Chapter 344 (Updated 3441)

344:

After Ye Qingxi registered, she went to the dormitory with Qin Cheng.

Qin Cheng had already cleaned the dormitory and prepared his daily necessities. All he needed to do now was change Ye Qingxi's bedding.

Mu Shaowu and Qin Luan immediately got to work.

Ye Qingxi wanted to help, but Mu Shaowu shooed her aside, saying, "Don't make things worse."

Ye Qingxi: ...Will he get better too?

How is that causing trouble?!

"Are you thirsty?" Qin Cheng looked at him and handed him a bottle of water.

Ye Qingxi nodded and started drinking.

He had just taken two sips when he received a call from Zhong Yan, who said that they had arrived at the dormitory and asked him to come over and choose a bed.

“We’re on the second floor, what about you?” Zhong Yan asked.

"I'm on the fourth floor," Ye Qingxi said. "Wait a moment, I'll be right down."

"Um."

"Dad, I'm going to Zhong Yan's dormitory," Ye Qingxi said.

"Okay." Mu Shaowu looked at him. "Go ahead, don't rush back."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxi looked at Qin Cheng. Before he could say, "See you later," Qin Cheng took the initiative to say, "I'll go with you."

Ye Qingxi: Huh?

However, since everyone knew each other and had a good relationship, Ye Qingxi did not refuse and left the dormitory with Qin Cheng.

As they went down the stairs, they encountered people going up the stairs.

Some people clearly knew Qin Cheng and would greet him when they passed by.

Qin Chengjian was a classmate, so he simply gave a faint "hmm".

Someone looked at Ye Qingxi curiously and asked him, "What's this?"

“My younger brother,” Qin Cheng said.

The other person was surprised, "You have a younger brother!"

Qin Cheng: ...Is that not allowed?

"Is your younger brother studying as well as you?"

"Um."

"Your family must be a family of academic elites."

Ye Qingxi smiled.

His smile made the other person realize that he looked familiar.

"Have I seen you somewhere before?" he asked curiously.

Ye Qingxi: ...You've probably seen the World Championship opening ceremony and "Summer".

Seeing that the other person's eyes were practically glued to Ye Qingxi, Qin Cheng was speechless. He pulled Ye Qingxi aside, said "No," and led him downstairs.

Ye Qingxi smiled, turned around, and waved to him.

The other person waved their hand and muttered, "Really not? Then why does it look so familiar?"

As Ye Qingxi walked to the floor where Zhong Yan and the others lived, she encountered five or six people who greeted Qin Cheng.

He laughed and said, "You're quite popular at school."

Qin Cheng: ...

Qin Cheng only gradually realized during his growth that school is like a small society. Here, academic performance, appearance, and social status can affect your standing and popularity at school even before you realize it.

Good-looking boys and girls are popular.

Boys and girls from prestigious families will be praised.

Boys and girls who excel in their studies are respected by everyone.

As luck would have it, he met all three criteria.

So even though he was indifferent to everyone, everyone liked him very much—whether they were teachers or students.

“You’ll be popular soon too,” Qin Cheng said.

That's the truth. Ye Qingxi is good-looking, comes from a good family, and has good grades. In addition, he has a good personality. Qin Cheng can almost imagine how popular Ye Qingxi will be at school in the next three years.

But his brother has always been like that.

He could make even the dull and boring elementary school years exciting and interesting, let alone the budding youth of junior high school.

The two walked towards Zhong Yan's dormitory while talking.

The corridor on this floor was crowded. As Ye Qingxi passed by, she happened to overhear a girl who had come with her brother whispering, "See? I told you they were good-looking!"

"Indeed, she looks like a first-year junior high student. She's so cute."

"He's handsome too, that guy in the white short-sleeved shirt."

"I like the one in the denim vest, she's so pretty."

"But the one in the black short-sleeved shirt is cool too."

Ye Qingxi: ...Could they be talking about Pei Liang, Zhong Yan, and Kang Cong?

Surely not?

He didn't say anything and continued walking forward.

As Ye Qingxi approached the dormitory, she heard a familiar voice coming from inside.

