《Copy of Resentment》


 Chapter 1.1

    No return (part 1)


    It¡¯s getting dark, and the wind on the street is howling. Despite the fact that it had been a long time since autumn, the heat, combined with the sound of one or two cicadas, is irresistible, and the heat raises fine dust on the road and fans the pedestrians.


    The night market¡¯s lights had been turned on for quite some time. People flocked to the streets and alleyways to grab a bite to eat. Those who couldn¡¯t sit at the door¡¯s table crowded onto the steps and crouched. A bowl of hot and sour noodles was served to the diners.


    It was not until late at night that the crowd gradually dispersed, leaving behind the food residues and bamboo sticks scattered everywhere, and the grease soaked the ground turning it black and shiny. A middle-aged woman with a greasy face complained and splashed water on the ground to wash off the stains, while she didn¡¯t forget to turn her head, hands on her hips and scolded fiercely.


    ¡°Hurry up! Lest the little bastard get up and make trouble with me later!¡±


    ¡±I know, I know! What are you yelling at me after a tiring day!¡± The man in the shop answered, weighed a rag and threw it on the table; ¡°hard labor!¡±


    ¡±You¡­¡± She was about to chastise the man when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a boy sitting on the steps not far away, leaning against a suitcase at his feet. His back looked very lonely.


    ¡°Hey, Old Li,¡± the woman whispered, ¡°look at that child. Did he run away from home?¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Old Li wiped his hands, straightened his waist and glanced at the said boy, then frowned: ¡°It seems like¡­ Why don¡¯t you go and take a look? It¡¯s almost three o¡¯clock, and everyone has returned home early. Who would be wandering around in this street if they¡¯re right in the head?¡±


    ¡±All right,¡± the woman said as she loosened her apron and took two steps forward, only to notice that the boy quickly turned around and peered at her with vigilance. In the yellow street lights and the progressively thickening night, his face was a bit blurred, but she could still notice that his facial features were very straight, his skin color was very white, and his eyes were narrow and somewhat drooping. Except for his unfriendly eyes, he did not appear to be a child from a typical home at first glance.


    ¡±Child, you¡­Aren¡¯t you going home this evening?¡± she asked, her voice softening as she wiped her hands nervously over the corner of her garments.


    Bian Shengjian was taken aback for a moment before standing up and saying, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, was I blocking the way?¡±


    ¡°No, no!¡± the woman exclaimed hastily, and she couldn¡¯t help but be astounded as the boy rose up.


    This kid is really stunning!


    ¡±Oh, then I¡¯ll sit here for a bit,¡± Bian Shengjian said, his eyes a little wayward, which made the woman¡¯s heart soften more: ¡°It¡¯s not safe for you to be here at night. Are you from out of town? Where are your parents? If you don¡¯t have a place to go, Auntie can help you find one. Don¡¯t squat there, okay?¡±


    ¡°Thank you, but please don¡¯t bother.¡± Bian Shengjian¡¯s eyes finally fell on her face, the corners of his lips curved upwards and attempted a smile, but his eyes remained dark: ¡°I¡¯ll leave right away.¡±


    ¡±You really don¡¯t need this auntie to find you a place to stay? The hotel nearby isn¡¯t expensive for one night!¡± The woman saw him turn around and walk away without hesitation. She continued to shout, ¡°Then you pay attention to safety!¡±


    ¡±All right, all right. Do you think he looked like he was short on cash?¡± Lao Li approached her from behind and patted her on the shoulder, saying, ¡°OK, don¡¯t worry so much about other people¡¯s affairs. I reckon that a young master of which family came out on a whim to experience life.¡±


    ¡±Hey, it would be great if our son grew up to be as good-looking as he was.¡± The woman turned around reluctantly after seeing the man pushing his suitcase and disappearing at the corner of the street, ¡°Don¡¯t you think so?¡±


    ¡±Come on, he is both our genes combined. It would be fortunate if that kid got to marry a daughter-in-law in the future.¡± Lao Li said.


    ¡±Go to hell! Is there a father such as you?¡± The woman berated and slapped him on the shoulder.


    The street finally fell silent except for a couple of weak sounds in the distance.  When a lengthy whistling of a Harley ridden by a boy blasted the street so loudly that even a dog couldn¡¯t care to bark.


    Bian Shengjian sat down in a little flower bed once more. There was no one else around to bother him. He could even hear his own heartbeat since it was so silent.


    The breath he had just released when the night breeze blew all the way down disappeared the instant he sat down, and the dismal and oppressive feelings wrapped themselves around layers rose from his heart. He stood up, and his entire form appeared to tumble backward into the blackness of the night, unable to get up even with a single kick¡ª


    ¡±I don¡¯t understand why you always want to solve problems with violence! Well? Tell me why!¡±


    This man, who is his biological father, is yelling at him at an unheard-of decibel level, yet Bian Shengjian has had a rare talent since he was a toddler. As long as it is something he does not want to hear, regardless of what other people say. He will let words in his left ear and out of his right ear.  Which flows more freely than a bamboo basket carrying water.


    ¡±I¡¯m not against any of the bands you used to put together with your pig and dog friends¡­ But this time you¡¯ve gone too far! I¡¯m so disappointed!¡± Bian Jianhua said, staring at his casual demeanor, he couldn¡¯t help but slap the table fiercely.. ¡°Are you listening? Have you ever considered what you will do once you are expelled this time? Which school will dare to ask you in the future?¡±


    ¡±Oh,¡± Bian Shengjian said without raising his head, as he alternate his legs from left over the right one to right over the left one, continue to painstakingly peel the little orange in his palm and carefully removing the white silk from the orange segments before slowly cramming it into his mouth and eating it. ¡°Then I won¡¯t go.¡±


    ¡±What are you talking about?¡± Bian Jianhua stared at him. ¡°What are you going to do in the future? Continue to play your music? Can you feed yourself by writing your broken songs? Huh?¡±


    Bian Shengjian forcibly swallowed the orange in his mouth, and finally stood up facing the two eyes that were about to burn through him: ¡°So you also think that the fight was my fault from beginning to end.¡±


    ¡±Then who else could be at fault?¡± Bian Jianhua finally calmed down when he said that, his heart trembling as he saw the disappointment in his son¡¯s eyes, and his tone softened: ¡°Dad  knows you also want to help others, but you were too heavy-handed¡­ I went to see the boy who was only hospitalized yesterday morning, and the doctor said that his current situation is precarious. I don¡¯t know if it will have some effect on him in the future¡±


    ¡±Good for him.¡± Bian Shengjian sneered.


    ¡±You!¡± Bian Jianhua clenched his teeth and stifled his rage once more. ¡°Forget it; bargaining there was actually rather simple; I¡¯ll negotiate further for the compensation pay with the parents later, but your school¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t,¡± Bian Shengjian said as he reached into the fruit dish and peeled another orange. ¡°That school is not just filth, but is also a brainless school; if you have money, you can¡¯t wait to trample on other people¡¯s heads and walk sideways; It¡¯s disgusting.¡±


    ¡±I know, but you have to finish high school; if you truly enjoy music, Dad can send you to a foreign conservatory for further study¡­¡± After Bian Jianhua¡¯s outburst, the entire person looked exhausted and sat down near the sofa: ¡°Alas, what should I do now?¡±


    ¡±I¡¯ll drop out of school and go out on my own.¡± Bian Shengjian squeezed the orange and said, ¡°I won¡¯t bother you.¡±

 Chapter 1.2

    No return (part 2)


    ¡±Bullsh*t!¡± Bian Jianhua couldn¡¯t help but slam the objects within his grasp. He looked like he wanted to rip his son¡¯s skull apart and discover what ecstasy was inside. ¡°Why are you so reckless with your life? Did your mother give birth to you just to scuffle with others..?¡±


    Bian Jianhua became silent before completing his sentence. As soon as his hands were loosened, he met Bian Shengjian¡¯s dark eyes with a hint of rage.


    ¡±Bian Jianhua.¡± Bian Shengjian¡¯s tone was very light. ¡°I wanted to ask you why you have such confidence talking to me like this all this time.¡±


    ¡±Because I¡¯m your father,¡± Bian Jianhua said sternly, but his voice was lowered, and he didn¡¯t dare to glance up at Sheng Jian¡¯s eyes, where intense emotions were about to erupt.


    ¡±Really?¡± Bian Shengjian chuckled twice before abruptly raising his voice: ¡°You are my father? I never fucking accepted that you are my father! My father died with my mother when I was ten!¡±


    ¡°Son¡­¡± Bian Jianhua shivered all over and his lips became pale in an instant.


    ¡±Yes, I like to fight, and I like to play music and write bad songs, but what does this have to do with you?¡± Bian Shengjian looked at him, his fingernails digging crescent shaped indents in the palm of his hand: ¡°You know, I always can¡¯t wait for you to die quickly.¡±


    ¡±No¡­¡± Bian Jianhua gasped, his hands subconsciously groping for the medicine in his pocket: ¡°Son, listen to me¡­¡±


    ¡±Why can¡¯t I beat that waste into being hospitalized?¡± Bian Shengjian said, his tone plainly furious, but there was a slight smile on his lips, cruel like a fiend savoring blood at the knife¡¯s edge, ¡°Because I fight fiercely by nature. Yes, it¡¯s genetic, inherited from my own father.¡±


    ¡±Don¡¯t you think so? Murderer.¡± Bian Shengjian said, hooking the corners of his mouth.


    For a few seconds, the air stilled, then Bian Jianhua immediately raised his head and, without allowing his brain a time to buffer, slapped Bian Shengjian hard. ¡°Shut up! It¡¯s not like that at all!¡±


    Bian Shengjian remained silent. The slap had broken the corner of his lips and forced his head to the side. His field of vision was blurred, and he noticed blood dropping on the ground out of the corner of his eye. Under his feet, a scarlet stain had appeared on the white cashmere carpet.


    ¡°Heh,¡± Bian Shengjian said, wiping the corners of his mouth, but all he could hear was his own pounding heart. Thanks to his old man, the surrounding voices, especially Bian Jianhua, had to wait at least five minutes before flowing back into his ears. He couldn¡¯t slap him deaf because if he could, then he¡¯d drag two people to hell with a knife today.


    ¡°Sheng Jian¡­Are you okay? I¡¯m sorry, Dad really struck you hard,¡± Bian Jianhua said, frightened as he noticed the frightening slap marks and wounds on his face.


    ¡±Go away.¡± Bian Shengjian took a piece of paper (tissue paper) from the table and pressed the corner of his mouth with it. ¡°Don¡¯t touch me. ¡°His voice a little hoarse.


    Bian Jianhua stood in place silently, watching his son go into the toilet, washed the blood on his face, and dripped water coming out. His eyes have returned to the previous alienation and Indifference: ¡°You know, we can only be at odds and torment each other in life¡±


    ¡±I¡¯ll move to a school farther away. I don¡¯t want to see you.¡± Bian Shengjian¡¯s tone was calm then he closed the door and walked out.


    Bian Jianhua didn¡¯t speak. He sat down on the sofa and slowly covered his face with his hands.


    ¡°Old three, are you really leaving?¡±


    Sheng Jian was seated at the bar, his legs sprawled out in a stupor, when the phone rang. He had no idea who had given him a glass of alcohol. Anyway, he wasn¡¯t interested in chatting up with those heavy-make up goblins, instead, he looked blankly at the glass of red wine, enthralled by the blood-like fluid.


    ¡°Well, what?¡±


    ¡±Damn¡­¡± Li Fei scolded, ¡°He was let off? I think that person who was beaten by you was treating it as nothing.¡±


    ¡±It¡¯s best to gather first and then have a clean dispersion.¡± Bian Shengjian held the wine glass and watched for a while. Took a sip and almost coughed out: ¡°¡­Fuck.¡±


    ¡±I¡¯ll call A-ming and Ping Ping, let¡¯s go out to have dinner tonight. Afterwards, I¡¯ll see you off..¡± Li Fei gritted his teeth and was silent for a while, but he was still angry: ¡°Or I¡¯ll just call some brothers¡­ . . . ..¡±


    ¡±Da Fei.¡± Bian Shengjian put down his wine glass and sighed, ¡°I had beaten him, I know. Enough.¡±


    ¡±Isn¡¯t your father very capable? Why don¡¯t you persuade him to get rid of that garbage? It¡¯s fucking unfair!¡± Li Fei clenched his teeth and said.


    ¡±Forget it.¡± Bian Shengjian said.


    ¡°Forget it!¡± Li Fei was a little unhappy, ¡°You should have called me when the two of you were fighting, and I could have beaten him for another three months!¡±


    ¡±How can I know something ahead of time?¡± Bian Shengjian¡¯s tone was a little absent-minded.


    ¡±Hey!¡± Li Fei , in all respects, got choked, but it was impossible to have a seizure while on the phone. ¡°Forget it, I know you¡¯re in a bad mood, so I¡¯ll book a private room first.¡±


    ¡±Don¡¯t worry, just wait for tomorrow night. I am not planning on leaving tonight.¡± Bian Shengjian rested his chin in one hand, ¡°Call the ones you know before, and tell them it¡¯s my treat.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Li Fei hesitated, ¡°Where are you now? Do you want me to accompany you?¡±


    ¡±No, food can only accompany me.¡± Bian Shengjian took a sip of the wine he ordered, half closed his eyes and said, ¡°that¡¯s it, I¡¯ll hang up.¡±


    ¡±Old three, I can,¡± Li Fei tutted on the other end of the phone. ¡°I¡¯ve mention how could you fight with others for being gay¡­I almost forgot that you are¡­.¡±


    ¡±Li Fei.¡± Bian Shengjian¡¯s tone instantly cooled down, ¡°I want to die.¡±


    ¡°Fuck, I was wrong.¡± Li Fei realized that he had slipped his tongue, and hurriedly hung up the phone. ¡°See you tomorrow night.¡±


    ¡°Go away.¡± Bian Shengjian rubbed his temples. People who are usually not affected by white wine are actually a little dizzy with only a single glass of whiskey. It seems that tonight¡¯s mood is really bad.


    People who are in a bad mood get drunk easily. Thinking of this sentence, he couldn¡¯t help but twitch the corners of his mouth. He pushed away a goblin who wanted to get close to him and walked out, trying to make himself sober for a while by the oncoming night wind.


    ¡±It¡¯s good to get together, appropriate for a good disbandment!¡± Tan Ming roared and raised his glass.


    ¡°I wish Old three for a brighter future!¡± Li Fei also stood up, and almost threw the wine on Bian Shengjian¡¯s head. ¡°Isn¡¯t it, Old three!¡±


    ¡±Yes, no matter where I go, I¡¯ll still be thinking of you even when I die.¡± Bian Shengjian kicked him and touched each other¡¯s cups: ¡°Cheers.¡±


    ¡± Why are you sitting there quietly? Your third brother will leave in a few days!¡± Tan Ming angrily patted Xiao Liping on the shoulder. ¡°Hurry up, it won¡¯t be easy for the brothers to have a meal in the future!¡±


    ¡±Third brother¡­¡± Xiao Liping stood up and poured a full glass of wine, but he went down without even touching Bian Shengjian¡¯s cup. ¡°I¡¯m sorry! I¡¯m very sorry for you!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, why are you crying?¡± Li Fei was taken aback by him, so he hurriedly covered his mouth: ¡°Don¡¯t mention it after I¡¯ve said it, you fucking¡­¡±


    ¡°Stop crying,¡± Bian Shengjian took a few pieces of paper (tissue paper) from the table and pressed it on his face. ¡°It¡¯s not a big deal. It¡¯s just to make a comeback after disbandment.¡±


    ¡°But¡­¡± Xiao Liping wiped his tears hard, clenched his teeth, red eyes and picked up the wine glass, ¡°third brother, I will remember you all my life!¡±


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Bian Shengjian patted him.


    ¡±That¡¯s right! What big deal? After all, we are brothers who have been through tough times together!¡± Tan Ming smiled and clinked his glasses, but his eyes were a little red.


    ¡°You guys¡­¡± Bian Shengjian looked at the solemn and stirring look on their faces, and finally couldn¡¯t help sighing, ¡°well, you guys slowly hug your heads and cry bitterly. I won¡¯t pay this bill.¡±


    ¡±Don¡¯t,¡± Li Fei hurriedly took the lead to warm up the atmosphere. ¡°Hey, hey, what are our slogans? Have you forgotten!¡±


    ¡°Hot wind, warm as the wind! Love forever, Go crazy forever!¡±


    ¡°Psychos.¡± Bian Shengjian smiled and took another sip of wine. He looked up at the group of people who were so excited that they blushed and had bulging necks. At last, he relaxed and leaned back on the chair for a moment.


    ¡°Good luck.¡± He said faintly.


    The author has something to say:


    Happy National Day, long time no see! Let me see which babies jump as soon as they open the pit. Kiss them one by one = 3=


    PS: don¡¯t drink the wine given by strangers


    Translator : +1

 Chapter 2

    Ghost Town


    Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t know how long he had been sitting alone in the dark, until the owner of the breakfast shop on the street slammed open the shutters. He raised his head slightly and glanced at the watch on his wrist.


    It¡¯s five o¡¯clock.


    He stood up and moved his numb legs, and finally opened the message interface that he hadn¡¯t responded to all night, and randomly selected the one with the most red dots to reply.


    ¨CI have arrived.


    ¨CYour uncle!


    The response came quite fast. Bian Shengjian couldn¡¯t help raising his eyebrows.


    ¨CStill up?


    ¨CNonsense, I didn¡¯t even send you a message after I got you on the bus. I don¡¯t know. I thought you were dead in some wilderness.


    ¨C No way.


    ¨CCome on, you won¡¯t just sit outside like this all night, will you?


    Bian Shengjian was silent for a while, then replied ¡°Yes¡±. Put the phone back in his pocket, pushed the suitcase and walked slowly and aimlessly.


    The street at five in the morning has gradually become lively. Bian Shengjian bought two freshly released steamed buns on the side of the road and gnawed them, then continued to stare at the broom-wielding aunt who woke up early in the morning sweeping the street, until the dark blue of the sky turned into the white belly of a fish , and finally the sky was bright again. It was only then that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.


    ¡°Young man, come in and sit down?¡± The shop owner observed him for a while before he said, ¡°I noticed you¡¯ve been standing here for a while, you¡¯re lost? ¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Bian Shengjian rolled the remaining plastic bag into a ball and put it into the trash can. Took two steps back, revealing a faint smile. Before waiting for the shop owner to say anything, he reached out and stopped an empty car (taxi) on the side of the road. After reading the address, he stepped in and half leaned against the window.


    After finishing the drop out procedures, Bian Jianhua contacted him regarding the new school. He didn¡¯t know what it looked like. He only knows that this time it really was according to his wishes. The school was quite far away from home, almost half a province away.


    However, in Bian Jianhua¡¯s words, it¡¯s not easy to find such an equitable school for him. After all, Bian Shengjian¡¯s withdrawal from school was very powerful. He not only beat his classmates into the hospital, but also beat them into the bureau with the crowd outside. Both of which made the schools not dare to accept this hard-fisted and very rich eldest young master.


    Bian Shengjian half squinted at the scenery flashing through the window and ignored the driver¡¯s enthusiastic conversation. Finally, the driver simply remained silent and drove him straight to the hotel that had been arranged.


    After paying and getting off the taxi, Bian Shengjian dragged his suitcase and entered the lobby. The receptionist inquired about his information and raised his head. ¡°Did you book for two days?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Bian Shengjian said.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you come last night?¡± The receptionist handed him the room card.


    Bian Shengjian accepted the room card, hesitated for a moment, but still didn¡¯t say anything. He turned and got on the elevator, found his room, opened the door, fell on the soft big bed and closed his eyes looking exhausted.


    Bian Shengjian, are you sick.


    Bian Shengjian removed the arm that was blocking his face, and smiled at the ceiling.


    Despite the fact that he had intended to go a long time ago, he was nevertheless a little out of breath when he was forced into a new setting. On the street, people were swarming, and even a well-intentioned query from strangers would send him into a frenzy.


    So instead of going to a strange hotel and waiting for dawn, he still prefers to find a place to stay alone, wherever, as long as it is not a dark and a closed environment.


    After taking a shower, he changed into a set of clothes, fell asleep on the bed without even drawing the curtains. He didn¡¯t even have the time to dream, when he was woken up by the phone beside his pillow. His whole body was lethargic and still in a state of being unable to open his eyes.


    ¡°¡­Hello?¡± Bian Shengjian forcefully cleared his throat and said impatiently, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Did you go to your school to report? School starts tomorrow!¡± Li Fei shouted on the other end of the phone, and then paused, ¡°Okay, you haven¡¯t slept all night, if you¡¯re still sleepy, sleep a little longer.  ¡­¡±


    ¡°Understood, it¡¯s just you being long-winded.¡± Bian Shengjian rubbed his eyes and went into the bathroom to wash his face, and only when he came out dripping wet did he notice the time on his phone.


    Come on, it¡¯s still five o¡¯clock.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take a taxi now, and I¡¯ll talk about it when I get there.¡± Bian Shengjian yawned and lay on the bed for a while, and finally felt a little more awake.  He barely recovered himself as he went to view this unusual city he had never seen before.


    Bian Shengjian stood upstairs and observed it for a while and came to the conclusion that it was just like that, an ordinary small city. I just don¡¯t know what the school is like.


    He simply packed up and went downstairs with his suitcase, just in time for the free dinner in the hotel. He ate two mouthfuls casually which was considered to be the room payment for the night he had paid for but had not slept inexplicably.


    ¡°Young man, are you going to school? ¡± The new driver was still enthusiastic and began to chatter as soon as he got inside the car (taxi). Although Bian Shengjian was in a good mood at the moment, he couldn¡¯t stand this kind of continuous questioning. He could only quickly describe the name of the school. ¡°Well, I¡¯m going to No. 4 Middle School. ¡°


    ¡°¡­ No. 4 Middle School? Are you a student of No. 4 Middle School?¡± The uncle who drove the car paused, then looked at him hard in the mirror, ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    ¡°Yes, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Bian Shengjian was stunned for a while, and then took a closer look at the school information Bian Jianhua sent him on his mobile phone. ¡°Well, that¡¯s the name.¡±


    ¡°Young man, did you¡­.transfer from another school?¡± The uncle immediately turned his head back and laughed dryly.


    ¡°Yes.¡± Bian Shengjian frowned. The driver¡¯s demeanor made him feel uneasy for some reason.


    ¡°I tell you, that ghost school of No. 4 Middle School is evil!¡± When uncle saw that he didn¡¯t say anything, he continued to shout out in a voice.


    ¡°What¡­¡­¡± Bian Shengjian, who was leaning against the window looking outside, was almost knocked against the glass by his shout. Staring at the back of the uncle¡¯s head angrily, his voice became cold, ¡°Drive well. ¡°


    ¡°I think you are a transfer student from another place, don¡¯t you know! Let me tell you, it was more than ten years ago in No. 4 Middle School¡­ ¡± Uncle was about to speak impassively, when a phone suddenly rang, and Bian Shengjian, who was about to sink his heart and listen to what the hell was going on in this school, was suddenly speechless. He watched the uncle drive while talking on the phone the entire time and after running a red light, he silently decided to give him a bad review after getting out of the car.


    ¡°Here we are!¡± Bian Shengjian was busy dragging his suitcase out of the trunk when he heard a shout from the front, followed by the car(taxi) moving. He didn¡¯t even have time to buckle the lid back, so he hurriedly took a few steps forward before slamming the lid shut hard.


    ¡°Fuck¡­¡± Bian Shengjian watched the car(taxi) disappear quickly at the intersection, and shook his hand, which was a little sore from the smack. He doesn¡¯t know whether the school is evil or not, but now it seems that the people in this place are.


    He dragged his suitcase forward a few steps in some displeasure. When he saw the building directly opposite the school, he finally showed a shocked expression .


