Chapter 60: The Bet (4)

Standing on the sports field and shouting a hundred times toward the windows of Class 6, Grade 11, "Gu Dieyan, I love you"...

Fine, even if he didn’t get silenced, life afterwards would be unbearable.

What kind of challenge would be difficult enough to stump Yu Fan, yet not so serious that Yu Fan would seek revenge later?

Ji Niansheng furrowed his brow in agony, struggling with the dilemma. At that moment, a figure ran past in front of him...

Yes, that’s it. It’s difficult enough, but not excessive, unlikely to get him silenced or spark retaliation.

Raising an eyebrow, he said to Yu Fan, "Win Qiao Xi’s heart within three days!"

Yu Fan’s handsome face tightened, his expression cold as ice.

Ji Niansheng secretly delighted in the challenge he’d concocted for Yu Fan.

"If you admit defeat, return everything to me, and stop forcing me to recite English ever again."

Yu Fan’s gaze shifted to Qiao Xi, who was jogging laps around the field. His lips curled into a faint, ambiguous smile.

"Just wait," he threw over his shoulder as he walked away.

Recalling Yu Fan’s smile, Ji Niansheng felt a chill run through him.

He’d been so focused on coming up with a challenge that he’d forgotten this would drag Qiao Xi into the mess.

But...

Qiao Xi should be able to handle it, right?

Even if she couldn’t, she’d have to—after all, his future happiness hinged entirely on this wager.

Just as Qiao Xi finished her third lap, Ji Niansheng approached and handed her a bottle of water. "Here, for you."

"No, thank you," Qiao Xi replied politely.

"Take it as my apology. If you don’t accept, I’ll feel uneasy." He was the kind who felt compelled to make up for his mistakes after the fact.

The girls who’d just finished their laps looked on in confusion.

"Why is Ji Niansheng buying water for Qiao Xi?"

"No way, does he like her?"

"Not bad, I actually think they make a nice pair," Gu Panxi said proudly, feeling validated in her idol’s taste.

"Of course! My Qiao Xi has the looks, the figure, and the skills—who wouldn’t like her?" Dan Qiuqiu declared, swelling with pride for her boss.

At first, the class hadn’t really accepted them, since they’d transferred from Maple Sun, but as time passed, everyone got used to it and gossiped together like old friends.

"But still... they barely even spoke to each other in class before."

"Exactly, isn’t this a bit sudden?"

"And didn’t Qiao Xi and the vice president hold hands before?"

Immediately, all eyes turned to Dan Qiuqiu.

Dan Qiuqiu’s mouth twitched; she wanted to know too, but the key was that Qiao Xi never said a single word about it.

Back on the field, Qiao Xi said earnestly, "Winning and losing are both part of competition. There’s no need to feel uneasy."

"Just accept it," Ji Niansheng insisted.

Not wanting to be the center of so many stares, Qiao Xi took the bottle.

"By the way, did you talk to Leng Xinmeng for me?"

"Not yet."

"Why don’t you give me her phone number?"

"…"

"Don’t worry, I swear I have no ulterior motives—well, I do want to get to know her, that’s all."

"I’m not comfortable giving it to you," Qiao Xi replied bluntly. She knew Xinmeng’s personality; if Ji Niansheng called her directly, she’d definitely set up a second call for him.

Besides, she couldn’t just hand out Xinmeng’s number to a guy without her permission.

"If you see her next time, ask her yourself." With that, she raised the water bottle in her hand. "Thanks for the water," she said, then turned to leave.

Next time.

Who knew when that would be?

Ji Niansheng sighed in disappointment.