Chapter 25: The Original Form Gradually Reveals Its True Appearance

  For a long time, there was no sound. Shan Yong couldn't help but stare at Song Siying, his eyes were a bit off, his focal point would sometimes be on her face, as if he wanted to lean in and kiss her at any moment; sometimes it would be on her low-cut chest, as if his line of sight could turn a corner and see the hidden beauty. In the blink of an eye, his eyes moved down again, her skirt was so thin that when viewed closely, the color of her underwear was vaguely visible. Shan Yong deliberately made a sucking in cold air, shocked expression. Such a lecherous gaze and action would probably be unbearable for most women.

  Who would have thought that Song Siying not only endured it, but even leaned in closer, with a flirtatious gaze and a smile, asking: "How is it? Are the conditions good enough?"

  "What's wrong?" Dan Yong said with a tone that was quite different from the expression in his eyes, returned to normal, shook his head and said: "Kuan Jie, there is a problem with your words. If you are not comfortable with the student union, it's simple, just find someone who doesn't look pleasing to the eye and get Lao Bao and others to beat them up... But what does this have to do with Xia Baozi? And yet you're driving him away? And setting such a high condition for me... No, you're thinking of stealing a donkey, finding a scapegoat like me, right?"

  Xia Pangzi is a student who everyone knows, he's the one who feeds pigs to students. He has a strong background and has been contracted for three years in a row. A person like him can't be shaken by any individual student, San Yong still has this bit of self-awareness.

  "Oh dear, Shan Yong, how can you be like this? Someone has come to your doorstep seeking your help. They've been looking for you for a long time." Song Siying tried another tactic, speaking in a sweet and charming tone, stomping her foot and shaking her sleeve, almost as if she was going to throw herself into his arms. But Shan Yong wasn't buying it, he shook off her arm and rolled his eyes saying: "Stop being so overly enthusiastic, even if you were to offer yourself to me, I still wouldn't do it."

  "Hmph! You're so beautiful!" Song Siying was infuriated, no longer flattering or even mentioning surrendering herself. She gave Danyong a glance, pointed at him with her finger and scolded: "Whether I steal the donkey or not, you've already pulled out the peg, just wait for your bad luck! Period."

  She turned her head and walked away, took a few steps, heard no call from behind, felt disappointed and frustrated. Her charm had rarely been doubted before, but it seemed to have no effect on Shan Yong. She walked a few more steps, then turned back to see Shan Yong leaning lazily against the car, seemingly intentionally watching her make a fool of herself.

  Song Siying got even angrier, sat in the car, and as she turned the key to start the engine, she finally threw out her trump card. Sticking her head out, she shouted: "Hey, Shan Yong, don't say I didn't take care of you! I made preparations early on, and the Security Department has already sent over the evidence. Next, neither Lao Bao nor Zhao Xiangyang were able to escape, they were caught on camera."

  Shan Yong disdainfully said: "What does it have to do with me? I didn't even participate."

  Ma Gan is Lao Bao's buddy, the one who wrote and posted big-character posters everywhere. I reckon he was instigated by Song Siying. Where there are people, there is a world of its own; where there is a world of its own, there are intrigues and struggles for power. Schools are no exception. It wasn't until now that Shan Yong realized that this matter might be deeper than he thought, and it's not just about students causing trouble. It might also involve interests, so the best way to handle it is to stay out of it. Even if he gets his graduation certificate and then causes trouble, it won't be too late. Having been through more than one incident, Shan Yong has learned his lesson, and the most important prerequisite for doing anything is to ensure his own safety first.

  But it's not that easy to get away, Song Siying reversed the car and her expression turned into a schadenfreude, smiling and saying: "When the Security Department asks questions, Ma Gang will definitely confess that you are the mastermind behind the scenes, do you think it has anything to do with you?"

  "Nonsense, he dares! Besides, it's not me," Dan Yong said disdainfully.

  "He didn't dare, but I made him say so, he definitely dares." Song Siying said with satisfaction.

  Shan Yong didn't believe it, with his hands on his chest, saying: "You're a bit too full of yourself, aren't you? If you told him to do something else, I'd believe it. But if you told him to dump a chamber pot on my head, would he dare to do it even if he had ten times the courage?"

  Shan Yong thought to himself that Mai Gun definitely wouldn't dare, and neither would Lao Bao or Chou Jiao. Moreover, he had only come up with a stupid idea and hadn't actually done anything. However, it seemed that Shan Yong had overestimated himself. Song Siying wasn't annoyed at all, and smiled as she said: "I'm not a big deal, but you are. Originally, he wouldn't have dared, but I told him I was your girl, and if there's any trouble, you'll take care of it for me. Haha... With your reputation, if they didn't think of you as the leader, they wouldn't be able to find anyone else."

  Song Siying burst out laughing, with a sly and pleased smile, before Single Courage could catch up, she quickly turned the car around and sped away. Leaving Single Courage to chase after her for a few steps in vain, he angrily spat at the receding car shadow.

