Chapter 253: Cute Senior Male Student
After the second half began, Wang Heng caught the hamster back into the cage and stuffed the cage into the schoolbag.
“Won’t it feel stuffy?” Pei Ningle pointed at the schoolbag and asked.
Wang Heng: “I left a gap in the zipper, so it won’t be too stuffy. Let’s watch the competition.”
The young girl nodded and looked at the television screen. But as she watched, her eyes started to struggle to stay open. She didn’t really understand those players’ combat techniques and positioning formations anyway, and with no goals for a long time, she grew drowsy.
When Neymar fell to the ground in the penalty area and Baxi got the penalty kick, Wang Heng glanced to the side and saw that Pei Ningle was already asleep, leaning against the cushion.
He simply muted the television.
Although Wang Heng wasn’t a fanatic fan, understanding the situation on the field was no difficulty for him at all, so he didn’t need the commentary.
He watched until the end, and the whole competition ended with Baxi winning 2:1. This score seemed a bit different from what he remembered, but the winner hadn’t changed. He took out the computer from the bag, opened it, and checked his betting account.
He had chosen a major foreign gambling site and bet fifty thousand euros, which was four or five hundred thousand, on Baxi to win. As a result, he earned over one hundred thousand.
The money came at an astonishingly fast speed, but if he weren’t a reincarnator, he never would have played this no matter what. Think about it: if the butterfly effect was strong enough, and this match ended in a draw or Baxi lost, then this four or five hundred thousand RMB would all go down the drain.
Now recalling the Kolodi Team’s counterattack before the match ended, Wang Heng still felt some lingering fear, his emotions hard to calm.
Suddenly, he heard footsteps, looked up, and saw Ye Xun who had just come downstairs.
The young girl first went to the restroom, found a disposable toothbrush, brushed her teeth, washed her face, and tidied up. Then she came to the sofa, looked at Pei Ningle asleep leaning against the sofa backrest and Wang Heng watching the computer nearby, her expression somewhat complex.
What were these two doing while she was asleep—this question naturally arose in Ye Xun’s mind.
Wang Heng patted the empty space on the other side of the sofa: “Don’t just stand there, sit down.”
Ye Xun nodded, sat down subconsciously, then turned her head to look… Beside her was Wang Heng, and a bit further was Pei Ningle. In this situation, did it feel a bit like someone was embracing one on each side?
After a moment of silence, the young girl glanced at the advertisement on the television and suddenly asked: “Has the competition already ended?”
Wang Heng: “Yeah, it’s over.”
Ye Xun: “Did the Baxi Team win?”
Wang Heng nodded: “Yeah.”
Ye Xun glanced again at the notebook screen on his lap and asked curiously: “Amount, euros… What are you looking at?”
Wang Heng casually closed the webpage: “Some wealth management related stuff, don’t mind it. By the way, how did you do on this final exam?”
Ye Xun smiled: “Pretty good, I’m not too sure if I can get into the top 50 of the grade, but you still invited me to watch the competition. Too bad, I didn’t see even a minute of the match.”
Wang Heng: “No problem, you’re not a fan anyway.”
Ye Xun: “But I’m pretty interested in all kinds of sports.”
Wang Heng took a can of cola from under the coffee table and handed it to her.
The young girl shook her head: “I don’t drink carbonated beverages.”
Wang Heng knew the answer but deliberately asked: “Then what do you drink? Or do you not drink any beverages?”
“Besides clear water…” Ye Xun helped herself, taking a small box of milk from under the coffee table, “This is fine.”
Wang Heng shrugged, opened the can of cola, and took a sip.
After a moment of silence, Ye Xun suddenly said: “I want to head back early…”
Wang Heng: “Heading out now?”
“In a little bit, when the subway starts operations,” Ye Xun said, her voice lowering even more, “Staying here, I just feel a bit uncomfortable.”
Wang Heng looked at the young girl’s slightly uneasy expression, which wasn’t hard to understand.
Compared to Han Yixuan and Lu Qi, Ye Xun wasn’t sensitive enough; compared to Pei Ningle, she wasn’t ‘dull’ enough. She could see the back-and-forth clash between them, and had felt Lu Qi’s direct pressure, but she couldn’t confront it like Han Yixuan, nor was she as carefree as Pei Ningle… Naturally, this made her feel doubly tired.
“Then I’ll walk you back.” Wang Heng said softly.
Ye Xun nodded, her small face smiling even more brightly.
Leaving early was originally to seize the opportunity to be alone with him. Now, without her even speaking up, he offered proactively—could there be a more ideal development?
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The sky had gradually brightened, but the sun hadn’t risen yet, and the whole city hadn’t woken. Walking on the street, there was no city clamor, only crisp chirping bird calls, and the slightly nervous footsteps of the young girl beside him.
Wang Heng glanced at Ye Xun walking with him, only to see her looking at him too. In that instant, their gazes met, then Ye Xun quickly lowered her head, her cheeks faintly flushing.
“We’re almost there up ahead,” Wang Heng suddenly said, “The subway station, want me to accompany you in?”
Ye Xun hesitated for two seconds.
From her heart, she of course hoped he would stay with her all the way, best if he took her home. But thinking of Lu Qi’s gaze with its implicit pressure, and Han Yixuan bearing the title of official girlfriend, the young girl felt her little wish might be a bit dangerous. On one hand, it would put Wang Heng in an awkward situation hard to explain; on the other, it might expose her intentions too soon and completely.
So Ye Xun shook her head: “No need, sending me to the subway station is already great, Wang Heng Senior Male Student should go back and check on them. But…”
Wang Heng: “But what?”
Ye Xun stopped, turned slightly to face him directly, and said solemnly: “I’m about to enter third year of senior high school soon, and if I have some study problems, can I consult you anytime?”
Wang Heng answered without much hesitation: “Sure.”
Ye Xun: “Then this summer vacation, could you tutor this little lady a bit more?”
Wang Heng: “Still mathematics? No problem.”
Ye Xun patted her chest and laughed: “As remuneration, I’ll teach Senior Male Student some more combat techniques. These two months, you haven’t gone to the martial arts hall much, right? Have you gotten rusty?”
Wang Heng gave a bitter smile: “Mainly, it’s not easy to use in daily life…”
Ye Xun said earnestly: “Exercising to make yourself stronger is never a bad thing, Wang Heng Senior Male Student. The cuter the boy, the more he needs to learn to protect himself when out and about!”
Wang Heng’s mouth twitched twice: “To be honest, I’m probably not a cute boy.”
Ye Xun smiled and wagged her index finger playfully: “In my eyes, Senior Male Student is very cute…”
Oh no, he got flirted with—Wang Heng drew in a sharp breath.
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