    Fengmen City Funeral Service Center, or referred to as Crematorium was seen.


    ¡°Fuck.¡± Bian Shengjian stared at the line of signs written in gilt, and was shocked for a few moments before regaining his composure. The hand that was gripping the suitcase handle became icy.


    He suddenly felt sick.


    Bian Shengjian immediately turned his head and strode towards the school gate. Gritted his teeth and endured the pantothenic feeling in his mouth for a while before it was fully suppressed. At the same time, feeling quite angry. He can¡¯t wait to take out his mobile phone and ask Bian Jianhua what kind of ghost school he found for him. Thinking about it, maybe that scum was doing it intentionally. He knew he had problems in these kinds of places  and yet still threw him here like garbage.


    ¡°Old three, where are you?¡± When Li Fei called, Bian Shengjian¡¯s brain was still blocked and his voice was stuffy. ¡°Heaven.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I¡¯m serious. How¡¯s your new school?¡± Li Fei said with a smile.


    ¡°Very good. The school¡¯s gate is facing the crematorium. Come and accompany me.¡± Bian Shengjian pinched the bridge of his nose.


    ¡°What? Crematorium?¡± Li Fei was stunned. ¡°Dead¡­the one for the dead?¡±


    ¡°Nonsense.¡± Bian Shengjian¡¯s mood now was like a piece of gum pasted on the ground and exposed to the sun for three days. His fingers were clenched and unclenched several times.


    ¡°Fuck¡­¡± Li Fei was stupefied for a moment and didn¡¯t say anything. After a while, he laughed twice, ¡° Forget it, perhaps the school was merely at an inconvenient location? Did you go in and have a look? ¡°


    ¡°Going now.¡± Bian Shengjian sighed, raised his eyelids and looked at the front of the school. The gate was built quite generously, but the security guard at the gate didn¡¯t seem to care much. Bian Shengjian waved his hand a few times but there was no response, so he just dragged his suitcase and walked in.


    ¡°Are there many people in the school? School starts tomorrow, so there should be a lot, right?¡± Li Fei asked incessantly over the phone.


    ¡°No.¡± Bian Shengjian frowned.


    This was strange. According to common sense, there should be people roaming around campus before school starts, but since he came in, all he felt was desolation, except for the banner hanging at the front gate welcoming new students, there was no ambiance of starting a new school year at all.


    It was as quiet as a ghost town.


    ¡°What a broken place.¡± Bian Shengjian turned to look again, and noticed that this school was a long way from the bustling area when he arrived.


    It¡¯s quite troublesome to go out for a meal or something. Not like his old school. Although his classmates were a little disgusting, the location was good. Turn right out of the gate and you can see three or four hot pot restaurants or KTVs. No. 4 Middle School is not only like a ghost town, but also the kind that is very remote.


    But there is one thing that his old school can¡¯t match, that is¡­ this school is big.


    Bian Shengjian dragged his suitcase for a while and finally couldn¡¯t help poking open the school¡¯s 3D map. After looking back and forth, left and right, he sighed.


    Heh, it¡¯s really a treasure land of feng shui, with mountains and rivers.


    Despite the fact that it was getting late, Bian Shengjian was still eager to wander about the school, but after a time, he came to a halt and frowned.


    Although the campus of No. 4 Middle School is so big that it seems that the land costs a lot of money, the overall layout looks messy, plus there were many green plants. There was always a feeling that people can¡¯t pin point north when they first enter, so here he is.  Walking blindly for a long time and couldn¡¯t even find where the teaching building was.


    As Shengjian walked and looked around, when he passed through a row of lush mango trees, he realized that he had come to the lake for no reason. The wind was blowing against the lake surface which smelled comfortable, but a huge warning sign was erected by the lake, looking very eye-catching.


    ¡°It is strictly forbidden to approach (enter)?¡± Bian Shengjian stared at the slightly rippling water surface for a while, then shrugged and walked down the steps. He was about to find a spot by the lake to sit for a while when, from the corner of his eye; he suddenly caught a sight of something that made his hands shake and his body to freeze in place.


    Because there were already a lot of weeds along the lake, and yet another summer vacation was squandered with no pruning, the longest section has now reached the waist. But even in the clutter, Shengjian can still see at a glance a shadow of a person lying in the grass not far from the warning sign.


    He frowned and tentatively took a few steps over there. After confirming his guess, a cool feeling appeared on the back of his head.


    A man was lying in the grass.


    ¡°Hey!¡± Although Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t know whether this person was alive or dead and why he was lying here, he hesitated for a while and ran up, gritted his teeth and brushed away the weeds.


    Soon after, he exhaled a sigh of relief. Fortunately, despite the fact that the man appeared to be in a coma, he still had a little heave in his chest, suggesting that he was still alive. He tried to touch the man¡¯s forearm with his fingertips as he took out his phone to dial 120.


    Cold as a dead man. Bian Shengjian frowned.


    ¡°Hello? 120? I¡¯m here¡­¡±Bian Shengjian was only halfway through his words when his left arm was suddenly yanked violently, and the phone fell to the ground due to the lack of firm grip.


    ¡°Fuck!¡± Bian Shengjian lowered his head suddenly, the blue veins on his temples couldn¡¯t help jumping violently when he met a pair of dark eyes.


    ¡°Ah!¡± He roared and tried to jump up, but he didn¡¯t succeed, because the man who looked like a fake death and a corpse was still holding on to his left arm, and his fingers were as cold as hard steel bars.


    Bian Shengjian could only be forced to stare at the man in shock, staring at him for a long time without saying a word.


    ¡°You¡­¡± The man looked at him fixedly, but what he finally said made Bian Shengjian¡¯s scalp explode, and even forgot to punch him directly in the face¨C


    ¡°You can see me?¡±


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 Chapter 3

    Who are you


    Bian Shengjian felt a cool air rushing down his back, and his arms were suddenly drenched in sweat, but after a few seconds of staring at the man, his panic transformed to rage. His tone was practically coiled in sparks as he bent down and grabbed the man by the collar and yanked him from the ground.


    ¡°What the hell are you looking at?¡±


    The man was dragged up by his neck and did not fight back. He simply stared at him the entire time. A thin smile came on his face when his gaze dropped on the hand clutching his neck. ¡°Great¡­You can still touch me.¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Bian Shengjian¡¯s knuckles snapped and kicked the man¡¯s leg with a cold face. ¡°Are you sick? What are you pretending to be dead and lying here?


    ¡°Sorry, I¡­¡± The man looked at him and coughed gently. ¡°I just fell asleep accidentally.¡±


    ¡°Psycho.¡± Bian Shengjian snorted and released his hand, bent down and picked up his mobile phone. ¡°There¡¯s no one in this broken school. Can you feel asleep lying here? Go to hell.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m a ghost.¡± The man said.


    Bian Shengjian¡¯s movements suddenly stopped. It took him a few seconds to look up at this psychopath again, only to see the man showing him a bright smile, and the two tiger teeth protruding from the neat column were quite dazzling.


    ¡­he looks alright.


    Bian Shengjian locked his gaze on him for two seconds before lowering his head and patting the grass cuttings on the corner of his clothes. ¡°Take medicine if you are sick. I am leaving. ¡±


    ¡°Can you do me a favor?¡± The man wiped the corner of his mouth, and his tone was a little soft when he spoke. ¡°My name is Lu Shen, thank you for waking me up.¡±


    ¡°¡­What¡¯s up?¡± Bian Shengjian frowned. Although this man named Lu Shen was talking in a bizzare manner, he still reluctantly opened his mouth when he looked at his pale face, ¡°Want me to send you to the hospital?¡±


    ¡°My lock fell in the grass, can you help me find it?¡± Lu Shen coughed a few times and looked at him.


    ¡°Lock?¡±Bian Shengjian paused for a moment before taking a few steps towards the lawn. Among the crushed grass stalks, a slender chain could be seen. When he reached out and pinched it, he saw that a hefty black iron was still attached behind it. The shape was similar to the longevity lock that adults give to youngsters, however the craftsmanship was not ordinary at first appearance. Despite the fact that it was iron, the surface has a jade-like brilliance. The pattern was likewise simple and uncomplicated. It was a lotus with nine petals.


    ¡°Yours.¡± Bian Shengjian raised his hand and threw the lock over. Lu Shen grabbed the chain in his hand with a flick of his fingertips in mid-air. Quickly put it back on his neck and breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Bian Shengjian narrowed his eyes and watched the piece of black iron fall on Lu Shen¡¯s chest, making the small piece of visible skin even paler. He couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Why are you wearing this thing? ¡°


    ¡°I have been wearing it since I was a child.¡± Lu Shen raised his head and smiled. Seeing those two tiny tiger teeth, Shengjian¡¯s heart was inexplicably itchy, and he turned around with a sprint. ¡°Whatever.¡±


    ¡°Did you transfer from another school?¡± Lu Shen quickly followed suit, ¡°I¡¯m from this school too, where are you going? I can take you.¡±


    ¡°You too?¡± Bian Shengjian glanced at him suspiciously, although Lu Shen was about the same height as him, he always looked silly when he smiled. Judging from his age, he should not be in the same class as him. ¡°I am a sophomore in high school. ¡°


    ¡°I¡¯m also in the second year of high school, what class are you in?¡± Lu Shen said immediately.


    ¡°¡­ Class four.¡± Bian Shengjian said. Although he didn¡¯t want to pay any attention to this psychopath that scared him to the point of jumping into the lake ten minutes ago, No. 4 Middle School was too big and too convoluted. He reckoned that he wouldn¡¯t find where the dormitory building was when it got dark. After hesitating for a while, he said, ¡°Where is the boys¡¯ dormitory? I¡¯ll put some luggage in.¡±


    ¡°The dormitory building? It¡¯s right next to the cafeteria. I¡¯ll take you there.¡± Lu Shen took the suitcase naturally and pushed it forward, then turned his head and winked at him. ¡°What a coincidence, I¡¯m also in class four.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll do it myself.¡± Bian Shengjian frowned and snatched his suitcase back. Although he was too lazy to think about all Lu Shen¡¯s weird actions just now, he still asked casually since he was able to get this chance. ¡± Oh, what¡¯s the class like?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ll know when school starts tomorrow.¡± Lu Shen said with a smile.


    ¡°School starts tomorrow, and there¡¯s not even a single person here?¡± Bian Shengjian clicked his tongue and followed him across a path, squinting his eyes and looking at the golden light that fell before sunset.


    ¡°There are relatively few people in our school¡­You will know when you arrive in class tomorrow.¡± Lu Shen said.


    Bian Shengjian was a little annoyed by his vague answer, so he went all the way to the front of the dormitory without a word next to the dormitory number Bian Jianhua gave him, and planned to carry his luggage upstairs.


    ¡°I¡¯ll help you?¡± Lu Shen grabbed a corner of the suitcase.


    ¡°No,¡± Bian Shengjian pushed him impatiently, ¡°Go back to the lake and sleep by yourself.¡±


    ¡°Let me take care of my new classmate.¡± Lu Shen just stretched out his hand and fetched the suitcase. Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t expect the man to be still energetic. The suitcase of nearly 20 kilograms was carried to the fifth floor at one go. Not only did he not blush, he wasn¡¯t even panting.


    Ghosts don¡¯t need to breathe. Such an idea suddenly popped out of his mind, and the tendon in the back of his head suddenly became numb.


    So when he took over the suitcase, he touched Lu Shen¡¯s arm vaguely, and he was relieved when he felt him warm to the touch, at the same time despised his idiotic behavior.


    ¡°Do you live in 503? It¡¯s just right next to my room¡± Lu Shen looked up at the room number and clapped the dust on his hands. ¡° What a coincidence.¡±


    ¡°Thanks, it¡¯s quite the coincidence.¡± Bian Shengjian perfunctorily opened the door of the dormitory: ¡°But I¡¯m in a single room¡­fuck?¡±


    He stared blankly at this run-down dormitory. The ceiling walls were discolored and swelling, and the bed¡¯s handrails were rusty. Even the tiles on the balcony were the same old white and green color from more than ten years ago, albeit a little yellowed with age.


    Standing at the door, Bian Shengjian looked at this narrow space with a dusty smell, and looked up at the broken fan on the top, which was full of dust. He gritted his teeth and turned around without slamming the door, ¡°This is¡­ the dormitory?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, although it¡¯s a bit shabby here¡­you live alone?¡± Lu Shen turned his head to look at him.


    Bian Shengjian took a deep breath to suppress the shock and a bunch of incomprehensible complex emotions, and said with a sullen face, ¡°Is there no other dormitory?¡±


    ¡°No, there are only two dormitories in No. 4 Middle School, and the one at the back is for girls.¡± Lu Shen paused for a while, and then said in a soothing tone, ¡°It¡¯s alright. Although the place looks shabby, it¡¯s still very convenient to take a shower. There¡¯s hot water as soon as the faucet is turned. People who used to live here had to take buckets downstairs to carry hot water!¡±


    Bian Shengjian turned his head and looked at him for a long time, but couldn¡¯t understand the meaning of what he said. In his opinion, it should be common sense to have hot water as soon as you turn the faucet. As for taking a bath and having to take a bucket downstairs to carry water, it¡¯s completely out of his cognitive range. Now, he only knows that if he is allowed to live in such a broken environment for two years, he will go crazy.


    I dare say that this broken school has spent all its money on the expansion and gate, right?  If you have this spare money, you should renovate the dormitory! This will be a dilapidated building in two years! ¡°


    Bian Shengjian took another deep breath before letting it out slowly. He looked at the large suitcase containing his personal belongings piled beside the shelf and was suddenly confused.


    ¡°I¡¯ll help you clean up, I see you have a lot of things.¡± Lu Shen reached out and wanted to pat him on the shoulder, ¡°It¡¯s alright since it¡¯s all here¡­¡±


    ¡°Go away!¡± Caught off guard, Bian Shengjian turned back and punched him on the shoulder. His eyes were a little gloomy. ¡°Let me be for a while.¡±


    Lu Shen was hit by this powerful punch and retreated a few steps. He rubbed his shoulder in pain, but his tone was still not angry, ¡°That¡­¡­then I¡¯m leaving, you can slowly clean up.¡±


    Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t speak. He slowly carried the suitcase into the dormitory and slammed the door behind him.


    ¡°See you tomorrow!¡± Lu Shen shouted outside the door.


    Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t look back, and walked twice around the dormitory. He felt his brain hurt even more after witnessing all the details¨C


    First of all, the toilet and bathroom in the dormitory are not separated. There is only a curtain between the shower and the squatting pit. Bian Shengjian can hardly imagine what it will be like if he lives in such a shabby place with other people. Someone poops next to you while you¡¯re taking a shower?


    Second, the outside wash basin was similarly an old-fashioned square groove, and the guy who constructed it was most likely blind. After all, this was also a dormitory where high school students resided. Because the wash basin was shorter than Bian Shengjian¡¯s thigh root, he had to bend down hard every day to wash his hands.


    Bian Shengjian suppressed the rage and kicked the door hard. After turning for a long time, he didn¡¯t even have a place to sit, because the bed was also full of dust.


    ¡°Fuck.¡± He glanced at the sky that was about to get dark outside. At this time, he probably didn¡¯t have time to call for a cleaning service, not to mention he didn¡¯t know what to call this kind of dormitory building of this wild mountain school.


    After hesitating for a while, Bian Shengjian pushed open the door of the dormitory, but was caught off guard by Lu Shen, who was squatting at the door. ¡°¡­Your uncle! What the hell are you doing squatting here? ¡°


    ¡°I wanted to help you clean up, but it should be too late now at this time.¡± Lu Shen glanced at him and opened the door of the next room, ¡°Why don¡¯t you sleep in my room tonight, it¡¯s pretty clean.¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Bian Shengjian immediately refused. Even if he was in a bad situation, he would not be reduced to sleeping in the bed of a stranger he had only known for three hours.


    ¡°You sleep here and I¡¯ll go out.¡± Lu Shen frowned slightly, ¡°Be obedient.¡±


    Bian Shengjian¡¯s scalp exploded when he heard the last two words, and immediately stared at him without blinking. ¡°¡­What did you say?¡±


    ¡°I said,¡± Lu Shen sighed, ¡°The dormitory has access control. After seven o¡¯clock in the evening, the gate will be automatically locked,  and a hard break will trigger an automatic alarm.¡±


    ¡°Access control? Alarm?¡± Bian Shengjian was stunned by this series of words. It took a long time to spit out. ¡°Then I¡¯ll climb over.¡±


    ¡°Then go through it. Anyway, the school gate is locked.¡± Lu Shen shrugged. ¡± Besides, on this night, can you find the school gate alone?¡±


    Bian Shengjian stared at him without speaking.


    ¡°Come on, the quilts and pillows on the bed are all new, I haven¡¯t slept on them before.¡± Lu Shen said.


    Bian Shengjian stood silently for a long time, and finally squeezed out two words from between his teeth. ¡°¡­Thank you.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re welcome.¡± Lu Shen immediately smiled.


    502 next door was indeed very clean, although the degree of shabbiness was the same, but the faint perfume smell that blew at the moment when the door was opened still made Bian Shengjian¡¯s brows loosen. ¡°Are you also in a single room?¡±


    ¡°Well, there are only a few people staying there, so there are several vacant rooms on each floor.¡± Lu Shen said, shaking off the folded quilt on the bed and laying it out, ¡°You can sleep here.¡±


    Bian Shengjian hesitated and walked over, grabbed the corner of the quilt and smelled it. It was indeed a very clean and refreshing smell of washing powder, mixed with the fragrance of roasted dust mite after being exposed to the sun. At this moment, looking at Lu Shen who was almost beaten by him not long ago, Bian Shengjian finally felt a little embarrassed. ¡°That¡­ is your shoulder okay?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡± Lu Shen leaned against the bedstead and hooked the corner of his mouth, ¡°By the way, I don¡¯t know your name yet?¡±


    ¡°Bian Shengjian.¡± Bian Shengjian suddenly felt sheepish after speaking, and looked at Lu Shen for a few seconds before the latter¡¯s figure moved, ¡°Okay, then take a shower and go to bed early. ¡°


    ¡°¡­Then where are you going to sleep tonight?¡± Bian Shengjian suddenly remembered this important question. He didn¡¯t communicate well with Lu Shen before, and he was not shameless enough to let others caught a cold night breeze outside on the first night of meeting, but the single bed in the dormitory was small, let alone squeezing two people, even Bian Shengjian was a little restrained when sleeping alone.


    Besides, he couldn¡¯t accept the intimate act of sharing a bed with a good-looking same-sex person at once. He sighed after hesitating again and again. ¡°Forget it, I¡¯ll go back. ¡°


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± Lu Shen put a hand on his chest, ¡°There is a folding bed downstairs where the dormitory aunt sleeps, I can make do with it for the night.¡±


    Without waiting for Bian Shengjian to say anything, he took a few steps back and quickly closed the door. ¡°Good night.¡±


    ¡°¡­Good night.¡± Bian Shengjian frowned as he watched Lu Shen¡¯s figure flash past the window, he couldn¡¯t help pulling his collar, fanning himself and taking a breath.


    It¡¯s wonderful.


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 Chapter 4

    School Rules


    Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t get much sleep that night. Aside from the shame of sleeping in somebody else¡¯s bed that night for the very first time in his life,there was also this guy, Lu Shen.


    What the hell is wrong with this person?


    He tossed and turned on the bed for a long time, till his back hurt, and finally struggled to feel sleepy. But this half-dreaming state didn¡¯t last long. Just as Bian Shengjian frowned and tried to rouse himself awake from the semi conscious state before getting up , the dormitory¡¯s door was knocked by someone. ¡°Shengjian! Get up!¡±


    ¡°Fuck,¡± Bian Shengjian tried opening his eyes, feeling as though his eyelids and entire body were weary from hauling 10 sacks of concrete at a construction site. His lack of sleep, along with his misadjustment to his surroundings, made him feel unpleasant all over. His angst reached a boiling point, and he yelled hoarsely. ¡°Got it!¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s have breakfast together,¡± Lu Shen paused. His voice sounded rather pleasant, ¡°I¡¯ll wait for you downstairs.¡±


    Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t say anything, but irritably grabbed a fistful of his unkempt hair, which was hanging out of his head, and proceeded to the balcony. He was somewhat astonished by his grayish face when he glanced up at the little mirror placed above the sink. ¡°Shit.¡±


    He hastily switched on the faucet and splashed himself with two handfuls of water. When he peered closer, the dark bags beneath his eyes still were visible, and he felt that if he jumped twice, he¡¯d fall to his chin. Bian Shengjian scrutinized his appearance, and couldn¡¯t help but groan deeply whilst brushing his teeth, remembering how he and his other three band members didn¡¯t appear as tired after rehearsing for a whole night. Terrific, his new life at the new school hasn¡¯t even started yet, but he can¡¯t help not miss the old days, or more specifically, the liveability which at least made him happy and comfortable.


    Life is really full of surprises.


    Even though he was still drowsy after washing up, he looked considerably better than when he first awoke. Bian Shengjian yawned, making his eyes moisten slightly as he walked downstairs. It made his eyesight fuzzy to the point that he could hardly see the road. He couldn¡¯t help but be taken aback as he rounded the corner and witnessed a swarm of people going and heading downstairs.


    ¡°Here!¡± someone suddenly shouted to him.


    Before Bian Shengjian could raise his head, Lu Shen ran up from one side and put his arm on his shoulder very naturally, ¡°How was your sleep last night?¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡± Bian Shengjian was startled, and pulled his arm down with a cold face. ¡°Don¡¯t touch me.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I won¡¯t touch.¡± Lu Shen smiled and shrugged, ¡°Let¡¯s go and have breakfast.¡±


    Bian Shengjian glanced towards him and didn¡¯t move. He was a little perplexed. It was only yesterday that he encountered this individual in an unusual manner and nearly had a one-sided fight. Furthermore, Lu Shen was acting extremely natural right now. Greeted him to have breakfast as if the two had been sworn brothers for ten years.


    It¡¯s difficult to tell if he¡¯s an idiot or a callous man.


    ¡­or simply just a callous idiot.


    ¡°Your quilt,¡± Bian Shengjian reached out his hand and pressed his temple, ¡°I¡¯ll wash it in the washing machine and return it to you later.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m not a clean freak.¡± Lu Shen¡¯s face was indifferent. ¡°Besides, there is no washing machine in this school. If you want to wash it, you have to wash it by hand.¡±


    ¡°What¡­¡± Bian Shengjian was stunned, ¡°Wash by hand?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, don¡¯t you know how to do your own laundry?¡± Lu Shen scanned him up and down and smiled, ¡°You indeed looked very rich. Why would a young master ever think of transferring here? ¡°


    ¡°It¡¯s none of your business.¡±Bian Shengjian fixed his gaze on him. Despite the fact that Lu Shen¡¯s remarks made him oddly upset, he still offered him his own bed for the night. It is not proper to have an outburst of rage first thing in the morning. ¡°Do you want to eat breakfast or not?¡±


    ¡°Eat. Let¡¯s go.¡± Lu Shen snapped his fingers, went ahead of him and said, ¡°Shall I show you around the school after class is over? I¡¯m afraid you won¡¯t be able to find your way again.¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯ll just walk around a few more times.¡± Bian Shengjian twitched the corners of his mouth expressionlessly.


    I had to admit that the meal complemented the dilapidated state of the dormitory building. Breakfast at No. 4 Middle School was likewise quite simple: dumplings, steamed buns, fried rice porridge, and millet porridge. After a succession of glances, Bian Shengjian¡¯s vision almost blurred. He paused in front of the screen for a long time, not thinking on what to eat until the people at the back persuaded him to. When he pulled out his phone to pay, the aunt by the window tapped on the plate with an iron spoon, signaling him to open his eyes and gaze at the card swiping machine next to him¡ª


    Meal card? Bian Shengjian felt a twinge of discomfort. He had forgotten that dining at school was normally done by depositing money onto a card and then swiping it. It would be a bit awkward for him to simply walk away at this point.


