Campus Ace Girl-Chapter 299 - 300: Defying the Heavens! Gu Anxi Nominated as the Campus Hunk
He sat down and casually asked the person next to him, "Do you think she can handle it?" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
The man beside him smirked. "Fang Ming, I’m more curious if *you* can handle it. Didn’t you break a rib? Can you still play basketball?"
Fang Ming glanced down. "I’ll be giving instructions from the side."
The man laughed suggestively. "I heard Gu Mingzhu is going to watch. You’re not going for Mingzhu, are you?"
"No," Fang Ming replied nonchalantly, his gaze fixed on the entrance.
Gu Anxi walked in with her notebook, still in the same chunky coat as before, paired with black pants and sneakers today. She sat in her usual spot, opened her notebook, and began drawing her comic, yawning as she doodled.
Fang Ming’s gaze followed her...
Someone in the crowd cheekily commented, "See, Fang Ming is clearly not here for Mingzhu; he’s obviously fallen for Gu Anxi. He must have a new crush!"
Fang Ming shot a sharp look at the whisperer.
Luckily, Gu Anxi was engrossed in her comic and didn’t hear the comment.
After class, Gu Anxi went to the restroom. When she returned, her desk was filled with a multitude of envelopes, in both black and pink.
She sighed in exasperation. Do people really think I’m open to anything and everything?
However, with so many people around, she couldn’t just throw them away, lest someone pick them up. So, she casually stuffed them into her pocket.
Fang Ming suddenly sat down beside her and reached out. "Let me help you with those."
Gu Anxi looked at him, then pulled out the envelopes and placed them in his hand. "Find a place to throw these out for me, thanks."
With that, she lowered her head and resumed drawing her comic.
"Da Hui’s Fairy" and "Rabbit’s Mom" were at it again—
Last night, "Rabbit’s Mom," in a surge of maternal affection, had donated 1,000,000 RMB. "Da Hui’s Fairy" immediately matched it, donating 1,000,000 RMB without batting an eye.
Then, the two of them waged an all-night battle, nearly crashing the Fengyun website with their comment war.
Gu Anxi had to step in and promise an extra update for the day before the two superfans, finally satisfied, ceased their internal conflict.
This morning, she hit the trending list again. Gu Anxi’s head throbbed; being this popular was genuinely troublesome.
The comic she had intended to draw last night, Bo Xichen hadn’t allowed it, trapping her in his arms instead...
Gu Anxi felt quite pitiful. My personal freedom is completely gone! I go to bed late and wake up early!
She paid little attention, but Fang Ming, in front of everyone, began to tear up the letters one by one.
The large classroom fell completely silent.
Only the sound of Fang Ming ripping the envelopes broke the silence. Just then, someone whispered, "Is Fang Ming trying to mark his territory?"
Fang Ming remained silent.
Was silence to be taken as tacit agreement?
Everyone else fell silent, quietly watching them.
Gu Anxi was still drawing her comic, completely oblivious.
She now had her Uncle Bo Xichen; she couldn’t possibly develop romantic feelings for any other boys. Besides, she was so exhausted, she hardly had the mental energy for such things.
Fang Ming’s situation was different. The cruelest irony in the world was this: everyone else heard him declare his affection, but the one person it was for remained oblivious.
Fang Ming’s expression turned cold. Without a word, he tossed the shredded paper into the trash can.
From that day on, no more pink or black envelopes appeared on Gu Anxi’s desk. With Fang Ming, the school heartthrob, present, who could possibly compete?
The incident gradually spread, shocking the entire school, including Gu Mingzhu.
The news that Fang Ming had fallen for the new student, Gu Anxi, was particularly humiliating for Gu Mingzhu. Although she and Fang Ming hadn’t made anything official, weren’t they considered the golden couple of Beicheng University?
But now Fang Ming... She found it hard to believe.
Gu Mingzhu looked quite upset. Someone consoled her, "Mingzhu, once you’re re-elected as campus belle, things will be different."
Gu Mingzhu’s mood improved slightly.
Indeed, Gu Anxi had been nominated, but her vote count was far behind Gu Mingzhu’s. Students at Beicheng University could vote once a day. Gu Mingzhu had already amassed over 30,000 votes, while Gu Anxi only had around 5,000. The disparity was obvious!
What Gu Mingzhu didn’t realize, nor did anyone else at Beicheng University, was that someone had also nominated Gu Anxi for campus heartthrob. She had received over a thousand votes, a number currently hidden near the bottom of the list, unnoticed for now... but this figure began to gain traction after a couple of incidents!
Gu Mingzhu still went to the basketball court and saw Gu Anxi as soon as she arrived.
While the other cheerleaders were busy handing water and towels to the players, Gu Anxi sat on the bleachers, long limbs stretched out, chin resting in her hand.
She was texting Bo Xichen: [Uncle, I might be home a bit late.]
Bo Xichen replied almost instantly: [What are you doing at school?]
Gu Anxi obediently texted back: [I’m playing basketball!]
There was a pause before he replied: [My little baby can play basketball too? I’ll come over in a bit. Send me your location.]
Gu Anxi dutifully sent him her location; it was perfect since she hadn’t driven today and needed him to pick her up anyway.
As soon as she put down her phone and looked up, her gaze met Fang Ming’s from the court.
He was in his basketball uniform, a towel draped over his shoulder, a bottle of mineral water in his hand. Gu Mingzhu stood beside him.
His gaze, however, was fixed on Gu Anxi, who remained as clueless as ever, completely unaware.
Wang Qin, sitting beside her, whispered, "Anxi, why is Fang Ming always staring at you?"
Gu Anxi frowned. "Is he?"
Her eyes met Fang Ming’s. "He probably wants revenge," she said.
Wang Qin thought in frustration, Anxi, you’re brilliant at everything else, so why are you acting like such an idiot now!
She then added in a hushed, suggestive tone, "Gu Mingzhu looks like she wants to incinerate you with her stare."
Gu Anxi said slowly, "Really?"
Wang Qin shared the latest gossip, "I heard she likes Fang Ming."
Gu Anxi was shocked. "I thought she wanted to marry into the Bo family. How come she likes Fang Ming now?"
Liking someone... can feelings change so casually?
Wang Qin thought again, Anxi is such an idiot!
She rested her chin on her hand. "That’s where you’re naive. Some girls don’t particularly like a guy, but if he’s outstanding enough, he makes a good backup. Fang Ming is Gu Mingzhu’s backup. Does that make it clearer?"
Gu Anxi replied lightly, "If you like someone, you like them. If you don’t, you don’t. Why make it so complicated? Isn’t it exhausting?"
She had considered it: if her Uncle ever fell for someone else, she would leave with grace and dignity.
But then again, her Uncle probably wouldn’t fall for anyone else, right?
Her Uncle said she was his little baby!
Thinking of Bo Xichen, Gu Anxi’s expression softened. It wasn’t so cold anymore; there was even a hint of sweetness to it.
Wang Qin commented dryly, "Anxi, that lovestruck expression really isn’t very ’Gu Anxi’ of you."
Gu Anxi chuckled. "Why care what others think? I’ll do whatever I want."
With that, she took off her jacket and tossed it to Wang Qin. "Hold this. I’m going to play."
Wang Qin hugged the jacket, looking utterly blissful. "Anxi, you can play basketball too!"
"I can also beat people up!" Gu Anxi chuckled softly.
