June is our farewell song

Chapter 166
"Ayu, what did you think about what I told you earlier?"

In the evening, when we met at the old place on the second floor of the cafeteria, Gu Yuan put a chopstick of shredded pork with green peppers into his mouth, then raised his head and said to Chi Yu who was sitting opposite.

"...I've thought about it for a long time, but I still don't know if I can help you, if..."

"So, what do you think about yourself? Do you want to paint...or don't you want to?"

"……Eh?"

"From yesterday to now, you have been talking about what you can 'do' and 'can't do', right?"

"Huh?...Um."

"But, isn't the most important thing what you 'want to do' and 'don't want to do'?" Gu Yuan held Chi Yu's hand, "I said it last night, I hope you start from your own point of view. Consider whether you want to participate in our work this time, instead of worrying about whether you can help us, I... have never doubted your ability."

"But...but..."

There was a struggling look on Chi Yu's face, and Gu Yuan felt that his tone might be too strong.

"Anyway, anyway, you don't have to worry about whether the drawing is good or not. I have already confirmed what you want to confirm for you. Wen Jin doesn't object to having an extra helper, let alone that girl Qi Yu. .So, the point is you 'want to', not 'can'."

"……what……"

"Even if we can draw well, even if we can complete the task on time or even ahead of schedule, if these are based on your unwillingness, I will not agree." Gu Yuan smiled slightly at Chi Yu, "I'll get tired of doing things I don't want to do all the time, right? And the quality of things made out of that kind of reluctance will not be so high."

"..."

Chi Yu's eyes were slightly red.

"Hey, don't cry, did I talk too much?" Gu Yuan quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with his other hand.

"...No, not anymore." Chi Yu pursed her lips, and the corners of her eyes drooped slightly, "I just thought of something before."

"What happened before?"

"Well, a long time ago."

"That's a coincidence. I came to such a conclusion because of my past experience."

"Huh? It's... what's going on?"

"It doesn't matter anymore."

Unconsciously, he put down the chopsticks, and while thinking of quickly ending this inappropriate topic, while trying to hide his unnaturalness, he picked them up again, took a long breath and put them down again.

"In short, I think it is more important to want to do it than to be able to do it. Or even for those things that have to be done, if there is a reason in my heart that can persuade myself to do it, it is more important than being forced to do it." Makes you feel better."

"Gu Yuan..."

"Ah, it seems like I've said too much, it's all the truth, doesn't it look pedantic? Hahahaha..."

Probably because of a sudden series of changes in his face, when Gu Yuan raised his head and saw Chi Yu's slightly complicated expression, he quickly laughed at himself and changed the subject.

"No, I listened to what Gu Yuan said."

"Ah? Is it..."

Gu Yuan's eyes fell back to Chi Yu in front of him from a distance, and after confirming that the eyebrows, which were as beautiful as willow leaves, were naturally stretched, the stone in his heart fell to the ground.

"So... Chi Yu, what are you thinking?"

"You...you really haven't changed at all."

"Huh? What did you say?"

Chi Yu spoke very softly just now, Gu Yuan only heard an indistinct murmur, as for the content of the words, he didn't catch the slightest bit.

"Ah - no, it's nothing." Chi Yu patted his face with a smile, "Well, can I think about it for another night?"

"Of course I can. Anyway, I won't go to that perverted painter again today. Besides, it would be better if you think about it more."

"I'm really sorry, obviously time is already very tight..."

"How many times have I told you, don't say such things. Even if you can't achieve the effect Yuan Xiao and the others want, I won't let you force yourself."

"Um...thank you."

……

"So, that's it."

"Uh-huh? Uh-eh... oh-"

"Hey, is your trachea blocked? Can you say a complete sentence?"

"Um--"

Two hours later, during the evening self-study class, Gu Yuan frowned and looked at Qi Yu, who was squinting his eyes and biting his thumb, showing a pensive expression, as if he was cosplaying a "thinker" sculpture, and complained mercilessly:

"Do you want me to find a toilet plug in the toilet to unclog you?"

"I just think it's a bit strange, but I don't know exactly what's strange, so there's nothing to say." Qi Yu rolled his eyes at him, "Go and get it if you have one, and then we'll see if it's my throat Are you unclogged, or are your bowels unclogged?"

"...Forget it." Gu Yuan subconsciously leaned back, "Strange? What's so strange?"

"Are you an idiot? I've said that your wood is really wood. I don't know what's so strange. If you know, I'll say it soon."

Gu Yuan sighed softly, this has almost become his habitual action when facing Qi Yu, then picked up the water glass on the table and raised his head to take a sip, saying:
"It took a long time to think about it, but it's understandable. What we are going to do is not a small project, and it still takes up a lot of spare time. By the way, Miss Qi, if Chi Yu doesn't help, you and Wen Jin , Is it too late to finish those drawings before the stipulated date?"

"If you work overtime, there must be time, but Wen Jin... No, it must be my illusion."

"What happened to Wen Jin?"

"Do you remember she said before that she doesn't need help from others?"

