Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Hey, that looks like your brother!
When the water was splashed, it was directed at Dong Yu, so he was the one who got the most thoroughly drenched. He had come with malicious intent, deliberately having A'gen dip the mop in the flowerbed to make the whole bucket of water murky and black. Now, all of that had come back to haunt him.
His light blue school uniform was ripped with large black marks. He spat out the muddy water that had flowed into his mouth, wiped his face, and looked at it in the reflection of the glass window next to him. It looked exactly like a face covered in black marks.
Dong Yu felt dizzy and had never been so humiliated. He was panting heavily and was about to lunge at him when the students from his class, who had rushed over after hearing the commotion, shouted, "What are you doing!"
Yu Dannan's eyebrows shot up: "What are you doing?! Aren't you supposed to be cleaning your assigned area in the corridor?"
She looked suspiciously at the three people who were soaked to the bone, and the clean-looking, almost reflective white boy standing there.
She had always known that Dong Yu was a troublemaker. He was quiet in kindergarten, but in recent years, relying on his aunt who married the second master of the Xi family, he has become increasingly lawless. He has been bullying the weak and fearing the strong since elementary school. The reason he hasn't been punished is because he has some sense and knows who he can and cannot mess with. He has gathered a group of equally bad kids from ordinary families together, and they don't know what they are doing all day.
She looked at Ying Shixue: "Ying, what's this?"
Ying Shixue looked back, the sunlight reflecting off his pupils and making them appear like the inorganic color of a gemstone: "They accidentally slipped and fell while mopping the floor, knocking over the bucket."
The other students in the class also noticed the commotion. Although they didn't come over, they all strained their ears to watch.
A'gen was about to retort angrily when Dong Yu suddenly covered his mouth and pushed him back. Dong Yu looked at Ying Shixue and a sinister smile appeared on his lips. The dried black water stains on his face made his expression look even more gloomy than his age.
“Yes,” he looked at Yu Dannan, “Squad leader, we accidentally slipped and fell, but it’s nothing serious.”
Behind him, A'gen stared in astonishment. Yu Dannan frowned slightly but didn't press the matter further: "Then let's continue cleaning."
"Fine." Dong Yu said the word almost through gritted teeth.
Ying Shixue: "Squad leader, I've finished sweeping my assigned area. I'll go to the bathroom to wash my trouser legs first."
Yu Dannan then noticed that the lower half of his left trousers was also completely wet. In a flash, he understood what had just happened. Without saying anything more, he readily agreed, "Okay, don't catch a cold in the summer breeze."
Ying Shixue nodded and left. Yu Dannan didn't linger either. When only the three of them remained in the corridor, Dong Yu couldn't take it anymore and kicked the bucket hard!
Thump—crack—, the bucket was kicked, hit the wall, fell down, rolled a few times on the ground, and stopped after hitting a pillar.
The two boys were so frightened they didn't dare move. After a long while, A'gen cautiously asked, "Brother Yu?"
Dong Yu sighed and gritted his teeth: "Damn it, I didn't expect Ying Shixue to be so tough."
I had heard that a new young master had arrived at the Song family, and I was thinking of putting him down. I never expected to suffer such a silent loss as soon as he arrived.
Song Mingli protected him
"Then why didn't we expose him in front of the class monitor?" the third boy asked hesitantly.
"Idiot!" This time, before Dong Yu could make a move, A'gen hit him first: "There were so many people in the classroom watching just now, do you want us to admit that we were humiliated by a newbie with blond hair!"
The boy who had been hit was covering his head when A'gen shamelessly approached him and asked, "Brother Yu, what do we do next?"
Dong Yu narrowed his eyes. Why did the Song family bring back such a child? Song Mingli was already dazzling, far surpassing everyone else. Did they expect such a teenager to fight against him? From the beginning, he also thought that this child was easy to bully.
Without his father's favoritism and his elder brother's premature display of power, in a century-old family with its deep and unsettling undercurrents, everyone knew what fate awaited this frail and helpless child.
Although the Song family member didn't say anything special, Song Mingli, who should have been the biggest loser, actually came to see Ying Shixue off on his first day of school. Heaven knows how shocked the people secretly watching were when they saw Song Mingli's arrogant and overbearing face when the car window rolled down. The Song family's logo was blatantly displayed on the Chevrolet, and afterwards, they were escorted around in cars with impenetrable protection—this was one of the reasons why they hesitated to take action a month earlier.
Today's attempt to test the waters ended in such a crushing defeat. Dong Yu gritted his teeth and said, "What else can we do but wait for next time?"
A'gen stammered, "But... what about Brother Xu now..." Before he could finish speaking, Dong Yubang smacked him. "What... Brother?" He lowered his voice as he said the word, looked around to make sure no one was there, and then continued, "Don't mention 'Brother's' name here again."
