"That's why I said it was a personal grudge. Senior, you don't know, this poor bastard stole my things, and even with witnesses and physical evidence, he still denied it and made excuses."
"I didn't! You're the one who stuffed things into my desk drawer!" Upon hearing the slick-haired man mention this, the boy who had been silent immediately began to loudly defend himself.
"Look, senior, he still won't admit it." The slick-back-haired man shrugged, looking helpless.
“I don’t know if what happened is true or false, but I saw you bullying your classmate.” Gu Chen frowned, seeing a first-year high school student with such a terrible attitude for the first time. “We all come to this school to help each other, not to bully the weak. Are you even in the same class? Is this how you treat your classmates? You…”
Before Gu Chen could finish speaking, the other person impatiently picked at his ear and said, "You talk too much. Are all senior high school students like this? So long-winded."
Gu Chen narrowed his eyes; this was the first time Xiang Yu had seen such a dangerous expression on his face.
Xiang Yu would believe it if anyone said Gu Chen would make a move at any moment.
However, from the perspective of a third party present, Xiang Yu's expression showed more fear than Gu Chen's.
"Go outside and wait." Xiang Yu stepped forward, pushed Gu Chen out of the toilet, closed and locked the door in one smooth motion.
Gu Chen's anger level had just reached its peak when it was interrupted by her boyfriend's outburst.
The door wouldn't open from the inside, and Gu Chen immediately guessed what was inside.
He leaned over the door and shouted inside.
"Hey deskmate, go easy on me, don't hit me too hard."
Chapter 84 Xiang Yu was used to helping others
Chapter 84 A Missed Opportunity: Accustomed to Helping Others
Xiang Yu felt that Li Yifan's words were a very fitting description of this kind of student. How should I put it?
It's that kind of arrogant, delusional teenager.
They'll behave after a good scolding.
The three seemed unaware of who the seemingly weak-looking boy in front of them was, and the admonitions from outside the door, such as "Don't hit him too hard," amused them.
In a 3v1 situation, it's obvious who would win.
"Excuse me, senior." The slick-back-haired man waved his hand, and his two accomplices released the boy, cracking their knuckles, which was quite intimidating.
Seeing that Xiang Yu was being dragged into this mess, the boy grabbed one of the people and shouted at Xiang Yu, "Senior, there are too many of them, you should run!"
"Fuck you, I'll deal with you later!"
The boy was short, and when he was thrown aside, he landed squarely on his bottom.
The three rushed towards Xiangyu, the short boy covering his face and not daring to look, only to hear familiar wails.
Xiang Yu stood calmly in place, still holding the back of the slick-haired man's neck, pressing him down next to the sink. The other two had each been punched to varying degrees and were now obediently cowering against the wall.
"Damn it, let me go!" The slick-back-haired man was pinned to the edge of the pool and felt incredibly humiliated. In his struggle, he accidentally touched the faucet.
The water flowed down at an angle, instantly giving me a cold shower.
Xiang Yu was also dumbfounded, so he quickly turned off the tap and let go of the water.
"You idiot, you're finished!"
The man's slicked-back hair was completely messed up by the water, his head and face were soaked, and he couldn't even open his eyes. In such a disheveled state, he didn't care about pretending anymore and started cursing.
Xiang Yu went over and helped the short boy up, ignoring the insults.
The man with the slicked-back hair cursed as he approached the door lock, while his two accomplices also moved toward the door. Taking advantage of Xiang Yu's turn, they opened the door and slipped out.
Gu Chen was the first person to enter when the door opened, along with several other boys who wanted to use the restroom.
The boys, who were from other liberal arts classes on the third floor, were startled when they saw three disheveled boys rush out of the restroom.
The three boys turned back and shouted into the restroom as soon as they left: "Zhao Zicheng! You think you can get away with it by finding a high school sophomore to protect you? I know someone like that too! You son of a bitch, just you wait!"
Gu Chen had a headache from listening to the constant swearing.
The boys who came to use the restroom laughed at these first-year high school students for being so naive, saying, "Are the older students protecting them? Do they really think they're elementary school kids?"
As he was smiling, he bumped into Xiang Yu who was coming out, and his smile froze.
"..." Protected by the school bully?
"Being protected by the school bully?" Someone who knew Xiang Yu blurted out, which was overheard by the three first-year high school students.
Seeing Xiang Yu emerge, the man with the slicked-back hair led his accomplices away, dripping water all the way.
Gu Chen asked, "Did you splash water on him, my deskmate?"
Xiang Yu innocently replied, "No, he turned on the tap himself."
Faucet?
Pouring water from a tap?
The school bully forced a first-year high school student to sit next to the pool and forcibly splashed cold water on his head!
What kind of torture is this?! Wasn't it rumored that this year's school bully was academically gifted and easy to get along with?!
As the boys watched Gu Chen's retreating figure, a whole drama unfolded in their minds.
He went in and gave Zhao Zicheng a thumbs up as she rinsed the dish soap off her clothes by the sink.
"Protected by the school bully, that's really something."
Zhao Zicheng: "?"
In the second period, it was math. After Yingjuan entered the classroom and confirmed that Class 2 of the Literature Department had already received the new textbooks, she started the new lesson immediately without giving them any time to adjust.
