Chapter 149: A Strange Confession

"Lin Xiaolu! I like you! Will you be my girlfriend!"

Outside the playground of Xizhao Middle School, by the spectator stands.

Mid-November, the weather gradually turned cool; even at high noon with the blazing sun overhead, it did not feel too hot.

Because it was lunch break, there were not many students on the playground; only a few energetic ones were playing soccer on the grass. But their attention was all focused on the fun before them, and no one noticed the corner of the spectator stands.

It was in just such a place that Lin Xiaolu received a confession from a male classmate.

This was the first time since she entered middle school that she had received a confession from someone of the opposite sex.

She had originally been wondering why this boy suddenly called her to the playground; she never expected that after meeting him and following him for just two steps, she would hear such heavy-weight words.

And the other party's incredibly direct and explicit expression made Lin Xiaolu's heart beat faster involuntarily.

Not because of shyness, but because of shock.

"W-what are you saying! W-what do you mean by your gir-girl-girl... Don't you feel shy saying such things!"

She stepped back two steps in some panic, first questioning loudly, but then realizing such a thing seemed unsuitable to say loudly, so she lowered her voice slightly: "This is puppy love! This is not allowed!"

"... Puppy love?"

Not expecting Lin Xiaolu's answer to be this, the boy who had been quite nervous before couldn't help but ask in confusion: "But we are all junior high students, aren't we?"

"The teacher said that it is too early for us to fall in love at this age!"

Lin Xiaolu shook her head repeatedly: "No! I cannot have puppy love!"

"Ah, this..."

Before confessing, the boy had actually thought about what to do if he was rejected, but he never imagined being rejected for such a reason. After some thought, he decided to stick to his original plan: "Then, not as boyfriend and girlfriend, just getting to know each other first, going on dates and going out together, how about that?"

"Going on dates together?" Lin Xiaolu raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, I know a few very fun commercial streets; I can take you there."

The boy hesitated: "Pick a time when you're free? I can treat."

"Hmm... you're treating, huh."

Lin Xiaolu crossed her arms, thought for a moment, but finally shook her head: "No, I don't have that time."

As an active magical girl, besides attending school, Lin Xiaolu also had to juggle patrol work for the city; compared to her peers, she did not have much spare time.

And for this extra free time, she would rather play with her companions at the secret base than go out with a relatively unfamiliar boy.

However, these considerations were impossible for her to say out loud; her identity as a magical girl remained a secret to the outside world. This made the boy in front of her feel especially frustrated.

"Not even going out... do you really hate me?" he couldn't help but ask anxiously.

"Hate is a bit of a stretch? But indeed, I don't like you either."

Lin Xiaolu lowered her eyelids slightly and waved her hand at the other party: "Anyway, I oppose puppy love, so no!"

After saying this, she turned around without any hesitation, ignoring the boy's calls behind her, and walked quickly back into the classroom.

The classroom during lunch break was relatively quiet, as many students were lying on their desks or leaning back in their chairs to rest. During rest time, only a very few students whispered, forming a dull "buzzing" sound.

Walking back to her seat, Lin Xiaolu pulled out her bench, and just as she sat down, she found the girl in the seat in front suddenly turn her head to look at her:

"How was it? Did you accept the confession?"

The girl sitting in front of her was named Jiang Yuan, an introverted girl with a slightly chubby build who wore glasses.

In the entire Class 2-3, if one were to select the girl who was least sociable, that person would probably be Lin Xiaolu; if one were to select the second least sociable girl, then without a doubt it would be Jiang Yuan.

Of course, it was not that these two were isolated by the girls in the same class. In fact, most of the girls in Class 3 were actually quite friendly, and many even treated Lin Xiaolu like a younger sister because of her relatively petite and cute appearance. One could say that if Lin Xiaolu were willing to open her heart to make friends, it would not be very difficult.

The reason Lin Xiaolu was alone most of the time was actually just because she was used to being a loner.

This was also the reason why Lin Xiaolu had only received her first confession to this day: she simply never gave others a chance to understand her.

Although there were individual boys who noticed Lin Xiaolu because of her appearance, boys of this age were mostly quite shy. With Lin Xiaolu being such a loner, the boys naturally had no opportunity to approach and talk to her.

Regarding Lin Xiaolu's unsociability, it could be said to be due to her somewhat awkward personality; regarding Jiang Yuan's unsociability, it was simply that others found it difficult to communicate with her. Everyone who tried to chat with Jiang Yuan would fall into a predicament of getting no response right from the start: in Jiang Yuan's own words, she simply could not make a sound when facing unfamiliar people.

However, it was these two unsociable people. After becoming front-and-back seats, they actually became people who could communicate with each other. Reading books

No one knew who started it; the two struck up a conversation during a break on a certain day, and their talks gradually increased from then on, eventually developing into the situation of today.

"I didn't accept it; why would I accept a confession from someone I'm not even familiar with?"

Lin Xiaolu opened her schoolbag and said grumpily: "Besides, we really shouldn't be falling in love at this age; this is puppy love, so it's even more impossible!"

"Rejected? Good job! That's how it should be!"

Jiang Yuan nodded: "What's so good about falling in love! Reject those boys fiercely!"

"I feel like you care about this more than I do."

Pulling out the textbooks needed for the afternoon classes from her schoolbag, Lin Xiaolu looked at her in confusion: "What's wrong? Do you like that boy?"

"Hah?"

Jiang Yuan's voice immediately rose by half an octave; realizing she might disturb others, she lowered her voice again: "How is that possible? If I wanted to fall in love, wouldn't that be betraying our Hequntong Alliance?"

"What is this Hequntong Alliance..."

Lin Xiaolu slightly lowered her eyelids: "I don't even remember joining such an organization."

"Anyway, if you fall in love, our alliance will break! Never become such a frivolous woman!"

Jiang Yuan put a final end to this topic, then took out her mobile phone from the side: "Since you rejected him, that means we are still friends. Did you play that mobile game I recommended to you yesterday?"

"Game?"

Hearing this, Lin Xiaolu was slightly stunned for a moment, and only after a long while suddenly remembered what the other party was talking about: after school yesterday, Jiang Yuan had indeed seemed to recommend a mobile game to her.

However, at that time, Lin Xiaolu was so focused on going on patrol that her mind was not on the content of the chat with Jiang Yuan at all; she didn't even remember the name of that game.

"What was it called?"

So she could only grit her teeth and say: "I didn't find it when I searched after going back yesterday, so I haven't played it yet..."

"Really, how could you not find it? This is the hottest mobile game recently!"

Jiang Yuan spoke with some dissatisfaction, showing her mobile phone screen: "Look, it's called this name; search for it again."

Knowing she was in the wrong, Lin Xiaolu had to focus her attention on the phone in Jiang Yuan's hand, even though she wasn't particularly interested, to identify the game the other person was talking about.

Then, she saw a somewhat flashy icon: at the top were two crossed wands, one white and one black; below the wands was a simple cartoon drawing of a girl made of lines, making one feel it was very cute at a glance. And below the icon was written the name of the game:

"Magical Girl Squad."

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(End of this chapter)