Chapter Ten
Shen Yue poked at the pearls at the bottom of his cup, staring blankly at the school gate.
The phone beside him was so quiet it seemed to be turned off. Shen Yue resisted the urge to look at it, deliberately propping his right hand up against his forehead to make sure he wouldn't turn around, pick up the phone, and anxiously shove it in front of his eyes.
Compared to Zheng Yu, that shameless pretty boy, he still knew how to write the word "restraint".
It was getting late, and most of the students had already left school. Occasionally, one or two students in school uniforms would appear at the school gate. Shen Yue's body stiffened, and he widened his eyes to scan them carefully. When he realized it wasn't the same face, he deflated like a punctured balloon and slowly leaned back in his chair.
Some students, when they inadvertently met Shen Yue's cold gaze, were intimidated by the school bully's aura and shocked by Shen Yue's sour face. They wished they could grow wings on the spot, afraid that he would rush over and splash milk tea on their faces at any moment.
I barely took a few sips of the milk tea before the tapioca pearls at the bottom were almost crushed.
The phone remained lying there silently.
Shen Yue felt that he was being incredibly stupid. It had been so long since school ended, everyone else should have left long ago. He must have lost his mind to sit here facing the school gate and act like a madman.
Frustrated, Shen Yue scratched his hair, then lowered his right hand to support himself on the table, preparing to get up and leave.
He stopped abruptly before his buttocks had even left the stool.
no.
Today it's You Congxi's turn to clean. What if he cleans too thoroughly and it takes a little longer? What if You Congxi comes out right after he leaves?
Shen Yue rested his right hand on his forehead again, his bangs tucking behind his head to reveal his smooth forehead and dark eyebrows. The table was a bit small, and his long legs, which were propped up under the table, were lazily half-curled up. His casual posture softened the aloofness brought by his cold features.
Girls from other nearby schools were sitting in small groups in the store. Some of them didn't know him but were captivated by his handsome face. Their best friends, who knew about Shen Yue's reputation as a school bully, gave them a lecture, which only made the girls more interested.
Shen Yue glanced at his phone under the pretext of checking the time, but it was empty.
He suddenly stood up, startling the girl next to him who was trying to strike up a conversation with him.
The girl watched helplessly as Shen Yue stood there for a few seconds before plopping back down.
What is this?
Shen Yue stood expressionless, arms crossed, leaning back in his chair and radiating coldness indiscriminately.
He cannot leave.
He couldn't give that pretty boy Zheng Yu any opportunity.
He knew that kid had bad intentions from the start.
He couldn't let the innocent You Congxi be with this kind of bad apple.
He felt a tap on the shoulder. Shen Yue turned around and saw a girl with a bun hairstyle smiling at him: "Hello, classmate, is anyone sitting across from you? There are no seats available, can I sit here?"
Shen Yue realized what was happening and instinctively wanted to refuse, but when she caught sight of He Qizheng, who was laughing like a silly dog and rushing over not far away, she swallowed her words and nodded slightly to the girl, saying, "Sorry, my boyfriend is here."
girl:"?"
Didn't her friend tell her that Shen Yue is gay?
......
He Qizheng was feeling down after being insulted by Tang Miaosong without using any profanity, but as soon as he stepped out of the school gate, he saw his brother sitting in a milk tea shop, eagerly waiting for him. His broken heart was instantly comforted, and He Qizheng was so moved that he almost burst into tears on the spot.
It has to be brothers!
What does it mean to be brothers!
"Brother, I love you!"
As soon as He Qi entered the store, he gave Shen Yue, who was sitting down, a tight hug, completely unaware of the astonished looks from the other people in the store.
The girl stood frozen in place with her mouth half open. After a long while, she said tremblingly, "...I'm sorry, I disturbed you. I wish you happiness."
After saying that, he turned and left, staggering halfway and almost falling face-first to the ground.
He Qi, having just released his brother whom he had nearly strangled, asked somewhat puzzledly, "Huh? What kind of blessing?"
Shen Yue touched his nose, wanting to say something, when he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head to look over.
