Chapter 19: Follow My Lead!
In the early morning class, An Han deliberately sat beside Long Xing.
He looked sleepy, lying on the desk with half-open eyes staring at the blackboard. But in fact, his attention was completely on the conversation happening next to him.
“Brother Long, how was the date last night?”
“Don’t mention it. It’s over for me.” Long Xing replied in a hopeless tone.
This guy had even gone drinking outside the school last night, staggering back to the dorm around 2 a.m., still drunk even now.
An Han felt a little guilty inside.
Although he liked playing pranks on his friends and roommates, he had never actually broken someone’s heart before.
Poor Long Xing~
Too bad it was Long Xing. If only it had been that jerk Wu Dongming instead!
Sitting on Long Xing’s other side, Chen Junjie asked curiously, “So that girl wasn’t actually An Han in women’s clothes?”
This jerk Chen Junjie also needs to be taught a lesson someday!
An Han shot him a dark glare.
“Of course not,” Long Xing said angrily. “You not getting along with Xiao Han is one thing, but why do you have to use my business to mock him? Are you crazy?”
After being scolded, Chen Junjie froze awkwardly, scratching his nose.
“I didn’t mean that… I just thought the girl in the photo really looked like An Han.”
“Well, if it’s not him, that’s even better! Means you still got a chance to chase that girl, right?”
“Hey, when it comes to chasing girls, you gotta be shameless! Look at my exes, I got them all because I didn’t give up!”
“I’m telling you, I’ve got experience. Follow my advice and you’ll definitely win her over!”
Long Xing looked even more depressed. He buried his face in his arms and mumbled gloomily.
“She already has a boyfriend.”
“Then steal her away! If you work hard enough, no relationship can’t be broken!”
Listening to that, An Han rolled his eyes with open disgust. This guy’s moral compass is completely broken.
“But… her boyfriend is Su Peng.”
An Han and Chen Junjie both froze at the same time, turning their heads in disbelief toward the back row, where Su Peng sat innocently, completely unaware, focused on taking notes.
Wait, what? Since when did Su Peng become my boyfriend?
No, seriously, when did I even get a boyfriend!?
“Su Peng, huh… that’s tricky.” Chen Junjie sighed, shaking his head.
“If you try to steal a classmate’s girlfriend and people find out, you’ll be done for in this class.”
“Yeah…”
Su Peng noticed the looks from the front row and raised an eyebrow, silently asking An Han with his eyes what was going on.
An Han shook his head and lay back down on the desk.
It was said that Su Peng was quite rich, using a laptop that cost more than 20,000 yuan. His looks were decent, not as handsome as An Han, but neat, clean, and polite. He’d even been confessed to by several girls before.
So how did he end up being my boyfriend in their story?
An Han was still confused, but soon shrugged it off.
Whatever. I’m never cross-dressing again anyway. Let them think whatever they want.
“What was that girl’s name again?”
“How should I know? She refused to tell me.”
“Then you’re doomed. That girl didn’t even tell you her name.”
“She even deleted me on WeChat.”
Long Xing and Chen Junjie were still chatting beside him. After making sure he wasn’t being noticed, An Han stopped eavesdropping out of boredom.
It must’ve been because Long Xing saw him leaving the field with Su Peng last night, that’s why he misunderstood.
An Han rested his chin on one hand, staring at the podium.
Well, that’s fine. If it weren’t for this misunderstanding, Long Xing would already be pestering him nonstop under Chen Junjie’s encouragement.
One big problem was finally solved perfectly, and that made An Han feel really good. Before class even ended, he was already scrolling through food delivery apps, looking for something tasty to reward himself.
Unfortunately, there weren’t any fancy restaurants around the school. Mostly simple set meals for about ten yuan, and the most expensive option was usually grilled fish at the barbecue place.
Then suddenly, his arm started to feel itchy.
He turned his head and saw Long Xing leaning close, sniffing near his arm.
“Brother Long, don’t tell me you’re a pervert?” An Han said with a teasing tone. He was in a good mood, and the smile on his lips revealed a small dimple that made his face look especially sweet.
“No.” Long Xing turned away and said to Chen Junjie, “Xiao Han smells like milk too.”
“What milk smell?”
“It’s similar to that girl’s scent.”
“Maybe An Han spilled milk on himself this morning,” Chen Junjie said lazily, yawning.
Just moments ago, An Han had been smiling sweetly. Now his face darkened, and the smile completely vanished.
What?! There’s no smell on me!
I drank soy milk this morning, okay?!
He raised his arm and sniffed hard, but besides the faint warmth of his skin, he couldn’t smell anything at all.
When Long Xing looked at him again, An Han had already put on a blank face, pretending he didn’t hear a thing, staring straight ahead at the teacher.
This is bad.
He’d just managed to shake off any link between him and that girl, and now there was another coincidence tying them together!
Keeping a straight face, he couldn’t help secretly tugging his collar and sniffing inside his shirt.
Wait... maybe there is a little smell?
He couldn’t even tell if it was real or just his imagination. But no matter what, if Long Xing followed this clue, he might start suspecting him again.
“Can this ever end~”
He sighed helplessly, and just then, the class bell rang.
In college, teachers rarely dragged classes past time, so the professor ended it right away, and students immediately stood up, chattering as they rushed out.
An Han was about to make his escape too, but just as he stood up, he saw Long Xing hesitating, then walking toward Su Peng.
He froze for a moment, then quickly followed behind.
“Su Peng, wait a sec,” Long Xing called out, hurrying to stop him.
“What’s up?” Su Peng looked confused, those guys had been staring at him throughout the whole class.
Looking a bit embarrassed, Long Xing scratched his head and asked, “Uh... do you have a girlfriend?”
He just wanted to make sure his guess was right. If he was wrong, then maybe he still had a chance.
“Girlfriend? I—”
Before Su Peng could finish, he saw An Han standing behind Long Xing, glaring at him fiercely.
Of course, just glaring couldn’t really send a message, they weren’t nearly that in sync.
“No, I don’t,” Su Peng said.
An Han felt so angry that he wanted to smash his textbook on Su Peng’s head to see what was inside.
“What?! You don’t?!”
Su Peng had no idea why Long Xing suddenly looked so happy, and when he turned to see An Han’s death stare, he got even more confused. “What’s going on?”
“Nothing! Nothing!” Long Xing said quickly, running off excitedly to share the news with Chen Junjie.
“???” Su Peng looked at An Han, completely lost.
An Han kicked him hard and snapped, “Use your eyes! Watch my signals! Can’t you understand?!”
“I... don’t get it.”
“Then go after him now! Tell him you do have a girlfriend!”
“Would he even believe that?”
“Brother Long isn’t that bright, it’s fine!”