As Shang Lin and Meng Zhe walked toward the dormitory building, they unexpectedly saw Chu Jiusheng. Ever since he bullied Su Jinghang and was acupunctured by Shang Lin, he had never faced him face to face, and even seemed to be avoiding him. What was going on now?

Did they find some clever way to cause trouble for him? Shang Lin subconsciously glanced at the dormitory building entrance that was just a stone's throw away. Was this location inappropriate? Were they afraid the dormitory supervisor wouldn't notice?

Su Jinghang hadn't mentioned being surrounded by Chu Jiusheng and his two companions to anyone, so Meng Zhe didn't know either. However, Chu Jiusheng was somewhat well-known on campus—well, not a very good one, so…

When Meng Zhe saw that Chu Jiusheng clearly wanted to see Shang Lin, he stood in front of him and asked, "What's up?"

Chu Jiusheng's gaze swept over Meng Zhe's shoulder and landed on Shang Lin. "Can I speak with you alone?"

Shang Lin was thin and small, a head shorter than Chu Jiu, but his aura was not weak at all. However, with Meng Zhe blocking his way, he could only say, "Class is about to start, let's talk after class."

Chu Jiusheng looked at Shang Lin in silence for a while before saying, "Okay."

The ignored Meng Zhe disagreed, "Can't we just say what we want to say directly?"

After saying that, she looked at Shang Lin with strong disapproval, "What are you waiting for after class? What if he bullies you? You're acting like a primary school student."

Chu Jiusheng and Shang Lin said in unison, "No."

Shang Lin immediately smiled, but Chu Jiusheng explained embarrassedly, "It's true, I have something I want to ask Shang Lin for help with, not to bully him." Besides, he wouldn't dare, he still felt a pang of embarrassment thinking about that time before, he couldn't let it happen again.

Meng Zhe looked at Chu Jiusheng suspiciously, then at Shang Lin, "If that's the case, then just say it. Why do you need to talk alone? Is there some secret between you two?"

They're not even in the same class, so they probably haven't even met more than a few times, right? Meng Zhe knows how hard Shang Lin studies every day, and he probably doesn't even know all his classmates, let alone those from other classes.

Chu Jiusheng looked at Meng Zhe with some impatience, "What secrets? This is between Shang Lin and me. What does it have to do with you? Besides, this is the dormitory entrance. Even if I wanted to bully him, I would have to consider the place. I'm not stupid."

"you……"

Shang Lin quickly grabbed Meng Zhe's arm, "It's okay, you go back to your dorm first."

Meng Zhe glanced at Shang Lin with some reluctance, but finally said, "I'll wait for you inside."

After saying that, he walked into the building and looked at them through the glass door, with the air that if Chu Jiusheng dared to do anything out of line, he would rush over immediately.

Shang Lin felt both touched and amused. Meng Zhe seemed cold and aloof, and particularly difficult to get along with, but she turned out to be quite warm-hearted, both on Thursday night and now.

Chu Jiusheng scoffed, "Is he stupid? I already told you..."

Shang Lin hurriedly interrupted Chu Jiusheng, "What is it? Tell me quickly, we still have evening classes."

Chu Jiusheng was acting coy like a little girl, and after a while she stammered, "Can you teach me to take someone down in an instant like you, without causing any serious consequences?"

For a moment, Shang Lin was dazed and subconsciously asked, "What did you say?" Was it what he understood to mean?

Once something is difficult to say, it becomes easier to say it again. So Chu Jiusheng repeated it completely again, even changing his tone, becoming...

Shang Lin immediately frowned. "What are you going to do?" Why does he look like he's about to kill someone and rob them?

Chu Jiusheng was already a little apprehensive when facing Shang Lin, and he must have used a lot of courage and determination to come to him now. But when Shang Lin questioned him with a serious expression, his regained momentum immediately disappeared, and he felt even more uncertain.

But since they were already there, they didn't want to give up. Finally, somewhat embarrassed, they touched their nose and said, "This isn't those guys from No. 3 Middle School... cough, no, it's the students from No. 3 Middle School who always seem to dislike us and want to fight us. It's just a few of us..."

"What?!" Shang Lin was unusually agitated. "Is this challenge what I think it means? To fight?"

Chu Jiusheng nodded hurriedly, but then immediately explained, "We didn't want to either, but it concerns men... no, the school..."

"Stop, stop, stop! What kind of twisted logic is this? Is challenging someone to a fight a good thing?" Shang Lin couldn't stand it anymore, and was even a little angry. "Can you guarantee you won't get hurt? Even if you can, does that mean it's okay if you hurt someone else? Does your family own a mine? Allowing you to squander money like this? And how old are you? A middle school student, a minor. You should be studying, what are you doing instead of studying? If you're not going to be taught, go back to your dorm, or I'll knock you out first. I'll make you lie down for a few days to rest your brain, no, to grow your brain, so that you don't get released before it's fully developed and harm yourself, others, your family, and your school."

As soon as Shang Lin finished speaking, he stormed off. He's so young and doesn't know his own brain. It's one thing to cause trouble at his own school, but he actually dared to challenge students from another school to a fight? He really needs to be taught a lesson.

Originally, Shang Lin had been tormented by illness for the past three years and was particularly envious of healthy and tall boys. However, Chu Jiusheng, the person he admired, turned out to be all looks and no brains.

This is like having your perfect object of envy turn out to be a scumbag, and then feeling a real sting to your heart, which is almost heartbreaking.

Chu Jiusheng was stunned as he watched Shang Lin's angry back. Even his father couldn't talk as much as this kid, and how could he be so strong at such a young age? He subconsciously wanted to do as the other party said.

When Shang Lin entered the dormitory building and spoke with Meng Zhe, Chu Jiusheng finally came to his senses, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cave in the dead of winter. It was truly terrifying.

But something's not right. Why did I obediently leave? What was I even doing here? I haven't achieved my goal yet, but I need to go back to him...

Hehe, I wouldn't dare.

Seeing Shang Lin return in a huff, Meng Zhe hurriedly asked, "What happened? What did Chu Jiusheng say?"

Shang Lin immediately forced a smile, "It's nothing, just a little kid with too much energy."

Meng Zhe looked at Shang Lin with utter confusion, really wanting to say, "Compared to us, you're the little kid, okay?"

But then she advised, "Then just ignore him. If he dares to cause you trouble, just tell me. But I'm actually a little curious about what he said that made someone as calm as you get angry?"

Mentioning this, Shang Lin still replied angrily, "That kid has something wrong with his head. I really want to pry open his skull to see if he has a brain inside. He even wants to challenge the students from No. 3 Middle School to a fight. He's so bored."