Criticizing Love - Chapter 35

Chapter 35

Lin Xi was naturally born with a pair of sanpaku eyes, her narrow and long eye shape slightly upturned, which made her look a bit fierce when she wasn’t making any expression.

Sometimes even when she did make an expression, it gave people a feeling of skin-deep smiles without real warmth, languid and lazy, carrying a hint of a wild and untamable flavor that frequently infuriated Lin Deyuan.

It was precisely because of this that her words of refusal appeared even more not to be messed with.

The girl’s throat rolled, and she didn’t dare to make requests to Lin Xi again. In the end, it was Gu Nianyin who followed up on Lin Xi’s words: “I’m sorry, if you have something to say, you can say it directly; we don’t have a lot of time.”

The purpose of the girl’s trip was Gu Nianyin. Her gaze shifted around as she thought of a roundabout method to save her situation: “Then… can I add your WeChat?”

This method was indeed not bad. After all, chatting on a phone meant one didn’t have to worry about whether a third person was present.

Communication equipment truly is the greatest invention of the twenty-first century.

Lin Xi thought coldly in her heart, her final ridicule accompanied by a roll of her eyes.

She didn’t know what kind of reaction this was of hers either, but she was just inexplicably displeased with this girl’s behavior.

But people do it to get closer to the person they like, and that is also beyond reproach. What was there to be displeased about?

Lin Xi was irritated, her peripheral vision fixing on Gu Nianyin’s face.

The corridor was filled with music urging students to assemble on the sports field, noisy and intense, yet happening to arrive at her side, it became quiet.

The sunlight also settled down, hanging on her thick eyelashes, falling along with her lightly blinking eyes, completely in her own rhythm.

Lin Xi seemed to understand a bit why this person was so attracted to girls, yet she hated this exact point.

Why on earth did she have to grow up looking like this, attracting young girls to come one after another.

The displeasure in Lin Xi’s heart rubbed and sparked out these flames, and subsequently, Gu Nianyin’s voice rang out: “I’m sorry, it’s not convenient.”

This person’s voice was extremely faint, like falling snow in winter, abruptly covering the sparks within the grass and wood ash.

The girl’s heart dropped instantly.

She was still somewhat unwilling to give up, subsequently grabbing an excuse: “I don’t have any other intentions either, it’s just that there are some questions I don’t understand that I could ask you, sometimes I can’t quite understand the teacher’s explanations.”

Gu Nianyin still refused: “Someone with good grades doesn’t mean they know how to explain questions. If there are problems you don’t understand, it’s best to look for a teacher after class.”

This person’s body exuded a chill that kept people thousands of miles away, yet her bones carried a kind of cultivation. Even though she saw through the girl’s purpose and didn’t particularly want to interact with her, she still said “excuse me” before turning to leave.

The music for assembly was nearing its end, and the students in the corridor were also gradually becoming fewer.

The wind grew cool. After Gu Nianyin left, Lin Xi also subsequently got up from the wall she was leaning against.

Whether this person’s mood was good or bad was entirely written on her face. After catching up to Gu Nianyin, the mood that was displeased just now turned into a free moment to tease: “Student Gu is so cold.”

Hearing this, Gu Nianyin turned her head to look right at Lin Xi. Seeing her looking comfortable and pleased, she asked back in a faint voice: “So how is it that A-Xi hasn’t felt it at all?”

This person’s words were spoken calmly, seemingly admitting her coldness just now, yet seemingly implying another meaning.

Yeah, why was it that Lin Xi didn’t feel the kind of coldness from Gu Nianyin just now?

Or rather, Gu Nianyin’s interactions with her were actually different from her interactions with others.

These words were truly too leading, especially when spoken by a terrifying monster whose composition could pull a near-perfect score. Lin Xi’s cheeks abruptly grew hot, and she cursed: “Are you insane!”

She couldn’t tell either whether these words were spoken intentionally by Gu Nianyin to block her own teasing, or if she truly meant it, only saying hurriedly: “Please, if you hit on girls in the future, don’t say this kind of thing, it’s greasy to death!”

Gu Nianyin thought otherwise: “Is it really?”

In the stairwell, Gu Nianyin calmly gazed at Lin Xi, the step-by-step ascending staircase casting the sunlight between them at different angles.

Those deep brown pupils reflected a brightness like glass marbles, allowing one to look straight to the bottom at a glance, yet following the reflected rays of light, they were deep and unpredictable, each eyebrow and eye having a special intent.

