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Third Period (1)
T/N: Translated by Jen on Broken Jinsei! Please do not repost my translations! All translations outside of Broken Jinsei are stolen and reposted without permission!
Zhou Yanli just stood there. The lights in the hallway were actually quite bright, but because these two were truly too tall, they were completely beyond where the light could reach.
One of them, you couldn’t see his expression, but you could clearly sense that unapproachable chillness around him that kept others at a distance.
The other one, you similarly couldn’t see his expression, but that low pressure strangely made people tremble with fear.
During such confrontations, afraid even a passing dog would all get kicked.
The person that stayed behind to spectate was from the same class as Jiang Huihui, called Qin Yu. He pushed Jiang Huihui and quietly whispered, “You brought the person here, quickly have him dragged away. Don’t let him end up in a fight later. The other party is Zhou Jinwei. Getting on his bad side, never mind Pingjiang City, don’t even think about staying on planet earth anymore.”
She naturally knew that Zhou Jinwei must not be offended, but the problem was……
How should she stop them? At times like this……she was also scared.
Both of them were almost two heads taller than her, how could she possibly stop them?
“It’s better to go tell the teacher.” After much hesitation, she came to a decision.
Qin Yu had a look of disbelief, “Tell the teacher? That’s equal to directly having this guy pushed into the fire. First setting aside Zhou Jinwei’s unspeakable background, just based on his grades as the number one in the whole school, do you think the teacher will help him or help this guy?”
Then…..then what should they do?
While she was feeling nervous and uneasy, the two that were standing off didn’t continue any further.
Because Zhou Jinwei left.
With an indifferent look, he turned and went down the stairs.
Clearly, he was too lazy to continue wasting time here.
When he passed by her side, the light got blocked. That kind of pressure was a bit heavy.
Jiang Huihui was a bit stunned, because she clearly sensed the other party’s gaze landing on her.
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But, when she looked up again, he’d already soundlessly retracted his gaze.
She could only catch a glimpse of his side profile.
Once the person was thoroughly out of sight, Jiang Huihui finally walked to Zhou Yanli’s side.
Seeing that his complexion wasn’t too good, she asked with concern, “Are you alright?”
The boy shook his head, “I’m fine.”
He had the zipper on his school uniform directly zipped to the top, with half his chin getting covered by the collar.
He had his head down, his eyes also lowered. His eyelashes were very long, densely covering his eyes.
“There will be a time when he regrets it.”
He angrily grumbled, like he was putting down ruthless words, “In the future, don’t even think about letting me call him dad again.”
Uh…..just these ruthless words, in other people’s ears, were somewhat…..not that ruthless.
Zhou Yanli, right now, where did he still have the slightest bit of that swagger from earlier?
He was entirely like a big dog that had been wronged, waiting to be comforted.
Jiang Huihui didn’t know how to comfort others. She stood there, not knowing what to do.
The lunch break had long ended. When they returned to the classroom, Zhou Yanli went with them.
He said that he was also in their class, having just transferred over today.
Qin Yu began exaggeratedly expressing his admiration towards Zhou Yanli, “Bro, you’re really impressive. You actually dared to directly call out Zhou Jinwei’s name to his face, even calling him dad on the spot. To be able bend and adapt, you have my respect!”
Zhou Yanli had his hands in his pocket, walking in a nonchalant manner. His school uniform, unknown as to when, was wide open again.
Don’t know if it was because of the shape of his eyebrows, or because those slender eyes of his always carried a bit of chilliness, he nevertheless appeared to have quite the menacing aura.
At this time, he further had a tense air around him, impatiently warning, “If you don’t want to get beat, then just shut up.”
Never mind Qin Yu, even Jiang Huihui quivered in fear.
Zhou Yanli noticed and rubbed her head, “Wasn’t talking about you.”
He was still quite puzzled. They had photos of his mom at home, and in the pictures, she didn’t seem to be that short.
In the wedding photo with his dad, comparing their height, she should also be around 165cm.
How come at this time she was this short? Standing by his side, she was like a little cane. He could practically walk around with his hand propped against her head.
Jiang Huihui’s hair got messed up by him. She silently reached out to smooth it back into place.
Unknown as to why, she had a very bizarre feeling towards him.
Even though he was always saying some nonsense, she was just unable to hate him, and also unable to ignore him.
“It’s best if you stay away from Zhou Jinwei in the future.” After much deliberation, she still gave her advice.
When mentioning this name, she clearly sensed his mood going down quite a bit.