    After hearing a guy in the queue behind him say something, Bian Shengjian snorted angrily. The annoyance he had restrained earlier that morning was racing up to his head, and he nearly clinched his knuckles from where he stood¡ª


    ¡°Swipe mine.¡± A hand reached out from his side and casually swiped the card machine. The transaction was successful after a beep.


    ¡°¡­Thank you.¡± Bian Shengjian took a deep breath and picked up his plate. The fact that he had to ask others for help even in purchasing breakfast made his mood extremely complicated. His appetite also lost all of a sudden, ¡°I¡¯ll transfer the money to you later.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, my treat.¡± Lu Shen smiled, ¡°The meal card thing can be done next to the cafeteria, which is very convenient.¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Bian Shengjian absently ate a few mouthfuls of porridge from the bowl, watching the constant influx of people in the dining hall with gradually enthusiastic noise, his mood became more and more disturbed. ¡°Wasn¡¯t there anyone yesterday? Where the hell did these people come from early in the morning?¡±


    ¡°School starts today,¡± Lu Shen chewed a steamed bun with relish, ¡°They all like to come in the morning and go back to the dormitory to pack up at noon.¡±


    ¡°Oh,¡± Bian Shengjian couldn¡¯t help but ask again, ¡°Can¡¯t there be any normal person in your school?¡±


    ¡°A normal person? Am I not?¡± Lu Shen set down his spoon and looked at him seriously, ¡°Was I unkind to you? I lent you my bed yesterday.¡±


    ¡°I¡­¡± Bian Shengjian was at a loss for words, ¡°Did I even inquire about how you were treating me?¡±


    ¡°Then what do you think of me?¡± Lu Shen looked at him.


    ¡°Good.¡± Bian Shengjian sighed.


    Bian Shengjian ultimately opted to shut up since Lu Shen¡¯s method of speaking and acting made him feel awkward and unintelligible. Regardless of whatever Lu Shen spoke to him about, he just uttered two perfunctory ¡®uhms,¡¯ and even a meal that should¡¯ve been delicious was bland.


    ¡°Are you full? You still have a lot left.¡± Lu Shen glanced down at his plate.


    ¡°Well, eat it all if you¡¯re not full.¡± Bian Shengjian wiped the corners of his mouth with a piece of paper (table napkin).


    ¡°Okay.¡± Lu Shen stretched out his hand as he spoke, and Bian Shengjian was so shocked that he quickly intercepted his chopsticks in mid-air, ¡°Fuck, what are you doing?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t waste food,¡± Lu Shen looked at him, ¡°It¡¯s okay. I am not averse to eating your leftovers.¡±


    ¡°Why are you¡­¡± Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t know how to react for a while, and looked at him for a few seconds before he slapped his chopsticks angrily.  ¡°Don¡¯t eat it, I¡¯ll buy you whatever else you want to eat. ¡±


    ¡°But it¡¯s my card.¡± Lu Shen said.


    ¡°Scram!¡± Bian Shengjian pointed at him, ¡°Get out.¡±


    Lu Shen laughed for a while before stopping, wiped his mouth and stood up, ¡°Okay, stop talking. I¡¯ll take you to class.¡±


    The two of them were pretty quiet on their walk to class. For starters, Bian Shengjian was preoccupied with acquainting himself with the route conditions. Second, he really didn¡¯t know how to communicate with Lu Shen again. He was terrified that if he (LS) opened his lips, some strange words might come out and startled him to the ground.


    Thankfully, after Shengjian approached somewhere at the rear of the teaching facility, he noticed that the No. 4 middle school¡¯s teaching building was rather well constructed. At the very least, it wasn¡¯t the type of damaged building that would fall to the ground just by standing upstairs and stomping his feet. Even though the architectural style was not as beautiful as his former school, the bougainvillea (triangle plum) dangling from the edge of each story, weaving together in a charming pattern, appeared like a flowing crimson ocean from a distance.


    ¡°Our classroom is on the fourth floor. The middle building is for the second years, the front and back are for the first and third years respectively.¡± Lu Shen pointed with his finger, ¡°The school has regulations, and it is best not to stray between classes at ordinary times.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t have that interest.¡± Bian Shengjian said, turned his head and glanced, followed Lu Shen into the building in the middle, and asked casually while climbing the stairs, ¡°By the way, the adviser of this class¡­   .¡±


    ¡°Bian Shengjian?¡± A sudden shout came from behind. Bian Shengjian spun around and saw a middle-aged guy with a briefcase at the bottom of the stairs, clutching his spectacles and smiling at him. ¡°Am I right? Such a big handsome guy.¡±


    Just as Bian Shengjian turned his head back, he found that Lu Shen had disappeared by his side at some point. He had to retrace his steps down the stairs alone to stand in front of the man, ¡°Hello, teacher. I just transferred from another school.¡±


    ¡°I know, your father has told me again and again.¡± The man smiled and led him aside, his tone was quite soft, ¡°Have you put away your luggage and the likes? Remember to tell me if you need anything. I¡¯m still pondering about your situation today.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Bian Shengjian twitched the corners of his mouth.


    ¡°By the way, I almost forgot to introduce myself.¡± He said and patted Bian Shengjian¡¯s shoulder, ¡°My name is Tan Dafa, and I¡¯m the class adviser of class four. You can also call me Cai Zong or Lao Tan just like your classmates.¡±


    (t/n Cai Zong- Chief Financial Officer; Cai-wealth; Zong-always; Lao-old)


    ¡°Wealth¡­is always good.¡± Bian Shengjian was stunned for a few seconds after realizing the connection between the two names, and he couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°I wish you a great fortune every day.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not true. What we do as teachers is to hold an iron rice bowl,¡± Lao Tan also laughed a few times. ¡°Those kids like to scream. Anyhow, I can¡¯t control them.¡±


    (t/n Iron rice bowl-is a Chinese term used to refer to an occupation with guaranteed job security, as well as steady income and benefits)


    Bian Shengjian found that he liked Lao Tan¡¯s temperament quite a bit. Seeing that he was much more talkative than the resolute female class adviser back at his old class . Not to mention that Lao Tan stood here and chatted with him for a long time, but didn¡¯t even mention his past and the things he did at his old school. Just this attitude alone made him feel completely at ease.


    ¡°Come on, I¡¯ll take you to class. It starts today.¡± Lao Tan took him upstairs with him, and his tone suddenly became solemn as he walked. ¡°By the way, Shengjian, I want to explain to you the school rules of our No. 4 middle school. You must listen carefully.¡±


    ¡°Okay Mr. Cai. Tell me.¡± Bian Shengjian looked at him.


    ¡°First, our No. 4 middle school does not carry out evening self-study except for those in third year.¡± Lao Tan said slowly, almost word by word, ¡°Second, after seven o¡¯clock in the evening, all non-boarding students must all leave the school premises. Those who live in the dormitory must return to the dormitory for self-study. During this period, they aren¡¯t allowed to leave the dormitory building.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± Bian Shengjian frowned. He instantly remembered the access control and alarm that Lu Shen had mentioned to him last night.


    ¡°Third,¡± Lao Tan didn¡¯t answer him right away, but slowly finished reciting the remaining school rules, ¡°It is strictly forbidden for students to approach the back mountain and the pond (lake) of the school. You must have also seen the warning sign?¡±


    ¡°I saw.¡± Bian Shengjian nodded, ¡°But why¡­¡±


    ¡°Alas,¡± Lao Tan patted him on the shoulder, ¡°In short, these are the rules of the school. Since you are here, you have to abide by them. You don¡¯t need to bother about the rest.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Although Bian Shengjian wanted to say something more, Lao Tan had already brought him to the door of the classroom at some point, and many eyes immediately glanced over.


    ¡°Come on, this is our class four.¡± Lao Tan escorted him to the podium¡¯s edge. When Bian Shengjian entered the classroom, his initial thought was not at the stares aimed at him, but of the unusually small number of students present. The back was almost empty with two rows of vacant tables and chairs.


    ¡°Are all here?¡± He couldn¡¯t help but ask sideways.


    ¡°Yes, there are only 32 people in our class.¡± Lao Tan said and clapped his hands, ¡°Classmates! Let¡¯s put aside the things on our hands first, and let¡¯s welcome the new student!¡±


    The entire class erupted in applause. Bian Shengjian felt a lot of eyes stuck to his face even without raising his head, as well as the bouts of tension caused by discussions under the podium. He stood there for at least 30 seconds before turning to face Lao Tan, ¡°I¡¯ll now introduce myself?¡±


    ¡°Okay, go ahead.¡± Lao Tan froze for a moment then nodded.


    ¡°My name is Bian Shengjian. I transferred from another school and nothing else.¡± Bian Shengjian said.


    Bian Shengjian was irritated when he heard a little whistle from the audience, but as he lifted his head, he saw Lu Shen¡¯s beaming eyes seated at the rear of the classroom.


    ¡°Shit.¡± He immediately looked away.


    ¡°Come on, Shengjian. You can now step down and find a seat for yourself.¡± Lao Tan said kindly.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Bian Shengjian walked off from the podium, deliberately avoiding the group of girls who were staring at him with the most intense gaze just now, and instinctively went straight to the back as per usual habit. He accidentally looked at Lu Shen again¨C


    ¡°Come and sit with me!¡± Lu Shen mouthed at him exaggeratedly.


    Bian Shengjian glanced at him and saw that there was indeed a vacant seat next to him, but there were also many other unoccupied chairs. He didn¡¯t want to deal with Lu Shen up close. He hesitated and found a seat further away from him.


    Lu Shen remained staring at him with interest, and his expression upon witnessing him take a seat was not one of disappointment. He simply grinned at him and remarked, ¡°We met again.¡±


    ¡°Right. We met again.¡± Bian Shengjian also said while looking at him.


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 Chapter 5

    You¡¯re a jerk


    ¡°All right, all right, keep quiet, we¡¯re about to begin the class.¡±


    Lao Tan whirled around after knocking the podium and began writing on the blackboard with a piece of chalk. The boy across from Bian Shengjian took advantage of the chance to tilt his head and took numerous quick glances at his face. ¡°Sorry buddy.¡±


    Bian Shengjian was not used to being stared at from such close range, so he leaned back unconsciously. ¡°Is there something wrong?¡±


    ¡°My name is Zhou Li,¡± the youngster said, smiling. ¡°Did you actually transfer from some other school?¡±


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Bian Shengjian responded, astonished, ¡°at the beginning of the semester.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± Zhou Li asked, his voice hushed but definitely excited. ¡°To be honest, I¡¯ve been studying here for about a year now, and practically every time, someone would abruptly drop out. This is the first time I¡¯ve seen someone transfer in! It¡¯s fucking incredible.¡±


    ¡°Dropped out?¡± Bian Shengjian scowled, looking at the empty seats next to him, ¡°All these students transferred?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Zhou Li affirmed, ¡°those of us who are capable have gone now.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± Bian Shengjian paused before asking, ¡°Bad Feng Shui?¡±


    ¡°Feng Shui?¡± Zhou Li couldn¡¯t stop laughing, but his grin was sarcastic. ¡°You mean the crematorium at the school¡¯s gate, right? That¡¯s nothing. When people are burned after death, the building emits smoke¡­¡±


    (t/n feng shui-the location of a house or tomb, supposed to have an influence on the fortune of a family;   geomantic omen)


    Bian Shengjian interrupted him by raising his hand. ¡°I see but you should turn back around now.¡±


    ¡°Oh, that isn¡¯t what I want to talk about,¡± Zhou Li coughed and drew his chair towards him, his tone solemn, ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear the rumour that No. 4 Middle School was haunted before you came here?¡±


    Haunted¡­.


    Bian Shengjian shifted his gaze to Lu Shen, who was likewise staring at him, his chin propped up with his palm. Shenjian hastily withdrew his glance when his gaze collided with his.


    ¡°Don¡¯t exaggerate. Don¡¯t carelessly utter what you want to say,¡± Bian Shengjian warns.


    ¡°Alas, haunting has become a common knowledge here at No.4 Middle School. It¡¯s a pity you are from out of town and are unaware of it.¡± Zhou Li frowned and was ready to give a long speech to Bian Shengtong when he was surprised by a piece of chalk thrown at his head.


    ¡°You honestly think I won¡¯t spot you now that there are so few people in the class?¡± Lao Tan exclaimed from the podium. ¡°If you really want to chat, come and I¡¯ll make room for you!¡±


    ¡°I was wrong, Mr. Cai,¡± Zhou Li said, patting his head and turning back with a straight posture. ¡°I¡¯m interacting with my classmate in order to promote feelings.¡±


    ¡°Stop your nonsense and pay attention to the lesson,¡± Lao Tan said, picking up the Chinese book and reading again, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s move on to the writing in the text¡­¡±


    Every time Bian Shengjian readied himself to patiently listen to some rumors about this mystical school, he would always be interrupted. His two folded legs raised up uncomfortably and accidently kicked Zhou Li¡¯s chair, startling him so much that his dry throat yelped, ¡°Damn it!¡±


    ¡°Zhou Li! Just what is the matter again?¡± Lao Tan dropped his book, his face darkened. ¡°If you have any comments about my class, please come to my office after lecture and we can have an in-depth discussion.¡±


    ¡°Teacher, I don¡¯t have one,¡± Zhou Li complained, turning his head and glaring at Bian Shengjian. ¡°What the hell, you have long legs?¡±


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Bian Shengjian said, looking down and nodding. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, it¡¯s congenital.¡±


    Zhou Li was annoyed at what he said and turned away. ¡°Let¡¯s meet after class. If you don¡¯t want a broken leg, stop kicking.¡±


    ¡°Come,¡± Bian Shengjian said, already irritated. Since his arrival at this school. A series of shocking, incomprehensible, and unexplainable events occurred to him. He¡¯s more or less at his breaking point, and any provocative remarks tossed into his ear have turned into a ticking time bomb.


    One that can explode. ¡°Try, if you have the guts.¡±


    Zhou Li did not turn around, but his knuckles snapped.


    When Bian Shengjian wanted to be angry, no one joined him. Hence he simply did not listen in class. He deliberately pushed his hand into the compartment below the table before pulling out his phone and opening the WeChat chat interface. At first glance, he noticed his band mates chatting heatedly . It was nothing more than an appointment to go outside to drink and eat after school today, after he had read through their conversations.  Shengjian would never take it seriously in the past. In any case, it was common for their group to jump over the wall and head out to rehearse for 2 to 3 days, but he is now in a foreign class in a weird school, listening to a strange person teach. Bian Shengjian was a little envious.


    He was not only envious, but also disturbed.


    -Shut up, I¡¯m in class.


    -Is the third brother still in class?!


    -Why don¡¯t you skip class and go out to play?


    -Sigh.


    A stone immediately aroused thousands of waves in the group chat.  Li Fei and Tan Ming belonged to the category of people that always talked nonsense.  They even increased Xiao Liping¡¯s level of idiocy. Bian Shengjian and them have been acquainted for a few years. Xiao Liping was the only person he felt sorry for. He wouldn¡¯t have been cajoled into trouble by the other two if he hadn¡¯t taken the initiative to join the Hot Wind since he also liked playing music.


    Bian Shengjian couldn¡¯t help but smile and then became emotional.


    If he hadn¡¯t taken action at that time¡­the Hot Wind may not have dissipated.


    ¡°Bian Zi!¡± Bian Shengjian suddenly heard someone whispered.


    (t/n Zi-young)


    Before Bian Shengjian could react to the call, he was startled by a face on the window next to him peering at him. The whole person almost bounced off his seat. ¡°Fuck..¡±


    The face affixed to the window was almost squeezed out of shape, but it can still be recognized that it¡¯s an elderly man wearing black-rimmed glasses and was mouthing something at him. Bian Shengjian fixed his gaze on him. It took him a while to figure out what the man was trying to say.


    -Don¡¯t play with your phone in class, take it back.


    It wasn¡¯t till Bian Shengjian put the cellphone back under the table with a thud that the old man who was plastered to the window became satisfied and slowly moved his face away. He slowly walked towards the front with his hands behind his back after carefully examining the entire class. Bian Shengjian stared at his back until he vanished into the corner of the classroom, then leaned back in his chair, unable to speak for a while.


    He shifted his gaze and noticed a small piece of paper which was apparently thrown on his desk. He took it out feebly and unfolded it, revealing the words written on it.


    -That was the teaching director of our grade. He likes to observe  what people are doing from the window.


    ¡°¡­Great,¡± Bian Shengjian threw the note back, rubbed his face, and forced himself to stare at the blackboard, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw someone strolling on to the left of the classroom, It was still the old man just now, but this time he walked more slowly than before, with a sharp look of examination. Bian Shengjian hurriedly returned his gaze to the blackboard.


    Shengjian suddenly felt that he was in a prison and that he was being monitored 24 hours a day by prison guards carrying batons. He became fidgety.


    He couldn¡¯t take his eyes off the old man who had stopped at the window again. He was almost restless and another note landed on the table at this point. He threw it back, staring at the floor, and giving Lu Shen a warning glance along the way.


    -Don¡¯t be a bother.


    Lu Shen gave him a smile before covering his face with a book.


    ¡°Can¡¯t there be a normal person in this school?¡± Bian Shengjian sighed, closing his eyes in despair.


    Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t notice anything when the class was finally dismissed and even felt stuffy in his chest. He instantly rose up, intending to go to the restroom to wash his face with water to wipe away his depression. Zhou Li, who had been waiting for him for a long time, leaped up , pointed to him, and yelled,


    ¡°Wait a minute! Don¡¯t leave just yet! ¡°


    Bian Shengjian gave him a blank stare.


    ¡°I knew you were an interesting guy the second you introduced yourself, but why do you act like that the minute you come here?¡±


    Zhou Li remarked, his gaze fixed on him.


    ¡°First and foremost,¡± Bian Shengjian exhaled, ¡°I had no intention of harming you, but don¡¯t mess with me either.¡±  ¡°Secondly,¡± Bian Shengjian looked at him, ¡°If you don¡¯t agree and still want to fight, then come.¡± These two simple and arrogant words successfully stunned Zhou Li. His mouth was half open, ¡°You fucking¡­¡± Bian Shengtong patted his shoulder and walked out of the classroom from the side.


    ¡°Damn it!¡± Zhou Li roared after him, but he didn¡¯t catch up. Instead, he remained where he was and stated sternly, ¡°You wait for me after school!¡±


    Bian Shengjian kept silent and only flashed him his middle finger.


    ¡°Forget it, everyone will be classmates from now on,¡± someone said, lightly patting Zhou Li¡¯s arm, ¡°Xiao Zhou, don¡¯t argue with him.¡±


    ¡°Fuck, class monitor. Didn¡¯t you hear him talking like that?¡± Zhou Li raged, slamming his shoe on a leg of the desk next to him, ¡°This is only the first day! And he¡¯s already pushing the nose on the face!¡±


    (t/n Push the nose on the face-The basic meaning of d¨¥ng b¨ªzi sh¨¤ng li¨£n: one party gives face to the other party and does not care about the other party¡¯s outrageous behavior, but the other party not only does not appreciate it, but becomes more arrogant.)


    ¡°I¡¯ll be leaving next month,¡± the class monitor sighed, ¡°and if you still have such a temper, you¡¯ll definitely clash with him in the future, and I won¡¯t be there to prevent it.¡±


    ¡°¡­you¡¯re leaving? but it¡¯s the beginning of the semester?¡± Zhou Li was taken aback.


    ¡°Well,¡± the monitor said quietly, ¡°if I don¡¯t go¡­ My mother would always be worried that anything might happen to me at school. Also, her heart isn¡¯t in very good condition right now.¡±


    ¡°All right,¡± Zhou Li sat back in his seat, his tone softening, ¡°leave if you have to, anyways,  it¡¯s estimated that this school won¡¯t last after two more years.¡±


    Bian Shengjian had just emerged from the restroom after washing his face when he noticed Lao Tan waiting at the door. Before walking up, he hurriedly wiped away the water. ¡°Are you looking for me, Mr. Cai?¡± ¡°Shengjian,¡± Lao Tan looked at him helplessly. ¡°I heard you and Zhou Li had a disagreement?¡±


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Bian Shengjian replied nonchalantly.


    ¡°You¡­ Forget it, I didn¡¯t come to you primarily to chat about this, but you are classmates after all, and you have to get along for another two years. If you have anything, try to talk about it so that you wouldn¡¯t make someone unhappy and also affect your study¡­¡± Lao Tan babbled, and Bian Shengjian couldn¡¯t help but interrupt halfway through listening to him, ¡°I know that Mr. Cai, what do you really want to say to me?¡±


    ¡°Your father just found me on WeChat and said that he was anxious that you wouldn¡¯t be able to adapt to the new setting of your dormitory, and wanted to ask me to assist you get a cleaner to clean up the dorm,¡± Lao Tan smiled. ¡°This is the first time I have received such a request from a parent. Your father really cares about you.¡±


    -If he genuinely cared about me, he would not have sent me to such a crappy place.


    Bian Shengjian gritted his teeth and swallowed the sentence back. He smiled and said, ¡°Oh, yes.¡±


    ¡°OK, since it¡¯s your father¡¯s request, I, as the class adviser, will absolutely fulfill it,¡± Lao Tan remarked, adjusting his glasses. ¡°I¡¯ve already contacted the auntie at the dormitory to help you clean up, and you can rest assured when you return at lunchtime.¡±


    -Really?


    It was only now that Bian Shengjian finally heard the good news, and nodded with a sigh of relief. ¡°Thank you, Mr. Cai. ¡°


    ¡°OK, try to get along with your classmates when you return,¡± Lao Tan said softly. ¡°Shengjian, I know you are a good kid, but sometimes remember to put your temper away.¡±


    ¡°¡­All right,¡± Bian Shengjian said, looking at him.


    He had typically considered himself soft-hearted when other people approach to him in such a pleading tone. He can¡¯t bear it. When he saw that Lao Tan was still not done,  he immediately interrupted him and said, ¡°Class would be in a minute. I¡¯ll have go back first.¡±


    ¡°All right, go ahead. Feel free to approach me if you have any inquiries,¡± Lao Tan said, adding, ¡°but mind not to play with your cellphone in class.¡±


    Bian Shengjian heard another headache and swiftly responded twice before running to the classroom, almost colliding with someone who had just walked out the door in front of him. ¡°Hey!¡±


    Lu Shen was surprised for a second before taking a few paces back. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all good,¡± Bian Shengjian remarked. He was about to go around him when he recalled something and grabbed Lu Shen¡¯s coat with his backhand. ¡°What did you refer to me back then?¡±


    ¡°Bian Zi,¡± Lu Shen said it again, showing his two tiger canines and a simple smile, ¡°I think this nickname is quite adorable and it fits you very well.¡±


    ¡°¡­Shut up.¡± Bian Shengjian sighed deeply remembering that he had promised Lao Tan that he would keep his temper under control. So he narrowed his eyes and extended out his fingers to lightly flick the tip of Lu Shen¡¯s chin.


