Volume 2 Chapter 29: Lin Lin, Draw Something for Me!
“Huh?”
Gao Liang had just opened his mouth when Lin Lin suddenly cut him off.
The girl held up her slice of bread, first glanced at the clock in the classroom, then lowered her head. While stuffing the bread into her mouth, she looked at Gao Liang from the corner of her eye.
Then, speaking unclearly with her mouth full, she said, “Wh… why are you staring at me? I’m eating breakfast. Y-you… turn around!”
Gao Liang quietly closed his mouth and turned his head, looking helplessly at the blackboard in front of him.
This feeling was really unpleasant. It was like saving money for ages to get full equipment in a game, finally finding the perfect chance to sneak behind the enemy, jumping in to start a big fight, only to suddenly get silenced and instantly killed.
This…
I still had a whole plan after that! Don’t interrupt me so easily!
But at this moment, Gao Liang could only quietly wait for the girl to finish her bread.
Hmm…
So what went wrong?
He lowered his head and thought for a moment. Soon, he understood the problem.
Oh…
So that was it.
The problem was that the topic he picked was too awkward.
Talking about the weather was just too boring.
It didn’t catch Lin Lin’s interest at all.
Hmm…
Gao Liang looked over again and softly said, “Lin Lin, your hair is messy…”
“Huh?!”
The girl turned around in a panic and quickly touched her hair. “I-I-I… my hair is messy? Don’t say random things… I-I…”
Looks like Lin Lin really cared about her hairstyle. Well, most girls do.
Gao Liang smiled and gently reached out, picking up a strand of hair that was stuck near her mouth.
The girl quickly slapped his hand away, blushing as she shouted shyly, “W-what are you doing?!”
“You were about to eat your hair. Or is it that… you think having only bread for breakfast is too boring?”
“Y-you jerk!”
For a moment, Lin Lin couldn’t think of a good way to argue back.
Feeling annoyed, she turned her head and looked around. After a while, her rival desk mate beside her suddenly handed her a small mirror.
Taking the mirror would solve the problem right away, but… people must live with dignity!
She didn’t take it at first. Gao Liang waited a bit, then smiled helplessly and placed the mirror on her desk instead.
Alright.
This way, it shouldn’t count as a “gift from a rival,” right?
Ahem…
Whose mirror is this? No one wants it? I’ll use it then~
After telling herself that three times in her head, the girl quickly picked up the mirror. Looking at her messy reflection, her mouth twitched.
Ah—
This is such a pain.
Seeing how messy she looked, she felt even more upset. And when she thought about how Gao Liang had seen her like this…
Her mood got even worse!
Ugh, her rival saw her in this state.
It sounded a bit like how girls don’t want the boy they like to see them without makeup, but in Lin Lin’s case, well… it was definitely about losing face!
She sighed, feeling down and not knowing what to do. After hesitating for a long time, she finally just tied her hair up with a hair tie.
Suddenly, Gao Liang handed her a comb.
The girl shyly turned her head away and softly said, “No need.”
“Hmm… by the way, Lin Lin, did you wake up late this morning? It feels like you rushed out in a hurry.”
Gao Liang chatted casually. After hearing that, the girl felt a bit embarrassed. Blushing, she spoke with some shame.
“I… I woke up late, so I just ran here. I didn’t have time to fix my hair.”
Uh…
After saying that, she lowered her head even more. Thinking about how she probably looked messy this morning, she started to regret using the speed item to run so fast.
She should’ve just taken a taxi.
Gao Liang hesitated for a moment, then smiled lightly. “What were you doing last night? You slept so late. Were you studying art?”
“Uh… y-yes!”
Lin Lin answered a little nervously. Cough cough.
Doing a livestream… could probably count as preparing for art study, right?
“Oh… then how was your studying yesterday? Did you find a good art school or class?”
Gao Liang continued asking. The girl rested her chin on her hand, her eyes drifting away.
Cough… she hadn’t even started looking yet.
But even so, Lin Lin still stubbornly replied, “I… I’m looking.”
“Is it hard to find one?”
Gao Liang felt secretly happy. Looks like Lin Lin hadn’t found a good place yet. He cleared his throat and said,
“Ahem, yeah, it’s not easy to find a good school. People at different levels need different classes. So, um… Lin Lin, what level do you think you’re at right now?”
“Uh—”
Caught off guard by the sudden question, the girl panicked. She pinched the corner of her clothes and tried to change the topic.
“Ahem… it should… it shouldn’t be a big problem, right? I think my basics aren’t too bad…”
“Problems are problems, basics are basics. Knowing your real level is very important if you want to choose the right class, Lin Lin.”
Gao Liang nodded firmly. Then he took out a sketchbook and handed her a few pencils.
“Lin Lin, please do your best and draw something right now. You can draw anything you like. I’ll take a look and judge it.”
“……”
Huh?
The girl stared blankly at the sketchbook. After a moment, she looked up at Gao Liang, her small eyes full of big confusion.
What is this guy… doing?
“Uh… now? Draw… right now?”
She felt too awkward to refuse him directly. He seemed to mean well, but—
Her drawing skills…
Uh… uh…
She felt really shy about showing her drawing in front of her rival.
She’d get laughed at, right? She would definitely get laughed at!
Waa…
She could already imagine him holding her drawing, looking at it with a mocking face, and saying, ‘Lin Lin, that’s all you’ve got?’
Gah—
Thinking that, Lin Lin made up her mind to refuse. Just as she was about to speak, suddenly—
Bop!
Gao Liang flicked her forehead, controlling his strength.
“Ow!”
She cried out without thinking, drawing everyone’s attention in the classroom. Startled, she quickly shut her mouth.
Looking at him with both grievance and confusion, Gao Liang pointed seriously at the sketchbook, while thinking that the move he learned from a teacher was pretty useful.
“Hurry up and draw, Lin Lin! This is really important! We don’t have much time!”
Uh…
Why did her rival suddenly become so forceful?!