Xu Lin grimaced in pain but dared not cry out. He stood dumbfounded, unsure of how to respond.
Caught in a dilemma, Xu Lin was at a loss for words when Liu Xinyue said, "You kissed someone yesterday, but now you're denying it?" His soul felt as if it had been exposed.
Cold sweat dripped down his forehead as he forced a smile and said to his sister, "Sis, it's not what you think."
"Fine, Xu Lin, go explain it to Mom," Xu Ke said with a stern face before storming off.
"No, wait, sis, let me explain. Liu Xinyue, let me go," Xu Lin tried to catch up and hold his sister, but Liu Xinyue held him tightly. He could only watch as his sister disappeared around the corner.
"What? You don't want to admit it now?" Liu Xinyue looked at Xu Lin with a narrow gaze.
Xu Lin looked at her helplessly and said, "What do you mean not admitting it? You've made my sister misunderstood."
"So you don't want me anymore?" Liu Xinyue made a teary-eyed expression, her eyes welling up with tears.
"No, I mean, we haven't even defined our relationship, right?" Xu Lin looked around and noticed the strange looks from people nearby, making him feel uneasy.
"Then why did you kiss me? That was my first kiss," Liu Xinyue said loudly.
"Lower your voice," Xu Lin was startled by her loud voice and quickly pulled her inside.
"Hehehe~" Liu Xinyue giggled, allowing him to hold her hand as she followed him reluctantly.
At the bike parking area, Xu Lin parked his bike and looked at the girl, saying helplessly, "If my sister told my mom, I'm done for."
"You're a mama's boy? So obedient?" Liu Xinyue tilted her head and said.
"No!" Xu Lin's face instantly turned red as he retorted, then somewhat guiltily continued, "I just promised my mom not to date in high school."
"Then why did you kiss me?"
"I—"
"So you're this kind of irresponsible man, hmph—!" Liu Xinyue made a disappointed expression and was about to turn and leave.
Caught off guard, Xu Lin was at a loss as to how he became an irresponsible man. Did his actions really deserve such a high evaluation?
After a moment of hesitation, Xu Lin took a few quick steps and held Liu Xinyue's hand. Although he had a way with words, at this moment, he seemed to have become mute.
"Hmph, why are you holding onto me again? Don't you know that men and women shouldn't be too close?" Liu Xinyue didn't struggle or turn around. A small foxy smile appeared on her lips, and her slender eyebrows curved with joy, making her enchanting eyes narrow.
After waiting for a while and seeing that he didn't move, Liu Xinyue gently pulled her hand away and said, "Aren't we going to class? We'll be late."
"Oh, let's go then," Xu Lin said, stepping past her and holding her hand as they walked forward.
A beautiful smile appeared on Liu Xinyue's face as she playfully complained, "Hey, didn't you say your mom doesn't allow you to date? What does this mean?"
"I didn't date you, we just held hands."
"I'll hit you~"
"Hahaha"
The young boy and girl chased and played on the small path in the campus.
They walked into the classroom, one in front of the other, with a playful blush on their faces.
"Good job, Qilin, did you succeed?" Zhu Wenjie approached with a lecherous expression.
"It looks like it." Wei Shuo nodded in agreement.
"Get lost."
*****
The morning classes ended quickly, and the three of them were preparing to go out for lunch.
"Xu Lin~" Xu Lin turned around and saw Liu Xinyue and Gu Ying standing together.
The two beautiful girls attracted the attention of all the passing boys.
"Where are you going to eat?" Liu Xinyue asked.
"Just outside the gate, why?" Xu Lin replied.
"Let's eat together!" Liu Xinyue said, pulling Gu Ying ahead.
Zhu Wenjie excitedly hugged Xu Lin and said, "Damn, Qilin, you promised that if Liu Xinyue succeeded, you wouldn't go after Gu Ying."
"If you have the guts, go for it. Aren't you the self-proclaimed love expert?" Xu Lin disdainfully pushed him away.
"Is it because you're too handsome? How can I have a chance to be sleazy when I'm with you? If you eat meat, we should at least have some soup, right?" Zhu Wenjie bumped into Wei Shuo, signaling him to speak.
