It was a sunny day.
Fresh air filled the surroundings. The gentle sunlight sprinkled on the figures coming and going.
“Have you heard that Chi Ting from Grade Three (Class 5) took first place in the grade again for the exam?”
“What a genius! The test paper was so difficult this time. He directly opened a large gap with second place.”
“Indeed, it seems that there is no subject that is his weakness. I heard that the higher-ups have already started to arrange for him to be admitted.”
“Hiss, the admission that appeared in my dream!”
Occasionally, the sound of conversation entered their ears. No one noticed that a tall figure had quietly passed not far away.
The head of black hair seemed to reflect another strange luster in the sunlight.
As if he didn’t hear other people’s discussions, Chi Ting walked past without looking sideways.
He lowered his head slightly as if thinking about something very serious. If someone passed by at this time, they would hear a very light murmur, “Apples and strawberries, which one should I eat first…?”
Along the way, someone recognized his appearance and glanced over from time to time.
He went up the stairs until he reached the third floor. Just as he was about to pass the corner, a figure suddenly flashed past from the side.
Chi Ting was caught off guard and the space under his feet was slightly empty. He reached out his hand at the same time as he was about to fall. Just like that, he grabbed the person who was about to run away.
Suddenly, the world was spinning. Once his vision calmed down again, the two of them had fallen together heavily.
Such a movement immediately attracted the attention of others. But for a long time, no one dared to take a step towards this side.
There was no need to look up at all. The familiar breath fell into his nose, and Chi Ting already knew who this unlucky thing in front of him was. “Lou Yueren, why are you running so fast?”
From this angle, Lou Yueren’s body seemed to be covered with a layer of sunshine.
The corners of his mouth, which seemed to be smiling heavily, were raised. However, he looked like someone who made people want to avoid him at first glance.
This alpha was recognized as the most difficult to mess with in the school. The moment they saw clearly that it was Lou Yueren, the students around him all stopped in their tracks. At this time, they heard Chi Ting’s words and subconsciously broke into a sweat.
Everyone knew that Lou Yueren was famous for hating these good students. The two of them might’ve been in the same class since transferring to the school, but they never had much communication in normal times. They looked like they didn’t get along with each other.
There was such a sudden collision this time. Wouldn’t… something happen?
Unexpectedly, there was no anger on Lou Yueren’s face. He just slightly raised his eyes. “Study God Chi, aren’t you quite nosy?”
“As long as you don’t bump into me, I don’t want to bother you,” Chi Ting said lightly. He didn’t mean to get entangled with this person any longer. He was about to reach out to take the backpack that fell beside him. Before he could make any move, he let out a low ‘hiss.’
Was this a sprain?
Chi Ting frowned a bit. Just as he was about to look, a shadow flashed in front of him. His wrist was already pinched by the person in front of him.
“It is red now? Your omegas are so fragile.”
Lou Yueren’s tone sounded full of ridicule. Chi Ting glanced at him and was about to say something, but his body lightened and he was helped up.
The next second, Lou Yueren picked up the backpack on the ground and threw it to the hands of a classmate who was passing by.
“I’ll take Chi Ting to the infirmary. If the teacher asks, ask for leave for us,” Lou Yueren said casually. Facing the somewhat nervous looks of his classmates, he showed a bright smile. “Thank you.”
Chi Ting watched helplessly as his classmate was so frightened that he ran away. “……”
He paused before stating, “You are awesome.”
“Is it okay?” Lou Yueren said while looking around. “If you want to go to the infirmary, it is this way.”
Chi Ting told him, “It is a minor injury. There is no need to make a fuss.”
“That isn’t good. If there are aftereffects…” Lou Yueren hesitated for a moment before he thought of a scenario he presumed was the most convincing. “How will you hold the pen to take an exam in the future?”
Chi Ting: “……”
If this sprain could cripple him, he might as well not go out for the rest of his life.
He was about to say something more, but as soon as he raised his head, he met Lou Yueren’s eyes. This made him sigh helplessly. “I know.”
The two figures, who left one after another, quickly disappeared from the surrounding view.
It wasn’t until they turned a corner and no one could see them that Lou Yueren said with a smile, “Don’t worry, I’ll drop you off and leave. I won’t let anyone think you have anything to do with me..”
Chi Ting glanced back at him after hearing these words. “Why did you say that?”
Lou Yueren’s expression didn’t change, and there wasn’t much emotion in his eyes. “Just to avoid unnecessary trouble.”
Chi Ting frowned slightly. “You think too much.”
“Yes, I really think too much.” Lou Yueren smiled. He looked straight back to the front and didn’t say much.
Chi Ting lowered his eyes. He glanced at the hand that was always held by this person, and suppressed the corners of his mouth.
Lou Yueren just transferred to their school this year. No one knew that the two people who seemed to have no intersection at school actually knew each other since childhood.
