Chapter 37
“Don’t get too cocky. Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. Don’t bully the young and poor!”
With that, he turned and walked away.
“Hey!”
Hearing Long Aotian call out to him, Ye Liangchen quickened his pace and soon disappeared around the corner of the hallway...
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**Chapter 44: Oh my! Long Aotian can’t possibly have a crush on Hu Yuying, can he?**
Watching Ye Liangchen flee like that, Long Aotian could only shake his head and return to the classroom. Just as he turned around, he saw Hu Yuying looking worried behind him. “That guy seemed really scared of me; he just ran off.”
Hu Yuying looked at Long Aotian anxiously. “Long Ge, please don’t get into a fight, okay?”
She had genuinely been afraid just now, worried that Long Ge would go and throw punches. Last time she heard from Wang Shuo that if Long Ge got into a fight, he would face disciplinary action.
If he got a mark against him at this point, he could be forced to drop out, and that would ruin his chances for the college entrance exam.
So she hurried over.
Fortunately, Ye Liangchen had been scared off by Long Ge’s imposing presence.
“Fight?” Long Aotian chuckled, looking at Hu Yuying. “Do I look like someone who enjoys fighting?”
The classmates around them couldn’t help but twitch their lips, subtly nodding in agreement. They thought to themselves, if you don’t enjoy fighting, then who does?
But what shocked them even more was that Hu Yuying, the new student, actually shook her head.
What did that mean?
It meant that Hu Yuying genuinely thought Long Aotian was not a fighter, which was simply outrageous!
Especially for Wang Shuo, who really wanted to tell Hu Yuying that Long Aotian had kicked classmates in the bathroom like he was kicking little kids, all because their urination sounds were a bit louder than his...
He might just be a bit of a smart aleck, but Long Aotian was downright bad!
“Well, that’s settled then. I just wanted to talk some sense into that classmate about how it’s wrong to casually knock on girls’ doors.”
“Didn’t expect him to run off so fast.”
After saying this, Long Aotian couldn’t help but wonder why everyone in the class was looking at him with such strange expressions.
As soon as they noticed Long Aotian’s gaze, the classmates quickly averted their eyes or pretended to read their books.
They were thinking, doesn’t he realize how fast he ran away?
“Forget it, let’s just head to the cafeteria for lunch.”
Hu Yuying nodded. “I’ll go get my meal card.”
“Meal card? You’re tutoring me, and I’m treating you to lunch. That’s how it’s going to be.”
“Otherwise, people might think I, Long Aotian, am taking advantage of a girl,” he said directly.
Hu Yuying hesitated for a moment, then suddenly felt a sharp pain on her head.
Long Aotian raised his fist. “If you don’t listen, I’ll hit you!”
“I lent you my pen earlier, and you borrowed my notes because you didn’t want to owe me a favor. You tutor me, and I’ll treat you to lunch. It’s all about reciprocity, you know?”
“So stop talking nonsense, alright? You’re like a monk, it’s so annoying!”
“Okay, okay, just wait a second, Long Ge. I’ll go grab something.” After saying that, she looked at Long Aotian’s raised hand and quickly covered her head. “It’s pickled vegetables!”
After grabbing the pickled vegetables, she obediently followed Long Aotian downstairs.
“You guys think Long Aotian might actually have a crush on Hu Yuying?”
“There’s a chance. Maybe he likes Hu Yuying and wants to change his bad habits for her?”
“Right? I think that’s it. Long Aotian has been at this school for three years, and he’s always enjoyed bullying others. Hu Yuying is the first person he’s actively helped!”
At this point, everyone’s gaze turned to Wang Shuo.
Feeling the attention, he said, “What are you looking at me for? I already apologized to Hu Yuying!”
“And besides, Hu Yuying is so cute and innocent; who wouldn’t want to bully her a little...”
Wang Shuo hesitated for a moment. “But I really think Long Aotian might have a crush on Hu Yuying. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have wasted time talking; he would’ve just gone after that guy!”
Amidst this chatter, a few girls didn’t quite agree.
“But Hu Yuying is really good at studying. With Long Aotian’s current grades, he might not even get into college, and he’s way behind her.”
The girl who spoke had previously discussed math and chemistry problems with Hu Yuying.
Hu Yuying’s problem-solving approach was incredibly clear.
