on a look of grievance.
“Who told you not to hang out with me anymore, Nanqiu?”
She really wanted to ask the person in front of her how old she was to still act like this.
At any rate, she herself couldn’t pull off this attitude.
Glancing once, Mu Nanqiu ignored Gu Qin and walked straight into the classroom.
Gu Qin was no ordinary social butterfly; she had a lot of nerve.
No matter what class was going on, she followed Mu Nanqiu inside.
When Mu Nanqiu deliberately found a seat next to someone else, Gu Qin went right over to that girl and asked if she could switch seats.
Mu Nanqiu couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
Mu Nanqiu didn’t avoid her anymore.
No matter where she sat, Gu Qin would follow.
Their relationship was just ordinary friends—childhood playmates, really.
But compared to Wang Jing and Hua Mingye, Gu Qin was special.
She was an uncompromising Miss gang leader from an all-girls school who had once wanted to be the Class Leader, demanding everyone call her Big sister.
One day, she blocked Mu Nanqiu’s path and, because she was too arrogant, got beaten up.
At first, Gu Qin was furious—losing face was no joke.
But after a few more defeats, when her family saw her face full of bruises and went to complain to the teacher, it wasn’t just losing face anymore; she’d lost all her dignity.
After that, she couldn’t hold her head high in front of Mu Nanqiu.
Gu Qin originally thought Mu Nanqiu would hate her for telling on her, but she found that Mu Nanqiu bore no grudge, as if nothing had happened.
Gu Qin couldn’t help but admire Mu Nanqiu’s broad-mindedness.
After spending some time together, Gu Qin came to understand Mu Nanqiu more and more, gradually becoming captivated.
In the end, she turned into a fangirl-like little follower who wanted to stick to Mu Nanqiu no matter what she did.
At first, Mu Nanqiu didn’t mind her, but as time went on, she started to get annoyed.
No matter how much she scolded or hit her, Gu Qin wouldn’t leave.
Finally, frustrated, Mu Nanqiu ignored her existence completely for three whole years!
“……”
Looking back at those seemingly dark past moments, Mu Nanqiu wanted to grab Gu Qin by the neck and shake her.
But unfortunately, she was a civilized person now.
“What’s wrong, Nanqiu?”
Gu Qin had always been focused on Mu Nanqiu, so naturally, she noticed the change in her expression.
Especially the slight spit-like sound at the end—she heard it clearly.
After that, Mu Nanqiu quickly returned to her usual expressionless self, but Gu Qin cared a lot and asked.
Before Mu Nanqiu could answer, the teacher called her up to answer a question.
Though a Miss who doubled as a Tomboy, Gu Qin’s grades were pretty good.
After thinking for a moment, she gave a fairly decent answer.
The female teacher nodded approvingly and then curiously asked,
“This student isn’t from our class, is she?”
“No, I’m Nanqiu’s friend!”
Mu Nanqiu turned to look out the window.
Although Gu Qin wasn’t an idiot, having such a flamboyant friend was a bit embarrassing.
Many eyes turned toward Mu Nanqiu, and among those gazes, quite a few were from students who knew she’d been hanging out recently with a younger girl, with looks full of curiosity and gossip.
The teacher didn’t deliberately make things difficult for Gu Qin and continued the lesson.
Gu Qin enjoyed the attention, confidently holding her head high.
She looked at Mu Nanqiu and chuckled mischievously, as if saying, Am I great? Compliment me!
Enduring this torment, Mu Nanqiu finally waited for class to end.
Wang Jing came to find her to eat lunch together.
Normally, Mu Nanqiu would have gone straight home at this time, but she had promised Su Yao she’d help tutor her in Advanced Math and English, so she couldn’t leave yet.
“Why don’t we go to the gym?”
“Sure! Nanqiu, let’s go!”
Before Mu Nanqiu could reply, Gu Qin beat her to it, and the other students following Wang Jing quickly agreed.
What was there left to say?
Thinking about it, there was still some time before Su Yao got out of class, and waiting around was boring.
Mu Nanqiu agreed.
After she agreed, everyone brought their trays to the return area and walked from the cafeteria to the gym.
They had just eaten, so it counted as a leisurely stroll—they didn’t rush and even took a detour.
Since they ate later than usual, by the time they got to the gym, it was already past one.
Wang Jing waved her racket and then grabbed a ball, turning to Mu Nanqiu.
“Aqiu, let’s use this court.”
“Okay.”
Mu Nanqiu had just clipped her hair up, using something to hold it in place so it wouldn’t fall during movement.
Taking the racket, she glanced at her thick down jacket.
Wearing that would definitely hinder her moves.
So she took it off and was about to place it on a nearby chair when Gu Qin came over.
“Nanqiu, Nanqiu, I-I-I want it! Give it to me!”
Excitedly, she snatched the jacket from Mu Nanqiu’s hand.
Mu Nanqiu tugged the corner of her mouth but didn’t say anything.
They stepped onto the court, waiting for Wang Jing to serve.