Time flew by, and the one-week spring break passed in the blink of an eye. Fang Wuwei complained about how fast time was passing while brushing his teeth. It was the first time he felt time go by so quickly since he started working. A week's vacation was far from enough! He really wanted two more days off.
But then, Fang Wuwei was startled. How could he, who had always been indifferent to life, have such a thought?
For the first time, Fang Wuwei stood in front of the mirror, carefully observing his body—no wrinkles, no deep dark circles, only the youthful vigor that this body should possess, full of life.
Perhaps, he was still influenced by this younger body.
Fang Wuwei touched his face. This feeling wasn't bad; it was like being young again.
Ultimately, Fang Wuwei, who had been overthinking, was spectacularly late.
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Fang Wuwei, who was once again called to the office, held two self-criticism letters and silently walked back to his seat under the benevolent gaze of Teacher Nanase on the platform.
"Oriental Student, you're always late for the start of school."
Facing the teacher's teasing and the laughter of his classmates, Fang Wuwei scratched his head and chuckled.
"I'm not praising you!"
Before he could even sit down, Shana from the front row turned around and eagerly asked, "Oriental Student, how was your spring break?"
"How should I put it... I met an old friend, but there's not much else to say."
In fact, Fang Wuwei was very helpless. He had been trying his best to avoid communication with Shana. How could he, with his rich experience of being confessed to, not see Shana's intentions?
But unfortunately, even in his past life, Fang Wuwei had never had a girlfriend. Women only affect the speed of my sword draw!
Fang Wuwei didn't want to accept Shana, nor did he want to hurt her, so he always tried to avoid her as much as possible.
But Shana didn't think so. Never giving up was her motto. She firmly believed that with perseverance, even if Oriental Student's heart was made of ice, it would melt. So, she put in even more effort...
"Did you travel anywhere?"
"No."
"Then next time, why don't you come to summer camp with us?"
"No."
"...Do you want to eat lunch together?"
"No."
After several rounds of dialogue, Shana broke down and went to consult with her best friends and strategists for the next big plan.
"That's great, you have girls looking for you as soon as you come back." Isshiki Makoto walked up, patted Fang Wuwei's shoulder with an envious look. He didn't have such luck with women.
Indeed, handsome people are annoying.
"You don't have to worry. One day you'll also meet someone who likes you and someone you like~" Fang Wuwei crossed his legs, nonchalantly. Although it was true, Isshiki Makoto's two relationships had both failed. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"You're mocking me, aren't you? You definitely are! Damn it, is being handsome such a big deal?!" Isshiki Makoto broke down at Fang Wuwei's laugh and ran out of the classroom crying loudly.
Looking at Isshiki running away, Fang Wuwei yawned boredly. Today was another boring day.
It wasn't until he got home after school that Fang Wuwei opened his shoe cabinet, and a pink letter floated out.
Fang Wuwei calmly and expressionlessly put the love letter into his bag. There were too many people here, so he planned to casually throw it into a trash can on his way home when there were fewer people.
He had originally planned to do so, until the love letter was seen by a female student who happened to be following him...
The next day.
"Huh? Oriental Student received a love letter?"
"Isn't that normal? Although he's a bit silly, he's still quite popular."
"Do you think it might be Shana..."
Fang Wuwei hadn't even entered the classroom when he heard the rumors from inside, making his hand, which was about to open the door, freeze in mid-air.
Who leaked the information?! There's an insider!
Fang Wuwei was a little sweaty at this moment. If this matter hadn't been exposed, he could have easily used the excuse "What letter? I didn't receive any" to deal with the sender. Moreover, there was a high probability that the person wouldn't even come to ask, let alone spread the word.
But now... people's mouths can kill, and he didn't want to be inexplicably labeled a scumbag.
Fang Wuwei sighed deeply. The letter said to meet under the ginkgo tree after school this afternoon. It seemed he had to go, even if it was to refuse, he had to go.
Fang Wuwei pulled open the classroom door and walked in. At that moment, the entire room went silent for a second, followed by countless boys whistling and girls' curious and gossipy gazes. At the same time, Fang Wuwei also saw who had spread the news—Jiefeng. He clearly wasn't familiar with her.
In short, he remembered this guy.
Nibutani, with a gossipy expression, leaned over. She was always very interested in love-related matters. She pulled Fang Wuwei and started giving advice.
"So, Oriental Student has no intention of falling in love at all?" Nibutani looked at him with a disappointed expression, seeing his complete lack of interest in love topics. No gossip to chew on, it was really depressing.
"Yeah, what's the point of falling in love? It's better to study hard." Fang Wuwei picked up his cup and took a sip of water. He really wasn't interested in these JK girls right now. Rather, he had never been interested since his sister died in his previous life.
"Is that so... But you still have to go, you know? If you don't like her, you have to make it clear!" Nibutani wouldn't force Fang Wuwei to accept someone he didn't like, but she still wanted to advocate for the poor girl who had already failed.
Fang Wuwei naturally agreed readily and sent Nibutani away. Before Nibutani left, she kept repeating phrases like "Be gentle" and "Don't hurt her feelings," which Fang Wuwei found incredibly annoying.
Time passed quickly. For the first time, he felt that school ended so fast.
Everyone watched Fang Wuwei pack his things and leave the classroom, and they all followed him with gossipy expressions.
How would Oriental Student, who was unanimously voted the class heartthrob by the girls, react to a confession?
But looking at the slow-moving Fang Wuwei, everyone chose to take a long detour from a distance to avoid disturbing them, heading to the school's small playground—where the ginkgo tree was located—and also to see who the female lead was.
When everyone arrived, they saw a girl holding a bouquet of flowers, shyly waiting, surrounded by the constant encouragement of her best friends, including Jiefeng.
Good job, using a trick to make sure Fang Wuwei would come, even a face-to-face rejection was better than the previous confessors who waited for a long time and never saw him.
So there was a small group of people under the ginkgo tree, and another group crouching on the small playground, mostly girls. Rikka was even among them.
But as time gradually passed, from the time school ended when the sky was still bright, until dusk arrived, and the setting sun shone on the girl, she still didn't wait for the figure she liked to arrive.
"Just wait a little longer... he'll definitely come..."
The girl kept comforting herself, but tears involuntarily fell. Finally, accompanied by her best friends, she wiped her tears and left.
The reaction of the onlookers was very strong. Making a lovely girl cry was definitely not something a man should do!
Among them, Nibutani's reaction was the most intense. With veins bulging on her hands, she almost broke character and cursed loudly, even though she had already warned him very seriously!
Even Yuta, who was next to Rikka, was very surprised. In his understanding, Wuwei was not such a person.
At that moment, everyone labeled Fang Wuwei a scumbag.
...
And Fang Wuwei, at this moment, was sitting on a tree stump, looking at the endless forest in front of him, lost in thought.
You came at just the right time, didn't you?