Liu Chang'an and Yan Qingcheng stood together, drawing considerable attention. They were the tallest male and female students in the class. Even Wei Xuanyi, who was quite skilled at basketball, was a little shorter than Liu Chang'an.
Liu Chang'an had grown so tall mainly to match An Nuan after she had shot up in height. As the boyfriend of a women's volleyball player, his physique naturally had to be up to standard, lest the various male athletes who often came into contact with An Nuan looked down on him or sought to provoke him.
The men's team members took pride in their height and strength; those were their greatest assets. When even their most imposing assets amounted to little before Liu Chang'an, it saved everyone a great deal of trouble.
After An Nuan had gone through several incidents of being pursued and coveted, all of which Liu Chang'an had handled gently and discreetly, very few people still harbored designs on her.
Even when someone mentioned An Nuan and showed some interest in pursuing her, others would advise them otherwise. Her beautiful boyfriend was a top student—hadn't they watched American teen movies and TV shows? He was the tall type, radiating bully energy from head to toe, the kind who beat people up with a bang-bang-bang.
Rumors never quite matched reality. Liu Chang'an was clearly refined and easygoing, often giving people the warm, tranquil feeling of peaceful years.
Now, his classmates no longer felt any distance from him. The girls no longer thought that spending a little too much time around him would get them pregnant either. When they saw Yan Qingcheng standing with Liu Chang'an, Tong Xi even came over with several girls to greet him before leaving.
Although Tong Xi was always secretly observing Yan Qingcheng and reporting her