Panyan, Come, Let's Hold Hands

When was "next time" that Gu Panyan mentioned?

Wang Ge had been wondering about this question ever since he returned to school on Monday.

He tried to ask Gu Panyan, but she just looked at him with a half-smile and said, "You'll know when the time comes."

"When the time comes," what a load of crap!

Seeing the mocking smile on the corner of Gu Panyan's lips, he finally understood. Gu Panyan, that wicked woman, was clearly just stringing him along!

Despicable! Utterly despicable!

After spending so much time with Chen Yanxi, he had almost started to believe that everyone was as sincere, kind, and honest as she was.

He had intended to confront Gu Panyan and demand an explanation, but Gu Panyan took his hand first and held it for an entire class period.

Hmm...

Given her good behavior, Wang Ge magnanimously decided to settle the score with her in a couple of days.

Then.

The mock exam arrived.

For large-scale exams like this, Changchuan First High School always assigned exam rooms and seat numbers based on ranking.

Simply put, the top thirty students in the school were in the first exam hall, students ranked thirty-first to sixtieth were in the second exam hall, and so on.

Chen Yanxi and Wang Ge had consistently held the top two spots in their grade, so seats number one and two in the first exam hall had always been theirs.

Exams were a tedious process for Wang Ge. The problems were all variations of the same themes; he had solved them countless times and could tell the answers just by looking at them.

This led to him finishing his tests very quickly, usually with about half an hour to spare.

Chen Yanxi finished even faster than him. Every time he finished, he would see Chen Yanxi, who had already put down her pen at some point, quietly gazing out the window and waiting for the exam to end.

What a freak... Wang Ge grumbled inwardly.

The mock exam lasted for two days. During these two days, Wang Ge took the exam in the same hall as Chen Yanxi during the day, and in the evenings, he went to the library to study with her. It could be said that they were together all day.

After their outing together over the weekend, Chen Yanxi's attitude towards Wang Ge had improved significantly; she was no longer as cold as before.

However, when it came to Wang Ge's occasional confessions of love, she still rejected him decisively, just like she used to.

Wang Ge didn't care about this at all.

He wasn't in a hurry. Chasing a girl, you couldn't rush it; haste makes waste.

The results of the mock exam came out very quickly.

Wang Ge scored 718 points, still second place.

Chen Yanxi, with 732 points, was far ahead, ranking first in the entire school.

And Gu Panyan, thanks to Wang Ge's diligent tutoring and her continuous efforts during this period, successfully achieved a good score of 326 points in this mock exam!

"Uh, actually, 326 points isn't bad. At least you've improved a lot since the last exam..." Wang Ge tried to comfort Gu Panyan.

"It's okay, I was mentally prepared."

Gu Panyan showed no signs of sadness or disappointment. She said, "Don't worry, I'm not that fragile. Let's continue with the problems."

"It's good that you can stay calm," Wang Ge said, relieved.

And so, the two of them plunged back into a new round of diligent studying.

Days passed, and the life of a senior in high school was always monotonous and dull. Wang Ge, as usual, tutored Gu Panyan during the day and met Chen Yanxi at the library in the evening. With two lovely girls accompanying him, Wang Ge's senior year life was surprisingly enjoyable.

Time gradually moved into April, and the weather had become much hotter.

The students at school had already changed into their cool summer uniforms, which consisted of short-sleeved shirts on top and long pants on the bottom.

Whenever this time came, Wang Ge would particularly envy schools with uniforms that included skirts.

If the uniforms were skirts, perhaps Gu Panyan would fulfill her promise and let him touch her legs.

However...

Glancing at the girl beside him who didn't wear a uniform at all and treated school rules like dirt, Wang Ge scratched his head.

Even if the uniforms were skirts, this girl might not wear it anyway...

As if sensing his gaze, Gu Panyan looked up and glanced at him, "Why do you keep looking at me?"

Wang Ge pondered, "I was thinking, since you don't wear the uniform anyway, why not just dress more attractively?"

"Dress more attractively? Like what?"

"Like wearing a skirt!"

"Wearing a skirt, so you can take advantage of me, right?" Gu Panyan looked at him with a half-smile.

His thoughts exposed, Wang Ge wasn't embarrassed. He chuckled, "I just haven't seen you wear a skirt before, and I'm a little curious."

"Dream on, think as hard as you want. Daydreaming is legal, after all," Gu Panyan said lazily.

"Then why don't you wear the school uniform? Your outfit looks pretty similar to the uniform... You're even wearing long sleeves, aren't you hot?" Wang Ge tugged at Gu Panyan's long-sleeved shirt, asking curiously.

"I don't wear the school uniform because I used to always get into fights wearing it, and they'd get ruined, so I couldn't wear them anymore.

As for why I wear long sleeves… do you want to know?"

A playful curve suddenly appeared on Gu Panyan's beautiful melon seed-shaped face.

"Yes, I do." Wang Ge nodded.

"Here, look."

Gu Panyan reached out, grabbed the sleeve of her long-sleeved shirt on the right, and slowly pushed it up, all the way to her shoulder.

As she moved, a slender, fair arm was gradually revealed.

Appearing along with it were fierce demons, with bared fangs and grim visages, etched into her skin.

There wasn't just one demon, but many, each with glaring eyes and ferocious expressions, like Rakshasas and Yakshas from mythology, covering almost the entire upper half of her arm.

"What is this?"

"Fun little stickers."

After carefully observing Wang Ge's reaction and confirming there was no disgust or aversion, Gu Panyan let the sleeve fall back down and said lazily, "See? It's not good to show these things at school."

"You care about appearances?"

"I just don't want to get dragged into the dean's office for a lecture. It's a hassle."

"I see." Wang Ge thought for a moment. "I want to get one too."

"You're crazy, it's not anything good." Gu Panyan rolled her eyes.

Wang Ge gestured on his own arm. "I want to get a beautiful girl sticker, the kind with big breasts and long legs…"

Wouldn't I be considered a pervert if I got something like that?

Gu Panyan couldn't understand.

Wang Ge seemed to suddenly remember something and looked at Gu Panyan, his eyes lighting up. "What if I put a sticker of you on me?"

A beautiful girl with big breasts and long legs… isn't she right in front of me!?

"…You're an idiot."

Gu Panyan cursed him irritably and turned back to her homework, not wanting to deal with him anymore.

"Yeah, you're right, I am being an idiot." Wang Ge thought about it and felt a bit foolish himself. "You're right beside me, I don't need a sticker at all."

He grinned and leaned closer again. "Panyan, come on, let's hold hands~"

"Get lost, I need to do my homework."

"You can do it later. Just memorize some words first, no rush…"

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