    ¡°Remember, from now on, call me third brother.¡±


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    Miyoshi-the ¡°three goods¡± It refers to the moral education, intellectual education and physical education of students

 Chapter 6

    Rumor


    Lu Shen touched his chin, however he couldn¡¯t help but laugh when he looked at Shengjian¡¯s warning look, ¡°If you call me that again, I¡¯ll kill you¡±, even his shoulders began to shake, ¡°¡­Okay. I know.¡±


    ¡°You know, if you hadn¡¯t helped me previously, you would¡¯ve been beaten by me now.¡±  Bian Shengjian was speechless from his words, and reached out and patted Lu Shen¡¯s wrinkled coat. ¡°Don¡¯t use my words against me.¡±


    ¡°Third brother,¡± Lu Shen stated unexpectedly with a smile on his face, yet his words appeared thorny. ¡°Who do you think would win if we really fought?¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Bian Shengjiang asked, his eyes narrowing.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing, just asking,¡± Lu Shen replied, leaning forward abruptly and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t notice it before¡­ but your skin is very fine.¡±


    ¡°¡­You¡¯re sick,¡± Bian Shengjian touched his face subconsciously, and the slight unhappiness that had been there before was swiftly erased by this sudden change of subject. ¡°Whether it looks good or bad is none of your concern.¡±


    ¡°Seriously, you can¡¯t even see the pores when you come closer, you¡¯re more sensitive than other little girls,¡± Lu Shen observed solemnly. ¡°And you appear quite white.¡±


    ¡°Move away,¡± Bian Shengjian said, pointing at him. Although he had received praise from teachers since he was a child, this was the first time he had been observed and commented on from such a close distance.  He didn¡¯t feel proud at all. Instead, the uneasy feeling he couldn¡¯t shake every time he stayed with Lu Shen grew stronger. ¡°Don¡¯t stare at me like a pervert.¡±


    ¡°Class will begin now!¡± someone in the class exclaimed, and the class monitor went to the entrance, looking curiously at Bian Shengjian. ¡°What are you doing standing at the door, Shenjian?¡±


    ¡°Having a talk with a certain idiot,¡± Bian Shengjian grumbled and returned to his seat through the rear door, really considering whether to relocate his seat to a location where Lu Shen would not be spotted during the next class.


    ¡°Class, stand up.¡± A small voice suddenly sounded from the front. Bian Shengjian was lowering his head. Before he could react, the whole class stood up in unison, and the monitor immediately shouted, ¡°Hello, teacher!¡±


    Bian Shengjian was startled by the sudden shout, and sat in a daze for a while.


    ¡°This classmate, why are you not standing up?


    A thin-looking female teacher stood on the podium, her voice matching her appearance.  ¡°Is your leg injured?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Bian Shengjian hurriedly responded as he rose up, disregarding the curious looks around him, and added, ¡°Hello, teacher.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± asked the female teacher.


    ¡°Bian Shengjian,¡± said Shengjian calmly.


    ¡°Are you a transferee, Bian Shengjian?¡± The female teacher adjusted her glasses, her voice so low that Bian Shengjian could not quite hear her. ¡°Remember to abide by the rules in my class in the future, or you will be kicked outside. Okay, let¡¯s get started, you all sit down.¡±


    Bian Shengjian remained silent. He had grown to admire his capacity to adjust to his surroundings. After all, he had already suffered a number of blows since arriving at this school, and being called immediately before the second class began no longer made huge waves in his heart.


    ¡°Good.¡± Bian Shengjian sighed.


    This was a history class. Bian Shengjian planned to carefully listen to Teacher Chen Li¡¯s amazing class once he laid out the book, but then he shortly scowled, grabbed a pen in his hand, and twirled it around.


    No, she should be called Teacher Mosquito instead of Teacher Chen. She was clearly petite, and her voice was also soft. She¡¯s not like the other teachers in class, she¡¯s like a little bee with a higher volume. Bian Shengjian sat in the rear row of the classroom, and all he could hear was her mumbling voice, which was more than the buzzing from a small fan.


    He furrowed his brows and twirled the pen in his fingers more quickly. Afterimages pass through his fingertips.


    Bian Shengjian couldn¡¯t help but look around to see if the other students were as dissatisfied as he was, but practically everyone except him sat erect in a fixed posture and seemed to be paying close attention. Although¡­.he¡¯s not sure whether they could understand her completely.


    ¡°Damn.¡± Bian Shengjian said in a low voice, ¡°I have never experienced anything like this for the past 18 years of my life.¡±


    ¡°Student Shengjian,¡± the buzzing came to a halt, and Teacher Chen¡¯s unexpected rise in loudness even startled Shengjian Bian for a brief while. ¡°Have you had enough of twirling your pen?¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Bian Shengjian was caught off guard.


    ¡°Go out.¡± Teacher Chen put down the book, ¡°I don¡¯t welcome people with bad attitudes in my class.¡±


    ¡°I am not,¡± Bian Sheng looked at her. Although he was trying his best to suppress his emotions, the latter sentence clearly sounded with anger, ¡°I have always respected your class. ¡°


    ¡°Did you hear me when I said not to fiddle with your pen?¡±


    Teacher Chen suddenly yelled out, in a tone that was far from gentle, and Bian Shengjian felt as if the ends of her hair were about to ignite into flames. ¡°Get out!


    ¡°I won¡¯t,¡± Bian Shengjian stated emphatically, his countenance serene. ¡°However, I can explain why I keep turning my pen.¡±


    ¡°First and foremost, it¡¯s because your voice is too low, not to mention someone like me seated in the back, I guess the students in the front row also have a difficult time attempting to hear it clearly.¡± Shengjian looked at her, ¡°But I¡¯m not sure why other students don¡¯t have any opinion on this, maybe they¡¯re used to it, but I just transferred and I can¡¯t get used to it.¡±


    For a moment, Teacher Chen was astonished.


    ¡°Secondly, I strongly advise you to have a loudspeaker in class. If you are short on funds, I can purchase one for you, and I will guarantee that it is of the highest quality,¡± Bian Shengjian added.


    ¡°Fuck,¡± Zhou Li exclaimed, turning to face him like all the others, ¡°¡­you¡¯re terrific.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s with your attitude?¡± Mrs. Chen glared at him, and unexpectedly her eyes began to turn red at the speed visible to the naked eye, and a weeping voice came out, ¡°Okay, I won¡¯t go to this class in the future. Let him lecture you all himself!¡± She slapped the book on the podium, wiped her tears, and raced out of the classroom. She dashed to the office, obviously to complain to Lao Tan.


    The students became agitated all of a sudden. However, Bian Shengjian simply sat down in his seat, picked up the pen, and began to twirl it around again.


    ¡°Brother Jian,¡± Zhou Li said, reaching out and tapping on his desk a few times.


    ¡°Knock again, and you¡¯ll fracture your hand,¡± Bian Shengjian said flatly without lifting his head.


    ¡°Damn it,¡± Zhou Li grumbled and leaned back in annoyance, ¡°I¡¯ve even called you a fucking brother, why don¡¯t you give me some face?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to give you any face,¡± Bian Shengjian said as he peered at him, ¡°since you¡¯re merely a fart in my eyes.¡±


    ¡°¡­Okay,¡± Zhou Li said after a brief look at him, ¡°I won¡¯t quarrel with you today.¡±


    ¡°Then shut up,¡± Bian Shengjian said as he rotated the slim tube on his slender knuckles, the pen making a beautiful round in his hand, ¡°Turn back.¡±


    ¡°Fuck, you don¡¯t know what she is like¡­ She¡¯s very awful! ¡± Zhou Li entirely ignored his statements and returned to the previous topic. ¡°It¡¯s over. She went to Cai Zong to complain. He¡¯ll undoubtedly come looking for you later.¡±


    ¡°Can you guys really  hear her voice during the lecture?¡± Bian Shengjian pressed, not raising the volume of his voice, ¡°or are you guys just pretending?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Zhou Li glanced at him before groaning deeply. ¡°Let me tell you, there was a student in class who bowed his head and ate a mouthful of bread during her lecture, and was accidentally seen by her. He couldn¡¯t hold back and said a few words, and after a semester, she asked him to answer every difficult question during her lesson. It was pointless for his parents to come to school and apologize. Later, he simply left and transferred to another school.¡±


    ¡°Ah?¡± Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t react for a while, ¡°This¡­.. Does she have any mental illness?¡±


    ¡°It usually happens, and it lasts a long time.¡± ¡°Zhou Li sadly nodded.


    ¡°¡­anyway, I don¡¯t care,¡± Bian Shengjian leaned back with his arms folded, ¡°even better if she comes at me.¡±


    ¡°Damn, I like your straightforwardness.¡± Zhou Li looked at him and smiled suddenly, ¡°Brother Jian, let¡¯s be friends.¡±


    Bian Shengjian frowned. Although he felt like a pot of rotten and fermented tomatoes at the moment, he still raised his hand and shook Zhou Li¡¯s outstretched hand. ¡°Don¡¯t keep turning around and bothering me.¡±


    ¡°All right, can I go to the restroom with you after class?¡± Zhou Li asked, sighing, ¡°Hey, ever since students started transferring, I¡¯ve rarely encountered individuals like you again¡­.To be honest, I really wanted to make friends with you.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you say before that you would break my leg?¡± Bian Shengjian looked at him, ¡°after school?¡±


    ¡°Those words are farts.¡± Zhou Li said.


    ¡°You are a fart.¡± Bian Shengjian remarked.


    ¡°Someone would have already been pressed to the ground by me, you know?¡± Zhou Li glared at him, ¡°Just tell me if you want to be my friend!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡± Bian Shengjian¡¯s pen turned around his fingertips leaving afterimages resembling a blooming flower, but he added another sentence before Zhou Li pointed at him and stood up, ¡°¡­but we can go to the toilet together after class.¡±


    ¡°Your uncle.¡± Zhou Li smiled and snapped his fingers.


    Bian Shengjian pressed his temples and sighed. He didn¡¯t know what was wrong with him, why he was sitting here doing nothing, yet troubles came to the door one after another as if asking for money. Thinking about staying here for two years, he felt like he was suffocating in pain.


    He wanted to cry. He wanted to find a place where no one was there and cried hard. Fuck this new life.


    ¡°Third brother,¡± Bian Shengjian was lowering his head when he heard someone calling him. He swiftly pressed a finger over his eye socket, turned around, and said, ¡°If you have nothing to ask for, I¡¯ll beat you straightaway.¡±


    ¡°Here,¡±  Lu Shen reached out and threw something from his hands.


    Bian Shengjian narrowed his eyes and extended out his hand, finding a milk candy in his palm as he spread it out.


    ¡°Eating sugar might cause dopamine secretion,¡± Lu Shen explained, raising his chin. ¡°It has the potential of making you feel good.¡±


    Bian Shengjian hesitated for a while but still peeled off the candy wrapper, stuffed the candy into his mouth and chewed it hard, as if he was chewing the flesh of his most hated enemy. ¡°Thank you.¡±


    The entire class was buzzing with enthusiasm and commotion until the period ended. Although a few people were still upset by the disruption of the lesson, they never dared to come to Bian Shengjian for trouble, but Lao Tan was also unusually silent. The entire morning¡¯s class had passed without anyone bringing Chen Li up to speak with him. Although Bian Shengjian exhaled a sigh of relief, he couldn¡¯t stand hearing Zhou Li¡¯s explosive thoughts, so he waited until the last class.


    When the bell rang, he immediately jumped up and rushed to the back door, carrying his schoolbag.


    ¡°Brother!¡± Zhou Li immediately chased after him. ¡°Let¡¯s have lunch together!¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t¡±. Bian Shengjian frowned, and glanced at Lu Shen who was standing by the door looking at him. ¡°I¡­I have something to do with Lu Shen. ¡°


    Before Zhou Li could say anything, he immediately pulled Lu Shen¡¯s arm out of the door and said, ¡°Next time.¡±


    ¡°Third brother,¡± Lu Shen glanced at Shengjian¡¯s hand on his arm with a faint smile, ¡°what do you mean?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Sorry for using you as a tool man for a while.¡± Bian Shengjian loosened his hand, ¡°Fuck, how can I spread all kinds of annoying spirits.¡±


    (t/n tool man-Tool person, an online buzzword, generally refers to someone who helps others unknowing or willingly, works hard without complaint , pays on call, does not ask for return whether in emotional , material or economic terms, and has always been like a tool used or ordered by the opponent.)


    ¡°He¡¯s your friend, what about me?¡± Lu Shen asked suddenly.


    ¡°What?¡± Bian Shengjian looked at him for a while.


    ¡°Am I your friend?¡±


    Lu Shen and him shuttled through the crowded hallway. He didn¡¯t know if it was an illusion. Bian Shengjian felt that Lu Shen¡¯s tone was cold when he said this. ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°¡­Yes.¡± Bian Shengjian replied suspiciously.


    ¡°That¡¯s good,¡± Lu Shen said with a sigh of relief, and his smile brightened again. ¡°How about we go to the dining hall at noon? The meals at No. 4 Middle School are still fine.¡±


    ¡°Nonsense, where do you go if you don¡¯t go to the dining hall?¡± Bian Shengjian snapped awake, but still remained in a weird state of peculiarity. But he couldn¡¯t figure out what was odd. ¡°Let¡¯s hurry, we still have to wait in line afterwards.¡±


    It wasn¡¯t until the two of them found a place to sit down with their plates, that Bian Shengjian figured out what was wrong just now. He glanced at Lu Shen, who was concentrating on eating with his head down, and couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°You just¡­.¡±


    ¡°Third brother, let me ask you something,¡± Lu Shen took a sip of the soup and raised his head, ¡°Do you know why so many people in class left?¡±


    ¡°Because it¡¯s haunted?¡± Bian Shengjian remembered what Zhou Li said to him in the morning, and tapped his fingers on the table a few times. ¡°Okay, today I want to hear how this ghost is making trouble. And don¡¯t fucking play any tricks on me again.¡±


    ¡°Because a homicide happened in No. 4 Middle School more than ten years ago.¡± For some reason, Lu Shen¡¯s voice seemed incomparably clear and calm inside the noisy dining hall. Bian Shengjian suddenly felt a little chilly¨C


    ¡°That year, class 8 of sophomore year, 56 students including the class adviser¡­all died.¡±


    The author has something to say


    I still want to mention it. Although this novel is supernatural, it is still a campus story, so it will be slower in the early stage. I hope everyone will bear more. Thank you. Continue tomorrow.


    Translator: +1

 Chapter 7

    Telling a ghost story


    ¡°All died?¡±


    A large amount of soup splattered onto Bian Shengjian¡¯s arm as soon as his hand was loosened. He hurriedly got a tissue from his pocket and wiped it. He didn¡¯t look up to observe Lu Shen¡¯s expression at the time, but the hairs on his arms were definitely standing up¡ª


    ¡°How¡­ did they die?¡± With a frown, Bian Shengjian inquired. He was hungry at noon after tossing around all morning, but when he saw the plate full of meat, he lost his appetite. He even regretted asking Lu Shen about it now.


    ¡°Every year, No. 4 Middle School would organize an outdoor experience activity, that is, an autumn outing, but exactly thirteen years ago,¡± Lu Shen casually wiped the soup at the side of the table, his tone steady, ¡°that year, at the end of the day of the outing, the one bus that was last to return, which they took, got into an accident on its way back.¡±


    Bian Shengjian stared at him.


    ¡°An accident occurred while crossing the bridge, and the entire bus plunged  into the water. Not one was rescued,¡± Lu Shen explained.


    ¡°¡­Is that what happened?¡± Bian Shengjian patted his arm, ¡°And then?¡±


    ¡°At the time, there was too much trouble. A group of parents blocked the school gates, crying, and causing trouble. The TV station also came to the school to follow up and report on it for more than ten days. Later, it was reluctantly suppressed after a long time due to the intervention of the Education Bureau and the government.¡± Lu Shen lowered his eyes and tapped Bian Shengjian¡¯s fingertips, ¡°Are you afraid?¡±


    ¡°Go away. Who¡¯s afraid?¡± Bian Shengjian abruptly retracted his hand and added, ¡°It just feels a little unreal to me.¡±


    ¡°Was the cause of the accident discovered later?¡± he couldn¡¯t help but wonder.


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure about this. After all, it¡¯s been so many years, and that¡¯s all I¡¯ve heard from others.¡± Lu Shen took a piece of pork and placed it in his mouth to chew carefully, ¡°But No. 4 Middle School has been haunted since then.¡±


    ¡°Wait a minute,¡± Bian Shengjian suddenly interrupted him, ¡°Let me finish my meal first. ¡°


    ¡°Okay,¡± Lu Shen grabbed a few mouthfuls of rice and chewed it a little bit inarticulately, ¡°If you¡¯re afraid, I won¡¯t continue. ¡°


    ¡°I¡¯m not.¡± Bian Shengjian reach for a piece of steamed pork, after thinking about it, he put down his chopsticks with a sigh, ¡°Fuck, I¡¯ve lost my appetite.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be wasteful.¡± Shengjian was surprised at Lu Shen¡¯s pace of eating. In less than ten minutes, he wiped out his full plate of meals, including the school¡¯s free seaweed soup. He patted his stomach after and seemed quite satisfied. ¡°There are still a lot of folks out there who can¡¯t afford to eat.¡±


    Bian Shengjian could only pick up the chopsticks again and eat a few mouthfuls of rice. It was difficult for him to finish his meal, and he exhaled a sigh of relief when he did. ¡°Go on.¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you worried about vomiting later?¡± Lu Shen asked, casting a gaze at him.


    ¡°Talk,¡± Bian Shengjian said, wiping the corners of his mouth with a tissue.


    ¡°At first, someone tried to go to the classroom late at night to pick up some items. But somehow he noticed that the room was still illuminated, and there was a faint sound of someone inside.¡±


    Lu Shen narrated in a gentle tone, but Bian Shengjian always had a lingering strange feeling, as if someone was blowing cold air against his forehead. ¡°¡­ true or false? Collective corpse resurrection? Or did they all crawl back from the water?¡±


    ¡°When that individual approached the classroom door, he discovered that someone was truly in class,¡± Lu Shen¡¯s tone got deeper and deeper, but his gaze remained fixated on Bian Shengjian. As though he wanted to incorporate the entire person, even his shadows, into his pupils. ¡°He noticed that the class was full of people, and everyone was completely wet, even the corners of their clothes were dripping with dirt¡­ The floor of the classroom was also covered with a layer of black water producing an unpleasant odor.¡±


    ¡°He was too frightened to move, but just as he was about to run and scramble back to the dormitory building, everyone in that class suddenly turned their heads and stared at him, the teacher on the podium, ¡­ no, It should be said that the long-dead class adviser stopped him, and his eyes suddenly began to flow water. At first, it was clear, but it turned black later.. Suddenly the entire class had red blood flowing from their eyes, they were staring at him altogether¡­¡±


    Lu Shen¡¯s voice suddenly rose, and a strange light flashed in his eyes. ¡°They said to that person, ¡®Come accompany us too!¡±


    Bian Shengjian¡¯s body suddenly shook, and Lu Shen instinctively reached and patted his shoulder by accident, ¡°Are you scared?¡±


    ¡°Ah!¡± Bian Shengjian shouted, and the girl who was sitting next to a table eating suddenly looked over, as if taken aback.


    ¡°¡­Fuck!¡± Bian Shengjian seized Lu Shen by the collar and said, ¡°You¡¯re making up ghost stories to scare me!¡±


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Lu Shen laughed so hard, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be so scared.¡±


    ¡°Believe it or not, I can break your nose with one fucking punch and you wouldn¡¯t be able to heal it back¡±. Bian Shengjian stared at him and his nose tip fiercely. While he hasn¡¯t recovered from the terrible atmosphere set off by Lu Shen with his tone just now, he was also embarrassed and annoyed after realizing that he was really frightened. The two-pronged approach made him really want to smash this bastard into pieces on the spot. ¡°Fuck you.. ¡°


    ¡°Third brother, I was wrong,¡± Lu Shen said, wiping away tears. ¡°Well, it¡¯s not really that strange, but since the accident in class eight, someone saw something at school that night, and I also heard that just over a year has gone since the occurrence, numerous high school students became terrified and was taken to the hospital for psychotherapy.¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t believe you anymore.¡± Bian Shengjian shook his hand fiercely.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to trust me, but you have to believe in the school rules, right?¡± Lu Shen smiled, ¡°The class adviser should have emphasized it to you, correct? After 7pm, all non-boarding students will leave the school, and no evening self-study will be allowed except for high school seniors¡­ ¡°


    ¡°I fucking know,¡± Bian Shengjian said impatiently.


    ¡°But don¡¯t be scared,¡± Lu Shen said as he patted him on the back, ¡°you are safe as long as you are with me.¡±


    Bian Shengjian looked at him, suddenly feeling fatigued. ¡°¡­Thank you, but please keep your distance away from me in the future.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go back to the dormitory and have a nap. There are still classes in the afternoon,¡±  Lu Shen stood up with a smile while holding his plate, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you, who appeared so composed, to still be terrified of ghost stories¡­¡±


    ¡°Go on,¡± Bian Shengjian said, pressing his elbow against his back. ¡°If you don¡¯t stop talking nonsense, I¡¯ll kick your ass when we get back to the dorm.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t,¡± Lu Shen said quickly, taking a few steps forward, ¡°I¡¯m not going to say anything anymore.¡±


    Shengjiang felt a little complicated on the way back. Half of what Lu Shen just told him reminded him of the overall circumstances, as well as the mysterious situation of the school.


    If there really was such an accident more than ten years ago¡­then the weird atmosphere he felt when he first arrived at the school, the empty desks and chairs in the class, the alarm downstairs in the dormitory, and the access control at 7 p.m¡­¡­.


    Is this school really haunted? Are there really ghosts?


    Bian Shengjian lowered his head, took out his mobile phone, and quickly typed a series of keywords in the search bar, such as Fengmen No. 4 Middle School, an accident more than ten years ago, and stared at the screen for a long time, but did not see any relevant reports or accounts. He didn¡¯t know whether because the news of the accident was blocked too tightly, or if it was that bastard Lu Shen making it up just to scare him.


    ¡°Third brother,¡± Lu Shen walked side by side with him, ¡°have I ever told you that from the first time that I saw you, I thought you were a very special person. ¡°


    ¡°Mmm, what?¡± Bian Shengjian was a little absent-minded.


    ¡°You are really¡­ very special.¡± He didn¡¯t notice Lu Shen¡¯s eyes becoming a bit deep and complex, ¡°I really don¡¯t know whether meeting you is a good thing or a bad thing for me.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Bian Shengjian finally looked up at him. ¡°What good or bad thing?¡±


    ¡°I¡­¡± Seeing that Lu Shen was a little hesitant to speak, Bian Shengjian remarked instead. ¡°Forget it, you go back, I want to stay by myself for a while.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Lu Shen nodded, but still stood at the door of 503 and peered inside with him. ¡°Hey, why did your room suddenly become so clean? Which aunt cleaned it for you?¡±


    ¡°Fuck off.¡± Bian Shengjian shook his head to drive the messy thoughts out of his head, and raised his eyebrows when he saw the new clean dormitory. ¡°I know who.¡±


    ¡°Do you want me to help you lay the pillows and quilts?¡± Lu Shen glanced at the packed bedding that was neatly placed on the ground, ¡°And clothes¡­ Can you do your own laundry?¡±


    ¡°I¨C,¡± Bian Shengjian took a big breath and pointed to himself, ¡°I¡¯m not an idiot, I¡¯m simply not accustomed to the living conditions here.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good,¡± Lu Shen replied, smiling.


    ¡°Since you love to help so much, why don¡¯t you come and help me undress to sleep?¡± Bian Shengjian was stunned by his own words and smiled. He didn¡¯t figure out whether there was any irony in it. He just said it casually.


    Lu Shen was stunned, ¡°If you want me to, It¡¯s not impossible. ¡°


    ¡°Speak one more word, and you¡¯ll jump off the building.¡± Bian Shengjian turned back and entered the door after he finished speaking.


    ¡°Third brother,¡± Lu Shen stood on the spot and squinted his eyes, looking at the closed door and whispered in a soft tone, ¡°Let me see¡­ what kind of person you are.¡±


    Bian Shengjian spent his noon break pulling out all the things inside his luggage and tidying everything up. Probably because he hadn¡¯t done it himself for too long, not only did he sweat on his forehead when he laid down the quilt, but the result was also not smooth and flat. After all, time was also limited. He could only tidy up the bed casually and put his focus on the last suitcase.


    Speakers, keyboards, guitars, and a thick handwritten music score.


