Fu Songhua almost spat out his food. He looked at his class’ Boss with a dumbstruck expression.
What was this situation? Why did he hear a strange emotion of “I want to be fed” from Boss’ cold tone?
He grabbed the serving plate from Ruan Qingmu’s hand and placed it on the dining table. “I say, what’s going on with your Class 9? Are you guys stingy or not? At least, leave half of it here.”
Qin Yuan calmly let out an “En.” He extended his hand, picked the plate of seaweed braised pork ribs in front, and handed it to Ruan Qingmu. “Share half of it with you guys too?”
Ruan Qingmu stared at him and finally couldn’t hold back his smile.
He turned to the Class 9 boys stretching out their heads and waved at them. “Come and sit here.”
The canteen specially opened up the corner and put a long table to accommodate students having group meals. The boys from these two classes had initially intended to sit there.
Class 9’s boys looked at each other, shouted ‘oh,’ and rushed over while carrying their dish plates.
Fang Li carried his plate and placed it in front of Fu Songhua and the others with a red face.
Fu Songhua pulled and pushed him to his side, then looked at Ruan Qingmu. “Still not sitting? Waiting for people to invite you with an eight lift sedan?”
Ruan Qingmu squinted at him. “If I say that I had really sat on an eight lift sedan, will you believe it?”
Fu Songhua glared at him and suddenly showed an evil grin. “Oh, you must’ve worn a phoenix crown with a red cape1 and ten miles of red makeup when sitting on it, right?
Ruan Qingmu, “…..”
Fuck, too careless. He absolutely couldn’t live under the same sky2 with this trash stupid big guy.
The boys from Class 9 noisily sat down. Everyone wasn’t afraid of feeling hot even though it was a hot day and crammed in together. They had just finished the physical education class, and almost everyone wore a sports vest. Their bare arms were rubbing against each other.
There wasn’t anyone sitting beside Qin Yuan, so a small empty spot was automatically there.
Ruan Qingmu raised his brows and sat down beside him.
A boy from Class 1 ran back from the beverages window, carrying several cups of iced black tea, and boldly placed them in front of Class 9’s boys. “Here, here, time to drink!”
Bai Jing and the others hurriedly accepted them and promptly pushed the meat dishes toward them. “So sorry, we’ve taken all the last three portions of braised fish just now. Here, let’s have it together.”
Qin Yuan reached out and took a cup of iced black tea and silently placed it in front of Ruan Qingmu.
Ruan Qingmu turned his head to look at him and suddenly smiled.
He picked up his drink and looked at Fang Li. Fang Li was stunned and finally reacted, hurriedly picking up his iced black tea.
Ruan Qingmu turned his head to the Qin Yuan and Fu Songhua beside him and raised his cup with a smile on his bright pupils.
“I’m formally thanking you, both shaoxias.”…..
Qin Yuan glanced at him and slightly raised the cup in his hand.
The iced black tea was crystal clear, and there were still tiny bubbles slightly bubbling inside.
Fu Songhua scratched his head, suddenly embraced Fang Li beside him, and proudly bumped his cup with his. “Ah hahaha. To eradicate evil, no problem!”
Amidst the “Cheers!” noisy sounds, the boys from Class 1 and Class 9 began their group meal. Unprecedented, the composition of the participants in this group meal was so complex.
The most amazing top student class monitor from Honors Class, the ‘Three Good Students3,’ Fu Songhua, the newly advanced influential figure, underachiever Ruan, the timidest and most coward, Fang Li, and a bunch of mixed sitting top students and underachievers.
Fu Songhua ate while talking. “Hey, I want to tell the truth. Please don’t resent me for being nosy.”
He picked up his cup and bumped it against Fang Li’s again. “Liu Jun, that fool, would already be beaten into inhuman from the start if he was in our class. As long as everyone in your class unites a little, they won’t be able to strut around like that.”
Huang Ya stuffed a pork meatball into his mouth and shook his head. “Nonsense. We’re not as strong as you. We’re no match for him, ah.”
Fu Songhua disdainfully stared at his fat figure. “Don’t you feel ashamed?”
He poked the face of Fang Li beside him. “I can still understand a little if you say he can’t.”
Fang Li’s black-rimmed glasses had been broken. The lens wasn’t broken because it was plastic, but the glasses’ frame was crooked. His vision was slightly unclear now without wearing glasses, and he always squinted his eyes.
Fu Songhua’s casual poke had exactly poked on his swollen half face. The pain was so intense that his eyes immediately became a little wet.
Ruan Qingmu resentfully stretched his hand and hit the back of his hand. “Can you not randomly poke with your claw?”
Fu Songhua withdrew his hand. He suddenly discovered something and leaned closer to Fang Li’s face as if seeing an uncommon sight. “Hey, you look even more like a little daughter-in-law after taking off your glasses!”
He had initially looked beautiful when wearing big black-framed glasses. Now, his pair of amber-colored pupils were revealed as if gazing into an amber pond. His skin seemed to be softer than the girls.
A boy from Class 9 rushed to say, “That’s why Liu Jun and the others called him a sissy.”
The boys roared with laughter, but Fang Li’s complexion was a little white. He lowered his head and silently put the food into his mouth.
Fu Songhua was dissatisfied. “What are you guys talking about?! What sissy?! I see that he’s so timid. Not only did Liu Jun bully him, but there must have been you guys’ share too!”
“Aiyo, we didn’t randomly call him that. We’re only passing on the story.” Bai Jing and several others shouted in grievances. “It’s not only him. Liu Jun had also beaten Ruan Qingmu.”
Qin Yuan turned his head and silently glanced at Ruan Qingmu.
Ruan Qingmu picked up his cup and bumped it with his, casually saying, “It’s all in the past, don’t worry.”
Qin Yuan looked at him. “Don’t worry about what?”
Ruan Qingmu smiled. “Don’t worry; nobody will be bullied again. You’re right; I will take on my responsibility.”
Although his voice wasn’t loud, it clearly reached everyone’s ear. In the brief period of silence, he raised his head and looked at Bai Jing, Fang Li, and the others.
“In the future, nobody will be able to dominate the sports equipment in Class 9’s physical education class. Nobody will be able to order others to pick up balls and run errands.” He lifted his head and took a sip of the cold drink as if drinking a big bowl of strong alcoholic beverage.
“If there’s one, I will beat one. If there’s two, I’ll beat both.”
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Footnote:
1 the attire of wealthy women in the old days when they got married, to show glory
2 unwillingness to coexist with the enemy in the same world, describing the deep hatred.
3 Honorary title given to outstanding students by Chinese schools. Three good students refer to good morals, good study and good health.