"Wrong, wrong, that's not how it is. It's upside down like this. The bigger circle should be on top."

Then came the desperate voice of Zhong Yan's mother, "I can't go on anymore. Let your Aunt Qiao come. I need to rest for a while."

“I told you Aunt Qiao would have been fine, but you insisted on doing it.”

After Zhong Yan finished speaking, she turned around to get water for her mother, but when she turned around, she saw Ye Qingxi and Qin Cheng walking in together.

He burst out laughing. "Alright, now everyone's here."

Ye Qingxi looked at his denim vest, then glanced at Pei Liang and Kang Cong not far away. Well, one was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and the other a black short-sleeved shirt.

So, those people were actually talking about them?

Ye Qingxi smiled, thinking to herself that Kang Cong would be very happy if he knew about this, as he always liked girls praising him.

He looked at the parents inside the room and greeted them one by one.

Qin Cheng then greeted him politely.

Pei Liang looked at Ye Qingxi, hands in his pockets, and asked, "You want that bed?"

Since Qin Cheng graduated from sixth grade, Ye Qingxi's dormitory has been empty except for him. Zhong Yan has been extending a warm invitation for him to join their four-person dormitory.

“When we signed up, we thought the four of us would share a dorm room, but we didn’t expect you to share with Qin Cheng. Now that Qin Cheng has graduated, it’s a good time for you to come back,” Zhong Yan said.

“Exactly,” Kang Cong also said, “That way we can take a nap together and go to school together in the afternoon.”

“But the bed next to mine is the only one left. You shouldn’t have any objections, right?” Pei Liang asked him.

Ye Qingxi had no objections and moved into their four-person dormitory in fifth grade.

They already had a good relationship, and living together made them even more comfortable.

That feeling was quite different from living with Qin Cheng.

Qin Cheng was more taciturn and took better care of him. They lived together, and Ye Qingxi felt like she was lying in the sun, feeling warm, relaxed, and at ease.

But Zhong Yan and the others were more lively, cheerful, and childlike. Living with them was like riding a carousel for Ye Qingxi; she was very happy and joyful.

Therefore, when Qin Cheng entered junior high school, Zhong Yan suggested, "You can continue to live with Qin Cheng for now, and then live with us after Qin Cheng graduates."

"No need," Ye Qingxi said. "My brother has roommates now, so I can just live with you guys."

“You can’t just say it directly,” Pei Liang said. “You should ask your brother. You weren’t there before, but now you’re going to be in the same school as him. Who knows if he’ll favor his brother over his friend?”

Ye Qingxi: ...

Ye Qingxi thought that was indeed very likely.

However, he wanted Qin Cheng to develop his friendship with him, so he didn't tell Qin Cheng about it. He thought that if Qin Cheng didn't say anything, he wouldn't either. If Qin Cheng asked him, he would just say that he and Zhong Yan had agreed to live together.

Unexpectedly, Qin Cheng immediately told him that he had already moved out and applied for a dormitory.

Ye Qingxi: ...

No wonder he's his brother; at such a young age, he already has the domineering CEO vibe of his father and grandfather!

"So, Xiaoxi, are you living with your brother this year?" Kang Cong asked.

Ye Qingxi nodded.

Pei Liang smiled and said, "What did I say? I said I can't say it 'directly'."

Ye Qingxi: ...

Zhong Yan glanced at him disdainfully, "You think you're so capable?"

He turned to look at Ye Qingxi, "Xiaoxi, where do you want to sleep?"

Ye Qingxi is fine with either option.

"And you?" he asked Zhong Yan.

Zhong Yan turned her head and pointed to the one by the window on the left, "I like that one, it's bright."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the others and asked, "Does anyone else want that bed?"

Pei Liang originally wanted that position, but Zhong Yan had been picky and spoiled since childhood. Although Pei Liang sometimes verbally criticized him, he had long been accustomed to accommodating him in daily life.

Now that he had expressed his opinion, Pei Liang no longer showed any other willingness.

“Then I’ll sleep there,” Zhong Yan said happily. “Xiao Xi, you can sleep next to me.”

