TWSITAOCP Ch. 07

After dusk, the lights in the basketball court flickered one by one. The store manager muttered under his breath as he walked to the switch and pressed it.

The lights inside and outside of the store lit up, and the young man’s handsome features became clearly visible, along with his indifferent gaze.

Yu Sui calmly withdrew his gaze, even though he was panicking inside.

He always had the habit of being too lazy to look at people. His attention usually focused on the top of their heads, just a quick glance and done. Not to mention that he didn’t really look at people even when it’s bright out, let alone when it was dark. It was just that he had a good appearance, which made his distractedness less noticeable, which had saved him from trouble of getting punched more than once.

As a result, he ended up sitting down among the “police”.

The three police didn’t look timid either. Each of them stared at his snacks with eyes full of intent.

Yu Sui was very quiet at this moment—with his soft, wispy hair on his forehead, long eyelashes, and his cheeks gently moving as he chewed his food at a steady pace, looking very well-behaved.

“What a good appetite.” said Hu Fan.

Zheng Zian pondered: “Your fingers are pretty long. Is that how you managed to carry so many things at once?”

Yu Sui: “…”

He finally realized that his luck had been terrible lately, repeatedly running into the disciplinary committee. According to his cousin, this was a bad omen, a very bad one.

After tomorrow’s exams, he must first consult his cousin for fortune-telling.

“That’s enough.” Yan Xiu glanced at the two people who were making a fuss. “Do you think he can’t hear you?”

Hu Fan clicked his tongue, looked at Yan Xiu and then at Yu Sui, and said “ah” with an emphasis. He himself didn’t pay attention to the gossip on campus, but there were girls in his class who were obsessed with it. Because he had a good relationship with Yan Xiu, he was pestered a few times. He vaguely knew that many people were shipping the minister and Yu Sui, but this was the first time he saw the two of them sitting together.

Two handsome guys standing together already drew a lot of attention. Hu Fan squinted his eyes and glanced over. Somehow, the words just slipped out, “You’re not even together yet, and you’re already protecting him?”

As soon as these words came out, Yu Sui looked at him with a horrified and disbelieving expression. Although he didn’t make a sound, one could tell from his mouth shape that the unspoken words were probably a swear word.

Yan Xiu didn’t understand: “Who’s dating?”

You. Hu Fan bit his tongue and swallowed his words. He could see that this well-behaved boy was uncomfortable sitting at the same table with them, but he didn’t run away immediately out of politeness. He decided not to tease him further.

Their disciplinary department didn’t bully good students.

Yu Sui had no idea what Hu Fan was thinking. It was fine for them to tease Yan Xiu, but they shouldn’t embarrass him. Thinking this, Yu Sui, despite their unfamiliarity, slowly loosened his grip on the bamboo skewer and pushed it diagonally upwards, interrupting Hu Fan: “This oden ¹關東煮 (Guāndōngzhǔ) is delicious… Would you like to try it?”

Eat up. It’ll shut you up.

Three pairs of eyes were cast on him again, making Yu Sui retract his hand, and then the bamboo sticks were taken away one by one.

Yu Sui sighed inwardly, suddenly noticing another gaze above his head. When he looked up, Yan Xiu was looking down at the syllabus he used as a cushion on the table.

Yu Sui: “…”

He held his breath and unconsciously clasped his palms with his slightly clenched fingers.

After a while, the person in front of him raised his eyes and looked at him quietly with their light-colored eyes: “A good student?”

“…” Yu Sui folded a corner of the outline, neither denying nor admitting. He was silent for a while and said slowly, “I don’t know if you have read this famous Japanese book. It mentioned that you can easily memorize the review materials by eating bread engraved with them.”

Yan Xiu continued to look at him.

Yu Sui: “…”

He finished the second half of the sentence with little confidence: “…I think it’s the same to put the review materials under the food.”

Hu Fan: “…”

Zheng Zian: “…”

Yan Xiu thought for a moment, “Hmm.”