"That's right." Wei Shuo nodded repeatedly.
Before Xu Lin could speak, Zhu Wenjie kicked Wei Shuo in frustration and said, "Serves you right for being a virgin. I let you speak, and you only say two words?"
"Damn it, fatty, I'll fight you!"
"Oh, just acted cool with this fat master, Dongxuanzi's first move, 'Monkey Stealing Peaches'."
"Damn it, trying to be sneaky? Watch my dragon claw."
Xu Lin looked helplessly at his two troublesome friends and shook his head.
Gu Ying turned her head and looked at the two playing behind him, then glanced at Xu Lin, who seemed more mature compared to them. A glimmer of light flashed in her eyes. She casually asked Liu Xinyue, "Xinyue, are you really dating Xu Lin?"
"Hahaha~" Liu Xinyue burst into laughter before playfully looking at her best friend and teasingly responded, "What's the rush? Are you in a hurry?"
"Ugh, who said I'm in a rush? I'm just curious." Gu Ying's face slightly flushed.
"Hehehe~ You're blushing even though you claim otherwise."
"Forget it, I won't say anything." After Gu Ying finished speaking and saw that her best friend didn't respond, she felt a bit awkward and asked, "Didn't you say your mom doesn't allow you to date in high school?"
Liu Xinyue remembered her agreement with her mom, as well as Xu Lin's promise to his mom not to indulge in love in high school. She also thought about this morning when he held her hand and said it was just holding hands, not dating. A beautiful blush appeared on her face, and she whispered, "I'm not dating him."
"Looking at your infatuated appearance, you still deny it." Gu Ying felt a hint of sourness in her heart for some reason.
"Hahaha~, are you still not in a hurry? Who made you always so reserved?"
"Ugh, I'm not in a hurry. If you want him, take him."
"Is it really like that? Hehehe, let me tell you a secret." Liu Xinyue signaled for Gu Ying to come closer and giggled, "Little Ying'er, you can't compete with me being so reserved, Hahaha."
"Watch me shut your mouth." Guying reached out to pinch her best friend's face, but Liu Xinyue playfully dodged. For a moment, the playful figures of the two attracted the attention of the entire playground, and some onlookers even swallowed their saliva.
The five of them entered a small restaurant at the entrance, and when they were ordering, Xu Lin brought the menu to Liu Xinyue, receiving a look of approval and a look of unknown meaning.
Fatty sighed and said that there is no humanity when it comes to the opposite sex, and finally closed his mouth under Xu Lin's threatening gaze.
The five of them were quietly chatting and eating when a harsh voice interrupted, "Do you mind if I sit here?"
Xu Lin looked up and saw Lu Qi and two guys dressed like thugs pulling out a chair and asking.
A trace of disgust flashed across Xu Lin's face. He put down his chopsticks and looked at Zhu Wenjie calmly, asking, "Are you interested in having a meal with flies?"
"Pfft…" Liu Xinyue chuckled and scolded Xu Lin with a complaining look. Gu Ying also flashed a smirk on her face.
"Of course I'm not interested. Flies should eat S—" Zhu Wenjie glanced at the two women opposite him, hurriedly stopped himself from saying the word "SHIT" and continued, "The flies' canteen is right turn ahead."
Lu Qi and the other two turned their heads and looked at the position Fatty mentioned. Turning right ahead was the restroom. Immediately, they became furious, slammed the table with force, making a "bang" sound, and angrily said, "Are you courting death?"
Xu Lin didn't react much, but when he saw the two women opposite him startled, he became angry and stood up with narrowed eyes, saying, "Hit it again!"
Zhu Wenjie and Wei Shuo also stood up.
Most of the nearby customers were students, and at this time, they all stopped eating and eagerly watched the commotion.
"Hey, don't fight, don't fight. Let's talk it out, we're all classmates." At this moment, the owner, wearing an apron, hurriedly came out from the kitchen to mediate.
When Xu Lin saw the owner coming out, he didn't want to cause any more trouble, so he said "get lost" and sat back down.
