Chapter 109: Fright
Seeing Wen Le like this, Xu Dongdong also began to feel uneasy. He couldn't help but shudder and turned to ask Li Zhenzhen: "Do you think I should also soak in the grapefruit water?"
Li Zhenzhen rolled her eyes. "If you're not afraid of bad luck, then go ahead." Could you just make grapefruit juice with anything? If her friend hadn't been so unlucky, she wouldn't have supported such an unreliable method. She didn't know where the fat guy had gotten the idea, but he actually bought a bunch of grapefruit leaves from Star Online and had the kitchen staff help him cook them.
But... Wen Le has been incredibly unlucky lately. Two major events that would never happen to anyone else in their entire lives have happened to him within the space of three months. His luck is truly incredible. Could it be, as Fatty said, that his bad luck is simply too strong? Li Zhenzhen began to wonder.
Xu Dongdong also suggested: "How about the three of us take some time to find a temple, church, or Taoist temple to worship? My grandma said that when bad luck comes, it's good to go and worship."
"Does this really work?" Li Zhenzhen was a little tempted. In the past, she would have slapped anyone who spread these feudal superstitions with her shoe soles, but after her friend experienced this series of unfortunate events, she began to waver. Mainly because this thing was so bizarre that it made her think twice.
"It should work, right..." Xu Dongdong wasn't too sure either. "My grandma said it works, but I haven't tried it." Anyway, he didn't believe it.
Regardless of the era, older people tend to believe in these supernatural things, even in the interstellar age. In contrast, young people who have received scientific education from a young age rarely believe in these things. Xu Dongdong mentioned this for fun.
"You haven't even tried it yourself, so what you're saying is nonsense." Li Zhenzhen was speechless about her friend's unreliability and didn't want to pay any attention to him.
"I want to try it just because I've never tried it before," Xu Dongdong defended herself. "Maybe it will work. It won't make me lose any weight, and it won't be any worse than it is now."
"Well...how about we give it a try?" Li Zhenzhen was still a little hesitant. She felt like she was about to do something bad, and was a little excited.
"Let's try it!" Xu Dongdong wanted to agree with both hands and feet. "I'll go to the Star Network Forum to ask others which temple is more effective." After saying that, he rubbed his hands and went to the Internet.
Li Zhenzhen: “…” I always feel it’s unreliable.
…
Wen Le finally got enough of the bath and came out of the bathroom, only to see Li Zhenzhen and Xu Dongdong huddled together, whispering to each other.
"What are you two talking about?"
"Come on, come on, come here and show you something good." Xu Dongdong smiled like a lucky cat and waved at Wen Le, "Come on~"
Wen Le walked over suspiciously and said, "You're not going to play a prank on me again, are you? I'm warning you, if you give me anything messy again, I'll beat you up regardless of our brotherly relationship."
Xu Dongdong rolled his eyes: "Am I that kind of person? Stop talking nonsense and come here."
Wen Le walked over with full of suspicion, and saw Xu Dongdong's laptop playing a video that was obviously an advertisement, which happened to include the part about praying to God and Buddha and saying that xx temple is your only choice.
"..." Wen Le was speechless. "What is this? Where did you find this video?"
"Shh!" Xu Dongdong made a gesture to silence him. "I'm telling you, I just asked on the forum, and they all said this temple is the most effective. Many people's wishes have come true."
"so?"
"Let's go and pay our respects?" Xu Dongdong's eyes sparkled. "I looked up the address, and it's not far from our hotel. It only takes half an hour by bus, so we can take this opportunity to pay our respects and get rid of the bad luck. How's it going? Is he treating you well?"
"Hey, buddy, are you okay?" Where's this upright young man who was supposed to have been raised with a scientific education? What's going on? He's spreading superstition like he's been brainwashed? Wen Le felt like his whole worldview had been shaken. He'd only just taken a shower, but he'd been so brainwashed by superstitious advertising. What was going on that he didn't know about?!
