Chapter 25 Daily Life 3

Gu Yuanyuan went to the cafeteria for breakfast.

When I was young, I used a meal card; now I'm the one holding an employee card.

Gu Yuanyuan sat by the window in the cafeteria, eating quietly by himself. His breakfast was simple: soy milk, fried dough sticks, a basket of shrimp dumplings, and a bowl of black rice porridge.

Lin Qing placed the plate opposite Gu Yuanyuan and then sat down.

Lin Qing was a serious sucker for good looks. He glanced across the entire cafeteria, and when he saw Gu Yuanyuan, he felt that even the dilapidated cafeteria looked different.

Their eyes lit up and they came over.

Gu Yuanyuan took a sip of soy milk, looked up at the aloof young man in front of her, and asked, "Do we know each other well?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a commotion broke out.

The focus of everyone's discussion was Gou Tian, ​​who was basically never seen at school except for exams. Known as Brother Tian, ​​he arrived with his gang of followers. He was walking at the front, and his leg was slightly lame.

He then asked the younger men behind him, "Did you see him? Is he in the cafeteria?"

"Qing-ge is here. With his good looks, he stands out in a crowd. There's no way we could mistake him for someone else."

"That's good. Seeing him will brighten my whole day."

"Let's get some food first. I haven't had breakfast in ages. I usually sleep until noon, but I'm unusually up early today. Brother Tian, ​​what do you want to eat?"

"Let's go see what food we can get."

Putting everything else aside, the food at this lousy school is really delicious.

Gou Tian and his group got their breakfast and were carrying their trays when Gou Tian glanced at them.

Upon seeing Lin Qing having breakfast face-to-face with Gu Yuanyuan, his eyes instantly blazed with fury, and he wished he could slam a plate over Gu Yuanyuan's head.

Oh shit.

Gou Tian was about to head in that direction with a fierce look when one of his underlings rushed up to stop him. "Brother Tian, ​​hey, Brother Tian, ​​don't be impulsive."

"What are you afraid of?!"

Gou Tian was about to rush over in a fit of rage.

The younger brother quickly intervened, saying, "Seeing Brother Qing makes me happy all day, don't fight."

The younger brother paused, then added somewhat hesitantly, "The main problem is that we can't beat them either."

Gou Tian pushed his underling aside and, amidst the surprised gazes of the crowd, sat down next to Lin Qing.

Then he casually hooked his arm around Lin Qing's shoulder and said, "Why do you eat so little? No wonder you're so thin. Here, take this."

Gou Tian placed the shumai from his plate onto Lin Qing's plate, his eyes filled with affection.

He then said, "Brother will peel a tea egg for you."

Gu Yuanyuan finished eating, cleared away his bowl, and stood up. He came back a while later and slammed the plate on the table.

Gou Tianchao hid behind Lin Qing in fright.

Lin Qing looked at Gu Yuanyuan with some anticipation in her eyes.

Gu Yuanyuan suddenly reached out her hand to Gou Tian, ​​"I forgot yesterday."

Gou Tian stared at Gu Yuanyuan's beautiful hands and thought to himself, "Damn it."

Then he took out a fifty-yuan note from his pocket and put it in Gu Yuanyuan's hand. He said that Gu Yuanyuan used to be involved in the underworld, and that this routine seemed familiar.

They've all started collecting protection money.

Gu Yuanyuan glanced down at the worn-out fifty-yuan note in her palm, then with a look of disdain, flipped it over and dropped it onto the table.

Gou Tian gritted his teeth, "Don't go too far! How much more do you want?"

He slapped a hundred-dollar bill into Gu Yuanyuan's palm with a sullen face, "That's all I have. I don't have any more. If you're not happy, let's go outside and fight one-on-one."

Gu Yuanyuan tossed the hundred-yuan note aside and said coldly, "Let me finish what I have to say, then give me your phone."

Gou Tian immediately clutched his pants pocket. "What are you doing? You want to steal my phone to sell for money? Don't you have any professional ethics? You're supposed to be a teacher!"

"Let me make a phone call, or I'll take your phone away, you hear me!"

"Oh, make a phone call, making a phone call is fine—"

Gou Tian took his phone out of his pocket and handed it to Gu Yuanyuan.

Gu Yuanyuan asked him to unlock the door, then carried the tray outside. Gou Tian ignored Gu Yuanyuan and continued to peel tea eggs for Lin Qing with gentle touch.

Lin Qing turned her head to look at Gou Tian, ​​then at the 150 yuan on the table, "What did you do yesterday?"

Gou Tian felt a little guilty, and he didn't dare to look Lin Qing in the eye. "I didn't do anything."

Lin Qing reached out and took the 150 yuan. "Then what's this?"

“This is the money I made from selling goods, it’s clean. You really think I can collect protection money? The crackdown is so severe now.”

"You know that's not what I meant."

Gou Tian held a peeled tea egg to Lin Qing's lips, opened his mouth, and coaxed Lin Qing, "Ah, eat more."

Lin Qing pushed Gou Tian's hand and stuffed the tea egg into Gou Tian's mouth.

He then reached out and pressed down hard on Gou Tian's limping leg, "How did you get hurt here?"

With a tea egg stuffed in his mouth, Gou Tian tried to shout but couldn't, and his expression changed instantly.

He pushed Lin Qing's hand away and spat the tea egg into his plate. This time, when Lin Qing asked, he didn't mind smearing Gu Yuanyuan in front of her.

