Gu Sheng: "?!?!"
Classmates who were eavesdropping: "?!?!!"
Everyone around was confused.
Suddenly, when Bo Xiyun's name was called, he also paused for a moment, but the next second, he felt a slight breeze coming from beside him.
Yi Zhongshen, who was originally standing next to him, walked straight up.
"We're about to start class."
Yi Shao's voice rang out, and the classmates quickly snapped back to reality, making way for him.
Yi Zhongshen's gaze immediately fell on Xu Xinyi, his tone also icy and cold.
"Classmate, which class are you from?"
He was essentially chasing her away.
After all, this was the entrance of his class.
Normally, being stared at by Yi Shao like this would definitely be frightening, and Xu Xinyi was also taken aback for a moment. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly saw Bo Xiyun not far behind Yi Zhongshen.
Her eyes visibly lit up: "Yunshen!"
"Sorry, teacher, I came to find someone."
Xu Xinyi gestured to Yi Zhongshen and then ran off.
She quickly ran a few steps to Bo Xiyun's side. "The teacher asked the students from the competition team to go and get a certificate. I came to inform you, let's go?"
Only after Bo Xiyun and Xu Xinyi left did the onlookers in the corridor react.
"Does the school belle really like Yunshen?"
"It seems so..."
However, with Yi Zhongshen present, there weren't many people daring enough to speak loudly, especially after seeing Yi Shao's icy expression. The classmates didn't even dare to whisper to each other, and they all returned to their classrooms and took their seats.
Both classes on the first floor went back to their rooms, and the corridor suddenly quieted down.
Originally, Gu Sheng planned to escort Bo Xiyun to the teaching building and then return to the hotel. But he didn't expect to encounter such a scene. Now he wasn't in a hurry to leave. He walked slowly to Yi Zhongshen's side.
"Why do you look so unhappy? What's with the sour face?"
Gu Sheng couldn't help but laugh. "Those who don't know would think you're jealous."
Yi Zhongshen glanced at him coldly.
Being frozen in the cold winter weather like this, Gu Sheng couldn't bear it and had to surrender.
"Alright, alright. I didn't mean to say you like Xu Xinyi."
"..."
Soon, Gu Sheng noticed that the corridor seemed to feel even colder.
Unable to figure it out, he had to ask, "Then why are you unhappy? Are you worried about Xiyun?"
Gu Sheng was well aware of the character of the Xu family, so he didn't worry too much just now.
Yi Zhongshen fell silent for a moment before saying, "I'm not worried."
Gu Sheng glanced in the direction where Bo Xiyun had left and then turned to look at his friend beside him.
He couldn't help but feel...
The "worry" he and Yi Shao spoke of didn't seem to refer to the same thing?
Although he said he wasn't worried, it was clear between Yi Zhongshen's handsome and stern brows and eyes.
His mood wasn't particularly high at the moment.
Perhaps it was because Yi Zhongshen knew.
Whether it was Miss Xu or someone else, there was no need to worry excessively.
—Because Bo Xiyun wouldn't choose anyone.
*
Xu Xinyi and Bo Xiyun walked towards the administrative building, one in front of the other.
In the recent national Olympiad competition, Xu Xinyi participated in the chemistry competition. Bo Xiyun remembered that they had some interaction in the competition team before and were somewhat familiar with each other.
But he still vaguely felt like he had missed something.
Not far from the teaching building, there was another person near the podium. He was a slender young man with a handsome face. When he saw the two approaching, he smiled and raised his hand to greet them.
"Hey."
Xu Xinyi smiled at him, her attitude not cold but far from enthusiastic.
"Let's go."
Bo Xiyun nodded slightly at the person, who smiled back at him.
The young man had bright eyes and a gentle smile. When looking at people, his gaze was focused.
The three of them went to the administrative building together. The teacher was still working and busy. Upon seeing them, the teacher pointed directly.
"It's on the desk. Look for your name and take it."
The three of them took their respective certificates and were about to leave when they were suddenly called back by the teacher.
"Oh, by the way, could you also go to the photocopy room near the entrance and pick up the printed study materials? It's marked as Number 15, and all three classes have it. It's perfect to distribute to the students during evening self-study."
They agreed and walked out of the administrative building. As they were about to head towards the school gate, Xu Xinyi suddenly turned to the other young man.
"We two can handle it. We don't need so many people. You can go back first."
The young man looked at her, seemingly a bit helpless, but he still nodded.
"Alright."
His voice was gentle and somewhat deep. After acknowledging her request, he left first.
This surprised Bo Xiyun a little.
After the others left, he hesitated and asked, "The two of us...?"
He didn't expect to be alone with Xu Xinyi.
After all, they were a boy and a girl.
Out of politeness, Bo Xiyun instinctively maintained a social distance from her, but when Xu Xinyi heard his words, she turned back with a clear look of confusion.
"Do you want him to come along? That would be so awkward. I felt the journey here with him was so long," Xu Xinyi said, realizing something.
"Hey, haven't you seen him before?"
Indeed, Bo Xiyun hadn't seen the young man who was just here after waking up.
However, he guessed the person's identity.
"Bai Xiu?"
After all, among the people who went to the competition during the winter camp, there seemed to be only one Bai Xiu left.
Sure enough, Xu Xinyi nodded. "Yes."
"That's why I said it would be awkward with him. It would be the same if you were with him. It's better for just the two of us to go."
Xu Xinyi took a quick step, turned around, and looked at Bo Xiyun with a smile.
"Don't worry, I'm not Li Xiang. I won't overthink things."
