Chapter Thirteen

Sasin went to the restroom to calm down. He was annoyed that Benjamin had been talking in his ear the whole time, even though they hadn't made eye contact or met before. Sasin didn't even know why he got angry when he heard Benjamin talking.

Why him?

"What's wrong?"

"I don't like him, and I'm the kind of person who wants to beat him up..."

"......"

"......"

Regarding his actions, Benjamin also went to the belongings left by his mother at home. However, at this time, Benjamin discovered that his mother had left him a letter. This was not the worst part. What was frightening was that the contents of the letter were related to a certain person!

"A brother, Xin Sa, do you know? He is your brother."

“Mom......”

Benjamin's reaction when he learned that Sasin was his brother was incredulous. How could he possibly accept that? And the "brother" his mother spoke of wasn't just a brother, but someone even closer than a brother.

"This kid takes way too long in the bathroom!"

"Where are you going?"

"Find him."

"......"

Old Liu laid his cards on the table and stopped pretending. He only realized something was amiss a few minutes later when he saw Benjamin start putting on an act after meeting Sasin, which made him suspicious. He seemed to understand—Benjamin was good enough. He absolutely wouldn't allow anyone to be better than him, and Sasin was exactly that kind of person. To be honest, his actions only fueled Benjamin's competitive spirit.

"this......"

"That's more interesting."

"Yes, it's very interesting."

When he understood Benjamin's thoughts, he found the man quite interesting. Benjamin had already helped Sassin learn what Rising Sun had taught him in the first semester of their sophomore year, and he didn't want to make things worse because...

"who?"

"......"

"It's you?"

"Old Liu is looking for you."

Are you sure it was Lao Liu who contacted me and not someone else?

"Not interested."

Let's go.

But Benjamin didn't want Sassin to leave, because he was determined to ask Sassin some questions today:

What are you doing?

"I have something to ask you."

"It's okay anywhere else, but not here!"

Benjamin just wanted to ask why he had to compare them? And another question was why Sasin disliked him? Sasin didn't answer the first question, but he directly addressed the second one:

"Because you're too good at pretending."

Am I really that pretentious?

"I think you're obviously faking it."

"Sorry, I was just pretending."

"I'm sorry, we have nothing more to say to each other."

"Then you can't leave."

Benjamin stared intently at Sasin with a murderous look in his eyes, and when his mortal enemy actually appeared in front of him, he said one sentence directly to him:

"You must become my servant no matter what."

"Servant? Why should I be your servant? What right do you have to judge my place in your heart? Besides, what benefit would I get if I were your servant?"

"And then what? What benefits do you expect from being a servant?"

"You have nothing, yet you expect me to be your servant, is that it?"

"Then let's have a wrestling match."

"Wrestling? Here?"

"Yes, we'll play three games, best of three."

"good."

“Sashin never boasted to others about how good he was at wrestling because he wanted to learn to hide his abilities. Benjamin’s father had been a soldier and had taught him a lot of fighting techniques. So, Benjamin began to duel with Sashin.”

"Wow!"

With a snap, Sasin, who had just sprinted, didn't have time to react and was thrown to the ground by Benjamin. Because it was an instant kill, Benjamin deliberately held back in the second round and was thrown to the ground by Sasin. Before the third round, Sasin made a boastful statement to Benjamin.

Is that all you've got?

"......"

"One win and one loss."

"No cheating allowed."

"As long as you don't renege on your promises, everything will be fine."

The next second, Sasin was knocked flat on his back by Benjamin. Based on the principle of honoring a bet, Sasin simply asked:

"What kind of servant do you want me to be?"

"A floor cleaner."

"......"

"This is the most comfortable one yet. If you don't mind, I'll give you a little more work to do."

"Need not"

Unconvinced, Sasin bumped into Benjamin on the shoulder and left. Old Liu happened to brush past Sasin, then saw Benjamin standing at the door and asked him:

"It's settled."

"......"

"It just didn't go as smoothly as I had expected."

Take your time.

Old Liu had a premonition about this unexpected situation, or rather, Old Liu was the one who meticulously planned this process. And this "servant" was not the one who spoke; from the beginning, it was Benjamin who spoke. This is why they asked Sassin for help.

"You're back?"

"yes."

"How was the chat? Did you have a good time?"

"I'm not happy."

"Why?"

"Benjamin made me his servant."

"A servant? Did I hear that right?"

"......"

"Now I understand why Lao Liu asked me for help?"

"His wording definitely needs a great deal of improvement."

"what to do?"

"What do you mean, what to do?"

"He asked me to do the most basic cleaning work at his house."

"What? You really want me to be his servant? I thought I was overthinking it. I think I should take back what I just said."

After hearing the whole story, Song Ran was speechless. She never imagined that Benjamin had such a hobby... It was naturally impossible for him to accept his identity all at once.

"I'm leaving now, bye-bye."

"Bye-Bye!"

This was the first and last time Sasin saw Benjamin, specifically on campus. After returning to school, Sasin learned that Benjamin had dropped out. Yes, the deal was done; Benjamin's dropout was used to get Lao Liu back to teach.

How did you manage to do that?

"What? How did you do that?"

"Didn't Lao Liu resign? Why is he back? How did you manage to do that?"

"......"

Sasin didn't speak, but it's certain that last night Sasin told Benjamin something very sad—Sasin's mother and Benjamin's mother.

"You didn't just invite me back for this reason, did you?"

"You knew perfectly well the purpose of becoming a servant, but at that time you still felt a kind of sadness. Why?"

"Why what?"

"There's clearly sadness in you, so why don't you speak to me with that affected attitude instead of yours?"

"......"

