DMMY Chapter 12: Gege

The students of Class One had probably never seen such a magical operation before.

After the whole room fell into silence and stupefaction, it was followed by a burst of laughter.

There wasn’t any malice in it, but as the laughter continued, Sheng Yan’s face grew redder and Qin Zigui’s face grew darker.

Although Sheng Yan was a spoiled person, he was also a reasonable person. He knew he was in the wrong in this matter. Bearing Qin Zigui’s numb and indifferent gaze was embarrassing and awkward. He cleared his throat awkwardly, trying to save himself, “Um, actually, I didn’t mean it that way. I just wanted to say that because the Zigui symbolizes something bad, poets often use it to express sorrow, and there’s no other meaning…”

His voice grew smaller, and Qin Zigui’s gaze became colder.

As Sheng Yan spoke, he even doubted his own explanation, and could only continue with a forced smile, “Um, if you don’t have any other questions, I’ll go study now.”

Then, he stiffly turned around and buried himself in his studies.

He thought that as long as he studied hard enough, he could outrun all the worldly complications.

However, not even one morning passed before the phrase “Zigui aren’t good birds” spread throughout the entire sophomore year like wildfire.

Not only did it spread throughout the sophomore year, but people also embellished it, incited it, and even said things like “The cuckoo might be a good bird, but the Zigui definitely isn’t” to sow discord.

So, the ordinary genius in Chinese, Sheng Xiaoyan, felt chilly all morning. He felt like he was being subjected to the death stare of icy daggers, making him unable to lift his head from the ocean of knowledge.

When the lunch bell rang, he immediately put on his hat, wore his mask, and then with lightning speed, he passed Qin Zigui, fleeing the scene before Qin Zigui could even start looking.

“You have to admit, Yan-ge, you’re truly talented. You didn’t see Qin Zigui’s expression when you left.” Gou You sipped his milk tea and shook his head.

Sheng Yan didn’t even want to bother with him.

On the other hand, Zhu Peng, with force, tore off a chicken leg and, without fear of death, took over the conversation, “But Yan-ge, hiding like this isn’t a solution. You’re living in his house again, sitting in front of him every day. You can’t avoid him like this.”

“Of course, I know.”

Sheng Yan was annoyed to death.

On the day of the Chinese exam, he had just exchanged a few words with Qin Zigui, feeling upset, and then when he saw the word “Zigui” on the test paper, he took the opportunity to express himself. He didn’t expect to overdo it, get caught by Liang Jie, and be publicly reprimanded in front of Qin Zigui.

It was simply shameful.

And Qin Zigui, that petty and vengeful old scoundrel, was definitely holding a grudge, waiting for an opportunity to strike back.

Thinking about facing Qin Zigui’s death stare in the afternoon, Sheng Yan felt a headache, not to mention the next one or two months of spending time together day and night.

Sitting in the corner of the milk tea and fried chicken shop near the school, wearing all black, Sheng Yan exuded an aura of visible irritability, his impatience palpable.

As Sheng Yan’s number one advisor, Gou You took the opportunity to offer advice, “Yan-Ge, why don’t you think of a way to move back?”

“Yeah, even without you, me and Gou You feel extremely empty.” Zhu Peng didn’t even swallow his chicken, he was too eager to show his loyalty.

Sheng Yan remained expressionless. “There is a way, but…”

“But what?”

Sheng Yan said numbly, “But the condition is that I have to pass every subject in the next mock exam.”

“…”

Gou You and Zhu Peng were silent.

The make-up classes at Shiwai lasted for more than a month, from July 7 to July 22, and then take a half-month holiday, and then from August 12 to September 1, the official start of school.

In other words, there are still nearly two months until the next mock test.

What’s more important is that it is simply a fantasy for Sheng Yan to pass every exam.

If nothing else, with his “Zigui is not a good bird” Chinese proficiency, it would be a wonder to pass the 100-point exam, let alone the 150-point exam.

So after a brief silence, Zhu Peng broke off the other chicken leg and handed it to Sheng Yan, with a sympathetic look on his face: “Come, Yan Ge, eat something good.”

Eat well and hit the road.