The girl's school uniform was stained, and her hair was a bit messy. Several people, both boys and girls, were gathered around her, and their hair was dyed in all sorts of colors, like the rotating colored lights that used to hang in front of barbershops.
The girl surrounded by several people couldn't see her face clearly. Shen Yue frowned, feeling that there was a strange sense of familiarity about her profile.
The next second, the girl turned her head.
Shen Yue's expression hardened.
-
You Congxi's phone vibrated in his pocket.
Thanks to Zheng Yu, otherwise she would have had to explain to Lu Botao why she secretly wore the cleaning lady's uniform, threw a wet mop at the female classmate, and lied that it was covered in poop.
The phone rang again. You Congxi first sent a message to Zheng Yu to let her know before opening Shen Yue's chat window.
Is he questioning her about why she didn't reply to his message?
The iPhone had a delay, and You Congxi stared at the unanswered message as she went downstairs, lost in thought.
She wasn't deliberately ignoring him; she just didn't know what to say in response.
Moreover, she had already made an appointment with Zheng Yu to leave together after finishing her duties today.
She could see through Zheng Yu's thoughts and guess what he was going to say. This matter couldn't be delayed any longer; the sooner it was clarified, the better.
Unfortunately, an unexpected situation tripped them up.
My palm jolted, and the delayed information finally popped up.
Yin Zixuan was surrounded by people at the school gate. I went over to check on her.
The next picture is a zoomed-in photo, which is a bit blurry, but you can tell it is indeed Yin Zixuan.
You Congxi's heart skipped a beat, and the conversation he had overheard between the two people in the bathroom inexplicably flashed back into his mind.
What exactly is wrong?
You Congxi's mind raced as he tried to recall everything that had just happened, while he quickened his pace toward the school gate not far away.
-Are you sure your sister is okay? Did she hurt someone?
My senile dad actually gave her the same name as me! I feel disgusted even calling her name!
Yin Zihan! And that employee! Stop right there!
Yin what?
Which two characters?
Is there a possibility of having the same name as someone else?
As soon as You Congxi arrived at the entrance of the dark alley next to him, he heard wails and dull thuds of fists and feet hitting flesh coming from inside.
Upon seeing the scene inside, her pupils contracted!
"Yin Zixuan!"
The girl's hair was casually tied up on her head, her face was covered in dust and bloodstains, and her blue and white school uniform was so wrinkled that it was unrecognizable.
Although the boy next to him was agile, he couldn't withstand the sheer number of people on the other side, and inevitably ended up with several cuts on his face.
"careful--"
Just as the stick behind him was about to strike the back of Shen Yue's head, a schoolbag flew out of nowhere and hit the man's wrist precisely!
The man groaned, and the stick that had slipped from his hand flew out. Before he could turn around, Shen Yue, who had reacted quickly, punched him in the cartilage of his nose. The next instant, a large amount of blood gushed out from his nose. The man instinctively covered his nose and bent over due to the pain, and You Congxi kicked him solidly in the buttocks.
Bang!
The man's face was like a pizza that had been baked in a pan, lying flat on the ground. Just by listening to the sound, one could imagine the overwhelming pain he was experiencing.
The two only had time to exchange a glance, unaware of how many people the other side had summoned, as the fight seemed endless and grueling.
You Congxi was a lucky half-baked fighter, while Yin Zixuan was held back by two people at the other end. Shen Yue fought against three of them alone. The three of them fought fiercely from one end of the alley to the other, until He Qi, who was being held back by the milk tea shop owner to pay his bill, rushed over. By then, the battle was coming to an end.
You Congxi pulled Yin Zixuan over and checked her over from head to toe. Seeing that there were no major wounds, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Yin Zixuan is still in a daze. She was prepared to exchange as many as she could and get beaten half to death, but Shen Yue suddenly appeared out of nowhere and started a group. You Congxi's backpack flew over to join the group, and even He Qizheng came in the end.
......
Four people sat in a row on the chairs in the clinic, along with Qu Qi, who had come from home.
He Qi was the last to arrive and was the most seriously injured of the four.