"I'm doing this for your own good," Xu Dongdong glared at him. "How can you not tell the difference between good and bad?" Finally, he made the decision, "Let's go tomorrow. It's a happy decision!"
Wen Le: “…”
Who made the happy decision with you? Who made the decision? Wen Le already knew tomorrow would be a tumultuous one. If it made the news, he'd already thought of the headline: "Shocking! Three minors actually did this!"
The content then goes: Recently, police dismantled a pyramid scheme operating to profit from spreading feudal superstitions and rescued three minors. These three minors were recent graduates of Zhiming School's Shaohua College, one of whom was a three-star therapist. The reason these three promising youngsters ended up in this pyramid scheme is something worth reflecting on.
Or: On the importance of underage education!
Then the three of them became famous again, but he didn't want this kind of fame at all.
I really want to smear this guy's face with the sole of my shoe.
So sad!
…
Wen Le couldn't escape his friend's clutches and was dragged to the xx temple. There were quite a lot of people there, mostly elderly men and women. The three youngsters stood out in the crowd. It was like they were the center of attention.
Wen Le couldn't help but pull the brim of his hat down, hoping to cover his entire face. It was extremely embarrassing. But Xu Dongdong was like nothing had happened. Not only did she not try to cover herself up, she was also looking around excitedly, her mood was particularly high.
Wen Le couldn't help but reach out and tug at his sleeve, whispering, "Can you be a little more low-key?" Please, brother, he is a celebrity now. If someone really recognizes him and takes a photo or video and posts it on the Star Network, his shame will be spread to outer space.
Li Zhenzhen now felt a little regretful. She even felt cheated. If she had known, she would not have come. It was all because of the fat guy's trickery. She agreed in a hurry.
Wen Le discussed with Li Zhenzhen, "How about we go?" As for the fat guy? Who cares? If he wants to go shopping, let him go shopping alone. He doesn't want to accompany us anymore. It's too embarrassing.
"No!" Xu Dongdong quickly put his arm around Wen Le's shoulders and said, "Since we're here, you should at least buy some incense and pray, right?"
Then, without further ado, he took the person to the donation box to scan the code and transfer the money, and then took out a bunch of incense. He handed the incense to Wen Le and said, "Here, go and worship quickly."
Wen Le couldn't persuade him, and wanted to leave quickly, so he said goodbye perfunctorily, and pushed Xu Dongdong out as soon as he came out: "Let's go quickly, or I'll get angry with you."
Xu Dongdong wanted to continue playing, but after hearing what Wen Le said, she smacked her lips and left with a look of regret. However, even though they were so low-key, they were still spotted by passers-by, who took photos and posted them on the Star Network, thus Wen Le became famous again.
Wen Le responded to this... He didn't say anything, just got used to it.
No way!
Turning his gaze to the instigator, Wen Le hooked his finger at him and said, "Brother Dong, we haven't sparred for a long time. Let's go to the training room~"
"No, no, no, I suddenly remembered that the teacher assigned me a lot of homework. I have to do my homework and I don't have time to accompany you now. You should find someone else." After Xu Dongdong finished speaking, he wanted to slip away, but Li Zhenzhen blocked his retreat: "How about we have a sparring match? I haven't exercised properly today, I don't know if I will gain weight." After saying this, he pinched his face worriedly. It is really heartbreaking to have a physique that is prone to obesity and even gains weight by drinking water.
God wants to kill me! Xu Dongdong, with a look of despair on his face, was carried out of the room by Wen Le and Li Zhenzhen.
…
When Wen Le entered the virtual classroom in the evening, he saw Teacher Hu waiting for him with a serious face: "I find that you are too idle recently." He actually went to burn incense and had someone post it on the Star Network, which fully demonstrated the true meaning of the word shameful.
Wen Le: “…” What should I do if I suddenly have a bad feeling?