Sheng Yan didn’t want to talk to him at all.

Gou You, who was next to him, seemed to suddenly remember something. He put down the drumstick in his hand, took out his mobile phone, clicked a few times, and handed it to Sheng Yan: “Have you joined this group before?”

Sheng Yan glanced casually at the group name [Land Outside the Law], and then looked away blankly: “I don’t cheat.”

“What are you thinking about? How can I be that kind of person?” Gou You swiped at the screen a few times, “Don’t look at the arrogance of this name, but it is actually a learning material sharing group of Nanwu High School. There are many great masters in it who share information for a fee, like this handsome man, who is the treasure of our town. “

“Handsome God?”

Sheng Yan raised his eyebrows slightly.

Gou You nodded: “Yes, Handsome God. He is the number one handsome man in the world. His information is comprehensive and precise. He is very accurate in grasping test points and weak  points. Everyone who has used it says it is good, and 80 One subject is RMB 150, two subjects are RMB 400, and all subjects are RMB 400. As long as you read it carefully, improving your grades is not a dream.”

Is there such a thing?

Sheng Yan looked at the portrait of the Buried Love Family with the same style of exaggerated hair and felt a little suspicious: “And I saw that he was in the first grade of high school.”

He will soon be a sophomore in high school and a junior in high school. Can a kid in the first year of high school be better than him?

Sheng Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at Gou You questioningly.

Gou You met his gaze calmly and calmly: “To be honest, Yan Ge, with your real level, it is not too much to give you a two-year simulation of the three-year high school entrance examination.”

Sheng Yan, who has not attended classes since the third year of junior high school: “…”

Why do you want to tell the truth?

But it’s not unreasonable.

He is indeed not very familiar with the knowledge points from the first year of high school.

And as soon as the sentence “Zigui is not a good bird” came out today, he and Qin Zigui should be completely cut off, so instead of suffocating to death in front of Qin Zigui, it is better to treat the dead horse as a living horse and give it a try.

Thinking about it, Sheng Yan reluctantly nodded: “Okay, you send his business card to me.”

“Okay.” Gou You responded happily, then swiped his phone and immediately changed his expression, “I’m going! Zhu Peng! Stop eating! The weasel is taking people to our dormitory for a surprise check! Go back and hide the hot pot! “

After saying that, he picked up his schoolbag with one hand and Zhu Peng, who was chewing chicken wings with the other hand, and quickly rushed out of the store and ran to school.

Surprise bed checks, also known as dorm raids, occur once a week. Every time, lives were lost and grief spread all over the place.

The noble day student Sheng Yan shook his head sympathetically, then stood up slowly and walked to the counter: “A large cup of pearl milk tea, take away.”

He hates Qin Zigui, but he still has to keep his promise to treat him to milk tea.

The waitress smiled sweetly and confidently: “Okay, classmate, how sweet is it, no ice or less ice?”

Sheng Yan remembered that Qin Zigui said in the morning that he likes sweet food, so he didn’t hesitate: “less Ice, full of sweetness.”

After a slight pause, he felt it was not enough and added: “Add cheese milk.”

After another pause, he added: “Another hot jelly grass.”

After a pause, he continued to add: “The same portion of taro balls and coconut pops.”

The sweet smile of the teller girl started to feel a little unconfident: “Classmate, are you sure?”

“Yeah, sure.”

Sheng Yan didn’t even think about it.

If he’s going to treat someone, he might as well treat big. He couldn’t let Qin Zigui think he’s stingy for inviting him, and if he could choke him in the process, all the better. After all, he never wanted to see him again in his life.

With that thought, Sheng Yan boldly reached into his pocket to grab his phone to pay the bill, then paused.

Wait, where’s his phone?

He checked another pocket. Still not there?

After a brief moment of confusion, Sheng Yan remembered.

He had given his phone to Qin Zigui before class, and after class, he had fled in a hurry and forgot to ask for it back.

So, the two fried chickens they just ordered, along with a pound of chicken wings, three grilled sausages, three cups of milk tea, and the large-sized family portrait just now…

Sheng Yan, who had been a rich second generation all his life, looked at the hard working waitress in front of him, avoided eye contact guiltily, and coughed softly, “Um, miss, if I tell you I forgot to bring my phone, and I’ll go back to school now to get it and then come back to pay, do you believe me?”

