Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Su Chen smiled and sat down beside Lin Yumeng.
“Well, you two have been together for a short time, and now you are bullying me together.”
Qian Manman stared angrily at both of them.
“It seemed like you bullied my Mengmeng first!” Su Chen glanced at her with a smile.
“That’s right,” said Lin Yumeng with her mouth full.
“Sob…Jiajia, look at both of them.” Qian Manman pretended to be sad and looked at Li Jia.
“Play by yourselves. Don’t look at me!” said Li Jia with a tone that declared it was none of her business as she smiled lightly.
Qian Manman, annoyed, snorted and ate a big mouthful.
“Why are you waiting for me to eat? Don’t do that again,” said Su Chen with a slight blaming tone as he handed the chopsticks to Lin Yumeng.
Lin Yumeng smirked as she stuck out her pinkish tongue and did not answer.
“Try this.” Su Chen gave her a slice of rib meat.
“Yummy.” Lin Yumeng tasted a mouthful, and her beautiful eyes shone as she nodded and praised the food. Then she took a piece of beef and sent it to his mouth.
Su Chen opened his mouth to eat and nodded with a smile.
“My God, I’m tired of this. No, I will never eat with you again.” Qian Manman looked disgusted.
Li Jia did not say anything but nodded in agreement.
They came to the canteen to eat, not to watch these silly lovers.
Lin Yumeng’s pretty face flushed. She lowered her head and pretended she did not hear them.
“That’s nice. Nobody would bother us then,” said Su Chen with a smile.
“Ahhh…This is annoying, very annoying! I want a boyfriend. I want a relationship,” cried Qian Manman.
The young single men who were eating around them heard this and stared at them like a pack of hungry wolves.
“Ahem…I’m just talking nonsense. Nonsense.”
Qian Manman smiled awkwardly at the surrounding young men and then quickly immersed herself in the meal.
“Isn’t it easy to find a boyfriend? Qian Manman, what do you think of Guo Lei?” asked Su Chen casually.
After eating barbecue that day, Guo Lei had mentioned Qian Manman several times.
Although Guo Lei had not noticed it, Su Chen and Pan Xiaojie could see it. This guy seemed to like Qian Manman.
The three girls looked at him in surprise when he said that.
“You see, Guo Lei is tall and strong and is on the school basketball team. He is also honest and reliable. He is the kind who will give you security. Why don’t you consider him?” asked Su Chen with a smile.
“Why do you say this all of a sudden?” Qian Manman panicked and blushed.
Lin Yumeng and Li Jia looked at them and gossiped with their big, bright eyes.
“Old Guo hasn’t been in love before, so he is quite insensitive to the feeling. But he often mentions you unconsciously these days. We can see that he has a crush on you,” Su Chen said as he blinked.
Qian Manman immediately blushed. Her eyes avoided contact, and her tone of voice was panicked. “Hmm, I…I don’t believe you. You are talking nonsense.”
Su Chen’s eyes lit up when he saw this.
This was something to take notice of!
Old Guo, I really helped you a lot this time.
Su Chen stopped at the right time—he did not say much. The rest was up to Guo Lei.
“By the way, next Monday evening is the welcome party for the new students. There will be a surprise!”
“Surprise? What surprise?” Lin Yumeng’s big eyes flickered as she looked at Su Chen.
“Hehe…A secret!” Su Chen smiled mysteriously.
The tomboy class monitor had recommended him to the counselor for a class honor. The counselor had called him over to talk to him and asked him to consider a performance.
Su Chen could not refuse since his class of students and counselor had made such a kind request. He wanted to give Lin Yumeng a small surprise, so he agreed to the request.
“Tell me!” Lin Yumeng was curious. She shook his arm like a cat scratching its owner gently and started acting in a pettishly charming manner.
Su Chen could only feel his heart soften, and he smiled lovingly. “Okay, okay. Eat. You will know when the time comes.”
“All right!”
Lin Yumeng stuck her lips out and let go of him.
Qian Manman looked at two people in love.
She felt envy and looked forward to love in her own heart. Guo Lei’s simple and honest smile emerged in her mind, and her lovely face blushed suddenly, causing her to hang her head.
“That’s right, Mengmeng. Do you have a day off during the weekend?” asked Su Chen suddenly.
“No, we’ll continue training.” Lin Yumeng nodded bitterly.
“Poor thing.”
Su Chen lovingly stretched out his hand and pinched her face, then said with a smile, “I have to go home later. I’ll bring some delicious food back to you.”
“Uh-huh!” Lin Yumeng’s big eyes glittered as she nodded again and again.
***
After dinner with Lin Yumeng in the canteen, Su Chen left the school for home.
His childish mother had been throwing a tantrum at home these past few days because her children had grown up and were not willing to go back home to spend time with her.
Su Chen and his sister lived at their schools. Whenever her mother was bored and had too much free time, she would keep at them, asking them to come home to keep her company. She was as clingy as a child.
Sometimes Su Chen and Su Mo would wonder who the child was.
Su Chen walked toward the bus station from the university gate.
Not far away in an alley, a young man with dyed red hair, a middle-parted hairstyle, a knife scar over his left eye, and a mobile phone in his hand stared at the students coming out of school.
After seeing Su Chen, the red-haired young man’s eyes suddenly brightened.
“That’s him. Brothers, let’s go!”
The young man waved his hand and led his men. who had colorfully dyed hair and were biting cigarettes, toward Su Chen.
Su Chen looked puzzled at the red, yellow, and green street lamps who walked toward him. He frowned and stopped.
The persons coming did not look good.
The group of young people surrounded Su Chen skillfully. They sneered maliciously.
Some students passed by. They avoided the thugs so they would be safe.
“Boy, your name is Su Chen, right?” said the red-haired youth as he combed his hair back and arrogantly pointed at Su Chen.
“Yes, what do you want?” Su Chen’s facial expression did not change.
“Hey? Pretty tough, huh? I admire you.”
The red-haired young man smiled. “I’m just working for others. To be honest, someone paid me to let us teach you a lesson. Give my red hair some respect. Obediently squat down and put your hand on your head. We will control our hands.”
Su Chen looked at him strangely and looked at the scar over his eye and the familiar red hair. He knew what this guy was up to.
Wasn’t he cosplaying the red-haired man Shanks in the video game “One Piece”? That guy in the game was one-handed!
And Shanks was sea thief emperor, dominating the world. Wouldn’t it be a little off if this rascal pretended to be him?
“Give me, Su Chen, some respect. Leave quickly. I’m in a hurry to go back.” Su Chen waved as if he was chasing a fly.
The red-haired young man and the group of boys were stunned. They had never seen such a bad*ss guy before in all the business they had done.