    When Bian Shengjian placed these items on the table and in the corner of the wall, he exhaled a sigh of relaxation. As though someone who had been drifting in space for a long time had suddenly touched solid ground, and he was dizzy with joy in an instant.


    He cleaned up his body and carefully got the guitar out of its bag during the last ten minutes of the noon break. He stroked it back and forth, trying out a few notes. Finally, he sighed deeply and placed his fingers on the strings.


    Falling to the dark, and I was like¡­ ¡­


    Falling to the dark, and it was like¡­ ¡­


    There¡¯s no turning back¡­ ¡­


    This was an English song that he liked very much. Although he was in an unfamiliar environment, when Bian Shengjian¡¯s fingers brushed the strings, he instantly regained that familiar feeling. The warm piano room full of sunlight and the city¡¯s boisterous bar, the blowing breeze that swirled across his ear on the streets, and the feeling of absolute absorption. It is music that transports him to an exclusive universe that no one else can enter or break into.


    But you know I know¡­¡­


    How it¡¯s been this tough¡­¡­


    At this moment, Bian Shengjian suddenly wanted to cry.


    But before he could brew a deeper sadness, a soft applause suddenly came from the door, ¡°Awesome!¡±


    Bian Shengjian raised his head suddenly, regretting not having any heavy metal ornament on hand, he turned around to only find Lu Shen at the door and said, ¡°Fuck, who told you to open the door!¡±


    ¡°I thought you fell asleep,¡± Lu Shen looked at him and the guitar in his hand with a little surprise on his face. ¡°What song was that just now? You sang very nicely, can you do it again?¡±


    ¡°Do it again, my a**.¡± Bian Shengjian put the guitar back in the bag, and when he raised his head, his face was a little dark, ¡°Lu Shen, I¡¯m warning you, if you open the door without my permission in the future, I will break your hand at once.¡±


    ¡°I only have two hands, I guess it¡¯s not enough for you to break.¡± Lu Shen looked down, ¡°How about you include the legs? Just don¡¯t break my chicken neck.¡±


    ¡°What¡­.¡± Bian Shengjian wiped the corner of his mouth and looked at him in shock, ¡°Lu Shen, how the hell have I never found out that you are so shameless?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s my pleasure. There are still many unknown qualities in me that you haven¡¯t discovered yet.¡± Lu Shen waved his hand humbly.


    Because Shengjian was busy unpacking things at noon which disrupted his nap plan, when he arrived in the classroom in the afternoon, he only felt that he was a little top-heavy.


    (t/n top-heavy-which means the head is swollen and the feet are weak; it refers to physical discomfort)


    ¡°Brother Jian!¡± Zhou Li ran in from outside the classroom.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Fuck!¡± Zhou Li wiped off the sweat hanging on the tip of his chin.¡±Your dad is awesome!¡±


    Bian Shengjian looked at him, and his expression instantly turned cold.


    ¡°When I went to the office just now during the noon break to hand in my homework, I saw Mrs. Chen in front of Lao Tan going crazy! Said she would resign immediately tomorrow or something.¡± Zhou Li¡¯s tone was very excited, ¡°I went to ask Lao Tan secretly and he said it was her who cried and called your dad during noon break to complain, but your dad scolded her after watching the surveillance video Lao Tan sent, saying that if she can¡¯t teach, she should quit, don¡¯t teach my son something bad and many more. Damn, I¡¯m so relieved right now!¡±


    Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t speak, and only gave a faint hum after a while.


    ¡°And that¡¯s not the point!¡± Zhou Li placed his arm over his shoulder, ¡°I also heard that your father donated a building¡­..or half of it. Anyway, if the principal dares to side with Mrs. Chen, then I think the principal must be fucking insane!¡±


    ¡°Damn, Brother Jian, what¡¯s the origin of your family? Is your father in real estate?¡± Zhou Li¡¯s eyes were almost shining when he looked at him now, and his voice was so loud that Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t even have time to stop him. ¡°As expected, anyone can be self-willed if they are rich!¡±


    ¡°Shut up!¡± Bian Shengjian finally pointed at him and roared, ¡°Did you fucking lose your money?¡±


    ¡°I¡­¡± Zhou Li was stunned by him. ¡°Am I not doing this for you?¡±


    ¡°Okay, you don¡¯t have to ask about these things. As long as Chen Li doesn¡¯t bother me again, it doesn¡¯t matter to me if she begged for food on the streets.¡± Bian Shengjian tried his best to suppress the irritability in his tone, and put Zhou Li¡¯s arm down. ¡°Class will start soon, go back to your seat.¡±


    Zhou Li stood there silently watching him before turning around and going to his chair to sit. This cooperative attitude made Bian Shengjian a little uncomfortable, but he didn¡¯t bother to take care of it. He spread his book on the table and planned to make up for an afternoon¡¯s nap. As soon as he was ready to do so, his elbow slightly touched something.


    It was another note from Lu Shen.


    Bian Shengjian was already annoyed, and was about to swat the note when he caught a glimpse of a figure slowly drifting by the window.


    He immediately sat up straight, and after the old man walked by, he hesitated before unfolding the note.


    -Zhou Li is the only one left in his family, so his economic situation is not very good. Just bear with his attitude.


    Bian Shengjian was stunned for a moment, then looked up to meet Lu Shen¡¯s serious eyes. He pointed to the front of him.


    Zhou Li¡¯s back was very straight, but his head hung low. He didn¡¯t know whether he was hit by Bian Shengjian¡¯s words or he was sad because he thought of his situation at home. In short, Bian Shengjian knew that Lu Shen wanted him to apologize, but he was a little embarrassed. He was lost for a while, but he moved his gaze back to his table and closed his eyes.


    When the school bell rang, Bian Shengjian stood up and said, ¡°Hey-¡± but before he could finish, Zhou Li picked up his schoolbag, lowered his head, and walked out of the classroom, leaving Bian Shengjian¡¯s outstretched hand frozen in the air in humiliation.


    ¡°Damn.¡± Bian Shengjian stared at his back for a while, then threw his school bag on his shoulder and walked to the door, but when he passed Lu Shen, he was lightly stopped by one of his hands. ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    ¡°Go out to eat.¡± Bian Shengjian frowned.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t there a canteen in school?¡± Lu Shen was a little puzzled, ¡°It¡¯s quite far from the commercial street, so it would be troublesome to run there.¡±


    ¡°My taste buds are numb, and there are only a few dishes to choose from in the dining hall.¡± Bian Shengjian sighed.


    It was true. Although the food at No. 4 Middle School was barely passable, it had a lot of components. However, Bian Shengjian has hit a wall everywhere these days and he¡¯s not happy anywhere. There is an urgent need to soothe the soul with a favorite food, such as hot pot, spicy hot and so on¡­..thinking about it, he couldn¡¯t help but swallow his saliva.


    (t/n hit a wall-which means to be hindered or rejected, and also refers to things that do not work or fail to achieve their goals)


    ¡°Okay,¡± Lu Shen lowered his hand, ¡°Remember to come back before seven o¡¯clock, there is an access control.¡±


    ¡°You care about me?¡± Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t look back as he proceeded to the hallway, and snapped his fingers impatiently behind him. ¡°Up to you.¡±


    The author has something to say:


    The title of the song is ¡®Tall into the dark¡¯, written by a very talented 14-year-old girl. I think I didn¡¯t know what I was doing when I was 14 years old¡­. (Wangtian will continue tomorrow).

 Chapter 8

    Brawl by the wall


    The sky was not yet dark when Bian Shengjian took a taxi all the way to the commercial street, yet the neon signs of various colors on the side of the road were already lit up. The five-color lights, which were thickly clustered together, were spectacular. It depicted the mood of a typical nightlife in a small city.


    Occasionally, one or two cries could be heard from the busy street, as well as the passionate hawks of the roadside stall proprietors. These voices, which should have been so insignificant enough to be disregarded, caused Bian Shengjian to pause at a corner and listen for a few moments before slowly putting on his earbuds and walking through the crowd.


    After then, all he could hear was the violent and rhythmic drum beat in his ears, which sounded to be his own heartbeat as he listened carefully. Bian Shengjian slowly walked down the roadside alone, contemplating about what to eat later while relishing on his confused emotions.


    It¡¯s not that he isn¡¯t used to living alone, it¡¯s simply that being alone and being lonely are not the same thing. When he was still at home, he preferred to walk down the riverfront alone after dinner, but if he called his friends, Li Fei, Tan Ming, and the others would ride their bikes quickly, come to him at a high speed, and have supper together with him.


    Although Bian Shengjian sometimes thought they were obnoxious, he was a little uneasy now that things were suddenly calm and quiet, or¡­ a little lonesome.


    Lonely? Bian Shengjian felt foolish as he spoke the term twice in his mouth. He was able to get through the most painful times on his own. Yet, he still fled to a remote location and read a worn book instead. Such irony.


    Third brother, third brother. If you don¡¯t want to be lonely, who do you want to accompany you now? Li Fei? Tan Ming? Or Bian Hua?


    Bian Shengjian stepped forth with two leaps and decided to proceed with the more sensible question about what to eat tonight.


    ¡°Handsome guy! Won¡¯t you try and have a taste of barbecue tonight?¡± A publicity girl on the side of the road suddenly shoved a leaflet into his arms, and her face was a little red when she shouted, ¡°The new store is open! I guarantee you will be satisfied! ¡°


    ¡°Thanks.¡± Bian Shengjian was surprised by her shout that he didn¡¯t even notice the store¡¯s front. ¡°Barbecue buffet! Only sixty-nine per person, including all drinks like tea¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll go inside and eat.¡± Bian Shengjian raised his hand and waved it in front of her, folded the leaflet and put it in his pocket, ¡°Don¡¯t shout anymore.¡±


    ¡°Guest, please come in! The little sister smiled and exclaimed as she led him to the lobby. Bian Shengjian took two steps forward but suddenly fell back, took out half a pack of unused tissue paper from his trouser pocket and handed it to her. ¡°You¡¯re sweating all over your face, wipe it off. ¡°


    The little sister was stunned for a moment then quickly took the tissue, ¡°Thank you¡­Thank you.¡±


    Bian Shengjian nodded slightly, turned around, and walked in. In truth, he disliked interfering in other people¡¯s affairs. It¡¯s just that the streets were already scorching in early September. He was apprehensive of the little sister fainting after 10 minutes of screaming as she stood by the roadside.


    It is not simple. He sighed softly.


    After entering, a waiter escorted him to a vacant seat, turned on the stove and put oil paper on it before walking away. ¡°Master, you can try our store¡¯s fresh pig heart meat. You can pick it up at the front desk.¡±


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Bian Shengjian said.


    Although the design of this shop was average, the meat quality is adequate, at least not the kind of meat alternatives that you won¡¯t notice clearly when taken out of the freezer. Bian Shengjian rubbed some oil on the pan and poured a plate full of meat onto it. Except for his hands being a little uncomfortable from turning the meat inside and out with a tong, the sound of it sizzling in oil on the cooking platter soothed his stomach and soul.


    Shengjian sprinkled some seasonings while turning the meat, and when it was roasted brown and slightly scorched, he scooped it up and crammed it into his mouth.


    The feeling of eating meat with a big bite is refreshing!


    As he ate it, Bian Shengjian arched his eyebrows. Even if it wasn¡¯t an A5-level buffet, drinking and eating a mouthful of meat was already pleasant enough. He even felt that eating this meal would give him at least three days worth of peace of mind. So long as no one comes looking for him.


    ¡°Dude, are you alone?¡± Bian Shengjian was busy flipping the meat without raising his head, and just gave a light hum.


    ¡°That¡­.can I sit here?¡±


    Bian Shengjian raised his head when he heard this and saw a guy who didn¡¯t appear to be a good person smiling at him.  ¡°Is it alright?¡±


    Bian Shengjian frowned. His table was indeed a table for two. As it happened to be dinner time, all but his table were full. But when the man raised his head and grinned at him just now, Bian Shengjian felt uneasy for no obvious reason, as if this man had come here specifically just to find him.


    ¡°¡­Sit down.¡± Bian Shengjian lowered his head and put the almost burnt piece of meat into his bowl.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± The man sat down and extended his hand to him generously, ¡°Wu Lan, care to get to know each other?¡±


    ¡°Bian Shengjian.¡± Bian Shengjian only glanced up at him before continuing to eat, but his mood gradually deteriorated.


    After sitting down, this fellow named Wu Lan attempted to speak with him. His eyes seemed to always cast a covert glance his way, which made Bian Shengjian feel quite uneasy. However, he did not make a scene or be involved with this kind person in public. He simply ate the plate of meat quickly, anxious to get out of there as soon as possible.


    ¡°Are you a student of No. 4 Middle School?¡± Wu Lan asked with a smile.


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Bian Shengjian took a sip of his drink. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed that there were three long scars on the man¡¯s arm, extending from the back of the hand to the cuff. It looked frightening. He didn¡¯t know whether he was scratched by a sharp weapon or scratched by a beast.


    Noticing his gaze, Wu Lan put down the cup and smiled. ¡°Scratched by a shrew.¡±


    By a woman? Bian Shengjian frowned. According to the depth and length of the wound, it would take at least ten years of scratching to create such wounds.


    Gee.


    ¡°Used to going to school?¡± Wu Lan shrugged and skipped the topic, moving his body to Bian Shengjian¡¯s side, ¡°Are you from other places? I don¡¯t think your accent is very similar to ours.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s none of your business.¡± Bian Shengjian was finally fed up and grabbed his shoulder to push him back, ¡°Don¡¯t lean over.¡±


    ¡°Oh. Now the kid is angry.¡± Wu Lan laughed for a while, and slowly took Bian Shengjian¡¯s hand off his shoulder.


    Bian Shengjian retracted his hand, when he accidentally caught a glimpse of some scars along his neck. Those scars were entrenched in the depths of his collar, making them look like ugly black worms.


    When he turned his head to look at the meat on the plate, he suddenly felt nauseated. He simply put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth, ¡°I¡¯m leaving. Take your time eating.¡±


    ¡°I heard rumors that your school has been haunted?¡± Wu Lan took a piece of meat and slowly put it in his mouth, ¡°Would you like to hear something I know?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡± Bian Shengjian said simply and neatly.


    ¡°Your No. 4 Middle School had a big murder case more than ten years ago, and everyone in a certain class died.¡± The moment Shenjian stood up, the man laughed a few times, ¡°Do you want to know, how did they die? ¡°


    ¡°¡­drowned?¡± Bian Shengjian¡¯s footsteps paused. He turned around and glanced at him.


    ¡°Smart.¡± The man snapped his fingers, his tone became excited, ¡°Then do you know how they drowned?¡±


    Bian Shengjian¡¯s scowl deepened. He had an intuitive hunch that there¡¯s something strange with this man named Wu. For a moment, he seemed to notice his eyes flashed with greed as if to swallow him alive.


    He didn¡¯t bother to stay any longer. He swiftly turned around and walked out of the door of the barbecue store with his schoolbag in hand, when his arm was suddenly yanked as he passed through the entrance. ¡°Wait!¡±


    ¡°Go away!¡± Bian Shengjian waved his hand without even thinking, thinking that it was the weird man coming after him.


    ¡°That.. it¡¯s me.¡± A weak voice sounded. When Bian Shengjian turned around, he realized that it was the little sister who stood in front of the store.  Her face was not anymore red at the moment, but she appeared to be a little bit scared, maybe due to his gesture just now. ¡°This is for you.¡±


    Bian Shengjian looked at the bottle of herbal tea drink in her hand, and didn¡¯t speak for a while.


    ¡°You can drink this to reduce inflammation after eating the barbecue.¡± The girl said shyly, ¡°Thank you for the tissue just now.¡±


    ¡°¡­It¡¯s nothing,¡± Bian Sheng looked at her and sighed, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    It was supposed to be a good meal but was suddenly interrupted by a psychopath. Bian Shengjian walked a few steps out of the store before he realized that he was still not full.


    This is so fucked up.


    He could only randomly choose a sushi restaurant with a decent decoration and went in and ate a bowl of ramen. He finally felt full, however¡­


    Bian Shengtong glanced at the time on the phone and frowned, it was already past eight o¡¯clock.


    It took him this long to just go out and have a meal. Bian Shengjian was a little depressed while sitting in the taxi on the way back. The driver turned his head and glanced at him cautiously, ¡°Young man, I¡¯ll only drive you up to the intersection.¡±


    ¡°Intersection? What intersection.¡± Bian Sheng looked at him and didn¡¯t react for a while.


    ¡°It¡¯s the intersection near your school. I can¡¯t drive you in since it¡¯s already night.¡± The driver laughed a little embarrassedly. Bian Shengjian was stunned for a few seconds and leaned back to the window. ¡°Whatever you want.¡± What the hell is this?


    After getting off, Shengjian originally wanted to go around to the back gate of the school so as not to give himself goosebumps. He didn¡¯t want to face the crematorium just across the front gate at night, but he soon gave up after walking a few steps. After all, this shabby school was so big. It¡¯s estimated that it will be dawn when he finds the back gate.


    However at this point¡­ the gate should already be locked, right?


    Bian Shengjian had to retrace his steps again. As expected, the double layered anti-theft iron gate of the school was tightly shut. Even the lights in the security room were off, and only a few warm yellow street lights were still on. However, at this moment, in this lonely and strange atmosphere, Bian Shengjian got chills on his back. He was afraid he might see something hidden in the darkness.


    Might as well climb over the wall. Bian Shengjian groaned.


    ¡°What school rules shouldn¡¯t be broken? This school is not really haunted.¡± Bian Shengjian was looking for a wall where he could easily reach, and unknowingly went around to the side. The wall here was shorter than that near the gate. There were also no spikes on top, which could make someone feel cold just by gazing at it.


    Bian Shengjian looked up and down the wall, took a few paces away, then sprang forward abruptly, pushed hard on the wall, and climbed to the top firmly.


    He was used to going over the wall with Li Fei before, and now, even in a different place, he can perform this skill in a leisurely manner.


    Bian Shengjian had just gotten one leg over the wall, furrowed his eyebrows, and was ready to jump down and take a daring leap when he was surprised by a pair of black eyes just below the wall. ¡°How come you¡¯re only back now?¡±


    ¡°Fuck!¡± Bian Shengjian screamed in fright and luckily didn¡¯t fall off on the spot. His fingernails scraped and almost stuck into the solid wall. ¡°Lu Shen, are you sick!¡±


    ¡°Did you fucking put a tracker on me?¡± Bian Shengjian struggled to lift his other leg up to the wall before continuing, ¡°Whenever I return is none of your business! Go away!¡±


    ¡°You come down first.¡± Lu took a deep breath and looked at him, took a few steps forward and opened his arms, ¡°Would you like me to¡­..¡±


    Before he could finish speaking, Bian Shengjian jumped down from the wall and landed firmly in the grass two steps away from him. Although his legs were shaking a little when he landed, Bian Shengjian could not care so much about it at the moment. He squinted his eyes, rushed up and grabbed Lu Shen by the collar. He pushed him against the wall, his eyes flashing tiny sparks, ¡°Say, how did you know I¡¯d come back at this point?¡±


    ¡°I¡­¡± Lu Shen paused, ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting here for you.¡±


    ¡°Waiting for me?¡±


    Bian Shengjian yelled in anger. ¡°You fucking waited for me!¡±


    ¡°Bian Shengjian.¡± Lu Shen¡¯s tone became cold. In the darkness, he grasped Bian Shengjian¡¯s wrist that was clenching his collar. ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you that you must be back before 7.¡±


    Bian Shengjian looked at Lu Shen¡¯s slender knuckles. He couldn¡¯t believe how strong he was that he could easily pry his hand off. His tone became cold, ¡°So?¡±


    ¡°So?¡± Lu Shen looked at him, seemingly trying to suppress his anger, ¡°So, what time is it now?¡±


    ¡°8:35¡±. Bian Shengjian stared at him, suddenly opened his mouth and laughed, ¡°Do you really think I would believe that there are ghosts in this school after listening to your ghost story? That they will come out to eat people after 7 o¡¯clock?¡±


    ¡°Also,¡± Bian Shengjian¡¯s smile grew colder, ¡°let me tell you, I despise people bothering me the most in my life, so if you continue to pester me from now on, screw your entire family.¡±


    Bian Shengjian raised his finger and poked Lu Shen¡¯s chest after saying the last four words. His fingertip even felt the cold temperature of the black lock hanging on Lu Shen¡¯s neck. ¡°Do you hear me?¡±


    Lu Shen remained silent. He only shoved him back hard and then hit him fiercely¨C


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    Fighting at night, OVO


    Excuse me, but the fight still continues tomorrow.

 Chapter 9

    Wound


    Because of the dark environment, and the fact that he drank a lot of alcohol while eating barbecue, when Lu Shen¡¯s heavy punch hit Bian Shengjian in the face, he felt the pain explode right at the root of his ear before he could even react. Even the blue veins at his temple jumped violently.


    ¡°Damn you!¡± Bian Shengjian grabbed Lu Shen¡¯s wrist with a backhand without thinking, and pushed him down with the force of a fierce punch to his abdomen, ¡°You took the wrong medicine!¡±


    Lu Shen gasped for two breaths and didn¡¯t speak. The expression on his face was a little unpredictable. However, he didn¡¯t even frown after the punch.


    ¡°Your abdomen¡¯s firm?¡± Bian Shengjian sneered and patted Lu Shen¡¯s lower abdomen twice, ¡°How, been exercising?¡±


    Lu Shen stared at him. His knee suddenly bent back and collided with Bian Shengjian¡¯s calf joint. Taking advantage of the gap between Bian Shengjian¡¯s bending, his upper body jumped up at a sensitive and cunning angle. He grabbed Bian Shengjian¡¯s shoulder and rolled him to the ground. At the same time, as soon as his legs were closed, he jumped onto Bian Shengjian before he could grab him down and pressed him to the ground.


    ¡°Let go!¡± Bian Shengjian roared, raised his leg and bumped against Lu Shen¡¯s back, obviously with a lot of strength, but he didn¡¯t expect Lu Shen to still be able to stop him with one arm and said in a calm voice, ¡°You can¡¯t beat me.¡±


    ¡°Damn you for the second time!¡± Bian Shengjian took a deep breath, feeling that every cell in his body was burning at the moment, and the capillaries on his face were about to explode. ¡°Don¡¯t force me.¡±


    ¡°Third brother,¡± Lu Shen saw the blood stains on Bian Shengjian¡¯s face. His eyes flickered and he hesitated, ¡°I don¡¯t want to fight you, but¡­¡±


    Before Lu Shen finished speaking, he felt something and slowly lowered down his head. He noticed a small thin blade that flashed a sharp cold light against his throat. ¡°¡­you want to kill..¡± Me?


    ¡°I won¡¯t.¡± Bian Shengjian narrowed his eyes. His slender knuckles held the blade. ¡°Be good. Let me up.¡±


    Lu Shen didn¡¯t move, and looked down at him while still sitting astride. His pupils seemed to shrink, but his gaze remained calm. ¡°Let¡¯s have a good chat.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure you want to do this with me?¡± Bian Shengjian exerted a little force on his hand, and that small piece of freezing blade would be embedded in Lu Shen¡¯s fragile neck flesh in the next second, ¡°Have a good chat?¡±


    There was no superfluous expression on Bian Shengjian¡¯s face at the moment, but there was a ruthlessness in his gestures, as if he had just fought his way out of a group of people at the last second.


    Lu Shen¡¯s throat rolled, and he let go after sighing lightly.


    Bian Shengjian irritably moved him to the side and quickly climbed up. He didn¡¯t care to pat the grass clippings on his body and rushed up thumping Lu Shen¡¯s chest, ¡°Did you have fun? Huh?¡±


    ¡°Third brother, listen to me,¡± Lu Shen took two steps back, his face appearing pale under the moonlight, ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to scare you¡­ but it¡¯s really dangerous to come back so late. ¡°


    ¡°Dangerous? Where is the danger?¡± Bian Shengjian sneered. At this point, there was no one near the school gate except for the two of them. In addition,  insects chirping once or twice could be heard around, making the environment appear attractive at the moment.


