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38. Chapter 38 Scumbag Alliance (15)
As the Cultural Festival was about to begin, Míng Shū had completed her sentence of sweeping the sports field. During this time, apart from those two lackeys, Chéng Yǎn hadn't even shown his face, as if he had completely disappeared.
“Ah, the rehearsal is finally over.”
“Let’s go, let’s go, let’s eat, I’m so hungry!”
“Are you guys nervous?”
“Nervous about what…”
The students who finished rehearsing left one after another. Míng Shū's class, having someone late, was the last to finish, still rehearsing at this time.
By the time they finished rehearsing, most people had already left.
“Méngméng, hurry up, I’ll treat you to something delicious.” Yè Miǎomiǎo tugged at Míng Shū, who was still wearing her witch costume, and pulled her towards the outer robe.
Food!
Míng Shū's eyes lit up, but she still stopped Yè Miǎomiǎo and took off her costume. She was afraid of being mistaken for someone from a mental hospital if she went out dressed like this.
Yè Miǎomiǎo found a hot pot restaurant near the school and took Míng Shū to eat hot pot.
It was her first time eating there, and Yè Miǎomiǎo didn't know the local flavors, so she ordered extra spicy. As a result, it was so spicy that she almost breathed fire.
“Hoo hoo hoo…” Yè Miǎomiǎo fanned her tongue with her hand, tears welling up in her eyes, “Méngméng, aren’t you hot?”
It’s so spicy! ! !
Why is Méngméng eating without changing her expression, not even breaking a sweat.
“Mm… it’s okay.” Míng Shū picked up a piece of meat with her chopsticks, “Is it very spicy?”
“It’s not spicy?” Yè Miǎomiǎo gulped down a couple of drinks, “Méngméng, you didn’t used to eat this spicy, did you?”
“Before, I didn’t know I could eat so much spicy food either.” Míng Shū took another piece of meat with her chopsticks.
Yè Miǎomiǎo: “……”
She quickly put down her drink and grabbed meat from Míng Shū to eat. It was a bit spicy, but it was delicious, and the two ate with great relish.
After finishing the hot pot, the two came out of the restaurant. Yè Miǎomiǎo received a call from home and parted ways with Míng Shū.
Míng Shū wandered around, went to a dessert shop, and bought a large pile of things. As she walked out with the bags, the person she met made her smile fade a little.
Why him again.
Him again!
Him again!
Annoying guy!
Chéng Yǎn was with several other people, seemingly heading somewhere. He was also surprised to see her.
Then, he hooked the corner of his lips slightly, whispered a couple of words to the two lackeys who had helped Míng Shū sweep the floor earlier, and the lackeys looked over at Míng Shū, winking ambiguously, and left with the group noisily.
Chéng Yǎn put one hand in his pocket, walked through the crowd, and came to Míng Shū, “Classmate Lù Méng, long time no see.”
“Something wrong?”
“I’ll take Classmate Lù Méng home.” Chéng Yǎn tried to take the bag from Míng Shū’s hand, but Míng Shū suddenly hid it behind her, staring at him with a wary look, as if he was trying to snatch her things.
Chéng Yǎn: “……” She wasn’t this wary when he first appeared.
Thinking of her habit of protecting her food, Chéng Yǎn retracted his hand, cupped his fist to his lips, and coughed to cover, “It’s so late, and I’m going home anyway, it’s on the way to take you back.”
He was so clever. If he had said he wanted to take her home, he would have been rejected, but it was different if he was going home too, it was on the way!
As expected, Míng Shū stared at him for a few seconds, then walked forward with the bag, not refusing Chéng Yǎn's offer.
It was still early, and under the neon lights, young men and women were playing.
Chéng Yǎn’s gaze swept over the crowd, then fell on Míng Shū. He organized his thoughts and spoke, “I heard you participated in a play?”
“What about it, got a problem?” Míng Shū asked, tilting her head while eating ice cream with a spoon.
“No, how dare I,” Chéng Yǎn said with a smile. He paused, then suddenly leaned closer to Míng Shū, “Classmate Lù Méng, can’t you give me a chance?”
“If I say no, will you disappear from my sight?”
“No.”
Míng Shū tugged at the corner of her mouth, “Then why are you asking?”
Chéng Yǎn chuckled, “Classmate Lù Méng, I find you more and more interesting.”
“I also find you more and more interesting.” Míng Shū’s tone carried a hint of an unreadable smile.
“How are you interesting?” Chéng Yǎn pressed.
Míng Shū pointed to her head with her finger, “Don’t give up on treatment, maybe you can still be cured.”
Chéng Yǎn: “……” What did she mean?
Was she calling him crazy?
