We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

During the afternoon break, Chen Qiuhe nudged Li Mubai's arm.

"What's wrong?"

"Your art homework is due. Do you want to hand it in? If so, I'll hand it in for you."

"Oh, oh." Li Mubai almost forgot that he still had to hand in his art homework. He took out a sketch paper from his desk.

Chen Qiuhe took a look and could roughly make out the outline of a short-haired girl.

"Stop looking, I've already done my best." Li Mubai specifically searched online for how to draw people in order to improve his drawing skills.

"Not bad, barely passing," Chen Qiuhe commented, then she took out a sketch from her desk.

"Would you like to take a look?"

"I don't need to look at it, just hand it over quickly, and remember to put mine on top of yours."

Li Mubai wasn't interested in how Chen Qiuhe was drawn; he only hoped that Xie Shu wouldn't see his sketch. However, based on his first impression of Chen Qiuhe, he thought she was inherently rebellious.

"Then I'll put it down for you."

Chen Qiuhe walked to the front row with two sketches in her hand: "Class monitor, these are mine and Li Mubai's."

Many students have already submitted their sketches, and Xie Shu piled them all on the table.

"Hmm." She took the two sketches from Chen Qiuhe and placed them at the bottom.

Chen Qiuhe returned home happily, already imagining how she would amaze everyone in art class that day and be highly praised by the teacher.

When all the art assignments were handed in, Xie Shu pulled out the bottom sheet and placed it on top, preparing to take it to the art teacher's office.

"Shu, let me carry half of it for you," Deng Yi said.

"Okay." Xie Shu handed the bottom half to Deng Yi.

Xie Shu walked along, glancing down at the painting someone had drawn at the very top.

Deng Yi also came over to take a look: "Who drew this? It has some skill, but not much."

……

Xie Shu and Deng Yi returned after handing in their homework. During the class meeting, Wu Changguo reiterated the school's ban on early romantic relationships.

Li Mubai lowered his head, while Zhao Feng and Yang Kun glanced at Wang Rui with ambiguous looks.

"There's one more thing, let the class monitor tell you."

Xie Shu stood up and talked about the club recruitment. Actually, it didn't have much to do with the second year of high school anymore, as those who were supposed to join had already joined in the first year.

After class, school was over. Li Mubai ate dinner alone and didn't rush back to the classroom. Instead, he went back to his dormitory to see if Yan Shu had replied and ate the bag of potato chips that Chen Qinghe had given him the day before.

Before Yan Shu could reply, Li Mubai turned off his phone and returned to the classroom. Before he even got there, he saw the boy named Jiang Hao from noon and his friend standing at the classroom door, peering inside.

Li Mubai thought to himself that this junior was really persistent, but also much bolder than him; perhaps it was the fearlessness of a newborn calf.

Entering the classroom through the back door, Li Mubai saw Deng Yi giving Xie Shu a can of Want Want Milk. He couldn't help but feel a bit amused by the sight of the aloof girl paired with the bright red Want Want Milk.

Xie Shu didn't take it. After saying something to Deng Yi, Deng Yi took the can of Want Want milk and returned it to Jiang Hao, seemingly refusing it.

"Hey, did you see that just now? A junior from the first year of high school was giving Xie Shu something," Chen Qiuhe said.

"I saw it, what's wrong?"

"You didn't see that boy's expression after he was rejected! He was all smiles, but then his face suddenly fell. I never thought I'd see a Sichuan opera face-changing performance at school."

Li Mubai also felt a slight sense of smugness, but he didn't show it, feeling that he was still too wicked.

After evening self-study, Chen Qiuhe, Ye Manqi, and Liu Ting walked on the road.

"Manqi, I've found out for you: Li Mubai doesn't like Xie Shu," Chen Qiuhe said.

"Oh ho ho, then Manqi, your chances are much better," Liu Ting teased.

"Qiuhe, let's forget it. Actually, I don't like it that much. Our homeroom teacher warned us not to date too early today," Ye Manqi said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Ah...this."

This feeling came and went so quickly.

"I'm sorry, Qiuhe, I'll treat you to snacks when we get back to the dorm," Ye Manqi said apologetically.

"Okay." Chen Qiuhe felt a moment of regret for Li Mubai's relationship, which ended before it even began.

Li Mubai washed up and went to bed. He had to be careful when using his phone in the dormitory, as the class teacher would sometimes come to check the rooms, especially the male class teacher.

Li Mubai's bed is by the window in the dormitory, so he's not afraid of room checks and can immediately quell any noise.

I opened QQ, and Yan Shu had already replied a few minutes ago.

Yan Shu: "What are you thinking?"

Li Mubai read his reply repeatedly, and after confirming that it was not a rhetorical question but an interrogative sentence, he typed a reply.

Li Bubai: "I advised her not to take the initiative and to just maintain her previous state."

Yan Shu: "Why?"

Li Bubai: "Because my friend is quite timid. She's afraid that if she openly admits to liking that boy, other people will find out. She's also afraid that it's just her imagination. So, is it really just her imagination?"

Yan Shu: "The important thing is how your friend feels about that guy?"

Li Mubai was conflicted about whether or not to reveal his biggest secret. Although it was an online friend and not in his name, it still made him hesitate.

Li Bubai: "She said she didn't know, she couldn't figure it out herself."

Yan Shu didn't reply immediately. More than ten minutes later, Li Mubai thought the other party had already fallen asleep or was speechless at the reply, before sending a message.

Yan Shu: "If she likes him, then be brave and pursue her, and bravely walk alongside her. If she doesn't like him, then keep your distance from him and manage the relationship between the class monitor and the vice class monitor well."

Li Bubai: "What if this is just an illusion? What if it's just wishful thinking on her part? Or, what if that guy really has feelings for her? Would the outcome of her pursuing him be good? Actually, there's something else I haven't mentioned: that guy is very outstanding, while my friend herself is just a fairly ordinary person."

Yan Shu remained silent for several minutes before replying.

Yan Shu: "Actually, the most important thing about love is not the outcome, but what you gain in the process and whether you are happy. As long as you are happy and gain happiness, then the love is meaningful. If everyone breaks up because the outcome of a relationship is failure, then 70% of relationships should not be started. Don't deny the good process just because the outcome is bad. At least she gained courage in the process of pursuing love."

Li Mubai fell silent. He wavered slightly, but was that really the case? This was a shackle he had been unwilling to break for a long time.

They've all forgotten their original intention. Although I don't quite agree with it, I still want to reply.

Li Bubai: "Thank you for the explanation. I've sent this message to her."

Yan Shu: "You're welcome. So, that friend wasn't you?"

Here comes the process of pretending to be a friend, which will inevitably lead to suspicion about whether it is the real person. Although I have reversed my gender, there are always some people in this day and age whose real gender and online gender are inconsistent, right?