  It seems that people fear fame and pigs fear strength, but they were forced to get on the wrong boat. This matter is indeed not easy to handle. The security department has a group of people who are not good guys, most of whom are children of school staff with bad conduct and no job prospects, being taken care of by the school as employees. They don't count as police or civilians, but they have a set of tricks to deal with inexperienced students. If the security department catches any small mistakes, there will definitely be a lot of trouble.

  After a brief pause, Shanyong quickly edited and sent text messages to Lao Bao, Choujiao, Dapeng, and Simu Xian, seemingly making some preventive preparations in advance, lest they really come knocking on the door and panic. As soon as he finished sending the message, he turned his head back and was taken aback. Zuo Xiying had somehow appeared and was standing elegantly in front of the library entrance, looking at Shanyong with great interest.

  Oh no, wasn't it seen by Shifu Jie that I was pulling and tugging with Song Siying too?!

  Dan Yong suddenly felt embarrassed and walked to the front of the car, smiled and asked: "Finished?"

  "Mm." Zuo Xiying nodded slightly, adjusted her shoulder bag, and seemed to have seen nothing. A few steps ahead, Shan Yong pushed the cart in his hand: "Where are you going? Why don't we wait for Teacher Zuo, the lecture isn't over yet."

  "Uh-huh, okay then. The environment of this university is indeed pretty good." Zu Xiying casually responded.

  Not ready to get on the car, it seemed like he was just going to take a stroll in this beautiful environment of Luan Yuan. Shan Yong pushed the cart and followed slowly, for a long time not knowing how to start a conversation, nor did he know if his senior sister was still angry about what happened earlier, or if she had seen that little movement between him and Song Siyun.

  "Why aren't you saying anything?" Zuo Xiying seemed bewildered and asked first.

  "Sorry, Sister." Jian Yong suddenly blurted out a sentence, inexplicably. Since getting to know Zuo Xiying, he had become more polite, and previously rarely used words like "sorry" and "thank you".

  "What's wrong?" Zuo Xiying seemed to be asking on purpose, her eyebrows raised, making Shan Yong's heart flutter.

  "I shouldn't have argued with Director Li about that matter, it's caused you trouble." Danyong said sincerely, and indeed he was thinking this way for the first time, also considering someone else's feelings.

  "What you said is actually not wrong, social problems that let one or two people bear the burden, are indeed nothing glorious. My father often says, this is an era lacking in faith and public morality, such an environment for the decline of traditional culture is even more severe than plagues and wars."

  Zuo Xiying said, the words were a bit deep, and Shan Yong seemed to understand but not really understand. When their eyes met, the feeling of shame did not disappear as they got closer, but instead became clearer. Zuo Xiying didn't treat Shan Yong as an outsider, and changed the subject again: "However, what Li Shu said is also correct, it's indeed glorious, some things need someone to take on, this world needs people who dare to be the first! If there aren't even such people, wouldn't the world around us be even more hopeless?"

  "Sister, you're talking too profoundly, my thoughts can't keep up with your current level." Shuang Yong said half-jokingly, indeed it was a bit deep. It seemed to be somewhat self-contradictory, but they were all real things.

  "It's not that deep, I'm actually talking about what you know and like." Zuo Xiying smiled and said, from profound to simple, seeing Shan Yong puzzled, smiling and explaining: "Do you know what 'Forty Melodies of the Palace' is?"

  "I don't know." Yun Yong shook his head.

  "Nuo opera." Zuo Xiying spat out two words.

  "That's right, isn't it just our rural ghost opera? And the upper party's bamboo clapper is of the same vein." said Shan Yong.

  "Look, I told you, there's also delicious food, all of which are branches of local culture. Unfortunately, many things have no successors. By the way, Shanyong, those twelve zodiac signs filled with mantou that you gave to my father were very well made, with a strong local flavor. My father said that someone who can make such things must be meticulous and artistic, he has a high opinion of you." Zuo Xiying said lightly.

  "Ah!?" Shan Yong was surprised, with a bitter face. Xi Huiying looked at him in surprise, and then Shan Yong said embarrassedly: "That... that was made by my mom, I couldn't make it so well."

  The truth is like this, Zuo Xiying remembered the bossy old lady, and looking at Dan Yong again, she understood that it was probably his son who had begged his mother to do it. Thinking of this, she smiled with her lips pursed, seemingly taking care of Dan Yong's emotions for fear that he would be embarrassed. As they walked, she changed the subject: "With a mother like that, the son can't be much worse... The cultural factor is planted in everyone's bones, and with suitable soil, it will bloom. Dan Yong, I can tell you're not very satisfied with Lan Yin School? I think this school has a pretty good atmosphere, environment, and conditions, no need to have such strong emotions towards your alma mater!"

