Fu Ling noticed that something seemed to have changed with the way Gu Lian acted around him. He wasn't sure what caused this change but since it wasn't hurting anybody, he didn't think too much about it.
Gu Lian was having the hardest time of his life. He had never encountered such a situation before. Who would have thought that the famous school bully would be so unaware of love affairs? Ever since he realized his feelings for Fu Ling, he had tried to hint at the young man severally but the person never understood. Gu Lian sighed. Since he has already decided on this person, there's no backing down. All he needs to do is take it slowly.
Not only Fu Ling but the classmates noticed that Gu Lian treated Fu Ling extremely well these days. From bringing him food in the morning to reserving a seat for him during lunch to lending him notes. If it wasn't for the gender, some people would have thought Gu Lian was pursuing his sweetheart.
The boys only thought it was odd but because of the identity of the two people involved,they didn't dare say anything out loud. The girls however would look at them with shunning eyes from time to time and giggle to themselves.
This development happened to reach the ears of Bai Ting and she clenched her hands in hate. Is Gu Lian trying to embarrass her? Starting dating rumours with a man just because he doesn't want people to misunderstand their relationship? And what's worse is that the Wen family kid with low self esteem is beginning to ignore her as well. Bai Ting had asked around and discovered this change began after he became friends with Fu Ling. Fu Ling Fu Ling Fu Ling. He's really the bane of her existence.
A vicious look flashed in her eyes. Since he dared to go against her like this, don't blame her for being rude. He likes men so much? Then he shouldn't have any objections to letting everyone know about it.
Fu Ling noticed that people looked at him with a slightly disgusted gaze when he went to school and knew something must have happened. As for what happened, he couldn't tell. He quickened his pace to the classroom but before he could step inside, a student stopped him saying his presence was needed in the principal's office.
He didn't even have a chance to drop his bag and was ushered there. When they got there, the student pushed open the door and waited for him to enter before closing it.
He scanned the room hoping to find some clues. Gu Lian was standing behind a lady who looked six points similar to him and the principal was sitting in the middle with a serious expression. There was an unfamiliar couple at the side who looked at him hatefully. He walked up to Gu Lian and whispered.
"What's going on?"
The way the couple looked at him became even more obscure. The man looked like he couldn't restrain his anger anymore and yelled.
"So you don't even greet your parents anymore? Is this how you were raised?"
Fu Ling took a good look at them before realizing they were actually the original owner's pair of dog parents and a sneer appeared on his lips.
"I haven't seen your faces for so long I forgot what you look like. I can't be blamed for that now can I?"
The man was stunned obviously not expecting him to talk back. The lady clapped her hands twice.
"You've grown a backbone right? You even know how to throw words at your parents. Is it because of this trash? We came here to help you settle the rumors but didn't expect that you would give us an even bigger surprise"
Although Fu Ling didn't know what she was talking about, something that would make this couple come all the way to school was not a small issue. He also wasn't stupidity enough to believe they were here for his good. He stopped paying attention to them and faced the principal squarely.
"Why was I called here?"
The principal cleared his throat slightly.
"There are certain rumors that have been brought to my attention which could affect the reputation of this school if not taken care of so I had to call your parents"
"That doesn't answer my question. Plus why would you call them? They've never attended any parents meetings or gathering in this school so what made you think calling them would be the best decision?"
The principal wiped some sweat from his brows. This was why he disliked dealing with rich people.
"They are you parents after all—"
Fu Ling felt like his patience was about to run out and slammed his hand on the desk cutting the middle aged man short
"Why-was-I-called-here?"
"A concerned classmate reported the amorous acts between you and student Gu. I wanted to handle it privately but if has already spread all over the school and I had no choice but to take this measure."
There was a rare look of confusion on Fu Ling's face.
"What amorous acts?"
"It was said that you too are taking part in homosexual activities "
The principal said the last part like he had swallowed a fly but Fu Ling had already figured out the whole situation and he laughed angrily. He turned to the parents.
"I should have known. Why else would you busy bees take the time out of your busy schedules to come to school for my sake? It's obviously for yourselves and you're here acting all high and mighty."
Mr Fu frowned
"What are you talking about? We're here because we care about you "
Fu Ling narrowed his eyes
"Care? You care? Why haven't you ever cared before then? My grades have increased significantly and I didn't see you showing any trace of joy if anything, you're disgusted. But as this is something that involves your reputation you two are at the forefront. You both disgust me. I don't need your help here. I don't need your presence here. I'll handle this myself. I am not homosexual and even if I were, there's nothing you two can do about it."
Fu Ling dragged Gu Lian out without paying attention to anyone else. He didn't stop until they got to a secluded corner. His heart was still heavy and he hadn't recovered from the emotions he inadvertently showed. He took a few breaths to calm himself down and bowed deeply to Gu Lian.
"I'm sorry. I didn't expect to implicate you in this way."
Gu Lian's eyes flashed slightly
"Actually —"
Before he could continue, someone interrupted them.