My Mister Ostrich

Chapter 53

With regards to any difficulties Gu Mingxi would face, she simply said, “Just tell me if there’s anything you need help with. If you don’t say anything, I’ll just take it that you’re doing fine.”

So that’s how things worked out. If Gu Mingxi ever asked for any help, she would immediately help him without another word. If he was immersed in his own things, Xiao Yujing just left him alone.

As for Pang Qian in Class 7, she was living life almost as a deity.

There weren’t any particularly outstanding students in her class. Since Pang Qian wasn’t at the bottom of her class, the pressure she felt decreased a lot. Even someone as undisciplined in his studies as Xie Yi was ranked 5th in the class. Class 7’s students were in different classed when they first started school at First High. Inevitably, everyone had their groups and cliques at the start, but after a month, they all got along pretty well. This was made better by the fact that Xie Yi was in their class, and he was simply wonderful at gathering all the boys and girls together.

When Xie Yi called, a hundred people would answer. Under his direction, even all the students who had never played ping pong before started to play. Xie Yi was a sports fanatic. Even after the China’s team lost in the 2002 World Cup, he kept following it. He and some other boys would constantly talk about it in class.

There was a critical game that took place on the National Day (1 Oct). Xie Yi invited everyone to his house to watch it, and even the girls said they wanted to go. Although Pang Qian didn’t understand much about sports, but she had always been interested in Xie Yi. She dragged Zheng Qiaoqiao over and said that the two of them wanted to go. Xie Yi didn’t reject them, naturally.

That was the last day of the holiday break. That day, the second year students happily charged out after classes endeed. Pang Qian pulled at Zheng Qiaoqiao and spoke excitedly. Then Zheng Qiaoqiao suddenly said, “Hey, Crab, there’s Gu Mingxi.”

Pang Qian turned and saw Gu Mingxi standing in the corner outside of their classroom, with his backpack on his back. She said to Zheng Qiaoqiao, “Go get your bike first and wait for me there. I’ll be there soon.”

The students in Gu Mingxi’s class walked down the stairs in a clump. A lot of people looked at him curiously as they passed him. Pang Qian walked up to him, face full of excitement, as she asked, “Gu Mingxi, are you looking for me?”

“Where are you guys going?” He already had an idea. “Are you all going out to play together?”

“No, we’re going to Xie Yi’s house to watch a ball game,” Pang Qian said. “I told you before. They have their own separate house. I heard they have a really big living room and their TV is especially big. Watching the game will be very cool.”

Gu Mingxi frowned, “Since when did you like to watch ball games?”

“I…” Pang Qian’s face reddened. She said quietly, “I’m just tagging along for fun.”

Just then, Xie Yi and a few other boys came out. Seeing Gu Mingxi and Pang Qian, he smiled and asked, “Gu Mingxi, Crab’s coming over to my house to watch a game. Do you want to come?”

Gu Mingxi shook his head. “I’m not going. My house is pretty far away, so it’s not convenient to get back home at night.”

Xie Yi smiled and waved his hand. “Alright, then I’ll head off first.”

Pang Qian stared after his receding figure. Gu Mingxi was silent for a bit and then asked, “How are you going to get home later? When the game is over, it’ll be nearly 10 o’clock.”

Pang Qian turned back to him and said, “I’m going to bike. Xie Yi’s house isn’t that far away from mine. A few of the boys are going the same way, so they said they’d see the girls home first.”