Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 491: Chapter 296: Just guessing, purely guessing! Don’t overthink it!

Zhao Yi and Zhang Hongtao agreed on a time but didn’t think too much about it and went to class as usual.

English and biology lab classes were scheduled in the afternoon.

English class was a large one.

Biology lab class was relatively shorter, but when it ended, it was almost five o’clock. Zhao Yi and Fan Lei went to the cafeteria together.

While getting their food, they saw Li Renzhe, who was sitting face to face with Huang Wenqian. They didn’t seem to be very happy, just making a face. When someone passed by, they would just lower their heads to eat, as if they were unwilling to talk to Huang Wenqian.

Huang Wenqian didn’t seem to care, she kept smiling and saying something, her gaze looking quite affectionate at times.

Fan Lei headed straight over after getting his food, his eyes full of gossip, "Old Li, you’re here! Can I sit here?"

"Please sit down."

Before Li Renzhe could speak, Huang Wenqian enthusiastically greeted them.

Zhao Yi also carried his food tray over.

Fan Lei moved aside, leaving an empty seat. Zhao Yi sat down directly, then asked hesitantly, "Are you guys...?"

He pointed at Li Renzhe and then at Huang Wenqian.

Zhao Yi knew what their relationship was, of course, but wanted to see if Li Renzhe and Huang Wenqian would reveal it.

Li Renzhe’s face darkened.

However, Huang Wenqian laughed and said, "We are running buddies."

"What the heck is that?" Zhao Yi was baffled.

"Oh my god!"

Fan Lei couldn’t help but blurt out a swear word, the two exchanged glances, they were too shocked.

A girl,

No matter how plump she was, how could she openly say they were "pao buddies"? Even if it was true, she shouldn’t admit it, right?

Li Renzhe’s face darkened even more, and he quickly explained, "Running buddies! Running, as in running, what are you guys thinking about!"

Huang Wenqian, who realized the ambiguity of her words, blushed and hurriedly clarified, "We just run together and exercise together. Running...buddies, not the other word... Don’t get the wrong idea."

She almost buried her head in her food tray as she said this.

Li Renzhe couldn’t bear to sit still, looking left and right to see if anyone else had heard.

Of course they did.

If it was just Li Renzhe and Huang Wenqian, people who didn’t know them might not pay too much attention, but since Zhao Yi was sitting next to them, he was a figure of gossip at school. People passing by and sitting nearby kept glancing over.

They almost choked on their food when they heard Huang Wenqian say "running buddies."

Li Renzhe’s explanation sounded weak.

People tend to believe "the news they want to hear" rather than "the later explanation." No matter how reasonable the explanation sounded, a boy and a girl sitting together talking about being "running buddies" just felt strange.

Li Renzhe felt like he could vomit blood, he quickly exclaimed, "Don’t misunderstand, we really just run together!"

"Yes!"

Huang Wenqian also emphasized.

Several people nearby nodded in agreement, seemingly showing their "belief," but their eyes clearly indicated that they didn’t believe it at all.

That meal was quite interesting for Zhao Yi and Fan Lei.

Li Renzhe wanted to vomit blood.

Huang Wenqian couldn’t decide whether to be happy or shy or angry. Occasionally, she glanced at Li Renzhe, most of the time she just kept her head down and ate, not seeming to care about the odd gazes from the surroundings.

After dinner,

Li Renzhe hurried off, with Huang Wenqian quickly catching up, saying, "We agreed to run together, didn’t we?"

"Right, right, let’s go!" Li Renzhe spoke, walking even faster.

Zhao Yi asked Fan Lei, "What should we do? Go to the playground for a while? I need more Sports Coins today...cough... I should get some exercise."

Fan Lei met Zhao Yi’s gaze and said in unison, "Yeah, let’s go for a run and get some exercise."

"Let’s go!"

The two of them quickly walked to the playground.

The school’s playground was open to the public. Every afternoon and evening, many people would walk around the track. Some were running and exercising, but most were just local residents and students taking a walk after dinner.

When Zhao Yi and Fan Lei said they would run, they really meant it.

Once they arrived at the playground, they started running together. Both were strong and fit, often exercising, occasionally playing basketball or soccer together. Running was no challenge for them. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

They ran fast together, setting a course, and raced each other in a 100-meter dash. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

In the end, Zhao Yi barely won.

After the 100-meter race, they were panting, and they saw Huang Wenqian and Li Renzhe running slowly in front of them. They had said they would run again, but their running speed was probably slower than walking.

Li Renzhe kept complaining, "Why talk about running buddies? Just say we run together, you’ve caused a misunderstanding."

"I didn’t think that much at the time." Huang Wenqian admitted guiltily, then protested unhappily, "What do you mean? Do you think I was wrong to be...as if you got the worst end of it!"

"That’s not what I meant." Li Renzhe quickly explained and changed the subject, "It just sounded so awkward. Anyway, we’re just exercising together. I want to get stronger and build some muscles."

"That would be great." Huang Wenqian turned her head, looked up and down at Li Renzhe with expectation in her eyes, and suddenly whispered in his ear, "Then you’ll be able to carry me."

"...I think it’s more reliable for you to lose weight." Li Renzhe said calmly.

"You go to hell! You always complain about me being fat!" Huang Wenqian grumbled unhappily and continued running ahead.