Gu Bei threw away the tennis racket and easily stepped over the net with his long legs. "Are you okay?" He quickly positioned himself between Qin Feng and Xie Bingxia, presenting a strong back to Qin Feng.
Xie Bingxia covered her ankle. "My foot... seems to be sprained."
"Ouch, are you injured?" Yuan Yiyun pretended to be concerned as she ran over, but actually she just wanted to watch the show.
Without saying a word, Gu Bei picked Xie Bingxia up princess - style. "There should be ice and bruise medicine at the service desk. I'll go and ask." Then he walked out of the tennis court without looking back.
Yuan Yiyun had been standing in the sun for almost an hour. Clearly, her patience had worn out. She complained to Qin Feng, "It's all your fault. If we're going on a date, wouldn't it be better to go to the Shangri - La? Why on earth did you choose a tennis court?"
Hearing a certain keyword, Qin Feng couldn't help but shiver even in the hot weather. He quickly said, "I'll go buy you a drink."
It's better to get away for a while!
In the changing room, Xie Bingxia was sitting on a wooden bench, with a chocolate - flavored ice cream cone in her mouth. Gu Bei had just bought it for her.
"Stretch your leg out. Let me take a look." Gu Bei wrapped the ice in a sports towel. Xie Bingxia lifted her calf and placed it on Gu Bei's thigh, then continued to eat her ice cream. Seeing her casual and unruly manner, Gu Bei began to worry about her behavior at school. He casually asked, "Do you act like this with other classmates at school?"
A cool sensation came from her ankle. Xie Bingxia squinted her eyes in comfort. "You mean male classmates... No. I only know Qin Feng and his buddies. I haven't talked to others."
The ice cream was melting fast. It accidentally dripped onto the back of her hand. Afraid of wasting it, Xie Bingxia quickly stuck out her little tongue to lick it. Gu Bei glanced at her, and his Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed.
"The agreement said that you can't have more than three opposite - sex friends at school."
Gu Bei was surprised. "You remember it quite well."
"Of course. I spent a whole night memorizing it." Xie Bingxia looked at Gu Bei meaningfully. "But some people, as elders, don't keep their words. They followed their younger sister to her dormitory in the middle of the night, and now they're having such an intimate contact with her leg without feeling anything wrong."
The implication was too obvious. Even the usually calm Gu Bei blushed. He started to quibble, "I'm just fulfilling my duty as an elder brother."
"Oh, following can be explained as protection, and holding a leg can be understood as care. You're such a good brother!"
"Isn't it care when I help you with the ice compress?"
"I don't mind if you let Qin Feng do it. You can just watch."
Gu Bei was extremely annoyed. He didn't say anything, but his face clearly showed that he was very upset and thought Xie Bingxia had gone too far. Then he threw the ice pack at Xie Bingxia. "Apply it yourself."
"Okay, I'm wrong." Xie Bingxia showed weakness. According to the plan, she still needed Gu Bei to stay a little longer. Her little foot wiggled restlessly. "It still hurts a bit."
"Apply it for a while longer, and then we'll go back." Gu Bei took the ice pack back.
"Aren't you going to take care of your fiancée?"
Gu Bei realized there was more to her words. The doubts that had been in his mind since they entered the tennis court resurfaced. "A double - date. Did you do it on purpose?"
"Ah..." She pretended to be stupid.
"What are you up to? Confess honestly!"
"This..." She just needed to stall for a little while, just a little while.
Suddenly, two familiar voices came from outside the changing room. Xie Bingxia's eyes lit up. Here they come. The show is about to start!
"Hey, don't get so close..." It was Qin Feng.
"You're going to be mine soon. Why are you still so shy? You're so cute." Yuan Yiyun's voice was soft and charming. "I've booked the room. Grab your stuff and let's go."
Yuan Yiyun's words were so straightforward that she showed her true self as a seductive woman, which was unexpected to Xie Bingxia. Next, Gu Bei would see Yuan Yiyun and Qin Feng "intimately" walking in, and their secret relationship would be exposed. Cheating in front of her fiancé, Xie Bingxia was eager to see how Yuan Yiyun would defend herself.
And what about Gu Bei, who always cared about his face? How would he react?
The footsteps became clearer. Xie Bingxia started to get nervous. She saw the figures of two people emerging from behind the rows of lockers. In a split - second, click - the locker was opened. Xie Bingxia was pulled to the side by a strong force. When she came to her senses, she and Gu Bei were squeezed chest - to - chest in the locker.
The locker was about two meters high and made of wood. There were small shutter - like windows at the top. It could just barely accommodate Gu Bei and Xie Bingxia, one tall and the other short, one strong and the other thin. There was no extra space at all. They were so close that they could feel each other's heartbeat.
The incandescent light in the changing room shone through the small window of the locker, casting shadows on Gu Bei's face. He looked relatively calm. Xie Bingxia, on the other hand, was completely dazed.
How did it turn out like this? This was completely different from what she had planned! What should she do next? Should she get out or not?
Xie Bingxia tried to move her upper body. Suddenly, Gu Bei grabbed her wrist tightly and whispered, "Don't move. Wait for them to leave."
Outside, Qin Feng opened his locker and tried to slow down his movements as much as possible. Yuan Yiyun was confused to see his strange, slow - motion - like actions.
So she walked over and whispered in his ear, "Are you bored with playing tennis?"
Qin Feng jumped back. "N - no. I'm just getting my bag."
"That's good. I'll be looking forward to your performance later." Yuan Yiyun's smile was so creepy that Qin Feng's hair stood on end. He kept thinking in his mind: Bingxia, call me quickly!
At this moment, Xie Bingxia was confined in a small space and couldn't move at all. She had no time to call Qin Feng. She could only silently pray that Qin Feng would be smart enough to forget about the success of the plan and make a quick escape.
"Are you done?" Yuan Yiyun was impatient.
"J - just wait a little longer." Qin Feng was sweating on his forehead. When he closed the locker door, he saw some unmelted ice and a sports towel under the bench beside him.
He recognized the towel. It was Gu Bei's.
Qin Feng immediately realized that something was wrong. He grabbed his backpack and rushed out. "Sorry, Miss Yuan. I can't do it today!"
"Qin Feng! You! Hey -" Yuan Yiyun's face turned green. She shouted and chased after him.
As soon as they left, Xie Bingxia didn't wait a moment longer. She pushed open the door and took a big breath of fresh air. Gu Bei followed her out and gasped for breath. Fortunately, Gu Bei had left a thin crack when he closed the door. The locker was really not a good place to hide.
After Gu Bei caught his breath, his face darkened. He immediately questioned Xie Bingxia, "A childish trick! Was it Qin Feng's idea or yours?"
"... Don't you have anything else to say?" Xie Bingxia counter - questioned.
"Nope." He answered without hesitation.
Xie Bingxia stared at him in disbelief. He had just seen and heard with his own eyes that his fiancée was having an affair with another man, but he remained indifferent? Even calm?
Was he really heartless or was he trying his best to protect something?
Xie Bingxia seemed to have caught some details, but she couldn't sort out the connections for the moment. The more she thought, the more confused her mind became. Gu Bei bent down to pick up the sports towel and said to her indifferently, "It seems your leg is okay. I'll take you back to school."