My Mister Ostrich

Chapter 19

Pang Qian had a habit of quarreling with him. She pointed up to the classroom window, towards where his seat was. “You were just up there. I saw you, and then you tried to hide.”

“I didn’t hide. I saw you guys playing here, so I came down.” Gu Mingxi smiled slightly, exposing his two canine teeth. Pang Qian couldn’t stop from saying, “I told you not to show your teeth when you smile! It looks childish! I told you to get your teeth straightened, but you won’t go!”

“Why would I do that?” Gu Mingxi closed his mouth, then looked at Pang Qian for a bit. Then he opened his mouth in an exaggerated manner, showing two rows of white teeth. “Look, my teeth are healthy.”

“Ah! Close your mouth! Stupid!” Pang Qian pushed him away. His body swayed a bit, then his eyes bent and he smiled.

Sun Mingfang was watching Pang Qian and Gu Mingxi quarrel. At this moment, she felt she had to chip in, “Actually, Gu Mingxi’s canine teeth are really cute. He doesn’t need his teeth straightened.”

Gu Mingxi smiled at her. He lifted his chin triumphantly, and said to Pang Qian, “Look at how good Sun Mingfang’s sight is.”

“Get away!” Pang Qian pushed at Gu Mingxi’s back. “Why did you come down here?”

“I came to watch you play ping pong, Pang Pang.” He wasn’t at all angry that she’d pushed him. Pang Qian stopped then. Sun Mingfang was watching the two of them, and just then, they were changing players for the game. She immediately went up to play.

This left Pang Qian and Gu Mingxi on their own at the railing. They were silent for a moment, then both of them spoke at once.

Pang Qian, “You…”

Gu Mingxi, “You…”

Pang Qian, “…”

Gu Mingxi smiled, “You first.”

Pang Qian thought of the question she was speaking to Sun Mingfang about earlier, and asked, “Gu Mingxi, which high school are you planning to go to? Guangcheng? Or Ninth High?”

“Why do I have to go to either Guangcheng or Ninth High?” Gu Mingxi looked at Pang Qian and asked, “Aren’t you going for First High?”

“…” Pang Qian was silent for a moment, then admitted with a nod. “Mm.”

“I’m also going to First High.”

Pang Qian raised her head toward him in surprise. Gu Mingxi smiled at her, “What, I can’t?”

“Why?” Pang Qian didn’t understand. “First High and Guangcheng can’t be compared at all. You can obviously get into Guangcheng.”

“But Guangcheng might not accept me.” Gu Mingxi shruged his shoulders, tilted his head, and looked at his own empty sleeved. “Just like two years ago. Just because my scores are good enough, that doesn’t mean they’ll take me. High school isn’t compulsory. And during Year 2 at Guangcheng, some students are chosen for a foreign exchange program. In Year 3, a lot of people try to get into the nation’s best universities. There are always a few people who get into Tsinghua or Peking University. That kind of school, to be honest, will be pretty tough for me to study at.”

The things he talked about were things Pang Qian had no idea about. Foreign exchange, national universities, Tsinghua and Peking? They were things she didn’t even dare think about. She stared at Gu Mingxi, a bit unsure of his thoughts.

Then Gu Mingxi said softly, “And if I were to go to Guangcheng, I probably wouldn’t know anyone there. If I think about it, it really doesn’t seem worth it.”

His tone was very serious, but Pang Qian said heartlessly, “Ha! Are you afraid that there will be no one to help you in the bathroom?”

Gu Mingxi’s face reddened, and said annoyed, “Pang Qian!”

Pang Qian laughed out loud. Gu Mingxi was so angry that he gave her a kick. He didn’t use any strength, like it was just for show. But Pang Qian acted like a rabbit that had been bitten, jumping up high, and then punching him with her fist. “Gu Mingxi, you’re rebelling?! You actually dared to kick me?!”

Gu Mingxi couldn’t block her, nor did he want to, so he just went along with it. He knew Pang Qian was like him, just playing and not putting her strength into it.

Xie Yi happened to be changing out with another player, and saw Pang Qian hitting Gu Mingxi. Laughing, he walked over to them.

As he walked, he took off his jacket and tied it around his waist, revealing his short sleeved white t-shirt inside. After the workout, he and his shirt were covered in sweat. His hair was a bit wet and messy. When Pang Qian saw his slightly flushed cheeks and bright as star eyes, she immediately stopped herself.

“Crab, you’re bullying Gu Mingxi again.” Xie Yi walked over to their side and frowned at Pang Qian. She immediately responded softly, “I wasn’t.”

Her shy appearance wasn’t something that Gu Mingxi was used to. Xie Yi wasn’t affected by it though. He felt that standing was too tiring so he sat against the railing. “Crab, you’ve been here for awhile already. Why haven’t you played any games? Sun Mingfang even played two rounds.”

Pang Qian didn’t respond, but Gu Mingxi said mysteriously, “It’s not convenient for her to exercise these few days.”

Pang Qian, “!”

Xie Yi, “…”

Everyone was silent. Pang Qian felt embarrassed to death. She even felt like strangling Gu Mingxi. He also just obediently closed his mouth. In the end, it was Xie Yi who broke the silence. “Oh yeah, Crab, don’t you really like reading Cartoon King? Did you know that during summer break this year, there’s a comic convention in Shanghai. A lot of authors for Cartoon King will be there to sign things. Are you going to go?”

Cartoon King was a monthly magazine of comics. Pang Qian loved it. When she heard that, she got very excited, “I know! The more recent issue had an advertisement for it. But… Shanghai is really far away. My parents definitely won’t take me there.”

Xie Yi gave her a strange look. “Why would your parents have to take you to Shanghai? You can just go on your own.”

Pang Qian thought she heard wrong, “Go on my own?”

“On the train.” Xie spoke lazily, “I know a few friends from comics club and we were going to go together to Shanghai this summer for it. They’re even going to cosplay. They’ll probably perform something too.”

Pang Qian stared foolishly at him. Xie Yi watched as Gu Mingxi’s face darkened and laughed out loud. “Haha! Crab, I’m not inviting you along, but if you did end up going, we can also hang out together. I’m also cosplaying.”

Just then, someone called from the table, “Ping Pong King, your turn!”

With both hands on the railing, Xie Yi jumped down. He turned around to wave to Gu Mingxi and Pang Qian, “I’m going to play!”

He untied his jacket and tossed it to the floor, then picked up a ping pong paddle. When he stood at one end of the table, all eyes were on him.

Pang Qian’s sight followed Xie Yi. After staring distractedly for awhile, she turned to the boy beside her who’d been quiet the whole time. “Gu Mingxi, Gu Mingxi! Do you think my parents will allow me to go to Shanghai over summer break?”

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