Love Is Just the Most Insignificant Part of Life

Chen Yanxi's premonition was wrong.

But inexplicably, the corners of her lips turned up.

"Do I have to say, 'I've fallen for you uncontrollably,' for you to believe me?" she asked.

"It's not that extreme," Wang Ge chuckled. "I just don't believe the answer you're giving me right now."

"Why?" Chen Yanxi asked, confused.

"It's simple."

Wang Ge massaged Chen Yanxi's small hand, lowered his head slightly, and leaned close to her ear, chuckling softly. "If you truly didn't like me at all, how could you let me take advantage of you like this?"

Chen Yanxi pursed her lips and remained silent.

Wang Ge was right; she didn't try to argue, as it would be meaningless.

"So, you do like me a little bit, don't you?" Wang Ge tightened his grip on her shoulder slightly. "Why don't you just agree to me, hmm? I'll treat you well."

Chen Yanxi hesitated for just a moment before firmly shaking her head. "No, this isn't what I want."

She took a deep breath, regaining her usual composure. "No matter who it is, after spending so much time together, feelings are bound to develop. It's normal."

She paused, then continued, "Even if I did fall for you, I wouldn't agree to be with you. Love is just the most insignificant part of my life. When it conflicts with my other goals, it will never be my first choice."

"Stories with the best of both worlds only exist in novels. Reality forces you to give something up."

She said:

"I'm sorry, Wang Ge, I have more important things to pursue."

Wang Ge lowered his head slightly, looking at her eyes behind her black-rimmed glasses. Beneath her long lashes, her eyes were dark, deep, and calm, without a ripple.

After a long moment, he finally smiled and said with emotion, "You're truly captivating."

"What?"

"A girl like you, who clearly knows what she wants and rejects temptation to strive for it, is incredibly charming."

Wang Ge exclaimed, then added with a smile, "I like you more and more, Xixi. I feel like I can't live without you, what should I do?"

Chen Yanxi: "..."

"Don't you think saying something like that is presumptuous?"

"Do I? This is from the bottom of my heart."

"...Then go in peace. I'll burn offerings for you," she said expressionlessly.

Wang Ge thought for a moment, then asked with anticipation, "Excuse me, could you burn a 'custom life-sized inflatable doll, Chen Yanxi edition' for me?"

As if shocked by his words, Chen Yanxi was silent for a full two seconds before saying, "...You're a pervert."

"You're pretty cruel too, you know. I like you so much, and you're telling me to die directly."

Chen Yanxi stopped talking.

Wang Ge, victorious in their bickering, smiled. He looked down at Chen Yanxi's alluring face and rosy lips, feeling a bit tempted, and asked again, "Can I kiss you?"

"No."

She was rejected.

Although it was within his expectations, Wang Ge still clicked his tongue in disappointment.

"Don't be too greedy, Wang Ge," Chen Yanxi sighed, sounding a little pained.

"Okay, okay," Wang Ge sighed too, but then added with renewed anticipation, "It's fine. It's not too late to kiss when we're actually together."

Chen Yanxi fell silent again.

Wang Ge didn't say anything else. He kept one arm around Chen Yanxi's shoulder and held her small hand with the other, quietly enjoying the beautiful moment.

"Ring ring~"

The school bell broke the silence of the library.

"School's out, let go of me now," Chen Yanxi said softly.

"Beautiful moments are always too short," Wang Ge grumbled, reluctantly releasing her.

Chen Yanxi sat up straight and tidied her clothes.

"Well then, see you tomorrow, oh no, the day after tomorrow, Xixi."

"Mhm, goodbye."

The next day, Saturday, the last class of the morning.

Wang Ge was earnestly instructing Gu Panyan on what she should do during the holiday:

"You don't need to do the math and physics homework. Do these practice test sets first to reinforce your basics. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on VX... You have my VX, right?"

Seeing Gu Panyan nod, he continued, "As for homework in other subjects, you can do it or not. You've been working very hard lately, so you can use the holiday to relax a bit and get some good sleep..."

Gu Panyan nodded slightly. "I understand."

After saying all that needed to be said, Wang Ge returned to his usual flippant demeanor, grinning as he leaned in and asked, "Classmate Gu Panyan, you won't see me tomorrow, will you miss me?"

"Are you dying?" Gu Panyan glanced at him sideways while diligently working on her problems.

The smile on Wang Ge's face froze.

"You're so rude," he said sulkily, having been shut down.

This was a way of insulting someone he'd learned from Chen Yanxi. He'd pestered Chen Yanxi for so long, and the harshest thing she'd ever called him was "You're too rude."

Gu Panyan pouted. "Since you're not dying, why would I miss you?"

"Then if I were about to die right now, would you miss me?"

Gu Panyan didn't answer him. Instead, she stroked her chin and looked him up and down before suddenly asking, "When did you go to Thailand?"

Wang Ge blinked. "Why would I go to Thailand..."

"If you didn't go to Thailand, why are you being so wishy-washy?" Gu Panyan rolled her eyes. "Only naive little girls ask such sentimental questions, right?"

"...I'm just too bored," Wang Ge said, slumping onto the desk. He glanced at his watch and groaned, "There are still more than ten minutes until school ends, this is torture..."

The last class before the holiday break was self-study. Having a class like this made every second feel like an eternity.

Gu Panyan glanced at him and casually tossed him an earbud. "Listen to some music."

He put on the earbud and listened for a while. The song playing this time was in Korean or some other language; he listened for a long time but couldn't understand a word.

"I want to request a song!" Wang Ge slammed the table.

Gu Panyan, who was concentrating on her work, directly tossed him her phone. "Find it yourself, don't bother me."

Her phone wasn't like the typical girl's phone with a pretty pink case. Gu Panyan's phone was black, without a case, and its screen even had a few cracks.

The phone had no password; it opened with just a press.

As Wang Ge searched for a song, he asked, "Can I peek at your privacy?"

"Whatever," Gu Panyan replied casually.

"Then I won't be polite," Wang Ge said, the corners of his mouth turning up slightly.

He first opened the photo album and browsed. There were only a few pictures of cats and dogs, all dirty, seemingly stray animals that no one wanted.

There was nothing else unusual. Not even a single selfie. It was so clean it didn't seem like a girl's album.

He refused to believe it and opened Gu Panyan's WeChat. Inside, there were fewer than fifty contacts, and a few class group chats.

Her contacts were all current or former classmates. All the group chats were set to 'do not disturb,' and each displayed over 99+ unread messages.

Apart from that, the message bar was completely empty.

Wang Ge searched inside and out for a long time but found nothing, sighing in frustration.

He had wanted to find some dirt on Gu Panyan, but he hadn't expected her phone to be so clean.

There was nothing.

Wang Ge was unwilling to give up. Since he couldn't find any dirt, he might as well leave something behind.

When the dismissal bell finally rang, Gu Panyan got her phone back only to discover in astonishment that her lock screen wallpaper had been changed to a selfie of a certain guy.

The guy was bathed in sunlight, revealing eight pearly white teeth, with an infuriating grin.

PS: I have a lot of things to do during the day recently, so I won't be updating at noon. I'll save it for the evening, posting one chapter around eight or nine o'clock, and another after ten o'clock.

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