    ¡°Put the knife away.¡± Lu Shen was silent for a while, as if he had given up discussing this issue with him, and turned to stare at his clenched right hand. ¡°Be careful with your hand.¡±


    Bian Shengjian snorted and didn¡¯t speak. He raised his other hand, wiped his face, and shook the blood on it in front of Lu Shen¡¯s face. ¡°I¡¯ll remember this.¡±


    ¡°I¡­¡± Lu Shen hesitated for a moment and straightened his chest, ¡°You hit me back.¡±


    Bian Shengjian did not answer. He kept a few steps away from him and slid the blade back into his trouser pocket. ¡°Lu Shen.¡±


    Lu Shen raised his head.


    ¡°¡­What the hell are you?¡± Bian Shengjian¡¯s voice was not loud, but there was a sense of oppression that could not be ignored, ¡°Why are you always following me.¡±


    Lu Shen looked at him in silence for a while, the corners of his mouth seemed to rise into a small arc. ¡°First, I¡¯m not a thing¨C¡±


    ¡°¨CSecond,¡± Lu Shen paused for a while, his tone was very light, ¡°If I said I was a ghost, would you believe it?¡±


    Bian Shengjian frowned and didn¡¯t speak. He remembered that he had said the same thing when he first met Lu Shen, but after getting along for the past two days, he had to rethink this absurd remark that can even make someone feel cold behind their backs. ¡°Are you serious?¡±


    Just as they were staring at each other and the atmosphere somehow dropped to a freezing point, a giant beam of light from a strong flashlight suddenly swept from a distance, and it happened to meet Bian Shengjian¡¯s eyes. ¡°¡­Fuck!¡±


    ¡°Who¡¯s there!¡± The light was followed by an imposing roar, ¡°Who is it!¡±


    Bian Shengjian was perplexed for a moment by the light of the flashlight. When his arm was suddenly grasped and at the same time, Lu Shen whispered in his ear, ¡°Run!¡±


    ¡°What¡­¡± Bian Shengjian still had one hand covered around his eyes, his right hand was tightly clasped by Lu Shen while they ran forward. The light behind them kept swiping back and forth onto the two of them and the roaring voice just now was also quickly approaching. ¡°Don¡¯t run! I told you not to run!¡±


    ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be more strange if we don¡¯t run?¡± Bian Shengjian heard Lu Shen laugh a little. He tightened his grip on his hand and ran all the way along the trail until Shenjian realized something and was suddenly stunned¡ª- isn¡¯t what they are doing like what a couple would do after being caught doing something on the lawn¡ª


    ¡°Crap!¡± Bian Shengjian finally came to his senses after running a long way, panting and throwing Lu Shen¡¯s hand away while asking angrily, ¡°Are you fucking sick? Who the hell was that guy just now?¡±


    ¡°The school watchman.¡± Lu Shen gasped for breath and said with a smile, ¡°those caught by him will be punished. Worse, the whole school will be notified.¡±


    ¡°You¡­¡± Bian Shengjian paused, then continued,  ¡°Then the more reason we shouldn¡¯t be caught. Don¡¯t worry, I have long legs. ¡°


    He looked at his hands then wiped them on his trousers with some disgust, ¡°Your hands were sweaty. ¡°


    Lu Shen laughed and walked forward slowly, ¡°Third brother¡­ I am really sorry just now, I was too anxious.¡±


    ¡°Why do I find you a bit of a schizophrenic?¡± Bian Shengjian snorted. ¡°Didn¡¯t you just say that you are a ghost? Are you really a human or a ghost?¡±


    ¡°Human.¡± Lu Shen paused for a moment and leaned closer to Shenjian. ¡°I¡¯m just afraid that if you come back late, the uncle just now will catch you. Don¡¯t be angry.¡±


    ¡°Playing me for a fool?¡± Bian Shengjian stretched out a finger and poked Lu Shen¡¯s shoulder, pushing him to the side with force, ¡°You¡¯re crazy. ¡°


    ¡°I was wrong,¡± Lu Shen said with a smile on his face, ¡°third brother, you almost scared me to death back there earlier¡­..Why are you carrying this thing with you?¡±


    ¡°Self-defense, I¡¯m using it against people like you.¡± Bian Shengjian slid his hand inside his pocket and gently caressed it. There was a switchblade within. Although it was easy to cause suspicion when someone saw this kind of thing in him. But, after all, going out will make him feel uneasy if he doesn¡¯t wear any form of self-defense on his body.


    ¡°What am I going to do? I won¡¯t hurt you.¡± Lu Shen groaned deeply, ¡°I¡¯m just worried about you.¡±


    Again, that awkward feeling. Bian Shengjian glanced at him silently without saying a word, then turned to stare at the lake not far away, where the waves shimmered slightly under the moonlight. How did they come here?


    Bian Shengjian stared at the lake in the distance, the night was empty and silent, except for the somewhat unsightly warning sign standing beside the lake. At a glance, the lake water had been dyed silver by the moonlight. It has a peculiar attraction which makes people suddenly want to go to the lake and sit for a while¨C


    ¡°We can only climb over a window to enter the dormitory building,¡± Lu Shen suddenly turned sideways and blocked his sight, ¡°The door is locked.¡±


    ¡°Obviously because it is now late.¡± Bian Shengtong glanced at him and retracted his gaze, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter anyway.¡±


    ¡°Are you¡­ still angry?¡± Lu Shen looked at the small wound on the side of his face that was no longer bleeding. His tone became a little guilty. ¡°Sorry, I punched you hard.¡±


    ¡°Shut up.¡± Bian Shengjian said.


    Generally speaking, if he fights with someone, he will make sure to definitely return each hit the opponent landed on him. Earlier, he didn¡¯t hold back when he punched Lu Shen on his abdomen. He was surprised he didn¡¯t even throw up.


    He thought about it and glanced at Lu Shen up and down, the two of them were clearly entangled and rolling on the ground, even the grass was flattened. Yet, while his face was covered in dirt, Lu Shen actually looked unscathed and was even walking very lightly. It made it hard for Bian Shengjian not to wonder if he was born with some magical anti-beating physique.


    When they managed to enter downstairs, the whole building was already dark. Only the safety exit sign next to the fire extinguisher placed on each floor was still glowing with pale green light. From a distance, it looked like a bunch of ghost fires floating in the darkness, which was weird and a little scary.


    Bian Shengjian and Lu Shen walked around to the other side of the dormitory with ease. When they climbed a window, the two cooperated very well. It didn¡¯t even take much effort. They trotted up the stairs quietly, that not even a sound of their footsteps could be heard.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t there students doing self-study in the dormitory?¡± Bian Shengjian finally breathed a sigh of relief when they finally reached the fifth floor. He took out his mobile phone and glanced at the time. ¡°It¡¯s still a little after 9 o¡¯clock, and everyone has already turned off the lights?¡± He felt astonished.


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s lights-out once the clock strikes 9.¡± Lu Shen nodded.


    ¡°Even if the lights are turned off, there would be some movement, right?¡± Bian Shengjian frowned. Although he didn¡¯t pay attention to the number of people living in the dormitory building, if it was his previous school, it would be impossible for the dormitory to be quiet before 11 o¡¯clock in the evening. When a huge group of people decide to play cards and have a barbecue late at night, the entire structure can be shaken to pieces. To get everybody back to their rooms, you often have to depend on the staff to yell at the top of their lungs.


    But when they went up the stairs just now, he didn¡¯t hear any sound at all, whether it was chatting or laughing,  it was so eerily silent.


    Was it because the sound insulation effect was too good, or do these people automatically fall into a coma after 9 o¡¯clock? Bian Shengjian couldn¡¯t help but hug his arms around himself after thinking about it.


    ¡°Go to bed early.¡±


    Lu Shen opened the door next to Shenjian¡¯s, paused for a while and then whispered, ¡°Do you want a Band-Aid?¡±


    ¡°No need.¡± Bian Shengjian glanced at him, thinking about the inexplicable fight with Lu Shen a while ago, he began to feel a little irritated, but the atmosphere while standing in the corridor at the moment was too strange. ¡°I¡¯ll settle the account with you tomorrow.¡± Without saying anything more, he closed the door.


    The dormitory was still a bit messy when he left at noon, but Bian Shengjian was not in the mood to clean up at the moment. He entered the balcony and looked at his face in the small mirror. He gritted and complained, ¡°He really punched me hard.¡±


    But in the past, when fighting with someone, he had no reservations about giving his all. It was quite easy to deal with such a small wound. Bian Shengjian took out a small medicine box from the cupboard. He disinfected the wound with alcohol and put a transparent Band-Aid over the wound. Fortunately, the wound left by Lu Shen was not too big. After a few days, it should scab and fall off.


    After finishing the treatment, Bian Shengjian went into the bathroom to take a shower. He felt annoyed for a while before placing the changed clothing in a bag and putting them aside for the time being. When he  came back from going out, he noticed  a very inconspicuous small dry cleaning shop next to the school. Although he didn¡¯t know how the service quality was, it was better than washing clothes in the sink on the broken balcony. He frowned at the thought in disgust.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to Lao Tan tomorrow to discuss whether the dormitory can be equipped with a washing machine.¡± Bian Shengjian sighed and lay down on the bed, grabbed the guitar that was leaning on the side and played a few notes, and hummed softly¨C


    But even if he got a moment of relaxation at this moment, a bunch of things that happened tonight kept walking back and forth in Bian Shengjian¡¯s mind:


    ¨CFirst, I went to the barbecue shop and met a freak. When I went back to school, I had a fight with Lu Shen. Then I was inexplicably driven back to the dormitory by an old man holding a strong flashlight waving it like a gangster¡­


    Bian Shengjian sighed again, played a few tunes at random, and then got out of bed and turned off the light. His experience in this school alone was enough for him to write half a book of wonderful life memoirs. He still had to get a good night¡¯s sleep first though.


    What is so noisy?


    He was about to turn around and ignore it, yet he suddenly stopped. He had only now noticed that his balcony was facing the mountain behind the school. After turning off the lights at night, it became hauntingly dark. When the wind blew, shadows of trees shook in his field of vision, adding to the dreadful setting.


    ¡°Fuck.¡± Bian Shengjian couldn¡¯t help but curse and hurriedly cover himself with a blanket, but paused halfway through.


    Wait, what¡¯s that sound?


    He frowned. He got up and slowly approached the balcony. He leaned sideways and listened carefully for a while¨C


    Apart from some small noises, Bian Shengjian¡¯s naturally sensitive hearing quickly caught some other sounds in the wind, as if they were slowly spreading from far to near¨C


    This is¡­ a bell tolling?


    The author has something to say


    The temperature has cooled recently, remember to wrap up tightly. Will continue tomorrow.

 Chapter 10

    Punishment


    ¡°Tolling bells?¡±


    Lu Shen shook his head in consternation. ¡°¡­I didn¡¯t hear it.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Bian Shengjian sighed, ¡°Forget it. Just pretend I didn¡¯t say anything.¡±


    ¡°Then,¡± The expression on Lu Shen¡¯s face was quite natural, ¡°let¡¯s have breakfast.¡±


    Bian Shengjian only glanced at him from the corner of his eyes and didn¡¯t answer.


    Last night, he heard the faint sound of it nonstop. In the end, he couldn¡¯t help but wear earplugs to block the eerie sound. That situation was very uncomfortable for Bian Shengjian, who can only sleep when it¡¯s absolutely quiet. He even thought that he had to suffer insomnia, but the amazing thing was that he actually slept well last night. It was even a rare deep sleep where he hadn¡¯t dreamt of anything until he woke up.


    It was a little strange.


    Bian Shengjian inadvertently observed the look on Lu Shen¡¯s face. For some reason, he was very sure that Lu Shen must have heard it too but was just deliberately pretending to be stupid in front of him.


    This damn thing.


    Lu Shen and Bian Shengjian were standing side by side at the back of the line. Lu Shen affectionately asks him, ¡°Have you charged your meal card?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s charged.¡± Bian Shengjian raised his eyebrows and looked at him, ¡°I¡¯ll pay for your meal this time, you can order whatever you want. ¡°


    ¡°Okay.¡± Lu Shen was not polite either and directly pointed out a few dishes from the window to the aunty in charge, then stepped back a few steps to the side and made a polite gesture of invitation. ¡°Mr. Bian, swipe your card here.¡±


    Bian Shengjian raised his hand and swiped on the card machine, then lowered his head and was about to collect the dishes into his tray. The boy behind him was stunned when he saw the amount on his card, and he couldn¡¯t hold back and shouted in a low voice. ¡°Fuck, you charged your card with 10,000 yuan?¡±


    ¡°What¡­¡± Lu Shen was also a little shocked and glanced at the figures displayed on the machine. ¡°Young Master, why did you charge your meal card with so much money?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s find a table and eat.¡± Bian Shengjian put a few dishes on his tray and walked to a table with a calm expression on his face looking like a grown man who¡¯s casually having a morning stroll. ¡°Charge this much immediately to avoid future troubles.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Lu Shen looked at him and couldn¡¯t help laughing a little, ¡°Isn¡¯t it a bit too much? Are the chicken legs you eat for lunch gilded or diamond-studded?


    ¡°You care that much?¡± Bian Shengjian impatiently took a bun and stuffed Lu Shen¡¯s chattering mouth with it.


    ¡°Eat yours.¡±


    Lu Shen took a bite of the bun and said with a smile, ¡°As expected, your family can even afford to donate a building¡­¡­ What the hell does your father do? So rich.¡±


    Bian Shengjian gave him a cold look, ¡°Don¡¯t mention him in front of me. I don¡¯t always rely on his money. I have my own.¡±


    ¡°Your own?¡± Lu Shen couldn¡¯t help but be amused. ¡°The young master also went out to work and experience the sufferings of the world himself?¡±


    ¡°Your family lives by the sea?¡± Bian Shengjian reached for a fried dumpling and chewed it in his mouth. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about other people¡¯s affairs.¡±


    (t/n your family lives by the sea-an internet buzzword. Saying this sentence is to let the other party know to mind their own business)


    ¡°Just curious,¡± Lu Shen smiled and shrugged, ¡°Third brother, what happened before you changed schools? Tell me about it.¡±


    ¡°Sure,¡± Bian Shengjian put down his chopsticks, placed his right elbow on the table, and stared into his eyes, ¡°But you have to tell me about your past too.¡±


    ¡°¡­What do you want to hear?¡± Lu Shen narrowed his eyes slightly.


    ¡°Anything will do,¡± Bian Shengjian said while slightly flexing his knuckles on the table, ¡°It¡¯s just that¡­¡­..I can¡¯t seem to see through you.¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that good?¡± Lu Shen, who stared back at him, suddenly raised the corners of his mouth, ¡°Keeping a sense of mystery will help our friendship last forever.¡±


    ¡°Forget it,¡± Bian Shengjian slapped his arm expressionlessly. ¡°One day I will pry your mouth open to tell me the truth.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s still early in the morning,¡± Lu Shen immediately rubbed his arm. ¡°Is it really good to be this imposing?¡±


    ¡°If you can¡¯t finish eating these, pack them up.¡± Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t look at him anymore and pointed to the pile of untouched food left on the table. ¡°Help me bring it to class. ¡°


    ¡°For Zhou Li?¡± Lu Shen raised his eyebrows.


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Bian Shengjian hesitated for a while, got up, and walked back to the window. He ordered several pieces of beef buns and put them together with the untouched foods. Somehow bringing a bag full of food gave a visual sense of offering sacrifices to an emperor.


    ¡°Although Zhou Li has a big temper, he doesn¡¯t usually hold grudges, so don¡¯t worry.¡± Lu Shen said on the way to their classroom. ¡°I didn¡¯t really expect you to use food to coax people¡­¡±


    ¡°Want me to bite you to death?!¡± Bian Shengjian endured it and didn¡¯t kick Lu Shen¡¯s ass on the spot.


    It was getting late when they finally arrived at the classroom, but there were still not many people inside at the moment. Most of them were chattering or eating buns in their seats. He suddenly smelled a peculiar smell and took a step back in disgust. ¡°Damn¡­ who¡¯s eating a leek box in the morning?¡±


    (t/n Chinese Leek Box is one of the most popular appetizers in China. With hot, tender leeks,  fried eggs inside, and crispy wrapper on the outside)


    ¡°Me.¡± Immediately, a boy raised his head and gave a cold look to Bian Shenjian. ¡°Do you have a problem?¡±


    Bian Shengjian looked at him in silence for a few seconds. He had no idea where this inexplicable hostility came from¡­¡­.. Wait, nevermind. He understands now.


    Bian Shengjian quickly dodged to the door, avoiding the eyes of the few girls in front of him. These few girls somehow looked at him so brightly that they aroused the jealousy of the surrounding boys. But, maybe because of his arrogant words and deeds on the first day, they didn¡¯t dare to come forward to talk to him. However, it suited him just fine. Furthermore, he doesn¡¯t want to make anyone feel embarrassed if he rejects or accepts someone at some point.


    Lu Shen couldn¡¯t help laughing a few times behind him. ¡°Third brother, are you going to commit a peach blossom today?¡±


    (t/n peach blossom-love affair)


    ¡°Go away.¡± Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t look back.


    After finally waiting for the various ecstasy smells in the classroom to dissipate a little, Bian Shengjian hurriedly walked back to his seat with the bag full of food. He happened to see Zhou Li with his back to him, bowing his head and unpacking his school bag. He hesitated for a little before slowly walking to Zhou Li and said, ¡°That¡­have you already eaten?¡±


    ¡°Ah?¡± Zhou Li paused before turning to look at him. ¡°You¡¯re asking me?¡±


    ¡°Well, eat some if you haven¡¯t.¡± Bian Shengjian handed over the bag. ¡°I didn¡¯t touch any of these.¡±


    ¡°This¡­ ¡° Zhou Li was stunned when he looked at the big bag. ¡°Brother Jian, are you covering my meals for the day?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense. Just eat it if you like.¡± Bian Shengjian shoved the bag directly into his hand, ¡°Are you still being polite here with me?¡±


    ¡°Damn, I¡¯m not being polite to you.¡± Zhou Li touched his nose and smiled, ¡°Thanks.¡±


    ¡°Actually, what happened yesterday¡­ I didn¡¯t take it to heart.¡± Zhou Li hesitated with the bag in his hand before saying, ¡°Really.¡±


    ¡°Hmm.¡± Bian Shengjian looked at him. ¡°Hurry up, take a few bites before class starts.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Zhou Li nodded with a smile, took a bun from the bag, and started eating it. He asked, ¡°You knew I like beef-stuffed buns?¡±


    ¡°Guessed it. But you¡¯re probably so hungry that you can even eat shit.¡± Bian Shengjian said casually as he tidied his things on his desk.


    After a pause, he swallowed the bun in his mouth with some difficulty. ¡°¡­Brother, although you are a good person, I still really want to find a chance to have a hard discussion with you.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s better to choose a day than to hit the sun. Let¡¯s see you on the playground outside after school today.¡± Bian Shengjian said.


    (t/n It¡¯s better to choose a day than to hit the sun-which means that everything will be fine. In the past, Chinese people had to choose a good day for any major activities, such as weddings and funerals, groundbreaking sacrifices, and even ¡°bathing¡±. This is called ¡°choosing a day¡±. In fact, we all know that choosing a date is just a form of psychological comfort, and choosing a date at random is not necessarily bad, so there is a saying that ¡°it¡¯s better to hit the sun than to choose a date¡±. Everything will be just fine. Since we come to a certain occasion together, don¡¯t choose another day to get together.)


    Lu Shen, who had been watching the two of them from the side, couldn¡¯t help but burst out laughing.


    The first and second sessions were Lao Tan¡¯s Chinese classes. Although Bian Shengjian was the type who would go out with a group of people who liked skip classes, it doesn¡¯t mean that he wouldn¡¯t listen when he¡¯s inside the class. But when he really calmed down and prepared to listen to the lecture, he immediately found that the quality of teaching in No. 4 Middle School was far from that of his previous school. Although Lao Tan¡¯s class was very serious, he felt that he was basically reading words from the textbook. There was nothing new. Bian Shengjian couldn¡¯t help but start to feel sleepy after listening to it. The tone of the lecture on the podium seemed to be prolonged, and he had to take two deep breaths to keep himself from sleeping on the table.


    However, compared to the quality of the lectures, he was more concerned about the listening atmosphere in the class. Lao Tan¡¯s class was just average, but the mood in the audience was also very bad. Almost everyone was staring at the blackboard without making a sound. Lao Tan tried to interact with the students several times, but no one was willing to pay attention to him, it was dead silent. To Bian Shengjian, this kind of atmosphere was more unbearable than listening to English in a vegetable market.


    So quiet!


    Bian Shengjian couldn¡¯t sit still halfway through the class. Although he was a scumbag who squatted in the back row and listened to the tyrants in class, a lively classroom atmosphere was at least more comfortable. Not this kind of ghost teaching with zero communication and zero interactions making him almost get goosebumps all over his back.


    ¡°Zhou Li!¡± Bian Shengjian had no choice but to shout in a low voice, but he didn¡¯t know whether the grandson fell asleep or pretended to be deaf. After shouting for a long time, he didn¡¯t even move.


    ¡°Come on.¡± Bian Shengjian could only turn his head and glance at the side. After their eyes met, Lu Shen blinked slightly and mouthed, ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Nothing.¡± Bian Shengjian turned back feeling a little depressed.


    At this moment, even if he wanted to fish for someone to talk to, he couldn¡¯t find anyone. In all honesty, it was a bit lonely.


    Bian Shengjian couldn¡¯t listen to the class either, so he could only use the cover of the stack of books in front of him to chat with a few people in the group chat until class was dismissed. He had to also guard against the surveillance of an old man walking down the corridor outside the window at any time. Playing on his cell phone made his back sore. After class ended, he immediately slumped onto his desk.


    Suddenly, someone tapped lightly on his table a few times. Bian Shengjian was already in a bad mood, and when he sat up grumpily, he immediately caught Lao Tan¡¯s friendly face. ¡°Shengjian, come out and have a chat with me?¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Bian Shengjian stood up and simply ignored Zhou Li¡¯s worried eyes when he turned to look at him.


    Lao Tan took him to a place where there were only a few people before slowly opening his mouth. ¡°Shengjian, have you adapted to your new school?¡±


    ¡°Well¡­ Bian Shengjian hesitated but immediately nodded. ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ve already adapted. ¡°


    ¡°You¡¯re lying.¡± Lao Tan looked at him and smiled, ¡°It¡¯s alright. After all, you transferred from another school, and it¡¯s normal that there are still some difficulties in getting used to it.¡±


    ¡°En.¡±


    Shengjian answered fully anticipating Lao Tan¡¯s next words. ¡°Shengjian¡­¡±


    Now it was Lao Tan¡¯s turn to hesitate for a long time before he said tentatively, ¡°Do you know that your dad invested in this school?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know.¡± Bian Shengjian said in a flat tone.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Lao Tan sighed, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect your father to act as such when he came here. The school board has sent people to talk to me several times, saying that they want me to focus on developing you for the next two years.¡±


    ¡°Hmmm.¡± Bian Shengjian responded while staring at his shoes.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be pressured. I have been the head teacher for more than ten years, and I treat every student in the class equally.¡± Lao Tan said, reaching out and patting him on the shoulder. ¡°But I also know your father has great expectations for you, so let us give him a break.¡±


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t deserve it.¡± Bian Shengjian said in a low tone.