"Ha! If you want me to get lost, I'll get lost?" Lu Qi sneered and sat down, looking at Liu Xinyue and Gu Ying with a hint of surprise on their faces, showing a self-proclaimed handsome smile, and said, "Hello, two junior sisters, I'm Lu Qi, a senior in my third year. Are you interested in getting to know each other?"
"Hahaha"
Just as Xu Lin was about to explode, he heard Liu Xinyue burst into laughter and say, "Senior is so impressive. Are those two behind you your lackeys?"
Lu Qi was infatuated for a moment and dumbly said, "Yes, why? How about I take you out tonight?"
"Wow, you're really amazing, Xiao Ying, don't you think?" Liu Xinyue bit her lip and bumped into Gu Ying's shoulder.
Gu Ying looked helplessly at her mischievous best friend and could only force a smile and nod.
One seductive, one innocent, Lu Qi felt like his luck with women had arrived. He said infatuatedly, "I'll wait for you at the gate after class!"
"I'm afraid that won't work, senior," Liu Xinyue made a hesitant expression.
"What's wrong? Is there something inconvenient? I have a car, I can come pick you up at night," Lu Qi anxiously asked.
"It's not that, it's just that I'm afraid our boyfriend won't agree." Liu Xinyue continued with a troubled expression.
Lu Qi felt his heart melting, and the entire crowd was captivated by Liu Xinyue's gentle appearance.
Lu Qi no longer saw anyone else, he waved his hand and said firmly, "Who are your boyfriends? I'll talk to them."
"Our boyfriend is the same person."
"Wow!" After Liu Xinyue finished speaking, the whole store erupted in astonishment, everyone wearing an expression of disbelief.
"What? Who is it? You guys are too naive, how can you willingly degrade yourselves like this?" Lu Qi had a pained expression.
"But we have no choice, our boyfriend… is really amazing," Liu Xinyue finished speaking and put on a shy expression. Before the crowd could react, she continued, "And our boyfriend is tall and handsome, um, probably a hundred times more handsome than you, hehehe."
"Hahaha…" laughter filled the store.
Only then did Lu Qi realize that he had been played like a monkey. He became angry and stood up, wanting to flip the table. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't lift it, embarrassing himself. When he saw the girl in front of him with a smiling face, he pointed at her angrily and cursed, "You little brat, do you want me to slap you?"
At this moment, Xu Lin let go of the table and stood up, grabbing Lu Qi's hand tightly and squeezing it.
"Ah! It hurts, it hurts, let go, Xu Lin, are you crazy!?" Lu Qi bent over in pain and shouted.
"This is our boyfriend, isn't he handsome?" Liu Xinyue added fuel to the fire, not caring about the situation.
Lu Qi turned his head to look at his two dumbfounded companions and angrily said, "Why are you both just staring like idiots?"
The two quickly reacted and rushed over. Zhu Wenjie had been paying attention to the two of them and as soon as they approached, he grabbed one person's waist and pushed them to the ground, cursing, "You want to bully us with numbers? Against this Fat Master here?"
Wei Shuo's eyes flashed with panic, hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and rushed forward. But as soon as he took two steps, he saw Xu Lin pressing down on Lu Qi's hand and accurately grabbing the other person's collar. Without much effort, he lifted the person into the air.
"Wow!" The crowd watching exclaimed in astonishment. It was the first time they had seen such a scene. The tall and handsome youth seemed like a martial arts master with innate superpowers from the television, effortlessly lifting an adult man.The boys were filled with excitement, while the girls had hearts full of admiration.
"Um… Xiao Ying, I feel so safe." Liu Xinyue said with a dreamy expression, leaning on her best friend's shoulder and feeling weak.
Gu Ying's face turned red, but she still made a disgusted expression and pushed her friend's head, saying, "Look at you, so infatuated." Perhaps she didn't notice it herself, but when she said those words, her own gaze couldn't bear to leave Xulin's handsome face.
"Um… it doesn't matter. Let me be infatuated. I knew I didn't misjudge him. Xu Lin is so charming," Liu Xinyue felt weak.
"You're beyond help."
"Yeah, I'm beyond help. Please don't help me."
