117 Joining Athlete team
“The boy is really pitiful. Maybe, I shouldn’t be too hostile to him,” An Xiulan muttered under her breath.
“He is a bully because he had no one to guide him well, “Shen Yue replied. “When my mom was Mrs Shen, she had heard through grapevine that Mrs Lu is a nice woman and a good stepmother to him but Old madam doesn’t let her get close to him and he doesn’t listen to his strict father. His grandmother spoils him so much. It’s no wonder he is not afraid of anything.”
It was no secret to anyone that Song Yifei was a good woman and she was an exceptional stepmother to Lu Xuan but she was never given the chance. It might be because she didn’t have children of her own for a long time. Lu Xun, her only child, was conceived through surrogacy.
“Yue’r what do I do? I don’t want my mom to be stuck between us,” An Xiulan made a bad face. She was naturally worried about An Qinyan who had been stressed because of her and Lu Xuan. “Our fight is causing her trouble. I don’t wanna stress her out.”
“Just don’t fight with him. If he starts a fight, ignore him. Don’t give him a chance to create a scene. Be nonchalant. The more you fight with him, the more dirty he will play. It’s better to not pay attention to his antics,” Shen Yue replied.
Shen Yue was not wrong. As long as An Xiulan ignored Lu Xuan and didn’t give him any chance to create trouble, she would be fine. What would she receive by fighting him in the first place?
On the other hand, Gu Shangyan was staring at Lu Xuan in disbelief.
“Are you out of your mind?” Gu Shangyan asked. He couldn’t believe his ears. However, he recently had a full body checkup and knew that his ears were working fine. “Didn’t you say I don’t need to teach you anymore? Come on, I told you that I want to teach my cousin.”
Lu Xuan shrugged nonchalantly. “I am a member of the football team. If my grades fall, they will throw me out. The new rules are strict. I need you to tutor me constantly to maintain my spot in the football team. You can’t back off! Remember you are matched with me. Forget about your cousin.”
What he didn’t say was how he was being mean to An Xiulan by stealing her potential tutor from her!
Hahaha.
She wants to fight him?
She was no match for him at all.
Gu Shangyan was certain that Lu Xuan was possessed by a supernatural being. What could be the explanation for this bizarre behaviour?
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After school, An Xiulan was following Han Zixin to the cafe where his tutor gave him lectures everyday. Today, it was a day off for Han Nanxian and so Han Zixin asked her if she would like to follow him as his tutor was starting English lectures today. She jumped at the offer. How could An Xiulan say no to tutors? She couldn’t!
After all, she loved collecting a variety of tutors.
Song Xueyun was relaxing when she saw Han Zixin entering the door on time. It wasn’t that Han Zixin never came on time, she wasn’t expecting him to come with such an excited glint present in his eyes. She was even more surprised when she saw a small figure hiding behind his figure.
“Hi,” An Xiulan sheepishly waved her hand as she showed her face, her body still hiding behind his back.
Song Xueyun found herself smiling too. Isn’t Lu Xuan’s sister so cute? She wondered why that boy had to have this cuteness overload.
God really was unfair, wasn’t He? Or why else such a cute sister would be given to someone who didn’t value her?
“I asked An Xiulan to follow me, I hope it is fine with you,” Han Zixin blandly said. Even if it was not fine with her, it had nothing to do with him. An Xiulan was accompanying him and it was as simple as that.
“Of course, it is. Both of you take a seat,” Song Xueyun quickly said and began the lecture. She seemed extra excited to start the class. Her usual indifference wasn’t present. Instead, she would stop occasionally and ask the two teenagers doubts.
After two hours, the class ended.
“Cheat Prince, your teacher is really nice. She is so patient and gentle unlike mine,” An Xiulan pouted. Han Nanxian was a top student but he wasn’t a top teacher for sure. She understood that everyone had good and bad points. And Han Nanxian was still a better teacher.
“If you have any doubt you can always find me at school or come with Han Zixin anytime,” Song Xueyun said, completely unaware of the consequences of her actions.
Han Zixin closed his eyes, imagining her reaction.
“Really?” An Xiulan giggled in happiness. “Then, I won’t stand on the ceremony. Do you want to add me on WeChat?”
“Sure,” Song Xueyun nodded her head.
And this was how An Xiulan gained another tutor.
She now had Han Nanxian, Gu Shangyan, Song Xueyun and Shen Yue to help her with her studies. That day won’t be far when the entire Jingyuan high will be helping her in studies. ρꪖꪕᦔꪖꪕꪫꪣꫀꪶ
Han Zixin felt a headache coming as he recalled her stressing about studying. This was not healthy. Studying an hour a day was more than enough in his opinion.
“Wait, do you wanna hang out at my house?” An Xiulan suggested. They say keep the good students close and the top students even closer. She must keep these top students closer to her.
“Ah?” Song Xueyun wasn’t expecting such a reaction. After composing herself, she replied with a smile. “Just tell me the time.”
“What are you planning?” Han Zixin narrowed his eyes as they were getting out of the cafe.
“What?” An Xiulan innocently flashed him blinking eyes.
“Say!”
Of course, he knew that she had tricked Song Xueyun to come to her house. But he didn’t know why.
An Xiulan pouted and then said. “I want to defeat someone in the ranks.”
“What’s that person’s rank?” Han Zixin asked.
“In three hundreds?” An Xiulan replied. “I’m not clear about this. But that person is in class I. One day, I will defeat him.”
Hearing her reply, Han Zixin panicked. Did it mean they wouldn’t be classmates anymore? Or worse deskmates?
“That person is more than a hundred ranks ahead of me,” An Xiulan murmured. “If I study harder, I will be able to beat him.”
“But if you defeat him, you will have to leave class K,” Han Zixin whispered.
An Xiulan nodded and asked as she met his honey eyes. “Isn’t that a good thing?”
“Good thing,” Han Zixin could only mutter in a small voice.
As if she was reminded of something, she looked at his face and asked, “Didn’t you give me candy today because you were happy and you said you will share the happy news with me later?”
Han Zixin nodded. He wasn’t that excited now. However, he still told her. “I gave a try to the school shooting team. I passed. I’m now a member. We will be competing against Number One high school next month.”
“Wow,” An Xiulan clapped in excitement. She was genuinely happy about this. “You are so cool.”
His earlier bitterness vanished as he saw a bright smile on her face. “En.”
“Should I join any sports team too?” An Xiulan asked genuinely.
“Do you wanna join for fun?” Han Zixin asked her.
An Xiulan shook her head. “Actually, the doctor told mom to have me exercise daily. I’m weak. Exercise will make my body strong. But I can’t go for a morning walk or exercise diligently because I’m lazy and due to a hectic school schedule I can’t wake up earlier just to go for a morning walk. But I can join any sports team, right? It will be fun and my body will grow stronger.”
An Xiulan had to wake up at 5 in the morning for her extra classes and truly she couldn’t wake up earlier to go for a morning walk.
“En,” Han Zixin nodded his head. “They are looking for female athletes. That day, you caught the thief in the mall without running short of breath. Why not try it?”
The next day Han Zixin took her for the try. Just like he said, she got selected. Although her illness had taken a toll on her body, she was still better than many other girls.
“Xiao Lan, we are teammates now!” Yan Shan high fived with her.
“What are you doing here?” An Xiulan asked Han Zixin who emerged from behind.
“Did you not know Boss Han is both an athlete and a shooter? Coach saw his talent in running and said it would be a shame if he didn’t practice both,” Yan Shan replied.
“Wow, we are teammates!” An Xiulan laughed. She was oblivious to the storm that she was going to create.
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