Not only was it not greasy, but it actually exuded a kind of clean clarity.

“…Yes!” Enduring it stiffly, Lin Xi bit her teeth and tossed two words over to Gu Nianyin.

As she spoke, she went upstairs at an even faster speed, leaving Gu Nianyin behind her.

She also hid her accelerated heartbeat within the changes brought about by exercise.

Wang Tingxiu calling Lin Xi and Gu Nianyin to the office wasn’t over anything else either.

The scores for the last mock exam came out. Lin Xi returned once again to the top ten of the grade, and Gu Nianyin still maintained her terrifying grades. Wang Tingxiu was highly satisfied, validating the two over and over again.

But Lin Xi always felt that Wang Tingxiu calling her and Gu Nianyin here wasn’t this simple.

As expected, right after finishing speaking about this matter, Wang Tingxiu exposed an even richer smile to her two beloved students.

She clasped her hands together, speaking to the two of them in an extremely relaxed tone: “Our class is responsible for the flag-raising ceremony next week. Which of you two will be responsible for the speech under the flag, and who will be responsible for hosting?”

Lin Xi knew that following Gu Nianyin absolutely brought no good things!

Although she was wild, she didn’t like this kind of spotlight, refusing: “Teacher, I feel that I am not suitable for either.”

“Last year you said the exact same thing.” Wang Tingxiu snorted and laughed, “What, letting you complete a task for the class collective and you decline with all sorts of excuses like this?”

Lin Xi was propped up by a single sentence from Wang Tingxiu, yet it still didn’t block her from continuing to shirk: “Teacher, look at this image of mine, where can I represent our top-tier class.”

Speaking, Lin Xi even nominated others for Wang Tingxiu: “I think your vision in looking for Gu Nianyin is very correct. Like her, our class also has the class monitor.”

Wang Tingxiu cut her off: “She did the speech under the flag last semester.”

“There’s also the youth league committee member.”

“She also did the speech under the flag last year.”

“The Chinese literature class representative!”

“She was the host for the second semester of the first year of high school.”

Following a round of examples, Lin Xi wilted.

She pretty much understood now. The people with excellent grades in the class had already been rotated through a full circle by Wang Tingxiu, and now only she and the newly arrived Gu Nianyin were left without experiencing this kind of training.

Seeing Lin Xi in this state, Wang Tingxiu picked up the cup beside her hand and took a sip: “Since you are so unwilling, then…”

The water vapor softened Wang Tingxiu’s voice. Hearing these words, it seemed there was room for turnaround, and Lin Xi’s eyes instantly lit up. “Exempted?”

Wang Tingxiu: “Then you’ll be responsible for the speech under the flag.”

Subsequently, she turned her head to look toward Gu Nianyin: “Nianyin will be responsible for hosting, is that okay?”

“I have no problem, teacher.” Gu Nianyin nodded her head.

The dialogue of these two tightly connected, not giving Lin Xi any room to cut in at all.

Just as Lin Xi was silent, wanting to find someone else to replace her, Wang Tingxiu’s hand crossed Lin Xi’s line of sight.

She exceptionally deliberately picked up the class score sheet right in front of Lin Xi’s face again, carefully scrutinizing the names on it: “Now that this mock exam is over, I think whether it’s also time to do a random home visit.”

Seizing a person by their weak point, striking a snake at its soft spot.

During the last sports meet, Lin Xi only used the excuse that something happened at home, and Xing Xiu also saw that she was truly anxious before letting her go.

She didn’t like that kind of pitiful look from people, nor did she want to make Xing Xiu worry. Her pride was also her weakness; being held by the throat, she could only bite her teeth and agree: “…I also have no problem.”

“That’s good.” Wang Tingxiu was extremely satisfied, turning her head to urge again: “Nianyin, teacher knows your writing is not bad, help Lin Xi polish her draft more.”

“Okay.” Gu Nianyin nodded, accepting it.

The sun shone in along with the office door being pushed open. Beneath the sunlight was Lin Xi’s face that was entirely devoid of any desire to live.

She didn’t like speaking in this kind of public venue under the gaze of tens of thousands, and what’s more, reading some very high-sounding things.

In Lin Xi’s world, her soul was the most free, and it shouldn’t be restricted.

Fate made her wild and untamable, yet it capped chains onto her, binding her to this world.

Unable to push it away.

“A bit looking forward to the look of A-Xi going on stage to speak.”

Zhong Sheng’s voice was excited, the egg drop soup held in her hand almost splashing out.

