We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

Not knowing if Lan Shiyu had her phone with her, Li Mubai sent her the news about the debate team after she returned to the dormitory from evening self-study.

Fortunately, Li's mother and Aunt Lan had them add each other on QQ last weekend, so Li Mubai doesn't have to go to Class 2 to inform her now.

After waiting for a while without receiving a reply, Li Mubai decided to give up. Anyway, this week was the registration period for the debate competition, and Lan Shiyu would naturally see it on her phone by the weekend, or they might bump into each other at school.

Everything went smoothly on Wednesday and Thursday. Chen Qiuhe successfully registered. The debate club members will create a group chat over the weekend to explain the competition details.

Friday finally ended. Lan Shiyu, whom I hadn't seen for two days, waited for Li Mubai at the back door of Class 3 with her schoolbag on her back as soon as the bell rang.

She stood by the railing with her hands in her pockets.

Yang Kun, carrying his schoolbag, walked out the front door with Zhao Feng. He glanced at Lan Shiyu but quickly looked away. Once they were out of sight, Yang Kun pointed behind him and whispered:

"Hey Zhao, when did this pretty girl come to our school? I've never seen her before."

"You're not Skynet, how could you possibly have seen everyone in the school?"

"At least I should have noticed the good-looking ones! But I don't remember the one from just now at all," Yang Kun retorted. "And she was right outside our classroom, looking like she was waiting for someone."

"Who you're waiting for is none of your business. Hurry up and go back to your dorm, pack your things, and go home," Zhao Feng said impatiently.

"Damn it, I just wanted to discuss something with you, but I got this humiliation in return. Take this elbow strike!"

There are so few boys and so many girls in Class 3. I should have chosen humanities if I had known. In the science class, especially when it's hot, there's always a smell of sweat in the air.

Xie Shu, Chen Qiuhe, and Deng Yi came out, and Lan Shiyu immediately stood up straight, no longer leaning listlessly against the railing as before.

The three men glanced at her once, then walked past her and left.

She didn't know if Li Mubai had sorted out her debate competition. She had forgotten to ask him. It was only during her first week of school that she decided to observe first, which was why she didn't bring any electronic devices.

According to her observation, at least half of the students at the school carry cell phones, so she can bring hers without worry next week.

"Li Mubai, you're not enthusiastic about eating, and you're not enthusiastic about going home after school either." Lan Shiyu said immediately when she saw Li Mubai come out.

"What's wrong?" Li Mubai wondered why the other person was here. He remembered that his mother had never told him that he was going home from school with Lan Shiyu.

"My mom is picking me up from school on Friday and asked me to invite you to ride home together."

"No, thank you, Aunt Lan."

Li Mubai waved his hand in refusal. Although he knew Aunt Lan, they weren't very close. He didn't seem to have any close relatives or elders, so there might be some distance between them.

"I also rode in Uncle Li and Aunt Yang's car to school last week, so this time it's on the side of making up for it," Lan Shiyu said.

"It's nothing, we were just passing by."

"Well, you said it's on the way, and my house isn't far from yours."

"..." Li Mubai felt helpless, realizing that he had shot himself in the foot.

"Wait, are you going to ride in the car with a girl?" Lan Shiyu suddenly asked with a mischievous smile.

That seems to be the case. I guess she was sitting with Chen Qiuhe, but I don't know if it's like Lan Shiyu thought.

"Oh~" Seeing that Li Mubai did not answer, Lan Shiyu suddenly realized, "I understand, I understand. Then I won't force you. Goodbye."

She finished speaking and was about to leave, but suddenly remembered something and called Li Mubai back:

"Li Mubai, how's the debate going?"

"Okay, we'll be added to the group this weekend to explain the debate competition rules and schedule."

"That's fine then, just watch me do it." She chuckled twice before actually leaving.

"Then he can just lie down." Li Mubai returned to the dormitory by himself. All the boys had left, leaving only Wang Rui. He took off his school uniform and changed into his regular clothes, dressed up a little, and looked like he was about to go out.

"Are you going home?" Li Mubai asked.

"No, I'm going on a date," Wang Rui chuckled.

Li Mubai was stunned for a moment before he realized what was going on. After all, the word "dating" was still a bit unfamiliar to high school students. He asked in confusion:

"Your partner stayed on as a faculty member too?"

"Her home is nearby."

"All right."

"I'm leaving now, Li Mubai. I hope our next date will be together." Wang Rui picked up the phone he had temporarily retrieved from Wu Changguo, left a message for Li Mubai, and then departed.

"..." What kind of date is he having? I should just drag my tired body home and rest as soon as possible.

He packed his luggage, picked up his bag, and headed towards the station. Before he even arrived, he saw someone in the distance constantly looking in his direction.

"Mu Bai, Li Mu Bai, why are you so late? I thought you and that transfer student had left!" Chen Qiuhe said, arms crossed and puffing out her cheeks.

"Why aren't you leaving?" Li Mubai asked.

"It was all because I was waiting for you! Two No. 76 buses just passed by!"

"I don't believe it."

Are there really people in the world that foolish? Wasting their own time waiting for a friend. If it were them, they would probably assume that the friend had left early because they hadn't shown up for so long, and then get on their own bus and go home.

Moreover, how could there be two Route 76 buses in less than twenty minutes? Chen Qiuhe must be playing a trick on him to make him feel more guilty.

"If you don't believe me, then check it using the bus app," Chen Qiuhe said.

Li Mubai took out his phone and opened the mini-program...

"Look, one left a minute ago, and another left four minutes ago," Chen Qiuhe said, pointing to his phone screen.

What the hell? This bus is acting so strangely today. Usually, it only comes every twenty-five minutes.

The next bus hasn't even left yet.

Li Mubai put away his phone and looked at Chen Qiuhe:

"I thought you were playing a trick on me, but you weren't. So, aren't you playing a trick on me?"

"What are you babbling about? You have to compensate me for the time I lost."

"Actually, the responsibility lies with that transfer student; she insisted on chatting with me."

"If you want to leave, can she stop you?" Chen Qiuhe sneered.

That's definitely not possible.

"What's your phone number?" Chen Qiuhe wasn't really asking for compensation from Li Mubai; she was just joking.

"What are you going to do?"

"I don't bring my phone, so I won't see you at school anymore. It'll be easier to contact you then!" Chen Qiuhe raised her arm, revealing a white phone watch on her right wrist.

"When did you buy it?" Li Mubai asked.

"Last week."

They hid it so well, only bringing it out now.

"Hurry up, your phone," Chen Qiuhe urged, raising her wrist and hovering her left hand fingers over the watch screen.

"Oh, 152xxxxxxxxxxx."

"You read it so fast, read it again."

"152x, xxxx..."

After watching Chen Qiuhe finish typing, she immediately exited the phone screen. Li Mubai noticed a familiar green icon on the screen.

"Don't you have WeChat on your watch? Why do you need my phone number?" Through the group chat, Chen Qiuhe also added Li Mubai on WeChat.

"Hehe, I'm going to send your phone number to your class monitor."

"..."

He'd actually been tricked! Chen Qiuhe was too good at scheming and plotting. But what would Xie Shu do now that he knew his phone number?