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Sixth 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!
Even though his dad never questioned or cared about his matters, he had never hit him before.
To say that he wasn’t sad, that was a lie.
Looking at the medicine the front desk older sister handed over, Zhou Yanli briefly furrowed his brows before smoothing them out again.
The gloominess inside also dispersed little by little, as if the awful stormy weather finally cleared away.
At least this dog still has some conscience left.
He thanked the front desk older sister and closed the door.
He had the medicine dumped onto the table, randomly going through them, wanting to find one that promoted blood circulation and reduced bruising.
His face had gotten punched several times. Looks like his talent for fighting was indeed inherited from his dad.
Zhou Yanli touched the corner of his mouth, his teeth clenching from the pain.
He really was ruthless, f$#%!
He continued digging through the ointments, his frown growing deeper and deeper as he searched.
Hemorrhoid medicine, frostbite cream, anti-blemish, anti-acne, folliculitis, athlete’s foot……
“F#$%!”
Forgave too early.
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The next day, Zhou Yanli went to school with a battered face. Along the way, he attracted quite a bit of attention.
This kind of attention, he was long used to. He wasn’t the type that was unaware of his good looks. Since childhood, from the grandmas and aunties in the neighborhood, down to the children who have just learned to walk, not to mention those peers of the same age going through puberty, who didn’t compliment his appearance whenever they saw him.
TN: All translations outside of Broken Jinsei are stolen and reposted without permission!
Zhou Yanli’s ears have already gone numb from hearing them.
Wherever he went, the attention will inevitably be all on him. Even if going out to buy a bottle of water, he would also get photographed and posted online, captioning it [Random handsome guy I met after school, squatting here in advance, waiting to dig up again once he becomes a celebrity].
But, today’s attention wasn’t the same. It was clearly directed at the injuries on his face this time.
Zhou Yanli was frowning, finding it embarrassing. When has he ever been in such a sorry state before?
Even when fighting one against ten, he’d never gotten beaten like this.
If not for the fact that Zhou Jinwei was his dad, and him not hitting back, he wouldn’t have……
The more Zhou Yanli thought about it, the angrier he got. He pulled the hood of his hoodie over his head.
Fortunately, Zhou Jinwei gave him enough money. After paying for half a month of the hotel room, he could still buy a few changes of clothes.
It had snowed last night. It must have started snowing after they went back. Everywhere was covered in a sheet of white.
For Pingjiang High School, class starts at six, getting up earlier than the street cleaners. The snow on the ground was unswept. Everyone trudged towards the school through the snow, one step deep, one step shallow.
Jiang Huihui was scared of the cold, having herself wrapped into a ball, just having a pair of eyes revealed on the outside.
A black stretch Lincoln pulled up outside the school. The driver got out with an umbrella in hand, going around to the back to pull open the door, waiting for the person inside to get out.
This kind of scene truly stood out at school, always able to make quite a few people stop and gather around.
Zhou Jinwei expressionlessly got out of the car.
He hated snowy days, and also hated rainy days.
The black umbrella very quickly just got covered in a thin layer of snow. He reached out to take the umbrella, immediately just spotting ‘that bear’ walking at the end of the crowd.
Jiang Huihui carried a boiled egg in hand. This was her breakfast today. As she walked, she noticed that the snow seemingly stopped, and the area around her also dimmed.
She curiously looked up.
Unknown as to when, the boy in the black coat had walked to her side, holding an umbrella in hand. His skin was delicate and pale. His long slender eyes carried a bit of innate coldness. At this time, looking down at her from above, there actually wasn’t much arrogance reflected in his eyes.
“Cold?”
Even his voice carried a natural chill.
Jiang Huihui didn’t expect that she would run into him again this soon. She quickly pulled down her scarf, revealing her mouth, smilingly greeting him, “Morning.”
The egg in her hand swayed back and forth in its plastic bag.
It was very hard to not notice. He took a glance and nodded, “Morning.”
The two of them headed towards the school like this, with one holding an umbrella, while the other carefully followed by the side.
