Chapter 13

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Xia Hou Zhongying, after sitting up, couldn't help but burst into tears. The harsh declaration he made just now now seemed like a joke.

Although during the past few days, the Zheng family had always communicated with him in Korean to help him learn the language faster, it wasn't without effect, and the results were quite significant. He could now communicate in Korean relatively normally. However, being able to speak doesn't necessarily mean being able to write. There were many words he could say but couldn't even recognize, let alone write. How could he take the exam? It would be a miracle if he passed.

The whole class, including Zheng Xiuyan, were bent over their desks, laughing uncontrollably, their shoulders shaking. Several of them almost laughed until they couldn't breathe.

Xia Hou Zhongying kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling utterly embarrassed.

"Can you secretly move your test paper a little closer to me?" Xia Hou Zhongying had no choice but to beg Zheng Xiuyan in a low voice.

"From now on, you have to provide all my lunches." Zheng Xiuyan set the condition, looking at Xia Hou Zhongying with a smile.

"Are you being too greedy?" Xia Hou Zhongying's face darkened, and he said indignantly, "It's just a one-time favor."

"Add breakfast." Zheng Xiuyan showed no mercy.

"You might as well rob me." Xia Hou Zhongying was exasperated.

"Add a bottle of health drink to the lunch." Zheng Xiuyan glanced at Xia Hou Zhongying, looking fearless, and added another condition. "You don't have to agree if you don't want to."

"Deal." To prevent his words from becoming a laughingstock in front of the whole class, Xia Hou Zhongying had to grit his teeth and agree to Zheng Xiuyan's increasingly heavy slave contract. He quickly agreed, knowing that if he said more, she might add even more conditions.

Zheng Xiuyan was almost bursting with joy, feeling extremely satisfied. This extremely shameless and advantageous deal made her feel that the world was so beautiful and life was so colorful.

So during the test, Zheng Xiuyan sincerely helped Xia Hou Zhongying cheat, even worrying that he couldn't see, almost placing the test paper right in front of him.

When the second class started, something that left Xia Hou Zhongying speechless happened. The teacher loudly reprimanded him and Zheng Xiuyan on the podium, the reason being that they had cheated.

Xia Hou Zhongying had deliberately changed a few places while cheating to avoid making his test paper identical to Zheng Xiuyan's. He had some experience with cheating and naturally wouldn't make such a low-level mistake.

If that was the case, why did the teacher still see through it?

The key was that Xia Hou Zhongying still didn't recognize many Korean words. Although he knew how to call Zheng Xiuyan in Korean, he didn't recognize her Korean name. So when he copied, he also copied Zheng Xiuyan's name. How could this not be a death sentence? It would be strange if the teacher didn't notice.

Moreover, the most critical point was that even Zheng Xiuyan herself didn't pass. Zheng Xiuyan was always the type who didn't like studying, often skipping classes, and her academic performance was barely passing. A slight mistake, and she would fall below the passing line.

So, our protagonist not only got scolded by the teacher but was also called as stupid as a pig, criticized for not finding someone with good grades to help him cheat, but instead chose Zheng Xiuyan, who often failed. In the end, he couldn't escape the punishment of standing in the corridor, and the teacher even hung a sign on him saying "I cheated on the exam" before sending him and Zheng Xiuyan to stand in the corridor.

Xia Hou Zhongying, feeling like he wanted to cry but couldn't, looked at Zheng Xiuyan, who was standing next to him, speechless.

Zheng Xiuyan also felt embarrassed, her face flushed red, and she secretly glanced at Xia Hou Zhongying's resentful face. She then lowered her head to count the dust on the ground, hesitating for a while before saying, "How about we skip the health drink for lunch? But you can't go back on your promise to provide my breakfast and lunch from now on."

"Ah," "Thud." Two voices of surprise came from the side. This test wasn't just for Xia Hou Zhongying and Zheng Xiuyan; there were several other students who failed. Hearing Zheng Xiuyan's words, two of them couldn't help but collapse from weakness.

Today was truly the most unlucky day of Xia Hou Zhongying's life, with bad luck at every turn. He hated Zheng Xiuyan, who had tricked him and refused to let go of the conditions he had agreed to.

As Zheng Xiuyan put it, "You're a man, and what you say is like water that can't be taken back. You can't go back on your word. What's it called? Right, a man's promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold. You wouldn't want my little sisters to look down on you for not keeping your word, would you?"

The meaning was clear: if Xia Hou Zhongying didn't keep his promise, she would spread the word, making Xia Hou Zhongying so angry that his face turned black, and he couldn't even speak.

After school, Xia Hou Zhongying turned and walked away, unwilling to walk with Zheng Xiuyan. If he couldn't deal with her, he could at least avoid her.

"Hey, wait for me." Zheng Xiuyan grabbed her backpack and quickly chased after Xia Hou Zhongying. Hearing her voice, Xia Hou Zhongying not only didn't stop but walked even faster.

"Are you dead? I told you to wait for me, why are you walking faster?" Zheng Xiuyan said angrily after running up to Xia Hou Zhongying.

"Why are you following me?" Xia Hou Zhongying said with a dark face.

"You're staying at my house, so we're on the same path. Who else would I follow?" Zheng Xiuyan said confidently.

"Go back first, I need to go to the small forest." Xia Hou Zhongying ignored Zheng Xiuyan.

"You can't go." Hearing Xia Hou Zhongying's words, Zheng Xiuyan became extremely nervous. She had heard the leader's words on the playground and was worried that Xia Hou Zhongying was going to meet someone dangerous. She had overheard the students discussing that the leader was going to bring some powerful people from the streets, making her even more reluctant to let Xia Hou Zhongying go.

