It's the students' fault if they are too popular.

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Extra: Winter Sun (XII)

In every class, there are always a few people who may not have good grades but can chat and laugh with the teacher.

Unfortunately, Bai Lu is one of them.

After she shouted in the group, "I recommend Xu Dongyang", Dongyang was frightened, but everyone in the group responded.

Dong Yang was annoyed: "What are you doing!"

"I'll act with you!" Bai Lu flattered, "You play the female lead, and I play the male lead, we're a perfect match! I'm sure the teacher won't mind."

If we really let boys and girls act out the dangers of premature love together, the teacher might not be happy.

Dongyang was conflicted. She didn't dislike performing, but she was shy and would get nervous performing in front of a lot of people.

Simply put, she was afraid of forgetting the words and making a fool of herself.

Head teacher: "Then let's choose Xu Dongyang, is that okay?"

The teacher @ her, Dongyang was extremely conflicted, with several mixed emotions, but in the end, he still thought that maybe... he could give it a try.

Xu Dongyang: “Yeah.”

Next, it’s the selection of the male lead.

Bai Lu was confident that no boy would be bold enough to recommend himself, and she showed a smile that looked very provocative and triumphant in Dong Yang's eyes. As a result, she was a step slower in sending the message.

Before she pressed send, a message appeared out of nowhere -

Gu Nian: "I want to play the male lead."

Bai Lu's eyes were bloodshot.

Bai Lu: "I want to act too!"

The atmosphere in the group suddenly became very strange. In the past, few people took the initiative to participate in the art festival. It all depended on nomination, not to mention competition for positions.

The head teacher joked: "Are there no boys? How come you are not as brave as the girls?"

"No? Well, then I can only choose a girl."

Bailu was really afraid that the teacher would provoke the boys, and she was very panicked.

Cultural and Art Committee Member: "Teacher, shall we vote now?"

The head teacher did not reply immediately, but fell into a state of happy distress.

In his heart, he was inclined to let Gu Nian play the role. He had a meal with Gu Nian's father a while ago and promised to give Gu Nian more opportunities to perform. Even if he didn't consider this favor, he still wanted to give the usually more introverted child a chance, but it was not a good idea to directly appoint him.

If Bai Lu loses the vote, it might be okay for her, but for a student like Gu Nian, it might be a big blow to his self-confidence.

"You two..."

In the room, Dong Yang seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.

When two friends run for election, no one will be happy no matter what the result.

Bai Lu grabbed her hair, annoyed that she was a step slower. Gu Nian said she wanted to act first, and she said it later, as if they were competing for it, which was not considerate of her friend.

She has been loyal since she was young. If she is slow, then she can just find another opportunity to do something with Dongyang next time.

Bai Lu sighed: "I'll tell the teacher that I don't want to act anymore."

Dong Yang was speechless, then quickly surprised, and showed the screen to Bai Lu.

Gu Nian popped up in the group.

Gu Nian: "Then I'll give up... I don't have the confidence to act well anyway."

It sounds quite lost.

Bai Lu's heart ached. For a moment she felt that friendship was more important than love, and she immediately jumped out:

"You should play the role. How can you know if you don't try? I'll look at other roles."

The two of them performed the story of Kong Rong giving away his pears. Finally, the teacher decided to let Gu Nian perform the play.

Dongyang stared at the group chat and glanced at Bailu beside him. He felt that today was absurd and magical.

After autumn, everyone's clothes start to get warmer. There are a lot of festivals in September and October. Every day you can look forward to the next holiday or activity, and studying becomes very exciting.

During the afternoon self-study class, the arts committee member called the students who were participating in the art festival out of the classroom and went to an empty classroom to rehearse.

Dongyang reluctantly put down his pen, thinking that he had wasted study time.

Bai Lu sat in her seat, watching the performance sadly. She did not participate in the performance. She could have played the role of the heroine's parent, but the boy who played the heroine's father had a grudge against her, and she could not choose any other role. In the end, she did not choose anything and could only study in the classroom.

She saw Gu Nian briskly leave his seat and follow Dong Yang, holding the script in his hand, and seemed to be discussing something with Dong Yang in a low voice.

Her gaze stopped at the last window.

Ah...I shouldn’t have given in...I shouldn’t have given in.

Bai Lu thought with resentment.

In the corridor, Gu Nian controlled her pace and walked side by side with Dong Yang. She held the script, but they were not discussing the content of the script:

"Dongyang, cat...can I just eat cat food?"

"Huh? Why do you ask?"

"I have a cat too... a cat that no one else in the neighborhood wants, and it's called Lihua."

The kitten was adorable and pitiful, and its meow was so charming that it could melt people's hearts. She wanted to adopt it on a whim, but she didn't have the time to take care of it. After a long period of persuasion, her father finally agreed.