    ¡°What?¡± Lao Tan was stunned, seeing that he refused to speak anymore, he could only reluctantly give up the topic. ¡°By the way, about the matter between you and Teacher Chen yesterday¡­ I have already investigated it thoroughly. ¡°


    ¡°And then?¡± Bian Shengjian frowned and looked at him.


    ¡°It¡¯s true that both you and Teacher Chen are at fault in this matter, but your father¡¯s side was obviously biased towards you,¡± Lao Tan smiled helplessly, ¡°He and Teacher Chen were very lively when they got called into the office yesterday. I almost couldn¡¯t control the situation.¡±


    ¡°What did I do wrong?¡± Bian Shengjian snorted disdainfully. ¡°Don¡¯t put the blame on me. I won¡¯t accept it even if you punish me.¡±


    ¡°I knew you would say that,¡± Lao Tan stretched out his hand and rubbed his head. Taking advantage of Shengjian¡¯s shocked state, he immediately retracted his hand. ¡°In general, although Teacher Chen was very dissatisfied, the school and I have seen the video and found that there was no act of really going against the teacher, so you will not be punished.¡±


    Bian Shengjian breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°Thank you, Mr. Cai.¡±


    Although he doesn¡¯t really care if he was punished, it¡¯s not that he hadn¡¯t experienced it before, but after all, it¡¯s better to have less than one more thing, so as not to have to add something like a review under the national flag on Monday after the punishment ¡­..


    ¡°But since you did not pay attention in class, the school decided to punish you by having you clean up the fallen leaves for three days on school grounds after school,¡± said Lao Tan.


    ¡°What?¡± Bian Shengjian was so shocked that he almost broke his voice, ¡°Cleaning the school grounds? Mr. Cai, why didn¡¯t you discuss with them to let me clean the toilet instead?¡±


    ¡°If you want, it¡¯s not impossible.¡± Lao Tan smiled and adjusted his glasses.


    ¡°Are you kidding me?¡± Bian Shengjian looked at him stumped.


    ¡°It¡¯s better to choose a day than to hit the sun,¡± Lao Tan clapped his hands, ¡°Do it after school ends today.¡±


    Bian Shengjian suddenly felt that his life was gloomy.


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    The real small playground style OVO


    Will continue tomorrow.

 Chapter 11

    Bet


    Sweep the fallen leaves.


    Sweeping the leaves after school.


    How does someone even sweep?


    Bian Shengjian simply held his chin in his hand and thought about this serious question in silence for half a minute, but after all, as someone who had never held a broom twice, he had to admit that he was indeed a little spoiled in some respects.


    ¡°You¡¯re going to sweep the fallen leaves on the playground?¡± Lu Shen said.


    ¡°Shut up.¡± Bian Shengjian glared at him.


    ¡°Do you want me to help you?¡± Lu Shen raised the corner of his mouth. ¡°You don¡¯t even know how to hold a broom, do you? Young master.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s your problem?¡± Bian Shengjian turned his head and stared at him. ¡°Also, don¡¯t call me young master.¡±


    ¡°Be careful with your hands. Don¡¯t overdo it or your hands will be full of blisters.¡± Lu Shen warned him with a smile.


    Bian Shengjian looked down at his hand subconsciously. Well, the bony joints were clear, the knuckles were slender, and the nails were neatly cut. At first glance, it really belonged to a young master.


    Full of blisters? Before Shengjian can figure out why the hands can have blisters from just sweeping leaves, the monitor sticks out half of his head outside the door of the class and shouts, ¡°It¡¯s time for gym class! Hurry down there!¡±


    Bian Shengjian was taken aback by the shout, and before he could straighten up subconsciously, Zhou Li grabbed his arm, ¡°Go, go! Or else Brother Zhao will scold us again!¡±


    ¡°Brother Zhao?¡± Bian Shengjian was forced to run while being pulled by the arm. When he passed by the door, he saw Lu Shen still seated on his chair with a calm face, watching him run past the door.


    Bian Shengjian took a couple more steps before he released his arm from Zhou Li¡¯s grip. When he remembered the look that Lu Shen had just given him, he suddenly felt strange. It was only now that he realized that Lu Shen seemed to be alone all the time. Except for the times he ate with him and went back to the dormitory with him, he didn¡¯t really notice other people in class talking to him. Even in class, his name was never called. Obviously, there were only so few students in class. Although Lu Shen was not born with a popular face, he shouldn¡¯t be reduced to such a level of isolation.


    ¡­Isolation?


    Bian Shengjian was stunned when the word popped into his mind, he hesitated for a while before turning to look at Zhou Li, ¡°Before we turned around¡­Did you notice Lu Shen? What do you think of him?¡±


    As soon as he said that, Shengjian regretted it a little. This kind of meddling behavior was really not his style, but Lu Shen¡¯s situation was really special. Since the time Shengjian had been with Lu Shen, he had always felt that there seemed to be a layer of light mist between them, like a flower in the mirror, and the moon in the water. He couldn¡¯t see through him.


    And his temperament changes a lot, he can fight and also bear being beaten. Bian Shengjian was a little surprised to find that he was actually quite interested in Lu Shen¡¯s affairs. Before, when Bian Shengjian was fooling around every day with Li Fei and the others, he had never given much thought to those people. It might be because Lu Shen was fundamentally different from them. One side embodied the simplicity and naturalness of a middle school student while the other type was quite deep and mysterious.


    ¡°Lu Shen?¡± Zhou Li stared at him for a few seconds ¡°Who is that?¡±


    ¡°Our classmate, who else could he be?¡± Bian Shengjian frowned at him, ¡°The one that sits at the corner, two seats away from me¡­¡±


    Bian Shengjian stopped abruptly as he spoke. At this moment, he suddenly felt a cool wind rattling down his back. ¡°You can¡¯t¡­ you can¡¯t see him?¡±


    ¡°Oh, him.¡± Zhao Li thought for a while before he suddenly realized. ¡°Yes, there seems to be such a person in our class, but he is usually quiet, and I haven¡¯t spoken to him much.¡±


    ¡°The one in the corner, can you really see him?¡± Bian Shengjian still asked although he felt that as soon as the question was asked, he would be immediately classified as a lunatic. But at this time he was still eager to verify, so at least in the future, he could calm a pile of wishful thinking caused by this matter.


    For most people, it was easy to conjure up fears from your own imagination.


    ¡°I definitely can see him.¡± Zhou Li glanced at him inexplicably. ¡°Isn¡¯t it a ghost if you can¡¯t see it? Brother Jian, are you okay today?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Bian Shengjian breathed a sigh of relief, ¡°Just asking.¡±


    ¡°What are you two standing still for? Get over here!¡± There was another shout in the distance, and Zhou Li hurriedly took two steps forward with Bian Shenjian. ¡°Come here!¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re going to a PE class right?¡± Bian Shengjian was a little speechless about Zhou Li¡¯s reaction which made it seem like they were entering a battlefield, ¡°Why are you in such a hurry?¡±


    ¡°Brother Jian, you just transferred recently,¡± Zhou Li sighed as he ran, ¡°You don¡¯t know Brother Zhao¡­. he, forget it, let¡¯s hurry up to where everyone is first. ¡°


    Bian Shengjian was dragged by Zhou Li to where the group was lined up. Although some boys in the class were very dissatisfied with this, they just glared at Bian Shengjian and said nothing.


    ¡°Line up! Ready! Run!¡± The class monitor shouted from the front of the line and the whole class started to move. Bian Shengjian was standing in the back row and was a little baffled by this action that was similar to military training and could only run together with the group.


    ¡°What is this for?¡± He asked Zhou Li in a low voice. Bian Shengjian turned his head and suddenly saw Lu Shen, who had joined the team at some point, right next to him, running forward intently.


    ¡°Brother Zhao is our physical education teacher,¡± Zhou Li whispered back, ¡°He was a veteran previously, yet he came to our school to teach physical education for some reason. He still likes to command his students to do some exercises that were usually done in military camps¡­¡±


    Bian Shengjian frowned, ¡°Why are the teachers in our school so weird?¡±


    ¡°Hey, it¡¯s good to have one.¡± Zhou Li¡¯s tone was a little helpless, ¡°¡­helped me scared away a few bunch of snobs before actually.¡±


    Bian Shengjian was about to speak, but the person in front suddenly stopped. Bian Shengjian reacted too slowly and bumped into the person in front. ¡°Hey!¡±


    ¡°Who¡¯s talking!?¡± A stern voice suddenly shouted ahead, and the team instantly became silent.


    ¡°Class Monitor, line them up first!¡± The person who spoke did not find the source of the voice for a long time and shouted to the class monitor in dissatisfaction.


    ¡°Yes!¡± The class monitor took the lead in dispersing the line and instructed them to turn to the right. At this turn, Shengjian finally saw the veteran Brother Zhao, Zhou Li mentioned.


    No, according to how he looks right now, he should be called ¡®Holiday Zhao?¡¯


    Bian Shengjian looked at this brother who was wearing a straw hat and flip-flops. For a long time, he really couldn¡¯t associate the image of the person in front of him with a physical education teacher. After all, back in his old school¡­¡­.forget it.


    ¡°Your assembly time was one minute and twenty-five seconds slower! Class Monitor, report the reason!¡± Brother Zhao said, using the stopwatch in his hand.


    ¡°The reason is that two classmates were slow to come.¡± The monitor hesitated before slowly saying.


    ¡°Huh? Who is it? Show me!¡± Brother Zhao¡¯s eyes swept back and forth amongst the class, not paying attention to the embarrassed expression of the class monitor at the moment.


    ¡°It was me.¡±


    Bian Shengjian took a step forward, stretched out his hand, and grasped Zhou Li¡¯s shoulder, preventing him from stepping forward too. ¡°I¡¯m the only one.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± Brother Zhao turned to look at him.


    ¡°Bian Shengjian.¡± Bian Shengjian looked at him without turning his head.


    ¡°Okay, you¡¯re quite righteous.¡± Brother Zhao sneered, ¡°Go and run ten laps by yourself.¡±


    ¡°Brother Zhao, I will run with him!¡± Zhou Li was stunned for a moment, but he couldn¡¯t help raising his hand, ¡°I also slowed down the class just now.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind him,¡± Shengjian frowned, ¡°I¡¯ll run by myself.¡±


    ¡°Did you hear that?¡± Brother Zhao sneered at Zhou Li. ¡°If you are a man, you have to be brave and this boy will not be allowed to leave class until he finishes today.¡±


    ¡°It won¡¯t take up the whole class period.¡± Bian Shengjian said, and moved his hands and feet at will. ¡°Fifteen minutes or so will do.¡±


    ¡°Boy, are you crazy?¡± Brother Zhao looked him up and down a few times ¡°Look at your skin and tender meat¡­ OK, run and let me see what you can do.¡±


    Bian Shengjian raised his hands and rolled up his sleeves. He happened to be wearing baggy shorts today, which was not a big problem for running. However, in the first few days of school, he didn¡¯t have time to go to the gym because he had to deal with various things. He¡¯s state was not definitely as good as before.


    After Bian Shengjian finished preparing, he jumped in his spot twice and after Brother Zhao gave the order, he rushed forward. Bian Shengjian was agile and experienced, he quickly stabilized his breathing, just like how he exercised before.


    Inhale for three steps, exhale for three steps. Breathe through your nose, don¡¯t open your mouth too wide, and pay attention to frequency.


    The whole class just stood there and watched Bian Shengjian run around the oval running track at a fast and uniform speed. Some people couldn¡¯t help but look down at their watch a few times, ¡°Fuck¡­did he just almost run a lap in less than a minute?¡±


    ¡°Right,¡± the boy who ate a leek box this morning snorted disdainfully, ¡°Just look at him pretending to be energetic for now, he will definitely slow down after a while.¡±


    ¡°Yes, keep up this speed!¡± Brother Zhao shouted from the side of the runway with a serious look.


    Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t speak but raised his sweaty chin when passing by the class, and the expression on his face was relaxed and arrogant.


    Someone in the class immediately shouted and whistled, ¡°Bian Shengjian, you¡¯re very good at pretending!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t look for trouble.¡± Brother Zhao glared at the person, ¡°Or you can go and run with him.¡±


    The embarrassed young man who made the taunt immediately closed his mouth, and watched Bian Shengjian as he shuttled across the runway like an arrow released from its bow. When running, he seemed to be in a relaxed state, especially every time his hands and feet moved forward. The muscle lines looked beautiful, the contours were distinct and not too exaggerated. It was a very strong and youthful body for a young man.


    ¡°So handsome!¡± Finally, a girl couldn¡¯t help but exclaim.


    ¡°How many laps has he run already?¡± Zhou Li, also watching amongst the class, looked very restless at the moment, counting the number of laps Shengjian has run over and over while stomping his feet. ¡°Damn it, isn¡¯t he running too fast? If he stops, will he bleed from his seven orifices?¡±


    ¡°¡­No.¡± Lu Shen glanced at him lightly, ¡°It¡¯s already been eight laps.¡±


    ¡°Fifteen minutes is up!¡± Brother Zhao shouted.


    ¡°Tsk.¡± Bian Shengjian adjusted his posture to prepare for the final sprint, but the fact that he basically maintained his speed since the first few laps had already amazed many boys in the class. ¡°Holy crap, you are awesome!¡±


    After the last lap, Brother Zhao immediately stopped the stopwatch, and the time displayed on it was seventeen minutes and three seconds.


    ¡°Brother Jian!¡± Zhou Li rushed up first, and Lu Shen followed closely behind. ¡°How are you that fast?!¡±


    ¡°¡­It¡¯s alright.¡± Bian Shengjian stopped and adjusted his breathing before slowly walking toward them. The sweat all over his body seemed to be glowing under the sunlight.


    ¡°Drink some water, drink some water.¡± Zhou Li hurriedly offered his own water bottle, ¡°Damn it, Brother, I don¡¯t even know what to say. You¡¯re really too fast.¡±


    Bian Shengjian unscrewed the bottle and swallowed two mouthfuls of water, then turned his back to the group of girls and wiped the sweat on his face with the hem of his clothes before saying, ¡°It was not that fast.¡±


    ¡°It was!¡± Zhou Li immediately shouted, ¡°I was even afraid that the bottom of your feet would somehow ignite some sparks!¡±


    ¡°Wipe your sweat.¡± Lu Shen, who got a towel from nowhere, put it on Bian Shengjian¡¯s neck, sounding a little worried, ¡°Be careful of catching a cold.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s unlikely to happen.¡± Bian Shengjian took off the towel from his neck and wiped his head and face with it before heaving a sigh of relief ¡°Thanks.¡±


    ¡°You guys, return to the group.¡± Brother Zhao observed for a long time before speaking.


    ¡°Yes.¡± Zhou Li immediately raised his eyebrows. ¡°Brother Zhao, you see¡­¡±


    ¡°It was so-so, it¡¯s much worse than when I was in the military camp before.¡± Brother Zhao didn¡¯t look at him, his eyes fixed on Bian Shengjian.


    ¡°Really?¡± Bian Shengjian put down the towel and looked at him rudely, ¡°I didn¡¯t do my best that time.¡±


    ¡°Would you like to compete with me?¡± Brother Zhao said suddenly.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Bian Shengjian raised the corner of his mouth, and the sweat on his neck flowed into his collarbone again ¡°What are you good at?¡±


    ¡°Pull-ups.¡± Brother Zhao pointed to the uneven bars not far away, and his tone didn¡¯t fluctuate, ¡°Dare to accept?¡±


    ¡°I do.¡± Bian Shengjian pinched the collar of his shirt and fanned himself casually.


    ¡°Compete with each other over what?¡± Zhou Li was anxious, ¡°Brother Zhao, how can you be like this! He just finished ten laps!¡±


    ¡°Young man, your physical strength is good.¡± Brother Zhao said, taking off the straw hat on his head and fanning himself with it. ¡°How many years has it been since I was discharged from the army? Don¡¯t tell me you can¡¯t compare to this old ginger head?¡±


    ¡°You¡­¡± Zhou Li looked anxious to hit someone, but Bian Shengjian motioned him to shut up first. ¡°Yes, but I have a condition. ¡°


    ¡°What conditions?¡± Brother Zhao looked at him.


    ¡°If I win, our class won¡¯t ever do your messy military camp exercises in the future.¡± Bian Shengjian said.


    ¡°¡­Okay.¡± Brother Zhao fanned his hand, ¡°What if you lose?¡±


    Bian Shengjian frowned and thought for a while before speaking, ¡°I hadn¡¯t thought of that, since I don¡¯t plan on losing.¡±


    After listening to his words, Brother Zhao suddenly laughed heartily, and after laughing, he stretched out his hand and patted Shengjian¡¯s shoulder vigorously, ¡°If you lose, then you¡¯ll be delivering me tea for two weeks in my office. How about that?¡±


    ¡°Deal.¡± Bian Shengjian said.


    The author has something to say:


    I like to write about some frivolous teenagers ^-^


    Continue tomorrow.

 Chapter 12

    Warmth


    ¡°Don¡¯t.¡±


    Bian Shengjian looked down and saw a hand grabbing his arm. ¡°Don¡¯t be foolish.¡±


    ¡°..it¡¯s okay.¡± Bian Shengjian frowned slightly, ¡°Let go. ¡°


    Lu Shen let go of his hand but kept staring at him with undisguised worry in his eyes.


    ¡°You¡­¡±


    Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t speak. He suddenly raised his hand and instead flicked Zhou Li¡¯s forehead, ¡°Even if you make me run ten more laps, I can still beat him ten more times.¡±


    ¡°Ow!¡± Zhou Li shouted, staring at Shengjian while irritably rubbing his forehead,¡± Brother Jian, I advise you to not be too overbearing or it might cost you something. ¡±


    ¡°Ah,¡± Bian Shengjian looked at him and nodded, ¡°I¡¯m wrong, it should be twenty.¡±


    ¡°Add me, and you should be able to make it up to thirty.¡± Lu Shen added.


    ¡°I¡¯m really going to fight you after school this time.¡± Zhou Li said through gritted teeth.


    Bian Shengjian couldn¡¯t help but laugh as Brother Zhao had already reached the uneven bars and waved to him, ¡°Boy! Come here!¡±


    ¡°Coming.¡± Bian Shengjian walked up to him and met his gaze head-on. The students in the class unconsciously divided into two groups and looked at him with a variety of expressions. Some were admiring him, some had a look of jealousy, and some were even looking at him maliciously. Yet Bian Shengjian doesn¡¯t care much about these. He understood a life principle a long time ago and applied it perfectly. That is to ignore what kind of person you are in the eyes of others, just follow your own heart when you speak and do things.


    Honestly, why live under the impression of others?


    ¡°Let¡¯s begin.¡± Bian Shengjian said.


    Brother Zhao sneered and didn¡¯t speak. He suddenly jumped up and grabbed the pole. Although he was almost old, his body still looked flexible. Some class members couldn¡¯t help but take the lead in applauding. ¡°Awesome!¡±


    ¡°What ¡®awesome?!¡¯ It hasn¡¯t even started yet!¡± Zhou Li was speechless and he leaned over and encouraged Bian Shengjian, ¡°Brother Jian, you can do this!¡±


    Bian Shengjian quickly stepped back and then jumped up. The hem of his shirt lifted in mid-air, revealing a smooth waistline, which caused the girls in the class to scream in high pitch, ¡°Ah! ¡°


    ¡°His jumping ability is great.¡± Brother Zhao commented.


    ¡°Start.¡± Bian Shengjian said, looking ahead.


    ¡ª!¡± The students around the uneven bars counted together loudly, their eyes jumping back and forth from Brother Zhao and Bian Shengjian.


    ¡°Two!¡±


    ¡°Three!¡± Zhou Li roared, staring nervously at Bian Shengjian¡¯s forearm muscles that were repeatedly tightening then relaxing, for fear that Bian Shengjian would fall due to exhaustion when he reached the next number.


    ¡°Four!¡±


    ¡°Come on, you can do it!¡± Zhou Li watched Bian Shengjian go up over the bar without blinking and stopped for a while when he reached the seventh count, panting hard with his head hung low.


    ¡°Crap, crap, crap.¡± Zhou Li jumped on the spot nervously twice, ¡°Who the hell is going to step forward and continue!¡±


    ¡°Who would dare to? What if I accidentally fall over?¡±


    Someone sneered rudely.


    ¡°Ma Jing, what¡¯s your problem?¡± Zhou Li pointed at him and shouted rudely, ¡°He¡¯s fighting so hard for our class! You better clean your fucking mouth for me!¡±


    ¡°Huh,¡± Ma Jing squinted and looked sideways at him, ¡°Zhou Li, you are really amazing. It¡¯s only been two days yet you¡¯ve already become someone else¡¯s follower? Are you interested in his money or his¡­ ¡°


    ¡°Shut up.¡± Lu Shen looked at him.


    Ma Jing was stunned for two seconds and inexplicably felt a chill running up his back. Regardless of anything else, he quickly stretched his hands behind and impatiently scratched his back. ¡°Fuck¡­ who is this person? Is it one from our class?¡±


    Lu Shen stared at him for a moment before turning his head, looking at Bian Shengjian intently, who after resting for a while, resumed his movements, but his speed was slightly slower than before.


    ¡°Boy, how long can you hold on?¡± Brother Zhao¡¯s hand holding the crossbar trembled slightly, but he still spoke steadily. ¡°We¡¯re already at the 12th count, are you almost at your limit?¡±


    ¡°How can it be?¡± Bian Shengjian shook his head, dripping the sweat that was about to flow into his eyes to the ground, ¡°But I think you¡¯re about to give up, right?¡±


    ¡°A true man never backs down easily.¡± Brother Zhao snorted coldly.


    As the situation continues to deepen, the confrontation between the two seems to have fallen into a stalemate for now.  Bian Shengjian doesn¡¯t care how much he has done. In short, as long as Brother Zhao pulls himself up, so will Bian Shengjian, and each action strives to the ultimate standard action of pulling the body up.


    The expressions of the surrounding audience below them also changed from excitement to shock, pointing to the fact that seven or eight minutes had passed since the two of them were hanging on the bar. Let alone doing pull-ups, even if it¡¯s just hanging on the bar, ordinary people might have been unable to continue grasping it because of lack of strength for an extended amount of time.


    ¡°Brother Jian! Come down if you can¡¯t do it anymore!¡± Zhou Li wiped the sweat from his forehead, ¡°Don¡¯t be stubborn!¡±


    ¡°Nonsense.¡± Bian Shengjian gasped. Although his breathing had begun to be a little unstable, his tone was still casual, ¡°If he can still continue, I can too.¡±


    Brother Zhao didn¡¯t answer this time, his wrinkled face was covered with sweat, but he still made another pull-up with great effort. ¡°¡­good boy. You sure have guts!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m flattered.¡± Bian Shengjian took a breath and followed closely, ¡°and you¡¯re still strong despite your age.¡±


    ¡°Now¡¯s not the time to be humble with me boy,¡± Brother Zhao laughed off and continued, ¡°Okay¡­. I want to see who can survive to the end today!¡±


    ¡°¡­Twenty!¡± Ma Jing swallowed and stared at the two hanging figures in shock.


    Inhuman¡­ Neither of them is human!


    ¡°Fuck.¡± Zhou Li¡¯s eyes widened and exclaimed in a low voice ¡°The hell¡­ they aren¡¯t done yet?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s almost over.¡± Lu Shen took a deep breath, his eyes seemed to be glued on Bian Shengjian¡¯s sweaty back, ¡°Wait a minute.¡±


    ¡°Brother Zhao,¡± Bian Shengjian¡¯s breathing was already very unstable at this time, but he still uses his last strength to persevere, ¡°Your hand is shaking so much. ¡°


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you the same, smelly boy?¡± Brother Zhao¡¯s face was already flushed, but it could be seen that he was also holding on due to his perseverance.