Bo Xiyun furrowed his brow. "Li Xiang?"
"Hey, don't tell me you don't remember?"
Xu Xinyi walked backward with her hands behind her back as she spoke.
"That's the girl with curly hair who always calls herself Cindy,"
Bo Xiyun reminded her. "Watch your step."
Xu Xinyi shrugged, spread her palms, turned around, and couldn't help but ask, "Do you remember now? She's the one who confessed to you a week earlier than me."
She pursed her lips. "Who knows what's going on in her head, always giving herself an English name."
However, Bo Xiyun's footsteps suddenly stopped, and his eyes widened in an instant.
... Confession?
The chaotic memories finally began to make sense. With Xu Xinyi's hints, Bo Xiyun remembered the part he had been omitting all this time.
But now that he finally remembered, the current situation seemed even more awkward than when he was with Bai Xiu.
Li Xiang was a girl who had confessed to Bo Xiyun before they went to City B to prepare for the competition.
... Xu Xinyi had also confessed.
Both of them had been politely turned down by Bo Xiyun.
Sensing Bo Xiyun's silence, Xu Xinyi turned back to look at him and smiled.
"Our confessions were so scary that you didn't want to bring it up after all this time?"
Although she said that, Xu Xinyi's tone didn't show much concern.
Bo Xiyun naturally noticed Xu Xinyi's attitude.
Miss Xu seemed to no longer care about being rejected in her confession, and she could even casually joke about it.
"No."
Bo Xiyun shook his head.
"I just thought that at the time, we had only known each other for a short time, and I didn't expect to receive such expressions of affection."
And not just from one person.
But Xu Xinyi didn't see it that way.
"If it were any other time, it might have been a bit fast, but in the competition team, it's quite normal."
"After all, it was the national competition for the Olympiad, a time when pure intellect was showcased. The charm of intellectual dominance is quite strong!"
It was in those moments.
The brightest with an aura, the most easily admired.
Xu Xinyi chuckled and clicked her tongue.
"You have no idea how dazzling you were when explaining the problems to people."
Bo Xiyun was taken aback for a moment but ultimately said, "Thank you."
"So, confessing to you was perfectly normal."
Xu Xinyi clapped her hands.
"I guess besides the two of us, there were probably other people who confessed to you too."
The girl slowed down her pace, gradually walking side by side with Bo Xiyun, but still maintained a polite distance that wasn't too close.
"However, it's most likely only Li Xiang who couldn't figure it out. She made such a big fuss about her confession, wanting everyone to know. After you rejected her, everyone could see that you deliberately kept your distance and avoided being alone with her."
Xu Xinyi said.
"She was foolish, thinking that your politeness meant you were interested in her. It wasn't until she made such a scene that even the teachers found out and scolded her that she finally quieted down."
Bo Xiyun recalled for a moment.
There seemed to be such an incident in his memory, but he didn't have a deep impression of it.
He only remembered that he had been focused on preparing for the competition.
Bo Xiyun always had his own plans.
To be honest, others' influence on him had never been significant.
"Maybe it was because I was nervous before the competition."
Bo Xiyun said, without any extra blame towards Li Xiang, he simply said.
"I wanted to find an outlet to relax and ease my emotions."
Xu Xinyi chuckled.
"You, you're just too considerate of others."
She raised her hand and tidied her long hair.
"In fact, it's not just Li Xiang. You keep a distance from every person who confesses to you."
As she spoke, Xu Xinyi turned her head and winked at him.
"Including me."
Bo Xiyun was slightly stunned.
He looked at Xu Xinyi, who still had a smiling face. The sky was getting late, the moon was rising, and under the moonlight, the girl's expression was charming and mischievous.
"But you really don't have to worry. Just relax."
Xu Xinyi patted Bo Xiyun's shoulder in a friendly manner.
"I know that what you said to me back then was true."
Bo Xiyun gradually confirmed it.
Xu Xinyi must have grown up in a harmonious family where her parents were deeply in love. Perhaps it was her prominent family background and her parents' love that cultivated her confidence and poise. She was exceptionally candid and unembarrassed when she praised Bo Xiyun just now.
And now, they had been discussing sensitive topics all along, but Xu Xinyi's words never made him feel uncomfortable.
Perhaps, despite the many confessions he had received before, Bo Xiyun only spoke a few more words to Xu Xinyi for a reason.
Back then, Bo Xiyun said,
"I'm sorry, I don't want to waste someone else's affection and love."
"I can't accept another person being involved in my life for a long time."
Xu Xinyi's voice brought Bo Xiyun's thoughts back again.
"Later, I was watching a TV drama and came across a similar situation as yours."
She touched her chin. "I found it to be quite a trendy concept, with a fancy name."
Bo Xiyun asked casually, "What is it?"
To his surprise, Xu Xinyi actually gave him an answer.
"It's called 'solo attraction'."
Xu Xinyi explained, "It's not that you don't develop feelings, but you don't want to be disturbed by someone else's emotions. Even if you develop feelings for someone, once you realize that they have feelings for you too, you immediately distance yourself."
Bo Xiyun paused. "...Solo attraction?"
"Yes," Xu Xinyi said. "You told me that before, you don't resist liking someone."
That day in the empty study hall, as the dusk settled and the evening sky was adorned with a beautiful sunset, the young man standing by the window was completely enveloped in the lingering rays of the setting sun. The contours of his remarkable facial features were outlined with a soft glow.
But even with such a magnificent and splendid sunset.
It still couldn't imbue him with the slightest warmth.
"I don't resist liking someone."
The young man said calmly, "I'm just more accustomed to being alone."
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