The school gates don't close until 11 p.m., so an hour is enough time to have a late-night snack.
Ji Xiaoxiao's late-night snack was clay pot noodles, which she ate until she was stuffed.
The snack street leads to the school's back gate via two routes: a longer route and a shorter one. The longer route is a main road, bustling with people and vehicles. The shorter route is a narrow path, less frequented during the day, and so quiet at night that it's almost impossible to spot a ghost.
Ji Xiaoxiao disliked the main road being too far, so she carelessly chose the side road.
"Little girl, come with Grandpa."
Not long after Ji Xiaoxiao stepped onto the path, someone immediately claimed the mountain as a bandit and demanded a toll.
"What will happen if I don't go with you?" Ji Xiaoxiao asked calmly.
"If you don't come with me, if you don't come with me, I'll... I'll..." Perhaps it was his first time robbing someone and he lacked experience, or perhaps it was the first time he had encountered such a tough nut to crack as Ji Xiaoxiao. For a moment, he panicked and lost his composure, saying to the dark and quiet side of the alley, "Boss, I don't know what to do. Can you take charge?"
"Idiot." A voice came from the darkness, like the voice of a ghost.
Ji Xiaoxiao suppressed a laugh and looked toward the source of the sound.
The path was dimly lit on both sides, and darkness enveloped everything where the light could not reach. At first, Ji Xiaoxiao heard the rustling of grass, but gradually the sound grew louder and louder, and heavy, rapid breathing clearly entered Ji Xiaoxiao's ears.
"He was very nervous; he was a beginner too."
The man emerged from the darkness, bathed in the dim yellow light. He was bald, with a fat head and big ears, and his face was covered in grease. He wore a plaid shirt and baggy pants, and walked with a swaying gait, large beads of sweat dripping down his face, making him quite a comical sight.
"Is this the adorable duo?" Ji Xiaoxiao's heart eased a little.
Going all out also depends on the target audience.
"How could I have such a stupid underling?" The fat boss smacked his stupid underling hard.
The foolish underling clutched his head, wailing and crying, "Boss, it hurts so much!"
"It's good that you know the pain; next time, you'll have to handle this yourself."
Fatty suddenly regretted bringing the kid out of the countryside. Not only could he not help him, but he was definitely going to be a burden.
"We'll talk about our own business later," the fat boss said, putting on a fierce expression. "Little girl, you'd better come with us obediently, or else... I'll beat you up!"
"I'll hit you!" Ji Xiaoxiao laughed and raised her fist at him.
"You...you..." The fat boss couldn't think of any harsh words to threaten Ji Xiaoxiao. The stupid little brother tugged at the fat boss's clothes and whispered, "Boss, she said she's going to beat us. Should we run away?" The stupid little brother had been beaten a lot when he was a child and was most afraid of being beaten and scolded.
"Useless trash."
The fat boss yelled at his stupid underling and charged at Ji Xiaoxiao with a fist raised. Ji Xiaoxiao remained calm, raised her leg, and kicked the man three or four meters away.
"Boss!" The foolish underling hurriedly ran to help the fat boss up.
Ji Xiaoxiao approached step by step, and the stupid younger brother stood in front of the fat boss like a mother hen protecting her chicks, fearlessly saying, "If you want to hit me, hit me. I'm thick-skinned and don't feel pain. I just hope you'll be happy and let my boss go."
Ji Xiaoxiao squatted down. "Raise your head."
The fat boss and the stupid underling both looked up.
Ji Xiaoxiao scrutinized her for a while and said, "She is quite attractive."
Fatty's eyes lit up instantly.
"If...if it's you, I'm willing," the fat boss said, tugging at his clothes and fidgeting.
Ji Xiaoxiao waved her hand, "Get lost, I'm talking about him."
The foolish younger brother swallowed hard, looking very embarrassed, and said, "Can't we change it? I'm not married yet. Only my wife can see my body."
Ji Xiaoxiao said "Oh," and then added, "You don't want your boss's life anymore?"
The foolish younger brother glanced at the fat boss, then at Ji Xiaoxiao, and closed his eyes as if sacrificing himself for a cause.
"Come on!" With that, the foolish little brother spread his limbs out and lay down on the ground.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes, still no movement.
The silly little brother opened his eyes and saw Ji Xiaoxiao laughing so hard she was shaking.
"You're messing with me." The silly little brother's face turned as red as an apple.
"I was just playing with you from the start."
That sounds a bit strange!
After laughing enough, Ji Xiaoxiao asked them seriously why they had robbed her. Forced by Ji Xiaoxiao's strength, the fat boss and his gang told her everything.
"So it's Feng Huan!"
Feng Huan, the feud between us is getting bigger and bigger.
"Yes, that guy's name is Feng Huan. He paid us a hundred yuan to take some photos like yours for him." The fat boss had no sense of chivalry whatsoever, and his obsequiousness was on full display.
"Those kinds of photos?" Ji Xiaoxiao murmured.
After a while, Ji Xiaoxiao understood that those photos were actually like that.
"Feng Huan, you're still too green."
If it were Feng Huan after he took power, Ji Xiaoxiao would have been killed by him by now.
Ji Xiaoxiao released the fat boss and the stupid underling, and returned to school silently.
After a month of quiet, an agitated Feng Huan approached Ji Xiaoxiao.
"Small……."
"Wait, keep a distance of three meters." Ji Xiaoxiao was mindful of the distance between the two.
Once the two were more or less apart, Feng Huan said, "Xiao Nian, it's been a long time."
Ji Xiaoxiao is a student in the regular class, while Feng Huan is a member of the elite class. The regular class and the elite class are in different teaching buildings, one in the east and one in the west, so it's no wonder they rarely see each other.
"Hmm." Ji Xiaoxiao turned to leave.
"Wait, Xiao Nian, I..." Feng Huan hesitated, his expression pitiful.
Ji Xiaoxiao remained unconcerned and asked, "Is there anything else?"
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