Ever since she heard the news of Lin Xi’s upcoming speech under the flag, she was full of anticipation.

“Ain’t it just so.” Qin Zhuo also echoed from the side. She didn’t eat with her girlfriend this afternoon. “Waited for almost three years, and finally the last round falls on A-Xi!”

Zhong Sheng: “I’ve agreed with the underclassman in the propaganda department to borrow their camera to take pictures when the time comes.”

Lin Xi walked beside them carrying the lunch she had ordered. Hearing these words from Zhong Sheng, she couldn’t help but catch up with a line: “Then ought I to thank you for your god-like speed?”

“You’re welcome!” Zhong Sheng didn’t care about Lin Xi’s tone of speaking at all, raising her head and readily accepting it.

This person knew very well how to treat everyone equally, looking toward Gu Nianyin as she spoke: “Great Deity, rest assured, I will also take many good-looking pictures for you!”

Hearing this, Gu Nianyin gave a light nod of her head: “Thank you.”

This voice was calm, presenting another style of painting in the noisy cafeteria.

Lin Xi turned her head to look right at her side where the voice came from. Gu Nianyin was currently carrying a simple green vegetable dish, unhurriedly walking side-by-side with her.

Truly not knowing since when it started, this fellow also ate together with the three of them.

It seemed to be Zhong Sheng’s warm invitation.

It seemed to be them training together during the sports meet.

But it was also fortunate that the tables in the cafeteria were for four people.

With one more of her, it barely counted as not being an eyesore, nor did it clash.

Thinking like this, Lin Xi raised her head to gaze at the mountain of people and sea of students in the cafeteria.

At noon, the school let out together, so there were exceptionally many people in the cafeteria. Today Cheng Jianbang even dragged out the class, and looking around, the positions in the entire restaurant were almost entirely full. They had to fix their eyes tightly and search carefully.

“If you ask me, Zhou Lian also has no vision, how good of a person is our Brother Feng, unable to think straight and liking that whatever Gu Nianyin.”

“No, I heard she didn’t she just reject the guy during the long break today?”

“Yeah, that rejection, had absolutely no feeling in it.”

“Everyone knows she likes girls, what is she still pretending here for?”

“Deliberately acting aloof, looking down on everyone, and she doesn’t even find herself disgusting, liking a girl and still being this proud.”

Just as Lin Xi’s group walked into the dining area to search for seats, the sound of a table of boys chatting and discussing traveled over.

These few individuals did not control their voices. This sound was loud enough that even though Lin Xi and the others weren’t standing close, they could hear it clearly.

Hearing that they seemed to be discussing Gu Nianyin.

Discussing her sexual orientation.

Varying degrees of anger appeared on Zhong Sheng and Qin Zhuo’s faces, and they one after another looked toward Gu Nianyin.

Meanwhile, Gu Nianyin stood to the side, her calm face devoid of any expression.

The familiar yet irritating displeasure finally appeared in Lin Xi’s chest. Looking over with a single glance, she spotted a familiar head among those four heads.

As expected, it was that foul-mouthed boy from Class Thirteen, and sitting together with him were the brothers from the front and back rows who were in cahoots with him last time.

“To say it, it’s still our Brother Feng who’s awesome, really managed to ask it out.”

The four were watching like this when the boy opposite flattered that foul-mouthed guy.

That boy also got excited, slapping his chopsticks down: “Damn it, could there still be a matter that your father here can’t ask out?”

“This woman, I already didn’t like the look of her back then. Look at it, as expected, a dead homosexual, wouldn’t you say it’s disgusting?”

“I think it’s just that other guys didn’t look highly upon her, making her turn autistic.”

“Truly don’t look at that aloof appearance of hers when she first came to our class back then, ‘ah, I’m number one in the grade, I’m so extraordinary.’ In reality, who knows how low her self-esteem is inside, how twisted it is.”

That boy spoke with increasing excitement, pulling his entire leg up onto the chair, his whole body presenting the style of a local ruffian: “For a dead lesbian like this, your young master here—!”

Seeing that right when he was about to say something even more excessive, a wail split through the noisy and bustling restaurant out of nowhere.

Hot rice drenched in braised meat gravy poured right down facing this boy’s head, and the stainless steel tray let out a muffled “bang” sound.

Lin Xi directly picked up the rice in her hand and capped it over his head, staring coldly into his eyes, asking expressionlessly: “What I taught you last time, you haven’t learned it yet, have you?”

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