Chapter 6

*Pfft*, you dare to bully my Ke'er, watch me finish you off!

You wouldn't bear to.

Xing Qiu walked over and gently embraced Zhang Xuan.

*Oh*, you two are so mushy, go show your affection somewhere else! Liu Yina exaggeratedly shooed them away.

Lin Ke'er remained silent, and so did I, because we both knew what kind of person Xing Qiu was.

Ke'er, come on. Zhang Xuan pulled Lin Ke'er's arm: How about I have Wang Yao come and talk to you herself?

*Oh*, absolutely not, I get a headache just seeing your boss.

*Haha* Zhang Xuan laughed: That's right, who is Wang Yao? Even the big cat trembles when he sees her.

Don't talk nonsense, the big cat is just being polite to women. Xing Qiu also chuckled.

When they started talking about their school, I couldn't join in at all, feeling like a fool standing there.

I have no interest in the big cat or Wang Yao, even if they are the leaders of the Nine Princes and the Twelve Roses.

In my view, only immature people give themselves such titles. The so-called "Four Musketeers" in our school were just asking for trouble.

Fortunately, it was time for training again, so they each returned to their teams, and I was able to sit down and continue playing on my phone.

After an afternoon of training, I patted my butt and prepared to go eat. Before I even left the playground, I heard someone calling me. I turned around and saw it was Xing Qiu. I thought he was coming for revenge and quickly looked around for something to use as a weapon.

I saw a brick and quickly ran over to pick it up.

Xing Qiu was stunned: What are you doing?

I said: Don't talk nonsense, if you want to fight, come on.

Xing Qiu laughed: If I wanted to fight, would I come alone?

I looked around and indeed saw no one else.

What do you want?

Xing Qiu handed me a cigarette: I felt pretty embarrassed at noon, I was just joking with Lin Ke'er. I have this habit of being too handsy with women, Zhang Xuan has scolded me many times.

Seeing his sincerity, I took the cigarette and lit it, saying: You need to change that habit, what's with the handsy stuff?

Yes, I'm really sorry. Xing Qiu scratched his head and laughed: Let's have lunch together tomorrow. Me, you, Zhang Xuan, and Lin Ke'er, the four of us. I want to properly apologize to Lin Ke'er.

Sure. I agreed readily, feeling that Xing Qiu was a decent person.

Little did I know, I was too naive. I didn't realize that this was a trap set by Xing Qiu, which would harm both Lin Ke'er and me.

Of course, that's a story for later.

Xing Qiu and I agreed on the time and place for lunch the next day, and we parted ways at the dormitory entrance. He was going to pick up Zhang Xuan.

After eating in the cafeteria, I remembered that Monkey was still sleeping in the dorm, so I brought him a plate of fried rice. When I got to 305, he was still alone, and the dorm was dead silent.

I woke him up, and he wolfed down the food, then asked: The Nine Princes haven't caused you any trouble, right?

I said: No.

*Hmm*, good, I'll take you to meet someone. He grabbed my arm and led me out.

I didn't understand, but I followed him. We came to another dorm room where a few students were playing cards. One of them, a chubby student, said: Monkey, you're here.

Monkey nodded and pointed at me: Big Cat, this is Zuo Fei, you should have heard of him.

I was startled; this person was the leader of the Nine Princes. He looked quite honest and not at all intimidating.

Big Cat nodded: I've heard, the one who knocked Zhou Kun out with a brick, right? He deserved it, hitting people three times a day.

Four times. Monkey corrected.

I gave Monkey a resentful look; did it matter at this point?

*Hmm*, four times. Big Cat said: That guy was too arrogant, he needed a lesson. Monkey, did you come here for this? You didn't need to come in person. It was clear that Big Cat respected Monkey, at least on the surface.

Monkey mumbled: I think all of you Nine Princes need a lesson.

Big Cat's face changed, but he didn't say anything.

Monkey continued: Zuo Fei is my brother, you Nine Princes should be careful, don't bump into him by mistake.

Big Cat's face turned even uglier.

*Let's go*. Monkey took me and slammed the door.

*We're staying up all night, I'll sleep a bit more*. Monkey went back to the dorm and lay down to sleep.

To be honest, although Monkey was domineering just now, I felt it was a bit over the top. Big Cat had always been respectful to him. Of course, this might just be Monkey's personality, and I didn't want to judge. The dorm was a mess, with cigarette butts and plastic boxes all over the floor, so I cleaned up a bit and swept the trash outside.

While doing this, many people outside were pointing and whispering. One student came up to me and asked: What's your relationship with Monkey?

A friend.

Monkey has friends?! The person was clearly very surprised.

What do you mean?

Nothing, nothing. The person waved and tried to leave.

I held him back: Hey, explain clearly, what do you mean?

The person said: Didn't you see that no one is in his dorm?