Every time Teacher Hu said this, it meant that he wanted to give himself an extra lesson, and even the opening remarks were the same.
He really wanted to say, "Teacher, I'm really busy all the time. I'm dying of busyness, really! I don't want to take extra classes!"
But he only dared to think these words in his heart, not say them out loud. Otherwise, God knows what will be waiting for him. He didn't want to test Teacher Hu's patience at all.
Teacher Hu pretended not to notice Wen Le's troubled expression and said to himself, "Originally, I wanted you to rest for a few days because of your injury, but since you're so idle, it seems you don't need to rest. In that case, you should continue to go to school." He said that as a teacher, this would be very annoying for you to have nothing to do all day and then stir up trouble.
Wen Le didn't want to go to school at all, and couldn't help but say, "I just graduated..."
"Is your education level enough?" Teacher Hu glared. "What's the big deal about Shaohua College? Anyway, I've already registered you. The admission invitation will be sent to you tomorrow. Remember to prepare according to the instructions."
"Also, since school has been open for a while now, as a transfer student, you must work harder and try to catch up with your classmates as soon as possible." Teacher Hu didn't give Wen Le a chance to speak. "There is no class tonight, so just have a good rest. That's it." After that, he kicked him out of the virtual classroom.
Wen Le: "..." What had he done to offend anyone? Why was he treated like this? Besides, he really didn't want to go to school at all, sob...
I finally got out of school, but now I have to go back in. I am so sad that tears are flowing.
He also wanted to ask about Da Mao's situation... He wanted to know whether Da Mao was doing well now. Why didn't he let him finish his words, woooo.
…
"So, you're going here next?" Xu Dongdong stared at Wen Le's admission invitation notice, a little dumbfounded. He felt that this world was unreal. "Maybe I'm still sleepy, my eyes are a little blurry. Zhenzhen, can you help me take a look at what's written on it?"
"Imperial Capital Military Academy Admission Invitation Notice." Li Zhenzhen read out the name of the notice expressionlessly. "You read that right. It's exactly what you think."
"Isn't it said that the Imperial Capital Military Academy is incredibly difficult to get into?" Xu Dongdong couldn't help but grumble. "Wen Le, tell me the truth. You're not the principal's biological son, are you?" Otherwise, how could a stay-at-home dad receive an admission notice from a military academy for no apparent reason? If he remembered correctly, his friend hadn't written an application for this, had he?
or……
"You secretly wrote the application for admission without telling us?" Xu Dongdong grabbed Wen Le's neck and tried to torture him. "Tell the truth, or I'll let you know why the flowers are so red."
"I'm crazy. Why would I write this kind of application?" Wen Le broke free from his friend's restraints. "Why should a dad like me go to a military academy? It's not like I'm really idle." What's more, it's a combat department. With his small body, they really think highly of him.
"That's right. With your small body, you can't even pass the first hurdle of registration." Xu Dongdong said, touching his chin.
"But what's with this invitation?" Xu Dongdong pointed at the letter in the notification column and said, "Or maybe the three of us were all asleep and read it wrong."
That's the hardest department to get into! Lily had to work incredibly hard to get in. Wen Le's skills weren't as good as Lily's, so the school was crazy to send an invitation to Wen Le, a playboy.
"Do you think it's too late for me to get plastic surgery now?" Wen Le said with a sad face. He really didn't want to go to school, especially a military academy with strict rules, and the combat department was the most difficult to get into. He didn't know what his future classmates would think of him, an airborne soldier. If he ran into a troublemaker and was bullied on campus, he wouldn't have a place to cry.
Just thinking about that scene, Wen Le felt that the future was dark and he became depressed.
"Why did you have plastic surgery?" Xu Dongdong glanced at him. "You don't think you can get away with it by having plastic surgery, do you? You've been officially admitted now and have a military rank. If you don't go, you'll be a deserter and will be court-martialed." As he spoke, he made a gesture of wiping his neck, "Dead dead~"
Li Zhenzhen pushed him and said, "Don't scare Lele." She was so sad and you were still making sarcastic remarks. It seemed that the beating she gave him yesterday was not light enough.