"Sure," Ye Qingxi said without objection.

Kang Cong: ? ? ?

Does that mean he'll have to sleep next door to Pei Liang?!

Kang Cong: ...

Kang Cong silently looked at Zhong Yan, "How about I sleep next to you? Xiao Xi and Xiao Liang both have good grades, so sleeping next to each other is a good opportunity to discuss homework."

Kang’s mother:……

Kang's mother suddenly realized that the previous bed allocation was actually quite good.

It's perfect that two good students can mentor two students who don't like to study!

"No way~" Pei said coolly, "You two will sleep separately. Xiao Xi won't be in the dorm in the first year of junior high, so I'll be in charge of watching over you two. Whoever has worse grades will sleep with me~"

Ye Qingxi almost burst out laughing when she heard this.

The parents present almost couldn't hold back their laughter.

Zhong Yan and Kang Cong could hardly believe it.

"Are you crazy?! Do you think you're some kind of role model?"

“I can be a popular celebrity,” Pei Liang said.

Zhong Yan: ...What the hell are you red for?!

The only one who looked good was clearly Ye Qingxi, okay?!

Zhong Yan snorted.

Ye Qingxi thought Pei Liang's idea was not bad.

After all, without some external stimulation, Zhong Yan and Kang Cong would easily become complacent.

“Then let’s do as Xiao Liang said, you two sleep separately, and during the year I’m not here, Xiao Liang will take turns sleeping next to you.”

Zhong Yan: !!!

Kang Cong: !!!

Parents present: We really wanted to laugh, but we couldn't.

"Where will you sleep after the first day of the new year?" Zhong Yan asked. "Next to me?"

"Why don't you sleep next to me?" Kang Congzhen said sincerely.

Qin Cheng: ...

I hate that he couldn't graduate from junior high so that his younger brother could graduate too!

"Let's see how Xiao Liang is," Ye Qingxi said with a smile. "I'm fine sleeping anywhere."

Zhong Yan: ...

Kang Cong: ...

Pei Liang said smugly, "Then I'll have to think about it carefully."

After resolving the issue of finding a bed in the dormitory, Ye Qingxi chatted with Pei Liang and the others for a few more minutes before returning to his and Qin Cheng's dormitory.

Mu Shaowu and Qin Luan had already changed his bedding.

Ye Qingxi checked everything, noted down what she needed to buy for tomorrow, and then left the dormitory with Mu Shaowu and the others.

In just one day, the news that Qin Cheng had a younger brother who was in the first year of junior high school, and that Qin Cheng had moved out to live in a new dormitory with his brother, spread like wildfire from Class 1 of the third year of junior high school to all the people who cared about Qin Cheng.

Everyone couldn't help but ask curiously, "How come we've never heard of them before? Are they from the same parents?"

"I don't know."

"I haven't heard that President Mu has a second child."

"I wonder if his younger brother is as handsome and outstanding as he is."

They found out very quickly.

On the first day of school, Ye Qingxi, as a representative of the new students, delivered a speech under the national flag.

The students below the stage looked at him, recalling the principal's mention of his name, and exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap! Could he be Mu Shaowu's son, that Ye Qingxi?!"

“I think he looks like that. I watched the opening ceremony of the World Championship back then, and he looked like that, only a little younger back then.”

"That's right, Qiao Tian looks exactly like him!"

"Mu Shaowu's son actually came to our school!"

"No wonder he was the one to speak as the representative of the new students this year."

In the class of Grade 9, the students who thought Ye Qingxi looked familiar yesterday finally understood.

"No wonder I felt like I'd seen him somewhere before. I watched the opening ceremony and 'Summer,' but I never imagined he was Qin Cheng's brother!"

"What did you say? This is Qin Cheng's younger brother?!"

"Yes, I ran into them yesterday. I said I'd seen this younger brother somewhere before, and Qin Cheng said no. See? I knew I wasn't wrong."

Qin Cheng: ...

So, Qin Cheng's younger brother is Ye Qingxi?

The students in the class couldn't help but look at their class's top student. "You're really low-key with a younger brother like this!"