Yes, where did they all go?

They moved out, no one wants to be in the same dorm with him!

Why?

Always borrowing money and never paying it back! The person shrugged and left.

I looked back at Monkey, who was still sleeping soundly. I closed the dorm door and left.

The next day, I sat under the big tree for the whole morning. The instructor said I could cool off but couldn't run around. After the training, Xing Qiu came to find me, as we had agreed to have lunch together. He said Zhang Xuan and Lin Ke'er would be there soon, and asked me to go to the restaurant with him first.

We arrived at the restaurant and ordered some dishes. I thought of Monkey and called him, saying I was having lunch with Xing Qiu and asked if he needed me to bring him some food. Monkey was very happy and said yes, please bring him some food.

I didn't realize that this call saved both Lin Ke'er and me.

After the call, I asked the waiter what ready-made dishes they had. She said only steamed dumplings, so I ordered two plates. I packed them up, and since Zhang Xuan and Lin Ke'er hadn't arrived yet, I said I would go deliver the food to Monkey and be back in 10 minutes. Xing Qiu said okay and even helped me pack some vinegar. Just as I stood up, I felt a heavy blow to the back of my head, and stars danced in front of my eyes.

*Damn*, you were thinking of waiting to act. Xing Qiu kicked me again.

I fell to the ground and saw him holding a large ashtray. At the same time, three or four people rushed in and firmly pinned me down. I asked: What do you want?

You'll know soon enough.

I was pinned to the ground, unable to move, but I knew Lin Ke'er was in danger too. I prayed she wouldn't come. But as if my thoughts summoned her, the door to the private room opened, and Lin Ke'er walked in.

Seeing me pinned down, Lin Ke'er was shocked and rushed over to push the people off.

Xing Qiu, what's the meaning of this? Lin Ke'er stood up.

Nothing, I just have something to say to you. Xing Qiu locked the door.

Where's Zhang Xuan?

She won't come. Xing Qiu walked toward Lin Ke'er: She doesn't even know we're having lunch today.

Lin Ke'er took out her phone to call.

Xing Qiu pressed her phone and laughed sinisterly: Do you think I'd let you call?

I cursed, and the four people holding me immediately started punching and kicking me. This was the fifth time. I knew cursing was useless, so I shut my mouth and glared at Xing Qiu.

What do you want? Lin Ke'er said helplessly: Think carefully, I've already joined the Twelve Roses.

Xing Qiu's face changed, but he said seriously: Ke'er, this has nothing to do with whether you joined the Twelve Roses. I just want to express my feelings. Ke'er, you should feel it, I really like you. Will you be my girlfriend?

You're crazy! Lin Ke'er shouted: Have you thought about how Zhang Xuan feels?

I looked at Xing Qiu, remembering how he and Zhang Xuan had embraced deeply, and suddenly found this man both despicable and disgusting. At the same time, I felt sad for Lin Ke'er; perhaps this was the trouble of being a pretty girl.

It doesn't matter, I'm just following my heart. Ke'er, will you agree? I'll take care of everything, I promise you won't be hurt at all, okay?

No way! Lin Ke'er shouted: I don't like you, and I won't be your girlfriend! I warn you, release me and Zuo Fei now, or you'll regret it!

Xing Qiu was silent, as if deeply hurt, and sat down, his face turning ugly.

Seeing this, Lin Ke'er's tone softened: Xing Qiu, Zhang Xuan loves you, be good to her.

Xing Qiu nodded, looking ten years older.

Aren't you going to release us? Lin Ke'er walked over and shouted at the people.

They looked at Xing Qiu. Xing Qiu stood up and said: Ke'er, is there really no chance?

No. Lin Ke'er was firm.

Alright. Xing Qiu sighed: Let's part on good terms, have a drink. Promise me not to tell Zhang Xuan about today. Xing Qiu took two glasses.

Lin Ke'er took the glass and drank it in one gulp: Can we go now?

Xing Qiu nodded.

Lin Ke'er walked over to me. I was just relieved when I saw her body tilt and she fell down.

Xing Qiu caught her from behind and laughed. I suddenly understood; everything was an act, the final goal was to trick Lin Ke'er into drinking the wine, which clearly had something in it!

Xing Qiu, you bastard! I cursed again and was beaten by the four people. If you have the guts, kill me today, otherwise I'll definitely kill you! I was red-eyed but couldn't stand up.

Xing Qiu ignored me and carried Lin Ke'er out. I crawled forward a few steps but was pulled back. I didn't even protect my head, desperately trying to stand up, but my strength was too weak. I had never felt so helpless, wishing I could fight.

If I were Binzi, I would have killed them all!

But now, I could only watch.

Watch Xing Qiu open the door.

Watch Xing Qiu walk out.

Watch Xing Qiu disappear.