A Bull!

"Wuling, what do you think of me?"

In the end, Tsubaki decided to start from the side, test the waters first, and then decide what to do next.

"How is it...?"

Although Wuling didn't know what Chun wanted to do, she still decided to answer truthfully. Of course, omitting some irrelevant details would also count as answering truthfully.

After all, you can't exactly say, "I think you really enjoy reading erotic novels," can you? You'd get beaten to death for that.

So...

I think you're a bit of a closet pervert.

Tsubaki:?

Wuling met Wu Ling's determined eyes in disbelief, eyes as firm as if she wanted to join the Party.

Chun had considered many possible responses: gentle, beautiful, even cute. She could accept being called a good person, but she never expected those two words to come out of Wuling's mouth.

"Are you... serious?"

Chun asked again in disbelief. He really couldn't stand the evaluation, even though it seemed to be correct.

Are younger students these days so bold in their evaluations?

"Of course... it's fake, haha, I was just kidding."

This was a lie. In fact, after seeing Chun's dangerous gaze, Wuling decided to tell a small lie for his own safety.

I feel like if I continue to answer truthfully, I'll be stuck in the ground.

"Joke?"

She leaned slightly closer to Wuling, the faint scent of grass and trees carrying a slightly cool breeze pressed down on him. Wuling subconsciously shrank back, but his back was pressed against the tree trunk behind him, leaving him nowhere to retreat.

"That kind of joke isn't funny at all."

Chun's voice was very soft, sounding gentle, but it made Wuling's hair stand on end.

"Don't, don't be angry. I just said it casually."

Wuling quickly raised her hand and waved, her eyes darting around, not daring to meet her gaze.

"What I mean is, you seem quiet and reserved at first, but once you get to know you, you'll find you're actually quite interesting. That's not what I meant."

The more I explain, the more confused I get.

Seeing his flustered state, Chun held back for a moment, then suddenly chuckled softly.

The laughter eased the oppressive atmosphere somewhat, and she reached out and gently tapped Wuling's forehead with her fingertips.

"Junior, labeling girls so casually comes at a price."

Wuling covered his forehead, looking wary. "W-what price?"

Are you trying to turn me into a sex addict?

"Write this down for now."

Chun straightened up, put her hands behind her back, and turned her head slightly.

"I'll tell you when I've thought it through. Maybe I'll ask you to come with me to the amusement park and ride the Ferris wheel."

Wuling breathed a slight sigh of relief; at least it wasn't anything outrageous.

"That's alright..."

"Don't rush."

Chun interrupted him, her gaze returning to his face, and she became serious.

"I was serious about that question just now. Putting aside that ridiculous comment, let's be honest, what am I really like in your eyes?"

Wuling looked at her and remained silent for about half a minute before slowly speaking.

"Very quiet, very thoughtful, seems unapproachable, but is actually a very nice person."

Chun listened quietly, her fingers hanging at her sides curling slightly, and the tips of her ears blushing slightly.

She had prepared a long conversation, intending to continue the chat by probing, but upon hearing this reply, she was momentarily at a loss for words.

After a long while, she softly hummed in agreement, her voice so faint it was almost drowned out by the wind.

"Yeah."

She looked away, gazing at the setting sun slowly sinking on the distant horizon. After a pause, she added softly.

"So, if I said I care about you a lot, what would you think?"

The wind suddenly caught between the branches and leaves, and all the surrounding noises seemed to be silenced in an instant.

Wrong.

After Wuling silence, a terrifying thought slowly emerged in Wu Ling's mind.

Is she trying to get me to do her campus run?

After much thought, the probability of this happening seems quite high.

I saw this story on the campus forum before Wuling. A senior girl became a junior's girlfriend because she wanted him to help her complete the campus run, and her whole dorm did it together. It's a pity there was no follow-up.

Now, looking at Chun in front of him, Wuling felt something was off.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

"No, no, no, no, no."

"Real?"

"Real."

"Really?"

"Really, really."

"Fake or real?"

"... Senior, stop fooling around."

Chun smiled and deliberately dragged out her words: "So what were you thinking when you were staring at me like that?"

Wuling's lips moved, but the words "I thought you wanted to use me as a free campus errand boy" stuck in her throat, and she dared not utter them.

"I hadn't planned anything, it was just a bit of a surprise."

He vaguely dodged the question, his gaze drifting towards the training field in the distance, trying to change the subject.

"I didn't expect you to ask that, senior."

"Accident?"

Chun took another small step closer, so close that they could smell the faint scent of camellias in her hair.

"Do you feel that no one should care about you, or do you feel that it shouldn't be me?"

Wow, is that such a sharp question?

"No."

Wuling paused for a moment before continuing.

"If I had to say, I'm actually quite happy. I'm happy that you care about me. It's great that friends care about each other, isn't it?"

The glimmer of light that had just appeared in Tsubaki's eyes flickered gently in the evening breeze when she heard the second half of the sentence, then gradually dimmed.

My friend.

That makes sense; after all, how could he possibly fall for a girl he'd only known for less than a week so quickly?

In this respect, Wuling both reassured Chun and gave her a headache.

I locked everyone else out with the lock, but I can't open it myself. It's so frustrating.

Chun quickly cheered herself up; there was still a long road ahead, no need to rush.

Oh right, after asking so many questions, I almost forgot the important thing. Wuling's self-assessment seems pretty good, which has made her feel much more relaxed.

"Do you remember what happened that night?"

Clang.

A thud of a hard object hitting the ground drew their attention.

Wuling looked to the side and saw Calcharo and Lingyang standing there in a daze. There were two bottles of water scattered on the ground, with a thin layer of water mist on them, which looked like they had just been taken out of the refrigerator.

Calcharo saw Wuling talking to a senior he had never seen before and suspected that he had betrayed him. Just as he was about to go over and ask, he overheard this sentence.

That night... what could possibly happen at night? The answer is obvious.

Calcharo suddenly knelt on the ground, his eyes vacant as he stared at the sky.

No, no, no!

"Why? Why? Rover, what is it about me that I lack compared to her?"

"There are cows! There are cows!"

What Calcharo wanted was a heart-wrenching, tearful, and indignant outburst, reminiscent of Meng Jiangnu from back then, crying out Dou E, only lacking the sound of snow falling in June.