Why was liking her considered crazy?
Chéng Yǎn was a little frustrated. Why was she so impenetrable? He had deliberately ignored her before, but she didn’t react at all. This was completely different from what those idiots said.
Why was chasing someone so difficult?
“Ding!”
A text message arrived on Míng Shū’s phone. Seeing Yè Miǎomiǎo’s name, she tapped it open and read it.
– Méngméng, I think I forgot my schoolbag. Can you check at school for me? My student ID is inside. I’m afraid of losing it and causing trouble. I can’t get away right now. Please.
Míng Shū read it back and forth twice and called back to confirm.
The other end of the line was noisy, and the voice was unclear, “Méngméng, it’s a bit noisy here. Did you see the message I sent you?”
“Mm, I saw it.” Míng Shū threw away the ice cream container and turned to walk back to school, “Where did you put your schoolbag?”
“It should be in the auditorium. I brought it during rehearsal today. I don’t remember clearly. Can you check the rehearsal room and the auditorium for me?”
“Mm.”
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Since tomorrow was the Cultural Festival, there were still people at school. Míng Shū entered the school and first checked the rehearsal room. She didn't see Yè Miǎomiǎo's schoolbag, so she had to go to the auditorium.
However, this tail behind me...
Míng Shū pondered for a few seconds and stopped on the corridor of the auditorium, beckoning to Chéng Yǎn.
Chéng Yǎn didn't suspect anything and walked quickly, “Is there anything I can do for you, Classmate Lù Méng?”
Míng Shū smiled and, without warning, pushed him. Chéng Yǎn, caught off guard, fell into the room behind her. Míng Shū quickly pulled the door shut, and the sound of it being locked was heard from outside.
Chéng Yǎn: “……” Why was chasing someone so difficult.
Being beaten was one thing, but being locked up too!!
You’ll end up alone at this rate!!
Chéng Yǎn fumbled for the light switch and turned on the room light. This was probably where props were stored, with cluttered props everywhere. He surveyed the room; there was a window that led outside.
It wasn’t so easy to trap him like this.
Chéng Yǎn climbed out the window and re-entered the auditorium from another room, walking towards the stage where the performance was to take place tomorrow.
Before he got close, he heard voices.
“Lù Méng, why aren’t you home so late? What are you doing here?” It was the Dean of Students' familiar loud voice.
“Yè Miǎomiǎo left her schoolbag, so I’m here to get it for her.”
Even without seeing her face, one could almost hear the smile in her voice.
“Then go ahead. Remember to turn off the lights when you leave, and hurry home!” The Dean of Students’ footsteps approached Chéng Yǎn, and he quickly ducked into the nearby darkness to hide.
Chéng Yǎn waited for the Dean of Students to leave, then came out of the hiding spot. Just then, Míng Shū also came out with a schoolbag. Seeing him, a murderous look seemed to flash across her cute face.
However, when Chéng Yǎn looked closely, she still had her smiling, harmless appearance. The dim, warm light enveloped her, making her seem warm all over.
Chéng Yǎn frowned slightly. Was that an illusion?
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39. Chapter 39 Scumbag Alliance (16)
Chéng Yǎn knew Míng Shū didn’t like him, but if he wanted to win her over, he had to be thick-skinned.
So, Chéng Yǎn shamelessly escorted Míng Shū home.
Near the school were dark, narrow alleys, and even on the main roads, there weren't many cars. Only occasional pedestrians or vehicles passed by.
This scene was originally very suitable for a couple’s date, but the person in front was almost entirely focused on food. Chéng Yǎn tried to talk to her, but the conversation ended after a few sentences, making communication impossible.
They were like people living on different planets.
And that foodie also had a kind of arrogant and overbearing smugness.
Truly, appearances can be deceiving. You might not even know how you died if you were deceived by her appearance.
Chéng Yǎn despaired. How could he possibly win her over like this?
Was Heaven playing with him?\Clumsy footsteps came from ahead. Chéng Yǎn subconsciously looked over. A group of people carrying knives were aggressively heading towards him.
“Chéng Yǎn!” someone called his name.
“Damn it!” Chéng Yǎn cursed under his breath, quickened his pace, and grabbed Míng Shū, who was still walking forward.
Míng Shū looked up, her eyes showing a hint of confusion, then looked ahead at the people who had come to cause trouble.
Hmph!
Bringing so many people, do you want to scare me to death so you can inherit my snacks?
Míng Shū nimbly shook off Chéng Yǎn, hugged her snacks, and quickly retreated to the side, “I have nothing to do with him, I don’t know him.”
Chéng Yǎn: “……” No way!!!
Míng Shū smiled and said to the people on the other side, “Whatever feud you have, go find him. I’m just passing by.”