  Shan Yong didn't make a sound, and in his line of sight appeared two men wearing mismatched police uniforms from the Security Department. They had already spotted Shan Yong and were walking towards him. Shan Yong estimated that they had split up to search for people at various locations - dormitories, classrooms, playgrounds, and other possible places. It wasn't easy to catch suspects, but it was much easier to catch students, especially in those few areas. He stood still, with his hands in his pockets, seemingly thinking of a strategy.

  As soon as he stopped, Zuo Xiying also stopped and looked at Shan Yong's expression, which was not quite right. She asked strangely: "What's wrong?" Shan Yong didn't make a sound, nodding his head to indicate the people coming over. Zuo Xiying turned her head to look, asking disbelievingly: "Those two are... looking for you!?"

  "The atmosphere, environment and conditions of the temple are all good... This is just a facade, you may not necessarily see the truth." Zuo Xuan said something that made You Yong feel puzzled and profound.

  In the blink of an eye, those two had already rushed up. Dan Yong smiled calmly and said, "Sorry, Master Sister, you might not have a chance to ride my eco-friendly electric car again."

  "...Hey, living a pretty carefree life, aren't you? Let's have some fun looking for you." The little mustache from the security department stood in front of Shan Yong, but his eyes were sizing up Zuo Xiying with a sly gaze, making her feel extremely uncomfortable. Another one stood beside Shan Yong and said: "Let's go, Egg Brother... let's go drink tea and chat, it's been a while since you've been to our place. I say you're capable, now you don't cause trouble yourself, but you instigate others to do it? Do you think we can't find you if you do things this way?"

  It seems that Dan Yong is also a regular here, Dan Yong smiled and nodded his head: "Then let's go, I'm almost going to internship, and I'm planning to say goodbye to you guys... Teacher sister, shall we go first?"

  Zuo Xiying was confused, looking at this situation, it didn't seem like they were catching a student who made a mistake either. Chun Yong's expression was calm and composed, not like he had a guilty conscience at all. He threw the car door open, locked it, and was about to walk away with a swagger. Just as she was thinking about what to do, someone spoke up. One of the two men who came to deliver the message poked his ear, and Xiao Hu Zi shouted: "Wait!"

  Suddenly, he turned around and stared at Xiying with ill intentions, then suddenly blurted out: "Which class are you in?"

  "I... which class am I in?" Zuo Xiying was so embarrassed that she couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. She looked at herself and realized the problem - this pure and innocent outfit made her look like a student, one of the thousands of students on campus. However, it shouldn't be to the point where even she would be mistaken for a student, right? Another security guard spoke up, very seriously: "No matter which class you're in, there are some things we need to ask you about. You come with us too."

  It seems you want to take Zuo Xiying away too. Shan Yong's temper flared up, he stepped forward and separated the two of them, blocking Zuo Xiying in front of him, staring with his fierce eyes, speaking in a somewhat threatening tone: "What's going on, do you think you can force us to fight to the death?"

  He's furious this time, clearly not wanting to drag Zuo Xiying into it or let her know about his embarrassing situation. The mustachioed security guard looked a bit timid and said, "What's going on? What's with the desperation? I'm here to ask you about the situation."

  "That's none of her business," said Danrong. "I'll go anyway."

  "It's not just about understanding your situation, but also about the people related to you." Another explained, seemingly insisting on bringing Xiying along.

  "Want to try me? Just my hundred or so pounds, today I'll take on the two of you and there won't be a problem. You two with your fake leather jackets, do you really think you're police officers?" Dan Yong shouted, his hands waving wildly as he pointed at the two security guards. The two men exchanged a glance, knowing that local students were always difficult to manage, and this one was the leader of those unmanageable students. If things escalated, it would likely be a lot of trouble, so they froze up for a moment.

  "Don't be angry, I'll go with him."

  At the moment when Jian Ba Zhang was about to make a move, Zuo Xiying behind him spoke up, pressing down on Shan Yong's hand that was pointing at people, and smiled at the two security guards: "I haven't known Shan Yong for long, but we are friends."

  Her gentle and warm smile was more persuasive than Rong Yu's threat, not only did the opponent feel convinced, but Rong Yu also couldn't get angry. He glanced in the direction of the teaching building, seemingly thinking of something, his heart slightly moved, and he smiled disdainfully at the two security guards: "Huzi, I know you're afraid that my girlfriend will report back to me, right? But don't say I didn't warn you, not everyone can make you guys angry."

  For no reason, he said a sentence, and the two saw that Zuo Xiying had an extraordinary temperament, and they were also polite. However, the things that needed to be done in the department couldn't be avoided, so one after another, they took Dan Yong and Zuo Xiying straight to the Security Department behind the teaching building. When passing by the teaching building, it happened that several female teachers from the Art Department came out of the building with books in hand. Dan Yong, as if no one was around, put his fingers to his mouth and let out a loud, sharp, and light whistle, which made those two coquettish female teachers from the Art Department also smile at the handsome boy with their peach blossom eyes. The Security Department really couldn't handle this arrogant student...