When they were discussing the major questions on today’s test, Hu Yuying had gotten almost all of them right.
With that alone, not to mention Long Aotian, even the top student in the class had never gotten a perfect score.
“No wonder Long Aotian has started to study actively.”
“But do you think he has a chance?”
“Well, that depends on the test scores this time.”
In no time, the class was filled with a sense of anticipation for the test results later that afternoon.
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On the other side.
After arriving at the cafeteria, Ye Liangchen was still on the edge of fury.
This left Gao Quan, who had already gotten his meal and was waiting, puzzled.
Seeing Ye Liangchen’s flushed face from anger, Gao Quan quietly asked, “Chen Ge, what’s wrong?”
Ye Liangchen took a couple of heavy breaths, then closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm down.
“It’s nothing. I just went to find Long Aotian!”
Hearing this, Gao Quan paused for a moment, then immediately connected Ye Liangchen’s visit to Long Aotian with Li Qingxue. “Chen Ge, you didn’t go to stir up trouble for Long Aotian because of Li Qingxue, did you?”
“Are you okay? Did he hit you?”
At this, Ye Liangchen was momentarily taken aback, then his eyes lit up as he followed Gao Quan’s line of thought. “Well, even though I’ve given up on pursuing Qingxue, we’ve been friends for so many years, I can’t just ignore it.”
“Oh my, Chen Ge, you’re so cool! You say you’re done with Li Qingxue, but the next second you go looking for Long Aotian...”
Seeing the admiration in Gao Quan’s eyes, Ye Liangchen straightened up and adjusted his uniform collar. “You can’t tell anyone about this.”
“Don’t worry, Chen Ge. Since you want to quietly protect Li Qingxue, I won’t say a word!”
Ye Liangchen couldn’t help but twitch his lips, thinking Gao Quan was too straightforward. Did he really think he wouldn’t say anything?
How would Li Qingxue know that he went to find Long Aotian for her?
Clearing his throat, he said, “I just want to keep a low profile. Actually, you could secretly tell Li Qingxue’s deskmate to have Wang Rui keep an eye on things. If Long Aotian dares to bother Li Qingxue again, she can notify me in time!”
“Got it!” Gao Quan nodded earnestly.
Just then, he glanced toward the entrance of the cafeteria.
“Chen Ge, Long Aotian is here! He’s not coming to find you, is he?”
At this, Ye Liangchen instinctively turned to look at the cafeteria entrance.
Sure enough, he saw Long Aotian walking in with Hu Yuying.
He quickly turned back, clenching his fists tightly.
Damn it!
He knew he shouldn’t have provoked Long Aotian early on. That guy was like a dog—no, a rabid dog—once he bit down, he wouldn’t let go!
“Don’t look!” Ye Liangchen said to Gao Quan.
As long as he didn’t look at Long Aotian, Long Aotian wouldn’t notice him.
After all, there were so many people in the cafeteria, and he was facing away from him. There was no way Long Aotian could pinpoint him!
After a while, Ye Liangchen quietly asked, “Where’s Long Aotian now?”
“He’s sitting down to eat with a really pretty girl,” Gao Quan said, glancing at Hu Yuying, unable to help but look twice.
In the past, Hu Yuying had always followed Long Aotian and kept her head down, making it hard to see her clearly.
But today was different; she was smiling.
Her delicate and soft features radiated an indescribable innocence.
Especially when she smiled just now, there was a blend of pure allure that was hard to resist.
It made one want to look again without any defenses.
It seemed that everything around her faded into insignificance in the light of her smile.
Seeing Gao Quan’s expression, Ye Liangchen couldn’t help but chuckle.
What a loser! If he told him that Hu Yuying would one day be his wife, he’d probably drop his jaw in shock!
Everyone instinctively looks twice at beautiful things.
It’s human nature.
You can’t stop it.
But as long as the treasure girl has her heart and eyes set on him, it would surely make countless people envious...
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**Chapter 45: Yes, just like that, hold onto me, or I won’t be able to control myself!**
“Stop staring! You look so pathetic.”
Gao Quan awkwardly withdrew his gaze. “Chen Ge, that girl really is beautiful, especially with that shy and charming aura. Li Qingxue can’t compare.”
Ye Liangchen chuckled.
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