How come you're also my ex-girlfriend?

"Xu Yan!"

Xu Yan, who had just finished enjoying a delicious bowl of stir-fried noodles with green peppers and shredded pork at a breakfast shop, was patted hard on the shoulder from behind.

When Xu Yan turned around, she saw a boy with an average appearance, but who was quite handsome, and most importantly, had a very flamboyant side-swept fringe.

Zhou Wentao, my classmate, was one of the few boys in the class I had a decent relationship with—just a decent one, really. He was one of the participants in yesterday's "park incident," or more accurately, the instigator. He's 1.75 meters tall. Why mention his height? Because I'm 1.78 meters tall.

He comes from a good family; his father works as a minor leader in the Liangcheng Tobacco Bureau, which is barely enough to qualify him for a Brahmin family in Liangcheng. Of course, his family background is still much better than Xu Yan's.

"Hmm? What a coincidence."

Xu Yan also greeted them.

Zhou Wentao immediately leaned forward, squinted, and gestured with his chin, "That girl at your table was pretty good. I don't think I've seen her before. Does our school have any other hotties like her?"

Xu Yan frowned slightly. Top-notch goods? What kind of adjectives are these? I'll record it and post it on Xiaohongshu for you.

He subtly shifted his body, slightly increasing the distance between himself and Zhou Wentao, at least enough to make Zhou Wentao lower his hand from his shoulder.

"I don't know, we just happened to be having breakfast at the same table."

It's definitely not about keeping it all to yourself; it's just that Xu Yan himself doesn't know whether his relationship with Jiang Yiyao is good or bad right now. After all, they haven't seen each other for two years, and their time together yesterday... wasn't very pleasant either. There's no need to deliberately maintain contact.

"That's a pity, I think she's much prettier than Lin Jia..."

Just as Xu Yan was about to praise Zhou Wentao for not being blind, Zhou Wentao dramatically slapped his mouth, looking as if he had said something wrong.

"Oh dear, I almost forgot, Lin Jia is your goddess, and in your heart, Lin Jia is definitely the best."

"...Don't talk nonsense. I'm a materialist, and I only have one belief."

Zhou Wentao was stunned for a moment, watching Xu Yan walk forward on her own, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out.

So he quickly caught up with Xu Yan and asked, "By the way, how did it go with the great opportunity I created for you guys yesterday?"

Why are there people in this world who love to bring up things they don't want to talk about?

Xu Yan shook his head. "What results are we talking about? What results can we possibly get from just chatting?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wentao immediately spoke up, "Don't be embarrassed if you don't succeed. Lin Jia, there are plenty of guys who try to chat her up at school, so it's normal that it's a bit more difficult. Just think of it as fighting a boss in a game. If one approach doesn't work, try another."

Change your playstyle? Is the fact that I can't even see the health bar related to changing my playstyle?

However, Xu Yan no longer had any intention of looking at the health bar.

He simply put his hands in his pockets, looked straight ahead, and remained focused.

"Let whoever wants to hit me do it, it has nothing to do with me. You'd better not say these things again, or I won't say a word if she blames me for spreading rumors."

"Giving up already? What's important in relationships? It's perseverance. You need to understand that many times when a girl rejects you, she doesn't really mean it; she just wants to test your feelings..."

"Where do I sound familiar?" Xu Yan looked at Zhou Wentao strangely, then asked, "Have you ever been in a relationship?"

Zhou Wentao stared intently at Xu Yan, "Xu Yan, I've noticed that you seem to have been hurt quite deeply by Lin Jia."

Xu Yan laughed heartily, "Are you feeling the urgency?"

"Screw you! Forget it, let's talk about something happy."

Xu Yan did have some happy things, but unfortunately he couldn't talk about the system. If he did, people would just question whether he had been reading too many novels lately.

"What's making you happy?"

"You know there will be a diagnostic test this month, right?"

"Is this something to be happy about? I admit my last sentence was a bit aggressive, but you really don't need to act crazy to get back at me. I can apologize." Xu Yan thought that taking an exam was something to be happy about, which was like a prisoner finding out that his sentence had been extended by ten years and then dancing with joy.

too crazy.