"Well, I have a little impression."

"But, ever since you told her that Chi Yu was considering helping to share the work, she seemed... a different person. Not only did she not show the previous resistance, but she looked very happy. "

"Isn't this normal? No one likes to stay up late and work overtime, right? If someone is willing to share the work, they will naturally feel very happy? Don't tell me Chi Yu is here to help, aren't you happy?"

"Well - so I said, it must be my illusion. I always feel that there seems to be some kind of special relationship between Chi Yu and Wen Jin."

"Special relationship?"

"Yeah, it's like the one in the comics, bond?"

"The more you talk, the more outrageous it is, don't speculate on other people's privacy!"

"How can I?! Didn't I tell you at the beginning, it's an illusion, it's just an illusion." Qi Yu shook his head left and right, "By the way, how are you going to repay me?"

"Repay? Why should I repay you?"

"Hey——I was forced to draw so many paintings because of you. The amount I spent in the next two weeks—free time, rest time, time to chat with Qingsi, and snacks time, and the mental damage fee of not being able to sleep at night, this fee and that fee, utility bills, I have made so many sacrifices, why don't you repay me?"

After listening to the physics competition textbook in his hand, Gu Yuan turned around and stared at Qi Yu's innocent and watery eyes. This guy was not guilty of running the train with his mouth full, and his eyes were as clear as water. What about acting skills?
"Didn't I already repay you?"

"Huh? Is there? Why don't I know?"

"A few days ago, in the garden downstairs, I was forced to sign the unequal treaty with you. Did you forget? Did you not use it this afternoon?"

"Oh, you said that, that is the condition for you to let me agree to help ease the relationship between you and Wen Jin. One yard counts for one yard. Brothers will settle accounts clearly. Although we are at the same table, we have to deal with this account. Another calculation."

Qi Yu's appearance, if you add a mustache, small glasses, and a long gown like that of the accountant in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, he is really the embodiment of a profiteer.

"You...then what do you want?"

"Well——I want you to promise me one thing. You must do your best for this matter, and you cannot go back on your word or deny it."

"One thing..." Gu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, this girl is not greedy at all, he originally thought it would be some kind of condition for a lion to open his mouth, but he didn't expect it to be just one thing, "Okay, So tell me, what's the matter?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you when I think about it."

"you……"

"Don't worry, don't you know who I am? It won't be too much to ask. After all, it's impossible to let you die, right? If you die, then my snacks... No, where should the inspiration come from? come?"

Gu Yuan sighed softly. After getting along for more than a year, he has no other way to deal with Qi Yu. He can make trouble however he wants. Anyway, it is indeed as she said, this guy is not bad no matter what. It will go too far, it's just a wish, when you want to use it, just let her do it.

"Hey, don't be angry," Qi Yu said as he handed him a dark chocolate bar, the opening of the package had been torn open, "Are you still not going to participate in the sports meeting?"

"Not participating."

"Is it true that you don't apply for a single project?"

"No reporting—"

"Why, what about your sense of class honor?"

"You don't come here. According to last year's experience, whether I participate or not, our total score is impossible to exceed Class Five, and we will not be caught up by Class Two. One more than me is not much, and one less than me is quite a lot. What does the sense of honor have to do with it?" Gu Yuan bit off a third of the dark chocolate bar, "Besides, did you just participate?"

"I participated in the women's 3000 meters."

"Hmph, I knew you wouldn't participate in... what? Women's 3000 meters?!"

Gu Yuan turned his head to look at his deskmate, who, like Chi Yu, signed up for this extremely test of endurance and willpower?
"Yeah, is it weird?"

"when……"

The first word that came to Gu Yuan's mind was "Of course", but he thought about it, with this monster's perverted physique, running 3000 meters didn't seem to be a very surprising thing, so he was stuck in the There, the mouth is half opened.

"Crash?" Qi Yu stretched out his hand and shook it in front of his eyes, "Isn't it just 3000 meters? As for being so surprised?"

"Not really... I think it's reasonable for you to run [-] meters..."

"what do you mean?"

"I...I praise you for your good health."

"Tch, I'm not as knowledgeable as you. In fact, it's not me who wants to run on my own initiative. It's mainly Sisi. She doesn't know what kind of nerves she has. She insists on participating in long-distance running. I don't feel at ease. Fortunately, I will run with her."

"Qing Si? She also wants to participate in the 3000 meters?"

"Yeah, I just found out yesterday."

Gu Yuan bit the chocolate bar, frowned slightly, unconsciously, the image of Chi Yu, Qi Yu, and Liu Qingsi running side by side on the track appeared in front of his eyes, no, no, not side by side, but Qi Yu running side by side. At the front was striding like a shooting star, Chi Yu's breathing followed steadily and at a constant speed, and at the end was followed by Liu Qingsi who was so tired that she seemed to be sticking to the ground like a gummy candy at any moment.

These three people actually want to participate in the same project?
For some reason, Gu Yuan suddenly felt a feeling of worry and excitement at the same time.

(End of this chapter)