“En.” He tugged the hood of the sweatshirt underneath the school uniform and pulled it over his head. The hood was very wide and loose, his eyes getting hidden in the shadow.
Jiang Huihui couldn’t see his expression at this moment, but just listening to his voice, she could tell that he wasn’t too happy.
She thought for a moment and fished out a small bun from her coat pocket, handing it to him.
“This is for you.”
Zhou Yanli reached out to take it, asking her, “What’s this?”
“It’s bread.” She said.
Zhou Yanli opened it, “They even raise pigeons here?”
Jiang Huihui didn’t quite understand, “What pigeon?”
He waved the bread in hand, “Isn’t this for feeding pigeons?”
Jiang Huihui: “……”
“That’s my dinner.” She said.
“……”
This time, it was Zhou Yanli’s turn to fall silent.
After a long while, he finally looked that cheap little bun in his hand that wasn’t even as big as his palm in disbelief, “This thing is your dinner?”
Jiang Huihui’s sluggish nature made her slow to react, but no matter how slow, it was impossible for her to not make out the shock and disbelief in Zhou Yanli’s words.
She nodded, “En.”
Her family situation wasn’t considered good, even her tuition needed to rely on the scholarships every year. Her dinner was just bread that she’d saved up to buy an entire box of, because it was cheap.
Her dad worked away from home, while her mom worked as a live-in housekeeper in the employer’s home, only coming back once a week.
Her younger brother and two-year-old younger sister, got arranged to stay at her maternal uncle’s place.
Normally, at home, it was just Jiang Huihui alone.
She no longer spoke, her head hanging somewhat low, while her fingers tightly gripped the hem of her clothes.
It’s fine. She was also long used to getting called a country bumpkin by others.
Because her family was poor, her clothes were never fitting, all hand-me-downs her mom got from relatives, said to be so-called gifts from her older cousins and have barely been worn a few times.
Actually, they were all old clothes they didn’t wear anymore. Throwing them away was also a hassle, so might as well hand them off as a favor.
She was too skinny, so those clothes were always baggy on her.
That’s why, Jiang Huihui would rather wear the school uniform.
This little bun was also the meal she looked forward to the most all day. It although was small, it had her favorite yogurt filling inside.
Because she didn’t want him to continue being sad, she decided to let him eat some delicious bread, thus had her own dinner given to him. This way, his mood will be better.
Yet, in the end….
Her eyes were a bit red. Sadness unknowingly swept over her. She turned to leave.
Who knew, after Zhou Yanli discovered her abnormal behavior, he just directly shoved the entire piece of bread into his mouth, even giving her a thumbs up, “Holy shit, this is the best piece of bread I’ve ever eaten in my entire life. Can’t believe those pigeons normally eat this well.”
He clearly had the face of a delinquent, yet he did his best to make exaggerated faces to cheer her up.
Jiang Huihui looked at him and suddenly burst out laughing.
Qin Yu stood to the side, staring at these two idiots.
One had a mouthful of bread, praising the bread delicious with an exaggerated look, while the other was crying and laughing at the same time.
He shook his head and left on his own.
Looks like stupidity can spread, better not have him driven mad too.
Because it was almost the sports festival, the classes in the afternoon today were practically all talking about it.
And also the new student’s self-introduction.
As the new student, Zhou Yanli finished his introduction with just one word.
——Hi.
……So half-assed to the point where he was too lazy to even move his facial muscles. After finding his seat, he just began to sleep.
The homeroom teacher chuckled, “Looks like the new student has quite the personality.”
That face of his caused quite a stir among the girls in the class.
Quiet chatter broke out around them.
“So handsome, is he a celebrity? I feel like I’ve seen him on TV before.”
“I feel he’s even more handsome than those celebrities.”
“Just, it feels like his temper isn’t good.”
“Even a buzz cut is that handsome on him. His face shape and bone structure are so perfect. His parents certainly must be very good-looking too.”
There were that many people talking about him, but he simply didn’t care. Classrooms, for him, seemingly have some kind of special power, making him sleepy the moment he goes in.
He was originally thinking that with his mom present, he should at least pretend to be a good student first, but as soon as he sat down, he just began feeling sleepy.
In the end, he couldn’t hold up anymore, laying his head on the desk and falling asleep.
This sleep just lasted for the whole afternoon. After class, his deskmate considerately nudged him, “Bro, school’s out.”
His deskmate was Qin Yu. After going through that incident earlier, he wholeheartedly worshipped Zhou Yanli from the bottom of his heart, proclaiming him as the newest king of Pingjiang High.
Zhou Yanli furrowed his brows, calling him a moron.
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