Chapter 59

After a full two hours, the terrifying rat army finally left the battlefield, satisfied. However, the battlefield, ravaged by them, was now a mess, a sight too gruesome to bear.

It was too terrible, absolutely too terrible. All the wires were bitten through, and all the furniture was damaged. Except for Deng Mengmeng's bedroom, all the rooms looked as if they had just been invaded by aliens.

How could this still be called a villa? Even the flowers and plants were not spared by the rat army.

The worst hit was Deng Chenglong, who was bitten by rats over a dozen times!

After the rat army, which had appeared like a tide, retreated like a tide, Young Master Deng was still crying out in despair.

Mr. and Mrs. Deng, who loved their child dearly, were in tears, and the private doctor who was urgently called in was also stunned. What kind of disaster had the Deng family suffered? Without time to ask more, he gave Deng Chenglong a series of injections, and finally suggested that he be taken to the hospital immediately, estimating that he would need to receive rabies vaccinations.

The rat army left the Deng family in a state of panic. The superstitious servants were whispering that the Deng family must have offended the Rat God, otherwise where would so many rats come from?

However, it was strange that the rats had been everywhere except for Deng Mengmeng's room.

Why?

The servants began to fabricate stories, saying that Mengmeng had the best heart in the Deng family, so the Rat God was protecting her.

They would never think that all this was caused by Deng Chenglong. If he hadn't asked Yang Zewei to release rats and snakes at Xu Yunqi's house, they wouldn't have suffered such retribution.

At the hospital, Mr. and Mrs. Deng actually encountered Yang Zewei's parents. Goodness, the Yang family also suffered a rat disaster, with a large number of rats destroying their home, and Yang Zewei was also bitten by rats like Deng Chenglong.

"Rats have become spirits, Mr. Deng," Yang Fangliang, Yang Zewei's father, said with a mournful face. "All the paintings and calligraphy I bought are ruined. This is a huge loss!"

"And my rings and necklaces are gone, those damn rats!" His wife cried out. "My poor Zewei, what if he gets rabies or something!"

"Enough, enough!" Mr. Deng, agitated, interrupted them.

With their children in such a state, they were still thinking about paintings and necklaces.

It was truly strange to encounter such an eerie event. Was there something unclean in the house? No, he must take his son to pray to the Buddha once he gets better.

But Mr. Deng would never think that the only Buddha he should pray to is:

Ai Xiaohai!

Ai Xiaohai didn't sleep much of the night, waiting until the rat army retreated. Only then, after learning of the great victory, did he rest contentedly.

Rats, though lowly creatures, were terrifying when so many of them gathered together. It seemed he was indeed a good king.

This wasn't the most exciting thing, however. What made Ai Xiaohai the most proud was:

He "slept" with Deng Mengmeng and Xu Yunqi.

Well, not in the true sense. No matter how much Ai Xiaohai assured them, Xu Yunqi was still afraid that the rats and snakes would return, so she moved into Deng Mengmeng's bedroom and asked Ai Xiaohai to stay to protect them.

Of course, Ai Xiaohai's "bedroom" was in the living room, and his "bed" was a sofa.

Xu Yunqi's bedroom was empty, but it had been ravaged by rats and hadn't been cleaned yet, so it was uninhabitable.

That night, he had a dream where Deng Mengmeng opened the door, beckoning him in with her finger. Ai Xiaohai, drooling, walked in and saw Xu Yunqi lying on the bed in an extremely sexy nightgown, her eyes hazy, and then Deng Mengmeng hooked his waist...

Ai Xiaohai, drooling, picked up Deng Mengmeng and walked toward Xu Yunqi, but he tripped and fell...

"Ouch!"

Ai Xiaohai woke up, finding himself hugging a pillow and falling off the sofa.

The two girls, who had already woken up, looked at him in surprise, and they laughed until tears came out when they saw his狼狈的样子.

Ah, if only the dream could have continued. Ai Xiaohai sighed as he got up from the floor.

"Go brush your teeth and wash your face, it's time for breakfast," Deng Mengmeng handed Ai Xiaohai a new toothbrush and towel.

After washing up, breakfast was ready. Just as he took a bite, Xu Yunqi said with a stern face, "Ai Xiaohai, you're not allowed to tell anyone that you're staying here today."

Ai Xiaohai nodded, "But you have to take responsibility for me, I'm yours now..."

"Thud," a piece of jam-covered bread flew at him...

"Last night, a rat disaster occurred at the XX Garden villa in this city," the TV news anchor said. "The family living there is the chairman of 'Tianzi Group' and his family, who suffered heavy losses in the rat disaster..."

