chapter18

  The next day, Yuan Zhi carried He Sheng's school bag and went downstairs first. Wu Aunt had already prepared their breakfast, and the tea table was set with bowls and chopsticks as usual. After staring for a few seconds, he walked over and took the bowl to the kitchen counter.

  He Sheng came down and was quite surprised, Yuan Zhi's face was slightly unnatural, saying: "I'll give you a position because of your injury, but when you're done, you still have to go squat."

  "It doesn't matter if we don't move." She herself was also used to staying in the living room.

  "What does it mean?" Yuan Zhi frowned, feeling a sense of humiliation as if he had been slapped in the face.

  He Jiaolong still had some insight and saw that he was a bit furious, so he quickly shook his head and sat down to eat breakfast.

  After the two finished eating, Yuan Zhi picked up her school bag and walked out under Wu Shu's shocked gaze. The early morning air was very good, in the pavilion of the residential area, there were elderly people singing opera, next to them were a few people exercising in the morning, on the road, there were pedestrians coming and going sporadically, some going to work, others going to the vegetable market to buy groceries.

  He Guanshu was already waiting under the street lamp at the front corner, his feet scraping against the cement ground. Seeing them, he shouted: "What's wrong with you? Are you ants?"

  As for He Sheng who followed him, he didn't find it surprising at all.

  "What's with the swagger? You're just up a bit early today."

  He Shouci smiled foolishly, "As soon as he saw the wound on my face yesterday, he knew I had been fighting again and scolded me."

  Yuan Zhi slung He Sheng's school bag over his shoulder and uttered two words with a hint of a smile, "Serves you right."

  "You're so inhumane!" He suddenly clung to Yuan Zhi's body, "Don't you ever think that I was beaten up because of you?"

  "Alright, alright, stop joking around, we'll be late if we don't leave now."

  He Shouci continued to move forward with a limp, and after a few steps, he turned his head to glance at He Song. The latter was also sneaking a peek at them, "Xiao Hei, what are you looking at?"

  "Where are your school bags?" He hadn't seen them carrying their school bags since yesterday.

  "It's already been dismissed from school, what a fool would still be carrying it!"

  He Sheng looked at the backpack that Yuan Zhi was carrying, then looked at He Shou Si, who chuckled and said, "Don't look anymore, you're not smart to begin with."

  He Qingsong turned his head and didn't look at him again, nor did he respond.

  After a while, He Shou Si finally let go of Yuan Zhi and didn't hang on to him anymore. He leaned towards He Song and asked, "Xiao Hei, does your back still hurt?"

  "It's more comfortable now." He Xiong paused for a moment, "Why do you still call me Xiao Hei?" She was much whiter than when she first came, just a bit tanned.

  He smiled and said, "Why not call? Don't you know that a nickname will follow a person for life? How about it? You don't like Little Black? Then I'll call you Black Skin, Blackie, or Ah Hei."

  "Whatever!" He Song glanced at him, "How about I call you Rice Ball from now on?"

  He Shou was taken aback by her question and immediately raised an eyebrow, shouting: "How dare you!"

  He Sheng said with a sly tone, "You don't call me Xiao Hei, and I won't call you Mi Tuan."

  "It's no use."

  "Rice ball!"

  He didn't expect that the guy who was always being pushed around would suddenly resist, and his resistance was quite impressive. The huge contrast made him so angry that he raised his hand to hit her head, but was pulled back by Yuan Zhi's quick reaction, stumbling backward a few steps. He heard Yuan Zhi's nonchalant voice in his ear, "What are you arguing with a kid about?"

  "What... kid?"

  Yuan Zhi glared at him with a sideways glance, "He's two years younger than you!"

  You didn't think about how she's two years younger than you when you were messing with her before? Heo Soo-ji was so angry that he almost shouted, but he knew this kid had thin skin, and provoking him would only lead to trouble for himself. He gritted his teeth and endured it, feeling suffocated, but from then on, he never called her "Little Black" again, just in case Heo Soo-ji really did call him "Rice Ball".

  At this point, there were many people on the bus, and most of them were students from the same school. Yuan Zhi had a certain reputation in school for three years due to his unique charm, so when he got on the bus, many people couldn't help but stare at him. As a result, He Song was also scrutinized by others. "Yuan Dashi has changed to a new person again? This time, his eyes seem to be not very accurate? How did this girl catch his eye?"