The small clinic only had one doctor, and Shen Yue was a regular customer. When the group came in, he was busy. He glanced at them and, not seeing any serious external injuries, gestured for them to sit down and apply the medicine themselves.
"Hiss—" He Qi's face contorted in pain. When the cotton swab soaked in iodine touched his wound, he jolted and almost jumped off his chair.
"Pretentious," Shen Yue commented casually.
"How dare you say that?!" He Qizheng still had a score to settle with him, and upon hearing this, he instantly exploded. "You were standing right next to me when that bastard rushed at me just now, don't tell me you didn't see him!"
Shen Yue felt a little guilty: "...I did see it—"
He Qi roared, "Then what the hell were you doing blocking You Congxi's way?! That son of a bitch was charging at me, bro!"
"I was squatting down tying my shoelaces, and the next second I was already upside down, damn it!"
You Congxi turned his head away and pretended to talk to Qu Qi.
Shen Yue silently took the cotton swab and applied the medicine to He Qizheng.
"..."
Yin Zixuan had several bruises on her back, and You Congxi and Qu Qi took her into the inner room to apply medicine.
It was already dark outside the window. They hadn't turned on the lights when they came in, so the room was half-lit and half-dark. You Congxi asked Yin Zixuan if she wanted the lights on.
Yin Zixuan did not speak.
In the dim light, she met Shang Youcongxi's bright eyes, and her lips curved slightly into a soft smile, a look that Shang Youcongxi had never seen before.
Her voice was a little hoarse because she hadn't spoken for a long time.
"Thank you for visiting Congxi."
You saved me again.
"......"
A group of people, reeking of medicinal liquor and dressed in tattered clothes, sat in a restaurant. With each of them bearing some kind of injury, they attracted countless glances along the way, and passersby couldn't help but look in their direction.
Qu Qi gave Shen Yue a thumbs up: "I didn't expect being a school bully to have such benefits, even being able to get a premium membership at a clinic."
Shen Yue frequented the clinic near the school quite often each month. After becoming familiar with the only doctor there, he successfully became the clinic's first member on the doctor's advice, which gave him a 1% discount on his bills.
This medicinal wine was a membership benefit given to us by the doctor.
Shen Yue glanced subconsciously at You Congxi across the street, seeing the peacock eagerly displaying its plumage. He curled the corners of his mouth, waved his hand, and said that next time he could mention his name and get a discount.
You Congxi's lips twitched.
Yin Zixuan treated everyone to a meal to express her gratitude to the philosophy group for saving her life.
"Can we change our group name?" You Congxi now has PTSD for anything related to philosophy.
Yin Zixuan was taken aback: "Don't you like philosophy?"
She murmured, "So he's a born philosopher...?"
You Congxi: "..."
Shen Yue almost choked on his own saliva.
He recalled his Chinese teacher's sarcastic remark and his idiotic comments on his essay, and he felt like kneeling in embarrassment.
Shen Yue was determined to make amends: "I also agree to change my name. This name is too awful and doesn't suit my temperament."
You Congxi glanced at him, somewhat surprised, but then, remembering the origin of the name, she expressionlessly looked away.
In the end, the two players lost with a score of 2 to 3.
After finishing their meal, it was already completely dark, so the group hailed a taxi to go home from the restaurant.
Yin Zixuan had several band-aids on her face. She glanced at the group of people joking around and said solemnly, "Thank you for today, really."
Qu Qi put his arm around her shoulder and said with a grin, "You're a member of the philosophy group, so what? We're friends."
friend.
Yin Zixuan was taken aback, and she pondered the word many times in her mind.
Shen Yue and He Qi left first, and the car that Qu Qi had called arrived. Yin Zixuan and You Congxi saw Qu Qi into the car and watched the taillights disappear around the corner.
The streetlights and colorful lights along the street illuminated the darkness brightly.
Yin Zixuan turned around with her hands in her pockets, and before she knew it, You Congxi wiped her moist eyes with the back of his hand.
She looked up blankly and saw You Congxi smiling at her with her eyes crinkled: "If I hadn't found out, how long were you going to pretend you didn't know me, back desk mate?"
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