It was just that they had been neighbors for several years. They never expected that one would differentiate into an alpha and the other into an omega. They would also go to two extremes in the eyes of everyone.
In the past, Chi Ting could sense that Lou Yueren was avoiding him. He just never thought about the specific reason. In this moment, he seemed to figure out something.
The school doctor in the infirmary was slightly stunned when he saw the two people coming in. He didn’t pay attention to Chi Ting, whose wrist was still red and swollen. Instead, he glanced at Lou Yueren first. “Is the wound from last time healed?”
The wound from last time?
Chi Ting looked back.
Lou Yueren cleared his throat. “It isn’t that fragile. It has almost healed.”
The school doctor laughed at his attitude of acting as if nothing had happened. Just as he was about to say something else, he heard Lou Yueren continue, “Please take a look at him. Don’t let there be any aftereffects. Then I will leave first.”
Then he turned around and left without waiting for a response.
Chi Ting sat down on the chair. He watched the figure disappear around the corner and asked, “Teacher, do you know each other well?”
“How can we not know each other well?” The school doctor skillfully took out the medicine and treated the wound on his wrist with a helpless expression. “Based on his temper of fighting with others now and then, he knows how to save on medical expenses and uses my place as a hospital all day long.”
Chi Ting listened silently. He couldn’t help thinking of the empty chair caused by this person often missing classes.
It seemed that the title of school bully wasn’t obtained casually. After not seeing each other for so long, his penny-pinching character he had as a child hadn’t changed at all.
The moment the school doctor finished the treatment, Chi Ting smiled and nodded. “Thank you for your help, Teacher.”
“It is no trouble.” The school doctor also smiled at him with a bit of gentle scrutiny in his expression. “But then again, it seems you aren’t afraid of him.
Chi Ting asked curiously, “Is there any reason to be afraid of him?”
This sentence made the school doctor choke for a moment. Then he laughed out loud. “Indeed. He might always fight, but I have been in this industry for so many years. I can see that he is also a good kid.”
Chi Ting didn’t think too much. Based on his understanding of Lou Yueren’s childhood, he made a judgment. The moment he heard the title of ‘good kid’, such a face appeared in his mind. He blinked and couldn’t help laughing.
There was still pain coming from his hand, so he didn’t dare to touch it any more. He hung the school uniform jacket on his other arm and walked out.
The moment he walked out the door of the infirmary and turned around, his gaze paused slightly.
Not far away, he saw the guy, who had left early as if it had nothing to do with him, just hanging lazily on the railing. It seemed unknown how long he had been waiting.
It wasn’t known what he was thinking. Lou Yueren didn’t notice Chi Ting’s existence for a while. This was until he got closer and turned around vaguely.
Before Lou Yueren could speak, he suddenly heard a sentence. “Just now, the teacher in the infirmary praised you by saying that you are a good kid.”
This unexpected sentence made Lou Yueren’s Adam’s apple move slightly. He couldn’t help coughing repeatedly.
Chi Ting admired the man’s rare, embarrassed look with interest. There was a faint smile in his eyes.
Unknowingly, the boy who differentiated into an alpha was indeed much taller than in his memory, but many things always felt the same.
Without waiting for Lou Yueren to respond, he directly threw the school uniform jacket in his hand to the other person. “The culprit should know how to be responsible. Help me hold it.”
The corners of Lou Yueren’s mouth twitched slightly.
Due to his great achievements after transferring to the school, every student who saw him retreated. It had been a long time since someone dared to speak to him in such a straightforward tone.
He looked up and happened to meet Chi Ting’s expression of ‘any questions?’
In the end, he smiled silently and surrendered. “Okay, I’ll take responsibility for you.”
In response, Chi Ting gave him a faint look. “It would be great if you could remember to be responsible for everything.”
He didn’t say it explicitly, but both of them knew the meaning of the words.
Lou Yueren looked at the figure in front of him steadily before finally turning around. “Let’s go. I’ll take responsibility for you and send you back.”
Chi Ting was amused. “It is as if we aren’t going back to the same class.”
Lou Yueren didn’t turn around, but just responded slowly. “But it isn’t the same seat.”
It was a bit far-fetched, but Chi Ting raised his eyes indifferently.
By the time they returned to the classroom, morning reading was in progress. The two people, who had nothing to do with each other usually, now appeared together. This attracted others to secretly look over.
“Hey, he didn’t do anything to you, did he?”
Chi Ting had just returned to his seat when he heard his deskmate ask this question with concern.
The hand holding the textbook paused for a moment. Then he shook his head. “No.”
He looked back as he said this.
At this time, he could see that guy sitting in a corner and taking a textbook from his bag. Then he lay down on the table with great skill and covered his head with it.
Chi Ting was silent for a moment.
Then he couldn’t help laughing softly.
This guy was really fearless.
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