Chapter 3 The old duck's beak is harder than its lower part.

Chen Shuo laughed sarcastically: "You're the pervert! You're a pervert who likes to be played by men!"

Lu Shangyan raised his fist, but Pei Yumin grabbed it firmly before it could fall.

It's not that fighting is forbidden, but we're afraid that if this continues, someone might die.

Furthermore, Chen Shuo doesn't seem like a good person. If he doesn't kill him and then turns around and bites back, Lu Shangyan will only get himself into more trouble.

Chen Shuo clearly thought the same thing, and became even more provocative after not taking the punch: "So that's why you stopped fighting and were pretending to be weak. Turns out your husband came to back you up."

Lu Shangyan struggled to get up again to continue beating him, but Pei Yumin held him firmly in his arms.

It was at this moment that he noticed Lu Shangyan's body was trembling violently, his hands and back were sweating profusely, but they felt cold to the touch.

With this understanding, nothing Chen Shuo said mattered to him anymore.

He grabbed Lu Shangyan and pulled him up, holding his wrist tightly, intending to take him to the hospital.

Lu Shangyan is clearly losing his mind now; his breathing is becoming erratic, and if this continues, something bad is bound to happen.

But Chen Shuo sat up from the ground: "You think you can just leave after hitting someone?"

Pei Yumin didn't want to waste time, and warned him with a stern face: "I advise you to be quiet now, or you will not have a good ending if you anger me."

Chen Shuo had just been humiliated in public, losing face completely without gaining anything, and now he was being threatened. He was about to point his finger at Chen Shuo and yell back, "Who do you think you are?! Can't you live without showing off? No wonder you're a prostitute, so stubborn!"

His voice grew louder and louder, and Pei Yumin could only temporarily cover Lu Shangyan's ears.

However, this did not have any substantial effect.

Lu Shangyan lifted his eyelids and stared intently at him: "If you have a problem, come at me."

Chen Shuo deliberately prompted, "He's your boyfriend, why are you so protective of him?"

Lu Shangyan was too lazy to waste words with him and raised his hand to teach him a lesson again, but Chen Shuo became smug and put his face in front of him: "I'll give you a discount, this punch will only cost you 20,000."

Lu Shangyan's pupils dilated. When money was mentioned, he became much more sober. He raised his hand and put it down heavily. Looking at Chen Shuo's injuries, he silently did the math in his mind.

Then, taking a deep breath and feigning composure, she said, "You fought back too, and you even have a lot of photos of me on your phone. So, you're the one who went too far."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yumin kicked Chen Shuo's already broken phone several times, then picked it up and stuffed it into his own pocket: "Confiscated!"

In case trouble arises in the future, these can all serve as evidence.

He then helped Lu Shangyan to the hospital, but Chen Shuo tried to stop him.

Pei Yumin's expression darkened further: "Don't worry, this matter is definitely not over. There will be plenty of opportunities to talk about it properly in the future."

Chen Shuo snorted coldly: "Pretending to be cool again. Look at your fake face. In your line of work, you must be a shrew, all talk and no action."

Pei Yumin frowned slightly, but made no further comment.

She only lowered her eyes after taking Lu Shangyan to the hospital for a check-up and making sure he was alright.

Grabbing Lu Shangyan's wrist, she whispered, "I'm not afraid at all, you definitely know that, right?"

Hearing that aggrieved voice, Lu Shangyan thought he had misheard.

Looking back, the guy who was just acting all high and mighty has lost his bravado and is now only thinking about how to prove that his dick can fly.

Lu Shangyan treated him as a stranger he had only met a few times, someone he had only had one accidental intimate encounter with, someone he was only vaguely familiar with...

I don't want to discuss these issues with him in public right now.

So he lowered his head and pretended not to hear anything. Just then, he received a text message.

The note reads: "[She delivered a drink to me and ran off too fast to pay me back (female, owes 5 yuan)]".

The other person told him: "[I heard that Chen Shuo posted those photos. Do you need my help?]"

Lu Shangyan thought for a while before realizing that this was the goddess Chen Shuo had mentioned.

If she were to speak to him, Chen Shuo might listen, but he might not actually let him off the hook.

Xia Li was just a pretext for Chen Shuo to cause him trouble, so that he could give his actions a reason to win over a woman and not seem so petty and inexplicable.

But actually, before Chen Shuo and Xia Li even spoke, or more accurately, when the semester had just started, their feud had already begun.

Because Chen Shuo made a lewd joke in the dormitory, saying that he had a girlfriend who was a model outside and that he would bring her to the dormitory to sleep in a couple of days.

He said he had never tried this in a university dormitory before, and wanted to seek excitement, so he asked them all to go out that night and come back later.

They even offered him cigarettes and drinks, and said that if they cooperated, they would take more videos to show them.

Upon hearing this, Lu Shangyan felt utterly disgusted. He picked up the drink on the table and viciously smashed it over Lu Shangyan's head.

The two started fighting in the dorm, neither willing to back down, until their roommates finally reacted and separated them.

Chen Shuo was not convinced and took the opportunity to kick his thigh again. Lu Shangyan did not retaliate, after all, he had known for a long time that he could not afford to pay for it.

Later, Chen Shuo never mentioned that kind of thing in the dormitory, but he would cause trouble for him openly or secretly.

Lu Shangyan frowned. He couldn't tell Xia Li about the disgusting things Chen Shuo had done and said.

He simply replied: [No need, I'll handle it myself. This has nothing to do with you; it's just that Chen Shuochun couldn't stand my tantrums.]