“Hahaha, Chéng Yǎn, is this the kind of woman you like?” The other person laughed heartily, his tone full of disdain and mockery.
As he approached, Míng Shū saw the man's face. Although he wasn't as handsome as Chéng Yǎn, he was still considered handsome. He was tall and burly, dressed in black, and had a fierce expression.
“Let’s go first.” Chéng Yǎn said to Míng Shū.
“Oh.” Míng Shū, holding her snacks, prepared to leave.
The man opposite immediately blocked Míng Shū’s path, “Chéng Yǎn, why let such a good opportunity go? At least let her witness your heroic posture, shouldn’t she?”
“I don’t really want to see it.” I’m busy, and my snacks are waiting for my favor.
The man snorted and glanced at Míng Shū sideways, “Chéng Yǎn, where did you find such a timid girl? She doesn’t match your status.”
“Our business has nothing to do with her. Let her go.” Chéng Yǎn frowned slightly.
“How is it not related?” The man laughed even more wildly, “Isn’t she your girlfriend?”
“Hey, don’t talk nonsense.” Míng Shū raised her hand, “I am not his girlfriend.”
“Not?” The man sized her up suspiciously, then burst into laughter, “Chéng Yǎn, hahahaha, what kind of woman did you find? She can even say such things.”
Chéng Yǎn had never had any women around him. Although he was young, since he had chosen this path, he should have the proper entourage. But in public, he had always been alone.
Today, a girl suddenly appeared beside him, and he followed her so patiently. If not his girlfriend, then who?
He thought she was someone formidable, but she turned out to be a coward.
The man’s subordinates suddenly stepped forward, grabbing Míng Shū’s arms on either side.
“What are you doing?” Even though she was being grabbed, Míng Shū maintained a smile, “I said I’m not familiar with him. You have grievances, resolve them with him. Don’t involve innocent people, okay?”
I’m just eating, and I have to get involved with dark forces?!
Can’t I just eat in peace?!
It’s all because of that annoying guy.
Annoying guy Chéng Yǎn: “……” Why is she glaring at him? How would he know they would be cornered here?
“Little girl, since you’ve gotten involved with someone you shouldn’t have, you have to be prepared. Do you think you can leave safely today just by saying you don’t know him?” The man’s face turned sinister, “Chéng Yǎn, you only have one choice now. Come with me, we’ll settle the score from last time.”
Talking nonsense endlessly.
“What if I don’t choose?”
“Then your beautiful girlfriend will have to suffer.”
Still chattering.
Míng Shū's internal monologue was about to explode. Chéng Yǎn and the man were still talking. Just as the man and Chéng Yǎn couldn't reach an agreement, a sudden wail rang out.
The two people beside Míng Shū fell to the ground.
A petite girl was kicking one of them, “Who told you to touch my snacks!!!”
Everyone: “……”
That small girl looked harmless, you know?
Why does she have such amazing explosive power?
Chéng Yǎn held his forehead. She looked harmless, but if you touched her snacks, she became like a martial god possessing her, and her violence index would skyrocket.
“What are you looking at?” Míng Shū turned to look at the man talking to Chéng Yǎn, “Want to get beaten?”
“……” I thought she was a little lamb, but she turned out to be a tigress. He sneered inwardly. With a bit of amateur kung fu, she doesn’t know her limits. “What are you guys standing there for? Catch her.”
Míng Shū smiled strangely at the corner of her mouth. Fighting was good, it was lively.
She coolly tossed her snacks aside, rolled up her sleeves, and charged forward.
If I don’t beat you to death, I’ll eat a hundred bags of snacks tomorrow.
Watching the melee ahead, a small girl fighting a group of big men, Chéng Yǎn’s heart was complicated.
Hey! Where’s the promised hero saving the beauty plot?
This isn’t the normal storyline!!
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The night was dark and windy, not a single star in the sky.
A cool breeze blew from the street, brushing past the interwoven red and blue lights. A group of people, with their heads in their hands, squatted on the road, facing the police’s interrogation with misery.
Míng Shū squatted in front of her snacks, replenishing her energy, and asked Chéng Yǎn, who was questioning life beside her, “Did you call the police?”
Chéng Yǎn’s mouth twitched, “Do you think I would call the police?”
He was one of them, why would he call the police?
“Wasn’t it you?” Chéng Yǎn thought this possibility was more likely. She had threatened to call the police at the slightest disagreement before.
Míng Shū smiled slightly, “Is my brain flooded?”
She was the one hitting people, why would she call the police?
“You two, what are you saying? No whispering!” The police officer suddenly shouted, startling Míng Shū, her hand trembling, and her potato chips almost fell.