"Damn it, what nonsense are you spouting?" Zhou Wentao said irritably. "This placement test is crucial for promotion."

"You want to move up a grade?"

In the affiliated high school, the gap between the experimental class and the regular class is indeed quite large. Xu Yan's previous grades were only average in the regular class. If he did not show any outstanding progress in the test and reveal his potential, he would basically have no hope of being promoted to the next class.

Fortunately, my family didn't put too much pressure on me in terms of studying; at least they didn't enroll me in a crazy number of tutoring classes.

"Of course! Otherwise, why do you think I'm attending tutoring classes during the summer? Although there aren't many spots for promotion this time, I'm determined to get one. You should work hard too, and I'll take you to London."

"I understand. But you should go, London is too gloomy, I'm a sunny boy."

"You're so cheerful? Don't make me laugh. Tell me something to motivate you."

"What?"

"Lin Jia is also attending tutoring classes now, in the same class as me. She wants to move up a grade too."

So, it's true that he's only focused on studying right now? It doesn't matter, he's too lazy to even entertain any grand fantasies anymore.

"Then I wish you all a bright future."

The promotion to a higher grade is a scam; the students with better grades really do devour those with worse grades, so he's not going.

Realizing that Xu Yan seemed genuinely uninterested in the topic of Lin Jia, Zhou Wentao didn't want to make things awkward.

The two chatted idly until they reached the classroom.

The lively classroom was filled with a joyful atmosphere, like a gathering of old friends. Zhou Wentao immediately joined in, mainly looking for his good friends from the Liangcheng Brahman clan. However, seeing him trying to blend in by smiling obsequiously on the periphery, Xu Yan felt a pang of sadness.

Just as I was putting my schoolbag away and finding my summer homework and a pile of test papers ready to hand in, a figure suddenly appeared in my peripheral vision.

"Hey, hey, I'll tell you something in secret."

Dude, you don't even have a name? You just use "Eh Eh Eh" instead? At least use "Eh Eh Eh"! Dude has a two-character name!

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed Xiao Yujie, the gatekeeper of the big boss Lin Jia.

"What is it?"

After all, they were classmates. Although Xu Yan had never liked Lin Jia's close relationship with Lin Jia, he still had to put on a show.

Xiao Yujie glanced around furtively, as if afraid someone would overhear her, then lowered her voice and said to Xu Yan with the excitement of revealing a mystery, "Jiajia woke up late today and came in a hurry. She didn't even have time for breakfast, you know what I mean?"

Xu Yan looked at Xiao Yujie, puzzled. "I'm not a food delivery person, why are you telling me this?"

Xiao Yujie didn't notice that Xu Yan's attitude was unusual, and thought that he was just lacking in emotional intelligence.

She even felt like a matchmaker getting impatient, and couldn't help but slap Xu Yan's arm, "Hey, what's wrong with you? Hurry up and go to the convenience store to buy some food for Jiajia! You're not even appreciating such a good opportunity?"

"I cherish..."

Xu Yan was about to blurt out a curse, but at that moment...

[Back to your seventeen-year-old self, you still have to confront this girl named Lin Jia. When you recall your tumultuous high school days with Lin Jia, your heart is filled with mixed emotions. When you encounter questions about her again, you feel you would handle it better than before...]

[Task: Buy breakfast for Lin Jia. Reward will be given based on your choice.]

Xu Yan: ?

The words were on the tip of his tongue, and the impatient expression he was about to make vanished instantly. Xu Yan even smiled, revealing a bright set of white teeth.

They might even get up immediately.

"Yujie, it's good that you reminded me."

Yu Jie? When did he start calling me so intimately?

Looking at the handsome and clean-cut face of the boy in front of me, I felt a surge of youthful energy and sunshine.

Xiao Yujie felt her cheeks getting warm.

Actually, if Xu Yan hadn't been so fixated on Lin Jia, but instead had chosen someone else... he would have had a pretty good chance of succeeding, right?

Xu Yan stood up and strode straight out of the classroom.

Xiao Yujie, belatedly realizing what was happening, couldn't help but lightly spit out a curse.

"That idiot, he didn't even ask what Jiajia likes to eat!"

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