Moreover, even if it were entirely because of Xia Li, he couldn't possibly get Xia Li to go to Chen Shuo.

Who knows what unreasonable demands Chen Shuo might make of Xia Li?

Chen Shuo's methods are dirty; if Xia Li can't guard against him, she's doomed.

After replying, Lu Shangyan transferred another five yuan to her.

But Xia Li, just like many times before, didn't accept the message and didn't reply to his messages again.

*

Lu Shangyan left the hospital and thanked Pei Yumin.

Seeing that his complexion was still not good, Pei Yumin offered to take him back.

Lu Shangyan pursed his lips and shook his head in refusal: "It's still early, and I don't have any classes this afternoon. I'm planning to find a place to live. I need to move out of the dormitory as soon as possible."

Pei Yumin frowned: "I can really handle this. You don't need to waste your money."

Moreover, he also bears responsibility for this matter.

Lu Shangyan added, "I understand what you mean, but even if Chen Shuo can coexist peacefully with me in the future, I can no longer stay here."

"Although I was a little out of it last night, I vaguely remember feeling quite good when we were having sex down there."

“I always thought I didn’t like humans, but now it seems I must be gay.”

He spoke so frankly, as if he weren't talking about himself, but rather recounting an insignificant story.

Pei Yumin's eyes widened, and finally he exclaimed, "No!"

He regretted it immediately after saying it and desperately tried to explain, "Maybe it's because I was the one who felt comfortable that night?"

He practically whispered to Lu Shangyan, "You don't like men, you just like me as a man."

Pei Yumin felt his face burning as soon as he finished speaking.

But after thinking about it carefully for a while, Lu Shangyan couldn't grasp the deeper meaning at all, and only said, "That makes sense, and I really can't draw conclusions casually."

Pei Yumin straightened his chest and volunteered.

Lu Shangyan didn't even glance at it, and turned around to say, "But I still have to move out first."

After all, he had other plans.

Pei Yumin spoke faster than he thought: "That's perfect, we can share an apartment! If we split the rent, we might be able to rent a bigger place for less money."

Lu Shangyan looked at him with a puzzled expression, and he explained, "I happen to work nearby, and I still can't afford a house. I also want to save more money."

Lu Shangyan was also poor, having lived under someone else's roof for over a decade, so he understood the bitterness of not having a real home of his own even better than Lu Shangyan.

Thinking that Pei Yumin had indeed helped him a lot, he couldn't just not help with something as small as saving money on shared accommodation.

After a brief internal struggle, he nodded in agreement.

Finding a suitable place to live wasn't easy, so Lu Shangyan could only stay in a hotel near the school for the time being.

As soon as Pei Yumin got home, he asked his assistant to set up a temporary team to assess the houses next to Z University.

Find the best value for money house that Lu Shangyan can rent at a low price without arousing suspicion.

Two hours later, his assistant sent him information about six apartments.

Without a second thought, to prevent any disputes during the house viewing, Pei Yumin simply bought all the properties at high prices, planning to meet Lu Shangyan tomorrow to see which one he liked, and then rent it out at a super low price.

*

After Lu Shangyan finished showering, he received a message from Xia Li.

Xia Li told him that all the photos and videos of him at the school had disappeared, and that the counselors of all the colleges had held an emergency meeting today, ordering students not to send any more false information that smeared others, or they would be severely punished.

[A Little Chestnut: The school has given a strict order this time, so you don't need to worry anymore.]

Lu Shangyan replied to her: [Thank you for your concern.]

Why haven't you claimed your money yet? It's almost been more than 24 hours.

Xia Li fell silent again.

Lu Shangyan had no choice but to find five yuan in change and put it behind his phone case, intending to give it to her directly when they met next time.

-

Pei Yumin's preparations were indeed worthwhile.

The next day when they went to see the apartment again, Lu Shangyan quickly signed the contract with the "assistant agent" who was also working as the part-time landlord, as soon as he heard the price.

The subway and bus stops are right outside the gate of this apartment complex.

And at his pace, walking to school would only take half an hour. Running back and forth every day would not only provide him with exercise but also save him money.

After seeing off his assistant, Lu Shangyan couldn't stop smiling.

He was afraid of being ripped off, so he pretended to be picky about the house. He only wanted to rent it as soon as possible because he had no other choice.

But his acting was terrible; when he said that, his eyes were fixed on the house without blinking, making it completely unbelievable.

After paying the rent and deposit, Lu Shangyan had very little money left in his pocket.

Pei Yumin then told him, "I know a hotel nearby that's hiring part-time workers. It's from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm, and you can take four days off a month. The salary is 3,000 yuan."

Lu Shangyan blinked: "So many?"

Pei Yumin nodded: "It's a five-star hotel. There aren't many jobs, but there are a lot of rules. If you encounter a grumpy or difficult guest, you'll probably suffer a lot, especially if you're a part-time worker."

Lu Shangyan finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved. So this was compensation for emotional distress. In that case, his salary was actually too little.

Pei Yumin drove him to the job interview: "But if you encounter a generous customer, the tip can be quite substantial."

Lu Shangyan immediately sat up straight.

Actually, this job was set up for him by someone Pei Yumin, so he didn't need to be so nervous at all.

However, Pei Yumin, who was also living in a small rented room, could not tell him the truth at this time in order to maintain his image as a junior employee.

However, Pei Yumin actually quite liked seeing his "cleverness" in order to achieve his goal.

They are absolutely adorable.

But who would have thought that they almost gave themselves away as soon as they got to the door.

The big-mouthed and malicious Tang Suichen actually came to interview employees in person!

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