She quickly stuffed the potato chips into her mouth as the police officer approached, “What are you doing?”
Míng Shū calmly put down the potato chips, “Reporting to the police officer, I need to tell the truth.”
The police officer heard this and gave up pursuing her eating. He glanced at his colleagues who were busy, took out a notebook from his waist, and said, “Speak.”
“It’s like this… then this, then that, and then this, and then that… so they attacked first, I was just defending myself.” The dramatic Míng Shū described the group of people as hoodlums who tried to assault a young girl late at night, while she was just a pitiable victim who defended herself.
The police officer looked like he had swallowed a fly. When they arrived, they saw this young girl hitting people.
The dramatic Míng Shū continued, “I’m just very skilled. If it were a girl who couldn’t even lift a chicken, you might be looking at a corpse now.”
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40. Chapter 40 Scumbag Alliance (17)
The Dean of Students received a call late at night and went to the police station to pick them up.
A top student and a scumbag, both ending up at the police station together. The Dean of Students’ mood was as baffled as the police officer’s when he heard Míng Shū's fabricated story.
The Dean of Students completed the procedures and led the two out with a somber face. Once outside the police station, the Dean of Students suddenly exploded, “Lù Méng, Chéng Yǎn, why aren’t you two home at this late hour?”
More importantly, why did they call him to pick them up? Wasn’t it embarrassing!
Míng Shū pointed at Chéng Yǎn, “Director, those people were looking for trouble with him. It has nothing to do with me.”
“Nothing to do with you? Then why were you the one who hit them?” The Dean of Students was so angry he was about to explode.
They made someone call the police, and you’re going to heaven?
How come he didn’t know their school’s top student had such skills before!!
“Director, this was indeed my fault, and it has nothing to do with Classmate Lù Méng.” Chéng Yǎn, being a boy, felt that if he didn’t step forward now, he might be permanently blacklisted by Míng Shū.
“Chéng Yǎn!” The Dean of Students gritted out the words, almost through clenched teeth, “It’s bad enough that you don’t study, but you even dare to corrupt Lù Méng.”
Chéng Yǎn wanted to say something, but the Dean of Students interrupted him unceremoniously, “Enough. Lù Méng, stay away from Chéng Yǎn. Write a self-criticism for me tomorrow. And you, Chéng Yǎn, if I find out you’re corrupting classmates again, I’ll apply to the school to expel you. Now I’ll take you home!”
Míng Shū’s eyes darted around, “Director, I don’t want to associate with him either. He’s the one who keeps pestering me and disrupting my studies. I think the Director should expel him instead.”
“Hmph.” The Dean of Students snorted and didn’t directly answer Míng Shū’s question, “Let’s go.”
Chéng Yǎn took the opportunity to lean closer to Míng Shū, “Classmate Lù Méng, you don’t have to be so ruthless, do you?”
Míng Shū hugged her snacks tightly, ignored the annoying Chéng Yǎn, and got into the car with the Dean of Students.
The Dean of Students dropped them off at the entrance of the residential complex. Seeing them enter the same complex, the Dean of Students’ heart was filled with a thousand curses. What a fate, for the top student and the scumbag to live in the same complex?
Chéng Yǎn escorted Míng Shū to her door. As he left, he said with a wicked smile, “The Dean of Students is my second uncle. Do you think he’ll listen to you? Classmate Lù Méng, I’ll have to ask for your guidance more in the future.”
Míng Shū: “……”
It’s like this?
A backdoor deal!!
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As the saying goes, one wave hasn’t subsided before another rises. The next day at school, Míng Shū found herself in big trouble.
The incident started when the students who arrived first at the auditorium to prepare found that the costumes of various classes stored in the auditorium had been splashed with paint and were completely unwearable.
The Cultural Festival was about to start, and now the costumes were ruined. How could they go on stage?
It wasn’t just one class that was affected; all the costumes stored in the auditorium were ruined.
And for some reason, Míng Shū was identified as the suspect.
After understanding the whole story, Míng Shū stood in the middle of a large crowd, glanced at the costumes piled up nearby, stained with paint, and the air filled with a pungent smell.
Míng Shū's brow furrowed imperceptibly, and she calmly took out a lollipop, drawing out her words, “There is only one truth—”.
The surroundings suddenly fell silent, looking at the suspect, Míng Shū.
Truth?
She knew the truth?
Now she was the main suspect, let’s see what truth she could tell.
Míng Shū’s tone shifted abruptly, “You say I did it. Where’s the evidence?”
“……” Can you not take a breath in the middle of the sentence?
“After dark yesterday, a student saw you come to the auditorium.” A student from the crowd spoke up.