He immediately said, "Gu Yuanyuan was the one who took the call. Let me tell you, Lin Qing, someone like him is definitely not simple. Who knows what murders he might have committed? I saw a huge scar on his chest yesterday."

"So, last night you and your gang went to cause trouble for him?"

Gou Tian's expression stiffened for a moment. Of course, his brain, as a poor student, was different from that of a top student; their priorities were completely different.

Gou Tian remained silent with a sullen face.

After a while, she stood up angrily with her tray in her hand. "You've changed. You don't care about me anymore. You don't even ask me where I'm hurt or how badly I'm hurt. The first thing you say is to ask about him."

Gou Tian stormed off, then turned back. Just like Gu Yuanyuan, he slammed his plate on the table. "Why didn't you stop me? What, you really don't care about me anymore?"

Lin Qing's eyes were indifferent. He stood up to leave, as if he couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Gou Tian.

Gou Tian grabbed his shoulder and lowered his head to forcefully kiss him.

The group of onlookers were dumbfounded; some even dropped their steamed buns.

As a result, Lin Qing forcefully pushed away the angry Gou Tian, ​​who then sat on a bench in the cafeteria, watching Lin Qing's tall figure leave.

Gou Tian's school uniform collar was crooked, and he was furious.

He vowed to be irreconcilable enemies with Gu Yuanyuan.

After Gu Yuanyuan finished his call, he saw Lin Qing come out and handed the phone to her, saying, "Give it back to him."

When Lin Qing went to answer the phone, her fingers unconsciously brushed against the back of Gu Yuanyuan's hand.

This action can be described as both unintentional and deliberate.

Gu Yuanyuan withdrew her hand and looked up at Lin Qing.

Lin Qing was very serious, except that the tips of her ears were a little red.

Gu Yuanyuan wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing and left.

Gou Tian watched this scene through the glass. He swallowed a shumai in anger. What was Lin Qing doing? He had only talked to that handsome guy from the supermarket for a few minutes. What, was she really going to break up with him and then cheat on him?

It needs cleaning up.

Gu Yuanyuan called his uncle, but didn't mention that he had settled in there. He just said that his phone and wallet had been stolen while he was traveling.

His uncle was very efficient, perhaps because he was afraid his son would starve or end up homeless.

The next morning, the new credit card and mobile phone were delivered by express courier.

Without saying a word, Gu Yuanyuan bought a car first, mainly for convenience and to go out for a stroll at night.

Considering the situation here, he didn't buy a very nice car, mainly because there weren't any available for sale even if he wanted to.

I bought a small car worth a little over 100,000 yuan. I bought a white one and parked it in the school parking lot, planning to drive it around after class in the evening.

When I checked after class, I found that my newly bought car had been scratched and the tires were flat.

Gu Yuanyuan walked around the car, feeling both angry and exasperated. She couldn't believe these brats were so bold as to touch the car. Could they afford to pay for the damages?

When Gu Yuanyuan went to find Gou Tian.

Gou Tian followed Lin Qing around, nagging, "Look at his car this afternoon, it was so expensive! Where did he get the money? If he were really that rich, would he be teaching here? Let me tell you, he's just... you know..."

Gou Tian quickly walked up and whispered slyly to Lin Qing, "I heard that he does 'that' in the big city, you know, that kind of thing, and then he comes here to be a good guy after he's made enough money. The day before yesterday, my little brother saw an old man come and harass him. That man was old enough to be our grandfather, I'm not lying to you."

Gu Yuanyuan: "......"

He went up to grab Gou Tian by the collar and question him, but suddenly his phone rang. Gou Tian turned around and saw Gu Yuanyuan, and ran away as fast as he could, pulling Lin Qing along with him.

Gu Yuanyuan gripped her phone and cursed, "Let's see where you run off to! You little bastard, you have a sharp tongue!"

He swiped to answer the call, and Zhou He's voice was as gentle as ever, "How have you been lately?"

"It's great, traveling and enjoying life. It's just that my phone was stolen a few days ago, but I've got a new one now."

Zhou He was silent for a moment, then said, "That's great. I'll go for a walk and have some fun when I have time. Can we go together then?"

"No, thank you."

Zhou He seemed to sigh, "Okay, still as indifferent as ever. I saw him showing off his wedding ring a few days ago, so the wedding must be coming up soon. You're not going to crash the party, are you?"

Gu Yuanyuan remained silent for a long time, then spoke in a rare serious tone, "This time, I won't smash it. He has his life, and I have mine. We will never cross paths again. But I also want to say, Zhou He, this is not a reason for you to wait for me."

Zhou He countered Gu Yuanyuan's question, "You're not going to date anymore?"

Let's talk.

"Then why can't it be me?"

"Zhou He, don't you understand? If I loved you, I would have done so long ago, I wouldn't have waited until now."

"I know, but I still want to ask. After hearing you say it so many times, maybe I'll really give up."

Zhou He is dead.

Gu Yuanyuan held his phone, hesitated for a long time, and then leaned on the railing to open WeChat, which he hadn't logged into in a long time.

He opened his WeChat Moments, not deliberately looking at Su Hengyi's posts, he just scrolled through them.

He scrolled for a long time, so long that the sunset had disappeared, before he finally saw the picture.

The picture of intertwined hands and a pair of rings was so conspicuous in Gu Yuanyuan's eyes.