Yu Sui: “…”

A dead silence.

Outside the basketball court, a few boys were linking arms and shouted towards the canteen. Zheng Zian turned his head and saw the person who had been called to fetch the water had arrived, giving the other two a knowing look.

Several boys came over quickly, each carrying a box of drinks. Hu Fan and Zheng Zian said goodbye to Yu Sui before leaving.

The young master lowered his eyes, looking completely docile. He looked like a little animal foraging for food—obedient with a touch of pitifulness, as if he wished he could paste an “invisible” sign on his forehead.

Suddenly, a hand appeared in front of him. The fingernails were neatly trimmed, long and slender, and the knuckles were a healthy pink. He gently tapped in front of Yu Sui, slightly bent over, as if coaxing a child: “I’ll try it next time.”

 

Yu Sui suffered a great disaster after eating—an indigestion. He tossed and turned several times in the middle of the night, clutching his stomach. He went to the toilet for half the night. He looked miserable when he took the exam the next day.

He was good-looking—even when he was sick, he was still a handsome guy. He curled up in his seat tiredly, and there were always people gathered around him.

His area was the most lively in the examination room.

“You must’ve eaten something bad.” His classmate watched him swallow the medicine and sighed, “Serves you right.”

The crowd only dispersed when the exam proctor entered.

Yu Sui propped up his chin, waiting silently for the papers to be handed out. Noticing something out of the corner of his eye, he lifted his gaze in confusion, landing on the straight back in front diagonal of his.

The man had short, jet-black hair, and a slender neck. His shoulder blades, outlined by his school uniform, looked youthful and already showing their brilliance.

Setting aside other factors, Yan Xiu was in every way Yu Sui’s type.

Yu Sui pursed his lips. If he wasn’t mistaken, Yan Xiu should have glanced at him just now? Did he recognize him? Being recognized by someone from the discipline committee wasn’t a good thing.

Soon, the student sitting in the front passed the test paper to the back, interrupting Yu Sui’s wandering thoughts.

In fact, by this point, most students had already made clear their subject selection for next semester. For these students, the academic tasks were quite relaxed. They didn’t need to explore what suited them better because they already had a clear idea in their minds. And, there was a clear distinction in the importance of these subjects during their studies.

Yu Sui belonged to this category.

The sound of the last exam paper being collected rang out, and the sounds of tables and chairs being dragged could also be heard both upstairs and downstairs. Students, like young animals, joined the waves from all directions and squeezed back into the classroom to listen to the final words from the homeroom teacher.

This was the last class gathering before the division. The students’ emotions ran higher than ever before, with lingering excitement and reluctant goodbyes long after everything had ended.

For the first time ever, Yu Sui brought his suitcase and waited at the gate early.

After handing over the money to Yu Si, he had 5,000 yuan at his disposal. In addition to the five thousand yuan, he also had a campus card and a Fulai Dao membership card.

When he was in school, his family always put a lot of money into his campus card at once. This campus card can be used for payment anywhere in the school.

Yu Sui purchased all the daily necessities he could think of at school in one go.

Yang Feiwen waited with him for a while and asked excitedly: “Will your brother come to pick you up in a Lamborghini?”

Yu Sui thought about it for a moment and nodded firmly: “Let’s see.”

Yang Feiwen was puzzled: “Either yes or no. What do you mean by ‘let’s see’?”

“Well…” Yu Sui was about to explain when Shu Yi came out of the campus with his head held high. Since it was the end of the semester, students had a lot of luggage to move back home. Shu Yi was accompanied by a couple and two young adults.

There was a girl next to him, who appeared to be pushing two large suitcases by herself. Shu Yi gave his luggage to his family, then helped the girl push the luggage out with his free hand.

Yu Sui and Yang Feiwen were standing under the large stone pillar at the school gate, each with a suitcase behind them. They were actually quite low-key, but Yu Sui couldn’t help attracting attention.