"Mind your own business." Xia Hou Zhongying didn't care, thinking that as a young bull, he had nothing to fear. He had never encountered much trouble and didn't take the leader's people seriously. Moreover, if he didn't resolve this once and for all, he would be constantly bothered by them, which would be a nuisance.

"Why can't I mind your business? If you get beaten to death, who will pay for my breakfast and lunch?" Zheng Xiuyan said confidently.

"Damn, will you ever stop?" Mentioning this, Xia Hou Zhongying felt even more depressed and couldn't help but yell at Zheng Xiuyan.

"Why won't I stop? What are you going to do about it?" Zheng Xiuyan grabbed Xia Hou Zhongying's arm, pulling on his clothes, and said with a pleading tone, "Don't go, okay?"

"Let go, you brat." Xia Hou Zhongying's stubbornness came out, and he didn't listen to Zheng Xiuyan's advice.

"No." Zheng Xiuyan not only didn't let go but wrapped her arms around Xia Hou Zhongying's arm tightly, saying stubbornly, "I won't let you go."

Xia Hou Zhongying covered his forehead, speechless, and said, "Zheng Xiuyan, can you let go? We're in school, and many people are watching. What does this look like?"

Zheng Xiuyan's face turned red, and she secretly glanced at the people around her who were looking at her strangely. She steeled her heart, fiercely shook off Xia Hou Zhongying's hand, and stared into his eyes, saying, "I don't care. If you go, I'll go with you."

"Why are you going?" Xia Hou Zhongying groaned weakly.

"Mind your own business." Zheng Xiuyan turned her head, deliberately not looking at Xia Hou Zhongying, and huffed.

"Zheng Xiuyan, I'm seriously telling you..." Xia Hou Zhongying said, feeling extremely frustrated...

"Xia Hou Zhongying, I'm also seriously telling you, if you go to the meeting today, I'll follow you, and you won't be able to get rid of me." Before Xia Hou Zhongying could speak, Zheng Xiuyan interrupted him, looking stubbornly at him.

"Stay far away, don't come close." After a long silence, Xia Hou Zhongying's tone softened, looking at Zheng Xiuyan's stubborn gaze. Although he had called her "little sister" before, it was mostly to tease her. In his heart, he hadn't really taken her seriously.

At this moment, Xia Hou Zhongying genuinely recognized her as his sister. Regardless of her motives, her concern for him was real, and that was enough.

Zheng Xiuyan turned her head, feeling very wronged, with tears welling up in her eyes. In the end, this guy still didn't listen to her and insisted on going to the meeting, making her feel that her good intentions were not worth it.

She didn't understand why she didn't want Xia Hou Zhongying to go to the meeting. Maybe it was for breakfast and lunch; maybe she instinctively felt that it was dangerous and didn't want to see him hurt; maybe she thought it would make her mother sad; or maybe...

Anyway, she just didn't want Xia Hou Zhongying to go to the meeting, and she couldn't explain why. It just felt wrong. Seeing Xia Hou Zhongying continue to walk forward, Zheng Xiuyan, though scared, still followed him step by step, refusing to turn back.

Black Dog's real name is Cui Dahei, a former Korean special forces soldier. After retiring, he joined a gang to make a living, becoming a thug.

Due to his exceptional skills and ruthless nature, he was fearless and had killed several people, quickly becoming the gang's top enforcer, highly favored by the gang leader, who treated him as a trusted confidant and took him everywhere.

The gang leader, although part of the Black Society, seemed to have connections with the government. He was a powerful figure in the underground world of Seoul, which made him many enemies. As the saying goes, "If you walk by the river often, you will eventually get your feet wet." After a banquet, the gang leader was assassinated.

From that point on, Black Dog, with his skills and reputation, became the gang leader, seemingly inheriting the government connections of the previous leader. In the following days, he used his sharp instincts and skills to avoid several fatal assassinations, killed a few enemies, and brought in a few of his comrades, gradually solidifying his position as a dominant figure in the underground world of Seoul.

Black Dog hadn't personally taken action for a long time, as many things could be easily handled by his subordinates. He now mostly sat and counted money, living a carefree life.

One day, one of his subordinates brought him a rather amusing request: a young man was willing to pay for Black Dog to teach a student a lesson. After scolding the subordinate and almost dismissing him, Black Dog was surprised by the price the young man offered.

Although 100 million won wasn't a significant amount to him, it piqued his interest, mainly because he was bored and wanted to see what kind of person this young man was, as a form of entertainment.

When he met the young man, he asked why he specifically wanted him to take action. The young man replied that he was the most skilled fighter in all of Seoul's gangs, which made Black Dog feel very satisfied.

When Black Dog thought about sending a few people to deal with the student, the young man insisted that only he could do it. When asked why, the young man said he didn't trust anyone else and that they couldn't beat the student, which made Black Dog's subordinates very angry, threatening to teach him a lesson.

After calming his subordinates, Black Dog was intrigued when the young man said the student could fight six of them and kick him several meters away. He was interested in seeing what this interesting student looked like and hadn't encountered such an interesting situation in a long time.

After some thought, Black Dog nodded and agreed, bringing a few people with the young man to Kent, treating it as a trip.

"Boss, he's here, and there's a girl following him, hiding behind that tree." A subordinate who was watching at the school gate reported to Black Dog.

Since he was out for fun and had been paid, Black Dog naturally wouldn't let anyone off the hook. He had already arranged for someone to keep an eye on Xia Hou Zhongying, ensuring he couldn't escape. Black Dog had his own code of ethics, after all.

Black Dog sat on a log, took another puff of his cigarette, and flicked the butt away. He looked in the direction of Kent and saw a young boy with a backpack walking slowly toward him.

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