Qin Yunhe was a bit confused when he grabbed her wrist right away. Wasn't he afraid of being noticed?
But seeing Xu Lin's smirk, she was instantly annoyed. Was this guy just trying to amuse himself with her?!
"What's going on?"
"They insisted I come over and strike up a conversation with you, so here I am."
"A bet?" Qin Yunhe gave him a cold glance.
"Um..."
"No next time!"
"Okay."
Xu Lin immediately wilted, letting go of her hand, but Qin Yunhe pulled him back gently, holding his hand in hers.
"It would be nice if we could walk down the street like this someday."
"We will."
Hearing Qin Yunhe say this, Xu Lin suddenly felt guilty. Such a small request, yet they were making it seem so difficult.
Although Qin Yunhe refused to be his girlfriend, he was the one with more concerns.
Sigh~
"We could actually tell Teacher Su about us..."
"Let's not for now, okay? Just listen to me."
"Alright."
Then they let go of each other's hands and walked down the stairs together, facing the two miserable figures below.
One was worried about chicken skewers, or should I say, money, while the other was worried about himself.
"Hello."
"Hello, Officer."
"You're Ma Zhiyu, right? I wasn't at the police station that day, so someone else received you and your girlfriend."
"Oh? You're Officer Qin!? I see, that's why Xu Lin could approach directly... Hello, thank you for your help!"
Ma Zhiyu finally realized and immediately bowed, but Qin Yunhe pulled him up with one hand.
"You should also thank Xu Lin. He also contributed a lot."
"We're brothers, of course, I have to thank him. I just said I'd treat him to chicken skewers for a month, I should also treat you to a meal,"
"..." Wait, wasn't it just a bet for chicken skewers? How did it become a thank-you meal?
"No need, no need. Just focus on your studies and becoming someone helpful to society in the future. That's the best thanks for me."
"Thank you, Officer Qin."
"Alright, you guys have fun. I'll head down first."
This time, Qin Yunhe didn't stop him from bowing, just nodded and continued walking downstairs.
"Let's go down too. Monitor Ji won just now, let's go see her."
"Okay."
Downstairs, the three of them bypassed the crowd and saw Ji Yun sitting on the platform resting.
Actually, the platform was the one set up yesterday for the speech, and many teachers were sitting on it now.
Ji Yun and Chu Qingchan were also here, as Chu Fengyi had directly taken the vice principal's position and even brought a big table.
"So many teachers, let's not go up. You go up by yourself."
"Oh? Look at you guys being scared."
"Just be true to yourself. I've felt uncomfortable all over since I was a child whenever a teacher looks at me." Li Bin said sincerely, and Xu Lin knew he meant it.
"I'm worried about my chicken skewers. I'm not going up. By the way, I'm thirsty, could you get me a bottle of water from up there?"
"They only have 5 bottles in total, stop mooching off them. Just buy two bottles from the store. I'll go up, you guys can rest here for a while. Let's meet here before the competition."
"Okay, what do you want to drink?"
"I'm not thirsty right now, just get whatever you want."
"Alright."
Xu Lin went up to the platform and walked towards Chu Fengyi's side. As he got closer, he noticed Ji Yun sitting in a chair, holding her head, eyes closed.
"Feeling unwell?" Xu Lin hurried over and squatted beside Ji Yun.
"It's nothing... just a bit dizzy. Did you see me win first place just now?"
"Yeah, I saw it. That last move was awesome!"
"But I don't even know how I did it."
Ji Yun also smiled, looking at Xu Lin's caring tenderness extending subconsciously reaching out her hand towards Xu Lin's hand.
With a choked sound of drinking water, she suddenly realized that there were still many teachers around, quickly withdrew her hand, and sat up straight.
She didn't know why she didn't feel so uncomfortable when Xu Lin came over.
"Xu Lin, where did you go just now? Didn't you cheer for sister Ji Yun?"
Chu Qingchan walked over from not far away and, because he was squatting down, directly grabbed his neck from behind.
"I shouted loudly enough, but I couldn't squeeze in."
"Men shouldn't make excuses. I shouted louder than you."
"Sorry~"
He also made a cute and helpless expression, and Chu Qingchan made a disgusted expression and let go of his neck.
"Xu Lin, I just chatted with Sister Bai a moment ago. Haven't you been to her house recently?"
"I forgot. I was planning to go to Uncle Bai's place to treat him."
Slapping his head, Xu Lin felt overwhelmed with the recent events.
But now the Pearl has proven to be effective, but he's not sure if it can achieve a complete cure like Aunt Yao's case.
But now he also has a second option, which is alchemy, where some special pills can cure most diseases.
For now, he still carries the Pearl with him, which can still extend her life.
He plans to give Uncle Bai a day to quickly recover his leg, and then just give it to Aunt Yao to save her life.
"Will you also do massage or something?"
"No, with instruments. By the way, why didn't you go to Teacher Guan's side?"
"Ji Yun and you were competing, of course, I had to come, and by the way, investigate if there are any little lovebirds in the school."
Chu Qingchan continued to say strange things in a serious manner, and Xu Lin didn't bother to respond, sitting on a nearby stool.
But as soon as he sat down and saw Qin Yunhe talking to a few police officers not far away, he also realized that there really was his little lovebird in the school.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but start to summarize the current situation.
According to the Chinese zodiac system, now in the school, there are the Chu sisters, Ji Yun, and Bai Xiaoxiao, as well as Teacher Su and Qin Yunhe.
Later, Ms. Ye will come, which makes it 7 people in total. Currently, he has bound 8 people, except for Liu Qinnuan who hasn't arrived yet.
But he's not nervous because some people haven't really talked much, some haven't even met each other yet.
For now, Chu Fengyi, Chu Qingchan, and Ji Yun have a good relationship, especially Superstar Chu and Ji Yun, who are like sisters.
Teacher Su and Qin Yunhe are best friends, Bai Xiaoxiao has a good relationship with Ji Yun.
Although Ms. Ye has met Chu Fengyi and Superstar Chu, the relationship is not that good. Especially since Ms. Ye has a fierce demeanor, but she still has a good impression of Ji Yun.
Looking at it this way, my Ji Yun is really amazing!
In fact, it's harder for a girl to make another girl like her than for a guy to like a pretty girl.
Moreover, considering that each of them is very beautiful, girls have more things to consider among themselves. It's different from guys who can become friends just by eating or playing basketball.
But even so, he can't force Ji Yun to help him attract girls. Besides, it might make her unhappy and hurt her feelings.
Even if Ji Yun agrees, her affinity is natural and genuine. If she forces herself to interact for the sake of communication, it might backfire.
So he doesn't insist. But for now, what's most needed is for everyone to be able to interact in a safe environment. Maybe he should be a little bolder?