"Ah!" Deng Mengmeng exclaimed, that was her home!

She quickly called her mother, but as soon as the call connected, her mother started yelling, "You dead girl, where were you last night? Do you know your brother was bitten by rats?"

After the scolding, the call was hung up.

Tears welled up in Deng Mengmeng's eyes.

From childhood, her parents had doted on her brother to the extreme, almost ignoring her. Now, her mother blamed the rat disaster on her.

"Mengmeng, don't cry," Xu Yunqi comforted her. "Your brother, being bitten by rats, deserved it! Wait, that's not right?"

Xu Yunqi was puzzled. How could her place be infested with rats, and then the Deng family suffer a rat disaster?

"Karma, karma," Ai Xiaohai said, savoring a fried egg. "Mengmeng, why are you crying? Your parents treat you like this."

"No, I have to go to the hospital to see my brother," Deng Mengmeng wiped away her tears. "Yunyun, please take a leave for me."

"Sure, go quickly, be careful on the way."

As soon as Deng Mengmeng left, a wicked gleam appeared in Ai Xiaohai's eyes. "Hehe, Yunyun, now it's just the two of us. What do you think should happen?"

Unfortunately, the second piece of bread flew at him.

Ai Xiaohai sighed, "You're getting worse, this time it doesn't even have jam."

...

When he arrived at school, most people already knew about the rat attack on the Deng family. The news spread like wildfire.

Ai Xiaohai didn't bother to join the discussion; only he knew the truth.

After a class, as Ai Xiaohai walked out of the classroom, counselor Gao Mingyi approached him, "Ai Xiaohai, your registration has been approved."

"What registration?" Ai Xiaohai was confused.

"The autumn sports meet?" Gao Mingyi flipped through the list in his hand. "You registered for the 100m, 200m, 400m, 1500m, 10000m, and 4x400m relay."

"Boom," the students passing by were in chaos, gathering around.

"Ai Xiaohai, you actually registered for six events?"

"Ai Xiaohai, you're running both short and long distances, are you crazy?"

The noise made Ai Xiaohai's head spin. What was this all about? When did he register? He had no interest in any sports meet or competition.

"Gao Mingyi, which eye did you see me register with?" Ai Xiaohai was puzzled.

"The registration list submitted by your department's student leader, Yang Zewei," Gao Mingyi said sternly, handing the list to Ai Xiaohai.

Ai Xiaohai immediately understood. So, they were playing him like this?

The surroundings quieted down. Ai Xiaohai looked at his classmates and understood Deng Chenglong and Yang Zewei's intentions. If he insisted he didn't register, those two would use it to smear him. If he registered, they expected him to make a fool of himself.

Fine, you think you can bully me, Ai Xiaohai?

"Yes, I must have forgotten. I did register," Ai Xiaohai smiled. "By the way, I also registered for the 4x100m and 4x200m, why aren't they on the list?"

Gao Mingyi was surprised by his indifference. "Your department has a fixed team for those two events, they were third last year. Only the 4x400m is a weak point for your department."

"Ah, I see. No problem, with me, it will be a strong point," Ai Xiaohai said with a grin.

"Alright, it's settled then, Ai Xiaohai," Gao Mingyi snorted and walked away.

He had just heard that Deng Chenglong was in the hospital. He needed to go see him, both to report that the plan worked and to curry favor.

As soon as he left, Ai Xiaohai was surrounded by his classmates again. "Ai Xiaohai, are you out of your mind?"

"Yes, Ai Xiaohai, you're a freshman. Can you run faster than them? And you registered for so many events. Is someone trying to mess with you?"

After finally getting rid of the classmates, Ai Xiaohai walked toward the school gate nonchalantly. Competition? He had a cheating advantage, didn't he? Those people were actually competing with him in running?

Hmm, is there a discus throw or something? He could register for that too.

"Ai Xiaohai!" Xu Yunqi hurriedly caught up from behind. "I just saw Gao Mingyi. He said you registered for six events?"

"Yes, so what?"

Xu Yunqi was anxious. "How can you be so stupid? It's clearly Deng Chenglong and the others trying to make you look foolish at the sports meet!"

"What if I win the championship?" Ai Xiaohai countered.

"Don't dream. You'll be lucky if you don't die from exhaustion."

Ai Xiaohai blinked. "What if I win all six events?"

"Whatever you say, I'll do it!"

"Kiss me!"

As soon as Ai Xiaohai said it, he braced himself, fearing Xu Yunqi's invincible pinching technique.

However, Xu Yunqi blushed and then said, "Alright, if you really win all six events, I'll do as you say."

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