"If you don't accept this, I can tell you my attitude towards being a servant ------ ------ Hands off"

Have you thought it through?

"I've thought it through."

"You can leave, I'm not leaving..."

"Don't push your luck."

The incident was sudden. After calming down, Benjamin simply apologized to Sasin in person. The next second, he took the photo out of his pocket and showed it to Sasin. The latter finally realized that Benjamin was also an orphan who had been tortured beyond recognition during the war.

"Lena?"

"You know her?"

"She was my mother, but she's gone."

"?"

"My father is nowhere to be found now; he's probably dead."

"I can't find my father either, because from the moment I started remembering things, my only memory was of my mother, not my father. My mother never talks about him either, I think..."

"I want to know one thing."

"you say."

"Why did you never reveal your special identity from the beginning?"

“I wasn’t the only one with such a special status at that school, but there’s something I want to say: why do you tell others that your family is happy and fulfilling?”

“I’ve never said that, and Benjamin, I always thought we were one person, you know why? Because our personalities complement each other.”

"No, I have never admitted that our personalities are complementary, because I have always thought of myself as someone who dislikes everyone."

"Nobody's happy?"

"Um."

"Benjamin, I'm thinking about something."

"explain."

"Old Liu is calculating that we will definitely help each other. Moreover, since Old Liu came back this time, he goes to the principal's office every now and then to say a few words to the principal, as if he is reporting to the principal."

"......"

"But why did you fight?"

"With that student A?"

"Yes, I can understand that your temper didn't match Student A's and you had a brief argument, but your situation is different from usual, so I wanted to ask what happened? With that Student A?"

"You talk as if you were there."

"......"

"Song Ran and you have a very good relationship."

"Our relationship is so-so. The person who is on good terms with Song Ran is Li Zan."

"That kid is liked by Song Ran? Then I really can't say anything."

"And what about our relationship?"

"You and Song Ran? Didn't you just explain things in a rather casual way?"

"I'm talking about you, my relationship with you."

"......"

Benjamin and Sassin's relationship could only be described as so-so, which wasn't particularly unusual; in this era, friendship was more prevalent than love. Moreover, only the two of them knew about this, and Sassin also recalled something his mother had said:

"When someone is feeling down, a hug is better than any other method. It's simple, but it's also very direct."

"......"

"You can try this method when you have someone you like."

"......"

Benjamin was indeed at his lowest point when Sassin stepped forward and hugged him. Although it was unexpected, as Sassin's mother had said, it was indeed very effective. A minute later, Benjamin said, "You're not a servant; you're my friend."

"That's fine too, it's better than you being a servant."

At the moment when Benjamin was happy to simply use the term "same-sex friend," he suddenly went berserk and pushed Sasin onto the bed. Sasin never imagined that Benjamin had noticed this when they were a year apart in school.

Who is he?

"Sassin".

"Is he new here?"

"right."

"Why doesn't this kid just kill him?"

"No need, this is fine."

Benjamin never harbored any romantic feelings for this man named Sasin. Others, seeing this attitude, were quite astute, because whenever Sasin displeased them, Benjamin would immediately go to the class of the person who had offended them. Later, Benjamin also felt annoyed whenever he saw Sasin, and the reason was related to Sasin's academic excellence. "Who is Benjamin?"

"Students who are two years older than us."

"Yeah?"

"Let me show you his picture."

"good."

A few minutes later, Sasin had a photograph of Benjamin, which was the first time he had met the man through the photograph.

"So you are... "

"Shhh"

"Then why are you in the same grade as me?"

"Studying abroad."

"I see."

Benjamin, on the other hand, had only met Sasin through other people's accounts, but they were too far apart, and Benjamin had no grudge against him. If it were someone else's grudge, it wouldn't have come to this.

"Speak your mind and don't make things too tense."

"That's true."

However, the situation only got funnier and funnier after that. I remember one time when Benjamin and Sasin looked at each other in the corridor, and Benjamin finally recognized what Sasin looked like, the one that everyone else had been telling him.

"You are Sasin?"

"Yes, may I ask who you are...?"

"I am Benjamin."

"So you're Benjamin, the one on the list?"

"......"

"What's wrong?"

"It sounds like they're mocking me."

"Who are those two people over there?"

The head of student affairs spotted the two men immediately. The next second, upon seeing him, they separated, as Benjamin didn't want any interaction with him. However, he didn't understand why Benjamin had misunderstood and didn't want to be with him at all. "So? Did you see him?"

"I saw him."

"How is the situation?"

"It's no different from what's been rumored."

"......"

"Who did you go to see? You seem so happy."

"Sassin".

"......"

"I can't believe our boss is this kind of person!"

"Why?"

"There's no reason why. Also, our elder is a very good person, so don't talk nonsense."

Benjamin has good grades in class and is also handsome, which are the reasons why he has "bodyguards." However, those "bodyguards" formed spontaneously and were not Benjamin's own choice. But in return, he still has something to deal with.

"This is troublesome."

"Why?"

"Because Benjamin had several bodyguards with him."

"......"

"Didn't you notice? There were several people surrounding Benjamin, circling around him."

"I really didn't notice that."

At that time, Sasin thought it was normal for someone like Benjamin to have several bodyguards, but after school, Benjamin asked him to come home and tutor him!

What would I do at your house?

"To catch up on my studies."

"No, no, no, I don't want to be taught by someone else."

"Why?"

"I'm a good student, and aren't you really bad at academics?"

"Sorry, it's none of your business to lecture me about my poor academic performance!"

"What the hell?"

"Go if you want, don't go if you don't want to!"

That afternoon after school, Benjamin and Sasin walked in opposite directions. That evening, Benjamin was scolded by his mother because she gave him a nickname.