All around them were curious students.
“Isn’t that Zhou Jinwei? Who’s that girl next to him?”
“Doesn’t seem like Tan Weiwei.”
“Oh my god, breaking news! Zhou Jinwei has started dating, his girlfriend is even from our school.”
These gossiping voices weren’t loud, but it still got heard by them.
Jiang Huihui glanced at Zhou Jinwei, discovering that his expression didn’t change, clearly not caring. In fact, he didn’t even have the intention of refuting.
As for her, on the other hand, she kept retreating little by little, all the way until she retreated out from under his umbrella.
He finally had a bit of reaction, seemingly understanding, “Afraid others will misunderstand?”
Jiang Huihui nodded, “The influence isn’t good.”
“What’s not good about it?”
She blanked, not expecting that he would ask this bluntly.
What bad influences can premature dating have? It’ll affect one’s studies and also affect one’s image in the teachers’ heart.
She was that kind of typical good student, strictly abiding by the rules and never stepping out of line.
“Dating me, what bad influences will there be?” He walked closer to her, his tone indifferent as he asked her.
Jiang Huihui grew nervous, and at the same time, started to panic a little inside.
What does he mean by this? What does ‘dating him’ mean?
Is he trying to hint at something to her? Impossible, impossible! Someone like Zhou Jinwei, how could he want to date her?
Could it be that he felt she was disdaining him?
Oh no, he won’t get angry because of this, will he?
If she offends him, her days in school in the future certainly won’t be good.
Zhou Jinwei just asked her a question, yet she blankly stood there, her expression changing dozens of times in a single minute.
From fear, to uneasiness, to anxiety, to timidness, as well as regret.
He subtly frowned, not knowing what she was imagining on her own.
Before he could ask, Zhou Yanli’s voice cut through the air, “Damn it, why is Pingjiang this cold?!”
He was already shivering from the cold. Running to Jiang Huihui’s side and seeing her blankly standing there not moving, he nudged her, “What are you blankly standing around for? Are you not cold?”
He really was scared of the cold. This bit he completely inherited from Jiang Huihui.
Displeased with getting interrupted, Zhou Jinwei slightly furrowed his brows.
After making out the swelling and bruises on the other party’s face, his annoyed expression momentarily faltered.
Zhou Yanli also saw him. Recalling what happened last night, he just burned with anger, giving him the middle finger without any hesitation, “F#$%, after beating me up, you even send me a bunch of useless trash!”
Zhou Jinwei once again frowned.
Those medicine, he didn’t look over. After sending Jiang Huihui back home, he just went to the drug store.
Even he himself didn’t know why he went through the trouble of buying those medicine, and even went out of his way to deliver them to him.
As for how he knew that he was staying at that hotel, it was because that place was the closest one. He merely deduced according to his own logic.
After asking the front desk, there was indeed a young boy matching the description that had checked-in half an hour ago.
He said that he’d gotten beaten up by his dad, so ran away from home and came here.
Zhou Jinwei handed her that bag of medicine, asking her deliver to him on his behalf.
The medicine, he’d asked the drug store employee to help prepare. He didn’t know what all was inside.
After reaching the classroom, Zhou Yanli asked Jiang Huihui, “What did he say to you?”
Jiang Huihui took out her textbook, “Didn’t say anything.”
The classroom was warmer than the outside, but it wasn’t that much warmer.
Jiang Huihui asked him, “Is your face a bit better? Does it still hurt?”
Zhou Yanli didn’t sit properly, nonchalantly leaning against the chair, unconcernedly saying, “Merely a scratch.”
Although he said it as such, Jiang Huihui was still worried.
Zhou Jinwei was really ruthless, even the corner of his mouth was cracked.
“You didn’t apply medicine?”
The mere mention of this just pissed him off. Zhou Jinwei bought him a bunch of unusable medicine. Most likely this idiot got treated as a fat lamb to slaughter by the people at the drug store, purposefully giving him a bunch of overpriced medicine that won’t sell.
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