Crybaby and Crayfish

"Crayfish!"

Gu Shangyan looked to his left to find an adorable girl bouncing on her feet, raising chopsticks in the air. He looked carefully at her and noticed her chewing on something. 

'Does she even know anything other than eating?'Gu Shangyan asked the question to himself even though he knew the answer quite well.

"I will see you in the class later, "Gu Shangyan said to Han Nanxian. 

Han Nanxian was suddenly amused. This block of ice looked different to him for some reason. Not just different, he looked like a human. If it was someone else, he might not have cared but it was Gu Shangyan, his best buddy, though the boy in front would never call him a friend but he chose to believe the opposite. When he found that Gu Shangyan was leaving the line to walk to a different direction, he ended up asking,   "Where are you going?"

"I saw my dear cousin," Gu Shangyan said, pointing in a particular direction. His uncle would be thrilled to know that he had taken the initiative to call An Xiulan his cousin even when An Qinyan had no intention of letting his uncle pursue her. However, what was the harm in hoping for the best? 

Initially, he wanted to befriend An Xiulan for his uncle's sake but after getting to know that she was the right wonder of this world, he started wanting to have her as his friend or what was more good than having her as his only and only cousin? It was lonely being an only child anyways. 

"She is your cousin?" Song Xueyun asked with a blank face as she glanced at an adorable girl raising chopsticks from afar. She had to say that the doll-like girl didn't look like Gu Shangyan's cousin from any angle. Is this snotty man capable of having such a cute cousin? 

So many thoughts were going on in her mind, but her face was blank as ever. 

"Staying with Class Ten K?" Song Xueyun scoffed when she noticed children around the girl. "Are you planning to transform her into a rowdy or something?" 

Han Nanxian laughed at her reaction. Patting her head, he said in a gentle tone,  "She looks too adorable to be rowdy." 

Although he had a gentle look on his face while laughing, Song Xueyun could see through his blank and emotionless eyes. He could fool anyone with his gentlemanly aura but not her.  However, she noticed something different with him today. His eyes were though emotionless but there was a hint of interest or curiosity present in his light brown orbs. 

"Don't tell me you're interested in her?" Song Xueyun asked with a blank face but a voice filled with mockery. 

"So,  what if I'm?" Han Nanxian raised his brow. He could hear the silent thoughts raging in her a little too smart head. 

Song Yun didn't say a word.  

Gu Shangyan looked at him coldly. "Old man, that's my cousin. Look at her with that eye and I will punch your jaw. I don't care if you land in ICU or grave but no fiddling with my family."

"Have you ever heard of bro code?" Han Nanxian asked. 

Gu Shangyan raised his brow. 

"If you agree that you are my friend, I won't look at your sister or cousin in the same way you won't look at any girl from my family," Han Nanxian reminded him with a gentle smile. 

Song Xueyun rolled her eyes and walked away from both of them. They were two crazy dudes. Always fighting or competing with each other. Sometimes they compete for grades and sometimes they compete for nothing. But they are always competing with each other. 

Currently, they are competing again. Han Nanxian was trying to win to make Shangyan his friend while the latter was competing to keep the former in his competitors list. 

Their logic and contests were out of her mind. 

"We will see, Xiao Gu," Han Nanxian said, gently smiling. 

Gu Shangyan gave him one last lingering look before running to An Xiulan. He would deal with this old man later. 

"What are you doing here, Cry baby?" Gu Shangyan asked as soon as he reached near her. With slightly bent knees and her hand placed on his knees, he was panting. 

"Crayfish, you are not allowed to call me a crybaby," An Xiulan pouted. She could call him  Crayfish but he couldn't call him a Crybaby. Her logic was just like her– outstanding and otherworldly. 

Gu Shangyan resisted an urge to roll his eyes. He asked her again, "What are you doing here?"

An Xiulan twirled, showing him her uniform. Her blinking doe eyes urging to praise her but who was he? 

Gu Shangyan, the king of indifference. 

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Author Note: Thank you to everyone who sent me constant votes and comments on chapters. Today completed two weeks since I started this book. You will be thrilled to know that I'm offered Contract just within two weeks of posting. I have to tell you that this is a rare case. I'm so thrilled with the happy news. This is all because of you lovely readers. I love you so much and I'm so grateful to you.

However, I'm suffering from writers block today. I am unable to write these days. I have been trying to write but I am not able to write. And all these chapters are from my stockpile. My stockpile will end soon.

I really want to give a mass release to celebrate my happy news but for the time being, I can't. However, if my inspiration comes soon, I will give you a 5 Chapter mass release.

Once again, Thank you so much.

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Tanu.