"I see." Dong Yang thought for a moment, "Feed it with meat, canned food, cat food, whatever. I'll send you a guide later. What kind of cat is it?"

"I can't tell...it looks like a tabby cat."

"Male or female?"

Gu Nian's face flushed: "I can't really tell...it seems to be only a few months old."

"Just look behind its butt when it's eating and you'll know." Dong Yang looked experienced. "If you can't tell the difference, take a picture and show it to me. I'll help you identify it."

Gu Nian's face turned even redder, and she felt that the scale of the topic was inexplicably fluctuating, but Xu Dongyang's frankness made her feel that she was too evil.

A bit perverted.

Dong Yang smiled at her: "Hey, I have a lot of cat food at home. My cat doesn't eat it. I'll give you a few bags next week."

"what?"

Gu Nian wanted to decline, but after thinking it over, she said, "If your cat really doesn't want to eat it, then let my cat try it."

It turns out that Xu Dongyang is a cat lover.

When it comes to cats, there are so many things to say.

She seemed to be the first one to find a treasure that could not be taken away, so she hid all her joy in her heart, hoping to move a little bit every day, and one day bring the treasure back to her home.

In the empty classroom, the cultural committee member asked: "Did everyone memorize the lyrics over the weekend?"

Everyone nodded.

"Okay, let's go through it first and see the effect."

Soon, the actors were in place and the narrator began reading the lines.

"Xiaohong is a sophomore student..."

After stumbling along the way, when it was Dong Yang and Gu Nian's turn, the two looked at each other and burst into laughter before they could even finish their lines.

The cultural and arts committee member was anxious: "Stop laughing and finish your lines."

Dong Yang apologized repeatedly. Her part was relatively simple, but the male lead played by Gu Nian had to confess his love, which was quite embarrassing.

Cultural and Art Committee Member: "Let's start over."

Everyone's eyes were focused, joking and happy. Gu Nian clenched his fists nervously and stammered, "Xiaohong, be my girlfriend."

Dong Yang suppressed his laughter, feeling embarrassed to be watched by so many people: "Yeah."

That shy and timid smile made Gu Nian slightly dazed. She continued the following lines awkwardly, not even daring to look directly at him. The cultural and arts committee applauded and praised the atmosphere.

There were two girls, but no one made a fuss.

After the whole class, the efficiency was average.

In the English class afterwards, Gu Nian was a little absent-minded. She was thinking about her confession, thinking about Xu Dongyang's smile, this kind of performance... it really makes people easily have the illusion that "she likes me". She knows it's fake, but fake things can also be sweet and beautiful.

The teacher walked by and tapped her desk gently, and she immediately came back to her senses. For the top students, the teacher still took care of them. Gu Nian was ashamed, and looked at the progress of her deskmate before turning the textbook to the page the teacher was talking about.

that's terrible.

Xu Dongyang is poison, no. He is a drug, no. He is fine wine, which makes people who smell the sweet aroma of wine come one after another, and their hearts are torn.

Junior high school ends on Friday afternoons every week.

On Saturday morning, the students who participated in the art festival gathered at school to continue rehearsing. For the ten minutes on stage, they had to spend several weeks of their spare time. Some complained that they had other things to do, while some, like Gu Nian, enjoyed it.

She rarely experienced anything other than academics at school.

As a result, the first time was with Xu Dongyang.

She even felt that time passed too quickly.

When they didn't have any scenes to perform, they would chat about cats offstage.

Xu Dongyang picked up his schoolbag and said, "I brought some cat food. You can take it back when you go home later."

She was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "...Thank you."

She felt that just thanking him was not enough, so she carefully suggested: "Do you... want to go to my house to see the pear blossoms?"

She thought she would be rejected, but Xu Dongyang's eyes lit up:

"Okay."

Gu Nian began to seriously consider the feasibility of using a cat trap to capture Xu Dongyang.

The subway was not crowded on Saturday, and they successfully grabbed seats. On the subway, they were much closer than in the classroom. Gu Nian could feel the warmth from Xu Dongyang on her thighs. Her face began to turn red again. She coughed and made small talk:

"Is your bag heavy?"

"Ok?"

"Let me help you get it... after all, it's cat food for my cat."

"Oh, it's not heavy."

Xu Dongyang put his schoolbag on his legs, held it up with one hand, and said with a smile, "No need."

Gu Nian lowered her head, feeling embarrassed after being rejected.

Suddenly, Xu Dongyang asked: "Has Han Tingting been giving you trouble recently?"

Gu Nian looked up and blinked: "It seems that she is gone. She has not contacted me since she started dating Chu Jie."

"Oh, all right."

Xu Dongyang raised his voice and hummed something softly.

Even though they were sitting so close, Gu Nian felt like she was eavesdropping.

Probably because he has something to hide.