Volume 2 Chapter 31: May the Family Members Sit In?
On the way home after school that day, Lin Lin frowned as she thought about the situation.
It really felt like… she had been tricked.
Hmm…
She looked up and glanced at her “sworn enemy” desk mate walking in front of her. The girl couldn’t help but bite her lip.
This was exactly what felt wrong.
That’s right, this was the afternoon dismissal time at Huadu No.1 High School. These two rivals had once again skipped evening self-study and were walking home together.
Walking home together sounded kind of warm, but in reality, Lin Lin felt uncomfortable all over. After walking side by side with him for a short distance, she quickly slowed down, moved behind him, and quietly switched to “follow mode.”
So why… why did her original plan of looking for a tutoring place by herself turn into going out with her rival to find an art class?!
Hmm…
Thinking carefully, she had clearly been tricked by this guy in the morning. What did her drawing skills have to do with him? And he insisted on making her draw in front of him.
If she didn’t draw, he would flick her forehead!
What a jerk!
Although… her current progress really was in danger.
Still, these were things she planned to handle on her own. Yet this guy followed along anyway.
What a true rival, impossible to shake off. Sooner or later, he’d mess everything up for her.
Why… why does he care so much about her problems anyway?
Well, even so, since she already said she would go to the art studio with him to practice, it would be awkward to take it back. Fine, she’d go, she could treat it as expanding her options…
Eh~
As Gao Liang walked, he suddenly turned his head and saw the girl behind him with a resentful face. He couldn’t help but smile.
“What are you staring at? I haven’t gotten lost!”
The girl said helplessly to the guy in front.
This guy had already turned back to look at her five or six times in just a few minutes, and he was doing it more and more often. If this kept up, Lin Lin was worried he might start dancing tango on the sidewalk!
“Lin Lin, can’t you walk next to me? There are a lot of people around here. I’m afraid you’ll get lost.”
“I won’t get lost—”
She dragged out her words on purpose, sounding annoyed. After thinking for a moment, she puffed out her cheeks and said unhappily,
“If you’re so afraid I’ll get lost, why don’t you just tie a rope to me?”
“Uh…” Gao Liang’s eyes slowly moved toward a nearby pet shop. “That’s… not impossible…”
“Huh?”
“It would just be a bit strange, right? Ahem, people on the street would probably look at us very strangely.”
He said this seriously, his eyes stopping on the girl’s neck, as if he were actually thinking about it.
“Hey, hey, that’s not the problem! People would think we have a weird relationship! And I’m still a high school student, I’d get dragged to the police station!”
“Pfft—haha, Lin Lin, I’m just joking~”
Gao Liang waved his hand and laughed.
“I just think that you always walking behind me makes me uneasy because I can’t see you. Wouldn’t it be fine to walk side by side for a bit?”
“Uh…”
The girl’s face turned slightly red, but she still put on a proud look and said,
“J-just now, it was only because walking side by side near the school gate didn’t look good. I—I’ll lead the way!”
In the end, Lin Lin was still a bit embarrassed to walk next to her rival. She quickly stepped forward, moved ahead of Gao Liang, and then…
The girl who didn’t know the direction, well… started to get confused about which way to go.
Hmm, anyway, the important thing was that she couldn’t walk side by side with that guy.
Forward! Just go forward!
So the girl kept rushing straight ahead. Her steps were strangely fast, so fast that Gao Liang was starting to fall behind. He quickly stepped forward, stopped her, and said awkwardly,
“Lin Lin, you went the wrong way. The art training center is to the east!”
Ah… this…
Ahem. In the end, the girl still walked next to Gao Liang, though clearly unwilling. For some reason, the distance between them became about five meters. Every time Gao Liang tried to move closer, the girl immediately dodged to the side.
There was no choice. To stop the girl from running into the middle of the road, Gao Liang could only walk along the edge.
They walked for a while and arrived at the art training center Gao Liang had checked earlier. A place with a pretty good reputation.
As soon as they entered, the place gave a good first impression. It was a whole office building, quite large, and looked very professional.
Gao Liang led Lin Lin to the front desk and asked about signing up for classes.
When the receptionist heard they were here to register, she became very enthusiastic and started explaining.
“We have short-term crash courses, long-term classes, and even self-use art studios. Young man, are you signing up for your girlfriend?”
She smiled and looked at Lin Lin beside Gao Liang, then continued,
“Our teachers are very experienced, and the teaching quality is high. We have classes at many different times. We just opened a new evening class this week. If you join now, you can jump in right away!”
Ah…
She talked a lot, but…
Lin Lin quickly shook her head.
“No, no, he’s not my boyfriend. He…”
For a moment, Lin Lin couldn’t think of a good way to describe him. Just then, Gao Liang suddenly stopped her and looked seriously at the receptionist.
“Um, may I ask, can a family member sit in on a class? I want to check the teaching quality.”
F-family member?!
“Hey! What are you saying?!”
Gao Liang completely ignored Lin Lin’s protest and looked very serious and righteous as he faced the receptionist. The receptionist froze for a moment. After all, both Gao Liang and Lin Lin looked like students. They really didn’t look like parent and child.
Uh…
“Well… it is possible. We do allow parents to sit in on trial classes. But… you are this young lady’s…?”
“Brother!”
“You jerk—”
Lin Lin wanted to protest again. After all, who would want to suddenly gain an older brother out of nowhere? But Gao Liang turned, pulled her aside, and whispered,
“Hey, just go along with it. I’m here to help you check if the teachers here are good, right?”
“But… ah, fine, fine! Let’s just go with it…”
In the end, the girl gave in. Gao Liang quickly returned to the counter and continued talking with the receptionist.
“Oh… in that case, I guess it’s okay…”
The receptionist nodded awkwardly, then asked,
“So, which class would you like to sign up for?”
“The zero-experience crash course. After all, my little sister doesn’t have much time left, right?”
Gao Liang smiled and turned to Lin Lin. She could only nod helplessly. At this point, learning even a little was better than nothing.
“Alright. Please take a look at the fee for the crash course. You can attend a one-week trial, and then pay and register after that.”
Gao Liang nodded. Following the receptionist’s directions, he led Lin Lin to the classroom.
When they pushed open the door, facing a room full of parents with small children, this pair of high school boy and girl, well…
Quietly walked inside.