The waitress smiled sweetly at him, like an emoji from a chat app.

A direct and polite refusal.

Sheng Yan blushed all the way to his ears, feeling extremely embarrassed as he murmured, “Miss, please believe me, I’m a student from the school across the street, and I’ll definitely come back to pay…”

He looked good, didn’t have the reckless air of those hooligans outside, and sounded a bit obedient when he called her “miss.” The waitress softened immediately when she saw his embarrassment and spoke gently, “Sorry, student, because we also work here, it’s really not convenient for us to let you go like this. How about I lend you my phone, and you try calling a teacher or friend to help?”

Since logging into WeChat or QQ requires phone verification, he couldn’t use those apps and could only make a call.

But making a call…

Sheng Yan only remembered two phone numbers from childhood to adulthood, one was Ms. Xu’s, and the other was Qin Zigui’s.

Ms. Xu was in the UK now, so contacting her was out of the question.

As for Qin Zigui…

He had just wanted to choke him, and now he was asking him to come to his rescue. Wasn’t that a bit unethical?

Sheng Yan glanced at the kindly waitress in front of him, then at the burly man behind her frying chicken with a ladle, and at the table full of food remnants, and was about to struggle some more.

The waitress smiled sweetly, “You’ve spent a total of 142 yuan. Washing dishes here costs 8 yuan per hour.”

Sheng Yan: “…”

Forget it.

The young master could never wash dishes, not in this lifetime.

So Sheng Yan reluctantly took the phone and dialed the number he knew by heart: “Hey, Qin Zigui, it’s me.”

It seemed that Qin Zigui recognized his voice in an instant and casually replied, “Hmm, what’s up?”

“Well, it’s just…” Sheng Yan was feeling a bit embarrassed, tapping the glass counter and said in a muffled voice, “It’s just that my phone is with you, and then Zhu Peng and Gou You ran off, and now I’m alone at Dalian Chicken Cutlet. Can you come over and pick me up?”

Sheng Yan became increasingly unsure and embarrassed as he spoke.

After all, just three hours ago, he had said in front of everyone that “Zigui aren’t good birds,” which had spread throughout the entire grade. So he wasn’t sure if Qin Zigui would still come to pick him up.

Anyway, if it were him, he definitely wouldn’t be willing, and would even hope that Qin Zigui would stay here and wash dishes for three days and three nights.

And Qin Zigui responded with a flat “Hmm” at the other end of the line, without any further words, sounding very indifferent, indicating no intention of coming to pick him up.

Clearly, he was still angry.

But he didn’t have anything on him, not even anything he could use as collateral. If Qin Zigui really didn’t come to pick him up, he would have to stay here and wash dishes for 17.75 hours.

It was embarrassing, and the key was that he didn’t know how to wash dishes.

Seeing more and more curious looks from the people in the shop and the people behind him in line about to catch up, and the big guy in the kitchen behind him about to lose patience, Sheng Yan felt that he didn’t have much time left.

After a brief deliberation, he made up his mind, clenched his fists, bit his teeth, turned red in the ears, and then, with great anger and determination, threw out the ultimate move that had never failed from childhood to adulthood to quickly calm Qin Zigui down and force him to surrender. With teeth clenched, palms sweating, ears burning, he bravely uttered seven useful words.

But the other end of the phone seemed deaf: “What did you say? I didn’t catch that. Say it again.”

It was too embarrassing. Sheng Yan absolutely wouldn’t say it a second time, even if he died!

Sheng Yan was furious and embarrassed, clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and with each word pronounced slowly and politely, he said in a very obedient tone, “Zigui Gege, please.”

“Alright.”

The moment the voice fell, there was a clear response from the other end of the phone and the sound of the glass door being pushed open.

Sheng Yan instinctively turned around.

Then he saw Qin Zigui holding his phone, walking in slowly, meeting his gaze without changing his expression, and saying, “Zigui Gege heard you.”

T/N: Cuteness overload >.<