Gu Lanshan had already received many love letters by then, but she didn't even give them a glance; she was wholly focused on her textbooks. The reason was simple: she wanted to rank first in the entire school in the middle school exams and then, during the graduation ceremony, stand underneath the national flag and look out at all the students with a triumphant smile!
So, although Gu Lanshan was in junior year now, there were plenty of boys in her class who were already in early relationships, and some who didn't study much—yet in her mind, the concept of romance had no place. At the bottom of her heart, there was only pure friendship, so when confronted with the question from Sheng Shi, she didn't blush at all. Instead, she shook her head with an extraordinarily calm smile and said to Sheng Shi, "Brother Shiyi, what does it feel like to like someone?"