Volume 2 Chapter 44: Are We Even Now?
A genius idea often needs a bold action to make it real.
In truth, when it came to fighting back against her rival, Lin Lin had always been rather careful.
But now, a way to wash away the coffee—no, wait, to wash away the shame of being bullied by this guy so many times was right in front of her.
The girl had to consider whether this might be the only chance in her life.
To restore the honor of a beautiful girl, she could not back down!
Damn it!
Just do it already! Anyway, she was drinking her rival’s drink. Sh-she was really too thirsty to hold back anymore!
It was definitely not because she felt too embarrassed to ask Gao Liang if she could have a sip of the lemon water, so she chose this method instead. Definitely not!
Mm…
The girl quietly slid over, step by step, carefully moving toward the sofa. She took a deep breath, then grabbed the lemon water, opened the cap, and gulped it down.
At first, she only planned to drink a few sips to rinse her mouth.
But…
Very quickly, she realized a problem.
Huh?
I don’t want to have an indirect… uh, that with Gao Liang. But if I drink his water and he doesn’t notice, then later he drinks from it again…
Wouldn’t that be me walking right into it myself?!
No, no, no—but—
I already drank it!
What should I do now?
Then maybe…
Without anyone noticing, I could hide the drink?
Mm…
Good idea!
Just as she was holding that thought and about to put the bottle down, suddenly—
Gao Liang seemed to hear something, or maybe he felt that Lin Lin had been out of his sight for too long. In any case, he suddenly turned his head and clearly saw Lin Lin holding the lemon water.
Uh-oh…
The air froze instantly.
After a short silence, Gao Liang quietly asked, “Lin Lin… what are you doing?”
Mm…
W-why did this guy suddenly look over here?!
Lin Lin was like an elementary school kid caught doing something bad. After panicking for a moment, a spark of inspiration hit her. She quickly raised the lemon water, and then—
Gulp gulp gulp!
Even if she couldn’t hide it, she absolutely could not leave what she had already drunk for this guy!
Cough, cough…
To be honest, Gao Liang was confused too.
Th-this…
Didn’t this girl refuse to change drinks just now?
So why did she suddenly get so excited about the lemon water? And she even… snatched it?
The girl went gulp gulp gulp, finishing the whole bottle in one go. Luckily, it wasn’t fizzy. Otherwise, she would probably be spitting bubbles today.
At last, after Lin Lin finally finished the entire bottle, she put it down.
Uh.
She waited for a long time, but Gao Liang didn’t say anything, not even a single joke. Lin Lin stood there awkwardly.
Mm…
Should she come up with an excuse?
Tell the truth? Cough cough, no way! That would make her look like an idiot.
Then maybe…
Stick to her original idea?
She just wanted to bully her rival a little.
Yeah, that might work.
Lin Lin nodded, then looked up and put on a very unreasonable face. She said:
“Cough, cough. I—I drank it. So what?”
Cough… Was that a bit too rude?
The girl nervously watched his reaction. Gao Liang froze for a moment, then looked Lin Lin up and down in surprise.
So…
W-was this a provocation from Lin Lin?
Gao Liang was shocked. And while he was shocked, he also felt a strange interest.
A challenge from Lin Lin? That was kind of fun~
“So, Lin Lin,” Gao Liang asked while narrowing his eyes, “are you trying to compete with me?”
“Ah, th-this… um… I did want to bully you a bit, but actually the main reason is…”
Before Lin Lin could finish explaining, Gao Liang immediately struck back. He almost teleported to the sofa, scaring her.
Then he picked up the coffee she had put down earlier and went gulp gulp gulp.
He drank it all in one go, his face calm, not even a change in expression, truly a hero in the world of drinking beverages!
But…
Lin Lin froze.
She stared at the scene in front of her, mouth wide open in disbelief, stammering, “Th-this… this…”
Gao Liang turned his head away a little, feeling embarrassed. He waved his hand and said, “One to one. We’re even now, right?”
Even…
Even my head!
He drank it… he drank the drink I had drunk…
He drank something I already drank from!
Aaaah—!
The girl suddenly went weak all over. Her whole body went limp, and the only thing still standing was the little strand of hair sticking up on her head. Gao Liang was startled and quickly stepped forward to support her.
Being held by her rival made the girl even more dizzy. She felt stars spinning in front of her eyes.
As Gao Liang called her name again and again, the girl slowly regained some awareness. As soon as she woke up, she felt extremely thirsty and kept asking for water.
Gao Liang quickly brought her a bottle of mineral water that the studio had prepared. After helping her drink some water, with the fresh slightly sweet taste, Lin Lin swore she had never drunk such sweet mineral water in her life. After it went down, she finally felt better.
“So… so there was water here…”
Lin Lin held the bottle, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Aah~
After calming down for a while, Gao Liang saw that Lin Lin was basically fine, so he stood up and said,
“Lin Lin, let’s start.”
“Start? Start what?!”
The girl backed away in fear. Gao Liang looked confused.
“Of course, start drawing?”
“Oh, oh…”
Lin Lin let out a sigh of relief, nodded, and walked over to Gao Liang.
The two of them sat down in front of the drawing board. While thinking about why Lin Lin’s reaction earlier had been so strong, Gao Liang turned to her and asked,
“By the way, the things you said you didn’t understand before, what were they again?”
“Ah, that…”
Lin Lin, who had just been pulled out of her embarrassment, was still a bit shy. She scratched her head and said awkwardly,
“I wrote everything down in this notebook. Take a look.”
Gao Liang nodded, took the notebook, and skimmed through it. He immediately understood where her problems were.
Then he picked up a pencil and started drawing on the board while explaining.
“First, about your first question, let’s draw something like this as an example…”
So, as time passed, with the clock ticking quietly, Gao Liang began explaining nonstop.
But…
This time, Lin Lin’s understanding was clearly worse than before.
It felt like she couldn’t quite keep up.
Even though he explained things very carefully, she still didn’t fully understand. Mm…
Lin Lin asked him several more questions, a little embarrassed. Gao Liang answered each one patiently.
It had to be said, what he was teaching was very useful.
Little by little, Lin Lin began to learn quite a lot.
Finally, after a long period of explaining, Gao Liang touched his chin.
“Hmm, just talking like this doesn’t seem enough. Lin Lin, how about we practice sketching? Do you want me to teach you step by step, hand in hand?”