Chickens and dogs fly in chaos and rebirth

Chapter 93

"What?" Unable to control his voice any longer, he shouted loudly, drawing the attention of the students who were being punished.

He quickly lowered his head and whispered, "Ouyang Linhao wrote a love letter to my sister? Impossible. He hates my sister like she's his enemy. Besides, Zhang Ran isn't his girlfriend?"

Wang Wei looked down on Ouyang Linhao: "He's a womanizer. He's pursued every pretty girl in our grade, every single one. He says it was a misunderstanding with your sister before, but he's liked her since the opening ceremony. He and Zhang Ran are breaking up. Zhang Ran absolutely refuses to agree, and they're at an impasse!"

Qiu Xialin was taken aback: "Wouldn't Zhang Ran hate my sister to death? They've never gotten along before."

Wang Wei shrugged: "Isn't it true that Ji Yunwen and your sister are dating? The whole class knows, and Zhang Ran knows your sister doesn't like Ouyang Linhao. He's a womanizer who wanted to pursue your sister, so you can't blame her. The two of them have never gotten along, and now they don't talk to each other, acting like the other is invisible!"

The bell rang, signaling the end of morning self-study. Qiu Xialin dashed back to the classroom like a whirlwind, dropped his bag, and rushed off to find Shanglin. His deskmate stopped him, handing him his lunchbox.

"Your sister brought this over before class. She said she knew you'd be late today! By the way, it's for both you and Changsheng. She told you not to go to her, as she's having breakfast with someone else."

Xia Lin was extremely anxious, clutching her lunchbox, wishing she could run to her sister immediately to ask what was going on. Gritting her teeth, she turned and went to Class 5 to find Li Changsheng.

Although both were late, Changsheng ran fast and escaped the headmaster's notice. Xia Lin was more unlucky; he had almost sat down in the classroom when the headmaster dragged him out—because the two families had a history, the headmaster was giving him extra 'care'.

Changsheng was in Class 5, not far from the other students. After morning self-study, the students, who had been hungry all morning, rushed out of the classroom like wolves to grab food in the cafeteria. On the way, Xia Lin bumped into several people, but luckily he was strong.

Changsheng was sitting at the back of the classroom, chatting and laughing with a few boys, when Xia Lin ran in. The boys greeted him. Xia Lin nodded hurriedly and pulled Changsheng to the corner to talk.

Changsheng wasn't in a hurry. He took the lunchbox and asked, "What did you prepare today?"

The school breakfast was not good, and Qiu Shanglin was very picky. Every night, he would cook an extra dish and reheat it for breakfast the next morning.

Seeing his lukewarm attitude, Xia Lin stamped her foot and said, "Brother, my sister and Ji Yunwen are dating?"

Changsheng was about to pick up some meat with his chopsticks when he heard this, his hand trembled, and the meat fell.

"Who told you that?"

"Wang Wei said that everyone in his class knows, but they're keeping it from us! And also, Ouyang Linhao wrote a love letter to my sister, saying that he and Ji Yunwen are fighting over her, and they don't respect each other in private. Now they're not talking to each other and want to break off their friendship!"

Changsheng hesitated: "That's impossible, we've been watching her and Ji Yunwen the whole time..."

Xia Lin said anxiously, "Think about it, she hasn't gone to school with us for days. Lately, she hasn't walked home with us either, saying we're too slow. She doesn't eat with us either... She's always acting mysterious! We're not in her class, how are we supposed to know what's going on with her?"

Chang Sheng was already 80% convinced, with only 20% of that remaining hope: "I have a few buddies in their class, they couldn't possibly not have told me..."

Xia Lin stamped her foot: "They're Ji Yunwen's buddies too!"

I was startled.

Yes, he's also Ji Yunwen's buddy!

He picked up a piece of meat, put it in his mouth, and chewed slowly, his face expressionless. Xia Lin watched anxiously, thinking, "You're in such a hurry, and you still have the nerve to eat!"

Chang Sheng spat out, "Damn, it's so salty!"

Qiu Shanglin's Early Love

Although she was extremely anxious and wished she could rush to Ji Yunwen's side to get to the bottom of things, Qiu Shanglin read two words in Li Changsheng's eyes: silence.

Continue laughing and joking, pretending to be completely unaware.

Li Changsheng said that investigation and confirmation are necessary before making a plan.

What plan? What good plan could there be? In Qiu Xialin's mind, who cares if it's true or not, he'll just find Ji Yunwen and interrogate him. No? Of course, that's good; he won't have to get beaten up, I'll go settle the score with Wang Wei myself. Yes? You'd better wait for my fists to come!

Over the past two years, their relationship has grown increasingly closer. Changsheng and Ji Yunwen are best friends; he and Ji Yunwen are always seen with their arms around each other, and Shanglin is also very friendly and kind to him. The group seems to be getting along like the most ordinary friends, always hanging out together during summer and winter vacations, and always walking home together to and from school.