Fortunately, the first lesson didn't conflict with or overlap with the content learned in previous lessons; it was all new material that everyone was willing to listen to.
Everyone felt the lesson was effective, even Wang Zehao, who is terrible at math, thought the experience was good.
This feeling lasted all morning, and everyone felt much more relaxed after school than after class before.
After Yang Shuhuan finished packing his things, he called out, "Let's go, Brother Chen and Brother Yu, let's go eat."
Xiang Yu planned to finish writing her speech before going to eat, while Gu Chen chose to accompany her boyfriend, saying, "You guys go first, I'll wait for my deskmate to finish his speech before we go."
"Okay, we'll be going now." Yang Shuhuan reminded them, "Hurry up, don't miss the cafeteria meal time."
The manuscript was only about two or three thousand words long. Xiang Yu had been writing for a whole morning but hadn't finished it. Seeing that Gu Chen was waiting for him to have dinner together, he sped up his writing.
"No rush, no rush." Gu Chen rested his chin on the corner table and, noticing that the other person's handwriting was a little shaky, quickly said, "Take your time, it's okay, I'm not hungry yet."
Xiang Yu took an A4 sheet of paper to write his speech, and only stopped after writing two and a half pages. He estimated that it was about two thousand words long, which was enough.
Xiang Yu and Gu Chen entered the cafeteria just before lunchtime, leaving only one fast food window on the first floor.
"Hey, isn't that the boy from this morning?" Gu Chen saw a boy standing in front of the food counter choosing his dishes. He looked like the boy who did the laundry in the bathroom this morning.
"Okay." Xiang Yu and Gu Chen lined up behind the boy and saw that he ordered a rice dish and a stir-fried vegetable dish.
Two yuan.
For the cafeteria lady, Zhao Zicheng was already a regular customer. Every time this child came, he would order a bowl of rice and a vegetable dish, and he always arrived just before the end of the meal.
Seeing that he was still short and thin like a bean sprout, the aunt, as usual, gave him an extra serving of vegetables.
Fearing he wouldn't have enough to eat, we gave him plenty of rice and vegetables.
He even added with concern, "If there's not enough rice, we'll bring you more."
"Thank you, Auntie." Zhao Zicheng bowed before accepting the tray.
He turned around and saw the two senior students who had helped him that morning standing behind him arranging the meals, so he quickly moved aside.
Hello, seniors.
Gu Chen admired him quite a bit, thinking that Zhao Zicheng was polite, and waved his hand with a smile, saying, "Hello."
Xiang Yu nodded.
The auntie at the fast food restaurant had a hot water heater under each tray. Gu Chen and Xiang Yu each got two vegetarian dishes and two meat dishes, and the food was still hot.
Gu Chen chose a seat specifically to sit next to Zhao Zicheng.
Xiang Yu didn't say anything and followed along.
The two were facing each other, and Zhao Zicheng was diagonally opposite them.
Zhao Zicheng was used to eating alone, and when he saw someone sitting down for the first time, he instinctively wanted to take his plate to another seat. However, Gu Chen had helped him that morning, so he quickly put his bottom down again as soon as he left the seat.
Xiang Yu glanced at the other person's plate. Besides the food the other person had served, there was a bowl of free seaweed and egg drop soup that he had scooped himself, and a jar in a dark plastic bag, the contents of which were not visible.
The rice was topped with green vegetables and cauliflower, a uniform green and white color that would not appeal to the average person, but Zhao Zicheng ate it with great relish.
As Zhao Zicheng ate, he opened the plastic bag, unscrewed his jar, and poured out some chopped pickled vegetables with chopped chili peppers.
Gu Chen was eating his own food when he noticed the other person's actions, so he simply stopped eating.
"What kind of dish is this? It smells quite delicious."
Zhao Zicheng was surprised that the senior next to her would start a conversation with her, and she stammered a little when she spoke.
"Chop...chopped chili...salted...pickled vegetables."
Gu Chen blinked and smiled, "It looks delicious, it must be very appetizing."
“Yes…” Zhao Zicheng nodded, pushed the jar of pickled vegetables in front of Gu Chen, and asked in a very low voice, “Senior, would you like some?”
"Is that alright? Thank you." Gu Chen took the pickled vegetable jar, noticed that it was only about half full, and didn't pour any more. He added some red sauce to the rice and returned it to Zhao Zicheng.
Zhao Zicheng continued, glancing at Xiang Yu diagonally opposite, and said in a very low voice, "This senior should try some too..."
Xiang Yu shook his head, and Gu Chen explained for him, "This senior doesn't eat spicy food much."
"Oh, oh..." Zhao Zicheng tightened the jar of pickled vegetables and put it back in the bag, then continued to eat the food in front of him with gusto.
Seeing how much he enjoyed his meal, Gu Chen pushed his plate towards him.
"I can't just eat your food for free, but I've already touched all the other dishes." Gu Chen said, pointing with his chopsticks, "I haven't touched this chicken cutlet, you can have it."
Zhao Zicheng puffed out her cheeks and shook her head vigorously, not daring to speak for fear of spilling her food.
After swallowing the mouthful, he said, "No, no, it's just some pickled vegetables."
"I can't just eat your pickled vegetables for free, can I?" Gu Chen said, pushing the plate closer. "You should eat."
Zhao Zicheng hesitated for a long time before making a move.