    ¡°Pull up one more for Lao Tzu!¡±


    Brother Zhao suddenly let out a loud shout without warning, and the whole person struggled desperately to go up, even the blue veins on his neck and arms seemed to burst out. It can also be seen at this moment, that even his hairline was struggling with all his strength¡­


    But unfortunately, it may be because the person was really old and out of strength, or maybe because his hands sweated too much, Brother Zhao struggled with all his strength, yet still failed. His hands loosen from gripping the bar and he fell down¨C


    ¡°Ah!¡± The boys in front who had been staring nervously at the situation immediately jumped forward a few steps, quickly stretching their arms out to prevent him from falling to the ground, ¡°Brother Zhao, be careful!¡±


    ¡°¡­already old.¡± Brother Zhao wiped the sweat from his face with trembling hands, raised his head, and shouted hoarsely to Bian Shengjian, who was still hanging on the crossbar, ¡°Come down, you win.¡±


    Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t answer. He still finished a pull-up slowly and steadily for the last time, then forcefully loosened the knuckles that were so stiff that they were about to lose consciousness, and was about to come down falling to the ground to land on his feet.


    ¡°Twenty-one!¡± Zhou Li almost cried out with joy and was about to rush forward, but there was someone who had already made it ahead of him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be so stubborn in the future.¡±


    Bian Shengjian lowered his head abruptly and was horrified to find that his feet were still several centimeters off the ground. After a few seconds of being shocked, he realized that he had been intercepted mid-air, and a pair of arms circled around his waist, holding him.


    ¡°¡­Fuck!¡± Bian Shengjian was so shocked that he almost punched Lu Shen¡¯s head, but his hands were sore, numb, and stiff; he couldn¡¯t hit him with them. He could only yell at him loudly, ¡°Lu Shen, you fucking let me down now!¡±


    Lu Shen paused for a moment before gently lowering him down to the ground. At this moment, Zhou Li had already pushed aside the crowd and rushed up, he was about to feel Bian Shengjian¡¯s face to see how he was after the competition, ¡°Brother Jian, are you alright?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Bian Shenghui took a few steps to the side. He really wanted to punch Lu Shen on the spot, but his hands were a little weak, so he could only glare at him. ¡°Don¡¯t fucking touch me!¡±


    ¡°But I was afraid you¡¯d fall.¡± Lu Shen shrugged while looking at him.


    ¡°Damn, I was really scared to death just now!¡± Zhou Li shouted in his ear in succession, and only reluctantly calmed down after being hit by Shenjian¡¯s elbow, ¡°¡­Brother Jian, your arm is no good right now, do you want me to feed you tonight?¡±


    ¡°Go away, don¡¯t disgust me here.¡± The blue veins on Bian Shengjian¡¯s forehead jumped, and as he spoke, he shook his arm vigorously.


    But at this moment, it would be a lie to say that it was not uncomfortable. Bian Shengjian had to grit his teeth to hold back a groan due a series of pains such as the soreness, swelling, and numbness coming from his arms. Putting on that calm expression, even he somewhat admired his professionalism for forcing himself to pretend to the end.


    ¡°I won, remember not to go back on your words.¡± Bian Shengjian turned to look at Brother Zhao, who was still sitting on the ground panting and said calmly.


    ¡°Fine.¡± Brother Zhao looked up at him, ¡°I am willing to admit defeat.¡±


    ¡°Then, the class is already over?¡± Zhou Li immediately raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and shouted in an exaggerated tone, ¡°Brother Zhao should dismiss us ba? We still have classes in the next session!¡±


    ¡°Dismissed.¡± Brother Zhao didn¡¯t say much after hearing this and simply waved his hand neatly.


    ¡°But you, stay.¡±


    Bian Shengjian massaged his sore arms and dragged his feet to Brother Zhou. Bian Shengjian gritted his teeth but didn¡¯t let out any crude words, ¡°Is there anything else?¡±


    ¡°Would you like to consider joining the school¡¯s basketball team? Or the track and field team.¡± Brother Zhao stood up from the ground with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, ¡°I think you have great potential, brat.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m not interested.¡± Shengjian said and turned his neck, ¡°If there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯ll be going back now.¡±


    ¡°Think about it!¡± Brother Zhao suddenly slapped Bian Shengjian¡¯s back. ¡°When you have thought about it, come to my office and I¡¯ll make you some good tea.¡±


    ¡°¡­Okay.¡± Bian Shengjian almost lost his breath by that slap. He endured his irritation and didn¡¯t lose his temper on the spot. ¡°I¡¯m leaving.¡±


    ¡°Go.¡± Brother Zhao said with a smile.


    The atmosphere after returning was very cheerful. Most of the students were discussing the details of what just happened with relish, but only Bian Shengjian, the main party involved, did not feel the joy of victory after returning to his table. There was only bitterness in his heart.


    It hit him like a thunderbolt. He had to clean the school grounds after classes and his arms were already sore.


    Half dead, Bian Shengjian just laid his head on his table and waited for school to end. Because of his arms that were barely relieved of soreness, he didn¡¯t think that he would be able to wield a broom or show off his skills on the playground now.


    Ah, I want to die.


    But according to his temperament, even if his hands hurt to death, he will not take the initiative to ask others for help, so he hesitated in his seat for a while before slipping out through the back door while Zhou Li was packing his bag. Bian Shengjian took small steps down the stairs as he was feeling moody from the work he was going to have to do.


    Bian Shenjian found the cumbersome bamboo broom that Lao Tan told him to find. He felt the extremely rough surface as he picked it up. He looked over the playground littered with fallen leaves and began to doubt his life. A chuckle sounded behind him, ¡°I¡¯ll help you, you idiot. Don¡¯t keep pushing yourself.¡±


    ¡°Get out of here!¡± Bian Shengjian threw the broom at Lu Shen without turning his head, ¡°I haven¡¯t even asked you to pay for what you did back at P.E. class!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve already taken it!¡± Lu Shen hurriedly ducked to the side, ¡°A gentleman speaks but does not move.¡±


    (t/n a gentleman speaks but does not move-The gentleman speaks but does not move is a Chinese idiom, which means that the gentleman only uses his mouth to reason and argue, and does not fight with his fists.)


    ¡°What the hell did I do to you!¡± Bian Shengjian stared at him fiercely, ¡°I really want to¡­¡±


    ¡°Brother Jian!¡± A sudden shout came from a distance, and then Zhou Li dragged a broom and ran up, gasping for breath when he stopped: ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell us that you were going to be punished for sweeping the playground? Ah? This is your fault!¡±


    ¡°I¡­¡± Bian Shengjian frowned.¡±It¡¯s none of your business. What are you doing here?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not only me who¡¯s here,¡± Zhou Li smiled and pointed behind him ¡°All of us are here.¡±


    Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t speak and was stunned when he looked behind Zhou Li.


    There was a group of students slowly walking towards them with brooms, and the boy in the lead waved at his hand after his eyes met Bian Shengjian¡¯s.


    ¡°Shengjian.¡± It was the class monitor.


    ¡°You¡­¡± Bian Shengjian paused for a while but still didn¡¯t speak.


    ¡°You¡¯re welcome!¡± Zhou Li smiled and patted his shoulders, ¡°Everyone will help you, you¡¯re a sick patient. Go to the side to cool off.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± Bian Shengjian looked at him, and couldn¡¯t help but say after a long time.


    ¡°Why?¡± Zhou Li also looked at him, stunned for a few seconds before laughing,


    ¡°Stupid, because we are friends.¡±


    Author¡¯s Note:


    Continue tomorrow

 Chapter 13

    Sunset


    Bian Shengjian couldn¡¯t tell how he felt for a moment until the broom in his hand was gently taken away and he came back to his senses¨C


    ¡°Looks like your hand is throbbing with pain, give it to me.¡± Lu Shen said.


    Bian Shengjian glanced at him and was too lazy to pretend to be polite. ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°Shengjian, you¡¯ve worked so hard.¡± The squad leader holding a broom, patted his shoulder with a smile. ¡°I can see that your physical strength is very good.¡±


    ¡°Generally average, third in the world.¡± Bian Shengjian said modestly.


    ¡°Shut up. But this time, you really held on and pretended to be fine.¡± Zhou Li waved his broom and pointed at several girls in the crowd. ¡°Look, after knowing that you are going to be punished with sweeping the playground, a bunch of your little fans came and joined right away. I couldn¡¯t stop them!¡±


    ¡°Zhou Li, shut up! Don¡¯t be annoying!¡± The blushing girls hidden within the crowd laughed and scolded Zhou Li.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Bian Shengjian opened his mouth but was at a loss for words. He could only silently retreat to the side while massaging and stretching his sore arms as he looked at the group of people chatting with enthusiasm and sweeping the ground.


    As Lu Shen dumped a handful of fallen leaves into a big trash can, when he turned around, he saw the painful expression flashing on Bian Shengjian¡¯s face. ¡°Are you alright? Is it still very painful? Do you want to go to the school infirmary?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s alright,¡± Bian Shengjian sighed, ¡°it¡¯s just that I haven¡¯t exercised in a while, so it¡¯s a little strained.¡±


    Lu Shen didn¡¯t speak anymore, stopped, and watched the elongated shadows of the group of people for a long time in the light of the setting sun.


    Bian Shengjian suddenly felt that this was a very novel experience. The runway track was dyed golden due to the sunset, the sound of sweeping dried fallen leaves was in his ears, as well as the laughter and voices in the distance.


    ¡°You used to be alone.¡± Lu Shen sat down on the grass near him and the setting sun¡¯s rays hit his side profile. That¡¯s why when Bian Shengjian looked down at him, he could almost see the tiny hairs on Lu Shen¡¯s face.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be lazy, are you not ashamed that while others are working, you¡¯re just sitting here?¡± Bian Shengjian gave him a sidelong glance, but he still sat down beside him.


    Although the school ground was still hot and dry, the wind blowing on the face was quite comfortable, and it also smelled of grass and soil, which was much better than the artificial grass that was laced with rubber and plastic from his previous school. Bian Shengjian squinted his eyes and couldn¡¯t help taking a few deep breaths before letting it out slowly. ¡°What about you?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not always alone.¡± Bian Shengjian turned his head and glanced at Lu Shen, and suddenly found that his face, which was lit by the sun, looked quite beautiful, but his expression while facing forward was too calm at the moment and even looked a little sad.


    ¡°Hmm?¡± Lu Shen tilted his head at him. Looking confused as to why Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t believe his words.


    ¡°Don¡¯t act cute.¡± Bian Shengjian poked out a finger in disgust and slowly turned his head away, ¡°Why do I not see you talking to our classmates?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t I talk to you?¡± Lu Shen rubbed his nose and smiled.


    ¡°I¡¯m serious, tell me the truth.¡± Bian Shengjian frowned, ¡°Are they shunning you?¡±


    Bian Shengjian first felt that Lu Shen had a weird temperament. He would also often say that he was a ghost and other messy things. But after having gotten along with Lu Shen for a while now, Bian Shengjian is beginning to think Lu Shen was not too bad.


    ¡°What is really going on in this person¡¯s mind?¡±


    ¡°Why does he want to stay away from the crowd?¡±


    ¡°Why does he seem to be as incompatible with the public as me?¡±


    ¡°Why¡­ did he choose to approach me from the start?¡±


    When these thoughts popped into Bian Shengjian¡¯s mind, he couldn¡¯t help but lean back, his eyes still fixed on Lu Shen. ¡°Come on, tell me why?¡±


    ¡°Third brother,¡± Lu Shen¡¯s tone was very light, but it sounded a bit strained. ¡°Do you think that people like me seem to be particularly nosy and annoying?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t ask you about this,¡± Bian Shengjian interrupted him impatiently, ¡°Haven¡¯t you already been concerned about little things regarding me since the beginning of school? I¡¯m asking why you don¡¯t get in touch with other people but come to me every day like a stalker. ¡°


    ¡°I looked like a stalker? I shouldn¡¯t be ba!¡± Lu Shen couldn¡¯t help laughing a few times, but raised his eyes and saw faint anger behind Biang Shenjian¡¯s eyes. ¡°Okay, just pretend. Pretend to be stupid, that¡¯s all you do.¡±


    Lu Shen paused for a moment, and then he heard Bian Shengjian say word by word, ¡°Let me tell you this Lu Shen, I like men.¡±


    Lu Shen looked at him in astonishment.


    ¡°So,¡± Bian Shengjian took a deep breath, ¡°everything that you do to me may seem like nothing when done to others, but not with me. I¡¯m also always fucking cranky. I easily get uncomfortable or disgusted, do you understand?¡±


    Lu Shen still looked at him silently and nodded lightly for a long time.


    Bian Shengjian retracted his gaze and rubbed his temples with his fingertips. Crazy. Really crazy. To come out to someone so casually, and to come out so confidently and naturally. ¡®Third brother, are you being thick-skinned again?¡¯


    ¡°Then I will¡­¡± Lu Shen hesitated for a while before slowly saying, ¡°Be more careful next time.¡±


    ¡®Do you actually hear yourself saying that! Why don¡¯t you just say stay away directly?¡¯


    Bian Shengjian raised his head and glared at him. ¡°In short, since I¡¯ve already told you that, you can figure it out yourself in the future.¡±


    ¡°Then since you¡¯ve said your secret, Third Brother, let me tell you a little secret of mine too.¡± Lu Shen lowered his eyes and laughed suddenly, ¡°Do you want to listen?¡±


    ¡°Do you have to speak like squeezing toothpaste?¡± Bian Shengjian was a little speechless. ¡°Isn¡¯t it annoying? Hurry up.¡±


    ¡°I actually¡­feel quite inferior about myself.¡± Lu Shen¡¯s eyes were a little dim, and he raised his finger and pointed to the group of people in front of them. ¡°I don¡¯t know how to get along with other people, and I don¡¯t know if others will notice my existence. Sometimes I take a breath when I feel intimidated and I¡¯m also afraid of crowds. That¡¯s why I was used to being alone before.¡±


    ¡°No. Lu Shen, were you just talking nonsense without even blinking?¡± Bian Shengjian looked at him in shock, ¡°You have low self-esteem? You like to be alone? Were you fucking possessed by ghosts before?¡±


    ¡°But you are an exception,¡± Lu Shen hesitated for a few seconds, probably influenced by what Bian Shengjian said just now, and then tried his best to express it euphemistically. ¡°I just feel very comfortable staying with you, but it doesn¡¯t really mean anything else.¡±


    ¡°¡­What on earth makes you have this illusion?¡± Bian Shengjian twitched the corners of his mouth, remembering the scene where he was very reluctant to walk inside this school for the first time, and then thought of the current situation of being told in front of his face that Lu Shen felt comfortable being with him, he really doesn¡¯t want to believe it.


    ¡°Are you fooling me again?¡± Bian Shengjian said through gritted teeth.


    ¡°I¡¯m serious.¡± Lu Shen looked at him and said seriously. ¡°Actually, you¡¯re a good person, but you don¡¯t know it yourself.¡±


    Bian Shengjian stayed silent.


    ¡°Brother!¡± ¡°Shengjian!¡±


    There were two shouts in the distance. Zhou Li rushed up with a smile on his sweaty face. ¡°It¡¯s done! Aren¡¯t we just awesome!¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re all awesome.¡± Bian Shengjian looked around and saw that there were no more fallen leaves on the ground. He sighed with relief and bumped Zhou Li¡¯s fist with his.


    ¡°Thank you for your hard work.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s alright. It was a piece of cake.¡± Zhou Li said and wiped off his sweat again. Bian Shengjian noticed his palm was rubbed red, and immediately snatched it and looked at it over. ¡°Is the skin broken?¡±


    ¡°Huh? No.¡± Zhou Li quickly pulled his hand back, ¡°I¡¯m not a little girl, and my hands are not that tender.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Bian Shengjian frowned and nodded slightly to the class monitor behind him.¡±To thank you all, I¡¯ll treat everyone to a meal tonight. Treat it as payment for your hard work.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Zhou Li raised his head abruptly and touched his nose a little embarrassedly. ¡°This is not very good, we have so many people, you might spend a lot of money on us.¡±


    ¡°Not at all.¡± Bian Shengjian sighed, ¡°I use RMB to wipe my butt when I go to the toilet, so I don¡¯t lack money for a meal.¡±


    ¡°Damn.¡± Zhou Li laughed so hard that he almost choked, ¡°Okay! I¡¯ll go and talk to a few of them, where are we going to eat tonight?¡±


    ¡°Go to¡­¡± Bian Shengjian paused for a moment. Before, even if he had to close his eyes, he could name all the delicious and fun things in the streets near his home, but can¡¯t now, since he¡¯s still a newcomer and unfamiliar with the place. When it comes to choosing a restaurant, even if he himself had only gone out for one meal, he had absolutely no idea where to take this large group of people at all. ¡°Why don¡¯t you choose, I don¡¯t know any good places.¡±


    ¡°Okay, when I was working part-time, I found a good hotpot restaurant on North-South Lane,¡± Zhou said and snapped his fingers. ¡°Their beef louver is really good! And their celestial coriander beef is also amazing! ¡°


    ¡°What celestial¡­¡­.just go there.¡± Bian Shengjian nodded in consternation. ¡°Anyhow, I¡¯m not familiar with it.¡±


    ¡°Brother will take you tonight! Let you feel the atmosphere of our small city!¡± Zhou Li smiled and hugged his shoulder, which happened to pull Bian Shengjian¡¯s sore arm. He had to grit his teeth and said in a low voice, ¡°¡­Zhou Li! You¡¯re looking for death!¡±


    Standing not far away, Lu Shen folded his arms and watched and couldn¡¯t help laughing out loud. After laughing, he suddenly became emotional. He turned his back to Bian Shengjian and quickly wiped his eyes with his hands.


    Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t know that hot pot restaurants can still be opened in such corners.


    Lao Dao Hotpot Restaurant. Well, the name sounds quite domineering. But isn¡¯t this shop a bit small, and the decoration was also so down to earth. Wait, the floor isn¡¯t also tiled?


    (t/n Lao Dao- Old Knife or Old Sword)


    Bian Shengjian was immediately overwhelmed by the spicy hot pot fragrant as soon as he entered, but when he saw the environment in the store, he subconsciously disliked it. ¡°This place¡­¡±


    ¡°Boss lady! Is there any private room?¡± Zhou Li suddenly shouted at the store.


    ¡°Yes! How many people!¡± The proprietress shouted back.


    ¡°A dozen!¡± Zhou Li waved his hand aggressively.


    Bian Shengjian, who was about to speak, was surprised by the loud exchange that just happened in front of him. After digging out his ears, he inexplicably followed a group of people into a small private room. The waiter had to bring a few chairs from outside because there weren¡¯t enough. As the number of people entering increased, he felt that it was crowded. When everyone around sat down, he felt like they were sitting on a meat paste, forcibly expanding the narrowed space.


    ¡°Or, we might as well change to a bigger place?¡± Bian Shengjian squeezed a little harder, feeling that even the air was thinning.


    ¡°This is already the largest private room,¡± the waiter said amid a crowd of noisy people.


    ¡°Order!¡± Zhou Li waved again.


    Bian Shengjian used to go out to eat hotpot with three other people, and he had never tried to squeeze inside a large group of crowd. The scene was chaotic like a vegetable market. He let Zhou Li decide on what to order and as for the taste of the dishes¡­ Bian Shengjian silently glanced at this large group of people and sincerely felt that as long as they were full, everything else was unimportant.


    ¡°Brother, do you want to drink?¡± Zhou Li flicked the menu and raised his chin, ¡°How about your drinking tolerance?¡±


    ¡°Better than you.¡± Bian Shengjian said.


    ¡°Okay!¡± Zhou Li excitedly called the waiter. ¡°Two dozen ¡®Xue Ha¡¯, four bottles of ¡®Niu Er¡¯!¡±


    ¡°I invited you for a meal, not to drink to death.¡± Bian Shengjian rubbed his forehead.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, these people can hold their liquor very well.¡± Zhou Li pointed at the boys sitting next to him with a smile, and the topic changed again. ¡°But you girls should not drink. No one would dare to carry you back once you¡¯re all drunk.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s alright, we¡¯ll just drink juice.¡± A girl named Huihui shook the cup in her hand and smiled at Bian Shengjian. ¡°Thank you, Young Master Bian, for inviting us to dinner.¡±


    ¡°No, you¡­¡± Bian Shengjian felt helpless, ¡°You don¡¯t need to call me that, just call me Xiao Jian.¡±


    ¡°Doesn¡¯t that sound like an insurance seller?¡± Zhou Li burst out laughing.


    ¡°Xiao Jian?¡± At this moment, when Bian Shengjian heard someone talking to his ear, his scalp exploded. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you be called Third Brother? Hmm?¡±


    ¡°Go away.¡± Bian Shengjian roared threateningly in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯ll beat you if you dare come here.¡±


    ¡°¡­sorry, but it¡¯s already crowded.¡± Lu Shen said helplessly.


    ¡°It¡¯s here!¡± Someone shouted in the crowd, and before Bian Shengjian could turn around, the few dishes that had just been brought to the table were dumped into the pot, and a bunch of chopsticks had already gathered around the pot. Counting down the seconds for it to be ready to eat.


    ¡°Eat, eat, treat yourselves tonight!¡± Zhou Li roared, and then put his chopsticks into the pot.


    Bian Shengjian could only stand up and join in the battle. In his more than ten years of life, he had never eaten around such a lively hotpot. Even the grabbing of a piece of meat depends on your skill. After finishing the first round, the speed of wolfing down the food and snatching meat had been greatly accelerated. Just following the rhythm of pouring the meat into the pot one after another and then rushing up to grab it, he was already leaning on his seat for a short while.


    ¡°Fuck¡­¡± Bian Shengjian reached out and touched his stomach.


    The taste of the hotpot in this shop was really good. Although the ingredients were not top-notch, they tasted fresh.


    ¡°Brother Jian, here¡¯s a toast to you!¡± Zhou Li stood up with a bright face and raised his cup at him. He drank it in one go and said, ¡°Done!¡±


    Bian Shengjian didn¡¯t speak, just raised his cup and took a sip. ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡°Shall we take a photo? Something to remember.¡± The girl named Huihui suddenly stood up and looked at Bian Shengjian carefully, ¡°Is it alright?¡±


    ¡°Sure.¡± Bian Shengjian hesitated for a while and nodded, although he didn¡¯t know what to commemorate. But looking at the mess around him, he couldn¡¯t get a decent photoshoot mood. ¡°How about we change to another place?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry! It¡¯s fine here.¡± Zhou Li yelled and called the waiter in again, turning his head to look at Bian Shengjian. ¡°Brother Jian, can we use your mobile phone to take pictures? Here, your mobile phone is the most expensive, so the quality must be much better.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Shengjian handed over his phone.


    ¡°Look at the camera! Come on. 1! 2! 3!¡± The waiter aimed the camera at the group of people.


    ¡°Cheese!¡± Zhou Li yelled. Everyone immediately moved in response to the sound and squeezed into a ball. Bian Shengjian instantly felt that he was squeezed flat. He could only helplessly tilt his head to the side which also happened to meet Lu Shen¡¯s smiling eyes and his two shiny little tiger teeth.


    ¡°Are you happy tonight?¡± Lu Shen bent his eyes at him.


    ¡°I¡¯m happy.¡± Bian Shengjian sighed.


    ¡°Look at the camera.¡± Lu Shen suddenly grabbed his shoulder, and the hot temperature of his palm seemed to penetrate through Shengjian¡¯s clothes and onto his skin. He felt helpless and could only glare at Lu Shen before giving up.


    ¡°Young Master Bian will pay the bill tonight!¡± Zhou Li shouted with joy.


    ¡°Shut up!¡± Bian Shengjian gritted his teeth and shouted, but the moment the shutter was pressed, a smile appeared on his face, looking very wanton.


    Lu Shen glanced at Shengjian from the corner of his eye, the strength in his hand tightened slightly, and he also showed a bright smile.


    The author has something to say:


    I also want to eat hotpot.


    Continue tomorrow.