"Pfft…"
Xulin threw Lu Qi's lackey two meters away, causing him to groan on the ground. Then, he squinted at Lu Qi and said, "Do you know how foul your mouth is?"
"You… you dare hit me? You'll be expelled!" Luqi said, feeling his scalp tingle from Xu Lin's intense gaze, but still trying to act tough.
"I was just acting in self-defense. Everyone can testify, right?" Xu Lin, whose mother was a prosecutor, was well-versed in the law and knew that as long as he had everyone's unanimous agreement, there wouldn't be much trouble.
"Right…" Only a few voices responded, but Xu Lin was already satisfied. After all, not everyone was willing to get involved in someone else's mess.
Lu Qi's face immediately turned red with anger. He whispered, "What do you want?"
Xu Lin thought for a moment and smiled with narrowed eyes, "Apologize! Apologize to the two girls and then apologize to everyone, saying sorry for disturbing their meal."
"Xu Lin, don't push it too far. I… ah… it hurts, it hurts! I apologize…" Lu Qi yelled, but halfway through his sentence, Xu Lin increased the strength in his hand, causing him to grimace in pain and beg for mercy.
"Heh, don't even think about running away," Xu Lin sneered and release his hand.
Luqi lowered his head, his eyes filled with intense malice and unwillingness. After hesitating for a few seconds, he lowered his head and said to the two girls, "I'm sorry." Then, he turned to the crowd and said, "I'm sorry for disturbing everyone's meal."
"Haha…" Laughter filled the room once more, making Lu Qi wish he could dig a hole and hide in it. He glared at Xulin with resentment, gritting his teeth and asking, "Can I leave now?"
"Get lost!" Xu Lin calmly watched him and said.
"Ah!" After Lu Qi turned around, Xu Lin kicked him hard in the buttocks and coldly said, "No other meaning, I just felt like you were being too defiant, so I gave you a kick."
Lu Qi's face turned red, and he used both his hands and feet to crawl up and push through the crowd, running out. His two companions quickly followed suit.
"Clap clap clap—" The sparse applause echoed in the shop as Xu Lin blushed and nodded at everyone before sitting down.
"So handsome." Liu Xinyue's seductive eyes seemed to sparkle with hearts as she looked at Xu Lin with admiration.
Xu Lin gave her a helpless look and said, "Just shoo away those kinds of people, why bother talking to them?"
"Hehehe~, are you jealous? Okay, I got it." Liu Xinyue giggled and playfully bumped shoulders with Gu Ying, saying, "Look, our boyfriend is so jealous, hehehe."
"Ugh, talk about yourself, don't involve me." Gu Ying blushed instantly.
"Qilin, sorry I couldn't help." Xu Lin was eating when he heard Wei Shuo's words, and he kicked him and cursed, "Idiot!"
"That's right, idiot. This Fatty saw it. Although you're a bit cowardly, you still wanted to charge forward. Not bad, keep working hard." Fatty teased Wei Shuo while hugging him.
"Yeah!" Wei Shuo, unusually, didn't argue with Fatty and just lightly agreed.
After finishing their meal, the five of them strolled around the campus, chatting about interesting things at school.
"Hey, do you guys remember what happened during military training with the old principal?"
"Of course, I still want to laugh when I see him now."
"Yeah, during the military training review, the principal shouted loudly, 'Students, you've worked hard.' The teachers originally wanted us to shout, 'Train hard, bring glory to the school,' but everyone got nervous and ended up shouting, 'Serve the people.'"
"The principal was also funny. I remember he said something like, 'Wow, if I shout, 'Comrades, hello!' are you guys going to shout, 'Chairman, hello!'? It's like you don't want me to retire peacefully.'"
"Hahaha, and several people couldn't help but laugh."
Mostly, it was the three of them talking, with the two girls occasionally interjecting. As they walked, they arrived at a small garden in the school and sat down, chatting away.
"Xu Lin, come here, I have something to tell you." Liu Xinyue suddenly stood up and said.
"Oh—" Zhu Wenjie and Wei Shuo had lewd expressions on their faces and made strange noises.