Elementary School Classmate Zheng Xiaoqi

Elementary School Classmate Zheng Xiaoqi

Lin Yuan arrived at the agreed location, a milk tea shop.

He ordered a kumquat lemon tea, then sat down to wait.

Come to think of it, he had not seen this elementary school classmate since starting middle school.

Even though they had each other's contact information, they rarely kept in touch.

They could only learn about each other's lives through Moments updates.

When Lin Yuan suddenly contacted this elementary school classmate, she had even thought he was asking to borrow money.

It had caused quite a misunderstanding.

Just as Lin Yuan had been waiting for around twenty minutes, someone suddenly sat down across from him.

"Hi, long time no see, Lin Yuan!"

Lin Yuan instinctively looked up.

Across from him, a girl with twin ponytails smiled brightly at him.

She wore a loose white T-shirt with a male anime character printed on the chest.

Her lower half was covered only by a pair of black knee-length shorts, revealing her slender calves.

Anyone who did not know her would definitely mistake her for an elementary school student.

She simply looked far too young.

"Holy shit!"

The surprise in Lin Yuan's voice was enough to show the turmoil he felt upon seeing her.

That classmate from elementary school seemed not to have changed much at all, still looking exactly as she did in his memories.

"Other girls change completely as they grow up. Zheng Xiaoqi, how did you manage not to change at all?"

Lin Yuan carefully looked over this elementary school classmate.

She was much prettier, but she did not look anything like a seventeen-year-old girl.

"Hahaha, I don't know either. Every time I go out, people call me a kid. When I take a taxi, drivers refuse to give me a ride."

Zheng Xiaoqi spread her hands helplessly. It was a good thing, but it also brought her plenty of trouble.

For example, people often called her a kid, and even people younger than her called her little sister. And while everyone else's chests had developed—

Hers had not changed at all.

Completely flat.

For a time, Zheng Xiaoqi had felt extremely insecure about it.

The two had not seen each other for years, so they chatted for quite a while and told each other about their lives.

Zheng Xiaoqi attended another high school. Her grades ranked third from the bottom in her class, and her interests were anime and staying at home.

When asked whether she had a boyfriend, Zheng Xiaoqi frankly said, "I can't even count the guys chasing me on two hands, but they're all too stingy. None of them can even afford to give me a 2,888-yuan figurine."

Lin Yuan broke out in a sweat at that.

"Did you bring it?"

He got straight to the point.

"Payment and goods, exchanged at the same time!"

Zheng Xiaoqi picked up a box from beside her feet and placed it on the table.

"I want to inspect the goods first!"

"Business is built on trust. Go ahead and look!"

Zheng Xiaoqi opened the box and took out the figurine.

After checking it and confirming that it was undamaged, Lin Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

While he was inspecting the figurine,

Zheng Xiaoqi suddenly stared fixedly at Lin Yuan's face. She took out her phone and looked back and forth between its screen and him.

She kept making little sounds of amazement, and even her gaze turned strange.

"Why do you keep staring at me? Don't tell me you've fallen for me?" Lin Yuan teased.

Zheng Xiaoqi suddenly became excited and showed him a picture of an anime character on her phone.

"Look, this is a character from the latest popular anime. Doesn't he look a lot like you?"

Lin Yuan saw that the character had a face shape similar to his, and a similar build as well. There was some resemblance, but not enough to say they looked exactly alike.

"If we dress you up a little more and put some makeup on you, then have you cosplay him—holy shit, wouldn't everyone at the convention crowd around you for pictures!"

The more she spoke, the more excited she became. She was about to drag Lin Yuan home and disguise him.

"Girls should have some restraint!"

Lin Yuan decisively refused.

There was no way he was going to cosplay an anime character!

"I'm not selling you the figurine anymore! Bye!"

Zheng Xiaoqi grabbed the figurine and made to leave.

"Hey, hey, don't! We can talk this out!"

In the end, Zheng Xiaoqi forcibly dragged Lin Yuan to her nearby home, pressed him into a chair, and treated him like a lab rat.

During that time, Zheng Xiaoqi used all sorts of makeup tools to paint on his face.

Lin Yuan felt like crying.

For Lianyin's birthday present, what did a little humiliation matter?

But before long, he changed his mind.

Staring at his suddenly devastatingly handsome reflection in the mirror, Lin Yuan was stunned.

So I could actually be this handsome!

Makeup artist Zheng Xiaoqi's eyes also lit up as she watched from the side.

Her elementary school classmate was still pretty handsome after putting on makeup.

Most importantly, he really did look like that anime character!

"I'll order the costume for this anime character online. Come try it on when it arrives, then go to the convention with me on the fifth of next month and make an appearance!"

Zheng Xiaoqi stood with her hands on her hips, looking as though she would not let Lin Yuan leave unless he agreed.

Lin Yuan was unwilling inside, but after glancing at the figurine beside the table, he gritted his teeth and endured it.

Fine, I'll cosplay. Nobody knows me there anyway, so I won't have to feel awkward running into anyone I know.

And so, the matter was happily decided.

Lin Yuan left with the figurine.

The gift issue was settled. Next came his appearance.

He specifically consulted makeup artist Zheng Xiaoqi, then chose a clean, casual outfit that also looked stylish and youthful.

Then, suppressing his heartache, he went to an upscale hair salon and got a nice haircut.

Everything was ready.

On Sunday evening, Lin Yuan arrived at school early and informed his three roommates that he would return late the next night.

Monday.

On the podium, the homeroom teacher had something to announce.

"It's been almost two months since school started. Time passes quickly."

"The school is preparing to hold a Campus Singing Competition. Leaders from above will be coming to watch. If any of you are good at singing, you can sign up with me."

After a pause, the homeroom teacher announced the prizes.

"First place will receive a 10,000-yuan scholarship, second place 5,000, third place 2,500, and fourth through tenth place 1,000."

Several classmates who were fairly good singers immediately had their eyes light up.

That was already a lot of money to them.

If they could make the top ten, they would not have to worry about snack money for the next few months.

Gu Lianyin could sing, so she signed up voluntarily.

Lin Yuan had never heard her sing, but judging by how confident she was, she was probably sure of making the top ten.

"Lin Yuan, how are you at singing? Do you want to sign up?"

Gu Lianyin quietly poked Lin Yuan.

Knowing that he was not cut out for singing, Lin Yuan shook his head without saying anything.

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