Guys like him, who were fair-skinned and handsome, were especially popular among girls.

The girl walking with Shu Yi looked sideways and asked quietly, “Why are Yu Sui and Yang Feiwen standing here?”

While Yu Sui and Yang Feiwen were chatting, Shu Yi walked up to them and looked down at them: “You two, why aren’t you going home after school? What are you doing here?”

Yang Feiwen burst out laughing when he heard this line: “Shu Yi, are you possessed by Lao Gu?”

Shu Yi’s face flushed red, and for some reason, he was angry again. He saw that Yu Sui had a suitcase and a large leather bag next to it. It was bulging and looked very heavy. He said without thinking, “Yu Sui, if you beg me, I can ask my brother to give you a ride.”

Ignored Yang Feiwen: “……”

Under Yang Feiwen’s intense stare, Yu Sui smiled innocently: “No need. Thank you, classmate Shu Yi. You’re so kind.”

Even after Shu Yi left angrily, Yang Feiwen was still staring at Yu Sui: “Sooner or later, I will expose your true face to the society.”

Young Master Yu raised his chin lazily: “Well, I’ll wait for you.”

“Is there no one who can see through your hypocritical appearance at a glance?” Yang Feiwen said.

It’s not that there isn’t.

Yu Sui somehow thought of Yan Xiu. The discipline inspection department seemed to be very busy. When the exam ended, everyone rushed back to the classroom, but the disciplinary committee was called back to the conference room for a meeting through the broadcast.

He couldn’t control his temper the first time he met Yan Xiu and was exposed repeatedly afterwards. I don’t even know if I have fooled this person before.

He felt that Yan Xiu didn’t quite believe him.

“By the way, the student council can know the class assignment results in advance.” Yang Feiwen suddenly remembered.

Yu Sui wasn’t too concerned about this. He could roughly guess the changes in class members after the division. After all, there were only a few classes for arts and sports students, and with the small number of people, it was highly likely they would be grouped together.

Not far away, a man riding a flashy motorcycle appeared in view. Yu Sui jumped up and patted Yang Feiwen on the head: “Here comes the Lamborghini. Look, it will be gone in a moment.”

“Where?” Yang Feiwen raised his head in confusion.

Young Master Yu, who usually felt tired even taking one more breath, ran very fast, dragging his suitcase and bags before stopping by the roadside.

As soon as the motorcycle stopped, the man riding it, wearing a helmet, was hard to see clearly, but Yang Feiwen recognized his clothes.

Isn’t that the school uniform from Taoli No. 1 High School?

Yang Feiwen stared wide-eyed, watching the man pick up Yu Sui’s suitcase with one hand, while Yu Sui swung his leg over and sat down, holding the bag—he even waved at Yang Feiwen.

It took only a few seconds from the time the motorcycle stopped to pick up Yu Sui to the time it started up again; the people at the school gate only had time to see a shadow.

“Just now, something seemed to have passed by in an instant?”

“I saw it, a motorcycle.” 

Yang Feiwen: “……”

The conference room of No. 26 High School was built in a corner of the campus. It faced the main road but was also close to the school gate.

Small groups of student council members went directly from the exam to the conference building. The members of the disciplinary department trailed at the back.

“I remember Yang Jing from Class 17 skipped classes last month. Does this count?” A disciplinary committee member whispered from behind.

“Not counted.” Zheng Zian said.  “It’s not new. The President will ask you why you didn’t remember it last month. Besides, he asked for leave to go to the school clinic, which has been confirmed.”

“Then…”

A gust of wind blew by, and Yan Xiu, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and frowned as he looked outside.

“What’s wrong?” everyone asked in unison.

Yan Xiu looked at it for a long time, then looked away and scribbled a line of words on his notepad.

“It’s okay. We have enough people.”

Zheng Zian came forward curiously and struggled to read out the words: “Yu… Sui, Yu Sui, a minor riding a motorcycle… Shit, have you opened your third eye?”