  Everyone's eyes conveyed complex messages, some curious, some indifferent, and some contemptuous.

  There were no empty seats, although it was only a two-stop journey, but after all, He Song had an injury on her back. Even ordinary bumps could make her clench her teeth and frown. Yuan Zhi stood behind her, trying to protect her as much as possible, but the bus stopped and started repeatedly, swaying from side to side, making it inevitable that they would bump into each other. He looked down at He Song, who was also hanging her head, and finally supported her shoulder and moved backwards.

  He Shuang walked backwards passively and looked at him inexplicably, "What's wrong?"

  "There are fewer people behind."

  "Are there few?" He Sheng looked at the dense crowd, it's quite difficult to walk over, aren't there many?

  There was a step at the back door, and only this side had no one. Yuan Zhi took her to the edge and stood with his back facing outwards, so that no matter how they collided, they wouldn't hit any vital parts.

  "Ah!" Poor He Song had nowhere to hold onto to steady herself, and she let out a low cry as she was about to tumble in.

  Blocked by Yuan Zhi, her neck was caught, and she lowered her head beside her ear, saying: "Hold my waist."

  He Sheng didn't move, with so many people watching, some of their gazes were piercing and frightening.

  Yuan Zhi furrowed his brow, directly grasped her hand and put it on his waist, disregarding her stiff body, pulling her into his arms, "Hold tight, otherwise if you fall later, it's your own problem."

  He Sheng felt that the hand on the other person's waist was cold and hard, unlike her own. The warm breath sprayed on her head made her goosebumps stand up, and she said nervously: "Let's go to the front instead."

  "What's wrong with you? Do you want to be treated like a ball and kicked around?"

  "I'm fine."

  Yuan Zhi's face turned cold and he said in a light tone: "Since it doesn't matter, then just stay here like this. How is that? Are you losing out by holding onto me?"

  "No." She just felt it was too much and she didn't want to take advantage of such benefits.

  As Yuan Zhi showed no intention of moving, He Sheng fell silent and didn't persist, her hand relaxing slightly, only loosely grasping his school uniform. Yuan Zhi glanced at her, pulling the hand supporting her shoulder in a bit to ensure she wouldn't fall off with one brake.

  He Sheng had seen Yuan Zhi laughing and joking with different girls on the bus several times, even hugging and kissing them. Those girls all had expectations of Yuan Zhi, but she was not like them, which made He Sheng increasingly unable to accept the current situation, especially after being met with jealous and disdainful glances, making her feel an even stronger urge to escape.

  After arriving at the station, He Sheng got off the bus at a surprisingly fast speed. He Shouci patted Yuan Zhi's shoulder and said, "It turns out that someone is also afraid of you like a wild beast."

  Yuan Zhi got off the car with a cold face, stared at He Song who was waiting on the side, and walked in.

  He Shuang hastily followed up with a hesitant look at him, "My school bag."

  "I'll bring it to you in the classroom."

  "It's okay, I'll get it myself."

  Yuan Zhi suddenly stopped in his tracks, gazing coldly at her. He had intended to scold her a few words, but seeing the tense look in her eyes, he couldn't bring himself to say anything. With a stifled sigh, he said, "Don't waste your breath. If I said I'd give it to you, then I'll give it to you. What's wrong with you? Am I so unworthy that you have to draw the line so hastily?"

  He Sheng thought, what's going on here? Who dares to say that Yuan Zhi is not a good person? It's just that in the past, they were all doing their own thing and playing their own games, and it had been eight hundred years since they'd seen each other. Now, suddenly, they're close like siblings, which really made her unable to digest, the sense of discord was too strong for her to react.

  "Still not leaving." Taking advantage of her momentary distraction, Yuan Zhi finally let out a low growl.

  He Sheng didn't dare say anything else and quickly buried his head and rushed towards the classroom, his movements neat and efficient.

  The classroom was noisy with many people, Chen Jia-yin also arrived, sitting in her seat eating breakfast. When she saw the three of them coming in together, she was stunned for a moment. But it wasn't just her who was stunned - the entire Class 1-4 gradually fell silent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

  Yuan Zhi helped her put her school bag on the table, "Let's walk home together after school."

