I rejected your confession, but you took my best friend home?

Chapter 46: I exercised a little last night...that's all for today...

"Ah...it's okay, I'll do it myself..."

"Don't push yourself. I understand how much pain you're in."

Zhou Heng picked up Yin Mengran's bag and walked straight out the door, not giving Yin Mengran a chance to object.

Yin Mengran wanted to say something, but seeing that Zhou Heng had already walked out, she withdrew her outstretched hand.

A slight smile curved her lips as she leaned against the wall and walked out...

On the way to school, Zhou Heng didn't walk very fast either, staying close to Yin Mengran the whole time.

He was afraid that Yin Mengran might fall down while walking, and then she might not be able to get up...

Yin Mengran was also quite cautious, walking very carefully as if afraid of tripping over something or suddenly missing a step.

At that time, I couldn't put any weight on my legs, and I was sure I would fall.

Fortunately, I finally arrived at the school safely, and holding onto the handrail, I slowly climbed the stairs.

Going up the stairs was fine, but Yin Mengran was worried about going down the stairs, because that was when it would hurt the most.

As the two walked down the corridor, they saw Tang Zhi ahead, who had also just arrived at school.

Yin Mengran quickly called out to her, "Tang Zhi!"

"Ok?"

Tang Zhi stopped, turned around, and saw Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran behind her.

However, she noticed something odd about Yin Mengran. Zhou Heng was carrying her bag, but she was walking as if she couldn't take a step, and was even holding onto the wall for support...

"What's wrong with you?"

Tang Zhi approached Yin Mengran and asked in confusion.

Yin Mengran looked up at Zhou Heng and said softly, "Um... I exercised a bit last night... so that's it for today..."

"oh?!"

Tang Zhi suddenly froze, her eyes widening in surprise as she looked at Yin Mengran and Zhou Heng.

A scene seemed to flash through her mind in an instant—a scene of intense intensity, a burst of hormones.

"You...you two wouldn't..."

"It's a legitimate sport."

"Oh..."

Before Tang Zhi could finish speaking, Zhou Heng interrupted her.

It was as if he knew in advance what Tang Zhi was going to say...

The images in Tang Zhi's mind vanished instantly.

She pointed at Zhou Heng and looked at Yin Mengran, asking, "You didn't have him train you, did you? You couldn't handle his intensity. I trained with him once, and then I was in pain for three days."

"Uh...no, compared to his strength, it's far inferior..."

Yin Mengran answered somewhat shyly.

At the same time, he was also quite shocked by Tang Zhi's words, even though Tang Zhi said she had also been in pain for three days.

But she actually trained with Zhou Heng once? With Zhou Heng's training intensity? How could she have kept up?

If I were to train at that intensity, firstly, it would be absolutely impossible to stick with it; secondly, even if I did manage to, I'd probably end up in the hospital, and it wouldn't be as simple as a muscle strain the next day...

From this perspective, I realize that I'm not only far behind Zhou Heng, but also just as far behind Tang Zhi...

Tang Zhi shook her head helplessly and said, "If you want to exercise, I can train you. It will definitely be more effective than Zhou Heng training you. He doesn't understand how girls can exercise at all."

"Hey, it's fine if you say you're great, but why do you have to turn around and kick me while I'm down?"

Zhou Heng rolled his eyes at her, then quickly took two steps and entered the classroom first.

As soon as he entered the classroom, several pairs of eyes were fixed on him.

Zhou Heng ignored the stares, placed Yin Mengran's bag in her seat, and returned to his own.

The most unfriendly gaze in Zhou Heng's eyes belonged to Lu Yunshuo.

He saw Zhou Heng walk in carrying Yin Mengran's bag, and his eyes widened, his heart tightening.

Then he saw Yin Mengran and Tang Zhi walk in one after the other, chatting about something.

Lu Yunshuo patted the shoulder of the person in front of him, Liang Jiaxiang, turned around and looked at him, asking:

"what?"

"Hey, did you see? Zhou Heng came in with Yin Mengran's bag!"

"I saw it, what's wrong?"

Lu Yunshuo spread his hands and shouted in a low voice, "What?! What's going on? Why?"

"How would I know? Maybe they saw it on the way and kindly took it..."

"Slap!" Lu Yunshuo slapped Liang Jiaxiang on the shoulder and asked somewhat angrily, "Kindness? Do you even have that kind of kindness? If you saw a female classmate on the way home, would you help her carry her bag for no reason?"

"Uh...no way..."

"That settles it, doesn't it? What does this prove? It proves that Zhou Heng is trying to steal Yin Mengran from me!"

"Hmm, Zhou Heng really has a 'strong' opponent. He'd better step up his game."

Liang Jiaxiang gave a soft snort, his words carrying a hidden meaning.

He had already reminded Lu Yunshuo many times yesterday that the gift was definitely the end of his pursuit of this relationship.

But Lu Yunshuo refused to believe it, insisting that Yin Mengran was different, that she wasn't the kind of materialistic girl, and that she would definitely be happy to receive a gift and wouldn't care what the gift was.

Liang Jiaxiang said nothing more in the end. Unless Yin Mengran was really different, nothing would change.

Lu Yunshuo gritted his teeth, looked at Liang Jiaxiang, and asked, "Strategist, what should I do? Zhou Heng's strength is not to be underestimated. You must have seen it too. I feel very threatened!"

"Don't call me strategist. You never listen to me. If you lose, you'll blame me."

Liang Jiaxiang turned his head away, ignoring Lu Yunshuo.

He's a good person in every other way, except he's stubborn and always thinks he's right.

Because I've always had good conditions growing up and haven't experienced much setback, I feel like everything I do will go smoothly.

After a while, Tong Yining walked into the classroom.

Her first glance was at Yin Mengran, who was sitting there.

She thought about it yesterday and felt she should apologize to Yin Mengran.

She felt that Yin Mengran, after all, was the class monitor and would definitely think about the unity of the class.

Asking her to do something like that is like forcing a police officer to commit a crime in the name of friendship; it's really going too far.

She still cherishes Yin Mengran as her good friend. After more than a year of friendship, she has long regarded Yin Mengran as her only best friend.

Tong Yining went straight to Yin Mengran, intending to start with a lighthearted greeting to ease the tension between them.

So Tong Yining came to Yin Mengran's side.

He reached out and patted Yin Mengran's arm!

"Hey! Ranran, good morning!"

"hiss!!"

Yin Mengran's eyes widened, she gasped sharply, and gritted her teeth.

Then his expression suddenly darkened, and he turned his head to glare angrily at Tong Yining.

Tong Yining was stunned. She thought her conflict with Yin Mengran was just a minor one.

But judging from her reaction... she seems much angrier than I expected...

I just patted her once, why did it seem like she patted me too hard?

That expression... is it like it's going to eat itself?