After being warned by Li Zhenzhen, Xu Dongdong decisively made a zippering gesture and shut up.
Wen Le explained with a sad face, "I was just wondering if I could change my identity after the surgery. Maybe then I wouldn't have to go. Anyway, the notice says the invitee is Wen Le. If I change my identity, wouldn't that invalidate the invitation?"
Xu Dongdong couldn't help but complain after a long while, "Then it would be faster for you to jump from here. If you die, everything will be over and all problems will be solved." No worries, no worries, and you can even fall into eternal sleep.
Before Wen Le could say anything, Li Zhenzhen stared at the fat man with a blank face. "Are you serious?" Then she raised her chin towards the door and said, "My exercise time for today is over. Come on, practice with me."
Xu Dongdong: “…” Why is he always the one who gets hurt?
The fat man quickly changed his tone, "Actually, you don't have to be so nervous. Everything will work out in the end. If you really can't adapt to life in a military academy, can they still forcibly detain you? They will definitely send you back when the time comes."
"But then again, Wen Le, what did you do to deserve such a notice?" Xu Dongdong was extremely curious and wanted to know the reason.
Li Zhenzhen also stared at Wen Le curiously. She also wanted to know~
"That's it..." Wen Le stammered as he recounted the general course of events to his friends. "That's what happened." He had initially thought that Teacher Hu would find him a place at a therapist's academy to continue his studies, but he'd unleashed a powerful blow and sent him straight to military school, leaving his health bar half empty. The other half wasn't far off.
After saying that, Wen Le collapsed on the sofa as if he was about to die. He felt the deep malice from the entire universe.
Xu Dongdong came over and said, "Dude, you're really good. You finally got this golden thigh. If that's the case, don't struggle. Go ahead and feel free. I, your brother Dong, will silently support you from behind."
After saying that, the fat man patted Wen Le's shoulder seriously, but the gloating smile on his face made Wen Le feel itchy and his hands itched.
Li Zhenzhen ignored him and got straight to the point: "The notice said Lele needs to report on time in a week. The Imperial Capital Star is quite far from here. Will he be able to report in time?"
As for preparations, just follow what Lily did. Since many personal belongings can't be brought in anyway, there's no need to prepare much. The main issue is that time might be too short.
When Wen Le heard his friend's reminder, he hurried over to check the school enrollment time. He counted the time on his fingers and found that it was only one week.
After reaching this conclusion, he wailed, "God wants to kill me!"
Judging from the time, he has to set off for the Imperial Capital Star now, and he has to pray that the journey will be smooth and nothing unexpected will happen, otherwise he will never reach the Imperial Capital Star.
After being frightened like this, all his decadence disappeared. Wen Le immediately jumped up from the sofa as if he had come back to life. He hurriedly said that he would change his clothes and rush out. At the same time, he did not forget to call the hotel: "Hurry up and prepare a car to the dock. I need it now! Oh, and book me a boat ticket to the Imperial Capital Star. I want it expedited! Money is not a problem. I will deduct it from my account. I must leave today! The sooner the better!"
Xu Dongdong and Li Zhenzhen also hurriedly followed, intending to see Wen Le off. After all, it was unknown when they would be together again after this separation. Lily was a prime example, busy all day and rarely seen.
I have to say that the hotel was very helpful. Not only did they help Wen Le book a boat ticket, but it was the expedited ticket he wanted. When Wen Le arrived at the dock, he just happened to catch the ticket check and could set off as soon as he got on the boat.
It was not until he successfully boarded the cabin and sat in his seat that Wen Le breathed a sigh of relief: "I finally made it, that was a close call!" He sent a message to his friends, telling them that he had boarded the ship and asked them not to worry.
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