  "Oh, okay!"

  He Shouci looked at Chen Jiayin's disposable plastic box and wrinkled his nose, "What is this stuff that looks like pig feed?"

  Chen Jiayin's face turned sour, she held the box and turned around, turning her back on them.

  Yuan Zhi patted He Shou Si's shoulder, nodded slightly and the two quickly walked out. The quiet classroom didn't regain its noise until a long while later.

  Chen Jiayin didn't have much appetite for food anymore, quickly finishing a few mouthfuls of breakfast and throwing away the box, then went to He Sheng's side, "Hey, how did you two end up together today? Didn't you say your relationship wasn't good?"

  He Sheng took out the book from his backpack and put it away, "I don't know either, maybe after being beaten he had a change of heart."

  "It's possible."

  Another voice came over, filled with sarcasm, "Hmph, didn't expect you to be so capable, even getting close to upperclassmen."

  Both of them looked at Lu Xiangxiang, Chen Jiayin frowned, "What are you talking nonsense!"

  "What? You've done it and yet you don't let others talk about it?" She snorted, "How shameless." Then she turned around and walked away.

  Chen Jiayin muttered, "What virtue is this? If you're jealous, just say it."

  He Sheng glanced at several classmates who were watching the commotion from a nearby table and said expressionlessly, "Whatever."

  Anyway, we don't have much to do with each other in daily life. As long as you don't overdo it, there's no need to argue about anything. When a dog sees you and barks wildly, you can't possibly scold it back, and it won't understand anyway.

  After the last class in the morning, they went to the school cafeteria for lunch. As soon as they reached the second floor, someone shouted, "Xiao He Sheng, over here."

  He Shouci and Yuan Zhi Zheng were sitting by the window, watching them. As this cry came out, people around also looked over. He Sheng and Chen Jia Yin exchanged a glance, and the other whispered, "Is it past?"

  He Sheng nodded, "If we don't go, we'll be scolded."

  "Then you go." Chen Jiayin hastily retreated a step back.

  He Sheng grabbed her hand, "Together, together." Letting her face those two suddenly changed boys alone was quite stressful.

  The two of them dragged and pulled their way to the other side, where three dinner plates were already placed on the table. Yuan Zhi kicked He Shou Si under the table, "You go buy another serving."

  Chen Jiayin hastily shook her head with a knowing look, "No need, I'll buy it myself."

  He Shouzi curled his lip and got up to walk away, pausing for a moment as he passed by her side, "Forget it! The stuff you buy is all pig feed."

  "You..." Chen Jiayin was suddenly out of breath, while the other party had already walked away with a satisfied smile.

  "Sit down!" Yuan Zhi took off his headphones.

  He Sheng pulled Chen Jiayin to sit opposite him.

  He Shou Si came back pretty quickly, and it's impressive that they can maintain this speed during peak dining hours.

  He put the plate in front of Chen Jiayin and said with a hint of pride, "How's that? Not bad, right? I even gave you an extra serving on purpose."

  Chen Jiayin took a look at the oily five-flower pork inside and stiffly said, "Thank you, sorry for the trouble."

  "Wow, you even say thank you! You're actually polite too."

  Who is the one who doesn't understand manners? Chen Jiayin looked at him for a few seconds, put down her chopsticks, took out a small wallet from her pocket, and said without lifting her head: "How much money? I'll give it to you. Eating a meal and making so many complaints, I've never seen a man as finicky as you. Tell me, how much money?"

  He Shouci pointed at his own nose and shouted: "Am I being pretentious?" Apparently, he missed the point.

  "Or what? You think you're a man?"

  "Hey, want to try and see if I'm a man or not?" He Shou's gloominess had reached its peak.

  The author has something to say: The chapters for the next few days have been stored in the draft box and will be updated at 8 pm every night.

  Then on Friday V will be released, and there will be double updates on the same day. There will also be an update this Saturday.

  Whether you stay or leave after Friday, thank you for seeing this.

  Regarding anti-theft measures, let's talk about it later. If we really need to take action, we will release an anti-theft patch and inform everyone in advance.

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