My Mister Ostrich

Chapter 32

Pang Qian’s eyes narrowed. How much water had Gu Mingxi drunk that day. It was very sunny, and everyone was basking in the sun in the schoolyard. Others had drunk about 4 or 5 bottles of water. But he’d only had one bottle in the morning, and another half a bottle in the afternoon.

Pang Qian said, “If you don’t want it, I’m pouring it out.”

Gu Mingxi looked at her, a bit puzzled. The girl beside him suddenly quipped, “Gu Mingxi, if you get thirsty later, I’ll go help you get water!”

Pang Qian’s eyes had narrowed down to a line.

Gu Mingxi finally caught Pang Qian’s “unhappy” look. He smiled, “Why would you pour it out? You had to go so far to get it. Alright, I’ll drink it.”

As he was speaking, the girl with the ponytail, cried out in surprise, “Wah, Gu Mingxi! Your canine teeth are so cute!”

Pang Qian had brought the bottle of water up to his lips. She titled the bottle, and fed him the water slowly. The girl to their side was quietly eyeing them. Pang Qian suddenly played a trick, and then the water from the bottle sprayed out. Gu Mingxi couldn’t evade the stream of water. His face, neck, and camouflage shirt all got wet. The water also made him choke a little.

He looked a mess, but Pang Qian just looked at him innocently and said, “Sorry, my hand shook.”

Gu Mingxi knew that she’d done it on purpose, and gave her an angry stare. Pang Qian made a silly face at him, and then happily ran off with her water bottle.

The girl with a ponytail frowned as she looked at Pang Qian’s receding figure. She said quietly, “How can she act like that.”

Seeing Gu Mingxi’s clothes were all wet, she pulled out a napkin and helped him wipe it off. Gu Mingxi got up to dodge her. He said, “There’s no need to wipe it. It’s a hot day, so it’ll dry quickly.”

The girl pulled her hand back, disappointed. She asked, “Was that girl your girlfriend?”

She asked very directly, and Gu Mingxi naturally denied it, “No.”

“Your relationship looks really good. You’re always together. And during the training, you guys talk all the time. You’re even deskmates in class.”

“Ah, yeah.” Gu Mingxi felt his sweat dripping down his face, so he turned to wipe it off on his shoulder. He said, “She and I grew up together. We’re neighbors, and she’s just like a little sister to me.”

…

The military training finally came to an end. Pang Qian was dead tired. When she and Gu Mingxi left school, she turned a corner and walked into a small shop. She stood at the freezer, picking out an ice cream bar.

After careful consideration, she chose a chocolate cone. Pang Qian headed to the counter and pulled out a five dollar bill to pay. The boss pointed at Gu Mingxi to the side, and said, “That student already payed.”

After he said that, he stuffed the change into Gu Mingxi’s pants pocket.

Pang Qian licked her ice cream cone, and with a pout, “If I knew earlier, I’d have picked an expensive one.”

Gu Mingxi twisted his lips and laughed.

The two of them walked to the bus stop together. Pang Qian asked Gu Mingxi, “What was that girl’s name?”

“Xiao Yujing.”

“…” Pang Qian stared at him for a moment. “I mean the one after that, with the ponytail.”