Dong Yu fiercely wiped the dust off his face: "Next time, I will never let him escape again."
On the other side, the bathroom
Ying Shixue rubbed his hands expressionlessly, lathering them with soap until his fingertips turned white. He looked at the gray and dirty trouser leg, and after trying to hold back, he couldn't resist anymore. With a tearing sound, he ripped the entire lower half off.
Then he took off his shoes, threw his socks, which were also stained with dirty water, into the trash can, turned around, put his hands on the sink, and looked at the wall in the distance, his exposed lower leg was dazzlingly white.
The toilet door creaked open, and Cheng Cheng, dressed in a thin school uniform, walked out, facing Ying Shixue from afar.
Cheng Cheng's gaze slowly moved downwards, and when he saw the person's wet shoes and socks, he raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything more. He walked to the sink and turned on the water.
Cool water flowed slowly down, and the splashing droplets refracted a translucent color in the sunlight. Cheng Cheng suddenly spoke up: "They will cause you trouble again."
"I know." Ying Shixue glanced casually at the tiles on the side.
Cheng Cheng couldn't help but turn his head to look at him. Only then did he notice that the other man had been in a relaxed and natural posture with his shoulders open, as if being troubled by the brother-in-law of the next generation of the most famous political family in Fancheng and even the entire Federation was nothing to worry about.
Why did he have such confidence and assurance? Or was he truly born with a talent for manipulating people's hearts? Before he could figure it out, Ying Shixue asked, "Do you have any tissues?"
Cheng Cheng took out a small pack of tissues from his pocket: "This is all I have." Ying Shixue took a few, folded them at her feet, and put them back on: "Thanks."
After that day, Dong Yu did behave himself for a few days. During that time, only some minor incidents occurred, such as deliberately losing his homework. The teacher didn't dare to do anything about it. However, Yu Dannan found out and scolded him a few times.
This girl is beautiful, has a righteous and kind-hearted nature, and can get along well with everyone. No matter who is right or wrong, she can convince the other party. This is one of the important reasons why she was able to become the class monitor, despite having a similar family background.
After running and warming up during a PE class, the boys went to the court to play ball, while the girls gathered in twos and threes under the shade of the trees to chat. Yu Dannan told jokes that made the girls laugh. She smiled and her eyes crinkled. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of Ying Shixue squatting in the grass at the very edge of the playground.
Yu Dannan paused for a moment, then whispered to her friends that she had something to do and would be back in a bit. They all nodded understandingly. She patted the dirt off her pants and stood up. As she got closer, she saw that Ying Shixue was actually staring at a blade of grass and carefully fiddling with it.
She looked over curiously: "What are you doing?"
Ying Shixue didn't speak, but put his left index finger to his lips and whispered a shushing gesture to her to be quiet. Yu Dannan followed his finger and then noticed a small dragonfly hanging on a thorny plant!
She had seen this kind of grass before; it was very common in the climate of Fancheng. Because it was shaped like a small ball and covered with thorns, people or animals would accidentally get caught on it when passing by. Another situation was when a clumsy little animal accidentally fell on it. This little dragonfly's wing got caught on this thorny ball.
Ying Shixue: "It should be a red-tailed dragonfly that has just grown wings. Its wings are still very tender and thin, and it accidentally got caught here."
It was a very small dragonfly, only about the size of two finger joints. The thorny ball was hooking its wings tightly, and Ying Shixue was patiently separating the thorns from its wings little by little. Judging from the speed and progress, the other party must have been separating them for at least twenty minutes.
Yu Dannan felt as if something had suddenly struck her heart. The boy had extremely fair skin and extremely dark eyelashes, and he even showed a hint of gentleness when he spoke.
The contrast was stark; after all, he had been here for a month and had always seemed aloof and uninterested in anything. Yu Dannan stopped talking and quietly waited for the little dragonfly to escape.
Finally, after another five minutes, the last bit of its wings detached from the thorn ball. The little dragonfly trembled a few times, circled in front of them once, and flew away into the distance.
Ying Shixue stood up: "I'm sorry, these dragonflies are timid. If you speak loudly and scare them, they will struggle too much and tear their wings."
Yu Dannan shook his head, about to say something, when he saw Ying Shixue suddenly frown: "Let's go first."
Yu Dannan swallowed her words, and although she was somewhat puzzled, she still followed him out of the bushes.
Ying Shixue: "Is that over there also part of our school?"
Yu Dannan looked in the direction he indicated: "You mean over there? The high school section and our playground are connected, separated only by a fence."
It seemed like they were having a PE class on the other side too. Everyone on the playground was wearing light summer clothes. Yu Dannan squinted at them for a while, then suddenly exclaimed, "Hey, that looks like your brother!"
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