As the saying goes, a barking dog doesn't bite.

Ji Yunwen looks very polite and well-mannered, but he's actually a dog that doesn't bark!

"Stabbing me in the back! I considered him a friend, and I even thought about inviting him to hang out so many times!" Xia Lin thought angrily. During break, she was walking down the hallway with her head down when she bumped into someone. The person was talking to a friend, and Xia Lin instinctively started cursing:

"Are you blind?"

After they finished yelling, the two looked at each other and were both stunned for a moment. It was Ouyang Linhao.

Before Xia Lin could speak, Ouyang Linhao's eyes showed embarrassment, but he then smiled and patted Xia Lin's shoulder: "Sorry, sorry, I didn't see it was you!"

Xia Lin looked disgusted; though she smiled, her body involuntarily avoided his touch. Ouyang Linhao naturally noticed this as well, his forced smile becoming even more strained. He gave a perfunctory laugh and walked away with his friend.

Staring in the direction he had gone, she made no attempt to hide her contempt.

Ouyang Linhao has always been a prominent figure.

He comes from a good family, is good at fighting, has good interpersonal relationships, and is humorous. At 1.8 meters tall, he stands out among high school students whose average height is 1.75 meters. Although not handsome, he has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and doesn't look petty. He is a frequent topic of gossip at school.

Ouyang Linhao won a basketball game against the second-year high school students; Ouyang Linhao and Ye Ruru held hands on the playground; Ouyang Linhao got into a fight with a third-year high school student... Of course, his romantic history is also frequently mentioned.

Anyone who was even slightly attractive or had a decent physique was someone Ouyang Linhao wouldn't mind flirting with. These ambiguous affairs provided sustenance for the otherwise dull and monotonous gossip-loving group. During meals, they'd chat about how Ouyang Linhao was flirting with someone from another class, or how Ye Ruru was negotiating with someone… That was all the gossip was left for entertainment during their high school years.

Ouyang Linhao sacrificed himself for the greater good—what kind of spirit is this? It is a spirit of sacrifice and dedication!

He didn't care about what others thought. He enjoyed being in the spotlight, surrounded by an aura of fame, and the feeling of people whispering about him behind his back, then turning away timidly when their eyes met. It gave him a sense of superiority and being different from everyone else.

As for those ambiguous stories, some actually happened, while others are purely fictional.

"I was born to shine, what can I do?" — He shrugged and said this when Ye Ruru complained, got angry, and argued for the hundredth time.

When I make eye contact with a girl while getting food, people start making up all sorts of stories about me. Can you blame me? People can't shut their mouths with a needle.

Or should I avoid talking to any girls to avoid suspicion?

Ye Ruru felt helpless.

He feigned innocence, but Ye Ruru knew his true nature well. He was always looking for trouble, a restless character by nature. He wanted to flirt with any girl with a decent appearance and even a little bit of charm, not necessarily with any ulterior motives, just his instincts. He enjoyed the flirtatious exchanges and ambiguous feelings.

They'd argued about this countless times, even resorting to negotiating and threatening other girls. She felt like she was doing it so well she was practically a robot. What could she do? She liked Ouyang Linhao so much.

The more they argued, the weaker their feelings became. During the summer vacation before entering high school, Ouyang Linhao officially broke up with her. Ye Ruru was not about to give up. She was not the obedient student Ouyang Linhao used to date, nor was she a woman who was all bark and no bite when intimidated.

Want to break up? A relationship is a matter between two people. Why should you be the one to decide whether to break up?

The two had argued about this countless times, and even fought in public a few times. Fortunately, Ouyang Linhao, despite his bad behavior, never hit girls. On the contrary, Ye Ruru, with her long fingernails, scratched Ouyang Linhao's face all over.

Ouyang Linhao is also someone who doesn't know what to do.

He said he wanted to break up today, Ye Ruru made a scene, and they'll make up tomorrow.

A few days later, they felt uneasy and started arguing about breaking up again.

The two bickering lovers broke up countless times, but thanks to Ye Ruru's unwavering attitude, they never truly separated.

Upon entering high school, Ouyang Linhao said, "I want to study, I want to go to university, let's break up!"

Ye Ruru sneered, "Go ahead and study, go ahead and take the exam, I'm not stopping you—does breaking up mean you can get into university? When I'm dating you, you don't have to rack your brains to coax me or keep me company. I've always been the one willingly giving, I don't find it troublesome, and you can forget about getting rid of me."

Several times when Ouyang Linhao made a big scene, Ye Ruru, having received advice from a wise person, coldly said, "Break up is fine, but you have to compensate me for the loss of my youth over the past few years—not much, just two thousand."

Ouyang Linhao was dumbfounded.

What? Compensation for lost youth? Two thousand?