I’ve also been the school grass since I was little (2)

Yue Qianling: “?”

She thought about it for a moment, and then asked, “If I’m pretty, will you give me back the M24?”

“Being pretty on the inside doesn’t necessarily mean being pretty on the outside.”

He left the housing area, crouched behind a large rock, mounted the rifle with a scope, and observed the movements around him.

Then, he casually said, “In the eyes of men, women are only divided into those who are pretty and those who are not, it has nothing to do with being gentle, intelligent, or cute.”

Yue Qianling: “…Shallow!”

In the game interface, a girl in a floral dress jumped around in anger.

While the man crouching next to her remained still.

Luo Tuo, upon hearing this, finally burst into laughter and said, “Xiao Mahua, don’t listen to his nonsense!”

Xiao Mai: “Exactly! We men aren’t that shallow!”

Yue Qianling chuckled a bit and was about to say something when Luo Tuo continued, “I only like intelligent and gentle beauties.”

Xiao Mai: “I only like cute and soft beauties!”

Yue Qianling: “…”

She pulled out a grenade, held it in her hand, ignited it for two seconds, and then threw it at the two shallow guys.

“Die, you two!”

With a loud “bang,” the grenade exploded, but both of them managed to dodge it completely.

Luo Tuo still had that nonchalant tone as he said, “Hey, I’m telling you, Xiao Mahua, I’m sure no man likes hot-tempered beauties.”

These two guys were bantering back and forth with each other, but Lin Xun remained squatting behind the rock without saying a word.

Yue Qianling was lost in thought until she heard the suppressed sound of an M24. She thought Lin Xun was engaging an enemy and turned around abruptly, asking, “Where’s the enemy?!”

Lin Xun calmly replied, “Accidental shot.”

Yue Qianling twitched her lips and found a tree to take cover behind.

She started scanning the surroundings through the scope, and the scene was almost still, with no one in sight. This made her lost in thought again.

If Gu Xun was really as shallow as these guys…

Well, that doesn’t sound too bad.

At least he wouldn’t treat her with indifference and say, “I don’t know you” when she talked to him.

“So, you haven’t answered yet.”

After Luo Tuo finished laughing, he returned to the previous topic, “Are you pretty?”

“I’m very pretty,”

Yue Qianling replied truthfully, “I was the school flower from childhood to college.”

There was a soft chuckle heard in her headphones.

Yue Qianling was pretty sure it was Lin Xun’s voice.

She immediately pulled out a grenade and pointed it at him. “What are you laughing at?”

If it weren’t for the fact that in this game, only grenades could harm teammates, she would have already aimed a gun at Lin Xun’s head.

Lin Xun didn’t pay her any mind and stood up, running up the hill.

Yue Qianling glanced at the shrinking safe zone and followed his footsteps closely.

“What a coincidence,” Lin Xun said leisurely. “I’ve also been the school grass since I was little.”

Yue Qianling: “…I’m being serious.”

Lin Xun: “I’m also being serious.”

In their headphones, Luo Tuo and Xiao Mai laughed heartily, and Luo Tuo even said, “I can vouch for him, it’s true.”

Yue Qianling didn’t believe a word of it.

How could she describe this feeling?

It was like saying you were Jack Ma’s biological daughter, and the other person responding that it was quite a coincidence because they were your full-blooded brother.

You would think the other person was bragging.

The other person would also think you were bragging.

Yue Qianling fired several shots toward Lin Xun’s back, no longer interested in continuing the conversation.

Over an hour later, the third game ended.

“I’m done playing,” Lin Xun said and didn’t even bother opening the final chicken dinner box and went straight to exit the game. “I’m going to eat.”

It was only then that Yue Qianling realized she hadn’t had dinner either.

“I’ll go eat too.”

After quitting the game, she opened WeChat and saw a message from Yin Xue sent five minutes ago.

【Yin Xue】: I’m about to get off the subway. I plan to grab some dinner near the school gate. Have you eaten? Are you coming?

【Yin Xue】: We’re out of tissues in the dorm, and we’ve run out of hand sanitizer, too. So, let’s stop by and visit the supermarket after dinner?

It was the middle of winter, and delivery drivers were weaving through the streets and alleys of the campus.

If it weren’t for not wanting her roommate to go alone to buy shared household items, Yue Qianling would never have ventured out in this weather just for the sake of having a meal.

The night was cold, and the bright streetlights appeared dim under the faint moonlight.

Yue Qianling pulled up her coat, put on her hat, and wrapped herself in a scarf and mask, exposing only her eyes as she jogged toward the school gate.

After passing the sports field, she only needed to cross one road to reach the school gate.

At this time, it was the moment when the school’s logistics staff was getting off work, and there was a constant stream of cars and motorcycles inside the campus.

Yue Qianling stood by the roadside, looking at the road conditions, and suddenly, her gaze fixed on something.

Under the glistening light, Gu Xun stood about five or six meters away from her. He had half of his face turned away, his gaze casually fixed on the blinking traffic lights on the opposite side.

The night grew cold, but Gu Xun seemed completely oblivious to the thinness of his coat. His collar was open, allowing the cold air to enter freely. The curvature of his Adam’s apple was exceptionally distinct under the lamplight.

Yue Qianling gazed at his profile and became somewhat lost in thought.

She thought about what Lin Xun had said.

She hesitated, her eyelashes feeling like they were frozen, causing the figure of Gu Xun in her line of sight to gradually blur.

Because of what had happened in the afternoon, although she was just a few meters away from Gu Xun now, she couldn’t dare to approach and say hello.

After a moment, she took out her phone, her face serious, and sent several messages to Lin Xun.

【Glutinous Rice Twist】: You’re wrong.

【Glutinous Rice Twist】: Not all men see women as either pretty or not.

【Glutinous Rice Twist】: Some men, when faced with a very pretty woman, treat her like she’s invisible.

Right after she sent these messages, Yin Xue’s messages started pouring in one after another.

【Yin Xue】: Have you arrived yet????

【Yin Xue】: Your rice noodles are going to be cold!!!

【Yin Xue】: Move your ass a bit!!!

Yue Qianling quickly replied with, “I’m at the school gate,” and then switched back to her chat with Lin Xun, seeing that he had already sent her a few messages.

【School Grass】: Have you ever thought about it?

【School Grass】: Perhaps the man you mentioned, in his eyes, there are only those who are beautiful and those who are not.

【School Grass】: Men.

Yue Qianling: “……?”

She read it three times before realizing what he was saying.

Then, she sent a screen full of “?” back.

No way… right?

It’s impossible… right?

Damn it!!!!

On this cold night, Yue Qianling suddenly felt like someone was strangling her throat, and her mind was buzzing.

She raised her head abruptly, staring intensely at Gu Xun ahead.

Then, she saw Gu Xun pick up his phone.

The faint glow of the screen reflected in his pupils, and he seemed to see something that made him happy, suddenly curling his lips into a smile.

Yue Qianling’s heart tightened suddenly.